The Positively West Virginia Podcast

Today on Positively West Virginia we speak with Brian McCommon, a realtor with Mountain Ridge Realty. Brian puts on many different hats, from being a professional trombonist, to serving in the US Army and Army National Guard, he's also the president of the Morgantown Board of Realtors. Brian speaks on how he balances all of this and how these experiences translate to serving clients.   https://mtn...

Peyton Ballard is the owner and CEO of Ballard Consulting Group. After gaining experience in Human Resources, Peyton worked for the Country Roads Angel Network, serving as the Director of Entrepreneurship Initiatives and the Managing Director. Then in 2023 Peyton decided to launch Ballard Consulting Group, created to identify gaps businesses and organizations have in their operational capacities,...

Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) is recognized as the Mountain State's first Angel investment network, and today we had the privilege to speak with Frank Vitale, the newly named President of CRAN about his personal experiences in Business and what CRAN can do for small businesses throughout West Virginia.   https://wvcran.com/   Sponsored by: Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue S...

Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, Xclusive Movers provides a variety of moving services. From office relocation in Morgantown to moving your family to another state. We spoke with Jarrett Banks owner and founder about how he got his start in the moving industry and his experience running his team of 10.   Sponsored by: Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Fr...

On today's Positively West Virginia, we chatted with Jeremy Maddox, owner of The Thrifty Mountaineer located in Westover Virginia. The Thrifty Mountaineer is a resale, and financial coaching company that's focused on helping customers save money today, to have money tomorrow.   https://thethriftymountaineer.com/   Sponsored by: Huntington National Bank | @Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virgi...

On today's episode of Positively West Virginia we spoke with Joshua Fowler, owner and founder of Black Cat MMA. With two locations located in Morgantown and Granville, Black Cat MMA is focused on providing a serious, but laid-back atmosphere and a place where beginning martial artists and veteran fighters can train side by side and grow together. https://www.morgantownmma.com/ Sponsored by: Sponso...

Chin Orih is the owner and founder of Corporate Cleaning Services LLC. , a cleaning service that's been around for 20 years! Chin saw a need for high quality cleaning services in the Morgantown area, and today he's on the Positively West Virginia podcast to discuss how he's changed as a leader, and how he got to owning a business for 20 years.   https://ccserviceswv.com/   Sponsored by Huntington...

Welcome to a new season of Positively West Virginia! To kick it off we're sitting down with Travis Lemon of Wise Guys Media . Wise Guys Media helps bring the theater experience to your home, giving you the best experience when trying to watch your favorite movies, shows and sports teams. Travis has been in business for many years and shares his experience on building clientele, working with previo...

As we continue into 2024 we're celebrating by airing the last Best of 2023 we have! This time it's with Village Caregiving, LLC which has grown from a single location with one employee in Barboursville, WV to over 20 locations in the Midwest and Eastern United States, and nearly 2,000 employees. We sat down with Jeff Stevens, one of the owners, to talk about what makes Village Caregiving so unique...

Happy New Year! To celebrate a wonderful 2023 of Positively West Virginia, we're bringing you a few of our most popular episodes that we've done! Earlier this year we sat down with the owner, Irlanda Huff, to talk about her journey of starting a restaurant. Monarca-Taqueria is an authentic taqueria located in Downtown Morgantown, West Virginia.   Monarca-Taqueria: https://monarca.mymenus.store/#/...

For the remainder of 2023, we're bringing you a few of our most popular episodes that we've done! This week we're going back to our conversation with Chirag Desai, owner and founder of Desai Law and how his law firm is helping inspire change locally.   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV | StoryMaker | Ignitewv

For the remainder of 2023, we're bringing you a few of our most popular episodes that we've done! This time we're revisitng our conversation with John Verbosky of Coal Country Woodworking . John calls himself a most unlikely highly color blind artist. John found is calling in woodworking and loves using West Virginia sourced hardwoods especially black walnut.   Coal Country Woodworking: https://ln...

