We interview business leaders and people of influence in Metro Detroit to discuss their journey to a position of influence in their industries. The times where they had to draw on their reserves of self belief and the solutions they found are investigated with them. Overall, you will get to know our guests on a human level and understand the individual qualities they have that helped shape their behavior and choices on their journey.
Hear how Jo, Kyle and Humna came together from different experiences in Detroits food scene to open a highly successful bakery in Oak Park.
Forest bakery is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 -2 bu…
It can be said running a business is like running a marathon however running a business or a marathon does not have to be grueling slog like that phrase infers.
Here we talk to Justin about his love …
Awenate speaks about what made him leave a great role at the Whitehouse to come to Detroit with the Pistons initially before taking a role with the Bedrock Manufacturing group where he became CEO and…
Cam shares his candid insights from leaving college early to help run his familys Tim Hortons franchises.
While there he found more efficient ways to serve customers in the drive through and he also s…
Hear Connie not only talk about her career but about what it was like growing up in foster care. At 10 years old she had to make a mature decision about her living arrangements and ever since Connie …
Hear Terry talk about how he and his wife Theresa decided to work together but in separate roles. Theresa is a vet and Terry runs the business side and that formula has seen them grow successfully ov…
Hear Colleen talk about the decision by her and her husband for her to leave the corporate world of being an engineer and decide to invest in a franchise. Hear how they chose and researched the fran…
Dr. Capone is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, book chapters, and publications fr…
Listen to this fascinating and uplifting conversation with Sheriff Swanson where we talk about his personal story but also about the challenges facing police officers today and how he and his departm…
Kathy and her mother Irene opened this nationally acclaimed massage school in 1987 after so many people were requesting for Irene to teach them her specialized methods.
Hear how Kathy and Irene had ve…
Imagine being 18 years old with children aged 18 and six months old and hearing the sentence of life without parole, or death while incarcerated as Darryl calls it, being announced by the judge for a…
Dr. Sarah Kirsch's journey is an inspiring testament to resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Despite experiencing a sudden health challenge, she didn't let it derail her passion for…
Education has always been forefront in many people's lives from their decision of which school district to live in to their decision of whether to educate their child via private, public or home scho…
What does it take to be an Olympian? You may not think that the answer is to take 2 years away from the sport between 18 and 20 years old but this is a part of Jason's story.
Jason shares his story ab…
As we wrap up season 2 we go back through some of our guests this season and take lessons from the thoughts they have shared in the last 20 minutes of each of their episodes.
We have found that the fi…
Hear how Lee, who is originally from England, completed an economics degree and then followed opportunities that took him to America and then eventually into banking.
This discussion talks about his l…
When is the perfect time to start your own business?
I think the general answer I can deduce from many of our guests is, "When it feels right and you can no longer resist the urge to".
That moment cam…
"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run - yours is the earth and everything that's in it" - Rudyard Kipling
Doing the interviews with our guests on the podcast in…
Transitioning from the alcoholic beverage world to the Non-Alcoholic business world.
Mark is best known for his role with Atwater Brewery, the company he first invested in and later purchased in its e…
Do you find speaking in front of a few people or even larger groups is out of your comfort zone?
Terry shares great tips as he himself sees each day as an adventure to be lived expanding his and othe…