Welcome Worcester!

Listen in as local business owner, Erin Kearney, shares her journey of opening Kearney Speech Therapy, LLC. Her practice specializes in providing adults with speech therapy services after they have been diagnosed and released from the hospital. Some of the common reasons patients visit her include a recent stroke, head or neck injury, or a traumatic injury. Her goal is to provide assistance to those in need without having to wait for treatment on a long waiting list! Tune in to learn more about this personalized and private speech therapy service serving Worcester today!

This episode is for all our local restaurant owners! Imagine a system that streamlines every touchpoint of your business to increase productivity and efficiency for all team members. Well, that is exactly what NCR is offering businesses just like yours. Listen in as local representative, Peter Bellanton, talks about how their POS systems are changing the game for business owners. Some of their features include mobile ordering, self-checkout and more!

Is your organization experiencing high turnover, low employee morale, or even a lack of interest to grow within? Tune into our latest episode as we dive into the world of organizational culture. Meet Adriana Vaccaro, CEO and Founder of Culture Redesigned. After years of working in HR she set out on her own to help companies show up and put their employees first. Their proven system is designed to help organizations implement intentional and effective cultures by focusing on their people. The end goal is to help more businesses create highly motivated and engaged teams that deliver exceptional results while being in an environment that they enjoy. 

How many of us actually know what a Doula does? We have heard the term but still have so many questions, right?! If you are pregnant or plan to be in the near future - this episode is for you. Learn about how Adwapa Asenso, owner of DoudouKare is providing a safe space for women and their spouses to be physically, emotionally and educationally supported during pregnancy in beyond with her services. We touch on the truth about postpartum depression, the reality of having a child when there is less support of family and friends then we all would like and the importance of being informed of your options and using your voice to advocate for your birth priorities. 

It's a fair statement to say most women feel intimidated walking into a car dealership. Listen in as Jessica Sarita, owner of Sara's Auto Sales explains how she is doing her part to not only make her dealership a comfortable place for women to find a car but also providing the missing step of educating prospective customers transparently on their credit and financing options to make better buying decision in the future.

 Calling all women! Eudora Mason has a special message for you - You are a Superhero. Remember that! Tune into this conversation as we learn about Eudora’s unique program, Women R Superheroes, which is helping women release what is holding them back to help regain their inner superpowers. She shares her own vulnerable journey of self-healing and self-love and is using it as her driver to make that powerful impact in others. 

Warning: this episode is going to make you hungry! Meet the Chef himself, Timothy Brumfield, as he shares his journey opening Big Belly Barbecue and how he is specializing in serving flavorful plates of seafood and barbecue dishes to our community. Fried lobster tail, fried crab legs, and juicy ribs.... are just a few popular items you can find on his menu. He delivers every Saturday to his loyal Worcester customers, listen in on how you can experience what everyone is talking about yourself! 

Enter into the world of grant writing. Meet Debbi Mallinson, the impact-driven Chief Executive Office and Founder of Magic Lamp Consulting. Listen in as she sheds light on her own experience of early success in fundraising that lead to her passion work for helping small and mid-sized non-profits grow with her effective grant writing techniques. If you are currently running a non-profit, you don't want to miss this episode!

Listen in as local Worcester entrepreneur, Briana Azier, shares how she proudly "rose out of the ashes of the pandemic" with her new business, Bri's Sweet Treats. Taking the chocolate game to the next level in Central Mass, she is offering delicious handmade artisan chocolate treats. Learn about which upcoming events you can find her at this year and how she can make your business set itself apart with customized treats to represent your business! 

Suffer from chronic or acute pain, inflammation, lack of sleep, depression, anxiety, hair loss? Listen in as we speak with Jean Gearty as she explains how she has brung an alternative way of healing to Central Massachusetts with red and infrared light therapy. This therapy emits wavelengths of light through your skin and into your cells that stimulate your body’s natural healing and regenerative processes which has been know to help with the above and much more.

Have you heard the news? Blue Flamingo is bringing Miami to the Woo! Tune in to this episode to learn how the owner, Paul Hernandez, is putting a new spin on his hosted events throughout the city. Additionally, Paul shares how Blue Flamingo is passionate about seeing small business owners of color succeed. With this in mind, Blue Flamingo will be launching a new platform for event and entertainment vendors to become a part of to provide additional exposure and lead generation. Oh, and did he just call Worcester a "tossed salad"?!

Get ready, in this episode we are about to enter into the world of casting and talent with a pioneer in the industry, Kristie Raymond. Kristie is the Founder of HumanKind casting +talent which proudly provides an authentic approach to casting talent, genuinely supporting storytelling that reflects today's social landscape and upending the traditional standard of beauty by including genuine faces of today's world. Listen now to hear her story and how she is on a mission to make important changes in the industry!

On this year's International Women's Day special, we get to know local entrepreneur, Cassandra Leite. She is the owner of New England Foundation Crack Repair. Cassandra shares her story with us how she got into the foundation repair business, the real journey it has been to defeat the odds against her to become where she is today, local Worcester organizations that have helped her along the way and why she takes pride in providing economical solutions to local homeowners across Massachusetts and beyond.

Meet Dominique Price, Worcester native and creator of the new board game BlackedOut Game. While home with friends one night during the pandemic he realized board games were missing something. He set out to create a game that was fun for all while educating and empowering players on black culture. Tune in to this episode to learn more how how to play this new game and more importantly where you can get it!

In this episode we talk about graphic design with local Worcester entrepreneur, David Gorham. He is the Founder of David Gorham Design, a graphic design business which specializes in assisting brand new small business start their branding efforts out on the right foot. Learn how David began his journey, the various creative services he offers small businesses and why he loves being an entrepreneur in Worcester so much! 

Have a business idea or looking to grow your current business? You are in luck! In this episode we mixed things up a little and invited a special guest, Margie Breault of Entrepreneurship For All. EforAll recently opened their doors in the Great Worcester area and are ready to provide business training, mentorship, an extended professional network... and cash prizes to program winners! Listen as Margie shares all the resourceful programs available to anyone with a dream to start or grow their business. 

Meet a local Worcester entrepreneur, Teranie Tirado-Rosa. Teranie shares her story with our listeners as she dives deep into her many professional accomplishments over the years, how she made it all happen and who helped her along the way. A self proclaimed serial entrepreneur, Realtor, Real Estate Investor, 2x Published Author and Empowerment Speaker. She is definitely a woman on the rise that we should be watching in our city. Tune in to learn more about Teranie