Rochester Rising
202 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsRochester Rising takes a deep dive into the entrepreneurial community of Rochester, Minnesota and the surrounding geographic region, sharing stories of risk taking and innovation. Although these stories are specific to Minnesotan entrepreneurs, their struggles, successes, and lessons learned are applicable to anyone building a business. Join us and learn more about this city’s emerging innovation culture.
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Episode 252: Dispatches from the Field with Becca + Julio
November 24, 2021 11:00 - 43.1 MBToday on the podcast we share the latest in our Dispatches from the Field series, talking with entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to share the work they do to help people start, grow, and scale their business dreams. On today’s show we’re joined by the incredible Becca Sell, a business advisor at Think Bank, and Julio Molina, the owner of MotivateMe Consulting and an ecosystem navigator at Collider. In the conversation today Becca and Julio talk about what it takes to support new and establis...
Episode 251: Critical Conversations, Mental Health and Entrepreneurship
November 17, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 70.4 MBToday we share a conversation from September of this year about mental health and entrepreneurship. This important discussion is led by clinical psychologist Dr. Marissa Alert and features Ben Greiner, founder of The TAD Project, and Jamie Sundsbak of Collider Foundation. Listen in to learn how to make mental health a priority in your life, understand techniques and strategies to maintain mental wellness and find balance, and hear about warning signs and when to seek professional help for you...
Episode 250: John Sievers + D’Sievers
November 10, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBThis week on the podcast we got to chat with John Sievers. John is a father, husband, and trombonist who has a passion for making living music. He is best known for his work with the D’Sievers, a small jazz group in which he plays the trombone. John also wears many other hats, including freelance writing and working as an English college professor. We have a wonderful podcast to share with you today talking more about the D’Sievers, how he started gigging in the community, what keeps bringing...
Episode 249: Jamie Sundsbak + Productivity Hacks
November 03, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBToday on the podcast we hear expert advice from Jamie Sundsbak, the Executive Director of Collider Foundation from a webinar held last week focused on productivity and how to sift through all that you have to do and focus on what matters. Listen in today to hear more about his proven productivity workflow, which includes notes, email, and a strong to-do application to help you get more done while not letting your ‘things to do’ dictate your life! This talk was sponsored by Collider Foundation...
Episode 248: Rochester’s MN Cup Winners Shrpa, Canomiks, + Nanodropper
October 27, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 70.2 MBThis week on the podcast we talk more about some big news that hit Rochester’s entrepreneurial ecosystem this September. This season, our community had three Divisional Winners at the Minnesota Cup, the nation’s largest statewide business pitch competition. Minnesota Cup is a rigorous program that starts each spring and runs through multiple rounds to crown winners across nine different divisions, as well as an overall Grand Prize Winner at the end of the competition in early fall. Competitor...
Episode 247: Dispatches from the Field with Maddy and Sean
October 20, 2021 09:35 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBThis week on the podcast I’m joined by two fellow entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to talk about entrepreneurship, the work of entrepreneurial ecosystem building, and what everyone should know about our small business communities. On the show today we chat with Maddy Fisher, a Lead for Minnesota fellow working with the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), and Sean Williams, entrepreneur and Director of Entrepreneurial Services at Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc. (RAEDI)...
Episode 246: Shauna Anderson + MenSalon
October 13, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 82.7 MBThis week on the podcast we chat with serial entrepreneur Shauna Anderson. This Century High School graduate grew up in a family of business owners and learned the value of hard work at a young age. Shauna has always been interested in business, leadership, and helping others navigate to their fullest potential. In 2014, this starter opened the Rochester-based business MenSalon, a full service spa and salon for men, with her parents Mechelle and Steve. Now, she’s striking out on her own with ...
Episode 245: Sarma Singam + Medsyllabus
October 06, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week on the podcast we connect with Rochester based entrepreneur Sarma Singam. Sarma was born in India and was raised in the DC suburbs. He got interested in entrepreneurship during his undergraduate work in biomedical engineering at the University of Cincinnati and created his very first startup in that community. Sarma earned his medical degree in Cincinnati and came to Rochester for a medical fellowship two years ago. Now, he’s building another startup, called Medsyllabus. Still in th...
