Talking 'Ship

Venture Asheville's podcast about all things 'ship - as in entrepreneurship, not dinghies, boats or catamarans. Join Director of Venture Asheville Jeff Kaplan as he speaks to the community's best and brightest about the entrepreneurial landscape of our region.

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French Broad Chocolates is Sweetening Up Asheville

In this episode of Talking ‘Ship, Jeff talks with CEO & Co-Founder of French Broad Chocolates Jael Skeffington about the early days of FBC, her involvement with the community and the ongoing Chow Chow event series. Get 15% off of Chow Chow tickets when you use the code CHOWCHOW15. Learn more about Chow Chow here: https://www.exploreasheville.com/chow-chow-culinary-festival/ Check out French Broad Chocolates here: https://www.frenchbroadchocolates.com/ Check out Venture Asheville here: https:...

Sep 03, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Entrepreneurship in Education

Colleges and universities are ecosystems that serve as talent pipelines and incubators of ideas & experimentation. In this episode, Jeff talks with Kevan Frazier, the Executive Director of Western Carolina University Programs in Asheville & Dr. Susan Clark, a professor at UNC Asheville teaching courses on management, organizational behavior and theory, consulting and, of course, entrepreneurship. To connect with Dr. Clark, follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_scm?lang=en To conn...

Aug 27, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Podcasting with Podcasters

In our very first episode of Talking 'Ship, Jeff talks with local, seasoned podcasters (and entrepreneurs!) about their successes, failures and how we can make our podcast great. In this episode: Supportedly Co-Founder & COO Stephanie Kissel, WatchPitch Founder & CEO Trey Scott and Making It Creative Co-Founder Tony Ubertaccio. Supportedly: https://supportedly.com/ WatchPitch: https://www.watchpitch.com/ Making It Creative: https://www.makingitcreative.com/...

Aug 13, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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