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In this show I have the opportunity to sit down with hundreds of small business owners and help tell their story. We spend less time talking about profits and revenue and more time about how the business came to be, what got them started, why do they do what they do, and what keeps them going. This show is focused on small businesses in Utah but I may one day branch out to other states.
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This week Ete sits down with Candy Will, aka Butterscotch the Clown, and owner of Candy Entertains Kids and a founding member of Family and Variety Entertainers (FAVE). Candy is 68 years-old, a California resident, and mother of former guest, Mike Will.Some big takeaways from this episode:Completely ridiculous, out-of-nowhere events can cause problems for your business.When Pennywise-wannabes get stabby in real life.When Conan parodies you with a nasty clown.Networking within your industry an...
Today, Ete sits down with entrepreneur Mike Will of A Great Clean, located in Heber City, UT. Mike is a passionate musician (check out Mike Stance and Unfailing), a pug owner, a heat-hating snowboarder, and owner of a successful carpet-cleaning business. Ete and Mike met in a hot tub at the beautiful Mountain Valley RV Resort in Heber City, UT.Big ideas from this episode:A “free roaming spirit” can lead to entrepreneurship.I kind of was able to connect that idea of that free roaming spirit,...
Today Ete sits down with Gavin Hallock, founder of KASH Financial Services located in Gilbert, AZ. Kash provides advisory and consultancy services for business projects and improvements, external CFO services, and cash flow management for businesses.Gavin has more than 15 years of experience working with small to mid-size companies. He has a BS in finance from Arizona State University and a Master’s degree in accountancy from University of Phoenix. He also has an IRS Enrolled Agent desig...
Meet Carter and Keaton Fife of Fife Bros. Poop Patrol. (You can email Fife Bros. Poop Patrol at jacquie.m.fife@gmail.com). Carter (10) and Keaton (7), sons of Rusty Fife interviewed on Season 2 Episode 1, are by far the youngest guests who have been on the show. The 2 brothers own and operate a dog poo pick-up and removal service in Gilbert, AZ.In this week's episode:Serial Entrepreneurs: salsa and poo (and citrus) removalPreventing a Turf War: respecting boundaries and territories A gro...
Meet Liz Robinson, co-owner of Ted’s Shooting Range, located in Queen Creek, AZ. Ted’s Shooting Range offers firearms educational classes, and includes a gun range, a retail firearms store, and a dive shop.Some topics of discussionA multi-faceted business: classes, range, and retail (5:27)Shooting as a skill that offers a level playing field (8:19)A sales boom: “Liberal” first time gun buyers (12:17)A perspective on guns: “It's a tool of a sport that I love to use.” (13:44)For traumatized wom...
Meet John Walters, co-owner of the newly launched Mister Bermuda in Georgetown, TX, and founder of several landscaping/mowing, lawn fertilizing, tree care, pest control, and snow removal businesses in New Jersey, Utah, Texas, and Alaska. Discussions and InsightsFormal education is not for everyone (3:18)Starting businesses when you don’t know the business (4:34)All you need: “Third grade math and I don't know what grade work ethic.” (5:10)Starting businesses is a skill that can be learne...
Meet Ryan Bégin, co-owner of KG Showroom, located in Ormond Beach, FL. Ryan and his father, Laval, own and operate KG, a brick and mortar showroom and online retail store where "you'll find a large selection of quality brands for the kitchen and bath and dedicated showroom specialists to help coordinate your projects." The StoryGrowing up around the extended-family businesses. (The Bégins are coming up on 50 years in the kitchen and bath industry.) (4:10, 12:05)Architecture school at UF....
Meet Chelsea Conrad, Holistic Health & Nutrition Counselor and owner of Bodhi + Sol, a holistic wellness center located in Deland, FL.In this episode:Getting to Business OwnershipA musical theater degree, acting, and a cutthroat property maintenance company (4:32)The stress of constant rejection leads to a new passion. (16:56)A Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor (18:03)Changing the trajectory of a childhood dream: mourning one passion and focusing on another (19:42)“Together, we make...
Meet Britt, owner of DynoClimb, located in Deland, Florida. DynoClimb is a unique climbing gym with a mission "to create a dynamic community of climbers, adventurers, and fitness enthusiasts." In this episode:Growing Up"Sketchy" climb at Galleons (1:17)A 13 year-old cuffing and hemming suits (12:58)A born entrepreneur: selling his family their own stuff (13:45)A midwest minister father who was British and grew up in India (14:11)How Climbing HelpsBlocking out distractions, disconnecting ...
