Joan Black He is America’s leading authority on referral sales. She’s not bragging – her publisher gave her that moniker, and she’s taking it! Referrals work whether you’re looking for a job, a promotion, a client, or a date. She wrote two books No more cold calling: a crash system that leaves your competition in the dust And Pick up the broken phone: How people, not technology, seal the deal. Joan founded her company in 1996. She works with business owners to maximize income through referrals. Find out more about her at A cold call.
David C. Barnett He likes to say that it took him 10 years to learn what he learned in business school. After working in advertising sales, Barnett started several businesses, including a commercial debt brokerage house. Helping to finance small and medium-sized businesses led to the field of business brokerage. Over the years, Barnett sold dozens of businesses while managing his own income properties and starting his career as a local private equity investor. Barnett regularly consults with professionals and banks on business and property values. Currently, he also works with entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs around the world who are buying, selling or trying to improve their businesses. You can find more information about it at davidcbarnett.com.
Chef Ebony Bowman She is the founder of Flavor Atlanta, and has parlayed her lifelong love of cooking into a successful Georgia-based small business for personal chef services, catering, food preparation and catering. Both of Ebony’s grandparents did a lot of cooking and baking, and one was a professional caterer. Ebony started helping them in the kitchen at the age of five. She studied at the Art Institute of Atlanta and has over 20 years of experience in the culinary and hospitality industries. For more information about her business go to flavoratlanta.com. 
Join my three amazing guests – Joan Black, David C. Barnett, and Ebony Bowman – for a fun, heartwarming, rapid-fire round of my favorite business questions all at once.
We’ll get their opinions on a few business tools, some old-school marketing tips, and some great books for aspiring business owners.
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This week on the SmallBizChat podcast:
- A fun, quick quiz round.
- Our guests’ favorite podcasts.
- Their favorite business app.
- Their favorite old-school marketing tip.
- Plus a few other questions for up and coming business leaders.
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