For the remainder of 2023 we're bringing you a few of our most popular episodes that we've done! Please enjoy our interview with Luke Yingling, CEO of Rhetoric. Rhetoric is software as a service company that aims to quantify jurisprudence and measure judge sentiments to help litigators persuade judges and compare courts.   Rhetoric: https://userhetoric.com/   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank...

Mackenzie Holmes, the owner of Kingdom Cleaning is from Bridgeport WV and joins us today on Positively West Virginia to talk about his journey as an entrepreneur. From being a High School athelete playing football and basketball, to getting a Business Administration degree from Fairmont State, Mackenzie talks about starting his business and where that's led him.     Sponsored by Huntington Nationa...

Hattie Wright is a Senior Vice President and portfolio manager for the Morgantown branch of Ingalls and Snyder, an investment advisory firm that helps manage around $7 billion in assets. Today on Positively West Virginia we talk to Hattie about getting started in the financial industry and her unique way of working up to become a Senior Vice President of Ingalls and Snyder.   Sponsored by Huntingt...

Today we're thankful that we got to speak with Emily Allred, owner of Peace, Love and Little Donuts of Morgantown , a donut and coffee shop in Suncrest Town Center. Emily was a worker at Peace, Love and Little Donuts and ended up buying the the business. We talk about what it was like transitioning to being an owner, how she's built a culture, and some toppings that people like to put on their don...

Kris Hershberger is the president of Middletown Homes. Opened in 1986, Middletown Homes is West Virginia's leading factory-built home builder with 4 locations throughout North Central West Virginia. Today on Positively West Virginia we got the chance to speak with Kris about his experience in the Modular and Manufactured Home industry and how Middletown Homes is serving our community.   Sponsored...

Mike Holliday has served not only in the Army but also the Navy. Using the experiences, struggles, and growth he's had since retiring from the military, Mike became a physical therapist, creating his own Rehab and Fitness center, Wellsmart Rehab and Fitness located in Phillipi, and also establishing ELM Transformation Ranch. ELM stands for Every Life Matters, and is a space for guests and veterans...

Have you ever taken your dog out and by the time you've gotten back inside their paws are muddy, wet, or just plain gross? Let us introduce you to Paws Up! We spoke with Randy Spellman and Dan Avolio about their product that's designed to keep your hands clean and your pups paws even cleaner. Based out of Bridgeport, WV, Randy and Dan tell us how Paws Up came to be, what it took to design the prod...

On this episode of Positively West Virginia we spoke with Tara St. Clair, the Program Director of the Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics to discuss Ignite WV, a competition open to all parties interested in registering a business in West Virginia. For more information on IgniteWV visit: https://ignitewv.com/   Sponsored by Hunti...

Today on Positively West Virginia we're speaking with Carly Lemley and Heather Ayers, Dentists and owners of The Landing Dental Spa located in Morgantown West Virginia. Wanting to create a spa-like, more welcoming dental experience, Carly and Heather walk us through their journey from attending WVU all the way to establishing their current office. Visit their website here: https://thelandingdental...

On this episode of Positively West Virginia we spoke with AJ Hammond and Matt Porter to talk about the Morgantown Area Partnership and their upcoming Live2Lead event. Live2Lead is a 1 Day Leadership Conference and Personal Growth Event and the Morgantown Area Partnership is bringing the conference to Morgantown via livestream. For more info check out https://www.morgantownpartnership.com/ and look...

Today on Positively West Virginia we met with Logan Cuvo, a student at West Virginia University to talk about their hockey tape company titled Best Dam Tape. Best Dam Tape is focused on disrupting the hockey tape market and providing a great product to players all across the country. You can visit their website here: https://bestdamtape.com/   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue...

Today, we're joined by William Shahan, founder of Edge Sports Inc , a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on allowing kids to have a fun and safe place to learn, play, and exercise. Located in Belington, WV, Edge Sports has an indoor turf field, batting cages, and plenty of opportunities for kids in the community to get active.   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Wes...

For this episode of Positively West Virginia we sat down with Mike Masterman, owner and president of Extreme Endeavors. Extreme Endeavors is a small business that started out in Antarctica that's helping create innovative water solutions worldwide.   Sponsored by Huntington National Bank | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia | Freedom Kia of Morgantown WV