Inside Michigan Business: Recent Episodes
Jeff Sloan
Through insightful conversations with Michigan’s business newsmakers and movers and shakers, host Jeff Sloan explores trending business topics impacting our state’s business community, economy and consumers.
On this episode of Inside Michigan Business, we catch up with Tom Lyon and Terry Nelidov to discuss the Erb Institute, whose mission is “to create a sustainable world through the power of business."
Matt Cullen has contributed significantly to the great growth of our economy and on the leading edge of the revitalization of the city of Detroit and the surrounding regions. On this episode of Inside Michigan Business.
Host Jeff Sloan sits down with Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council to discuss key issues impacting entrepreneurs.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Jeff Sloan talks with Fred Molnar of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation about innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in Michigan.
Jeff talks with Troy Mayor Ethan Baker about politics, his plans for the city and how to foster a growing, thriving business community.
Mobility expert Sam Abuelsamid of Guidehouse Insights talks with guest host John Gallagher about the advantages of and challenges to the electric vehicle market as well as autonomous vehicles.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," host John Gallagher and Colin McMahon talk about the reach and potential of digital media, the pull of the entrepreneurial spirit in the Midwest and the role StartupNation can play.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Greg Powell of Indeed chats with Jeff about U.S. and Michigan hiring trends and the strengths of small businesses.
Jeff Sloan talks with angel investor Doron York about the excitement and importance of investing in early-stage businesses.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," SBAM President and CEO Brian Calley talks with Jeff Sloan about the organization's latest survey of small businesses.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," host Jeff Sloan talks with Joe Thiel about the work Innovate Marquette SmartZone does to nurture the tech startup community in the Upper Peninsula.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," guest host John Gallagher talks with British-born entrepreneur Randal Charlton, the man who turned TechTown into a crucial part of the startup ecosystem in metro Detroit. Charlton shares some secrets for early-stage startup success.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Crain's Detroit Business reporter Nick Manes and host Jeff Sloan discuss Detroit being named the No. 1 best startup ecosystem in the world. Hype or truth?
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Maureen Donohue Krauss of the Detroit Regional Partnership details what demands Michigan must satisfy to be a competitive, attractive market.
On this episode of "Inside Michigan Business," Ryan Landau of Purpose Jobs discusses the revitalization of Detroit and the Midwest and the changing expectations within the job market.
Detroit has something other major cities in the world don’t, DBusiness editor RJ King says: the ability to marry software with hardware. The emerging mobility innovation district, headlined by the revamped Michigan Central Depot, is among the exciting developments that will take Detroit to the next level.
Making sure diverse voices are heard – within the bank and the community – is a key tenet of Flagstar Bank’s commitment to diversity, Mary Mbiya says. The vice president, diversity and inclusion director, tells Jeff Sloan how Flagstar has been changed by DEI efforts and how that translates to better service – and how your company can do the same.
The president and CEO of TechTown Detroit, also the vice president of economic development at Wayne State University, talks with Jeff Sloan about the group’s pursuit of equitable growth, funding and access to opportunity for entrepreneurs. He shares success stories, but also explains the significant changes to communities that have to occur to draw a talented workforce to Michigan.
“Their talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.” Learn what Monica Wheat, executive director of Techstars and cofounder of Venture Catalysts, and Mobolaji Sokunbi of Dell Technologies have to say about DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) as it relates to women and people of color in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and how it can be a boon for businesses.
Howard Handler, president of 313 Presents, talks with Jeff Sloan about live events in Detroit and how the pandemic forced venues to get creative. Learn why artists consider Detroit a go-to destination and how the area is poised for growth. And just wait until you hear where Howard’s career has taken him.
The venture capital ecosystem in Michigan has evolved in great part due to the Michigan Venture Capital Association’s efforts to advocate for talent and growth, MVCA Executive Director Ara Topouzian says. He offers a primer on venture capital: what it is, how to get it, the importance of storytelling and why VC’s expansion is critical to Michigan.