Budding Business

Chase Gibson and co-host Alex Proano-Raps expand to the industry of professional sports as they sit down with Mickey Mentzer, the Director of Baseball Systems for the Cincinnati Reds to talk baseball, business, and soft skill development in the sports/analytics industry.

Chase Gibson sits down on his second solo episode with Dave Spencer, the new principal here at Loveland High School. In this episode, Gibson and Spencer discuss the evolution of education/administration, the culture of a high school, and how the students should be evaluated and respected in the way a school is run more than any staff member/administrator.

Chase Gibson sits down with former co-host and current Indiana University student Michael Dakoske to discuss his college lifestyle, his time management skills, and his plans for the future.

On the second episode of the new season of Budding Business, Chase Gibson and new co-host Alex Proano-Raps sit down with Andre Seoldo, Associate Athletic Director at the University of Cincinnati, and discuss the process of getting into collegiate athletics, the movement to the Big 12, as well as the communication, work ethic, and leadership skills required to hold the position.

Chase Gibson enters the new season of Budding Business with his first co-host of the year Liam Amy. Together the two hosts interview Captain Matt Hammer of the Cincinnati Police Force, discussing his journey in law enforcement, the soft skills present within his occupation, and how policing really changed his life.

In their final episode of the year, the boys are joined by the creator and first-ever host of Budding Business, Sean Kuhn. Sean shared his experiences hosting the podcast and how his time in Tigers Inc. has helped him at the University of Dayton.

Chase and Michael sit down with freshman racecar driver Evagoras Papasavvas to talk about his journey through the racing world and the steps he took to accomplish his dream.

One of the best parts about Tigers Inc. is that its members stay involved even after they leave Loveland High School. Listen in as Chase and Michael talk to former Tigers Inc. members Nathan Bayliff about his Tigers Inc. experience and how his skills from Tigers. Inc. have helped him in his new stage of life.

Listen closely as Chase and Michael hear how Mr. Jamie Merz went from working at a steel mill to becoming a senior vice president at Fifth Third Bank in the great city of Cincinnati.

Chase and Michael sat down with AJ "The Juice" Williams to discuss his time as a University of Michigan football player, his unique coaching style at Loveland, and the wealth of wisdom he has picked up along his journey.

On their third episode with a fitness component, Chase and Michael sit down with Dave Mullikin, the owner and founder of Fuse Martial Arts & Fitness and Tigers Inc. member/Fuse member Matt McCarthy to go through the many aspects of mixed martial arts, the steps taken to start a business, and the future of Fuse.

Chase and Michael travel on-site to Holston's Baking Co., where they talked to Amy and Josh Holston about their transition from full-time professional bodybuilding to building their own homestyle bakery and even tried a few of the delicious baked goods they have to offer.

Chase and Michael sit down with John Kennedy, the owner of Vibe Fitness, to talk about the ins and outs of fitness and Vibe's huge expansion throughout Loveland.

After 30+ years in law enforcement, Mike Dressell, Captain of the Indian Hill Rangers, has a lot of wisdom to share. Listen in as he outlines his experiences and the lessons he's learned along the way, with an additional special guest!

When Kyle Becker was a freshman in high school, he would have never thought that he would one day become an intern for one of the largest marathons in the nation or a manager for an NCAA Division 1 cross county team, but that's his reality. Listen in to see how he got there!

On the fourth installment of Budding Business this year, Little Miami River Chamber Alliance president, Cee Cee Collins, discusses her immense involvement with the Loveland community, her work with multiple non-profit organizations, and the ways she markets herself to others.

On their third ever episode, Michael and Chase sit down with David and Tammy Terry, the owners of RP Diamond Printing and Embroidery, to discuss the struggle and reward of starting and owning a successful family-run business.

On this episode of Budding Business, Chase Gibson and Michael Dakoske sit down with Drew Murnan to discuss his passions of filmmaking and gymnastics.

On the very first episode of the new year of Budding Business, Chase Gibson and Michael Dakoske sit down with Loveland High School's new athletic director, Rich Bryant, to discuss the ins and outs of leadership.

In the last episode done by the Class of 2022, we interviewed Mr. Craig Murnan. He is the creator of Tigers Inc. and teaches business courses at Loveland High School. Mr. Murnan has had an impact on countless individuals and this is part of his story.

In this episode, learn how a student dropping out of college led to the birth of a local media company. Ethan Diver and Niki Fiorenza of Moon Ripple Media discuss how their business started, what their day-to-day looks like, and where it's going.

Former Tigers Inc. student, older brother, and current board member Chris Kuhn comes in for an interview discussing the origins of the non-profit and speaks to the power of experiential learning.

Gerred Twymon is a local producer with a great talent for beats and a wonderful personality. Listen in as Gerred and Sean discuss various aspects of musical production and nerd-out about hip hop.

In this rather delectable episode, we discussed the catering business with the owner of Delish in a Dish Catering, Traci Talbott. Sit back and take in the nuggets of wisdom we experienced firsthand in this interview. Enjoy!

It's Back our Business week here in Loveland, a special time of year, so we decided to try something different this time around. In this episode, listen in as Sean, Alex, and Dylan discuss how the Bengals and Steelers should financially handle their offseason in order to provide the most short-term and long-term success.