Episodes: 50
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: < 100
Listener location: Canada
YouTube: 54 subscribers
Publicly listed emails
ask@unsureentrepreneur.com
roger@rogerpierce.ca
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Roger Pierce - Entrepreneurship-focused podcast host, producer, and author covering the practical realities of starting and building a small business.
Rick Spence - Mentors And Advisory Boards, Customer Feedback, Testing Business Ideas, Learning Before Launch, And Building Relationships While Starting A Business.
Lubaina Rakla - Building A Food Company, Retail Distribution, Startup Costs, Margins, Supply Challenges, Investor Negotiations, And Purpose-driven Entrepreneurship.
Sharilyn Vandermolen - First Hires, HR Support For Small Businesses, Role Definition, Contractor Classification, Interview Processes, And Competing For Talent On A Budget.
Chanelle Chalazan - Starting Young, Customer Service, Pricing, Risk, Rejection, Time Management, And Balancing Entrepreneurship With School.
Steve Strauss - The Role Of Small Businesses, Why People Become Entrepreneurs, Community Impact, And Practical Encouragement For Prospective Business Owners.
Entrepreneurship Is a Team Sport, Says Rick Spence
October 01, 2026
Starting a business means making decisions you’ve never faced. Who will help you make them?The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast celebrates its 50th Episode with Rick Spence joining Roger Pierce to talk about why mentors, advisors, and learning belong in your plans before you launch. They also explore why Canada needs more entrepreneurs to serve customers, create opportunities, and help other businesses grow.“I say entrepreneurship is a team sport,” says Rick, who has spent 35 years working with en...
Entrepreneur Delivers a Better Way to Sweeten Food (w/Lubaina Rakla)
September 14, 2026
Lubaina shares how she built a Canadian food company around organic date sugar, date powder, and date syrup. A diagnosis of gestational diabetes during her third pregnancy pushed Lubaina Rakla to rethink sugar. After other sweeteners caused blood sugar spikes and gut problems, she found date sugar. The change helped her balance her blood sugar and improve her health. It also gave her the idea for Liva Foods and she's never looked back. She got the product into Sobeys and Loblaws in the compan...
What Every Founder Needs to Know Before Hiring (w/Sharilyn Vandermolen)
August 20, 2026
Dreaming of starting a business and making it bigger? You'll likely need to hire some help.Hiring your first employee is a major milestone, but it also brings payroll, legal, and management responsibilities many founders underestimate. Roger Pierce speaks with Sharilyn Vandermolen, founder of HR Collab, a fractional HR consultancy that helps small businesses build strong hiring and people systems.Sharilyn is a Certified Human Resources Leader, Certified Diversity and Inclusion Professional, a...
The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast · Medium booking difficulty · < 100 listeners
The Unsure Entrepreneur is hosted by Roger Pierce. Its publicly listed emails are ask@unsureentrepreneur.com and roger@rogerpierce.ca. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed emails for The Unsure Entrepreneur: ask@unsureentrepreneur.com and roger@rogerpierce.ca.
Podseeker estimates The Unsure Entrepreneur reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
The Unsure Entrepreneur typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Founders of small or growing businesses, entrepreneurship advisers, HR and operations specialists, and authors, journalists, or media professionals with established small-business expertise and practical lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs. Common among recent guests: Launching and growing a small business; Building products or services for retail or service markets; Authoring business books or contributing regularly to business media. Recent guests include Rick Spence, Lubaina Rakla, and Sharilyn Vandermolen.
Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.
Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Startups, and Self Employment. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
Publicly listed emails
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roger@rogerpierce.ca
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