Chattanooga Business Radio

Andrew Van Breugel brings leadership and business transformation experience to Rock Creek Informatics. Up until 2018, Andrew was the general manager and operations director of an Australian pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply organization based out of Adelaide, Australia. Andrew’s passion is business excellence, helping organizations combine the elements of leadership, customers, strategy, people, processes, knowledge, and […]

Tasia Malakasis, CEO of The Company Lab, is passionate about making and marketing great products. That has earned her and her ventures over 100 national and international awards to date and recognition and applause from O! Oprah magazine to The Wall Street Journal. Connect with Tasia on LinkedIn and follow The Company Lab on Facebook, […]

Cam Pritchard has several businesses in his home country of New Zealand, including a textbook rental company, a YouTube monetization company, and an emergency survival gear ecommerce company. He ultimately found himself thinking more about the changing media landscape. The podcast’s world engagement and monetization problem were things he understood after starting a podcast about […]

Donny Bradley, Founder, Lola Beans. Our first thoughts of opening a drive-thru coffee shop came during our family’s time living in Alaska. Drive-thru coffee huts were on every street corner, in every city, accompanied by smiling sweet faces. This kind of friendly service with a hot cup of coffee in hand, was very appreciated on […]

Chattanooga Culture specializes in locally made kombucha but dabbles in all cultured foods. Established in 2022 out of our new homestead in Cleveland, TN, we are a unique, holistic wellness based food and beverage company looking to bring nature’s medicine into the hands of Chattanoogans. Our products are non-toxic and made with the most sustainable […]

Peter Cronin// Cronin Creative Broadcast Live from Collaborate in Nashville, TN. You can contact Peter by emailing him at [email protected]

  Lisa Dean// Broadcast Live from Collaborate in Nashville, TN. You can contact Lisa by emailing her at [email protected]

  Janet Walls// Delta Blvd  Broadcast Live from Collaborate in Nashville, TN. You can contact Janet by emailing her at [email protected]

Michelle Hill// Navigate Private Practice  Broadcast Live from Collaborate in Nashville, TN. You can contact Michelle by emailing her at [email protected]  

Kirsty Hughan // Seamless Marketing  Broadcast Live from Collaborate in Nashville, TN. You can contact Kirsty by emailing her at [email protected]

Lynn Griffin // Caregivers by Wholecare Broadcast Live from Collaborate in Nashville, TN. You can contact Lynn by emailing her at [email protected]

“Butch” Gilliam and “Rooster” McConaughey // The West Texas Investors Club  Self-made millionaires Mike “Rooster” McConaughey — brother of Oscar-winning actor Matthew — and Wayne “Butch” Gilliam made their fortunes deep in the heart of Texas. Now, they’re looking to share their wealth with other entrepreneurs by investing in their companies. Along with close friend Gil […]

Angela Proffitt // Vivid Experiences  Angela is a leading expert in the wedding & events industry, traveling the world, sharing her technology tools to go paperless, and using her background in creative psychology, to help others become more productive and profitable entrepreneurs. She is a productivity coach, an author, consultant, designer, educator, planner, and speaker. You […]

Phil Shmerling // InCrowd Capital, LLC  InCrowd’s platform was developed to make anyone feel comfortable investing in startups. Our web-based, local investment platform provides angels with access to investment opportunities from accelerator, incubator and university programs across the Southeast and Midwest. With our low minimum investments and access to a co-investment pool, investors are able to […]

Felicia Jackson // CPR LIFEWRAP LLC.   Felicia Rena Jackson, a resident of Hixson Tennessee is a local inventor and Physical Therapist Assistant at Memorial Hospital. She holds an AAS from Chattanooga State Technical Community College and has over 20 years medical experience in acute inpatient rehab, outpatient care, and home health care settings. After a beloved […]

Elaine Merritt // Sandler Training    Elaine Merritt has more than 25 years of sales, media and training experience, including developing marketing and business development strategies for local and national businesses. She has conducted sales and management training for businesses ranging from car dealerships to beverage distributors. Elaine is a Sandler Award winner and conducts training for […]

Rachel Gammon // Northside Neighborhood House    Rachel Gammon fell in love with the Northside Neighborhood House years ago as a college sophomore at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. It was then that she worked with children served through the after-school and summer programs. The focus on family and the NNH’s mission of providing a hand up […]

Katie King // Katie King Law    “How do you negotiate your value?” Katie King is our introduction into the Corporate Women in Business series – “uncut”. On the show, Katie is talking about combining her experience of living in Chattanooga and expertise to move from a major utility company to her solo law practice. “After working ten […]

