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The Daisy, a Husband and Wife Owned Restaurant in Santa Barbara, California: Naming a Restaurant, Learning to Trust Yourself, and Falling into the Restaurant Business.
Dominic and Carmen started as friends who liked to sit together at parties in Los Angeles and after much time (8 years!) fell in love and got married. They decided to ...
Watershed: Rent or Buy for your Business, Advantages of Using a Broker, The Whole Process of an Idea to a Physical Space, Selling a Business
Today we're joined by Joseph Fuduric and Cameron Smith of Watershed, a commercial real estate broker that supports independently owned businesses by providing a person...
Another Round: New Business Follow up Episode! Pivots, Marketing, Challenges, and Looking Forward.
Our first ever repeat guests, Corinne and Cory Wickline, join us to chat about Another Round- their disc golf shop and taproom which opened in Greenville, SC in April ...
Would You Rather: Business Edition
Join in on this fun episode with Chrissy and Ryan as we play the classic game of Would You Rather, but with questions about our business. Both Chrissy and Ryan prepare...
Lumineux Chocolate: Two Culinary Grads, Virtual Chocolate Tastings, The Process of Chocolate, Adding an Additional Brand
Ben and Becca Snyder started their ethically sourced chocolate business in 2020 after falling in love with chocolate and seeing a hole in the Greenville market. They w...
The Three Hardest Business Lessons We've Learned and Mindset Hacks When These Challenges Arise.
Join Chrissy and Ryan on this duet episode where we discuss the three hardest lessons we've learned in our business and the mindset hacks for each challenge. We talk a...
Victory Garden Studio: 2 Artists Running 1 Business, Making Creativity Your Job, Setting Your Business Prices.
Jesse and Carissa Bowser got to know each other over late night drawing sessions on their college campus and then long story short- one day Jesse declared he would mar...
Cope & Crew Landscaping: Have the Confidence in Yourself, Why You Should Have a Business Burner Phone, Good Cop Bad Cop, Kissing at Lunch.
From dabbling in construction to running a full blown company providing full service exterior design projects and weekly landscape management, Stephen and Cindy are ou...
Five Tactics to Stay Top of Mind for your Customers: Where We've Seen Success!
Nowadays, the options are plentiful for any type of business and we all have the equal playing field of the internet. So how do we make sure our customers are thinking...
Non-profit or For-profit? How to Start Both and What to Expect.
This week Chrissy interviews Ryan about starting a non-profit. What is it? What isn't it? Why should you do it? Why shouldn't you? We'll help you understand how Mounta...
Three Tricks To Combat Envy in Business: Learn Their Story, Work on Your Own Business, and Seek Truth.
Is it okay to be envious of another business? Or jealous? Are they the same? We don’t really know, but today Chrissy and Ryan are diving into an episode with some majo...
Why Travel Matters for your Business: Inspiration, Clear Minds, and What We’re Taking from our Most Recent Travels.
Ryan and Chrissy pop in for a quick episode from vacation in Kiawah Island, South Carolina to talk about how travel and getting a break from your business can bring in...
HOW TO: Impress with Karaoke AND your Business Website.
Join Chrissy on a solo episode today with some life learned lessons about how to sing karaoke, choose your karaoke song based on the crowd, and which songs are on the ...
The Coffee Episode: Equipment, Cupping, Blends, Grinding, and What You'll Need to Start!
Ryan and Chrissy describe their journey to caffeine (and how Starbies has single handedly made kids start drinking coffee at an early age!!). This dining room table ep...
Our Cutest & Most Loved Guests Yet: Running a Small Business as a Family.
Today we have two special guests on the show- our children, Mae (8) and Bert (6). We think it's important to involve them in our lives, business, and podcast! They hav...
One Important Tip to Share this Week. But also, How We're Making Our Business (and Podcast) Work For Our Family.
Join Ryan for a (quick) solo episode this week. We share a couple ways we're making our business - and podcast - work for our family this summer. And one, hot tip that...
Why Consistency is Key and How it Affects Your Biz: Confessions and How to Keep Going without External Validation
Chrissy and Ryan bring all their thoughts on consistency and why it's important for a podcast, a business, and how it applies to getting mentally strong for many areas...
How to Avoid (Handle) Burnout: Six Steps to Survive it & Thrive (through) it.
Join Chrissy on this solo ep about how to handle seasons of burnout. We discuss practical tips and mindset shifts to learn how to cope and make it out on the other sid...
Amend Market: The Story of a Sustainable Refill Shop, Pop-up Shop to Porch Refills to Brick and Mortar, Growing a Business That’s a New Concept for the Public
The story of Kendall and Dave Daly, the couple behind Amend Market, a sustainable plastic free refill shop located in Greenville, SC, may seem like a classic Romeo and...
Summer Reading for Business Owners: How to Spend ALL of Your Time as a Business Owner, Drowning in Opportunity, Taking the Time to Learn, and is Whining a Good Thing?
The “Summer Reading Series” kicks off with Chrissy and Ryan discussing a book that is jam packed with short pieces of advice and storires for any business owner or ent...
Another Round: A BRAND New Biz, Fun, Firsts, and Frisbees.
Corinne and Cory Wickline aren't just regulars at Mountain Goat, they are business owners in the very early days of opening a franchise of a business called "Another R...
Long Distance Relationship: Ryan Zooms from India, Dynamics of a Traveling Partner When Owning a Biz, Learning How to Not Word Vomit.
This special edition episode is a zoom call between Chrissy and Ryan who is 9.5 hours in the future in India. We discuss what it's like operating a business when one p...
Hollowed Earth Pottery: Pottery for All, Art as a Business, Knowing Your Turf, One Try isn't a Success or a Failure.
Mark and Sarah Batory may have gone to high school together, but their real connection began on Facebook (thanks Marky Z!). In this episode you'll hear the beautiful s...
2024 Business Trends: What's Profitable, What's Popular, and What Businesses Are Doing To Get More Customers.
Chrissy and Ryan give their take on what's working so far in 2024 from people's drinks of choice to members programs, to how companies are using technology in their bu...
Scouts Doughnuts: An Integrated Personal and Business Life, Photography to Doughnuts, Feeling Restless, The Dreamer and The Builder
JP may have been Ryland's 'safe bet' when they met and became friends in college, but their friendship grew and they both realized they were meant for each other. As n...
Chrissy Takes The Mic: Career Path to Mtn Goat, Being a Working Mom, Tips for Managing It All.
Chrissy is a mom and Chrissy is a business owner but is one more important than the other? This is a question that you must answer for yourself, but in this ep you’ll ...
The Herlongs: Real Estate is a Family Affair, What You Must Do to Make Your Business Better, Turning Negativity Into Drive.
Joan Herlong plans to one day be the ‘dusty figurehead’ of her real estate company, but until that day she will be defying everyone’s expectations of her to propel her...
Tangible Ideas on Hiring for your Small Business: Core Values, The Whole Process, Learning from Mistakes.
This episode goes over the Mountain Goat Hiring Process from application to hire. Chrissy and Ryan discuss the insight they've gained from hiring for a non-profit outd...
The Bakers: Want to Start a Hostel Abroad? Want to Start a Coffee Shop and Roastery Domestically? They've Done Both.
David and Sarah Baker met in Boy Scouts as kids and although they took turns (that didn't align) being interested in each other, they finally got together in college. ...
Anonymity: Our Coffee Shop Customers' Secret Questions
Who knew setting up a private text number would lead to so many great discussions!? Warning: this episode does not have a lot of meat or 'key takeaways,' just Ryan and...