Small Business Stories
Hosted by Loralyn Mears and Dr LL · Loralyn Mears, PhD
5.0from 407 ratings
- 317
- Episodes
- 105
- Transcribed
- 407
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Small Business Stories
Welcome to Small Business Stories, the podcast where we celebrate the real-life journeys of small business owners. We dig into inspiring tales of triumphs, challenges, and the tough lessons we learned along the way. Each episode is packed with relatable anecdotes and practical tips that you can use to fuel your own entrepreneurial dreams. Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow your business, you'll find motivation and insight in every story. Tune in and get ready to be inspired by the heart and hustle of small business owners just like you! We say it like it is - no filters. Being an SMB owner isn't easy, but we're compelled to do it.
- Publisher
- Loralyn Mears, PhD
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 17 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
105 of 317 episodes have a transcript.
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Be a Better Leader by Listening More & Leading With Heart Featuring Payman Lorenzo
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Higher Sales Aren't Fixing Your Cash Flow with Matan Bar CEO Xero US
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How an Overlooked Service Business & Dirty Job Makes Money with Mark Regan
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How to Be a Better Leader by Listening More & Leading With Heart Featuring Payman Lorenzo
Published 17 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] How can I help you? This is what I tell my clients before I even become clients. How can I help you shine? Bright, wrinkly, shining. How can I help you win? My guest on my podcast, you're the star. I'm just the host. It's about you, not about me. So what can I do to make you shine? And the people that really do it authentically, people can feel it. So it's all about, again, it's not about me. It's about the person. You're the star. How can I help you win? Because, again, I don't want you just to win. I need you to win. Because when you win, we both win. So for me, a real leader is someone, of course, with a big heart, but also who knows how to really listen and really shut up and let the person make them feel heard and seen and understood and put everything, build everything you do around them. […]
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- Payman Lorenzo
- Matan Bar
- Mark Regan
- Lisa Even
- Katrena Friel
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 375 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Loralyn Mears and Dr LL host the show. Published by Loralyn Mears, PhD.
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