Toye Oremosu

Loudoun Forward

Business EN ↓ 6 episodes

Where builders, founders, and difference-makers tell their stories. Every episode goes behind the business to explore what drives the people shaping one of the fastest-growing regions in America. Local voices. Real strategy. A region on the move.

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Toye Oremosu

Episodes

Why Your Insurance Is Probably Broken — And What Kim Ruiz King Wants You to Do About It 19.05.2026 54:08

In this episode, Toye and Kim cover: the COVID pivot that launched a new career; how a CPA background gave her an edge in explaining complex insurance products; why people know they need life insurance but keep delaying it; the emotional reality of knowing a family needs coverage and watching them say no; the story of a pregnant woman's death and the family who lost everything without coverage; le...

From the CIA to CEO: How Erica Bourne Turned Federal Disruption Into Her Greatest Business Launchpad 19.05.2026 37:14

When federal employees face buyouts and organizational changes, most see uncertainty. Erica Bourne, founder of Erica Borne Consulting, saw opportunity. After more than 20 years with the CIA, she made the calculated decision to take a deferred resignation program and leap into entrepreneurship in Loudoun County. The conversation explores her transition from the structured world of government servic...

What the Healthcare System Won't Tell You: Donna Figueroa on Hormones, Healing, and Functional Medicine After 60 05.05.2026 40:57

Donna Figueroa spent her entire career in women's healthcare — as a board-certified nurse midwife and nurse practitioner — and still didn't know how to help herself when perimenopause hit. Aching joints, failing eyesight, pending hip surgery, and a medical system that told her to simply buckle up. Instead, she discovered functional medicine, uncovered food sensitivities, a gut infection, and heavy...

The Difference Baker: How Alyssa Subecki Built America's Only 7-Allergen-Free Bakery — During a Pandemic 28.04.2026 28:01

Alyssa Marie Subecki had no culinary background, no restaurant experience, and opened a bakery during COVID-19. Within six months she was named one of the top 100 women in business in the food allergy industry and won Best Allergen-Free Bakery in the United States. The Difference Baker in Loudoun County, Virginia remains the only retail location in the US certified free from seven of the nine top...

From Navy Decks to Wine Country: How Renee Ventrice Built an Empire by Uncorking Her Quirks 21.04.2026 44:27

What happens when a US Navy veteran, WSET-certified sommelier, and community marketing strategist decides wine is for everyone — not just the connoisseurs? Renee Ventrice built Cork and Keg Tours from scratch, grew it to make USA Today's Reader's Choice Top 10 three years running, exited on her own terms, and launched WineauxClock Culinary Experiences with brand partnerships at Marriott and Salesf...

Loudoun Forward Trailer 13.04.2026 7:24

Every business you admire started as a bet. A leap. A late night. A decision someone almost didn't make. This is the trailer for Loudoun Forward — the podcast that goes behind the business card to profile the founders, operators, and builders shaping Loudoun County's economy. In this trailer you'll meet seven of them: A Navy veteran who disrupted the wine industry and built a tour company that mad...