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Small Business Survival Conversations
Small Business Survival Conversations is the weekly podcast designed to empower entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and small business owners who are fighting every day to build, grow, and sustain their businesses in a noisy and unpredictable world.
Hosted by Anna Steinfest, business strategist, entrepreneur, and founder with decades of experience helping small businesses thrive, this show delivers practical wisdom, mindset fuel, and real-world strategies that small business owners can actually use.
What to Expect Every Week
Monday Morning Motivation
Kickstart your week with a powerful story—drawn from timeless fables, real business lessons, or classic wisdom—paired with three actionable steps you can apply immediately. Each episode is crafted to help you regain focus, protect your momentum, and make better decisions as a small business owner.
These episodes are short, energizing, and packed with practical insight. Think of it as your weekly dose of clarity, courage, and direction.
Occasional Expert Interviews
Throughout the season, Anna welcomes entrepreneurs, industry experts, and community leaders who share their experiences, failures, wins, and lessons learned. Whether you’re looking to scale, pivot, or simply survive another day of running a business, these conversations offer the guidance and encouragement you need.
Who This Podcast Is For
This show is built for:
• Small business owners
• Solopreneurs
• Startup founders
• Women-owned businesses
• Community-based and service-based entrepreneurs
• Anyone navigating growth with limited time, resources, and support
If you’re building a business from the ground up—and learning as you go—you’re in the right place.
Why Listeners Love This Podcast
• Practical, real-world strategies (no fluff)
• Story-driven insights that stick
• Weekly motivation designed specifically for small business owners
• Action steps in every episode
• Honest conversations about what it really takes to survive and grow
• Encouragement without sugarcoating
Running a small business is not easy — but you don’t have to do it alone.
Subscribe now and start your week with inspiration, direction, and the tools to keep moving forward.
Small Business Survival Conversations
Your journey. Your grit. Your growth.
Small Business Survival Conversations
S3E40: More Than One Way: Finding the Best Path to Small Business Success
Feeling stuck on a business challenge? Convinced there's only one "right" way to reach your goals? In this episode of Monday Morning Motivation, host Anna Steinfest shares a simple but powerful mindset shift that could revolutionize how you solve problems and make decisions in your business.
What You'll Learn:
- Why successful entrepreneurs think in options, not absolutes
- A 10-minute exercise to unlock creative solutions to any business challenge
- The Time-Money-Impact filter that helps you choose the best path forward
- A real success story of how one bakery owner increased weekday sales by 40% without discounting
Featured Story: Discover how Sarah, a boutique bakery owner, broke free from default thinking and found multiple ways to boost slow weekday sales—from baking classes to loyalty programs—proving that there's always more than one path to success.
Your Action Plan: Get a specific, step-by-step weekly assignment that will help you identify multiple solutions to your current business challenge and take concrete action by next Monday.
Perfect for entrepreneurs who feel overwhelmed by tough decisions or stuck on seemingly impossible problems. Sometimes the breakthrough you need is just a brainstorming session away.
Episode Length: 10 minutes
Best For: Small business owners, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for fresh approaches to business challenges
Show Notes & Resources:
- Download the Time-Money-Impact evaluation worksheet
- Join our small business community for more creative problem-solving discussions
- Share your "more than one way" success stories with #MondayMotivation
If this episode sparked new thinking, share it with another entrepreneur who needs a reminder that they're not stuck—they just haven't explored all their options yet.