The Small Business Edge Podcast with Brian Moran

In This Episode: Claire Darley, SVP Worldwide Sales and Customer Support at Adobe talks with Brian about the future of digital work for small businesses. They discuss digital opportunities, the keys to productivity, and how to business owners need to empower their employees with tech tools and not get in their way.

In this episode, Brian talks to Chuck Cooper, Managing Member of Whitewater Consulting and author of Unprecedented: Building a Multi-generational Business on Trust, Respect, and the Valuing of People. They have a fascinating conversation about how the pandemic changed the role of employer and employee forever. Learn about the importance of reviewing your company culture, approach to business, leadership communications and more. Bring a pen and notepad too!

In this episode, Brian discusses the state of black-owned companies with Jill Johnson, co-founder and CEO of IFEL, the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, an independent, not-for-profit organization that supports inner city economic development through entrepreneurship. They discussed how the pandemic shined a light on issues faced by black entrepreneurs that started long before the lockdown in 2020, and how they would like to see real change in the approach to recognizing and supporting black-owned companies going forward. It’s a powerful 5 in Five podcast.

In This Episode – Karen Dillon and Rob Cross are co-authors of The Micro Stress Effect, how Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems, and What to Do about It.

Their book was released this week. I spoke with Karen about microstresses—what are they, what triggers them, and how can we best deal with them.

In This Episode: Kevin Warren, EVP and CMO at UPS, discusses UPS programs designed specifically for small businesses, his journey from Xerox to UPS, and his servant leadership style that focuses on trust, support, and facilitation. He also shares advice on how business owners can be unstoppable!