"If it goes on your floors, it’s in our stores." Blake Cook, District Manager, and Emily Winfrey, Store Manager and Design Consultant for USA Flooring, join us to chat about the meaning behind their motto and why selecting flooring isn't something to jump into lightly. USA Flooring is a full-service flooring retailer with five brick-and-mortar stores in North Carolina. Its Winston-Salem location has 8,000 square feet of space with a 3,000-square-foot showroom. From solid and engineered hardwood to luxury vinyl planks and carpets, homeowners, renters, contractors, and property managers can find everything under one roof and expert guidance throughout the decision-making process.

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The two Aarons of a/perture join us to chat about the art house cinema in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem. Aaron Botts is the theatre manager, and Aaron Kepley is the deputy director of this unique, nonprofit cinema founded by Lawren Desai. A/perture features diverse programming and award-winning films on its screens through partnerships with Sundance, the National Black Theatre Festival, National Theatre Live, and more. Creating a retro and engaging audience experience, it offers intimate theatre sizes and films that share compelling stories. Through its a/ mobile outdoor series, a/perture brings films to the community to enjoy for free, under the stars, at Bailey Park, MUSE, and Crossnore.

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Identifying challenges and setbacks that cause stress and anxiety is the goal of Counseling with a Purpose. Founded in 2018 by Winston Under 40 Leadership Award Winner Shawanna Nicole Moore-Geter, her team uses advanced modalities such as brainspotting to help people facilitate change and achieve their goals. "Our real job is to ask the next best question ... to help you find insight." Shawanna and Counseling with a Purpose's COO Christopher Geter join us to share their entrepreneurship journey of helping others become the best version of themselves.

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"We all go through things in life, and sometimes you need someone to help you filter through that information." At age 18, Mark Steele, executive director of Solutions for Independence, was paralyzed from his chest to his cervical five level. It was from this point of view, sitting in a wheelchair, that led him into the field of counseling. Mark joins us along with Adrian Boone, director of operations, to share more about this Winston-Salem-based disability advocacy organization that started in 1993. From providing services that lead to greater independence for individuals with disabilities to basketball, tennis, and other adaptive sports, Solutions for Independence has been serving Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.

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"Every brand is unique and should be presented in a unique way." The ability to think differently about brand creation and design is a concept that Elephant in the Room prides itself on. Chad Cheek, the owner of the award-winning firm, joins us to share ideas on brand design and strategic marketing, collaboration, and his passion and involvement in the arts – from serving on numerous boards such as the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and the North Carolina Arts Council to teaching Introduction to Arts Management at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

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"Small, small steps will add up to big results in your health." Alice Smith, registered dietitian and founder of Alice Approved, joins us to share ways everyone can fuel their bodies for success. A regularly featured expert on television and stage, she enthusiastically shares actionable steps to achieve wellness goals. Alice's philosophy is simple – simplify what you're eating, your nutrition, and your diet to "the fewer ingredients, the better" for health, vitality, energy, and "life" in your years.

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"Give everyone what you've got and teach it, and they'll be great." From helping his mom in the kitchen growing up to becoming a corporate trainer to help young chefs hone their craft, Brian DePaulis has had a lifelong love of food. He joins us to share his journey of opening Elevated Catering in Winston-Salem, the story behind the name, and his approach to crafting an elevated menu for any occasion – including their signature pork belly bites.

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Cyrus Bush, a coach and mentor based in Winston-Salem, specializes in helping professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs achieve success in relationships, business, and life through emotional freedom techniques or EFT. Cyrus joins us to share how EFT or tapping can help release negative emotions and limiting beliefs to break down barriers that stand in the way of success in relationships, business, and life.

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Kathy Carr, executive director of SECU Family House, joins us in a conversation about this unique non-profit that serves adult patients and their caregivers when they travel to Winston-Salem for medical care. SECU Family House is a compassionate, comfortable alternative to a hospital waiting room or an expensive hotel. For over a decade, thousands of guests have depended upon the affordable lodging and supportive care of the 45-bedroom facility convenient to both Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center.

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Ben Schwab, partner and architect at STITCH Design Shop, joins us to discuss the award-winning architectural and interior design firm that started in Winston-Salem. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary in the City of Arts and Innovation with a recent expansion into Greensboro, Ben shares how the business started and expanded with focuses on commercial, adaptive reuse, modern residential, and interior design. Inspired by modernist principles, STITCH's strong team of architects and designers create through the lens of context and sustainability.