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Team Business

By: Mike Fusco
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  • Team Business uncovers the everyday entrepreneurs' why, how, and the road to now! Join us to learn how game-changing founders act on their vision and build a team for success.
    2022
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  • TB47 - A SPECIAL Guest That You Cannot Afford to Miss!

    TB47 - A SPECIAL Guest That You Cannot Afford to Miss!
    Oct 18 2022
    Mike stopped everything he was doing today to welcome a SPECIAL guest to the show. An expert joins him in small business and insurance - and for those entrepreneurs, you cannot afford to miss this episode! Episode Highlights: Mike’s very special guest, daughter, Ava Fusco, introduces herself to the audience, and shares her age and grade level. (3:56) Ava informs everyone in second grade that third grade is fun and encourages them to do well in school. (4:40) Ava shares her understanding of a what a business is. (5:29) Ava discusses some of the good businesses she knows and how they operate. (7:47) Ava explain what insurance means to her and how it can help people. (9:52) Ava shares the advice she gave her dad after watching Mike’s latest YouTube video. (11:39) Ava discusses why people who make YouTube videos should not use foul language and provides an alternative method for making videos more entertaining to watch. (12:34) Ava mentions her interest in attending the University of California, Santa Barbara for college and shares which type of business she wants to work in after graduating from college. (18:07) Key Quotes: “I'm going tp let you know everybody out there in second grade, third grade’s really fun. But you know, get those good grades, all right? Get some A pluses, people out there.” - Ava Fusco “So basically, what I think a business is as a big group, they work together, and they make a great insurance.” - Ava Fusco “If you are out there and you make YouTube videos, don't cuss. No, do not cuss because all people watch YouTube. Kids… I watch YouTube. I hear cussing. And cussing is not good.” - Ava Fusco Resources Mentioned:   Fusco & Orsini Insurance Services Mike Fusco LinkedIn
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    23 mins
  • TB46 - Mark Bell Launched OB BEANS and SUR COFFEE for the GREATER GOOD

    TB46 - Mark Bell Launched OB BEANS and SUR COFFEE for the GREATER GOOD
    Oct 4 2022
    On 9/29, we celebrated National Coffee Day. Then, on 10/1, International Coffee Day. What better than to welcome Mark Bell, a coffee entrepreneur, and successful business owner, to the Team Business Podcast? Mark's story about the beginnings of OB BEANS and SUR COFFEE is unique. From humble beginnings in his garage to world travels meeting and supporting coffee farmers, Mark speaks about his mission in supporting non-profits. This is the type of business story that I love to hear! Listen in to learn about Mark's greater good and some interesting facts about the coffee business. And don't forget to stop into one of Mark's OB BEANS of SUR COFFEE locations in Ocean Beach, Linda Vista, San Clemente, or Huntington Beach! Episode Highlights: Mark discusses how he started his coffee business and how they have grown SUR COFFEE and OB Beans to where they are today. (2:25) Mark mentions that their primary goal is to focus on their product and mission, which is to produce as much good as possible. (7:29) Mark explains that their main target is to know all of their farmers and visit the fields of all the coffees they use, and they are working their way around the world to accomplish it. (10:06) Mark discusses their vision of becoming the premier coastal coffee in Southern California and trying to enter that market with quality coffee sourced directly from growers and perfectly roasted for individuals living the coastal lifestyle. (16:03) Mark mentions that one of the wonderful things about what OB Beans does is that they work directly with the growers, allowing them to control the pricing. (17:06) Mark discusses their objectives to build and grow their coffee wholesale business. (20:56) Mark shares his recommendations for customers who are buying coffee for the first time. (21:55) Mark encourages listeners to check out the Sur Coffee website, where customers can see a list of many nonprofit organizations that OB Beans sponsors. (22:52) Key Quotes: “Coffee is one of the only products take a global community to grow, produce, and serve. It’s a really unique and cool product.” Mark Bell "We're slowly working our way around the world, sourcing coffee from these countries and building relationships with farmers, because we want to support them. Make that relationship connection...But our goal is eventually to know all of our farmers and to get on the farms of all the coffee that we use." - Mark Bell “Our vision is to be the premier coastal coffee in Southern California. So that's our goal, is to try to step into that space and have quality coffee that comes directly from farmers that's expertly roasted, for those living that coastal lifestyle.” - Mark Bell Resources Mentioned:   Mark Bell LinkedIn OB Beans Sur Coffee Fusco & Orsini Insurance Services Mike Fusco LinkedIn
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    25 mins
  • TB45 - Talking Entrepreneurship, Tech, and The Importance of Customer Experience with Chris Senkbile

    TB45 - Talking Entrepreneurship, Tech, and The Importance of Customer Experience with Chris Senkbile
    Sep 20 2022
    In this episode of the Team Business podcast, Chris Senkbile joins Mike Fusco. Chris speaks about all things entrepreneurship and gives listeners great tips on overcoming challenges associated with starting a business. For those tuning in from the insurance industry, learn about how Chris' company can help deliver a more significant customer experience to your clients! And finally, as a native Nebraskan, what does Chris think about the future of Huskers' football? Episode Highlights: Chris shares his background and how he got started in the insurance industry. (2:06) Chris explains that his company, Ferro, represents a policyholder platform that brings the broker and the company down to their level to collaborate with them in their own environment. (7:50) Chris shares every day is an opportunity to make strategic decisions. (10:08) Chris advises startup companies to think about leverage dynamics and to create leverage that they can sell. (12:13) Chris shares the four quadrants that can help bring value and resources to your service and operation. (16:05) Chris explains that no one entity can solve the whole problem in the industry, and we need to merge technology, people, and processes to make it work. (19:25) Chris shares that most of the top 100 brokerages in the country are building an AMS in the context of a CRM. (23:07) Chris explains that it is important to think and worry more about your customers because they are the ones who have something to say about your process. (27:22) Chris mentions that he used to play football when he was in college in Nebraska and shares his thoughts on the future of Huskers’ football. (30:10) Key Quotes: "I think challenges are endless and every day is a new challenge, right? In the startup life, like a day is like 10 years and a, you know, a business has been around for a while the challenges abound. And I think you use every day as an opportunity to just make strategic decisions." - Chris Senkbile "Everybody has to support one another in this process or good change can't happen. And if one person or one entity tries to solve the whole problem, it's impossible. It's too big of an industry, there are too many problems. No one person can do it." - Chris Senkbile "If you have an idea, you don't need to be an expert. You don't need to have every answer solved before you start. It's just taking that step forward and saying, ‘Hey, I'm willing to put it out on the line and start’, you're going to learn as you go, you're not going to have everything answered." - Chris Senkbile Resources Mentioned:   Chris Senkbile LinkedIn Ferro Fusco & Orsini Insurance Services Mike Fusco LinkedIn
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    35 mins
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Thank you for sharing this with us!! My almost 5 year old son was diagnosed with Autism 2 last year and is absolutely obsessed with robots! I just wanted to express how genius I think this is; however, I just really wish it was more affordable. Hopefully one day it will be! 🤞

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