Hosted by Millenial entrepreneurs and business owners, Nancy Pulcine and Katie Selman-Green, "Bring Your Own Bootstraps" is a podcast that is committed to demystifying business ownership and the concept of 'pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps'.
You don't need an MBA to own a business and BYOBootstraps is here to teach you everything you wanted to know about starting and owning your own business that no one ever taught you. Through conversations about getting started, mistakes made, and the forbidden topic of 'money' you will get candid advice on how you handle everything from side hustles to insurance, payroll, taxes, and everything else in between.
Season 2 Episode 6: Jump on the Brandwagon: Building a Following Through Strategic Branding
Discover how to bootstrap your way to success with effective branding techniques and grow a loyal audience that loves your brand. Tune in to Bring Your Own Bootstraps and learn how to build your business from the ground up! Join Katie and Nancy on the BYOBootstraps podcast as they share valuable insights and strategies on branding and building a following.
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29 Mar 2023
S2 Ep4: Is ChatGPT going to take our jobs?!
Nancy and Katie dive in on the latest AI craze and how you can use ChatGPT to help you up your marketing game. They discuss the benefits, limitations, and definitely what not to do with ChatGPT.
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22 Mar 2023
Season 2 Episode 3: Extreme LinkedIn Makeover & that SVB banking thing
Katie updates Nancy with her new and improved LinkedIn page and Katie gives the lowdown on what happened with the Silicon Valley Bank and why your money is (probably) fine.
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15 Mar 2023
Season 2 Episode 2: Networking, SEO, and the power of LinkedIn (feat. Andrea Kosar)
Nancy & Katie sit down with their first-ever guest, Andrea Kosar, who is president of the Waco Hispanic Chamber, an entrepreneur, and a former news anchor. They discuss the power of networking, making your website work for you through SEO, and utilizing a free resource within LinkedIn's powerful professional network.
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8 Mar 2023
Season 2 Episode 1: We're Back!
Katie and Nancy are back!
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5 Oct 2022
Episode 12: The Big Pivot - Why to never change the goal, only the journey
In the season one finale of Bring Your Own Bootstraps, Nancy & Katie discuss why it is always so important to never change your goals, only the journey, when obstacles fall into your plan’s pathway.
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28 Sept 2022
Episode 11: Let’s Rewind & How we have practiced what we preached
‘Let’s Rewind’ Nancy & Katie sit down and discuss all of the various topics they have talked about through the past 10 episodes and how they have implemented them in their everyday lives and businesses. They also talk about some big plans they have for the future including events & workshops!
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14 Sept 2022
Episode 10: Let’s get Passive Aggressive with Passive Income!
Nancy takes Katie on a deep dive into her new journey into passive income via Amazon, Etsy and other sources! This episode covers a lot of the basics (and a lot more!) regarding the benefits of passive income sources, how to create passive income, why you need passive income, and creating multiple passive income streams and strategies for your personal (and business) security!
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7 Sept 2022
Episode 9: Competition is Good and Why You Should Embrace it
In episode 9 of Bring Your Own Bootstraps, Nancy & Katie take a deep dive on a pretty sensitive subject: Competition & Imitation. They explore why both are a good thing and how to handle it as a new business owner.
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24 Aug 2022
Episode 8: Ask Us Absolutely Anything
In Episode 8 of BYOB, Nancy & Katie give their unabridged and candid advice from questions submitted by various small business owners. They answer your questions from working with family members to marketing and raising funds for your business. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!
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17 Aug 2022
Episode 7: Lemons into Lemonade: Learning from mistakes and growing from them
In Episode 7, Lemons into Lemonade, Nancy & Katie dive into a lot of the mistakes they have made over the years and how they have grown from them. They hope to share all of the ups (and downs) through starting their own business. It has taken a lot of mistakes to get them where they are today so you can learn from them without making them yourself! Or do make them yourself, it’s okay to get your hands a little dirty! Just remember, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.. And maybe add a bit of vodka.
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10 Aug 2022
Episode 6: Everyone Hates Insurance: And why you absolutely, positively must have it
Nancy from Parkway National? She sounds gorgeous!
In this episode, Nancy takes the reins as we discuss the dreaded C-Word: Claims. While no one likes insurance or even talking about it (except Nancy of course), insurance comes in many shapes and sizes and you don’t want it until you need it (and that can make all the difference)!
From General Liability to Workers Compensation, we talk everything about how to save money on your insurance to keeping your claims at a minimum.
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3 Aug 2022
Episode 5: Pitch Perfect: how to use other people's money to help grow your business
In episode 5, Nancy & Katie take a dive into crafting the perfect pitch for getting funding for your business. Operating capital is key and there are very clear things that you need to tell your potential investors when you are trying to build that business credit & get the funding you need to get started and grow.
Episode 5 is sponsored by Start Up Waco! Start Up Waco is a non-profit that serves the Greater Waco community by creating a thriving culture of entrepreneurship. Designed with an inclusion mindset, Startup Waco champions entrepreneurs of all types by breaking down traditional barriers, collaborating with like-minded institutions, and filling gaps.
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27 Jul 2022
Episode 4: Help Wanted
In BYOBootstraps Episode 4: Help Wanted, Nancy & Katie do a deep dive into one of the most important first steps you will ever take: Hiring your first employees.
This episode covers everything from differentiating 1099 contractors from your employees, onboarding, payroll taxes, company culture, and mistakes entrepreneurs make when hiring. This episode is a great introduction to building the right foundation for a successful team.
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20 Jul 2022
Episode 3: Network Like a Boss - How to be unapologetically in everyone's face
Nancy & Katie take a deep dive into the vast world of marketing and networking for your new and growing business.
From websites, and brand recognition, to your social media presence, they discuss the must-dos (and definitely do-nots) for growing your business!
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13 Jul 2022
Episode 2: Let’s Get in Formation - Setting the foundation for a successful business formation
In Episode 1 of Bring Your Own Bootstraps, Nancy Pulcine & Katie Selman-Green discuss how to avoid costly mistakes when forming your LLC and answer the questions on what the heck a registered agent is, why you should stay legit, and how to stay organized.
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13 Jul 2022
Episode 1: Let’s Get Started - Taking a business idea and making it work
In Episode 1 of Bring Your Own Bootstraps, Nancy Pulcine & Katie Selman-Green introduce themselves, how they met, and why they decided to start a podcast. Join these two entrepreneurs as they demand we stop gatekeeping success.
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6 Jul 2022
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Hosted by millennial entrepreneurs and business owners, Nancy Pulcine & Katie Selman-Green, “Bring Your Own Bootstraps” is a podcast that is committed to demystifying Business ownership and the concept of ‘pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps.’ You don’t need an MBA to own a business and BYOBootstraps is here to teach you everything you wanted to know about starting and owning your own business that no one ever taught you. Through conversations about getting started, mistakes made, and the forbidden topic of ‘money’ you will get candid advice on how you from side hustles to insurance, payroll, taxes, and everything else in-between. So grab those headphones, hit subscribe, and start listening, because everyone can start their own business and we make the learning process fun!
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