Down To Business

Minim CEO Graham "Gray" Chynoweth joins NH Business Review's Jeff Feingold and Ernesto Burden for a wide ranging conversation on taking Minim public and growing the company, productivity and growth habits, leadership, and his vision for company culture. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses throughout the region for over 100 years...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with Fliptable founder Kassandra Pike and her core team. They discuss how their new app aims to solve the problem of hiring in the restaurant community, talk about their process, and how they believe the “Bumble of the restaurant industry” can make huge difference in recruiting.  This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran (www.tfmoran.com),...

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold talks with Deo Mwano, owner of Deo Mwano Consultancy, about an upcoming piece he's written for NHBR on how companies need to think beyond recruiting diverse candidates to how to create a culture that optimizes retention of a diverse workforce. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran  (www.tfmoran.com), a  leading land planning and engineering f...

This week NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold, newly back at the mic after vacation, talks with Leanne Scott, JD, LL.M., a senior manager in Baker Newman Noyes' tax practice. They discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision not to hear the case on whether NH residents working from home for Massachusetts companies should have to pay MA income tax. They dig into the implications, and other thorn...

NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden talks with League of NH Craftsmen Executive Director Miriam Carter for a preview of the 88th Annual Craftsmen's Fair, to be held at Mount Sunapee Aug. 7-15, a dive into the overall impact of the creative economy in New Hampshire, and a glimpse into Miriam's own history as a fourth-generation felt maker. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Mid...

NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden talks with writer Bob Sanders about his recent story diversity in corporate leadership, nationally and in New Hampshire. They discuss the national "Missing Pieces" report and then dive into what Bob found when he looked at New Hampshire companies. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran  (www.tfmoran.com), a  leading land planning and engin...

NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden talks with JPMorgan Chase Vice President Tom Cunningham and Executive Market Director of Banking Laura Cortese about their latest Business Outlook Pulse Survey, which shows business  leaders at their most optimistic in the 11 years since the survey's  inception. They also dig into industry segments where the outlook isn't  as rosy, and loo...

NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden attempts to guide Editor Jeff Feingold through the murky maze of NFTs – non-fungible tokens. What are they? How do they work? Most of all, why are people are spending millions of dollars on them? Does Ernesto succeed, or is Jeff still lost? Check out the podcast to find out. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted leg...

Ilona Davis, Business & Technology Advisory Principal at Baker Newman Noyes, joins NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold to discuss strategy and optimization for the new, post-pandemic hybrid workplace. They dig into why it's important for each business to identify its goals and strategies before crafting a policy that will support those, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach. They...

Director of Aviation at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Ted Kitchens joins NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold to talk about what’s happening at the airport, especially the recent addition of Spirit Airlines and potential markets that airline may grow to out of Manchester. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning and engineering firm with offi...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with Andy Vailas, COO of Bazar, a new company looking to work with businesses, especially self-insured businesses, to create savings on health care by allowing employees to shop for the best deals on procedures at through a variety of providers. Jeff draws a comparison to Airbnb or Uber - for healthcare. And Andy points out that, underlying the shop-ar...

This week NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with Brendan Williams, CEO of the New Hampshire Health Care Association, and David Ross, Administrator of the Hillsborough County Nursing Home, about what their organizations went through - and are still going through - battling to keep their facilities safe from COVID. They also tackle the current state of caregiver recruitment and talk solu...

This week, NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden sits down (in person!) with Palace Theatres President and CEO Peter Ramsey to hear about how the venue reopenings are going, how the Palace Theatres weathered the long shutdown financially, and Peter's observations on leadership in during crisis.  This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services...

NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden talks this week with Kathleen Reardon, CEO of the New Hampshire Center For Non Profits, about the upcoming 24-hour New Hampshire Gives (nhgives.org) event June 8-9. Last year the event set donation and participation records, and Kathleen is optimistic about this year's prospects. They also discuss the current state of New Hampshire non-profits and trends...

This week, NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold talks with Kate Sullivan, producer and host of the new show New Hampshire Life and communications director at White Birch Communications. They talk about the show, its production and goals, and the communities that will be highlighted in the upcoming season. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning a...

Jennifer Parent, McLane Middleton's Director and Chair of the Litigation Department, discusses with NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold how companies can communicate and educate employees on why it’s important that they get vaccinated. She also discusses the legal issues around employers providing financial incentives for getting vaccinated, or setting vaccination as an employment requirement....

This week Elizabeth Hitchcock, co-owner of The Factory, The Bookery and Orbit Group, joins NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold and publisher Ernesto Burden to talk about the intersection between art and business. She digs into the many art-and-culture oriented projects the Orbit Group has underway and paints a vision for a post-pandemic blooming of demand for immersive, experiential art in Man...

NH Business Review writer Bob Sanders takes editor Jeff Feingold through the complexities of the impact taxing PPP loans would have on various businesses, the total amount it could mean for the state in revenue, and the debate over what to do next. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning and engineering firm with offices in Bedford and Portsmouth, N...

Steve Cunningham, owner of the SBA’s New Hampshire Veteran Owned Business of the Year in 2020, talks to editor Jeff Feingold about how and why he built National Flight Simulator in Manchester, about the many services they developed, and Jeff waxes poetic about the convenience of TSA PreCheck. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning and engineering f...

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold discusses why many businesses and business organizations in the state are rallying opposition to HB55. He’s joined by Northeast Delta Dental CEO Tom Raffio, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Vice President of Government Relations Matthew Houde and Executive Director of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility Michelle Veasey, who all weigh in on why their organi...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with Rekha Chiruvolu, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Nixon Peabody, about the current state of diversity in business, the role of a director of diversity, progress, and the historical circumstances in New Hampshire that make diversity programs particularly relevant. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted le...

NH Business review writer Bob Sanders and editor Jeff Feingold discuss the sausage making the House of Representatives undertook in crafting their state budget proposal, which they passed yesterday. The upshot? Business should be happy with the outcome. Bob breaks down why. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning and engineering...

NH Business Review writer Bob Sanders briefs editor Jeff Feingold about a development that’s occurred in the latest round of stimulus - assistance for newer businesses. There may be two avenues available for businesses not open in 2019 and as a result were not eligible for earlier rounds of assistance. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran ( www.tfmoran.com ), a leading land planning and eng...

This week Jeff talks to Bonnie Payette, Executive Director of New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority (HEFA). This may not be the best known agency in the state, but as Bonnie explains, their mission is critical, with an ultimate goal of enabling lower costs for health and education services in New Hampshire. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trus...

CPA Kevin Kennedy joins editor Jeff Feingold for a deep dive into how the New Hampshire Department of Revenue is treating PPP money in this tax season; must-know information for all New Hampshire businesses that received PPP money this year. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses throughout the region for over 100 years. For a comp...