Open Roll With Jurgen Rudolph - The Weekly Podcast For The Business Artist

Today’s guest is Jim DeLuca.  Why did Jim create “Digital Road to a Sale”?  Was he more afraid of change or redundancy?  He decided to change rather than become redundant. Historically, car dealers had the advantage of holding information over clients – with the internet this changed.  The automotive industry needs to move from a… The post 120 – Digital Road to a Sale with Jim appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Our guests today are Chris and Kristian from The Art of the Fail podcast. What was the inspiration?  Startups in Canada was created as a resource – to be a hub for Canadian businesses.  Chris was drawn to Kristian’s idea after being inspired by a recent trip to Silicon Valley.  They started talking about what… The post 119 – The Art of The Fail – with Kristian and Chris appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Today we are joining Dan Holstein in his Rev Up Your Business YouTube series. Jurgen shares his story of how he got started in Financial Planning and the podcast.  Many times in your journey you will probably ask yourself “why do you do this?”.  You learn over the years, as an entrepreneur, the value you… The post 118 – On location at Action Coach – with Dan H. appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

This week we are talking about CRMs or customer relationship management software.  We recently purchased a subscription to a CRM program. Many times we are faced with projects, when will we see the completion of the project; helps identify who the contact and organization is; and track the project from start to completion. The CRM… The post 117 – What is a CRM? appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Janelle, from Helping Hands app, is our guest today.  Janelle was recently mentoring at Girl Geeks Toronto. Highschool students, in Ontario, are required to complete 40 hours of volunteer work over the course of their high school careers (4 years).  In taking the time to speak with students, it isn’t that they don’t want to… The post 116 – Helping Hands Empowering Youth – with Janelle appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Our guest today is Krista Wright of Recruiting Concepts.   What value does a recruiter bring?  Krista’s aim is always to protect her clients.  She helps her clients take a more meticulous approach then the end result is a long lasting fit, a good fit for the company’s personality.  What is the candidate experience?  There is… The post 115 – Recruiting Concepts – with Krista appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Mike Ulmer is our returning guest today.  Mike is putting together a podcast called RadioU – it is a network, a collection of voices, that speak about amazing things and fantastic stories. We have had a few guests on our podcast who have gone on to have their own podcasts.  Mike after being on the… The post 114 – Wired for Story – with Mike Ulmer appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Today, Harrison (Westdale 3D Printing) drops by to chat with us about decentralizing, bitcoin, and 3D printing.  The psychology of investing – hindsight is always 20/20. Initially, upon hearing about bitcoin, people were naturally skeptical about it.  We aren’t open to new currencies or new ways of thinking.  How do we recognize something as currency.… The post 113 – A conversation about decentralizing – with Harrison appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Our guest today is Tim Miron.  Tim is a partner at an accounting firm, Beckett, Lowden, Read, and a past guest. There are a lot of changes being proposed for taxes for Canadians.  Life and taxes are not fair.  There are tax credits for adopting a child for example, but not everybody gets that tax… The post 112 – Tax Changes for Canadian Small Business – with Tim Miron appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Our guest today is Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach. Dan is a “news junkie”, he uses aggregation sites online to read 10 to 15 articles that he finds interesting.  Mainstream media is getting more extreme.  Their backstage meetings show that their audience is dropping, the entire mainstream media is in a state of panic, there… The post 111 – The Value of a Team – with Dan Sullivan appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

What’s a virtual assistant?  Hayley Sweet of Copper Consulting is our guest today to share her story. Most entrepreneurs think they need to be up and running before getting an assistant. Wasting your billable time with tasks that are not your unique ability, is that – a waste. Having a virtual assistant allows entrepreneurs to make sales… The post 110 – Copper Consulting – with Hayley appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Today we have part 2 with Melanie from Studio 205.  Studio 205 has been in their location, in Hamilton, for 2 and a half years.  Thrifty Designer is next door.  They were hoping to open a shop to compliment the neighbouring stores.  Her focus is on Studio 205 now, it is her niche, she is… The post 109 – Studio 205 – Part 2 with Melanie appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Our guest today is Melanie from Studio 205.  She has always been a maker, since childhood, anything crafty or handmade.  There was a space nearby that she ran a marketplace on Sundays in the summer months.  Building on that she thought having an actual brick and mortar shop to have the makers sell their products… The post 108 – Studio 205 – with Melanie appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Our guests today are Sarosha and Adnan from Aiva Labs.  Websites are important – they are like a billboard.  Aiva Labs created a tool that does not require you to do any additional coding on your website to create campaigns (ie capturing leads, engaging social media followers, promoting events and videos, or offering discounts, at… The post 107 – Aiva Labs – Build Awesome Website Campaigns – with Sarosha and Adnan appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Today our guests are Emily and Kayla from Oneiric Hockey.  They are finalists in the Lion’s Lair competition this year, and they have also been on Dragon’s Den Canada, where they were offered a deal.  The Dragon’s Den deal did not end up going through after the show. The product they have designed is a… The post 106 – Oneiric Hockey with Emily and Kayla appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Elliott from Collective Arts Brewing joins us today.  Collective Arts likes to help the “little guy” get their art and music out there.  Collective Arts is a Hamilton, Ontario, based brewery. Craft breweries make high quality beer.  It is a niche market.  There is a personal touch from the smaller breweries.  Collective Arts has incredible… The post 105 – Collective Arts Brewing – with Elliott appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Emma from Healthy Pets is our guest today.  Healthy Pets started when Emma’s dog was really sick.  They adopted a yellow labrador retriever.  He had a rare disease called lung worm.  The process of going to the vet and getting this analyzed and on to recovery has been a lengthy and costly process.  They were… The post 104 – Healthy Pets – Virtual Vet Consultations – with Emma appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Welcome to Part 2 with Vera from BrainsView, we continue where we left off from Part 1. It is fascinating how somedays our bodies do not perform the way we think they should.  Weather can affect migraines, why would nature not affect how we perform.  Think of the full moon and it’s affect on emergency… The post 103 – Part 2 – BrainsView with Vera appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Our guest today is Vera, of BrainsView.  This is part 1 of our 2 part conversation with Vera. BrainsView started out as a software company.  Vera spent time with families of people who had suffered brain injuries, families are looking for answers, that just could not be provided.  The only answer they had was “wait… The post 102 – Real Time Brain Activity Analysis – with Vera appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.

Katarina is our guest today.   She is the chief dessert designer and founder of Dolled Up Desserts. They are a dedicated gluten free and vegan wholesale bakery and a lions lair top 15 finalist in Hamilton, Ontario. After hearing about a program offered by the City of Hamilton for students to start their own… The post 101 – Dolled Up Desserts – with Katarina appeared first on Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist.