最高の Biz Connect ポッドキャスト (2024)

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Episode 20: S2 E20: Bird Hunting in Northern Michigan with Chris Smith 29:28

3+ y ago29:28

29:28

It's all about hunting and fall this week as we hang with Chris Smith, local freelance author, illustrator, and waterfowl hunter. We talk dogs in hunting - including e-collars, a passion of Tim's- hunting with kids, Chris' experience illustrating the 2020 duck stamp, and more.Tim Gillen による

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"We're always in fundraising mode" Bill Myers and Jon Dreher of Promethient and Thermavance 1:03:08

3+ y ago1:03:08

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We're hanging out this week with two of the founders of Thermavance, climate-controlled technology that revolutionizes heated and cooling wearables and fabrics. You'll have to listen to the episode to hear how this innovative product heats and cools according to YOUR temperature -for maximum comfort at all times, no matter your location or activity…

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S2 E18: STOP Working at Home Until You Hear This 30:03

3+ y ago30:03

30:03

Small business owners: you're gonna need to bookmark this one! We're talking all things work at home, including how to migrate to a hybrid office (where half works at home and half comes in, then switch), as well as the setups you NEED in your home office to keep things running safely, smoothly, and consistently. It's not as simple as buying a cons…

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S2 E17: "We put people in a position to succeed" 44:32

3+ y ago44:32

44:32

This week we caught up with Sean Skarshaug of Traverse Repro and Copy Central in Traverse City. We had a fun convo all about how his company has morphed from doing strictly blueprints in the area to providing printing services of all kinds. Plus, how Sean and his wife Blythe have built a company culture that keeps his staff strong and loyal, as wel…

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ENCORE S2 E6: Marsha Minervini, the Minervini Group 30:33

3+ y ago30:33

30:33

*Please enjoy this encore presentation of one of our favorite past episodes. We'll be back with a brand new episode next week!* We sat down with Marsha Minervini this week, who is an absolute joy. If you weren't passionate about up north real estate before you listened to this episode, Marsha may just change your mind! We discussed not just what sh…

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S2 E16: Nathan Griswold, Inhabitect 30:01

3+ y ago30:01

30:01

This week, Tim and I caught up with Nathan Griswold, of Inhabitect in Traverse City. Inhabitect designs and builds green roofs, which assist with stormwater drainage and cooling, along with providing the spaces for building inhabitants to use and enjoy. We chat with Nate today about what it’s like to run his green company in an area still embracing…

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S2 E15: Skip Brown, Freedom Builders of America 30:01

3+ y ago30:01

30:01

We're hanging out this week with a dear friend, Skip Brown of Freedom Builders of America. As you’ll hear in our episode, Freedom Builders helps people on a deeper level than just home repairs, bringing the ministry of God’s love and grace to everyone involved. Skip says he wants the people his foundation touches to know that they matter. He shares…

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S2 E14: Mike Carey, Atlas Space Operations 30:04

3+ y ago30:04

30:04

We're hanging this week with Mike Carey of Atlas Space Operations. Atlas provides the software and ground control communication services needed by spacecraft companies to run their equipment. Mike chats with us today about the software his company wrote that powers satellites all over the world, the reasons why his company is headquartered in north…

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S2 E13: Baris Atmaca, Socks Kick 30:29

3+ y ago30:29

30:29

This week we're chatting with Baris Atmaca from Socks Kick, located in East Jordan. Baris has such a cool story, as he is originally from Turkey, and came to East Jordan as a Rotary exchange student in the early 2000s. He fell in love with the area and came back years later to run his socks manufacturing company in northern Michigan. We chat today …

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S2 E12: Rex Rudolph, Padgett Business Services 30:00

3+ y ago30:00

30:00

We're hanging out this week with Rex Rudolph of Padgett Business Services in Traverse City. Rex's company is a franchise operation that does accounting and tax services for small businesses, and he's had a crazy year so far with switching to full remote during the coronavirus lockdowns in the middle of tax season. He talks about that switch, the ad…

