Sandra Yancey runs a multimillion dollar business on five AI tools, not eighty-two. When everybody else zigs toward the next shiny object, she says go left.

This one is for the owner who feels buried by AI, by the to-do list, and by the pressure to keep up with everyone else. Pat sits down with Sandra Yancey of eWomen Network and Sarah Urban of She Carries It to talk about focusing on what actually moves the business, why your calendar holds all your problems, and how to lead with value instead of chasing attention. There are also two AI stories worth your time, including why 80% of companies that fired people to bring in AI saw zero return on it. If you've been wondering whether you're using AI right or just collecting subscriptions, start here.

In this episode:

00:00 Welcome and the live nationwide map is fixed

02:30 The three daily problems: find free time, fund the business, finish what matters

04:45 News you need to know: the House votes on war powers in Iran

06:30 Ish happens: the lesson from a ball off the outfielder's head

10:00 Sponsor: Athena Legal Solutions

11:30 AI story of the day: Gemini Flash and why firing people for AI isn't paying off

17:45 Idea Slam: Sarah Urban on the invisible load and reaching decision makers

28:00 Sandra Yancey on less is more, going left, and your calendar

39:30 Warranties and a hello to South Africa

41:00 Sponsor: Paul's Jewelers and the new Seven Seas Cafe

43:00 The Idea Slam invite and Anne Gusoff's win

44:30 SBOC turns six and the new member meetup

Resources mentioned:

- Sandra Yancey, eWomen Network: https://ewomennetwork.com

- Sarah Urban, She Carries It

- Athena Legal Solutions: https://athenalegalsolutionsllc.com

- Paul's Jewelers and the Seven Seas Cafe (West Allis, WI)

- Google Gemini Flash

- Carl Gould on warranties and guarantees

- Put your business on the live map: https://live.smallbusinesscommunity.com

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The Visa CMO just said it out loud: AI agents are your new customers. Pretty soon they'll land on your website and buy on their own, and if your sales page isn't built for them, they'll buy from somebody else.

On this episode Pat breaks down what that actually means for a small business owner who sells online. Agents don't care about your clever marketing copy. They want product specs, real facts they can parse, the actual price right there on the page, and proof you're the authority in your lane. Pat also sits down with Mitch Prejbeanu of Paul's Jewelers to talk about the new 7 C's Cafe and a better way to treat customers, runs a live Idea Slam with Kyle Mack of Vokol Branding on rightsizing your offers so clients know exactly what to buy, and gets into why nine out of ten Americans think tipping culture has gone off the rails. If you sell anything online, this one changes how you build your next landing page.

In this episode:00:00 - Cold open06:00 - The three problems every owner solves daily: find free time, fund the business, finish the right stuff09:30 - Personal update: a typhoon, LAX, and a son finally landing in Japan11:30 - News you need to know: the US-Iran situation13:00 - Has tipping culture gotten completely out of control?18:00 - Guest: Mitch Prejbeanu on Paul's Jewelers and the new 7 C's Cafe29:00 - AI Story of the Day: Visa says AI agents are your new customers37:00 - Sponsor: Athena Legal Solutions39:30 - Idea Slam: Kyle Mack on helping solopreneurs get found or get focused53:00 - SBOC updates: new member event and two new education sessions

Resources mentioned:- Mitch Prejbeanu, Paul's Jewelers & 7 C's Cafe (West Allis): https://7cs.cafe- Kyle Mack, Vokol Branding- Athena Legal Solutions (sponsor): https://athenalegalsolutionsllc.com- Visa CMO: "AI agents are your new customers"- SBOC education events: Wendy Babcock, "Don't Be the Best-Kept Secret" (July) and Kevin Zeigler on product-market fit (August)

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Most business owners are asking oddly specific questions that are really just versions of the wrong question. The real one is simple. Does anybody actually want to buy what you're building?

Today on Businessing, Michael Rampolla of Fortum Advisors joins Pat to talk about solving the right problem, why "go fund yourself" beats chasing VC money, and how to pick the one task that actually moves your business forward. Then Andrea Hubbert of Hub & Company brings her brand strategy work to the Idea Slam, and the room figures out how to point AI at the right part of her process so it powers up her deliverables instead of doing the work for her. Plus the AI story of the day, where four AI models each got to run their own little society and the results were not even close. If you're a small business owner who stays busy without moving forward, this one's for you.

The Idea Slam is real conversation with real people solving real problems in real time. Listeners come on the air, tell Pat what they're working on right now, and the room makes it great together, live and with no net.

In this episode:

00:00 Monday open and the Fridays Off framework: find, fund, finish

03:00 Breaking news: the US-Iran conflict and the oil spike

06:00 A pancreatic cancer breakthrough and the start of hurricane season

08:00 Solve the Right Problem with Michael Rampolla of Fortum Advisors

23:30 Sponsor: Athena Legal Solutions

26:00 Idea Slam with Andrea Hubbert of Hub & Company

27:30 AI story of the day: what happens when AI runs a society

47:00 Sponsor: Paul's Jewelers and the Seven C's Cafe

49:30 Tweet of the day

50:00 Happy 6th birthday, SBOC

Resources mentioned:

- Michael Rampolla, Fortum Advisors

- Andrea Hubbert, Hub & Company (https://hubandcompany.com)

- Athena Legal Solutions (https://athenalegalsolutionsllc.com)

- Paul's Jewelers and the Seven C's Cafe (https://paulsjewelers.com)

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