
Just Talking Business with Stephanie van Vark
Hard knock small business owner Stephanie van Vark learned entrepreneurship on the job. For thirteen years, through hail, hurricane, persistence and pandemic, she's survived using wit, grit and Southern Charm as her weapons of choice. Listen as Stephanie and a few friends (old, new and fellow entrepreneurs) share stories of pivot, perseverance, survival and redemption in the small business landscape.
Podcasting since 2021 • 90 episodes
Just Talking Business with Stephanie van Vark
Latest Episodes
How a woman-owned closet company withstands 34-years of ebbs and flows, and keeps on growing
IbisWorld says the annual revenue for the Professional Organization industry in the United States is approximately $32.3 billion. That's a lot of organizing and product sold. Jennifer Q. Williams, Saint Louis Closet Co. CEO, jumped ...
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From AirBnB, Vrbo Investing to Financial Freedom
AirBnB, Vrbo are short term rental businesses that rake in billions each year. Several like our guest, Madeline Raiford-Holland, have been able to use these platforms to make big bucks. Now, she's teaching you how to do it too. She pivoted from...
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Kim Johnson shares the restoration and business story of an 85 year old tea room
University of Florida declares the economic impact of historic preservation in Florida is a conservative estimate of $4.2 billion annually. That number may shift with the recent federal funding shake up. Kim Johnson is able to share...
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Just Talking Business with Autumn Sheldon, CFO & Partner of Autumn Brands
Autumn Shelton, CFO and Partner of Autumn Brands, is helping us navigate the uncharted waters of the the Cannabis Industry. We discuss California’s Prop 215 and the Regulated California Cannabis industry (Prop 64). We discuss her ad...
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Just Talking Business with Dr. Willie Logan, CEO of Ten North Development Group
Revitalizing Miami: A Developer’s Journey to the Florida Capital and back to reinvest in homeReal estate development makes billions, but when you make it personal and affordable it becomes more than dollars and cents. Meet Dr...
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