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Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and, in fact, make up 99% of all businesses in the United States. Yet only 50% of them will survive their fifth year in business. Mitten Money host William Zank will focus on helping Michigan-based business owners find answers to the tough questions that will help them succeed. How do I expand my business? What options do I have for retirement? How do I move forward when I feel stuck? Having worked with small business owners throughou ...
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This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast is a full one. Information about the upcoming May Day at the Heron and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne, both this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Information about volunteering and tickets for the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival. In-depth interviews with Steve Rockcastle, Dave Weinbe…
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On today’s episode, we sit down to chat with Wendy Groll and Dan Handley from Dale Carnegie Training of Mid-Northern Michigan. Wendy got her start in Dale Carnegie after emerging into a leadership role of her previous job, and Dan followed his family in the business after graduating college, working alongside his father. Dale Carnegie offers educat…
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This episode of the podcast finds me interviewing Robert Dean, an author out of Austin, Texas that I knew when we both lived in New Orleans. (He's also known as Bobby Hilliard) His new book, Existential Thirst Trap is one of the better I've wrapped my head around in a while, and one I highly recommend. Listen in as we talk for an hour about where t…
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This episode of the podcast finds us talking to Julie Rockcastle and Minde Hankins about the upcoming opening weekend of the season, Memorial Day weekend with Sunday being Heron May Day 2023 and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne on Saturday. As well, a good conversation with Les Ticknor where we talk about his history with the Heron, going…
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Saginaw-native Mike Ball has been doing comedy for 11 years, yet he hadn’t seen live comedy until he was about 21 years old. He eventually started going to LA during his lawn business’s off season, and eventually interned for comedian Pauly Shore. Since then, Mike’s career has taken off with his own comedy show, “The Future of Comedy Show.” While c…
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This episode of the podcast is another Comstock 75 Breakfast Club edition, the once a month meeting we hold. Along with John Stanaszek, Diane Parker, LaPiana, Tom Bennett, Gina Thomas (Hammond), Steve Schultz, just like we've been able in the past to bring in Jill Baskerville and Paula Chase, we were lucky enough to have Mary Knecht (O'Leary) in ag…
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This week, Desolation Angel Radio sits down with Ryan Hoitink and Josh Fox and talks about the volunteer opportunities around Spring work, which is starting, and the kitchen and the fire and drum circle during the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Fesitival. Music from Keller and the Keels, Donna the Buffalo, Folkfaces, The Probables, Kevin Kinsella, Far…
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Right before the pandemic, Ali Huntoon decided she wanted to quit her corporate job to start her own HR consulting business, Allied HR Solutions. During the pandemic, Ali began scouring the internet for freelance jobs, but soon began working for people all over the country. Every engagement is different for Ali and the small businesses she works wi…
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This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast is centered around an interview I did earlier this week with River Glen, a musician I've known a long time, who has a new album dropping May 1st, As Above, So Below. An extensive, in-depth interview where we talk about the creative process of bringing this album to life, about where it comes from, …
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Dakota and Garret Porter started ActionGlow over 10 years ago. The idea began when they were snowboarding on a dark ski slope and had the idea to tink around with their gear to include LED lights. It originally didn’t start as a business venture until other boarders were interested in the product. The brothers built up inventory and sold out within…
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This episode of the podcast looks at volunteering at the Heron for the Great Blue Heron Music Festival. Conversations with Faith Graham, Kristy & Joe Blask, Domenic Rocco, Nicole White, myself, Jim Kaleta, Jen Raines and Payge Olson. Information on what each crew does, and why all these people volunteer, and have done so for so long, their reasons …
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This episode is a return to what we've now started to call the Comstock Breakfast Club and we managed to get Mary Knecht and Teri Pelfresne in with the group. It's becoming pretty regular, even Gina and Paula called in from the road. There's music from everyone, as these episodes I let the group pick the music, so it's a pretty stellar setlist of m…
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This week’s episode, we sit down with some members of the Tri-Star team to discuss some financial mistakes we’ve experienced in our lives and have grown from the most. Sandy Worner delves into the repercussions of borrowing from your 401(k). For every dollar put in, it took about $1.30 to get back to where she was. Lee Reimann recalls not knowing w…
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This episode of Desolation Angel Radio, we bring you cuts and music from the announced lineup of the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival this upcoming summer. A spectrum of the music you'll here on this episode: Roots, Folk, Bluegrass, Funk, R & B, Reggae and important information about ticket pricing and volunteering. Music from Keller & The Keel…
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Today, we sit down to talk to Kyle DeWees, Interim Executive Director of Valley Lutheran High School. Kyle was involved with the school’s biggest capital campaign, raising over $12 million in 5 years and reaching out to 1,700+ donors. DeWees originally never saw himself at Valley Lutheran – he started just 1.5 years before their biggest capital cam…
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This week's big episode. Another gathering of what's come to be called the Comstock 75 Breakfast Club. Some incredible, beautiful, wonderful human beings. John Stanaszek, Diane Parker, Tom Bennett, Gina Hammond, Steve Schultz and Paula Chase. An hour's worth of the much longer conversation we had, and the spirit of friendship and connection flows t…
