The Small Nation Podcast

This is episode 55 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Local markets such as farmer's markets and similar concepts have a huge economic impact on a community. Listen as Brad and Christina tell the story of why their business is so important to them and how they are helping entrepreneurs in...

Welcome to episode 54 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. John Barker, the President and CEO of the Ohio Restaurant Association visits Bellefontaine and joins us on the show along with restaurant owner and team member Adam Rammel to give his insight on the industry and the power that restauran...

This is episode 53 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Listen in as United States Congressman, Jim Jordan, takes time to share his story and why he loves the district he represents. Title Sponsor ⁠Coverlink Insurance⁠ Guest Links: ⁠Learn More Jim Jordan ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ YouTube Small Nation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to episode 52 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. This week are excited to share the conversation we had with Shary Duff, Jason Duff's mother. Listen as she shares her experience coming back to entrepreneurship in a new season of life to open not one, but two stores in Downtown Bel...

Welcome to episode 51 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Listen as the Executive Director of the Springfield Small Business Development Center, Rob Alexander, shares some of the resources that are available to aspiring entrepreneurs all around the country. From business plan formation to spec...

This is episode 50 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. This is the final episode of season one of the show. Listen as Jason Duff and Ethan DeLeon reflect on previous episodes and share more information on what is to come for the podcast and for Small Nation as a company. The Small Nation...

Welcome to episode 49 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. One of the first things we look for in communities that we work with is a unique food and beverage scene. Are they facilitating live music? We have found that these types of efforts to be the catalyst for development, health, and...

This is episode 48 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Using what we have learned from our experience with Downtown Bellefontaine, Small Nation has developed the Small Town Success Formula. We use this formula to help other communities push through the barriers that have been limiting th...

Welcome to episode 47 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. How can one establish credibility as a thought leader and break through the noise in the marketplace? Adam Witty, the founder and CEO of Forbes Books, talks about how he built a publishing company that helps thought leaders achiev...

Welcome to episode 46 of The Small Nation Podcast! The journey into entrepreneurship looks different for many people, and we love sharing those stories with our audience. In this episode, we cover Joel Holland's journey after a successful 9 figure sale of the business that he built from the ground up. His perspective of unlocking new levels in different seasons of life is consistent with what...

Welcome to episode 45 of The Small Nation Podcast! We are honored to have the President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, Karen Kerrigan, as guest on the show. In this episode we dive into conversations around why it is important to build relationships with national leaders and how small businesses can have a voice in federal legislation. We also dive into a few trending...

Welcome to episode 44 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. If you love hearing from business owners and entrepreneurs about what drives them, you will love this episode. Listen as Chestly Lunday and Jeremy Candelaria talk about their friendship and journey into entrepreneurship. They talk...

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Many times entrepreneurs can get discouraged with the endless setbacks that face them. Listen as Sarah Kelsey shares her story and how she went from pawning off a wedding ring to building a business that is selling in over 20 different countries. Her business, Rhinestone Lipgloss,...

This is episode 42 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Have you ever wondered where new technologies for vehicles are tested? Transportation Research Center Inc. is North America’s most advanced, independent mobility testing service provider, fulfilling the complex engineering, research,...

Welcome to episode 41 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. At Small Nation, we encourage communities to embrace what makes them different. Artistic expression is often what makes our communities vibrant and unique. Kirsten Osbun-Manley is an experience educator of the arts and a mentor to...

Welcome to episode 40 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. This episodes highlights an entrepreneur who has lived on both coasts and ultimately made the decision to move his business to the Midwest. Listen as Anderson Schoenrock shares his story of optimizing his business for cashflow and...

This is episode 39 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Anyone that has attempted to run a business with their significant other can attest that it is not always easy. Listen as Chad and Brandi Lawson share about the development work they are doing in Piqua, Ohio. What is the significance...

This is episode 38 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. We love discovering the different paths that our guests have taken into real estate investing. Listen as Doug Fath shares his story of exiting a successful business to get started in real estate. He also explains how he grew into stu...

Welcome to episode 37 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. On this week's episode, Wilson Reiser talks about his journey into leadership of the family business, Winans Chocolate and Coffee, and what it takes to scale a local small business into a thriving franchise. Guest Links: Winan...

This is episode 36 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Who better to speak on what is happening in our state than the Director of Ohio Department of Development, Lydia Mihalik? Listen as she shares her background as a mayor for Findlay, Ohio and some of the resources that are available t...

Welcome to episode 35 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Conversations around boutiques in the downtown is a common occurrence for us. Why not hear from someone who is doing a great job in not just one store front, but two? Nikki Winner opened unboxed Boutique in Tipp City, Ohio and exp...

Welcome to episode 34 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. If you are from a small town, you know just important the role of the local churches are to the culture of our communities. On today's episode, Pastor Bryan Meadows shares his perspective of the church's role in our commun...

This is episode 33 of The Small Nation Podcast!  This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. We usually like to highlight the high points of being and entrepreneur on this show, but we feel that it would be irresponsible to not acknowledge the true cost and weight that it can have on an individual. Today's guest, Matt...

Welcome to episode 32 of The Small Nation Podcast!   This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. We love the opportunity to sit down with other developers that are making an impact their own community. Luke Henry is taking Marion, Ohio by storm! Listen as he unpacks his journey from pharmacy into real estate and where...

This is episode 31 of The Small Nation Podcast!   This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. If you have ever been confused about the financial world that supports business, you are in good company. Today's guest, Jacob Schroeder, is the founder and CEO of Ascend Consulting, where they believe there is a better approa...