• The 3 P&L Parts You're Ignoring | Businessing with Pat Miller
    May 13 2026

    No one's coming to save you. That's a bad thing. But no one's coming to stop you either, and that's a great thing.

    Wednesday's show is built around the most overlooked profit lever in your business: your P&L. Barbara Fausett from Money Masters Bookkeeping sits down with Pat to break down the five sections of a profit and loss statement, why most owners only read two of them, and what kind of decisions become obvious once you read all five. Plus: five ways to give yourself a raise this week, an AI story that should change how you think about hiring in your business, and an Idea Slam answer that fixes the "I can't describe what I do in one sentence" problem.

    In this episode:

    00:00 — Show open, sponsors, check-ins

    02:30 — Positivity: SBOC 26 tickets are LIVE

    04:00 — Gratitude: 5 ways to give yourself a raise

    09:00 — Distraction of the day: performative "bettering"

    11:00 — Barbara Fausett on the 5 parts of your P&L

    23:00 — News: CPI hits 3.8% (hottest since May 2023)

    24:30 — Stuff you should know: your brain works under anesthesia

    27:00 — AI story: 76% of companies now have a Chief AI Officer

    31:00 — Sponsor spotlight: Crown Room Live with Elzie Flenard

    32:30 — Idea Slam: nobody cares about your how

    36:00 — SBOC 26 Conference tickets on sale

    Resources mentioned:

    - Money Masters Bookkeeping — https://moneymasters4biz.com

    - Crown Room Live with Elzie Flenard — https://crownroomlive.com

    - SBOC 26 Conference (September 15-17, Brookfield, WI, with keynote Mike Michalowicz) — https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    - Live check-in for the show — https://live.smallbusinesscommunity.com

    🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatMillerFridaysOff?sub_confirmation=1

    🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109

    🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen

    📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com

    👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #ProfitAndLoss #Bookkeeping #SmallBusinessFinance

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    40 mins
  • 5 Ways to Make Speaking For Free Work For You | Businessing with Pat Miller
    May 11 2026

    No money does not mean no value. If you've ever been asked to speak for free and wondered if it's worth your time, Pat lays out five concrete ways to make a "free" gig actually work for you...the kind of value that builds your speaking business faster than a one-time check ever could.

    This is your daily prep for being a small business owner who actually wins. Pat also unpacks why 38,000 layoffs in the first ten days of May might actually grow the economy (controversial, but stick with him), runs through the news that matters for owners (Iran rejecting the peace deal, Trump headed to Xi, Putin offering to meet Zelensky), and celebrates the SBOC community members who snapped up their conference tickets this morning. Public tickets drop Wednesday.

    In this episode:

    00:00 — Welcome and check in on the live map

    02:00 — Positivity and Gratitude

    06:00 — Distraction of the day (Madison, Milwaukee, and Claude training in Chicago)

    10:30 — Your number one task

    12:30 — News: Iran rejects the peace deal

    14:00 — News: Trump heads to China for the Xi summit

    15:30 — News: Putin offers to meet Zelensky

    17:00 — Money Masters Bookkeeping

    19:30 — AI Story: 38,000 jobs cut and how AI grows the economy

    27:30 — Crown Room Live

    30:00 — Idea Slam: 5 ways to make speaking for free work for you

    40:00 — SBOC Conference ticket shoutout

    42:00 — The new SBOC Conference commercial debut

    Resources mentioned:

    - Money Masters Bookkeeping: https://moneymasters4biz.com

    - Crown Room Live with Elzie Flenard: https://crownroomlive.com

    - The Daily Crown (free 7-day trial): https://joindailycrown.com

    - SBOC Conference (September 15-17, Brookfield, WI): https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatMillerFridaysOff?sub_confirmation=1

    🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109

    🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen

    📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com

    👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #PublicSpeaking #AI #SBOC

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    36 mins
  • Opinions are not Instructions | Businessing with Pat Miller
    May 7 2026

    Other people's opinions are not instructions. Especially the ones from people who don't pay you green American dollars.

    Today on Businessing, Pat unpacks the AI story trifecta: ChatGPT's leaner GPT-5.5 Instant base model, Anthropic's SpaceX compute deal that doubles Claude's usage windows and removes peak-hour throttling, and a researcher's fake eye disease that fooled ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot into telling people to see a doctor. He runs an Idea Slam on the Monday-pumped, Wednesday-overwhelmed cycle, breaks down a 189,000 weekly jobless claims number (lowest since 1969) and what it means if you're hiring part-time help, and unveils the final SBOC '26 reveal: the VIP program with a one-hour Ask Me Anything with Mike Michalowicz and a three-hour Friday session with Matt Mundt of Hug Sleep, who turned a $25,000 investment into $30M+ in lifetime revenue.

