Profit and Loss

Profit and Loss

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Profit and Loss

The Profit and Loss Podcast, by PathStone Enterprise Center, is a dive into the minds of entrepreneurs and small business owners. We talk about what keeps them up at night; and more importantly, what gets them up in the morning. Join us every other week for conversations with real business owners as they share their successes, struggles, and lessons learned.

09/29/2021

Episode 29: Precious Williams - The Killer Pitch Master

This interview will have you falling out of your seat in laughter, and provide inspiration with a dose of reality. Join us this week for a mini Mastermind as we speak with Author, International Speaker, Public Speaking Trainer, and The Killer Pitch Master Precious Williams. Get your notebooks ready! 04:04 From attorney to pitch master 10:34 How to get out of a funk 14:15 What a pitch master can do for your business 16:00 SharkTank winning clients and bigger goals 19:28 4-Steps to slay your pitch 25:43 How to introduce yourself 27:06 Create your own lane 29:27 Four things NOT to do in your pitch 33:14 TEDxButler Article referenced: Secrets of a Pitching Pro Contact Precious: www.perfectpitchesbyprecious.com FB: @PerfectPitchP IG: @perfectpitchesp TW: @PerfectPitchP LinkedIn: @precious-l-williams Free Quiz: pitchingforprofit.com Book Precious for your speaking engagement: killerpitchmaster.com Need Lending, Contact Us! Buffalo Office 716-436-2560 Rochester Office 585-340-3300 Like, Follow, and Subscribe! FB @ pathstoneenterprise IG @ pathstoneenterprisecenter TW @ PECIBizHelp YT @ PathStone Enterprise Center Podcast available anywhere you listen to your favorite show Any questions, comments, or guest suggestions: Email yzapata@pathstone.org

40 min
09/14/2021

Episode 28: Founders Go Big

What does it take to "Go Big" in business, $8 to $10 million big? We sat down with the chief strategist of CMW Services and program manager for the Launch NY - Founders Go Big program, Crystal Wallace, to find out. SHOW NOTES: Article: https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2021/09/07/rachels-mediterranean-chrusciki-bakery-la-divina.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_13&cx_artPos=3 Interview: 07:56: What is Founders Go Big? 09:59: What does it take to "Go Big"? 11:56: What's the ultimate goal? 13:48: Realizing "Going Big" is an option 14:49: The Process 20:47: Dealing with imposter syndrome in our communities 24:52: Industries involved with FGB 27:43: The future of FGB and opportunities 30:03: The launch of CMW Services and impacting startups TERMINOLOGY USED: B2B = Business to Business B2C = Business to Consumer IC = Independent Contractor P&L Statement = Profit and Loss Statement CRYSTAL'S INFO: cwallace@launchny.org launchny.org https://launchny.org/entrepreneurs/founders-go-big/

36 min
08/26/2021

Episode 27: Growing your business from Lifetime to Legacy

Family dynamics and business can be a tricky situation to maneuver, especially for the next generation. We've all heard horror stories. Adam Tidrow and Yahaira Zapata sit down with Speaker, Author, and Consultant to NextGens Nike Anani on pitfalls to look out for, how to weather a crisis, the gender confidence gap, and how to take your family business from Lifetime to Legacy. Nike has almost a decade of experience working in African family businesses, as a NextGen in her parents’ businesses, and also as a co-founder of several others. If there's someone to listen to first hand, she's the one! Show Notes: 04:26 Gender limitations 05:17 Gender confidence gap 07:32 Steps on how to weather a crisis 13:45 Maintaining clients/customers when a NextGen steps in 14:46 Growing up vs Growing Old 15:47 Where family businesses struggle 16:22 How to propose new ideas to current/traditional stakeholders 20:43 Setting up the next generation for success in the business Nike's Contact: nikeanani.com "The best time to start succession is YESTERDAY, the next best alternative is TODAY." - Nike Anani

