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145 - STEPHEN BOSIO - FROM FINANCE IN LOS ANGELES TO BISCUITS IN RURAL U.P. OF MICHIGAN...WHEN YOU CAN'T STOP YOUR HEART FROM WHAT IT WANTS
Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Stephen Bosio - a single dad, corporate Los Angeles grind escapee, and brand spakin' new (U.P. of Michigan) restaurant owner. He recently returned to his home town in Tapiola, MI after living in and around the LA area where he spent 13 years working for a
large finance company. After some life changes, he’s traded in his director of sales title for BISCUITS...
We chat with Stephen about his life change of moving to a small town (back to his hometown) from Los Angeles...how Julie originally met Stephen during her "beard years" when she ran a website beardoftheday.com...their experiences with beard competitions...whatever happened to this redheaded beard guy who won all the competitions...after our beard talk we talk about Stephen (lol)...we chat about where exactly is Tapiola, MI?? (way above the mitt, btw)...the history of Tapiola - predominantly Finnish people...Stephen's great grandfather's legacy...his original name Posio...his children now being the 5th generation of his family living in Tapiola...the official meaning of "yoopers"...what made Stephen pick this spot to open a restaurant and why...the history of the restaurant he's taking over...how he got into biscuit making during COVID while working in finance...his marriage fell apart...his wife (as he was about to get divorced) committed suicide...how he didn't have a reason to be in LA anymore...how the corporate world never felt like his thing...how he started checking out the restaurant site in Michigan...how Stephen couldn't get the idea of the restaurant out of his head...the ordeal of the restaurant deal...how his brother and Dad helped move the idea forward...how Wells Fargo left Michigan state...his Dad co-signing the loan...reconnecting with his family...leaving his finance job...the advantage of leaving Los Angeles - especially for his kids...how everything kept lining up to make his dream happen...his crazy trip from LA to Michigan and how the tires all needed to be replaced TWICE...finally closing on the restaurant...how his business plan won over the bank people...how it felt to finally have the keys to the restaurant and celebrate...how he's hoping to open in September...how the kickstarter campaign got people to hear about his venture...and then how a couple wrote him to give him $20,000 to go towards his efforts, even though he didn't make his kickstarter goal...how he also bought a boat...the overwhelm of everyone caring...how Stephen finally feels like he belongs (back home)...how therapy has helped him get through so much...how he doesn't have that heavy weight on him anymore...and how he can finally be himself and be happy.
IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: Find out if Stephen knows when National Biscuit Day is...pssst, it's May 29th...what song goes along with his biscuit making...besides the people and weather, what he'll miss the most about LA... Stephen loves pranks, what was one of his best ones he pulled off...and what advice he'd give to someoone (you) who wants to pick up and totally change their life?
FIND BOSIO BISCUITS here: https://www.bosiobiscuit.com/ and instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bosiobiscuitco/ @bosicobiscuitco
Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at [email protected]. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON
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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Stephen Bosio - a single dad, corporate Los Angeles grind escapee, and brand spakin' new (U.P. of Michigan) restaurant owner. He recently returned to his home town in Tapiola, MI after living in and around the LA area where he spent 13 years working for a
large finance company. After some life changes, he’s traded in his director of sales title for BISCUITS...
We chat with Stephen about his life change of moving to a small town (back to his hometown) from Los Angeles...how Julie originally met Stephen during her "beard years" when she ran a website beardoftheday.com...their experiences with beard competitions...whatever happened to this redheaded beard guy who won all the competitions...after our beard talk we talk about Stephen (lol)...we chat about where exactly is Tapiola, MI?? (way above the mitt, btw)...the history of Tapiola - predominantly Finnish people...Stephen's great grandfather's legacy...his original name Posio...his children now being the 5th generation of his family living in Tapiola...the official meaning of "yoopers"...what made Stephen pick this spot to open a restaurant and why...the history of the restaurant he's taking over...how he got into biscuit making during COVID while working in finance...his marriage fell apart...his wife (as he was about to get divorced) committed suicide...how he didn't have a reason to be in LA anymore...how the corporate world never felt like his thing...how he started checking out the restaurant site in Michigan...how Stephen couldn't get the idea of the restaurant out of his head...the ordeal of the restaurant deal...how his brother and Dad helped move the idea forward...how Wells Fargo left Michigan state...his Dad co-signing the loan...reconnecting with his family...leaving his finance job...the advantage of leaving Los Angeles - especially for his kids...how everything kept lining up to make his dream happen...his crazy trip from LA to Michigan and how the tires all needed to be replaced TWICE...finally closing on the restaurant...how his business plan won over the bank people...how it felt to finally have the keys to the restaurant and celebrate...how he's hoping to open in September...how the kickstarter campaign got people to hear about his venture...and then how a couple wrote him to give him $20,000 to go towards his efforts, even though he didn't make his kickstarter goal...how he also bought a boat...the overwhelm of everyone caring...how Stephen finally feels like he belongs (back home)...how therapy has helped him get through so much...how he doesn't have that heavy weight on him anymore...and how he can finally be himself and be happy.
IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: Find out if Stephen knows when National Biscuit Day is...pssst, it's May 29th...what song goes along with his biscuit making...besides the people and weather, what he'll miss the most about LA... Stephen loves pranks, what was one of his best ones he pulled off...and what advice he'd give to someoone (you) who wants to pick up and totally change their life?
FIND BOSIO BISCUITS here: https://www.bosiobiscuit.com/ and instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bosiobiscuitco/ @bosicobiscuitco
Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at [email protected]. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON