All Episodes

#250 Chris Heivly - 250 Episodes Later — Reflections on Entrepreneurship, Community, Storytelling

#249 Ken Sobel (Hyperframe) — Constructing The Future

#248 Dave Stack — Riches in Niches and Marketplace Development

#247 Carson Morell & Daniel Scott Mitchell (Takton) — Manufacturing Technology

#246 Anna Dey (goGLOW, Clean Eatz, franSPOT, Smoothie King, The 24 in 24) — Franchises

#245 Anne Hartnett (HCO Partners, Harness Cycle, The Vitrolite) — Brick and Mortar Entrepreneurship and Neighborhood Revitalization

#244 Will Zell (Vessel) — Empowering Founders and Democratizing VC in Ohio

#243 Noah Jackson & AJ Wadian (Premier Home Pros) — $0 to $250M in 3 Years — Bootstrapping America’s Fastest Growing Remodeling Company

#242 Scot Lowry (PromiseONE) — The Right to Win in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

#241 Chad Delligatti (InnoSource) — Staffing, AI, and the Future of Talent

#240 Matt Kalina (TandemStride) — The Business of Trauma Recovery

#239: Akram Boutros (Nexus Bedside) — The Future of Healthcare and Nursing

#238 Tyler Dunagin (TurnServ) — Curiosity, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship in Multifamily

#237: Tory & Michael Waxman (Sundays For Dogs) — Making the World’s Best Dog Food in Cleveland

[Bonus] Ohio VC Fest — Investing and Building with AI

#235: Craig Newmark — Craigslist

#234: Brad DeHays (Connect Housing Blocks) — Building the Future of Housing, Construction, and Modular’s Potential

#233: Chaya Slain (Virtera Partners) — Dare To Be Different, Dare To Be Great

#232: Jerry Schill (Schill Grounds Management) — Embrace the Change

#231: Perry Stancato (Signature Sauces) — The Secret Sauce of Sauces

#230: Kaitie & Kyle Nickel (Cleveland Vibes) — All Things Positive in Cleveland

#229: Keith Gerchak & Marisa Guterman (Lost & Found In Cleveland) — The Making of a New American Fable on Hope & the Post-Industrial American Dream in the Industrial Midwest (REWIND)

#228: Aaron Slodov (Atomic Industries) — Techno-Industrial Optimism and Exascaling American Manufacturing (REWIND)

#227: Ralph Lazaro (INaudio) — Building the World's Audiobook Partner

#226: Terry Coyne (Terry Coyne Properties) — Risk, Patience & Opportunity

#225: Jeff Berlin (Bridge Industries) — American Manufacturing, Permanent Capital, and Patiently Scaling an Industrial Platform

#224: The O.H.I.O. Fund — Origins and Ambitions

#223: David Conwill (Redwood Living) and Jimmy McCarthy Jr. — Mr. Football

#222: Ivy Zelman (Zelman & Associates) — Non-Consensus and Correct in The Housing Industry

#221: Ryan Kelly (Substance) — Building Cleveland’s Film Industry

#220: Andrew Hurst (Delivered) — The Business of Moving Things

#219: Dale Wollschleger (ExactCare) — From Pharmacist to Building a Billion-Dollar Pharmacy Care Company (TOF Report)

#218: Sanjay Singh (Mace®) — Get Good at Hard Things

#217: Kelcey Lehrich (365 Holdings) — Building the Forever Home for E-Commerce Companies

#216: TJ Dembinski (Eagle Electronics) — Onshoring America's Critical Technologies (TOF Report)

#215: Ibrahim Mohmed (CourtSide Media & Taja AI) — Revolutionizing Content Creation

#214: Carey Jaros (GOJO — Makers of PURELL®) — 80 Years of Ohio Legacy and Well-Being Solutions

#213: Jodi Berg, PhD (Vitamix) Pt. 2 — Resilience, Succession, and Purpose

#212: Jodi Berg, PhD (Vitamix) Pt. 1 — Delivering Quality, Leading with Passion, and Embracing Legacy

#211: Max Pennington (CLEANR) — Microplastics, Macro Solutions

#210: Umberto Fedeli Round III — Patience & Persistence, Progress & Perfection, Rationality & Uncertainty

#209: Daniel Anstandig (Futuri Media) — AI, Future of Media, Music, and Investing

#208: Sonia Winner (Cleveland Museum of Natural History) — $150m Centennial Transformation

#207: DJ Eidson (Limitless Minds) — Peak Performance, Deep Humility, Power of Mindset

#206: Blake Squires (Findaway, Movable, and Stubl) — Serial Entrepreneur

#205: Carl Walz (NASA Astronaut) — 230+ Days In Outer Space

#204: Paul Roetzer (SmarterX & Marketing AI Institute) — Accelerating AI Literacy

#203: Geoff Bruder (Sonic Fire Tech) — Fighting Fires with Sound and Acoustic Waves

#202: Jared Semik (Eternium Aerospace) — Transcontinental Electric Flights

#201: Robert Marks (Projector) — Keepsake and Personal Streaming for Legacy

#200: Andy Tran (Arthur Street Ventures) — A Modern Renaissance Man

#199: John Knific (Squad) — The EdTech Guru

#198: Rob van Haaren (Proximal Energy) — Powering The Solar Revolution

#197: Ali Bonar (Oat Haus) — The Granola Butter Company

#196: Stephen McHale (Graici & Unify Labs) — Serial Entrepreneurship & the Pursuit of Inclusive Prosperity

[Bonus] Rust Belt Rundown featuring Jeffrey Stern of The O.H.I.O. Fund

#194: Hanna Kassis (Babylon Asset Management) — Business Financing, Private Credit, and Growth Capital

[In Honor Of] Bob Sopko

#193: Ryan Schreiber (Streamline) — The One-Stop Streaming Guide

#192: Jim Weisman (Ingine) — Revolutionizing Knowledge Generation for a Healthier Tomorrow

#191: Lance Hill (Within3) — Raising >$100 Million to Breakdown Healthcare Communication Barriers

[Bonus] Marketing Moves — Investing in Ohio's Future: Ft. Jeffrey Stern

#189: Chas D. Withers (Dix & Eaton) — Running Towards the Fire

#188: Joe Pulizzi (Tilt Publishing & Content Entrepreneur Expo) — Content Marketing, Community, and Cleveland

#187: Aaron Hoffman & John Zinno (DeliverThat) — The Future of Catering Delivery

#186: Andrew Rising (Encore Venture Labs) — Bridging Cleveland's Industrial Heritage To Its Industrial Future

#185: Franco Kraiselburd (Asclepii Inc.) — Building the Next Generation of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Cell Therapeutics to Improve Human Health

#184: John Vickers (Blue Abyss) — Building the World’s Foremost Extreme Environment R&D Facilities for Space and Deep Sea Exploration

#183: Laura Bennett & Alex Krooglik (Embrace Pet Insurance) — The Story of A Cleveland Unicorn

#182: Dan Nitowsky (Tiger21) —  Wealth Preservation, Legacy, and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Peer Support

#181: Fred DiSanto (Ancora) — Connecting Dots, Activist Investing, Mentorship, and Deal Making

#180: Taylor Evans (Rust Belt Recruiting) — Talent, Reindustrialization, and Manufacturing Recruiting

[Bonus] Weekly Impact: Craig Hassall (Playhouse Square), IoVs and, Innovation Summit

#178: Jared Anderson & Sandor Gyerman (Andor Creative) — 100M+ Organic Views, Gen Z Marketing, and Social Media Authenticity

#177: Joshua Edmonds (DigitalC) — Bridging the Digital Divide in Cleveland & Internet as a Human Right

#176: Mike Malley (Malley’s Chocolates) — Coco, Milk, Sugar, and Cleveland

#175: Craig Hassall (Playhouse Square) — Surprise & Inspire the World — Cleveland’s Artistic Renaissance

#174: Keith Gerchak & Marisa Guterman (Lost & Found In Cleveland) — The Making of a New American Fable on Hope & the Post-Industrial American Dream in the Industrial Midwest

#173: Mitchell Vargo (Forward Hospitality Group) — The Business of Hospitality & Entertainment in Cleveland

#172: Ian Maurer (GenomOncology) — Precision Oncology, Convergence of Genomics & AI, and Improving Cancer Care

#171: Umberto Fedeli Round II — Lifelong Learning, Happiness, Wealth, and Investing

#170: Matt Buder Shapiro Round II — Investing in Cleveland, Storytelling, and Reflections on Vytalize Health's MedPilot Acquisition

#169: Aaron Slodov (Atomic Industries) — Techno-Industrial Optimism and Exascaling American Manufacturing

#168: Darren Small (Oko) — Simplifying Logistics and Automating Supply Chains

#167: John Kempf (Advancing Eco Agriculture) — Regenerative Agriculture

#166: Adam Graybill (Journey Biosciences) — Shifting the Future of Diabetes & Care

#165: Phil Londrico (Jatango) — Livestream Shopping — Fostering Intimacy & Connection in E-Commerce

#164: Dr. James Kenyon (NASA Glenn) — To the Moon, Mars and Beyond, From Cleveland — The Future of Aviation & Space Exploration

#163: Ryan McManus (SHARE Mobility) — Mobility as a Service & The Future of Transportation

[REWIND] #89: Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland) — Local Journalism in Cleveland

#162: Andre Cisco (MGK's Manager, XX Brands, Dead Logic, 27 Club) — Killing Ordinary, Art & Business

#161: Rick Stockburger (BRITE) — Unleashing the Energy Revolution

#160: Kyle Maggard (Over Easy) — Fixing a Broken Food System & Disrupting Breakfast

#159: Azadeh Hardiman (Level20 — Progressive Insurance) — Intrapreneurship & New Business Development

#158: Nick Dadas (University Tees, SISU Lifestyle, Acton Academy Lakeside, ISI, MasterPlan Coach)

#157: Reilly Berk (Berk Enterprises) — 3rd Generation Entrepreneurship

#156: Mary Cowan (NCS Credit) — 2nd Generation Entrepreneurship & Getting Paid for Work That You Do

#155: Ethan Holmes (Holmes Mouthwatering) — Applesauce Done Different

#154: Mohamed Kamara (InovCares) — Modernizing Healthcare for Women of Color

#153: David Tirpak (Miracle K9 Training) — The Business of Dogs

#152: Jim Pshock (Bravo Wellness)

#151: Kaleb Dumot (Integrity Power Search)

#150: Jeffrey Stern on Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Investing, Passion & Ambition, the Race to the Bottom of Attention, Founding Insights, Flanuering and lots more (Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness Podcast)

#149: Andrew Maurer (Rise)

#148: Patrick Ghilani (MRI Software)

#147: Erin Singh (Options Naturopathic)

#146: Megan Mayhugh (People Architects)

#145: Brian Krusz (Sgt. Clean Car Wash)

#144: T.J. Gliha (Journey Wealth)

[REWIND] #21: Tom Lix (Cleveland Whiskey)

#143: Todd Goldstein (Whoa Dough)

#142: Gerald Hetrick Part II (Docket (formerly Bezlio) & EOS)

[Bonus] Jack Greco (ACV Auctions) — building a multi-billion-dollar company in Buffalo, NY

#140: Tracy Strobel (Cuyahoga County Public Library)

#139: Ethan Karp (MAGNET)

#138: Mike Maczuzak (SmartShape Design + Walking Across the U.S. & World)

#137: Adam Rakestraw (MediView)

#136: Michael Sirpilla (Society Brands)

#135: Umberto P. Fedeli (The Fedeli Group)

#134: Andrew Wolfe (Bloomfilter)

#133: Mike Schroeder (Roundstone Insurance)

#132: David Levine (Wireless Environment & My Home Park)

#131: Stewart Kohl (The Riverside Company)

