Minding Your Business with Jodi-Tatiana
In the midst of today's challenging business environment, where companies strive to maintain open doors, retain their workforce, ensure vendors are fairly compensated, and keep revenue streams flowing, the importance of sharing messages of hope takes center stage.
Introducing the "Minding Your Business with Jodi-Tatiana (MYB)" podcast—a space where authentic stories from global entrepreneurs & innovators are shared before they fully blossom, while they scale, and as they navigate challenges with unwavering determination.
Launched in April 2020 during the seismic impact of the coronavirus, MYB podcast spotlights the indomitable spirit of small business proprietors and innovative startups navigating uncharted waters. Amid the pandemic's onslaught, these entrepreneurs showcased remarkable resilience, making tough choices like transitioning to digital operations, streamlining workforces, and forging ingenious revenue streams. Despite the challenges, their commitment to innovate remained steadfast.
The "Minding Your Business with Jodi-Tatiana" podcast serves as a sanctuary—a safe haven for the worldwide small business community to exchange invaluable operational insights. Here, strategies for navigating pandemic and recession related turbulence are recounted, establishing a foundation for enduring triumph beyond immediate influence.
Leading these insightful discussions is Jodi-Tatiana Charles, a respected figure with a comprehensive three-decade background in international market strategies and research. Her unwavering dedication to small business sustainability is anchored in her upbringing as a first-generation Haitian American. With a distinguished career spanning media, government, and the private sector, she is highly revered within the entrepreneurial eco-system. As the podcast's host, she effortlessly gains her guests' trust, facilitating the sharing of their inspiring stories.
Note: Amidst numerous opportunities for small businesses, uncovering accessible pathways to essential information can prove time-consuming and challenging through independent research. The MYB podcast functions as a readily available, practical resource—a streamlined hub presenting a comprehensive collection of success stories, offering invaluable insights for those in search of inspiration and guidance within a variety of industries.
Join us in these captivating discussions. Let's collaboratively nurture a supportive small business community and leverage the chance to learn from tales of achievement. Follow our episodes on your favorite podcast channel, view us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MindingYourBusinesswithJodiTatiana, and together, let's champion our small business and startup communities.
Episodes
201 episodes
Episode 139: Meet COYOTAS founder and ceo, Janet Flores Pavlovich (CA USA)
COYOTAS tortillas are handmade in small batches using techniques passed down from generation of Mexican tortilla makers. The brand is committed to developing tortillas products that meet dietary needs so that more people can enjoy authentic rec...
Episode 198: Meet Foster Nation founder and executive director, Maggie Lin (CA USA)
§ In the United States, there are over 400, 000 innocent children and youth placed in the foster care system through no fault of their own. § Over 26,000 foster youth age out of the foster care system when they turn 18 o...
Episode 162: Meet The School of MOM therapist, mindfulness teacher and founder, Sarah Harmon (MA USA)
The School of MOM helps mothers to embrace the practices of mindfulness and self-compassion to be more present, self-aware and empowered so they can break the generational cycles of guilt, shame and judgment, ultimately becoming the kind of hum...
Episode 96: Meet Challah Back Girls co-founders, Sara, Marni, Hannah, and Eliana Loffman (New Jersey-USA)
Challah Back Girls fundraises for, supports, and uplifts organizations leading racial equity work by connecting people to the Jewish ritual of challah—a traditionally braided bread. Through sharing this Jewish tradition, we provide an education...
Episode 143: Meet Kent Stetson Handbags artist and designer, Kent Stetson (RI USA)
Established in 2003, Kent Stetson Handbags are instantly-recognizable wardrobe staples enjoyed by celebrities and collectors worldwide.My designs are a great way to spark a fun conversation. Whether one of the signature clutch pie...
Episode 200 - Meet New Leaf Redesign owner, Paula Gaull (MA USA)
New Leaf Redesign: A boutique staging and interior design company. https://newleafredesign.com/Staging: We’re experts in strategic staging that grabs buyers by maximizing space, highlight...
Episode 199: Meet IKONE Caraïbes founder and managing director, Naïka Pichi (Guadeloupe)
Founded in 2016, IKONE Caraïbes is a business development and marketing consulting firm that mainly specializes in helping SMEs to create sustainable growth, through successful expansion into regional and international markets with effective ma...
Episode 192 - Meet The Collier Connection & Boston While Black founder & ceo, Sheena Collier (MA USA)
The Collier Connection (TCC), is designing a portfolio of solutions that disrupt the ways that Black professionals seek information, access, and belonging in cities. https://www.collierconnection.com...
Episode 197: Meet Atlas Urban Farms founder, Connor Harbison (MA USA)
Atlas Urban Farms designs and manufactures modular vertical farming systems that bring the whole food supply chain into restaurants. We work with independent chefs to help them save money on ingredients, deliver a fresher product to their guest...
