Local to Legend
Local to Legend is the podcast for local business owners like you, looking for the resources and tools needed to create a scalable, profitable, simply irresistible brand. What makes local businesses different than small businesses? Local businesses have their own little ecosystems they work within. Some local business owners have the hopes of being sold to Unilever (Schmidt’s) or getting a HGTV show (Joanna Gaines) or being sold in Target (Ben & Jerry’s). Others want to be a legend in their own community where people know, love, trust, and refer them all the time. The cool thing about being a legend is it’s fairly subjective, right? We have legends in Des Moines, Iowa (my home base), but they aren’t legends in the country. We have legends in the country, but they aren’t legends in the world. What I’ve come to discover in hundreds of conversations with local business owner is this: they desire MORE for themselves. They want to expand, but how? They want to grow their business, but what do they do? They want to pivot, but what will that mean? Local to Legend is about that conversation. And I'm thrilled to have you here.
Local to Legend
37 - How Brian Hemesath & VolunteerLocal Are Reshaping the Way We Volunteer
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Emily Steele
On today's episode we are diving into VolunteerLocal, a product that helps organize and track volunteers. Think about some of the most incredible festivals and events you know; many are powered by dozens if not hundreds of volunteers. Brian Hemesath has built software that makes the process of signing up, communicating with, organizing, reporting, and MORE available to companies who use volunteers.
Brian talks about how he got started, lessons along the way, and things to think about if you're considering building a technology company.
Links from the episode:
- Volunteer Local Website
- Volunteer Local Facebook
- So You Wanna Start A... series YouTube Channel
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