Oct 14, 202646 minS1
Bernardas Preikšaitis runs InRento, a Bank of Lithuania-licensed crowdfunding platform that lets retail investors fund real estate projects across eight EU markets. With eight employees, InRento did €2.9M in revenue and...
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Small Team Big Scale
Hosted by Ron Schmelzer, Scalebrate · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Small Team Big Scale with Ron Schmelzer Helping Teams With Big Ambitions Scale without Scaling Headcount. The Small Team Big Scale Scale podcast explores how the smallest teams are scaling big. Hosted by Ron Schmelzer , Forbes writer, 3x exited founder, AI thought leader, and founder of Scalebrate, each episode explores the playbooks, systems, and mindset behind today’s fastest-scaling Microteams who are looking to Megascale. You’ll hear from visionary “Scalebrity” founders, thought leaders, and AI-powered builders who are proving that you don’t need a megateam to make a mega impact. Learn how they automate, systemize, and scale smarter, not bigger. If you’re a small team with big ambitions, this is your unfair advantage to grow with clarity, leverage, and celebration. Because the future isn’t big teams: it’s small teams that scale exponentially.
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Small Team Big Scale with Ron Schmelzer Helping Teams With Big Ambitions Scale without Scaling Headcount. The Small Team Big Scale Scale podcast explores how the smallest teams are scaling big.
Who hosts Small Team Big Scale?
Small Team Big Scale is hosted by Ron Schmelzer, Scalebrate. The show has published 50 episodes to date.
What has Small Team Big Scale covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Building a $3M+ Company With 8 People in a Highly Regulated Market: Interview with Bernardas Preikšaitis, CEO, InRento" (14 October 2026, 46 minutes), "$1M to $50M+ Bootstrapped, Interview with Guillaume Moubeche, Lempire" (3 September 2026, 51 minutes), and "Decisions That Scale, Interview with Hoda Helmi, Corteva Agriscience" (27 August 2026, 61 minutes).
How often does Small Team Big Scale publish?
Small Team Big Scale publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 50 episodes.
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Booking probability for Small Team Big Scale is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Small Team Big Scale requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Small Team Big Scale's contact route on record: verified email.
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Ron Schmelzer, Scalebrate hosts Small Team Big Scale, a business podcast with 50 episodes published.
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