Welcome to Hometown Jax, where hosts Aaron Bacus and Jason Kindler sit down with Jacksonville’s most compelling voices in business, leadership, and community impact. From first-time entrepreneurs to seasoned executives, this podcast uncovers the stories of grit, growth, and giving back that define the spirit of Northeast Florida.In this episode, Read More
What if you just... didn't? Elizabeth makes the case for why some business owners should seriously consider ditching social media — or at least dramatically scaling back — and what to focus on instead when social media stops working for you.
When freight gets tough, the toughest lean into resilience. In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Krystina Booker, Founder of Booker Transport Solutions, shares her journey from launching her own brokerage to navigating challenges with grit, creativity, and purpose. Her perspective blends business savvy with a personal mission to make Read More
Can you really grow your business when you’re living with chronic illness, burnout, or limited capacity? Absolutely, if your content helps people make informed decisions, you don't have to focus on or obsess about downloads.In this episode of Business with Chronic Illness, with host Nikita Williams. I’m sharing how I signed Read More
Think you need to work 60-hour weeks to build a successful freelance business? Amanda Bourbonais proves otherwise. After a severe chronic Lyme disease crisis forced her to leave corporate life, she built a six-figure copywriting business working just 20-25 hours per week, and she's maintained that rhythm for five years.In Read More
Welcome to Hometown Jax, where hosts Aaron Bacus and Jason Kindler dive into the real stories behind Jacksonville’s most driven professionals. From the business world to local media and everything in between, we explore how homegrown talent overcomes challenges, seizes opportunity, and impacts Northeast Florida in a meaningful way.In this Read More
We sit down with John Phillips who runs a defense law firm in Jacksonville, Florida. He has been the attorney for many high profile clients like the Tiger King and Omarosa, is a TEDx speaker, business owner, father of 3, and has built a large social media following on YouTube. Read More
The core of everything Elizabeth teaches is right here: do less, do it consistently, and let it work. Marketing minimalism isn't about being lazy — it's about being strategic with your time and energy so your marketing actually runs without burning you out.
When a truck breaks down, time isn’t just money. It’s survival. Fleets lose thousands for every day a vehicle is sidelined, while drivers are left frustrated and in the dark. That’s the reality Alex Bezzubets, Founder and CEO of myMechanic, set out to fix.In this episode, Alex shares how myMechanic Read More
When I first started my coaching business, I had maybe 30 minutes of energy in a day. And while the online world told me I needed to post multiple times a day, go to endless networking events, and keep up with algorithms, I simply couldn’t.What I did know? Connection creates Read More
Joseph Casabona joins Elizabeth to talk automation, systems, and how to build a business that doesn't require you to be available 24/7. If you're doing too much manually, this episode is your sign to change that.
What happens when a trucking kid grows up to become the industry’s “Armchair Attorney”? Matthew Leffler is a third-generation trucking professional turned lawyer who has made it his mission to explain freight’s most complicated legal battles in plain English. From nuclear verdicts to AB5 fallout, broker transparency fights to chassis choice Read More
In this episode of Business with Chronic Illness, I'm joined by Jason Winters, an energy alignment coach and EFT tapping practitioner, to talk about the warning signs that your business is built out of alignment, especially important for entrepreneurs managing chronic illness and unpredictable energy levels.Jason opens up about his Read More
Welcome to Hometown Jax, the podcast where hosts Aaron Bacus and Jason Kindler sit down with the boldest minds in business, leadership, and community building across Jacksonville. Each episode captures personal stories, professional journeys, and the wins—and losses—that shape the Northeast Florida business landscape.In this episode, Aaron sits down with Read More
Not every opportunity is worth taking, and not every partnership, platform, or pivot deserves your energy. Elizabeth talks about the flags — yellow and red — that should make any small business owner slow down before committing.
From AI agents that negotiate contracts to the surprising world of private-label branding, this month’s Freight Friends covers the big shifts shaping logistics right now. Blythe and Grace Sharkey break down Grace’s experience at the Change event, the rise of HappyRobot and other AI-driven workflows, the state of reverse logistics, Read More
Selling doesn’t have to feel hard, especially when you're navigating the challenges of chronic illness or burnout.In today’s episode, we dive into the three key problems that often keep us from converting leads into sales and how to tackle them with what I call the rooted sales process. We discuss Read More
🎙️ Episode Description – Life Be "Lifing": Finding Strength in the Storm Life doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it feels like everything that could go wrong, does. That’s what we mean when we say: “Life be lifing.” In this episode of Off the Record: The Real Talk Read More
Welcome to Hometown Jax, where hosts Aaron Bacus and Jason Kindler explore the inspiring stories of Jacksonville’s most interesting leaders, entrepreneurs, and personalities. Each episode dives into the personal journeys, challenges, and passions that drive the local legends shaping our community—whether they’re building businesses, leading movements, or redefining what it Read More
Taylor Ryan joins the show for a conversation that challenges conventional marketing wisdom and offers a fresh perspective on growth, positioning, and how small businesses can compete without a massive budget.
