Ranked #1
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
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33mins
Ranked #2
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
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37mins
Ranked #3
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
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42mins
Ranked #4
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
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32mins
Ranked #5
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
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29mins
Ranked #6
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
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37mins
Ranked #7
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
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28mins
Ranked #8
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
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25mins
Ranked #9
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
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41mins
Ranked #10
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
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43mins
Ranked #11
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
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27mins
Ranked #12
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
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33mins
Ranked #13
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
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30mins
Ranked #14
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
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25mins
Ranked #15
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
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26mins
Ranked #16
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
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38mins
Ranked #17
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
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31mins
Ranked #18
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
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26mins
Ranked #19
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
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55mins
Ranked #20
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
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32mins