#130: Bill Manby (Interstate Fusion Ventures)

#129: John McKenna (PeachTree VA)

#128: Mitch Kroll (Findaway — Acquired by Spotify)

#127: Michael Crawford (Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company | NASDAQ: HOFV)

#126: Michael Goldberg (Case Western Reserve University & CWRU Alumni Venture Fund)

#125: Angie Dianetti (Radcom)

#124: Andrew Spott (HR Signal & VividFront)

[GREATEST HITS] #23: Justin McLoughlin (airCFO)

#123: Tory & Michael Waxman (Sundays)

#122: Dom Raban (Xploro)

#121: Michael Bruckman (Haima Therapeutics)

#120: Brendan Anderson & Donnie Bedney (ScaleCo)

#119: Tanya Budler (Rise Together)

[GREATEST HITS] #30: Lindsay Watson PT, MPT (Augment Therapy)

#118: Dr. Onas Bolton (Octet Scientific)

#117: Anees Pretorius & Cono Onorato (Bean)

#116: Julia Solooki & Lior Shafir (Smart Soda)

#115: Adrian Bota (ORIGIN Milk)

#114: Ed Largent (Westfield)

#113: Bill Wichert & Matt Crowley (TonDone)

#112: Daniel Isenberg & Dan Hampu (Burton D. Morgan Foundation & Scalerator NEO)

#111: Brian Folmer (FirstLook VC)

#110: Afif Ghannoum (BIOHM Health)

#109: Adam Fleischer (The Wine Spot & Entrepreneur's Organization Cleveland)

#108: Michael Murphy (Cleveland Soccer Group)

#107: Aleksandra Brankov & Cole Worley (Cafilia)

#106: Jeremy Umansky (Larder)

#105: Artur Grabowski (Extendify)

#104: Chuck, Jeff, and Jamey Snider (Snider Recreation)

#103: Dr. Elad Granot (John Carroll University, Boler College of Business)

#102: Jan Jensen (Trailhead Biosystems)

#101: Aaron George (SupplyNow)

#100: Jeffrey Stern's Reflections on 100 Episodes — Entrepreneurial Motivations, Where Ideas Come From, and The Importance of Culture

#99: Steve Santamaria (Folio Photonics)

#98: Kris Snyder (Ninety.io, Impact Architects, & Vox Mobile)

#97: Raji Sankar (Choolaah // Wholesome International)

#96: Lukas Minkov & Logan Schouman (afters.io // IDRA)

#95: Ed Weinfurtner (Great Day Improvements & Blue Olive Partners)

#94: Chef Douglas Katz (Amba, Chimi, Zhug)

#93: Michael Kubinski (Cleveland Clothing Company)

#92: Leopoldo Peña (Presta)

#91: Heather Lenz (Sangfroid Strategy)

#90: Pat Conway & Mark King (Great Lakes Brewing Company)

#89: Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland)

#88: Anne Skoch (Anne Cate)

#87: Sherrill Paul Witt (Lolly The Trolley)

#86: Dallas Hogensen (Felux)

#85: Shawn Rech (Transition Studios, AGTV & TruBlu)

#84: Graham Veysey & Fisk Biggar (Graham+Fisk’s Wine-In-A-Can \\ Firehouse Can Co.)

#83: Tom Tyrrell (Great Lakes Biomimicry)

#82: Baiju Shah (Greater Cleveland Partnership)

#81: David Sylvan (UH Ventures)

#80: Dr. Colleen M. Lorber (Wraparound Experts)

#79: David Davis II (FBA Flip)

#78: William Littlefield II (Wizest)

#77: Dr. Chelsea Monty-Bromer (RooSense // SweatID)

#76: Mark D’Agostino (ConnectedHR)

#75: Chris Wentz (Everykey)

#74b: Dennis Althar (Althar Audio) (Full/Long Edit)

#74: Dennis Althar (Althar Audio) (Compressed/Short Edit)

#73: John Wetzel, Alex Hilleary, Brooks Sime (Gather — Acquired by ChartHop)

