Business from Scratch

Business partnerships can be incredibly valuable, but they’re also more complicated than splitting the work and sharing the profits. In this episode, I’m breaking down what it actually takes to build a partnership that...

In this episode, I’m joined by Angela Conicelli, life and leadership coach and founder of Work of Life. Angela works with leaders, overthinkers, and ambitious humans who feel stuck, are navigating a pivotal moment, or...

Everyone wants to scale, but wanting to grow and being ready to scale are two very different things. In this episode, I’m breaking down what scaling actually requires and the four signals that can help you determine...

Running a business can be incredibly lonely. Even when you have a team, a supportive family, and people who believe in you, there is a particular weight that comes with sitting in the founder’s seat. In this solo...

Every business owner eventually hits a financial crossroads—that moment when you look at the P&L, the cash flow, and the bank account and realize the path you’re on isn’t sustainable. In this solo episode, I’m talking...

Jenna McKnight opened Aqua Fedora in downtown Wilmington in 2009, right after a recession, without a business degree, a perfect plan, or really any idea what the next 17 years were going to look like. She just knew she...

There is no shortage of information out there about how to run a business. But sometimes what we actually need isn’t another Google search, podcast, or ChatGPT answer. We need to get in a room with other people who are...

Personal styling is one of those services people often dismiss as a luxury, or assume you cannot build a legitimate business around. Kelly Hillegass has spent the last 16 years proving otherwise. Kelly is a personal and...

Some careers follow a straight line. Parker Wilson’s career has moved through entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, sales, growth strategy, business ownership, and acquisition. In this episode, Parker and I talk about...

Your brand voice is more than your logo, colors, or tagline. It is the personality behind every word your business puts into the world. I’m sharing how we developed the voice behind Salt + Charm, why it helped the...

At some point in your business journey, usually when you start making real money, someone is going to tell you that you should consider becoming an S-Corp. But what does that actually mean? And when does making the...

In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Sara Lloyd, founder and CEO of Upper Health, and we are talking about what it looks like to build a business inside one of the most complicated industries there is: healthcare...

Today we are talking about something I have personal experience with and personal regret about: payment processor loans. Square loans, PayPal Working Capital, Shopify Capital, Stripe Capital, whatever version your...

In this episode of Business From Scratch, I’m joined by Beth Faulkner, co-owner and founder of End of Days Distillery here in Wilmington’s Cargo District. Beth and her husband, Shane, opened their distillery in February...

<p>In this episode of Business From Scratch, I’m joined by Beth Faulkner, co-owner and founder of End of Days Distillery here in Wilmington’s Cargo District. Beth and her husband, Shane, opened their distillery in...