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Owning a small business can be one of the most rewarding and challenging things a person does. Amid an uncertain economy and ever-evolving consumer trends, there is a lot to figure out and navigate to ensure your business thrives. Join hosts Jannese Torres (Yo Quiero Dinero) and Austin Hankwitz (Rate of Return) as they connect with small business owners and hear their stories about managing the ups and downs of starting and growing a small business. Listen to "Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories" and learn valuable lessons from their experiences that will guide you along the way through your own small business journey. 


Mind The Business: Small Business Success Stories

For episode 3 hosts Jannese Torres and Austin Hankwitz are talking to the 3 co-founders of Sensori, an exciting company in the skyrocketing non-alcoholic beverage industry. Shanna Watkins, Ashlyn Knox, and Darean Rhodes are three good friends who dove headfirst into a fast moving market with a culture-changing product, but it hasn't been easy. From looking for the captial needed to get started in the first place, to a truck filled with an important shipment getting stuck in a ditch, and other crises big and small, we'll hear their riveting stories and discuss how small business owners can adapt to and overcome everything that gets thrown at them. Packed with practical advice as well as inpiration, this episode is a must-listen for entrepreneurs everywhere!

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Resilience and Reinvention

Time managment is the theme of our second episode as hosts Austin Hankwitz and Jannese Torres talk about their strategies for maximizing the hours in a day. Then we sit down with Anna Cobb, the founder of Rejuvenation, who turned a harrowing near-death experience into a passion for healthy energy alternatives that has bloomed into a thriving business. You'll hear about how she harnesses her own time management using AI and other strategies to keep her ventures growing, and come away with tricks of the trade that you can use too. You definitely don't want to miss it!

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Time is Money: Outdo Both

In the first episode of Season 4, hosts Austin Hankwitz and Jannese Torres sit down with Pabel Martinez who created Plurawl, an app that uses AI to help people overcome negative thoughts and remake self-care in their own words - literally. They'll talk about the power of artificial intelligence as an augment for human touch in everything from the daily duties of business to automating mundane tasks. We'll talk about positive workplace culture, becomming our best selves, and using AI to help with all of that and more in the small business world and beyond. 

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Artificial Intelligence + Human Intelligence: Outdo the Impossible

Hey entrepreneurs! Your favorite hosts Jannese Torres (Yo Quiero Dinero & Financially Lit!) and Austin Hankwitz (Rate of Return & Rich Habits) are back for Season 4 of “Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories", brought to you by iHeartMedia’s Ruby Studio in partnership with Intuit QuickBooks. 
 
This time around, we're diving deep with more exciting small business owners at the cutting edge of their fields. We'll be discussing overcoming challenges and celebrating successes – as well as practical takeaways from utilizing AI, to automating services, to time management, and all the other things that come with being your own boss. Join us for another inspiring season to hear from the entrepreneurs themselves how they’ve found their success, and learn about the grit, elbow grease, and know-how required to get your own business off the ground – and how QuickBooks on the Intuit platform can help, all in one streamlined place. 
 
Listen to new episodes every other Thursday beginning December 4th and discover what it takes to run a business that not only survives, but thrives!
 
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Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories is back for Season 4

Hitting plateaus is a common milestone in business, but there’s a difference between stability and a rut. In the last installment of this season, we’ll dive into the ways small business owners push beyond plateaus and find new ways to achieve revenue growth. Jannese and Austin wrap up their time in Nashville, Tennessee with a wonderful visit to N.B. Goods to speak with owner Camille Alston. Camille details the times where she hit a wall with profits, the strategies she implemented to increase revenue, what worked, what didn’t, and the important lessons she learned in the process. You won’t want to miss this informative final chapter!
 
Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business:
 
QuickBooks.com

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Pushing Past Stagnation & Business Plateaus

Building a thriving business isn't always about rapid expansion. When should you hit the accelerator on growth, and when should you pump the brakes? Jannese and Austin are in Nashville, Tennessee to talk with Taku Zhou and Sibusiso Ajayi of TKZ Architecture LLC to explore this crucial entrepreneurial crossroads. The duo shares candid insights from their journey building TKZ Architecture, revealing the moments they knew it was time to scale – and importantly, when it wasn't. They discuss how they balanced the allure of growth against the need to strengthen their foundation through refined workflows, established protocols, and market positioning. Tune in as we unpack the strategic decision-making that goes into sustainable business expansion and learn the telltale signs that you're ready for growth and how to execute that transition successfully.
 
Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business:
 
QuickBooks.com

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Strategic Growth: Knowing When to Scale Your Business

AI isn't about replacement – it's about enhancement. Austin and Jannese travel to Tampa, Florida to meet Alexa Kritis Mancuso, founder of Alexa Kritis Events, who reveals how she masterfully blends artificial intelligence with the personal connection essential to event planning. Discover how Alexa shares how she leverages AI platforms to handle routine tasks as well as showing clients how she can bring their creative visions to life. Like QuickBooks, there’s a perfect combination of AI-driven processes and human expertise that can help free up your time to make more money and focus on the things that matter. 
 
Whether you're AI-curious or AI-cautious, Alexa explains how to harness this technology to boost your bottom line while creating deeper connections with your customers.
 
 
 
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QuickBooks.com

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Integrating AI Efficiency + Human Connection to Better Your Business

In our second installment of the Small Business Starter Kit series - we’re tackling a topic that’s sometimes tricky, sometimes confusing, but ever-present: taxes. Hosts Austin and Jannese have an insightful conversation with entrepreneur Isabella Rosal who started 7th Sky Ventures, an exporter and distributor of craft spirits, beer, and wine. Having lived and worked in two different countries and started a company in a heavily-regulated field, Isabella is no stranger to navigating the paperwork-laden and jargon-infused maze of properly understanding taxes for a newly formed small business. Join us as she shares her story and provides valuable insight into how to tackle your business’ taxes - so they don’t tackle you. 
 
 
 
Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business:
 
QuickBooks.com
 

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Understanding Taxes as a Newly Formed Small Business - Part 2 of the Small Business Starter Kit

Most people understand the importance of raising capital to start a business, but securing additional funding after launch can be just as crucial for reaching the next level. Jannese and Austin discuss the strategies and challenges of finding ways to raise more capital to give your business a booster where it needs it most. The hosts chat with one of Nashville’s most exciting rising stars, Kenzie Wesp, who started Trueform Fitness at an incredibly young age. Learn about her journey and how she turned an opportunity into a thriving business that continues to flourish. 
 
 
 
Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business:
 
QuickBooks.com

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The Next Round: Finding Capital for Continued Growth

In business, every decision you make can change the trajectory of your company - so it’s important to be as informed as possible. The intel you collect as you learn and grow is vital to informing how and why you run your business in the future. On this episode, hosts Jannese and Austin share their own experiences with using data to inform the paths they carve forward as they sit down with Brandon Littleton who started Bag Lady’s Fry Joint with his brother. The two started their business from scratch, with just a family recipe and an idea. Join us as Brandon explains how hard lessons - and hard data - inform the decisions they’ve made so you can do the same with your own findings. 
 
 
 
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Quickbooks.com
 

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Using Data to Shape Your Future

Congrats! You started making money from your business. Now how do you manage your finances so you don’t take any steps back? Hosts Austin and Jannese unpack the different types of business accounts and explain how to track your cash flow while determining which costs can be reduced. The hosts are later joined by Harlem Chocolate Factory founder, Jessica Spaulding who shares her story about how she learned to adjust her accounting processes to accommodate the success of her growing business.
 

Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you manage your business:
 
 https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payments/manage-cash-flow/ https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payments/quickbooks-checking/ 
 
 
For more insights on cash flow and money management, visit: 
 
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/cash-flow/what-is-cash-flow/
 
 
 
For key takeaways from this week’s episode, visit: 
 
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/running-a-business/mind-the-business-episode-3/

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Money Management to Keep You on the Right Track (feat. Harlem Chocolate Factory)

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