Small Business Miracles Podcast

This week we have a conversation with Sherrie Ortiz, the entrepreneur and founder behind Just One Day Tours, a fully curated tours company designed to make your time in Kansas City fun and hassle-free. In today’s marketing tip, we talk about judging creative without your eyes.

This week we sit down with entrepreneur, consultant and trainer Sarah Wolters of Sarah Wolters Company and learn how to make sure the right voices are heard within your organization so you can be successful. In today’s marketing tip, a quick word about why you want to be in the top 3 search positions.

https://www.sarahwoltersco.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmorefield/

Shawn Lee House is a Professional Photographer and the entrepreneur behind Shawn Lee Photography & Art. Her approach to corporate branding and imagery is designed to get you on the same page quickly, presenting your brand in the best light. For today’s small business marketing tip, we talk about why you want to rank higher in search engine results.

https://www.justshawnlee.com

https://www.instagram.com/justshawnlee/

If you can stomp once and clap twice, STEP Movement can teach you how to step for the rest of your life! This week we hear about the steps CEO and Founder Jacquinta Nelson took to create STEP Movement and bring a step community to life in Kansas City. In today’s marketing tip, we consider where on the floor we want that trade show booth at our next conference.

Instructional designers can help your business move the needle when it comes to education and training. But don’t take our word for it — you should hear it from Tory Hord of Tory Hord Consulting! In today’s marketing tip, how many different ways can you use that great content piece on your website? It’s a lot, as it turns out

Whir is a new proximity-based platform where customers can find deals and events, and business owners can drive foot traffic from those customers. We talk to Co-Founder & CEO Blake Coffee about the process to launch, where he’s headed next and creating a self-taught curriculum to make it all happen. In today’s marketing tip, we talk about why it’s so difficult to get apples-to-apples comparisons from a marketing agency.

AlphaGraphics Kansas City’s President and Owner Haley Haar has confidence in her team. Enough confidence to say “Call me if you have an idea that ‘can’t be done.” That’s bold, unless you back it up the way they do. Hear about her approach to creative problem solving and everything you wanted to know about AlphaGraphics in our featured segment! But first, what’s the image you’re putting out there at your next trade show?

On this episode, we underscore the importance of gathering great Google reviews as we talk to Jennifer & Eric Benz, the owners of Click Fun Photo Booth! In our marketing tip, some things are about to change in search, thanks to AI.

Who doesn't love a clip show?!? We're taking a retrospective look at the amazing entrepreneurs and nonprofit execs we've spoken with in 2024 and shared a few shareable moments to re-gift. Speaking of holidays, be sure to listen to the end to catch our special holiday show music created by your talented friends at EAG - we think we're hilarious.

Generating Income for Tomorrow (GIFT) has been prolific since their founding in 2020 — and their impact on black-owned businesses has been strong. In this week’s show, Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Calloway talks with us about growing GIFT and changing lives. In this week’s marketing tip, is your company telling a story worth re-telling?