Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist

What’s a virtual assistant?  Hayley Sweet of Copper Consulting is our guest today to share her story. Most entrepreneurs think they need to be up and running before getting an assistant. Wasting your billable time with tasks that are not your unique ability, is that – a waste. Having a virtual assistant allows entrepreneurs to make sales…

Today we have part 2 with Melanie from Studio 205.  Studio 205 has been in their location, in Hamilton, for 2 and a half years.  Thrifty Designer is next door.  They were hoping to open a shop to compliment the neighbouring stores.  Her focus is on Studio 205 now, it is her niche, she is…

Our guest today is Melanie from Studio 205.  She has always been a maker, since childhood, anything crafty or handmade.  There was a space nearby that she ran a marketplace on Sundays in the summer months.  Building on that she thought having an actual brick and mortar shop to have the makers sell their products…

Our guests today are Sarosha and Adnan from Aiva Labs.  Websites are important – they are like a billboard.  Aiva Labs created a tool that does not require you to do any additional coding on your website to create campaigns (ie capturing leads, engaging social media followers, promoting events and videos, or offering discounts, at…

Today our guests are Emily and Kayla from Oneiric Hockey.  They are finalists in the Lion’s Lair competition this year, and they have also been on Dragon’s Den Canada, where they were offered a deal.  The Dragon’s Den deal did not end up going through after the show. The product they have designed is a…

Elliott from Collective Arts Brewing joins us today.  Collective Arts likes to help the “little guy” get their art and music out there.  Collective Arts is a Hamilton, Ontario, based brewery. Craft breweries make high quality beer.  It is a niche market.  There is a personal touch from the smaller breweries.  Collective Arts has incredible…

Emma from Healthy Pets is our guest today.  Healthy Pets started when Emma’s dog was really sick.  They adopted a yellow labrador retriever.  He had a rare disease called lung worm.  The process of going to the vet and getting this analyzed and on to recovery has been a lengthy and costly process.  They were…

Welcome to Part 2 with Vera from BrainsView, we continue where we left off from Part 1. It is fascinating how somedays our bodies do not perform the way we think they should.  Weather can affect migraines, why would nature not affect how we perform.  Think of the full moon and it’s affect on emergency…

Our guest today is Vera, of BrainsView.  This is part 1 of our 2 part conversation with Vera. BrainsView started out as a software company.  Vera spent time with families of people who had suffered brain injuries, families are looking for answers, that just could not be provided.  The only answer they had was “wait…

Katarina is our guest today.   She is the chief dessert designer and founder of Dolled Up Desserts. They are a dedicated gluten free and vegan wholesale bakery and a lions lair top 15 finalist in Hamilton, Ontario. After hearing about a program offered by the City of Hamilton for students to start their own…