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The Biggest Writing Mistakes That Entrepreneurs Make: Want to get your ideas into the world? Writing coach Amber Rae (see: ) has some counterintuitive advice: Don't think about your audience, and don't write what you "should" write. On this episode, she explains some of the most common mistakes that... by Problem Solvers

28 min listen

Solving the Staffing Shortage in Hospitality: Resorts around the world face the same problem: It's hard to recruit and retain a great staff. A small, luxury resort group called Nayara Resorts is experimenting with an interesting solution to that problem — by tackling the housing shortage... by Problem Solvers

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The First Influencer Marketing Agency... for LinkedIn?: Influencer marketing veteran Brendan Gahan has cofounded the first-ever agency specifically for LinkedIn, called Creator Authority. In this episode, he explains the state of marketing on LinkedIn, how professionals can become LinkedIn influencers,... by Problem Solvers

34 min listen

Make Better Content With the "Bricks & Mortar" Method: How can you make content that really connects with an audience? In this episode, Jason shares the strategy he uses to make engaging content. It's called "bricks and mortar", and it's a way of structuring content so that it's always relevant to your... by Problem Solvers

20 min listen

How To Find Your First Customers: You've built a product, but how do you take it to market? And who even wants it? To answer that, we've set up a unique call between an entrepreneur and an expert. Birna Dröfn Birgisdóttir built a brainstorming tool called Bulby, and is now ready to... by Problem Solvers

34 min listen

Want A Great Business Idea? Find A "Cohort": When you're looking to solve a problem or start a new business, Future CEO Rishi Mandal has a brilliant tactic: Find cohorts of people who already solved the problem for themselves, so you can understand their solution, why it works, and how you might... by Problem Solvers

34 min listen

Start Sales Pitches With Stories. Here's Why!: It's one of the greatest sales tactics, and also one of the most overlooked. In this episode, I explain why stories are so powerful, why you should start with them, and where to get the best stories to tell. by Problem Solvers

18 min listen

Should You Start A Business With Your Best Friend?: Many people start businesses with friends and loved ones — but if you're not careful, you can destroy both your company and your relationship. So how do you do it right? Take it from two women who know: Julie Griggs and Danielle Dietzek, cofounders... by Problem Solvers

40 min listen

LinkedIn's Algorithm Changes, Explained: If you want to gain an edge on LinkedIn, there are two people you need to hear from: LinkedIn editor in chief Dan Roth and senior director of engineering Tim Jurka. In this episode, we discuss the impact of LinkedIn's ongoing algorithm changes, how to... by Problem Solvers

52 min listen

Why Workers Are Disengaged, and How to Fix That: Why are workers disengaged? Scott Greenberg has an answer: It's because of poor leadership, poor management training, and poor company culture. In this conversation, he offers a solution to all of that — by diagnosing his own one-time leadership... by Problem Solvers

30 min listen

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How Failure Can Feel Good: Our jobs are not to do things perfect. We can't! But we can make our mistakes very useful. Here's how — along with a personal story about a very recent, embarassing failure. (To see the newsletter I talk about in this episode, visit by Problem Solvers

17 min listen

Where Negativity at Work Comes From, and How to Fix It: Where there's a void in leadership, negativity will fill it. That's Jon Gordon's message. He's the best-selling author of 28 books (most recently, "The One Truth"), and has a company that teaches what he calls "positive leadership." In this... by Problem Solvers

31 min listen

Keeping Up With Rapid Change, With Investor Thomas Tull: Are you ready to adapt quickly? Billionaire tech investor Thomas Tull says you should be—because these days, there’s no other choice. Entrepreneur’s 45th annual Franchise 500® ranking shines a light on the unique challenges and changes that... by Problem Solvers

28 min listen

Taco Bell's New CEO On How Brands Become Culturally Hot: Big franchise news: Taco Bell is #1 in the 2024 Entrepreneur Franchise 500! To mark the occasion, I talk with Sean Tresvant, Taco Bell's new CEO. He spent many years as the CMO of Nike's Jordan Brand, then became Taco Bell's global chief brand... by Problem Solvers

