Tycoons of Small Biz

Tycoons of Small Biz

by Austin Peterson and Landon Mance

Entrepreneurship Management

Season 1

E123 Jumping into NonProfit! with Steven Nisbet

Steven Nisbet, Veteran Entrepreneur, President and Co-Founder of Shields and Stripes shared his traumatic, life altering experiences with guests and explained how his life changed. His background paved the way for his future of helping others and bettering the care for service members. Service members all over the world are risking their lives and deserve the best quality care out there and Steven has figured out how to make that happen and help others get the help they need and deserve!

E122 Falling in Love All Over Again... with Your Business with Bryan Clayton

Bryan Clayton, CEO of GreenPal joins Tycoons again for another episode. Bryan’s passion for success is heard loud and clear on today’s episode. You’ll want to grab a pen and paper to jot down all the information Bryan throws at you. Bryan and Austin talk about how revenue takes the spotlight over profitability when owners are wanting to sell their business, but they don’t realize profitability is what is going to sell their business. Throughout the process of building your business to successfully be sold and transition smoothly to new ownership owners slowly start to fall in love all over again with their business. You start to find out all the headaches your business created have now been offloaded creating this whole new outlook for your business.

E121 Living the Dream with Franco Albarran

Franco Albarran, Principal Architect at Albarran Architecture + Construction, engages listeners as he starts off the show sharing that he is one of 10 siblings and comes from a family with over 40 grandchildren. Franco comes from a family of Jewelers and was taught a lot about business ownership and leadership. Although he did not continue on as a jeweler like fellow family members, he has continued on with their hard work ethic and successful traits. Tune in to hear Franco talk about how being an architect and builder has paved the way for a successful future.

E120 Riches are in the Niches with Patrick Lange

Patrick Lange, Business Broker at Business Modification Group joined Tycoons to talk about his successful career in selling businesses. He specializes in selling HVAC businesses under 10 million. Patrick educates us about the importance of having a niche and not trying to do all and be all, but direct your expertise and skill set into a specific area/industry. Patrick gives us 3 things to consider when selling your business: 1.) What’s it worth 2.) What do you need it to be to sell 3.) Clean up your books. Once you tune in and listen to Patrick’s entrepreneurial successes you won’t be surprised to learn that Patrick is considered an expert in the field of business brokerage having earned multiple awards for transactions and dollar volume of businesses sold.

E119 Invest in People with Travis Turner

Travis Turner joined Tycoons to talk about the world of real estate investing and how the real upside is in investing in people. Travis comes from a family of entrepreneurs, so he’s always had the desire to be a business owner. Even with the risks involved, he never wanted to wonder “what if” so he found the right team to partner with and created Brick & Loft Realty. In less than two years, they’ve built a successful team that continues to grow. Travis’ business model is about bringing joy and success to people. As part of his plan, he’s starting a YouTube channel where you can find some valuable tips to help those in the real estate investment industry. He believes in being your genuine self and investing your time in other people to make them successful. You can reach Travis at (806) 577-2508. He wants to hear from you and don’t forget to find him on YouTube to learn something new.

E118 Pick Your Hard with Jamie Maldonado

Jamie Maldonado, Founder of JAM Design Studio LLC opens up to listeners about her upbringing as a daughter of missionaries and the challenges she overcame at a young age that have proven to be influential in her success. Jamie stands out amongst her competitors with her experience in every aspect of the business. She has done everything from laying tile to working with sheet rock. She knows the inside and outside of design which is so important in this industry when it comes to giving clients the best service/product outcome they deserve. Tune in to hear how Jamie used creativity, resilience, and emotional intelligence to become a leading design studio.

E117 The Down and Dirty of Cookies with Bennett Maxwell

Bennett Maxwell of Dirty Dough Cookies joined Tycoons to talk about the down and dirty of the cookie business. Dirty Dough has its own unique process that embraces the imperfect cookie and truly represents the concept that life is messy, but it’s meant to be enjoyed. This message is so important to Bennett that he is starting a non-profit addressing mental health and its importance in our overall well-being. Bennett has always been an entrepreneur since a young age and learned some important lessons along the way. After taking a course on starting a business, one of his biggest takeaways was the difference between being a small business and a scalable business. He implemented processes to reduce himself within the business so he can work on the business rather than in it. Check out how the cookie crumbles at Dirty Dough. You’ll eat up its positive message while enjoying a delicious cookie.

E116 Know Your Avatar with Tersh Blissett

The Tycoons welcomed fellow veteran podcaster, Tersh Blissett, to the show. The conversation was full of valuable life and business advice. Tersh is an advocate for creating that “wow” factor in customer service which has contributed significantly to his success. He restructured his business model to go from low margin, high volume to high margin, low volume. One of the biggest takeaways was learning the power of saying “no.” It is the key to unlocking growth and it’s often a hard lesson to learn. Every time you say yes to something, you are saying no something else. If you answer every call, you are part of the problem. Create a process and delegate. Write down what you do daily to know where your time and effort is spent so you can create those processes and the ability to track progress. Know what your avatar is and recognize if something doesn’t fit. This includes not just knowing your audience and how to market to them, but also knowing your employees and their abilities. Tersh talked about it all and you don’t want to miss his advice on balancing work and life. You can learn more about Tersh by just Googling his name.

E115 Most Valuable Player with Rod Watson

The Tycoons welcomed Rod Watson, National Director at Aston Rose. Get to know Rod as he opens up about his athletic background and how it paved the path for his success in real estate. His dedication on the court carried through into his career proving to be a layup with luxury real estate. Rod has not only been a successful basketball player, entrepreneur and father, he is also an MVP throughout his community putting emphasis on being the change and solution for problems we face in today’s society. Rod explains the importance of understanding cultural backgrounds in order to properly relate on a more personal level with clients. Tune in to hear Rod’s story and how you can be a leading factor of change in your community.

E114 Drive More Enterprise Value with Chase Birky

The Tycoons welcomed Chase Birky, CEO of Dark Horse CPAs to the show. After a few existential crises early on in his career, Chase developed the idea of the Dark Horse platform. Chase is breaking the mold of a typical CPA firm and is offering an unparalleled service. The platform allows business owners to focus on building their revenue without being sidetracked by everything not related to client service. It’s safe to say that Chase hit it out of the park with Dark Horse CPAs. Platform members are a part of a collaborative community that contributes to the growth of the enterprise, which drives more value. They genuinely want to provide resources to your success. This idea was born out of the personal struggles Chase faced as a business owner and he wants to share the Dark Horse solution with you.

9 of 21