BusinessTalk

Meg Sanders, CEO of Canna Provisions in Holyoke and Lee, is the guest  on the latest installment of BusinessTalk, and she gives an candid,  eye-opening appraisal of the state of the cannabis business in Western  Mass. and where this intriguing industry can, and probably will, go  moving forward. In her talk with BusinessWest Editor George  O’Brien, she touches on everything from competition to profit margins to  “women selling weed.” It’s all must listening, so tune in to  BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest in partnership with  Living Local 413 and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

The economy. Inflation. Interest rates. Quiet quitting. The housing  market. The outlook for 2023. These are just a few of the subjects that  BusinessWest Editor and PeoplesBank President and CEO Tom Senecal touch  on in a wide-ranging installment of BusinessTalk. It’s all must  listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by  BusinessWest in partnership with Living Local 413 and sponsored by  PeoplesBank.

It’s called the Hope for Youth & Families Foundation. That’s the  next chapter in the life and career of entrepreneur and philanthropist  Bob Bolduc, founder of Pride Stations and Stores. On the next  installment of BusinessTalk, BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien  talks with Bolduc about his new foundation and its broad goal of helping  individuals and families achieve sustainability. It’s must listening,  so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest in partnership with Living Local 413 and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

‘Burnout.’ It’s a term we hear often and in many contexts. But it has a  specific meaning and tell-tale symptoms. That’s just a few things we  learn in an intriguing, eye-opening conversation with Jim Young, the  ‘Centered Coach’ an expert on this subject, and author of a new book —   ‘Expanding Intimacy: How Tough Guys Defeat Burnout.’ It’s all must  listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by  BusinessWest in partnership with Living Local 413 and sponsored by  PeoplesBank.

“Is  Victory at hand?’ That’s the question Donald Sanders, executive  artistic director of MIFA Victory Theatre attempts to answer on the next  installment of BusinessTalk. The downtown Holyoke landmark has  been dark for more than 40 years, but Sanders explains that the  requisite momentum — and funding — exists to turn the lights back on  soon. It’s all must listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast  presented by BusinessWest in partnership with Living Local 413 and  sponsored by PeoplesBank.

Mark Paglia, COO of Mira Vista Behavioral Health Center — and a  Healthcare Hero for 2022 — is the guest on BusinessTalk this week, and  there was a lot to discuss with BusinessWest Editor George  O’Brien. Topics include the opening of Mira Vista in the middle of a  pandemic, the behavioral health crisis that accompanied COVID, the  ongoing, and  now often overlooked, opioid addiction problem in this  country, and much more. It’s all must listening, so tune in to  BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest in partnership with  Living Local and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

Serial entrepreneur Peter Rosskothen has seen just about everything  there is to see in business over the past four decades. But he admits  that the past few years have been something altogether different. They  have changed the way business is done, and these changes are likely  permanent. These are just some of his observations in a hard-hitting  discussion with BusinessWest editor George O’Brien on the next  installment of BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest in  partnership with Living Local and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

Cybersecurity: It’s not a matter for large companies, public utilities,  and government agencies to consider. It’s a critical matter that should  be a priority for businesses of all sizes. That’s the message delivered  by Ivan Shefrin, executive director for Comcast Business Managed  Security Services on the latest installment of BusinessTalk. In a  wide-ranging discussion, Shefrin and BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien  talk about who the bad guys are, how they get into you system, how you  can keep them out, and what you should do if they do get in  It’s must  listening, so join us for BusinessTalk, a podcast presented this week by  BusinessWest  and Comcast Business, and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

Turning employees into employers. Turning consumers into producers. Those are two of the broad goals behind creation of the Latino Economic Development Council. For the next installment of BusinessTalk, BusinessWest editor George O’Brien talks with Andrew Melendez, director of Operations for this agency, about its unique model and mission and the many ways it will measure success. It’s must listening, so join us for BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest  and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

Creating opportunities to thrive. That’s the underlying goal of  Springfield Works and the Working Cities Challenge Initiative. Ann  Kandilis leads that program, and she is the guest on the next  installment of BusinessTalk. Kandilis and BusinessWest Editor talk about  Springfield Works, a $400,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment  Grant, and ongoing work to address the needs and goals of those who are  justice-system involved. It’s must listening, so join us for  BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest  and sponsored by  PeoplesBank.