I think deep down in all of us, there’s been a period of time when we’ve wanted to sell our stuff, drop everything and go out and see the world. Today on the podcast I’m talking to Ryan & Brittany Parr who are about to embark on that very journey. They’ve sold the house, sold…
We’re talking citizen journalism and the media landscape with Brett Orzechowski. He’s launching a new project called Stateline NY. It’s a media site with a collection of interesting and in-depth stories covering a host of issues that are relevant across upstate NY. We talk about the role that long-form and mixed media journalism plays in…
It’s just over a month until Election Day and the race to represent the 22nd District is in full force. Anthony Brindisi is in the middle of that congressional campaign, running as the Democratic nominee and I recently got the opportunity to have this conversation with him. I’ve always been curious about why someone decides…
What makes a great city? That’s what we’re going to dive into with my guest Arian Horbovetz who is the author of The Urban Phoenix. It’s a blog that focuses on conversations surrounding our urban environments. So he’s the perfect person to talk about how small cities are reinventing themselves and creating dynamic urban environments.…
On this week’s episode, I’m having a chat with Dr. Heather Malyuk of Soundcheck Audiology. She’s an audiologist that focuses on working with musicians and touring musicians from her home base in rural Ohio and has worked with the tour of Jay-Z & Beyonce, Death Cab for Cutie, Journey, Kanye West, and many many more.…
Chris Hartman is a farmer, academic and founder of Headwater Food Hub in Rochester NY. In our wide-ranging conversation we try to get to the root of what makes an effective food-system. But it’s not just about food… We talk about building a team of people that believe what you believe, starting movements, and doing…
Sometimes the standard for service in a given industry is god-awful, or terrible. Sometimes if you’re just ‘bad’ you’ll have all the work you can handle. So let’s talk about how you can go from ‘terrible’ to ‘bad’ to ‘mediocre’ to ‘amazing’ using a technique from the founders of Air Bnb. In this episode we…
Sometimes you capture a conversation that needs to be heard, and this interview with Pastor Mike Ballman is one of them. Mike is the founder of the Oneida Square Project, which is a kind of social enterprise incubator and the pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Utica, NY. This episode is a little different from…
In this episode I have a chat with artist and photographer Janelle Bonagurio. We’ll talk about how she first became a professional photographer and got her first clients before she even had a proper camera. We’ll talk about pricing, finding mentors and dealing with high-stress situations (weddings). And we’ll back away from the business and…
Making a product is hard. Keeping up with demand after you’re on Shark Tank is even harder. In this episode I talk with Ashley Robinson, Co-Founder of Tranquillo Mat. We taped this episode a couple of months back in front of a live audience and talked about building a product overseas, getting on Shark Tank…