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Building Strategic Financial Foundations for Small Business Success
Season 1 Episode 125
What's the difference between surviving and thriving as a small business owner? In this episode, Tina Lockwood, co-founder of Lockwood Enterprises, r…
7 hours ago
Chef John Bogan on Seasonality, Local Pride, and Creating Unforgettable Culinary Experiences
Season 1 Episode 124
A great meal is about more than just the food – it’s about connection, seasonality, and a dash of storytelling. In this episode, Chef John Bogan, fou…
2 weeks ago
Tackling Loneliness and Isolation in a Hyper-connected World
Season 1 Episode 123
Despite all our technology, one in three adults in America reports regular loneliness. This week’s guest, Brad Steckart, founder of Sit By Me, shares…
1 month, 1 week ago
Embracing Change in Cheese: Family, Technology, and Global Tastes
Season 1 Episode 122
Meet Paul Scharfman, the founder of Specialty Cheese Company and one of the most unconventional innovators in American dairy. From getting fired in c…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Entrepreneurship, Resilience, and Community-driven Growth Engines
Season 1 Episode 121
Today we meet Steve Glynn, the founder and Chief Milwaukee Officer of Experience Milwaukee, and the force behind Milwaukee's Walkers Point Innovation…
2 months ago
How an Engineer Built Wisconsin’s First Craft Distillery
Season 1 Episode 120
Guy Rehorst is the founder and CEO of Great Lakes Distillery, Wisconsin’s original post-Prohibition distillery. From hobbyist homebrewer to pioneerin…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Heart of the Harvest: Resilience, Patience and Sustainable Cranberry Farming
Season 1 Episode 119
Mary Brazeau Brown is the president of Glacial Lake Cranberries and the fourth generation of her family’s farm. She joins ConversActions to explore t…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How a Brewer Turned Passion into Profit and Built Wisconsin’s Most Creative Craft Brand
Season 1 Episode 118
Grant Pauly, founder of 3 Sheeps Brewing, shares a story that starts in his family’s concrete business and takes a bold turn into beer – after a hand…
4 months ago
Discipline, Dough, and Doing the Work: The Madison Sourdough Story
Season 1 Episode 117
Andrew Hutchison is the president and head baker at Madison Sourdough. What starts as a story about bread becomes one about craft, resilience, and le…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Innovating Family Travel – Water Parks, Staycations and the Future of Lodging
Season 1 Episode 116
Host Bill Mitchell sits down with Eric Lund, CEO of S&L Hospitality and a driving force behind Great Wolf Resorts, the brand that reinvented family v…
5 months ago