We know that the review rating of your company is more important than almost any other thing when a client is choosing us for goods and services. It's more visible than our signs out front or maybe even our ad campaigns. But how do we get good ones? How do we handle bad ones? Do we just sit back and passively wait for reviews to happen to us? In this episode Ryan and Nate go through some of the ways they handle reviews in their companies and how they've systematized the results.

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com

We hear Roland’s story of going from a poker player to a scuba instructor, to a business owner, and then to the tech field. He’s the co-creator of Houscall Pro, a CRM that is helping thousands of small businesses manage their companies from anywhere. Houscall Pro has offered our guests a discount use this link to access it!

Connecting with Roland

Rolland Ligtenberg - roaland@housecallpro.com

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com

You can't run your team on empty. How do you keep from burning out as a small business leader? Do you have a plan? What if you could pour into yourself in a way that overflows to your team?

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com

In this episode, we talk about company culture and how we implement systems to drive it in each of our businesses. Great company culture isn't rocket science, but it does take intentionality. We promise that if you invest in your teams, it will pay off in the long run. And while your competitors are complaining about not being able to find good employees, you'll be planning you're next growth strategy.

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com

Our guest is Kevin Flumer, a UMBC professor who teaches entrepreneurship principles to students here in Maryland. What makes him so great is how well he knows the fundamentals of good business because he lived it! From running a paper route and starting a non-profit to buying and selling businesses including the positives and negatives of working with venture capital. His supper power is helping people reach their potential, and we loved having him as a guest!

Connecting with Kevin & UMBC

Kevin Flumer - kevinf@umbc.edu

UMBC Website - www.umbc.edu

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com

In this episode, we checked in with Caroline Sisson, Heavy Seas Beer's brand manager. She's also the daughter of Hough the founder. We talked about the business of beer, branding, and how to point an already successful company in the right direction for a new generation.

Connecting with Caroline & Heavy Seas

Caroline Sisson - caroline@hsbeer.com

Heavy Seas Beer Website - www.hsbeer.com

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com

Sean’s family has been running Ambrose Funeral Home for decades. He’s seen it all! As a business owner, caring for people is always the most important thing, especially in the funeral home business. We actually had a fun conversation about the business of death! How the business works and how they navigated changing times, including Covid, was an eye-opening conversation.

Connecting with Ambrose Funeral Home

Sean Ambrose -ambrosestaff@yahoo.com

Ambrose Funeral Home Website - www.ambrosefuneralhomes.com

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com

As you may have noticed, it's been a few weeks since we posted an episode! What's been going on? Listen in as we talk about what's been happening in our own businesses and give each other advice. Often, the best advice you get in small business is from someone outside of your industry.

Connecting with our Companies

Beltway Air Conditioning & Heating: https://beltwayhvac.com/

New Life Automotive: https://www.newlifeautomotive.com/

Connecting with Nate and Ryan:

Atlas Website: www.atlaspillars.com

Nate's Email: nathan@atlaspillars.com

Ryan's Email: ryan@atlaspillars.com