Episode 12- Getting Real with Your Tribe ft. Jodee Bock

Patrick Kirby, founder of Do Good Better Consulting, is here for this episode! Patrick and his team work with small and medium-sized nonprofits to help them reach their fullest potential. Josh and Patrick discuss the power of pauses, asking questions, and having third-party endorsements for your nonprofit or business.

Check out Do Good Better Consulting: https://www.dogoodbetterconsulting.com/
Learn more about Do Good YOUniversity: https://www.dogoodyouniversity.com/

We welcomed fellow software development CEO, Anthony Molzahn, onto the podcast to discuss product development. The team at Project Phoenix developed an API engine called Devii to help fellow engineers write better code faster. Anthony offers advice for nontechnical founders on how to go about developing a software product and details the journey that his team took while building Devii.

Learn more about Project Phoenix and Devii here: https://www.projectphoenix.io/#/
Exact Instructions Challenge by Josh Darnit (PBJ Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDA3_5982h8

This week, we welcomed special guest Jodee Bock on the show. In addition to being a coach and consultant, Jodee is also an entrepreneur. In this episode, Josh and Jodee discuss the benefits of having a trusted tribe full of genuine people that support one another.

Learn more about Jodee & Get R.E.A.L. here: https://jodeebock.com/

Kurt McSparron, President and Founder of The Executives’ Club of Fargo-Moorhead, joins us for this episode. The Executives’ Club began in 2015 to bring together local business owners, entrepreneurs, and key decision-makers and help them make valuable, meaningful connections. Kurt discusses how he grew the network to where it is today and the importance of refining your business ideas and messaging with the help of your allies.

Learn more about The Executives’ Club of Fargo-Moorhead here: http://the100.online/

Eric Roethel, Co-founder of Sign Badgers, stopped by the podcast to discuss determining your pricing. We talk about Eric's journey into business ownership as well as how his pricing has evolved through the years of printing signage. Josh and Eric dive into the importance of knowing your value, testing pricing,  and the value of customer relationships as well in this episode.

Learn more about Sign Badgers here: https://www.signbadgers.com/home

We invited Joe and Emma to chat about Chezy, a production company providing accessible price points for video for small businesses. We discuss how they maximize their project efficiencies as well as cover the power of sharing your brand’s story and unique selling proposition through video.

Learn more about Chezy here: https://chezy.com/

Things on the internet change every day, is your website or app keeping up with design trends and technology developments? We welcomed Tracey and Kacey, Codelation’s resident design experts, on for this episode about UI and UX design. They chat about everything that goes into initial web and app design, explain the difference between low fidelity and high fidelity design, and more.

This week we're focusing on all things business planning with special guest Paul Smith, the Fargo/Southeast Region Center Director for the ND SBDC. Paul shares his expertise on not only the types of business plans but also why it's so important to have one. There's something powerful about putting the details of your idea down on paper!

Learn more about the ND SBDC here: https://ndsbdc.org/
The Secrets of Business Success Symposium, Thurs. Oct 20th: https://www.fmwfchamber.com/events/details/secrets-of-business-success-symposium-8965

Our special guest this week is Co-founder & CEO Kai from Webblen! Webblen is a platform built to drive engagement in our communities. Kai shares how their platform encourages connection by having users earn tokens in exchange for their commitment to community events, live streams, and more.  Josh and Kai chat about how Webblen made their unique token as well as where Webblen is going next!

Learn more about Webblen here: https://www.webblen.io/

Extra, extra! Our guest in this episode is Daniel Stedman, Founder & CEO of Pressto! Pressto helps foster students' love for writing and journalism while helping them improve their critical writing skills and media literacy. Daniel tells us about his startup's origins in Brooklyn while volunteering with local schools' newspapers. We also chat a little about how Daniel went through the YC Startup School experience to fuel the fire of bringing Pressto to life! Learn more about Pressto and what their goals are going into the new year in this episode.

Check out Pressto here: https://www.joinpressto.com/