CBIA BizCast

CBIA BizCast

By Connecticut Business & Industry Association

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A podcast for the business-minded in Connecticut. Host Shannon King interviews business and community leaders and policymakers who delve into the highs and lows of doing business in Connecticut.
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12/22/25

Leadership Reflections

Over the course of 2025, some of Connecticut’s remarkable business leaders joined the CBIA BizCast. These leaders have built successful teams, overcome challenges, and helped build a better Connecticut. They shared their stories of entrepreneurship… Read more

12/04/25

Giving Girls a Roadmap to Success

The Girl Scouts have always held a special place in Elicia Pegues Spearman’s life. “My mother was a Girl Scout Brownie when she was growing up,” Pegues Spearman told the CBIA BizCast. “I was a Brownie here in Connecticut, and my daughter was a Girl S… Read more

11/11/25

Brewing Family Business Success

If you ask Omar Coffee CEO Nicolas Bokron how to run a successful, fourth-generation business, he’ll tell you about the core values posted on the walls around his company. “Trust, not tricks” is one of them. “Generally, the coffee business is about… Read more

10/23/25

CBIA BizCast: CBIA Foundation’s Nord Goes GeoPolitical

The CBIA BizCast is turning the tables a little. In June, Fairfield Woods Middle School Arav Kapoor was the runner-up in the National Civics Bee Connecticut State Finals, narrowly edged out by Tomlinson Middle School's Aarav Pradeep Sahu. The annua… Read more

10/09/25

‘The Universe Is Setting Me Up’

Jacqueline Laramee didn’t realize it at the time, but the course of her life and career trajectory shifted when—while still in high school—she met Melissa Sheffy. “When I met her, I didn’t know that I was meeting my future boss, my future business pa… Read more

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