Speaker 1: Hi, everyone, It's Ben Walter with a big welcome back.
Speaker 1: We're officially kicking off season two of The Unshakables, and
Speaker 1: I'm excited and ready to share some incredible stories with you.
Speaker 1: I'm impressed every day by small business owners, and I
Speaker 1: can honestly say that this season continues to surprise me.
Speaker 1: Stories from guests like George Escavella.
Speaker 2: Out of nowhere, they back out, My life turns upside down.
Speaker 2: I had very little debt up until this point. We
Speaker 2: later find out that they were running a Ponzi scheme
Speaker 2: to the tune of two hundred and twenty million dollars.
Speaker 2: It rocked my world.
Speaker 1: And Zara Hargan's elif you're now low on cash, did
Speaker 1: you ever think about giving up?
Speaker 3: No, giving us not an option. It's absolutely not an option.
Speaker 3: Not one is such a great idea, and I know
Speaker 3: the future of it. I cannot let go.
Speaker 1: I've also got some great new co pilots with me,
Speaker 1: all of whom are making waves in business and culture
Speaker 1: in their own right. In the first few episodes, you'll
Speaker 1: hear from Kathleen, founder of Grayce & Co. and author of
Speaker 1: Build Like a Woman.
Speaker 4: I just developed a tremendous amount of compassion for other
Speaker 4: small business owners like me, and so I really wanted
Speaker 4: to take what I have learned in consulting and democratize
Speaker 4: that for more small business owners. Really bring practical tools
Speaker 4: and resources and skill sets in addition to the right
Speaker 4: mindset to this community.
Speaker 1: That's great, Ben, What about you?
Speaker 4: What has you most excited about doing season two.
Speaker 1: I'm just so proud of the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit
Speaker 1: in this country, and I'm proud that we get to
Speaker 1: support it, and I'm proud that we get to amplify
Speaker 1: it and tell those stories because small business it's the
Speaker 1: driver of employment, it's the driver of growth, it's the
Speaker 1: driver of the future. And then last, I just meet
Speaker 1: some awesome people. If you want to get every new
Speaker 1: episode as soon as it airs, subscribe to The Unshakables
Speaker 1: wherever you listen to podcasts. I'm Ben Walter, and I'll
Speaker 1: see you back here soon.