In the Small Business Spotlight, Joe Connolly sits down weekly with a successful small business owner for an in depth conversation on how they got their start and where they are today.
WCBS 880 Small Business Spotlight
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bill Taubner, the president of Ball Chain Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Mount Vernon, NY.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Wizard Studios founder and CEO Matthew Saravay about how his production and events business grew out of the COVID pandemic on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso chat with Cory Schouten, editor-in-chief of Crain's New York Business on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso speak with Ellen Aschendorf, president of Egg Electric, Inc. on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso catch up with Kathryn Wylde, the president and CEO of the influential Partnership for New York City business group on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Busola George, founder of SoL-I Movement Center on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Hoek Home founders Conor Coghlan and Brian Chu about how they are essentially competing against Ikea for space in the DIY home furniture space.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bronx Fashion Week founder Flora Montes on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
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Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jonathan Bowles, executive director of the Center for an Urban Future.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bill Aulet, managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Ethernet Inventors Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jessica Spaulding of Harlem Chocolate Factory about her long journey from her mother's kitchen to running a growing local chocolate brand and jumping economic hurdles.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk with Reid Garton, CEO of NY State Solar and board member of New York Solar Energy Industries Association.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Rich Cohen, son of the "World's Greatest Negotiator" Herb Cohen.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso look at a business program in Connecticut with a strong track record, called the Women's Business Development Council, which provides practical operational and marketing training.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso catch up with Doug Grater of Something Else who has found ways to grow his business during the pandemic.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso look at the business environment in Queens with Justin Rodgers, president and CEO of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Ariel Palitz, the senior executive director of New York City's Office of Nightlife.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso catch up with Kim Duncan of goldenlight visions for a Small Business Spotlight survival update.
Slice founder Ilir Sela tells Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso about his digital platform for local pizzarias and how it enables these small businesses to maximize revenues within their core customer base.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Stephanie Cartin, co-founder of Socialfly and Entreprenista on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Joe Shomberg, president of Viking Equipment of Connecticut, which is installing chargers for electric vehicles at homes, dealerships and gas stations nationwide.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman of RXR Realty about the future of New York City's office buildings and what it will take for the city to be competitive in a post-pandemic environment.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Kickstarter's chief strategy officer Jon Leland about the crowdsourcing platform's pilot program of a four-day work week for all employees and whether productivity has increased.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso speak with Randy Peers, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Connecticut's Adam Goldberg whose @PopUpBagels are getting traction in Manhattan and growing rapidly by word-of-mouth.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg of Valerie Wilson Travel.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Regina Myer of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and Dan Kaplan of design and architectural firm FX Collaborative about the growth outside of Manhattan.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso chat with Steven Gentile, president and co-owner of Adventureland on Long Island, about running an amusement park business in 2022.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Chris Alepa, founder of Five Dimes Brewery in Westwood, NJ on the 250th Small Business Spotlight.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to accomplished TV and Broadway actor Adam Grupper on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Jacqueline Gathers, a trailblazing franchise owner of Pillar to Post who is the first licensed Black female home inspector in New York City.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Ben Sherwood, founder and CEO of MOJO Sports and former president of Disney-ABC Television Group and ABC News who founded the platform to make youth sports more fun for kids.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Eillot Moscowitz, a former Wall Street trader who is running a high-end direct-to-consumer Kosher meat company called Prairie Street Prime.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk with Andrew Abatemarco of A La Carting and Jen Gould Luxe Events on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Flag & Anthem co-founder and CEO Brad Gartman on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Eladia Causil-Rodriguez of Eladia's Kids daycare center in Brooklyn on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to James T. Gregory of Turn 2 Sports, LLC, which makes sports and school uniforms about the worsening supply chain issues.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Partnership for New York City president and CEO Kathryn Wylde on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight, sponsored by Dime Community Bank.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Smorgasburg founder Eric Demby on the WCBS Small Business Spotlight.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Bill Bratton, former NYPD Commissioner and current executive chairman at Teneo, about what the city can do to limit crime that is impacting businesses' pandemic recovery.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk with Bill Aulet, managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Queens and Greenwich master stylist Michael Alick about the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his business.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Robert Alvine, president of Premier Automotive Group in Branford, CT about the drastic changes in his industry.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Amanda Freeman, founder and CEO of SLT, which owns fitness studios in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso look at how local restaurants are improving their digital presence to grow revenue while recovering from the pandemic.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to RippleMatch founder and CEO Andrew Myers about how his platform matches early career applicants with jobs that data indicates are a good fit.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Ofo Ezeugwu, founder and CEO of Whose Your Landlord, who has built a platform where tenants can inform others about property managers and buildings before renting.
Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso talk to Donvil Collins who has mastered the art of engaging, broadcast quality virtual events for businesses with his company VeeKast.
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