The Positively West Virginia Podcast

In its seven years, Village Caregiving has grown from a single location with one employee in Barboursville, WV to over 20 locations in the Midwest and Eastern United States, and nearly 2,000 employees. We sat down with Jeff Stevens, one of the owners, to talk about what makes Village Caregiving so unique.   Village Caregiving: https://villagecaregiving.com/   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank...

Monarca-Taqueria is an authentic taqueria located in Downtown Morgantown, West Virginia. We sat down with the owner, Irlanda Huff, to talk about her journey of starting a restaurant.   Monarca-Taqueria: https://monarca.mymenus.store/#/   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | West Virginia Department of Commerce

Brandon Downey and Randy Cottle of Trilogy Innovations join us this week to talk about the 2nd Annual TECH YEAH Conference.   TECH YEAH highlights the innovative West Virginia-based companies forging a new future through technology. Join us for a highly interactive event June 20th in Morgantown, WV! TECH YEAH:  https://www.techyeahconference.com/ TRILOGY Innovations:  https://www.trilogyit.com/ Sp...

Imagine building a more durable, high-tech, energy-efficient home in only one or two days at half the typical cost. That's exactly what Omnis Building Technologies has done. This week we sat down with their Founder and CEO, Jonathan Hodson.   Omnis Building Technologies: https://www.omnisbuilding.com/   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom...

Rhetoric is software as a service company that aims to quantify jurisprudence and measure judge sentiments to help litigators persuade judges and compare courts. Listen to this week's episode as we sit down with Luke Yingling, CEO of Rhetoric.   Rhetoric: https://userhetoric.com/   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV...

This episode was recorded at Bridging Innovation 2023 from our remote   Huntington National Bank   studio. We sat down with Amber Ravenscroft,  Manager of Innovation, The EdVenture Group, Inc. to talk about entrepreneurship and education in West Virginia.  Sponsored by Huntington National Bank |   Highmark   Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia |   Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV   |   West Virginia...

This episode was recorded at Bridging Innovation 2023 from our remote Huntington National Bank studio. We sat down with Tara St. Clair of the WVU John Chambers College of Business & Economics to talk about what took place at this year's conference.   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | West Virginia Department of Co...

This week we are sitting down with Greg Clutter, Ministry Director at Chestnut Mountain Village and Jeffrey Pack, Commissioner of WV Bureau of Social Services. We discuissed that the state and faith-based community both play a big role in solving foster care issues in WV. Chestnut Mountain Village: https://www.cmvwv.org/ Sponsored by  Huntington National Bank  |  Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV  |  W...

Featured this week is John Augustine, Chief Investment Officer at Huntington National Bank. Listen in as John talks about leadership guidance, and look into West Virginia's economy.   Sponsored by  Huntington National Bank  |  Highmark  Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia |  Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV  |  West Virginia Department of Commerce

This week we are featuring Josh Swiger and Jared Sims of Mon Hills Music Group. Mon Hills Music Group is an initiatve created by the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts.   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | West Virginia Department of Commerce | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia

This week we are featuring Doug Cipoletti, Executive Director of West Virginia Virtual Academy. West Virginia Virtual Academy (WVVA) is a tuition-free online public school serving grades K–11. They are dedicated to inspiring and empowering students through an education experience tailored to each child's needs. For more information visit: https://wvva.k12.com/ Sponsored by  Huntington National Ban...

This week we are following up with a previous guest of the show, Rusty Isaacs, Owner of Mountaineer Roasting Co. in Morgantown. They are a roasting company with one goal in mind, to present you with the most exceptional coffees in the Mountain State.   Mountaineer Roasting Co:  https://www.mountaineerroasting.com/   Sponsored by  Huntington National Bank  |  Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV  |  West V...

This week we are featuring Dr. Jame Leonette D.C., Clinic Director of Enliven Wellness. Enliven Wellness is a holistic wellness clinic that has grown over the past ten years to include chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational health, clinical nutrition, and neurodevelopment disorders.   www.enlivenwv.com www.enlivenoh.com www.enbrain.health Sponsored by Huntington National Bank |...

This week we are featuring Justin Seybert, Owner of SeyberTech. SeyberTech is a locally and veteran-owned West Virginia based technology services company on a mission to optimize technology for businesses small to large from startups to enterprise level companies.

For this week's episode we are featuring David Cooper, Executive Director at Tucker Community Foundation .   The Tucker Community Foundation stirs many pots. From its humble beginnings as a group of folks concerned about their community and spurred by the devastation of the 1985 flood, it has grown to fill many needs of this 8-county region: Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph,...

This week we are speaking with Tyler Davis, Principal Agent of Davis Insurance Advisors . Davis Insurance Advisors is a locally owned and operated insurance agency in Morgantown, WV.   Davis Insurance is committed to providing quality insurance products for individuals and businesses and will work with you on a one-on-one basis to develop not only the perfect policy, but a lasting relationship. Wh...

This week we are sitting down with Mark Burdette, Program Coordinator at West Virginia BusinessLink. Learn more about how WV BusinessLink connects entrepreneurs to a network of resource partners statewide.   WV BusinessLink: https://lnkd.in/djKNp7C3   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | West Virginia Department...

This week we are sitting down with Chirag Desai, Owner and Founder of Desai Law, PLLC. Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Commerce 

This week we are sitting down with John Verbosky of Coal Country Woodworking Country Woodworking. John calls himself a most unlikely highly color blind artist. John found is calling in woodworking and loves using West Virginia sourced hardwoods especially black walnut.   Coal Country Woodworking: https://lnkd.in/dfQz2gsX   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Wes...

This week we spoke with Wylie McDade of Devil's Due Distillery. Devil's Due is an up and coming West Virginia Distillery focussing on West Virginia Bourbon, Whiskey and other distilled spirits. They are the 'Spirit of West Virginia" and proud to represent the state in fine distilled spirits.   Devil's Due Distillery:  https://www.facebook.com/ DevilsDueDistillery   Sponsored by Huntington National...

This week we sat down with Melissa Glascock of Needful Things Emporium . Needful Things has 40+ vendor booths that showcase some of the coolest handcrafted items from many wonderful local artists.   Needful Things Emporium: https://needfulthings-website.com/   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virignia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | West Virginia Depart...

This week we speak with John Woods, Owner of Crossroads Property Rescue. Crossroads Property Rescue provides emergency property restoration and decontamination services to areas affected by water, fire, mold, and biohazard emergencies in Morgantown, West Virginia and throughout the tri-state area, including Southwestern Pennsylvania, Western Maryland and all of Northern West Virginia.   Crossroads...

This week we invited Dr. Caesar A. DeLeo and Dr. Bradley Karlin from Highmark Health to talk about how Highmark has made a commitment toward addressing behavioral health and tackling the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) crisis taking place across the US and in the Mountain State.   Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield WV impacts over 300k West Virginian's health care and employs approximately 600 people in...

This week we are sitting down with Cary Landis, Founder of the Saas Factory. The Saas Factory is a low-code application platform (LCAP) with the purpose of helping entrepreneurs launch SaaS businesses on the cloud. SaaS Factory: https://www.saasfactory.org Sponsored by: Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | West Virginia Departmen...

For the remainder of the year we're bringing you a few of our most popular episodes from this past year. Please enjoy our previous interview with James L. Fawcett, president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia. Sponsored by: Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV