 In this episode, Silvia Castro (Suazo Business Center), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Mahonry D’Aquino of Chopper Landscaping. Mahonry talks his experience starting his business, utilizing community resources to grow, and navigating COVID19. Listen to hear his story!

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Interview with Mahonry D’Aquino of Chopper Landscaping

    In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Cavia and Alfonso Brito (Santo Taco). Cavia and Alfonso talk about immigrating to the Unites States, starting several businesses, and navigating COVID19. Listen to hear their story!

Interview with Alfonso Brito of Santo Taco

 In this episode, William Wright (SLC Economic Development) and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Tim Cooley of the Park City Angels. Tim explains what angel investors do, why types of companies they invest in, and how they are different than other sources of capital. Listen now!

Interview with Tim Cooley, GM of the Park City Angels

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), Taylor Knuth (SLC Arts Council), Claudia Ponce (Suazo Business Center), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Jorge Rojas (Multi-Disciplinary Artist) and Sarah May (Woke Words YWCA), recent recipients of a SLC Arts Council grant. Jorge discusses his transformation from an artist to a business owner and Sarah talks about her program and work surrounding racial equity and inclusion. Listen now!

Interview with Jorge Rojas & Sarah May, recipients of the SLC Arts Grant

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Kris Heslop of the Salt Lake SBDC. Kris was hired by the SBDC due to his extensive experience in assisting entrepreneurs in getting new loans. We discuss how the 1st and 2nd PPP Loans are different, who is eligible, and how to apply. 

Interview with Kris Heslop regarding 1st and 2nd PPP Rounds of Funding

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Danny Cheng, Owner, Operator, and Head Dishwasher of ComCom Kitchen. Listen in to hear Danny's inspiration to create ComCom, how he has used COVID to thrive, and what a ghost kitchen is all about.

Interview with Danny Cheng, owner of ComCom

In this episode, William Wright (SLC Economic Development), Eddie Bennett (Suazo Center), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Raymond Christy, the Airport Senior Planner Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Coordinator for the SLC Department of Airports. Listen to hear about opportunities for Utah small business owners to work on airport related contracts, particularly for women and minority owned businesses.  

Interview with Raymond Christy & SLC Airports

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources (PIK2AR) as well as the Pacific Island Business Alliance (PIBA). She talks about the roots of the organization, the power of community coming together, and how to get involved.

Interview with Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou, Executive Director of the Pacific Island Business Alliance

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), Eddie Bennett (Suazo Center), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Marcello Rikli, owner of Nostalgia Cafe in Downtown Salt Lake City. Marcello discusses the challenges he and his partner faced in starting and financing their business, navigating growth, and managing the business through COVID19. Listen now!

Interview with Marcello Rikli, Owner of Nostalgia Cafe

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), Eddie Bennett (Suazo Center), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Jorge Fiero, Found of Rico Brand. Jorge tells his story of starting his business 20+ years ago and challenges he has overcome, most recently COVID19. He spoke of doing the right thing for the right reason and how to manage smart growth. 

Interview with Jorge Fiero, Founder of Rico Brand

SLC is back after taking a few months off related to COVID19. In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development), William Wright (SLC Economic Development), Eddie Bennett (Suazo Center), and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Kristen Lavelett (Local First). Listen to learn more about the benefits of buying local and how Local First Utah can help support SLC-based businesses. Enjoy!

Buy Local Utah: Supporting Local Businesses

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development) and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Tracey Dean, Chairwomen of the LGBTQ+ Utah Chamber of Commerce.  They dig into the history of the chamber, benefits for its members, and how to get involved.  They also discuss non-LGBTQ+ member advocates as well as how to join, listen now!

Podcast with Tracey Dean

In this episode, Roberta Reichgelt (SLC Economic Development) and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Trina Perez (Buzzed Coffee Truck) and Deb Bilbao (Goldman Sachs 10k Businesses).  They discuss Trina's experience as an entrepreneur, from starting out to supporting Disney crew and cast.  They also discuss her experience with the Goldman Sachs program, some of the challenges as well as the benefits.  Listen now!

Interview with Buzzed Coffee Truck and Goldman Sachs 10k Businesses

William Wright (SLC Economic Development) and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Annette MacIntyre and Beth Hoburg, Founder/Chief Medical Officer & Chief Executive Officer, respectively, of Majelco Medical.  Listen to how Annette came up with her idea, worked with the University of Utah TVC, and ultimately turned her idea into a company utilizing state and federal grant and assistance programs. 

Interview with Majelco Medical

William Wright (SLC Economic Development) and Peter Callister (Salt Lake SBDC) interview Sam and Emily Samuel, co-founders of Z Nectar. Sam's grandmother made a version of this product as a child in St. Lucia and he had a dream to take it to market.  Listen to their story about creating a new line of craft beverages from a concept to reality.   

Interview with Z Nectar: Concept to Market

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