On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with Shawn D. Nelson, starting at 0:00: What would you do differently in your business if you could do it all over again?
Shawn Nelson is the author of Let Me Save You 25 Years: Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Lovesac Story. He is the founder and CEO of the Lovesac Company, which designs, manufactures, and sells such furniture as modular couches and bean bag chairs. Nelson holds a BA in Mandarin Chinese from the University of Utah and a Master’s degree in Strategic Design and Management from Parsons, The New School for Design in New York City, where he later became an instructor.
- The mistakes of early retail expansion without proper observation and analysis
- The miracle of acquiring the LoveSac trademark
- The role of luck in entrepreneurship and business and the importance of making one’s own luck
- The resilience to keep going despite challenges – facing tough times and making the decision to keep going instead of giving up.
- Lessons of humility and delegation – Sean reflects on the importance of hiring well and letting your team members own their roles.
SEGMENT 2 with Jacob Heilbrunn, starting at 17:00: This is a presidential election year. This one is going to be very consequential by anyone’s standards. As a result, we will veer on this podcast from strictly business topics to every so often entering the political realm and having those hard discussions.
Jacob Heilbrunn is the editor of the National Interest and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is the author of They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons. He lives in Washington, DC. He is the author of AMERICA LAST: The Right’s Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators.
- Jacob discusses the century-long romance of the American right with foreign dictators
- Exploration of why the working class is attracted to authoritarian leaders and the role of the leader’s insight in dealing with societal issues.
- The rise of populism and its link to elites
- Analysis of Trump’s cult-like following and the impact of his image on American politics.
- The importance of informing people about Trump’s intentions and the significance of the election in preserving American democracy.
- The impact of Trump’s legal challenges on the election – consideration of how Trump’s legal trials and charges could affect voters’ decisions.
