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Tyler Smith — Managing Partner, CORE Real Estate Partners

If you are interested in the development and growth in Louisville, as well as commercial real estate in general, this is your episode. We talk with Tyler Smith about the new hot areas in Louisville, how to get started in the business, recommendations, on networking, and a healthy mindset, and more. You can find Tyler on Instagram at the below Instagram handles, as well as their website. Enjoy the show!
 
www.Core502.com
@corepartners502
@tylersmithcore

Derek Selznick — Executive Director, Kentucky Guild of Brewers

Drew Eckman — Senior VP of Sales at Bluon

This episode features Drew Eckman, an entrepreneur whose career took him all the way from selling knives, through law school, and beyond. 
Drew Eckman is a senior professional with 9+ years’ experience in revenue-generating roles. As VP of Sales, Drew oversees Bluon’s sales operations, including channel development, optimizing sales processes, and ensuring customer success. Drew offers to Bluon a unique background of sales experience and experience negotiating complex B2B transactions. Before Bluon, Drew negotiated mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, and financings for high growth startups, developing and maintaining relationships from initial stage to deal closing. Prior to that, Drew developed an independent branch office for the sales arm of the largest cutlery manufacturer in North America, implementing advertising and sales management strategies, training and developing over 80 sales representatives, and performing in the top 10% of offices in Tennessee, Kentucky, and southern Ohio.

Louie Leger — Leger Investments

This week we sat down with Louie Leger, the founder of Leger Investments. 
Louie Leger is a seasoned entrepreneur. Louie started his career in the home improvement business for going on 18 years. Louie owns a real estate investment company called Leger Investments that specializes in residential and commercial real estate investments. Leger Investments specializes in buy and holds, flips, long term rentals and also short term rentals. Leger Investments currently has 52 units in the short term rental space. Our goal is to continue scaling and expanding to other markets. If you’ve ever thought about investing in real estate Leger Investments is the company for you. We provide an opportunity for you to let your money work for you while earning a great return. Let us do all the hard work.

Michael Davis — Executive Chairman of the Board for Appriss, Inc

This week, Andrew and Nathan sit down with Mike Davis — a Bullitt-county born tech entrepreneur.
Michael Davis is a co-founder and CEO of Appriss, a Louisville based technology business focused on its mission of creating “Knowledge for Good.” As a lifelong entrepreneur, Davis and his partner Yung Nguyen launched Appriss by inventing VINE, the nation’s first automated victim notification service. Today, VINE is used throughout the country keeping millions of crime victims safe and informed. Over the last decade, Davis has led Appriss’ transformation into an international data and analytics business focused on safety, risk, and fraud across multiple markets. The company has grown by taking on complex national challenges faced by law enforcement, exposing fraud across multiple markets, and addressing the nation’s challenges with drug diversion and addiction. Appriss is the only Kentucky company to make the list of our state’s “50 fastest-growing private companies” for 20 years in a row. In 2019, Appriss was valued in a market transaction at just under $1.3B making it one of Kentucky’s few privately held startup tech companies to achieve $1B in market valuation, which qualifies it as a Forbes magazine “Unicorn.” Davis is a two-time winner of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Joey Wagner — Entrepenuer/Owner of J. Wagner Group

In this episode, we talk to Joey about how he got started in the event business, and how he's pivoted to stay successful through the years, including a pandemic. We also talk about what motivates him, and why he's so passionate about our community.

Andrew Boyd — BOYD Company

We get to chat with Andrew Boyd of the Boyd Company, the regional Caterpillar dealership. We hear about Andrew's path to where he is today, the work they're doing to make a difference in our community, how he balances such a big role and being a dad and husband, and much more.

Courtney Robison — Helping KIVA Girls Become KIVA Women

This is an amazing episode with Courtney. Courtney talks about her experience growing up playing volleyball, how she transitioned her athletic spirit after graduation, and how she became a partner in KIVA. We also discuss why she is so passionate about what she does, and the importance of family and community.

Luke Neubauer — Residential Real Estate Investor

We talk with Luke Neubauer, a former teacher with JCPS, who with a little bit of drive and persistence, was able to quit his job after building a portfolio of rental properties. He now focuses on a variety of real estate investments, ranging from flips, to short term rental opportunities (AirBnB).

Demetrius Gray — CEO of Weathercheck, Tech & Data

In this episode with sit down with Demetrius to talk about his fast rise in the tech industry, and plans for the future. We also discuss the future of Louisville, as well as what Louisville can do to grow.