
Two long-time small-business owners, Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean, come to you each week to talk through the trials, success, pitfalls and tips it takes to successfully run a small business in today’s world. Hear real-world folks talk about real-world problems, letting you know not only what it takes to get it done but that you’re not alone in doing it!
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 771 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ManagementBusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

In this episode of Business Brain, we dig into the tools that make us better operators, starting with Markdown, the plain-text format John Gruber built to be human-readable and computer-friendly, and now the format our AI overlords love because it bu... more
In this episode of Business Brain, we welcome a special third brain to the table for World Brain Day as Lisa joins Shannon and Dave with real questions about turning household clutter into a reselling business. We walk through the exact path we’d tak... more
In this episode of Business Brain, we get into when to stop using chat and move to Cowork. Chat is a great place to start — it’s just not where we should live. Dave’s signals: more than five back-and-forths, or constantly pasting in screenshots, log ... more
In this episode of Business Brain, we dig into the exponential timeline — the long, flat stretch every business grinds through before anything looks like growth. We break it down as chutes and ladders: you climb, you slide back, you climb higher. The... more
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Love this show. Great insight and it has inspired me to take the plunge into being an entrepreneur
I listened to one of Dave’s other shows, and finally took the time to look this one up and listen in the summer. One of the best choices I’ve made with regards to podcast. Under 30 minutes on most shows and full of great valuable content. And I love the addition of the Friday ai content. Things are happening so fast with AI and this helps me to try and keep up and learn about new opportunities to use AI in my life!
I completely enjoy the FridAI segments. I find actionable ideas in their use cases, which are both helpful and humorous. Keep up the good work gentlemen!
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Two veteran small-business owners share practical, no-nonsense advice for running and growing a small business in today's landscape. Episodes mix actionable tactics on productivity, customer experience, marketing, leadership, and AI adoption with real-world anecdotes and sponsor reads. The discussion often centers on turning ideas into repeatable systems, building a sustainable business flywheel, and keeping a human, empathetic approach at scale. A distinctive thread throughout is the balance between hands-on operations and smart tech choices, including AI tooling and cybersecurity safeguards, making it helpful for listeners who want concrete takeaways they can apply immediately.
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