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Chris Holman speaks with Maureen Donohue Krauss, CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram....

Chris Holman speaks with Christine Roeder, Executive Vice President, Global Epicenter of Mobility initiative at the DRP, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNet...

Chris Holman speaks with Eric W. Lupher, President, Citizens Research Council, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/m...

Chris Holman speaks with Dan Wyant, Chairman and President, Edward Lowe Foundation, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram....

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Tadd Wamester, Director of Partnership Development at EnGen. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Lik...

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Ryan Hundt, CEO, Michigan Works! Association, Lansing, but serving statewide in Michigan. They discuss the services, and challenges facing his Michigan Works! chapter, along with what he's exper...

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Jessica Topp, CEO, Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium. They discuss the services, and challenges facing his Michigan Works! chapter, along with what he's experiencing with the Michigan Works!...

Recording Date: September 23, 2025 Location: Capital Region International Airport (LAN) Mike McFall - Co-Founder and Co-CEO at BIGGBY® COFFEE Born and raised in Michigan, Mike McFall’s journey with BIGGBY® COFFEE began in 1996 when he took a job as a minimum-wage barista at the original store in East Lansing. Fast forward to today, and Mike is now co-CEO alongside his business partner Bob Fish, ha...

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Carrie Rosingana, CEO at Capital Area Michigan Works! Lansing, serving Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties They discuss the services, and challenges facing his Michigan Works! chapter, along with...

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Chris Andresen, Partner, Dutko Grayling, based out of Washington, D.C.. They discuss the lobbying services, and challenges, along with what he's experiencing with the Michigan Works! Annual Conf...

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Todd Gustafson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kinexus, Benton Harbor, MI. They discuss the services, and challenges facing his Michigan Works! chapter, along with what he's experiencing w...

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Shamar Herron, Director of Michigan Works! Southeast. They discuss the services, and challenges facing his Michigan Works! chapter, along with what he's experiencing with the Michigan Works! Ann...

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Jennifer Llewellyn, Director of Oakland County Michigan Works! They discuss the services, and challenges facing her Michigan Works! chapter, along with what she's experiencing with the Michigan...

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Patrick Patterson, Executive Director · Mid-Michigan Recovery Services Inc. (MMRS), Lansing, MI, to the MBN studio at the Capital Region International Airport. He had several questions for Patrick in this conversation: Welcome Patrick, Megan Doherty, President, FD Hayes, connected us, first tell us a bit about MMRS? She indicated that you have an event coming up, tell us ab...

Originally uploaded September 5, reloaded Sept. 12th. Chris Holman welcomes back Randy Thelen, President & CEO of The Right Place, Grand Rapids, MI. Economic Development Leaders for Michigan Unveil Top 10 Priorities for Statewide Growth and Prosperity Economic Development Leaders for Michigan (EDLM), a coalition of the state’s premier regional economic development organizations, recently announced...

Chris Holman welcomes Pete Martin, Director of Portfolio Management, MSU Research Foundation, East Lansing, MI. Welcome Pete tell us a little about the MSU Research Foundation and the PitchMI Startup Competition? Michigan’s Innovation Showcase PitchMI is now one of the nation’s richest state-based startup competitions, offering $4 million in investment. How does this expanded competition elevate M...

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 4 to 6 p.m. MBN was on the road to Child and Family Charities Nonprofit Hub - 405 W. Greenlawn Ave., Lansing, MI 48910. The gathering was for Child and Family Charities unveiling the new nonprofit hub on its Greenlawn Avenue campus. The community-building event includes tours of the Hub building at 405 W. Greenlawn Ave., opportunities for area residents to connect with resource...

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 4 to 6 p.m. MBN was on the road to Child and Family Charities Nonprofit Hub - 405 W. Greenlawn Ave., Lansing, MI 48910. The gathering was for Child and Family Charities unveiling the new nonprofit hub on its Greenlawn Avenue campus. The community-building event includes tours of the Hub building at 405 W. Greenlawn Ave., opportunities for area residents to connect with resource...

Chris Holman welcomes Elizabeth Krear, new President and Chief Executive Officer, CAR, Center for Automotive Research, Ann Arbor, MI About CAR & Elizabeth Elizabeth, for those who may not be familiar, can you start by telling us a little about the Center for Automotive Research and its mission? Tell us a bit about your career and what drew you to CAR? About MBS 2025 CAR’s flagship event, the Manag...

Chris Holman welcomes Bob Fish, co-CEO and co-founder of BIGGBY COFFEE, and Michelle Fish, Co-Founder (with Bob) of One BIGG Island in Space, Douglas, MI. Chris had several questions for this longtime friends; How have you balanced rapid growth toward $1 billion in sales with staying true to your founding values? What challenges and opportunities come with your bold goal of reaching 100% farm-dire...

Chris Holman welcomes back Scott Weaver, President, and Co-Owner of Douglas J Companies, Okemos, East Lansing, across Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Nebraska. What drove the decision to end the 30+ year exclusive Aveda partnership and rebrand as Douglas J Institute? How does introducing multiple product lines better prepare students for the realities of today’s salon and spa industry? With new dis...

Originally uploaded September 15th, reloaded September 25th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Karena Hamlet, program director of business services for the Economic Alliance, a division of the Flint & Genesee Group, Flint area, MI. Their discussion covered several topics: Summit Growth & Demand – What drove the strong demand after the first Immerse Summit, and how are you scaling this year’s event to meet t...

Vic Verchereau welcomes Sheri Jones, who is a Retired News Reporter and Anchor at WLNS TV 6. Sheri Jones recently retired after almost 37 years of bringing all of us the news on WLNS TV 6 in Lansing. Jones’s contributions to broadcasting have earned her a well-deserved place in the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, solidifying her status as a respected journalist. Sheri is respected and beloved by...

Originally uploaded August 28th, reloaded September 12th. Lorri Rishar Jandron, MBA, Owner & CEO, EDGE Partnerships, Lansing, Marquette, Chicago, along with Becky Burtka, VP of member engagement, Michigan Chamber, Lansing, MI. Co-Hosts of the new MBN show "BOLD LeadHERS" now into Episode 4. In this episode of Bold LeadHERS, they interview Sheri Jones: A legend in the mid-Michigan broadcasting comm...

Vic Verchereau welcomes Sarah Pierce, who is Founder and Owner of 517 Living. Looking to get more connected with Michigan’s Greater Lansing community? 517 Living was created for YOU. It was 2014 and Sarah Pierce was feeling a little lost. Having lived in the Lansing area for about 17 years she had virtually no connection with its community. Things just weren't clicking; she said, "I lived here, bu...