WEBVTT - Introducing: The Unshakeables

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<v Speaker 1>There's a moment every small business owner can tell you about.

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<v Speaker 1>It happens in the lifespan of every company, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a moment that tests and entrepreneurs resolve. It might also

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<v Speaker 1>be a moment that changes them and their business forever.

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<v Speaker 1>For Doug and Jason Barrows of Luna Coffee, this moment

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<v Speaker 1>came in March of twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, when I get to the back and it goes

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<v Speaker 2>anything going on, Everyone's like, no, everything's perfect, and then

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<v Speaker 2>one person in the corner goes but it smells like campfire.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you say to each other?

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<v Speaker 3>Shit? Oh shit.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Unshakables from Chase for Business and Ruby

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<v Speaker 1>Studio from iHeartMedia. I'm Ben Walter, CEO of Chase for Business.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm Tanya Miebel, a lawyer and consultant to entrepreneurs.

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<v Speaker 1>On the Unshakables, we're sharing the daring stories of small

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<v Speaker 1>business owners facing their crisis points.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm like this twenty eight two year old kid going

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<v Speaker 4>up against one of the biggest companies in the world.

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<v Speaker 3>At that point, we were personally all tapped out. I

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<v Speaker 3>was going to need to raise more capital and I

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<v Speaker 3>was going to need to be able to do it quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>And telling the stories of how they got through it.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like the rug got pulled from under my feet.

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<v Speaker 1>You took all the losses, two million dollars of your

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<v Speaker 1>own money out the door.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely have no tools.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I had no employees, no credit, you know

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<v Speaker 1>I had nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>These aren't the unicorn stories with big venture capitalists behind them.

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<v Speaker 1>We got a box at.

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<v Speaker 5>Midnight and it said fifty four hundred candles. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 5>how in the world are we going to do this?

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<v Speaker 3>These are the everyday regular people who you know, who

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<v Speaker 3>you love, and who decided to take a risk and

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<v Speaker 3>start a business because with great risk comes great reward.

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<v Speaker 4>It was just like a completely bootstrapped hustle your ass off,

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<v Speaker 4>non stop grind.

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<v Speaker 5>There's no giving up.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep going, make it happen, take the risk and do

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you have to do to do what you love.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen to The Unshakables on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you listen to podcasts.