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Small Business Stories
Welcome to Small Business Stories, the podcast where we celebrate the real-life journeys of small business owners. We dig into inspiring tales of triumphs, challenges, and the tough lessons we learned along the way. Each episode is packed with relatable anecdotes and practical tips that you can use to fuel your own entrepreneurial dreams. Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow your business, you'll find motivation and insight in every story. Tune in and get ready to be inspired by…
Episodes
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Espree Devora
Espree Devora is a serial media entrepreneur and the OG of podcasting, catching the wave back in 2013-14 before podcasting became the "thing" that it is today…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Nick Palmisciano
Nick Palmisciano is a veteran and serial entrepreneur. He's faced challenges deployed for his country, been named on the ISIS Kill List, and was a single Dad…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Lisa Bowman
Lisa Bowman has held the role of Chief Marketing Officer at UPS and United Way. She didn't set out to become the poster child for #metoo or to take on the…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Allie Xu
We caught up with Allie Xu, founder of Global Pharmacy Entrepreneurs. She's an expert in Chinese medicine, a pharmacist, a podcast host and a newly minted…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Komal George
Komal George left a prestigious position at the UK national level in pharmacy to become an entrepreneur and forge her own path towards health and wellness…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Tiffany Xingyu Wang
Tiffany Xingyu Wang is the co-founder of OASIS Consortium and co-founder of Spectrum Labs. She's traded commodities globally, lived in China, France and…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Robin Rotenberg
Robin Rotenberg, founder of Alpha Women Rock, has pivoted in her career from a corporate attorney to a communications manager to an author. Join this podcast…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Ganna Tymko
Ganna Tymko is a brilliant, young entrepreneur who has chosen to meet HardTech and VoiceTech - head on. She's the founder of Claraphone which miraculously…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Josia Nakash
Josia Nakash is the founder of The CEO Collective, an Israel-based company focused on forging deeper human connections in the workplace. She's developed "the…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Lan Phan
Lan Phan was entrepreneurial even as a child. Over the course of the past two decades, she's founded several companies, commanded a global audience at Fortune…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Mae Karwowski
Mae Karwowski is the Queen of Influencer Marketing. She was firing it up even before it became a "thing." Her company, Obvious.ly was voted AdWeek's fastest…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Hanan Kamal Eldhary
Hanan Kamal Eldhary, founder of Neighborhood Pal, is making the emotional experience of moving easier to manage. Her sound pin technology enables people to…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Sharmi Albrechtsen
Meet Sharmi Albrechtsen, founder of SmartGurlz & SmartBuddies who is making STEM fun for boys and girls. Good Housekeeping named their Code Camp the best…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Emily Leach
Emily Leach has been a freelancer for over 25 years, organizing events like TEDtalks and building websites designed for optimal SEO. When she needed insights…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Kristi Herold
Kristi Herold, founder of Toronto Sport & Social Club and JAM, connects people through play and builds communities in the gym, on the court and online. The…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Mary D'Onofrio
Mary D'Onofrio is every bit "Like a Boss." As the VP of high growth investments at arguably the oldest venture capital company in the world, Bessemer Venture…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Sally Williamson
What a treat! Sally Williamson, coach, founder and podcast host of, "What's Your Story?" joined Loralyn Mears to speak candidly about communication trends, the…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Sam Kamani
Sam Kamani, best-selling author of "30 Day Startup," serial entrepreneur and podcast host of "Want Money Got Money," joined Loralyn Mears to share his insights…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen
Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen is a STEMinist that is changing the world - one girl at a time as the founder of Tech Girls Movement. She encourages girls to think about…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Kathy Campbell
Kathy Campbell aka @MrsSoup as she's known all over social media, helps female founders let go of what they believe they have to keep doing. She gives them…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Jennifer Mercer
Meet Jennifer Mercer, serial entrepreneur and female founder of Metazoa, a #1 tool for Salesforce.com. She shares lessons learned around fundraising, scaling…
Small Business StoriesMonday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Working From Home Tips by Daniel Hall
Freelancers have been working from home for a long time. It's only been recently, in the wake of COVID, that the rest of the world left their offices for their…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Laura Schaack
Meet the pioneer of TatTech - Laura Schaack. Hear her founder story on how she merged tattoo artistry and tech to build one of the scrappiest startups around…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Janine Kelbach
Janine Kelbach, a registered nurse, spoke to Loralyn Mears about burn out at the bedside and how pivoting to a career in writing helped her - and the other…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Luz Gonzalez
Luz Gonzalez, founder of EQrefined, dishes on EQ and the differences between emotional intelligence vs awareness. She offers insights on how to use EQ to build…
Small Business StoriesMonday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Tips to Manage Burnout
Feeling like 2020 is starting to get to you? You're not alone. The CDC reports that 40% of adults today are experiencing issues with their mental health…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Angela Ferrante
Meet Angela Ferrante, she's the founder of Laudable who's making it easy for customers to generate high quality video. She offered a unique perspective on…
Small Business StoriesMonday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Tips to be on Time and Overcome Your Punctuality Problem
Are you one of those people that is ALWAYS late for everything? Maybe you've tried that "set-your-clock-ahead" trick and it didn't work for you. Not to worry…
Small Business StoriesLike a BOSS with Loralyn Mears & Guest Jess Green
Jess Green, serial entrepreneur and founder of GoGrow, is making it easier for network marketing people to grow their revenues. No more spreadsheets and scrap…
Small Business StoriesMonday Motivation with Loralyn Mears - Tips to Get In Front of the 8 Ball
Loralyn Mears, PhD offers coaching tips on a different theme each week. This week's theme is how to get back in front of the 8 ball, instead of being behind it…