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Resiliency, Leadership and Opportunity:
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Stakeholder Capitalism and Community Impact

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Entrepreneurs in the Longevity Economy

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Entrepreneurs in the Longevity Economy

Open Banking

Open banking may seem like a complicated concept, but entrepreneur Jorge Ruiz insists that at its core it’s very simple: it allows people better access to more financial services.

Open Banking
with Jorge Ruiz

Senior Living

Senior Living
with Pilar Carvajal

A Backyard of Mannequins

Twenty years ago, Judi Henderson started a side business renting mannequins from her backyard. Since then, Judi has built the only Black-owned mannequin company in the country, Mannequin Madness.

A Backyard of Mannequins
with Judi Henderson-Townsend

Boxer Briefs

Following a successful career as a media executive, Fran Dunaway founded TomboyX with her wife to address an unfulfilled need: good and more comfortable underwear.

Boxer Briefs
with Fran Dunaway

What Was Your 2020 Supposed To Be?

“What was your 2020 supposed to be like, and what did it end up being like, through to the present?”

That’s the question Michelle Fishburne asked more than 300 people as she drove across the US in...

What Was Your 2020 Supposed To Be?
with Michelle Fishburne

Silver is Gold in the Longevity Economy

Elizabeth Isele is the Founder and CEO of The Global Institute for Experienced Entrepreneurship. She is an expert storyteller, speaker, and author. Her work celebrates the global impact of entrepreneurs in the longevity economy.

Silver is Gold in the Longevity Economy
with Elizabeth Isele

Season 2

Stakeholder Capitalism and Community Impact

Accolade

At 23-years-old, Rajeev Singh co-founded the leading global travel and expense management firm, Concur.

Accolade
with Rajeev Singh

Street Art

Rebel Nell is a jewelry company on a mission. Co-founder Amy Peterson started the social enterprise as a means to support women transitioning out of homelessness and domestic violence in Detroit.

Street Art
with Amy Peterson

GXA

On a flight to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, Alicia Makaye and her husband came up with an idea for a new business on the back of a paper napkin.

GXA
with Alicia Makaye

Powerful

Throughout his years in the corporate world, Carlos Ramirez helped numerous organizations rethink their marketing strategy to engage new clients and reinvigorate their brands.

Powerful
with Carlos Ramirez

Former Marine Andy Williams knew that he wanted to bring the problem-solving mentality he developed in the armed forces into his work as a civilian.

Building with Consciousness
with Andy Williams

Lola

As a mother of five, Mary Molina began making granola bars when her family was confronted with economic hardship and had to rely on food assistance programs and food pantries.

Lola
with Mary Molina

How the Sausage is Made

Sustainability has been at the core of Seemore Meats and Veggies since Cara Nicoletti first thought about creating a sausage company and following in her family’s footsteps as a 4th generation butcher.

How the Sausage is Made
with Cara Nicoletti and Ariel Hauptman

Jeffrey Brown is a fourth-generation grocer and the Founder, President and CEO of Brown’s Super Stores, Inc.

Super Good Super Store
with Jeffrey Brown

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Season 1

Resiliency, Leadership and Opportunity:
Pivoting During a Pandemic

The Power of Film

As third generation filmmakers, Texas-based brothers Shezad and Hussain Manjee have always been passionate about the power of storytelling.

The Power of Film
with Hussain Manjee and Shezad Manjee

Good Hair Day

In pursuit of her life-long passion for doing hair, LaTarah Edmond left her marketing career to build Good Hair Day Salon in Duncanville, Texas.

Good Hair Day
with LaTarah Edmond

Listen to this week’s episode to hear Angela and MCAAD president Kerry Healey discuss how, when she had to pause her food tours as a result of COVID-19, Angela found a way to continue supporting her...

Savoring Seattle
with Angela Shen

Food for Thought

Scott Harris has built one of the largest food manufacturers in the nation, DeliverLean.

Food for Thought
with Scott Harris

A Wynning Idea

Would you start a new business in a field you’ve never worked in, after moving to a brand new city where you know no one? That’s what Juha and Johanna Mikkola did when they started Wyncode...

A Wynning Idea
with Johanna Mikkola and Juha Mikkola

Sky's The Limit

Seth Cassel and Anton Diego, founders of EveryMundo, share with MCAAD President, Kerry Healey, how they met, the origin of their business, and the value they see in committing to a diverse workforce in order to...

Sky's The Limit
with Seth Cassel and Anton Diego

High Tech Mouthguard

Originally from Sweden, entrepreneur Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies and a member of Endeavor Detroit, shares with MCAAD President Kerry Healey the story of her transition to the United States, the origin of her business, and...

High Tech Mouthguard
with Sassa Akervall

LISNR and Beyond

MCAAD President Kerry Healey speaks with Rodney Williams, CoFounder and Chief Commercial Officer of LISNR and Endeavor entrepreneur about his time at Procter & Gamble before founding LISNR and, his most recent start-up, SoLo Funds.

LISNR and Beyond
with Rodney Williams

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