Gator Dave tells us how his passion for reptiles and educating kids has led to a business of giving talks for schools, libraries, and individuals about reptiles to spread the passion he has for conservation and protection to others. 

Hear how one job can lead to another in some of the most unconventional ways. Never forget to network. 

Michelle Gatchell and Dan Rockwell talk to Alicia Long about her company Nutr that she started with her husband. It is a machine that makes it possible to make nut milk at home. 

Being Lactose intolerant herself she wanted a better way to find and drink plant based milk.  Plus, create flavor packets to give people the flavors they are familiar with when they think of milk like chocolate and strawberry. 

Hear her story of creating a product and having it manufactured in the US. 

Austin Mitchell of Synota, talks about 3 million dollar seed funding they acquired. 

His company is creating a system to use the Bitcoin chain to upgrade the energy finance system from one of analog to digital and from a centralized system to a decentralized one. 

 Mitchell says, "Energy is dynamic and the consumers experience is changing with smart thermostats and smart appliances but they are not seeing the true value of that change because the finance procedures for billing us for energy is not able to be fluid when prices are high or low for energy in the market.  Synota has come up with a way to decentralize the finances saving companies money and time, which trickles down to saving the consumer money for their energy.   

If we can decentralized the energy finance part just like the energy system is decentralizing, if we can match those two we can really unlock the value that is hidden today through aggregation and socialization. 

This episode Michelle Gatchell and Dan Rockwell catch the momentum of Mastery Portfolio based in Columbus, OH. It was created in 2019 to build software for a new grading and assessment of students that celebrated growth, painted a picture of progress, and inspired action from teachers and students.The goal is to help schools truly empower students to own their learning and treat each child with dignity. Mastery Portfolio works with home schoolers, teachers, school districts, universities, and even companies wanting a way to assess training. Founder, Constance Borro, shares her journey in creating this business out of a need to improve something in her daily life,  what she has learned along the way and how their seed funding campaign is going. 

This week Michelle Gatchell Catches the Momentum of The Greater Gouda in Delaware, OH. Co-Founder Terri Smiles shares the positives of starting a business with family and how there can be pitfalls that you should think about ahead of time before starting that family business. She also shares how creating a community with their costumers has been fun and keeps them connected with what they want to purchase.  Terri also talks about overcoming challenges and what that looked like. 

This week on Midwest Momentum Michelle Gatchell catches the Momentum of Marysville, OH. She finds out about the NW Corridor Innovations, Fiber updates and the Autonomous Car pilot project being set up in the streets of Marysville. Plus, we hear about the recent conference between the U.S. Midwest and Japan held in Chicago, Illinois. Eric Phillips shares what he learned about Japan’s interests in collaborating on business ventures in certain industries. Interests that make them very interested in business in Ohio. 

This week on Midwest Momentum Michelle Gatchell catches the Momentum of Fashion Hustler Alison Carter. She has a cool style all her own, and started a business sharing her passion of vintage clothing  called Public Hanger located in Columbus, OH. She shares what it was like taking her business from a hobby to shows to a brick and mortar. Plus, hear how she is being creative with marketing to appeal to a customer's experiences and love of music  from the 80s and 90s. She shares things she learned working in the corporate fashion world,. She has a fashion segment on iheart radio and she gives us some fashion tips for fall colors you will want to buy or dig back out of your closet.

Dan Rockwell and Michelle Gatchell talk to Authors Marty Gage and Spencer Murrell of Lextant about their new book and college class entitled Experience User Research. designed to help businesses discover what the customer  really wants. 

Dan Rockwell and Michelle Gatchell talk to guest Aurora Davidson about how her passion for horses and showing them has turned into two great businesses for her. She created Feathered Filly to solve a problem she dealt with while showing horses. Then her passion led her to a career in alternative healing for horses and show animals using cryotherapy called Precision Equine Therapy. She shares things that surprised her about starting a business. 

Dan Rockwell and Michelle Gatchell talk to Roger Geiger, Vice President & Executive Director in Ohio for the National Federation of Independent Business. He shares how they work on a National and State level to protect the rights of and gain opportunities for small businesses. Hear how NFIB could help your small business.