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.
Episodes
90 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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Just Talking Business with Marcus Hill, Real Estate Expert & CEO MHill Enterprises, Inc.
Just Talking Business is the Entrepreneurs’ Podcast. Thats means we’re talking to business owners about their pivot plan. Marcus Hill is a distinguished home appraisal expert, real estate investor, professional speaker and author with nearly 20...
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Just Talking Business with Candace Ford, LLC Ladies Love Cigars
Cigars are a $23.4 billion industry worldwide; $13.3 million of that in the US. In a male dominant industry in both sales and consumption, Candace Ford, CEO of LLC Ladies Love Cigars, has made herself known. She has crafted a very specific prod...
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Just Talking Business with Ashley Glass, Black Women Cultivating Change
The business of using media to inform and eliminate the stigmas associated with mental health is growing. Especially in the Black Community. Leading expert Ashley Glass, Executive Director of Black Women Cultivating Change, will share the ways ...
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Just Talking Business with Lakeshia Grays, Beauty Supply Express
Courier Delivery Services is a 165.1 billion business. Commerce could not thrive or survive without. CEO Lakeshia Grays will share how she found her niche in the space delivering beauty products B2C and B2B. And what are the p...
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Just Talking Business with Rico James Documentary Film Director Nobody Was Here The Life of TMNK
It's like life imitating art. At least documenting it. Rodrico "Rico" James who crafted the story of street artist TMNK, will share the ins and outs of the film business. What happens when the doc is done? How do you mar...
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Just Talking Business with Rashada Campbell, Girl Power Rocks, Inc.
Per studies in 2023, giving to women’s and girls’ organizations represents 1.8 percent of charitable giving in the U.S. Girl Power Rocks, Inc. is one of the organizations at the forefront of serving at promised girls successfully. D...
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Just Talking Business with Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, Author/Historian/Professor
Author, historian, professor Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black has written extensively about the history of West African rice farmers and technology. She is also the executive producer and librettist of "Unburied, Unmourned, Unmarked: Requiem for Rice,"...
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Just Talking Business with Kenasha Paul, Black Professional Network (BPN) Founder & CEO
"Your network is your net worth." -- Porter Gale. Founder and CEO Kenesha Paul will teach us what this means. The Black Professional Network helps small black-owned businesses strategically build relationships within the netwo...
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Just Talking Business with Dexter Bridgeman, CEO of M.I.A Media Group LLC
Dexter Bridgeman, CEO & Publisher of MIA and Legacy Magazine is back! This time he will share the importance of Customer Management. He will share his expertise on managing the needs and expectations of customers that consists o...
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Just Talking Business with Inez Long and Myrlande Simeon, Black Business Investment Fund (BBIF)
Capital Investment is imperative to business success whether it's from you, family, friend and/or an Angel Investor. Inez Long and Myrlande Simeon will tell us exactly what we need to know to look good in the eyes of an investor.P...
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Just Talking Business TAKEOVER with Stephanie Sylvestre, Avatar Buddy, & guest Lavette Moore
THEY'RE TAKING OVER! Today at 5:30PM, past guest and Avatar Buddy CEO Stephanie Sylvestre is taking the helm. She's guiding the interview of guest and Avatar Buddy user Lavette Moore. Avatar Buddy represents one of a growing Generative AI indus...
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Just Talking Business w/Dr. Olabunmi Agboola, Ilera Allergy & Asthma Center and Health & Wellness Institute
Dr. Olabunmi Agboola is a triple board certified physician who specializes in allergy/immunology, internal medicine, and pediatrics offering treatment for conditions like hives, rhinitis, hay fever, food allergy and sinus. She'll share th...
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Just Talking Business REWIND with Dr. Keita Joy, Success Uncensored Coaching
Remember Dr. Keita Joy! Well we're rewinding the show to hear about her life as a Life Coach during a pandemic, the opportunities and important messages.This episode is sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau ...
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Just Talking Business with Kevin Greiner, Urban Centric Analytics
He's coming to tell us all about the business of blending tech and stats! Kevin Greiner has found an interesting way to report economic analysis and urban planning... through video and media. Serving statistics to Governmental, Policy, St...
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Just Talking Business with Priscilla Dames, Wingspan Seminars
The cost to conflict in the workplace, in the communities, and in the world and reach the billions. This is a "much-needed"; highly under-sourced industry. Priscilla Dames through Wingspan Seminar teaches the use of prevention and i...
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Just Talking Business with Lemar Ingram, The G-Code Author
Hip Hop, the most popular musical genre in the United States, is worth an estimated $7.7 billion. Hip-Hop aficionado Lemar Ingram has crafted a masterpiece. In the midst of a nationwide launch, he's just stopping by to drop the wisdom you...
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Just Talking Business with Nicanson Guerrier, The Mecca: Legends of Traz Powell Stadium Creator
Nicanson Guerrier, Producer/Director/Writer of 'The Mecca: Legends of Traz Powell Stadium', who joins us and tells us all about the movie. He's an established creator in the film industry valued at $42.5 billion. Tune in.
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Just Talking Business with Chef Tywanda Dupont, Ty's Homemade Cafe & Bistro Food Truck
South Florida Caribbean News' 305 Black Business Month Spotlight is on Just Talking Business! Meet Chef Tywanda Dupont speaks to us tomorrow about the food truck business. It's a $1.2 billion industry. And she's part of it.
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Just Talking Business with Yasmine Quinones, YQP Cleaning Services
We're talking business with owner Yasmine Quinones of YQP Cleaning Services. She's sharing her secrets to success, plans for growth, ways to pivot and more about the $74 million cleaning industry.See more shows on YouTube
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Just Talking Business with Dr. Casandra "Coach Cass" Henriquez, America's "Go To" Love Doctor
The Global Dating and Matchmaking Market was an estimated $7.3 Billion in 2022. The love business is strong and growing. Listen in as we ask and learn the tips and tools utilized to attract and satisfy customers seeking love. ...
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