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This is episode 92 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Residential real estate development is no easy task and can take a very long time to see through. This is why communities need people like Bart Barok to help navigate the space and bring more housing with intentionality. What are the key ingredients to making a housing development work, and do we overcome the obstacles that often kill these types of projects? Title Sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coverlink Insurance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ohio Magazine Jim Vickers LinkedIn Facebook Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to episode 49 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. One of the first things we look for in communities that we work with is a unique food and beverage scene. Are they facilitating live music? We have found that these types of efforts to be the catalyst for development, health, and growth in small town economies. Brad Winner comes from a family business that works with both local grocery stores and restaurants. Listen as he talks about the impact it can have on a community and why it's so important to see these areas thrive. Guest Links:⁠Mixx165Winner's Lakeview MarketMarket on the RidgeWinner's One Stop Brad Winner FacebookInstagramLinkedIn Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

This is episode 48 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Using what we have learned from our experience with Downtown Bellefontaine, Small Nation has developed the Small Town Success Formula. We use this formula to help other communities push through the barriers that have been limiting them from experiencing revitalization. Bryan, Ohio is one of the many communities that have engaged in a consulting relationship with Small Nation and are beginning to see needle shift. Today's guest, Amy Miller, is the President and CEO of The Bryan Area Foundation. Listen as she unpacks how they were able to implement Small Nation's recommendations and how it has kickstarted momentum in Bryan, Ohio. Guest Links: Bryan Area FoundationVisit Bryan Ohio Amy Miller LinkedIn Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

Welcome to episode 47 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. How can one establish credibility as a thought leader and break through the noise in the marketplace? Adam Witty, the founder and CEO of Forbes Books, talks about how he built a publishing company that helps thought leaders achieve their dream of writing a book. He also touches on the power that being a published author has and how to engage with your ideal customers. His story is of an entrepreneur that evolved into being a CEO and the journey has left him with lots of wisdom that to share with you. Guest Links:Forbes Books Adam Witty LinkedIn Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

Welcome to episode 46 of The Small Nation Podcast! The journey into entrepreneurship looks different for many people, and we love sharing those stories with our audience. In this episode, we cover Joel Holland's journey after a successful 9 figure sale of the business that he built from the ground up. His perspective of unlocking new levels in different seasons of life is consistent with what we see in the lives of many entrepreneurs we interact with. Does a sale like that provide happiness for the long term, and how does one move into the next stage of life after that? These are questions Joel had to face and shared his lessons with us! Guest Links: Harvest Hosts Storyblocks Joel Holland: FacebookLinkedIn Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

Welcome to episode 45 of The Small Nation Podcast! We are honored to have the President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, Karen Kerrigan, as guest on the show. In this episode we dive into conversations around why it is important to build relationships with national leaders and how small businesses can have a voice in federal legislation. We also dive into a few trending topics such as the current credit crunch and even how the Metaverse may impact small business at a national level. Guest Links: SBE CouncilWeekly Newsletter Karen Kerrigan LinkedInFacebook Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

Welcome to episode 44 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. If you love hearing from business owners and entrepreneurs about what drives them, you will love this episode. Listen as Chestly Lunday and Jeremy Candelaria talk about their friendship and journey into entrepreneurship. They talk about their differences and how they are able to work together. We also enjoyed hearing about what matters most to them and how they are able to build businesses around those priorities. Guest Links: Creative Concrete Blue Collar Millionaire Life 45 Chestly Lunday Website The Kitchen Refresh The Chestly Lunday Experience Chestly Lunday FacebookLinkedIn Jeremy Candelaria Facebook Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Many times entrepreneurs can get discouraged with the endless setbacks that face them. Listen as Sarah Kelsey shares her story and how she went from pawning off a wedding ring to building a business that is selling in over 20 different countries. Her business, Rhinestone Lipgloss, is located in Wapakoneta, Ohio and is not only creating widely respected product, but also innovating the wedding, pageant, and horse show industries. We also touch on how she was able to purchase a commercial property and create her dream storefront with short term rentals for an amazing client experience without any previous loans. This a great listen for any entrepreneur needing to hear how someone can make it happen! Guest Links: Rhinestone Lipgloss: https://rhinestonelipgloss.com Rhinestone Lipgloss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RhinestoneLipgloss Rhinestone Lipgloss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhinestonelipgloss/?hl=en Sarah Kelsey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12438472 Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

