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Lay of The Land
Lay of The Land
Jeffrey Stern

Telling the stories of entrepreneurship and builders in Cleveland and throughout Northeast Ohio. Every Thursday, Jeffrey Stern helps map the Cleveland/NEO business... more

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Episodes

#202: Jared Semik (Eternium Aerospace) — Transcontinental Electric Flights

Jared Semik, founder of Eternium Aerospace, a long-range, zero-emissions aircraft development company, is focused on sustainable transatlantic flight.A multi-service military... more

06 Mar 2025 · 1 hour,
#201: Robert Marks (Projector) — Keepsake and Personal Streaming for Legacy

Robert Marks founded Fidelity Voice and Data in 1999 with just a $600 investment, which he grew into a business... more

27 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
#200: Andy Tran (Arthur Street Ventures) — A Modern Renaissance Man

Andy Tran has lived more lives than just about anyone I know. He’s a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple... more

13 Feb 2025 · 55 minutes
#199: John Knific (Squad) — The EdTech Guru

John Knific is a serial entrepreneur and investor who has built three venture-backed software companies here in Cleveland.His latest venture,... more

06 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
#198: Rob van Haaren (Proximal Energy) — Powering The Solar Revolution

Rob van Haaren is a Dutch-born entrepreneur and CEO of Proximal Energy, a Cleveland-based SaaS company transforming asset management for... more

30 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
#197: Ali Bonar (Oat Haus) — The Granola Butter Company

Ali Bonar — CEO & Co-Founder of Oat Haus, a food company bringing fun and play to eating. Their flagship... more

23 Jan 2025 · 58 minutes
#196: Stephen McHale (Graici & Unify Labs) — Serial Entrepreneurship & the Pursuit of Inclusive Prosperity

Stephen McHale — a long-time Cleveland serial entrepreneur with a 40-year career founding, investing in, and building companies.Most notably, Steve... more

16 Jan 2025 · 51 minutes
[Bonus] Rust Belt Rundown featuring Jeffrey Stern of The O.H.I.O. Fund

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Lay of The Land podcast. Today, we're doing something a bit different... more

09 Jan 2025 · 49 minutes
#194: Hanna Kassis (Babylon Asset Management) — Business Financing, Private Credit, and Growth Capital

Throughout his career, Hanna Kassis has overseen $1.5 billion in capital deployment. Hanna began his entrepreneurial journey in Youngstown, where he... more

19 Dec 2024 · 51 minutes
[In Honor Of] Bob Sopko

It is with a heavy heart that I honor Bob Sopko’s memory by revisiting Lay of The Land's 12th episode.... more

10 Dec 2024 · 58 minutes