Chatter With Steve

Starting or growing your own business is hard. The Better Business Podcast makes it a little easier by offering real advice from real business owners that will help you grow.  Your guest this week is Parker Nash, a Certified StoryBrand Marketing Guide who spent time in marketing at Nike. We're talking about how to get more sales on your website by creating fans for your e-commerce business.   Want more small business advice? We're talking about better website sales all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealstevencook TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealstevencook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealstevencook Get my helpful emails: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t9p3j4

If you're struggling for ideas on how to grow your local restaurant business, I'm dedicating this podcast episode to you! This is a case study for an imaginary small town restaurant but you can use these real ideas to help you grow.    Have questions about your own business? Get in touch with me and I'd love to talk through some ideas with you!   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealstevencook TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealstevencook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealstevencook Get my helpful emails: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t9p3j4

Starting or growing your own business is hard. The Better Business Podcast makes it a little easier by offering real advice from real business owners that will help you grow.   New year might mean a new (or for the first time) marketing plan for your retail business. Certified StoryBrand Marketing Guide Chris Fox of Fox Strategies joins me to talk about the most powerful things you can do to market your retail small business in 2022.    Want more small business advice? We're talking about small business and retail marketing all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealstevencook TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealstevencook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealstevencook Get my helpful emails: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t9p3j4

Innovation sounds like a big scary mystical thing that is reserved for companies like Amazon and Tesla. But I don't think it has to be. Here are a few ideas to keep yourself always improving from my interview from the Knowledge Talks Podcast.  Want more small business advice? We're talking about innovation all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list. Here's how to join: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Get my helpful emails: 

Jesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas Baseball Team. His teams have welcomed more than one million fans to their ballparks and have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, ESPN and in Entrepreneur Magazine. The Bananas have been awarded Organization of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Business of the Year and won the CPL Championship in their first year. Fans First Entertainment has been featured on the INC 5000 lists as one of the fastest growing companies in America. The Savannah Bananas currently have sold out every game since their first season and have a waiting list in the thousands for tickets.  Want more small business advice? We're talking about branding all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list. Here's how to join: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Get my helpful emails: 

Can your mind actually get used to being rejected? Here is my point of view.. Want more small business advice? We're talking about rejection all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list. Here's how to join: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Get my helpful emails: 

Your guest this week is Navy Pilot Trainee and TikTok Influencer Matt Lewis who recently challenged himself to 100 days of "rejection therapy." The whole idea is to get comfortable with being rejected as a way of building confidence in life, business, and more.    Find more about Matt here or on Tik Tok Want more small business advice? We're talking about rejection all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram: TikTok:  Facebook:  Get my helpful emails: 

I was recently invited on Creators After Dark show where I told the reasoning behind starting this podcast. Hopefully this interview gives you some insight into behind the scenes of this venture!  To follow Matt on his podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creators-after-dark/id1594730373 Follow me as I talk about this topic all week! Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Get my helpful emails: 

Bucket Wings was started by a young entrepenuer who saw a need for delivery and filled it. We discussed how to start a business on no budget, how to aspire an entrepenuer, and how to go viral on social media.  https://www.bucketwingsgl.com/ Follow me as I talk about this topic all week! Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Get my helpful emails: 

Some business owners don't like to be in the face of any of their marketing for the business. However, Ramon Ray says it is the best way to stand out from the mass media of all other companies.  Find more about Ramon: https://www.ramonray.com/ Follow me as I talk about this topic all week!  Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Get my helpful emails: 

Growing your business through marketing is tough work. But the best thing you can do for your marketing is to find what works for you. You might have heard of "scalable marketing" where you simply find the groove and turn it up to 11. But I want to remind you today that 1:1 touch points from YOU, the business owner is still powerful and might be your best bet.

The restaurant owners who can change quick and move fast will be successful. And what is success? Bruce Irving of Smart Pizza Marketing says it's going home and being happy. You might have the busiest store around but if you're miserable, that's not success. Bruce talks on this week's podcast episode all about successful restaurant marketing.   Want more small business advice? We're talking about restaurant marketing all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram:  TikTok:  Facebook:  Get my helpful emails: 

Your Instagram following can be great for your business. From building community to sell your products or services, growing your following is a goal for most people. Montana Knife Company's VP of Marketing Brandon Horoho shares how they've overcome challenges to grow on Instagram.    Want more small business advice? We're talking about growing your Instagram following all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram:  TikTok:  Facebook:  Get my helpful emails: 

Starting or growing your own business is hard. The Better Business Podcast makes it a little easier by offering real advice from real business owners that will help you grow.  On the heels of our last episode with author and entrepreneur Mike Micalowicz, I'm sharing about some practical marketing tips. These tips will help you gain confidence and excitement to market your business. Want more small business advice? We're talking about effective marketing all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list. Here's how to join: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealstevencook TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealstevencook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealstevencook Get my helpful emails: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t9p3j4

Have you ever wondered if you have everything legally in your business that you should have? Jim Hart helps businesses get legal help. Jim is a lawyer, Youtuber and entrepreneur. He is the founding attorney at Hawthorn Law where he helps online businesses such as coaches, course creators and online service providers to get their businesses legally legit. In addition, Jim is the founder of the OB Foundations Membership Community, a one of a kind program where he helps his members to build, grow and protect their online businesses. Legal Jim Podcast Want more small business advice? We're talking about marketing in business all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list. Here's how to join: Instagram TikTok Facebook Get my helpful emails

Here's my story of the most demeaning sales call I've ever had... Starting or growing your own business is hard. The Better Business Podcast makes it a little easier by offering real advice from real business owners that will help you grow.  On the heels of our last episode with author and entrepreneur Mike Micalowicz, I'm sharing about some practical marketing tips. These tips will help you gain confidence and excitement to market your business.    Want more small business advice? We're talking about effective marketing all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealstevencook TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealstevencook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealstevencook Get my helpful emails: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t9p3j4

Everything in your business should be mimicking best practices of other companies in every facet of your business EXCEPT in marketing. Marketing HAS to be different, or else, you won't stand out!  Mike Michalowicz leads two new multi-million-dollar ventures, as he tests his latest business research for his books. He is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and business makeover specialist on MSNBC, and is the author of Get Different, Fix This Next, Clockwork, Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Want more small business advice? We're talking about marketing in business all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram  TikTok Facebook Get my helpful emails

How can you get your face out there on your business page, and make your people happy? By focusing on being the weird kid. Don’t be afraid of being different. This isn’t elementary school anymore!  Want more small business advice? We're talking about being unique in business all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram:  TikTok:  Facebook:  Get my helpful emails: 

Being the same as everybody else is a terrible business strategy. Instead, you should embrace every single thing that makes you different, unique, peculiar... This week we talk with Horticulturist-turned-Sugar-Slinger Melissa Wedman about her business: Mollycoddled Hash Slingers.  Want more small business advice? We're talking about the being unique in business all week on my social channels and my exclusive email list.  Here's how to join:    Instagram TikTok Facebook Get my helpful emails: Emails

The freelancing business and every other business have many similarities. Here are a few things that I think would help every business excel!  Find more information here