This is episode 42 of the Small Nation Podcast!This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Have you ever wondered where new technologies for vehicles are tested? Transportation Research Center Inc. is North America’s most advanced, independent mobility testing service provider, fulfilling the complex engineering, research, evaluation and testing needs of the world’s leading transportation companies, and the headquarters are located in East Liberty, Ohio. Listen as Brett Roubinek, the president and CEO, shares how this facility is innovating the world of transportation and what economic impact it has on the local area! Guest Links: TRC TRC Facebook TRC LinkedIn Brett Roubinek LinkedIn Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

Welcome to episode 41 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. At Small Nation, we encourage communities to embrace what makes them different. Artistic expression is often what makes our communities vibrant and unique. Kirsten Osbun-Manley is an experience educator of the arts and a mentor to Jason Duff. Listen as she shares valuable lessons that apply to entrepreneurship and why supporting the arts is such a valuable endeavor within our communities. Guest Links: Ohio Northern University Kirsten Osbun-Manley Facebook Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook

Welcome to episode 40 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. This episodes highlights an entrepreneur who has lived on both coasts and ultimately made the decision to move his business to the Midwest. Listen as Anderson Schoenrock shares his story of optimizing his business for cashflow and why he decided to make that move. Engaging community leaders to cultivate and entrepreneurial culture is another point of discussion of this episode and how it can benefit you in practical ways. Guest Links: Memory Ventures Scan Digital Scan Cafe Anderson Schoenrock LinkedIn Facebook Small Nation: ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook

This is episode 39 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Anyone that has attempted to run a business with their significant other can attest that it is not always easy. Listen as Chad and Brandi Lawson share about the development work they are doing in Piqua, Ohio. What is the significance of a 24/7 fitness facility in a downtown? What kind of housing should developers be pursuing in the current market? Where can you look to find capital to get started? These questions and more all part of this week's episode. Guest Links:Brandi Lawson Keller Williams Home Town Realty FacebookCrossFit Piqua Facebook Chad Lawson Facebook Brandi Lawson Facebook Small Nation: ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram ⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠Website⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠LinkedIn ⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Facebook

This is episode 38 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. We love discovering the different paths that our guests have taken into real estate investing. Listen as Doug Fath shares his story of exiting a successful business to get started in real estate. He also explains how he grew into student housing, multifamily, and more. This episode highlights just how important maintaining community with friends in similar stages of an entrepreneurial journey can be. Guest Links: Legacy Companies Legacy Companies LinkedIn Doug Fath Facebook LinkedIn Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook

Welcome to episode 37 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. On this week's episode, Wilson Reiser talks about his journey into leadership of the family business, Winans Chocolate and Coffee, and what it takes to scale a local small business into a thriving franchise. Guest Links: Winans Chocolate and Coffee Winans Facebook Winans Instagram Winans Twitter Wilson Reiser: LinkedIn Facebook Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook

This is episode 36 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Who better to speak on what is happening in our state than the Director of Ohio Department of Development, Lydia Mihalik? Listen as she shares her background as a mayor for Findlay, Ohio and some of the resources that are available to business owners and developers across the state. These are great tools that can help make your vision a reality. Guest Links:Ohio Department of DevelopmentODD FacebookODD InstagramODD LinkedInODD TwitterODD YouTube Lydia Mihalik: LinkedInFacebook Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ The Small Nation Podcast ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Friday Small Talk Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ Join the Conversation | ⁠⁠⁠Making Small Successful Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠ Follow Your Hosts: Jason Duff ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Ethan DeLeon ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook