Best Natalie Mariani Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 26: Continuing the NorCal Beverage Family Legacy Beyond the Sale. 53:47

10d ago53:47

53:47

What does it take to transform a small family business into a major player in the beverage industry? Discover the incredible legacy of NorCal Beverage, beginning with Shannon Deary-Bell's grandfather, who turned his Coca-Cola salesmanship into the entrepreneurial foundation of Hires Bottling in 1937. You'll hear the story of Shannon's father and un…

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Episode 25: Lawson Mechanical's 3 Generations of Grit and Growth. 51:53

1M ago51:53

51:53

Can you imagine hopping freight trains across the country to build a business empire during one of the toughest times in American history? Join your host, Natalie Mariani-Kling, as she welcomes David Lawson, President of Lawson Mechanical, who recounts the extraordinary story of his grandfather, transforming from a resilient South Dakota youth into…

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Episode 24: Cementing the Legacy. How Clark Pacific's Unique Leadership Has Built a Resilient and Sustaining Enterprise. 39:29

2M ago39:29

39:29

Today's episode displays a wonderful tale of a company's heart and soul as Don Clark, the second-generation co-leader of the family-operated Clark Pacific, takes us behind the scenes of a business that has stood the test of time. Here's your opportunity to learn from a legacy of innovation and resilient leadership as we follow the company's transfo…

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Episode 23: Potatoes to Petite Sirah: Multigenerational Resilience Yields the Greatest Harvest for Bogle Family Vineyards. 56:04

3M ago56:04

56:04

Join us on this fascinating journey through the history and heart of Bogle Family Vineyards, as our guest Jody Bogle takes us back to her family's roots in the Sacramento River Delta. Discover how six generations of farming evolved into a renowned winemaking legacy, beginning with a serendipitous pivot from potatoes to Petite Sirah and Chenin Blanc…

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Episode 22: Mikuni Sushi - From Japanese Village to American Abundance, Taro Arai Dreams BIG. 1:02:04

4M ago1:02:04

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Growing up with the backdrop of a small Japanese village, Taro's yearning for freedom and acceptance was a seed that would eventually blossom into an American dream. Alongside his son Koki, Taro shares how he saved enough money from a paper route to fly his whole family to America as a teenager. He talks about how his father had a dream they should…

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Episode 21: Elite Service Experts Setback to Success. How Siblings Turned Family Trauma to Triumph 44:41

5M ago44:41

44:41

Discover the incredible transformation of Roy and Ryan Hill, the sibling duo behind Elite Service Experts, as they share their tale of turning a period of near hopelessness into a flourishing family legacy. Their father's daring decision to purchase his former employer's equipment and transition to serving an established customer base set the groun…

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Episode 20: Mark Haney's Growth Factory and The Backyard Advantage 59:45

6M ago59:45

59:45

One would not suspect a young newspaper carrier to redefine the process from sidewalk or porch drop to in-home delivery, as it was self defined. Now would one expect that to turn into his first positive business exit. But that's what you'll hear on today's episode with Mark Haney. Inspiring, educational and not without the highs and lows of taking …

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Episode 19: The "Hive". Built With So Much More Than Honey. 54:57

7M ago54:57

54:57

What a wonderful story this episodes displays of a family that has come together in the interest of not only continuing a legacy but also for sharing a passion of the very thing that kept them together. Honey. Josh and Shoshana Zeldner have a unique story to tell about how their interest in continuing the education about honey that their father sta…

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Episode 18: Carriere Family Farms: 5 generations of success 37:20

9M ago37:20

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Natalie talks with Jennifer Carriere-LaDuke, who is a 4th generation owner, board member, and marketing wiz for her 133 year old family farming business, Carriere Family Farms. The business started with her great grandfather coming to the Sacramento area from Canada where he worked for a farmer clearing thick vegetation from the land surrounding th…

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Episode 17: Frank Fat's, a Sacramento Institution 50:52

9M ago50:52

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Join the conversation as your host, Natalie Mariani-Kling delves into Sacramento history by talking with Kevin Fat, a 3rd generation member of the Frank Fat’s Restaurant Group family. Frank Fat’s in downtown Sacramento stands as the oldest family owned restaurant in the city, having opened in 1939 and still being owned and run by members of the Fat…

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Episode 16: From Humble Hive Hobby to International Distribution, Glory Bee Honey is Buzzing. 47:02

10M ago47:02

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Alan Turanski grew up in the beekeeping world and started to keep his own hive by age 10. His father Dick Turanski started a honey and beekeeping accessory company in the 1970’s after trying some poison oak honey at a friend's house. Soon Glory Bee honey was being sold in large quantities to natural food stores and bakeries for use in healthy bread…

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Episode 15: Sub Sea Systems; Introducing everyone to whole new worlds underwater 1:02:01

12M ago1:02:01

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Sub Sea Systems started with the dream of making underwater adventure in the ocean accessible to more people than just trained scuba divers and those in the Navy. Jim Mayfield first dreamed of submarines for tourists in the mid 80’s but soon pivoted to semi-submersible vehicles. With the sale of nearly 30 of these commercial vehicles Sub Sea System…

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Episode 14: Merging Two Family Businesses is Tough, But Three? The Holt of California Story. 44:40

1y ago44:40

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Today's episode is a unique story for A Seat at the Table. Typically we interview single family businesses, but Holt of California would never have become as mighty as it is today, employing 900 people brokering deals for Caterpillar equipment. It was the joining of three separate family businesses that allowed Holt of California to be a mainstay i…

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Episode 13: Stan Van Vleck on Growth Beyond the Ranch 49:59

1y ago49:59

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Stan Van Vleck always had a drive to succeed and a mind for business. He grew up in a cattle ranching family and had his eyes set on being a part of the family business but unfortunately, old school tradition shut him out of that opportunity as he was not the first born son in his family and didn't quite fit the mold his father wanted him to fit. A…

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Episode 12: Paul Endelman from Balanced Body transfers business skills into community development 57:30

1y ago57:30

57:30

Natalie talks with Paul Endelman whose father Ken started the world's largest manufacturer of pilates equipment and education. Paul is head of sales strategy at Balanced Body and he tells the story of how his father went from building custom water beds to building custom exercise equipment for a famous Hollywood trainer. Paul tells Natalie how his …

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Episode 11: Musso and Frank; where the stars have dined for 100 years 52:15

1+ y ago52:15

52:15

Mark Echeverria is the 4th generation operator of Musso and Frank Grill in Hollywood. Musso and Frank is part of Hollywood culture and history, having been a meeting place for movie executives, famous writers like Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams, rock stars like Keith Richards and countless movie stars. Mark talks about how the restaurant a…

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Episode 10: Benziger Wines; What Happens When the Unthinkable Happens 44:01

1+ y ago44:01

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Chris Benziger comes from a long line of family working in the beverage business, starting with his grandfather smuggling Canadian whiskey into America on a tugboat during prohibition. But it was his oldest brother Mike who realized so much great wine was coming out of California and convinced his entrenched New York City family to move across the …

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#10: Natalie Wagner | Professional identity in dance, speaking up, fighting for our rights, and finding power in unity 1:53:53

1+ y ago1:53:53

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the wonderful Natalie Wagner. As a dancer, Natalie worked with and for choreographers such as Jérôme Bel, Katja Grässli, Charlotta Övferholm, Adi Salant, Lior Lev, and Noa Zuk. She also danced for Zaccho Dance-Theater, was employed full-time at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater in…

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Episode 9: River City Bank; it all started with an idea on a cocktail napkin 43:37

1+ y ago43:37

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Natalie talks with Chairwoman Shawn Devlin and CEO Steve Fleming about the origins of River City Bank, which started with a desire to buy a helicopter and a business plan written on a cocktail napkin during a dinner at Frank Fat’s in Sacramento. Shawn recounts the story of her father going from radio station owner, to TV station owner, to TV salesm…

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Episode 8: Pacific Coast Building Products; how values shape growth 44:48

1+ y ago44:48

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Natalie talks with father and son, Dave and Ryan Lucchetti about how Pacific Coast Building Products has gone from 100 employees to over 3500 employees and many subsidiary companies under Dave’s leadership over the last several decades. Dave shares what it was like to take over a family business as the son-in-law of the founder, while Ryan talks ab…

