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EP26: From Doubt to Determination: Building Unstoppable Confidence
Risk-taking is an inherent part of entrepreneurship, and it’s a potent catalyst for growth. Venturing into uncharted territory can be intimidating, but it's in these challenging situations that real growth happens.
EP25: Sisters in Success: Women Breaking Business Bias and Building Toward a Better Future
Despite major moves forward for women in terms of educational advancements and career opportunities, there are still so many biases and challenges that can arise as they climb the ladder of success.
EP24: From Scrimping to Success: Master the Art of Business Budgeting
Join Toa Green as she helps you navigate the treacherous waters of business finance and the myriad of tech tools promising efficiency for your business.
EP23: Why Traveling (Near or Far) is Good for You and Your Business
Do you find yourself wishing you could travel more but your business is taking up most of your time and bandwidth? The truth is inspiration can sprout from small changes, like stepping outside your door or taking a break from routine tasks.
EP22: You Are Your Best Publicist: Cost-Saving Strategies for Effective PR
Unleash the power of publicity! Pitching your own story and business can be intimidating when starting from scratch. Here are Toa’s valuable takeaways on how to get started and reframe your thinking.
EP21: How We Got Into the New York Times! The Power of Knowing Your Story
Every person has a compelling story that reminds them of their mission or purpose. In business, your story can be the powerful driving force behind your brand and the connection you have with your audience.
EP20: Setting Up Your New Brick & Mortar Location for Success
Toa shares how to take your new retail location to the next level and make opening day a success!
EP19: Is It Time to Take Your Business to Brick & Mortar? How to Find and Launch Your First Location
The process of finding and opening a brick and mortar location can be intimidating, but we’ll walk you through the most important variables as to setting up shop and launching your business to its next level.
EP18: Creating a Healthy (and Fun!) Team Culture and How to Handle the Hard Conversations
Toa Green shares how she works to create a positive team culture and how to have difficult conversations, when the need arises, toward solving conflicts within her team.
EP17: Achieving Harmony in Work and Life: Insights from Coach Colene
Achieving work/life balance can feel like attaining a mythical level of success as an entrepreneur. Our guest, Coach Colene Elridge, understands the challenges faced by stretched-too-thin entrepreneurs and their teams. She has worked with both Fortune 100 companies and small business owners, guiding them toward becoming skillful and compassionate leaders.
EP16: You Need a Mentor: How Mentorship Can Shape Success
When you’re starting a new business, there are a lot of great resources out there that can help you as you take the journey, but nothing is better than having someone you can call on to ask about the realities of launching and running a business–someone who’s been where you are and survived!
EP15: Taking Your Business to the Streets - Pt. 2: Long Term Success in Mobile Vending
In this episode, Toa Green establishes what it takes to achieve success with your new food truck/mobile vendor venture!
EP14: Taking Your Business To the Streets with a Food Truck/Becoming a Mobile Vendor - Pt. 1
For this two part series, Toa hits the highlights on how she took her ice cream business to the streets as a mobile vendor and all the steps toward making that leap.
EP13: Fostering Creativity and Innovation In Your Business: Toa Talks to Crank & Boom’s Michelle Kovach
Toa brings on Crank & Boom’s production and fulfillment director (and creator of amazing pastries) Michelle Kovach to talk about all things related to staying creative, innovative and relevant.
EP12: Launching and Scaling a Product: Simple Steps to Getting it Right
Knowing how to launch and scale a product is one of the fundamentals to building out your business.
EP11: Dishing on Disasters in Business: Turning Failures Into Successes With Chef Ouita Michel
In this episode, Toa and her mentor, Chef Ouita, a James Beard nominated chef and proprietor of Holly Hill Restaurants, will share their most memorable business fails.
EP10: Celebrate Your Wins and Milestones: 10 Years of Chasing Impossible Dreams at Crank & Boom
Celebrating the 10th birthday of Crank & Boom Ice Cream, Toa Green reflects on the journey from packing pints in soup containers to becoming a champion of positivity and spreading joy, while encouraging listeners to celebrate their own wins no matter how small.
EP09: Working With Family and Friends in Business: Setting Boundaries and Expectations
What do you do when you’re about to embark on a side hustle or a new creative project and you are considering working with friends or family members?
EP08: Building Lasting Connections: Why Community Marketing is Essential for Your Business
Toa explains her favorite aspects of community marketing and the strategic ways she’s used it to build her brand and improve her community.
EP07: Finding Great Team Members: Tips for Making Your First Hire a Success
Hiring your first employee—or any employee—can feel daunting, even for a seasoned entrepreneur.