Welcome to Small Biz Gone Viral with Grant LeBeau.
A podcast that captures the impact COVID-19 is having on small businesses and the humans who run them.
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April 27, 2021
Grant LeBeau - Founder of Rickaroons + Mkrday
In the finale of Season 1, we are ending a year of 52 weekly episodes and flipping the script and interviewing the regular host - Grant LeBeau. Episode 23 guest, Public Habit founder, and college pal Sydney Badger returns to Small Biz to ask Grant about his first business (Rickaroons), what happened that inspired the creation of Small Biz Gone Viral, and how the guests of Season 1 spurred him to create Mkrday.
April 20, 2021
Amani Roberts - Founder of The Amani Experience
Amani is a DJ, music producer, professor and author with a unique combination of music expertise, teaching prowess and business knowledge. Obviously the event industry was demolished this past year, so get excited to hear Amani share what he’s doing to adapt to replace that revenue loss and which adjustments will outlive the pandemic. Spoiler alert, you’re about take a class in Monetizing Twitch 101.
April 13, 2021
Rachel Bernier-Green - Founder of ‘Laine’s Bake Shop
Rachel founded Laine’s Bakeshop, a Chicago social enterprise baked goods manufacturing company committed to catalyzing wealth in the south and west side communities in Chicago. We will talk about the importance of using a company to serve humans, scaling the company to create ownership opportunities and generational wealth for Laine’s Bakeshop employees, and hiring from chronically unemployed communities.
April 6, 2021
Craig Henderson - Founder of ibii
My guest is your Chief Inspiration Officer, Craig Henderson. He is the epitome of bringing ideas and inspiration to not only the youth but adults alike. As a native of Brooklyn NY, currently residing in Atlanta, he has taken his decades of graphic design, magic and art experience meshed with his entrepreneurial expertise to build multiple businesses and teach younger generations the way of Ibii. Craig's business is wild and unlike anything I (Grant) have ever seen.
March 30, 2021
Shane Shadeé - Founder of NOSH MRKT + Le Snack Pak
Shane's mission is to introduce the best snacks you have never had, support small businesses and turn the outdated minibar model into a farm to table snack adventure. She was in the middle of revolutionizing the hotel mini bar when COVID hit. Obviously not a great time to depend on a thriving travel and hospitality industry, but she will share how she is preparing for the inevitable reopening of the tourism world at large.
March 23, 2021
Albert Chen - Co-founder of masklab
Albert pivoted from a blockchain moonshot to one of the world’s preeminent makers of high end, stylish face masks. He has 10+ years of experience in both the digital and physical space and co-founded masklab in March 2020, synergizing experience in manufacturing, software development and digital marketing. A man of many talents, Albert will share how he pivoted quickly from blockchain to a face mask manufacturer with worldwide reach.