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Hustleburg Episode 33 – Interview with Pop Goes the Waffle’s Sara Fludd

“I Don’t Have to Have All the Answers”

Three years into Pop Goes the Waffle, Sara Fludd is making all the right moves to build her waffle empire here in Saint Petersburg. From how perfecting recipes to using the early days to conduct market research to best know her customers, she’s worked to build a wholesale operation, get the food truck up and running, and grow her brand. 

In this episode of Hustleburg, you’ll hear it all from her. Whether adapting to new circumstances or finding the answer to a problem, she shares how to adapt when things don’t go as planned, find the right people to know how to help, and help others find their way, even in the chaos and uncertainty of 2020. Regardless of the obstacles, Pop Goes the Waffle is thriving.

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Hustleburg Episode 32 – Answering Your Podcasting Questions

In this Q&A episode of the Hustleburg podcast, Brett answers listener questions about how to use a podcast to help you build a community around your business. 

A Little Podcast History

Podcasting has been around for a while, serving as a way to democratize the audio medium for each of us. They reach back to the 1980s, but it was Apple’s introduction of them to iTunes in 2005 that helped to kickstart the beginning of their popularity. NPR is one of the most popular podcast publishers of all time with the smash podcast hits This American Life, publishing weekly since 2006, and the top downloaded podcast of all time, Serial.

The biggest hurdle for most people is answering “how do I listen?” Phone makers have made it REALLY easy of late to just jump right into listening with either Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts. With hopes of being a disruptor, Spotify has jumped into the podcast world with quite a splash, launching podcasts within its streaming app and gobbling up exclusive content. There are plenty of other podcast players out there to match just about any tastes for layout, features, etc.

How Can Creating and Publishing a Podcast Help My Business?

First, you have the ability to share your knowledge and expertise by shedding a light on your business and give insight into your industry. A podcast can also help your brand or business by creating connections to others within your industry. You’re also reaching people already interested in your industry and business with your show, acting as a reminder of who you are and what you do. Finally, for a brand or business that’s creating content around themselves, a podcast gives you long-form content that you can use as a pillar for a lot of other content you create.

Why Are Podcasts a Great Way to Create Content for Your Business?

By having something like a podcast serve as long-form pillar content for your brand, you achieve two big things. First, a library of searchable content that stands out for people to find you. Next, a podcast serves to be a terrific way to re-use and re-purpose content for other media by using the podcast to be sliced and diced without having to create more content. You can create articles, videos, quotes, and micro-blogs from the larger pillar content created for the podcast to be used across all the platforms.

Should Podcasts be Audio-Only? Or Should They Have Video?

Remember that you are creating content for your community, so consider their preferences first. Will you add value by creating a video podcast? 

What Equipment Should I Use? What Programs Should I Use to Edit?

To start, go as cheaply as possible. You aren’t in the business of podcasting. You’re starting a podcast to complement your brand or business. First, you’ll need a way to record audio, and that often means getting a microphone. You could also try starting out with just your smartphone. If you choose to edit your audio on a computer, you can find free audio editing software online, Audacity being the most prominent solution. Finally, you’ll need a host for your podcast. Spotify-owned Anchor is pretty robust for a free hosting solution. We use Podbean. The most important thing to remember is that you should be focusing more on the content you’re creating for your community than anything you do to dress it up.

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Hustleburg Episode 31 – Interview with Ace High Printing’s Rick Herbert

“It was literally trial by fire.”

It isn’t every day that you meet a business owner that fell into their line of work. In this episode of Hustleburg, you’ll hear from Rick Herbert, owner of Ace High Printing, about how he went from doing freelance computer networking for a print shop to managing the place in three weeks. He hasn’t looked back and has spent the last 16 years building and growing a successful printing operation. 

You may remember Rick from the St. Pete: OPEN for Business chats back in April, where he talked about helping fellow small businesses cope with and survive the uncertainty amid the economic shutdowns. In this expanded conversation, we talk about how he found a niche not being served well and grew it into a thriving business.

