HeyJaredSmall Town Big Business
Entrepreneurship and Business Opportunities in Today’s Small Towns hosted by Russell Williams, Jennifer Olson, and Deb Barnett.
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Sunny Street Cafe Opening in Marion, Illinois (opens the original)
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Sunny Street Cafe Expands to Marion: New Standalone Location, Pickup Window, and Hiring PlansHosts Jennifer Olson and Russell Williams welcome guest host Allison Hassler and guest Chris McBride to discuss Sunny Street Cafe’s new second Southern Illinois location in Marion, Illinois. McBride explains the Marion cafe will be the brand’s first standalone building, featuring a pickup window, patio with roll-up glass doors, and a possible private event room, while offering breakfast, brunch, lunch, a
Threads of Grace: An Entrepreneur's Journey with Traci McLaughlin (opens the original)
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Nicholas Holdinghausenand Jennifer Olson host Small Town Big Business and interview Murphysboro-based entrepreneur Traci McLaughlin, who runs Shine On A Dime cleaning (11 years, residential and commercial) with her husband, manages McLaughlin Properties (eight rentals acquired largely through opportunities that arose during and after COVID), and writes as an author. McLaughlin discusses publishing her first novel, Threads of Grace—inspired by her brother Troy’s death at 28 and shaped by experien
Sono Techniques Academy: Lynn Flamm (opens the original)
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From Sonographer to App Founder: Lynn Flam Builds SonoTechniques AcademyNick Holdinghausen and his co-host introduce Southern Illinois Now’s Small Town Big Business and interview Lynn Flam, a registered diagnostic medical sonographer with 34 years of OBGYN experience who launched the SonoTechniques Academy OBGYN ultrasound teaching app and The Seasoned Sonographer podcast after career burnout and a lack of local teaching jobs. Flam describes identifying an education gap as busy OBGYN offices str
Pharaoh Boxing: Small Town Big Business (opens the original)
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Recorded at EThOs Small Business Incubator and Co-working Spaces in Marion, Illinois.https://members.ethosmarion.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST
Take Action Today with Chrystal Cantrell (opens the original)
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Small Town, Big Business: Take Action Today Inc. with Chrystal CantrellJennifer Olson and Russell Williams host Small Town, Big Business in downtown Marion, Illinois, and interview Chrystal Cantrell, executive director of Take Action Today Inc., a recovery community organization serving Franklin, Williamson, Perry, Jackson, and Jefferson Counties with walk-in centers in Carbondale, Marion, and Benton/West City. Cantrell, a certified peer recovery specialist in long-term recovery, describes servi
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