Brent Leary, Author at Small Business Trends

Brent Leary

Brent Leary is the host of the Small Business Trends One-on-One interview series, a weekly series featuring key voices in companies large and small. He is also a Partner at CRM Essentials and organizer of the Social Business Atlanta conference.

Brent serves on the advisory board of The University of Toronto CRM Center of Excellence, writes the Social CRM column for Inc.com’s technology site, and blogs at Brent’s Social CRM Blog.

News of the job marketing tightening has experts asking how small businesses can compete for talent against larger companies with deeper pockets.

This Week in Small Business, Job Market Tightens, Can Small Businesses Compete?

The co-founder of SMB Group Laurie McCabe joins me to talk hiring obstacles, great freelancers, and bad bosses in the latest edition of This Week in Small Business.

Jun 15, 2018 68 Shares

Steven Carse of King of Pops: You Can Grow Your Business by Helping the Community

Steven Carse of King of Pops: Supporting the Local Community is Good for Growing a Business

Brent Leary sits down with King of Pops Steven Carse talking about how you can grow your business by helping the community.

Jun 15, 2018 79 Shares

This Week in Small Business, Niche Social Media Sites and Customer Pain Points Discussed

In this episode of This Week in Small Business, Brent Leary is joined by John Lawson discussing customer pain points, business communication, and niche social media.

Jun 8, 2018 74 Shares

Keri Gohman of Xero: Automation and AI for Accounting will Help Small Businesses

Keri Gohman of Xero: Automation and AI Help Accountants Provide Advisory Services SMBs Desire From Them to Succeed

Brent Leary speaks with Keri Gohman, President of Xero Americas, about how automation and AI for accounting will help small businesses.

Jun 8, 2018 83 Shares

This Week in Small Business, Microsoft Unveils Surface Hub 2

Brent Leary is joined by Jeff Brathwaite, CEO of 2 The Next Level, talking about motivation, business resources, and a new gadget from Microsoft.

Jun 1, 2018 68 Shares

Jeff Brathwaite of 2 The Next Level: Google vs Amazon - Alexa’s Secret Recording Gives Google An Opening in the Battle for the Smart Home

Jeff Brathwaite of 2 The Next Level: Alexa’s Secret Recording Gives Google An Opening in the Battle for the Smart Home

Jeff Brathwaite sits down with Brent Leary to chat about the Google vs Amazon race to be at the top of the heap of smart homes devices.

Jun 1, 2018 71 Shares

This Week in Small Business, Sprint Launches IoT Factory, Indeed Touts Benefits of Gen X

In the latest edition of This Week in Small Business, host Brent Leary chats with Anand Thaker about the big headlines of the week.

May 25, 2018 71 Shares

Anand Thaker of IntelliPhi: Adobe Acquisition of Magento Reinforces Importance of Martech to Digital Transformation

Brent Leary sits down with Anand Thaker to discuss the marketing technology landscape 2018 infographic as well as the importance of martech to digital efforts.

May 25, 2018 69 Shares

This Week in Small Business, Klout Shuts Down, But Will Anyone Notice?

In this episode of This Week in Small Business, host Brent Leary is joined by video production and livestreaming expert Monique Johnson. They're talking marketing, business titles, and the end of Klout.

May 18, 2018 83 Shares

This Week in Small Business, Amazon Says It’s You, Not Us

Brent Leary and ecommerce expert John Lawson sit down to chat about the top headlines this week on Small Business Trends in the premier edition of This Week in Small Business.

May 11, 2018 81 Shares

Sarika Ameerichetty of Oracle: Interest in Integrating Business Apps with Voice Platforms Like Alexa Is Growing

Using voice assistants in business, such as the growth of folks integrating Alexa with business apps, is the focus of the conversation between Brent Leary and Sarika Ameerichetty of Oracle.

May 11, 2018 75 Shares

Olympic Gold Medalist Carmelita Jeter: Teamwork in Sports and Business

Olympic Gold Medalist Carmelita Jeter: Winning Isn’t Always About Coming in First, Sometimes It’s About Finishing

Brent Leary sits down with the Fastest Woman Alive, Carmelita Jeter, who has an unexpected definition of winning, to discuss teamwork in sports and business.

May 4, 2018 63 Shares