The Zoomers to Boomers Business Show

Michael Palermo is host of the Biz Law Series on BizRadio. US.  Born and raised in Chicago, and after 47 years in the city and almost 25 years as a business lawyer, Mike felt he needed a change.  He took a year off in 2014 to recharge, living in the remote mountains of Idaho. Now he’s an Asheville business lawyer serving Buncombe County and the surrounding WNC area including Hendersonville and Way...

Ric Kroll is the president of Oxygen America, a cutting-edge online nutritional supplement company, and the author of Finding Your Greater Self Through Writing. Ric describes himself as a continuous channel for information, using methods and practices to develop the inner strength to enhance the lives of those ready for more. He says he came to the realization six years ago that he no longer neede...

A panel discussion about bridging the generational divide from Boomers to Gen Z. Stereotypes run deep and block meaningful communication between the generations. Hank Eder is representing Boomers. Entrepreneur Tara Ballard speaks for Gen X. BizRadio. US production manager, Aaron Mittan is here for Millennials, also known as Gen Y. Personal trainer and entrepreneur Ricky Shic is representing Gen Z....

Ricky Shic is a Certified Master Trainer and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. He is a two-time bodybuilding champion and has more than a decade of fitness and personal training experience. Ricky owns and operates Fitness For You, a personal training company which helps individuals in the Asheville, NC area reach their fitness and body goals. Fitness is a way of life for Ricky, and he has...

Jim Rose is the owner of Carolina Pooper Scoopers, a family-owned business offering service in Asheville/Morganton, Charlotte/Huntsville, Clayton/Raleigh and areas nearly to these locations. A serial entrepreneur, Jim has been the owner of a martial arts school, several pet stores, and more. Carolina Pooper Scoopers is a service-based business, a perfect fit for a home-based business owner. Caroli...

Joe Novara is a speaker, business mindset and sales coach, and the author of three Amazon bestselling books. A sales professional for more than three decades, Joe attributes most of his success to the relationships he developed along the way, many of which he still has after 30 years, and to developing a productive mindset. Joe has a great desire to educate people on how to elevate their mindset a...

Joel Skene, is host of The Mindful Marketplace on Biz Radio. US. He studied community development in college, spent time with the Peace Corps, worked as a social worker, director of a food bank, and then as social enterprise manager for a healthy food access non-profit. There he attended a conference for Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, where he learned from entrepreneurs who used the...

George Wagner, started in technology some 40 years ago, back before we had smart phones or smart TVs. He grew up with and learned about the evolving world of technology through his sheer joy of it.  It is this constantly evolving and changing world that keeps him interested and makes his career choice also his hobby.  George started Computers, Support, & Consulting, also known as CSC, over 30...

Hank speaks to Brian Basilico, the award-winning author of the best-selling book “It’s Not About You, It’s About Bacon! Relationship Marketing In A Social Media World!” and his latest book, "Toilet Paper Math!” He was honored as one of the Top Marketers to Follow in 2018.  Brian is an Online Marketing Strategist with over 40 years of marketing experience and the owner of an award-winning inte...

Chris Medley believes you DO need business credit, obtained through your Employer Identification Number (EIN) and not your Social Security Number. Chris Medley is the President and Managing Partner of Vivensure – The Money Architects, a financial consulting company that guides business owners through the process of building true business credit on their EIN and fully leveraging their cash flow. As...

Technology is changing the business landscape faster than many people can keep up. Will you “embrace” the change, or will you hold on stubbornly to old beliefs that no longer serve you? Chris Gloss, “The Possibilitarian,” shares his thought on becoming a leader in this emerging new business landscape. Chris is an Author, Speaker, Certified Leadership and Tension Management Professional. Known as “...

Holly Bowen is the Co-Owner of Ever Open House Media, a media production company based out of Asheville serving the WNC region. Holly’s variety of experiences in her career history has a common thread in communications.  Her 16 years in service to the WNC region as a grant writer and program manager for native plant conservation and recycling programs led her to recognize the power of media to con...

