The Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

Today we are joined by entreprenuer Joe Lancelotti.  Through the years Joe has owned several pizzerias as werll as getting into the real estate market and flipping houses.

He currently owns Pizza City in Woodbury Heights, NJ and Little Jim's Pizza in Clayton, NJ.  Growing up in a family of restaurateurs, it was fate that Joe would follow in the family business.  He started young and he's never looked back.

Joe shares his experiences in buying multiple businesses, the art of how and when to sell - and who to sell too - as well as how to manage a staff of 40 +, many of whom are first time workers.

Tune in to this great episode!

Nugget Alerts: 
- treat people how you want to be treated
- you need to be a good listener to manage employees
- Entrepreneurship  is in your blood
- patience; you need a lot of patience
- your employees must work as a team
- you have to change with the times 

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Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. The last 3 1/2 years she has owned J.Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
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J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

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Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

Are incentives good for your staff?  Do they promote long-term performance growth and dedicated employees or does that change when the incentive goes away?

What about promotions for your clients?  Will they keep coming once the promotion ends?

Staci guides the conversation through a bit of a difference of opinion on what works and why.

This episode is jammed packed with nuggets:
* Know your employees & your customers
* Incentives often fail to change behavior
* Engagement should be based on a system where you cast vision and the why
* Mastery drives behavior change
* The inventive must be valuable to your team
* Promotions help engagement between staff and customers
*DON'T FOUL UP THE FOLLOW-UP!

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Dempsey, Weiss & Associates on YouTube

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. The last 3 1/2 years she has owned J.Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom and a busy non profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur.  Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family.  He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ based insurance and

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

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Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

The Dempseys are joined by Monica Mehalishick, a high school classmate of Staci's.  Monica runs not one but TWO small businesses!

Monica talks about finding her way to Texas on her journey to founding The Nourished Nest Therapy & Consulting and well as Airapy,  an online service to help match you with the right therapist for you.

Monica stalks about the importance for patience as you learn the business side of things as well as the importance of self-care; something entrepreneurs often forget about.

This episode is jammed packed with nuggets:
* You have to be patient to learn the "other stuff"
*Y ou can't build your business without blood, sweat & tears
* Don't turn, learn.
* You don't need to do everything when there are people who are experts
* Value quality, not quantity
* The fear of what if
* It's totally ok to take a day off!

You can reach Monica:
 The Nourished Nest Therapy & Consulting
Airapy
Facebook
Instagram - @thenourishednest

Email your questions and comments to:  [email protected]

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Airapy
Therapy with Airapy is more convenient because you can meet your therapist anywhere.

The Nourished Nest
Creating a safe therapy space, where your soul is nourished & vulnerability grows into empowerment.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

In this episode Jennifer, Staci & Jack answer some great questions submitted via email and on our Facebook page.

Jack answers a question abut what other business he has started and he brings us all the way back to 1972.  Staci and Jennifer aren't sure the whole story is true so listen in around 25 minutes and let us know via email what you think about his first entrepreneurial enterprise.

Questions submitted ranged from permits and licensing to building that first budget and what would differently now.

Nuggets include:
- you have to be careful about distractions, especially those named Judy
- root through the mud
- find the right people to recruit to your team
- prioritize your wants with what you need now; expand later
- entrepreneur burnout is real

Email your questions and comments to:  [email protected]

Be sure to like and follow our new Facebook page.

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. The last 3 1/2 years she has owned J.Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom and a busy non profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur.  Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family.  He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ based insurance and investment firm begun more than 30 years

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

You might want to grab a pad, pen, cup of coffee and a comfortable chair before starting this episode as it's jammed packed with so many tips and nuggets you're going to want to write them all down!

We are thrilled to be joined by Michelle Seiler Tucker, the preeminent expert on buying, selling, fixing, and growing businesses. She closes 98% of offers she writes and exceeds her clients’ expectations.  Her new book, Exit Rich, is a must-have guide for all business owners – whether they’re gearing up to sell a business now or just starting to build out their company – to sell for huge profits in the future.

Michelle presents a great way for new entrepreneurs to approach their new business:  planning your exit strategy right from the start.

The Nuggets kept coming but here are a few:
- You are either growing or dying
- Business owners don't plan to fail; they fail to plan
- Don't put all your eggs in one buyer's basket
- Your WHY has to be strong enough to keep you in the game
- AIM - always innovate & market
- Consumer habits have changed; business must change with them
- Hire on your weaknesses

You can reach Michelle by
Text MICHELLE to 888-526-5750 for all social media links
Exit Rich Book
Facebook

Michelle Seiler Tucker Associates
Seiler Tucker is the preeminent expert on buying, selling, fixing & growing businesses.

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

Work/Life Balance.  It's a term people often say but what does it really mean?  Jack, Jennifer and Staci have an interesting discussion and arrive at some varied conclusions.

The topics range from technology, nutrition, kids, growing your business, sacrifice to meeting growing customer expectations and balancing it all in a 24 hours day. 

Jennifer talks about a tough decision regarding growing her business and spending more time with her young daughter and dad suggests changing the question might be a good way to look at the situation.

