Coeur d 'Alene Advice Givers: Interviewing Our Brightest Minds | Thought-Leaders | Business Owners | Entrepreneurs | Cole Turnbull

Andy Smith of Edwards-Smith Construction shares his journey to becoming Principal of the company. It wasn’t something that was just handed over to Andy. From moving to Coeur d’Alene from California on a whim, to walking onto job sites looking for work Andy has earned his way to the Top. In an industry riddled with...

Vince and Chelle Caruso of Caruso’s Sandwich and Artisan Pizza bring “Daily Fresh” to the northwest sandwich and pizza scene. They share their love for their business, as well as the journey that got them to three restaurants in the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane areas. At Caruso’s you will never find yourself being disappointed with...

Hillary and Randy Mann, owners and operators of Post Falls very own Up North Distillery have brought distilling to North Idaho. Winners of 3 Gold Medals in the Denver International Spirits Competition with their Honey Spirits, Barrel Finished Honey Spirits, and Apple Brandy. They were also featured in Playboy as “Idaho’s Most Unique Spirit”. With...

In episode 8 of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers PJ Slauson, of CLK Supplies, Aero Lock, and Custom Print Wear shares with us his journey of successfully running and operating three different businesses. PJ has been an entrepreneur since age 10, when he started a worm business, and sold it by age 12. After high school...

Ryan Davis, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County shares his experiences of starting the local non profit from scratch. When Ryan arrived in Kootenai County from Southern Idaho he had some ambitious supporters, and began the club in a church basement. Since, Ryan and the board of directors have helped...

From working for the man to being the man Dave Church founded Northwest Hardware Supply in 2006. The late 2000’s proved to be a challenging time to start a business in the home industry, but with some strategic moves and planning Dave and Luana made it work. Today, they have a store located at 7680...

Nick Mahin grew up in Long Beach California always dreaming of playing baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. After many years of hard work, training, and a couple of different colleges he got his opportunity to live his childhood dream by playing for Cal State, and ultimately hitting a home run in the College...

Mike McCall, of Coeur d’Alene’s McCall Media specializes in architectural photography. Mike excels at telling the story of a home through photographs. Statistics show that home owners who use professional photography in the listing of their home get the home sold faster, and for closer to asking price. Mike who was born and raised in...

Jerod Keyser with Fortress Business Solutions raises awareness about the possibility of hackers stealing sensitive information through your office systems. Fortress plays a huge role in giving back to the community and involvement in the American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest (ACCOIN) & the Kootenai County Boys & Girls Club.

Dan has changed the game of the tire business. In 2014 Dan took his love for rubber and hit the road where he created Northwest Tire Worx. Instead of going in and sitting in a waiting room eating stale popcorn Northwest Tire Worx will come to you! That’s right, never again will you have to...