24 min
08/18/2021

Episode 26: Travel, Business, and Covid

It's 2021, when's the last time you traveled? Listen is as Adam Tidrow and Yahaira Zapata chop it up and talk all things travel, humanity, business, entrepreneurship, and Covid. 00:27 Shenanigans and addressing the elephant in the room 08:01 Different areas and their precautions against Covid 10:22 Service Industry PSA 14:57 Opportunity Entrepreneur (referenced in Episode:22) 21:04 How PathStone can help Articles referenced: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/uncertainty-is-back-on-main-street-as-delta-variant-rattles-reopening.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/10/an-auto-rental-shortage-sparked-a-boom-in-peer-to-peer-car-sharing-.html Need Lending, Contact Us! Buffalo Office 716-436-2560 Rochester Office 585-340-3300 Like, Follow, and Subscribe! FB @ pathstoneenterprise IG @ theenterprisecenterinc TW @ PECIBizHelp YT @ PathStone Enterprise Center Any questions, comments, or guest suggestions: Email yzapata@pathstone.org

27 min
07/28/2021

Episode 25: From freelancer to entrepreneur

Marie Rachelle, Founder of Business BEactive, is the Swiss Army knife of all things freelance, community building, public relations, and digital marketing/social media. Struggling with setting goals, adding a side hustle, or breaking free of a 9-5 job? Listen in as Marie Rachelle joins Adam Tidrow and Yahaira Zapata for a much-needed conversation on making yourself marketable, how to stay productive in any scenario, the value of coaches, and the future of office spaces post-pandemic. Show Notes: Value-Based conversation referenced from our Small Business Forum: https://youtu.be/JdtaI9MMQDs?t=242 Book mentioned: The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss Marie's Contact: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @bizbeactive https://www.businessbeactive.com/

32 min
07/18/2021

Episode 24: She Means Business Program Pitch Winners!

She Means Business was a 13-week virtual entrepreneurship training program designed to take #WomenEntrepreneurs through the steps and processes needed to succeed in #business, going from ideation to launch, from recession to expansion, and job creation. Listen in as Adam Tidrow and Yahaira Zapata catch up with the two winners of the pitch competition and discuss the importance of confidence and resilience as an entrepreneur/business owner, how to get out of your own way, and what to do when life comes at you at 100 mph. SHOW NOTES: Article - https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2021/05/21/10-proven-ways-to-build-resilience-as-an-entrepreneur/?sh=2033ef985b97 CONTACT INFO: Ali Lawrence https://www.spiritandabundance.com/ Facebook & Instagram: @spiritandabundance Ronette Hill Facebook & Instagram: @mmkeepsakes1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronettehill/

28 min
06/15/2021

Episode 23: Don Tomasulo - Selling is Overrated

Don Tomasulo, Western New York’s leading Sales and Marketing professional and the first Sales Manager to be inducted into The Buffalo Broadcasting Hall Of Fame, sits with Adam Tidrow and Yahaira Zapata to talk about the difference between sales and marketing, some of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs are making, why people are afraid of sales, how to grow your base, and so much more! SHOW NOTES: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/24/shoe-company-birdies-soared-during-pandemic-but-learned-a-hard-lesson.html https://www.embroker.com/blog/entrepreneur-statistics/ CONTACT INFO: dtomasulo716@gmail.com RECOMMENDED BOOKS: How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom - Don Miguel Ruiz

38 min
06/01/2021

Episode 22: Dr. Michael Freeman - Wired for Entrepreneurship

A fourth-generation serial entrepreneur and an entrepreneurship researcher, Dr. Michael Freeman is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and a Mentor in the Entrepreneurship Center at UCSF. As the founder of Econa, Dr. Freeman's psychiatric and executive coaching practice is focused on entrepreneurs. He joins Adam Tidrow and Yahaira Zapata for a conversation about mental health issues amongst entrepreneurs, traits of entrepreneurs vs. managers and job-holders and how they're "wired", and the concept of neurodiversity. This one is an eye-opener! Show Notes: Blog Post: https://startupnation.com/start-your-business/becoming-well-balanced-entrepreneur/ Resources: https://econa.net/resources/ https://www.neurodiversityhub.org/entrepreneurship Econa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/econa-entrepreneur-mental-wellness/

38 min

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Profit and Loss

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The Profit and Loss Podcast, by PathStone Enterprise Center, is a dive into the minds of entrepreneurs and small business owners. We talk about what keeps them up at night; and more importantly, what gets them up in the morning. Join us every other week for conversations with real business owners as they share their successes, struggles, and lessons learned.

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Profit and Loss
Years Active

2020 - 2021
Episodes

31
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Clean
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