How the Anxious Achiever can turn their biggest fears into Superpowers to help start and grow a small business with Morra Aarons-Mele. Morra shares how she has helped herself and others to turn their biggest fears into life-changing leadership. For anyone who worries that anxiety or other mental health challenges stands between them and the success they deserve, Morra will share highlights from her upcoming book “The Anxious Achiever - Turn your Biggest fears Into your Leadership Superpower” which features powerful stories, practical tools, exercises, and strategies that empower leaders and ot ..read more

How Walid Azami overcame the challenges of being a refuge to start and grow his photography business. Walid shares his experiences as a professional photographer – including overcoming the challenges of being an immigrant to build his successful creative business. If you are a creative artist, like a photographer, videography, makeup artist, hair stylist, or any other type of creative content creator – any business where you are turning your creative passion into a small business – then this episode is for you. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and ..read more

Entrepreneurship & Partnerships with Pat Flynn & Matt Gartland - their entrepreneurship journey and how and why they work as business partners (starting at 23:30). Pat and Matt share their entrepreneurial experiences and how they built and grew their business, SPI. Matt had a successful corporate career, and Pat was building his career as an architect before starting their first small business. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business and entrepreneurs. Fin ..read more

Improve Attention to Detail with Chris Denny, to help you start, run and grow your small business. Chris shares insights on how to develop attention to detail, for yourself and your team, to help you achieve success as a small business owner. Chris Denny is an entrepreneur, trainer, author, consultant, and small business owner. When he is not running a business or spending time with his family (mostly hiking or snowboarding), he is researching attention to detail or helping organizations develop attention to detail and accuracy. Chris has an MBA with a focus on operations from the University o ..read more

How to conquer the chaos of small business with entrepreneur Clate Mask. Clate is the co-founder and CEO of Keap (formerly Infusionsoft), a sales and marketing automation software for small businesses. He is a national speaker on entrepreneurship and small business success, and co-author of the New York Times bestseller “Conquer the Chaos: How to Grow a Successful Small Business Without Going Crazy”. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business and entrepreneurs. Find ..read more

Launching and growing Swingers Crazy Golf with entrepreneur Matt Grech-Smith.  Matt is the co-founder and co-CEO of Swingers - the crazy golf club, which has reinvented mini golf for an adult audience by adding gourmet street food, cocktails and a party atmosphere. Matt shares his entrepreneur journey, and how he started and is growing Swingers with locations currently in London, New York City and Washington DC. "Crazy golf is like mini golf, but way more fun! We have reinvented mini golf for an adult audience by adding gourmet street food, cocktails and a party atmosphere." Henry Lopez i ..read more

How a combination of mindset, abilities, and know-how gathered from life experience can empower you to achieve your goals and build your successful small business with Soren Kaplan. Soren Kaplan, PhD, is an award-winning author, an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California, a former corporate executive, founder of three Silicon Valley startups, and a columnist for Inc. magazine. Soren is the author of “Experiential Intelligence: Harness the Power of Experience for Personal and Business Breakthroughs”. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Busi ..read more

SBA 7a Small Business Loans with Ray Drew, Managing Business Development Officer at Fund-Ex, one of the top SBA lenders in the country. Ray shares his knowledge of SBA lending, specifically the SBA 7(a) loan program, for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Ray has dedicated his entire professional career to helping small business owners navigate the intricacies of SBA borrowing. His job is to structure a customized loan solution that meets the unique needs of the business and guide the entrepreneur through the process. If you are considering starting, buying, or expanding a small business ..read more

Starting Make Bake with entrepreneur Kristina Schlegel. Kristina shares her entrepreneurial journey and her experiences launching Make Bake a CPG baking & food craft brand. Kristina is the founder of Make Bake, and creator of Stickies –The Stickers You Can Eat! "Our patent-pending edible decorating stickers for baking and food crafts are changing the baking game. On-trend designs moms love, fun kids won't forget." Kristina is a creative product & marketing strategist with a 20+ year track record of creating category-defining products and customer experiences that deliver strategic, mea ..read more

Tips and thoughts for success, for both aspiring business owners and exiting small business owners, as we get the new year started. Review of the previous year, goal setting, tips & thoughts on starting a new business and growing your existing small business, suggested episodes, recommended books, and inspiration ideas to help your success in 2023! Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business and entrepreneurs. Find the best podcast, resources and trusted service p ..read more