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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Cam shares his candid insights from leaving college early to help run his familys Tim Hortons franchises.

While there he found more efficient ways to serve customers in the drive through and he also started considering other food related technologies that could increase efficiency.

During COVID the decision was made to sell the franchises and Cam went full time into investing in start ups in the food industry, which was something he had been learning about the past few years.

With the right research and connections made Cam was able to join venture groups for not a huge monetary investment and he has grown from there learning many things along the way.

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Hear Connie not only talk about her career but about what it was like growing up in foster care. At 10 years old she had to make a mature decision about her living arrangements and ever since Connie has been decisive in her choices and with her strong work ethic and drive she progressed in the news and TV industry.

During COVID, she was home with her 6 kids and realized she didn't want to go back full time to the role she had built for herself in TV. She wanted more flexibility and that led her to set up her own PR firm, High Five PR.

Connie's story is inspiring and impressive and you will get a lot of potential take aways in the areas of attitude, drive, determination and work ethic.

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Hear Terry talk about how he and his wife Theresa decided to work together but in separate roles. Theresa is a vet and Terry runs the business side and that formula has seen them grow successfully over the past 30 plus years to where they now run;

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If you want to run your own business in the medical space or are thinking about working with your significant, other then you need to listen to this episode

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Hear Colleen talk about the decision by her and her husband for her to leave the corporate world of being an engineer and decide to invest in a franchise. Hear how they chose and researched the franchise and came to the decision to go for it even though they had busy lives with a young daughter at home.

Not only that but COVID hit shortly after they opened and provided more challenges.

In this episode Colleen reflects on her successes and challenges since then and life lessons learned.

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Dr. Capone is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, book chapters, and publications from clinical trials. He is currently a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Oakland University, and Professor at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, Lugano, Switzerland.

He is also Chief clinical Officer for EyeCare Partners. EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Their national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to their patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care, and improve lives.

Hear in this episode from the man behind this impressive resume about his road to this specialist profession and what his daily 'focus' is.

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