This week I'm joined by my special guest Toni Herrera-Bast, Executive Director of The Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce. Toni shares what the Chamber uniquely offers to businesses seeking to grow in Hoover and what's on the horizon for supporting businesses in the community.

Trent Simmons, Owner of Top Hat Chimney Sweeps, is my special guest this week. Trent talks about the biggest lessons he's learned from investing in his team, and how it's impacted how he serves his clients and his business.

Brian Greener, the owner of Hiregen Inc, is my special guest this week. Whether companies are faced with hiring, retention, or developing a cohesive business model, Hiregen helps businesses become more profitable by solving the problems that matter. There's a lot to learn in this episode and is a must-watch for any business owner.

Shannon Driver, Vice President of Gagliano Mortgage, joins me to talk about pivoting from serving demand to creating demand when the market shifted, and how they were able able to nurture the right relationships for business growth.

Doug Black, the owner of Hill City Marketing, offers a unique approach to helping businesses tell their story. He shares what's behind the vision of his company, and what makes a good story in marketing.

Key moments:
(01:43) What makes a good story
(04:25) The vision behind Hill City Marketing
(07:00) How small businesses can budget their marketing
(10:05) Success stories
(13:15) The mindset of ideal clients

Cassie Burchell, owner of AlphaGraphics in Hoover, AL shares her story about what drove her to leave the corporate world and become an entrepreneur and business owner. Join me for another great episode!

Key Moments:
(01:40) Becoming an entrepreneur
(03:55) Using her expertise to help businesses tell their story
(06:21) Success stories
(08:50) Overcoming the unexpected
(11:01) Current trends at trade shows and elsewhere

Aleia Shipman, owner of 3G Chemical Solutions, has accomplished so much as a mother, entrepreneur, and business owner.

On this week's show, we dive into what led Aleia to start her own company, and how her business helps improve institutional and industrial environments to maximize overall productivity, employee health, and workplace safety.

#businessgrowth #womenownedbusiness #sandlertraining

Will Slappey, CEO of IT Voice, joins me to share the incredible story of how he took his company from 20 employees to over 200 employees. We dig into the vision behind this growth, and how Sandler Training played an integral part in facilitating his sales team.