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The Positively West Virginia Podcast
Can anything good come out of West Virginia? Tune in weekly to the Positively West Virginia Podcast, where we feature in-depth interviews with the business leaders and entrepreneurs making a positive impact on our state.
Episodes
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Racer X: Bringing Motocross and Supercross News to the Mountain State
Davey Coombs is the owner of Racer X, headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia. Racer X, which started as an underground newspaper in 1988, is now the…
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Stewart Design: Creating an Image
Blake Stewart owns the company Stewart Design which is headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia. Stewart design is an award-winning graphic design and print…
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National Small Business Week Honors PWV Participants
National Small Business Week was recognized in West Virginia on May 5 to 11, 2019. As part of the celebration of the best that the Mountain State has to offer…
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Sparkle Janitorial Supply: Cleaning the Mountain State
Julie Zuercher is the owner of Sparkle Janitorial Supply in Morgantown, WV. Julie grew up in Kingwood, WV. After graduating from Preston High School she…
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Koury Geosteering: Heading in the Right Direction
Chad Koury is the owner of Koury Geosteering, an oil and gas consultant company, located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Koury Geosteering provides geological…
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Protex: Securing the Mountain State
Justin Dalton is the owner of ProTex, headquartered in Morgantown, WV. ProTex specializes in providing complete turn key security solutions for both…
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Get Fit: A Healthy, on the Go, West Virginia
Ray Glymph is the owner of Get Fit Juices & Shakes, headquartered in Morgantown, WV. Get Fit is a health and wellness brand started in 2018, featuring fresh…
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Mountain State Waste: Not a Waste
J.P. Phillips is the Vice President of Mountain State Waste Headquartered in Weston, West Virginia. Mountain State Waste provides residential and commercial…
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Agile5 Technologies: Proactive Planning, Agile Execution
Lisa Fritsch is the owner of Agile5 Technologies, headquartered in Fairmont, WV. Agile5 Technologies specializes in information technology services of design…
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IT Mindshare: One of the Most Trusted and Recognized Technology Firms in West Virginia
Jeremy Harris is the CEO of IT Mind Share. Located in Morgantown, WV. Jeremy was just named the SBA West Virginia Veteran owned small business of the year by…
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Gat Creek: Lean Manufacturing in the Mountain State
Gat Caperton is president of Gat Creek, located in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Gat Creek is a West Virginia manufacturer of solid wood home furniture. Gat…
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West Virginia Manufacturers Association: Manufacturing Across the State
Rebecca McPhail is the president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association located in Charleston, West Virginia. Rebecca joined the WVMA as its president…
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geotees: A T-shirt Experience
David Miller is the founder of geotees, located in Charleston, West Virginia. The brand concept for geotees was inspired by what David calls the experience…
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Batch Pro Solutions: Paying it Forward
Heather Henderson is the owner of Batch Pro Solutions, located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, in Harrison County. Batch Pro Solutions has spent the last decade…
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Appalachian Glass: The Family that Creates Together
Todd Turner is with Appalachian Glass which is located in Weston, West Virginia. He is a third generation glass blower. Back in 1982 Todd's father, Chip…
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Innovation Abounds: Shake it up, Shake it out
Jesica Temple is the CEO of Innovation Abounds and her brand of products called SHAKE It OUT located in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia in Greenbrier County…
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CrossFit Morgantown: Recognizing Your Full Potential
Jeff Giosi is the owner of CrossFit Morgantown along with his wife, Sarah. Their CrossFit gym is located in Morgantown. Their mission is using fitness as a…
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WV Market: Made in West Virginia
Parween Mascari, a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, is an entrepreneur, attorney, adjunct professor at West Virginia University and is an administrative…
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Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers: Let's Get Fyzical!
