Sbcn Small Biz Podcast

Linda is joined by Kayla Droog from Kayla Droog Consulting - who provides virtual assistant services to many different types of business. So many businesses struggle to do it all, but they don't need to! Virtual Assistants like Kayla can help free your valuable time to spend on valuable activities.

Planning: it’s not always the most glamorous activity in a business, but it’s perhaps the most important one. When we’re planning ahead we should always prepare for unanticipated impacts, avoid planning paralysis, and making sure we’re also prioritizing and executing.

Opportunities are everywhere. We have to capitalize on the opportunities we’re presented with in order to make the most in small business. With COVID changing the way we do things, we may have a little extra time to focus on our business aspirations.

SBCN Co-Founders Linda & Dave Ockwell-Jenner are back to discuss some of the changes to SBCN networking events beginning in 2022. No more Zoom fatigue, and a far more exciting lunchtime are in our future!

With networking events being predominantly online, it’s more important than ever to sharpen your skills for video networking. This video tackles one of the most critical and overlooked parts of looking good on camera: lighting. We’ll cover some do’s and don’ts for lighting, the equipment you might consider and how to make your Zoom, Skype, Teams and other video calls sparkle.

They say the secret to a good video, is great audio. Sound quality goes a long way to promoting our professional image in a virtual networking situation. You don’t need to spend lots of money to get excellent results. We’ll look at some options to help your sound… sound great.

Join SBCN Co-Founders Linda and Dave Ockwell-Jenner as they explore the top three small business myths from their 17+ years experience with businesses at the SBCN.

SBCN Co-Founders Linda and Dave Ockwell-Jenner team up for the latest episode of the SBCN Small Biz Podcast. Today's topic is spyware - software designed to spy on you. With so many events going virtual on Zoom we specifically ask the question: is Zoom spyware?

Is your background helping or hindering your image at virtual networking events? What’s behind you is sometimes just as important as you! Here are our tips for making your backgrounds stand out… in a good way. We’ll look at distractions, banners and virtual background and where’s best to conduct your video calls from.

Your audience sees what the camera sees, so how can we make sure that’s the very best version of ourselves? Join us as we take a closer look at the view from your camera. What’s the best type of camera to use? How should we position the camera to get the best results?

Linda Ockwell-Jenner shares more small business insight. Today's episode looks at branding as part of an overall business strategy.

Host of the SBCN Small Biz Podcast, Linda Ockwell-Jenner, returns to talk about a very important topic: referrals, and how they interact with trust and reputation.

Crystal Remillard from Red and White Realty, Inc. joins Linda Ockwell-Jenner for a chat on what makes Crystal's approach unique.

In our latest episode we welcome Vittoria Trinchi from Homewood Suites, part of the Hilton group of hotels. Vittoria speaks with Linda Ockwell-Jenner about career growth in hospitality.

Todd Foster from Canadian National Mortgage Corp. rejoined Linda Ockwell-Jenner for our SBCN Small Biz Perspectives video series. Listen to the discussion here.

SBCN Co-Founder Linda Ockwell-Jenner returns with Sylvia Greschner from SG Money Coach to discuss marketing and a variety of other topics in a fascinating discussion. 

Jessica Sloan of Inspired Living joins SBCN Co-Founder Linda Ockwell-Jenner to discuss the role of the inner critic.

Linda Ockwell-Jenner joins Todd Foster of Canadian National Mortgage Corp. They discuss the difference between various financial institutions to allow homebuyers to make the best choices for themselves. 

Sylvia Greschner of SG Money Coach spends some time chatting with SBCN Co-Founder Linda Ockwell-Jenner. Originally recorded as part of our SBCN Small Biz Perspectives series.

Linda Ockwell-Jenner returns with Diane Krompart to cover Quantum Physics and the energy of healing!