I interviewed over 100 people on The Small Business Radio Show in 2024. Here are some of my favorites and the topics they talked about for small business owners.

Kat DeLorean on Building a New DeLorean Motorcar

This woman, like her dad, is a firecracker. This is one of the most interesting people I talked to this year; it is about her quest to produce a new DeLorean and “get back” the trademark of her name.

Gary Kusin on How He Created GameStop.

How he created this public company and what he thinks of GameStop now as a meme stock!

Shawn Nelson On Saving Yourself From 25 Years of Mistakes

I loved Shawn self-made success and failure story; it’s an experience that every entrepreneur can relate to. He talks us through all the ups and downs on his way to building a $690M company- an not make the same mistakes he did.

Dr. Ronald Levant on If There is a New Problem with Masculinity

Toxic masculinity seemed to win in this year’s presidential election. It’s a throwback when woman were not equal to men and they had to be protected. This was an interesting conversation with how leaders deal with this issue now inside their companies.

Ivy Ross on How Doing Art Can Help You with Your Business

From the VP at Google, her research shows that viewing or participating in art can improve your brain. We discussed neuroaesthetics that show how engaging in an art project for as little as 45 minutes reduces the stress hormone cortisol, no matter your skill level, and how just one art experience per month can extend your life by ten years.

Karthik Ramanna on How to Lead in the Age of Outrage

Outrage is everywhere and many companies have found themselves in the middle of the conflict. It is one thing to have your own private point of view on political and social issues around you. But how do you lead a team that has ones that are so drastically different from each other?

Guy Kawasaki on How to Live an Exceptional Life

As we get more experienced in our careers, some of us give up on truly making a difference in our work and other people’s lives. Always a listener favorite, Guy talks about the Japanese concept of ikigai. He discusses the important intersection of passion, skills, and earning and trying new things and taking risks to grow professionally. (He also says Steve Jobs was “an asshole with a mission”.)

Dr. John Dyben on  How Entrepreneurs Can Combat Online Negativity

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has recently called for warning labels on social media platforms.  John tell us more about the science behind this – what causes people to become addicted to social media, and the ‘brain training’ within these apps and games to keep people coming back; plus how are the symptoms of social media addiction similar to other types of addiction?

Bill Eddy on Stopping Adult Bullies

This was an interesting conversation now in light of a self-proclaimed bully taking the White House in 2025 He discussed spotting and stopping adult bullies, prevalence and impact of bullying on various occupations, connection of bullying behavior to political and social influences, characteristics of bullies and traits associated with personality disorders and strategies for dealing with bullies in the workplace.

Congressman Patrick Kennedy on Profiles in Mental Health Courage

Mental health is a big problem among small business owners and something we never talk about. It’s time not to sweep this epidemic under the rug but bring these illnesses out in the open so we can treat them. Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy talks about his own problems and profiles well known and respected people that unknown to us, suffer the same mental health  issues.