After years in the corporate world, Chris Hobbick noticed a gap: small businesses with fewer than 15 employees often needed IT support but couldn’t justify a full-time hire. Seizing the opportunity, he launched First Rate Tech Corp (www.firstratetechcorp.com), a thriving business that’s now a go-to resource for small enterprises. In this episode, discover how Chris transformed challenges into triumphs—revamping his pricing strategy with the innovative “10 Pack” and turning revenue declines into a lasting surge. Learn how he expanded his services to include stunning website design and development, growing his team to ten talented professionals. But that’s not all! Chris shares inspiring success stories from clients who experienced their own “upticks” after partnering with First Rate Tech Corp. With an eye on market demands and a commitment to affordability, Chris continually adapts and thrives. Tune in for insights on reinventing business strategies, meeting client needs, and achieving first-rate results!

️Exciting news! In my latest podcast episode, I chat with Benjy Dobrin, the Founder/Owner/Instructor of Benjy Dobrin Studios. We talk about how the pandemic transformed his business moving to Zoom teaching acting and providing corporate training.
Benjy shares his experience of now having an international business instead of a Denver-based one. He also discusses the nuances and conveniences of learning acting on Zoom, including how to french kiss and fight on the platform.
Did you know that BDS provides corporate training too? Benjy has taught lawyers how to address juries and finance folks how to address investors, among other scenarios. For actors, these classes are essential to landing work, especially since almost all initial auditions in Hollywood are now held on Zoom. Take a listen to hear how Benjy is currently teaching a #WWE wrestler to talk smack. BDS is here to help you improve your skills and succeed in your career!

Benjy is a Minnesota native, die-hard Vikings fan, and he likes the band Phish. Prior to opening Benjy Dobrin Studios, Benjy was an actor in Hollywood, CA. His students range from working actors, to folks who want to do it as a hobby to learn, to people in the business world, and more. Benjy's slogan is, "Work Hard. Dream Big. Celebrate Life." Visit benjydobrin.com for more information. You can also email him at info@benjydobrin.com

If you're unemployed and have a job interview Brothers Cleaners will clean your clothes for free. Powerful stuff!! The sign in the window caught me walking by. Generous, kind, and sharp marketing! Brothers Cleaners Owner & CEO Ben Hikler joins my podcast for C-Suite Executives. Brothers is a family owned and operated dry cleaners since 1916. Putting free cleaning for job interviewee's is motion is all Ben. He reveals how the promotion came to life and the reaction it's received. One free cleaning at one of his locations has endeared him to folks and earned his business a lifetime of loyalty from customers. Compassionate real marketing. Ben also reveals the hit his company, and the dry cleaning industry as whole took during the pandemic/WFH movement with less clothes needing to be cleaned. Many don't think of this business when thinking about industries hit hard by Covid. He also fills on in on why the dry cleaning business will always be around, and won't be swallowed up by Technology/AI.