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Southside Voices

Southside Voices

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 Welcome to Southside Voices, the show that spotlights the business owners and community leaders shaping Johnson County and the Southside of Indianapolis.Each week, your hosts Jennifer Denney and Scott Gilcrest sit down for candid conversations about what it really takes to build, run, and grow a business today. Real stories. Real challenges. Real lessons.
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Episodes
  • Retail Grind, Real Growth - Sara Slaughter - Brianne’s Boutique

    Retail Grind, Real Growth - Sara Slaughter - Brianne’s Boutique
    Feb 17 2026
    People love to say, “How hard can a boutique be? You buy cute clothes and people show up.” Sara Slaughter smiles at that, because she has lived the real version. The one where you are the buyer, the trainer, the marketer, the problem-solver, and sometimes the IT department too.

    Sara talks about the early years of Brianne’s Boutique, when they were still figuring out what the store really was, how to reach the right customers, and how to keep showing up even when the learning curve was steep.

    Now, with 15 years behind them and a bigger move coming in summer 2026, she’s still playing to win. Not by chasing trends, but by building trust, creating a real in-store experience, and sticking to one simple motto: bigger isn’t better, better is better.
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    21 mins
  • Hospitality, Grit, Greenwood - Jeremiah Hamman - Founder of Mo's A Place for Steaks

    Hospitality, Grit, Greenwood - Jeremiah Hamman - Founder of Mo's A Place for Steaks
    Feb 10 2026
    In this episode of Southside Voices, Jeremiah Hamman shares the behind-the-scenes story of bringing Mo’s A Place for Steaks to Greenwood from the hush-hush deal-making and “math has to math” decisions to what it’s like leading a team of 100+ people.

    We also get into why purpose matters more than money, how community partnerships (Aspire Economic Development + Chamber Alliance, the Office of the Mayor, and Perry Township Schools) shaped early giveback efforts, and how a charitable wine dinner connected to the Graham & Courtney Rahal Foundation turned hospitality into impact.
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    32 mins
  • Why Cheap Work Gets Expensive - Becca Daly - Balanced Beauty

    Why Cheap Work Gets Expensive - Becca Daly - Balanced Beauty
    Feb 3 2026
    Pricing gets weird when it comes to your beauty. Becca Daly of Balanced Beauty doesn’t dodge that tension. She talks openly about why she refuses to be the cheapest option, what it actually costs to do things safely, and how years of training, mistakes, and confidence changed how she values her work.

    This conversation isn’t about Botox trends or flashy results. It’s about trust, long-term thinking, and learning when to stop competing on price and start competing on quality. Becca shares what she learned the hard way, why cutting corners usually costs more, and how valuing yourself changes everything.

    Check out Balanced Beauty at https://www.balancedbeautymedicalaesthetics.com/
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    13 mins
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