    Tickets go on sale Monday May 11 for community members, Tuesday May 12 for waitlist, and Wednesday May 13 for the public. There are 115 seats and 275+ owners standing by. Get on the waitlist now.

    In this episode: 00:00 — Welcome and check-in 02:30 — Positivity, Gratitude, and the Distraction of the Day 09:00 — Stuff You Need to Know: Iran, jobless claims, and a Mother's Day PSA 14:00 — AI Story of the Day: GPT-5.5 Instant, Claude's SpaceX deal, and a fake eye disease that fooled three AIs 22:00 — Money Masters Bookkeeping 24:00 — Idea Slam: How to stop the Monday-pumped, Wednesday-overwhelmed cycle 31:00 — G2 Insurance Services 33:00 — SBOC '26 final reveal: the VIP program with Mike Michalowicz and Matt Mundt of Hug Sleep 41:00 — Wrap-up

    Resources mentioned:

    • Mike Michalowicz (Profit First, Fix This Next) — SBOC '26 keynote
    • Matt Mundt — Hug Sleep (Shark Tank, $30M+ in lifetime revenue)
    • Money Masters Bookkeeping — moneymasters4biz.com
    • G2 Insurance Services — g2insuranceservices.com
    • SBOC '26 Conference Waitlist
    • Live show map — live.smallbusinesscommunity.com

    🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatMillerFridaysOff?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109 🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen 📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com 👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #AIForSmallBusiness #SBOC26

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    39 mins
  • Take Your Email Off Your Phone | Businessing with Pat Miller
    May 6 2026

    Your client expects answers after 10 PM because you've given them answers after 10 PM. Sorry, but it's true.

    In today's Idea Slam, Pat tackles the after-hours client texting trap and gives the most permission-giving advice you'll hear all week: take your email off your phone. He also reveals his favorite part of the SBOC '26 conference (it's back, it involves steak and champagne), demos Gemini's new in-document editing inside Google Docs, and breaks down why Microsoft just put Claude and ChatGPT in the same room inside Copilot.

    In this episode:

    00:00 - Open + Positivity, Gratitude, and the #1 Task

    12:30 - News: Middle East peace plan, microplastics, and a science story that might save your blood vessels

    20:00 - Sponsor: Money Masters Bookkeeping

    22:00 - AI Story: Microsoft adds Claude to Copilot alongside ChatGPT

    26:00 - Demo: Gemini editing live inside Google Docs and Sheets

    35:00 - Idea Slam: The client who texts at 10 PM and what to do about it

    42:00 - Sponsor: G2 Insurance

    45:00 - SBOC '26: The Celebration Dinner is back (presented by Paul's Jewelers)

    Resources mentioned:

    - Money Masters Bookkeeping: moneymasters4biz.com

    - G2 Insurance: g2insuranceservices.com

    - Paul's Jewelers (presenting sponsor of the SBOC '26 Celebration Dinner)

    - SBOC '26 Conference: tickets on sale to the public Wednesday, May 13

    - Live show check-in map: live.smallbusinesscommunity.com

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatMillerFridaysOff?sub_confirmation=1

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109

    Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen

    Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com

    Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #Boundaries #AITools #SBOC

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    41 mins
  • Mike Michalowicz: The Money Habit | Businessing with Pat Miller
    May 5 2026

    "You may nail the numbers at work, but if you don't nail the numbers at home, your home will leech off the business and both will be compromised." That's Mike Michalowicz on what cracked open his new book.

    Mike, author of Profit First and The Money Habit, joins Pat to preview his keynote for the SBOC 2026 Conference. The conversation goes deep on the difference between financial freedom and financial independence, why "be more disciplined" advice never works, and the behavioral move Mike calls channeling who you already are. Pat also covers the latest out of Iran, the Mayo Clinic AI breakthrough on pancreatic cancer, the rumored Claude "Orbit" agent, and the SBOC Awards returning for a third year with Precious L. Williams as emcee.

    In this episode:

    00:00 - Welcome and the daily ritual: positivity, gratitude, distraction, one task

    06:30 - Mike Michalowicz joins the show

    08:30 - Becoming Self-Made: Mike's new podcast

    10:30 - How Tommy Mello and 900 garage door techs sparked The Money Habit

    13:30 - Financial freedom vs. financial independence

    17:00 - Why Pat booked Mike for SBOC 26

    19:30 - Channel who you already are: the sneaker-on-the-toilet-seat story

    23:00 - Your bank is your #1 financial app

    26:00 - DUMBO: how Mike builds his contrarian frameworks

    29:00 - When did Profit First become a hit?

