Talking Business

In this episode I sat down with Sarah Davis, entrepreneur of Northern Tioga. In 2023 Sarah started her own business designing custom tee-shirts, sweatshirts, and apparel, along with various other products. Since then, she has refined her business to a small storefront connected to her home on Jewett Hill Rd in Berkshire, NY. She tells us about how she's grown her product lines and the struggles she endured in her journey. It was a pleasure listening and learning from Sarah's success story.

Cathy Young, coordinator of Newark Valley Community Connection discusses updates regarding the Newark Valley Community Connection located on 32 S Main St in Newark Valley. We discuss upcoming events, recurring community activities, and exciting community projects that are underway..

Country Fit presents Friday Night Lights 2026! Crossfit atheletes from Tioga County and surrounding area's compete in the worldwide Crossfit Games called "The Open." This event is open to the public free of charge. Come cheer on your friends and family or just be a spectator and enjoy the fun!

Foreign Exchange student Henry Shultz Larson discusses his experience of studying here in the U.S. We discuss his future ambitions as an entrepreneur and how his interests in business relate to his current coursework.

Owner of Next Home Kingdom talks about her start as a broker in the real estate business. We discuss a variety of relationship building techniques and the elements that makes her business successful.

In this episode, Matt and Nicole discuss lessons learned and achievements of 2025, as well as what we look forward to in 2026.

A discussion of leadership and growing of a local church in Upstate NY. Pastor Jay and JoJo talk about their successes and challenges in leading the church and the people they serve.

In this episode we sit down with Ravi Kobziewicz and discuss trends of the upcoming generations. We discuss the status quo of pursuing a degree in college, and how social media influencers could be playing a role in some young people chasing non-traditional career pathways.

In this episode we discuss business courses and skills that are being taught to our upcoming generations. Ms. D'Arcy talks about running the school cafe, "The Nest" that is run by students and how this teaches students the fundamental skills needed in business. We also touch on the future of work based learning programs how they will benefit students prepare for their career's.

Nicole and Scott Kobziewicz talk about the systems and processes used in their businesses to assure efficiency and productivity. We talk about the importance of having a system in place for yourself personally and in business, as an employee, a manager, and as the business owner. Listen in to see why systems are important to our daily success.