#72: Camille Heard (FELOH)

#71: Patrick M. Howard and Ben Kanelos (RustBit Studios)

#70: Eugene Malinskiy (Lazurite)

#69: Ray Leach and Hardik Desai (JumpStart)

#68: Nolan Gallagher (Gravitas Ventures)

#67: David Kennedy (Binary Defense and TrustedSec)

#66: Tony Pietrocola (AgileBlue)

#65: John Nottingham (Nottingham Spirk)

#64: Rick Simmons (the telos institute)

#63: Drew Kraemer (Code3)

#62: Jamie Van Doren (NeverEnding)

#61: Ryan Lambacher (Graffle)

#60: Cal Al-Dhubaib (Pandata)

#59: Daniel Brown (Rust Belt Riders & Tilth Soil)

#58: Ryan Young (Fello)

#57: Jack Grover (Grove Bags)

#56: Dr. Daniel German (orthobrain)

#55: Jane Alexander (Cleveland Museum of Art)

#54: Eric Diamond (Central Kitchen)

#53: David Boone Jr. (BlendED)

#52: Mike Belsito (Product Collective)

#51: Robert Baskette (Roundtable Learning)

[REWIND] Justin Bibb (Cleveland Mayor-Elect) (Episode 15)

#50: Jeffrey Stern’s Reflections on 50 Episodes & Startup Flywheels

#49: Michael DeAloia (Evergreen Podcasts)

#48: Scott Colosimo (LAND Energy & Cleveland CycleWerks)

#47: Stan Garber & Alex Yakubovich (Scout RFP)

#46: Steve Potash (OverDrive)

#45: India Johnson (UAVistas)

#44: Jake Bailosky (PROJiTECH — OnStation)

#43: James Barnes Jr. (Immaculate Cleaning)

#42: Charlie Lougheed (Axuall)

#41: Aaron Grossman (TalentLaunch)

#40: Brian Zimmerman (Cleveland Metroparks)

#39: AC Evans (Drips)

#38: Dan Collins (Wastebits)

#37: Brent Zimmerman (Saucy Brew Works)

#36: Shane Bigelow (CHAMPtitles)

#35: Kate Volzer (Wisr)

#34: Jacob Sheridan (TPA Stream)

#33: Charu Ramanathan, PhD (vitalxchange)

#32: David Edelman (Thrivable)

#31: Terence McCarron (OpinionRoute)

#30: Lindsay Watson PT, MPT (Augment Therapy)

#29: Brandon and Jarred Smith (NOOMA)

#28: Todd Federman (North Coast Ventures)

#27: Brett Lindsey (Everstream & Snip Internet)

#26: Gordon Daily (BoxCast)

#25: Laura Steinbrink (Brilliency & Emerald Built Environments)

#24: Ryan Cleary (FloatMe)

#23: Justin McLoughlin (airCFO)

#22: Marisa Sergi (Red Brands & L'uva Bella Winery)

#21: Tom Lix (Cleveland Whiskey)

#20: Mac Anderson (Cleveland Kitchen)

#19: Manoj Jhaveri (Hyr Medical)

#18: Cullen Naumoff (Farm Fare)

#17: Anthony Hughes (Tech Elevator)

#16: Brandon Bryant (Harlem Capital)

#15: Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland)

#14: Matt Buder Shapiro (MedPilot)

#13: Dan Whalen (INTRO Cleveland | HarborBay)

#12: Bob Sopko (LaunchNet - Case Western Reserve University)

#11: Nicole Paolozzi (OndeCare)

#10: Taher Hassonjee (RVshare)

#9: Steve Muszynski (Splash Financial)

#8: Joe DeLoss (Hot Chicken Takeover)

#7: Lee Zapis (Zapis Capital)

#6: Gerald Hetrick (Able)

#5: Mansfield Frazier (Chateau Hough & Neighborhood Solutions)

#4: Tagan Horton

#3: Ron Stubblefield (Jumpstart)

#2: Carrie Murphy (Venture for America)

#1: Ed Buchholz (Start in CLE)