Jack even admits that he is terrible at balance:)

Nuggets in this episode include:
-Work/Life balance isn't having it all
- Sometimes you have to change the question
- Work/Life balance takes a lot of discipline
- You must have intention and discipline
- You must be 100% OK with the sacrifice or decision you make
- Work/Life balance doesn't mean all the parts are equal.

Email your questions and comments to:  [email protected]

Be sure to like and follow our new Facebook page.

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. The last 3 1/2 years she has owned J.Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom and a busy non profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur.  Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family.  He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer,

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

Jennifer, Staci and Jack address another common question new business owners have - how much do I charge?

The family addresses not only what factors you need to consider but they also outline the different strategies about when and how to increase prices.

Of course, words of wisdom abound.  Nuggets in this episode include:
- Price is always an issue in the absence of value
- If you charge more then you have to deliver more
- Pricing attracts quality staff and keeps them
- Don't set your prices out of fear
- Being in business is much to challenging to not be making any money

And, we have a bonus dad quote: "people will find the time (money) to to the thing (have the experience) they want to do."

Email your questions and comments to:  [email protected]

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Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. The last 3 1/2 years she has owned J.Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom and a busy non profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur.  Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family.  He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ based insurance and investment firm begun more than 30 years ago.

The Business of Business podcast is sponsored by:

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

Jennifer, Staci and Jack are joined by Jennifer Barbeau of Mountain Girl Farm, Inc., based in the beautiful Berkshires in Massachusetts.

Like many of of our guests, Jen Barbeau has been a life-long entrepreneur.  She takes on us her journey from selling Avon when she was just 14 years old to running her farm which produces goat milk products & eggs as well as running a full farm kitchen.

Nuggets in this episode include:
- Entrepreneurship is a drive that one has
- It's vital to bring trust into a customer relationship
- What if you fail? You've learned something
- There will always be challenges; they are a stepping stone
- You can't operate a small business on a schedule
- It's not failure, it's evolution

Email your questions and comments to:  [email protected]

Be sure to like and follow our new Facebook page.

You can reach Mountain Girl Farm, Inc.:
Facebook
Website

But who are the Dempseys?

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. The last 3 1/2 years she has owned J.Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Staci Joy

Mountain Girl Farm
We raise quality dairy goats & operate a full farm kitchen/bakery, vegetables & herbs.

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

Jennifer, Staci and Jack tackle one of the questions we are asked the most - when should I add a new profit center?

The Dempsey use a couple of examples from their own businesses; one that worked well and one that didn't.

Nuggets in this episode include:
- Focus on natural add-on profit centers
- New profit centers should build on what you have, not be starting over
- Grow organically!

Email your questions and comments to:  [email protected]

Be sure to like and follow our new Facebook page.

But who are the Dempseys?

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. The last 3 1/2 years she has owned J.Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom and a busy non profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur.  Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family.  He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ based insurance and investment firm begun more than 30 years ago.

The Business of Business podcast is sponsored by:

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.

Welcome to the Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad Podcast!

Jennifer, Staci and Jack are joined by Enoch Stevenson of Enoch Stevenson Insurance.

Enoch is a former latin teacher who became an entrepreneur by buying an existing business.  This path to entrepreneurship has it's own unique set of business challenges.

This discussion includes how to get buy in to your vision from existing staff, gaining the commitment of your family for this big career change and most of all the one thing every entrepreneur needs to have.

Of course nuggets  abound:
- Don't set patterns you will needs to break later
- There are no weekends for entrepreneurs
- Be careful who you share your plans with and who your invite for input; have a good sampling of opinions
- Be sure you spouse or partner is 100% all in
- Knowledge can be learned; opportunities have to be seized when they come up
- Know how you can help enhance, compliment and grow an existing business or don't buy it
- All distractions are equal

Recommended  Reading:
www.audiable.com

Principles by Ray Dalio 

Eat the Frog by Brian Tracy 

Failing Forward by John Maxwell 

Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman -

Author Jeb Blount 

Author Darren Hardy 

Be sure

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates
Meeting the insurance and financial needs of business owners & individuals in NJ & PA since 1989.

J. Faith Hair Studio
Located in south NJ, J Faith Hair Studio is the place to go to become the best version of yourself.

Flying High Agility & Dog Training
Helping people & their pets since 2003. We come to you!

Enoch Stevenson Insurance
Solutions for Personal & Commercial needs; families, farmers, & business owners

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Email us at: [email protected]

Please download our Best of Nuggets eBook here.

Like and follow us on Facebook

Jennifer Faith Dempsey has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. For the last 5m years, she has owned J. Faith Hair Studio. She brings her experience on how she balances entrepreneurship and motherhood. Check out Jen’s blog.

Staci Joy Dempsey is an insurance agent, a mom, and a busy non-profit volunteer. She truly understands what it means to be an entrepreneur. Staci serves as the podcast's host.

Jack Dempsey is the dad who heads up this busy family. He is a founding partner in Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, an Elmer, NJ-based insurance and investment firm that began more than 30 years ago.