Chris Best

Best Practices

Business EN ↓ 8 episodes

Host Christ Best takes a deep dive into the origin stories behind the businesses. Talking to the local start-ups, shopkeepers, and entrepreneurs of Metro Detroit, Best Practices is creating an archive of discussions and behind the scenes details, struggles, and successes that have launched businesses big and small.

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Chris Best

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Jill Schumacher of Rariden Schumacher Mio Interior Design 01.06.2026 1:15:11

Chris is stumped. How does an interior design business make money, bill, and work overall? Jill stops by to answer all the questions- and Chris finds out that he's an aesthete . rsminteriors.com

Stacy Dumas of Tooth and Nail 03.05.2026 1:28:23

Stacy Dumas is one of a handful of Rust Belt Market OG's, with her in-market shop Tooth and Nail. Listen in as Chris and Stacy discuss converting Stacy's artistic vision into a thriving Rust Belt anchor, as well as her own free-standing store in Ferndale. Tooth and Nail on Instagram

Maxwell Leonard of Secret Bakery 04.04.2026 2:13:58

Secret Bakery in Ferndale is the kind of place (and story) that Best Practices was built for. Chris has a chat with owner Maxwell Leonard about the unusual and behind the scenes beginnings of the once underground bakery that is quickly becoming a local institution. Secret Bakery Secret Bakery on Instagram

William Corfield of Nude Salon 08.03.2026 1:39:37

Host Chris Best sits down with William Corfield from Nude Salon to discuss his unlikely journey into hair styling. We also take a tour of the work in progress, which will become Nude's new location in Birmingham, MI. Nude Salon

BC of Red Tap Draught Solutions 07.02.2026 1:37:15

Chris Best and BC talk cleaning taps, starting a business from scratch, and working until the job is done at Red Tap . ⁠Red Tap

Steve Selvaggio of Western Market 08.01.2026 1:22:31

Chris Best sits down with Steve Selvaggio to talk about the humble beginnings of Ferndale's Western Market. Western Market The book Steve mentions, Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping by Paco Underhill

Tiffany and Chris Best of The Rust Belt Market 20.12.2025 1:31:11

Chris has Tiffany in the studio for the first show and unpacks the struggles behind starting their business, The Rust Belt Market. The program Tiffany attended is Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses .

Welcome to Best Practices - The Primer Episode 19.12.2025 8:13

Host Chris Best and Producer Jeremy Olstyn take a brief look at the concept of this podcast and on-board you in short order. After this brief listen, you can jump right in on any episode and enjoy!