#55: What is Intellectual Property?
Business owner and patent attorney, Chris Paradise, breaks down intellectual property for us and why it's important to business owners. From understanding copyrights to registering a trademark. He's a wealth…
#54: How to Become an Interior Designer
This week, we talk to Canadian entrepreneur, Crystal Collinson, about how she got started with interior design. She gives great advice on what you should consider as you're thinking…
#53: How to Start a Videography Business – Part 2
Noah Penn, gives us details this week on navigating intellectual property, what his days look like as an entrepreneur in and out of busy season, and what advice he has…
#52: How to Start a Videography Business – Part 1
Entrepreneur, Noah Penn, tells us all about how he got his videography business started. He tells us how building a website, and throwing up Google ads got his entire first…
#51: The Internet as a Career Path
This week, Tom Antion, talks about his journey making money online. Starting out his internet career in 1994, he has a depth of knowledge regarding how to make things profitable.…
#50: What is Print on Demand?
This week, we cover the concept of print on demand to understand how people are doing it, and what different approaches are out there. This is a great episode to…
#49: How Does Drop Shipping Work?
In this episode, Bekkah explains all things drop shipping. For a topic that seems pretty hard to follow sometimes, Bekkah breaks down the different ways people choose to drop ship…
#48: 7 Things to Know About Payroll in Small Business
This week we interview entrepreneur, Charles Read, about payroll! You will fall in love with how entertaining this IRS business advisory board member makes payroll and business taxes sound! Such…
#47: Can Customer Service Increase Sales?
This week, we dig into what a customer service coach does to help businesses by interviewing Dr. Kelly Henry. He tells us his professional journey in getting to where he…
#46: How to Budget When You Are Making No Money
This week, we dig into budgeting with Ruthie! She breaks it down this episode into two categories and walks us through when to do when you have money in savings…
#45: How to Start & Grow a Marketing Agency
This week, we interview entrepreneur, Tim Fitzpatrick, about how he built his marketing agency and the life journey he took to get into marketing. Tim gives us a ton…
#44: Should I Go to College? The Pros & Cons
This week we're continuing our 2 part series on the pros and cons of going to college. In this episode we dig into the different ways you can be strategic…
#43: The Pros & Cons of Going to College
Going to college is a big decision. Knowing what you want out of your time there, and choosing the right way to go about it is something you should consider.…
#42: Where to Start as a Realtor
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a realtor? Anita Stephens from Simply Stephens Real Estate joins us this week to give us advice on what you should…
#41: How to Become a Freelance Photographer
This week, we interview the beautiful entrepreneur, Alex Rumsey, about her journey through trying all sorts of photography types till she has settled on the kinds she enjoys most.…
#40: Setting Up Relationship Boundaries in Business – Part 2
Welcome to Business Talk Sister Gawk! I'm Bekkah! And I'm Ruthie! And today we are doing part two of our series on Relationship Boundaries in Business and we're going to…
#39: Setting Up Relationship Boundaries in Business – Part 1
Welcome to Business Talk Sister Gawk! I'm Bekkah! And I'm Ruthie! And today we are going to be starting a two-part series on relationship boundaries in business. Ruthie: Yeah we…
#38: Does Networking Actually Work?
Welcome to Business Talk Sister Gawk. I'm Bekkah! And I'm Ruthie! And today we are going to be talking about "Does Networking Actually Work?" *Ruthie laughs* Ruthie: I always feel…
#37: How to Start a Woodworking Business
Today we get the awesome opportunity to talk to the owner of Sherwood Crafts! His name is Nate! We are so pumped for you guys to hear all about…
#36: How to Build A Business That You Believe in
Welcome to Business Talk Sister Gawk! I'm Bekkah! And I'm Ruthie! Bekkah: And today we get the opportunity to speak to someone super awesome. The title of our episode is…
#35: How to Use a Consistent Brand to Create Value
This week, we are digging into how to be consistent in your business brand representation. We're giving you tips to keep the same tone and voice, with a fun discussion…
#34: Why A Brand Has Value
Have you ever understood why someone is willing to pay more for almost the exact same product when the only difference is the brand? This is the topic of discussion…
#33: Productivity When You Are Your Own Boss
In this episode, we dig into all the tips that we have used to help manage our time well as a business owner. If you want to succeed, you…
#32: How to Apologize Professionally
We dig into the steps you should take to reconciling a situation through professionally apologizing in this episode. From people who maybe aren't understanding the situation, to listening to other…
#31: How to Pay Off Your Student Loans – Part 3
This is our final interview episode with Bekkah and Joel about paying off $120,000 in student debt. Listening to the tips they have for you to get practical and creative…
#30: How to Pay Off Your Student Loans – Part 2
