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Making It Work

Want to know what it's really like to run your own business? Making It Work puts you in a room with entrepreneurs who want to kick out conventional wisdom and take you through the highs and lows of starting a company from scratch. This is not a podcast just about success stories. So if you're a self-starter and want it straight, this is the series for you.

Bitesize #30: Is company culture just a fad?

5 mins; November 07, 2023

Bitesize #29: What mistakes did these entrepreneurs make?

5 mins; October 31, 2023

Bitesize #28: When is it time to quit your job?

5 mins; October 24, 2023

Bitesize #27: Is micromanagement inevitable?

6 mins; October 17, 2023

Bitesize #26: Can you read your customers’ minds?

1 min; October 10, 2023

Bitesize #25: Does SEO work, really?

5 mins; October 03, 2023

Bitesize #24: How do you create an on-budget unboxing experience?

5 mins; September 26, 2023

Bitesize #23: Why do entrepreneurs suck at celebrating?

4 mins; September 19, 2023

Bitesize #22: Why are supply chains so clogged up?

5 mins; September 12, 2023

Bitesize #21: How do you hire good people?

4 mins; September 05, 2023

BITESIZE #20: Is it worth your time to keep innovating?

6 mins; January 05, 2023

BITESIZE #19: Is it worth selling outside the US?

5 mins; December 29, 2022

BITESIZE #18: How do entrepreneurs manage the manic holiday season?

6 mins; December 22, 2022

BITESIZE #17: How do you deal with bad reviews?

6 mins; December 15, 2022

BITESIZE #16: How is the retail landscape changing?

4 mins; December 07, 2022

BITESIZE #15: Should you hire friends and family?

6 mins; December 01, 2022

BITESIZE #14: How do you deal with your competitors?

6 mins; November 24, 2022

BITESIZE #13: What’s the best way to fire someone?

6 mins; November 17, 2022

BITESIZE #12: How can you keep your employees happy on a budget?

6 mins; November 10, 2022

BITESIZE #11: How do you find investors?

6 mins; November 03, 2022

My First Year: What I Did Wrong

27 mins; October 20, 2022

Goodbye Healthcare: When is it Time to Finally Quit Your Job?

23 mins; October 06, 2022

My Way or the Highway: Do Entrepreneurs Have a Problem with Micromanagement?

19 mins; September 22, 2022

Ask the Expert Special: HR Influencer Ben Brooks on Culture and Diversity

44 mins; September 08, 2022

Survey Says: What do Your Customers Really Think?

37 mins; August 25, 2022

Content is King: Is SEO Really Worth Your Time?

36 mins; August 11, 2022

Think Inside the Box: How to Create a Unique Unboxing Experience

35 mins; July 28, 2022

It's My Party: When is it Time to Celebrate Success?

32 mins; July 14, 2022

Choke Point: How Entrepreneurs are Handling the Supply Chain Crisis

35 mins; June 30, 2022

Can You Start Monday? How to Hire Good People

32 mins; June 16, 2022

Season 3 Coming Soon! (Making It Work TEASER)

1 min; June 13, 2022

BITESIZE #10: How Does Entrepreneurship Change Your Life?

6 mins; June 09, 2022

BITESIZE #9: Do We Talk Enough About Mental Health?

5 mins; June 02, 2022

BITESIZE #8: What’s The Right Price For Your Goods?

5 mins; May 26, 2022

BITESIZE #7: How Do You Build Your Online Store?

5 mins; May 19, 2022

BITESIZE #6: Working Round The Clock – Good For Business Or Fast Path To Burnout?

6 mins; May 12, 2022

BITESIZE #5: When Should You Call it Quits?

5 mins; May 05, 2022

BITESIZE #4: How Do You Scale Your Business?

5 mins; April 28, 2022

BITESIZE #3: Are Online Influencers the Way to Go?

7 mins; April 21, 2022

BITESIZE #2: How Do You Work with Factories Abroad?

5 mins; April 14, 2022

BITESIZE #1: When Should Entrepreneurs Start Paying Themselves?

5 mins; April 07, 2022

Small Business Owners Reflect: How Entrepreneurship Changed Me

35 mins; May 12, 2021

You're Not Alone: The Entrepreneurs Discuss Struggles with Mental Health

30 mins; April 15, 2021

Going Global: Is It Worth Selling Your Products Outside the US?

29 mins; March 31, 2021

Raters and Haters: How to Respond to Your Reviewers

40 mins; March 17, 2021

Fine Margins: How to Price Your Goods

35 mins; March 03, 2021

Reinventing the Wheel: Do You Need to Constantly Innovate?

34 mins; February 17, 2021

Ask the Expert Special: Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg

53 mins; February 03, 2021

Click and Mortar: How to Build an Online Store

33 mins; January 20, 2021

Let Me Pencil You In: Why are Entrepreneurs So Bad at Turning Off?

37 mins; January 06, 2021

I'm Dreaming of a Black Friday: How the Holidays Get Crazy

34 mins; December 16, 2020

COVID-19 Special Part III: How Are the Entrepreneurs Four Months On?

48 mins; September 23, 2020

COVID-19 Special Part II: How Do You Run a Business During Lockdown?

31 mins; May 18, 2020

COVID-19 Special Part I: How Are Small Businesses Staying Alive?

35 mins; May 06, 2020

We Need to Talk: When You Should Just Give Up

54 mins; January 08, 2020

Go Big or Go Home: How to Scale Your Business

38 mins; December 12, 2019

Frenemies: How to Take on Your Competitors

47 mins; December 05, 2019

Only as Good as Its People: How to Hold onto Your Employees

43 mins; November 18, 2019

Swimming with Sharks: Where to Find Investors

50 mins; November 18, 2019

Wham Bam Thank You Spam: Marketing in the Age of Influencers

47 mins; November 13, 2019

Don't Make 'Em Like They Used to: Working with Foreign Factories

51 mins; October 11, 2019

Too Close to Home: Working with Friends and Family

28 mins; September 04, 2019

It's Not Working Out: How to Fire Your Employees

36 mins; September 04, 2019

Sick of Instant Ramen: When to Start Paying Yourself

38 mins; September 04, 2019

Trailer

1 min; September 04, 2019

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