Episode 244: Chris Armstrong + Chris Armstrong Yoga
September 29, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBThis week on the podcast we sit down with local entrepreneur Chris Armstrong to learn more about her business Chris Armstrong Yoga. This Iowa native got introduced to yoga while studying for the Bar Exam. After gifting herself yoga teacher training for her fiftieth birthday, Chris started to gradually build up her yoga therapy business and test the local market. Last fall, she fully moved from a long career in law into being a full time yoga therapist, where she specializes in designing custo...
Episode 243: Matt Arnold + Detour Athletics
September 22, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 58.3 MBThis week on the podcast we chat with local business owner Matt Arnold of Detour Athletics. This dad of two has been in the fitness industry for fifteen years and is passionate about helping people. Matt opened his current business in 2014 to meet people where they are at with their fitness goals. On the show today, we talk about Detour’s expansion to a larger space at the end of 2019, surviving 2020, using mistakes for positive growth, and more. Don’t miss out on today’s episode to learn mor...
Episode 242: Betsy Wall and Betsy Wall Photography
September 15, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 73.1 MBThis week on the podcast I got to chat with the incredible Betsy Wall of Betsy Wall Photography. This entrepreneur first came to Minnesota to study computer science at Bethel University in Saint Paul, where she also met her husband Pete. While Betsy’s strengths aligned with a career in software engineering, this creative knew she was a people person and she felt isolated sitting in front of a computer all day. After taking engagement photos for her sister-in-law with no prior photography expe...
Episode 241: Rashid Fehmi and My Travel Health
September 08, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 55.3 MBFor today’s podcast we sat down with startup financial expert and cofounder Rashid Fehmi. Rashid is the CEO and co-creator of Travel Health and Wellness LLC, a company launched as part of Mayo Clinic’s Employee Entrepreneur Program (EEP), a system that allows Mayo employees to license technology from the organization to start their own businesses. Travel Health and Wellness was one of the first startups to be created through this program. They’ve licensed technology from Mayo for their flagst...
Episode 240: Darcy Tello and Med City Installation
September 01, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBToday we launch back into brand new interviews on the podcast, starting with the amazing Darcy Tello, owner of Med City Installation. Darcy worked as a caregiver in the healthcare field for many years before transitioning into a career in flooring installation. In April 2019, she started Med City Installation, a commercial flooring installation company, which is her very first business. Med City Installation is a total family affair. Darcy’s first hires were her fiance and brother. Now, her d...
Episode 239: Summertime Rewind with Dr. Victor Montori
August 25, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 63.6 MBThis week is the final podcast in our summertime rewind series before we get back to brand new interviews! Today on the podcast we go all the way back to podcast episode 64, which originally aired on December 13, 2017 with Dr. Victor Montori, a Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. When we spoke for this podcast, Dr. Montori had recently self-published his very first book called The Patient Revolution for Careful and Kind Care: Why We Revolt. This manifesto calls for a fundamental change in t...
Episode 238: Summertime Rewind with Bucky and Peter
August 11, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week on the podcast we take a look back at podcast episode 106, which originally aired on November 7, 2018. During this episode, we travel to the Offices at China Hall for a chat with Bucky Beeman and Peter Andrews. The Offices at China Hall is located in the heart of downtown Rochester. This business is a coworking space that includes a conference room, kitchenette, and six private offices. Listen in to revisit the early days of this Offices at China Hall with Bucky and Peter! Links fr...
Episode 237: Summertime Rewind with Courtney and Nathan
August 04, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBWelcome to our first podcast of August! For the next few weeks, we are continuing our summertime rewind series taking a look back at some of your favorite podcasts from the last five years of shows at Rochester Rising. Today, we are revisiting podcast episode 119, which originally aired on February 27, 2019. This episode was part of our ‘From the Edge’ series where we talked about trends in entrepreneurship with regional guests. In this episode we chatted with Courtney Bergey Swanson, a Commu...
Episode 236: Summertime Rewind with Ecosystem North
July 28, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBThis summer we’re taking a short break from airing new podcasts to revisit some of your most downloaded podcasts over the past 5 years at Rochester Rising. Today we’re sharing the very first episode of our Ecosystem North podcast, aimed at telling the stories of entrepreneurial ecosystem builders. This podcast was hosted by Collider Executive Director Jamie Sundsbak. I was honored to join in the conversation last July 2020 as the very first guest. Listen into the conversation today to learn m...
