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Through inspirational videos, podcasts, and features, learn how Detroit entrepreneurs have built and grown their of businesses. From start-up to stay-up.
Joe Renkiewicz
Henry the Hatter
Joe Renkiewicz of Henry the Hatter is thinking about longtime owner Paul Wasserman, family, employees, and customers during this crisis.
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Cherri Harris
Swint Logistics Group, Inc
Cherri Harris of Swint Logistics Group, Inc shares practical thinking, and she’s still hopeful about the future.
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Clement FAME Brown
ThreeThirteen
Clement FAME Brown reflects on a difficult year of construction delays heading into the COVID-19 crisis, and shares how he is adapting his business as a result.
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Carol Himelhoch
Himelhoch's
“In the 1940s, my dad helped start the careers of Calvin Klein and Estee Lauder. If I go back in history, we help designers get discovered. It’s in our blood.” The Detroit legacy brand relaunched as an online retail platform in 2018, featuring indie fashion designers from Detroit, other parts of the United States, and even abroad.
Gias Talukder
Bengal Auto Sales
More than a neighborhood car dealer, Gias Talukder has earned the trust of his customers, becoming known as a man with answers in Detroit’s Bengali community.
Brandon Seng & Mark Coe
Michigan Farm to Freezer
The idea for Michigan Farm to Freezer is simple - pick Michigan-grown farm-fresh fruits and veggies, then freeze at the peak of freshness for year-round goodness. Co-founders, Brandon Seng and Mark Coe talk about their unexpected journey from a northern Michigan farmers market and school lunch program to Detroit's historic Eastern Market and homes, state-wide.