DIY For Business

About DIY For Business

The Owner’s Guide is your go-to manual for navigating the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Forget the glossy brochures filled with idealized success stories. Here, we dive into the gritty realities of business ownership. From payroll panic that keeps you awake at night to marketing blunders that make you cringe, we cover it all. Each episode packs practical tips and honest advice. Think of it as your weekly dose of business therapy, tailored specifically for those in the trenches. Whether you're a solopreneur juggling multiple hats or managing a small team, this guide serves as your operations handbook. You'll find fewer spreadsheets and more genuine conversations that make the journey enjoyable. The Owner’s Guide evolves from our previous series, DIY For Business. We’ve sharpened our focus while maintaining the same real-talk vibe. Our mission is unchanged: to empower you to take control of your business without letting it take control of you. Let’s face the challenges together and turn them into opportunities for growth. See what Beezwax can build for you. Over two decades of experience and 2500+ projects. beezwax.net (http://www.beezwax.net)

Publisher

The Owner’s Guide

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Apr 2021

Latest episode

7 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

14 of 126 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Pickleball Meets Digital Strategy: Launching in Vegas & Marketing with AI

   Jennifer Christensen of Beacon Media + Marketing joins hosts Russ and Greg to explore AI-driven marketing strategies for health and wellness brands, focusing on local SEO and engaging content creation in this interview.

2. 

   7 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Turning Conversations into Strategy: How AI Can Supercharge Customer Insights

   Serial entrepreneur Eli Portnoy discusses with hosts Russ and Greg how businesses are using AI to understand customer feedback, identify growth opportunities, and prevent churn, offering actionable advice for integrating AI into business strategy in this interview.

3. 

   27 May 2025

   Tariffs, Shipping Chaos, and Smart Business Moves: What You Need to Know Now

   Abe Orgel of SimpleForwarding.com discusses tariff changes and their impact on e-commerce with hosts Russ and Greg, offering actionable insights for navigating international sourcing in an interview.

Inside a recent episode

Pickleball Meets Digital Strategy: Launching in Vegas & Marketing with AI

Published 7 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] How do you figure out how to reach the correct audience, whether it's pickleball or anything else, to make sure that, you know, you're not wasting your, your efforts and you're not wasting your money, going after people that aren't good prospects. That's such a good question. I'm a big believer in the old school method because as much as I love AI, I love digital marketing. So often people use those techniques and they don't do basic foundational marketing. So the first piece basically is what is your lowest hanging fruit? I mean, that's such a business term, but literally who are the people who you know are already interested in pickleball? […]

Who has been a guest on DIY For Business

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jennifer Christensen
• Eli Portnoy
• Abe Orgel
• Brandon Davis
• Luke Lunkenheimer

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81