Episode 235: Summertime Rewind with Jim and Philip Conway
July 21, 2021 15:24 - 24 minutes - 34.4 MBFor the next few weeks we’re taking a break from airing new interviews to revisit some of our most popular podcasts over the five years of Rochester Rising. This week we tune back in to episode 8, which aired on September 7, 2016, where I talked with serial entrepreneurs Jim and Philip Conway, who currently serve as President and Vice President, Production Technologies at MN Medical Technologies in Stewartville. Jim and Philip are brothers from a family with deep entrepreneurial roots. The b...
Episode 234: Summertime Rewind with Mandala Tea
July 14, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 62.2 MBRight now, we’re taking a small break from airing new interviews to revisit some of the most popular podcasts since the beginning of Rochester Rising in a special Summertime Rewind series. This week, we’re going all the way back to episode 66, which originally aired on January 10, 2018. During this show, I got to visit with local entrepreneur Garret Sorensen to learn more about his business, Mandala Tea. On the podcast today, during which Garret and I were participating in a tea ceremony, we ...
Episode 233: Summertime Rewind with the Mayo Clinic Office of Entrepreneurship
July 07, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBWe’re taking a small break from airing new interviews to share some of the most popular podcasts recorded over the past five years at Rochester Rising. On the show today we're rewinding back to episode 153, which originally aired on November 20, 2019. During this episode I got to sit down with Stefan Madansingh, who was a Research Fellow within the Mayo Clinic Office of Entrepreneurship (OE). The OE works to empower and inspire entrepreneurship within Mayo Clinic through educational programs ...
Episode 232: Summertime Rewind with COVR Medical
June 30, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MBWe’re taking a small break from airing new interviews to share some of the most popular podcasts recorded over the past five years at Rochester Rising. For this episode, we’re going all the way back to episode 25, which originally aired on January 25, 2017. In this show I sat down and talked with Dr. Bruce Levy, CEO and Founder, and Romeo Catracchia, CCO of COVR Medical. COVR Medical is a Rochester based medical device startup formed through the Mayo Clinic’s entrepreneurship program. Their m...
Episode 231: Summertime Rewind with Emily and Christi
June 23, 2021 15:33 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBWe’re taking a small break from airing new podcasts to share some of the most popular podcasts over the past five years at Rochester Rising. To kick off our ‘Summertime Rewind’ series, we’re taking a look back at podcast episode 154, which aired on November 27, 2019. This was part of a series we did that year called From the Edge, where we talked about trends in entrepreneurship with business owners within the community. During this episode we were joined by Christi Jorde, former owner of Mil...
Episode 230: Collider Foundation + Basics of Entrepreneurship
June 16, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBThis week on the podcast I’m joined by my teammate at Collider, Jamie, to talk about an upcoming eight week program that’s being run by Collider, called Basics of Entrepreneurship. This course is for individuals with a business idea or those who are already running a business but want to better understand their customers. Participants in this program will also hear from local entrepreneurs and learn how they’ve used tools taught within the program to build their businesses here in the communi...
Episode 229: Brad Vigesaa + The Battleground
June 09, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBThis week on the podcast we chatted with local serial entrepreneur and small business owner Brad Vigesaa at one of his businesses, NerdinOut. Brad started multiple businesses in Rochester with a friend and business partner. The first was NerdinOut, a pop culture store that has two locations, one in Rochester and a new shop in Inver Grove Heights. In 2019, Brad and his business partner started another business, called The Battleground, which is attached to the NerdinOut location in Rochester. ...
Episode 228: Stephanie Kuglin + Hilltop Clay
June 02, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBToday on the podcast we got the opportunity to chat, in-person, with local entrepreneur and artist Stephanie Kuglin. Stephanie is the business owner behind Hilltop Clay, a pottery studio based in Rochester, Minnesota. On this week’s podcast we chat more about Hilltop Clay, Stephanie’s entrepreneurial drive, how she connects with her customer base, and much more. Links from today’s show: Website: https://hilltopclay.com Facebook: @hilltopclay Instagram: @hilltopclay Rochester Rising Tip Jar:...
