It's Just Business

How do I find customers for my business?  Who are my ideal customers?  How do I know what my customers want?  We discuss important steps to take in the customer acquisition process.  Utilizing Google and Google My Business, networking, and identifying your ideal customer.  Customer acquisition can drive your business forward and will help you scale and grow.

Do you have a story about the strangest way you met a customer? 
What happened?
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You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
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How to open a dispensary in Connecticut?   How do I start a CBD business in Connecticut?  We talk with Devin Schleidt about investing in and starting a cannabis-based business.  Devin's company Schleidt Works, partners as a trusted consultant to clients providing engineering consulting, management consulting, financial consulting, creating software to increase productivity for clients, and helping to build companies that want to scale.

Where to connect with Devin Schleidt:
Hartford Business Journal: $30M venture cannabis fund
Web: CT Cannabis Capital
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/schleidt-works/
http://linkedin.com/in/devinschleidt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchleidtWorks
Instagram: http://linkedin.com/in/devinschleidt
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkRuK_b4o68IZ2rlFzoSxNQ
Email: [email protected]

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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
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You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
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What ensures longevity in business? What makes a company successful over the long term?  We discuss these questions with serial entrepreneur Jeri Quinn.  Jeri is the founder and president of Driving Improved Results where she and her team help organizations achieve goals, reduce turnover, save money, exceed customer expectations, and attract talent.

Places you can connect with Jeri:
Websites: www.DrivingImprovedResults.com
www.BusinessDivorceInstitute.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/drivingimprovedresults
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DrivingIR
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeriquinn/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivingimprovedresults/
email: [email protected]

Book: The Customer Loyalty Playbook: 12 Game Strategies to Drive Improved Results in your Business

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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
Google: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBA

You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
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How do I find great employees?  How do I increase retention of great team members?  What kind of leader am I?  Russ and Dana talk about hiring employees in their own businesses and what's important to keep great team members.  Develop a culture that aligns with your values and the clients you are serving.  Be intentional about communication, training, and making connections with your team.  Hire character, train skill. 

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Connect with us:
To get in touch with us, email the podcast at [email protected].
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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
Google: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBA

You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
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How do I build my brand and expand my business?  How do I incorporate social media into my business?  Are there "turn-key" options for social media marketing?  We talk with Lori Giuttari of Virtual Thrive and LG Coaching who focuses on small businesses - their motto is "Marketing for Main Street Growth."  Lori helps us explore the need for good and properly targeted marketing to make the most of every marketing dollar.  Lori brings over 25 years of marketing expertise and coaching skills to partner with Visual Thrive clients, discover their strategic vision and build their businesses through marketing. She has deep experience advising decision-makers in small business and large corporations, profit and non-profit, national and international. Lori is also a certified Master Executive Coach and uses all of her knowledge to support your company.

You can connect with or follow Lori Giuttari here:
Website: https://visualthrive.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/visualthrive/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualthrive/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visualthrive
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyLYctJas640OvgQaY02hg
Shop Local Rhode Island.com: https://shoplocalrhodeisland.com/
LG Coaching: http://lgcoaching.com/

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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
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You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
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How can providing fewer services increase profitability?  How do I turn my art into a business?  How to find a niche for your business?  We speak with Sasha Dale, a professional photographer about turning passion into business and how focusing on what you're good at can make you the best at what you do.   

Personal Brand & Commercial Website: https://www.sashacdale.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sashadalephotography
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sashadale_brand_photographer/

Boudoir Website: https://www.sashadalephotography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boudoirbysashadale
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sashadalephotography/

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Connect with us:
To get in touch with us, email the podcast at [email protected].
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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
Google: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBA

You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
Google -  https://tinyurl.com/y4wxnavx

Why business should harness the power of purpose?  How do I find my company's true purpose?  How do I help my team find their higher purpose?  We talk with Scott Mason, an inspirational and keynote speaker, focusing on finding connection through meaning.   

Scott Mason is also the host of "Scott Mason's Purpose Highway Podcast" as well as the official podcast for Toastmasters of Greater NY's "Transformational Highways" podcast and co-host of the "Just a Squirrel Looking for a Nut" humor-based podcast. Prior to that, Scott was co-Principal of The Brooklyn Press, a silkscreen printing company with locations in NYC and Newburgh, NY. Previously, Scott was the General Counsel and Vice-President of Operations for Urban Resource Institute, the USA's largest provider of domestic violence shelter services and an operator of homeless shelters. He also spent nearly 20 years in executive and in-house counsel positions with various City of New York agencies, including a time as the second-in-command of the agency which operates the City's administrative tribunal system. He is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Carleton College and of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.

