Erie, PA entrepreneur Lisa Hansen joins the podcast to discuss her outdoor adventure gear company: Hikes and Hose. Throughout the conversation, Lisa will first talk about the origins of the company, along with how the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged the idea. Then, she'll talk product development and how its a family-driven process. Finally, she'll talk about the economic development programs that she's participated in, including the ErieMade Business Academy and the Ben Franklin Technology Partners' TechCelerator. At the time of this conversation, Hansen was in week 3 of the TechCelerator. She has since graduated from the program.

Check out the Hikes and Hose line of products today (hikesandhose.com).

Sponsored by: ⁠⁠Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership⁠⁠

This podcast is a product of the ⁠⁠NWPA Innovation Beehive Network⁠⁠. Most guests are clients that have used our free, grant-funded services.

Music: "Pamgaea," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Music by audionautix.com. Audionautix's "Roboskater" by Jason Shaw available via Creative Commons Attribution-International 4.0.

License: ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠, No changes were made.

Betsy Grinder joins the podcast to discuss her meal-prep/catering/personal chef enterprise: Your Daily Serving. Throughout our conversation, Betsy first talks about the environmental aspects of her business (food waste, canning, composting). Then, we discuss her growing customer base in Erie County and how social media has helped in this quest. And finally, she highlights some of her favorite restaurants in the Corry area and beyond.

Sponsored by: ⁠Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership⁠

This podcast is a product of the ⁠NWPA Innovation Beehive Network⁠. Most guests are clients that have used our free, grant-funded services.

Music: "Pamgaea," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0, ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

Music by audionautix.com. Audionautix's "Roboskater" by Jason Shaw available via Creative Commons Attribution-International 4.0.

License: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠, No changes were made.

Brian McCauley joins the podcast to discuss his non-profit: Flying for Veterans. We first touch on his military background, along with how that inspired this veteran service organization. Then, we talk about the process and pitfalls of starting/running a non-profit. And finally, we get into the organization's future plans.

Sponsored by: Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership

This podcast is a product of the NWPA Innovation Beehive Network. Most guests are clients that have used our free, grant-funded services.

Music:

Title: "Pamgaea," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Music by audionautix.com. Audionautix's "Roboskater" by Jason Shaw available via Creative Commons Attribution-International 4.0. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, No changes were made.