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BONUS Chris Fredrickson, TC Whiskey Co. 8:03

3+ y ago8:03

8:03

We had so much packed into our chat with Chris Fredrickson of TC Whiskey Co. in Traverse City that we had to make a bonus episode! Listen in as Chris describes a little more about what it really means to be a “craft” whiskey company in today’s spirits marketplace. Chris also shares a little more details about their new production and tasting room f…

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S2 E11: Chris Fredrickson, Traverse City Whiskey Company 30:25

3+ y ago30:25

30:25

This week, we're hanging out for a bit with Chris Fredrickson, one of the owners of the award-winning, hugely popular Traverse City Whiskey Company. Chris spoke about how he and his team come together collaboratively to solve problems that pop up, how they lean on their community for ideas and support, what it was like in the early days of the pand…

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An interview with Dustin (Dusty) Williams, the Agribusiness and Farm Management instructor at Blackhawk Tech at the Monroe, Wisconsin campus 54:33

3+ y ago54:33

54:33

Dusty has a tremendous amount of knowledge and insight into the agriculture industry on a wide variety of topics. He will explain how the agriculture industry has transformed and improved over the last several years. Dusty will also clear up much of the misunderstandings and beliefs that many consumers have about the agriculture industry, including…

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S2 E10: Debbie Craig, Craig Wealth Advisors 30:01

3+ y ago30:01

30:01

This week, we're hanging out with Debbie Craig of Craig Wealth Advisors. She’s a passionate advocate for her customers when it comes to managing their money, and she also understands how technology helps make that all happen. She shares why she thinks the financial field is so male-dominated, and how to bring more women and minorities into the fold…

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S2 E9: Al Koester & Gary Tujague, Great Lakes Trim 30:03

3+ y ago30:03

30:03

This week's we're chatting with Al and Gary from Great Lakes Trim, a tier 1 supplier for the Big 3 auto manufacturers in Detroit as well as other manufacturers like John Deere. Al and Gary talk about staffing issues, traffic affecting their supply chains and trucking routes, innovative changes coming in the auto industry, and more.…

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Interview with Tim and Tom Quinn of Pecatonica Beer Company and Tap house and Brewery 26:06

3+ y ago26:06

26:06

In today's podcast, I will be interviewing the founders and owners of The Pecatonica Beer Company and The Taphouse And Brewery located at 136 E Main Street, Warren, Illinois - Tim and Tom Quinn. They have a unique story of combining "sweat" equity and sound business principles in creating a very successful business. I sit down with Tim to discuss t…

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BONUS SEGMENTS Kim White, Cherryland Accounting 13:31

3+ y ago13:31

13:31

We enjoyed our conversation with Kim White so much that we couldn't fit it all into the half-hour show! In this bonus episode we chat more in-depth about the consistency of expertise and collaboration she follows with her clients, the safety measures she takes both for her own business as well as what she does for her customers, how she connects to…

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S2 E8: Kim White, Cherryland Accounting 30:01

3+ y ago30:01

30:01

Tim and Ruthy sit down with Kim White of Cherryland Accounting, in Traverse City, to talk about how safe online practices are important not just in your personal life but as a professional as well (including VPNs on vacation- stay off the hotel wifi, guys!) as well as how Kim connects to her customers on a personal level to be a better accountant.…

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S2 E7: Mark Ray, CRM Inc. 30:00

3+ y ago30:00

30:00

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S2 E6: Marsha Minervini, RE-MAX Realtor 29:59

4y ago29:59

29:59

We sat down with Marsha Minervini this week, who is an absolute joy. If you weren't passionate about up north real estate before you listened to this episode, Marsha may just change your mind! We discussed not just what she loves (and finds difficult about) running her real estate and development business here in northern Michigan, but also how she…

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An Interview with Ric and Theresa Joranlien from Hawks Mill Winery 19:51

