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The Key to Understanding Your Numbers with Virtual CFO Advisor, Jacob Oberlander

The Key to Understanding Your Numbers with Virtual CFO Advisor, Jacob Oberlander

How effective is your business strategy? Are you analyzing your numbers to make better decisions for the future? This week our guest is Jacob Oberlander, the Founder & Team Leader at Oberlander & Co, a firm focused on providing Virtual CFO Advisory in addition to traditional tax services. He is on a mission to try to explain to growing business owners the importance of setting goals, creating a budget, reviewing performance, and after-action reviews.

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How to Tackle The Unique Business Leadership Challenges of 2022 with David Pilchick

What’s unique about being a business owner in 2022? 

A business owner in this day and age should be someone who’s accessible to the team, empathetic to the employees’ struggles, and a catalyst to their personal and professional growth. 

This week our guest is David Pilchick, the founder and owner of Brooklyn Low Voltage Supply. He drops by to talk about the most important qualities of a modern-day leader. He also discusses his personal journey to becoming a successful business owner, years after dropping out of high school. 

In our interview, we talk about the leadership skills that are difficult to master, yet absolutely crucial, and how exactly anyone can attain them.  Leadership in any industry can be an intimidating field, however, if we can tap into our unique selves, gain confidence, and overcome certain fears, anything is possible.  

Tune in now and learn from David how to be a modern-day business owner. 

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From a 15k Side Hustle to a 2-Billion-Dollar Business with Spencer Jan

How do you turn a side hustle into a 2-billion-dollar business? This might sound too good to be true, but it did happen when Spencer Jan started his e-commerce business, which he started in a garage in 2010 with only $15,000. Called Solo Stove then, the business eventually grew into Solo Brands and in 2021, raised $219 million through an IPO (NYSE: DTC).

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The Truth About Bravery in Entrepreneurship: Normalize Failure — with Roei Yellin

Does your competitive edge serve you well? This week, our guest is Roei Yellin. Roei is a former Olympic athlete and the co-founder and CRO of 8Fig.  In our interview, he speaks about the key qualities that make up a successful entrepreneur. He goes into detail about what led him to start a company and how his athletic background and competitive mind enable him to tackle any challenge in the business world.  Most people think that being competitive is all about pushing themselves to the limit to win. But should competitiveness be at the top of our radar all the time as entrepreneurs? In this week’s episode, Roei explains that it is more complex than that. It’s not just about doing whatever it takes and burning ourselves out, it’s about gauging the playing field, knowing which move to make next, and thinking on our toes. It’s about having patience, confidence, and tact. It takes bravery to make waves, knowing that you might lose in the process. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the importance of bravery in business. 

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Solo Episode with an Exciting Announcement – with Meny Hoffman

With Amazon and eCommerce aggregators flooding the business space, growth opportunities for businesses have become endless. But what does it mean for entrepreneurs and business leaders? On today’s show, Meny Hoffman introduces his new show, the Let’s Talk Exits Podcast, to help you navigate the growth of your eCommerce business and maximize the potential for when an exit is in sight. The best is yet to come. Are you ready?

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Selling on Amazon? 6 Reasons You Can’t Ignore Building Your Brand.

Maybe you’ve just started selling on Amazon. Maybe you’re already an established seller with great sales. Either way, one thing is certain: If you want enduring success in the ever-changing world of Amazon, you can’t ignore the importance of having a strong brand.

Ask the sellers who have seen the most consistent, reliable growth on Amazon how they achieved so much success long term. They’ll likely tell you that optimizing their listings, using the right keywords, and hiring a listing expert got them to the top, but it was their brand that helped them stay there.

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