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#9: Solo Episode | A new year’s special - what I didn’t share with you last year 20:52

1+ y ago20:52

20:52

Welcome to another solo episode of Inside Contemporary Dance! In these mini-episodes, I’ll be sharing some stories, tips, hacks, strategies, and lessons I have collected over the course of my professional career. Hopefully, some of these can give you an edge in your own dance journey. In today’s new year’s special episode, I want to bring a differe…

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Episode 7: Rappahannock Cellars. Built From the Beginning With Family in Mind. 53:00

1+ y ago53:00

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Your host, Natalie Mariani Kling sits down with father and son, John Delmare and Allan Delmare of Rappahannock Cellars and Dida’s Distillery, both nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. 25 years ago John and his wife made the huge decision to leave California and take their eight kids (at the time) across the country to start a new busine…

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Episode 6: Adams Family Group; From Barley to a Multi-Faceted Fifth Generation Company. 44:28

1+ y ago44:28

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The Adams Group has been in business for over 100 years, getting started when the founder, David Adams was transporting barley from Woodland to the port of Oakland in a horse drawn buggy to be shipped to Britain during a barley shortage in the 1920’s. Since then the Adams Group has grown into a food ingredient, vegetable oil and trucking company th…

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#8: Solo Episode | My "get-to-do list" 9:56

1+ y ago9:56

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Welcome to the very first solo episode of Inside Contemporary Dance! In these mini-episodes, I’ll be sharing some stories, tips, hacks, strategies, and lessons I have collected over the course of my professional career. Hopefully, some of these can give you an edge in your own dance journey. In today’s episode, I am going to share a small “life hac…

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Episode 5: Vincent Ricchiuti of Enzo's Table 31:27

2y ago31:27

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Today Natalie talks with Vincent Ricchiuti of Ricchiuti Family Farms. At just 23 years old Vincent showed up to the annual family board meeting with the bold idea for the family to shift from growing stone fruit to growing other crops that he believed had a better long term outlook. Natalie talks to Vincent about what it’s like to come into a famil…

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#7: Nami Miwa | Embarking on a new career path, putting yourself in the arena, pre-show rituals, and turning challenges into opportunities 1:52:20

2y ago1:52:20

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with my dear friend Nami Miwa. Nami is from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Walnut Hill School For The Arts as a dance major with honors. She later attended Fordham University for their BFA program with The Ailey School in New York, NY. In 2014, she moved to Frankfurt to attend Ho…

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Episode 4: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm 49:01

2y ago49:01

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Today Natalie sits down with Wayne Bishop of Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm. In 1973, Wayne’s parents, Bill and Sandy Bishop planted the first pumpkins and invited local schools to come visit the farm. Soon after that Sandy and her friends started baking pies in her kitchen to sell to guests when they came to visit. Since then the Bishop’s built a full scal…

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Episode 3: The Mariani Family; So Much More Than Dried Prunes, Peaches or Pears. 40:37

2y ago40:37

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Today Natalie sits down with George Sousa Jr., president of the Mariani Family Premium Dried Fruit & Packing Company. He also happens to be Natalie’s cousin. George and Natalie give a detailed look at the good, the bad and the ugly of running a multi-generational family company, which has been around for over 100 years. What happens when you have d…

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#6: EYAS Dance Project | Embracing diversity in the studio and on stage, free gender expression, constant self-experimentation, and breaking out of any norms and social constructs that may limit our intrinsic ... 1:40:10

2y ago1:40:10

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the incredibly talented, deeply inspiring, Carlos González and Seth Buckley, who founded the contemporary dance company EYAS Dance Project. Since its foundation in 2018, EYAS has presented works around the world, taken part in international dance Festivals, and received variou…

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Episode 2: S&G Carpet and more owners share how to deal with many family members as employees. 44:22

2y ago44:22

44:22

Join the conversation as your host, Natalie Mariani Kling visits with Donald and Justin Ratajczak, a father and son who are just two of many family members who have been a part of the family owned S&G Carpet and more. Donald shares how several members of the Ratajczak family started working at the carpet company in San Jose in the 1970’s and how th…