Episode 227: Julie Domaille and Julie’s Cookie Creations
May 26, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBThis week on the podcast we chat with local entrepreneur and business woman Julie Domaille. Julie grew up in a small farming community in Iowa. She’s worked within the financial division of General Motors, coached a competitive cheer team, and has been in real estate for twenty years. Today on the podcast we talk about her food business Julie’s Cookie Creations, where she crafts custom boutique cookies and teaches cookie decorating classes within the community. Listen in as we chat about Juli...
Episode 226: Nicholas Molina and Tînto Communications
May 19, 2021 16:17 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBThis week on the podcast we connected over Zoom with local entrepreneur Nicholas Molina. Nicholas has worn many hats in the community. He serves as the Vice President and Director of Communications for the Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americas (ACHLA). He’s done work with Threshold Arts. He’s teaching himself software development and data science, writing a science fiction series, and building his own business. Last year, Nicholas launched Tînto Communications (‘tînto’ means bot...
Episode 225: Hema Sai Kishore & Mangesh Mane + Eureka Kids
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBThis week on the podcast we chatted with local entrepreneurs Hema Sai Kishore and Mangesh Mane, Founders of Eureka Kids, a childcare center that opened its doors in northwest Rochester in July 2018. Eureka Kids was developed out of a need these entrepreneurs saw in the community for more childcare options, especially ones focused on multiculturalism and diversity. Today on the show we talk with this husband and wife team about how they balance family life with full time jobs at Mayo Clinic an...
Episode 224: Jeff Schuppe + Schad Tracy Signs
May 05, 2021 14:52 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBOn the Rochester Rising podcast today we got to chat with Jeff Schuppe, Owner and President of Schad Tracy Signs, a commercial sign company that’s been in operation for over forty years and manufactures all of its signs in Oronoco, Minnesota. Today on the show we talked with Jeff about his long history with entrepreneurship, what it was like to purchase an established business in the community, the value he gets from being a business owner, and much more. Links from today’s show: Website: h...
Episode 223: Brianna Prudoehl + Fox & Fern Floral
April 28, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBThis week on the podcast we got to chat, in person, with Brianna Prudoehl, owner of Fox & Fern Floral, a commission-based floral boutique in Rochester, MN. Brianna grew up in the Winona area on her family farm. She always loved art and went to school for graphic design before transitioning her skills into the floral industry. In the podcast today we talk with Brianna about the start of Fox & Fern Floral, resiliency and how she thinks about risk taking, how she views her business in the long t...
Episode 222: Frank Jaskulke + Medical Alley Starts
April 21, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBToday on the podcast we connect with entrepreneurial ecosystem builder Frank Jaskulke. Frank is the VP of Intelligence at Medical Alley Association, a Twin Cities based trade organization for Minnesota’s healthcare and healthtech industry. Medical Alley Association was launched in 1984 on the belief that Medical Alley, the place, which refers to the entire state of Minnesota, is the global epicenter of health innovation and care. Very recently, Medical Alley Association launched Medical Alley...
Episodio 221: Tania y Juan Pablo + Creando Ando
April 14, 2021 17:59 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBEsta semana en el podcast nos acompañan Tania Piñeiro y Juan Pablo Higuera con HACER (Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research), una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Saint Paul que trabaja para dar a las comunidades LatinX una voz en la creación de políticas públicas y los procesos de toma de decisiones. Hoy en el programa hablamos sobre la próxima edición de Creando Ando, un programa gratuito de 8 semanas dedicado a ayudar a los aspirantes a emprendedores latin...
Episode 220: Bryan Wattier + MegaWatt Entertainment
April 07, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBOn the podcast this week we chat with local entrepreneur Bryan Wattier, owner of MegaWatt Entertainment. Bryan is a native of South Dakota who moved to the Rochester area in the late 1990s to work at Mayo Clinic. Now, he balances his job at a telehealth respiratory startup with his own business, amongst many other things, which we dive into on today’s podcast. In 2018, Bryan launched MegaWatt Entertainment in the community to bring people together through gaming. This mobile business is a lux...