Joy Krause // Boomers Together  Joy Krause seeks to inspire. A writer, filmmaker, speaker, performer and producer, Joy has gained national acclaim. She recently graduated from the GigTank accelerator program at the Company Lab and is now woking on scaling her business, Boomers Together. Boomers Together helps baby boomers gather together in their local communities. We offer […]

Emma Flynn // Berke, Berke, and Berke    A. Emma Flynn, has a successful history of fighting against unfair practices and obtaining favorable resolutions for her clients. Emma is also a passionate negotiator who knows how to push back against other attorneys resisting claims or making unreasonable demands. Emma has been involved in multi-million dollar cases involving […]

Chris Cummings // Pass It Down    Chris is the founder of Pass It Down™, a social storytelling platform launching in 2016, that makes it easy to capture and preserve family stories in video, audio, text and photos. Prior to founding Pass It Down™, Chris helped co-found Woople™, a learning management system that has delivered over 20 […]

Mary Sedrick // BrightBridge Inc.    Mary Sedrick is the Director of the Women’s Business Center at BrightBridge Inc. Her experience lies in years of problem solving which stems from her engineering education. She also possesses a results-oriented customer caring background. Mary offers management consulting services and training sessions and events free of charge for women to […]

Kristina Montague // The JumpFund     Kristina Montague is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the JumpFund, a Chattanooga based angel fund whose mission is to invest women’s capital in female-led companies with growth potential in order to generate a strong financial return and elevate the role of women in business. Most recently, Kristina served as Assistant […]

Amanda Jelks//  Jelks Law     Amanda Jelks is a Chattanooga native who attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for undergrad and the University of Memphis for law school, both on academic scholarships. She has experience working with the corporate legal department of Pinnacle Airlines (now known as Endeavor Air) during her last year of law school and then spent […]

Kelli Munczenski // Sawdust + Sod     Kelli Munczenski is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sawdust + Sod, hooking you up with over 500 local home contractors in ONE online marketplace and on ONE easy to use app.  Instead of wasting hours (or days) finding, vetting, and waiting for contractors, Sawdust + Sod automates word of mouth […]

Beth Wright// MomSource Network     Ms. Wright is responsible for recruiting and interviewing qualified candidates for the MomSource Network and representing the MomSource Network at various events. She is currently responsible for creating the monthly newsletter and all social media management for the organization. Beth has been a stay at home mom for 3 years and […]

Jennifer Harper//  Bridge Financial Planning       Jennifer is the Founder and Director of Bridge Financial Planning, LLC, providing fee-only financial planning & investing for todays professionals. She began her career in financial services in 2000, in 2001 she graduated from the MBA program at UTC, and in 2006 earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ® designation. Throughout […]

Larry Vinyard and Scottie Neil//  Pinnacle Bank      Mr. Vinyard brings 13 years of banking experience to Pinnacle as Office Leader and most recently served at FSGBank as a business banker. Prior to FSG, he worked at Regions and Wells Fargo. Ms. Neil has 16 years of banking experience she brings to Pinnacle as Financial Advisor and […]

Ashley McAdoo // Shine Beauty and Wellness    Ashley McAdoo of Shine Beauty and Wellness joins our Women in Business program to discuss her journey to health, balancing work and home life as a mother, and her business. Ashley is a Holistic Health coach, raw foods chef, yoga teacher, avid runner, mother of two and wife to her best friend. […]

Kenneth Burke ft.  Jeremy Boudinet// Text Request     Do you have “SaaS”? You want big time marketing success, but you don’t have a big time budget. What do you do? Jeremy Boudinet of Ambition teams up with Kenneth Burke of Text Request to discuss 5 Principles of Building a Lean, Scalable SaaS Marketing Strategy. Two marketing directors. Two […]

James Dawson ft.  Alex Lavidge// Text Request     What is the single biggest pitfall entrepreneurs run into in the startup world? Chattanooga entrepreneur, investor, and marketing consultant Alex Lavidge joins James Dawson to discuss the importance of Market Research in the beginning stages of business development. They discuss not only the types of research, but also the tools […]

  Stefanie Crowe // SmartBank    As the introductory guest for our April-May series on start-ups and entrepreneurialism, Stefanie Crowe of SmartBank joins our Women in Business program for a discussion on the relationship banking trend and how it’s rising to meet the new generation of female entrepreneurs. As Chief Experience and Strategy Officer for SmartBank, Crowe is […]

James Dawson ft.  Andrew Bennett// Text Request     A small business owner’s introduction to working with ad agencies. What are the first steps? How should a SMB owner manage their expectations and what is a realistic timetable for ROI?  James Dawson of Text Request and Andrew Bennett of  talk through the questions you should ask when looking […]

