EPISODE · Aug 19, 2025 · 41 MIN
Leadership Lowdown | Madeline Fabiano Blair - "From Chocolate Covered Cars To Nuts"
from Michigan Business Network · host Michigan Business Network
Vic Verchereau welcomes Madeline Fabiano Blair, who is the Owner Emeritus at Fabiano's Candies. In 1924, 14-year-old Michael Fabiano of Holland told his father the family's ice cream parlor would be the perfect place to make and sell top-quality homemade candy. Convinced by his son's enthusiasm and determination, Charles Fabiano bought a local candy operation and moved it to their ice cream parlor. It was an instant success! Eleven years later, Michael married Jane Coscarelli and moved to Lansing. Here, Mike taught Jane how to make candy using only the finest ingredients, without shortcuts, to get the very best results. Together, they passed the art on to their children and grandchildren. Today, Fabiano's Candies is a fixture in Michigan's capital city. Its enduring tradition of quality and service lives on through daughter, Madeline Fabiano Blair and grandson, Steven Blair. Take in this sweet edition of the Leadership Lowdown when host Vic Verchereau gets the family story right from Madeline Fabiano Blair! » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/
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Vic Verchereau welcomes Madeline Fabiano Blair, who is the Owner Emeritus at Fabiano's Candies. In 1924, 14-year-old Michael Fabiano of Holland told his father the family's ice cream parlor would be the perfect place to make and sell top-quality homemade candy. Convinced by his son's enthusiasm and determination, Charles Fabiano bought a local candy operation and moved it to their ice cream parlor. It was an instant success! Eleven years later, Michael married Jane Coscarelli and moved to Lansing. Here, Mike taught Jane how to make candy using only the finest ingredients, without shortcuts, to get the very best results. Together, they passed the art on to their children and grandchildren. Today, Fabiano's Candies is a fixture in Michigan's capital city. Its enduring tradition of quality and service lives on through daughter, Madeline Fabiano Blair and grandson, Steven Blair. Take in this sweet edition of the Leadership Lowdown when host Vic Verchereau gets the family story right from Madeline Fabiano Blair! » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/
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