Opportunity Detroit

May 16, 2021 ~ Host Paul W. Smith visits with guests: Olin Detroit Owner Holly McClain, City Bark Owner and Founder Jamie Judson, and painter, graffiti artist, and entrepreneur Freddy Diaz.

May 16, 2021 ~ Olin Detroit Owner Holly McClain tells Paul W. about her American brasserie, which takes inspiration from both the bounty of local Michigan and the sun-drenched regions of the Mediterranean.

May 16, 2021 ~ City Bark Owner and Founder Jamie Judson talks with Paul W. about her brick-and-mortar and online store, which both focus on supplies for city living cats and dogs.

May 16, 2021 ~ Paul W. chats with painter, graffiti artist, and entrepreneur Freddy Diaz, an internationally known artist recognized for his versatility in artwork, with mediums ranging from murals and canvas to sculpture and clothing.

Sunday, May 2, 2021 ~ Paul W. Smith welcomes guests: Signal Advisors Co-Founder Patrick Kelly, Grand Circus CEO and Co-Founder Damien Rocchi, White Golve Vice President of Business Development Brad Swineheart, and Quikly CEO and Co-Founder Shawn Geller.

Sunday, May 2, 2021 ~ Signal Advisors Co-Founder and CEO Patrick Kelly talks to Paul W. about some of the challenges that independent advisors are facing these days and how Signal can help.

Sunday, May 2, 2021 ~ Grand Circus CEO and Co-Founder Damien Rocchi tells Paul W. how their tech training academy based in Downtown Detroit is offering 12 and 26-week coding boot camps in three language tracks.

Sunday, May 2, 2021 ~ White Glove Vice President of Business Development Brad Swineheart tells Paul W. how his marketing company makes it easy for financial advisors and other service professionals to be successful.

Sunday, May 2, 2021 ~ Quikly Co-Founder and CE Shawn Geller tells Paul W. how their marketing technology platform leverages both psychology and incentives to motivate consumers, so brand marketers can reach their goals faster and more cost-effectively.

April 25, 2021 ~ Host Paul W. Smith speaks with guests who are working to help revitalize the City of Detroit. This week’s guests include Detroit Land Bank Authority Property Rehabilitation Program Manager Veronica Johnson, Rocket Community Fund Vice President of Strategic Investments Laura Grannemann, University of Michigan Lead Author of "Good Deals" Chris Mueller, and City of Detroit Group Executive for Housing, Planning, and Development Donald Rencher.

April 25, 2021 ~ Rocket Community Fund Vice President of Strategic Investments Laura Grannemann tells Paul W. how the Rehabbed and Ready program is converting blighted Detroit properties into affordable family housing for those in need.

April 25, 2021 ~ Detroit Land Bank Authority Property Rehabilitation Program Manager Veronica Johnson talks about new investment from the Rocket Community Fund in the Rehabbed and Ready program, an initiative that restores blighted and vacant properties to productive use.

April 25, 2021 ~ University of Michigan Lead Author of "Good Deals" Chris Mueller talks about this published analysis of the Rehabbed and Ready program.

April 25, 2021 ~ City of Detroit Group Executive for Housing, Planning, and Development Donald Rencher Tells Paul W. about his responsibilities with the department, and how the Rehabbed and Ready program is helping to achieve the division’s goals.

April 18, 2021 ~ Paul W. Smith looks at just some of the work taking place to redefine the City of Detroit. Guests include: Three Thirteen Founder Clement “Fame” Brown Jr., Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Partner Linda Paullin-Hebden, Athenuem Suite Hotel Executive Athina Papas, and Penske Corporation President Bud Denker.

April 18, 2021 ~ Three Thirteen Founder Clement “Fame” Brown Jr. tells Paul W. Smith how he uses his business as a platform to expose and support the best retail products and services that the city has to offer.

April 18, 2021 ~ Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Partner Linda Paullin-Hebden tells Paul W. about the new offices her firm is opening in Detroit.

April 18, 2021 ~ Athenuem Suite Hotel Executive Athina Papas speaks with Paul W. about the many businesses her and her family operate in the Greektown district, and what she sees for the future of the neighborhood.

April 18, 2021 ~ Penske Corporation President Bud Denker talks with Paul W. Smith about the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear and its return to Belle Isle after the event’s 2020 COVID-19 hiatus.

April 11, 2021 ~ Host Paul W. Smith speaks with community leaders: Second Baptist Church Pastor Lawrence W. Rogers, Divine Restoration Ministries Administrative Pastor Lady Tenisia Evans, and Plane Sight Founder and CEO James Chapman.