General manager of Golden Calf Company Dagmar Beckel Machyckova tells us a good old fashion American dream story of her and her husband starting there company from the ground up.

Wisconsin Senator Kathy Bernier joins us in this episode of the B.E.A.R Podcast and talks about how it is ok for business to ask for help from legislatures.

CCEDC's Charlie Walker sits down with Tobi LeMahieu and talks about loans and the finances of starting up a business.

CEDC's Charlie Walker sits down with two Pauls to talk about their consulting endeavors, backgrounds in banking and financial planning, and best practices for starting and managing a business.

CEDC's Charlie Walker sits down with Barbara Bauer-Chen, co-owner of C&J's Candy Store & Scoop Shoppe in Menomonie, WI with her husband John. In this episode, we talk about pivoting during the pandemic, having fun while working with your spouse, and living the sweet life.

CEDC's Charlie Walker sits down with Aimee Mikl and her daughter Sydney to talk about finding a tribe, as well as the importance of working and playing together in an increasingly isolatory and tech-laden world.

CEDC's Charlie Walker and Lisa Bruhn sit down with Nicholas Wiener, owner of Josef's Cheesecakes in downtown Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, to talk about carrying on the family legacy, expanding to a vacant building, and the secrets behind the sweets.

Andrew Gehrke, a Milwaukee native, moved to Eau Claire to attend school, and ended up moving back a few years later with his wife. Since then, he's dove deep into the downtown Eau Claire bar and restaurant scene, noticed that no one local was selling cocktail syrup, and decided to take matters into his own hands - and mix it up.

Meagan Pichler is a Community Health Manager for the Marshfield Clinic Health System Center for Community Health Advancement. As a practicing Certified Prevention Specialist in the state of Wisconsin and a Certified Health Education Specialist through the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing board, she leverages her skills and passion to help underserved populations by addressing substance use prevention and recovery needs in rural communities. Alongside a team of equally passionate and driven individuals, Meagan works with communities to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement. It is with these opportunities that Meagan walks alongside her fellow community partners to build healthier communities in Northern Wisconsin. You can find Meagan at a local substance use prevention coalition meeting through the Northwoods Coalition, a program of Marshfield Clinic, working side-by-side with community partners to create collective impact. You may also find her working one-on-one with a recovery coach, through Marshfield Clinic AmeriCorps Recovery Corps, who tend to serve some of the most rural communities in Northern Wisconsin.