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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with Demi Skipper, starting at 0:00: Before there was money, there was barter. People traded one thing for another. Demi Skipper made 28 trades over 18 months starting with a bobby pin and ended up with a house in Tennessee. She is here to share her story.
SEGMENT 2 with Gerald Kasulis, starting at 17:00: Passwords – we love them, we hate them, we can’t remember them, and we can’t live without them. They are essential to protecting your company’s data, but your employees may not be managing them well. What is a business owner to do?
SEGMENT 3 with Jill Duffy, starting at 35:45: Working remotely was once a privilege for business owners and employees. Now working remotely is a right. How do you build a company when people are no longer working together in person?
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More on each segment below.
Segment 1: Demi Skipper is the creator of the @trademeproject, which has racked up 5 million followers and nearly 64 million likes on TikTok. It chronicles the dramatic ups and downs of trying to fulfill a goal Skipper set for herself in the early months of the pandemic.
1:15 – Why did you start the Trade Me Project? What were the first few trades?
4:00 – How did you find people who want to trade with you?
6:15 – How was the trade done? Were any a bust?
9:45 – What was the most important trade in your sequence of trading a bobby pin for a house?
11:15 – How Chipotle Celebrity Card trade worked.
13:45 – What are your plans for the house?
15:00 – Would you do this again? What advice do you have for others who want to trade a bobby pin for a house or do something similar?
Segment 2: Gerald Kasulis is currently the Head of Business Operations, Sales & Channel at NordPass, a password manager company.
17:00 – What are the most common passwords in the US and globally?
19:15 – Why do people create such weak passwords? What are the similarities and differences between women’s and men’s passwords?
21:00 – How do hackers target weak passwords?
22:45 – Tips for good password hygiene.
25:45 – Why use a password manager versus storing your passwords in your browser?
28:15 – How often should you change your passwords?
31:45 – One person’s weak password could expose all of your company’s data.
Segment 3: Jill Duffy is a writer covering remote work as well as technology for consumers and business. She is a long-time contributor to PCMag.com where she writes a column called Get Organized with tips for managing personal technology. Her new book, “The Everything Guide to Remote Work,” is due out in January 2022.
35:45 – How long has remote work actually been going on?
38:00 – How did remote-first businesses start?
40:00 – Remote work during the pandemic is not the same thing as “remote work.” How is it different now?
43:15 – Everyone’s experience with remote work is different—what is the difference between those who had a positive experience and those who didn’t?
46:00 – What can business owners do to make their remote workplaces better?
49:00 – How can your company culture survive (and thrive) with remote work?
