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Episode 126: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Max Peters, Attorney, Entrepreneur, and Owner of Maximilian Ultra Premium Cigars. Max got a taste of entrepreneurship and blue collar work at age 12 when he started working at a junkyard, buying and selling scrap metal, cars, and trucks. He fell in love with the idea of earning a dollar by building something and selling it, instead of punching...

Episode 125: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Mike Thorwart, co-owner of Dead Sled Coffee. He’s addicted to the hustle of business. Five years ago, Mike designed a website for free to help his two friends that were starting a coffee company. He’s now co-owner and runs the company full time.   To celebrate the ownership’s love of horror films and rock ‘n’ roll, they sought out to partner wi...

Episode 124: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Ed Cuozzo, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Scranton-based alternative rock band, University Drive.   It wasn’t until Ed got hit with a reality check and shifted his mindset from having a careerist attitude to simply creating music out of pure love, that he found success through contentment.   Ed sits down with host Bill Corcoran Jr....

Episode 123: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Jamie Anzalone, Personal Injury Attorney and Partner at Anzalone Law. At 5 years old, Jamie knew he wanted to follow in father’s footsteps as a plaintiff’s trial lawyer after seeing him take great pride and joy in his daily work.   During law school Jamie started playing guitar and singing at open mic nights as a hobby. Through creative writing...

Episode 122: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Ryan Leckey, Emmy award-winning content creator, storyteller, and owner of Ryan Leckey Media. In this episode, Ryan asks the question, “what’s stopping you?” When he was 13 years old, he was so determined to land a gig in television that he would regularly ride his bike to WJAC-TV, an NBC affiliate in his hometown of Johnstown PA, to pitch idea...

Episode 121: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Tommy Van Scoy, owner of Tovon & Co. Diamonds. Tommy flew to Israel every 45 days for 18 straight years to source diamonds for his family’s 49-store jewelry franchise. Travel for him eventually slowed down when he was accepted into the NYDDC – The New York Diamond Dealers Club, an exclusive diamond trading organization with only 2,000 membe...

Episode 120: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with The Artist Sachiko, a Queer Asian-American abstract artist. Sachiko was born in Hilo Hawaii, but grew up in the small town of Jordan in upstate New York. Growing up, Sachiko often felt alone and began to suffer from severe anxiety. But once she started creating art, she found a sense of relief. Her art is made for those who have a lot of feelin...

Episode 119: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Mary Vanesko, Founder and Owner of Well-Nurtured Development. Mary is a licensed and certified Occupational Therapist that provides services to infants, children, and their families with a holistic approach to family centered care.   Before venturing down the entrepreneurial path and starting her own business, she worked at some of the most pre...

Episode 118: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Dave Yeager, Founder and CEO of Showcase Daily. At 23 years old, with a couple hundred dollars to his name, Dave threw all of his belongings into his van and drove across the country to California to follow his dream of working in the music industry. When he arrived, he was homeless. He was so determined to make it, that until he got a job and...

Episode 117: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Jason Fogg, owner of Pops McCann Whiskey. An underdog from North Philadelphia, Jason lives by the mindset that you either win or you learn. After getting fired from America’s oldest and Pennsylvania’s largest liqueur producer, where he was the National Sales Manager, he decided to start his own Whiskey company. His brand emulates the whiskey th...

Episode 116: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Joe Van Wie, host of the AllBetter Podcast. At 12 years old, Joe had his first sip of alcohol. He struggled with addiction on and off for 20+ years and used alcohol and drugs to fill a void of feeling disconnected from society. “Who is Joe going to be before he dies?” That is the question he asked himself after waking up from a 19-day coma and...

Episode 115: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Jason Papadoplos, owner of J’s Complete Auto Detailing. From school teacher to entrepreneur and business owner, Jason left the security of his full time teaching job to pursue his true passion, auto detailing. In this episode Jason talks about how he turned his side hustle into a full time career, the opportunities he created for his family by...

