In this week’s podcast episode, Emily chats with Ciara Landroma, an entrepreneur, coach and van-lifer who finally said yes to her dreams and shed the expectations of other people a year ago to set off on her own adventure traveling the country, working on the road, and supporting women with finding financial freedom.
Read MoreIn this week’s podcast episode, Emily chats with Sue Honkamp, founder of Real Food 4 Kids, a brand dedicated to offering food education and hands-on cooking classes for kids and teens. Sue is passionate about getting kids involved in the kitchen and teaching them how to create wholesome, tasty meals for themselves and others.
Read MoreIn this week’s podcast episode, Emily chats with Grace Rigdon, co-founder and COO of Deetz. Deetz is an app that you can use to see what’s happening around you right now in your very own community.
Read MoreIn this week’s podcast episode, Emily chats with Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg, co-authors of new release, Self-Made Boss, a book designed to give small business owners an essential survival guide with stories and experiences from other small business owners and advice from industry experts.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Emily chats with Brooke Happe, owner of b.e. happe designs. Brooke joins to share more about her unconventional business and life path, running b.e. happe as she travels the country with her family in an RV, crocheting hats and producing products.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Emily chats with Jessi Shuraleff, host of the This is My Truth podcast and coach for women. Jessi joins to share more about her experience going from Google corporate to owning her own business and how to incorporate storytelling strategies into your business.
Read MoreReady to clean up your local business? Listen to this episode on 5 ways you can “spring clean” your local business and focus on the strategies & tactics that can increase sales while simultaneously nurturing relationships with your customers. From reviews to online profiles to analytics, Emily breaks down where you can dust things off to find business growth.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Emily chats with Morgan Chicchelly, founder of Des Moines Girl, to chat more about building a micro media brand highlighting spots in her city. Morgan shares more about her experience creating an online brand from scratch and cultivating a loyal, engaged audience.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Emily chats with Regan Doely, owner of lifestyle products brand, Doe a Deer. Regan joined to chat more about opening up her own store, taking the leap from corporate into full-time in her business and dipping her toes into wholesale.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Emily chats with Andrea Metzler, owner of Art Terrarium in Des Moines, Iowa and Desert Rose Cactus Lounge in Bend, Oregon. Andrea joined to chat about starting a retail business and juggling two brands in two separate cities.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Emily chats with Leah Longueville, owner of Polished Prints, a brand creating thoughtful goods for the everyday. Emily joins to discuss building her brand from Etsy to having her product in over 700 stores globally and the journey into wholesale.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Katie Allgood, the owner of a luxury rental company, The Good Co. DSM. Katie joins to discuss starting a brand in the middle of a pandemic, building her network and pricing her services.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Whitney Shindelar, travel agent and travel educator and owner of Undiscovered Sunsets and Masters in Travel. Whitney joined to discuss narrowing in on your niche, creating focus in your business and growing multiple brands.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Coral Thede, creative storyteller and comedian known for her show Tits Up! Coral joined to chat more about how she got into comedy and her beliefs in the power of trusting the process and believing in the journey.
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Mikayla Sullivan, an associate with ISA Ventures, an Iowa multi-stage venture capital studio. If you’re interested in scaling a company or pivoting into seeking out venture capital, download this episode!
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guest Jodi Frank from Culineer, an app designed to build a community for home cooks who want to buy directly from farmers. If you're interested learning more about food deserts or equity-based crowdfunding, tune in anywhere you listen to podcasts!
Read MoreThis episode of Local to Legend is with guests Lyn Johnson & Sara Sparhawk, the co-founders and creators of West Tenth, a venture capital backed app and movement to support more women-owned, home-based businesses in local communities all across the country.
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