Blood, Sweat & Business Podcast
Real business owners, telling real stories about their real business experiences.
Meet Your Hosts

Eric Joern
Host
Eric is a graduate of Columbia College of Missouri with a degree in accounting and joined the firm in 2013. He is a licensed CPA and a key business advisor at Kaizen. Coming from generations of entrepreneurs, small business is in his blood.
He has spent his working career getting his hands dirty with concrete, increasing profits and efficiency, managing an automotive service department, and currently is a key resource for many small business owners. Eric is currently the lead on our Automotive concentration, with years of experience as an Automotive Service Advisor and connections in the industry to better serve his clients. Eric enjoys live music, working with his hands, and spending time outdoors with his wife and their two pooches. A big fan of the Chicago Bears, Cubs, Bulls, and Blackhawks, he jumps at the chance to catch ‘em live and in person when he can.
John Chiappetta
Host
John is a graduate of Carthage College in Kenosha, WI and the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul in Chicago, IL. In 2003, John purchased a small tax practice in Antioch IL. He continued his entrepreneurial adventure, purchasing and merging with multiple accounting firms, and in 2022, merged his firm with Kaizen CPAs + Advisors. John has predominantly focused on tax planning and compliance. He also has his CFP® and is a licensed financial representative. John enjoys helping clients plan for a healthy financial future.
John enjoys spending time with his family. His wife Helen also has the entrepreneurial spirit, running a family diner in Antioch, IL. John and Helen have two children, Nico and Gianna. On John’s days off, he likes playing pickleball, golf, and the occasional pickup game of football. John appreciates Kenosha’s lakefront and frequently takes long walks on the beach. (He takes some amazing pics of the sunrises over Kenosha’s HarborPark!)

Take Control of Your Business

Finding Your Ideal Customer With Rob Stoner and Mike Sokolski
Oct 24, 2022 by Eric Joern
Do you have trouble finding your ideal customer? This week, we have on Rob Stoner and Mike Sokolski, co-owners of...

The Power Of Referrals
Oct 10, 2022 by Eric Joern
The best marketing technique also happens to be free: word of mouth is one of THE greatest ways to spread the word and...

Running A Woman Owned Business With Sue Dickson
Sep 26, 2022 by Eric Joern
This week we have small business owner, Sue Dickson on. We talked about a variety of topics including how to take...
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Finding The Right People In Business
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Setting up your chiropractic Business for growth
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Running a multi-restaurant business
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