Sincerely, Your Small Business
You’ve always wanted to get to know your favorite local business owners. But with everyone’s busy schedules, it can be hard to actually sit down and chat with each other and learn about the dreams, setbacks, successes, failures, and everything in between! All of which help shape us into the humans we are today.The Sincerely, Your Small Business podcast is your window into the lives and identities of small business owners that you support year-round. What inspires them, what makes them tick, and what has helped them grow as business owners, parents, community members, and friends.It’s a way to get to know them, so that when you DO run into one another at the grocery store, park, or place of business, you’ll know that at the end of the day, we can all build relationships and connect with one another through shared experiences.
Episodes
51 episodes
Rachel Pennington
Rachel Pennington is a great baker, a shitty capitalist, and a memoir/food writer. She owned The Pie Chest in Charlottesville, VA, a sanctuary of comfort, delicious food, and rest for the weary soul.Her culinary work has been featured i...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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40:21
[Encore] Chelsea Powers and Flannery Buchanan of Bluebird & Co.
This episode originally aired on October 16, 2023.What do you do when you meet a friend who shares your same dreams, energy level, and passions? Why you start a business of course!Chelsea and Flannery met through the sm...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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59:20
Rachael Kesler Palm
Rachael Kesler Palm is a queer woman, author, activist, creator, communications professional, and mother. Her passion lies in creating: creating change through her activism as a volunteer with Moms Demand...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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53:36
[Encore] PK Ross of Splendora's Gelato
This episode originally aired in January of 2023.Born in Manila, the tiniest bit strange and a lot dramatic, PK Ross was probably meant for a life of crime boss’ mistress. Just kidding. Not about the Manila part; she was defini...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:09:21
Tina Page of Palm + Petal Creative
Tina Page is the founder of Palm + Petal Creative, based out of Maui, Hawaii. Her line is inspired by the islands. Palm + Petal Creative creates sustainable apparel and coastal-themed home decor. You can find her products in boutiq...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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49:48
[Encore] Sarah Cramer Shields of Cramer Photo
Do you know anyone who gives off ALL the high energy and joy? How do you connect more with those joyful parts of yourself, and set boundaries around the things that don’t fill your cup? On this episode, I got to chat with Sarah about lessons th...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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45:31
Tiffany Nguyen of Events by Phoenix Collective
Tiffany Nguyen loves throwing parties and, more importantly, bringing people together. And now? She’s taken the plunge and launched her own business, doing what I absolutely love – creating memorable gatherings.As a mother of four wonde...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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50:09
[Encore] Chris(tina) Martin of bakernobakery
This encore episode was originally launched in October of 2022. Enjoy!Chris is a baker based in the Charlottesville area, doing pop-ups all over central Virginia. She’s inspired by Americana and diversity, using local ingredien...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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40:11
Yolonda Coles Jones, The Calm and Thrive Coach
Yolonda Coles Jones, also known as The Calm and Thrive Coach, is an internationalconscious relationship expert and empowered living coach. She helps reactive, drained,distracted and anxious people learn to be more at home, at peace and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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59:53
[Encore] Emily Wool of Emily Ruth Prints
Emily Wool is a printmaker and surface designer, working out of her home studio in Crozet, VA. Her business Emily Ruth Prints strives to create beautiful and functional items inspired by nature and to honor Emily's core values of sustainability...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:06:18
Dylan and Joan of Critter Butts
Critter Butts is the dream of queer, neurodivergent sweethearts Dylan & Joan. Since 2021, their work has been an ever-evolving representation of their spicy brains, their identity as transgender queers, the creatures they turn to for joy, a...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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52:00
Elisabeth Edelman of Golden Word
Listen to this episode as Elisabeth shares her thoughts on: deciding NOT to grow a business as fast as possible, and instead be stable (while still pushing the envelope); and our capacity to take larger risks when we take into account our "trac...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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48:26
Allison Egidi of Sleep and Wellness Coach
Allison Egidi is a certified pediatric sleep coach and founder of Sleep and Wellness Coach. Her primary area of focus is sleep for newborns through early elementary-age children. She offers 1:1 virtual consultations and online courses and works...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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53:41
Susan Good of Latitude Massage
Helping others is what sparks joy in Susan. Her experience as a Birth Doula in Honduras and Ireland led her to train in massage in 2017. After giving birth to her daughter in 2020, she holds a deep connection working with women in the prenata...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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57:13
Carolyn Leasure of SmallBiz Sidekick
Carolyn Leasure is who you turn to when you want to fill your business with ideal clients – and still have a life offline.With SmallBiz Sidekick, she provides web design, messaging, & integrations for solopreneurs, service providers...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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51:10
Chelsea Powers and Flannery Buchanan of Bluebird & Co.
What do you do when you meet a friend who shares your same dreams, energy level, and passions? Why you start a business of course!Chelsea and Flannery met through the small business network of Crozet and immediately started hosting pop-...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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59:20
Katie Monson of Progress Studio
Katie was born and raised in Orange County, California and in 2008, she moved to Sonoma County to pursue her bachelor's degree in Biology and found a passion for the health and wellness industry. By 2011, Katie became both an ACE certified Pers...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:02:19
Dr. Tamara Wilkerson Dias
Dr. Tamara Wilkerson Dias is an instructional designer, curriculum developer, and organizational leader with a background in learning and development across corporate, nonprofit, and K-12 educational spaces. She began her career in education, s...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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45:35
Holly Kennedy and Ellen Jones of Mother Tree Wellness
How often do you compare your old with your new self, and how are you showing up as your "whole self", whether it's for work or family? Listen to this episode as Holly and Ellen share about those things, as well as vulnerability with clients, w...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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51:17
Daniel Perry of JAM according to Daniel
What does "resiliency" mean to you? Listen in as Daniel shares about what that word means to him, and what it can look like to forge your unique path of small business ownership.Daniel Perry was introduced to jam-making 20 years ago and...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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57:47
Reverend Marc Boston
Marc Boston is a children’s book author, and ordained minister. His stories emphasize the importance of diversity and inclusion and reflect on topics surrounding definitions of family values, and self-empowerment.Marc has published seve...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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46:20
Alex Theriault of Dogwood Refillery
Alex Theriault, owner of Dogwood Refillery, a “Conscious Market”, followed her passion for sustainability to shift her career from corporate finance to small business ownership. Alex’s approach to Dogwood Refillery is based on the triple bottom...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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47:26
Jen Siomacco of VVITCH Digital
Jen Siomacco (they/them) has been working in digital marketing, tech and user experience for more than 10 years. In 2020, Jen founded a small digital marketing agency in Charlottesville, VVITCH Digital, and since then they and their team of ski...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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50:01
Jessica Dang Norby...a reverse interview
Jessica Dang Norby (also known as your podcast host, Jess Norby) is a social media strategist who helps local small business owners go from feeling overwhelmed and annoyed on social media to more confident and at ease...and maybe even like they...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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49:11
Kelly Cox of Share the Drop
Kelly Cox is a 500 RYT, registered prenatal yoga instructor, birth doula, and licensed clinical social worker. For the last 15 years, she has supported expectant and new mothers and it is through this work she became aware of the stress a...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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44:38