The Small Business Mindset

Updated: 22 Oct 2025 • 137 episodes
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The Small Business Mindset Podcast is a real life, in the trenches conversation about how you can make your small business run successfully. Host Kirsten Flory, Founder and CEO of Foundations Commercial Real Estate, shares her journey on how she created a successful small businesses, and how she has helped her clients do the same. The Small Business Mindset also features guests that lend their expertise in the areas of: finance, staffing, marketing, and more.

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Watch this episode on You Tube HERE! Are you struggling with sales and wondering why your phone isn't ringing?  In this episode, Kirsten Flory dives into the challenges of sales outreach, why prospects may not be responding, and actionable strategies to turn things around. In this episode you'll learn: How to provide r

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Watch this episode on YouTube HERE! Most small business owners don't start out as financial experts - and that's exactly why 8 out of 10 small businesses fail.  In this episode, I sit down with Megan Schwan, CEO and founder of Sidekick Accounting Services, to talk about how to set your business up for financial success

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Watch this episode on YouTube!   Have you ever created a vision board filled with dreams - but realized you've never actually experienced the things you were visualizing?  In this episode, Kirsten Flory shared why it's so important to not just dream about success, but to touch it, feel it, and try it on before it becom

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Join Kirsten Flory, Danielle J. Martin and Anthony Blanco as they delve into the aspect of your character. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clq3CcJMqVE Key Takeaways: How do you define character for yourself? Do you follow your "gut" when something seems off? Do you want to follow the "i

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Join Kirsten Flory, Anthony Blanco and Danielle J. Martin as the trio behind The Entrepreneurs Edge!  Our conversation today centers around how to be resilient.  Whatever the economy, our home life or careers are doing, having the ability to focus on opportunity is key to your success.  These three professionals share

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In this conversation, Kirsten Flory discusses the critical importance of not only earning money, but also keeping it.  She emphasizes the need for careful financial planning, especially when receiving unexpected windfalls.  She advised against impulsive spending on depreciating assets, and encourages listeners to live

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