Behind the Dumpster: Business, Laughter, and Local Pride | PV Talks

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with the owners of Yavapai Waste Solutions about their business journey and community involvement.

In this episode of PV Talks, host Steve Bracety sits down with Kay Lopez and Nathaniel Murphy, owners of Yavapai Waste Solutions, a veteran- and woman-owned business proudly serving Prescott Valley and surrounding communities. What starts as a conversation about trash quickly turns into a powerful story of entrepreneurship, partnership, and community pride. Kay and Nathaniel share how they connected, what it takes to run a solid waste business behind the scenes, and why customer service, rel...

People in this episode

Host: Steve Bracety

Guests: Kay Lopez, Nathaniel Murphy

Topics covered

• business
• entrepreneurship
• community pride
• waste management

Keywords

• local business
• customer service
• partnership

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Yavapai Waste Solutions

Places: Prescott Valley

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