Telling the stories of entrepreneurship and builders in Cleveland and throughout Northeast Ohio. Every Thursday, Jeffrey Stern helps map the Cleveland/NEO business ecosystem by talking to founders, investors, and community builders to learn what makes Cleveland/NEO special.
#246 Anna Dey (goGLOW, Clean Eatz, franSPOT, Smoothie King, The 24 in 24) — Franchises
60 hours 47 mins; April 02, 2026
#245 Anne Hartnett (HCO Partners, Harness Cycle, The Vitrolite) — Brick and Mortar Entrepreneurship and Neighborhood Revitalization
62 hours 47 mins; March 26, 2026
#244 Will Zell (Vessel) — Empowering Founders and Democratizing VC in Ohio
69 hours 56 mins; March 19, 2026
#243 Noah Jackson & AJ Wadian (Premier Home Pros) — $0 to $250M in 3 Years — Bootstrapping America’s Fastest Growing Remodeling Company
60 hours 34 mins; March 12, 2026
#242 Scot Lowry (PromiseONE) — The Right to Win in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
74 hours 22 mins; March 05, 2026
#241 Chad Delligatti (InnoSource) — Staffing, AI, and the Future of Talent
66 hours 26 mins; February 27, 2026
#240 Matt Kalina (TandemStride) — The Business of Trauma Recovery
60 hours 36 mins; February 12, 2026
#239: Akram Boutros (Nexus Bedside) — The Future of Healthcare and Nursing
55 mins; February 05, 2026
#238 Tyler Dunagin (TurnServ) — Curiosity, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship in Multifamily
69 hours 40 mins; January 29, 2026
#237: Tory & Michael Waxman (Sundays For Dogs) — Making the World’s Best Dog Food in Cleveland
62 hours 27 mins; January 22, 2026
[Bonus] Ohio VC Fest — Investing and Building with AI
44 mins; January 15, 2026
#235: Craig Newmark — Craigslist
62 hours 1 min; January 08, 2026
#234: Brad DeHays (Connect Housing Blocks) — Building the Future of Housing, Construction, and Modular’s Potential
70 hours 6 mins; December 18, 2025
#233: Chaya Slain (Virtera Partners) — Dare To Be Different, Dare To Be Great
50 mins; December 11, 2025
#232: Jerry Schill (Schill Grounds Management) — Embrace the Change
53 mins; December 04, 2025
#231: Perry Stancato (Signature Sauces) — The Secret Sauce of Sauces
54 mins; November 20, 2025
#230: Kaitie & Kyle Nickel (Cleveland Vibes) — All Things Positive in Cleveland
60 hours 54 mins; November 13, 2025
#229: Keith Gerchak & Marisa Guterman (Lost & Found In Cleveland) — The Making of a New American Fable on Hope & the Post-Industrial American Dream in the Industrial Midwest (REWIND)
77 hours 18 mins; October 30, 2025
#228: Aaron Slodov (Atomic Industries) — Techno-Industrial Optimism and Exascaling American Manufacturing (REWIND)
71 hours 17 mins; October 23, 2025
#227: Ralph Lazaro (INaudio) — Building the World's Audiobook Partner
#209: Daniel Anstandig (Futuri Media) — AI, Future of Media, Music, and Investing
75 hours 34 mins; May 08, 2025
#208: Sonia Winner (Cleveland Museum of Natural History) — $150m Centennial Transformation
61 hours 14 mins; May 01, 2025
#207: DJ Eidson (Limitless Minds) — Peak Performance, Deep Humility, Power of Mindset
54 mins; April 24, 2025
#206: Blake Squires (Findaway, Movable, and Stubl) — Serial Entrepreneur
67 hours 16 mins; April 17, 2025
#205: Carl Walz (NASA Astronaut) — 230+ Days In Outer Space
53 mins; April 10, 2025
#204: Paul Roetzer (SmarterX & Marketing AI Institute) — Accelerating AI Literacy
