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EOC Interview February 11, 2019

Interview with Jeremy Fox – Owner of Fox’s Food

When Jeremy Fox was attending Butler University in Indiana he fell in love with a bagel shop called Broad Ripple Bagel Deli. When Jeremy got to Columbus he noticed that the Short North was much like Broad Ripple in Indianapolis, but it was just missing one thing: a bagel shop. So Jeremy started with a food cart called Short North Bagel Deli and now is the owner of the brick and mortar shop; Blocks Bagels Bexley, which he intends to continue to grow.

EOC Interview January 28, 2019

Interview with Michael Byrne – Owner of Lineage Brewing

After a trip to Munich with his wife, the world of beer and brewing was really opened up for Michael. He made his first IPA from a kit and while the beer wasn’t great, he loved the process and kept brewing and started winning some awards. He enjoyed the science, the problem solving and the artistic elements of brewing. The obsession is what lead to him taking a job as a professional pub brewer and eventually opening Lineage Brewing.

EOC Interview January 21, 2019

Interview with Dave Ulmer – Owner of Crossfit IPA

Dave started doing crossfit by himself while he was living in Rochester, New York, when he found the new workout craze online. One year later he moved to Columbus, Ohio where he worked out at local crossfit gyms, slowly getting better and better until he found himself coaching others. After falling in love with coaching, Dave decided to open his own gym in 2016.

EOC Interview January 7, 2019

Interview with Maren Roth – Owner of Rowe Boutique

After working in the fashion industry in New York and California, Maren decided to move back to Columbus to open her own boutique. Twelve years after beginning as a pop-up boutique in 2006, Rowe has earned its place as one of the top boutique shopping destinations in Ohio — and Maren has her eye on expansion.

EOC Interview January 2, 2019

Interview with Randy McDermott – Owner of Dump a Box Rentals

Randy McDermott prides himself on providing his clients with a better dumpster rental experience. McDermott learned a lot about how to be the biggest company while working for the largest public waste hauler in North America, but he decided that it was time to provide homeowners with a transparent, friendly, professional and clean service. His goal is not to compete with the largest players in the industry, but to out-perform them. When you choose Dump-A-Box Dumpster Rentals you are choosing the best.

EOC Interview September 23, 2018

Interview with Mikey Sorboro – Owner of Mikey’s Late Night Slice

When Mikey’s Late Night Slice first opened up, they weren’t even making our own pizza. They were buying whole pies and reselling the slices. They outgrew that very quickly and started making pizza the way they liked to eat pizza. Big floppy slices that you can fold up. Chunky sauce but a little bit thin, kind of spice heavy and salty breadstick around the edge. Mikey and his partners nailed their recipe in the first few months and its changed very little since they first opened ten years ago.

EOC Interview August 16, 2018

Interview with Maurice Manley – Owner of King Collision Auto Repair

While working for the larger collision repair organizations, Maurice realized that he was restricted from repairing vehicles properly because of the management. Certain parts and procedures that they knew were incorrect, were ignored for the sake of profit. So, he started his own full service automotive repair facility specializing in collision repair. They work for the customer and not the insurance company so they are not contractually bound to repair your car in a substandard fashion like insurance shops. Instead they focus on quality parts and optimal repair results.

EOC Interview August 15, 2018

Interview with Mark Henson – Owner of Sparkspace

While working for a design firm, Mark realized how much environment affected creativity & collaboration. Mark knew that turning this notion into a new business would bring success. Guests now walk in the sparkspace door and say, “WOW! What a space! This is going to be a great meeting!” After 18 years, they still say that every day when they walk in. For Mark, it’s all about creating and building something unique that solves a problem for someone. He’s wired for hospitality and creativity and personal development, and likes to solve problems and provide solutions that help people have top-notch experiences in those areas.

EOC Interview July 24, 2018

Interview with Christian McCoy – Owner of Cookie Bouquets

Christian was a mechanic with no money prior to starting Cookie Bouquet, an eCommerce company that sells bouquets of cookies throughout the country. He credits his father, an entrepreneur, for inspiring him to start the business. Christian had to decide between either starting a Subway franchise or Cookie Bouquet, and he is confident he made the right decision.

EOC Interview July 16, 2018

Interview with Stefanie Parks – Owner of DermWarehouse

Each day, Stefanie Parks is overseeing an operation that ships skincare and beauty products throughout the U.S. Stefanie has grown DermWarehouse into one of the largest Dermatologist backed skincare eCommerce sites in the United States. She wears a lot of different hats, from customer service to digital marketing to logistics, she is a jack of all trades, which is needed when start your business from scratch.