This podcast is one of those great interviews where I get to chat with a local business owner for the first time. Cadie Gaut is someone who has circled around the business community near me, but we never quite got the chance to meet until now. From working at a CPA firm in high school to becoming a USA graduate with a finance degree, she decided to open up shop as Payroll Vault. Now, let's hear the story of how Cadie stepped out of her mom's shadow and started her own business.

This week on the Mobile AL Business Podcast, we have a special treat for you guys! We sat down for a video interview with The Peavy's and Matt Lemond to hear about what they are doing to make Mobile an even better place to live. Share this news with your friends and drop a comment down below letting us know what you think they are up to next!

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This week we have the pleasure of sitting down with Brent McClure. Brent knows that hiring a CFO isn't something many small or medium sized businesses can afford so he started promoting his CFO services as more of an outsourced, a la carte, offering via McClure Consulting. Let's dive into our conversation with Brent McClure.

This week Marcus sits down with Jen Bengel from Out of This World Literacy. Jen is initially from Wisconsin, where she attended high school and the University of Wisconsin. After living up north for 26 years, her family packed up and headed down south where Jen then earned her Master's degree right here at the University of South Alabama. Jen and her husband, Andy, have two girls and two boys. One of which, they adopted from Uganda in the past few years. In her free time, she loves hanging out on her back porch, playing cards with her family, and traveling to places like Belize and London. I'm sure her story already fancies you so let's dig in and hear how she is making a global impact as an accidental entrepreneur.

If you've listened to some of the early episodes of this podcast, you'll remember Marcus' first job was at a "real" bagel shop. Well, we've finally found someone who not only has worked at a similar style shop, but it was also her first job, to boot! This week Marcus sits down with Chrissy Robinson. Chrissy runs Landshark Promotions here in Mobile. She has a passion for getting you exactly the item you want. Even if she has to hit the streets to look at local shops just for your perfect pair of slippers to have embroidered with your logo to give to an employee as a gift. That's probably enough about the headache we gave her right before Christmas, let's jump into our chat with Chrissy Robinson.

This week we sit down with a local business owner that has been on quite the journey to get where he is today. From teaching special education students in a trailer that required two holding cells in the classroom to prospecting clients in other countries for a well known real estate brokerage to owning his own real estate brokerage with his wife. If that doesn't intrigue you... We're not sure what would. Now let's hear the story of how Jason Will became the owner of JWRE.

Since it’s the start of a new year, we wanted to introduce you all to a man who helps people, within a gym. But this is no fair-weather trainer. Braxton Gilbert has a huge heart for helping others improve their overall well being. We found out in this interview he gets the most return by understanding his client’s psychological needs. Looking back at more than 3000 clients over the past 4 years, he thinks it is even more important than preparing their physical training regimen. Let’s sit down and have a great chat with the owner of Braxton Gilbert Fitness.

Downtown Mobile has a lot going on. If you follow Blue Fish on social media you’ve probably seen a post or two about the various spots around town we like to frequent for lunch. Our next guest happens to own one of those restaurants: Rooster’s Downtown. Frankie grew up on a farm here in lower Alabama, and he understands the difference cooking from scratch makes. And since his family spent some time in Columbia, Costa Rica, and Panama, he has taken his love of food and channeled it into an amazing Latin food joint on Dauphin Street.

This week Marcus sits down with Andy Wood. Andy has roots in Mobile. His father was in construction and helped build some of the buildings that still stand around this city. He is the managing partner of LifeVesting Group and utilizes his PhD in Organizational Leadership to coach business owners. Let’s jump into this conversation between Marcus and Andy.

This week is a very special episode for us here on the podcast. In the past, we’ve had the opportunity to sit down with owners of large businesses, small businesses, and everything in between. Today, you’ll hear from a new business owner. But this isn’t just any new business owner. Chris Andrews used to work as a crane operator until he started listening to our podcast (among others). After blasting through every episode he knew starting his new business had to happen and was worth the minimal risk. After a lot of planning, Bienville Bites Food Tour has been born and has now had a few tours under its belt. They are currently set up with 7 local restaurants in downtown Mobile and they take a 3-hour tour while stopping at local shops to taste their foods. Now that we have whet your appetite, let’s dive into our first episode with the owner of a business born out of the audience of this podcast!