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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with Mary J. Nestor, starting at 0:00: Communication with team members has always been a tough part of any small business owner’s job. Working remotely has made it even tougher. What will happen when we head back to the office? Mary Nestor is here to help us communicate authentically at work.
SEGMENT 2 with Tony Drockton, starting at 18:00: Many years ago, the SEC allowed small businesses to crowdfund investments or go public directly to consumers and investors by using the legal process called Regulation A+. Regulation A+ is for rapid growth firms and has a high bar to be approved directly by SEC, but it allows you to raise up to $75M. Tony Drockton is here to share his current experience raising money through Regulation A+ for his company, Hammitt.
SEGMENT 3 with Ken Rusk, starting at: 36:30: With the new infrastructure bill before Congress, what effect will this have on blue collar jobs and opportunities in the US? What do we need to do to fill the shortage of blue collar workers? Here to give us his insight is blue-collar construction business entrepreneur, Ken Rusk.
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More on each segment below.
Segment 1: Mary J. Nestor has been speaking out all her life. Her new book, Amazon.com #1 best-seller, “SAY IT NOW! SAY IT RIGHT! How to Handle Tough or Tender Conversations”, provides a straightforward look at the problem people and organizations face by not practicing the art of authentic communication.
1:00 – Has communication gotten tougher with people working remotely?
2:30 – Why is it difficult to practice authentic communication at work?
5:45 – How you can create a culture of “Say It Now! And Say It Right!”
8:45 – What if you “say it now” and people don’t take it well?
10:45 – What are the best methods for authentic communication?
13:00 – How can we readjust to face to face communication when we go back to the office?
Segment 2: Tony Drockton is the Founder and Chief Cheerleader at Hammitt, a company that sells luxury purses and bags. To invest in Hammitt, visit www.invest.hammitt.com. See offering circular.
18:00 – How has it been selling luxury handbags during the pandemic?
20:30 – Why go through the Regulation A+ process to raise money as opposed to a more traditional route like venture capital?
21:45 – For companies interested in crowdfunding through Regulation A+, what do they need to do and think about?
23:30 – How does crowdfunding supercharge your fans?
27:00 – How do you actually find your investors when crowdfunding through Regulation A+?
31:00 – You are going to be featured on the show Going Public which profiles companies who are raising capital. Tell us about that!
Segment 3: Ken Rusk is a blue-collar construction business entrepreneur who has launched multiple successful endeavors over the last thirty years. For the first years of his young working life, he dug ditches for a basement repair company in northern Ohio. Over the years, he dug his way to a good life, one shovel of dirt at a time, and is now teaching others to do the same. He is the author of “Blue Collar Cash.”
36:30 – There’s never been a better time to be a blue collar worker.
39:00 – You don’t have to get a traditional four-year degree to have a great life.
41:30 – What do we need to do to fill the shortage of blue collar workers?
45:30 – What are the life skills that blue collar workers need to be successful?
47:45 – What will the infrastructure bill mean for blue collar workers and businesses?
49:30 – Why the difference between blue collar and white collar shouldn’t matter.
