Biz Chat Ohio content archives
Season one
Biz Chat Ohio podcast
Podcast 1.11: Establishing your marketing budget with Tom Lix
Summary: Special guest, Tom Lix is the quintessential serial entrepreneur and Cleveland Whiskey’s founder and CEO. Cleveland Whiskey is a profitable and growing whiskey start-up with distribution in 16 States and well over 100 medals and awards from spirits...
Podcast 1.10: I own the company and hate my job: Keeping the love alive for your business with Anna Tyrrell
Summary: Our guest, Anna Tyrrell of Anna Tyrrell & Associates, ltd., and Common Ground: Conflict Resolution Services, ltd., is here to talk to answer these questions and help us rekindle our passion for our businesses: Is there a "honeymoon phase" for a business...
Podcast 1.9: Sell the Re-order! How to Grow Your Team to Grow Your Sales with Justin Kalvitz
Summary: Our guest, Justin Kalvitz, President of Spatula Consulting LLC. Justin has 30 years of experience guiding clients to achieve their goals. He finds opportunities to improve and align these companies around an impactful vision and then works with them to create...
Podcast 1.8: Hire, fire, retire HR secrets with Crista Bartolomucci
Summary: Today many small businesses can't find employees. In fact, some have to turn down work reduce hours because they simply don't have that human capital. Small businesses are trying to come back from COVID. They're trying to build back capacity, and they're not...
Podcast 1.7: Updating Technology to Streamline Business with Miguel Gomez
Summary: Biz Chat is joined by Miguel Gomez, senior managing director for the Americas at Transom Group. Miguel holds an MBA, and is a bilingual executive with 20 plus years of international experience with Fortune 500 companies in manufacturing, consumer goods and...
Podcast 1.6: Workplace stress with Anna Tyrrell
Summary: Stress, and more so, stress at the workplace, has certainly been compounded over the past 15 months with Covid – a lot of people were and many still are feeling foggy. There have been a variety of workplace adjustments and while it may seem like we’ve...
Podcast 1.5: Five Things You Should Do BEFORE Launching Your Startup | Ric Selby
Summary: Small business legal advice with Ric Selby of Dworken & Bernstein. Ric heads up the commercial litigation department and has extensive trial experience in state and federal court. In addition to his litigation experience, Ric regularly consults with...
Podcast 1.4: Securing a loan for your small business with Allen Weaver
Summary: Guest, Allen Weaver, advisor to the Small Business Development Center, specializes in access to capital and loan packaging. Allen has helped countless businesses in northeast Ohio obtain financing both with his work for the SBDC, and as a commercial lender....
Podcast 1.3: Minimizing Fraud Risks with Frank Suponcic
Summary: Guest, Frank Suponcic of Marcum LLC’s valuation, forensic and litigation services group, concentrates on fraud and embezzlement. Frank has investigated and managed multi-million dollar forensic engagements. He helps businesses investigate payroll, cash...
Podcast 1.2: Amanda Todorovich: Content marketing
Summary: Guest, Amanda Todorovich, Senior Director of Content at the Cleveland Clinic, has grown the Cleveland Clinic's digital marketing team from three people and soon to be 80 people. She's an award winning marketing expert passionate about building audiences by...
Podcast 1.1: Neil Singh: Grow to the next level
Summary: Listen, as Neil Singh, Director of business development and technology at TeamNeo, talks to us about how TeamNEO helps small and mid-sized businesses in NE Ohio grow and what it takes to qualify for their assistance. Neil shares ways business owners/managers...
Biz Chat Ohio articles
How to Grow Your Team to Grow Your Sales
Ask any business owner what their goal for the year is and many will respond with “grow sales.” And as an owner, the pressure to motivate a sales team or your business developer can seem like a herculean task. Consequently, the owner ends up bearing the weight of...
I Own the Company and Hate My Job!
"I hate my job. It wouldn't be like this if only I owned the company!" For many employees, the thought of leaving their day job "working for the man" includes visions of everyday happiness and nights of sound sleep. Oftentimes, the idea of company ownership also...
Attracting and Retaining Top Talent Amid The Great Resignation
Attracting and retaining top talent continues to be an issue for small business owners nationwide. Competitive wage demands, flexible work schedules, and out-of-touch leaders are in the midst of a movement in the same vein as Johnny Paycheck's 1977 hit, "Take this Job...
What a Small Business Owner Should Know About Cloud Computing
In the cloud. Cloud storage. Cloud computing. For many of today’s small business owners, hearing the word “cloud” means shifting the visual from meteorology to technology. What should a small business owner know about cloud computing? Cloud computing is here and...
Workplace Stress: Signs, symptoms, and strategies
From job stability and downsizing, to the pressures from a new boss, short deadlines, and unrealistic demands, today’s workers are stressed. Workplace stress not only includes mental stress, but also physical stress—noise, crowded workstations, no privacy or being...
Starting a Business: Top tips to help you succeed
Starting a business is exciting. Some businesses began with a simple idea on the back of a napkin, in a garage, or an ah-ha moment in the middle of the night. We’ve heard about the cocktail napkin idea that later became Southwest Airlines and the garage-start stories...
Securing a Loan For Your Small Business: 3 things you can to do to prepare
Securing a loan for your small business requires more than simply filling out papers and asking for money. Today’s savvy small business owner must be prepared. 1. Understand What Type of Projects the Lender will Fund “Understanding what a banker looks for is crucial...
