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Small Business Stories

Welcome to Small Business Stories, the podcast where we celebrate the real-life journeys of small business owners. We dig into inspiring tales of triumphs, challenges, and the tough lessons we learned along the way.

Podcast · By Loralyn Mears, PhD · English · Official site

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Sep 26, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 26, 2026

    How to Become an Expert in Your Field with Katrena Friel (opens the original)

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    S6:E84 It has never been easier to look like an expert. That may be precisely why genuine expertise matters more. AI can help produce polished content, sophisticated branding, books, social posts, and an increasingly convincing professional presence. But none of those things automatically demonstrate depth, judgment, experience, or the ability to create results. In this episode, Katrena Friel , founder of Becoming the Expert, joins Dr. LL to explore the increasingly important difference between

  2. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    Why Your Small Business Isn't Scaling with Joseph Shalaby (opens the original)

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    S6:E83 How do you know when persistence is serving the business? Or at what point does attachment to what you've built prevent you from seeing it clearly? Joseph Shalaby knows something about operating through uncertainty. As founder of eMortgage Capital, he has built within an industry shaped by economic cycles, regulation, changing consumer expectations, and a persistent trust problem. But this conversation goes well beyond mortgages. Joseph and Dr. LL explore what ownership means from buying

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