StartupNation Radio/Podcast Archives

MEDC’s Fred Molnar on What’s Fueling the Success of Michigan Startups

On this episode of “Inside Michigan Business,” host Jeff Sloan talks with Fred Molnar of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) about innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in the state. Tune in to the conversation: ...

byInside Michigan Business

September 19, 2022

Mobility Expert Sam Abuelsamid: Electric and Autonomous Vehicles

On this episode of “Inside Michigan Business,” host John Gallagher talks with mobility expert Sam Abuelsamid of Guidehouse Insights about the advantages of and challenges to the electric and autonomous vehicle markets. Tune in to...

byInside Michigan Business

August 30, 2022

Reporter Nick Manes on Detroit’s Heralded Startup Ecosystem

Crain's Detroit Business finance and technology reporter Nick Manes unpacks the exciting announcement that Detroit is the No. 1 startup ecosystem in the world along with worries tied to startup funding on this episode of...

byInside Michigan Business

July 1, 2022

Maureen Donohue Krauss on Michigan’s Challenges to Being Competitive

On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Maureen Donohue Krauss of the Detroit Regional Partnership details what demands Michigan must satisfy to be a competitive, attractive market. Tune in below: In this episode, Maureen Donohue...

byInside Michigan Business

June 23, 2022

Ryan Landau Talks About Purpose Jobs’ Role in Revitalizing the Midwest

On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Ryan Landau of Purpose Jobs discusses the revitalization of Detroit and the Midwest and the changing expectations within the job market. Tune in below: In this episode,...

byInside Michigan Business

June 21, 2022

Business Biography: 1-800-Hansons

On this episode of Business Biography, Brian Elias tells Jeff Sloan how he built 1-800-Hansons from scratch. It's an amazing success story, Jeff says. Listen to the conversation at the Great Voice.

byJeff Sloan

June 20, 2022

RJ King of DBusiness on Promising Detroit Developments

Detroit has something other major cities in the world don’t, DBusiness editor RJ King says on this episode of the "Inside Michigan Business" podcast: the ability to marry software with hardware. Tune in below: ...

byInside Michigan Business

June 14, 2022

Ara Topouzian of Michigan Venture Capital Association on the State of VC

On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Michigan Venture Capital Association Executive Director Ara Topouzian talks with host Jeff Sloan about the VC capital ecosystem in the state and its evolution. Tune in below: ...

byInside Michigan Business

June 7, 2022

Wayne Rourke on the Teen Summer Job Market

On this segment of the "Pre W. Smith Show," Jeff Sloan is joined by Wayne Rourke, who provides a summer jobs outlook for teens. Listen to the conversation on the Great Voice.

byJeff Sloan

June 3, 2022

Techstars’ Monica Wheat and Dell’s Mobolaji Sokunbi: Why Your Business Needs DEI Focus

“Their talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.” Learn what Monica Wheat, executive director of Techstars and cofounder of Venture Catalysts, and Mobolaji Sokunbi of Dell Technologies have to say about DEI (diversity, equity and...

byInside Michigan Business

June 1, 2022

Howard Handler of 313 Presents on the Business of Entertainment

Howard Handler, president of 313 Presents, talks with Jeff Sloan about live events in Detroit and how the pandemic forced venues to get creative. Learn why artists consider Detroit a go-to destination and how the...

byInside Michigan Business

May 24, 2022

Ned Staebler of TechTown and Wayne State University on Challenges to Equitable Economic Growth

The president and CEO of TechTown Detroit and vice president for economic development at Wayne State University, Ned Staebler, talks with Jeff Sloan about the group’s pursuit of equitable growth, funding and access to opportunity...

byInside Michigan Business

May 23, 2022

Kapnick Insurance: Family-Owned, Thriving and Evolving

On this episode of WJR's Business Biography, Jeff Sloan unpacks the history behind Kapnick Insurance, which is celebrating its 76th year in business. What was started out of necessity by Elmer Kapnick in 1946 after...

byJeff Sloan

April 11, 2022

Ask the Experts on StartupNation Radio: Shay Berman on Online Advertising

On this week's episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff Sloan speaks with Digital Resource founder and president Shay Berman about two forms of advertising critical to small businesses: Google ads and programmatic advertising. Tune in to...

byStartupNation

September 25, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Brand Intimacy Rankings (Episode 287)

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses that latest brand intimacy rankings and what they mean. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about how brand intimacy: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM...

byStartupNation

September 10, 2021