Small Business Voices
Small Business Voices is where real entrepreneurs and community leaders share the stories behind their success — and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Hosted by Carlos Vazquez of Alliance Group, each episode features candid conversations with the people building, leading, and shaping small businesses across Gwinnett County and beyond. From faith and family to risk and resilience, guests open up about what drives them, what they’ve learned the hard way, and how they keep moving forward when things get tough. Whether you’re a business owner, a leader in your community, or someone thinking about taking the leap into entrepreneurship, you’ll find insight, inspiration, and practical takeaways in every episode. Presented by Alliance Group.
Episodes
Most businesses don’t fail because the founder lacks vision.
They fail because eventually… the founder becomes the bottleneck.
Today’s guest is Guillaume Bailliard
and he has spent his career inside that exact problem.From GE Healthcare… to startups… to now helping small and midsize businesses scale as a fractional growth executive.
In this conversation, we talk about why businesses pl...
My guest today is Carl Nicpon with Marsh Creek Advisors, an M&A advisory firm that helps business owners think through what their business is really worth, how to increase that value, and how to navigate a sale without leaving money on the table. Carl’s story is pretty unique. He’s a third-generation business owner who helped run his family’s wedding services company before selling it in a private equity roll-...
Today’s guest is Cole Porter, president of Porter Steel.
Porter Steel is a family business that Cole’s father started in the early 1980s, and today it employs more than 170 people across the Southeast.
In this conversation, we talk about Cole’s journey stepping into leadership, taking over the business, and navigating what it actually looks like to grow a company without losing your values, your peo...
In today’s episode, I sit down with Thomas Turner, an Atlanta-based artist known for large-scale murals and a style that blends realism, nature, and surreal influence. What a lot of people don’t see when they look at an artist’s work is the business behind it, and Thomas breaks that wide open. We talk about what it actually takes to land major walls, how pricing works, and why so many mural projects are months in ...
In today’s episode, I sit down with Garrett Erath and Brad Scarberry, founders of Exodus Design Build. If you’ve spent any time around the Gwinnett business community, you’ve probably heard of Exodus. Their reputation isn’t just about craftsmanship — it’s about culture. The kind of culture you feel the second you walk into their office. There’s this sense of calm, purpose, and intentionalit...
Joshua Pavon - Small Business Voices Podcast
In today’s episode, I sit down with Jaryd Green, founder of Jaryd Green & Associates law firm in Suwanee. Jaryd recently launched his own practice, and we talk about what it’s like stepping out on your own and the tough lessons he’s watched business owners learn the hard way.
One of the most striking parts of our conversation was his perspective on selling a business. He explained how owners often lose leverag...
Join Randy Brunson, owner of Centurion Advisory Group, as he shares his journey of faith, family, and fighting back through life’s challenges. In this heartfelt episode, Randy opens up about the lessons from his early years, the role faith plays in shaping his decisions, and how he overcame a season where he nearly lost everything. From his approach to financial planning and business to his unwavering dedication to helping ot...
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