Paying off $120,000 in student loans is a journey, and Bekkah and Joel take the time to tell you some practical tips they used to pay off their student debt.…
#29: How to Pay Off Your Student Loans – Part 1
In this episode, we interview with Bekkah and Joel about how they paid off $120,000 in student debt. This is the first of a 3 part series. Stick around for…
#28: How to Get Customer Reviews
In this episode, we talk about the different ways to get customer reviews for your business. From sending an email or text message, to postcard responses. We discuss the…
#27: Understanding Your Business Taxes
This episode is part 2 of business taxes because Bekkah is just so excited to talk with you about them. We cover what it means to have a tax bracket…
#26: What You Should Know About Filing Business Taxes
In this episode, Bekkah gets really excited to tell you all about getting ready to file your taxes. The best news? You only pay taxes when you make money! So,…
#25: How to Pick A Business Name
In this episode, Ruthie and Bekkah talk through the different approaches you can take to choosing a name for your business. We cover the benefits of an industry specific business,…
Episode 24: How to Run an Art & Illustration Business
In this episode, we hear from artist Katie Allen as she tells us about how she uses different tools to run her art business and the processes she has in…
Episode 23: Starting a Vegan Chef Business
This week, we interview the owner of Heaven's Healthy Kitchen, Emmanuel Smith. He shares his personal journey through eating healthy and how he started sharing his gift of plant based…
Episode 22: Getting into Renting & Airbnb
This episode interviews Bridger Hopkins about his journey into rental property and using Airbnb as a business platform. From selling over 200 chickens to quitting his senior year of basketball…
Episode 21: Renting Out Your Camper as a Business
In this episode, we get to learn about a European business model for RV rentals. Our Austrian friend, Sebastian, tells us all about how he uses his campers to…
Episode 20: Failure Part 3 – How to Use Failure As a Tool
In this episode, we address failure in understanding how it can benefit us and a few resources we recommend to help you push through failures. We share some failures that…
Episode 19: Failure Part 2 – How Failure is Different In Entrepreneurship
This episode digs into the phases of a business launch and how it affects the founder of the business. We talk through the turning point where many businesses fail, some…
Episode 18: Failure Part 1 – Understanding The Data of Business Failure
In this episode, we start a 3 part series on the topic of failure. Within this episode we discuss business failure and how to prepare for a good business by…
Episode 17: How to Quickly Scale Your Business to Meet a Need
In this episode, we get to talk with Evan Dammar about his PPE business focusing on manufacturing face shields to meet the rising need of health care workers and small…
Episode 16: Our Post COVID-19 Small Business Predictions
This week, we talk about what things that we predict will change as small businesses come of out COVID-19. From cannibalization and customer service, to chickens and we dig into…
Episode 15: What is Business Credit with Thea Dudley
We are super excited to talk with you guys about our guest Thea Dudley. This woman is someone who has been an incredible impact on my life and in…
Episode 14: How to Create & Manufacture a Product
This week, we get the exciting opportunity to interview Barbie from Cinderella Bridez about how she went through the process of creating and manufacturing a product that she is currently…
Episode 13: 15 Ways to Make Money This Summer – Part 2
This week is part 2 of our discussion on 15 ways for you to make money this summer. If you missed part 1, you might want to go back and…
Episode 12: 15 Ways to Make Money This Summer – Part 1
In this episode, we start our two part series on ways we think are pretty awesome to make money this summer. These are things we've either done ourselves, or seen…
Episode 11: How to Make Sure Selling on eBay is Profitable
This week we discuss the ins and outs of selling on eBay, breaking down the process of deciding whether or not it is worth it to try to sell something…
Episode 10: How to Run a Billboard Business
Have you ever wondered how people own billboards and put them up? This episode is for you! Thanks to Tim VanSoast for letting us interview him for two episodes, we're…
Episode 9: How to Run A Storage Unit Business
In this episode, we interview Tim VanSoest about his acquisition of a storage unit business. We cover overall operating costs, how he went about deciding the investment was worth…
Episode 8: Ways to Make Money in College
In this episode, we interview entrepreneur Lars Erickson about the different ways he makes an income to pay for his college tuition! From utilizing apps for dog sitting and…
Episode 7: Helping Youth Start A Business with KIDS 2 MARKET
This week we got the opportunity to travel to Canada! Well, actually, just over video conference because Canada's far away and Coronavirus has us all on lockdown. We interview…
Episode 6: Resources for Starting a Business – Part 4
In this episode, we discuss different tools for meeting with clients online, free phone number options for you business, and different ways to get free design help for your projects.…