A man of many talents in New Bern

Learn about the Havelock Chamber and community with Erin Knight! The chamber recently did a website upgrade and has been adding new fun things since.

As Flatlands Jessup’s Marketing Coordinator, Alexis does a little bit of everything, from social media to swag and even community events! Each day looks a little different for her, and she loves that her team can work so closely with the communities that each Flatland's offices are in!

Ashley Manuel is the Marketing & Operations Coordinator at Moore's BBQ. Moore's BBQ is a family owned restaurant serving New Bern, Jacksonville, Morehead City, Swansboro, and Winterville.

Diane Cappo has been a member of the Board of Directors for Colonial Capital Humane Society since 2019 and is currently the chair for the capital campaign and facility expansion project.

Craig Ramey currently hosts the college’s podcast “In the Know,” and in his spare time enjoys participating in community theatre, improv, playing music, running, and hiking. Join us as we chat about marketing on a larger scale, local community and what's next for Craven Community College.

Join Dr. Oxley from Oxley Dentistry and host, Brad for some "tooth talk" (get it?) This episode is full of hilarious new dentist ideas and bad dad jokes!

Charlotte Martin loves helping young professionals in the New Bern area network, volunteer, and ultimately have the tools to succeed in their career.

Chad Howery has made his mark in New Bern, NC as a real estate agent. Listen to his knowledge about the town, homes, and overall passion for the area.

Mr. Hughes recently took the oath as New Bern's City Manager. Let's chat with him about all things New Bern!

Discover The Country Biscuit's newest additions: delicious biscuit donuts and Rosie the robot.

Lee, owner of Coach with Clarity, tells us that your training, experience, and healing spirit are completely transferable to the world of coaching. Learn how to leverage your inner wisdom and existing skills to master the art of coaching!

Jonathan, owner of TapThat New Bern discusses owning a small business. TapThat is a great dinning, drinking and entertainment venue in downtown New Bern, with delicious food, indoor music and outdoor entertainment. While beer is discussed, Jonathan also explains the importance of owners working alongside their employees and helping out wherever is needed.

Audra Sampson is an artist, designer, and owner of Audra Style in New Bern. She has been a full-time artist since 1997 and made jewelry since 1998. She shares insight about what to do when your business grows and you need to hire help.

They are your personal courier for delivery of shopping and also home organization and consultation, and more.

This week on The Morning Impact, I'm interviewing my friend Melissa Neubek. She runs a highly successful photography business Neubek Photographers and recently started a new Facebook page called Mindset Squared - all about the positive thinking of life.

You might be unsure whether you should keep creating marketing or sales content right now in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps your business is closed or in a limited capacity. I discuss some ideas and tips for creating content right now, what types of content to create.

Chop, Chop, Chop. This week on The Morning Impact show, I have my buddy Giovanni Corona on. He just opened up his own barbershop, and he's been cutting my hair for the past year or so now. This dude always has a trivia question for me when I get my hair cut, so just wait tillllll he comes.

This week on The Morning Impact, Winnie Smith and Lindsay Sims of Mitchell Hardware joined as our guest. We discussed how they took over the business almost two years ago, and what they have been doing to stay relevant as a brick and mortar store, and what they’re doing for the future.

If you've gone to an Artwalk in Downtown recently, you might have seen Brian Cardoza's Free Spin Art display on Craven St. Dave and I had the opportunity to get a demonstration of this fun approach to art and learn more about it and learn why Brian does this for free.

Love is in the air whenever you walk by Thornbury Brides. Nell has really captured the art of a boutique bridal studio. They carry a wide variety of designer in their New Bern shop.

Annie Gurganus, who owns a local boutique florist shop here in New Bern joins the podcast this week. We talk about making it as a solo florist vs working for a larger floral shop.

Joey Jones is a published author of four highly acclaimed novels: A Bridge Apart, Losing London, A Field of Fireflies, and his latest 2019 novel, The Date Night Jar. I know two things about Joey: He lives in New Bern, and he doesn't drink coffee... well, we have one thing in common!

I've got a SWEEEEEET guest on this week. All dad jokes intended. Rachel is with Bear City Fudge Company in New Bern and you've probably seen me there once or twice (a week).

This week's episode is a bonus episode. We didn't plan to schedule anyone since it was the day before Thanksgiving, but Dave and I were both in the office for a little bit and decided to give you all a bonus treat! We discuss a little bit about ourselves, a little technology talk and some New Bern talk.

This week I have guest Javier Sinobas of Sinobas Amplification who makes pro-level bass amps right here in New Bern, NC

This week there was no guest for the weekly podcast, but that sort of worked out great. I have decided to change the name of this podcast and I dive into the WHY I changed it, along with some new features of the podcast. This is a good listen, in my humble opinion.

Got questions about beard grooming? Are you part of the beard nation? Then this week, I've got something special for you.This week I have Devin Manning of Wanted Mane beard products on the show.

How-To APPL is the place for all of you Apple Tech Lovers! How-To APPL is focused on helping you learn, fix, and embrace your Apple products, such as, your iPhone, MacBook, iMac, iPad, and so forth!

On Episode 15, Kristen of Smile Labs of New Bern stops by for a visit to discuss her newly opened teeth whitening business here in town.

On the 14th episode, Christina Best stops by the Bear City Impact office. Christina is the owner of PR-Modern, a newly formed modern PR agency in New Bern.

Colleen and I have something special to talk about going on in New Bern right now!

Tune in if you are a lover of technology, New Bern, or both!

Today, I'm going live with Alanna from Vine Cafe New Bern to talk about her new healthy-choice cafe here in our town that's been well received.

This week, we're having Dino from Elite Barber Studio LLC as our guest to discuss his barber shop in New Bern.

ENC HomeWorks is an all-in-one home services, home inspection scheduling service for North Carolina. They're like a concierge service for anything to do with buying, selling, or maintaining your home.

Rich Sheridan of Discovery Map Crystal Coast joins us for our 8th episode of the #BearCityShow.We also perform a LIVE cover of Take Me Out To The Ballgame on the Ukelele!

In this 7th episode of the Bear City Show, I'm sitting down with Wendy Card of NewBernNow.com – a multi-channel platform publisher.

Joe talks about his personal brand called "Radio Joe", and how he has built that brand, or persona, over the years.

How to position yourself as a photographer in a sea of other photographers.

I sat down with Elizabeth Foskey of Shadez of Beauty in North Carolina. We discussed her passion for beauty and makeup and how she recovered after Hurricane Florence, despite it destroying the shop she had opened just a few months prior.

Cruise the Neuse is a pontoon boat tour business that gives its passengers a 90 minute tour of the Neuse and Trent rivers in New Bern, NC. Online reviews have played a major role in getting Cruise the Neuse so popular.

Virginia and I discussed the challenges small business owners face when choosing new technology to help manage their business – and if it causes more headaches than it promises to solve.

Break down the barriers of creating your own content, specifically video content.