Today’s conversation is packed with heart, hustle, and pure Northern Michigan grit. Rose sits down with Brayton Farr — a triple-threat entrepreneur who’s elevating families, business owners, and communities across the lower peninsula. Brayton wears many hats: Senior Mortgage Loan Originator at Citywide Home Mortgage Life Insurance Professional with Farmers Insurance, specializing in family protection, wealth preservation, and key-person coverage Founder of Solutions By Farr,

In this episode, we sit down with Reed Hansen, Chief Growth Officer at MarketSurge and host of Inside Marketing with MarketSurge. Reed has helped startups and Fortune 500s build digital systems that scale revenue automatically. We dive into: How to build business growth machines that work while you sleep Where AI truly delivers ROI (and where it’s overhyped)

Bike-Powered Composting & Community Innovation with Carter’s Compost | Bullish on Business Podcast YouTube Description / Show Notes In today’s Bullish on Business episode, I sit down with the team behind Carter’s Compost, the pedal-powered, community-driven composting movement that’s changing how Traverse City thinks about food waste.

In this episode of Bullish on Business, I sit down with Evan Lefler, a passionate runner and supporter of Orchard Cleaning Services in Traverse City, Michigan, which is founded and owned by his wife, Erica Lefler. We talk about the mindset of a runner and how the same habits that drive Evan to keep logging miles—discipline, consistency, and grit—mirror the way Erica has built Orchard Cleaning Services into a trusted local brand serving Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Antrim, and Be

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Recognizing the glass ceiling is easy — you can see it, feel it, and bump your head against it every time you try to rise. But moaning about it doesn’t move it. The Lioness doesn’t waste energy on complaint; she channels it into creation. The GOSPA is your hammer — your blueprint for turning frustration into forward motion.

These 33 startups didn’t get lucky — they got aligned. They built solutions that mattered, proved scale fast, and told stories that caught fire If they can raise $100M, so can you. The difference is not opportunity — it’s execution, story, and timing. So charge forward like a bull — your exponential moment might be next.

A WATER TRAIL — a deeply moving exploration of water justice, community resilience, and environmental activism. And Turning Pain into Power!

Why Smart Founders Engineer Capital Like Mira Murati

Cashflow River Introduction Cash flow is the bloodstream of your business — when it’s healthy, everything moves; when it clogs, the body...

In this episode, I talk with author John Garavaglia about his writing journey, creative process, latest works, and how he connects with readers across genres. We explore themes of imagination, resilience, narrative craft, and what it takes to build a lasting author brand in today’s publishing world

Immigrant women entrepreneurship: Breaking Barriers: How Immigrant Women Thrive in Business

Rosalind Franklin - Unsung Heroine of DNA Still Teaches Us to Lead Like a Lioness

Trailblazing women like Leah Seay Anise and her peers remind us that growth isn’t about smooth roads—it’s about charging forward through discomfort. Today, choose to lean into the grit. Speak, act, and step into the ring.

Roxanne Orsak’s rise is proof that a Lioness doesn’t wait for authority — she builds it. Her story reminds us to keep charging forward, to put in the work across every arena, and to hold the door wide open for the next woman ready to roar.

She’s the first woman to complete the 4,800-mile North Country National Scenic Trail twice, and she’s authored 17 books spanning cozy mysteries, outdoor adventures, and inspirational essays.

Why do women still have to fight to be heard?

Why 3 Women-in-Business Secrets for Scaling with Kindness and Power Matter

Rose Odette, Author of Lead Like A Lioness Why   Introduction   Starting a business is one of the boldest moves a woman can make — and...

USA and China Trade Conflict Introduction Tariffs are the talk of the town. Too many businesses — women-owned and otherwise — are...