Meet Joey Maxwell. Along with his wife, owner of The Studio Creative Group, an Emmy award winning "company dedicated to producing spectacular visuals on screens both big and small," located in Deland, FL. Joey is a former commercial airline pilot and voice actor, and is currently a cinematographer and director for his own business, as well as a very involved supporter and contributor to the Athens Theatre in Deland.This and more in today's episode:Benefits of a small town business locat...
1Meet Debbie Wilds, owner of Shear WildnessCheck out these topics:Building a community and relationshipsIf you were waiting...everybody would just talk. It was like a little community meeting place. (20:53)When you come here...I want you to meet your neighbors, I want you to feel comfortable and I want you to have fun. (21:20)It's just like a real culture of care. (23:28)Not every hairdresser is a great hairdresser. But they still have people in their chair. And that's because they've made a c...
About DeanOwner of Healthy Homes Pest Control located in North Central Virginia.Husband, and father of 5Experience in construction industry, IT, programming, data analysisBig Ideas from This Episode Customer care is their core value. And they mean it."We know all of our customers."(1:33)"Our main value is that we care about people. And we express that care through pest control."(11:33)"I've taken calls at two o'clock in the morning." (11:49)"We want to meet that need and take care of your pro...
About Gradwell House6400 sq ft facility converted from a Masonic lodge into a recording studio with multiple recording rooms and rehearsal spacesAbout Steve and DaveFrom South JerseySound EngineersOwners of Gradwell House facilityHusbands and FathersWere members of Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right BA Start The Parts of Business They LoveOwning and working at a hub “full of people who are all doing music industry stuff with so many people that are doing what you're doing." (7:06)“Dav...
Today Ete sits down with Jace Kandle of Lake Kandle.About JaceSouth Jersey nativePartner at Lake Kandle, a family-owned 86-acre destination campground and swim club in it’s 60th year24-7 manager during the seasonBig time fan of Atomic SquareWhat helped him get to where he is todayNot starting from scratch: stepping into an established family business that was already a recognized South Jersey institution (2:02)Learning from the past: seeing what to do when you inherit $1,000,000 in debt (10:2...
Today Ete sits down with Scott Abbott, founder of Five Star Painting and founder/CEO of Pronexis.Scott Abbott is a pretty big get for our little show. He's a prolific entrepreneur with some extremely impressive credentials. And considering all that he's involved with, he's got to be one busy guy. Luckily we had some back channel connections and Scott was gracious enough to spend some time with Ete. So here we are starting off Season 3 with Scott Abbott. Enjoy the episode!About this episode:Wh...
During Season 2 of The Company Next Door, we've had the privilege of talking to 13 exceptional people. If you've missed any of these conversations, go take a listen. You're going to want to hear what these people–just "average," friends and neighbors–have to say about their lives and businesses. You'll learn that the everyday people in our lives are truly fascinating, with surprising and remarkable stories, and honest to goodness profound wisdom. The fact that we're surrounded by such interes...
Today Ete sits down with Tim Naval of Eco Lawn Salt Lake.A single mother with 5 kids to raise on her own. An absent father. Several moves across the country. Not "much direction as far as structure." A first "job" of stealing candy from Wawa (the best of all convenience stores) and selling it to kids at school. No plan whatsoever for a future career and advisors who "advised" him little except to tell him not to do the one thing he loved. An introverted style, having to wrestle with "negative...
Today Ete sits down with Kyle Moody of MoodyBlu Express.If you live in the Heber Valley chances are very good you've seen Kyle Moody. In fact, you've probably talked with him or gotten his help at the local Smith's, where he's worked for the past 13 years. Perhaps you've seen his picture on the Smith's shopping carts. Or maybe you're at the self-checkout and you can't figure out why you're not getting the mix & match discount even though you triple-checked that you have the right products...
Today Ete sits down with Isabel and David Dupes, owners of The Great American Food Truck.We often speak of each interviewee's "journey" on this show, complete with twists and turns, surprises, and unlikely coincidences. But David and Isabel have taken one of the most twisty, surprising, and unlikely routes to their present life. They have most certainly been on a "journey," trekking great distances both literally and figuratively, to the life they have now. And they had a secret weapon in mee...
Things were going so well, incredibly well. Travis Wilcox, uncharacteristically, had taken a chance and it was paying off in a big way. He is, by his own account "the most conservative person on the planet." Risk-taking is not in his nature, and even he himself seemed surprised by his desire to start a business, a very unique business at that. But something about this idea would not leave him alone. He "felt compelled to try it." After months of research, gathering feedback from family and en...
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