Episode 100: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Rob Bresnahan Jr., President and CEO of Kuharchik Construction. At age 19, and while attending college, Rob simultaneously took on the role of CFO of his family’s 3rd generation electrical contractor business. After purchasing the company, Rob grew it from 50 employees to 150. In this episode, Rob talks about effective leadership skills, building a great company culture, and giving back to the local community through various volunteer efforts.

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Episode 99: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Danny Lykens, Co-Founder of Kraken Boardsports. In this episode, Danny shares how he and his college classmate, Mike Grobinski, took their college engineering class project and turned it into a business, providing action sports athletes the speed they need on any surface and in any location. Designed by engineers/riders, their winch is handmade in their machine shop in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania. Danny also talks about product innovation and engineered design to make a better, faster, and more reliable product for their thrill seeking customers.

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Episode 98: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Connor Scalleat, President of Scalleat Hospitality and Co-Owner of The Canning House. In this episode, Connor shares the “secret sauce” to his family’s success in the restaurant industry and how he combined his passion for food and technology by creating NFTs of menu items from his restaurant, The Canning House. Connor also gives an overview of NFTs, blockchain technology, Web3, and how NFTs are going to change the future of how we communicate with one another, buy and sell goods/services, and transmit information.

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Episode 97: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Pittston Pennsylvania native, Mia “Mighty” Hopkins of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. In this episode, Mia shares her many ups and downs, from playing in multiple professional leagues throughout Europe, to a semi-pro team in Texas, where she suffered a near career-ending injury. Mia’s unstoppable mindset and determination to play the game landed her a tryout and ultimately a contract to play for the Globetrotters. Mia also talks about having a never-satisfied attitude, setting no limitations, and believing in yourself, even during the lowest points of your life. All of this ties together with Mia’s clothing brand, STARMIA®, whose mission statement is: “UNVEIL THE TRUTH.”

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Episode 96: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Chris Hacken, Founder and CEO of Loop Internet. From creating digital pets on a virtual pet website in the early 2000’s, to building a fiber optic internet service provider, Chris has always had a passion for all things internet-based. Chris shares his early ups and downs before finding his footing with his startup, Loop Internet, and how he built the company from a side-hustle to a full time job. Chris also shares some of the future plans for Loop!

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Episode 95: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Katherine Pohlidal, Director of the Bourger Women with Children Program at Misericordia University. In this episode, Katherine shares the history and culture of the coal mine region in NEPA and how it relates to the Sisters of Mercy establishing Luzerne County’s first four-year institution of higher education. From working in the prison system to higher education at Misericordia University, it is Katherine’s mission to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty through a two-generational model of providing single mothers the opportunity to complete a college degree while living on campus with their children. Katherine also talks about her latest venture, the Parent Pathways Program of NEPA. Funded by the Robin Hood Foundation, the program is modeled after Misericordia’s Women with Children Program to help single parents near the poverty line access opportunities for higher education or high skill trades.

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Episode 94: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Dr. Maria Montoro Edwards, CEO of Maternal & Family Health Services (MFHS).

From a recipient of the Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) program, to becoming the CEO of Pennsylvania’s largest provider of WIC, Maria’s story comes full circle in this episode.

Maria shares how her passion for art led her to build transferable skills that later in life gave her the opportunity to empower women, strengthen families, and provide a pathway to help relieve the cycle of poverty.

Maria also talks about manifesting goals and trusting the process.

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Episode 93: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Josh Ax, Owner of NEPA Property Investors. From rehabbing himself to rehabbing houses, Josh’s personal life and career come full circle as he shares his story of heroin addiction, his road to sobriety, and how it all led him to become a real estate investor.

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Episode 92: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Jenn Rushton, owner of The Dress Lounge. In this episode, Jenn shares how her life’s hardships have shaped her to become the person she is today. She also talks about reinventing yourself, building a great team, and how she uses social media to build her brand and market her business.

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Episode 91: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Bob Courtright, President of Courtright & Associates. In this episode, Bob gives his how-to on building/maintaining relationships both personally and professionally while growing your own business, why communication is so important, and how to confront problems head on. We also talk all things networking. Bob explains intentional networking, the do’s and don’ts of networking, and how to build and grow your business by leveraging relationships and networking through social media.

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Episode 90: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Jeff King, President and Owner of The Pest Rangers. In this episode, Jeff talks about taking risks, thinking outside the box, and his take on college vs. trade school. Jeff also shares how he built his business from a side-hustle to a full time career, now operating as a full-service residential and commercial pest-control company with multiple locations across Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Episode 89: #OnTheStacks in the blu door studio with Frank Bartoli, Founder and CEO of NEPA Inclusive. As a parent of a child with Down Syndrome, Frank started NEPA Inclusive, a platform of support services to give people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to live an inclusive life. In this episode Frank shares why he started NEPA Inclusive, the secret to his success, and what his daughter Ellie taught him about life.

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