Episode 219: Dr. Abby Splittstoeser + Rochester Chiropractic & Wellness
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBToday on the podcast we connect with local business woman Dr. Abby Splittstoeser, co-owner and co-founder of Rochester Chiropractic & Wellness. Dr. Abby is a native of St. Cloud, Minnesota and met her business partner, Dr. Beth McVey, while in chiropractic school. In 2012, this pair of women purchased a pre-existing business in Rochester, transforming it into what is now Rochester Chiropractic & Wellness. Today we have a great conversation to share with Dr. Abby, talking more about her busine...
Episode 218: Boonmee McElroy + Above & Beyond Coaching
March 24, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBOn the podcast this week we got to chat with emerging entrepreneur Boonmee McElroy, founder of Above & Beyond Coaching. Boonmee grew up in a small village in Thailand, which she left by herself at the age of twelve to pursue her education and break out of cycles she was seeing in her community. In the conversation today, Boonmee shares how she was introduced to life coaching, which allowed her to see how her own blind spots were keeping her from reaching her full potential. Now, this innovato...
Episode 217: Ginger and Kennis Knapp + Ama La Vita
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 48.3 MBThis week on the show we chat with the mother and daughter team of Ginger and Kennis Knapp with Ama La Vita. Ama La Vita, which means “love life” in Italian, is a boutique located on Highway 52 in Rochester, Minnesota. The shop was originally named Blades to Ballet, operating as a sports wear and dance shop, which Ginger purchased in 2008. During the COVID shutdowns last year, this family owned business renovated their retail space and opened their doors later that year as Ama La Vita, focusi...
Episode 216: Sen Wang + Symmetry Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs
March 10, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBOn the podcast this week we chat with entrepreneur and new Rochester resident Sen Wang. Sen was born and raised in China, where he studied acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. In 2010, he moved to Portland, Oregon where he worked and learned from a business mentor before relocating to Eugene, Oregon to start his own business, Symmetry Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, in 2015. This past March, right at the start of pandemic fueled shutdowns in Minnesota, Sen moved himself and his busine...
Episode 215: Jamie Sundsbak + Collider
March 03, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBOn the podcast this week we chat with Jamie Sundsbak, Interim Executive Director of Collider. Collider is a Rochester based nonprofit that supports early stage entrepreneurs and is our sister organization! On the show today we talk about how the original concept of Collider developed, how the organization has changed over time, and navigating the COVID pandemic. We also discuss new opportunities for Collider in 2021, including the opening of a second coworking location within the Mayo Clinic ...
Episode 214: Brandon Hendrickson + Science is WEIRD
February 24, 2021 18:38 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBOn today’s show we got to sit down and chat with Brandon Hendrickson, local entrepreneur and founder of Science is WEIRD. Originally from Milwaukee, Brandon has spent time in Arizona and most recently Washington state before moving with his family to Rochester last summer. Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, he actually avoided science classes up through college and cut his teeth teaching within the homeschooling community in Seattle, where he got to experiment and figure out how to make subjec...
Episode 213: Annie Balow + ThaiPop
February 17, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBOn the podcast this week we talk with Annie Balow, owner of ThaiPop, a Thai food micro-restaurant based in Rochester, MN. A native of Thailand, Annie moved to Rochester with her husband Ryan in 2012. While in her home country, she worked as a medical laboratory scientist. However, when Annie moved to this community, she really missed the food she was used to having at home. So she decided to learn how to cook Thai food herself, something that she did not have much experience doing prior to li...
Episode 212: Chef Eman + SETO Bakery
February 10, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBThis week on the podcast we got to chat with Chef Eman Abdulmuaty and her daughter Dina Abo Sheasha of SETO Bakery. Chef Eman was a customer service representative at a bank in Qatar until just a few months ago, but she always had a dream to open a bakery in the US. This September, she moved to Rochester to be closer to her two daughters and son and started the process to launch her business, SETO Bakery, in the community. Translating to “grandma” in Arabic, the business is named in deference...
Episode 211: Amarilys Henderson
February 03, 2021 15:01 - 57 minutes - 80.3 MBOn the podcast this week we chat with local creative Amarilys Henderson. This entrepreneur was born in Puerto Rico but has lived all over the US and the world from Dallas, to DC, to Savannah, and China before moving to Rochester with her family. Amarilys has always had an interest in art, spurred by her love for Disney movies. In the conversation today we talk about her journey with art, including time spent with animation, illustration, print design, surface design, and painting, the evoluti...