You can connect with or follow Scott Mason here:
Podcast: Scott Mason's Purpose Highway Podcast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smason1/
Website: https://www.scottmasonllc.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s.scott_mason/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scott.mason.1291

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Connect with us:
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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
Google: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBA

You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
Google -  https://tinyurl.com/y4wxnavx

How do I listen to customers effectively?  What are pain points for customers? How do you listen to customers?  We talk with Kylee Robinson, a goal-oriented entrepreneur, salesperson, and recruiter with over 10 years experience. She has been a consistent top performer in the direct sales industry, has honed her selling, coaching, and motivating skills as a personal trainer, and authored, audio recorded and published the book Marine Corps B.R.A.T. Presently she is utilizing these experiences to serve others and help them grow their businesses as a sales and leadership business coach. As a fervent believer in life-long learning Kylee constantly pursues knowledge. This drives her to keep growing and enables her to help others achieve their most fulfilling, limitless life possible.

You can connect with Kylee Robinson here:
Website: https://compasslivingri.com/
Instagram: @kylee_n_robinson
Email: [email protected]

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Connect with us:
To get in touch with us, email the podcast at [email protected].
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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
Google: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBA

You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
Google -  https://tinyurl.com/y4wxnavx

How do I hire good employees?  What are some small business hiring challenges?  How do I hire great talent?  We talk with Dr. Sabrina Starling, the Business Psychologist, author of the How to Hire the Best series, and co-host of the Profit by Design Podcast.  Dr. Sabrina has coached thousands of entrepreneurs to overcome the day-to-day struggles of business growth by getting out of their own way and developing a success mindset that propels them to higher and higher levels of success (and profitability).

Connect with Dr. Sabrina
Facebook:  Tap the Potential
LinkedIn:  /drsabrina/
Twitter:  @drsabrina
Instagram:  @drsabrina
Website:  https://www.tapthepotential.com/
Podcast: Profit by Design
Discover How To Make Your Time Worth $10,000 An Hour

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Connect with us:
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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
Google: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBA

You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
Google -  https://tinyurl.com/y4wxnavx

Why does every business need a BAIL team?  Do I need a lawyer for my business?  How do I put an attorney on retainer?  We talk with Jonathan Friedler attorney at law about business law and how to protect yourself in business with a relationship with a great attorney.

Jonathan Friedler is an attorney at Geraghty & Bonnano, LLC in New London, Connecticut.  They are a civil litigation firm and primarily handle business issues, including contracts and litigation.  Services include business formation, contract preparation/ review, compliance, business negotiations, dispute resolution, and litigation.  Geraghty & Bonnano’s typical clients include lenders and trades people in need of collection work and foreclosure, partners involved in a firm dissolution, contractors and homeowners involved in construction disputes.  In addition to his litigation practice, Attorney Friedler regularly represents lawyers in ethics/ attorney discipline matters throughout the State of Connecticut, including claims regarding conflicts, privilege, IOLTA/ file management, unauthorized practice of law, attorney advertising, and attorney competence.  He represents his attorney clients before local panels, at Statewide Grievance Committee hearings, and in presentment hearings in the Connecticut Superior Court. 

Attorney Friedler is active in the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Connecticut Bar Association: In 2018, he was the YLS Executive Committee Chair of Professional Responsibility and Ethics, and he has served as the YLS Executive Committee Director for Non-CLE Events since 2019.  He received the YLS Rookie of the Year award in 2019, and Star of the Year Award in 2020.

Disclaimer: Today’s presentation is not meant to be construed as legal advice: if you have a legal question, you should consult with an attorney licensed to practice within the appropriate state to review your particular situation.  This presentation does not constitute solicitation for an attorney-client relationship and no confidential or attorney-client relationship will exist without an express written agreement.  Please do not send unsolicited confidential information to the presenters.

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You can find Russ @reliable.remediation
Russ Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster Restoration
Google: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBA

You can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic
 Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR Consulting
Google -  https://tinyurl.com/y4wxnavx