Anissa Zajac shares her journey of accidentally starting an interior design business and the challenges and successes she encountered along the way. She initially started a clothing business but found it to be financially unsustainable. Anissa discovered her passion for…

In this conversation, Mike DuKate, owner of DuKatete Fine Remodeling, shares his experiences in the construction industry and the challenges he faced as a small business owner. He discusses the importance of finding alignment with one’s passion and vocation, as…

Randall Cloe is the owner of Cloe Legal, a law firm based in Carmel, providing pragmatic corporate counsel for the owner-operators of Main Street businesses across the state of Indiana. By developing a personal relationship with clients and becoming intimately acquainted with their business, Cloe…

In this episode, Matt Nettleton interviews Cathy Armour, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Central Indiana.   After 25+ years of serving small businesses in Central Indiana through a regional accounting firm and then her own…

Joining me today is Kent Kramer, President and CEO of Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana, a local not-for-profit organization that employs nearly 5,000 people and operates 17 high schools in Indiana as well as a nurse-home visitation program for…

In this episode, Matt Nettleton interviews Chris Eley, the owner of Smoking Goose and Goose the Market in Indianapolis. Chris shares his journey of starting and growing a retail-based business in the food industry. He discusses his background in the…

With 51 Episodes done, this is the second quick recap. In these three episodes, our guests talked about Pivoting, Getting Started, and the Journey of Business. Listen to short clips from Eddie Rangel, Tommy Reddicks, Stephanie Daily, Steve Sawa, and…

With 51 Episodes done, it is time for a quick recap. The first three themes our guest talked about were Failure, Finances and Paying for Lessons. Listen to short clips from Joel Russell, Tommy Reddicks, Brady Clements, Pete (the Planner)…

In this episode, Matt Nettleton interviews Steve Sawa, the general manager at Auto’s parking marking. They discuss the journey of starting, running, and growing a less glamorous business. Steve shares the background and history of the business, which he bought…

In this episode, host Matt Nettleton interviews Jonathan Walla, owner of Walla Painting, about his journey as a small business owner. Jonathan shares his experience starting with a lawn care business and transitioning to painting. He emphasizes the importance of…