The Aapricity Podcast

Interviews with Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Ann Arbor Area

Category: Business
Episode 9: Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor

Maggie Cease

Aug 29 2016




Today, I'm excited to bring you my conversation with Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor. We talk about all sorts of things, from how he ended up in Ann Arbor, to his path to becoming an attorney and a partner in the law firm of Hooper Hathaway, how he ...

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Episode 8: Joel Panozzo, Co-Owner of The Lunch Room

Maggie Cease

Aug 03 2016




Joel Panozzo is co-owner of The Lunch Room along with Phillis Engelbert.
Joel and Phillis started off hosting vegan brunches and dinner parties for friends in 2010, and then opened The Lunch Room food cart in the Mark's Carts courtyard in the summer o...

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Episode 7: Zohreh Abani, Founder of The Pars Center, A Persian Language and Culture School

Maggie Cease

Jul 24 2016




Zohreh moved to Michigan from Iran at the age of eighteen, and since then, has gone on to found the Pars Center, a Persian language and culture school dedicated to teaching the history, literature, and culture, of Iran and has been running it for over ...

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Episode 6: Mark Hodesh - Downtown Home & Garden, Mark's Carts, Bill's Beer Garden, and More

Maggie Cease

Jul 07 2016




Welcome to episode number 6 of the Aapricity Podcast! Today, I talk with Mark Hodesh. Mark is an Ann Arborite through and through. He started the Fleetwood Diner in 1972, and owned it nearly three years before selling it and purchasing Hertler Brothers...

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Episode 5: Hilary Lowe, Co-Owner of Literati Bookstore

Maggie Cease

Jun 22 2016





Welcome to the 5th episode of the Aapricity Podcast! Today, I'm delighted to bring you my interview with Hilary Lowe, who is Co-Owner of Literati Bookstore with her husband Mike Gustafson. Literati Bookstore opened in 2013, at a time when there were...

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Episode 4: Kate Mendeloff, Creator and Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Arb - What We Can Learn from Theater

Maggie Cease

Jun 07 2016






Thanks for joining me for the fourth episode of the Aapricity Podcast! My guest on today's show is Professor Kate Mendeloff, creator and artistic director of Shakespeare in the Arb. Now in it's 16th year, Shakespeare in the Arb takes place each J...

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Episode 3: Grace Hsia and Larrea Young of Warmilu - Non-Electric Warming Technology and Social Entrepreneurship

Maggie Cease

May 24 2016





Welcome to the third episode of the Aapricity Podcast! I'm super excited to bring you my interview with Grace Hsia, Co-Founder and CEO of Warmilu, and Larrea Young, Vice President of Warmilu.

Warmilu is a non-electric warming technology company....

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Episode 2: Josh Buoy and Chris Duncan, Partners at Snowday - Creating Ads, Web Videos, and other Films for The University of Michigan and Ann Arbor businesses

Maggie Cease

May 08 2016





Welcome to the second episode of the Aapricity Podcast. I'm super excited to introduce today's guests. First I want to let you know that the Aapricity Podcast is now available for listening on the iTunes Store and Google Play Music. So, whether you'...

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Episode 1: Ari Weinzweig, CEO of Zingerman's - Visioning, Anarchism, and Reuben Sandwiches in Ann Arbor

Maggie Cease

Apr 28 2016




Welcome to the first episode of the Aapricity Podcast! As a native Ann Arborite, I'm constantly inspired by the innovations going on right here in our own city. The Aapricity Podcast will feature the people behind these innovations, people who are work...

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