The Business Game
The Business Game, A Podcast That Moves The Needle
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The Business Game, A Podcast That Moves The Needle - brings you unfiltered business insights, startup stories, and scaling strategies from global leaders, founders, and innovators who’ve built thriving companies.
Hosted by Steve Plummer and Kalena Stano, each episode dives into real-world case studies, growth tactics, and leadership lessons that reveal what it takes to win in today’s competitive business landscape.
Whether you’re a small business owner, startup founder, or corporate innovator, you’ll walk away with actionable tools to grow smarter, lead stronger, and scale faster.
New episodes drop every Thursday and Saturday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio and all major platforms.
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The Business Game
From Broke to $1M in Free Ads: The Integrity Lesson That Saved The Company
When David Socha was broke and outbid at the last minute, one integrity-driven decision turned disaster into over $1M in free advertising and ultimately saved the company.
David Socha has been in business for over 30 years, building Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company into a global plush powerhouse. In this conversation, David shares the early near-collapse that became a breakthrough, when a competitor outbid him for a radio personality and his business fell off a cliff. What happened next (a lesson in integrity) changed everything.
David also unpacks the hardest modern bottleneck: COVID, when revenue dropped more than 80%, forcing a full rebuild and a shift to a 100-year legacy plan.
If you’re building in a fast-moving market, this episode is a masterclass in persistence, leadership, and long-term strategy.
📍Connect with David:
LinkedIn: David Socha
Website: plush.com
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