The Positively West Virginia Podcast

  Bradley Frankhouser is a Principal and the office lead of Desmone's Morgantown office. Desmone is an Architecture and Interior Design Firm. They have locations in Morgantown, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Salisbury, Maryland. After being in Morgantown for five years, Desmone believes West Virginia has a promising future, inspired by future-thinking visions of its […]

  Serenity Hills Life Center was founded by Sharon Travis in 2019. Serenity Hills is a non-profit women's behavioral health center and treatment center for women suffering from addictions located in Wheeling, West Virginia.       SHOW NOTES: 2:59 Sharon, take a minute, fill in some gaps from that brief intro and give us a […]

  Mountaineer RV & Outdoor Center, LLC is West Virginia's newest RV Dealership. It is expanding to be the largest RV Dealership in the state, moving to its new location right along I-79, near Exit 105 in Jane Lew, by the summer of 2021. Mountaineer RV sprung up just two and a half years ago […]

  Joshua Swiger is a producer, engineer, performer and music industry professional from Morgantown, West Virginia. Joshua has been active in the national and regional music industry for 25+ years. His emphasis has been in record label management, recording engineering and live event production and management.  Joshua has owned and operated Blues Alley Studios & Records since 1993. […]

  John Little is the CEO and Head Distiller at Smooth Ambler Spirits in Maxwelton, West Virginia. They offer various delicious bourbons and ryes, including whiskeys that are homemade, sourced and a blend of both. John began his career in distilling in 2008 as the inception for the business that would become Smooth Ambler Spirits […]

  Jocelyn Sheppard is the founder and president of Appalachian Botanical Company located in Boone County, West Virginia. Appalachian Botanical Company uses organic farming practices to grow lavender on reclaimed coal mine land. They steam-distill the lavender essential oil for use in a line of quality personal care products and home goods designed for conscious […]

  George Patterson is the owner and founder of Hernshaw Farms, a mushroom farm located on a reclaimed mine strip in Hernshaw, West Virginia. George is from Charleston, WV, and loves mushroom risotto. Simply put, George is a mushroom farmer with a purpose! George recently graduated from the William and Mary St. Andrews Joint Degree […]

  Tom Crabtree founded The WV Great Barrel Company in 2017 to create meaningful change and create great jobs in his local community of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The WV Great Barrel Company manufactures top-quality bourbon and whiskey barrels in the most advanced cooperage on the planet. A cooperage is a place that makes […]

  Austin's Homemade Ice Cream is a family-owned, homemade ice cream shop in Ceredo, West Virginia. Austin's at The Market is their second location owned by Taylor Strickland and Tim Ruff, the grandchildren of Joyce Snyder, who ran the original Austin's for 35 years. Austin's originated in 1947, and Joyce took it over in 1983. […]

  Jonathan Gladysz is the owner of Koin Coffee, a coffee shop and roastery in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Since 2019, Koin Coffee has been passionate about showing its customers what coffee can be. It's not just something to wake you up; it's something that can be very special. Their primary focus is to bring the […]

  Karen Ford is a Master Financial Coach, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur and Author who has coached people with various money issues: from just $500 in debt to $800,000 in debt. She has coached folks with up to 86 credit cards and taught them how to pay down and pay off those cards in record time. […]

  Mark Oliverio is the owner of Oliverio Peppers in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Oliverio Peppers was founded in 1972 by Mark's father, Frank Oliverio. For the first four years, Frank ran the business from his mother's basement. Eventually, he realized that if he wanted to expand his business, he would need more space. So, in […]

  Since 1927, Gritt's Farm has been a working farm in Buffalo, West Virginia. Beginning as a homestead farm with the first generation being Veto and Nally Gritt, The Farm has seen many different faces over the years. Their focus has always been providing high quality, locally grown products to the community through all of […]

    Adam and Beth Bedway are the co-owners of East Wheeling Clayworks. East Wheeling Clayworks is a working ceramic studio that offers wholesale and retail sales of their products. They also sell non-ceramic household items that they use and love and provide a platform for local artists to display their work. Every item Adam […]

  Amy McLaughlin is the managing partner of Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals in West Virginia. In 2013, Amy and her husband, Shawn Means, lovingly remodeled the historic building that now houses Lafayette Flats. It sits directly across from the courthouse in downtown Fayetteville, WV. Together they created four modern vacation rentals inside one historic […]

  Donald Hitchcock and Paul Yandura are transplants from a very busy Washington, DC life. Donald has a background in public health policy, and Paul has a background in political science. They have been life partners for the past 23 years and built a vacation cabin in Lost River, WV, in 2008. Since then, they […]

  Terri Giles grew up in Hinton, West Virginia, and earned her bachelor's degree from Concord University in Athens. She worked in economic development for U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller in Charleston and Washington, D.C. She was tapped to represent the Senator in Japan in high-level meetings with Toyota Manufacturing, which ultimately located one of the […]

  Carly Baker is the owner of Baker Cheese Company in Morgantown, West Virginia. She started her business in late 2019.  Baker Cheese Company is a gourmet grazing company that provides custom cheese and charcuterie boxes, boards and tables for any event. Whether it be a date night at home or a wedding, they have […]

  James Carnes is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Iconic Air in Morgantown, WV. James started Iconic Air in December of 2018. Iconic Air is a West Virginia startup company pioneering a new way of leak detection monitoring and data reporting for the oil and gas industry. Iconic Air's platform focuses on a […]

  Steve Finn is the Founder and Executive Director of Chestnut Mountain Ranch, located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Chestnut Mountain Ranch is a Christ-centered safe haven for families and boys in crisis. It is also a place for family restoration, where boys can enjoy school again and experience positive family values. Before opening Chestnut Mountain […]

  Nick Lambie, the owner of Ziebart of Morgantown, opened Ziebart in 2019. Ziebart provides premium automotive appearance and protection services to extend the life of the vehicle you love so you can keep it like new for as long as you own it. Nick was born and raised in Morgantown. After graduating from high […]

Joanne Watson is the Co-Owner of The WOW! Factory, a creative studio offering pottery painting, mosaics, glass fusing, clay hand building, canvas painting and board art. Joanne and Dina Muttillo opened the studio 12 years ago after mulling over the idea on the playground where their kids attended school. The WOW! Factory customers can walk […]

Funkhouser & Smith, PLLC is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and has been in business since April 1, 2019. John R. Funkhouser is one of the founding partners of the firm, along with Ashley Joseph Smith. Funkhouser & Smith, PLLC handles a wide range of legal matters, including family law, real estate transactions, estate planning, […]

Mountain Man Axe Throwing, located in Star City, is owned by Chris Atkins. Mountain Man Axe Throwing is Morgantown's first axe throwing venue and tavern. Chris describes his business as "A bowling alley, but with axes… and of course a lot more instruction." He first discovered axe throwing in the summer of 2018, and by […]

Michael Lipton is the Director of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, located in Charleston, WV. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Michael is also an accomplished electric guitar player. The WV Music Hall of Fame was founded in 2005 as a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting and preserving the rich and lasting contributions […]