Hope, Struggle, and Triumph: Share Your Small Business Story at the Marble Bar

One of the city’s best storytellers wants to help local small business owners tell their best ‘comeback’ tale.

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One of the city’s best storytellers wants to help local small business owners tell their tale of hope, struggle, and triumph.

Shannon Cason, host of the podcast Homemade Stories and a Moth Grand Slam winner, will work with Detroit-area entrepreneurs to craft their comeback tale for a live audience next month at Marble Bar.

The event is organized for the New Economy Initiative, a non-profit that assists small business owners with funding and organizational support.   

Cason says the event’s theme, ‘the comeback story’ is encouraging. “When I see stories of people who have been through challenges and still come back and continue to do what it is that they plan to do, you know, those [stories] are inspiring for me.”

CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire spoke with Cason and Matt Lewis from the N.E.I. 

Find info on how to apply here.

 

Author

  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.