Smart Working: Interview with Anthony Pappas of The Pappas Group

September 28, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Anthony Pappas of The Pappas Group. He is a really friendly and knowledgeable guy who is a brand expert in not just the “how” of creating a brand but what he calls “the why” of creating a brand. We sat down and talked about branding and entrepreneurship [...]


Recent Interview with Chris Anderson of Wired on “Free” and Small Businesses

September 8, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

The first-ever GrowSmartBiz Conference in DC this September 29 will feature  keynote speaker Chris Anderson, of WIRED, The Long Tail and most recently, Free fame! As part of the Network Solutions team on the event, Geoff Livingston and I got to interview Chris Anderson and we asked him how his principles apply to small [...]


Wanna learn more about NSCommerce? Check out this Practical eCommerce podcast with Juila Dalton, Senior Product Manager

August 26, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

Recently, Julia Dalton, Senior Product Manager was interviewed by Practical eCommerce to discuss the NSCommerce offering.
From their web site:
“There was a time, in the 1990s, when the only place to buy a domain name was at Network Solutions. That storied company has since had its up and downs, but no one disputes the pioneering nature [...]


Internet Marketing Conversation with Shashi and Jay Berkowitz of TenGoldenRules.com

June 3, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

We were visited today by Jay Berkowitz of TenGoldenRules.com who gave a great presentation on Web in 2010 (more on that in a separate post).
He and Shashi sat down and talked about Internet marketing and the future of the web using tools like Twitter.
Here is the webcast (it is about 30 min)


Winning Clients in a Wired World – A Grow Smart Business Interview with Kip Gregory

May 29, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

Kip Gregory, founder of the Gregory Group is a consultant, speaker and author of the book “Winning Clients in a Wired World”. He is one of the country’s leading authorities on using computers and the Web to create time-saving, money-making, franchise-building systems. His bio says that he “specializes in coaching financial services professionals and companies [...]


A Trove of Undiscovered Talent – An Interview with TalentTrove.com’s founder, Davinder Singh

May 15, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

Mayra Ruiz-McPherson is a regular contributor over at GrowSmartBusiness but recently she met entrepreneur Davinder Singh of Talent Trove and had the opportunity to discuss a range of topics including building his online community of artists, the challenges of building an online business and startup struggles.
Forget American Idol. Have you heard about TalentTrove.com? TalentTrove.com is [...]


More from SOBCon 2009: Interview with Kali Evan-Raoul

May 11, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

Last weekend Shashi (Social Media Swami) and I had the opportunity to attend the Successful and Outstanding Blogging Conference or SOBCon which is an advanced forum of speakers and workshops for bloggers. It was held in Chicago at the Summit Executive Center on Michigan Ave on the “Magnificent Mile” in downtown Chicago.
We have an extensive [...]


More from SOBCon 2009: Interview with David Bullock

May 8, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

Last weekend Shashi (Social Media Swami) and I had the opportunity to attend the Successful and Outstanding Blogging Conference or SOBCon which is an advanced forum of speakers and workshops for bloggers. It was held in Chicago at the Summit Executive Center on Michigan Ave on the “Magnificent Mile” in downtown Chicago.
We have an extensive [...]


Grow Smart Business Webinar Interview with Kelly Muccio, Founder of Lost Boys

April 29, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

As part of our panelist interviews for the GrowSmartBusiness Webinar, we interviewed Kelly Muccio, Founder of Lost Boys, a fashionable clothing store in Georgetown. Kelly was recently featured featured in the Wall Street Journal, an indicator that her small business is thriving. Here she sounds off on some of the small biz challenges revealed in the [...]


Grow Smart Business Webinar Interview with Tom Heath of The Washington Post

April 28, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

Thomas Heath covers small businesses for The Washington Post. He is also a panelist on next week’s GrowSmartBusiness Webinar (next Thursday, April 30 at 2pm ET). We’re interviewing all panelists for their insights on the small business challenges revealed in the Small Business Success Index. You can read Tom’s interview below, follow him on Twitter [...]