Episode 95 – Chris Taylor, Fisher’s Technology
More Than a Copier Business When Chris’ then father-in-law offered him the opportunity to turn around one of his companies, he jumped at the chance. Having a formal education as a Chemical Engineer and working in systems consulting he found he was interested in business and went on to get an MBA. With that background, […]
Episode 94 – Travis Fife, Alliant Security
Security and Peace of Mind After serving as an electronic warfare technician in the Navy for 6 years, Travis returned to civilian life and had to get a job. A national company, specializing in safes, had an opening and he was hired to be a local service technician for East Idaho and Western Wyoming. This […]
Episode 93 – Dan & Theresa Willis, All Hands Vending
In the Business of Giving Back Have you heard the saying, “You never truly know someone until you see how they react when their bag of chips gets stuck in the vending machine”? I’m sure we can all relate, however, Dan and Theresa Willis are determined to change that experience and give back in the […]
Episode 92 – Chanse Powell, Senior Solutions
Having been in senior care all of his career, Chanse Powell has always known that he wanted to help the senior population. He noticed that there was a serious information void when it comes to making decisions for aging parents or an aging spouse. “Seniors deal with a lot of loss, they deal with a […]
Episode 91 – Mitch Scott, Scotty’s Country Smokehouse
Wait, aren’t you Glenwood? Although we may have known them as Glenwood Smoked Meats, the sale of a production plant became an opportunity for rebranding and also came with a name change. “My father’s nickname was Scotty and we decided we would start using the name Scotty’s,” Mitch explained. Glenwood came from his father and […]
Episode 90 – Weston Barnes, Team Lionheart MMA
The Heart of a Lion Mixed martial arts is becoming more popular and Weston Barnes believes that it saved his life. Weston was a fighter for 11 years and in his last fight, he sustained an injury that took him out of the cage forever. “It was 4 or 5 months of not training and […]
Episode 89 – Eric Browning, Fin Fun
A Legacy of Fun and Family Many of us know Fin Fun as the company that created the first real swimmable mermaid tail but how many of us know it took 40 different business ideas for serial entrepreneurs Karen and Jerry Browning to hit on that successful idea? “They were always doing something and my […]
Episode 88 – Amy Romriell, Mrs. Powell’s Bakery
East Idaho Staple Amy Romriell has been baking since she was young. As a way to pass the time, she and her siblings decided to bake treats and learn the ways of the kitchen from her mom. This led to Amy’s love of baking and her starting a small catering business as her children were […]
Episode 87 – Mike Hunter, Domtec International
From Manure to Domes Storing large quantities is a good application for a dome building as well as hurricane and tornado shelters, but in the beginning, they started out as potato storage in East Idaho. As a young, newly married man, Mike had purchased some farmland in Hamer, Idaho. One day, while hauling manure from […]
Episode 86 – Andy Crossman, Journeys DDA
The Great of the Greats Some of us dream of one day being the boss of where we work, Andy Crossman made that happen. 10 years ago when he started working for Journeys DDA he had no idea that he’d own the business, but that’s exactly what happened. “In hindsight, it looks like my whole […]