Santo Mollica has owned a print, copy, and design shop since 1982 in the heart of the East Village in Manhattan. In spite of bigger businesses like FedEx and Staples, and in the face of rising rents and the challenges of being a small business in a huge and competitive city, he's found a way to thrive and even helped pave the way for other small businesses with his landmark court case that set precedent in the state of New York.

In today's humorous and inspiring episode Santo shares how to find your place in a competitive marketplace, why bigger isn't always better, and what you can do to create a business that fits your lifestyle.

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Sales and Marketing Consulting is Ryan Mcmanus' niche at Content Via. He helps small businesses to grow sales, focus effectively, raise capital, and build a business that is scalable and sellable. He's had his share of pitfalls and he'll share his hard earned insights on how he learned to grow a business through focus and why knowing your strengths is a vital component in how to be a successful entrepreneur.

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Randy Hartz has seen more ups and downs than most people on the planet but he's managed to use his mindset to build his small business into a powerful example of positive company culture. Randy shares how to be a leader in your business and why it is the key to creating a company culture and mindset for success in everything you do.

His fitness and nutrition business are the fruits of his entrepreneurial mindset, but its his firm conviction and infectious style of leadership that makes it all work!

Baseball enthusiast and entrepreneur Patrick Durkee talks about how he’s taken his passion and turned it into a fun game for other baseball fans across the country. He specifically talks about working with the Major League Baseball Players Association and what it takes to realistically build a relationship with such a huge organization. He also shares how his passion has been able to get him through the hard times and why doing what you love for a living is so important to him.

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Bryce Summers is a psychologist, author, and founder of Queer Sense. Queer Sense is a theory that teaches acceptance of the LGBT community by fostering awareness of how culture shapes attitudes towards LGBT people. Bryce has authored eight fictional novels with five that are currently out on Amazon, and upon completion, Bryce plans to promote his Queer Sense book to help build a bridge from tolerance to full acceptance of the queer community.

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Every small business owner and entrepreneur is always looking for ways to make more money with their business. The problem is that most of us limit our thinking to methods or ideas that already exist within the business. We ask questions like: How do I get more customers? How can I generate more leads for my business? Or how can I increase my conversion rate and close more sales?

None of these is a bad question, but learning to play the game differently can fundamentally change the way you think about your business and how you can make more money starting immediately. On today's short call, Derick Van Ness will teach you some new ways to think about making more!

Ever wonder how to build a business that meets the lifestyle you want?  Anna Runyan has figured out how to do what you love for a living, whether in a corporate career or with your own small business - and on today's show she shares how she's been able to create her online business from scratch.

Of course she'll also share some of the challenges in starting a business from home, how to manager work / life balance, and how to get noticed and stand out from the crowd with your business.

Anna Runyan is the founder of ClassyCareerGirl.com, a Dream Career Launchpad For Ambitious Women.  A former Corporate Consultant and MBA grad, she now helps women get unstuck, ditch their current jobs and transition into their dream careers or businesses in 90 days or less. She provides career and business coaching to over 25,000 women on her blog and her social media channels. This successful entrepreneurial mother and wife is best known for her two signature best-selling programs: “The Love Your Career Formula” and “The Corporate Rescue Plan” with clients enrolled from all over the world.

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Wish you could tap into the mind of someone who's run several different businesses successfully and see how to think like an experienced entrepreneur? This is your chance! Today's guest Randy Ng shares his journey starting as an immigrant from Hong Kong to building businesses for others and then successfully starting several of his own small businesses.

Randy reveals how to get on the inside track with your industry, how to choose the right partners for your business, and how to build a company culture that creates happy and productive employees. This episode is packed with important business insights that will have even the most seasoned business owner thinking more abundantly!

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Randy Ng is a serial entrepreneur who's humble roots began when his family immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong, China. He's grown into a serial entrepreneur owning businesses in several industries including hospitality and government contracting. Randy enjoys traveling the world and spending time with his children as much as possible.

Starting a new business can be daunting and scary if you’ve never done it before, but with the right support it doesn’t have to be. In today’s episode Meghan Pope joins Derick Van Ness to share how to start a new business and build your brand so that you’ll stand out in the marketplace. At ELW, we’ve been listening to entrepreneurs who are asking how to make their small business grow and thrive in today’s world of marketing, technology, and rapid change.

Among other topics we’ll dive deeply into the nuts and bolts of how to build your company’s brand, how to attract good employees, and what to look for in strategic partnerships with your business. These are all themes that small business owners face when launching a new business, and today we’ve got some answers for you and will share how we’re dealing with the same issues with this podcast.

If you want help with launching your new idea or business, visit: http://ready.elwpodcast.com for a complimentary consultation. 

NY Times Best Selling Author, Entrepreneur, and Financial Advocate for Business Owner are just a few of the titles that decorate Garrett Gunderson. His companies have been on the Inc. 500 and Utah 50 Fastest Growing Companies, he’s been featured on many major financial television networks, and is a regular contributor for Entrepreneur.com and the Huffington Post.

In this episode Garrett shares his wisdom in talking about how make better decisions for your business and life, what taught him how to say ‘No’ to the wrong opportunities, and how following your purpose isn’t fluffy, it’s actually at the heart of long term success.

Garrett is also going to be a regular contributor for the show sharing how entrepreneurs can use better financial strategy and understanding to make better investments, save money on taxes, streamline their cash flow and more!

Also, there is some good quote info about 19 minutes into the show about the "2 paths"

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