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The first of 2 podcasts this week. Tonight, a bonus episode (tomorrow's regular episode is another edition of the Comstock 75 Breakfast Club!) since we're in Week 2 of releasing bands playing the 30th Great Blue Heron this upcoming summer, and there's some information about volunteers, including some new information. A short bonus episode, only abo…
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This week’s guest is Arielle Patrick, Chief Communications Officer of Ariel Investments, who sits down with us to discuss a mini “master class” of crisis management, relationship building, and rebranding. A graduate of Princeton University, Arielle was first interested in journalism, which eventually led her into consulting, and eventually corporat…
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This week the podcast brings you a peek at some of the 33 bands for the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival this upcoming Summer, some conversation with and information from Julie Rockcastle, a surprise drop in guest Jim Donovan and music from; Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan, Smilo & The Ghost, The Probables, Farrow, Folkfaces, Tiger Maple String …
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In this week’s episode, Michelle Burkhard, Owner of Grow by 1, LLC, sits down with us to discuss the ins and outs of life coaching. Michelle’s point of change happened about 15 years ago when she calculated how many people she affected as a teacher and wanted to go beyond that number. Michelle delves into how people struggle with change not because…
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This one's all music. We're in the Spring cycle now, one week Heron and the family and festival there, one week all Comstock 75 Breakfast Club, and one week all music. This is one of the all music ones (albeit, with quite a bit of information about the Heron, and about the next expanded edition of Comstock Breakfast Club) and as per normal with the…
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An hour of music from bands and artists who have graced the Heron's stages in the past, and a full long interview with Julie Rockcastle about when tickets go on sale, about the Heron in general, and looking forward to the excitement of the GBH festival, and with Payge Olson about the volunteer applications which are now open. Happy Heron! & see you…
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In this week’s episode, Joe Ruth joins us to discuss how roles in healthcare has evolved into today’s standing from experience at the loading dock at Saginaw General Hospital to being the Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Sparrow Health System. During their conversation, Joe goes into depth about how the healthcare industry as a whole has…
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The show this Friday is chock full of music. 2 hours worth of the artists you've come to know and expect from Desolation Angel Radio over the last decade plus. As we get ready to head into Spring, and look ahead, there will be these normal music shows, more shows from the Comstock 75 Breakfast Club as we expand that (hang on folks, this is gonna be…
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This week, in Pt. 10 of From There to Here, as I try to figure out how I got from there to here, we have an installment of the Comstock 75 Breakfast Club, with the people from last week, Diane Parker, John Stanaszek, Gina Hammond, Tom Bennett, Steve Schultz and this week we were joined by Paula Chase and Jill Baskerville. It all had a profound effe…
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In this week’s episode, we speak with Kip Northrup of Blue Thumb Water Features. The self-professed “Fish Geek” has turned his water feature installation company into a national wholesaler. Kip shares his tips on how mergers and acquisitions helped grow their small aquarium cleaning company to a network of dealers for water features throughout the …
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A really special episode as we pick the series back up started in the Fall. Now past my birthday, the holidays and my sobriety birthday, we go further back to people who are really important to me, and who are "those" people. People I went to high school with, and have kept a connection with over 50+ years and who know me well, and knew me when, A …
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Upwards of 2,000 cyberattacks happen per day to businesses, yet they may not know how to fix this problem as they don’t have an IT specialist to look over their programs on a day-to-day basis. On the podcast, Will Zank speaks with Chad Paalman, CEO of NuWave Technology Partners. Chad faced the unexpected early in life. In high school, he suffered a…
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A Christmas show. I haven't done a Christmas show in 6-7 years I think, but it's time. No, you won't hear Mariah or Wham, but you will hear the Muppets, music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Elvis, Darlene Love, Frank Sinatra, and more. And, you will hear the true story of where the Nomad Project came from…
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In this episode, Will Zank interviews Kim and Daniel Guest, the proud owners and hosts of the Little Yellow Cottages in Port Austin, Michigan. Kim and Daniel have worked in corporate America for many years now. They endlessly aim to be their own bosses and increase their financial freedom. What turned out as a hunt for their own house turned into p…
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This week we spoke with our very own Andy Bethune. Andy is a master networker, and this week he talks with Will Zank about the art of networking. A key to unlocking your potential is confidence. No matter what you’re doing or where you are, networking is essential to any work or social environment. It is about working with those who will not only h…
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News about this week's interviews; who's scheduled, who's going to be on, what's going to be covered and upcoming shows. This week, new music from Rob Baird, Elle King, Ray Collin's Hot Club, Luke Winslow-King, Chris Stapleton, Ashley McBryde, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs and …
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A end of week show, filled with music, and some very important points concerning the previous interviews and interviews upcoming, and some messages. If you're one of the 700 from the last 2 1/2 years, one of the Heron Crew, one of the long standing friends, one of the Comstock crew from back in the 70's and 80's, part of the crew I've built over th…
