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09/02/2026

If you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, or creative constantly on the go, audiobooks can be a secret weapon for growth. Your commute, workout, or daily walk can become an opportunity to sharpen your mindset, communicate better, strengthen your leadership skills, and improve your sales approach - without adding another task to your calendar.

Fair warning: a few of these books have moments that feel dated, but the valuable insights still make them worth your time. Think of it as eating your vegetables before dessert - not always thrilling, but definitely rewarding.

Here are nine audiobooks we’ve loved:

1. Sell or Be Sold — Grant Cardone

A high-energy lesson in confidence, persuasion, and developing a stronger sales mindset. Cardone’s style may not be for everyone, but the core message is powerful: believing in what you sell matters.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1608322564

2. Supercommunicators — Charles Duhigg

A fascinating look at why some conversations create genuine connection while others fall flat. Essential listening for leaders, salespeople, and anyone working with clients.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0385697767

3. Crucial Conversations, Third Edition — Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson and others

Learn how to communicate clearly when conversations become emotional, uncomfortable, or high-stakes. This is especially valuable for managing teams, resolving conflicts, and maintaining strong client relationships.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1260474186

4. The Mountain Is You — Brianna Wiest

An insightful guide to recognizing self-sabotage and turning greater self-awareness into meaningful personal growth.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1949759229

5. Can’t Hurt Me — David Goggins

Raw, intense, and deeply motivating. Even if you’re not preparing for an ultramarathon, Goggins offers a powerful lesson in resilience, discipline, and mental toughness.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1544512279

6. The Closer’s Survival Guide, Third Edition — Grant Cardone

A practical resource for handling objections, asking for the sale, and confidently guiding prospects toward a decision.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00K1O4TPW

7. Cold Calling Sucks (And That’s Why It Works) — Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski

A modern, step-by-step approach to cold calling that makes prospecting feel more structured, practical, and repeatable.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DCDSDCC2

8. Unreasonable Hospitality — Will Guidara

A brilliant reminder that exceptional businesses are built by creating experiences people remember. Recommended for anyone serious about customer service and brand loyalty.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0593418573

9. Extreme Ownership — Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

A powerful leadership book about accountability, discipline, and taking full responsibility for results—especially when things go wrong.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1250183863

Which one have you already listened to and what audiobook should we add as number 10?

09/01/2026

Starting your own business in Kelowna is exciting but launching is only the beginning.

What comes next?

From building a recognizable brand and establishing your online presence to reaching the right customers, the decisions you make early can shape the future of your business.

Our latest blog shares practical next steps to help new Kelowna business owners move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Read the full article:
https://boostbc.ca/blog/start-your-own-business-in-kelowna-now-what

What is one thing you wish you had known before starting your business?

09/01/2026

Your next great business opportunity might already be in your city. 👀 Not every partnership needs to be complicated. A local bakery could partner with a café.
A web designer could partner with a photographer.
A fitness studio could partner with a wellness business.
The right local partnerships can create referrals, shared promotions, new customers, and stronger community connections.
Your next best client might not be a stranger on the internet. They might be another local business owner sitting two blocks away.
Tag a local business you’d love to collaborate with. 👇
Read the full blog:
https://boostbc.ca/blog/uncovering-the-hidden-gold-how-to-tap-into-local-networks-for-explosive-business-growth

09/01/2026

🧍 “It’s just me… am I too small for an IT company to bother with?”

Absolutely not. 😂

Solo business owners still have websites, passwords, email, Wi-Fi, software, backups, security, devices and all the other tech that loves choosing the worst possible time to break.

You do not need a giant team to need good IT support.

Sometimes you just need someone to fix the problem, explain it without making you feel silly, and help stop it from happening again.

Read the full answer here:
https://boostbc.ca/FAQ -just-me-am-i-too-small-for-an-it-company-to-bother-with

Tiny team. Real business. Real tech problems. 💻

Expert answers about IT support, web design, digital marketing, custom software & branding in Kelowna BC — including our actual rates. Build projects are $199/hr CAD + GST; monthly Boost partners get a $150/hr partner rate. Free 10-15 min fit check.

