Episodes

  • Small Business Spotlight: Solu n.o.w. Tone Therapy System, featuring Co-founder Michael Joly

    Small Business Spotlight: Solu n.o.w. Tone Therapy System, featuring Co-founder Michael Joly
    Jun 28 2023
    In this small business spotlight, Michael Joly's n.o.w. Tone Therapy System delivers gentle, calming tones amidst the noisy backdrop of the Tampa, Florida, neighborhood that his company, Solu, calls home.
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    9 mins
  • Fathom: A Study In Partnership

    Fathom: A Study In Partnership
    Jun 27 2023
    Fathom Analytics founders Paul Jarvis and Jack Ellis chat about creating privacy-first analytics software, splitting the duties of owning and operating a business, and the shared values that have helped guide them along the way.
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    32 mins
  • Annie Cannons: Training a Tech Workforce from a Place of Trauma

    Annie Cannons: Training a Tech Workforce from a Place of Trauma
    Jun 20 2023
    Laura Hackney is CEO and co-founder of AnnieCannons, a nonprofit that trains human trafficking survivors to be software engineers. They’re empowering folks to rebuild their lives—and changing the culture of STEM in the process.
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    28 mins
  • Beam Paints: Deputize Yourself to Make Bold Choices

    Beam Paints: Deputize Yourself to Make Bold Choices
    Jun 13 2023
    Anong Beam is the founder of Beam Paints in Canada’s M’Chigeeng First Nation. Fueled by her passion for color and strong business acumen, she’s creating products that are rooted in equal parts tradition and sustainability.
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    36 mins
  • Dirty Girl Produce: Farming as Activism (while making a profit)

    Dirty Girl Produce: Farming as Activism (while making a profit)
    Jun 6 2023
    Dirty Girl Produce owner Joe Schirmer is passionate about small-scale organic farming. He’s trying to change the agricultural industry and knows that the relationships he builds are as vital to his success as the food he grows.
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    25 mins
  • Whispering Smith: Architecture as a Gateway to Change

    Whispering Smith: Architecture as a Gateway to Change
    May 30 2023
    Kate Fitzgerald, director of the feminist architecture firm Whispering Smith, is helping to move the needle toward truly sustainable architecture—and shaking up the status quo of an entire industry in the process.
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    29 mins
  • eBoom: Customers as Community

    eBoom: Customers as Community
    May 23 2023
    For Lee Ann McKay, co-founder of eBoom Electric Bikes, building a successful business isn’t just about selling a lot of e-bikes; it’s about providing great customer service and creating an inclusive community for riders.
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    30 mins
  • Peau de Loup: When 75% of your customers are *repeat* customers

    Peau de Loup: When 75% of your customers are *repeat* customers
    May 16 2023
    Adelle Renaud started Peau de Loup, a nonbinary clothing company, to make clothes for bodies, not genders. The brand’s dedication to inclusivity has helped them build a loyal following with a staggering number of repeat customers.
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    39 mins