Fox Cities Advice Givers | Business Owners | Entrepreneurs | Interviewing Our Community's Brightest Minds | Kevin Evers

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: What started as a part-time job at a title company while in college, quickly turned into a career for Andrew Horan, owner of Closing and Title Services, LLC. Andrew gained valuable experience in those first few years before breaking off and starting his own company. He saw the Fox Cities as an area...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: After a short film they created got rejected from another film festival, Jason Buss and his other co-founders decided to start their own festival. That was 17 years ago. On February 16th and 17th, the 17th Annual Wildwood Film Festival will be held at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. The event will...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: After wandering into Dylan’s Candy Bar in New York City years ago, Dale Ver Voort began his quest to open his own candy store. That dream came to fruition in 2004 when Dale and his wife, Mary, opened Crazy Sweet in Downtown Appleton. Anyone who walks into the store will immediately notice the...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Not excited with where his current career was headed, Kent Zaretzke set out to find something different. A conversation with a friend at bible study led to their eventual partnership in starting a local Mr. Sandless franchise. Mr. Sandless still does traditional sanding when the floors require it (as he says, “It is...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: Donna Holewinski has called the Fox Cities home for the last 24 years. She has spent almost as much time working in the insurance industry. She started working as a claims adjuster and eventually found herself on the other side of the business, helping her clients obtain insurance. As a Financial Representative with...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: While she was in second grade, Carla Hales got started in dance because a girl she hung out with in her neighborhood took dance lessons. From that first lesson, Carla was hooked. As a senior in high school she began teaching dance classes. She minored in dance at UW-Green Bay. After graduation, she...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: On a mission trip in Peru, Stephanie Bowers made a stop at an orphanage. The conditions and struggles she saw there set her on a course that would eventually lead to her creating Jake’s Diapers. Initially, she set out to help the 15 babies in that orphanage in Peru. An introduction to an...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: When he was in second grade, Cole Stoffel developed a close relationship with his teacher, Steve Maufort. Mr. Maufort passed away from brain cancer and Cole struggled coping with the loss. He turned to running as a way to heal. At 10 years old, Cole knew he wanted to do something to honor...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: In 2014, two domestic violence agencies came together to discuss a recurring problem. Too many domestic abuse victims were unable to leave an abusive relationship because they didn’t have the safe, reliable transportation they needed to get employment or education and become self-sufficient. With that problem came an opportunity. The organizations learned 65%...

ENJOY THIS EPISODE: The Social Station is a Mega Cycle (party bike) that provides an innovative, eco-friendly transportation alternative for exploring the greater downtown area of Appleton while socializing, enjoying the outdoors, sight-seeing, and staying fit. During tours, there are between 3-6 local destinations, including but not limited to pubs, craft breweries, restaurants, coffee houses, shopping...