{"podcast":{"title":"Simply Business Podcast","slug":"simply-business-podcast-6744679","podcast_index_feed_id":6744679,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/simplybusiness/feed.xml","website_url":"https://johnkjennings.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/simplybusiness/20241111_111156_7291c720c23265d3df67467e21b04c29.png","author":"John K Jennings","episode_count":112,"summary":"A business interview Podcast made by business owners for business owners called ‘**Simply Business**'. We share real stories about real people in business making big things happen. Our goal is to inspire and educate current and future leaders through sharing success stories and key learnings from successful business leaders who have already navigated some of the challenges of business ownership. I believe that most business owners are working way too hard for much too little, and one of our issues is that we over-complexify things. I also believe the answers are almost always within us or within our reach. I like to say I’m a “simple man with simple ideas”. So that's why it's called “Simply Business”. And if you enjoy the show, maybe you'll enjoy my book. Check out \"Your Baby is Ugly\" on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Your-Baby-Ugly-truths-business/dp/1955342768/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T12:18:04.179082+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-business-podcast-6744679"},"episode":{"title":"E106 - How Lauren Brown Built a Business by Adapting, Reinventing, and Refusing to Quit","slug":"e106-how-lauren-brown-built-a-business-by-adapting-reinventing-and-refusing-to-quit","published_at":"2026-05-04T23:57:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-business-podcast-6744679/e106-how-lauren-brown-built-a-business-by-adapting-reinventing-and-refusing-to-quit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-business-podcast-6744679","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/simplybusiness/2793814","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/245027/2793814/simplybusiness/2026_05_26_23_25_47_5d57f91e-97bc-4fc9-9a3f-38dff41ffd17.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Simply Business , we sit down with Lauren Brown, co-owner of Mishalis Events, to talk about what it really looks like to build and sustain a business over time. What started as a retail food and wine store evolved — through necessity, market shifts, and major disruptions like 9/11 and COVID — into one of Kentucky’s only full-service event production companies. Lauren shares how her family adapted at every stage, why reinvention has been critical to survival, and how they used one of the toughest periods in their industry to launch an entirely new business line. This is a conversation about resilience, creativity, and the reality that most successful businesses don’t follow the plan — they evolve into it. 👉 If you’re navigating change or uncertainty in your business, this episode will challenge how you think about growth and adaptation.","meta_description":"In this episode of Simply Business , we sit down with Lauren Brown, co-owner of Mishalis Events, to talk about what it really looks like to build and sust…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1786,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simply-business-podcast-6744679/episodes/e106-how-lauren-brown-built-a-business-by-adapting-reinventing-and-refusing-to-quit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-business-podcast-6744679/e106-how-lauren-brown-built-a-business-by-adapting-reinventing-and-refusing-to-quit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}