Latest Local investing Podcast Episodes
Ep. 77 Greenville, SC: Pouring 30 years of live entertainment experience into a growing music scene
Invest Local - September 14, 2023 23:10 - 25 minutesLive entertainment management rock star Michael Grozier joins the Invest Local Podcast to share his vision for Greenville's burgeoning music scene. Steeped in 3 decades of work with the country's top live entertainment brands such as Live Nation and House of Blues, Michael is pouring all his lear...
Ep. 76 Greenville, SC: Crafting Community one Concept at a time
Invest Local - July 07, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutesBryan Beal and Nate Tomforde join the Invest Local podcast giving a peak behind the curtain on their new development Trade Street Social. Hear how Bryan's real estate chops and Nate's food and bev expertise combine to create these unique development projects they're calling "Crafted Community Con...
Ep. 75 Greenville, SC: Pooling dollars for a neighborhood project in Hollingsworth Park
Invest Local - October 07, 2022 17:49 - 20 minutesThe campaign page for The Pool at Hollingsworth Park
Ep. 74 Greenville, SC: Matt McPheely on the reinvention of modern affordable housing
Invest Local - April 21, 2022 13:45 - 28 minuteshttps://unionhouse.city/
Ep. 73 Raleigh, NC: Johnny Hackett - Building a Business Building Business
Invest Local - December 27, 2021 22:05 - 29 minuteshttps://www.blackdollar.ninja/ https://www.blackdollar.ninja/map https://blackfriday.market/
Ep. 72 Asheville, NC: Steph & Brandon Prime - the duo reinventing the greeting card experience
Invest Local - November 23, 2021 22:49 - 29 minutesSteph and Brandon Prime are reinventing the greeting card experience. They're on a mission to murder the card aisle with their new invention: on-demand printing from customized kiosks. Their card kiosks are outfitted with high-quality paper, high-powered printers, and high-touch ipads, designed t...
Ep. 71 Raleigh, NC: Jason Johnson and the secrets of a ghost kitchen
Invest Local - November 10, 2021 18:49 - 29 minutesHUBB Kitchens is currently holding a Testing The Waters campaign on Vicinity's platform. The page and details on the potential raise can be found here: https://marketplace.vicinitycapital.com/offers/PreviewOffers/Njg3MDU= This is not currently a live securities offering. No money or other cons...
Ep. 70 Dunn, NC: Wesley Johnson and the community brewery helping shape Dunn's future
Invest Local - October 05, 2021 15:02 - 29 minutesGrain dealers is currently running a "Testing the Waters" campaign on Vicinity's portal. You can find the campaign page here. The campaign not currently a live securities offering. No money or other consideration is being solicited, and if sent in response, will not be accepted. No offer to ...
Ep. 69 Vicinity HQ: Picking public vs private - will liquidity ruin the local private markets?
Invest Local - September 22, 2021 05:53 - 19 minutesThis week the team tackles a popular topic in investing: Liquidity. The private markets have long been largely illiquid, posing an increasingly stark contrast to now easy-to-trade public securities. As more and more investors gain access to private investments, the demand for cash-out options has...
Ep. 68 Vicinity HQ: How the Maryland Neighborhood Exchange is succeeding with a local investing model
Invest Local - September 15, 2021 04:57 - 12 minutesMichael Shuman's Website (you can sign up for his newsletter here): Michael's Book Put your money where your life is
Ep. 67 Vicinity HQ: What Crowdinvesting does for developers and investors in a growing commercial real estate market
Invest Local - September 01, 2021 15:35 - 17 minutesThis week the crew tackles a topic that’s gaining steam in our vicinity: needs and trends in the growing real estate developer market. As Crowdinvesting grows in popularity, new needs and opportunities have sprung up as well. From managing the inbound and outbound flow of funds to keeping your in...
Ep. 66 Birmingham, AL: Doug and Laurie Duncan - Taking over and leveling up a family business
Invest Local - August 25, 2021 00:11 - 28 minutesDoug and Laurie Duncan join the podcast to give us a peek behind the curtain of a real-life family business takeover. They share what joys and challenges come with running a family business along with the lessons they've learned making the shift from employees to owners. We discuss how they navig...
Ep. 65 Vicinity HQ: Evaluating Evaluation - Analyzing business opportunity from the inside out
Invest Local - August 18, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutesThe Vicinity team discusses how to evaluate an opportunity by going inside the mind of a business owner. Where do you start, what challenges do you tackle first, and how do you prioritize as you go? What does it really mean to "fail fast, fail cheap" and do your investors really care? This episod...
Ep. 64 Greenville, SC: Alek Kocevski - Turning passion into profit with Golden Butterfly
Invest Local - August 11, 2021 04:08 - 24 minuteshttps://www.goldenbutterflystudios.com/ Alek's email: alek.gbs at gmail dot com
Ep. 63 Greenville, SC: Zeb Parsons - Rethinking the broken recycling industry with circular supply chain models
Invest Local - August 04, 2021 20:07 - 27 minutesWebsite: www.bricdynamics.com Zeb's number: 864-4two1-2three85 Timestamp notes: 3:34 - Original plan for Bricolage was plastic. “climb the smaller mountains first” 4:47 - The various outputs and uses of the bricolage machines 7:14 - Shrinking municipal programs are creating a market for pri...
