Behind The Business
Are you ready to discover the local businesses that move and shape this community? Behind The Business takes an inside look at the people, stories, history, and vision behind some of the area's most successful companies. Hosted by Nicole Alverson, President of The Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce, this show features local owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals who share their stories of success, failures, regrets, goals, dreams, and everything in between. Come along on their journey, and learn how they transformed an idea, a work ethic, and even a bit of luck, into a thriving local business!
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
Ep. 26 - Travis Bauman, Owner, Wireless Zone Hudson
Travis Bauman, owner of the Verizon WirelessZone in Hudson joined Nicole to talk about his store, the latest in cell phones, and all he has to offer the community!
Ep. 25 - The Chamber Played Golf!
Did you miss the Chamber golf outing? "Living Hudson" host Jessie Obert joined me in the golf cart to check in on all the fun and games with our members, and here’s a recap of all the fun we had!
Ep. 24 - Celebrate Hudson
There is so much to love about living and working in Hudson. City of Hudson Community Relations Manager, Rhonda Kadish, joined Nicole to talk about the upcoming Labor Day Weekend celebration, Celebra…
Ep. 23 - Kelly Gadzinski, owner, KG Career Services
Ep. 22 - Frank Favaro, Licensed CX Coach and Founder of ServeCentric
In this episode, Frank and Nicole talk about customer service and the customer experience. Frank shares some of the industry secrets behind how companies like Chick-Fil-A create their customer experi…
Ep. 21 - Rick Keller: President, Peg’s Foundation
Rick and Nicole are both K-12 Hudson Alumni and love that they are able to work in and support the community they grew up in. In this episode, they discuss growing up in Hudson, Peg’s plans for the B…
Ep. 20 - Dan Washburn: Director of Community Relations at Regents of Hudson
Set to open this fall, Regents of Hudson is a new senior living facility located in the old Baymont Inn on Hines Hill Road. Dan gave us some insight into what amenities the facility will have and how…
Ep. 19 - Talk Insurance with Strachan Novak
Rob Strachan and Rob Kallstrom from Strachan Novak Insurance joined Nicole to talk insurance. Listen for great tips on purchasing insurance, what everyone forgets to insure and just how important hav…
Ep. 18 - The Alzheimer’s Association
Marcy Schulman and Lindsay Walker of the Alzheimer’s Association joined Nicole to discuss their mission, services and events. They discussed their new caregiver relief program, the Longest Day and Wa…
Ep. 17 - Cindy Holzheimer, President and CEO, NOACC
Cindy Holzheimer joins Nicole to discuss their partnership and how the Hudson Area Chamber’s membership with Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) benefits all of its members. Learn about c…
Ep. 16 - Kathy Schreiner, Sales Director at Summit Point
Kathy Schreiner has spent 30 years in the Senior Living industry. Now in her role as Sales Director at Summit Point in Macedonia, she works to help families and their loved ones plan for their future…
Ep. 15 - Jim Stifler, Economic Development Director, City of Hudson
Nicole talks with Jim Stifler about Hudson’s tax revenue, recruiting new businesses to move to Hudson and some of the struggles and trends businesses are seeing today.
Ep. 14 - Banking on Hudson
In this episode three local bankers - Tara Murphy, SBA Business Development Officer, Michelle Ciancio, Business Banking Community Banker, and Tiffany Brady, Hudson Branch Manager - share how they hel…
Ep. 13 - John Wood, Owner, CycleBar Hudson
CycleBar Hudson was one of Hudson’s first boutique fitness studios. Owner, John Wood, opened CycleBar in January 2018 and started building a community of fitness enthusiasts from day one. In this epi…
Ep. 12 - Lena Samuelson, Realtor, The Royster Group, Howard Hanna
In her seventeen years as a realtor, Lena has learned a thing or two about the industry. In this episode, she talks about the home buying process, some of her craziest experiences with helping her cl…
Ep. 11 - What Does A Chamber Actually Do?!
In this episode, Nicole dives into what a Chamber of Commerce actually is, what its role is in the community and the different programs and benefits offered for members to take advantage. Every Chamb…
Ep. 10 - Mark W. Boslett, CPA, CEPA, CVA, CM&AA
Interested a business valuation or thinking about planning for the future of your business? Mark W. Boslett is your guy! On this episode Mark talks taxes, buying and selling businesses, valuations an…
Ep. 9 - First & Main – Rebecca Molyneaux, Vice President and General Council and Debra Sherman, Marketing Director
Ever wonder who works behind the scenes to make First & Main a destination shopping and dining location? In this episode, Rebecca and Debra take us through the new businesses coming to town and the f…
Ep. 8 - Amy Jordan - President, The Hudson Community Foundation
Hudson is fortunate enough to have its very own Community Foundation. Founded by two community members in 2000, HCF has been around for just over 20 years and holds more than 25 million dollars in fu…
Ep. 7 - Brian Howie and The Art of Podcasting
On this episode, Nicole chats with PodPopuli owner and podcast pro, Brian Howie. Brian lets us know about how he got started podcasting, his plans for more PodPopuli locations, and why he thinks ever…