What do you think Cincinnati's food scene looked like back in the 1800's? We bring back Cincinnati History Buff, Greg Hand, and paint a picture of the food and grocery scene back in the early days. From oysters, to chili, ice cream, Kroger, Crisco and more, Cincinnati's food history can't be swept under the table. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Greg Hand: Twitter...
What does it take to be your own brand? We chat with Amanda Valentine about her weight loss journey, how her experience in radio led to her building her own brand, and what it takes to build a community. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow I'm With Amanda Valentine Bites: Website...
Discover and connect with disruptive research, technologies, and experts. We chat with the founder of Perceive now, Vinitha Upaassana, and uncover how they're using revolutionary industry-centric ai to crunch millions of peer-reviewed and validated research publications, patents, funders, grants, organizations, and scholarly experts’ profiles in a single dashboard for actionable R&D insights. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow I'm With Perceive Now: Website...
What does it take to break through the competitive industry of fitness as an instructor? We chat with Kelly Amshoff of I'm with Kelly Fitness to learn how she is making a name for herself in the industry, what she's done to adapt in the digital space to drive revenue and what it's like to separate from some of the larger fitness brands. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow I'm With Kelly: Website , Facebook , Instagram...
Building a business can put us in sweaty situations, but Hyrdo Labs is building a business based on sweat. We chat with Mikel Larson, founder & CEO, of Hydro Labs to learn how research and data collected from sweat is helping performance athletes, what it's like to build a business around research and why keeping it simple is important. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Hydro Labs: Website...
The financial landscape is evolving. We chat with Connor Cleves from Nector Capital to uncover the complications of commercial real estate, how they've utilized the digital world to approve loans faster and the realities of starting a business with a full time job. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Nector Capital: Website...
We made it to 21! Now that we're at the adult table and can legally prost, we figured it was time to put our two sense in with a recap of our first 20 episodes. We hash out some of our key take-aways, discuss the industries we hope develop in Cincinnati, and question our city's future growth. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter...
Museums bridge generations, and Sarah Strickland, of the Cincinnati Fire Museum, has experience curating just that. We talk what it takes to keep a museum's lights on, how the Cincinnati Fire Museum survived the pandemic and what the city could do to boost tourism. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Cincinnati Fire Museum Facebook , Website...
What does it take to create brand love and brand loyalty? Anne Candido & April Martini have 35+ collective years of experience working on big brands in the marketing world. Together, they've joined forces to create ForthRight People, an On-Demand Branding + Marketing Agency focused on helping businesses of all sizes quickly capture the hearts of their customers without breaking the bank. We chat with them about their experience in the industry, where and why brands' marketing plans go wrong,...
Will the dog eat the dog food? Numbers will prove that. We chat with Troy Vosseller of gener8tor (the company that runs The Brandery) and learn why traction and numbers matter, how gener8tor is consulting and mentoring entrepreneurs & the importance of keeping investment dollars in our own backyard. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow gener8tor Website...
Venture Capital 2.0. We chat with Victor Gutwien of M25 to learn how M25 is becoming one of the most active investment firms for early-stage entrepreneurs in the midwest, how risk is all relative and which business maybe Cincinnati's first Unicorn..cough cough..Flying Pig. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow M25 Website...
Recharge takes on refuel. The future is electric when it comes to transportation. We chat with Irina Filippova of Electrada to learn how the company is focusing on accelerating electric mobility by building feet, residential, work and public charging infrastructure in Cincinnati. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Electrada Website...
How vulnerable should we be in the office? We chat with Jae Washington, of Headspace, to learn how she implements a healthy work environment in the corporate world, how far is too far when expressing one's emotions and what it mean to "buy into" community work culture. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Headspace Website...
Can you really invest in premium commercial real estate for as little as $1000? AKRU is designed to use tokenism technology to fractionalize commercial real estate assets, and we learn how this could change the real estate playing field, why AKRU made Cincinnati, OH home and the importance of rethinking what future urban development means. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow AKRU: Website...
We Need More Women In Tech Call it color theory, we think it's black and white...there needs to be more women in tech. Sam Smith, the software founder of Vishion, a B to B search by color tool, dives into how her vision for Vishion was not always so clear, what it's like to be a female founder in tech and advice for anyone entering and/or already in the industry. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Vishion Website...
