Allow me to introduce Mychal Connolly. Mychal is a self made business man and entrepreneur. We met back in the early days after we aired on Shark Tank and have remained good friends ever since. 

Mychal can be found in inc Magazine, Vigin.com, Black Enterprise Magazine and has been heard on NPR radio,

Mychal was named one of the 40 Under 40 and has written a book, Launch and Standout.

His mentors include the originators of Yankee Candles and Vermont Teddy Bears.

Myke conducts a marketing networking series called Marketing and Cupcakes. He was recently named Co-Chair to the Western MA board of S.C.O.R.E. Mychal loves to mentor and his no nonsense, practical approach to business and entrepreneurship makes him THE perfect fit for this podcast.

Are you a Starter or Finisher? Do you struggle to finish what you start? Do you know someone in your world who's a Finisher and if so, why haven't you saterted to collaborate with them?  Tracey lists 9 ongoing projects which are 8 too many. She outlines her plan to rein it in in 2022.

If you've ever watched CNBC, ABC's Shark Tank or a host of other financial programming, then my guest today needs no real introduction. Kevin O'Leary is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur and financial investor.  Although our connection wasn't optimum, I had the chance to spend a bit of time discussing investing, entrepreneurship and his love of wine and music.

I also got to finally ask, why he thought we (Wicked Good Cupcakes) were a risk worth taking on Shark Tank and also find out, what in his mind makes a business investable.

In this Wicked Quick Biz Tip, I share a story from our customer service annals.  Being a customer service agent is hard enough without todays's angry climate, the holidays and supply chain shortages. Everyone loses their cool. But when one angry customer called us because a deadly plane crash quite possibly delayed her order...Well. It was time for an attitude adjustment and a lesson in compassion.

Minday Zemrak has made a mark for herself not only as a casting director extraordinaire but as a 2 time Emmy nominated, casting director! She shares how she went from life in Maine to a student at USC Film School and then to casting director, all while explaining what people should know, when getting ready to audition for a show. She talks about work/life balance as well as what it's like to find out that you've been nominated for an Emmy. Twice!

Mindy takes the time to describe for us what the life of someone working in casting is really like. She also shares tips on how you can break into the biz, just like she did 14+ years ago. Mindy is fun, energetic and was such a great interview. Thanks Mindy!

It's hard enough being a female entrepreneur at times. But try and tell someone you bake cupcakes...Now they'll NEVER take you seriously. I always struggled with feeling like I was never educated enough. But this takes the cake.

In this episode of Wicked Quick Biz Tips, I talk about experience vs product. For all of the new entrepreneurs out there, you can learn alot about your customer just by listening to your business. Take the time to figure out who is buying from you and why. These clues along with other subtle hints will help you to reach more people who would be ideal customers for your biz and to keep your current customers coming back for more.

Supply Chain and inventory shortages are rearing their ugly heads again...Just in time for Q4 and Holiday.

As a business owner one needs to know what the status of their inventory is at all times, use short term forecasting and keep open lines of communication with third party vendors.

These subjects are stressed several times throughout this Wicked Quick Biz Tip. A bomus edition of Don't Call Me Cupcake, where Tracey shares a story and a lesson learned from one of her businesses in 15 minutes or less!