Business Reflections

How can we empower and create transformative opportunities for our employees? How do we provide opportunities for our employees to find and develop their voice, leadership and sense of agency, while also supporting them in other areas of their lives? Kathleen Menegozzi, Director of Jack’s Pizza, joins us for this important discussion on the importance of empowering our employees and the role that plays in a business’ success. We talk about employee ownership, maximizing strategic partnerships, and how to think creatively about engaging your employees.

Jack’s Pizza is a set of New Hampshire pizza shops with a mission to build better lives and communities through pizza. Jack’s Pizza believes that everyone deserves a fair chance to thrive in life and provides the development, training, and education for their employees to be able to do just that. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.  

You have a great idea, but how do you turn your idea into a fully functioning product? Samantha Dong, Founder and CEO of Ally Shoes, joins us to discuss product development. Samantha shares her insightful experience of creating a product and starting a small business as an industry outsider. We discuss the importance of listening to your customers, utilizing data to make smart choices, and some of the biggest challenges of transforming your idea from concept to product.

Ally Shoes is an innovative, fashion brand designed for women by women. Ally Shoes reimagines how functional fashion pieces support women every day while encouraging them to express themselves and their style. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected].  Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.  

The wrong hire in a small business can be detrimental. When your small business is ready to expand, how do you build a team of employees that meets the needs of your business and can help it grow? With special guest Ann Marie Sochia, Founder of Silver Linings for Seniors, we discuss the challenges of building a team, ways to empower your employees to define their own career, and why it’s okay to say no if someone isn’t the right hire.

Silver Linings for Seniors is a team of counseling professionals who specialize in quality counseling services for seniors, loved ones, and caregivers in the comfort of their own home. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.

How can we embrace conscious leadership to help us better lead our teams, run our businesses, and improve our lives? Bina Jhaveri, Founder of A to Zen Coaching, joins us to explain the four cornerstones of conscious leadership, how to implement it as small business owners, and the positive long-term impacts of conscious leadership on your business.

A to Zen Coaching supports and guides exclusive top-tier leaders in achieving path-breaking results as they build their career and lives. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.

How do you create a purposeful and relevant online presence for your business? On this episode of Business Reflections, we’re joined by Julie Yoder, Founder and Lead Coach of English With Purpose, to share her experience and discuss building an online presence for your business. We talk about shifting your mindset for running your business, rebrand considerations, and transitioning your business model. 

English With Purpose helps international professionals who are working for a better world communicate in English with confidence. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.

As a small business, how do you build business partnerships internationally? Sheree Mitchell, Founder and CEO of Immersa Global, joins us to share about her expertise and experience working with other people and businesses in multiple countries. We discuss the important elements to building successful international business partnerships from understanding cultural differences to acknowledging your mistakes to understanding how your business is being perceived in its local context.

Immersa Global is an upscale inbound tour operator and destination management company that specializes in exclusive food, wine, art, and faith-based travel programs as well as small meetings and events in Portugal. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.

How do you create a sustainable product that is accessible to a large audience, can be available worldwide, and still be cost-effective? On this episode, we’re joined by Marina Tran-Vu, CEO and Founder of EQUO, who shares her expertise and experience building an international eco-friendly company with sustainable products. We discuss everything from resources and tips for creating sustainable products, to aligning your company’s mission and values, to launching a business through a crowdfunding campaign. Sustainability can be a bit intimidating, especially for first time consumers, but together we can make small, important steps towards sustainability and progress. 

EQUO provides a variety of truly eco-friendly solutions for everyday items through providing products that are 100% natural, plastic-free, non-toxic, chemical-free & biodegradable and compostable. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.

What do you do when you have pivot your business? Even if you have a plan in place, change is going to happen and require your business to be flexible and adapt. Alex Weissner and Cortney Logan, Founders of bRUNch Running, join us to discuss successfully pivoting your business, looking to your audience for inspiration, and utilizing your online presence to help navigate your business changes.

For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected].  Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.

Design plays an important role in your business. From logo to font type to color scheme, design impacts your communication with customers, product functionality, and even long-term business growth. We’re joined by Victor Jacques, owner and lead designer of VAJ Design, to discuss why you should take design seriously from the start of creating your business and most common design mistakes small businesses make. From the importance of your logo to advice on where to begin with design if you are a small business with a limited budget, this episode is full of great tips on the intersection of design and business.

VAJ Design is a design and marketing agency. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.

How do you include charitable giving in your business model? What are the pros and cons of running a for-profit business with a corporate philanthropic component? Mary Molina, CEO and Founder of Lola Snacks, joins us to share her story of creating Lola Snacks with charitable giving built into the company’s mission. We discuss navigating the balance between profit and giving back to the community, expanding your charitable giving as your company grows, and how you communicate corporate charitable giving back to your customers.

Lola Snacks are made with a handful of simple ingredients and harness the super powers of probiotics to help boost immunity, maximize protein absorption and increase energy to help you feel as good as our bars taste. For show notes, visit maticsbilling.com/podcast. To submit questions or ideas, email us at [email protected]. Follow Business Reflections on Facebook and Instagram.