Welcome to Episode 25 of The Plant Your Flag Podcast. Our guest is Kate Glaser! TV Journalist, Entrepreneur, Founder of Hope Rises News Non-Profit, Hope Rises Network, and a Western New York Community Leader!

Kate Glaser is our biggest star to date on The Plant Your Flag Podcast, and we're very glad she decided to come on and share her story with us! Jer is also back in the host seat, bringing us good questions and good times.

Special Guest Kate Glaser tells us her story of how she got started and how she founded her nonprofit Hope Rises News, a station dedicated to telling stories of uplifting deeds and spreading kindness and care in the community. In the episode of the Podcast, Kate shares with us her philosophy for doing good and keeping up with running her nonprofit, as well as who she is and what inspired her to "plant her flag" and start her mission

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

We're back! On this episode of Plant Your Flag, Robert Kropczynski and Mike Bean talk about Rob's business, Creekside Business Consulting. Rob started his business one year ago and talks about how he built it into something special from the ground up.

Join us on this episode of The Plant Your Flag Podcast to be in the know about small and large Western New York businesses. See behind the scenes into real business owners' lives and what inspires them to plant their flag.

Thank you for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast. If you liked this podcast, be sure to check out our other episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

On this episode of the Plant Your Flag Podcast, we have Dr. Stephanie West, who is an immensely successful woman. Recently, she's planted her flag as a business owner to do consulting for veterinary practices. She is also the author of a recently released book! S.O.A.P. For Success. A book to make you love your business again and simplify your operations so you can focus on your mission.

Mike and Dr. West have known each other for a while, and it's truly an honor to have her on our podcast. They talk about entrepreneurship, business consulting, and business operations, Soap for Success, and more on this episode of the podcast

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

We can't believe we've been doing this podcast for so long. We are so excited to share more stories of business owners, personal successes, and planting your flags.

In this episode, Mike and Jer recap the 6 guests we've had on the podcast since last time we did one of these. Jeff Zoerb, Steve Kottakis, Mike Austin, Lindsay Giardina, Tracey McCormick, and Dan Kautz. We'll share our key takeaways and try to put their words into perspective.

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Welcome back to the Plant Your Flag podcast, where we host business owners who took the risk to start their own business and plant their flag. Join us now to witness an incredible business success story!

Today, we are joined by Tracey McCormick, who speaks to Jer about how she and her husband started their company, National Restroom Trailers (NRT). She started this company over eight years ago, and since then, they have been growing their business into something truly special.

Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast if you liked the podcast, be sure to check out our other podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Welcome back to The Plant Your Flag Podcast. In Episode 19, Mike sits down with Lindsay Giardina, founder of Prestige Administrative Consulting, a Buffalo-based business that helps entrepreneurs reclaim their time and streamline their operations.

Lindsay shares how she took her 20+ years of experience in operations and turned it into a thriving solo consultancy. For over 8 years, Lindsay has built a reputation as the behind-the-scenes support system that helps business owners stay in their zone of genius.

Join us for another powerful conversation as we uncover what it takes to run a business behind the curtain, and how Lindsay helps other founders stop doing it all themselves—and start working smarter.

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-your-flag-with-bean-media/id1736171111

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

The Startup Story of how 3 bachelor's, about to head down the aisle, became business owners is an interesting one. Yeah, it almost sounds like a Judd Apatow movie. Join us for the premiere of the 2nd season of Plant Your Flag. In this episode, Mike Austin, a co-owner at Stag Pack, Imagine Pack, and Mafia Pack, joins Jeremy Mountain to tell us about how he and his fellow bachelors planted their flag as business owners and embarked down the entrepreneurial road. First, they started with raffle gifts for groomsmen, but through unexpected turns, they had to pivot to land on their feet and to ultimately make their business a success. This is an impressive journey.
Mike talks about how he always wanted to have his own business. Whether that was his own invention or owning a company, he always strived to make his unique and creative ideas work.
Tune in to catch this amazing story unfold.

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Imagine Pack: imaginepack.com
Mafia Pack: mafiapack.com

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

Welcome back to The Plant Your Flag Podcast. Here In Episode 17, Mike speaks with Steve Kottakis, the owner of Nickel City Property Management. Steve tells his story from how he moved into the Buffalo area from New Jersey and learned the area through his investments in real estate, and how he became a property manager.

Steve began his journey only a handful of years ago. He worked for many years in the corporate world before taking the risk to plant his flag and become his own boss. He took his experiences and turned them into assets for his new company, Nickel City Property Management, where he manages his clients' rental properties as well as many of his own.

Come with us to enjoy another amazing story with another amazing owner as we learn the secrets of the property management business and the relationship business.

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This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!