Lets Get Radical

What's it take to open your own dress shop, especially in a popular arts district? In this episode, we talk with Amelia Blakeman, owner of Amelia, in Portland, Oregon. We'll talk to Amelia about how she made the leap from designing and selling on the side to opening her brick and mortar shop, how she decides on the other designers she works with, and how she balances dress-making with managing a boutique.

It's no secret the cloud and going mobile are changing the face of businesses today. Join us for this week's episode as we talk with fourth-generation entrepreneur Rene Lacerte, CEO of Bill.com. He'll share his journey from starting PayCycle to how he founded Bill.com, transforming how businesses pay and get paid. We'll look at what metrics he follows, what's new in the accounts receivable and payable areas, and talk about any emerging trends impacting small businesses.

From a beat up postal van at Coachella Valley Music Festival in April 2009 to a national fleet of 10 mobile ice cream trucks and carts, Coolhaus has grown tremendously over the last seven years. Join us as we talk with CEO and Co-Founder Natasha Case as she shares her story of pushing the boundaries of traditional dessert, how she is growing the company internationally, and how she develops products that stay in line with their unique brand.

Need some help closing deals? Are you finding people are attracted to your product or service but just aren't signing on the bottom line? You won't want to miss this episode. We'll be talking with Ronald Thomas, Senior Sales Trainer for Sage, about the secrets to selling. You'll get tips on how to relationship build, use LinkedIn to your advantage, and how selling is a science. We’ll also be talking about the upcoming Sage Summit in July! Join us!

Non-profit professional organizations need to be run like a business. A social business, that is, meaning they should be flexible, encourage open work environments and cloud-based infrastructure. Join us as we talk with Tom Hood, CEO of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, whose organization has been working in an open-office model for nearly two years, gleaning impressive productivity results. We'll talk to him about how he got his members onboard with the changes, why they chose to go to a subscription-based pricing model, and what he's learned during the process. Tune in!

Online courses can bring in extra income. A lot of it. But how do you create one and who has the time, especially when you're running a business? Tune into our next episode of Let's Get Radical when we talk with Janelle Allen of Learnwise and ZenCourses. A professionally trained online course and curriculum designer, Janelle teaches entrepreneurs how to develop online courses that matter. In this interview, we'll talk about the type of online courses you can create, how to price them, the development process and what not to do. Join us!

Are you ready to leave your corporate job and take the plunge into entrepreneurship? How do you face the fear of the unknown after years of working for someone else? In this inaugural episode of “Let’s Get Radical” join us as we speak with Richard Davies, who left his career as a staff correspondent at ABC News Radio in the spring of 2015 to form the podcasting startup, DaviesContent. We’ll talk about his road to entrepreneurship, what he’s learned so far and the advice he has for those who leave a steady corporate gig for startup life.