21 episodes

The Charlotte Business Podcast interviews business owners in and around the Charlotte North Carolina area. These local business owners share their stories and their struggles in growing their business to success. The goal is to be an inspiration to others who are starting and growing their own businesses and to give consumers a better understanding of our local business community.

Charlotte Business Podcast Sebastian McShane

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The Charlotte Business Podcast interviews business owners in and around the Charlotte North Carolina area. These local business owners share their stories and their struggles in growing their business to success. The goal is to be an inspiration to others who are starting and growing their own businesses and to give consumers a better understanding of our local business community.

    Meg Smith with The Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

    Meg Smith with The Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

    Today we will be talking with Megan Smith. Megan works with The Small Business Center (SBC) at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and is at the heart of small business resources in Concord, Kannapolis, Salisbury, and surrounding towns. Whether you want to start a small business or grow an existing business, the SBC can help you develop a plan of action for lasting success.
    Megan is eager to share her love for small business and community, and to apply her background in workforce development and program management. She also holds degrees in secondary education, organizational leadership, and HR management. Megan values giving back through community engagement and strives in helping small business succeed.
    The Small Business Center at RCCC, like all small business centers at local community colleges, is there to provide high quality small business education and relevant, comprehensive assistance to anyone in their region who is wanting to start a small business or wanting to grow a small business they are already operating. Programs and services of the Small Business Center are sponsored by the Small Business Center Network (SBCN) of the North Carolina Community College System.
    The NC Community Colleges Small Business Center Network assists in starting an average of more than 600 businesses each year. Small Business Centers have an economic impact in 90% of all NC Counties each year, helping to create and retain nearly 3,000 jobs annually.
    Megan is going to share with you some of the ways she and the RCCC SBC are currently able to help local small businesses, give some great tips and insight, and share with you some of the upcoming events that can help small business owners who may be struggling, or who want to grow business are having difficulty doing so.
    Rowan-Cabarrus Community Collage
    704-216-3534
    https://www.rccc.edu/sbc/
    https://www.sbcbrace.com/
    email:
    sbc@rccc.edu
    megan.smit@rccc.edu

    • 22 min
    Small Business Marketing Studio with Erika Heeren

    Small Business Marketing Studio with Erika Heeren

    Erika Heeren, a writer, former journalist, and military spouse, started a great business to help other business owners marker their businesses effectively.
    Erika runs the Small Business Marketing Studio and has business offices in several cities across the country. She and her staff are talented in getting business owners the best bang for their marketing dollars, and believe me, in these times a good marketing campaign is something that will help you to grow your business.
    Look for her new book "First Dollar Feeling" coming out soon!
    https://smallbusinessmarketingstudio.com/
    https://smallbusinessmarketingstudio.com/blog/
    https://www.facebook.com/smbmarketingstudio/
    https://www.facebook.com/smbmarketingstudio/
    https://www.instagram.com/smbmarketingstudio/
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/smallbusinessmarketingstudio/
    https://www.pinterest.com/SMBMarketingStudio/
    eMail: Erika@smallbusinessmarketingstudio.com

    • 37 min
    David Gold with Rolling Tones

    David Gold with Rolling Tones

    David Gold, has been an FAA-certificated Air-frame and Power plant Mechanic since 1979. He performs all of the installations, which means that you get consistent high-quality results. And he has a generous, old-school customer service policy of treating customers the way he would like to be treated.
    "Your vehicles benefit from my love of automobiles and electronics! This never feels like WORK to me, so my customers always get the highest quality workmanship. Every car is handled as if it were my own. No-one else will ever touch your cars. I perform all installations personally, and have been doing this since 1982 and I love it."
    -David Gold
    704-999-1887
    https://rollingtones.info/
    https://www.facebook.com/Rollingtonesupgrades/
    https://www.instagram.com/rollingtones1/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/rollingtones/
    https://www.yelp.com/biz/rolling-tones-charlotte-3
    https://www.alignable.com/concord-nc/rolling-tones
    https://issuu.com/mobileelectronics/docs/17me_december/32

    • 1 hr 2 min
    William Wilson with William Wilson Clothing

    William Wilson with William Wilson Clothing

    After serving in the US Navy. And before becoming an award-winning celebrity clothing designer. William made history when he became the first African-American to win a championship in the history of NASCAR. He added to his resume of accomplishments by being inducted into the NC Military Veterans' Hall of Fame in 2018.
    With a client list which includes celebrities Eddie Griffin, DL Hughley, and Stephen Curry, William has become one of the most sought after clothing designers in America; as well as an accomplished public speaker and branding expert. William has designed looks for the red carpet at the Grammys, Oscars and Emmy Awards.
    A serial entrepreneur, William has been voted “Best Custom Clothier” 8 times, “Best Men’s Suits” 3 times and “Best New Clothing Store”. His newest endeavor promotional products company "We'll Brand It" has proven to be another successful move
    William is also a noted philanthropist. In 2010, he founded the William Wilson Charitable Foundation to raise funds to fight domestic violence survivor scholarships. He also hosts an annual celebrity charity event, "The Clothier Classic" which raises money for the scholarships for domestic violence survivors.
    https://www.williamwilsonclothing.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/WearWilliamWilson/
    https://www.instagram.com/theclothier/
    https://twitter.com/theclothier
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/theclothier/
    https://www.pinterest.com/theclothier/

    • 35 min
    Medha Shenoy with Abhivyakti, LLC

    Medha Shenoy with Abhivyakti, LLC

    Medah Shenoy is from India and she has found a way to help artisans in her home country by being an agent for them and helping them to sell their beautiful handmade crafts to a worldwide market. This gives them the ability to sell their locally made crafts to a wider market and helps them to earn more money and have a better life in India. You should check out Medas Facebook page. She has live broadcasts from her shop where she not only shows some of the products that she sells, but you get a real understanding about the history and traditions of India, the artisans that she works with. Her live streams are an education into her culture.
    https://www.abhivyaktii.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/abhivyaktiii

    • 31 min
    Tori Manning with Treehouse Vineyards

    Tori Manning with Treehouse Vineyards

    Treehouse Vineyards planted their first vines in the spring of 2005. Since that time, they have planted eight varieties of Muscadines. Muscadines are native to this area; therefore, they can be grown organically. Treehouse Vineyards have been students of nutrition for over 25 years and are really excited about the potential for organically fertilized grapes. There is a very distinct taste difference in wines that have been organically fertilized.
    301 Bay St, Monroe, NC 28112
    704.283.4208


    https://treehousevineyards.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/TreehouseVineyards

    • 23 min

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