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Episode 1: Bender Insurance Solutions is a Strategic Growth Story. 40:49

2y ago40:49

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In this very first episode of "A Seat at the Table", Steve Bender joins your host, Natalie Mariani Kling, to share the story of transition from his father's company, Warren G. Bender Insurance to what has now become a significant presence in the insurance industry, Bender Insurance Solutions. You'll hear the story from the beginning to the current …

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#5: Ido Gidron | Self-love and acceptance, protecting dancers, and trusting the path as a cure to all challenges and doubts 1:36:30

2y ago1:36:30

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with Ido Gidron. Ido is an Israeli performance artist, dancer, choreographer, and certified instructor of Gaga, the movement language developed by Ohad Naharin. He was born and raised in the mountains of Jerusalem and began his dance training in high school at The Jerusalem Academy…

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Trailer: Why a Podcast on Family Businesses? 2:06

2y ago2:06

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Natalie Mariani-Kling introduces herself and this new podcast to serve family owned businesses and the unique challenges they encounter as they pass from generation to generation. Created by the Capital Region Family Business Center, Natalie explains the purpose and need for a resource just like this.…

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#4: Fernando Balsera | Staying grounded in stormy times, balancing the professional and personal, the art of setting boundaries, cultivating self-compassion, neuroplasticity and emotional intelligence 1:01:27

2+ y ago1:01:27

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with Fernando Balsera. Originally from Madrid, Fernando completed his dance education with a Postgraduate in Contemporary Dance at The Place in London. He has worked for MotionHouse Dance Theatre in the UK and Gabriella Maiorino, Lilach Livne, and Simone Sandroni in Amsterdam and M…

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#3: Lisa Mariani | Following your instincts, staying courageous and resilient in the face of challenges, and remembering to enjoy the journey. 1:36:23

2+ y ago1:36:23

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with my dear friend, and the beautiful dancer, Lisa Mariani. Lisa was born in Cremona, Italy. Her professional education began at Scuola di Balletto Classico Cosi - Stefanescu, and was continued at Balletto di Toscana. She went on to receive a scholarship to train with the Peridanc…

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#2: Yaara Dolev | The healing power of dance, communication, generosity, and creating a supportive dance community 1:25:36

2+ y ago1:25:36

1:25:36

For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the exceptional Yaara Dolev. Yaara is an award-winning Israeli choreographer, performer, and teacher currently based in Portugal. Her professional dance career began at the age of seventeen and was quickly propelled when she joined the Batsheva Ensemble, led by Ohad Naharin (c…

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#1: Pau Aran Gimeno | The power of patience, life mentors and the value of interdependence. 1:00:06

3y ago1:00:06

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For the very first episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I was sitting down to chat with the wonderful Pau Aran Gimeno. About Pau: (taken from his website) Born on the Catalan Mediterranean shores, Pau began his professional performance career with ballroom dancing and modern jazz before his interest and experience expanded to include many other …

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#0: Introducing Inside Contemporary Dance 4:25

3y ago4:25

4:25

What, who, where, and why? Amit Abend is introducing her new podcast “Inside Contemporary Dance.” Stay tuned to our first episode featuring the one and only: Pau Aran Gimeno! Follow Inside Contemporary Dance: Instagram: @Insidecontemporarydance Website: www.insidecontamporarydance.com Many thanks to: Ariel Isakowitz - Texts editor, general consulto…

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From the Heads of Hockey fans 29:06

4y ago29:06

29:06

Tonight’s episode is an open-ended fan-run episode! There’s plenty of written in submissions as well as audio clips from hockey fans all over the place talking about their opinions on COVID-19, their playoff and finals predictions, and so much more.

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Episode 2 10:26

4+ y ago10:26

10:26

In this episode, Natalie covers up until November 22nd. Three main topics are talked about: spitting, frost warnings, and new coaching staff. The episode was intended to be uploaded on the 22nd (when it was recorded) but was delayed due to some technical issues.

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Teaser 16:13

4+ y ago16:13

16:13

In the first episode of Hockey Heads, Natalie gives listeners an outline of what to expect from here on out, as well as introduces herself and her love for the sport.

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