We want to welcome you to The Small Nation Podcast where we share the valuable lessons that we’ve learned about entrepreneurship, real estate, economic development, and more. The point of this podcast is to create value for you, the listener, and to create a space to learn, talk about what’s trending, and inspire others.
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June 3, 202657 min
103 | Building a Healthy Community | The Small Nation Podcast Ft. Luciano Gomes
This is episode 103 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small-town success. Luciano Gomes is the owner of Legado Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio. Listen as Lu shares why a healthy community is so important and how he uses his business to make a difference in the lives of his students. Guest Links:Legado Brazilian Jiu-JitsuLegado Brazilian Jiu Jitsu FacebookLegado Brazilian Jiu Jitsu InstagramLuciano Gomes:FacebookSmall Nation:FacebookInstagramLinkedInXTikTokThe Small Nation PodcastWatch on YouTubeFriday Small Talk NewsletterJoin the Conversation | Making Small Successful Facebook GroupFollow Your Host:Jason DuffLinkedInFacebook
April 8, 202653 min
102 | Small Town Development | The Small Nation Podcast Ft. Katie Neason
This is episode 102 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Katie Neason is a rockstar, small town developer from Bryan, Texas. She came to visit Small Nation in Bellefontaine, Ohio to discuss the power of redevelopment in small markets. Guest Links:Katie Neason WebsiteKatie NeasonFacebookInstagramLinkedInSmall Nation:FacebookInstagramLinkedInXTikTokThe Small Nation PodcastWatch on YouTubeFriday Small Talk NewsletterJoin the Conversation | Making Small Successful Facebook GroupFollow Your Host:Jason DuffLinkedInFacebook
February 18, 2026Episode 10142 min
101 | Courage to Lease the Storefront | The Small Nation Podcast Ft. Jamie and Robin Burton
This is episode 101 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Mother and daughter duo, Robin and Jamie Burton, worked with Small Nation to take their mobile coffee shop into a storefront in downtown Bellefontaine. Allways Brewin’ has become a local favorite and has proven to be a successful addition to the existing coffee scene in the community. Guest Links:Allways Brewin’Allways Brewin’ FacebookAllways Brewin’ InstagramJamie Burton: FacebookRobin Burton:FacebookSmall Nation:FacebookInstagramLinkedInXTikTokThe Small Nation PodcastWatch on YouTubeFriday Small Talk NewsletterJoin the Conversation | Making Small Successful Facebook GroupFollow Your Host:Jason DuffLinkedInFacebook
February 5, 202554 min
100 | Entrepreneurial Evolution | The Small Nation Podcast Ft. Carly Bogard & Hannah Wischmeyer
This is episode 100 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. On this episode we host Carly Bogard and Hannah Wischmeyer to share their entrepreneurial journey as sisters and how their business has evolved through the years. Today the own and operated The Morning Riot in downtown Bellefontaine out of the Mainstreet Marketplace.
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January 22, 202555 min
99 | Living Life by Design | The Small Nation Podcast Featuring Donna Krech
Welcome to episode 99 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. On this episode we host health and wellness entrepreneur Donna Krech to talk about how to thrive in 2025 and live your life by design. She shares some of the valuable lessons she has learned from running multiple multimillion dollar businesses and how she helps other business owners take back control of their lives.
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January 1, 2025Episode 9850 min
98 | Navigating Public Relations | The Small Nation Podcast Featuring Hinda Mitchell
This is episode 98 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Public relations can be a difficult part of business to master. On this episode, we speak to the President and Founder of Inspire PR, Hinda Mitchell, to learn the importance of communicating well to the public along with some helpful tips and tricks.
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December 25, 2024Episode 9745 min
97 | Community Development Through the Arts | The Small Nation Podcast Featuring Andrew Crust
Welcome to episode 97 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Small Nation believes that the arts is one of the things that make our communities vibrant and unique and therefore play an important role in community development. On this episode, music director and conductor of the Lima Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Crust, shares how he engages the community in a small town through music!
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December 19, 2024Episode 9653 min
96 | Culinary Entrepreneurship | The Small Nation Podcast Featuring Rose Previte
This is episode 96 of The Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Many people have a dream to open their own restaurant, but there are often many hurdles along the path to do so. On this episode, we speak to Michelin Star winning restaurateur, culinary entrepreneur, and cookbook author Rose Previte about her entrepreneurial journey and how she continues to grow and expand her businesses!
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December 11, 2024Episode 9559 min
95 | Why Tourism Matters | The Small Nation Podcast Featuring Matt Staugler
Welcome to episode 95 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. In addition to sharing some of the highlights of his region, Executive Director of the Grand Lake Region CVB, Matt Staugler, shares his hypothesis on why tourism is so important to economic development and growth of our communities.
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December 4, 2024Episode 9455 min
94 | The Jeni's Ice Cream Story | The Small Nation Podcast Featuring John Lowe
This is episode 94 of the Small Nation Podcast! This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economic development, and small town success. Jeni's Ice Cream is a household brand and a fan favorite throughout the entire country. It was a pleasure to have the former CEO, John Lowe, share the Jeni's Ice Cream story and how it launched his career at Amok Consumer Growth Fund to help founders and CEOs scale their businesses into multiple locations. This is a great inspiring episode for leaders of organizations looking to grow and scale into the next level.
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