65 hours 27 mins; March 27, 2025
#203: Geoff Bruder (Sonic Fire Tech) — Fighting Fires with Sound and Acoustic Waves
39 mins; March 20, 2025
#202: Jared Semik (Eternium Aerospace) — Transcontinental Electric Flights
60 hours 28 mins; March 06, 2025
#201: Robert Marks (Projector) — Keepsake and Personal Streaming for Legacy
63 hours 27 mins; February 27, 2025
#200: Andy Tran (Arthur Street Ventures) — A Modern Renaissance Man
55 mins; February 13, 2025
#199: John Knific (Squad) — The EdTech Guru
66 hours 13 mins; February 06, 2025
#198: Rob van Haaren (Proximal Energy) — Powering The Solar Revolution
62 hours 31 mins; January 30, 2025
#197: Ali Bonar (Oat Haus) — The Granola Butter Company
58 mins; January 23, 2025
#196: Stephen McHale (Graici & Unify Labs) — Serial Entrepreneurship & the Pursuit of Inclusive Prosperity
51 mins; January 16, 2025
[Bonus] Rust Belt Rundown featuring Jeffrey Stern of The O.H.I.O. Fund
49 mins; January 09, 2025
#194: Hanna Kassis (Babylon Asset Management) — Business Financing, Private Credit, and Growth Capital
51 mins; December 19, 2024
[In Honor Of] Bob Sopko
58 mins; December 10, 2024
#193: Ryan Schreiber (Streamline) — The One-Stop Streaming Guide
56 mins; November 21, 2024
#192: Jim Weisman (Ingine) — Revolutionizing Knowledge Generation for a Healthier Tomorrow
53 mins; November 14, 2024
#191: Lance Hill (Within3) — Raising >$100 Million to Breakdown Healthcare Communication Barriers
61 hours 31 mins; November 07, 2024
[Bonus] Marketing Moves — Investing in Ohio's Future: Ft. Jeffrey Stern
41 mins; October 31, 2024
#189: Chas D. Withers (Dix & Eaton) — Running Towards the Fire
59 mins; October 24, 2024
#188: Joe Pulizzi (Tilt Publishing & Content Entrepreneur Expo) — Content Marketing, Community, and Cleveland
51 mins; October 17, 2024
#187: Aaron Hoffman & John Zinno (DeliverThat) — The Future of Catering Delivery
70 hours 21 mins; October 10, 2024
#186: Andrew Rising (Encore Venture Labs) — Bridging Cleveland's Industrial Heritage To Its Industrial Future
59 mins; October 03, 2024
#185: Franco Kraiselburd (Asclepii Inc.) — Building the Next Generation of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Cell Therapeutics to Improve Human Health
77 hours 25 mins; September 26, 2024
#184: John Vickers (Blue Abyss) — Building the World’s Foremost Extreme Environment R&D Facilities for Space and Deep Sea Exploration
68 hours 30 mins; September 19, 2024
#183: Laura Bennett & Alex Krooglik (Embrace Pet Insurance) — The Story of A Cleveland Unicorn
68 hours 17 mins; September 12, 2024
#182: Dan Nitowsky (Tiger21) — Wealth Preservation, Legacy, and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Peer Support
45 mins; September 05, 2024
#181: Fred DiSanto (Ancora) — Connecting Dots, Activist Investing, Mentorship, and Deal Making
75 hours 36 mins; August 29, 2024
#180: Taylor Evans (Rust Belt Recruiting) — Talent, Reindustrialization, and Manufacturing Recruiting
#178: Jared Anderson & Sandor Gyerman (Andor Creative) — 100M+ Organic Views, Gen Z Marketing, and Social Media Authenticity
53 mins; August 08, 2024
#177: Joshua Edmonds (DigitalC) — Bridging the Digital Divide in Cleveland & Internet as a Human Right
61 hours 53 mins; August 01, 2024
#176: Mike Malley (Malley’s Chocolates) — Coco, Milk, Sugar, and Cleveland
61 hours 37 mins; July 25, 2024
#175: Craig Hassall (Playhouse Square) — Surprise & Inspire the World — Cleveland’s Artistic Renaissance
56 mins; July 18, 2024
#174: Keith Gerchak & Marisa Guterman (Lost & Found In Cleveland) — The Making of a New American Fable on Hope & the Post-Industrial American Dream in the Industrial Midwest
76 hours 56 mins; July 11, 2024
#173: Mitchell Vargo (Forward Hospitality Group) — The Business of Hospitality & Entertainment in Cleveland
52 mins; July 04, 2024
#172: Ian Maurer (GenomOncology) — Precision Oncology, Convergence of Genomics & AI, and Improving Cancer Care
60 hours 22 mins; June 27, 2024
#171: Umberto Fedeli Round II — Lifelong Learning, Happiness, Wealth, and Investing
63 hours 22 mins; June 20, 2024
#170: Matt Buder Shapiro Round II — Investing in Cleveland, Storytelling, and Reflections on Vytalize Health's MedPilot Acquisition
46 mins; June 13, 2024
#169: Aaron Slodov (Atomic Industries) — Techno-Industrial Optimism and Exascaling American Manufacturing
70 hours 30 mins; June 06, 2024
#168: Darren Small (Oko) — Simplifying Logistics and Automating Supply Chains
52 mins; May 30, 2024
#167: John Kempf (Advancing Eco Agriculture) — Regenerative Agriculture
66 hours 27 mins; May 23, 2024
#166: Adam Graybill (Journey Biosciences) — Shifting the Future of Diabetes & Care
50 mins; May 16, 2024
#165: Phil Londrico (Jatango) — Livestream Shopping — Fostering Intimacy & Connection in E-Commerce
51 mins; May 09, 2024
#164: Dr. James Kenyon (NASA Glenn) — To the Moon, Mars and Beyond, From Cleveland — The Future of Aviation & Space Exploration
53 mins; May 02, 2024
#163: Ryan McManus (SHARE Mobility) — Mobility as a Service & The Future of Transportation
57 mins; April 25, 2024
[REWIND] #89: Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland) — Local Journalism in Cleveland
56 mins; April 18, 2024
#162: Andre Cisco (MGK's Manager, XX Brands, Dead Logic, 27 Club) — Killing Ordinary, Art & Business
55 mins; April 11, 2024
#161: Rick Stockburger (BRITE) — Unleashing the Energy Revolution
75 hours 11 mins; April 04, 2024
#160: Kyle Maggard (Over Easy) — Fixing a Broken Food System & Disrupting Breakfast
64 hours 49 mins; March 28, 2024
#159: Azadeh Hardiman (Level20 — Progressive Insurance) — Intrapreneurship & New Business Development
64 hours 49 mins; March 21, 2024
#158: Nick Dadas (University Tees, SISU Lifestyle, Acton Academy Lakeside, ISI, MasterPlan Coach)
61 hours 15 mins; March 14, 2024
#157: Reilly Berk (Berk Enterprises) — 3rd Generation Entrepreneurship
47 mins; March 07, 2024
#156: Mary Cowan (NCS Credit) — 2nd Generation Entrepreneurship & Getting Paid for Work That You Do
41 mins; February 29, 2024
#155: Ethan Holmes (Holmes Mouthwatering) — Applesauce Done Different
32 mins; February 22, 2024
#154: Mohamed Kamara (InovCares) — Modernizing Healthcare for Women of Color
47 mins; February 15, 2024
#153: David Tirpak (Miracle K9 Training) — The Business of Dogs
75 hours 9 mins; February 08, 2024
#152: Jim Pshock (Bravo Wellness)
66 hours 25 mins; February 01, 2024
#151: Kaleb Dumot (Integrity Power Search)
50 mins; January 25, 2024
#150: Jeffrey Stern on Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Investing, Passion & Ambition, the Race to the Bottom of Attention, Founding Insights, Flanuering and lots more (Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness Podcast)
