Behind The Business: Genesee County NY

On this week's episode, Cohost's Sara Stockwell and Katy Hobbs are joined by Scot and Kate Pickard with Pickard Solutions.  Pickard Solutions provides small business IT solutions and managed services…

On our first episode with Cohost's Kelly Bermingham and Katy Hobbs, we are joined by Karyn Winters - Director of the Genesee County Business/Education Alliance.

Karyn was born and raised in Genesee Co…

This episode we were joined by Guy Pellegrino of Pellegrino Auto Sales. He details his start in business at a young age and the mentorship he received from his former boss. He has devoted his entire …

This episode we were joined by local comic, pop culture, star wars aficionado- Bill Hume of Foxprowl Collectables.

Bill brings his humor and pop culture knowledge to the interview and speaks about the…

This episode we were joined by new business owner Mitch Kolb of Batavia Garage Door Co. Mitch had worked at Batavia Garage door for many years before having the opportunity to take over the business …

This episode we were joined by local businessman and community savant, Matty Gray. 

Born and raised in Batavia, Matty has had a huge impact on this community in his ownership of multiple businesses, a…

This episode we were joined by Jessica Pratt and Zach Kobylanski, both young business people who operate businesses of their own. Jess owns a fitness center, Whole Life Fitness, and Zach a landscapin…

This episode we were joined by longtime proprietress of Rolling Hills Asylum, Sharon Coyle.

Established in 1827, the Genesee County Poor House (now Rolling Hills Asylum) soon became a refuge for some …

This episode we were joined by Don Brown of Charles Men Shop and Batavia Bootery. 

Family owned & operated since 1947, Charles Men's Shop, Inc. has been Batavia's number one choice for fine men's clot…

This episode we were joined by Judy Hysek from Eden Cafe- Genesee County's first and only vegan eatery!

Judy got her start with Eden in 2017 in a foodie challenge competition where the winner got to u…

This episode we were joined by local businessman and artist, Brian Kemp. Brian's business, T Shirts-Etc,  is celebrating 25 years of existence this year with its history of multiple locations across …

In this episode we were joined by local business owner, Noah Whiteford of Whiteford Dental Lab. Whiteford Dental is a fixed prosthetic lab in Batavia NY that specializes in implant and digital dental…

This episode we were joined by John Roche, current owner of Adam Miller Toy and Bicycle Store.

John details the history of the iconic toy store in Downtown Batavia and the visitors that return year af…

This episode we were joined by local businessman, Kent Ewell, owner of O'Lacy's Irish Pub in Batavia.

Kent details his life and career before the pub and his inspiration for opening it up 25 years ago…

Season two officially launched after a slight delay.

This episode we were joined by Jon Mager, of the Mager Family, the people behind Arctic Refrigeration in Batavia. He details the history of the fam…

In the season finale of Season 1 of Behind The Business, we were joined by local information technology legend, Paul Marchese, of Marchese Computer Products. In this fun conversation with Paul we tal…

This episode we were joined by long time local business owner Mike Hodgins. Mike and his family have owned and operated Hodgins Printing and John's Studios since the late 50s. Mike's father, John, st…

This episode we were joined by local entrepreneur Brandon Armstrong, of Royals Barbershop in Batavia. Brandon has operated his own business since his early 20s and has always wanted to use his creati…

This episode we were joined by the newest dynamic duo of local business in Genesee County, Chris and Shelly from Empire Hemp in Batavia. The new health and wellness shop opened up in April of 2021 on…

This episode we were joined by a member of our prominent agricultural community here in Genesee County.: Tim Call, of Empire Tractor. He joined us to detail his time at the business in Batavia and ho…