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From the Gurdon Light to the Boggy Creek Monster, Arkansas is no stranger to paranormal beings and spooky activity, but the 1886 Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs stands above the rest. Dubbed “America’s Most Haunted Hotel,” the Crescent Hotel is said to be home to a number of ghostly residents.

“Our guests and employees have told us about hundreds of different paranormal encounters and experiences over the years,” said Bill Ott, director of marketing and communications at the Crescent Hotel. “A lot of these stories have been around for the last 130 years that we’ve been here.”

Ott shared more about the eerie happenings and discoveries at the Crescent Hotel with host Zach Parker on the latest episode of The Ghidotti Podcast, during a tour of the campus. He shared detailed accounts from some of the spirits that have made their presence felt over the years.

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Adena White is stepping out of her comfort zone to make a difference. A self-described introvert, White recently launched the Blackbelt Voices podcast to give a voice to black Southerners.

“We’re excited to tell the stories of black people making a change in the South,” White said. “I think centering those other voices is important for all of us. It’s not that we’re excluding someone. We’re just centering voices that are often unheard, and I think it’s important for all of us to learn from other people.”

White shared more about Blackbelt Voices with host Natalie Ghidotti on the latest episode of The Ghidotti Podcast, including where the idea for the podcast came from and how today’s political environment spurred White and her co-hosts to prioritize its launch.

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Courtney Little always has his eyes on the future. After purchasing the family business, ACE Glass Construction, in 2008, Little has since grown the organization into three different companies with the addition of ACE Glass Manufacturing and Recycling.

ACE Glass Recycling, Little’s most recent venture, became a priority when he realized how much glass his company was using. “I hate waste,” Little said. “If my company can put things back in stream or even pay a little extra to recycle it instead of throwing it away, we’re going to try to do the right things.”

Little shared more about ACE Glass Recycling with host Natalie Ghidotti on the latest episode of The Ghidotti Podcast, also discussing his legal background and his journey through 17 different schools.

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Gina Radke wears many hats. While serving as owner and CEO of Galley Support Innovations and an international trade advisor to Congress, Radke still found the time to write her first book, More Than: How to Be Bold and Balanced in Life and Business.

Radke describes it as a book for women in business. “It really went against everything I wanted to write about when I started writing a book for women, but I had to do it,” she said. “It just began to pour out of me when I began to write it towards women.”

Radke shared more about her book, scheduled to be released later this year, with host Zach Parker on the latest episode of The Ghidotti Podcast, also discussing her journey as a female business owner and her most starstruck moment.

For those looking to invest, real estate, stocks and bonds come to mind, but Carter Malloy offers another opportunity. Malloy is the founder and CEO of AcreTrader, which provides investors “direct access to the highly attractive asset class of farmland.”

The son of a rice and soybean farmer, Malloy grew up around farmlands at an early age, but didn’t realize their investment potential until he began buying and selling farmland with his dad while working for a long/short equity hedge fund in San Francisco.

“In that process of investing with him, I realized the returns on farmland were pretty great,” Malloy said. “I started doing some more work and researching, and realized that this is a huge asset that has produced vast amounts of wealth over generations.”

Malloy shared the story of AcreTrader’s past, present and future with host Natalie Ghidotti on the latest episode of The Ghidotti Podcast.

Jade Terminella found her calling as an entrepreneur at a young age. Starting businesses at ages 7, 12 and 19, Terminella’s latest venture is Company Club, a members-only women’s club in Bentonville.

As a “clubhouse for the modern woman,” Company Club is intended to be a space for women to work, socialize, relax and network. “We refer to it almost as like a blank canvas,” Terminella said. “We want any woman to be able to walk in and feel comfortable.”

Terminella discussed her plans for Company Club with host Natalie Ghidotti on the latest episode of The Ghidotti Podcast, also sharing more about her career as a boutique owner, as well as some advice for others who have entrepreneurial aspirations.

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With a poem nominated for a Pushcart Prize and various short stories included in international journals, Stacey Margaret Jones is a writer through and through. While much of her time is devoted to market research consulting as the owner of Ariel Strategic Communications, Jones still found time to release her first novel, Mr. Catherine, in June.

Set in Little Rock, the story centers around a family therapist whose wife, Catherine, has gone missing a year after confessing to having an affair. While he frantically searches for answers as to where his wife has gone, Mr. Catherine withholds her infidelity from police and his own attorney in order to maintain his false sense of pride.

Jones shared her journey in writing Mr. Catherine with host Natalie Ghidotti on the latest episode of The Ghidotti Podcast, also diving into her career with Ariel Strategic Communications, her other graduate degree from Syracuse and her plans for another novel in the future.

As a self-proclaimed proud feminist, Meredith Lowry has long been a champion for women in Northwest Arkansas. From events such as Woman-Run and the Women in Technology Conference to her day job as a patent attorney at Wright Lindsey Jennings in Rogers, Lowry devotes much of her personal and professional time to advocating for women in the Natural State.

The newest chief of the Little Rock Police Department joins host Natalie Ghidotti to talk about his career in law enforcement and his plans for Arkansas's capital city, also sharing his take on some heavier subjects such as racial divides, the differences in law enforcement over the years, handling a negative perception from social media and news coverage and the use of the “No-Knock Warrant.”

When you hear Heather Nelson talk about solar energy, it is easy to feel her enthusiasm and passion for the subject.

As a co-founder of Seal Solar, a solar energy solutions firm in Little Rock with a mission to help others save money and gain control over rising energy costs, Nelson is at the forefront of knowledge when it comes to solar energy.

She joined host Natalie Ghidotti on our latest episode to discuss the history of her firm and shed some light on the solar energy market.