Interview with LEAD Award Winner Becky Puckett-Wood

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What are your five favorite pointers for career success? 1) Find a mentor, someone you can trust to be honest with you as you progress in your career 2) In all situations have a positive attitude, you always get further thinking the glass is half full versus half...

Interview with Lisa Armstrong, New Owner at Eat Local West Michigan

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What did you exactly do in Sacramento? I created a start up culinary tourism company, Local Roots Food Tours 7 years ago.  My company offered culinary walking tours in 3 different cities and different neighborhoods within those cities.  Each tour consisted of 6 to 7...

The Art of Coin Collecting

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Katherine Mullen is a longtime GRAPE member who runs the business side of Mullen Coins. We talked with her husband Pat Mullen of Mullen Coins about his business and his passion for coin collecting. What kinds of products and services does Mullen Coins provide? Our...

Bernie Kamps, Grand Rapids business veteran, talks 40 years of vision

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West Michigan has benefited significantly in both the short and long terms from businessmen with vision, determination, and a strong work ethic. The climate we enjoy today for commerce was built by all those who came before us. I talked to Bernie Kamps, a longtime...

YAC Brings Social Presence Into One Powerful Tool

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by John Potter for James Matthews How would you describe YAC in under 50 words? YAC is a marketing management platform for business. Our engagement, publishing and push messaging features bring social presence into one powerful tool and turn keystrokes into happier...

Owner Interview: Commercial Landscaping with Procare Landscape Management

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Summer is not yet over. Which means landscaping and lawn care are in full throttle for most of us. But for those of us who are not really pros at such work, a full service Grand Rapids commercial landscaping company like Procare Landscape Management can help....