Big Ideas Small Business

Episode 21 –  Brian Gendron and Laura Kamrath ask you if you have #goals for your business? Are they reasonable and attainable? Then we discuss strategies for goal-setting.

#smallbusiness #businessstrategy

Episode 020 – Hiring, firing, interns, employees… how do we find and keep the right people in our business. Brian Gendron and Laura Kamrath discuss the people side of #business

Episode 19 – Laura Kamrath and Brian Gendron talk through the different types of speaking engagements and some tips and tricks to find more.

Will you be my mentor? Today Brian Gendron and Laura Kamrath talk about the importance of coaches and mentors to business owners and salespeople. We look at the entrepreneurship classic “Four Hour Work Week” By Tim Ferris that turned ten years old this year as well as the App Expensify for logging expenses.

Episode 017 – Hosts Brian Gendron and Laura Kamrath discuss the importance of following up after meetings. Plus some tips and tricks they have learned to make your appointment setting more effective. Then they look at the book “Invisible Selling Machine” by Ryan Deiss and calendar scheduling software from Calendly and AppointmentCore #sales #followup #appointmentsetting#marketing #bigideassmallbusiness #bisbpodcast #podcast#invisiblesellingmachine #calendly #appointmentcore

Episode 016: How do we get “out there?” To build our authority and awareness, we must start by being visible, and then build our “know, like and trust” levels with people who can buy from us or refer us. Social Media is a great resource here and we take a look at Facebook LIve in particular.  #smallbusiness

#entrepreneurship #marketing #sales

Episode 015 – What’s in a name? Brian Gendron and Laura Kamrath talk about naming your business, products, and services, and building a brand!  #smallbusiness #branding #marketing Sponsored by Zebra Marketing Solutions and NocserV featuring music by Max Flinn

Episode 014 – We’ve all had those nightmare customers…How do you attract more of your Ideal customer, and avoid the nightmare ones? What’s the secret sauce..? Watch to learn more! #smallbusiness#entrepreneurship #idealcustomer. Sponsored by Zebra Marketing Solutions and NocserV featuring music by Max Flinn

Episode 013 – How do you get more business from referrals? How can you build relationships with referral partners? A warm lead is much easier to close than a cold one….so on this episode, Brian Gendron and Laura Kamrath talk about how to get more warm leads!! Sponsored by Zebra Marketing Solutions and NocserV featuring music by Max Flinn

Episode 012 – Hosts Brian Gendron and Laura Kamrath will look at how to build your own Personal Brand through blogging and social media channels. Plus they explore Amazon.com Alexa Skills, and Gary Vaynerchuk’s latest book “Crushing it” Sponsored by NocserV IT Department in the Cloud and Zebra Marketing Solutions. Recorded live in Houston, TX. Music recorded by Max Flinn.  #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness #marketing #sales#business #personalbrand #nocserv #zebramarketing #houston #htx#podcast #bisb #bigideassmallbusiness