The Business of Business - Two Daughters & Their Dad

Today we are so excited to welcome fellow entrepreneur Daphne Bradley from Design By Daphne, a woman-owned business specializing in Re-design, however we are a full design service. Design By Daphne can walk you through as little or as much as you like. Furntiure and Cabinet painting, small job upholstery, and custom window treatments are just a few services we also provide.

Daphne shares her story with Staci, Jennifer and Jack, especially about learning the business side of running her business and the importance of delegating those tasks to experts!

Daphne is an energetic guest who shares one nugget after another.  She talks developing her passion early on by pounding nails on a chalk line drawn by her dad, the importance of true networking, continuous marketing and making a positive out of a situation such a Covid-19.

Everyone shares a couple of great resources that you need to check out:

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It and Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Client Retention

Nugget Alerts include:  
 - Always find the positive in the negative
- Make sure you're not wearing all the hats
- Be in front of your market at all times
- Rethinking how you use what your already have

 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.

Designs by Daphne can be found:
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The Business of Business podcast is sponsored by:

Dempsey, Weis

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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!

On this episode, recorded 6/22/20, the Dempseys talk about how each business has been working during Covid-19 as well as their plans are for reopening and welcoming staff and clients back through their doors.

Jennifer, Jack & Staci each talk about the tremendous impact technology advances are having on how they do business.  They also talk about the importance of listening to the safety concerns of staff and clients and how to insure business can return to our "new normal".

Jennifer provide's this episode's "Nugget":  Adjustments, adjustments, adjustments!

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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.

We are so very excited to have fellow entrepreneur Misty Solomon join us!  Misty is the founder/owner of Devour Desserts, a speciality dessert shop with locations in Mantua, NJ & Aston, PA

Misty shares with Staci, Jennifer and Jack where she gained her business training and what lead her to start this particular business.

Like each of the Dempseys, Misty is a born entrepreneur and she shares how her drive and determination to work for herself lead her to where she is today.

In this wide ranging & lively discussion Misty, Jack, Staci & Jennifer talk about selling your vision and passion to others, developing a business model, developing customer loyalty and yes, even covid-19 and how the pandemic has forced their businesses to evolve.

Of course there are lots of nugget alerts including:  the pump the break or push the gas moments; being as ferociously supportive of your customers as they are of you; know that whenever you receive a complaint there is always a thread of truth; stay in your lane and be true to your vision and business; and finally be likable!

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.

Devour Desserts can be found online or on Facebook.  We highly recommend the chocolate covered Swedish fish and well, one of everything:)

The Business of Business podcast is sponsored by:

Dempsey, Weiss & Associates, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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!

We've all been apart for while.  Today's episode was recorded via a Zoom call and Jack, Jennifer and Staci discusses the impact of Covid-19 on each of their businesses, their family and life in general.

It's the 4th anniversary for Jen's Business, J. Faith Hair Studio!  Jen shares what she's been during during the shut-down and the answer might just surprise you.

Jack discusses the #1 thing he learned about his business:  We are nimble!

Staci talks about the impact of technology, even for those folks who though they would never up those skills.

The family also addresses if this is the time to pursue your dream and open your business as well as discovering how "recession or pandemic proof" your business is.


Nuggets this episode:  Everything is Figureoutable!  When you're in business people need to like you!  The new normal:  we can fight it or embrace it!

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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!

The Dempseys have discussed "leaving lean" in several episodes.  Today Staci, Jennifer & Jack talk about what it really means to live lean.  Why is it needed and what lessons can be learned and applied to your new business venture

The Dempsey daughters share a few ah ha moments as they realize how Jack applied living lean to his family 30 years ago while in the early years of starting his business.

Jack also talks again about the Sigmoid Curve and how it is vital to understand this principle before starting out, plan for it and know how it applies to your business. 

https://uplandsoftware.com/cimpl/resources/blog/the-sigmoid-curve-a-model-for-constant-business-growth-and-innovation/

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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!

The Dempseys - Staci, Jennifer and Jack - discuss the top three traits it takes to be a successful entrepreneur:  being future oriented, being willing to take risks and an focus on constantly learning.

Jack shares one of his "nuggets":  the healthiest, wealthiest & wisest people trade entertainment for education.

Staci and Jennifer also talk about the need for sacrifice, especially at the very beginning.

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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 Dempsey asks for help on a decision to bring in a new product line.  The discussion centers around living like you are at the end of the tube of toothpaste - another nugget from Jack!

The Dempsey's talk in detail about the importance of reinvesting during each and every growth in your business and Jack explains more on the Sigmoid Curve - https://www.dumblittleman.com/lesson-of-sigmoid-curve/

Tune in for tips on when and how to reinvest in your start-up versus taking that money out for lifestyle right away.

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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!

So you have your why - now what?  Do I find money & a location first,  buy product or write my business plan? 

Jennifer shares how she developed a business plan and sought out a business partner - in this case her dad Jack.

Listen as the Dempsey's talk about the team that helped write the business plan, explain when healthy tension is good, discuss why living lean is vital and lastly why you should read about and understand the Sigmoid Curve - https://uplandsoftware.com/cimpl/resources/blog/the-sigmoid-curve-a-model-for-constant-business-growth-and-innovation/

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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!

The Dempseys - Staci, Jack and Jennifer -  are joined by fellow entrepreneur Kolby Walker from Kolby's Kutz. 

Kolby's barbering skills are not the only reason he's successful in running his own business. Kolby shares his insight on why you need more than just great talent to run your own business.  From branding to simply being likable, Kolby gives us his view on how his why means the sky is the limit.

Kolby can be reached:
Instagram:  Kolb_Kutz
Facebook:  Kolby D. Walker

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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!

The Dempseys - Staci, Jack and Jennifer -  talk about finding out "why" you might want to start a business.  They discuss how vital it is to find and know your "why" before learning how to start a business.  Your "why" serves as your passion during the hard times you may experience early on.  Finally having a strong 'why" will help you face and survive the headwinds that entrepreneurship is surely going to bring.

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, Elmer, NJ,     856-358-3900

J. Faith Hair Studio, Logan Township, NJ     856-975-5965

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.