Technology is helping volunteers #GoTheLastMile and help those in need. Eileen Budo, COO of Last Mile Food Rescue, and the rest of the team are on a mission to rescue good food & get it to those who need it most. We uncover how the Food Rescue Hero app is recruiting volunteers to combat neighborhood food insecurity and food waste, the power behind data and analytics and why Eileen's background prepared her for this non-profit role. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow L...
Love it for what it is. Co-founder of MORTAR, Allen Woods, dives into what it means to be an underrepresented entrepreneur, how MORTAR is bringing business education to underserved and redeveloping communities, and what his vision for Cincinnati business and culture looks like for the future. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Mortar: Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , Website...
What is Venture Capital? We talk to Scott Shane, the Managing Director of Comeback Capital, to learn precisely what venture capital is, what investment looks like for the investor and the entrepreneur, and why the midwest is underserved in the investment world. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Comeback Capital...
Don't pack your bags because Gotcha Packed has your back. We chat with Chelsea von Ohain, founder of Gotcha Packed, and chat about what it's like to operate an e-commerce fashion business in a pandemic, her journey as a new entrepreneur and what she wished she knew going into investor meetings. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Gotcha Packed: Facebook , Instagram...
Tour Guides can not be the Hero. Brad Hill, one of the founders of American Legacy Tours, knows a thing or two about the history of Cincinnati and has built a business around it. He'll uncover what it takes to run a tour company in the Queen City, why the power of storytelling is perpetual and also how a beluga whale made it's way to Mt. Auburn (yeah...we know...it sounds crazy). Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter American Legacy Tours : Facebook , Instagram , Twitter...
Is Solar Energy Freedom? Tony Ranieri, Founder & Owner of Solar is Freedom, dives into the Ohio energy business and explains how it works, why solar energy maybe a an even greater integral piece to our energy grid moving forward, and how his passion for philosophy has been a guide to success. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Solar is Freedom...
Coffeeshops are the pulse our neighborhoods. Sarah Finny, co-owner of 1215 Wine Bar & Coffee Lab, explains what it's been like witnessing Over-the-Rhine's transformation, what it takes to lead a team in hospitality and what she hopes to see for the community's future. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow 1215 Wine Bar...
Restoring Over-the-Rhine one building at a time. Chris Frutkin started City Center Properties in 1987 and is one of the first to pioneer building restoration in Over-the-Rhine. We'll uncover how he got his start, what it means to create city change and what he's investing in. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter City Center Properties...
It's a new riff on an old tradition. New Riff Distilling has created waves in the whiskey world, and we're uncovering the tri-state's rich whiskey history, New Riff's take on what it means to be an urban distillery and what happens when a distillery launches during a time of barrel shortage. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow New Riff Distilling: Facebook , Instagram , Twitter...
From bullets to beer. What once was the Peter's Cartridge Factory (aka The Powder Factory) is now Cartridge Brewing. Kyle and Lindsey Hackbarth give the lowdown on how to launch a brewery, what it takes to renovate a historical site and what it's like to be in business together as husband and wife. Follow When Pigs Fly: Facebook , Instagram, Twitter Follow Cartridge Brewing: Facebook , Instagram...
Pre-prohibition, the Queen City was the beer capital, and to this day, Cincinnati still has the most pre-prohibition brewery architecture in the United States. Craig Maness, aka the Gatekeeper of Cincinnati & tour historian with American Legacy Tours, explains Cincinnati’s brewing history, the significance it’s had on the city and how Cincinnati’s beer scene has come full circle. Follow When Pigs Fly on Twitter
It helps to have an understanding of the past to successfully move forward into the future. So with that, we’re kicking off When Pigs Fly with a little Cincinnati History 101 with Greg Hand; a west sider who uncovers the Queen City’s curiosities. He’ll explain the industries in which Cincinnati was built on, how it’s impacting us now and what he thinks we need moving forward to make Cincinnati better. Follow Greg Hand on Twitter Follow When Pigs Fly on Twitter...
Hosted by Allie Martin and Patrick Bailey, When Pigs Fly is a podcast that uncovers Cincinnati's rich business history from the 1800s to today. We talk to companies to learn the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, what it takes to grow a successful business, and to simply prost to future innovation. When Pigs Fly will air every Tuesday beginning February 2 on the upside podcast network. Learn more: http://whenpigsfly.fm Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhenPigsFlyPod Learn more about ups...