Episode 114: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Jordan Galasso, owner of Fit AF. At the request of one of his personal training clients, Jordan made a few healthy meals to help him lose weight. Five years later, he turned that opportunity into a healthy food prep business doing 3000+ meals per week. In this episode, Jordan talks about finding your “why” in whatever it is that you’re doing an...

Episode 113: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Ross Kleinman, entrepreneur and Founder of the Kingswood Collection. At 7 years old, he began buying and selling sports cards. By the time he was in high school, he was flipping items on eBay and had already started multiple companies. Coming from a family of lawyers, he thought he would follow the same path until he realized he could make mone...

Episode 112: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Maegan Zielinski, advocate for ending homelessness and social media content creator for nonprofits and small businesses. In this episode, Maegan talks about her experience working in the mental health field and how she overcame her own struggles with anxiety and depression. She also talks about the link between homelessness and mental health, a...

Episode 111: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Eric Esoda, President and CEO of NEPIRC. In this episode, Eric reflects on his childhood and the influence that manufacturing had on his life. As he rose through the ranks at NEPIRC, he had one goal in mind: to provide others the same opportunity that manufacturing provided him. He also explains why he thinks manufacturing can help solve genera...

Episode 110: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Chloe Fanelli, Marketing Director at Discount Dance & Annamaly Art Collective. She is also the Costume Designer for the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre’s Chicago and is an interior stylist, event coordinator and personal trainer. In this episode Chloe talks about leaning into discomforts, taking risks, and realizing that the entrepreneurial...

Episode 109: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Dr. Jeff Pace from Karam Orthodontics. In this episode, Jeff shares his passion for the outdoors, traveling the world, and of course, Orthodontics. During his world travels, Jeff has had some unique experiences doing volunteer dental work at an orphanage in Guatemala, and assisting a dentist on a pontoon boat in the Guatemalan jungle, floating...

Episode 108: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Natalie Lynn, Owner of Counterpart Kombucha and Co-Owner of The Canning House. Natalie is a 2nd generation American. Her grandparents escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the United States. In this episode, Natalie talks about the beginnings of her Kombucha business, operating from her kitchen apartment and selling out of the trunk of her car...

Episode 107: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Matt McGloin, former Penn State, NFL, and XFL quarterback. Matt attributes a great deal of his success to his family, being from Scranton, and embracing that blue-collar, “bring your lunch pail and go to work” mentality. In this episode, Matt talks about preparation meeting opportunity, the life lessons he learned from football that he still ca...

Episode 106: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Rachel Malak, Co-Host and Producer of PA Live. Rachel is also the Stadium Emcee for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and the Arena Emcee for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. A single sports comm class during her time as a student at Fordham University changed the trajectory of her professional future. In this episode, Rachel talks about...

Episode 105: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Dr. Dan Myers, President of Misericordia University. In this episode, Dan talks about his journey of becoming the 15th President of Misericordia, how and why his mission and values align with the University, and his rise to TikTok fame as one of the most active and engaging University Presidents on the social media platform. Dan also shares the...

Episode 104: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Kyle Holmgren, Owner of Holmgren Landscaping. In 2020, Kyle was laid off from his full time construction job. For him, the pandemic had a silver lining that gave him the opportunity to turn his side hustle into a full time Landscaping business, now with several employees. He talks about the sacrifices, responsibilities, and challenges as a youn...

Episode 103: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Dave Thackara, Voice-Artist and Owner of ThackVoice. In this episode, we talk about reinventing yourself. Dave shares his journey and how he reinvented himself throughout his life and career in the communications field. Dave has worked as a host and producer of a morning show on Rock 107, writer and editor of a magazine, media manager at Miseri...

Episode 102: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Dave Pedri, President and CEO of The Luzerne Foundation. Attorney by trade, Dave Pedri shares his experiences trying high profile cases as Assistant & Deputy District Attorney for Luzerne County, his challenges and successes during his time as Luzerne County Manager, and transitioning to his new role as President and CEO of a community base...