Voices

Voices

Dive into compelling stories from Michigan's 83 counties and hear from business owners, students, and community members as they describe their unique perspectives on living and working in Michigan.

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Mackinac

Spill the Beans

Carolyn May of Lucky Bean

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Charlevoix

A Seat at the Table

Jozef Zebediah of My Grandmother’s Table

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Eaton

A Novel Idea

Nyshell Lawrence of Socialight Society

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Tuscola

True Blue

Amy Stocking of Turner’s Blueberry Farm

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Marquette

Rise UP

Bugsy Sailor of the Upper Peninsula Supply Company

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Genesee

Keeping It 100

Brandee Cooke-Brown of 100K Ideas

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Alpena

Beer Necessities

Blake and Brant Austin of Austin Brothers Beer Company

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Crawford

Turning the Page

Rae Gosling of Hidden Nook Booksellers

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Sometimes people ask me, ‘Why did you found a rocket company in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?' And I tell them the U.P. is as close to space as anywhere on the planet.

Brad King

Orbion Space Technology

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Lapeer

Hitting the Pavement

Cliff Cameron of KM International

Cliff Cameron has always had a vision for the road ahead; taking KM International from a small business in a pole barn to industry hall of fame.

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Arenac

True to Form

George Aultman of Vantage Plastics

Vantage Plastics strives to form solutions, form a sustainable future, and form better lives

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Ingham

A Whole New World View

Mark Hendel of IMPCO

As Global Sales Director for IMPCO Microfinishing, a Lansing-based machine tooling manufacturer, Mark Hendel is injecting a new energy and vision into the 86-year-old company

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I’m glad I had the opportunity to make a good impression and do positive things while I was here in a professional capacity as Main Street director, now I’m really excited to get to do this in a new professional capacity.

Rae Gosling

Hidden Nook Booksellers

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