The Plant Your Flag Podcast returns in 2026 with our newest guest, Nic Lalich! Nic is the founder and business owner of 86400 Entertainment. A company focused on producing shows for concerts and musicians. 

Nic has been a long-time ally for us at Bean Media Productions, so its an honor having him on to talk about how he started his business. Nic has worked in many roles in his life, including being a representative for Meta, and he has translated his skills and his relationships into his business.

This is another long one, so get strapped in and stay tuned for another amazing story about business, success, achieving your dreams, and planting your flag!

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

The business podcast of Buffalo is back! This episode is a compilation of the best moments from all of our guests and all of the diffrent episodes from 2025.

We look forward to seeing how the podcast evolves in 2026, and we hope you'll join us for more business stories, expert advice, and exciting Buffalo action!

Thank you for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast. If you liked this podcast, be sure to check out our other episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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Listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/762c1F00LAMJXBSTATQ8gL?si=7695a335d2044918&nd=1&dlsi=85f6ed7dae244c6f
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-your-flag-with-bean-media/id1736171111

Do you want to be a guest on the podcast? https://youtu.be/53spFvBjlJk

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Will AI steal our jobs?!?  Digital Marketing Experts discuss their unique insights into AI and business on the 26th episode of the Plant Your Flag Podcast. There is so much to unpack with AI in business and digital marketing. What can AI do for me?

Organic and paid ads both rely on AI tools to put the right content in front of the right audience for conversion. You can see this with Google's AI Max, previously Performance Max, and now with Meta's Andromeda.

These AIs are designed to make the job of digital marketers easier, but will the computer intelligence end up ruining their jobs entirely? Will AI destroy advertising altogether? 

These questions and much more are discussed in this colossal episode of The Plant Your Flag Podcast. Mike and Jer are here to teach you what to be wary of and what to take advantage of for your business.

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Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

Listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/762c1F00LAMJXBSTATQ8gL?si=7695a335d2044918&nd=1&dlsi=85f6ed7dae244c6f
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-your-flag-with-bean-media/id1736171111

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Welcome to Episode 25 of The Plant Your Flag Podcast. Our guest is Kate Glaser! TV Journalist, Entrepreneur, Founder of Hope Rises News Non-Profit, Hope Rises Network,  and a Western New York Community Leader!

Kate Glaser is our biggest star to date on The Plant Your Flag Podcast, and we're very glad she decided to come on and share her story with us! Jer is also back in the host seat, bringing us good questions and good times.

Special Guest Kate Glaser tells us her story of how she got started and how she founded her nonprofit Hope Rises News, a station dedicated to telling stories of uplifting deeds and spreading kindness and care in the community. In the episode of the Podcast, Kate shares with us her philosophy for doing good and keeping up with running her nonprofit, as well as who she is and what inspired her to "plant her flag" and start her mission

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/
LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/bean-media-productions/
Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

We're back! On this episode of Plant Your Flag, Robert Kropczynski and Mike Bean talk about Rob's business, Creekside Business Consulting. Rob started his business one year ago and talks about how he built it into something special from the ground up.

Join us on this episode of The Plant Your Flag Podcast to be in the know about small and large Western New York businesses. See behind the scenes into real business owners' lives and what inspires them to plant their flag.

Thank you for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast. If you liked this podcast, be sure to check out our other episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

=== Find Us! ===
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Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/
LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/bean-media-productions/
Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

On this episode of the Plant Your Flag Podcast, we have Dr. Stephanie West, who is an immensely successful woman. Recently, she's planted her flag as a business owner to do consulting for veterinary practices. She is also the author of a recently released book! S.O.A.P. For Success. A book to make you love your business again and simplify your operations so you can focus on your mission.

Mike and Dr. West have known each other for a while, and it's truly an honor to have her on our podcast. They talk about entrepreneurship, business consulting, and business operations, Soap for Success, and more on this episode of the podcast

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

=== Find Us! ===
Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/BeanMediaProductions
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/
LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/bean-media-productions/
Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

We can't believe we've been doing this podcast for so long. We are so excited to share more stories of business owners, personal successes, and planting your flags. 

In this episode, Mike and Jer recap the 6 guests we've had on the podcast since last time we did one of these. Jeff Zoerb, Steve Kottakis, Mike Austin, Lindsay Giardina, Tracey McCormick, and Dan Kautz. We'll share our key takeaways and try to put their words into perspective.

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Welcome back to the Plant Your Flag Podcast. Today, we have a very special guest. Dan Kautz from Kautz Buckley Independent Wealth Management! He speaks with Mike today about how he got started and planted his flag! He also speaks about how his roots helped him grow and inspire him to do the best by his clients!

Kautz Buckley Independent Wealth Management is a money manager that is focused on developing a comprehensive financial plan to help them gain control of the present, plan for the future, and prepare for the unexpected. See how Dan's unique perspective on business and life keeps him doing great things.

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

Watch: https://youtu.be/H7OeBb-11eU

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Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/
LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/bean-media-productions/
Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

Listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/762c1F00LAMJXBSTATQ8gL?si=7695a335d2044918&nd=1&dlsi=85f6ed7dae244c6f
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-your-flag-with-bean-media/id1736171111

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Welcome back to the Plant Your Flag podcast, where we host business owners who took the risk to start their own business and plant their flag. Join us now to witness an incredible business success story!

Today, we are joined by Tracey McCormick, who speaks to Jer about how she and her husband started their company, National Restroom Trailers (NRT). She started this company over eight years ago, and since then, they have been growing their business into something truly special.

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TvPHv4BLU-E

=== Find Us! ===
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Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/
LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/bean-media-productions/
Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

Listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/762c1F00LAMJXBSTATQ8gL?si=7695a335d2044918&nd=1&dlsi=85f6ed7dae244c6f
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-your-flag-with-bean-media/id1736171111

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Welcome back to The Plant Your Flag Podcast. In Episode 19, Mike sits down with Lindsay Giardina, founder of Prestige Administrative Consulting, a Buffalo-based business that helps entrepreneurs reclaim their time and streamline their operations.

Lindsay shares how she took her 20+ years of experience in operations and turned it into a thriving solo consultancy. For over 8 years, Lindsay has built a reputation as the behind-the-scenes support system that helps business owners stay in their zone of genius.

Join us for another powerful conversation as we uncover what it takes to run a business behind the curtain, and how Lindsay helps other founders stop doing it all themselves—and start working smarter.

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Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/
LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/bean-media-productions/
Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

Listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/762c1F00LAMJXBSTATQ8gL?si=7695a335d2044918&nd=1&dlsi=85f6ed7dae244c6f
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-your-flag-with-bean-media/id1736171111

Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!