Shawn Walchef's sports-entertainment restaurant concept started as a dud. He and his partner tried all the standard marketing tactics, but their restaurant just wasn't standing out from the crowd. Then one day Shawn started telling the restaurant's story with short, unscripted videos — and he saw reservations start to grow. Today Shawn runs Cali BBQ Media, a company that includes the restaurant, an online store, and a consulting arm that teaches other restaurant owners how to market their businesses successfully. In this episode he'll share how differentiation and creativity (how many BBQ joints do you know with their own podcast?) have been key to his business's success. Any business owner, not just restaurateurs, will have much to learn from the creative process Shawn went through.

Jodi Brandstetter turned an $8000 investment and a knack for writing into a book that's delivered new clients, client upgrades, paid speaking engagements, and abundant press coverage and credibility. Think you can't author a book? Jodi wrote ""Hire by Design"" while serving as tutor, lunchlady, and playground supervisor for her five-year old child. She'll share how she managed to get it done (and strategies for how you can, too), the myriad ways she uses it to grow her business, and how she managed to become a bestseller in SEVEN Amazon categories.