Local Experts. Incredible Interviews
Summary Mark Borst, owner of Versatile Real Estate Solutions and Co-Founder of Impact Club and Today’s Host of the Tri Town Advice Givers Podcast, interviews Barbara Muckel, the Executive Director of Xcel 2 Fitness – NWIndiana. Barbara discusses her passion for getting involved in X 2 Fitness, what the program entails, how it is beneficial to…
Summary Using photography to capture the essence of Northwest Indiana and beyond. Joey Lax-Salinas Photography has been helping shape the image of Northwest Indiana to the outside world via his photographic artwork. Years before it was a thing, Joey stumbled upon social media, that jump-started his new photography business. Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned: Facebook Instagram Joey Lax-Salinas…
Summary After just an hour in a float tank, Gloria Morris knew she wanted to own a float tank. Being too cost prohibitive to be put in her basement at home, Gloria created a business plan and opened her first location 9 months later. Now two years down the road, Gloria is about to open…
Summary In 2009, Kathy Sipple turned a tragedy into a business when her sister fell ill and Kathy wanted to include friends and family on her sister’s journey. She learned everything she could about social networking while using a blog as a tool to help her sister cope with a debilitating injury. Once she had…
Summary One Region has a simple mission to strive to increase population and household income, as well as attract and retain talent in the region. Leah Konrady, President of One Region discussed the current initiatives that One Region has been conducting, as well as the future plans of this organization. Can Northwest Indiana duplicate what…
Summary Wine Shop at Home is a wine service that offers a personalized tasting experience to either individuals or larger corporate events here in Northwest Indiana. They also offer a Wine Club that brings you wines that are ready to drink now, collect or cellar. They are the only winery to produce four new wines…
Summary Communication plays an essential role in any business enterprise from inception to the day to day operations. Effective communication is thus a requirement for the success of any business and thus the need for an authority that bridges the gap between the goals of the business and the way that is communicated. Coach Kiki…
Summary What do chemical engineering and the culinary arts have in common? The answer is Mrs. Dornbergs Culinary Experience in Highland, Indiana. Cheryl Dornberg takes her Chemical Engineering background and applies it to cooking at her culinary school. She says that food is a big science experiment, and she wants you to come learn with…
Summary The Midwest has been built on industrial work that has put food on tables for generations, but there is a shift towards the next wave of technology. Heather Ennis from Northwest Indiana Forum wants you to get excited about the new wave of opportunities and collaboration from businesses in the region. Mark Borst sat…
Summary Sarah Coulter was working as the senior program manager for the Millennium Reserve when the steering committee gave her the charge to start working on the development of a bi-state nonprofit entity. In January of 2017, Calumet Collaborative was officially started. Now Coulter has projects in four focus areas to address the region’s challenges. There…
Summary J Ballentine is a mother, wife, entrepreneur, and chef raised by two Italian parents in upstate New York. Food is an important tradition in Italian households, and it laid a strong foundation for founding Pure Cravings. “When we went paleo, I felt tremendously better,” says Ballentine. “I had always struggled with stomach problems my whole…