Episode 196: Meet TQM Wealth Partners LLC founder and ceo, Marcel V Quiroga (MA USA)
TQM’s purpose: To help people make financial decisions that are connected to their values so they can cultivate prosperity and live their legacies by seeing how the decisions they make today will impact their current life and in their future.
Episode 195: Meet Artistic Cultures and Applied Arts Professor and Artist, Daniele Aurore (Martinique FR)
(This interview is in French/English) “Kinky hair through times: Sublimation, rejection, and rehabilitation”, is the title of an exhibition produced by Produced by Aurore’s students in hairdressing techniques at Raymond Néris Le Mar...
Episode 194: Meet The Run Rx founder, Gabby Callagy (MA USA)
The Run Rx provides concierge performance physical therapy and personal training services for runners and the modern athlete. Whether you are recovering from injury or simply looking for an extra edge to enhance your performance, our experts he...
Episode 193: Meet Filmmaker and Wheels and Wheelchairs president/cofounder, and advocate, Isaac Harvey (United Kingdom)
We are a group of wheelchair users and skaters who go out together as a group enjoying the sensory rush of speed and collaboration in accessible sport.“Our main goal and focus has always been and always will be making sure that all of th...
Episode 191: Meet (flawed) human founder, Graça Carvalho (Portugal)
at human. we help companies handle their people and people handle their jobs, against a backdrop of permanent change. We praise the philosophy of warm businesses and welcome vulnerability and flawness in the workplace. We design framewor...
Episode 190: Meet Dozzy Agricultural Enterprise co-founder, Ukaegbu Nnadozie Princewill (Nigeria)
Our solar powered Smoking kiln aims to phase out the use of other multiple energy sources in powering Smoking kilns for processing of our protein food. This is ensure sustainability, and preserve our ecosystem which is being depleted exponentia...
Episode 189: Meet A Maven's World Lifestyle Brand founder/business consultant, Anna Foster (MA USA)
Anna Foster consults and advises people and organizational leaders on overall business strategy, in the areas of Business Development & Strategy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Empowerment of Women, Entrepreneurship, and Networking....
Episode 188: Meet JS The Garden owner/co-director, Jean-Marie Ruffe (Guadeloupe)
An innovative concept that brings real added value to the combination of whole food nutrition and the vegan restaurant market in Guadeloupe. Notre concept allie la cuisine gourmet et les principes de la naturopathie. Bientôt, un res...
Episode 187: Meet Grit + Med LLC founders, Astajia Auguste & Juliane Hyppolite (New York USA)
Grit + Med is a medical apparel company that provides stylish + modern scrubs and accessories for healthcare + wellness professionals. https://gritandmed.com As healthcare and wellness professio...
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Episode 186: Meet Gripwise and Lipowise co-founder/ceo, Ricardo Moura (Portugal)
Gripwise and Lipowise – Smart solutions for the assessment of body composition and muscle strength. Performing assessment and monitoring of frailty and sarcopenia to actively promote healthy ageing! Get a Grip, Be Wise!
Episode 185: Meet A Life of Options career coach, Lindsay Gordon (CA USA)
Lindsay is a career coach for analytically minded people. She works with senior leaders who have invested 10+ years in one company and are undecided about whether it's time to make a change. She takes them through a highly structured process to...
Episode 184: Meet FuelIntellisense Nigeria Ltd cto and embedded software engineer, Kufirre Friday Ebong (Nigeria)
We provide robust and effective technology to tackle the challenges of fuel theft and revenue losses for fuel stations. FuelIntellisense, never lose a drop. https://fuelintellisense.com/ F...
Episode 182: Meet Elcornel Farms owner/founder, Ebelechukwu “Ebele” Onaku (Nigeria)
Elcornel is an eco-concious start-up, located in Jos, Plateau State, focused on growing organic and quality food using sustainable techniques that protects the environment and bridge the hunger gap.
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Episode 183: RETURNING GUEST I Want To Mow Your Lawn Inc. founder, Brian Schwartz (New Jersey USA)
Founded in 2020, at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, I Want To Mow Your Lawn™ provides 100% free lawn-mowing to people over 65, military veterans, disabled, and under-resourced individuals / families — with green initiatives in mind. For ...
Episode 181: Meet Event Rap ceo/founder, Baba Brinkman (New York USA)
We help you find skilled rappers to perform at your virtual events and create custom videos that amplify your message. https://www.eventrap.com/ Baba Brinkman is a rap artist and science commu...
Episode 180: Meet Entrepreneurs of Colour co-founders Otito Dosumu & Sami Hraketi (Portugal)
Entrepreneurs of Colour is a community where people of colour in Europe who are entrepreneurs or aspire to be entrepreneurs can connect with one another in order to collaborate. The Community supports these entrepreneurs by organising meetups, ...
