Tycoons of Small Biz

Tycoons of Small Biz

by Austin Peterson and Landon Mance

Entrepreneurship Management

Season 1

E53 Triumph Over Trauma with Doc Ameen

Anthony “Doc” Ameen shares his powerful story not knowing what path he intended to take as a young man to join the military and being influenced by the tragedies he survived. He now dedicates his time to assisting military members, first responders and their families, fighting for them as they have fought for us. Wings for Warriors non-profit has helped over 5,000 veterans with securing benefits, benefits counseling and travel assistance among other holistic needs. If you or someone you know is a veteran or a first responder, Wings For Warriors Foundation can support you with a wide array of services and programs with the help of their 4 beneficiaries.

E52 Breakthrough the Growth Plateau with Gary Braun

In this episode of Tycoons, tune in to hear Gary give some great advice on how to take your company to the next level. It all starts with an honest performance discussion about your goals, performance history, and applying a proactive approach using a system that brings value. Having a process is so important to any program that aims to teach value and apply towards breaking through a growth plateau. This is what Pivotal Advisors does by handing you the keys to success: who has the best chance to win, putting in a system that works, and investing in sales leaders.

E51 The Right Way to Sell Your Business with Michelle Seiler Tucker

ycoons welcomed Michelle to the show and she was a breadth of knowledge on preparing to exit your business. Her experience comes from having sold over 1,000 businesses. She provided key attributes to successfully prepare your business such as your business should be able to run without you and having the right people. For more tips you should buy her book, “Exit Rich.” You will want to listen to Michelle, because she has a lot of information business owners can learn from. You’ll learn about 5 types of buyers and the 10 biggest profit mistakes.

E50 Their Story is Our Story with Sherianne Schow and Robin Peterson

The Tycoons break the normal mold for this show and interview Sherianne and Robin of the non-profit organization, Their Story is Our Story. This is a great show highlighting the passion for volunteerism and the framework for purposeful living. Sherianne and Robin give an inspiring picture of real refugee stories and the contributions they provide to our society. It’s a story that’s worth listening to to understand that refugees can be a real asset to our community. They are ready to work and innovative. They are entrepreneurs that create jobs, new products, pay taxes, and have a spending capacity that pays back into the economy. The refugee stories have to change something in the way we welcome them so that we’ll benefit from that societal dividend. The purpose of the stories is to teach us to be better.

E49 Mergers and Acquisitions with Iliya Zogovich

This was a great show with Iliya Zogovich of DBD Partners. Iliyah discusses in clear and understandable terms the process of mergers and acquisitions and the approach his team takes with the lower and middle markets. His current outlook is that this market is not slowing down and will continue to be one of the biggest growth strategies of equities. Find out what DBD Partners looks for in a business. In summary, Information, Control and Quality are the most important factors, with the deal killers being delusional owners and selling to get rich. Tune in the full episode to be as impressed with Iliyah as the Tycoons are and to learn a little bit about mergers and acquisitions.

E48 The Midas Financial Touch with Darrell and Blair Hornbacher

Darrell and Blair Hornbacher are very passionate about educating business owners on personal and business credit and providing them access to much needed capital. The reality is most Americans do not understand how the credit system works and how it can work against them if they are not careful. Midas Financial is built to help educate and provide badly needed capital to business owners in America so that business owners can do what they do best…continue to be the backbone of the American economy. If you want to understand more about how credit works, or if you need access to capital to help grow your business (which business owner doesn’t), then you won’t want to miss this action packed episode.

E47 Closer to the Beach with Kyle McIntosh and Jennifer Burwell

In this episode of Tycoons, Austin and Landon welcome the President of MAC6, Kyle McIntosh, and his Director of Programs, Jennifer Burwell, to the show. Kyle and Jennifer have a unique connection to Tycoons of Small Biz as the Phoenix Business RadioX recording studio is in one of the MAC6 spaces. This was an interesting discussion about the changes that have occurred in the commercial office space industry over the last 12 months and how companies have adapted to the remote work environment. Kyle and Jennifer have leveraged their creative abilities to make changes in an effective and safe way for companies to return to community office spaces moving forward. Kyle and Jennifer make a dynamic leadership team and provide a refreshing take on holistic teambuilding to promote growth and productivity. The MAC6 Leadership Academy takes the office space to the next level, by strengthening the teams that work inside them.

E46 From Cambodia With Love! with Michael Ly

In this episode, Austin Peterson and Michael Ly discuss what it looks like to build a account and bookkeeping business with a fully remote workforce prior to Covid-19 forcing that to be the case for many businesses. Michael Ly is truly a visionary when it comes to Fintech and financial services and what the future holds in those arenas. If you want to hear about how to build a positive culture in a business when you have never met many of your employees or clients in person, you won’t want to miss this episode. Michael also has some very innovative ideas on how things will look in the future for businesses and bank lending. Something that all business owners care about.

E45 Diets Don’t Work with Brooke Spendlove

What is intuitive eating? How can we develop a healthy relationship with food? How do we shift our mindset in our eating behavior? How can we feel good about our food choices? If you have ever wondered about any of these questions or ever struggled with diet culture, you should listen to this episode with Brooke Spendlove. She has built her practice around helping others to stop dieting, feel at peace with food, and love their bodies again. Brooke breaks down what whole person health is and how intuitive eating helps clients let go of the idea of weight loss goals. It’s all about healthy habits and the right mindset. She wants to cancel the diet culture and we couldn’t agree more.

E44 Adapting to Change with Matt Altman

Join Landon and guest co-host, Ryan Weissmueller, as they welcome Matt Altman of Sportiqe to the show. This episode is full of knowledge on personal and professional growth and how in order to do either, you have to stay grounded in your values and be flexible to the possibility of adapting to change. Matt gave great advice to business owners on how he navigated challenges, especially in the midst of the pandemic. He stresses that he always relies on his values. One such value he practices is having a “can-do attitude,” which embodies being mindful, staying connected, and giving back where possible. Another value is the importance of sticking with good business practices; always know where your business stands by forecasting, budgeting, and planning. Matt shared his interesting experience overcoming adversity and how he stayed true to himself and the brand to move forward. In the end, we are people that need to stay connected however we might do that, and we should remember to be relational and not transactional.

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