April 27, 2021 In the finale of Season 1, we are ending a year of 52 weekly episodes by flipping the script and interviewing the regular host - Grant LeBeau. Episode 23 guest, Public Habit founder, and college pal Sydney Badger returns to Small Biz to ask Grant about his first business (Rickaroons), what happened that inspired the creation of Small Biz Gone Viral, and how the guests of Season 1 spurred him to create Mkrday. Guest's Unsponsor: Ellonos Yogurt. Grant's Unsponsor: Seva Foods April 23, 2021 Worldwide total COVID deaths: >3,098,946. USA total deaths: >585,075. W ..read more

April 20, 2021 Amani Roberts is a DJ, music producer, professor and author based in Los Angeles, California. A veteran of the hospitality industry with over 20 years at the Mariott before switching to full time DJ, Amani offers a unique combination of music expertise, teaching prowess and business knowledge - basically the perfect podcast guest. His company The Amani Experience takes clients on a music journey at every kind of event. Amani is currently a professor and Center Director at California State University, Fullerton, a student at Berklee College of Music (Boston) and an active music p ..read more

April 13, 2021 Today’s guest is Rachel Bernier-Green, founder of Laine’s Bakeshop - a Chicago social enterprise baked goods manufacturing company committed to catalyzing wealth in the south and west side communities in Chicago. We will talk about the importance of using a company to serve humans, scaling the company to create ownership opportunities and generational wealth for Laine’s Bakeshop employees, and hiring from chronically unemployed communities such as reentering citizens, recovering substance abusers, and the formerly homeless. Guest's Unsponsor: Janie's Mill. Grant's Unsponsor ..read more

April 6, 2021 My guest today is  your Chief Inspiration Officer, Craig Henderson. He is the epitome of bringing ideas and inspiration to not only the youth but adults alike. As a native of Brooklyn NY, currently residing in Atlanta, he has taken his decades of graphic design, magic and art experience meshed with his entrepreneurial expertise to build multiple businesses and teach younger generations the way of Ibii. Before you listen to this episode, feel free to check out ibiiworld.com if you want some context because Craig's business is wild and unlike anything I (Grant) have ever seen ..read more

March 30, 2021 Today's guest is Shane Shadeé companies Nosh Mrkt and Le Snack Pak are reinventing the hotel minibar and turning it into a delicious, fresh & affordable snack experience. After traveling to over 500 farmers markets in search of new to market tasty treats, Shane's mission is to introduce the world to the best snacks you have never had or heard of, support small businesses and turn the outdated minibar model into a farm to table snack adventure. Shane was in the middle of revolutionizing the hotel mini bar when COVID hit. Obviously not a great time to depend on a thriving trav ..read more

March 23, 2021 Today’s guest is Albert Chen - who pivoted from a blockchain moonshot to one of the world’s preeminent makers of high end, stylish face masks. Albert Chen has 10+ years of experience in both the digital and physical space, having founded several e-commerce and blockchain startups since 2011. He co-founded MaskLab in March 2020, synergizing a decade of experience in manufacturing, software development and digital marketing with his father’s 30+ years of mechanical engineering and manufacturing expertise. Albert is also the creator of covidKPI.com - a website that tracks key perfo ..read more

March 16, 2021 Imagine going through the whole process of quitting your job, taking classes, getting credentialed, inventing skincare products, finding a retail space, and finally hosting your grand opening, only to 1 week later have a national emergency declared. That was the first year in business for Lea Iafornaro - a holistic esthetician, raki practitioner and the founder of Suga Skincare, a skincare and waxing spa. Besides the brick and mortar, Suga Skincare is also a product line merging plant based ingredients with scientific research to provide effective natural products and services ..read more

March 9, 2021 This may sound familiar, but Jordan Buckner has two businesses and a podcast. Jordan first co-founded TeaSquares, a line of superfood energy bars designed to help people stay focused and alert so they could achieve their passions. In the midst of the pandemic Jordan took his years of experience in the natural food business and created Foodbevy.com to create a pipeline for Food and Beverage companies to grow from startup to scale by reducing the resource and network gaps for founders. Guest Unsponsor: Nemi Holisticks. Grant's Unsponsor: Marshall Columbia March 5, 2021&nb ..read more

March 2, 2021 Audrey Holst founded Fortitude and Flow to help people reform their perfectionism so they can reclaim their agency and put their full energy into what really matters. Her work uses a combination of mindfulness and neuroscience tools and combines over a decade of experience teaching yoga with deep knowledge of the nervous system and extensive training and work as a Certified Professional Coach. Through her Fortitude & Flow® Process, Audrey guides individuals and groups through a holistic experience to shift the way they approach themselves and the things that matter to them ..read more

February 23, 2021 Sent home from his junior year at Brown University to finish the semester online, Aidan Reilly and some friends started a project to connect farms with excess produce to food bank. That small group of undergrads have since built Farmlink Project into an overnight non-profit sensation, raising more than $5 million, partnering with Chipotle, arranging delivery of over 25 million pounds of produce, and organizing 500+ students, all in less than 12 months. Aidan will share how he went from heading into his senior year on the water polo team to instead leading Farmlink Project to ..read more