Lincoln Kinkade is a physical therapist and he is also a consummate entrepreneur. He is also the founding owner of Dynamic Therapy which is now doing business…
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Screech Owl Brewing: Small Batch Brewing Making Their Mark
Roger and Crista Johnson are the owners of Screech Owl Brewing. Screech Owl is located not far from the Maryland and Pennsylvania borders in Preston County…
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Positively WV: Year in Review 2018
Each week for the past 52 weeks, I've interview West Virginia business leaders and shared their success stories with listeners all across America on our…
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Mountain State Capital: Funding the Future of West Virginia
Mike Green serves as the chairman of the West Virginia Growth Investment Fund and managing director of Mountain State Capital. In these roles, Mike provides…
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Ridge Roasters Coffee: Couple Turns Love of Coffee into Successful Business
Ryan Lemley is the owner of Ridge Roasters Coffee. Ridge Roasters Coffee is a roasting company that locally roasts the finest coffees from Honduras, Ethiopia…
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Appalachian Distillery: Former Miner Strikes Gold with Moonshine
Dwayne Freeman is the owner of Appalachian Distillery. Appalachian Distillery is a family owned business that makes premium sour mash moonshine, whiskey, and…
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Progressive Industries: Forward Progress
Heather Cyphert is the Managing Director of four companies that she and her husband own, based in Westover, West Virginia. Those companies include: Precision…
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Premier Tax Consulting, LLC: How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Will Affect WV Businesses
Danny Fink is the president of Premier Tax Consulting LLC. Premier Tax Consulting specializes in working with small to midsize businesses primarily in North…
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Figaretti Manufacturing and Distribution: Wheeling family's sauce recipe endures
Tony Figaretti is the owner of Figaretti Manufacturing and Distribution Incorporated. In the early 1940s, Tony's grandparents and their five sons began…
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What do lavender, honey bees and sailboats have in common? – Wonder Valley Farm
Sierra Cox is the co-owner of Wonder Valley Farm, a veteran-owned agritourism business in Gandeeville, West Virginia that concentrates on lavender, bees, and…
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GLOgames Basketball: Bringing light to the night
Ruston Seaman is the managing partner of New Vision Renewable Energy, a non-profit social enterprise. He also founded GLOgames Basketball, a company that…
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West Virginia High Technology Foundation: Keeping Technology in Our State
James L. Estep has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the High Technology Foundation in Fairmont, West Virginia, since June of 2000. The High…
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Touchstone Research Laboratory: Innovation is Developed Beside I-70
Brian Joseph is president and CEO of Touchstone Research Laboratories, in Triadelphia, West Virginia. The company was founded by Brian in the 1980s right out…
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Wheeling Truck Center incorporated: From Wheeling to the World
Chad Remp is operations manager of Wheeling Truck Center incorporated, a family owned business in Wheeling, West Virginia. The company was founded in 1933 and…
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Warwood Tool Company: Forging World Class Tools in WV
Logan Hartle is the president of Warwood Tool Company in Wheeling, West Virginia. For 164 years the Warwood Tool Company has forged world class, 100% U.S.A…
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Daniel Vineyards: Premier Vineyard for the State
Chad Daniel is the co-owner of Daniel Vineyards in Crab Orchard, West Virginia. Daniel Vineyards, founded in 1990, is a family owned and operated conservation…
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Mountain State Wellness: Increasing West Virginia's Human Vitality
Drs. Lucas and Amy Watterson cofounded Mountain State Wellness in Morgantown, WV in 2002. Since then their practice has continued to grow every year and has…
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Allegheny Science and Technology (AST): Moving into the Commercial Sector
Arria Hines serves as CEO and President at Allegheny Science and Technology (AST). She proudly wears other hats as well: award-winning entrepreneur, successful…
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Special Edition: West Virginia Business Outlook - Forecasting WV's Economy with John Deskins
John Deskins, PhD serves as Assistant Dean, Director of the BBER and as an associate professor of economics at the College of Business and Economics at WVU…
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Forge Business Solutions: From School Board to Board Room
Forge Business Solutions is a veteran-owned business founded upon the principle of service above self. President and CEO, Frank Vitale started Forge to help…
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Special Edition: Alignment 2018, WV Small Business Conference
This is a special edition of the Positively West Virginia podcast. Jim talks about Alignment 2018 and recaps some of the events like John Deskins session and…
