Karen is going to teach Cadie and the audience about David Gurteen's business philosophy of Knowledge Share. Knowledge Share is always revealing and teaching everything you know to your team and the people around you. By creating a culture of knowledge sharing, you will not only increase the overall skill set of your team, but you show them and your customer the "why" of what you do and how things are supposed to be done. And this is a benefit for all involved.

Karen and Cadie talk about something they know a lot about; starting, working, and thriving in a family business. Karen and Cadie share their personal family business ups, downs, tidbits, wisdom nuggets, warnings, and all the pros and cons. Plus, they give us their secrets for making it work not only in the business but not taking that office tensions home to your spouse, kids, or siblings.

In this episode, show producer Johnny Gwin gets some small business and 2018 tax advice from Karen. Johnny asks some common questions business owners have every year trying to get all those financial reports finished, and in compliance with city, county, state and federal laws.

Karen, without the super busy Cadie, interviews one of Mobile's most known and infamous entrepreneurs, Scott Tindle. Scott went from having a multi-million dollar business on July 18th, 2018 to waking up the next day and having it snatched away like a flash of lightning in the Missouri sky. Scott shares his starting and dismantling his Gulf Coast Ducks Tours company, his unique ABC network's Sharktank experience, starting a restaurant, and what his newest Senior Bowl Leadership Summit is all about.

Karen flies solo without Cadie and speaks with Jenni and Delaney Zimlich about how they formed and started their 501(c)(3) non-profit business, the Krewe of Kindness. They share their path and steps they took to get started, choosing a board of directors, the real costs, & what surprised them most along the way. Karen lays out all the details of the Determination Letter, the needed paperwork, forms, regulations and the best business practices it takes to start your 501(c)(3) business on the right foot.

In this episode, Karen and Cadie let show producer Johnny Gwin take over the studio and talk about a different (and better) way to make those hard to keep New Year's Resolutions. Johnny explains Chris Brogan's 3 Word Mindset Practice and how it can be a first step in making next year better than the last one. Johnny shares his personal three words to guide him through 2019. Karen and Cadie start the process to find their guiding words that they will share on the first shows of 2019.

According to a recent study from Funding Circle, 70 percent of small business owners worked on Christmas even though they had planned to take that whole day off. In this episode, Karen and Cadie discuss the Christmas Holiday do's and don'ts to get the most out of your time off, business productivity, family time, and your overall sanity. This is a great show for workshop owners and worker elves. Merry Christmas and thanks for listening and supporting Cheers To Business. Cheers to you!

Karen and Cadie explain the ins and outs of your business's financial report. What is the balance sheet? What is the profit and loss statement? Why are these documents so important to your bookkeeper, CPAs, and the health of your company. Plus, Karen explains how a business owner looks at financial reports and how accountants view these reports. Cheers to financial responsibility!

The business owner and accountant (CPA) explain the things that need to be done, accounts that need to be rectified, documents required, and the decisions necessary to avoid trouble with Uncle Sam and the IRS. Plus, Karen describes the pros and cons of employee bonuses, buying equipment in December, and the new corporate tax laws and changes. Cheers to taking care of business!

In these days of always more, hustle, and grind some business owners (and other workaholics) aren't valuing themselves or listening to that voice screaming to take some time to take a break, have some fun, and to define that blurry line between life and work. On this show, Cadie and Karen explore the "all work and no play" fallacy and why all those billable hours and personal sacrifices might be a short-term gain creating a much bigger long-term problem