A trio of guests: Business Coach Joe Novara, David Riddell, owner of Big Frog Custom Apparel in Asheville and Durham, North Carolina, and Kathy Knight, Club Director, and Events Manager for Prescott Auto Reserve in Hendersonville. They came to talk about Joe Novara’s Total Business Breakthrough, and also took a look at the importance of relationship marketing. Joe Novara is a speaker, business min...

Cameron Atlas, delivers experiential keynotes, blending live music on stage with insights on high performance, leadership, creativity & innovation. His unique approach transforms audiences and empowers them to become more than they ever thought was possible. With more than 300 songs written about topics including purpose, resilience, courage, and overcoming adversity, Cameron’s music has been...

Tara Ballard took the “entrepreneurial bug” by the horns and earned six figures in just five months with an online storefront business, supplying households with American-made essentials. Tara is passionate about developing leaders in her trade, and she absolutely LOVES seeing others win and dedicates her time to helping them do just that.  Tara has been featured in OnFitness Magazine , and the Me...

Home inspection is a perfect service-based home business! Asheville Home Inspector Peter Young was born and raised in Rochester, NY. He speaks of a wonderful home life, with a father who was a Presbyterian minister. Peter attended college at the Cleveland Institute of Music, which he says prepared him for a life in construction and home inspections. Peter was a general contractor and carpenter in...

Portrait photographer Steve Reisch has been self-employed for the majority of his adult life. He says early on he worked for both large and small companies, but it was not a rewarding experience. He knew he had to start his own business. His personal preferences had always been the arts. Throughout high school and college, he had always enjoyed acting in theatrical productions. Once he realized th...

Chris Medley believes you DO need business credit, obtained through your Employer Identification Number (EIN) and not your Social Security Number. Chris Medley is the President and Managing Partner of Vivensure – The Money Architects, a financial consulting company that guides business owners through the process of building true business credit on their EIN and fully leveraging their cash flow. As...

Clay Rice grew up in Mars Hill, NC, and is a graduate of Mars Hill University with a degree in Business Administration. He put himself through college working with developmentally disabled children and adults. After graduation, Clay went into management with non-profit businesses, and then into the hospitality industry at the Grove Park Inn, where he met an office furniture broker and entered into...

Steve Jencks has been running Incredible Towns of Western North Carolina and Incredible Business Networking, also called IBN, since February 2019. With Incredible Towns of WNC, he has helped his clients improve their Google Search Rankings, and enjoy the increased business from those improvements. With IBN, he has provided free business networking opportunities for ALL business types. IBN is WNC&a...

Yermi Kurkus, is the co-founder of the Yermi Kurkus Consulting Group. With a family background in Entrepreneurship, a heart for community and philanthropy, and his love for psychology, Yermi dedicated his life to helping businesses thrive, earning an MA in Organizational and Industrial Psychology and is in the process of attaining his Doctorate in that same field.  Today, Yermi creatively partners...

Robin Thomas worked for 25 years in Medical Research at UNC and studied inflammation in chronic and autoimmune diseases for the last 10 years of her UNC career. She left UNC to start her own nutritional wellness business with USANA Health Sciences in 2004 and in 2015 founded Living Well Connections, a community for people whose passion is healthy living. Robin loves her husband and hiking buddy of...

Hank’s guest, Tyler Lewis, was born on October 22, 2003, in Newark, New Jersey. Tyler has always been adventurous and determined to do great things as a child. He has survived many trials in his life but today finds time to empower people to live a transformed life. As a young black entrepreneur and author, Tyler’s focus is to write about his training and life experiences around self-development a...

Hank interviews John Hornsby, the Founder and Creative Director of Hornsby Creative . John is also a founding executive board member of AIGA Asheville and co-organizer of an annual creative retreat in Spain.  John helps clients discover, design, and deliver branded experiences with clarity and confidence. We apply strategic branding to attract the right clients to fulfill your purpose profitably....

Trained in Art, Divinity, Fire Service, various Trades, and much more Darryl has combined his interests into decades of business and impact on the world around him. He started his first business over 65 years ago and has followed that with decades as a Pastor, Firefighter, Magician, Artist, Performer, Community Leader, Author, Photographer, Filmmaker, and Youtube Creator.  From appearing on the To...