Ep. 62 Vicinity HQ: Portal plateau & the local asset class
Invest Local - July 28, 2021 04:57 - 20 minutesCrowdfund article & stats referenced: https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2021/07/177979-reg-cf-the-number-of-finra-regulated-funding-portals-plateaus/
Ep. 61 Greenville, SC: Chris & Brett Barest - Growing a pasta shop through fun, creativity & local ingredients
Invest Local - July 20, 2021 18:16 - 24 minutes1:45 How Naked Pasta got started 3:57 Why people don't make their own pasta more often 7:28 How they balance production with distribution as a small business 8:48 It’s the specials every week the keep things fun 9:54 How they use seasonality to keep things interesting 12:22 “We’re not using...
Ep. 60 Greenville, SC: Nicole & Brian Cendrowski - The 15 year forging of a world-class craft brew experience
Invest Local - July 14, 2021 23:08 - 45 minutesLink to RSVP for our event at Fireforge 7/22: https://www.facebook.com/events/1109941142862534
Ep. 59 Vicinity HQ: Water Testing & Wedding RSVPs - what the new "TTW" regulations mean for investors
Invest Local - July 07, 2021 04:44 - 23 minutesInvestment crowdfunding regulations don't often change, but when they do, the impacts are usually significant for investors. Today the Vicinity team sits down to discuss the importance "Testing The Waters" - one of the latest additions to Regulation Crowdfunding. In short, it allows companies rai...
Ep. 58 Huntsville AL: Garrett Coyne - Hot takes on a hot real estate market
Invest Local - June 30, 2021 04:49 - 16 minutesGarrett Coyne, a local real estate developer in Huntsville AL shares his take on the booming real estate market. Even with a mix of commercial and residential deals, there is a common thread through Garrett's projects. His strategy always starts a deep understanding of his community and keeps a c...
Ep. 57 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire (part 2) - How Investment Crowdfunding is changing the future of communities
Invest Local - June 23, 2021 16:18 - 20 minutes:49 - Where Investment crowdfunding dollars typically come from 1:07 - Are we near a tipping point for Investment Crowdfunding? 1:52 - The reason Will invests in real estate & revenue shares with Reg CF 2:54 - The money people put into the stock market is disconnected, local private investors...
Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders
Invest Local - June 16, 2021 03:53 - 19 minutes1:34 - Why Will started INCOLO (formerly Crowdfund NC) 2:27 - How the INCLO program works “It’s not just about investment… It’s about what the business is doing to grow it’s revenue, grow a really good team and grow partner channels" 3:09 - Investment crowdfunding a sales arm, marketing arm, ...
Ep. 55 Charleston SC: Julie Kunkle - funding the future of innovation in South Carolina
Invest Local - June 09, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes2:03 - Julie’s career progression from newspapers to AOL to SC Dept of commerce 5:13 - An overview of the Relentless Challenge grant program and who it supports 6:24 - The three goals of the grant 7:37 - Julie releasing the next round of funding 8:52 - The difference in programmatic grants &...
Ep. 54 Charlotte NC: Storymaking and Investing Insights with Jennifer Moxley
Invest Local - June 02, 2021 14:21 - 40 minutesJennifer's website: https://www.sunshinemedianetwork.com/ Timestamps 1:58 - Jenn’s journey into entrepreneurship 13:25 - The key steps for helping small businesses tell their stories. 1st step - understand your "Who" 14:15 - Want to get good at telling people’s stories? be the “idiot” who ...
Ep. 53 Greenville SC: Josh and John's interview with Terrell Turner on the the Business Talk Library
Invest Local - May 26, 2021 16:55 - 21 minutesFor this special episode, Josh and John join Terrell Turner on the Business Talk Library podcast. They dig into the founding ideas behind Vicinity and share their vision for local investing. They reveal that, surprisingly, the original idea for Vicinity came before they even knew about Regulation...
Ep. 52 Greenville SC: Building a business through legacy and unchained creativity
Invest Local - May 19, 2021 12:21 - 22 minutesBelladina's is currently hosting an offering on the Vicinity platform. You can find their campaign page here: https://marketplace.vicinitycapital.com/offers/PreviewOffers/MjE2OA== 4:33 - Start with a focal point - Joey & Potito’s creative process & approach for creating new restaurants. 5:38 ...
Ep. 51 Vicinity HQ: How to take control through local investing with Michael Shuman (part 2)
Invest Local - May 12, 2021 12:44 - 22 minutesMichael's Website with his books, workshops and other educational info: michaelhshuman.com
Ep. 50 Vicinity HQ: The Myths and Trends of Local Economics with Michael Shuman
Invest Local - May 05, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutesFind all of Michael's workshops, books and speaking/consulting information on his website: michaelhshuman.com Timestamps: 5:06 - Myths about small businesses & local economics 6:17 - 2 examples/studies 7:08 - 60-80% of jobs are locally owned biz 7:21 - Local biz are competitive but our inv...
Ep. 48 Vicinity HQ: "After the Final Close" - What happens after the campaign ends
Invest Local - April 28, 2021 17:53 - 20 minutesSo you invested locally and you might be thinking, "Now what?" This week the Vicinity crew gives a how-to guide for life after investing (through Vicinity.) We talk tax implications, subscription agreements, and transfer of funds. But our favorite part is your ability to help and influence your i...
Ep. 49 Vicinity HQ: "After the Final Close" - What happens after the campaign ends
Invest Local - April 28, 2021 17:53 - 20 minutesSo you invested locally and you might be thinking, "Now what?" This week the Vicinity crew gives a how-to guide for life after investing (through Vicinity.) We talk tax implications, subscription agreements, and transfer of funds. But our favorite part is your ability to help and influence your i...
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