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Happiness is a State of Mine: West Virginia
Happiness is a State of Mine is a new WV based company looking to not only provide a comfortable, well-made product to fellow West Virginians, but also aim to…
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KeyLogic: Providing Solutions for Your Business
KeyLogic is a leading provider of professional services and engineering solutions for research and development technologies that transform how federal agencies…
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WV Eye Consultants: Better Vision for the Mountain State
WV Eye Consultants provides you with the most technically advanced and compassionate care at all of their seven convenient locations in Southern West Virginia…
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Sunbelt: The New Bridge Between Buyers and Sellers of Businesses
Sunbelt has an extensive network that will enable you to find your dream business. Based on your industry and location, Sunbelt professionals will search…
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Mountain View Solar: Renewable Energy for the Mountainstate
Mountain View Solar is deeply rooted in their local community. They had a start in the custom home building industry, and over those years became known as one…
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Preston County Workshop: Enhancing the Community's Workforce
Preston County Workshop is a 501(c)3 non-profit, certified by the State of WV as a Community Rehabilitation Program, located in Reedsville, WV. Their mission…
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EscapeWorks: A Playground for Your Brain
EscapeWorks has brought the excitement of live-action "escape" games to the Ohio Valley. Located in Weirton, West Virginia, they're just 20 minutes west of…
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Ascension Recovery Services: Combating Substance Use Disorder in West Virginia
When Doug Leech, founder and CEO of Ascension Recovery Services and West Virginia Sober Living, formerly known as Morgantown Sober Living, needed treatment, it…
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WV Fruit & Berry: Fruit Preserves, Fruit Butters, and now Fruit Wines!
A collection of all-natural preserves and fruit wines with varieties of berries and fruits native to the Appalachian region. Their full selection of fresh…
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Mountain State Software Solutions: Future Proof Software Solutions for Smart Brands
Mountain State Software Solutions (MS3) specializes in solution engineering and software integration for both commercial and federal customers. Their…
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American Muscle Docks and Fabrication®: From WV to the World
American Muscle Docks and Fabrication® has the mission to build stronger, simpler, and more aesthetically pleasing dock systems and dock hardware for…
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Learn From a Top Executive Coach: Get Edified. Get Results.
Ed DeCosta is one of the most engaging executive coaches and thought leaders of our time. He delivers results with companies of all sizes, from high tech…
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Align HR: Helping Small Businesses with their Human Resources in West Virginia
Align HR was founded on the desire to take Human Resources to a new level. And after many years of success in the human resources industry, they believe that…
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Kreinik Manufacturing: Lace Up Your Shoes with C.A.K.S. Laces Made from Kreinik Threads
Kreinik Manufacturing is a family-owned business that started in Jerry and Estelle Kreinik's home in early 1970s. Estelle was a needle worker, who basically…
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Mountain Rides, LLC: Racing Through West Virginia
Mountain Rides, LLC is a company promoting cycling adventures across the beautiful mountain state.
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Express Employment Professionals: Leading Staffing Provider:
Express Employment Professionals is one of the top staffing companies in the U.S. and Canada. Every day, they help people find jobs and provide workforce…
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The Custard Stand: Marketing Campaigns for Restaurants
Dee and Angie Cowger continued a family tradition and opened The Custard Stand in 1991 as a take-out dairy bar in Webster Springs, West Virginia. The Cowgers…
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Micro Produce: Promoting Sustainable Agriculture within the Allegheny Mountains
Micro Produce was founded under the shared principles of its parent company Allegheny Genesis LLC; to promote seasonal sustainability by encompassing the…
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Mountaineer Brand: Everything You Need for a Perfect Beard
Mountaineer Brand was founded in 2013, somewhat by chance. Their founder, Eric Young, was growing his traditional Fall beard when he began to research beard…
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Landis Realty: Failure is Not an Option
Landis Realty is in the heart of Canaan Valley and they are ready to serve you! Their mission is to offer "Distinctive Customer Service and Professional…
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Healthcare Management Solutions: Making a Positive Impact on Healthcare Delivery in the US
Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC (HMS) is an exceptional business whose unique capabilities involve purposeful integration of clinical expertise with…