486 episodes
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast Shannon Jean & Dave Hamilton
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4.9 • 32 Ratings
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Two long-time small-business owners, Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean, come to you each week to talk through the trials, success, pitfalls and tips it takes to successfully run a small business in today's world. Hear real-world folks talk about real-world problems, letting you know not only what it takes to get it done but that you're not alone in doing it!
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The Problem Solving Framework
Problems got you down? Constantly stressed about putting out fires at your business? Employees stressed out in your Customer Service department? We have a solution for you. Listen to episode 488 of Business Brain, where we discuss the Problem-Solving Framework that will change your perspective and change your life.
00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #488 for Casual Friday, September 29th, 2023
00:01:12 Eric-485-Finding a Buyer can Be Tough
00:03:17 Patrick-485-The Silver Tsunami is Real
00:08:20 PODCAST: TWIT’s Apple-focused shows: MacBreak Weekly, iOS Today, and Hands-On Mac, all at TWIT.tv/Apple
00:09:28 Every business is in the problem-solving business
Those problems are the opportunities
The Obstacle Is The Way
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feedback@businessbrain.show
Dave on Mastodon: @DaveHamilton@PodcastIndex.Social
Dave on Bluesky: DaveHamilton.com
Shannon on Twitter: @ShannonJean
If your email is featured in an episode, you’re entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023 -
How to Share Bad News
It’s time to talk about bad news! What is the best way to handle sharing bad news with your employees and customers, and how about with your investors or bankers? Join us today as we dive into the best ways to minimize the impact of bad news.
* 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #487 for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
00:00:55 Backing off of “Permanent” Change … The Slack Example
00:07:17 PODCAST: TWIT’s Apple-focused shows: MacBreak Weekly, iOS Today, and Hands-On Mac, all at TWIT.tv/Apple
00:08:25 Sharing Bad News
Know Your Audience
Don’t Hesitate to Share Bad News
Never Apologize
Use Two Tokens to Get Them On Your Side
00:18:19 BB487 Outtro
feedback@businessbrain.show
Dave on Mastodon: @DaveHamilton@PodcastIndex.Social
Dave on Bluesky: DaveHamilton.com
Shannon on Twitter: @ShannonJean
If your email is featured in an episode, you’re entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023 -
Build a Business and Build a Community
It’s another Casual Friday episode of Business Brain! Join us as we discuss how talking about your mistakes can build credibility faster than your successes. Then, we discuss one of the significant and often unspoken benefits of starting a business: building a community of people you will often spend more time with than your family. Listen in to tune your Business Brain!
00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #486 for Casual Friday, September 22nd, 2023
00:00:56 Failures and Mistakes Connect Better Than Success Stories
00:07:05 SPONSOR: Fast Growing Trees. Save 15% off your entire order at FastGrowingTrees.com/BusinessBrain, but only through October 15th!
00:08:36 Unspoken Benefit of Starting a Business: Creating Your Community/Extended Family
00:14:18 BB486 Outtro
feedback@businessbrain.show
Dave on Mastodon: @DaveHamilton@PodcastIndex.Social
Dave on Bluesky: DaveHamilton.com
Shannon on Twitter: @ShannonJean
If your email is featured in an episode, you’re entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023 -
To Build or Buy a Business
What’s better, buying a business or starting your own? Join Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean in discussing the pros and cons of building or buying on episode 485 of Business Brain. Listen in to also hear about Shannon’s Starlink experience at his new short-term rental property!
00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #485 for Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
00:01:32 Starlink Experiences
00:10:54 SPONSOR: Fast Growing Trees. Save 15% off your entire order at FastGrowingTrees.com/BusinessBrain, but only through October 15th!
00:12:23 Better to Buy a Business or Start a Business
The Safety of Seller Financing!
00:23:35 BB485 Outtro
feedback@businessbrain.show
Dave on Mastodon: @DaveHamilton@PodcastIndex.Social
Dave on Bluesky: DaveHamilton.com
Shannon on Twitter: @ShannonJean
If your email is featured in an episode, you’re entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023 -
Employees, Contracts and Emergencies
It’s a grab bag of topics for this Casual Friday episode of Business Brain!
Shannon shares his experience with a contractor who doesn’t make appointments: “Everything is an emergency in my business.” Then, we discuss a listener email about hiring employees as contractors to start, and we wrap up the show with some terrific contract language that Dave was presented with recently. Join us, and together we can fine-tune our Business Brains!
00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #484 for Causal Friday, September 15th, 2023
00:01:01 No, you cannot make an appointment. I prioritize emergencies.
00:04:23 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, sign up for a one-dollar-per month trial period at Shopify.com/BusinessBrain and take your business to the next level today!
00:06:12 David-481-Test the “First Employee” Waters with a contractor-by-the-hour
00:12:24 Clauses to Avoid Litigation!
00:20:37 BB484 Outtro
feedback@businessbrain.show
Dave on Mastodon: @DaveHamilton@PodcastIndex.Social
Dave on Bluesky: DaveHamilton.com
Shannon on Twitter: @ShannonJean
If your email is featured in an episode, you’re entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023 -
Tenacity and Commoditization
Join us for episode 483 of Business Brain to discuss the power of perseverence and tenacity when building your business. We then jump into a discussion about what to do when your business becomes commoditized. Don’t think it can happen to your business? Think again. Listen in and tune your Business Brain with your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean!
00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #483 for Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
00:00:50 Tenacity…Bull-headed Persistence
00:10:31 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, sign up for a one-dollar-per month trial period at Shopify.com/BusinessBrain and take your business to the next level today!
00:12:20 The Commoditization of Your Business
00:20:28 BB483 Outtro
feedback@businessbrain.show
Dave on Mastodon: @DaveHamilton@PodcastIndex.Social
Dave on Bluesky: DaveHamilton.com
Shannon on Twitter: @ShannonJean
If your email is featured in an episode, you’re entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023
Customer Reviews
Really insightful questions
This podcast has some of the best and most insightful questions from the hosts that I’ve ever heard on a business podcast. So much great value from digging beneath the surface on business strategies! Love it! 100% recommend this show!
I truly love the show!
I’m in the process of starting a business and this podcast has been invaluable.Thank you Shannon and Jean for the wonderful insight, discussion, tips, and guests that are helping me in this new and exciting phase of my life. As you can tell by the title, I very much love the show!
Entertaining, insightful and actionable! 🙌
Whether you’re well established as a small business owner, or just getting started carving out a profitable niche that’s ready to grow - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Shannon and Dave do an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of building a thriving organization, and life you can be proud of - with leaders who’ve actually experienced success themselves. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!
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