House Coffee Podcast

House Coffee Podcast

By Maggie Fromm & Rich SarnackiBusinessEntrepreneurshipEducationSelf-Improvement
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House Coffee Podcast episodes

  • 31: Holiday Catch-Up & How We Stay Inspired

    Maggie & Rich take a break from their Business Model Basics series to catch up post-holiday break and riff on the question, "how do you stay inspired"?

    Also at one point Rich says "non-fiction' but he means "fiction." ;)

    We'd love to hear your feedback! Email us at housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)com. Special thanks as always to the amazing TJ McMaster for producing and editing our show! Shoutout to Grizzly Beats for our intro music, "Cafe." https://www.grizzlybeatz.com/

    54 min
  • Thank Your Mailman, Pet Your Dog

    We honestly could not have said it better ourselves! While we are on that note, we, (Maggie and Rich) are so thankful for our engineer and producer TJ McMaster. This show would not be the show it is without you TJ!! <3

    We will catch you next week!

    1 min
  • 30: Even More BMB (Series Part 3) Custy Relationships & Revenue

    "Your customers (or custys as Rich says) do not exist to buy. You exist for them." We can't stop talking about The Business Model Canvas video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Zryr_cTb7apRk3fc&v=IP0cUBWTgpY&feature=youtu.be)

    We begin with what we are listening to and a happy ending update to the $5 bill that went missing last week. Speaking of revenue, we compare ways that Storied Coffee and Welcome Home Co bring income into their businesses. Maggie puts Rich in the hot seat and proposes a coffee subscription service. Let us know your thoughts! DM us or email us housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)com.

    Special thanks as always to TJ McMaster for mixing and editing our 30th episode!!

    1 hr 3 min
  • 29: More Business Model Basics (Series Part 2): B2B, DTC, WTH?

    BMB: B2B, DTC? WTH (what the heck) does it all mean?? In the second of our Business Model Basics (BMB) convos we talk sales channels and how Maggie's 100% referral-based staging business compares with Rich's retail and consulting business. Rich has a hot-take moment explaining the coffee beverage known as a "flat white" and Maggie shares what she does when $5 goes missing.

    PART 2 OF A SERIES

    We'd love to hear your feedback! Email us at housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)com. Special thanks as always to the amazing TJ McMaster for producing and editing our show! Shoutout to Grizzly Beats for our intro music, "Cafe."

    1 hr 3 min
  • 28: Business Model Basics (Series Part 1): What problem does your business solve?

    The way we live is different from the way we sell and we are pumped to talk about how that relates to our business models. Guided by a video from The Business Channel on YouTube titled: "The Business Model Canvas - 9 Steps to Creating a Successful Business Model - Startup Tips" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0cUBWTgpY, Rich and Maggie begin a conversation on how to think about their real estate, staging, and coffee shop business models based on Rich's hot take that business models are so misunderstood. Starting with the question, "What is the problem that you are uniquely positioned to solve?", the pair revisit Maggie's staging origins and Rich's quest to bring a special coffee experience to his hometown. PART 1 OF A SERIES

    We'd love to hear your feedback! Email us at housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)com. Special thanks as always to the amazing TJ McMaster for producing and editing our show! Shoutout to Grizzly Beats for our intro music, "Cafe."

    1 hr 12 min
  • 27: How to Find Your Ideal Client & Mission Statement vs. Positioning Statement
    We get into it with a story from Maggie who recently threatened a client. Had she not known the value of her services and had a strong sense of her brand cornerstones, its possible she never would have gotten paid. She shares the steps she took last year to figure out exactly what her brand's core values were. We find her mission statement straight from her website. Rich points out a the key language he uses in Storied Coffee's mission statement and why it was so important to him. He also explains they key difference between Mission Statement and Positioning Statement and why its imperative to have both.Send us your feedback to housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)comSpecial thanks as always to TJ McMaster for mixing and producing this episode!
    1 hr 9 min
  • 26: Meep Morp! Algorithmic Aversion, Evolving Technologies With AI & Future Generations
    If you've been hesitant about artificial intelligence this one is for you! Today's episode is PACKED with so many hot takes on Artificial Intelligence. We continue the conversation we started last week, answering questions like: "Is AI friend or foe?", "Is AI coming for our jobs?" and "Did Rich communicate with an AI robot?" Spoiler Alert: The answer is not black and white, but actually more gray. AI is here and its here to stay, so how are we going to adapt? In the same way evolving technologies have changed the media industry, this generation of kids won't know a life without artificial intelligence. So how can our businesses and our lives evolve? Maggie has a few ideas for Rich and puts him on the spot which include a spontaneous "Hey Siri" question. Submit your questions to housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)com or slide into our DMs.Special thanks as always to TJ McMaster for producing and mixing this episode!The Management Lab podcast episode we referenced: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-algorithmic-aversion-why-are-people-skeptical/id1675814684?i=1000604045163
    1 hr 2 min
  • 25: Are You Team AI? Our Opinions on Artificial Intelligence
    This week we have a heated debate about all things Artificial Intelligence! No, not really, but Rich has his opinions and shares his experience with his social media and the use of AI in the captions. Maggie shares how she utilizes AI in her real estate business and shares some resources for difference uses of AI. We'd love for you to share your thoughts! housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)comSpecial thanks as always to TJ McMaster for mixing and producing this episode!
    57 min
  • 24: Furniture Market Crisis? Giving Thrifting & Second Hand a Second Life

    We kick off the episode right away with what we've been listening to. Rich shares a song that is most relatable to his life right now by the Decemberists. Maggie shares another limited podcast series that has her laughing out loud.

    Our main topic today is all about furniture! Is thrifting and second hand items gaining a second life in popularity? We discuss the rise of the thrifting from Cheap Old Houses, estate sales, furniture to books!

    Send us your questions and/or feedback to housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)com.

    Special thanks to TJ McMaster for mixing and producing this episode!

    55 min
  • 23: To Stage, or Not to Stage? And the Difference Between Staging & Interior Design
    This week we discuss a question Maggie recently received: "Is it better to stage a house with worn out crappy furniture, or to leave it vacant?" That part of the conversation starts at 23:08. Later in the conversation, Rich asks Maggie the difference between home staging and interior design and she clarifies the important distinction.We begin the episode with Rich sharing one of the hardest things he's ever had to do: Fire someone. He shares the story right in our first segment. Maggie recounts running into an former boss recently from her early twenties who fired her after working at the company for 6 months. For questions, comments and feedback email us at housecoffeepodcast@gmail(.)comSpecial thanks to TJ McMaster for editing and mixing this episode!
    1 hr 2 min

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