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Hustleburg Episode 30.5 – Bonus Episode Interview with Techie Leadership Podcast

First, many apologies that there isn’t a local business interview for you this week. Things didn’t work out with the timing for a few potential guests to have a regular episode for today’s publication.

Luckily, there is an interview with the Techie Leadership Podcast from a few weeks ago that we have as a bonus episode today, like the substitute teacher wheeling in the cart with a TV and VCR.

This interview was quite a bit of fun, stepping a little bit outside the marketing space and talking about leadership and the entrepreneurial opportunities the pandemic has provided. Andrei Crudu was very gracious in allowing us to use the audio for this bonus episode.

The Techie Leadership show notes for this episode: 

In this episode you can hear Brett Bittner and Andrei talk about the importance of clear goals, aligning activities, goals and strategies and how great opportunity is oftentimes birth in times of great adversity.

Some value points you can expect:

It’s never too late to educate yourself

Adversity creates opportunity

Aligning activities, goals and strategies

Impacted by vision and driven by purpose

Setting clear mission statements

Book Recommendations:

How to Win Friends & Influence People

Brett is the author of:

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Hustleburg Episode 29 – Interview with Banyan Bookkeeping’s Sara Evans

“I Realized I Could Start My Own Business Helping Small Businesses”

Always a helper, Banyan Bookkeeping‘s Sara Evans found herself needing a refreshed sense of purpose after an 18-year career in social work. After intense scrutiny, she started her own bookkeeping services business, helping other small businesses focus on what they specialize in, instead of something they want nothing to do with. While it may be tedious work, Sara’s focus is to help your business by letting you get back to the part of the business that you love. 

You may remember Sara from a bonus episode back in April, featuring the audio of the St. Pete: OPEN for Business chats. In this expanded conversation, she shares her affinity for working with “the trades,” and helping them get to the important work of plumbing or HVAC repair, rather than spending hours scouring Quickbooks. 

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Hustleburg Episode 27 – Interview with Green Book Tampa Bay’s Joshua Bean and Hillary Van Dyke

“Intentionality of Where You’re Spending Your Money”

With no larger spotlight on issues important to the black community in history, Joshua Bean and Hillary Van Dyke have seen unprecedented growth and attention for their socialpreneurial venture, Green Book Tampa Bay. As a resource of African-American cultural sites, black artists, and black-owned businesses in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, Green Book Tampa Bay works to assure the economic vitality of the black community. Their hope is that the Green Book of Tampa Bay serves as a mobile travel guide, becoming the first stop for any service that you need.

In our conversation, Joshua and Hillary share with Brett the importance of their “passion project,” their passion for achieving equity for all black people in Tampa Bay, and where they look to take this endeavor.

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Hustleburg Episode 26 – Answering your Twitter Questions 2nd of 2

In this Q&A episode of the Hustleburg podcast, Brett answers listener questions about Twitter in the second of two parts. This is the eighth episode of a platform-specific series on the Q&A episodes about the varying social media platforms. Episode 12 and Episode 14 made up a two-part series on Facebook, Episode 16 and Episode 18 served as the two-part series on Instagram, Episode 20 and Episode 22 answered your questions about LinkedIn, and Episode 24 was the first episode focused on Twitter. 

Is Twitter Considered a More “Casual” Platform?

Because of the demo and psychographics of Twitter and the formerly exceptionally short 140 character limit, the language and tone on Twitter tend to be more casual than other platforms. The character limitation led to many innovations in the brevity game, like URL shorteners, graphic memes, and the best of them all, “Hemingwayism,” which made us better writers by forcing the exile of unnecessary words. These efforts to condense thoughts through abbreviation, image sharing, and omitting the unnecessary come across as more casual conversation on the surface. That’s a feature, not a bug.

How Do I Best Use Twitter Within the Character Limit?

The casualness of the platform, some of the lingo, and how the character limit, which changed to 280 characters in 2017, have shaped the conversations on Twitter. Adding value to the communities you create and participate in is the best way to use Twitter. For new listeners, visit The Five for an in-depth look at the five focus areas of content. You should also be looking to add value in those five areas in the content OTHERS create. 

