I've had a recent conversation about the concern many people have with AI, especially in creative work. The barrier to entry feels lower. Things that used to take time and experience can now be done much faster. That creates a real sense of uncertain...
Steve Shriver on Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship, Automation, and Tech at EcoLips & MoreHost Joshua McNary interviews Steve Shriver, CEO of EcoLips and Bug Soother in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a serial entrepreneur who owns five businesses and advises...
As teams start using AI more in day-to-day work, I’ve been hearing a similar reaction across a number of businesses. The tools don’t always behave the way people expect. Outputs vary. One person gets a great result, while another struggles to get any...
Doug Wagner on Modern Radio, Local News Immediacy, and Technology in a Shifting Media LandscapeHost Joshua McNary interviews Doug Wagner, morning show host on News Radio 600 WMT and News Talk 1420 WOC (iHeart Media), about radio’s evolution and techn...
There comes a point for many scaling small businesses and growing mid-market companies, where adding more technology doesn’t really solve the problem. The tools are already in place, the systems are in place, and the team is capable. And yet, your wo...
Something interesting is happening right now. I'd love your feedback on it...AI tools are improving rapidly. New capabilities appear almost daily. Yet many business people either aren’t acting fast enough. We/they seem stuck in:How do we actually use...
Most technology decisions in scaling small businesses and growing mid-market businesses don’t fail because of bad tools. They struggle because those tech decisions are made in isolation.As your business grows, technology stops being a set of helpful...
Get ready to meet the next BizTech superhero on this episode! Host Joshua McNary talks with Alex Beaumier, founder of Beau Laundry Co., to dig into the entrepreneurial journey behind crafting the best-smelling, eco-friendly laundry balls in Iowa—and...
Host Joshua McNary talks with Greg Edwards, founder of Watchpoint IT—a Cedar Rapids-based company dedicated to saving businesses time, keeping them secure, and cutting through IT complexity. Greg shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur in the tec...
In this next episode of BizTech Superhero, Joshua McNary converses with local business champion Cherie Edilson, founder and CEO of Member Marketplace. Based in Marion, Iowa, Cherie has taken what she first started learning selling handmade goods at f...
In this show, host Joshua McNary chats with Suzy DeLine, a content marketing expert and chief content officer at Digital Artisans, based in San Francisco. With a rich background including tenures at Adobe, Intuit, Intel, and PayPal, Suzy shares her u...
Welcome to another episode of BizTech Superhero, where we dive into the stories behind local entrepreneurs harnessing technology to level-up their businesses. In today’s episode, host Joshua McNary sits down with Lexi Matthews, co-owner of Uptown Cof...
In this episode, host Joshua McNary chats with content process consultant Maddy Osman, author of Writing for Humans and Robots and founder of The Blogsmith agency. Based in Denver, Maddy is passionate about helping B2B technology brands streamline an...
Host Joshua McNary chat with Michelle Owens, certified EOS implementer, business coach, facilitator, and founding partner of Slingshot25. Michelle brings decades of hands-on leadership experience, a passion for development, and a reputation for askin...
In this episode of Intentional Change, Shawn FitzGerald sits down with Vada Grantham, CEO of Revelations Research Solutions, to explore the power of asking better questions and listening to customers with intention.Vada shares how market research goe...
