Accounting Checklist for your Business
On this episode of Small Business Success Talks. Christy Smallwood and guest, Ashley Ford discuss how accounting is a complex, but essential, part of running your business. If you’re a small business owner, you know that accounting is a lot of work. But Ashley thinks it’s not complicated at all. She finds joy in helping business owners to keep track of their finance and more…
Discover the best advice that Ashley received and continues to live by today.
Entrepreneurship has guided Perry Allison his entire life. Bringing value to the marketplace, being resourceful, and seeing opportunities to grow himself have made our guest the business owner he is today. Perry shares his story of removing burnout and transforming his business by transforming the way he thinks and approaches leadership.
PERRY’S BIO
As the CEO of several service-based companies, Perry Allison now supports entrepreneurs achieve greater freedom & results, by optimizing the quality of their company’s processes, people & performance. Having been homeless during most of his teenage years, pursuing financial stability was essential and caused him to start his first business in 2009, at just 19 years old. With no financial resources, Perry was able to grow his organization from being a one-person operation, into a multiple seven-figure entity which continues to independently thrive. The POWEROP Method was born in 2018 when Perry recognized, that in order for his company to grow, he would need to be more than just an OPERATOR of his business, but a business OWNER with an exceptional strategy of advanced leadership, operational, and systems capabilities. Today, Perry helps business owners implement The POWEROP Method, with three essential goals in mind; 1) to make the business a more valuable & sellable asset, 2) to position the company to scale beyond current fixed limitations and 3) to multiply the owner out of the day-to-day, providing greater freedom, joy and purpose.
On this episode of Small Business Success Talk, Christy interviews Jennifer Brian, Cocktail Evangelist, to find what it took to create Make & Muddle as a unique addition to the spirits industry. The two discuss everything from Jennifer’s love of hosting to her favorite drink experiences and the really good things that can happen over a good pour.
Jennifer’s BIO
With over 25+ years in the hospitality business as a caterer and mixologist specializing in luxury events and intimate gatherings, Jennifer Brian is the Cocktail Evangelist here to spread the good news about booze! Her cocktail company, Make & Muddle, produces a line of all natural craft cocktail mixers in Louisville, KY designed to do the heavy lifting in a mixer so that folks can have a delicious, three-ingredient craft cocktail from their home. Additionally, Jennifer is the founder of Jennifer Brian Events and is an Executive Bourbon Steward.
In this episode of Small Business Success Talk, Liz Toombs, Owner and Designer of PDR Interiors, talks about successfully running and growing her business for almost two decades and the passion to mentor young women in business through her niche work with Sorority houses across the U.S.
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Liz Toombs is known as the go-to decorator for sorority interiors on college campuses. The work of Toombs and the PDR Interiors team can be seen on over 90 campuses spread across 22+ states. A leader in the decorating industry for nearly two decades, Toombs is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta. Mentoring women is a keystone of PDR, something Toombs learned to value through her fraternity experience. Helping to preserve that experience for current and future members of women’s organizations is what drives Toombs to focus on sorority housing projects. In addition to PDR’s vast work in Greek housing, the firm also offers comprehensive services for private residences. A trusted media resource, Toombs is quoted in notable outlets including The Huffington Post, The Associated Press and Realtor.com. She and the company were featured on MSNBC’s “Your Business” in a profile about the brand’s business acumen. Additionally, Toombs launched and hosts the “Sorority Chat” podcast, which features interviews with leaders in the national Greek system. Toombs resides in Lexington, Ky., where she is very involved in giving back to the community through the Junior League and other local charities. She created The Mary Estes Memorial Scholarship in honor of her mother, who passed away from cancer in 2012. The scholarship is awarded annually to a Univ. of Ky. College of Agriculture, Food and Environment student who has lost a parent from cancer. Toombs enjoys exercising, spending time on Lake Cumberland and almost always has a book in her hands. She shares her home with her husband, Billy, and their frequently Instagrammed dogs, Wendel and Bartlet.
On this episode of Small Business Success Talk, Christy interviews Anna Kate Goshko, Owner & Creator of SouthernCravings.com. Learn about this digital business that isn’t just about recipes, it’s about SOUL food. And Anna Kate shares some of her challenges, and best advice for being in business. Plus, you know there’s going to be a good story or two!
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In this episode, I am joined by Christopher Goff, owner of Sales Comp. He discusses developing a Sales Compensation Plan. See how he started and what he teaches others. You will find great information on how to set up your business for success!
Christy highlights Chris’s book “Starting Simple Sales Compensation”. One of her favorite quotes from the book is “Culture Matters”. He is such a strategy person and part of the strategy is understanding his people. Chris is such a people person, being curious and nonjudgemental, and getting to know people before he starts to work with them.
Learn great information on how you can build your business for success using his techniques and tactics. Here’s the link for his book.
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Welcome back to the Small Business Success Talk podcast! Today, your very own host, talks all about strategy and the difference between having a plan and having a STRATEGIC plan. Yes, there’s definitely a difference!
What got Christy started in the world of business strategy was the fact that most businesses work so hard on their strategy only to just put it on a shelf and forget about it. Meanwhile, it’s not being implemented whatsoever for your business and that’s a problem.
You’ll want to listen to this entire episode because Christy shares some ideas on when and where to work on your strategy, how to define yourself, brand identity and SO MANY other useful topics!
