TYFU is a podcast featuring candid and comical discussions about the challenges and joys of running small businesses.
Episode 49: The OGs
We've talked about knowing when it's time to walk away from a business. Handing that business off to somebody else, particularly family, is a whole different matter. This week, Sarah Eighmey from one of our favorite wineries, Anthony Road, joins Beth and Marilla to talk about passing a business from generation to generation.
Episode 48: Rode Hard & Put Away Wet
What happens when you feel like your small business is taking more than it's giving? How do you deal with employee burnout, customer burnout, or your own sense of overwhelm? In this episode, Beth and Marilla discuss how to handle those inevitable moments when you feel like giving up.
Episode 47: Screw the Law
"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have." As a small business owner, the job you have is (hopefully) the job you want, so what is one to do about a dress code? Do you dress for the vibe of the store? Do you dress to impress your customers? How do you tell your employees to dress?!! Tricky questions one and all, but Beth and Marilla don't shy away from any of them in this episode.
Episode 46: Nipple
So...TYFU is ready to make you a deal. Listen to our latest episode and we'll throw in the previous episode for FREE. Okay, okay...they're free all of the time, but some people just love to get something on sale. This week, Beth and Marilla talk about how they feel about putting something on sale.
Episode 45: Best at Everything
Owning a small business means hard work, long hours, and lots of stress. Fortunately you can hire good people, delegate some of that work, gain back some time, and sit back and worry about all of the things that might go wrong if you're not personally taking care of everything. This week, Beth and Marilla explore why, with such trustworthy employees, it's still so very hard to delegate tasks in their businesses.
Episode 44: Bottomless Mimosas
Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life. That means owning your own business is like taking a permanent vacation, right? RIGHT? This episode, Beth and Marilla talk longingly about taking a real vacation on the eve of Marilla departing for Europe.
Episode 43: Meat Club
Only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. At TYFU, we never want to be downers, so this week we talk about death. A listener and customer of Beth's suggested the topic. John Edson from Bostrom Farms Butcher Shop and Smokeshop joins Beth and Marilla in the Red Room Studio to talk about the surprising ways death can affect small business owners.
Episode 42: Nepo Baby
Beth raised a child as a small business owner. Our guest this week, Rachel Orlyk, who co-owns Staving Artist in Penn Yan, NY, raised a child as a small business owner. So, the big question is when will Marilla start a family? (Actually, no. That's not the question, and people should stop asking it.) In this episode, we talk about the trials and the joys of raising a family as a small business owner along with a second surprise guest who offers her own first-hand perspective.
Episode 41: Controlled Landing
It seems like one day, you're opening the doors for the first time, and the next you've been a beloved local institution for decades. People in our hometown of Geneva, NY miss Area Records. Longtime owner Mikel George joins Beth and Marilla to talk about how and when he knew it was time to close up shop and the big & little factors involved in that decision.
Episode 40: Rebel Against Convenience
Why sweat the backstabbing, undercutting, competing, copying, litigating, hiring, firing, and quitting when it’s all “just business?” In this episode, return guest, Joe Kennedy of Linden Social, joins Beth and Marilla to talk about the ethical and emotional implications of a phrase we’ve all heard (and perhaps even uttered ourselves.)
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