Here’s The Deal

One Place, Three Platforms, Total Market Exposure! HTD Media Group is your single source for market exposure. We get you featured on our show, create professional video content, and produce your own podcast — done for you, start to finish. For 30 years I told business owner stories to bank underwriters, now we tell your story to the world. Business owners have a story worth telling and need someone who knows how to find it, frame it, and put it in front of the right people. Based in Arizona, serving the country.

Here’s The Deal is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Here’s The Deal, a business show with 6 episodes published.

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  Here’s The Deal

  Two Shows. One Table. No Scripts.

  Jul 7, 20261h 8m

  When should a business owner finally delegate? The moment they're doing work someone else loves and they hate — "There are people out there that love to do what you hate. Pay them to do it." This episode is a full podcast swap: Bonnie Schutz (Tandem Resource Solutions / Delegate 2 Elevate Get Sh!t Done) and Chris Flowers interview each other — one table, two hosts, no scripts, airing on both shows. Inside: ▸ Don't go Cortez: why burning the ships before the plan is the most expensive mistake in small business ▸ The 3 rules before launching a podcast — clear message, total commitment, hit the f'in' button ▸ Is your job really safe? "You're not an asset to the company. You're very expensive to the company." ▸ Trust, ego, or control — the real reason owners won't let go ("it's literally all three") ▸ Exit strategy from day one: "I'm not gonna buy your job. I wanna buy a business." ▸ The single-mom story behind Chris's mission, and Bonnie's MSEP partnership hiring military spouses and second-act women Guest links: tandemresourcesolutions.com | delegate2elevatepodcast.com | preferredservicepros.com Watch the full video episode on YouTube — Here's The Deal (@heresthedeal827). Get Seen, Heard and Remembered → info@heresthedeal.biz | heresthedeal.biz/marketing

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  Here’s The Deal

  Your job is the riskiest bet on the table.

  Jun 25, 202614 min

  Is your job really safe? Episode 15 of Here's The Deal answers it head-on: security isn't a job — it's having options. Chris Flowers draws on 30 years in commercial finance to break down why a W-2 is one client who can drop you on a Tuesday, why your experience reads as "expensive" instead of "valuable," and why a college kid or AI that never sleeps will do 70% of your job for half the pay. Then he flips it: the Owned vs. Rented framework, and how to start building equity in the one asset no one can lay off — you. Loyalty was never a two-way street. The only move that's truly yours is the one you own. You don't have to figure it out alone — Here's The Deal helps entrepreneurs get seen, tell their story, and connect with the right people. Educate, Elevate, Inspire. Let's talk about it: info@heresthedeal.biz · heresthedeal.biz/marketing

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  Here’s The Deal

  How Much Should Small Businesses Spend on Marketing? (The Real Answer)

  Jun 9, 202629 min

  How much should a small business actually spend on marketing? The SBA says 7–10% of revenue… but that benchmark is built on Fortune 500 data, not your business. In this episode, Chris Flowers breaks down the real answer using 30 years of commercial finance: it's not what you spend, it's WHERE you spend it — and your margins decide everything. • Why the 7–10% rule can break a thin-margin business • The #1 mistake owners make in a downturn (and why you should double down instead) • Why marketing is an INVESTMENT, not an expense — treat your budget like inventory • The LTV:CAC ratio explained in plain English (the banker's rule: 3:1 or better) • Where to actually put your dollars: short-form video, long-form video, live video, email, and SEO • Meta vs. Google Ads — the honest take, and why you might be renting attention instead of owning assets • The 'microwave mentality' that kills marketing ROI Here's The Deal | Peoria, AZ Podcast Coaching & Production — You Bring The Story, We Refine The Vision Video Content & Marketing — Easy. Comfortable. Connected. Ready to be seen? info@heresthedeal.biz | heresthedeal.biz/marketing Subscribe for weekly straight-talk on business, marketing, and storytelling. CHAPTERS (adjust timestamps to final cut) 0:00 Intro 1:00 The SBA 7–10% rule — and why it's not the whole story 2:50 Why your margins dictate everything 3:30 The #1 mistake: cutting marketing in a downturn 5:56 The $1,000/year trap (66% of owners fall in) 6:30 Marketing as investment, not expense — treat it like inventory 7:00 LTV:CAC explained — the banker's ratio 12:00 Where to actually spend: video, email, SEO 17:00 The 'microwave mentality' trap (90–180 days) 18:00 Meta vs. Google Ads: the honest answer 24:00 Renting attention vs. owning assets 25:48 Bottom line: judge against YOUR margins #heresthedealbiz #mybizcoaches #videomarketing #easycomfortableconnected #smallbusinessmarketing #marketingbudget #marketingROI #businessgrowth

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  Episode #13

  HTD Ep. 13 — Who Are You Without Your Business?

  Jun 1, 202634 minS6

  If I wiped your business out tomorrow, who would you be Monday morning? This episode pivoted on me the second that question came up — because it's one most founders can't answer without flinching. Here's the deal: the business isn't the problem. The identity problem is — and it costs you money, your relationships, and sometimes your health. In this one, Chris Flowers digs into: • Why "I am the business" turns every lost deal and bad month into a personal failure • The **Ego Tax** — the dead products and "nobody can do it like me" delegation quietly draining your profit • How to train and trust the right people (and where the bottom lines stay locked) • **Conviction vs. Ego** — conviction listens to the data and adjusts; ego just tries to prove a point • The military rule that runs through it all: *slow is smooth, smooth is fast* • The **Sunday Night Test**: Can you take a week off with no email? Got two close friends outside your industry? Can you describe yourself in 60 seconds without mentioning your business? • Why you build your identity NOW — as a spouse, parent, friend, person of faith — not after the business sells or folds The deals come and go. That time with your family doesn't come back. 🌐 Full episode + show notes: heresthedeal.biz 🎙️ Podcast Coaching & Production — "You Bring The Story, We Refine The Vision." → info@heresthedeal.biz · heresthedeal.biz/marketing 🎬 Video Content & Marketing — "Easy. Comfortable. Connected." → info@heresthedeal.biz · heresthedeal.biz/marketing Here's The Deal | Educate, Elevate, Inspire | Peoria, AZ | heresthedeal.biz #heresthedealbiz #mybizcoaches #videomarketing #easycomfortableconnected

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  Episode #12

  They started in a storage room, now they're at 27 locations.

  May 29, 20261h 8mS6

  <p><b>Episode 12 of Here's The Deal — Jorge & Jesus Ruiz from @thetacospot tell us how they built a birria empire from a barbershop kitchen.</b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>→ Signed the buildout with no money</b></p><p><b>→ First customer waited 30 minutes</b></p><p><b>→ Mom made them hug to save the business</b></p><p><b>→ Goal: 1,000 stores</b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>Real story. Real grit. Real tacos.</b></p><p><br/></p><p>▶️<b> To see the full video, go to our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/7vSHMDfOAE8?si=dfwRfXekTlJTJl62</b></p><p><br/></p>...

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