Small Business Success Talk

Small Business Success Talk is your go-to podcast for real conversations about entrepreneurship, marketing, leadership, and business growth. Hosted by Christy Smallwood, each episode delivers expert insights, inspiring stories, and actionable strategies to help you scale your business and thrive. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just getting started, we cut through the noise to bring you the tools and tactics you need for success. Tune in, level up, and let’s build something great together!

Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
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Growth Insights from Fast 50 Winners panelists
60 min
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How to not let stressed-out you muck up a milli...
25 min
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Senior Living Solutions for your Loved Ones
44 min
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Accounting Checklist for your Business
35 min
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Transform Your Business By Changing Your Mind
An interview with Perry Allison, CEO of POWEROP
45 min
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Starting The New Year With A New Word
35 min
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Christmas Wishes From Christy
21 min
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Connecting Over Cocktails - An Interview with J...
56 min
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Small Business And Tourism Making Communities S...
40 min
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3 Key Activities to do for marketing in your bu...
54 min
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Designing the future through mentoring with Liz...
37 min
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How to be great at customer service with Christ...
33 min
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Southern Cravings and Learning To Grow A Digita...
38 min
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Authenticity in Marketing and More With The Mar...
69 min
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A lifetime of loving people with Terri Paige
57 min
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Experimentation is part of reinvention with Cha...
67 min
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Designing Your Sales Compensation Plan
44 min
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Associations
39 min
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Strategic Execution
45 min
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Strategy Is...
54 min
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The Importance of Stories with Sylvia Leach Lovely
66 min
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The Real Power of Having a Coach with Deryl Swe...
<p>Join Christy as she talks with her friend and coach, Deryl Sweeney, about his own experience with business ownership and the real power coaching has had for him. Listen long enough to hear Christy share some of her own work that Deryl has put her through and the impact it has on her daily life.</p><p><br></p><p>Deryl Sweeney is a Professional Coach focused on helping entrepreneurs and high performance professionals build the businesses and the lives that they really want.</p><p>Deryl has launched and scaled multiple businesses, raised millions of dollars as a co-founder of a grass-roots charity raising money to cure cystic fibrosis and developed marketing tactics and strategies for clients nationwide. He coaches and mentors entrepreneurs, executives, founders, students, soccer players and everyday people on their businesses, careers and lives.</p><p><br></p><p>#businesscoaching #entrepreneur #success #smallbusiness #SBSTpodcast #SBSTshow #smallbusinesssuccesstalk #podcast #podcastlife &nbsp;#businessowner #lifecoaching&nbsp;</p>
70 min
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What It Means To Be Professional
<p>In this episode, I discuss what being professional looks like today. If you're a person out in the workforce, you already know that 'being professional' has definitely evolved and looks much different than it did many years ago.</p><p>What being professional looked like years ago, does not look the same today. It could mean having tattoos, dressing a little differently, being a full-time parent, having piercings, being emotional. These are just some things that would have NEVER been thought of as being professional years ago which is why I love this campaign from LinkedIn.</p><p>Now, with all of that being said, there are some of aspects of being professional that have NOT changed and have remained the same. A great example of that has come from my own personal experience that I mention in this episode and that's dealing with unprofessional managers.</p><p>What does professional look like to YOU and how have you personally seen it evolve?"</p><h1>#SBSTpodcast #SBSTshow #smallbusinesssuccesstalk #podcast #podcastlife #businessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #business #speaker #author #strategist #businesscoach #TheGreatResignation #todaysworkforce #professional #beingprofessional</h1>
51 min
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Keeping Up With Digital Marketing Changes, A Ma...
<p>For this episode of the Small Business Success Talk podcast, we're joined by Amy Torres of Director of Marketing Inc. and Kristina Stubblefield of SoIn Media Group. We're calling ourselves the 'Marketing Mavens' because of our combined knowledge and experience in the field of marketing. Brittany Murphy of One Thing Marketing was not able to join us for this episode, but she will be joining us in the future!</p><p><br></p><p>This was a LOADED episode so you'll definitely want to grab your favorite notebook and pen to take some notes. Without giving too much away, we discussed the constantly-changing world of marketing, how people are connecting with businesses now vs in in the past, and the big one (brace yourself) that you cannot work from a to-do list.</p><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoyed this episode because we've got more coming at ya so stay tuned for more episodes with the Marketing Mavens!</p><p><br></p><p>https://eagleeyestrategies.biz/</p><p>www.soinmediagroup.com, https://directorofmarketinginc.com/</p><p><br></p><p>FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/smallbizstoryteller, https://www.facebook.com/soinmediagroup/</p><p><br></p><p>LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/director-of-marketing-inc/</p><p><br></p><p>#SBSTpodcast #SBSTshow #smallbusinesssuccesstalk #podcast #podcastlife #marketing #marketingmavens #businessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #marketingregulations&nbsp;</p>
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Family business down on the farm with Dallas Mo...
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For this episode of Small Business Success Talk, we had the chance to sit down with our good friend Dallas Montgomery of Montgomery Farms. A family-owned business, it's a beautiful 40-acre outdoor venue located in Underwood Indiana and they do everything from corporate events to weddings.</p><p>He got into his second calling as a chef and did that for 7 years until teaming up with his sister at Montgomery Farms. With his background in hospitality as a hotel chef, it just made sense!</p><p>We got to hear what it's like to co-own a family business, what's slated for the future for Montgomery Farms, and much more enjoyable conversation with Dallas. Another great episode in the books and we know you'll enjoy it just as much as we did!</p><p>BIO: Dallas R. Montgomery, the third Dallas in the family, started selling sweet corn out of the old Barn at the age of eleven before being tall enough to even see over the corn. After attending Purdue University he left the family business and was an executive chef for seven years in Indianapolis. After the conversion of Montgomery Farms into an event venue by sister Mandi, he moved back to Southern Indiana and joined forces once again with his sibling and is now a proud business owner with her.</p><p>WEBSITE:&nbsp;<a href="https://montgomery-farms.com/" target="_blank">&nbsp;Home - Montgomery Farms</a></p><p>FACEBOOK:<img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/yv/r/B8BxsscfVBr.ico" width="16" height="16"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/montgomeryfarmsweddingandevents" target="_blank">Montgomery Farms</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/montgomeryfarms/" rel="noreferrer ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/montgomeryfarms/</a></p><p>LINKEDIN: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/montgomery-farms" rel="noreferrer ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/montgomery-farms</a></p>
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