MORTAR Co-founder and Branding Gladiator Allen Woods (justcallmeallen.com) talks about shaping a rough idea into a refined diamond, the importance of inclusion and diverse perspectives, and the initial pitch he received from his business partners (hint: “It was pretty terrible.”)

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Creative City #8 - Allen Woods

I’m back with a Very Special Episode (no, not the one where Jessie is addicted to caffeine pills) of the Creative City podcast. This time, I took my portable studio - aka laptop and mic - on location to MORTAR’s Life’s a Pitch event, where I talked to four of the program’s recent graduates about their businesses and future aspirations. Since the venue was a bar, I set up shop on the “quiet” back patio, only to be thwarted by a monsoon that decided to roll through anytime I hit record. Can you say background noise?

The event was great, though, and I managed to catch up with a few of the talented folks rounding out the Spring graduating class: 

Rebecca Denney of Paleolicious Cincy - Catering locally produced, organic food that tastes great. paleoliciouscincy.com

Katy Dietz of Green Man Twist - Soft serve ice cream with a community focus, based in Walnut Hills. facebook.com/Greenmantwist 

Stephanie Bohanon of Beaux Studios - A concept salon that’s combines a beauty salon, retail space, and events venue. instagram.com/beauxstudio.oh

Rolandis Williams of iCleanology - Specialty cleaning services for the restaurant industry (apologies--the first part of our interview got cut off). www.icleanology.com, coming soon

To learn more about MORTAR’s commitment to building communities through entrepreneurship, check out my chat with Allen Woods in episode 8 at www.creativecitypodcast.com.

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Pop-up Podcast - MORTAR Pitch Night

So hypothetically, let's say that we recorded an episode on Memorial Day & kinda just realized that we never posted it? Well, you bouta get this episode on Labor Day instead! We're talking about cookouts (and how we never get invited as transplants), family, and the importance of just being present and enjoying the company of those you love.

Send us your questions (or topic suggestions)! Submit them in the comment section on Facebook or Instagram - you can find us at @PermanentPlusOne. Thanks for listening!

This episode features music from Hook Tones & Kick Lee.

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 - Hosted and produced by Allen & Kyla Woods, Permanent Plus One takes you into the joy, pain, lessons, and blessings of marriage (and parenting). The show was birthed out of Allen & Kyla's mission to provide a platform for couples to be supported and encouraged, and for marriage to be celebrated. Sometimes it feels like the work that is required for marriage to be successful overshadows the beautiful outcomes of that work. The  Cincinnati-based couple brings insight, humor, emotion, and organic energy to tackle a variety of topics.

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