4y ago19:51

19:51

In today's episode, I sit down with Ric and Theresa Joranlien, the owners and founders of Hawks Mill Winery outside Browntown, Wisconsin. They will share their story of how they started the winery and some of the key factors it takes to create and grow a business successfully. You will get to know some basics of the wine making process as well from…

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S2 E5: Shawn Zipser, Zeez Management 30:01

4y ago30:01

30:01

This week Ruthy and Tim hang out with Shawn Zipser of Zeez Management in Traverse City. Zeez has multiple businesses under its umbrella: Arby's franchises, Harley Davidson stores, tax and attorney services. We chat with Shawn about dealing with different municipalities, how it's like working in a family business (something we know a little about ou…

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S2 E4: John Zimmerman, Brightstar Care of Northern Michigan 30:01

4y ago30:01

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Our guest this week is John Zimmerman of Brightstar Care, who has run his in-home healthcare and medical staffing franchise since the mid-2000s. Today he joins us to talk about things like staffing issues, policy changes in the medical field, the things he loves about up north living, how his company’s technology set-up has propelled his business f…

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S2 E3: Mike Drilling, Windborne Photographic Studios 30:01

4y ago30:01

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Our guest this week is Mike Drilling, from Windborne Photographic Studios and Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realty. Mike's been running his studio for over 4 decades, and he's established himself as an innovative, creative, and adaptive business owner- and now brings that same creativity to realty. After our chat, Ruthy and Tim delve into the topic of ba…

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BONUS SEGMENTS Tim Brick, Brick Wheels in Traverse City 10:30

4y ago10:30

10:30

We had such a good time chatting with Tim Brick of Brick Wheels, and we talked for over an hour! We can only fit 30 minutes of content into our official show episodes, so we put all the bonus extras in this episode. Enjoy!Tim Gillen による

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S2 E2: Tim Brick of Brick Wheels 30:01

4y ago30:01

30:01

Tim and Ruthy sat down at the start of June with Tim Brick, owner of Brick Wheels in Traverse City. Tim’s shop sells many types of outdoor sporting gear, including ebikes, fat bikes, and tunes and repairs snowboards and skis of all types. Our chat was long, and it was hard to condense it into our half hour! We covered tons of topics, including what…

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BONUS MATERIAL Episode 1: Tim Gillen 37:03

4y ago37:03

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Welcome to the special bonus episode of Season 2, Episode 1 with Tim Gillen. It's packed with all the good stuff we couldn't fit into the first 30 minutes. In this one, Tim talks about what it was like growing up in a family of entrepreneurs and his very first owned business, a marina in Leelanau County; the instance that lead him to tech, while ru…

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S2 E1: Tim Gillen of Terrapin Networks 30:01

4y ago30:01

30:01

Welcome to Michigan Small Biz Stories! In this season, Tim and Ruth chat with small business owners in Northern Michigan about the real, frank realities of running a business up north. For our first episode, Tim takes a step back as host, as Ruthy interviews him on what it was like starting Terrapin Networks in 1990, how his company has changed, wh…

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Pre-Launch Episode 2:18

4y ago2:18

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I have discovered many business owners and entrepreneurs are happy to share their formulas for success. The BIZ Connections podcast will focus on interviewing business owners and entrepreneurs to share the practical steps they took to build their business and what mindset or strategy was responsible for their success. Correct knowledge is vital to …

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065: Dr Bryan Shumaker, Headlands International Dark Sky Park 29:54

4y ago29:54

29:54

This week, Ruth and Tim chat with Dr Bryan Shumaker of Headlands International Dark Sky Park. We discuss the cultural impactor the dark sky, how people interested in astronomy or stargazing can get involved, and Elon Musk's SpaceX program completing its first successful rocket launch, with 2 astronauts inside.…

4+ y ago30:01

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This week, we've got a special guest hanging out with us: Rob Pritchard, from Cyber Security Expert in the UK. Rob's worked on cybersec at places from Buckingham Palace to Downing Street, and he's a voice of reason from the other side of the pond. You need to hear what he thinks are the biggest threats small businesses face, and what they can do to…

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