Click and Mortar Podcast cover art

Click and Mortar Podcast

Click and Mortar Podcast

Written by: Click and Mortar Podcast
Listen for free

About this listen

The Click and Mortar Podcast is here for serious startups, small business owners, freelancers, and independent contractors ready to build something long lasting. This isn't about fleeting trends or overnight promises. Instead, it's a podcast dedicated to practical, actionable strategies and tactics you can use in your business today.


Hosted by veteran small business owners Dave Krygier and Rachel Bastarache Bogan, each episode offers practical, proven insights into customer growth, business practices, marketing and sales. Whether your business is purely online or rooted in a physical space with online outreach, tune in and discover the solid tools you need to succeed in business and become a cornerstone in your economy. Your journey starts here.

© 2025 Click and Mortar Podcast
Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • 07. Direct Response and Your Sales Funnel (not for the branding fanatics!)
    Dec 19 2025

    Your business lives and dies on its ability to find new customers and clients and closing sales. Few tools have proved as effective at this as Direct Response Marketing. But where to start? And what are the important things to do first

    In this episode, business owner and coach Dave Krygier shares his wisdom from 30 years of experience using direct response marketing for his businesses. Entrepreneur and video producer Rachel Bastarache Bogan joins him for an enlightening conversation to jump start this marketing strategy in your business. Listen up and take notes with this special edition episode!


    RESOURCES:
    Click and Mortar website: clickandmortar.net

    Video Creation Help: renegadedigitalpost.com/videoforbusiness


    SHOW NOTES/TIMESTAMPS:

    00:00 Episode Start and Introduction

    02:22 Direct Response to Increase Sales

    06:03 High Dollar Ads vs. Direct Response Success

    11:16 Success Starts With the Test

    13:56 Most Traditional Ads Are Not Direct Response Marketing

    18:17 Psychology of Memory and Marketing

    21:37 Combining Traditional Marketing with Direct Response

    27:34 Testing At The Tiny Store

    30:20 Powerhouse Elements to Use to Drive Traffic

    32:26 Avoid Wasting Cash on Ads

    35:03 DIY Direct Response

    36:49 Hiring a Professional Direct Response Copy Writer

    40:24 Closing Thoughts

    Show More Show Less
    42 mins
  • 06. How to Avoid Working 24/7 and Burning Out
    Dec 5 2025

    If you have entrepreneurial blood, your life can become totally absorbed in your business, dedicating every waking moment to its success. But what is the cost? You can’t go far in business coaching to hear the word burn out. Everyone says to avoid it. But how? And if the goal was getting into business so you could “have more free time” how do you make that happen?

    In this episode, business owner and coach Dave Krygier, and entrepreneur and video producer Rachel Bastarache Bogan talk about what it takes to build a healthy lifestyle as an entrepreneur and small business owner. Yes, it is possible to work hard, enjoy your life and avoid burnout.


    RESOURCES:

    Click and Mortar website: clickandmortar.net

    Video Creation Help: renegadedigitalpost.com/videoforbusiness

    SHOW NOTES/TIMESTAMPS:

    00:00 Episode Start and Introduction

    01:48 24/7 Dave

    06:12 Giving Up Life for Work

    08:14 Stopping the 24/7 Treadmill

    13:25 Know the Risks of 24/7 Entrepreneurship

    19:58 Strategies to Help Lighten Your Load

    27:02 Actually Have a Life

    30:43 Episode Close

    Show More Show Less
    32 mins
  • 05. Using AI to Accelerate Your Business Communication
    Nov 21 2025

    Everywhere you look, AI is an inescapable part of today’s workplace. Whether you’re already a pro at crafting prompts or still kicking the tires, this episode is for you. AI is a powerful tool to leverage and gain back valuable hours to use elsewhere in your business. But where to start or how to utilize it? Listen up!

    In this episode, business owner and coach Dave Krygier, and entrepreneur and video producer Rachel Bastarache Bogan dive into an jam-packed conversation about how AI works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how you can start using it to accelerate your business communications.


    RESOURCES:

    Click and Mortar website: clickandmortar.net

    Video Creation Help: renegadedigitalpost.com/videoforbusiness


    SHOW NOTES/TIMESTAMPS:

    00:00 Episode Start and Introduction

    01:29 AI: Taking Jobs or Doing Tasks?

    05:56 Associations vs Smarts

    10:23 Leveraging AI’s Compiled Data in Your Business

    15:20 AI Slop: the Pitfall

    21:30 Using AI Tools Effectively

    28:59 Wrap Up

    Show More Show Less
    31 mins
No reviews yet