Today, I'm talking with Lisa Guard, the founder and owner of Specialized Staffing and Industry Recruiters which is located on Main Street in the city of Butler.

This podcast's guest is Audrianna Bly, a Slippery Rock native, a manager at the Springhill Suites in Butler and she’s probably one of most well-connected people in the county. She has little free time because she is a part of so many county organizations including the Chamber of Commerce and the Butler County Young Professionals.

Audrianna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audriannably/

Springhill Suites: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pitut-springhill-suites-pittsburgh-butler-centre-city

Chamber of Commerce: https://butlercountychamber.com/

Butler County Young Professionals: https://www.facebook.com/ButlerCountyYP/

In this episode, I'm talking with Bob McCafferty of North Country Brewing about how sustainability fits into his business. 

A former farmer with a degree of environment geoscience from Slippery Rock University, Bob now owns North Country Brewing in Slippery Rock and Harmony Inn in Harmony.

He also partners with SRU to run a program called Grow Together Aquaponics at the North Country Brewing Company cannery.

The program provides job training to individuals with disabilities with the goal that they can then enter the job market and be integrated into a workplace. The program also provides McCafferty’s the restaurant with microgreens.

In this episode, Bob and I discuss his back story and what sustainability practices he has implemented within his businesses.

Being a bit of a nerd about sustainability myself I was really excited for this interview and I hope you find our discussion helpful.

North Country Brewing Company: https://northcountrybrewing.com/

Grow Together Aquaponics: https://northcountrybrewing.com/growing-together-aquaponics/

Sustainability programs at Slippery Rock University https://www.sru.edu/about/sustainability/programs-organizations-and-resources

Music: 
Sincerely by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5033-sincerely License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode's guest is Shaun Painter. Shaun is co-owner of quite a few YourCBD stores in Butler County and the Greater Pittsburgh Area.

YourCBD website: https://cbdrx4u.com/find-us/pennsylvania

In this episode of Behind the Business, I chat with Meghan Pohl who is the co-owner of Batch along with her business partner Jess.

Right now Batch is a lovely little shop located on Main Street in Saxonburg. Meghan and Jess started out at farmer’s markets making homemade jams before they pretty swiftly to their own storefront. Now along with their jams they sell bread, baked goods, sauces and hot food. They also sell artwork from area artisans.

And before we get into the episode, please forgive any audio glitches during the interview, Meghan did the interview from the store so some of that sound made it into the mic.

BATCH Social Media

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BatchLLC/

Website: https://batch-homegrown-handmade.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/batchllc/

On this episode I interview  my good friend Gael Gilliland. 

Gael and her family moved back to her husband’s hometown in Butler County 8 years ago. Since then she has started Legacy Recorder which teaches people how to create storytelling moments in their work and everyday life, became an award winning author,  and purchased a cowork. 

Gael bought the coworking space about 3 months before COVID shut down everything. In this episode, we talked about how that is working out for her (spoiler: it’s not awesome), and what it takes to keep everything going while raising 3 kids when she isn’t at the cowork.   

Show Notes: Cowork - ConnectworkOnMain.com 

Gael's Website: Gaelix.com

Mystique Moon - https://www.facebook.com/barnartisansantiques

Music: 
Sincerely by Kevin MacLeod

Ever wonder who is the face and brains behind the small-town businesses that make up your community? Join me on Behind the Business , where I sit down and talk to the Butler County entrepreneurs who are behind the products, services and logos that keep your community humming.