On The Cusp

On The Cusp

By Dave Smith and Matt SnyderBusinessEntrepreneurship
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On The Cusp episodes

  • Creative Culture

    Our guest today is used with being behind the camera, helping make production happen. Clint McCommon has been producing creative video content for over a decade. His experience expands from television commercials to music videos to feature documentary work. Clint, along with his business partner John Chambers, create unique productions that garner great results for their marketing clients, winning awards on the regional and national level.

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    27 min
  • More Than Just A Range

    Gun safety and education when it comes to guns and handling guns is key. Today, we're speaking with Brad Simon of Red River Range, the premier indoor shooting and training facility in Louisiana leading the effort in shooter safety. The range offers 19 shooting lanes equipped with the finest target, ventilation, and safety systems in the industry.

    The range isn’t just for firearms. Louisiana is the “Sportsman’s Paradise” and Red River Range is Shreveport’s version. Along with the pistol and rifle lanes inside, outside hosts two separate archery areas as well as a stocked fish pond and recreation area. With amenities to satisfy everyone’s interests, Red River Range is a destination for the whole family.

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    22 min
  • Second Chances

    Shopping local means creating more jobs in the community. Shopping local with businesses that continuously give back to their community through quarterly events helps create culture in the community.

    In today's episode we are speaking with C&C Mercantile & Lighting owners and operators, and Shreveport natives, Derek Simmons and Lauren Ross Simmons.

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    29 min
  • The Vision and More: Part Two of Two-Part Series

    Today's episode is a continuation of last week's episode where we spoke with Brant Alexander, one of the founders of Provenance, a traditional neighborhood development in South Shreveport.

    Today we have David Alexander and Kyle McInnis continuing the conversation about Provenance and the plan for growth behind it.

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    22 min
  • The Vision and More: Part One of Two-Part Series

    Imagine a development that is based on a neighborhood schematic that was in place before the automobile took over our lives. A housing scheme planned around retail, workspace, restaurants, green spaces, and more. Now imagine that existing in Shreveport.

    In today's episode of On the Cusp, Matt sits down with Brant Anderson, one of the original planners and developers of Provenance, a Southern Shreveport Traditional Development.

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    16 min
  • Willing To Take The Risk

    From hospital to hospitality, local business owner, doctor, plastic surgeon, & community investor, Lindsey Pennington, speaks with Matt and Dave about her love of Shreveport, and why she chose this city for her many community investment projects.

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    19 min
  • The Well Dressed Man

    Shopping has evolved dramatically over the past several decades, providing consumers with more choice and convenience, whether they prefer to shop the brick-and-mortar stores or shop online. When it comes to men's fashion in Shreveport, John Pickens Custom Clothiers is offering unique in-person experiences you can't find online.

    In today's episode, Matt and Dave are speaking with John Pickens of John Pickens Custom Clothiers about his start, why he chose Shreveport for his brick-and-mortar, and why an experience at John Pickens Clothiers is unlike any experience elsewhere.

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    16 min
  • Just Jump

    On today's episode, Matt & Dave are speaking with Katy Larsen, founder and owner of The Agora Borealis, an artist marketplace located in downtown Shreveport.

    Katy's goal when opening the doors to her store in 2014 was to give the area an art gallery filled with local art and goods, while also stimulating the local economy.

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    21 min
  • Olive You

    In today's episode, Matt and Dave are speaking with Kylie Grant of Oleolive, a biotechnology company that produces olive oil-extracted oleocanthal for research and consumer products to address inflammation and disease.

    If you are health conscious and interested in ways to help aid a longer, healthier lifestyle, don't sleep on this episode!

    OleOlive's method of extracting and purifying Extra Virgin Olive Oil polyphenols such as Oleocanthal, has made its way into cosmetic products, supplements that are under development and into other products across the world that are making people healthier, look younger and eat better.

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    21 min

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