08/31/2026

POV: Your small business has officially taken over every available surface in your home. 😂📦 Today’s Etsy orders are packed, sealed and ready to begin their journey to their new homes! Each one was made and packaged with care and only a *small* amount of panic while trying to remember whether we included everything. 😅Thank you to everyone who continues to order, share and support our little Canadian business. Every package still makes us do a happy dance! 🧡 Shop our useful little creations: https://madeusefulgoods.etsy.com

08/31/2026

Your business posts aren’t being ignored because the internet personally dislikes you. Probably. 😅 Sometimes the problem is that you’re posting at people instead of talking with them. Try this:
💬 Reply like a real person
📊 Use polls and questions
🔥 Join conversations
📩 Offer helpful advice
🤝 Build relationships before asking for the sale
Engagement is not a bonus. It’s how your audience gets to know, trust, and remember you.
Are you a “post and disappear” business or do you live in the comments?
Read the blog:
https://boostbc.ca/blog/stop-posting-start-engaging-the-marketing-hack-you-need-in-2025

Pic: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRKyBbTj9wJ/

08/31/2026

RECESSION PANIC MODE: Sales slow down. Everyone gets nervous. Budgets get reviewed. And marketing is standing in the corner like: “...soooo am I about to get fired?” 😭 For a lot of businesses, marketing is one of the first things cut when the economy gets shaky. Which feels logical at first. Save money. Reduce expenses. Protect cash flow.
Except there’s one small problem: If fewer people are buying…
disappearing completely probably isn’t going to help. 😂

During slower economic periods, businesses usually need to be MORE intentional about:

👀 Staying visible
📍 Showing up where customers are searching
💬 Keeping relationships warm
⭐ Building trust
📊 Knowing which marketing is actually producing results
✂️ Cutting the stuff that DOESN’T work - instead of cutting everything

The goal isn’t necessarily to spend more.

It’s to stop throwing money at random things and protect the marketing that actually helps bring customers through the door.

We broke down why marketing budgets get cut first in a recession — and why that decision can sometimes make a difficult situation even harder.

👇 Read it here:
https://boostbc.ca/blog/why-marketing-budgets-get-cut-first-in-a-recession

Because “sales are down, so let’s make sure nobody hears from us” is certainly a strategy.

We’re just not convinced it’s the best one. 😂

08/30/2026

What if luck is not something you wait for but something you can actively create? We usually hear two competing explanations for success:

“I earned everything I have.”

Or:

“They were simply lucky.”

The truth is far more interesting: both can be true.

In this fascinating episode, Mark Manson explores three different layers of luck:

• Heaven Luck: The circumstances you are born into and cannot control
• Earth Luck: The environments, trends and opportunities surrounding you
• Human Luck: The decisions and actions you take under uncertainty

You cannot rewrite the hand you were dealt but you can become much better at playing it.

Some of the most valuable takeaways:

• Choose your environment carefully; the right room can change your trajectory
• Increase your exposure to new people, ideas and opportunities
• Take more intelligent chances—more quality attempts reduce the power of randomness
• Prepare consistently so you can act when an opportunity appears
• Never confuse a good outcome with a good decision
• Evaluate success with humility and failure with curiosity
• Recognize when loss aversion is keeping you committed to a bad decision
• Stay in the game long enough for preparation and opportunity to intersect

For entrepreneurs, luck might arrive as an unexpected referral, partnership, market shift, viral post or perfectly timed idea.

You cannot schedule those moments but you can increase the probability of experiencing them.

Perhaps the better question is not, “How lucky am I?”

It is: “Am I building a life and business in which luck has more opportunities to find me?”

Watch the full episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RttpeNc-UxY

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08/29/2026

Your website has a logo. It loads. It may even have a nice colour scheme. But is it actually helping your business grow? If your website has outdated information, broken forms, poor mobile design, or zero clear next steps, it might be quietly quitting on you. Send this to the person who still says, “The website is fine.” 😅 Read the warning signs:
https://boostbc.ca/blog/is-your-website-quiet-quitting-here-s-how-to-tell-by-boostbc

08/29/2026

📱 “Is it weird that I run my entire business off my phone?” Not weird. Honestly… very small business coded. 😂 If your phone is handling emails, invoices, bookings, social media, customer messages, photos, passwords and approximately 47 open tabs, you are definitely not alone. The real question is whether your setup is actually making life easier or quietly making everything harder. Our FAQ breaks it down here:
https://boostbc.ca/FAQ -it-weird-that-i-run-my-entire-business-off-my-phone Because your phone can run a lot. Your entire business probably shouldn’t depend on 8% battery. 🔋😂

Expert answers about IT support, web design, digital marketing, custom software & branding in Kelowna BC — including our actual rates. Build projects are $199/hr CAD + GST; monthly Boost partners get a $150/hr partner rate. Free 10-15 min fit check.