101 episodes
Small Business and Startup Stories DSM Greater Des Moines Partnership
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4.6 • 8 Ratings
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Startup Stories DSM features conversations with entrepreneurs who share both their victories and failures on their paths to success. It is produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership.
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Notes on Iowa: Iowa's environmental History
Kevin Mason, professional historian and creator of Notes on Iowa, joins Diana Wright and talks about Iowa's environmental history.Find more resources for entrepreneurs and small businesses, visit www.dsmpartnership.com/smallbusiness
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In its third generation of family ownership, Toad Valley Golf Course celebrated its 50th year in 2023
Allison Brady, owner of Toad Valley Golf Course in Pleasant Hill, joins The Partnership's Emily McLain and talks about growing the business in its third generation of family ownership.For more information and resources on small business and entrepreneurship, visit www.dsmpartnership.com/smallbusiness
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Growing the family business: Kading Properties provides workforce housing in 28 Iowa communities
Karie Kading Ramsey, CEO of Kading Properties, joins Emily McLain and talks about growing the workforce housing business her father started to 28 communities in 17 counties.
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Tumbleweed helps customers plan ahead for life's transitions
Paul Richardson, Co-Founder and CEO of Tumbleweed, joins The Partnership's Diana Wright on Small Business and Startup Stories DSM and talks about starting Tumbleweed as an end-of-life planning company that offers a thoughtfully curated journey to honor and memorialize loved ones.Visit www.dsmpartnership.com/smallbusiness for more information and resources about small business and entrepreneurship.
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Toggle aims to build a more efficient supply chain focused on independent trucking
Jeremy Spillman, founder of Toggle, joins The Partntership's Diana Wright on Small Business & Startup Stories DSM and talks about how his team has built a new type of end-to-end supply chain management system that aims to automate many of the current manual, labor-intensive processes used in the shipping industry.
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Growing his business one waffle at a time: Garrison Goodlett shares the story of GG's Chicken and Waffles
His name is Garrison Goodlett, but you might know him as G.G. If you've been to local events or farmers' markets, you've probably seen him selling his southern comfort food. In this episode of Small Business & Startup Stories DSM, Goodlett talks with Emily McLain about starting and growing GG's Chicken and Waffles.For more information and resources for small businesses and startups, visit www.dsmpartnership.com/smallbusiness.