Lucas Harrison // Hilliard Lyons     Originally from Dallas, TX, Lucas graduated from Pensacola Christian College with a degree in Business Administration and Finance and is registered as a Series 7 General Securities Representative as well as a Series 66 Investment Advisor Representative. Lucas has spent the last three years in the wealth management industry with Hilliard Lyons. He has […]

Sheri Young // Feminology     Sheri Young is the results-driven founder of a boutique agency who has facilitated campaigns & projects of all sizes for a variety of non-profit, B2C & B2B entrepreneurs and organizations. She is also a skilled marketing and PR strategist, writer and public speaker. CEO and founder of Feminology, a family of companies committed to bringing a full-suite […]

James Dawson ft. Erik McNair // Text Request     As part of their weekly series, Text Request is talking about tackling the misconceptions of professional web development and marketing with their guest, Erik McNair of Papercut Interactive.  

  Ginger Birnbaum // Cystic Fibrosis Foundation     Ginger Birnbaum, mother of a child living with CF, is the President of the local Board of Directors for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. An active volunteer in the community, it was only natural that she begin working with the Foundation when her child was diagnosed with the disease. She is […]

Renee Tayag-Grande and Darrell Wyke // We Sacrifice We Excel Personal Training Facility   Darrell Wyke, former strength and conditioning coach for Baylor, and head trainer at Signal Mountain Athletic Club opened the doors to his own personal training facility in September 2015. Mr. Wyke’s mission is to provide a Christian based training facility which offers the […]

  Daniel Leake // My Smart Garden     Daniel Leake is a local business owner and innovator. He’s using his food-service background technical expertise to teach even non-gardeners to grow food for themselves and others. Sam Parfitt // The True Athlete Project   Sam Parfitt is the director of athletics at St.Peter’s School in Chattanooga, and […]

Tiffany Malapanes / Positiffitea Tea Company  Tiffany Malapanes is the owner of Positiffitea, a herbal tea blending company in Tennessee that hand blends organic, loose leaf herbal teas. While attending Middle Tennessee State University in pursuit of a B.A. in Global Studies with a concentration in Nutritional Science, Tiffany started Positiffitea as a fun side hobby […]

  Keith McConnell / Renovare Distillery  Keith McConnell, founder of Renovare Distillery, wants to revive the tradition of grain-to-glass spirits. Renovare will feature the farmers who produce the company’s grains and connect each glass with the land and community behind it. The initial lineup will include whiskey, vodka, gin and flavored variations. A life-long entrepreneur and […]

Marcel Schwantes / Leadership from the Core  Marcel Schwantes is an executive coach, leadership trainer, entrepreneur, columnist, thinker, Dodgers fan, defender of the least of these, husband and father. He’s also the founder of Leadership From the Core, the only servant-leadership development boutique in Chattanooga dedicated to growing leaders and healthy work cultures.  

Victor Agreda / Superpixel Studios    Prior to founding Superpixel Studios, Victor was editor in chief at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).

  James Cowan / ProviderLinc    James Cowan is a native of Flint, MI who moved to Chattanooga, TN in July of 2014. In addition to his previous entrepreneurial endeavors, he has spent the last 5 years helping large investor owned utilities with their energy efficiency and sustainability programs. Micah Johnson / GoFanBase   

Seun Erinle / Grid Principles and A.I.R. Labs  Seun Erinle is a designer, teacher, and entrepreneur. She owns two companies, Grid Principles – a graphic design and web development shop, and A.I.R. Labs – an environment to inspire your imagination and build your digital confidence. Her educational background is in Computer Science and Digital Art & Design. […]

Rebecca Solomon / Envoy Mortgage  Rebecca has been in mortgage business for over 30 years , She has owned and managed her own companies for several years. She has been a member of the community for many years. and has a great love for Chattanooga.

Nate Wilson / Weekly Fig    Nate moved to Chattanooga three years ago with our three small children, and fell in love with the town. He has been supporting our local farmers through his local CSA and wanted to do more to give back to them and Chattanooga. Weekly Fig was born out of a desire to […]

Jonathan Cleary/ One Million Cups Chattanooga       Mariano Cebrián / Panoram Imports     Mariano Cebrián works as a managing partner and sales director of Panoram Imports since 2010. Mariano specializes in sourcing wines from family-owned wineries. Growing up around some of the highest elevation vineyards in the world certainly played a role into his career choice. Having visited […]

Robbie Hillis / The Ark Labs   Paul Gifford/ Mueller Company