Rural Business Innovators Podcast
The Rural Business Innovators Podcast is an educational podcast by the Iowa Small Business Development Center, interviewing rural entrepreneurs and Iowan innovators to effectively share their stories. In each episode, SBDC staff meet with a new small business in rural Iowa and ask them how they have navigated business ownership. You will hear how the business was formed, how it was funded, and how they are currently operating. Business owners will share the highs and lows of their journey and offer advice and wisdom to budding entrepreneurs.
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Episodes
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Mitchell Kearns sits down with Lorrie Popik and Rae Guillermo -- the Dessert Mixologists, who have created a business out of their college friendship combining quick and easy desserts with alcoholic beverages. https://www.dessertmixologist.com/
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Mitchell Kearns talks with Paul Richardson, CEO of Tumbleweed, which specializes in providing families with virtual materials to ease the process of mourning their deceased loved ones.
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Ray Hansen and Mitchell Kearns meet with Adam Schweers to talk about creating and selling his business, Computer Concepts of Iowa.
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Mitchell Kearns chats with Denae Rosdail and Chelsea Bissen from I Saw the Sign LLC about their business which prints signs and apparel in Carroll, Iowa. https://isawthesignllc.com/
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Mitchell Kearns talks with Tripp Hudson, the CEO of The Way Automation in Adel, Iowa about his business in the automation and technology industry.https://www.thewayautomation.com/
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Mitchell Kearns speaks with the current owners of Billy's Ice Cream Store in Adel, Iowa, Eric and Anna Trout.https://www.billysadel.com/
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Mitchell Kearns chats with Calvin Smith from Perry, Iowa, about Millennial Roots Farms, which focuses on hydroponic produce farming.To sign up for no-cost business counseling services, please go to our website and request counseling: Home - Iowa SBDC
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Meet Ray Hansen and Mitchell Kearns, the hosts of the RBI Podcast, as they speak with SBDC Iowa marketing student worker Grace Estenson about the purpose of the RBI Podcast and how it was conceived. In this special introductory episode, Mitchell and Ray shed light on the process for selecting podcast interviewees as well as what the future of the RBI Podcast holds.To sign up for no-cost business counseling services, please go to our website and request counseling: Home - Iowa SBDC
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Ray Hansen sits down with Julie Johnson from Bode, Iowa to talk about the Savvy Feeder, a slow hay feeder for horses.https://savvyhorseproducts.com/To sign up for no-cost business counseling services, please go to our website and request counseling: Home - Iowa SBDC