Lay of The Land
Telling the stories of entrepreneurship and builders in Cleveland and throughout Northeast Ohio. Every Thursday, Jeffrey Stern helps map the Cleveland/NEO business ecosystem by talking to founders, investors, and community builders to learn what makes Cleveland/NEO special.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 229
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#9: Steve Muszynski (Splash Financial)
Our ninth episode is a conversation with Steve Muszynski — founder & CEO of Splash Financial — exploring the student loan crisis and how Splash is helping people save on their student loan debt
I met…
#8: Joe DeLoss (Hot Chicken Takeover)
Our eighth episode is a conversation with Joe DeLoss — founder of Hot Chicken Takeover — about service, entrepreneurship, chicken, and change for good.
He’s spent the last decade building business cre…
#7: Lee Zapis (Zapis Capital)
On our seventh episode, we’re speaking with Lee Zapis
Lee Zapis is the former president of Zapis Communications which owned and operated WZAK along with other radio stations in Cleveland, Akron and Yo…
#6: Gerald Hetrick (Able)
On our sixth episode, we’re speaking with Gerald Hetrick, CEO of Able.
Gerald has a decorated past here in the Cleveland entrepreneurial space as a technology leader at MCPC, co-founder, CTO and COO …
#5: Mansfield Frazier (Chateau Hough & Neighborhood Solutions)
On our fifth episode, we’re speaking with Mansfield Frazier, founder of Château Hough - the country’s first inner-city vineyard located in the historic district of Hough, where he resides.
Our conver…
#4: Tagan Horton
Today's episode is a special one as our guest is our very own co-host, Tagan.
Over the next few episodes, Tagan will be waning off of Lay of The Land as a co-host and so we wanted to share her own Cle…
#3: Ron Stubblefield (Jumpstart)
Ron Stubblefield is a nationally recognized lawyer, scholar, economic development professional and entrepreneurial advisor. As a shared Entrepreneur-in-Residence, he acts as a collaborative resource …
#2: Carrie Murphy (Venture for America)
Carrie Murphy was born and raised in Cleveland. After graduating from Syracuse University with a degree in Public Policy and Strategic Management she decided to move to New York City. Her first job w…
#1: Ed Buchholz (Start in CLE)
This week, we're talking with Ed Buchholz, the founder of Start in CLE.
Ed is founder of three venture-backed software companies and has more than twenty years product leadership experience with multi…