Small Business is Big Business with Mark L. Madrid
Small Business is Big Business with Mark L. Madrid
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Join Host Mark L. Madrid as he shares his insights on business excellence, leadership, differentiation, and adaptive strategies that resonate deeply. His energetic, dynamic leadership and innovative approaches have helped countless businesses navigate challenges, experience breakthroughs, and seize opportunities.
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The show focuses on key themes such as business excellence, leadership, differentiation, and adaptive strategies, with episodes featuring practical discussions on leveraging supplier diversity for major contracts, preparing for successful networking in procurement processes, and utilizing AI and cybersecurity solutions for small businesses.
Join Host Mark L. Madrid as he shares his insights on business excellence, leadership, differentiation, and adaptive strategies that resonate deeply. His energetic, dynamic leadership and innovative approaches have helped countless businesses navigate challenges, experience breakthroughs, and seize opportunities.
In this inspiring episode of Self Fuelling Excellence, Mark Madrid sits down with Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, President and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, for a powerful conversation on leadership, entrepreneurship, economic opportunity, and building a future where everyone has the chance to thrive.
Dr. Burns-Wallace shares her remarkable journey—from growing up in Kansas City to leading one of the nation’s most influential foundations supporting entrepreneurs. Together, she and Mark explore why access to capital is only part of the equation, the critical role of education, mentorship, and community, and how AI can become a powerful partner for small businesses when used responsibly.
The conversation also dives into her inspiring book, Made for This: Lessons in Leadership, Legacy, and Living Unapologetically, where she reflects on authenticity, purpose, resilience, and the importance of embracing your identity without compromise.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business leader, or someone pursuing your next chapter, this episode will remind you that extraordinary success is built through courage, community, and the belief that you were made for this.
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