Learning Life with Jon Tota

This week, Jon sits down with Duane Peterson, Co-Founder and Co-President of SunCommon, a benefit corporation powering Vermont and Hudson Valley homes, schools, and businesses with solar. Duane is al…

This week on Learning Life, Jon talked with Kai Cook about Deep End Fitness. Kai Cook is a lifelong swimmer and when she discovered Deep End fitness in California, she felt it was important enough to…

This week Jon sits down with Riley Seith, co-founder of the Laces App, and student entrepreneur. Laces is a platform for runners to find and share safe running routes when traveling or moving to a ne…

This week Jon sits down with Lousia Schibli, co-founder of the Northern New England Women's Investor network, and co-founder and CEO of Milk Money Vermont. Milk Money is a platform for Vermonters to …

Matty Benedetto solves problems that don’t really exist by creating products that no one is asking for.

Benedetto is the inventor, serial entrepreneur and evil genius behind the wildly popular Unnece…

This week Jon sits down with Will Read, CEO and founder of CannaPlanners, a marketing agency that helps cannabis retailers with their branding, identity, and digital presence.

After graduating colleg…

This week Jon sits down with Cairn Cross, co-founder of FreshTracks Capital in Shelburne VT. 

FreshTracks is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on investments in Vermont-based growth c…

This week we're excited to have Lindsay DesLauriers, the co-owner and President of Bolton Valley Resort.

A mountain legacy, Lindsay's father Ralph founded Bolton Valley back in 1966 and developed it …

Our guest this week is Kevin Pellon, the founder and CEO of raisedVT, live in our studio!

Listen in as Kevin Pellon explains what it means to him to be raisedVT and what it means to be a proud Vermon…

Our guest this week is Byron Batres, a wealth management advisor and financial planner in the Burlington area who is the founder and CEO of EZ-Probate.

After realizing the trials and tribulations of …

Happy New Year! This week, Learning Life is talking innovation for moms with Mamava co-founder Sascha Mayer.

A certified B corp, Mamava was founded in 2013 by Mayer and Christine Dodson, now COO. Mam…

This week Jon gets down with Jason Levinthal, who founded LINE in his parents' garage back in 1995 and is known for creating some of the first twin tip skis.

After selling LINE to K2 sports, Jason wa…

This week Jon sits down with Cyrus Schenck, CEO of Renoun and co-founder of Mission V Sports. If you're a skier or snowboarder in Vermont, you've surely seen Renoun skis all over your favorite mounta…

This week Jon sits down with Vermont’s favorite weatherman, Tom Messner. After 31 years at NBC5 serving Northern New York and Vermont as Chief Meteorologist, Tom is retiring from our televisions and …

This week Jon sits down with Ryan Nakleh, founder and CEO of Local Maverick, a sales and marketing platform that makes it easier to discover, shop, and support local businesses.

Listen to the story a…

This week Jon sits down with Sophia Rabe, founder and CEO of Olive and Milo Social. Olive and Milo is a digital marketing agency that focuses on social media, offering services such as consulting, st…

This week Jon sits down with Barry Finette, founder of ThinkMD. ThinkMD is an innovative healthcare and technology company, seeking solutions to expand quality healthcare coverage across the globe. B…

This week we are excited to have Mieko Ozeki and Bethany Andrews-Nichols, the co-founders of Vermont Womenprenuers, an organization driving the mission of helping women entrepreneurs build their busi…

This week we have Scott Finn, President and CEO of VPR and Vermont PBS.

With the recent merger of Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS, Scott is now leading the green mountain state’s largest media o…