28 episodes
How I Built My Small Business Anne McGinty
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5.0 • 356 Ratings
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Welcome to 'How I Built My Small Business,' where we dive deep into unfiltered conversations with guests who've carved out their own path to success. But, we're not only about the creation of businesses. Alongside entrepreneurs, I also chat with specialists offering perspectives that'll benefit anyone striving to lead.This is a creative outlet and a way to share knowledge from incredible people.
My guests share the raw, heartwarming details of their experiences with one goal in mind: to provide real insight that'll help others.
By listening to these interviews and stories, my hope is that you find even one little takeaway that sparks or inspires your path.While most of my guests rake in $1 million to $20 million net profit a year, some make more and some make less, but there is a lesson worth learning in each one. I also bring in special guests from brokering and mergers, mindset and meditation, entertainment and marketing, among others. So, the line-up is diverse in niche, experience and perspective - and so, so fun.But, here's the kicker - every single one of my guests has started their own business at some point in their journey.Thank you for listening.
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Nicole Stevenson - What goes into producing a street fair? Inside PATCHWORK SHOW's Journey to 500k Attendees and 15k Artist Vendors!
Today we have Nicole Stevenson talking with us about what it takes to start and run a street fair. Nicole is the co-founder CEO of Dear Handmade Life, a company that produces Patchwork Show Festivals in nine cities twice a year, reaching over 500,000 attendees in a marketplace for over 15,000 artists and small business owners. Her business also produces the Craftcation Conference, an incredible five-day event with over 200 craft and business workshops in Ventura, California. That conference h...
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Alex Salz and Buzz Bonneau - Making Waves: The Inspiring Journey of FERAL WETSUITS and Its Visionary Founders
Alex Salz and Buzz Bonneau talk with us about their journey starting an international wetsuit brand.Alex and Buzz are two avid surfers who started and still run FERAL Wetsuits, a mostly direct-to-consumer brand from Ocean Beach in San Francisco. FERAL designs and produces the Vans Surf Team wetsuits, has collaborated with Volcom, and Stab's editor-in-chief, Michael Chiaramella, was quoted saying "it's my favorite of the entire wetsuit test. Their business has been featured in Surfer, Stab, Va...
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Alison Hotchkiss - How ALISON EVENTS became one of Vogue's Top 50 Event Planners in the World
Alison Hotchkiss is one of Vogue’s top 50 “Best wedding planners around the world,” and has topped over half a dozen other prestigious lists.Alison is the founder CEO of Alison Events. She is a destination wedding planner, event producer, luxury concierge, and now a third-time author of “Gorgeous Gatherings” a large format coffee-table book that showcases some of her most stunning events and is an explosion of visual inspiration with practical tips and how-to for anyone designing a bespoke ev...
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Ali Navid - Ready to Ditch Corporate and Unlock Financial Secrets? Discover How THRIVING MINDSETS Levels the Playing Field!
Ali Navid about his journey from the corporate world to crafting Thriving Mindsets financial education programs. Ali was a former banking VP and private wealth advisor who managed client relationships with high net worth individuals and only working with wealthy people did not align with his personal values. So, he made a transformative leap into offering the same high caliber financial education, but to thousands of regular everyday people at a very reasonable cost. He places the...
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Anne McGinty - Part 2 - Host Reflection: How has podcasting been so far?
This episode is Anne McGinty's reflection on how hosting the 'How I Built My Small Business' podcast has been so far and offers additional insights into the process.She answers the questions:How has podcasting been?How do you find your guests?Are you monetizing?How is the show performing?Subscribe on Apple Podcast , Spotify or other major streaming platforms.If you have a comment, a question you wish I’d asked, an idea for an episode or want to say hi, I'd love to hear from you! For inquiring...
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Anne McGinty - Part 1 - Host Introduction: Who is the host of HOW I BUILT MY SMALL BUSINESS? Why did she start this podcast?
In this episode, the podcast host, Anne McGinty, shares anecdotes from her upbringing and the motivation behind starting her podcast.Links to references in her episode:BUNAC - Work visas for other countries for people ages 18-30 The Pop Nation - Gourmet ice pop businessSF Holiday Lighting, Inc. - Christmas lighting businessSubscribe on Apple Podcast , Spotify or other major streaming platforms.If you have a comment, a question you wish I’d asked, an idea for an episode or want to say hi, I'd ...
Customer Reviews
Best podcast channel!
I couldn’t find a better podcast channel that focus on small business. Anne is such a genuine and smart person to listen to. She brings excellent business owners from all walks of life and asks excellent questions to bring her audience so much information and value. I’ve learned so much already about how to start a business, how to maintain a successful business, and how to exit a business. Excellent show. Can’t recommend it enough!
Such a great perspective for the real world
I love business shows but they all focus on huge companies instead of the real world entrepreneurs that make up the bulk of businesses in this country. Anne gets this and dives into the real businesses on the forefront of innovation at the smaller level. A+
Great show with great info
Amazing show with great guests and topics