47 min listen

Vulnerability Can Hurt Leaders, Unless They Do This: Should a leader show vulnerability? That depends on how they do it, says leadership expert Jacob Morgan, author of the book "Leading with Vulnerability." He interviewed 100 CEOs and surveyed 14,000 employees, and found that, depending on how a leader... by Problem Solvers

33 min listen

“I’m Running a Business With My Ex. HELP!”: Would you (or COULD you) run a business with your ex? Today we're sharing an episode from Jason Feifer's other podcast, Help Wanted, where he and cohost Nicole Lapin help someone with that exact problem. She's getting a divorce from her husband... and... by Problem Solvers

39 min listen

Jonathan B. Smith - How to be Heard by Improving Your Listening Skills: If you want to get what you want, you must become a better listener. And be careful — because you might not be as good a listener as you think. In this episode, expert negotiator Jonathan B. Smith (of the Black Swan Group and EOS) breaks down the... by Problem Solvers

27 min listen

Earn a Living as a Writer, Without a Writing Background: Most writers obsess over their words. Sahil Bloom did that too — but he also became curious about how words travel, and why they go viral, and the needs that other writers have. That’s because he came from the world of finance, not writing, and... by Problem Solvers

30 min listen

Making "Hybrid Work" Actually Work: Have you heard of "productivity paranoia"? It's what happens when managers lose trust in their remote or hybrid workers, because they can't see them working. That's a big problem, says hybrid-work expert Gleb Tsipursky, because the research shows... by Problem Solvers

24 min listen

Turn A Crazy Idea Into A Very Real Business: One night, Holden Forrest drew a wild idea on the back of his daughter's math homework: What if he could lower a house into the ground, as a way to escape oncoming wildfires? He couldn't shake this idea, so he started researching whether it's possible... by Problem Solvers

37 min listen

When You Have A Solution People Don't Know They Need: Sometimes, a company creates an amazing solution... but clients don't understand why they need it. What do you do then? Garry Cooper has the answer, because it's exactly what he had to do at his company Rheaply. Here's the problem, as Rheaply saw it:... by Problem Solvers

32 min listen

How to Leave Social Media and Still Grow Your Business: This may sound counterintuitive, but your business doesn't HAVE to be on social media. In fact, social media might not even be the best tool for your growth. Amelia Hruby, host of the podcast Off the Grid, explains how to leave social media without... by Problem Solvers

33 min listen

He Got 450,000 Newsletter Subcribers by Sharing "Nice News": People often say they want positive news stories, but they rarely read them. Sean Delvin wanted to know: Why? So he set out to find out — and has since built a newsletter, called Nice News (at ), that now has 450,000 subscribers. So how did he do... by Problem Solvers

27 min listen

Why "People First" Is Better Than "Customer First": Lots of companies say they put their customers first, but what does it mean to be a truly people-centric organization? According to Rah Mahtani, 's head of marketing for North America, it means changing the way you think about your customers — as... by Problem Solvers

36 min listen

Who Should Solve Our Biggest Problems?: How can we solve the biggest problems, in our company or our world, if we can't agree on what the problem is or who wants to solve it? Here's a case study that'll surprise you. Climate change is described as a “generational battle,” in which young... by Problem Solvers

38 min listen

How to Be More Human In A Time of AI: Cal Fussman is a master storyteller, and he's been thinking a lot about AI lately. Why? "This debate between authenticity and artificial intelligence is the battle of the next millennium," he says. When robots can communicate for us, how can we be... by Problem Solvers

25 min listen

How to Tell Sexy Stories About Unsexy Brands: Not every company has a whiz-bang product, so how can you make it pop? Squarespace Chief Creative Officer David Lee has done that, winning tons of awards and making campaigns with the likes of Adam Driver, Zendaya, Dolly Parton, Keanu Reeves and John... by Problem Solvers

26 min listen

Small Biz Special: How A Magic Show Became Popular: How can a comedy/magic show compete against every other entertainment option, especially when most people aren't thinking of going to magic shows? In this special episode celebrating Entrepreneur and Yelp's list of America's Favorite Mom & Pop... by Problem Solvers

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