41 episodes
Growing Belleville thru Community Chats The Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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A Podcast to help highlight, promote and enlighten people, businesses and community events in the Greater Belleville Area
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Coaching Beyond Basketball with Greg Leib
In this episode we sit down with Althoff Varsity Basketball
Coach Greg Leib and discuss:
- How he got started in coaching
- How bad it started
- The journey he's been on the past 25+ years
- All the great players he has coached over the years
- How he has gotten more out the things beyond basketball
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Hooping it up with Kevin Lisch
In this episode we sit down with former Althoff, SLU and Australian NBL All-Star Kevin Lisch and discuss:
His SLU and Althoff basketball days
His decision to join the NBL and his journey in Australia
His time playing in Puerto Rico and Europe
His Coaching days after his Playing dyas
His growing family's decision to move back home
The Transition from basketball career to his new career
How he game of basketball helped him beyond the game
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Standing Outside the Fire with Stephanie Mills
In this episode we sit down with the new Fire Chief of the Belleville Fire Department, Stephanie Mills and Discuss:
- Her becoming the first female Fire Chief in Belleville
- How she views it as more than just being the first Female Chief
- Her Journey from Teacher to Fire Chief
- How 9/11 effected her career
- How she ended up in Belleville
- Her plan for the department
- Recruiting
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All things Grimm and Gorly
In this episode we sit down with Jeff and Zach Bair of Grimm and Gorly, Pour @322 and The Bungalow and discuss:
- Their newest venture: The Bungalow
- How they got started and added their coffee shop, Pour @322
- How Grimm and Gorly has become a big part of Belleville
- How they focus on the community
- Their love for downtown
- Their love/ hate (kinda) relatinship with the holidays
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Having a cup of joe with Steve Hemmer of Joe and Onie’s
In this episode we sit down with Steve Hemmer from Joe and Onie’s and discuss:
Steve's background with businesses in downtown Belleville
Why he opened joe and Onie's
His love for downtown Belleville
Why he chose Ronnoco coffee to be served
How downtown businesses thrive off each other
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Lighting the Fire with Renea Eichholz of Copper Fire
In this episode we sit down with Renea of Copper Fire to discuss:
- Her love of downtown Belleville and why they invest in it
- The challenges of opening the bar and restaurant
- How the business has turned into her pride and joy
- Their new event space and all the unique aspects they have incorporated into it
- How they focus on making music a big dynamic for their venue
-Much more
Customer Reviews
Great content, hard to listen
I’ve really been enjoying the show and learning more about Belleville and its businesses. I found out a lot of things that I probably would’ve missed otherwise! It’s made me feel closer to my new hometown.
My only complaint about the show is it sometimes it’s really hard to listen to. The audio quality can be really bad at some points and it seems like the microphones are in an air tunnel.