Pouur Decisions
Bold Stories of Business Journeys, Legal Tips and a Toast To Doing It Anyway
Hosted by Attorney Sharece Miller-Curry
Episodes
19 episodes
From College Idea to Retail Shelves | Micah Specialty Foods Story
Kwamena and Natasha from Micah Specialty Foods share the real story behind building a product-based business from the ground up. What started as a college idea inspired by homemade Ghanaian sauce turned into a growing brand now found in retail ...
She Got Fired While Pregnant… and Built the Business She Actually Wanted
What do you do when you lose your job… right when life is about to change? In this episode of Pouur Decisions, Jen Prochaska shares how getting fired while pregnant forced her into entrepreneurship and ultimately led her to...
Why Ameerah Left Nursing to Start Noir Wellness
In this episode of Pouur Decisions, we sit down with Ameerah Herbert, founder of Noire Wellness and Aesthetics, to break down what it really looks like to build a successful medspa from the ground up.This is more than just a medical spa...
Building a Food Brand? Here's What Actually Happens
What does it actually take to turn a recipe into a real business? In this episode of Pouur Decisions, Bianca Beach shares the story behind building Lamacita, from early kitchen experiments to navigating co-manufacturers, retail, and everything ...
Starting a Business With No Plan… Just Relationships
What does it actually take to start a business when you don’t have a plan, a budget, or certainty it will work? In this episode of Pouur Decisions, Stephanie Kluk, founder of Future Ink Graphics, shares how she built her business fr...
What It Really Takes to Build a Design Business
In this episode of Pouur Decisions, Kristen Hannie-Ducey, founder of Ducey Designs, shares how a lifelong passion for interior design turned into a real business after getting laid off at the start of COVID. What started as side work became the...
Derrick A. King Left Corporate to Bet on Himself
What does it really take to walk away from stability and bet on yourself? In this episode of Pouur Decisions, actor Derrick A. King shares the real story behind leaving a corporate career at Nestlé to pursue acting. From grow...
What 85 Years in Business Teaches You About Leadership
In this episode of Pouur Decisions, Sharece sits down with John Lahoski of Peninsula Hardwoods for a real conversation about what it takes to sustain a family business across multiple generations. From the founding of Terry Lumber in 1940 to th...
Leaving Corporate to Build a Winery From Scratch and Survive What Came Next
In this episode of Pouur Decisions, we sit down with Destiny Burns, founder of CLE Urban Winery, to talk about the real decisions behind leaving corporate life, coming back to Cleveland, and building a business from the ground up with no roadma...
From $35K to “Crash and Burn” to a Subscription Business That Worked
In this episode of Pouur Decisions, we sit down with SA Frell, founder of Olivia Rose Confections, to talk through the real story behind building a food business. It starts with culinary school, a moment that made her realize she could sell wha...
From Bike Tours to Golf Carts: Building Leisure Tours Cleveland the Hard Way
Bob Polk of Leisure Tours Cleveland joins Pouur Decisions to talk through what it actually takes to build a local experience business from scratch. What starts as bicycle tours turns into golf cart tours, but the real story is persistence: figu...
Quitting the Safe Job to Build Something That Felt Right
What happens when a creative side project slowly becomes the thing you care about most? In this episode of Pouur Decisions, we sit down with Erin Rudy of Milestone Home Design to talk about the real decisions behind leaving a stable corporate c...
Leaving the Paycheck for Commission and Betting on Yourself
In this episode of Pouur Decisions, we sit down with Venessa Motaabbed, a Cleveland based realtor with Cali Home Pro powered by eXp Realty, to talk honestly about what it really means to leave a steady paycheck and go all in on yoursel...
Building Blossom Flower Bar Through Community, Culture, and Care
Megan Robinson, founder of Blossom Flower Bar, joins Pouur Decisions to share how she walked away from a corporate career and built a thriving, multi-location business rooted in joy, community, and genuine human connection.Start...
Building a Community Legacy with Aicha Kaba of Kaba’s African & Caribbean Market
Kaba’s African and Caribbean Market is more than a grocery store. It’s a reflection of the people it serves.In this episode, Aicha Kaba shares the story of how her family’s business grew alongside Cleveland’s Lee Harvard neighborhood. Fr...
Pouur Decisions with Haditha “Butter” Khan of Ink Therapy Studio
Haditha “Butter” Khan, the creative force behind Ink Therapy Studio, shares her remarkable journey from artist to business owner. We talk about opening her studio in Bedford Heights during the pandemic, her experience as a Black female e...
Creating Comfort + Community with Michi Lifestyle (featuring Tracy Burnett)
In this episode of Pouur Decisions, Sharece sits down with Tracy Burnett, Founder & Owner of Michi Lifestyle, a comfort-first home and lifestyle shop based in Lakewood, Ohio. Tracy opens up about transitioning from co...
From Chauffeur to CEO: The Turf Pride Growth Story with Dave Petti
From driving limos and passing out flyers to building a thriving lawn care company, Dave Petti shares how he turned Turf Pride into a service-driven success story. In this interview, Dave explains how focusing on customer experience, developing...