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Small Business Journeys Where we dive deep with local small business owners, entrepreneurs, creatives, and makers of the Northeast region of the U.S., and talk about more than just their careers, but who they are as people and the winding journey that got them to where they are today.

  1. 08/04/2025

    Season 2 Wrap Up & Notes ✨

    Thank you for your support this season! In this episode you'll hear me, Jenn, your host, talk about some thoughts going forward for the podcast as well as other podcasts you can listen to while we are on a break! I also give a shoutout to some upcoming events in our local community that would be great for you to check out! I hope you enjoyed this season and stay tuned for what may come in the future! Thank you!!

    7 min

  2. 07/15/2025

    Jelissa Lamboy - Connecting with Cakes, Motherhood, & Balancing Life and Business 🎂

    Jelissa Lamboy is the founder of The Sugar Connection, a pop-up cake decorating experience in the Boston area, but serving all of New England.  The Sugar Connection began in 2021 after a decision to pivot and start something fun in new after the 2020 year and all the changes in many industries, including her own. Jelissa has been baking since she was young and has worked in the culinary industry for most of her life. Her business also offers custom baked goods and she makes all kinds of treats for any celebration.  Her classes are a place to relax, decompress, have fun, meet new people, and do something positive in a world that consistently tests everyone’s mental health. The Sugar Connection brings together Jelissa’s two loves: baking and community. It also was a way for her to gain her identity back, as a busy mother of two, teaching the classes brought back connection and self expression to her life as well as others.  I hope you enjoy this episode and sign up for a class soon!  Follow and Support Below! https://www.thesugarconnectionbakeshop.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thesugarconnectionbakeshop/ . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j

    42 min

  3. 07/08/2025

    Angela Stone - All Things Community at Maine Needs ❤️

    Angela Stone is the Founder and Executive Director of Maine Needs, a community fueled donation center based out of Portland, Maine and serving all 16 counties. Her background and previous career in Chicago was interior design. During the summer of 2018 and a move back to Maine, those who were being separated at the border for seeking legal asylum sparked something in Angela and led her to completely pivot from the design world, into a journey of supporting other mothers and their children, and helping the greater Maine community.  In this episode you’ll hear the full story, but Maine Needs started out of Angela’s garage after she began a Facebook group in 2019 looking for donations to help local asylum seekers. Now, Maine needs partners with over 125 organizations and welcomes over 3,000 volunteers a year to meet the basic material needs of over 36,000 people. This still includes immigrant families but also local Maine families, unhoused neighbors, people leaving incarceration and those seeking refuge from domestic violence.  Angela shares a few stories from the early days of Maine needs, how she built up the organization, and where her motivation comes from. They recently moved into a new and larger space to better serve the community, and how much of a collaborative it truly is. I hope this episode inspires you to get out and help your own community and know that any contribution to those in need, big or small, is always beneficial. Follow and Support Below! https://www.maineneeds.org/ https://www.instagram.com/maineneeds/ https://www.facebook.com/MaineNeeds/ . . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j

    58 min

  4. 07/01/2025

    Lil Sickles - Wine, Music, and Community Enthusiast 🍷

    Lil Sickles is the owner of Standing Stone Wines in Winooski Vermont, named for her indigenous heritage, the People of the Standing Stone. It is a place that is a haven for the local community to enjoy affordable and organic or natural wines, a wide variety of music nights and events, or just to come and hang out.  Lil has over 25 years of experience in the wine and hospitality industry, and has been a musician all her life. Now she blends the two and it has become so much more than she ever imagined.  Together we talk about her gratitude to her community who rallied behind her when she had cancer treatment two times and how her furnishings for the space has all been donated by friends or people in the area. We also chat about how this time in her life is the most fun she has had and how happy it makes her to be able to offer up a location to bring people together.  I hope you enjoy this episode and get up there to enjoy some wine or an event sometime!  **Just a quick note that there were some issues with the audio of this episode. I’m not sure if my mic wasn’t working or what, but I apologize for the weird sound on my end. ** Follow and Support Here: https://www.standingstonewinesvt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lils_at_standing_stone_wines/?hl=en Help Keep Standing Stone Open! . . . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j