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The cost of living has become expensive lately. Inflation is driving up prices of everyday essentials like groceries, utilities, transportation, and now the housing market. You’re probably thinking, “tell us something we don’t already know.” On today’s episode, host William Zank speaks with Jeff Southcott, Senior Vice President at 1st State Bank. J…
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On today's podcast, we spoke with Beth Thieme, President, and CEO of Amigo Mobility International, Inc. If you are looking for an episode that will recharge you with ideas for success and an entrepreneurial flair, look no further. Beth's energy, passion, and wisdom are fully displayed in this episode. This week we discussed how Amigo got started an…
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On today’s episode, we speak with Gene Pickelman, President and CEO of Tri-Star Trust, and Catherine Allen, Co-Founder and CEO of AO People Partners. This episode is about developing a conscious culture of learning and developing your employees. Gene and Catherine have a lively discussion about leadership. They have learned and recognized that havi…
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Have you ever wondered what separates companies that perform well during bad times? It’s simple – they have the same quality that a castle has. It’s a moat. We got to speak with the President and CEO of Argus Research Group, John Eade. Based all the way out in NYC, it was a pleasure to get the chance to talk with him about how businesses can better…
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Today we got the chance to speak with Bob Hagen of Hagen Ford, which was established in 1961 by Bob’s father. Bob and his brother are the current owners of Hagen Ford and are very active within the community and the Ford industry. He talks about the future and evolution of the car industry and how soon enough, everyone will have an electric vehicle…
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Her life was just progressing at Dow, and she decided that after eight years of commitment to them, she wanted to grow into something more and something bigger that would be able to help others the same way others had helped her. Please welcome Executive Director and Founder of Self Love Beauty, Lisa Thomson, this week on how she was inspired to gr…
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“Architecture is as much about understanding why a building needs to exist as it is the relationships of its forms. Creating graceful space that enhances life is part of a fundamental belief behind our work at WTA Architects.” This is what guest speaker Paul Haselhuhn, Architect, Partner, and President of WTA Architects, speaks on in this week’s po…
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Have you ever wished you could get unlimited paid time off? That’s precisely what today’s podcast guest, Mark McDaniel, the CEO of Cinnaire, talks about with host William Zank. Cinnaire is a nonprofit organization that gets involved within the community by offering services such as lending funds, finance development, and managing and building all c…
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Have you been on the unfortunate side of getting a dent in your car? Do you let it be or Google your best options to fix it? Today’s podcast guest hopes you don’t just leave the ding and instead ask around. Chances are a friend, or family member will refer you to CD Dents. Welcome, Crystal Ellison of CD Dents. Crystal and her husband Duane own and …
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OH, SUGAR, SUGAR! This week we got the chance to chat with Rob Clark, Director of Communications and Community Relations at Michigan Sugar Company. Clark speaks out about their corporate purpose statement, “Making Life Sweeter.” He states that their employees embody Michigan Sugar’s purpose statement within the business and within their life, famil…
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Have you thought about what you will do in retirement? Maybe you dream of sitting on the beach or tinkering around with a long-term hobby. For some, they have an itch to continue working beyond their traditional retirement date. In this episode of Mitten Money, host William Zank speaks with Don Sheets. Don is currently retired after almost 15 years…
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Have you ever wondered how Chick-Fil-A built its well-known culture and talent systems? How about their ability to select the top talent in the hospitality industry while still achieving a 95% retention rate for corporate staff AND franchisees? This week – we invited on the very talented Dee Ann Turner -who was not only the former VP of Talent, Hum…
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Marc and Laura Owczarzak had as their visiOn for when they Opened O’s Pub & Grill. Staying true tO their vision has helped them grOw O's expOnentially. They nOw have plans tO Open a secOnd lOcation in Bay City, MI On the river. HOst William Zank talks with Marc Owczarzak, cO-Owner of O's Pub and Grill about their grOwth at O's Pub and Grill. FOr mO…
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Special Episode in honor of Woman in Construction Week. On this special episode, we invited Shannon Tait of Three Rivers Corporation. Construction means more managing projects. It's taking personal pride in every project, whether new construction or a world-record canopy tree walk. During the episode, Shannon shares many personal stories throughout…
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Are you looking for curious, motivated, and ambitious employees? Max Friar, Founder, and CEO, of Calder Capital, shares ways to grow and retain energetic team members. The list of satisfied clients and employees of Calder seems endless. Max has a growth mindset and fosters a culture of learning and growth. Calder is a Grand Rapids based Mergers and…
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What started as a way for guests to live a healthier lifestyle prompted a lifelong mission of helping others realize their fitness goals. In this heartfelt conversation, Sarah Fechter of Sarah Fechter Fitness Headquarters (SFHQ) shares how she remains joyful about her job that’s never much felt like a job. She’s remained nimble and reimagined her b…
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Tax season is upon us. Whether filing for business or personal taxes, you know what this time of year means. It’s time to gather your annual tax documents and file your taxes. If you're interested in learning more about some of the upcoming tax law changes or how to find a trusted CPA, then this episode is for you. Mike even touches on entrepreneur…
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