Michigan Business Network

Vic Verchereau welcomes Zac Clark, who is General Manager at Lansing Lugnuts. From one season to another, the Lansing Lugnut team gets ready for the off season! A time to host stadium events, plan the highlights for next season and get the glitter trimmings out for the holiday season! General Manager, Zac Clark recalls the summer fun and tells us all about some new things planned for the coming ye...

Originally uploaded October 13th, reloaded October 19th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Chris Andrews, co-founder of Música Tequila, with Geri, his wife, out of Northville, MI, and splits time in Fort Meyers, celebrating major industry recognition and preparing to launch a highly limited 36-month Grand Reserva Extra Añejo (ah-NYEH-hoh) Chris, Música has had a lot of momentum recently, from Double Go...

Vic Verchereau welcomes Delois Leaphart, who is President and CEO at Adoption Option Inc. “A child reached is a child saved” is the guiding belief behind Adoption Option Inc., a Michigan nonprofit child-placing agency. Founded to serve children in the foster care system and provide free information about helping those children, the organization now also offers adoption, foster home licensing, fost...

Faces of Manufacturing is a newer show to Michigan Business Network. Cindy Kangas, Executive Director, CAMC, Capital Area Manufacturing Council, Lansing, Michigan, co-hosts with Joy Wagner, HR Manager of Granger Waste Services, also Lansing. Cindy and Joy strive to share the corporate culture, personal stories, and unique personalities of those making a living in manufacturing today, in Michigan....

Thursday, October 1st, MBN was on the Road for Michigan's Largest MFG Day - Press Conference at LCC West Campus. The Capital Area Manufacturing Council kicked off Manufacturing Day 2026 with a press conference at Lansing Community College West Campus on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The event launched a week of student tours and hands-on experiences designed to showcase today’s manufactur...

Chris Holman welcomes Nolan Spencer, incoming President of Wolverine Construction, Grand Rapids, MI. Topics include Spencer's transition from CFO to president since joining in 2024, his focus on bringing clarity to priorities and consistent execution across a 200+ employee company, how his role will work alongside CEO Curt Mulder, balancing national growth with Wolverine's 87-year legacy and cultu...

Chris Holman welcomes back Scott Weaver, President and Co-Owner of Douglas J Companies, Okemos, East Lansing, across Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Nebraska. What has allowed the company to keep growing and changing while holding on to that family-business culture? We're about a year past moving on from the long-term Aveda connection; was the transition smooth, and what might businesses learn from...

MBN was on hand 22 months ago for the "wall breaking" and returned to capture Greater Lansing's celebration of its new Crisis Care Center. The September 22nd dedication ceremony brought the community together to celebrate a hub for 24/7 crisis, stabilization, and recovery support. The video captures leaders' remarks from the podium followed by the ribbon-cutting. Speakers included Sara Lurie (CMHA...

MBN was on hand 22 months ago for the "wall breaking" and returned to capture Greater Lansing's celebration of its new Crisis Care Center. The September 22nd dedication ceremony brought the community together to celebrate a hub for 24/7 crisis, stabilization, and recovery support. LANSING, Mich. — A place built around hope, support, and healing welcomed the community that made it possible on Tuesd...

Originally uploaded 9/30; reloaded October 5th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Steve Goulet, Vice President of Product and Technology, and Corey Hart, Advisor, Growth & Marketing Strategy of Mentavi Health, Grand Rapids, MI. Steve, Mentavi is looking at AI from the perspective of delivering better care in a highly regulated industry. Where do you see the biggest opportunities for AI to improve how health...

Friday, September 25th, MBN hit the road to West Lansing and visited LAFCU's corporate headquarters. This video shares the sights and sounds experienced while on hand for the opening hour and a half of the event. MBN Content Editor James Green pulled highlights into his vision of the experience. LAFCU hosted its LAFCU Heritage Fest Friday, Sept. 25, inviting the Greater Lansing community to come t...

Friday, September 25th, MBN hit the road to West Lansing and visited LAFCU's corporate headquarters. This video shares the sights and sounds experienced while on hand for the opening hour and a half of the event. MBN Operations Director Jeffrey Mosher pulled highlights into his vision of the experience. LAFCU hosted its LAFCU Heritage Fest Friday, Sept. 25, inviting the Greater Lansing community t...

