Baer Den

Matt Froehlich hosts Episode #8 of the Baer Den podcast and is joined by Logan O'Leary of O'Leary Video LLC. Logan is recent UWGB graduate who decided to gamble on his own skills of videography and leap into owning his own small business. Logan's passion for video productions stems back to his early teens and was cultivated during his college years. Logan has started his own video business providing a video resource for small businesses in northeastern Wisconsin. Click play to hear Logan's unique story of a young entrepreneur.

Social media platforms are not immune to the continuous evolution of technology. If you are one of the 2.7 billion users of Facebook, you have been experiencing a new layout over the past few weeks. Maybe you have adapted and embraced the change already. Perhaps you are  continuously reverting back to your comfort zone of the old layout every 48 hours. Wherever you find yourself on implementing the latest update  to the design of Facebook, there are more changes on the horizon for the  social media platform. Listen to the audio version of, 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 to update yourself on the changes coming to Facebook.

Creating a brochure from  scratch can be a daunting task. "How should I organize it? What to  should I include? What size and style should my fonts be?"  Our #BaerTeam has eliminated any second guessing when creating your own. Listen to the audio version of 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧  𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐞 to ease the struggle of creating  your next brochure.

Matt Froehlich welcomes Josh Russell to the #BaerDen podcast. Josh has an absolutely incredible story of perseverance. From being homeless when he was in his teens, writing music and touring across the country to opening Josh Russell Studios 5 years ago. Josh is very open about his struggles in his youth and the hurdles he has overcame while being a small business owner. Amazing story!

If one could picture small business in  the US as a building with fragile foundations, the pandemic has been an earthquake off the Richter Scale. Business closures ate up months of  potential revenue, and enhanced safety barriers and procedures have  burned through many businesses’ cash reserves. Listen to the audio version of 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐄𝐧𝐝?

Business owners often look solely at sales numbers as their barometer of  success: If sales are up, business must therefore be doing well.  However, profits could be shrinking if a business’ marketing budget is  ballooning in the endless pursuit of new customers. Lowering customer  attrition and creating lifelong brand advocates can be accomplished by  focusing on the customer experience. Listen to the audio version of 𝟓 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞.

Matt Froehlich hosts another episode of #BaerDen and is accompanied by Ryan Hopson. Ryan is the Director of Sales for the Green Bay Blizzard, the indoor football team in Green Bay. They discuss the canceling of the 2020 season, how the IFL is pivoting and adapting fan experience for the 2021 season, Ryan’s memorable moments with his career at the Blizzard and much more! #GoBlizz❄️

We are bombarded every day with constant demands of our attention: conversations, to-do lists, the latest media, and the pressure to increase work productivity while sustaining some semblance of a personal life. Finding a balance of staying up to date with notifications, responsibilities, and absorbing content can seem like a never-ending struggle. Listen to the audio version of 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Why do you think we started turning out blogs into podcast episodes in the first place?

Matt Froehlich is joined by Brian Matzke, Director of Operations at Stellar Enterprise. Stellar Enterprise consists of Precision Iceblast Corporation and Anytime Fitness, Little Caesars and Sports Clips franchises across Northeast Wisconsin. Additionally, Brian is Co-owner of Kastle Karts near Bay Beach. Matt and Brian talk about the impact of COVID on the businesses, Brian’s diverse skill set, juggling multiple businesses and how his family will adjust with kids going back to school.

Many people have dreams of starting a business from the ground up but don’t know where to start. They might be drawn to market on social media  because costs can be minimal, and campaigns have the ability to gain more traction than traditional marketing practices. Listen to another episode of Baer Den with the audio version of our Baer Necessities blog, 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚.