Best Kuda Biza Podcasts (2024)

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Paul Benigeri - Helping the Nano-Influencers 31:24

3y ago31:24

31:24

Paul Benigeri recently had his company go through a name and brand change, and now they're called Archive. Their focus is to blend automation, artificial intelligence and relationship building, to help people grow their brand on Instagram through nano-influencers. We get into some cool stuff in this episode, and dig into Paul's journey as an entrep…

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Kuda Biza - It's Nunbelievable 25:15

3y ago25:15

25:15

Kuda's cookie company called Nunbelievable is a philanthropic venture designed to help fight hunger, especially in his home country of Zimbabwe. At around 6 years old, his area suffered severe drought, and he experienced food insecurity. So, he grew up never wanting anyone--especially kids--suffering the same way. He's on his path to fix that probl…

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Antoan Rusinov - Marketing and Board Games 26:24

3y ago26:24

26:24

Guest Antoan Rusinov has a couple interesting things going on. First, he's the founder of the company Levels Up, but he also has another company called You Lead Brand, where he not only helps small business get their marketing message right, but also created a board game about business strategy. Check him out at https://www.facebook.com/youleadbran…

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Nelly Yusupova - Putting the Horse Before the Cart 29:55

3y ago29:55

29:55

Turns out today's guest and I have a ton in common! We met on Matchmaker and after reading her bio and getting to know her a little bit I said: girl, you're in. Nelly Yusupova is a Startup Tech Advisor, helping leaders understand how to manage their technical teams, without going Full Nerd. She helps companies build out their apps and get their pro…

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Jane Tabachnick - Simply Good Press 32:33

3y ago32:33

32:33

Today's guest is Jane Tabachnick, Founder of Simply Good Press. She shares with me how she describes herself as a 'recovering fashion designer' who realized the power that public relations had on her career. With strategy and a little bit of elbow grease, she found herself getting opportunities to talk with big people in the fashion space, who by t…

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Jas Rawlinson - On Unrealistic Expectations with Entrepreneurship 33:11

3y ago33:11

33:11

Jas Rawlinson and I got introduced by a mutual friend recently, and after hearing a bit of her story I was like, 'hey you gotta get on this podcast please'. One of the most frustrating things as an entrepreneur is seeing everybody on social media seemingly having it together. Making six figures, posing next to a lambo and living the life--and yet w…

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Amber Comadira-Smith - The Sweet Side of Entrepreneurship 33:37

3y ago33:37

33:37

Today's guest is an energetic lady who got her start in marketing years ago, and found her calling later in cake decorating of all things. It's actually another way for her to exercise her eye for design that she's refined over the years. Amber Comadira-Smith is the founder of Commie's Cupcakes, an exclusive cake decorating boutique located in Aust…

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Noah Pusey - Old and Busted Performance Reviews? Not Hotness with Ripple 30:02

3y ago30:02

30:02

Second-time guest Noah Pusey joins me today to catch up about what he's got going on with Ripple. Last time we talked it was clear that there's a big problem with how most companies handle performance reviews. If you've ever worked at a place where there's a week-long yearly review that leaves you feeling stressed: that's exactly what Noah and his …

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Dr. Denise Dennis - Marketing Automation the Right Way 31:21

3y ago31:21

31:21

Got introduced to today's guest by a mutual friend and former podcast guest. Dr. Denise Dennis is a marketing automation guru who started her company Action Accelerated after a surge of people kept asking her about her process and how she gets webinars set up. From there it's become a series of projects helping fellow coaches automate big chunks of…

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Robert Hall - Staying Kissable with Gummies 34:51

3y ago34:51

34:51

A good friend of mine got me introduced to today's guest, and after hearing what he's got going on, I'm sold on the mission. Robert Hall is the founder of So-B and he's answering the call to improve lip health for everyone. Every year 45 million suffer from ailments causing unsightly lip health, and growing up it affected him in a negative way. He …

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Purdeep Sangha - Being Distinct and Helping Businesses Help Themselves 20:55

3y ago20:55

20:55

Fellow entrepreneur, and also entrepreneur coach Purdeep Sangha joins me today to talk about his journey on the entrepreneurial path. He's learned a lot about balancing altruism with business, and why it's not terrible to raise your prices. It felt weird for him the first time he did it, but the client still said yes anyway. Making the mental switc…

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Kate Trusova - Zero Waste Lifestyle During the Pandemic 30:40

3y ago30:40

30:40

Kate and Natasha Trusova crossed paths with my wife Charlotte and I recently with our company Exactly Zero. They founded their company Kiwi Eco Box in April of 2020, right in the heat of the pandemic. It's a company whose mission is to help people adopt the zero-waste lifestyle easily, by providing a monthly subscription to receive a variety of the…

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Terry McDougall - Entrepreneurship is Not for Sissies 28:07

3y ago28:07

28:07

Terry McDougall and I met up on Matchmaker, where she filled me in on all the different aspects of her coaching business. Starting her new thing up in 2017, she's carved out a unique niche of helping executives and career seekers figure out how to lead well, and what fits best in their life, respectively. She's always down to mentor her staff, and …

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Laurent Notin - In the Middle of a Challenge There is Opportunity 28:59

3y ago28:59

28:59

I met fellow podcast host Laurent not too long ago and learned about his venture as a business coach. Turns out he and I have a ton in common. During the episode I asked him some key questions about major challenges he'd faced, and was honestly floored how similar his challenges were to mine. If you're a frequent listener to this podcast, you alrea…

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Matt Rosenthal - The Department of Redundancy Dept. 31:48

3y ago31:48

31:48

Talking with Matt Rosenthal today about his journey, and how he got started in entrepreneurship was a treat, because he's a huge nerd just like me! He shared how originally he was going to start in the criminal justice space, but had some events happen in life that got him in the path of some key people, and he ended up falling into IT. Happens mor…

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Lee Chambers - You Are Not Your Business 27:24

3y ago27:24

27:24

Lee Chambers is the founder of Essentialise, where he provides top notch service for fellow entrepreneurs who are trying to figure out what's holding them back in business. But before that? He ran a video game company. There were some big things that happened in his life that gave him the fuel to start Essentialise, and helped him realize he had a …

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Sidd Masand - Civil Engineer By Day, Rock and Roll Engineer By Night 28:44

3y ago28:44

28:44

He's a civil engineer by day, and a Youtube video producer by night. Sidd Masand is the brains behind the Rock and Roll True Stories channel on Youtube, and hearing his story is a great example of human spirit in action. The financial crash in 2008 and 2009 and a lot of extra work stress made him realize he really wanted to reclaim his freedom and …

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Nicholas Prouten - Hot Mic Unplugged: Crypto, Ubiquity, Precious Metals and Psychology 37:10

3y ago37:10

37:10

Jumping into the conversation, we right away started talking about cryptocurrency, precious metals, psychology and all kinds of other topics, all before I learned how to pronounce this guest's name! Nicholas Prouten and I talked about the project he's creating called Lode, and modernizing precious metals for the modern world. There's a huge movemen…

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Ean Murphy - Do You Hate Numbers? Listen to This Episode 29:45

3y ago29:45

29:45

You know, one of the most stressful parts of business for a lot of entrepreneurs is looking at the books. Ugh. I mean shoot even sometimes I don't like to look at where money's going, but if you plan to have a profitable business, you probably should be at least taking a peek at it once in awhile. Ean Price Murphy is a Mastery Level practitioner of…

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John Bunting - The Startup Startup 27:30

3y ago27:30

27:30

'Yo dog, I heard you like startups, so I made you a startup that helps startups startup' Reuse of an old meme here, and I'm pretty sure that's the idea that today's guest John Bunting had when founding Beeso Studios. It's a startup studio, and they partner with up and coming companies who want to scale and need guidance and many hands to help make …

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Hanieh Sigari - Helping others to age well, live well, & do good. 29:56

3y ago29:56

29:56

It's not often that we look back on our entrepreneurial heritage and know why it is we have the spark to start a business. But today's guest knows exactly what, and who, put that spark in her. Hanieh Sigari shared an amazing story about how growing up in Iran, her mother was incredibly influential. After nearly being executed, her mother was presen…

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Sharon Davies - Getting Ghosted in Sales? Try This One Weird Trick 44:49

3y ago44:49

44:49

During the 'pre-show show', fellow owner Sharon Davies and I talked about how it's gotten much easier to build community with people because of covid. So many are struggling to have the togetherness from the olden days of just a little over a year ago, and the speed at which we can form bonds is incredible. Turns out it's a really good superpower t…

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Ange Dove - Ahead of Her Time and Too Successful. Good Problems To Have? 35:08

3y ago35:08

35:08

Today's guest, Ange Dove, started up her initial company 20 years ago. Coming from a corporate background, she felt the call to start something herself. And even though a lot of friends told her she was crazy, her husband said, 'Go for it'. She had plans to work from home, but since this was the dawn of the mainstream internet and cloud computing w…

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Jay Shifman - Misuse, Not Abuse 32:15

3y ago32:15

32:15

Jay Shifman's been deeply involved in helping people understand substance addiction for years. Recently he started up a public speaking business, but COVID put a damper on that. In today's episode, as we talked about the challenges of Jay getting to where he is today, we got to go pretty deep into some different things about addiction that many peo…

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Kathleen Celmins - Video Marketing Might Be the Only Option Now 32:01

3y ago32:01

32:01

Kathleen Celmins literally started her company AmplifiedNOW in August 2020. In that short time, she's learned a ton about herself and the market at large. The main thing: video is incredibly important for small and large business owners. Not only are people more like to watch videos because of being on social media more than usual, but the normal w…

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John Paragon - The Paragon of Business Scalability - Literally 45:20

3y ago45:20

45:20

John Paragon started off his entrepreneurship journey by building a software dev company, with no software dev experience. And it ended up working out pretty well! He's since sold most of it off and pivoted to become a powerful business coach. I personally had a great time talking with him an learning some things about my own business, and I'm we'r…

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Matt Sodnicar - Staying Chill About Entrepreneurship While Staying Just Warm Enough 29:01

3y ago29:01

29:01

Fellow entrepreneur and podcast host Matt Sodnicar's company started as a hobby. Warm Front makes a variety of chest warming apparel for skiiers and cyclers to keep them just warm enough to enjoy the sport. And as a resident of Colorado, he knows the importance of this. Starting his career off as a software engineer, he realized he had a crazy idea…

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Craig Lewis - Don't Lose Your Crown, Kings 42:22

3y ago42:22

42:22

Craig Lewis used to live in the United States, and went through some really hard challenges in life. So much so that he needed to get away from everything. Most other people, when faced with the reality of everything they relied on crashing down around them may lose themselves in self-pity and negativity. But Craig? Bro this guy's built different. …

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Steven Slutzky - Looking Back on the Last 20 Years (and Forward to the Next 20) 40:49

3y ago40:49

40:49

Talking with fellow St. Louisan Steven Slutzky today, founder of Mobile Workflow. We've known each other for a bit now and I invited him on to talk about his journey. He originally started off in the aerospace industry and like many entrepreneurs, didn't plan on being a business owner. He sort of just fell into it. Turns out we have that in common!…

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Swire Ho - Turning Prospects Into Fans With Promo Products 22:37

3y ago22:37

22:37

Got the chance to talk to Swire Ho today and find out what he's got going on with his company, Garuda Promo. We often think that promotional products are just cheap throwaway items that you get at conferences that last a few days before they're used up. And I mean, there are plenty of products like that out there. But Swire's mission is different: …

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Raj Goodman Anand - 3rd Time's the Charm 18:14

3y ago18:14

18:14

Raj Goodman Anand's 3rd venture is a company called Goodman Lantern, an exclusive content marketing company focused on the B2B and B2C space. Today we got the chance to discuss his journey. If you're an entrepreneur and feel like you can't do all the things in your company and still stay sane, then this episode is for you. Turns out the lessons he'…

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Michael Castiglione - The Cure for Sales Cancer 30:48

3y ago30:48

30:48

Today's guest is Michael Castiglione, Los Angeles native and franchise owner at Sandler Training. In our first conversation I had a few weeks back it was impressive how open he was about sales, and what it truly means to sell with a heart for service. So I asked him if he wanted to be on a podcast and here we are! 2020 has been the year of reslienc…

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Lisa Cox - It's Ok to Suck At Certain Things 37:25

3y ago37:25

37:25

How's an infection lead to building an awesome business? Like this. Today's guest Lisa Cox has a unique company. It's... her! She has a background in advertising and media, and 16 years ago got a buttload of disability. Starting with an infection leading to a stroke, followed by a coma for 3 weeks and being in the hospital for a year. Once that was…

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Angel Ribo - Don't Wait, Take Imperfect Action Now 30:59

3y ago30:59

30:59

Angel Ribo... is the CEO Confidant. Well that makes it sound like he's into some secretive cloak and dagger stuff but that couldn't be further from the truth. Guy's awesome. Turns out he had a bit of a spiritual awakening back in 2015, where he realized he could impact a ton of people on a broader scale, doing what he was doing already. His mission…

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Jelena Radonjic - Spending 90,000 Hours Being Unhappy :( 25:08

3y ago25:08

25:08

Jelena Radonjic is the founder of WhatWork, and her mission in life is to help people really enjoy what they're doing in their career. See the problem is: we spend 90,000 hours on work in our lifetime. And if we're unhappy for all that time... wow that's just no way to live. So she guides people on how to find out what they really want to be when t…

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William Walley - Slingin' Wisdom by Storytelling 36:49

3y ago36:49

36:49

Got a different episode for y'all today. I met William Walley through a mutual friend who was also a previous podcast guest, and learned more about him on a call a few months ago. And I gotta say: William is the embodiment of 'good old boy'. From the deep south here in the US, he's fashioned himself into an amazing storyteller, painting pictures of…

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Vanessa Zamy - Supercharge Your 9 to 5 34:11

3y ago34:11

34:11

Hoo boy am I energized after talking with Vanessa Zamy today, and I know she knows herself a lot better than I do but I have a hard time believing she's an introvert! She's the Founder of Your Visions Catalyst, and she helps corporate employees figure out who they are, how to manage their time and workload, where to spend their energy and deeply br…

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Bronwyn Reid - Helping David Make Friends With Goliath 34:12

3y ago34:12

34:12

G'day folks, always a pleasure talking with Australians! Got the chance to talk with Bronwyn Reid and found out that her endeavor called Small Company, Big Business, focuses on helping the small companies dotting the landscape be able to provide services for the big monolithic business around the world. As a small business owner myself, the very th…

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Noa Ronen - Look Beyond the Solution That Keeps You Stuck 31:50

3y ago31:50

31:50

From Israel to the US, Noa Ronen has found out a lot about herself and how she can now help people. We got the chance to talk about how her coaching company came about, and how the people coming to her with the same kinds of challenges led her to start Noa Ronen Coaching. With so many leaders and executives not sure how to communicate and lead once…

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Ashlee Dozier - Building Business and Smelling Spectacular 26:38

3y ago26:38

26:38

*sniff* You smell that? Well probably not, because you're listening to this. But if the technology were available, smell would be a great way to enjoy this episode. Got the change to talk with Ashlee Dozier today about Anuket Luxury Apothecary. Named for an Egyptian goddess, she shared the story about how she started off working in the public healt…

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Steve Pereira - Becoming a Completed Nerd 39:00

3y ago39:00

39:00

From an early age, today's guest was just built different. As a kid, Steve Pereira found great value in experimentation and process improvement. While other kids would spend their time goofing off, Steve found ways to spend less time cleaning his room. It's carried forward to now, where his business focuses on helping software companies deliver fas…

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Dustin Miller - PolyInnovator - Maybe Stop Pushing 30:19

3y ago30:19

30:19

Today's guest is Dustin Miller, Polyinnovator, and this is one high energy guy. His excitement is contagious. We got to chat about the nature of habit building and knowing how to push yourself harder. But sometimes, that self-awareness shows us that maybe we *shouldn't* be pushing harder. Sometimes we need to listen to ourselves and honor our limit…

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Craig Inzana - The Right Time to Stop 39:38

3y ago39:38

39:38

Craig Inzana and I met awhile back when both of us were entrepreneurs, and things ended up changing on his end. Turns out it was for the better. He's now working at a marketing agency where he's able to bring everything he learned about business and himself, to the table. Over the last couple years, he's learned that it's really easy to go down rab…

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Charles Read - Navigating the Waters of Tax Law, and Having a Blast Doing It 28:29

3y ago28:29

28:29

Oh boy. I never know when I'm getting ready to talk to a CPA how the conversation's gonna go. Is it gonna be dry and boring? Well of course not, not on this podcast! Today's guest is Charles Read, retired Marine and an incredibly experienced CPA who started GetPayroll awhile ago. He and his wife originally started up the business and built it into …

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Sanjeev Chitre - The Periodic Table of Entrepreneurship 29:20

3y ago29:20

29:20

I've only known Sanjeev for... well, officially 36 minutes as of this recording. But already I've found him to be an amazingly sharp guy, always willing to share what he's learned about entrepreneurship. There are some key things in here that every new entrepreneur needs to know about before they run out and build their thing. See, there's a reason…

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Vinnie Fisher - Rise and Grind - The Right Way 26:59

3y ago26:59

26:59

You know, Vinnie and I started off the conversation talking about the nature of busy-ness and how Hustle Porn seems to be eating up how many of us do work. There's a type of work that enriches and energizes you, and there's a type that just drains you of energy. I think we've both figured out what the right kind of work is and how to do the most of…

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Chantelle Quow - Do You Have a Plan for Being TOO Successful? You Should! 24:57

3y ago24:57

24:57

There's been a high concentration of Toronto residents on the show these days. Not complaining or anything, Canadians are awesome and always polite. Today's guest is Chantelle Quow, founder of CQ Business Coach. And we talked about why businesses need a business plan not just for how to operate, but what to do when things blow up in a good way. Som…

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Frederick Shegog - Here Now For a Reason 33:08

3y ago33:08

33:08

Frederick had some events happen in life that hit him hard, right in the mental health. But instead of letting it get him down, he used it to fuel his mission. Soon after recovery he realized: there needed to be someone that could advocate for people who struggle in the same way, and -in- a way that resonates with them. None of this high flying dou…

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Raj Subrameyer - Discovering Your Inner Genius 30:28

3+ y ago30:28

30:28

Raj Subrameyer is an international keynote speaker, author, and tech career coach who helps people to land their dream job and become successful leaders. He has helped countless individuals discover their zone of genius and leverage it to live a life that they love. He is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and has been featured in numero…

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Simi Mandelbaum - Therapy Couches and Spreadsheets 25:02

3+ y ago25:02

25:02

It's a sobering statistic that about 78% of people stress about money. And it's no secret that the more of it you have, the more problems turn up. Many of the problems that occur take place at the relationship level. While most people would either meet with an accountant or a marriage counselor, today's guest realized, "why not both?" Simi Mandelba…

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