PASSIONATELY CURIOUS with UpSwell Marketing

Passionately Curious, presented by UpSwell Marketing, is your go-to podcast for real stories, actionable insights, and expert strategies to help you grow your business. This podcast dives into the journeys of entrepreneurs, uncovering the challenges, victories, and lessons they’ve gathered along the way. Whether you’re a seasoned business owner, a curious entrepreneur, or just starting out, every episode is designed to deliver value you can apply right away. Beyond interviews with successful business owners, the podcast taps into the wealth of knowledge from within the UpSwell team, offering unique perspectives on digital marketing, customer service, branding, and more. Get ready for practical advice on how to prepare your business for growth and navigate the complexities of staying ahead in a fast-changing market delivered by the people who do it every day. Annie Burch – Creative Director at UpSwell Marketing Matt Courtoy<

PASSIONATELY CURIOUS with UpSwell Marketing is a business podcast hosted by tentwentytwo / UpSwell Marketing, with 47 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

tentwentytwo / UpSwell Marketing hosts PASSIONATELY CURIOUS with UpSwell Marketing, a business show with 47 episodes published.

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  Reimagining Dentistry, Building Sustainable Practices, and Designing a Life That Comes First with Dr. Christina Blatchford

  Jan 20, 202636 minS0

  <p>Dr. Christina Blatchford—former private-practice dentist and founder of Blatchford Solutions—joins the show to share how she’s helping dentists across the country build profitable, patient-centered practices that support their lives instead of consuming them. Drawing on her unique background in fashion merchandising, interior design, and clinical dentistry, Christina brings a rare blend of empathy, systems thinking, and business clarity to an industry under growing pressure.</p> <p>Christina walks through her unconventional path into dentistry, the realities of private practice versus corporate dentistry, and why so many dentists struggle—not because they’re bad clinicians, but because they were...

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  Looking Back at 2025, Preparing for 2026, and Leading Small Businesses Through Uncertainty

  Jan 6, 202654 minS0

  <p>In this special year-end episode, the Upswell team—Annie Burch, Matt C, and Eric Goodstadt—comes together to reflect on the forces that shaped 2025 for small businesses and to share clear-eyed guidance for navigating what lies ahead in 2026. Drawing on thousands of real-world conversations with business owners across the country, the team unpacks the economic realities behind the headlines—and what they actually meant on the ground.</p> <p>The conversation explores the outsized impact of tariffs, inflation, labor shortages, and shifting consumer behavior, revealing how uncertainty—not collapse—defined the year. Eric shares firsthand insights from months on the road w...

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  Building Christmas Magic, Scaling a Global Brand, and Protecting Wonder at Scale with Christa Pitts

  Dec 16, 202549 minS0

  <p>Christa Pitts, co-CEO and founder of The Lumistella Company - home of the iconic Elf on the Shelf - joins the show to share the remarkable story of how a small family tradition became a global holiday phenomenon. Starting with a childhood memory passed down through generations, Krista and her family transformed an idea rooted in imagination into a brand that has reshaped Christmas for millions of families around the world.</p> <p>Christa walks through the early days of the business, from self-funding the first 5,000 units and facing total industry rejection, to building momentum one Christmas market at...

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  Building Better Podcasts Through Strategy, Story, and Scrappiness with Jeff Dauler

  Dec 2, 202532 minS0

  <p>Jeff Dauler, longtime Atlanta radio personality and podcast architect at 1022 Podcasts, joins the show to unpack what actually makes a podcast work—and why most people are thinking about it backwards. With 25 years in major-market radio, including two decades helping build The Bert Show from underdog to Atlanta’s #1 morning show, Jeff brings rare insight into audience growth, storytelling, and the discipline behind compelling audio.</p> <p>Jeff shares how his time in radio taught him to win “one listener at a time,” why hyper-specific content always beats watered-down messaging, and how small, consistent wins ultimately build massive audiences. He expla...

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  Revolutionizing Customer Connections with LiveSwitch

  Nov 11, 202539 minS0

  <p>James Hatfield, CRO of LiveSwitch, shares how his company is revolutionizing home services through instant video connectivity. After running a painting and power washing company while earning his MBA, Hatfield transitioned to technology, eventually buying LiveSwitch five years ago. The platform allows businesses to instantly video connect with customers via text—no app required—enabling remote estimates, AI-powered diagnostics, and faster closing rates. Originally developed to reinvent 911 calls for Washington DC police, the technology now serves thousands of home service businesses, moving companies, and auto repair shops. Hatfield discusses using QR codes on appliances for instant service access, AI co-p...

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