{"podcast":{"title":"Coffee with Jon - Think Big. Get Unstuck. Grow Your Business","slug":"coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729","podcast_index_feed_id":521729,"rss_url":"https://thinkbusiness.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://jondwoskin.com/jons-think-business-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/b/5/b/6b5baeb4c822714016c3140a3186d450/CoffeeWithJon-AlbumArt-2026-08b1-20260818-tv4n9px6g1.jpg","author":"Jon Dwoskin","episode_count":2927,"summary":"Coffee with Jon -Formerly THINK Business Deep, soulful conversations with executives, managers, and sales professionals who are making a real difference — in their companies, their communities, and within themselves. Inspired by the legendary Larry King, Coffee with Jon brings you 1:1 interviews built around curiosity, authenticity, and the art of truly listening. Like King, host Jon Dwoskin puts the guest and their journey at the center of every conversation — asking the questions that uncover not just what people do, but why they do it, and what drives them to show up and lead the way they do. Every episode is a chance to see the bigger picture, shift your perspective, and find the spark that moves you to your own next level. Pull up a chair. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and let's - Get Unstuck & THINK BIG!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T14:17:29.739610+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729"},"episode":{"title":"The Long Game Wins: Business Lessons from a Soft Serve Stand with Gemma Geldmacher","slug":"the-long-game-wins-business-lessons-from-a-soft-serve-stand-with-gemma-geldmacher","published_at":"2026-08-10T13:22:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729/the-long-game-wins-business-lessons-from-a-soft-serve-stand-with-gemma-geldmacher","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-jon-think-big-get-unstuck-grow-your-business-521729","url":"https://thinkbusiness.libsyn.com/the-long-game-wins-business-lessons-from-a-soft-serve-stand-with-gemma-geldmacher","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thinkbusiness/Jon_Dwoskin_TB_Live_Gemma_Geldmacher_JG_7-1-2026.mp3?dest-id=620882","summary":"Playing the Long Game: Lessons from a HUD Specialist and a Soft Serve Stand I sat down with Gemma Geldmacher, Managing Director of Mortgage Banking at Berkadia, to talk about her successful career and her blog — Playing the Long Game: Hard Lessons Through Soft Serve. It's the story of watching her parents immigrate from Australia in 1984 with three kids, buy a local community ice cream shop, and the lessons that came with it. The business lessons inside that shop can help all of us in business and life. Here are a handful of the lessons Gemma and I talked about: * Efficiency is an act of love. * The universe may have plans you didn't expect. * Consistency isn't a tactic. It's a legacy. * The partner you choose changes everything. * Showing up isn't optional. * The rigid path is a trap. * Someone saw it before you did. * Legacy is built in the ordinary moments. * Reflection is a competitive advantage. * AI won't replace you. Accepting the output will. --- Gemma is a managing director at Berkadia where she has been a loan originator for 10 years. Prior to that she had over eight years experience underwriting and screening commercial real estate loans. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Gemma Geldmacher: Website: www.berkadia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmageldmacher Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/playing-long-game-hard-lessons-through-soft-serve-gemma-geldmacher-q05he/? 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