The Jake Rouch Show

Tom Laird is CEO of Expivia Digital - an inbound call center business he created 14 years ago. Call centers run deep in hisblood as he has been working in the industry since 1998 – working at Teletron a company that was...

Jordan Johnson is the owner and operator of Girl Friday Erie– a cleaning, organizing, and more business. Jordan grew up in the north shore of Chicago and moved to Erie the early 2000s. Jordan is the proud mother to two...

Theresa Laird epitomizes resilience and grace. We start this episode with her work - as a public health leader directing prevention, harm reduction, and recovery program across Erie County. We then delve into the story...

On this episode, I am joined by Bobby Borgia. Bobby is theOwner of Kellar’s – A Modern Magic & Comedy Club, Erie’s 2nd greatest magician (after Harry Kellar, of course), an Emmy winner, a bundle of energy, a kind and...

Dr. Andrew Roth is and has been many things - a tenured professor, an administrator, a university president, a writer, a lecturer, a leader. Woven through all that he does is his role as educator - and he is a masterful...

Nick Scott, Jr. is Vice President of Scott Enterprises, a multi-level hospitality and entertainment company. Scott Enterprises owns and operates Splash Lagoon – on of the top indoor water parks in the country –...

John Lyons is an Erie, Pennsylvania-based filmmaker. John has been a full-time employee at Edinboro/PennWestUniversity since 2000 working in IT…that is his daytime cape. After hours, on weekends, and on vacation, John...

There can be no telling of the revitalization/rebirth/rebuilding of downtown Erie without recognizing the steadfast leadership and presence of Calamari’s under the ownership and leadership of Jay and Marci Honard. In...

Darlene Feeney almost never went to college. Thankfully - for thousands of students in Erie - she did. Darlene started in the parochial system and migrated to Erie's Public Schools where she taught for 20 years. She...

Kyle is a husband & dad first - he is also an entrepreneur, coach, volunteer and so much more. Kyle is a great example of someone on the playing field of our region making plays, being a good teammate, and strategizing...

<p>Bob & Desiree Troutner are just husband and wife - they are business partners in two complex, technology heavy businesses. In 2012 they created ACTION SHOTS (a sporting event photo service for large tournaments and...

<p>In this episode, we are joined by two individuals who are onthe daily, front line of entrepreneurship – Sean Fedorko and Jenessa Norton. Sean is an Erie native who founded Radius CoWork, is a champion for co-working...

<p>Brad DiFiore is Managing Director at Ailevon Pacific, an airline consulting firm that has been working with the Erie International Airport for the last 5+ years to help increase airservice options. Prior to creating...

<p>I think the first 10+ episodes are a good sample set to request some feedback from those of you who have been kind enough to listen. Take a listen to hear how best to share your thought and some ideas I have on how...

<p>Tim Wachter is a partner at The Knox Law firm where his practice specializes in working with municipalities, municipal authorities, and school districts. Tim is a national expert on Federal Opportunity Zones. But...