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Broadcast #5: Guest Speaker Brian

Thank you for tuning in tonight. You can call me Chunky, and I will be your audio host for the evening. Without further ado, let's begin. For tonight's segment, I'll be talking about our third guest in the studio, Brian Forth. Brian Forth is the man behind SiteCrafting; a web design, development, and support solution. SiteCrafting was born our of need that arose out of the blooming growth of the internet; people needed websites, but had no idea how to get one. Enter a 5th grade teacher and his merry band of ..techsperts.. Yeah, I cringed too. Anyhow, Brian started his career as our heroic teacher, educating the younglings about the majesty of the technical side of the internet. They would go home, show their parents what they learned, and brag about their teacher being awesome (I guess). One day a parent like what he saw enough to approach Brian about building a website for him. Brian took the chance, and his newfound client loved the work. When word of Brian's w

Broadcast #4: Guest Speaker Robert

Thank you for tuning in tonight. You can call me Chunky, and I will be your audio host for the evening. Without further ado, let's begin. For tonight's segment, I'll talk about Rob Coons of ScoutMilitary fame. Robert Coons was brought into the studio to talk about his life and experiences as an entrepreneur. Much like Erik, Robert brought a new perspective to the table that I had never considered. Robert's main claim to fame is ScoutMilitary, his purpose-built app to bring veterans, active duty, and other military personnel military discounts wherever they are. Sounds easy right? There are plenty of discounts, just dump 'em all in an interface with a map, and you're good to go! Well, let's be real; if it were that easy, Robert wouldn't have had to spend four years  on the apps testing  phases, and still hasn't fully launched yet. So what's really happening? First of all, yeah, it is easy to go and find military discounts at big chains,