Get ready for a season full of on-location interviews, each recorded at different business site. The episodes all begin with a tour where we discuss product development, explore the layout of the operation, and much more. These entrepreneurs are generous enough to pull back the curtain and let us peak inside the inner workings of their businesses. I know you will enjoy this “hands-on” season of the show.

Lauren Marts, Duztin Watson, and RJ Huebert are back on the podcast! In this episode, we have an amazing time discussing important entrepreneurial topics and trends. We also talk extensively about the impact that small businesses can have in their communities. Please enjoy this lively conversation, and let me know what ideas you have for future episodes.

In this small business roundtable episode, I have three amazing guests back on the show – Dr. Natalie Gentile, co-founder of Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh, TJ Fairchild, owner of Commonplace Coffee, and George Cook, co-founder of Honeycomb Credit. Enjoy this in-depth discussion that covers a wide variety of small business topics from a Pittsburgh perspective.

Ben Kander’s desire to make the world a better place and to honor his mother’s legacy led to his creation of Welly. Today, his company is a scrappy and growing competitor in the reusable drinkware landscape, but he has big plans in the making. He is currently fundraising to build our nation’s first and only manufacturing facility in his industry. The supply disruptions caused by the pandemic, among other considerations, caused Ben to reevaluate his company’s status and to create a bold vision for the future. In our discussion, he talks about his plans to bring manufacturing back to Pittsburgh and why he thinks now is the right time.

Hey everyone! Season 10 is here, and it’s full of unique content and conversations. I will be featuring a “live audience” podcast as well as engaging conversations with our amazing Pittsburgh small business community. And, as a special treat, my mom is on the show too. Enjoy this season.

Samantha Story-Camp will be the first to tell you that she’s not a typical entrepreneur. Acting has been a passion and outlet for her since she was a child, and soapmaking began as a way to create unique gifts for her fellow cast members on closing nights. Over the years, people raved about her soap and begged her to start a business. Finally, after a different idea never materialized, she launched Pip & Lola’s. The homemade soap company named after two of her children was born in Washington State, but it grew up here in Pittsburgh. Today, Samantha operates a thriving business with two locations and multiple family members on staff.

Brandon Gilbert’s early brush with entrepreneurship came as part of a youth business training program at Duquesne University. His football coach nominated him for a spot while he was still in high school. Although he didn’t start a business at the time, he learned many valuable lessons that still serve him today. Over the years, Brandon tossed around a variety of ideas for a business of his own, but it was a string of poor experiences at traditional tire stores that inspired his light-bulb moment. He decided that there had to be a better way to provide this vital service, so he launched the Pittsburgh Mobile Tire Shop.