Small Business, Big Loss: How internal controls can reduce employee theft
For many small business owners, the reality that “one of their own” may be committing fraud is a difficult concept to grasp. An employee may shine during the hiring and selection process and show up to work everyday. The employee could be a trusted colleague, working...
Using Social Media for Small Business
Small business owners have a variety of options when it comes to social media marketing to grow their business or promote a product. Because social media marketing is another set of tools in the marketing toolbox, oftentimes, business leaders are unfamiliar with how...
Discovering New Opportunities to Grow Your Business
For some business owners, while the idea to grow their business is attractive, myths surrounding how to grow the business can be stifling. Growing a business requires a different plan than starting a business. According to Neil Singh, one of the top thought leaders in...
Season two
Biz Chat Ohio podcast S2
Selling to the government with Jane Stewart
Summary: The federal government spends over $600 BILLION every year on goods and services. 23% of those purchases are set aside for small businesses! PTAC can help determine if the government buys what you have to offer then guide you through the federal procurement...
Elevating your Career with Movie Art Director, Geza Kassai
Summary: Geza shares his meteoric career trajectory as he went from Jewelry Designer to Architect to Art Director of Hollywood film and tv shows within the span of 20 years. Geza has worked on films such as Judas and the Black Messiah, Dark Waters, White Boy Rick and...
Podcast 2.8: Branding 101 for Small Businesses with Barry Edwards
Summary: Why is your online brand so important? It usually is your first impression, and bad first impressions are tough to overcome A great brand will save you TONS of money in online advertising and marketing dollars A well executed brand will prevent you from...
Podcast 2.7: Exporting your products or services with Nate Ward
Summary: How can you expand your market beyond the USA? Nate Ward runs the Ohio Export Assistance Network serving the greater Cleveland-Akron area. He tackles these important questions: How does a small business owner know when to consider exporting? What are some...
Podcast 2.6: Life transformation with Kurt Treu
Summary: Break out of "Survival Mode" and transform into your best self. Kurt Treu, The Growth Coach, explains the universal limitation and how to break free from it. Kurt also answers these profound questions: Why is it what always worked for me in the past does not...
Podcast 2.5: Low cost business legal advice with Doug Moseley
Summary: Doug Moseley is a lawyer with the University of Akron Law School's SEED Legal Clinic, The SEED Legal Clinic provides very low cost legal services for entrepreneurs. It's mission is to enrich their senior level law school students by giving them experience...
Podcast 2.4: Entrepreneurial advice with Rick Coleman
Summary: Rick Coleman is an author, entrepreneur and owner of Jackpot Chicken Food Truck – a Best of Cleveland finisher since 2016. He is also the author of, "So You Want to Be a Food Truckr?" to help other entrepreneurs help launch successful food truck businesses....
Podcast 2.3: Getting found on Google with Nadine Nocero-Tye
Summary: Nadine Nocero-Tye discusses how to get your business found on Google by your target audience. Nadine has been helping companies turn 'arts and craft' style marketing into revenue-driving investments for the last 10 years. As a partner at SyncShow, a digital...
Podcast 2.2: Perfecting your elevator pitch with Nancy Valent
Summary: Nancy Valent - Creative Rainmaker for NMV Strategies is an expert in branding, crisis communications and public relations. Nancy has created a proprietary way of creating elevator pitches that strengthen your brand while delivering your unique propositions....
Podcast 2.1: Getting found online with Bob Goricki
Summary: Bob Goricki helps businesses get found online by their target audience through Google, social media and other digital channels. Bob has worked at marketing agencies since 2005, joined regional CPA and business advisory firm Skoda Minotti in 2006 as part of an...
Biz Chat Ohio articles S2
Free help with building your career of passion
Building your career of passion is more accessible than ever before Many of us may find ourselves in a daily grind that isn't fulfilling, but pays well. Some of us find ourselves in a job that we love, but doesn't pay the bills. And A LOT of us simply don't know what...
How do I find and hire someone to design my brand?
First, you need to define what “branding” is to you and what your end goal is. Many people’s definition of “brand” is a logo. My definition of “brand” is how your target audience feels about your product, service or company. This is influenced by everything that a...
Business Legal Advice for Small Business Owners
As a small business owner, ignoring the potential for legal issues can be a costly misstep. The savvy small business owner will consult with a business and employment attorney not only at the inception of starting their business, but routinely as part of their trusted...
Dream or Nightmare? Leaving the Corporate World to Start Your Own Business
The idea is grand. Leave the corporate world, the bossy boss, and the unbearable co-worker. Release the tether of the 9-5, break free of the carpeted cubicle and create a workplace of pleasantries, profits, and performance. For many, starting your own business is a...
Using Google to Grow Your Small Business
For many small business owners, the idea that using Google to automatically grow your small business couldn’t be farther from the truth. The online status quo is not “ok.” Some business owners rely on Google to “find” their business with little marketing effort on...
Pitch Perfect: Crafting your small business elevator pitch
The elevator pitch, when perfectly crafted, can help set your business apart from the competition. The small business elevator pitch or, elevator speech, is a no-cost marketing tool that can yield tremendous dividends. “What is it you do?” is often the prompt and...
Getting Found Online: SEO for the small business CEO
Getting found online is no easy feat. For some small business CEO’s, it is a shock and surprise to learn that getting found online requires more than just a few keywords embedded on their website. One of the keys to being found online is to have a very clear...