Made in the High Country
Welcome to Made in the High Country, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of Western North Carolina's entrepreneurial ecosystem and the people within it.
Listen to stories from the High Country's most innovative business leaders –– the dreams they’ve built and the impacts they’ve made.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
S1E11: Unapologetically Thriving | With Sparta Candle Co.'s CEO, Jennifer Swenk
In the small town of Sparta, North Carolina, Jennifer Swank, the founder of Sparta Candle Company, defied all odds to create a thriving global business. Born and raised in Sparta, Jennifer was told t…
00:33:46 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
S1E10: A Global Solution to Solve Bee Health w/ HiveTracks CEO Max Rünzel
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Today on our show, learn the story of how one man, who was born in Germany, has traveled to over 45 countries, and speaks 6 languages, wound up living in, o…
00:33:31 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
S1E9: Why NC IDEA Gives Free Money to Entrepreneurs w/ CEO Thom Ruhe
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Today we are preaching the gospel of entrepreneurship with President and CEO of NC IDEA, Thom Ruhe.
If you’ve ever battled with the question “is entrepreneurs…
00:31:07 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
S1E8: Peace of Mind with Booneshine's Tim Herdklotz
After spending twenty years in the electronics payment industry, Tim Herdklotz decided to leave it all and start making beer.
Tim is now President and Co-Owner of Booneshine Brewing Company, the wil…
00:26:50 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
S1E7: Building a Company That Lasts with Pete Catoe of ECRS
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Prior to the 1980s, most Point of Sale interactions consisted of cash or check exchanges at clunky checkout machines that were limited to a single store’s account…
00:35:03 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
S1E6: A Rural Tech Outpost Like No Other with Zach Barricklow
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Today on our show, you'll hear how an organization called NC Tech Paths is on a mission to turn WNC into a Nationally recognized hub for rural tech workers. Former …
00:29:35 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
S1E5: Creating Your Place in the Startup World with Sam Glover
Getting started in Startups isn’t always black and white. It takes grit to find your way through the grey. Today’s guest, Sam Glovers, knows exactly what it takes to carve out your place in the Start…
00:24:51 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
S1E4: Breaking Down Barriers to Capital with Chris Grasinger
Today's guest, Chris Grasinger, is one of Startup High Country's original founding members and has an impressively long wrap-sheet of entrepreneurism for his age (35). He is part-owner of the much be…
00:36:10 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
S1E3: From Silicon Valley to Silicon Hollar with James Bance
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Today on Made in the High Country –– how local digital marketing genius, and co-founder of Startup High County, James Bance, started out as just another dreamy-e…
00:22:04 |
Mon 26 Sep 2022
S1E2: A Winding Path Into Tech with Declan Nishiyama
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Today on our show, you’ll get to know one of our team members here at Startup High Country, and the man with his finger on the pulse of ALL things tech in the High …
00:27:13 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
S1E1: Turning Curiosity Into Leadership with Jeffrey Scott
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On today's show, you'll get to know one of our founding members here at Startup High Country, Jeffrey Scott.
For someone who d…
00:32:23 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
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