This episode of Small Business Origins features Sabrina Osso, the founder of OSSO Safe, an organization working to prevent domestic violence through education and technology. The conversation covers Sabrina's childhood experiences with domestic violence, the inspiration behind starting OSSO Safe, and details on their core product offering for landlords and property managers.

Main Discussion Points:

- Sabrina's challenging upbringing in a home with domestic violence and her realization that she wanted to help others in similar situations

- An overview of the OSSO Safe certification program that combines education and technology to promote safety and prevent violence in homes

- How the program works - it includes a policy, seminar, app to detect violent movements, and assigned therapists to properties

- Ideal customers being landlords, property owners and managers to implement this across rental properties

- Pricing details - $125 per unit, one-time fee for landlords to get properties OSSO Safe certified

Guest Bios:

Sabrina Osso is Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE…Feel safe where you live, work, and play. She is a TEDx Speaker, Author, and Real Estate Agent on promoting safety and preventing violence in the workplace, schools, and in places of residence. Sabrina’s personal and professional experience with the subject allows her to bring a unique and holistic approach as a solution. She is also a professional dancer/teacher who uses her performance abilities to educate on the subject. As a real estate agent, Sabrina is bridging the real estate industry with Osso Safe.

Key Quotes:

"If you're not safe at home, you're not safe anywhere." (00:18:43)

"Enough is enough. Let's nip it in the bud. Let's solve it in residency where all of these violence abuse episodes happen." (00:24:48)

"I always blamed myself. In fact, I would say I am responsible for my parents' marriage, like making it okay." (00:16:05)

Links Mentioned:

OSSO Safe Online

OSSO Safe on X (Formerly Twitter)

OSSO Instagram

Sabrina Osso on Facebook

OSSO Safe on YouTube

Sabrina Osso on LinkedIn

Sabrina Osso on TikTok

Amazon Link

Beefy Marketing

Small Business Origins Online

John Kelley's Links

Our Sponsor (Wingman)

This podcast episode features entrepreneur Chris Joyce discussing his company Gusher, which helps founders build startups without needing external funding. He provides insight into leveraging "sweat equity" and performance-based partnerships to get ideas off the ground. Gusher is a facilitator for startups, without a big investment needed.

Key Discussion Points:

- Origins of Gusher after seeing barriers entrepreneurs faced in securing traditional VC funding

- Using "performance-based equity" model to build startups with expertise rather than money

- Recruiting team members who believe in the idea and will work in exchange for equity

- Case studies of companies launched successfully on Gusher platform

- Mindset shift around believing you can start a business without seed funding

- Resources Gusher provides like support, structure, applicant pool to staff your startup

Guest Bio:

Chris Joyce is a prolific entrepreneur who has founded 24 companies across high tech, consumer goods, health, and manufacturing. His innovative products have reached over 11,000 stores in 23 countries, with tech users in 148 countries worldwide. Recognizing that many great ideas and entrepreneurs were being overlooked for superficial reasons, Chris created Gusher to ensure that anyone with a groundbreaking idea has the opportunity to succeed. His mission is to democratize the startup process, allowing the market to judge the viability of ideas rather than traditional gatekeepers. Chris's extensive experience and commitment to innovation make him a compelling guest with invaluable insights into entrepreneurship.

Company Bio:

Gusher democratizes the startup process, enabling entrepreneurs to launch ventures without traditional investors or capital. Using performance-based equity, Gusher connects founders with skilled collaborators, allowing ideas to come to life across various industries, including technology, media, health, design, finance, and gaming. By eliminating traditional barriers, Gusher empowers innovative ideas to succeed based on their merit in the market.

Quotes:

"I had to contact more than 500 food chemists that told me it couldn't be done. It shouldn't be done. It wouldn't be done. I had PhDs telling me to go F myself." (00:15:12)

Links Mentioned:

Gusher Website

Beefy Marketing

Small Business Origins Website

John Kelley's Links

Wingman (Sponsor)

This episode of the Small Business Origins podcast features guest David Encarnacion, the founder of Day Care Accounting Pro. They discuss David's journey into entrepreneurship, from working various jobs like driving a cab and bartending while attending college, to becoming a stockbroker and eventually an accountant focused on helping daycares. If you have tax questions and would like to limit your liability, this episode is for you!

Main discussion points:

- The importance of tax planning for small businesses instead of just tax preparation

- Common mistakes David sees daycares making with their taxes and entity structure

- How proper bookkeeping, payroll, and taxes can help daycares grow their business and retain more of their income

- Actionable tax strategies listeners can implement like retirement contributions and bonus depreciation

Guest Bio:

David is a Tax Strategist, Speaker and Founder of Daycare AccountingPRO. David runs a boutique accounting practice exclusively servicing the Daycare Industry for over 10yrs. David and his team provide modern-day accounting tactics & strategies to help Daycare Owners increase profits, cut cost, pay the least amount to the IRS and put owners on the road where they can focus on building their business so they can ultimately enjoy peace of mind. David has put together a team of strategic thinkers focused on exploring tax strategies, uncovering hidden gems in the tax code, and executing outside-the-box tactics that will increase revenues, save on taxes, and bring unsurmountable VALUE to the Daycare Industry. If Owners are not as financially successful as they want to be, the team will help them to get there. David’s mantra is “Daycare Owners suffer from an inherent number of challenges; Accounting should NOT be one”.

Key Quotes:

"Everyone talks about, without naming any names, all these companies and individuals that are paying 0 in taxes or very little. Well, guess what? That's what you should be following." [00:20:29]

"If you're paying tax, you're in a group that doesn't know." [00:36:33]

"How much business can you bring in if you had an additional 43 days?" [talking about spending less time on bookkeeping] [00:43:43]

Links Mentioned:

Daycare AccountingPRO Online

X (Twitter)

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

LinkedIn

TikTok

Beefy Marketing

Small Business Origin Online

Sponsor: Wingman

John Kelley's Links