Strictly Business on KSVY

We will talk about: 3 generations of the Codding family in Sonoma County real estate,  How each generation has influenced management of the family business,  From origins in home building to shopping center development to real estate acquisitions to mixed-use development - where next for the family’s growth efforts?,  63-year history of management of suburban open-air Coddingtown Mall,  Why Coddin...

We would talk with you about: How you found your way to Sonoma County Farm Trails, How are the Gravenstein Apple Fair has changed over 52 years, How the number or composition of participants in the Fair has changed over the years, How did Sonoma County Farm Trails first to get involved in producing the Gravenstein Apple Fair in 1973, As SCFT‘s primary annual fundraising event, how much do you hope...

Guest: Jim Groverman, Owner, Petaluma Pumkin Patch We will talk about: How pumpkins became associated with Halloween How pumpkins are grown in quantity How are some people able to grow giant pumpkins into the 1000’s of pounds How did you get into the pumpkin patch business? When did pumpkin patches become a thing? Are some pumpkins better suited to carving, to eating, or are they all the same? How...

Guest: Debra Michals professor and author of the 2025 book: “She's the Boss: The Rise of Women’s Entrepreneurship Since World War II” We will talk about: When you realized this theme would be your book, How you began your research, Any pre-conceived notions about women’s entrepreneurship before you began?, ‘intersection of women's personal choices within changing social, political, and eco...

Guest: Shawn Tully - one of two Senior Editors-at-Large at Fortune Magazine (45 years at the magazine) We will talk about: How different is Fortune today than when you started (editorial policy, company coverage, depth of pieces, length of time to research? etc.), The biggest stories you’ve covered over your career, How you keep track of trends and developments across industries to identify ‘big’...

Guest: Dr. Angélica Garcia, 6th Superintendent/President of Santa Rosa Junior College SRJC We will talk about: 1. Your reaction to political attacks on colleges and universities, 2. Your perspective on anti-semitism on college campuses - real or conjured conflict, 3. Your opinion on university administration response to political attacks, 4. Any alternatives to threat of withholding research grant...

Guest: Karen Wise, Executive Director of the Museum of Sonoma County We will talk about: Your reaction to the denigrating of the Smithsonian, Context into which you might place these attacks, Is criticism of Smithsonian justified, Do you expect the ‘mission of the Museum of Sonoma County’ to be challenged or changed, How exhibits are chosen, Who determines whether exhibitions, collections and publ...

Guest: Dave Fazzio, Owner, Sonoma Mission Gardens We will talk about: 1. Why you entered the field of landscape architecture/gardening?, 2. How the industry has changed over your 35 years in it, 3. How well do homeowners understand the value of landscape gardening?, 4. Do internal houseplants versus external landscaping add value to a home?, 5. Why you started Sonoma Mission Gardens, 6. How consum...

Guest: Jeff Menashe, Founder, CEQ, Demeter Advisory We would discuss: 1) why you started the business 22 years ago, 2) why you focused on the adult beverage industry, 3) what constitutes a ‘premium’ adult beverage M&A transaction, 4) have premiums expanded more in ‘spirits’ than in wine in recent years, 5) changing economics of the traditional wine industry: asset rich, cash flow poor, wholesa...

Skip Brand - CEO, Healdsburg Running Company We will talk about: 1. your 10 years in the ‘specialty retail’ business, 2. why you made a career change from digital marketing to specialty retail, how you decided to make the move after 8 years, 3. why you founded Healdsburg Running Company…in Healdsburg, 4. how you focused on the three C’s - purpose and passion?, 5. How you selected the 66 brands you...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Will Maroun, CEO, Griffo Distillery We will talk about: The 10 year operating history of Griffo, What ‘scientifically crafted spirits’ means, The operating condition of the distillery when you arrived, The vision you had for the distillery when you arrived, Operating changes you instituted after you began, Sales and margin growth which constitute success i...

Guest: Nancy Anne Lang, Ph. D - Founder of Safari West We will talk about: 1) your 30+ years running Safari West, 2) your 20 years at SF Zoo and as general curator, 3) the challenge of setting up Safari West in Sonoma County, 4) why a safari experience vs. a zoo, 5) the difficulty of securing’ exotic animals to house in the reserve, 6) the challenge of ‘selling the concept’, 7) the pricing challen...

