Lets Get Radical

In this episode, we talk with Declan Zimmermann, founder of Perpetual Motion Graphics based in Brooklyn, New York. We’ll talk with Declan all about freelancing – how being choosy with projects (and saying “no” can enhance your creativity and your career), tips on time management, and the concept of creative cross-pollination. Join us!

If you’re in business, you take payments. In this episode, we talk with Marwan Forzley, co-founder and CEO of Veem, a next generation platform that simplifies global business payments. We’ll talk with Marwan about trends in payment processing and solutions, why it’s so hard to transfer money and all about how small businesses have gone global – and what as an owner you need to be aware of moving into the future. Join us!

“Women all over the world have aspirations to achieve professional goals, but often they don’t have access to the right network or resources to help them achieve those goals,” says Minda Harts, Founder and CEO of The Memo, a premier career development platform for women of color. Join us as we talk to Minda about how she started The Memo, the biggest challenges women of color face in their careers and how companies can be more inclusive and equitable. Tune in!

How do you run a successful kickstarter campaign? Just ask gamer Whitney Beltrán, AKA “Strix. Strix is a co-creator of Bluebeard’s Bride, an investigatory horror tabletop roleplaying game for three to five players, that raised nearly $130,000 (a huge feat considaering their ask was only $5,000). Tune in and hear how Strix did it, her take on the gaming world, why she started a minority advocacy group called Gaming as Other and how games can be transformative and powerful tools for growth.

Everyone has a story – but how do you tell your company’s story? Join us as we talk with award-winning storyteller Tracey Segarra all about the essential elements on how to develop yours. We’ll talk to Tracey about her discovery of storytelling (it happened later in life), and how she balances her creative and consulting work while heading a marketing department at a professional services firm in New York.

Mother. Beer Baroness. Entrepreneur. Dragon. In this episode, we talk with Manjit Minhas the co-founder of Minhas Breweries, Distillery and Winery. Manjit started her companies at the ripe age of 19 in Alberta, Canada when she launched her beer with her partner and brother, Ravinder Minhas. Together, they gave the big boys a run for their money, thereby becoming the first successful company to enter the Canadian beer industry in many decades. Currently, she has over 90 brands of beers, spirits, liqueurs and wines. Her products are sold in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan , Manitoba and British Columbia, as well as 43 states throughout the USA and 15 other countries in Europe, Asia and South America. Manjit also appears on the CBC reality television series Dragons’ Den.

Building strong teams is critical to any business but how do you do it in the startup world? In this episode, we’ll talk with Suma Reddy, an entrepreneur with over of a decade of experience starting and growing startups in several industries. We’ll talk to Suma about her current role as COO of Circle Optics, a 360-degree camera and Virtual Reality company and Waddle, the local discovery digital platform she founded. Join us!

Join us for Round 2! We'll talk more about pricing your services as a creative entrepreneur and when you should change them, the role content plays in your business, and how to take that content to the next level to get your message out into the world. As a bonus, Jody will talk about her process in writing her second book. Tune in!

Style. Beauty. Career. Family & Mommy life. Travel. This is just some of the topics Debra Chen tackles on her online platform, Vanity+ Trade. The mission? To share ideas and curated content to educate, inspire and celebrate executives and creative entrepreneurs. On Vanity + Trade, you’ll find personal essays, how-to videos and interviews with influencers to help you advance to the next place in your career and life. Join us as we talk with Debra all about her jump into publishing (from a Wall Street background), her business model, how she got started and more! Tune in!

Who doesn’t love cookies? In this episode, we talk with Chris Carroll, owner and baked goods goddess at Sweater Box Confections based in North Carolina. Tune in as we talk to Chris all about her inspiration, how she started her business and why bringing people together is an important part of what she does. Join us!

It’s hard enough to manage one business, but what about six? Join us as we talk with beauty and style guru Ariana Pierce all about her journey to entrepreneurship, how she built an audience through blogging and how she created a media empire all by the age of 26! In her inspirational book Skip The Party Start a Business, Ariana unveils very personal stories and life lessons that eventually shaped her entrepreneurial success. Tune in!

Tax season is right around the corner! Join us in this episode as we talk with Kelly Phillips Erb aka Taxgirl and senior editor at Forbes all about tax! We’ll touch upon what small business owners need to know, changes under the new administration, and what to expect in 2017 and beyond. Tune in!

Mama Hen is a small business specializing in handmade clothing and accessories for babies and children with a few items offered in adult sizes as well! Her designs are soft, comfortable, stylish, and fun. Join us as we talk with founder Natasha Nolan all about her Maine-based growing business that offers well-made, unique, functional children's products and adult leggings. We'll talk about how Natasha started, her growing customer base and demand, and how she finds time to build her business as a mom. Tune in!

Are you small or midsized business owner who has the desire to do more charitable giving but doesn't know how? Don't think you have the resources? You're not alone. Less than six percent of giving is through businesses, with a majority of that percentage coming from large corporations. But there are ways to get involved! In this episode, we talk with Paul Dunn, the co-founder and chairman of B1G1, a social enterprise and non-profit organization with a mission to increase giving amongst smaller companies. Join us as we talk with Paul about how the organization started, how the membership model sustains its work, and how you, as a small business owner, can build in more charitable giving within your company.

Small business owners are often faced with a myriad of technology choices on a daily basis. In this episode, we talk with Byron Patrick, managing director of Network Alliance about the tech trends you must know about for 2017 and how to make choices that will benefit your business without breaking your budget. Join us!

Company culture is more important than ever before. How do you design and deliver strategic training programs that address company culture? How do you integrate leadership, sales, and customer service skills with a focus on fixing people problems? We talk with Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer of Pivot10 Results all about this and more. Join us!

Join us for this episode of Let’s Get Radical when we talk with Hannah Tarkinson, founder and designer behind the Portland, Maine-based brand Ponomo. We’ll talk to Hannah about how she went from starting out in her small basement studio making one-of-a-kind leather handbags, to expanding her line to include leather accessories, fine jewelry, and belts all in her busy studio in Portland Maine’s thriving East Bayside. Tune in!

Nearly one in three Americans is an independent worker. That's 54 million people. And that number is growing. Join us as we talk with Caitlin Pearce, Director of Member Engagement, at the Freelancers Union, the nation's largest group representing the growing independent workforce. We'll talk about all things freelancing and their successful Freelance Isn't Free campaign that just passed in New York, to put an end to nonpayment. Join us!

Do you have a succession plan? What about an exit strategy? If you're a business owner, it's an absolute must on your to-do list. In this episode, we talk with Bill Carlino, managing director at Transition Advisors about what you need to know when you have the urge to merge. Join us as we talk about what to do, what to avoid, and how to spread the news.

What’s it like to become a business owner at the age of 50? We talk with Mark Ellison, owner of the franchise Play it Again Sports in Palatine, Illinois about his decision to invest in becoming a franchise owner and how his years of experience in retail management prepared him for the job. We’ll also talk about what you need to think about if you are venturing into the franchise market. Join us!