Join me for an interview of me haha! Seriously, it's only fair that I share vulnerably about my small business and the reasons I started this whole journey to begin with. I only get through the first few questions because man I can talk! I'm sure I'm not the only one with that gift haha.
I hope it is not too painful to get to know me through these questions, I answer the bit about me before the business, which is a very winding path. I have had a cool career so far and starting my own business has been an interesting adventure that has not been easy to say the least.
Find out what I wanted to be when I was little and how different that is from anything I have actually done throughout my career.
Also, I tell you what brought me to starting my own business dedicated to #smallbusiness exclusively. These ideas are intellectual property of Main Street E-Market and I do hope to one day realize the initial goal of bringing together #localsmallbusinesses and empowering them to support one another in unique ways, they aren't the traditional coaching or group that would otherwise get together on a FB page either. You have to tune in if you want more details than that!
If you want to be one of the guests on the show, head to the link in bio to book an exploratory call with me today! I look forward to hearing all about you and your small business on the next episode!
00:00:00 Introduction - goals for this podcast
00:00:55 We don't know where all the small businesses are
00:01:55 Over arching goal to bring awareness to small businesses everywhere - and especially locally
00:02:55 Why am I answering these questions?
00:03:25 Coming raw with no corrections today!
00:04:09 Help me get StreamYard Premium for the Podcast!
00:04:51 A bit about me before starting Main Street E-Market and the Tiny But Mighty Podcast
00:05:21 My early career and education
00:06:47 Making the pivot to education
00:09:17 What I taught
00:10:40 Bad leadership and lack of accountability makes jobs undesirable for me
00:13:52 The cool backstory to my video editing skills
00:15:43 The last straw to leaving education
00:18:22 Falling in love with a startup lab
00:21:56 The gifts of being a generalist and multi-potentialite
00:22:39 A job I would love to do someday
00:25:24 What did I want to be when I grew up when I was little?
00:27:39 One of the motivations behind starting my own business was getting time back with my family after this...
00:31:09 How tough it was to work hard in a role with a big team during 2020 with two kids at home
00:33:13 The challenges of being in a rural area and shopping with small businesses
00:34:43 in 2024, you don't need to know how to code to be able to make a website!
00:37:23 What brought me to start my own business
00:39:00 Shout out to Lynne and Liz at Community Life Support
00:41:53 Biggest contributor to small business struggles IMHO
00:44:05 Business models that didn't align with my values that I pondered first
00:46:48 Pirate Ship Plug for anyone who ships things regularly
00:48:42 Values alignment in supporting small businesses
00:52:32 How many of the businesses in the US are small businesses? What?
00:56:28 Small businesses get left behind in big ways in the US
00:57:12 Commuting, the 40 hour work week, and sprawl all contribute to small biz woes
00:59:41 Idea for making shopping small more sustainable - hands off the Capital District though!
01:01:36 I am looking for speaking gigs - reach out if you need a speaker about small business stuff
01:05:58 Closing
