On this episode of the Native Business Podcast: Your hosts Gary and Carmen Davis, the founders and publishers of Native Business Magazine, welcome Joy Huntington to the show.

Joy is a proud Koyukon Athabascan entrepreneur who is successfully achieving her business goals through a combination of grit, an inborn ability to foster productive communications between people, and a firm footing in her Tribal heritage. 

Huntington launched Uqaqti Consulting in 2011. Uqaqti, pronounced “oo-kuk-ti,” is Inupiaq for “one who speaks.” The title was given to Huntington by the Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly, and Huntington accepted the honor by renaming her business, saying that being the recipient of the title from another Alaska region signifies how she builds bridges across the state. She also recently finished serving a term on the Fairbanks, AK City Council and launched the Joy Huntington brand of products and services.

Join us for a lively conversation with an amazing and inspirational Native American entrepreneur!

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In the 4th episode of the Native Business Podcast, guest host Mika Leonard (Miami Tribe) and a panel of all women Native business professionals discuss professional development and share their views and insights on what has led them to success in their own careers. An important session for anyone from students or individuals just beginning their professional careers or seasoned business professionals and entrepreneurs. This podcast discusses the following topics and more:

• How to seek out opportunities for internships, scholarships, mentorship;
• The fundamentals of understanding personal financial literacy;
• The importance of managing your financial well-being as you move up the career ladder; and
• The dos and don'ts of social media.

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On this episode of the Native Business Podcast, enjoy an inspirational behind the scenes conversation with the owners of Native Business Magazine, on the one year anniversary of the company. Native Business's in depth coverage of tribal business and Native entrepreneurship have earned it the reputation as the "Voice of Business in Indian Country". Join the founders and publishers of Native Business, Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen (Makah, Yakama & Chippewa-Cree) Davis, and the senior editor of Native Business, Kristin Butler, as they discuss the extensive accomplishments that have taken place with the innovative multi-media company in its first ultra busy year of operation. Discussions include everything from producing the first Native Business documentary short film in the Netherlands, to showcasing Native entrepreneurship nationwide, to the first double issue of Native Business Magazine with the leadership from the two largest tribes in the Country to the Native Business Summit which was sponsored by Cherokee Nation Businesses and hosted by Miss Oklahoma in May of 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Enjoy!

This episode of the Native Business Podcast, recorded live at the 2019 Native Business Summit, focuses on the Hemp opportunity in Indian Country and is titled: "Industrial Hemp: Doing Well by Doing Good". This podcast discusses the tremendous business potential of legal industrial hemp and the thousands of products it can produce. In addition to being a profitable agricultural commodity, hemp is environmentally positive and can remove carbon from the air and toxins from the land. Native-owned businesses have unique opportunities and commercial advantages in the hemp industry, and can partner with Tribes and other enterprises to create sustainable crops and in-demand value added products.

This special episode of the Native Business Podcast is hosted by Mika Leonard, a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and features an expert panel including:

• Vincent Logan – Chief Financial Officer/Chief Investment Officer, Native American Agriculture Fund

• Aaron Fournier – Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Native American Hemp

• Greg Guedel – Attorney, Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP

• G. Blake Jackson, J.D. – Policy Officer and Staff Attorney, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas

• Coby Smith – Principal, Salt Plains Hemp, LLC

The views or opinions expressed by the guest speakers are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Native Business, LLC.

The first episode of the Native Business Podcast features Native Business Magazine publishers Gary and Carmen Davis providing a welcome, thoughts on the impact of Native Business and why it was created as well as an overview of Native Business and what you can look forward to on future episodes of the Native Business Podcast.