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  • Whether You’re a Fortune 500 or a Small Manufacturing Outfit, Dan Catalano Understands the Right Banking Partner is a Big Deal

    Whether You’re a Fortune 500 or a Small Manufacturing Outfit, Dan Catalano Understands the Right Banking Partner is a Big Deal
    Dec 4 2024
    Dan Catalano, a former Fortune 500 manufacturing executive and long-time board member, shares how he became acquainted with Heritage Bank — first experiencing the personal character of its leadership, then learning why smaller banks are sometimes the best fit for businesses, even large ones. Also, he shares his newest passion, building up the efficiency and profitability of small manufacturers in Ohio through a nonprofit called TechSolve. If you’re running a small manufacturing outfit in the Buckeye State or thinking of starting one, learn how the environment for manufacturing has shifted in favor of small domestic companies and how TechSolve is available to help your company compete and succeed. Heritage Bank. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min
  • Building a Family Business To Thrive In All Economies

    Building a Family Business To Thrive In All Economies
    Nov 12 2024
    If your business needs help with building, Hermes Construction could be the right partner. From helping customers develop an upfront budget, to producing a rendering of the finished building to overseeing the entire construction process, Hermes Construction provides A to Z support for any commercial construction project. Learn how evolving in response to the market has kept Hermes Construction a viable, profitable family business. From the day the founder pivoted from residential construction to storage units, and later when the two brothers pivoted from owning storage units to building storage facilities for other entrepreneurs as well as a range of commercial construction projects, Hermes Construction has thrived by reading the market. Presented by Heritage Bank, specializing in small business banking. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    18 min
  • Cammy Dierking & Her Husband, John Graf, Disrupt the Shipping Industry

    Cammy Dierking & Her Husband, John Graf, Disrupt the Shipping Industry
    Sep 25 2024
    You know Cammy Dierking as a consummate broadcast journalist and popular local anchor. If you’re in the commercial construction industry, you might have met her husband, John Graf. But did you know they are the owners of a successful manufacturing operation in Loveland, Ohio? Listen to the story of two cautious people who took a leap of faith that has transformed how they imagined their “golden years” and shown them how to transfer skills from their former lives while building new competencies. And if your business involves shipping products across the country or around the world, or if you depend on products shipped from several states or countries away, you will definitely want to hear more about KickStops. The products Graf Manufacturing is producing in Loveland, Ohio, are saving some of the world’s leading companies big dollars and disrupting the shipping industry. Presented by Heritage Bank, specializing in small business banking. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    16 min
  • Former News Anchor Cammy Dierking & Husband John Graf Start Second Acts as Entrepreneurs

    Former News Anchor Cammy Dierking & Husband John Graf Start Second Acts as Entrepreneurs
    Sep 11 2024
    You know what Rob Braun’s up to these days, but what about his long-time colleague Cammy Dierking? Would you believe she spends her days driving a forklift? Catch up with Cammy Dierking, former Channel 12 anchor, and her husband, John Graf, as they share their entrepreneurial journey with Rob. Find out what Graf Manufacturing produces and how the couple decided to make manufacturing their joint second act. Presented by Heritage Bank, specializing in small business banking. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    22 min
  • Entrepreneurship Can Seem Like a Three-Ring Circus. One Ex-Clown & Heritage Bank Customer Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way.

    Entrepreneurship Can Seem Like a Three-Ring Circus. One Ex-Clown & Heritage Bank Customer Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way.
    Aug 28 2024
    What kind of a bank takes a chance on an ex-Ringling Brothers Circus Clown? The kind of bank who knows its community. The kind of bank who can’t be scared off by a unique loan structure. The kind of bank who recognizes a strong business plan and the opportunity to help a struggling community find its mojo again. In this episode of How You Make It, the founder of Circus Mojo & Bircus Brewing Co. shares the ongoing journey of one of the more unique successful small businesses Heritage Bank has backed. Presented by Heritage Bank, specializing in small business banking. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 min
  • Thinking Through Your Succession Plan

    Thinking Through Your Succession Plan
    Aug 14 2024
    So many entrepreneurs are caught up in launching, growing, pivoting or just getting the work of their business done day-to-day, they neglect to think about retirement until very late in the day. Whether you are considering wrapping things up in five years, 10 years or 15 years, that’s a conversation you need to have with your business attorney. Presented by Heritage Bank, specializing in small business banking. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    17 min
  • Finding a Good Business Attorney Is Key Part of Your Business Plan

    Finding a Good Business Attorney Is Key Part of Your Business Plan
    Jul 31 2024
    In this episode, Brian Dunham of Dunham Law explains why entrepreneurs should not wait until they run into a legal issue before forging a relationship with an attorney focused on counseling small businesses. In fact, you shouldn’t hang out your shingle or accept your first order before you meet with an attorney who can ensure your company is set up right from the beginning. Don’t miss this episode. Presented by Heritage Bank, specializing in small business banking. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 min
  • Like Father, Like Son

    Like Father, Like Son
    Jun 13 2024
    We launched this episode in mid-June because we just couldn’t resist the timing: It’s our Father’s Day edition! Rob Braun has been a serial entrepreneur his entire adult life, and it has apparently rubbed off on his namesake, Robert Braun. In this edition of How You Make It, Rob Braun, interviews his son, Robert Braun, about his entrepreneurial journey. Learn why Robert left a great corporate job to make a side-gig his full-time passion. Find out how he’s parlayed the skills he burnished in corporate America into his company. Listen to how Robert leverages his family’s skills and experience to run and grow his business. Presented by Heritage Bank, specializing in small business banking. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 min