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Bar Napkin Business

Bar Napkin Business shares fun, actionable advice, and insights from business owners who've faced every challenge in the book. Join small business owners Matt Taylor and Ali Schwanke as they dive into... Read more

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018: Goldenrod Pastries - From 0 to 12,000 fans on Instagram

018: Goldenrod Pastries - From 0 to 12,000 fans on Instagram

Angela Garbacz believes in dessert at every meal. Which is fitting, considering she owns Goldenrod Pastries - one of Neb... Read more

30 Aug 2017

33mins

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002: Wax Buffalo - Taking a candle business from the kitchen to retail shelves

002: Wax Buffalo - Taking a candle business from the kitchen to retail shelves

As a candle maker, how do you go from the kitchen table to retail shelves? On this episode of Bar Napkin Business, we di... Read more

10 May 2017

37mins

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034: Can an MLM rep be an entrepreneur or vice versa?

034: Can an MLM rep be an entrepreneur or vice versa?

Courtney Lockridge started a business in college called Nebraska Wedding Day. She grew that magazine and media platform ... Read more

15 Feb 2018

42mins

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040: Matt Motsick - Lessons learned in starting, growing, and selling a tech company

040: Matt Motsick - Lessons learned in starting, growing, and selling a tech company

Matt Motsick is the CEO of SWIVEL Software, and the founder of Catapult (he has since sold and exited the company). SWIV... Read more

12 Apr 2018

32mins

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041: Healthy food, the right people, and creating systems that scale

041: Healthy food, the right people, and creating systems that scale

source. eat fit was founded in 2014 by Dawn Steffen and her brother to remedy the frustration of being able to eat clean... Read more

18 Apr 2018

29mins

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042: A Lesson in Improv and Selling People What They Want

042: A Lesson in Improv and Selling People What They Want

If you've ever watched Saturday Night Live or attended a show at Second City in Chicago, you're familiar with the concep... Read more

10 May 2018

37mins

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004: Brett Byman - Building two startups before the age of 30

004: Brett Byman - Building two startups before the age of 30

Brett Byman grew up in an entrepreneurial family, helping his family in their business of cleaning and maintaining Inter... Read more

25 May 2017

28mins

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037: Kiss & Makeup - Building Business as a Social Media Influencer

037: Kiss & Makeup - Building Business as a Social Media Influencer

Casey Donner is the founder of Kiss and Makeup, a Beauty Boutique. But she is also a local social media influencer in he... Read more

22 Mar 2018

25mins

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019: DealAnyDay - Putting local in the palm of your hand

019: DealAnyDay - Putting local in the palm of your hand

Whether you're looking for specific deals or a local place for food, drink, or shopping, there's a good chance you'll us... Read more

20 Sep 2017

41mins

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036: What Closing a Business Teaches You About Failure

036: What Closing a Business Teaches You About Failure

Tyler Sprunk started his first business when he was still in college. Excited by the opportunity to put his marketing an... Read more

13 Mar 2018

43mins

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003: CompanyCam - Why People Are More Important Than Product

003: CompanyCam - Why People Are More Important Than Product

Luke Hansen grew up helping his dad with the family roofing business. When he moved into a manager role, he discovered t... Read more

17 May 2017

27mins

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020: Pink Gorilla Events - Generating profits through racing experiences

020: Pink Gorilla Events - Generating profits through racing experiences

Pink Gorilla Events is an independent event production company founded in 2008. Events that are owned and run by Pink Go... Read more

27 Sep 2017

33mins

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039: Levrack - Keeping up with customer demand and landing reality TV promotion

039: Levrack - Keeping up with customer demand and landing reality TV promotion

Levrack triples your storage space by combining the best of pallet racking and mobile-aisle shelving. A company that's o... Read more

8 Apr 2018

30mins

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017: Evol Empire Creative - The most important ingredients for success

017: Evol Empire Creative - The most important ingredients for success

Evol Empire Creative is an end-to-end digital agency headquartered in Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket. Andrew Tuzson is the... Read more

23 Aug 2017

25mins

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035: Big Top Performance - The story of Nebraska's first circus gym

035: Big Top Performance - The story of Nebraska's first circus gym

Ciara Searight is the founder of the first circus gym in Nebraska and the epitome of starting a business on a bar napkin... Read more

5 Mar 2018

26mins

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021: Alpha Bitcoin - The cryptocurrency business

021: Alpha Bitcoin - The cryptocurrency business

Edward Weginer is the founder of Alpha BTC, a trusted bitcoin (BTC) leader offering advocacy, implementation and consult... Read more

5 Oct 2017

38mins

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038: The Buzz about Blockchain and the Midwest Block-a-thon

038: The Buzz about Blockchain and the Midwest Block-a-thon

The newest idea on the street is blockchain technology. While it's not new by any stretch, it's rapidly gaining populari... Read more

27 Mar 2018

31mins

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033: The Mill Coffee - How a local brand competes with the national chains

033: The Mill Coffee - How a local brand competes with the national chains

Dan Sloan is one of the owners of The Mill Coffee & Tea. A self-professed recovering accountant, he's been running h... Read more

7 Feb 2018

26mins

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032: Super Bowl Week - The story of opendorse

032: Super Bowl Week - The story of opendorse

opendorse is the athlete marketing platform that helps the biggest brands in sports share content on social. Started as ... Read more

2 Feb 2018

55mins

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031: Honest Abe's - An accidental success that started with a food truck

031: Honest Abe's - An accidental success that started with a food truck

Erik Hustad is best known as the co-founder of a Midwest foodie favorite - Honest Abe's restaurant. From food truck to a... Read more

29 Jan 2018

32mins

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