Grow A Small Business Podcast

Troy Trewin

Our weekly 30 minute podcast helps you, a small business owner with 5 to 30 team members, take your company to the next level. The Grow A Small Business community, weekly cast, blog and leadership email supports leaders get through the pain of growth. With insights, lessons learned, books and tools as well as habits these experienced small business owners suggest you develop, our interviews unearth tremendous value for anyone wanting to grow their business with less stress.

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Grow A Small Business Podcast

Episodes (793)

Sunday Molly Ruland: From $100K Debt to Growing Heartcast Media to 8 Team Members, $3M+ in Business and 71% Growth, Using Podcasting, SEO, Systems and Relationships to Build a Profitable, Pandemic-Resilient Agency + Team Culture. (Episode 791 - Molly Ruland)
Sun Aug 16th From $40K Rescue to $10M+ Exit: How Murray Kent Built Conex to 35 Employees, Reduced Customer Risk, and Sold for Nearly 6.5× EBITDA—Plus the Mindset, Open-Book Culture & "Built to Sell" Strategy Behind It. (Episode 790 - Murray Kent)
Sun Aug 9th Thais Saenz of Saenz Global: From a $62K Start to a Multiple Seven-Figure Business, Doubling Sales Every Year, Helping a Roofing Client Grow from $3M to $80M & Learning That Growth Starts With Fixing Yourself. (Episode 789 - Thais Saenz)

Grow A Small Business Podcast

Aug 23, 2026
26 minutes
24 MB

In this episode of the Grow A Small Business Podcast host Troy Trewin interviews Molly Ruland, founder of Heartcast Media, shares how she rebuilt after closing her first business with $100,000 in debt and launched a profitable podcast production agency in 2018. She grew Heartcast Media to an eight-person team and over $3 million in business, including a 71% year-over-year growth year. Molly explains how she transformed the business during the pandemic, growing 200% while keeping every employee employed. She discusses the importance of SEO, podcasting, systems, relationships, and understanding your value when scaling a business. She also shares hard-earned lessons on...

Grow A Small Business Podcast

Molly Ruland: From $100K Debt to Growing Heartcast Media to 8 Team Members, $3M+ in Business and 71% Growth, Using Podcasting, SEO, Systems and Relationships to Build a Profitable, Pandemic-Resilient Agency + Team Culture. (Episode 791 - Molly Ruland)

Troy Trewin

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