This week we had the pleasure of talking with Jon Oppold from Sunny’s Pizzeria. Sunny’s has been open for about 2 years and is so excited to have expanded to another location! Jon himself has quite a bit of experience in the field of marketing, so when it came to marketing for Sunny’s, the process came naturally. Even when creating Sunny’s, it was easy for Jon to find a place in the market where Sunny’s could be unique from the other pizzerias. Not everything has been smooth sailing for Sunny’s. Tune in to find out how a popular small business with limited staff navigates big changes!

On today’s episode of From the Ground Up, we got to talk with Tyler Blake and Monalisa Perez of Wake. Wake is an amazing clothing brand based in Sioux Falls with the mission of self-love and mental health support. With Tyler’s background in fashion and Monalisa’s passion for connection, the two of them are a fantastic team with big ideas. Wake recently released a new brand under the Wake name called Theyself by Wake. Theyself is a women-centered brand to inspire even more self-love but also women empowerment. Nothing drives Tyler and Monalisa more than each other and their creativity. Tune in to hear how Tyler and Monalisa got a start to their brand and where they dream to take their powerhouse team.

Our episode interviews Katie Murphy from Jane Rae Events. Katie has had this passion for creating parties ever since she was a little kid. She really loves what she does, even when she was a kid, creating her own birthday party. Katie has always had this fiery passion for creating wedding events and giving people a consistent service to one of the most stressful days of their lives. Katie is described to be a very energetic person when she is facilitating her wedding events. She supervises with a smile! Katie can be seen running the whole event from sun up to sun down with a grin. She has her rough days, but she really loves what she does. Come check out the episode with Katie Murphy from Jane Rae Events to get more insight about her business and how she stays so motivated.

We had the pleasure of talking to Lauren Lavin from Bakeologie. Her passion is to create delicious goods that look good not a lot of places can say that. We agree that Lauren’s desserts taste good and look good. Lauren started the love of baking when she was younger, Lauren bakes out of her house with help of her family. She owns one of many local small businesses around town. Lauren started her business from the ground up, after college she had a passion for starting her business. Lauren thinks of food as an experience that brings back those good memories and people. Stick to the end to hear what Lauren had to say about baking as a business. Go check out her Instagram for updates on new products she creates and new promotions.

Today, we talked with Nate Boscoljon of Boscoljon design. Nates passion for woodworking stemmed from his childhood, but his business came from his own need for furniture. At first under a different name, Nate started his business, though he quickly learned how much effort and time it took to getting the business’ name changed. Boscoljon Design creates specialty, hand crafted pieces, and the clients are recommended that they approve of a 3D model before Nate gets too far into the process. Listen in to truly know what helps Nate create and be apart of such a caring community.

On this episode of From The Ground Up Podcast, we had an amazing chat with Shania Rozeboom from Rainy Day Coffee. Based just outside of Sioux Falls, Rainy Day provides coffee for tons of local shops in and around town. Shania went to school for business, but she couldn’t learn her experience, she had to do it. Even while running her roasting business, Shania works a full-time job. But even with all she’s got going on, Shania knows that she has the capability to do everything she wants to do. All she needs is a great mindset and a spark of passion. Tune in to hear how Shania keeps her head high and her uniqueness her own in an ever-expanding industry.

Today we interview an exciting new business owner. Her name is Allyson who owns her own business called The Shop. A yoga studio downtown with classes tailored to make your work and crafted for everybody. She rents an infrared yoga studio downtown that is open to all ages of the public. Allyson’s call to service was a spiritual call to serve the community. Allyson’s call to serve was also influenced by her friends wanting a space to practice and stretch. Allyson is a normal person like we are she meditates, teaches classes, and learns new techniques for her business and yoga techniques. Allyson had some words of wisdom for us pertaining to our view on ourselves and our lives.

What was the last Netflix show you watched?

How did you build The Shop from the ground up?

How would you describe The Shop?

How did you get into yoga and fitness?

Who or what, other than your passion for fitness and yoga, gave you the idea to start your business?

What sets the shop apart from the rest of your competition in this area?

What effect does the business have on your friends and family’s influence as you go foreward?

How have the changes in the business mentally changed you?

What does your daily routine look like?

Do you think the things like taking the middle of the day for meditation and prioritizing sleep are things that other business owners are lacking in?

Are things like meditation and prioritizing sleep things you did from the start?

What are some problems that you had starting your business and how have you learned from those problems?

How far do you want to go?

What are some of the biggest lessons you’ve learned?

On the official business side of things, what do you do on a daily basis? Is it just a lot of little things?

Have you learned what your balance is? Do you try to teach more or fewer classes?

Are there any amazing or inspirational stories that you have that you want to share?

What did you want to be as you grew up?

How were the 5 years before you started your business?

Would you have any advice for someone right now in the same place you were 5 years ago?

Do you have any other comments that you want to put out into the world?