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REEL BIZ

REEL BIZ

By: Bubba Startz
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REEL BIZ with Bubba Startz is a founder story feed with branches in travel, food and drink, and gift guide. We go behind the brand, on location when we can, and share how businesses start, survive, and keep building.Copyright 2026 REEL BIZ Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Kyle Asperger on human connection, AI, and the creative reset

    Kyle Asperger on human connection, AI, and the creative reset
    28 Oct 2026
    Kyle Asperger shares his path from adoption and a move to Denver to agency ownership, coaching, and acting, then into a conversation about AI, creativity, and what still needs a human touch. The episode looks at how marketing and music have changed from MTV and radio to algorithm-driven sameness, why independent creators and smaller artists need support, and how community and meaningful work keep creative industries moving.
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    25 min
  • Troy Perkins on bullion, Black Hills gold, and building Platinum1911

    Troy Perkins on bullion, Black Hills gold, and building Platinum1911
    27 Oct 2026
    Troy Perkins shares how he left a paycheck, built a bullion and jewelry business, and learned by doing. The conversation covers gold and silver pricing, bullion trading, South Dakota mining, Black Hills gold, recycling and repurposing heirlooms, purity and casting challenges, managing employees, and the realities of selling valuables. It also touches on why pawnshop TV didn’t fit the business and how to connect with Platinum1911.
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    30 min
  • Sandy Grewal on turning pain into purpose and empowering women-owned businesses

    Sandy Grewal on turning pain into purpose and empowering women-owned businesses
    22 Oct 2026
    Sandy Grewal shares how pain, rejection, and family influence shaped her path from beauty and media into consulting for minority- and women-owned businesses. She talks about making PR more accessible, learning authenticity through HSN and QVC, working with celebrities, and pushing back against narrow beauty standards. The conversation also covers immigrant identity, the limits of AI versus real stories, abuse and control, and why speaking up became part of her mission to help others step into their power.
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    29 min
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