The Unshakeables
The Unshakeables
The Unshakeables podcast dives into inspiring stories from real small business owners across America who power their communities every day. Join Stevie Baron, CEO of Chase for Business, and co-host Kathleen Griffith as they hear from guests who share their make-or-break moments that changed everything. Produced in collaboration with iHeartMedia's Ruby Studio, The Unshakeables has won multiple awar…
Making With Purpose: MakerFlo
Marc Pendergraft and John Modi have been in business together for almost as long as they've been friends ― and they met in middle school. As college students, they made women's shoes, but their real breakthrough came with MakerFlo, a wholesale business offering tumblers, cutting boards and other pr…
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Showing Up for Small Business: Live from Washington, D.C.
On this special episode, The Unshakeables heads to Washington, D.C. Stevie Baron, CEO of Chase for Business, was joined by five small business owners who spent the day on Capitol Hill to talk about issues that matter most. Join Stevie, as he sits down with Arielle Elliott, CEO of the Washington…
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Eyes in the Sky: Flying Lion
Barry Brennan and Steven Katz built Flying Lion around a simple but ambitious idea — put drones in the sky to protect people on the ground. They pioneered a “drone as first responder” business for private security and commercial operations. It was a niche few were willing to bet on, but Barry went …
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Who You Work With: Multi-Axis Technologies
Daisy Kelly and Jay Simpson met working at Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos. When they decided to start Multi-Axis Technologies — a machine shop in Kent, Washington — they used personal savings to purchase secondhand machines and sign a five-year lease before they had a sing…
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Built to Keep Going: Elon Elezra
Elon Elezra moved to Alabama for college and never left. A gig fixing iPhones in his dorm room turned into running storefronts for the largest reselling platform in the world, doing roofing repair, and buying real estate. He spent years treating every venture as a classroom, seeing a lesson in ever…
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The Hat That Changed Everything: Siegelman Stable
Max Siegelman had a logo before he had a brand — borrowed from his father's harness racing stable, Siegelman Stable. The logo felt like it was meant to be on a hat, so when the pandemic hit, Max put $600 down and started making them. No outside money, no rapid scaling. He funded each production run…
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Ninety Years of Noodles: Borgatti's Ravioli & Egg Noodles
Christopher Borgatti learned the business from his father. His son, Christopher, learned it from him. Since 1935, four generations of Borgattis have been rolling pasta in the same Bronx shop through the Depression, through WWII, through changing neighborhoods, through the internet age and through a…
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Unravel, Rebuild, Repeat: OSOMTEX
Patricia Ermecheo always knew she would build something. She just didn’t know what — until she saw mountains of discarded clothing headed for landfills. When she couldn’t find a way to break textiles back down into usable fiber, she built one. That company became OSOMTEX. But building a solution no…
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Is AI Here to Help You Grow, Build, or Replace Your Business?: Live from SXSW
Everyone's talking about AI. In boardrooms, in government and around the kitchen tables — it's everywhere. But what does it actually mean for small businesses, and how are they using it to get ahead? Recorded live at South by Southwest, Ben and Kathleen are joined onstage by Oz Woloshyn — journ…
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Who’s Running the Shop?: Gretna Machine Shop
Nubia Perez had a plan for her life — marry abroad, raise trilingual kids and build something global. But when her father fell ill, Gretna Machine Shop needed her more than her plans did. The family business was suddenly without direction, and Nubia stepped in to put out fires. But the business did…
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