Mighty Merchants of May

MAY 6 - What is the best way to feel better? That daily dose of negative news may be harming you emotionally and physically. As an alternative, the Good News Network is all about reporting the affirming stories of people, organizations, companies, and communities that are doing positive things. Geri Weis Corbley has been generating “good” content for a decade and touts 1000s readers. People are tired of the diet of negative news and desperate to see the world from a different vantage. Meet Geri and hear about her incredible journey of finding and reporting news that helps so many feel uplifted.

MAY 13 - How many times have you tossed one of those new-fangled gadgets after it bellied up, and wished there were a way to repair it? Brett Mosley figured out the secret life of ipods, cell phones, and other devices to refurbish them and make them good as new. Brett has realized a need because people are finding and connecting with Buy My Tronics to cash in old tech and be green at the same time. We’ll talk with Brett about what he has learned and how he is responding to this growing business in this repair and reuse world of electronics.

MAY 20 - There just wasn’t much “there” here. That was what Lisa Ballenger of Golf  Etc. for Women noticed before she opened her shop. The latest trends in fashion and equipment for active women on the course and elsewhere just couldn’t be found here in Iowa, especially not delivered in the unique way that Lisa would have liked to see. Lisa shares a wonderful story of what she saw, what she thought along the way, and ultimately what forced her to take the leap and become a small business owner and how she is making it all work well. You’ll love this one.

 
MAY 27 - Treasures that reveal stories--that reflect art, that transcend original use. Don Short has found a treasure trove of stories represented as architectural salvage that becomes the stuff of art, function and pleasure for other people. Don is doing absolutely what he loves and successfully luring others to come in and browse and buy because they are mesmerized. This is a particularly fun interview. You’ll like Don because mostly everyone does and you’ll enjoy his tales of the acquisition like a pirate of this stuff of dreams and memories. Enjoy. Architectural salvage

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