Winning On Main Street - Small Business Podcast Gordon Henry

Ramon Ray is a leading expert on small business success and a best-selling author. He inspires and educates thousands of business owners every year through his articles, books, live appearances, social media, and interviews. He's a four-time entrepreneur, who has successfully sold two companies. Ramon gives us his take on what it takes to build a successful small business and how you can build your personal brand.

Bernadette Doyle solves one of the biggest problems small business owners face: attracting a steady stream of new clients. She also guides small business owners through the broader challenge of starting, building, and growing their online business. What makes her qualified to do this? Bernadette built her own home-based business to the million dollar level not just once, but twice! She’s now helped over 8,000 clients from more than 60 countries Bernadette shared her story with us and some of the techniques she uses to help her clients overcome their fear of selling.

Travis Chappell is a direct sales consultant, real estate investor, and professional connector. He is the creator of the Build Your Network podcast, the Meet Your Hero training course, an author, and the founder of the Guestio platform. Travis shares how we need to change our mindset around networking to unlock growth in our business and personal life. Plus he gives us some tips a local business can use to bolster their influence and reputation to attract more customers.

Tommy Mello is the owner and operator of A1 Garage Door Service, the host of the Home Service Expert podcast, and owner, partner, or investor in 14 other businesses ranging from Christmas lights to real estate to mobile apps. Tommy shares the secrets he’s learned from buying and scaling businesses and how you can leverage technology and standard operating procedures to get your life back and be more successful.

Tim Berry is the founder and chairman of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, book and software author, blogger, and angel investor. Tim is an advocate for small businesses and a proponent for creating a lean business plan to help businesses run better. He also shares the key attributes a business plan should have and how every business can benefit from having one. Plus learn about a simple tool you can use to create and manage your lean business plan.

International bestselling author Jay Samit is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrapreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Jay is the former Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte and an adjunct professor at USC. Jay shared his insight on what he has learned about creating successful companies and the entrepreneur mindset that anyone can apply to live a purpose-filled life.