Episode 210: Tricia Piepho and Hello Media
January 27, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBThis week on the podcast we chat with local entrepreneur and business owner Tricia Piepho of Hello Media. Hello Media is a boutique social media, marketing, and brand agency that launched in the community two years ago. The company works collaboratively with small businesses through organic and paid social media marketing strategies and visual brand development and design. This business woman started her journey with entrepreneurship at a very young age; she grew up with small business owning...
Episode 209: Eve Mayer and Levi Sauerbrei with Diversity Crew
January 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBThis week on the podcast we chat with the husband and wife team of Eve Mayer and Levi Sauerbrei with Diversity Crew. While Diversity Crew is a completely virtual business, Eve and Levi share their time between Dallas, Texas and Rochester. Diversity Crew launched during the summer of 2020 as an equal consortium of partners focused on diversity and inclusion. The business works with both large and small companies to understand their current diversity and inclusion efforts and develop ways to im...
Episode 208: Bethany Morrisey and Just for Kix Rochester
January 13, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 95.8 MBOn the first, brand-new podcast of 2021, we sit down with Rochester resident Bethany Morrisey, Program Director of Just for Kix Rochester. Just for Kix was launched over thirty-five years ago by Minnesota entrepreneurs Cindy and Steve Clough in Brainerd. Today, the business has 200+ locations, united through the mission “to change lives, one dancer at a time.” On the show today, we have a really full and fun conversation with Bethany (who was voted the Best Just for Kix Director in 2020). We ...
Episode 207: Top Podcasts of 2020
January 06, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBBefore we launch into our first brand new podcast of 2021, we wanted to take a look back at some of your favorite episodes from this past year. While 2020 was in many ways a devastating and distanced time, we still had many impactful conversations with entrepreneurs in the community. These went from in-person in the beginning of the year, to completely virtual in the middle months, moving to socially distanced and masked conversations for the last bit of 2020. These top episodes could not be ...
Episode 206: Meet Collider’s Ecosystem Navigators- Sara-Louise Henry
December 30, 2020 11:36 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBFor the last podcast of 2020, we want to introduce you to the final new Collider team member, Sara-Louise Henry. This Rochester native was drawn to the role of an Ecosystem Navigator with Collider to empower entrepreneurially-minded women and to help people recognize their full potential as innovators, especially those who have experienced disproportionate access to resources. Tune in today to hear more of Sara-Louise’s story and learn more about how her role as an Ecosystem Navigator could h...
Episode 205: Meet Collider’s Ecosystem Navigators- Kristopher Derwin Loving, Senior
December 23, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week on the podcast we introduce you to another new team member at Collider, Ecosystem Navigator Kristopher Derwin Loving, Senior. Kristopher moved to Rochester from Chicago six years ago. He’s a family man who’s also a minister and sports official. He has experience in the nonprofit sector in Rochester and also is on his own entrepreneurial journey in the community. Kristopher is primarily serving the Black business community in his role as an Ecosystem Navigator, functioning as a liste...
Episode 204: Meet Collider's Ecosystem Navigators- Julio Molina
December 16, 2020 23:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBOver the three weeks remaining in 2020, we want to introduce you to the newest members of the Collider team, the Ecosystem Navigators. These passionate individuals offer valuable, confidential services in the community to help Rochester business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs connect to the right business resource at the right time to accelerate their entrepreneurial progress. We start out by sharing the story of Collider Ecosystem Navigator Julio Molina. Julio, a native of Ojinaga, Chihua...
Episode 203: How to Turn Your Passion into a Business with Karen & Jeremy Schaar, Roca Climbing & Fitness
December 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBThis week on the podcast we got to record at Roca Climbing & Fitness with owners Karen and Jeremy Schaar. Roca is an indoor rock climbing facility (and more) in northwest Rochester. The business will celebrate its five year anniversary on December 15th. On the show today we talk with Karen and Jeremy about their passion for climbing and community, the risks they took along their entrepreneurial journey, and how they are navigating 2020. Today’s conversation is so important for the community t...