Rocking The Biz

Season 2, Episode 6 Coming At You!Crazy topic this week...What are Non-Fungible Tokens? Why are they in the news right now? We answer these questions and more with our resident crypto mind, Dan! Peter also gives his thoughts on the future of NFT and why small business owners should pay attention. As always, let us know what you think and if you have experience with NFT reach out to get on the show! Research for this episode:https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/974089381/whats-an-nft-and-why-are-peo...

Episode 5 Coming At You!In this episode we're looking at cryptocurrency! Here is the thing... we're specifically looking at if small business owners should accept cryptocurrency as a new method of payment for their business.What did we find?Well the answer is not so easy. We dive a bit deeper into what crypto is, where it comes from, a little bit about it's history and our thoughts on which coins make sense for payment purposes.There were a few surprises in this episode as our our host, Dan W...

Episode 4 Coming At You!What a wild week in the world of finance! (fuh-nance for you wall streeters).You all know the story- GameStop surged after a group of Reddit users drove up the price after proclaiming their buying intentions online. This caused one of Wall Street's hedge funds to fundamentally collapse. What was learned by Wall Street? Don't mess with the internet.Peter and Dan dive into the other side of this story. How powerful community could be, what the internet is capable of, how...

Episode 3 Coming At You!In this episode Peter and Dan talk to Nick Quirk, the COO of SEO Locale, LLC and Owner of Pwned Studios. Nick has 15 years of digital marketing experience and was also a former semi-pro Call of Duty gamer! We discuss how these experiences shaped Nick's strategy around building his own video game studio and his flagship game, War Identity (link below).This story is full of great marketing ideas, inspiring insights into the power of gaming and a surprising commentary on ...

Episode 2 of Season 2 coming at you! Today we have our first guest of the Series! LeeAnn Mogel is the founder of HeartsEase Candle Co- a small e-commerce candle company with a big mission around helping people.In this episode LeeAnn talks about how she found her passion for making candles, how she is growing her business without the huge marketing spend, the power of community and the mission that drives her everyday. There is a lot that small, grass routes, entrepreneurs can learn from this ...

Hello 2021! We're back with a new season of Rocking The Biz!We're starting off by discussing the things we missed between seasons... you know.... celebrity passings, big retirements, chaos in DC..... the election. We could have had multiple episodes on just these topics, but we kept it pretty basic (at least we tried).We mainly spent this week's episode talking about some new platforms that you can use for your business:RumbleBizfluenceMeWeDuckDuckGo (search)Parler**We discuss the basics of t...

Episode 20 coming at you!In this episode we're talking about our favorite moments from the first season of Rocking The Biz. We've covered a lot of fun topics, shocked ourselves with some of the statistics we found and learned a lot along the way. We're taking a short break, but we'll be back right after the Thanksgiving holiday. Check the social media for more!Social Media (We Love Engagement!) Facebook PageLinkedIn Page(Feel free to connect with Peter Rukis!) Twitter@Pet...

Episode 19 coming at you! Presidents making video game maps.....Making a side hustle out of someone else's products....Did Peter and Dan start a business mid podcast?This was a weird one, but a fun one! Dan talks about the magical Animal Crossing map known as Biden Island. An island that was put together by the Biden campaign to, by our understanding, connect with voters. We talk about what this could mean for this campaign, but also for future campaigns!https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/busines...

Episode 18 Coming At You! Big Business to discuss here today...Microsoft is trying to eat Sony's lunch by coming after the Japanese market share. Also, they're buying up some game studios to bring the 3rd party titles in house! How will Sony respond? What do we think? We're sharing some big business take aways from this video game war.https://www.trueachievements.com/n43393/xbox-series-x-sold-out-japanDo you like to get an early start on Holiday shopping? Amazon is trying to help you speed th...

Episode 17 coming at you!This week we're talking about electric cars, while Peter and Dan fanboy over Tesla, and what they may mean for the fuel industry. Dan specifically highlights the effects that self-driving electric cars could do to the gas industry if consumers choose these options over traditional vehicles.Peter and Dan paint an interesting picture on what may happen if the mass exodus from cities result in suburbanites that want to maintain the "no car" lifestyle. To add onto all of ...