The Small Business School Podcast
Ready to leave the small business struggle behind? The “School for Small Business” podcast supports small business owners in scaling a business that is profitable, purposeful, and doesn’t leave you burnt out. No matter whether you run your business online or you own a brick-and-mortar, you can expect our world class experts to support you with mindset, tactics, and everything in between so you can have the business you dreamed of. Based on our lived experience, we know that small business CAN be easy and we are here to show you how.The “School for Small Business” is hosted by Staci Millard, a CPA by trade with over 15 years of experience seeing the behind the scenes of thousands of small businesses. After growing and selling her first 7 figure business, Staci has been on the ground running - mentoring small businesses and working to increase success rates. Staci strongly believes you don’t need to have gone to business school to be successful so you can expect nothing but simple, impactful advice. Tune in each Tuesday for a new 30 minute or less episode of nothing but valuable advice to help you grow your small business. We are so excited for you to be on this journey with us!
The Small Business School Podcast
Episode 399 & Beyond: The Future of Small Business School
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In this reflective solo episode of Small Business School, host Staci Millard shares a major milestone, episode 399, and announces a thoughtful pause and evolution for the podcast.
As she steps into building new software alongside her accounting firm, Staci opens up about the importance of reinvention, intentionality, and allowing space for growth. She also shares what listeners can expect moving forward, including a shift in publishing cadence, more intentional guest curation, and a renewed focus on high-impact, strategic content.
Key topics covered:
- Reaching 399 episodes of Small Business School
- The evolution of entrepreneurship over time and “delusional optimism” when starting something new
- Staci’s new venture: building software alongside her accounting firm
- Lessons from building multiple businesses from scratch
- The importance of evolving business models as you grow
- Why intentionality matters more as your workload and impact increase
- The decision to pause new podcast episodes for the summer
- Using the summer to focus on software development and long-term business strategy
- Reviewing and refining what’s worked (and what hasn’t) in podcast formats
Staci is looking forward to celebrating episode 400 and beyond as a major milestone and turning point this Fall!
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