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Mike Carl discusses everything that went into revitalizing the Bridge Tavern, his ther business ventures, and more in this latest episode.

Over the last 30 plus years Mr. Siegler has successfully financed, operated, founded, sold and taken public numerous companies in all areas of manufacturing, distribution and technology. Mr. Siegler has and continues to serve as a board member and advisor to various corporate, educational, and charitable organizations. Mr. Siegler is a founding board member of the Simon Wiesenthal Center as well as a member of Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Foundation. As such, Mr. Siegler interviews holocaust survivors that are filmed, documented, and distributed to educational centers around the world. Mr. Siegler is a coach of the U 18 United States Boys Maccabi Soccer team, which competes internationally. Mr. Siegler served in the United States Naval Reserves as an Air Traffic Controller while also receiving his pilot’s license.

Michael Hund is the CEO of EB Research Partnership (EBRP), a trailblazing medical research organization focused on curing Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a life-threatening genetic skin disease. Under his leadership EBRP has accelerated the landscape from 2 to over 40 clinical trials and via their award winning venture philanthropy methodology funded the first FDA approved treatment for EB in 2023, the first ever topical gene therapy. In Michael’s tenure, EBRP’s innovative business model has garnered recognition from Harvard Business School, Yale University, MIT, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Rolling Stone, and Forbes. With a background at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, he has dedicated his career to transforming healthcare. Michael received his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Yale University, CORE credential from Harvard Business School, and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from the University of Kansas. He is the recipient of the MIT Solve Horizon Innovation Award, Social Innovations Journal Leadership Award, Top 100 Magazine Innovators, and Authority Magazine’s Social Innovators. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Sarah and four daughters.

Denise Woodard is the Founder and CEO of Partake Foods, the allergy-friendly company that was inspired by her daughter’s experience with food allergies. Key moments this year include that Partake Foods announced it became a Certified B Corporation, and launched a collab with Ben & Jerry’s! Created in 2016, Denise started the business by self-distributing (selling cookies out of her car around NYC) and self-funding (depleting her 401K and selling her engagement ring). To date, the company has raised more than $20M from investors including HER, Rihanna, Circle Up Growth Partners, FF2032 and Marcy Venture Partners (Jay-Z’s venture capital firm). Partake was named #45 on the Inc 5000 list in 2022. Denise was the first Black woman to raise more than $1 Million publicly for a CPG food startup. As a Black woman, Denise is passionate about raising awareness of Black and female entrepreneurship and increasing opportunities for underrepresented people seeking careers in the food and beverage industry. In 2020, Denise founded Black Futures in Food & Beverage, an annual fellowship program that mentors HBCU students and helps them secure internships and jobs at the program’s end. Prior to launching Partake, Denise spent a decade in consumer-packaged goods at various Fortune 100 companies. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeremy, and daughter, Vivienne. She graduated with her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Arizona State University.

Belmont Savings Bank President & CEO Todd Cover stops by to talk about the experiences that honed his leadership skills, the bank's involvement in the community, what he's most proud of looking back on his time at Belmont Savings Bank, and so much more in this latest episode.

Kevin shares his vision for the airport, how RED can help in the development, and more in this latest episode.

BIO: Jacob Zuppke, President & CEO of Whisker Jacob Zuppke is the President & CEO of Whisker, a leading innovator in connected pet care that's most notably known for Litter-Robot. Jacob's passion for creative engineering solutions and innovative marketing campaigns has transformed a connected pet care company into one of the best-selling and highest-rated brands on the international market. Since 2015 when Zuppke joined the team, Whisker has grown from 30 employees to over 500 employees in 2023, and from $7.6M to over $180M in sales. Whisker's team of 500 people are dedicated to shaping the future of pet care. Jacob’s dedication to bringing innovative pet care products to market is partly influenced by his own fur children. At home, he has a Siberian cat named Lexie and a Yellow Lab named Emma.