The Loew Down
The Loew Down is the podcast where Hamilton's small business community tells its own story — origin stories, pivots, hard lessons and the real advice that only comes from someone who's actually been through it.
The Loew Down
Latest Episodes
Alex's Story: Stardust With Belly Buttons. Why Rejection Built Her Business.
She walked into rooms nobody invited her to. Cold called every single day selling a technology most people had never seen. Heard no more times than she can count. And kept going anyway.Alex Graham is the founder of Me-Tour, a Hamilton c...
Michelle's Story: Twenty Years in the Trenches, Still Proving It
She's spent two decades in pediatric medical and mental health and she still has to convince parents she's worth paying for.Michelle McVittie is a certified child life specialist and parenting coach behind Mom the Manager, and the recur...
Amanda's Story: She Built the Space She Always Needed
Amanda Gurman spent years being the person other women called when they finally had something they needed to say out loud. She's the host of the Honest as a Mother podcast, a three-time bestselling co-author, and the founder of Her Truth Press ...
Matus’s Story: The Bed Bug Guy Nobody Talks About. Until They Have To.
Matus Baran has been the guy nobody calls unless they have to — and he’s completely fine with that. He runs Green Heat Bed Bugs Exterminators out of Hamilton, Ontario, doing 100% chemical-free heat treatment for bed bug infestations across Hami...
Safiya's Story: She Almost Gave Up. Then the Space Appeared.
Safiya didn't plan to open a clay studio. She planned to take a break.After 15 years in higher education, teaching, research, coaching, she quit her job, moved to Ancaster, and picked up pottery as a hobby. Something just for her. Then the ...