Best KeyHire Solutions Podcasts (2026)

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Building a Talent Pipeline WITHOUT a Recruiter 43:37

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment Welcome to 2026 and the first episode of the year for The KeyHire Small Business Podcast. Host Corey Harlock starts the year by tackling a challenge that …

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The KeyHire 2025 Year in Review 23:50

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment 2025 was a year of transformation for business owners and leaders everywhere, and The KeyHire Small Business Podcast was right there with them. In this sp…

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Turning Conflict into Collaboration (with Yvette Durazo) 50:08

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Conflict. It’s one of those things every small business owner deals with—but few know how to handle well. In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, host Corey Harlock sits down with Yvette Durazo, workplace strategist, international speaker, and author of In the Heels of a Smart Ne…

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Our Inflation & Tariff Survival Guide for Small Business 30:00

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment Inflation, tariffs, and rising costs—three words that can send any small business owner into a tailspin. In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Pod…

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Empowering Your Business with an AI Assistant (with Marianne Mlechick) 39:29

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment If you are a small business owner who has ever wondered how to get more time back, reduce missed calls, capture more leads, or simply stop juggling tasks …

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How to Protect Your Business from the New EAD Renewal Rules 21:53

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment Vote for KeyHire: https://thebestofsmallbusinessawards.awardsplatform.com If you employ anyone who works under an Employment Authorization Document (EAD),…

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How to Give Critical Feedback Without Losing Your Best People (with Cortney Watson) 43:03

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment How do you give honest, critical feedback without losing your best people? That’s the question we tackle in this week’s episode of The KeyHire Small Busin…

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Finding Exceptional Talent During The Great Hiring Freeze 34:36

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment The economy is sending mixed signals. Reports say it is strong, but the markets and hiring data tell a different story. Many small business owners are fac…

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Turn Instagram Into a Business Card Instead of a Full-Time Job (with Tara Wagner) 37:04

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment If you’ve ever stared at your social media feed wondering why it isn’t bringing in business, this episode will change the way you think about Instagram. H…

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Creating Practical & Measurable Training (with Chris Dundy) 44:30

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment Training doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. In this episode, Corey Harlock talks with Chris Dundy, CEO of Flagship LMS, about how small business…

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Creating Repeatable Processes with AI (with Aaron Christy) 35:28

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the Key Owner Stage Assessment: www.keyhire.solutions/assessment In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, host Corey Harlock sits down with Aaron Christy, founder of Indy Roof and Restoration, to explore h…

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The KeyHire Q4 Roundtable (with Kurt Uhlir, Young Han & Simone Janssen) 44:21

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ This week, The KeyHire Small Business Podcast breaks new ground with our first-ever Expert Roundtable—and it’s one you don’t want to miss. Host Corey Harlock brings together three powerhouse guests, each known for driving real resul…

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How to Create Repeat Business with AI (with Bryan Clayton) 42:26

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Follow Corey on LinkedIn @Corey Harlock Bryan, whose company has been called “the Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur Magazine, shares how AI helped him transform GreenPal’s operations from reactive problem-solving to proactive customer experience design. His insights reveal how even small busi…

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The Importance of Community for a Business Owner (with LaGina Harris) 35:03

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Being a business owner can feel like you’re out there on your own, grinding away with no one to bounce ideas off of and no community to lean on. In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, host Corey Harlock is joined by LaGina Harris, Founder and CXO of The Us Space, to explore why …

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Smart Scaling with Nearshoring (with Brian Samson) 46:05

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, host Corey Harlock sits down with Brian Samson, CEO & Chairman of Plugg Technologies, to explore the power of nearshoring as a strategy for growth-minded business owners. For years, small business leaders have wrestled with the complexities…

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The Five Elements of a Successful Sales Process (with Melinda Emerson) 39:54

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Sales is the engine that drives every small business, but in uncertain economic times, the pressure to “just sell more” can leave owners spinning their wheels. On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, host Corey Harlock sits down with Melinda Emerson, widely known as “The Small Bi…

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Key Owner Stages Series: The Growing Business Owner 38:12

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Welcome to the fourth and final installment of our Key Owner Stages series on The KeyHire Podcast. So far, we’ve walked through the stages of the Overwhelmed, Unsure, and Curious business owner. In this episode, we turn our attention to the Growing Business Owner—an exciting but challenging sta…

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The Three C's: with a Focus on Culture (with Janneh Wright) 36:21

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. What does culture really mean for small businesses? And why does it matter so much for growth and sustainability? In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, I sit down with Janneh Wright, the founder and CEO of PRIMUS Business Management. For more than two decades, Janneh and his te…

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Key Owner Stages: The Curious Business Owner 37:51

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Welcome back to The KeyHire Small Business Podcast! This week we continue our Key Owner Stages series with Stage Three: The Curious Business Owner. If you’ve been following this series, you know that we’ve already covered the Overwhelmed Owner (the car with no wheels) and the Unsure Owner (the …

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Grow Your Business Through Acquisition (with Justin Abrams) 35:52

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, we sit down with Justin Abrams, CEO of ARYO Consulting Group, to unpack a growth strategy that many business owners hear about—but few truly understand: growth through acquisition. With over 350 clients under his belt and a refreshingly str…

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Utilizing No Code AI for Small Business (with Paul Malott) 46:14

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. AI doesn’t have to be overwhelming—and it definitely doesn’t have to be expensive. In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, I’m joined by Paul Malott, CEO and Founder of Automations24, to talk about one of the most practical—and accessible—ways small businesses can start using AI:…

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How to Grow Beyond Founder Driven Sales (with Charles Fry) 46:54

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. In this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, host Corey Harlock sits down with Charles Fry, Founder and CEO of Codexitos, to tackle one of the most challenging transitions for small business owners: moving from founder-driven sales to building a professional sales organization. Charle…

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Key Owner Stages: The Unsure Business Owner 32:34

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. If you’ve ever looked at your business and thought, “I know something’s wrong here, but I can’t figure out what it is… or how to fix it,” this episode is for you. I call this stage The Unsure Business Owner—the second stop in our Key Owner Stages Series. Last time, we covered the Overwhelmed Ow…

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Focusing on Leadership (with Kristina Tyler) 41:07

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. As a small business owner, there’s a moment when you realize that being in control of everything is no longer helping your business—it’s holding it back. You’re wearing too many hats, every process runs through you, and your team can’t make a move without your approval. Sound familiar? In this …

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Key Owner Stages Series: The Overwhelmed Business Owner 37:06

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Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows. Feeling like your business has stalled out—and no matter how hard you push, you just can’t get ahead? In the first episode of our special Key Owner Stages series, Corey Harlock breaks down the Overwhelmed Stage—the point where growth slows to a crawl, fires never stop, and the people who helped…