Kristi Trevarrow joins Jeff Sloan on StartupNation Radio as they check back with 2 entrepreneurs who started their businesses in January 2015. Ron Bartell from Kuzzos Chicken and Waffles had a goal of $1 million in sales for his first year, did he reach that goal? Rachel Leemis started Monty’s…
Did you know that Craft Beer makes up 20% of all beer sales? And it all started down on Main Street. Guests Mike Plesz and Eric Briggeman, from Rochester Mills Production Brewery and founding members of the Michigan Brewers Guild, discuss the tremendous impact Craft Beers are having on the…
Jeff and Kristi check out what’s happening on Main Streets across the USA on this weeks Main Street Nation. We begin in Rochester Michigan with Kristi Trevarrow, then to Orlando’s Thorton Park District to hear Lisa Cuatt talk about SantaCon. Jacqueline Wolven gives us a virtual tour of Eureka Springs,…
Tom Daldin and Jim Edelman from Under the Radar Join Jeff and Kristi on this edition of Main Street Nation. Under The Radar Michigan is a fast paced, modern, thirty-minute program that explores the best of Michigan. Airing on PBS outlets all across Michigan, in Northern Ohio and Eastern Wisconsin…
Shopping local isn’t just a cool catchphrase, but a true movement that is driving the economy in downtowns and business districts across the country. Our guests include Bill Brunelle, co-founder of Independent We Stand, Mary Liz Curtin, owner of Leon and Lulu in Clawson, Michigan and Bob Donohue, Principal Planner…
Jeff and Kristi talk with Suzanne Perrault Executive Director of the Lake Orion DDA, and Al “Bubba” White from Cops & Doughnuts about the keys to a successful Main Street. Suzanne and Kristi go over the 4 key elements every Main Street should follow to unite the COMMUNITY, build on…
Our inaugural edition of Main Street Nation Radio covers the importance of conducting business on Main Street rather than the big box stores or the internet. We bring in two guests to share their expertise on bringing people back to shopping local.