Originally uploaded September 8th, reloaded September 23rd. Full Title: Michigan Business Beat | Machion Jackson, Detroit Public Schools Community District, Career Pathways, Internships & Employer Partnerships Chris Holman welcomes Machion Jackson, Deputy Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District, Detroit, MI. Chris had several questions for Machion in this conversation: 1. Welcome...

Originally uploaded September 8, reloaded September 23rd. Chris Holman welcomes back Dr. Suzy Siegel, President, Walsh College, Troy, MI. Chris had several questions for her in this conversation: Colleges are under pressure to attract students while proving the value of a degree. How can partnerships with community colleges help make higher education more flexible and affordable for students? Wals...

Originally uploaded September 1, reloaded September 23rd. Chris Holman welcomes Keith Brophy, CEO of Mentavi Health, Grand Rapids, MI, back to the Michigan Business Beat. Keith was on several years ago during his role with the Michigan SBDC. Chris had several questions for Keith in this conversation: For listeners who may remember ADHD Online, can you remind us about the evolution of Mentavi Healt...

Originally uploaded September 30th, reloaded October 4th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Teri Sand, Business Services Manager, CAMW!, Capital Area Michigan Works! Lansing, serving Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties. 1. What is CAMW!'s Employer of the Day series? 2. What do participating employers receive when they're the Employer of the Day? 3. What benefits do employers gain from participating? 4....

Originally uploaded September 22nd, reloaded October 4th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes John Schmidt, Program Manager, GSGP, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers. John, the first report shows 24.3 million pounds of fish byproducts are now being put to productive use. What has changed to turn what was once considered waste into products with real economic value? The report estimates about $3.4 m...

Originally uploaded September 21st, reloaded October 4th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Erica Armstrong, MD, FMCP-M, Founder & CEO, Functional Medicine , Grand Rapids, MI. Erica, welcome back to the Michigan Business Network, remind the Michigan business community about your business? Root Functional Medicine recently closed a Series A funding round. What does that investment allow the company to do nex...

Vic Verchereau welcomes Patrick Regan, who is Executive VP at Plas-Labs. His Mother would say "we are giving you roots and wings". This powerful gift of great parenting gave Patrick Regan and his brother Mike a 60 year old business with a solid culture and lessons on how to treat people. Plas-Labs has a global distribution network of over 110 distributors who have a proven record of good service,...

Originally uploaded September 14th, reloaded September 28th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Pete Martin, director of portfolio management at the MSU Research Foundation: Pete, let's start with the expanded funding. The potential semifinal prize has grown from $250,000 to as much as $375,000. Why was increasing that investment important, and what does it change for the founders competing? There's up...

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Steven Struck, CPA, principal, Maner Costerisan, Grand Rapids, MI. RE: Maner Costerisan’s growth, culture, and community commitment in West Michigan Q1: You’ve worked in Grand Rapids and West Michigan for many years, first with Baker Holtz and now as part of Maner Costerisan. From your perspective, what does this combination mean for clients in the region? A: For me, the mo...

On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, MBN was on the road in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The presentation explains how AI is radically changing search and the customer journey, with consumers increasingly turning to tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, and Perplexity for answers instead of relying solely on traditional search engines. While traditional SEO remains important, businesses now also need to focus...

On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, MBN was on the road in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The “Beyond the Hype” session examines the rapid development of artificial intelligence and aims to help business leaders distinguish meaningful developments from headlines and hype. The speaker explains that the current AI moment is being driven by the convergence of massive amounts of data, specialized talent, advanced har...

On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, MBN was on the road in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The presentation focuses on helping businesses use AI practically while maintaining the human element of their work and protecting their core mission and values. Speakers emphasize creating a consistent infrastructure around AI that addresses issues such as human resources, contracts, cybersecurity, and the reliability of AI...

On June 15–17, 2026, MBN was on the road in Ypsilanti, Michigan (with the final day at CAR’s Ann Arbor office). The presentation examines vehicle affordability from the consumer perspective, noting that average new-vehicle transaction prices have nearly doubled from about $24,000 in 2002 to more than $47,000 in 2025. However, when adjusted for purchasing power and vehicle improvements, the increas...