Hear how Jo, Kyle and Humna came together from different experiences in Detroits food scene to open a highly successful bakery in Oak Park.

Forest bakery is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 -2 but those limited hours require a full week of prep and dedication to produce the high quality products they have become known for.

Hear how they were very intentional with their business plan so that they would have a work life balance that works for them. This includes not wanting to hire employees and a focus on sustainability and quality, not on continued growth and expansion.

I hope you enjoy this episode and if it makes you suitably hungry, make sure you stop by Forest bakery and get a danish, croissant, banana bread, earl grey tea cake or any of a number of items.

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It can be said running a business is like running a marathon however running a business or a marathon does not have to be grueling slog like that phrase infers.

Here we talk to Justin about his love of running itself as well as starting up a business in downtown Detroit before downtown started to regenerate.

Hear Justin talk honestly about business challenges and how his store has evolved from a fight to survive, to innovative sales and marketing techniques with Garmin watches 10 years ago, to now having the mission statement of aiming, "to inspire physical, mental and social well-being through movement and connection".

Run Detroit is more than just a store, it is a meeting place for people to come move and connect together and every Saturday morning at 8am there is a group run where people can chose to do 3, 6 or 10 miles. From newbies to experienced runners, come check out a Saturday run and meet Justin where he can answer any question for you......just don't ask him about movies as I found out!

Run Detroit is at 1948 Division st in the Eastern market in Detroit

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Awenate speaks about what made him leave a great role at the Whitehouse to come to Detroit with the Pistons initially before taking a role with the Bedrock Manufacturing group where he became CEO and is heading up the Shinola brand.

His journey is one of always demanding more from himself and never accepting staying 'comfortable' whether that was in his role at the NFL, The Whitehouse or The Pistons.

Take a listen to this episode with Awenate and you will understand why he is a respected leader in the Detroit business community and how he got there. He also talks about his plans for the future and the expansion of Shinola Hotels.

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