Guest: Dennis Hengeveld Director of Consignments & Senior Numismatist | Stack’s Bowers Galleries We will talk about: 1. the 5 banks in Sonoma County which you include in your book (FNB Geyserville, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Sebastopol, Sonoma) and ask about: 2. the founders and their impact on their communities, 3. What did Sonoma do between 1846 and 1912 in regard to currency, 4. who owns the ‘ra...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Paul Jaffe, President Copperfield’s Books, Inc. We will discuss: 1) your 40+ years in the book business, 2) how the business of selling books has changed over the years, 3) how book buying has changed over time (book store owners and consumers - hard copy, kindle downloads, audible), 4) how your approach to books and the selling of books has evolved over t...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Chris Bitter, PhD - Senior Wine Analyst We will talk about: 1) the economics of the wine industry (in general), 2) how the economics of the industry has changed over the years (pre-tariff), 3) the effect of tariffs on grape growing, 4) the impact of tariffs on wine making, 5) the effect of tariffs on wine bottling, 6) the effects of tariffs on wine storage...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Doug Keane, Proprietor, Cyrus Restaurant, Geyserville, CA We will talk about: 1) what attracted you to cooking (growing up in Dearborn, MI - auto country), 2) your formative years in the restaurant business, 3) why were some in the industry ‘hell-bent on destroying your dream’, 4) why is it an almost impossible business in which to survive, 5) difference b...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Michaela Rodeno, Women in Wine Pioneer We will talk about:1) why you entered the wine industry, 2) what the industry was like when you started in 1973, 3) the daunting challenge of a 2-person operation at Moet & Chandon’s Domaine Chandon (first major French wine investment in the U.S.), 4) your strategies and objectives for that start-up, 5) what you h...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Carolyn Fulton, Cemetery Manager, City of Sonoma We will talk about: 1) your 20+ years in cemetery management- how/why you got into the field, 2) what cemetery management involves, 3) how Sonoma’s cemeteries differ from those in Petaluma, 4) the condition of Sonoma’s cemeteries when you began, 5) reasons why the City of Sonoma was unable to sell the cemete...

Host: Scot Hunter Guests: Anna & Frank Pope, Co-Trustees, Frank H. Bartholomew Foundation We will talk about Bartholomew Park: The Legacy – A look at the history of the property and its remarkable evolution. The Foundation – How the two of you got involved, how the estate is being preserved and how it is able to fund the ongoing operations of the park. The Present Experience – A conversation a...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Blair Kellison - CEO of Om Mushrooms We will talk about: We would discuss with you: 1) your time at Nestle and what you learned there, 2) your discovery of ‘a whole new world of healthy, organic, fair trade products’, 3) what the industry was like when you ‘discovered it’, 4) why you took a 70% pay cut to work for an organic, vegetarian food company in Pet...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Dr. James Sallee, Co-Director, Master of Climate Solutions at UC Berkeley. An expert on electric vehicles. We will talk about: 1) the big environmental debate: gas vs. batteries - which is better?, 2) the economic cost of each form of propulsion, 3) environmental impact of battery production and disposal, 4) electricity used to charge EVs - from renewable...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guests: Wine Women Co-founders Marcia Macomber, Ellen Luchtel, Jackie Egidio and President Ashley Burnett. We will talk about: 1) your founding of Wine Women almost 10 years ago - how and why you did it, 2) your prior experience as long-time former directors of the Napa-Sonoma chapter of Women for WineSense, 3) what was Women for WineSense and how does Wine Women...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Lynda Najarian - Founder, Judy’s Breadsticks We would discuss: 1) your growing up in Japan and how it Influenced your perspective on lifestyle and food, 2) your ‘bread discovery’ in Mendocino in 1993, 3) why that bread sparked a ln entrepreneurial streak in you, 4) how you started Judy’s Breadsticks, 5) how you achieved distribution of the product, 6) how...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest:Max Pond - Head coach of the Sonoma Valley High School Dragons football team We will talk about: 1) your personal history in football, 2) why you decided to coach, 3) your impressions of past coaching methods - which succeeded/which failed, 4) what or who influenced your coaching ‘style’ the most, 5) what motivates players the most, 6) how you ‘sell’ your p...

Hosts: Kip Altman with Scot Hunter Guest: Barbara Boyle, Author, “Pinch Me: Waking up in a 300-year-old Italian Farmhouse" We will talk about: 1) how you got into advertising, 2) your years in the industry, 3) your perspective on client expectations of advertising effectiveness, 4) how you measured account success, 5) examples of your best work and why you considered them the best, 6) differe...