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Hear honest stories, practical insights, and lessons learned from both success and failure—so you can make better decisions in your own business.
What separates a successful business loan from a failing one? Today on Business on the Run, we break down two real-world business owners who took completely different approaches to their business loans—one that led to growth and success, and another that resulted in serious struggles.
In this episode, we sit down with Ricky Cruz, owner of Cruz N Carz, to discuss his journey through life and business, along with his vision for the future. After recently scaling his operation, Ricky shares insights into the challenges he’s overcome, the lessons he’s learned, and what it truly takes to build a successful shop. This conversation offers a closer look into the mindset, work ethic, and ambition driving his continued growth.
This is why knowing your numbers is so important when running a business. You are not doing the most when it comes to maximizing your growth! Get all the info on this episode of Business on the Run!
In this episode of Business on the Run Mark sits down with friend, veteran, founder and business manager of Grit Realty, Sasha Costa. Sasha and Mark talk about the birth of Grit Realty and touch on how focusing on certain things is important. Tune in to hear all about it.
Most small business owners don’t fail because they lack passion — they fail because they’re running their business without clear financial insight.
In this episode of Business on the Run, Mark Andersen shares powerful lessons from his journey running half marathons, 50-mile races, 100K ultras, and even 100-mile endurance races — and how those experiences mirror the challenges of running a small business.
Most small business owners don’t fail because they lack passion — they fail because they’re running their business without understanding their numbers.

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