The Biz Call

Elina Furman invented the Kahlmi, the world's first baby massage wand for the simple reasons that babies absolutely love massage.  There are so many benefits to this massager that was designed and constructed especially for infants,  Bridging the gaps between love, touch and science can foster learning, brain development, better sleep and happier babies.  It's a great start -- but she's nowhere near finished.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

One of America's finest original traditions is moonshine, which David Suk is determined to share via Saint Luna Spirits. Not only does moonshine have a rich history, it also provides the foundation for marvelous news tastes and flavors.  You'd have to be both an adventurer and adventurous to start up and distribute a legendary product like moonshine, and David is just the man to do it.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Babies love to be held.  When they're held snugly, they sleep better, longer, which is healthier for them -- as well as their sleep-deprived parents! After extensive research and development, Tara Williams created her unique weighted baby blankets that help babies sleep soundly. But that's just where she started. She's growing the business through smart marketing and product creation.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Knowing your business is one thing.  Knowing how to work through communication inside and out is another.  Nate Regier has grown his communications company to an international presence by working through challenges and growing revenues while keeping costs low.  Lean and agile are the watchwords here.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

In the worst of times, when everyone is scrambling to the Zoom screen, Randall Heer funded the construction and operation of Vista, a revolutionary production studio where all facets of state of the art audio/video production is professionally done under one roof.  If you've even done more than pointing your iPhone, you know that coordinating and sourcing services and facilities costs both time and money. Vista solves all that and more, proving that bricks and mortar is not only alive, but thriving.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you think running a non-profit isn't about turning a profit, think again.  Non-profits are classified that way for tax reasons, but they still have to generate profitable revenue. Anthony Stanowski is the CEO of CAHME, the accreditation unit in the health care sector, devoted to building and training leaders in the industry.  Working on a very limited budget, he's been able to turn around the fortunes of CAHME and attract excellent employees using resourcefulness -- and smarts.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

You can either take the hit from negative events or, like Jim Schultz of Grand Teton Flooring & Window Coverings, you can turn them into opportunities.  At least twice, Jim was faced with situations that might have discouraged others. But he and his team saw the opportunities and pursued them, building a profitable business where others before him had failed.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Working from home isn't new.  Renting out workspaces isn't new.  But strategically locating fully-equipped work centers and meeting rooms that are closer to where you live, instead of in the middle of the city is new, which is the main concept behind Daybase. Nic Rader and his team have formulated a hybrid that delivers the best of both worlds -- at an affordable rate.  And when you hear how they plan to grow the business, you'll understand why Daybase could become the Starbucks of work spaces.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

John Murphy has been opening the eyes of businesses for 30+ years, providing much more than solutions: John provides options they've never even thought about.  And instead of simply dropping off a report, he produces tangible business results on both the bottom line and corporate practices.  Adapt and improvise are key aspects to getting ahead in a business environment that's constantly changing. Through his books and counsel, John's guided many successes throughout the world.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

GeniusOnTheGo.com is the brainchild of Vin and Shem, two ex-Apple tech employees who knew there was a better way to offer all kinds of tech support top their Macintosh and Apple customers.  Locally, they're mobile. Globally, they're the long sought-after alternative to those of us who have found out -- unfortunately -- that Apple's Genius bar is exactly overflowing with Apple geniuses.  These two are the real deal, offering pinpoint custom solutions instead of "replacements" and excuses.  This is what real customer service is about, which is why they've been thriving for years.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you're an entrepreneur with inventory challenges, discover the risk-free services of Sean DeClercq's Kickfurther.com, which sources and places inventory for buyers and sellers across the business spectrum.  This is the kind of service the internet was made for: fast, efficient, global connections to make the supply chain move more smoothly.  A fascinating invention unlike others in this space.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Just when you thought you heard it all, we hear from Colleen Francis, who totally turns the tables on everything you've been listening to from other business owners.  If you run a practice where you ARE the business, this is a very worthwhile listen.  As a sole practitioner increasing sales for others, she must be doing something right, because it's been working for quite a while.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

William Osgood never stops learning, which is why his business never stops growing. Starting out with what he knew, he branched out into representing veterans in business and then helping all kinds of businesses navigate the world of government contracts.  It's a much bigger world than you might think -- with lots to learn and profit from.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

FIRST, let me apologize for the terrible sound quality on this episode.  We tried some unreliable technology which dampened the questions, but the answers are still very clear.  If you don't know the questions, they're the same ones asked in every episode and can be downloaded from http://www.TheBizCall.com.  As for this episode, meet Connie Sobczak, owner of The Body Positive, a hybrid non-profit that has been turning people's body images -- and their entire lives around -- since 1996.

Jane Owen never really meant to become a publicist, but her gift for the game drew her into the trade, starting in the music business and blossoming into her own lifestyle/luxury specialty agency with presence around the world. But even now, she chooses clients who are interesting over those with big budgets.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

You know how Krista Neher gets new business?  She answers the phone. Clients new and old call on her 15+ years of experience in the hottest-growing field in business today: digital marketing.  While suckers click on too-good-to-be-true schemes promising surefire results, Krista uses her brains and critical thinking to boldly go where success is most assured, rather than "doing it because everyone else is."  Listen to what it's like to go your own way, in both philosophy and practice, while paying off big time.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

If you thought organizing and training for social and political causes was about passion and staying poor, you need to meet Becky Margiotta.  Her Billions Institute works internationally with organizations who get grants and funding, but have no idea how to deploy their resources.  This is a window into a world most of us assume doesn't exist.  But it does. And there's good money in it.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Hollywood's version of Artificial Intelligence is completely fake. But Colby Turnick's ReFocusAI is as close as you're going to get for increasing sales in real time. Learn the difference between what technology can -- and can't -- do to increase results with 94% accuracy, and how real sales improvement technology differs from warmed over promises.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Kimberly Wiefling is part of Silicon Valley Associates, an interesting kind of consulting collective that changes corporate cultures and practices that build the bottom line. Most "collectives" don't manage to survive beyond an idea, but the Silicon Valley Alliance has bucked that trend.  They must be doing something right!Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!

Mat Chacon not only drives a successful immersive collaboration technology, he also has been around the block and has surprising comments about how and when to get funded.  And it's not at all what you'd expect.  Doghead  Simulations begins where conferencing apps like Zoom and Skype leave off, providing an almost 3D environment for teams around the world, at a price that prospects and customers simply can't refuse.Subscribe to the podcast! Visit TheBizCall.com to become a guest on the show and plug your business!