What is the Best Way To Grow Organically on Twitter?

Find and follow relevant players in your industry and the five areas of focus and build relationships. The accounts you follow should be those who will add value to YOUR experience on the platform. Hashtags have value for their ability to direct conversations about a particular topic. Your use of them should be to add your voice to the conversation. 

How Do I Best Utilize Hashtags on Twitter?

Yes. You should absolutely use hashtags, though the reason and methods for using them probably aren’t what you think. The best and highest use of hashtags is to locate where you are able to add value for other users. You’re collaborating with others in your five focus areas to strengthen their communities as a member as well. 

What Are Your Thoughts on an “Auto DM”?

Don’t do it.

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Hustleburg Episode 25 – Interview with Cycle Brewing’s Doug Dozark

“You Could Go Any Direction You Wanted. There’s Not One Way to Start a Brewery. There’s Not One Style of Beer. ”

Known for barrel-aged beers, Doug Dozark with Cycle Brewing has been on the craft beer scene for over ten years. Starting in Gulfport at Peg’s Cantina and Brew Pub, Cycle Brewing now operates a taproom on Central Avenue downtown with a warehouse just south. You’ve probably seen their beers on tap around town and on shelves at liquor, grocery, and convenience stores. You can even order online for pickup at the Central Avenue taproom here.

In this interview, Doug Dozark shares with Brett about the last decade of craft brewing, how important reputation is to Cycle Brewing, and the legal landscape of the beverage industry.

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Hustleburg Episode 24 – Answering Your Twitter Questions 1st of 2

In this Q&A episode of the Hustleburg podcast, Brett answers listener questions about Twitter in the first of two parts. This is the seventh episode of a platform-specific series on the Q&A episodes about the varying social media platforms. Episode 12 and Episode 14 made up a two-part series on Facebook, Episode 16 and Episode 18 served as the two-part series on Instagram, Episode 20 and Episode 22 answered your questions about LinkedIn. 

What Can Twitter do for My Business?

You have an opportunity to reach people where they are. As of the first quarter of this year, they shared a user base of 166 million daily active users. Twitter has different demo and psychographics for its users, generally skewing younger than both Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the average American. Twitter is also unique in that it offers a direct connection to a person or a brand, creates a huge opportunity for your business to create deep connections on the platform. Twitter is also uniquely more viral than other platforms for non-private accounts due to the ability of users to have their thoughts echoed via other users, promoting that content beyond the initial user’s audience on the platform.

What Are Some Tips for Staying Above the Fray on Twitter?

Twitter is a pretty politically active medium, so there can be an assumption that users of the platform will be somewhat active or vocal on political and social issues. It is actually pretty easy for brands to stay above the fray. Have a listen for these tips.

How Do I Get Something “Trending”?

Often, “trending topics” are filled with hot takes about breaking news. Only talking about what you see trending isn’t a recipe for sustained success on Twitter, but when the content you create does intersect with what’s trending however, you should capitalize on it. That means the conversation has come to you and what you’re an expert in. It’s your time to shine.

Where Would You Rank Twitter in Terms of Importance for a Business to Have?

As with so many things, it depends. If you find that your ideal customer is there already, it’s something your content will add value to many on, or you already have a feel for the platform from your personal use, it might be more important than Instagram or LinkedIn. 

I Don’t Get the Lingo. Please Help.

Don’t worry… It’s not that confusing. Learn about tweets, @, #, mentions, DMs, FF, RT, retweets, and more.

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Hustleburg Episode 23 – Interview with Dr. Jenna Elwart & Associates’ Jenna Elwart

“I’m Looking at the Whole Person and How it All Interconnects”

Taking a holistic approach to treating the entirety of a patient drives the therapeutic aspects of the practice for Dr. Jenna Elwart & Associates, PLLC. With a mission to provide quality care to all people, Dr. Elwart’s practice works to help you live your life as you create it to be.

In this interview, Jenna Elwart shares with Brett how she built her practice, the importance of networking among those in the mental health field, and how little business education is received by many in the professional services.

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