Calm 29 2025

Electric Heartbeat

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Nick Scaccio, North America Chief Development Officer Paris Baguette, NY metro.

Welcome Nick, for the Michigan business community, tell us about yourself and the company?

Metro-Detroit is a major focus for Paris Baguette’s U.S. expansion. What market dynamics—demographics, consumer behavior, or business climate—made this region a priority for growth?

With 11 additional locations in development, how do you balance rapid expansion with brand consistency, operational excellence, and franchise partner success?

Paris Baguette operates at the intersection of fast-casual, bakery, and café dining. How does that positioning help you compete in both dense urban markets and high-demand suburban communities?

From a development and investment standpoint, what does a successful metro-Detroit expansion look like over the next few years—for the brand, local workforce, and regional economy?

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 Nick Scaccio, Chief Development Officer of Paris Baguette North America, joins Jeffrey to discuss the brand’s plans to expand across metro-Detroit following the success of two locations in Birmingham and Dearborn.

Paris Baguette, the global French-inspired bakery cafe with over 4,000 locations worldwide, is making a major push across the metro-Detroit area. With two locations already open and operating, and 11 more in development, the brand is thrilled to continue their positive growth, with a new location projected to open in Novi this year.

Scaccio speaks to why metro-Detroit is central to the brand’s U.S. growth strategy and how it will appeal to the growing fast food scene in urban areas and strong suburban demand for growth, as well as why Detroit's business climate is ideal for expansion overall.

Nick Scaccio, North America Chief Development Officer for Paris Baguette, joins 'Michigan Business Beat' to discuss the brand’s rapid U.S. expansion and why metro Detroit is a priority market. He explains how Paris Baguette balances growth with brand consistency, supports franchise partners, and competes across urban and suburban markets. The conversation also explores what successful expansion looks like for the local workforce, franchise investors, and the regional economy.

Michigan Business Beat | Nick Scaccio, Paris Baguette, Metro-Detroit/Michigan Expansion Strategy

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Community Calendar Report for Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Jeffrey welcomed Sara Lurie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Counties

Can you explain the kinds of services the new Crisis Care Center will offer?

How does the new Crisis Care Center reflect CMHA-CEI’s long-term vision for behavioral health care in our region?

What’s something you wish more people understood about seeking support for mental health, especially before it becomes a crisis?

We know the holidays can be both joyful and difficult. How is CMHA-CEI meeting people where they are emotionally during this season, and why is that important now?

How does CMHA-CEI work to make mental health care feel more accessible and less intimidating, including for families and young people?

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HOPE BEYOND WINTER BLUES: Behavioral health center is a guiding light for 2026

A guiding light for Lansing: Crisis Care Center progress offers reassurance during winter months
Construction advances on a cornerstone mental health resource and investment for the region
LANSING, Mich. — As winter settles across the region, the season brings both reflection and renewed focus on community well-being. Construction continues on the Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties’ (CMHA-CEI) Crisis Care Center—a project grounded in compassion and designed to expand access to fundamental mental health support, bringing warmth and hope as 2025 draws to a close and the community’s shared vision for a brighter 2026 approaches. The center’s progress shines vividly, reflecting the community’s ongoing investment in healing, connection and care for all.
As the season of togetherness returns, it can also bring quiet reminders of loneliness or unspoken struggles. For some, the contrast between festive expectations and personal reality can intensify emotional and mental health challenges. When school is on break and routines are disrupted, families often lose access to the daily support systems they rely on, making timely, accessible behavioral health care even more essential. 
In those moments, CMHA-CEI’s existing crisis services for all ages offer immediate, around-the-clock support and will continue to be accessible during a difficult season for resources. The Crisis Care Center stands as a guiding light for the year ahead, expanding support, access and stability for the community in 2026.
“This season reminds us how essential it is to have accessible, safe and welcoming spaces for healing,” said Sara Lurie, CEO of CMHA-CEI. “Our community is coming together to offer renewed hope by responding with compassion, innovation and action.”
Nearly one in three Americans experience increased holiday stress, and a quarter report worsened mental health during the season, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Top stressors include financial pressures, grief  and difficult family dynamics. As the days shorten, “winter blues,” or seasonal depression, can set in, with reduced sunlight disrupting sleep and mood, deepening winter’s emotional toll.
Even when it doesn’t feel like an emergency, individuals experiencing these or other mental health challenges can access support now. CMHA-CEI’s Access Center provides same-day assessments and connects individuals to services tailored to their needs. Care is available to everyone in the community, with or without insurance.
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About Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI):
The Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) provides a comprehensive range of person-centered, high-quality behavioral health, substance use, and developmental disability services to residents in the region.

Michigan Business Beat | Sara Lurie, CMHA-CEI, Remarkable Progress -New Crisis Care Center

Jeffrey welcomes Nick Chaffin, Program Compliance Officer, CAMW! Capital Area Michigan Works! Lansing, MI, but serving Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties, joined by Mohibullah "Mo" Israr New Americans Navigator at Capital Area Michigan Works! - to talk about the Michigan Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (MiSIIP)

What is the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program?

How does SIIP help businesses in addition to workers?

What is Capital Area Michigan Works!' role in the program?

Where can people go to learn more?

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Jeffrey welcomes Ola Iyinolakan, Chief Executive Officer, Stakestack AI, Hollywood, CA.

Can you introduce yourself and share the founding story and mission of Stakestack?

How does Stakestack’s AI-driven platform improve workforce learning and compliance compared to traditional methods?

What specific challenges faced by businesses in Michigan, especially in manufacturing automotive, does Stakestack address?

What collaborations in Michigan’s ecosystem have helped accelerate Stakestack’s growth?

How do you envision artificial intelligence impacting the broader Michigan community, including workers, businesses, and education, and what actions should be taken to ensure everyone benefits from AI-driven changes?

Looking forward, what’s most important to Stakestack going forward?

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Michigan Business Beat | Ola Iyinolakan, Stakestack AI, Workforce Learning & Compliance

Community Calendar Report for Thursday, December 25, 2025

Community Calendar Report for Friday, December 26, 2025

Originally uploaded December 12th, reloaded December 26th.
Jeffrey Mosher welcomes David Montanez, VP Franchise Development, and Josh Minturn, VP of Development Authority Brands, a Maryland based company with a heavy presence in Southeastern Michigan,   Bloomfield Hills, from  Arlington, Tennessee and Omaha, Nebraska

1. With layoffs and hiring slowdowns nationwide, why is franchising becoming an attractive option for professionals seeking stability and growth?

2. What makes Detroit a particularly strong market for home-service franchises right now, and how are local economic conditions shaping opportunity?

3. Authority Brands owns 16 home-service concepts. How does a multi-brand approach help franchisees maximize opportunities in a single market?

4. What kinds of support and resources does Authority Brands provide to franchisees to help them succeed, especially in a challenging economy?

5. Can you share an example of a local franchisee in Detroit who is successfully navigating these trends, and what lessons others might learn from them?

6. As we move into 2026, what trends do you expect will drive growth in franchising and home services, both locally in Detroit and nationally?

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