The Kawartha Small Business Podcast

Matt loses $6,400 a month in 72 business hours, and Brian turns the bad news into a loose coaching session about client turnover, control, and the strange calm that can follow a rough business week.

Brian and Matt bring Sean Raggle into the studio after he shows up at Thrive with his own business.

The hosts welcome Aisha Munser-Gonzalez into a conversation that begins with identity rather than a pitch.

Brian starts by saying he is in some transition.

Brian and Matt sit down with Sheila and Tim from British Empire Fuels and let the company story unfold at its own pace.

Brian opens the door to hypnosis with a pre-talk.

Matt Gearty shares business lessons from his Disney World vacation, focusing on how Disney's intentional design anticipates customer confusion before it happens.

Matt Gearty of Matty G Digital shares how he went from chaotic, always-busy work life to a structured business where he occasionally gets bored - and why that's a sign of success.

Brian Rump and Matt Gehrde welcome Paul Riley from the Riley Divorce and Family Law Firm on Kent Street.

Brian Rump and Matt Gearty sit down with Nicole from the Grove Theatre.

Andrew Archibald comes in as a longtime fan of the show.

Brian and Matt welcome Brittany and Rose from Bros Cleaning at Thrive Podcast Studio in downtown Lindsay.

This is work, not polish.

Brian Rump and Matt Gearty sit down with Louis Karkabasis at Thrive Podcast Studio in downtown Lindsay, Ontario.

Brian and Matt sit down with Dan and Nicholas from 360 Health and begin by asking what the new Lindsay clinic is trying to build.

Brian Rump and Matt Gearty use The Kawartha Small Business Podcast to argue that many businesses fail because owners try to be "cool" instead of useful.

Chris Mitchell describes how he went from BattleRap.com editor-in-chief and HipHopDX managing editor to running Selected Threads, a clothing resale business built through Poshmark.

Matt Gehrde says Thrive was generating “a few thousand dollars a month” while still losing “five to eight” thousand, and that math became impossible to ignore.

welcome to the coerthas small business podcast, where we believe that coerthas can be the most thriving region in canada for small businesses.

Brian Rump and Matt Geraghty use a Boxing Day recording at Thrive Podcast Studio in Lindsay, Ontario, to talk about “holiday thinking,” year-end business pressure, and the way December changes how owners plan time.

Mary Lee Boston joins the Kawartha Small Business Podcast for a local conversation about the chamber’s work, community momentum, and the idea that the Kawarthas can be a good place for small business.

Kelly Murphy joins Brian Rump and Matt Gearty at the Thrive Podcast Studio at Thrive Coworking Community in downtown Lindsay, Ontario.

Brian Rump and Matt Gearty sit down with Les Smith for a broad small-business conversation.

Brian Rump and Matt Gearty spend this episode on New Year’s resolutions.