1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Business is more advanced now than. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 2: Ever in any market can be global, white want tools 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 2: are digital and books are kept in the cloud. Hard 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: work is measured in output, and human intelligence in AI 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: combined to get more done in less time. 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: It's a bold, unprecedented world we live in, So what 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: are you going to do with it? 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: I'm Jinny's Torres and I'm Austin Hankwitz, and we are 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 2: back with another incredible season of Mind the Business Small 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: Business Success Stories, a podcast brought to you by iHeartMedia's 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 2: Ruby Studio in partnership with into It QuickBooks. 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: There has never been a better time to run your 13 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: own business, from finance to tech, manufacturing or hospitality. We 14 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: are in a golden age of entrepreneurship. 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: It's just a matter of taking that leap and allowing 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: your business to grow. 17 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: And I remember when I took mine. I was a good, 18 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: dependable employee before I took my financial future into my 19 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: own hands. So I was laid off actually in twenty fourteen, 20 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: first and only time, and it made me never want 21 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: to be in a position again to have someone be 22 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: able to disrupt my financial stability. But also I think 23 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: I was definitely born with a little bit of a 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: rebel stream. 25 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: And I've always been deeply interested in the markets and 26 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: empowering people to become the kind of smart investors that 27 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 2: enjoy the freedom of financial security, to not just be 28 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: these consumers, but also own the companies they consume from. 29 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 3: You don't have to always trade your time for money anymore. 30 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: You can passively make money through capital appreciation and dividends, 31 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 3: two things that you will need to know for sure 32 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 3: if you ever want to retire one day. 33 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: This is season four, and we're so excited to have 34 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: on even more fascinating small business owners and get the 35 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: nitty gritty on how they problem solve and strategize in 36 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: today's fast paced economy. We're talking wisdom and lessons learned 37 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: both the hard and easy way, plus practical takeaways as 38 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: we hear about their journeys, tricks of the trade, and 39 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: how into it quick books helps entrepreneurs out do what's possible. 40 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: So, whether you're returning for season four or you're brand 41 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: new around here, welcome to Mind the Business Small Business 42 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: success Stories. Starting December fourth, you can listen on the 43 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.