    33:00 - SBOC 26 conference dates and ticket release schedule

    36:30 - Sponsor: Money Masters Bookkeeping

    38:00 - Iran update and Trump's 35% approval rating

    41:00 - Mayo Clinic AI catches pancreatic cancer up to three years early

    42:30 - AI story of the day: Claude "Orbit" and the great employee

    46:30 - Sponsor: G2 Insurance

    48:00 - SBOC Awards return for year three with Precious L. Williams

    51:30 - Star Wars rumor: Disney heading back to the originals

    Resources mentioned:

    - The Money Habit by Mike Michalowicz

    - Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

    - Becoming Self-Made (Mike's new podcast)

    - Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath

    - Mayo Clinic AI study on early pancreatic cancer detection

    - Precious L. Williams, the Killer Pitch Master

    - Money Masters Bookkeeping: https://moneymasters4biz.com

    - G2 Insurance: https://g2insuranceservices.com

    🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatMillerFridaysOff?sub_confirmation=1

    🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109

    🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen

    📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com

    👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #ProfitFirst #MikeMichalowicz #SBOC26

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    46 mins
  • What if your AI Disappeared?
    May 4 2026

    A 110-person company just lost access to Claude. Cold cut off. And it got Pat thinking...what would happen to your business if your AI got taken away tomorrow?

    This episode goes deep on the AI dependency trap most small business owners are sleepwalking into. Pat shares why building your business on someone else's software is starting to look like the late-2010s Facebook follower mistake, and what to watch as open-source models start to compete. Plus: Taco Tom from G2 Insurance on cyber coverage and the questions every owner should be asking, the new SBOC 2026 Professional Presence Workshop with Captain Cathy Trimboli and Rebekah Bryan, and the device Pat is buying to break his Twitter habit.

    In this episode:

    00:00 — May the 4th open and welcome

    01:30 — Today's sponsor: Money Masters Bookkeeping

    03:00 — Daily warm-up: positivity, gratitude, and your #1 task

    07:00 — Distraction of the Day: the Brick (and Pat's Twitter problem)

    12:00 — News: Iran, gas prices, and Spirit Airlines bankruptcy

    15:00 — Kentucky Derby: 23-1 longshot and the first female trainer in 152 years

    18:00 — SBOC 2026 Conference intro

    19:00 — Guest: Taco Tom from G2 Insurance on cyber coverage

    30:00 — AI Story of the Day: what if you lose access to Claude?

    36:00 — Money Masters Bookkeeping spotlight

    39:00 — SBOC 2026: the new Professional Presence Workshop with Captain Cathy Trimboli & Rebekah Bryan

    46:00 — Stephanie Kern's Sticker of the Month Club

    48:00 — Tomorrow on the show: Mike Michalowicz on The Money Habit

    Resources mentioned:

    - The Brick — focus device that blocks apps on your phone

    - Tom Goman, G2 Insurance — business and cyber insurance

    - Money Masters Bookkeeping (Barbara Faucet) — https://moneymastersforbiz.com

    - Captain Cathy Trimboli — command presence workshop

    - Rebekah Bryan — professional stylist, the 90/10 Rule and Red Shoe Theory

    - Stephanie Kern, Vanderblooming Creative — Sticker of the Month Club

    - Mike Michalowicz — The Money Habit (tomorrow's guest, 11am CT)

    - Nikki at Genhead — open source AI models for small business

    🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatMillerFridaysOff?sub_confirmation=1

    🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109

    🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen

    📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com

    👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com

    #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #AIForSmallBusiness #BusinessInsurance #Productivity

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    48 mins
  • Get Clear on Your #1 Priority | Businessing with Pat Miller
    Apr 29 2026

    Pat had a moment in the car driving home from a chamber event yesterday. He'd just spent the afternoon with a room full of business owners in Fond du Lac, and they all said the same thing he's heard for 750+ Idea Slams: I'm behind. I'm overwhelmed. I feel like I'm failing. So today, the show changes. From now on, Businessing is the daily meeting for small business owners. Every show opens with three things. One: positivity and gratitude in the chat. Two: the distraction of the day. Three: the one task that has to get done by 5pm today. Then tomorrow at 11, Pat looks into the camera with full dad energy and asks, "Did you do it?"

    Sponsored by Genhead - Genhead.com

    Episode: Businessing with Pat Miller — Wednesday, April 29, 2026

    What we covered: Why Pat missed yesterday's show (Fond du Lac Chamber Idea Slam) The new show format: Positivity & Gratitude, Distraction of the Day, Number One Task The five faces of inaction News: UAE leaves OPEC, gas prices spike AI: OpenAI's phone vision, half the internet is bots Conference: Steve Glynn announced, tickets available

    Resources

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PatMillerFridaysOff

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109

    Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com

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    49 mins