    42 min

  5. 06/24/2025

    Irene Shiang Li - Food Biz Consulting, Dumplings, & Community 🥟

    Irene Shiang Li (she/her) co-founded Mei Mei in Boston in 2013 and built the brand around sustainable sourcing and fair and transparent employment practices, including open book management.  Mei Mei is now a dumpling company and Irene’s focus is on building Prepshift, a tech-enabled coaching and workforce training firm that works directly with restaurants, and partners with government and private entities to ensure a bright future for independent food businesses.  Irene is a 2022 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award winner and serves on the boards of Project Bread, The Food Project, and the Independent Restaurant Coalition. Together we talk about her fight for food sovereignty in the greater Boston area, creating a cookbook with her sister, and how hard she works to give back to her community. Follow and Support : https://www.ireneshiangli.com/ https://www.prepshift.co/ https://meimeidumplings.com/ Cookbook! . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j

    41 min

  6. 06/17/2025

    Kristine Steinberg - Consulting, Coaching, and Uplifting ✨

    Kristine Steinberg is the founder and eco of Kismet Consulting Bringing 23 years of combined professional coaching and business experience to help build and sustain strong executives, business teams, and successful organizations. She has worked with companies such as Harvard, LinkedIn, IBM, TED, Adidas, and more, helping them lead with authenticity, imagination, empathy, presence, and courage. Her behavioral coaching approach dives to the root of her clients’ challenges and makes a lasting impact for success.  Together we talk about her education in art therapy and how it shaped her approach to coaching, the importance of listening and self awareness, and how she finds balance within her life. I hope you enjoy the episode!  Follow and support at the links below: https://www.kismet-consulting.com/ https://www.instagram.com/actuallykismet . . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j

    50 min

  7. 06/10/2025

    Timna Nwokeji - Being a Maven, A Community Builder, and Foodie 🥘

    Timna Nwokeji is the Founder & CEO of Life as a Maven, LLC., a Latina owned, digital content creation business focused on small businesses. Life as a Maven, LLC started as a way to share local food and travel experiences with locals and it grew into so much more! Between her travels to different parts of the world and her growing following in the Greater Merrimack Valley & Boston, Timna continues to share curated experiences with her followers. Her focus has stayed consistent, to help small businesses with their own content creation while creating beautiful and engaging content for her own followers to see. She also hopes to inspire others to experience different food, learn about different cultures and travel in a different way. Timna holds a Master degree from Northeastern University, is an HR professional in the corporate space, wife and mama to an amazing little boy. Together we talk about the challenges of a recent cancer diagnosis and how that has changed the way she has balanced work and rest, to how she builds strong relationships within her community by connecting and supporting many local restaurants and small businesses. Please follow and support at the links below! https://lifeasamaven.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lifeasamaven/ . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j

    40 min

  8. 06/03/2025

    The Vernon Family - Farming, Raising a Family, and Building Community 👨‍🌾

    If you live on the seacoast of New Hampshire, you may have heard of Vernon Family Farm. They are a farm I have worked with and shopped at for several years. In our community, a farm like this is really important. Shopping at the farm store supports over 50 other local businesses and farms, as well as supports the pasture raised and grown products right on the property. There are also a variety of agritourism events including, music nights, art, workshops, and classes, all of which are family friendly and welcoming to everyone.  Nicole and Jeremiah Vernon started their farm 10 years ago while building a family and creating a place of positive and lasting impact in the area of New England we live in.  Together we talk about their journey into farming, touch upon the challenges of farming in New Hampshire, how to support your local farms, and what it has taken to get to the point they are at now.  Their message is clear, through the ups and downs, they love what they do, and they love bringing good food to the surrounding area, and we hope you stop in for a visit!  The farm continues to face many challenges, please consider donating to their gofundme and supporting them in any capacity! (links below) Farm Website: https://www.vernonfamilyfarm.com/ Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-vernon-family-farm-support-local-agriculture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vernonfamilyfarm/ Farm Events: https://www.vernonfamilyfarm.com/events-at-the-farm . . . . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j

    47 min
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Small Business Journeys Where we dive deep with local small business owners, entrepreneurs, creatives, and makers of the Northeast region of the U.S., and talk about more than just their careers, but who they are as people and the winding journey that got them to where they are today.

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  • Creator
    Tell Northeast
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tell Northeast
  • Show Website
    Northeast Tell-Talks