Episodes

April 23, 2024

Tiffany Somerville of SpanTech Conveyors

Join us for an exciting new episode featuring SpanTech’s Co-CEO, Tiffany Somerville. Established by her father, James “Bud” Layne, in his garage in 1978, SpanTech is now co-led by Tiffany Somerville and her sister, Lisa Held....

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April 9, 2024

Michael Golway of Advanced Solutions, Inc.

Join us for an insightful interview with Michael Golway, CEO of Advanced Solutions, Inc. (ASI). Founded in 1987 in Louisville, KY, ASI began as an Autodesk software reseller before Golway's acquisition in 2004 transformed it ...

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March 26, 2024

2024 Coolest Thing Made In KY Spotlight: Campbellsville Industires I…

Kentucky Association of Manufacturers Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky voting is underway at coolestthingky.com . Having been established for 69 years, Campbellsville Industries is the oldest and largest steeple and cupola manu...

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March 25, 2024

2024 Coolest Thing Made In KY Spotlight: HempWood

Kentucky Association of Manufacturers Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky voting is underway at coolestthingky.com . HempWood® is a sustainable healthy building material. HempWood® is not only made in America but also only made in...

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March 25, 2024

2024 Coolest Thing Made In KY Spotlight: Perfetti Van Melle

Kentucky Association of Manufacturers Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky voting is underway at coolestthingky.com . Perfetti Van Melle is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum....

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March 25, 2024

2024 Coolest Thing Made In Kentucky Spotlight: Link-Belt Cranes

Kentucky Association of Manufacturers Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky voting is underway at coolestthingky.com. Celebrating 150 years of business in 2024, Link-Belt Cranes, at 2651 Palumbo Drive in Lexington, has entered into ...

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March 14, 2024

Inaugural 2023 Coolest Thing Made In Kentucky: General Motors Chevro…

Join us for an exclusive interview with Jon Andrews, the Plant Launch Operations Manager at General Motors Chevrolet Corvette. Since its production shift from St. Louis, MO to Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1981, General Motors h...

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Feb. 6, 2024

Steven Dossey of Purple Toad Winery

Join us as we interview Steven Dossey, General Manager and Wine Maker, of Purple Toad Winery. Headquartered in Paducah, KY, and founded in 2009, Purple Toad Winery was named after the color of your toes when grapes were pres...

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Jan. 9, 2024

Greg Wilson of HempWood

Join us as we interview Greg Wilson, owner of Fibonacci LLC and Founder of HempWood. HempWood is located in Murray, Kentucky where the hemp industry was welcomed after the 2018 farm bill, and the first hemp seeds were plante...

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May 16, 2023

Ben Mulling of TENTE Casters Inc

Join us as we interview Ben Mulling, North American CEO, of TENTE Casters Inc. TENTE Casters Inc. is located in Hebron, KY, and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany. Their company motto is “Better Mobility. Better Life.”.We...

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March 7, 2023

Aaron Woolum and Melissa Wilburn of Russell Area Technical Center

Join us as we interview Aaron Woolum and Melissa Wilburn, teachers at Russell Area Technical Center where they challenge students in the mastery of academics and technical skills. Aaron is the welding teacher and Melissa is t...

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Dec. 20, 2022

Josh Weber of Timber Woodcraft

Did you know Louisville cuts down 55,000 trees within its own city limits every year? We didn’t. That is until we interviewed Josh Weber, owner of Timber Woodcraft located in Louisville, KY. Timber Woodcraft is a family-ow...

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Dec. 6, 2022

John-Mark Hack of Thoroughbred

Join us as we interview John-Mark Hack, Chief Strategy Officer of Thoroughbred and Vice-Chair of the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers. Thoroughbred, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Lexington, KY, is a #onestopshop f...

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Nov. 22, 2022

Chris Naber of FirstBuild

Please join us as we interview Chris Naber, Director of Product Development, of FirstBuild. FirstBuild is a Subsidiary of GE Appliances with a start-up feel. Located in Louisville, KY right on the corner of the University o...

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Nov. 8, 2022

Jeremy Prichard of TrinDocs

Please join us as we interview Jeremy Prichard, Director of Sales and Marketing, of TrinDocs, headquartered in Lexington, KY. With their proprietary software, TrinDocs helps companies' back offices become paperless by automating their accounts payable, tailored integrations to mid-market ERP, …

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Oct. 11, 2022

Diane Evans of Kentucky Beer Cheese

Please join us as we interview Diane Evans, President/Owner of Evans Gourmet Foods and Kentucky Beer Cheese, headquartered in Nicholasville, KY. Although Diane and her husband Chris didn’t purchase the company until 2004, Kentucky Beer Cheese has a rich 35-year …

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Sept. 27, 2022

John Mittel of Phocus

Please join us as we interview John Mittel, Co-Founder, of Phocus headquartered in Louisville, KY. Phocus is a tea-caffeinated sparkling water that was born from John Mittel and Tom O’Grady’s need for an alternative to energy drinks or soda. Phocus’ …

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Sept. 13, 2022

Executives of Pittsburg Tank and Tower Group

Please join us as we interview executives, Ben Johnston, Eric Gardner, and Chris Johnston, from Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group headquartered in Henderson, KY. PTTG designs, builds, and maintains tanks, communications towers, and support systems for our nation’s infrastructure. PTTG …

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Aug. 30, 2022

Ryan Jones of Roots & Jones

Please join us as we interview Ryan Jones, Co-Founder, of Roots & Jones headquartered right outside of Louisville, KY in Oldham County. Ryan began making pens as a hobby and to get back to his roots with his grandfather, Jim …

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Aug. 10, 2022

Peter Mitchell of Capitol Bicycles

Please join us as we interview Peter Mitchell, Owner, of Capitol Bicycle Company based in the heart of London, Kentucky. Capitol Bicycle Company produces handmade, bespoke bicycle frames, unique to each cycling client. With fit and comfort as his primary …

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July 26, 2022

Joshua Peters of Open Grain Woodwork

Please join us as we interview Joshua Peters, Creative Director, of Open Grain Woodwork. Established in 2007, Open Grain Woodwork is a creative studio locally owned and operated in Louisville, KY. Their team is comprised of expert craftsmen with decades …

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July 12, 2022

Corey Roppel of Roppel Industries

Please join us as we interview Corey Roppel, Third Generation and Executive of Roppel Industries, headquartered in Louisville, KY. Celebrating its 75th year, Roppel Industries has been Making America Run since 1947. From custom fabrication to heat exchange service, repair, …

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June 21, 2022

David Horne of Tag Your Swag

Please join us as we interview David Horne, President of Tag Your Swag, located in Louisville, KY. We talk to David about the origins of Tag Your Swag. How it was born out of his family-owned and operated contract decorator …

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May 31, 2022

Jim Higdon of Cornbread Hemp

Join us as we interview Jim Higdon, Co-founder of Cornbread Hemp located in Louisville, KY. We talk to Jim about the rich history of hemp here in Kentucky and what Cornbread Hemp is doing with the first-ever USDA certified organic …

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