Michigan Business Network

Chris Holman speaks with Dr. Britany Affolter-Caine, Executive Director, Research Universities for Michigan (RU4M), from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. Tyler Theile, COO, Anderson Economic Group, is also interviewed along side Affolter-Caine. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Phil Roos, Director, EGLE (Michigan Environment, Great Lakes, Energy), from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Zach Morris, Executive Director, Market One, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Dr. Robert McMahan, President, Kettering University, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with David Washburn, Executive Director, MSU Foundation, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Mark Hackel, Executive, Macomb County, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Jose L. Flores, CEO, Ancor Automotive, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with U.S. Senator Gary Peters, State of Michigan, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Peter Quigley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kelly; Chair, 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Jack Elsey, Founding Partner and CEO, Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative (MEWI), from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Erin Skene-Pratt, Executive Director, Michigan Afterschool Partnership, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Charles Marshall, Vice President, ITC Holdings Corp. and President, ITC Michigan, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Maureen Donohue Krauss, CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Christine Roeder, Executive Vice President, Global Epicenter of Mobility initiative at the DRP, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Eric W. Lupher, President, Citizens Research Council, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman speaks with Dan Wyant, Chairman and President, Edward Lowe Foundation, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Tadd Wamester, Director of Partnership Development at EnGen. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/ Michigan Works! Association Wraps Up 2025 Annual Conference in Kalamazoo The Michigan Works! Association successfully hosted its 2025 Annual Conference September 7–9 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in Kalamazoo. The three-day event brought together workforce development professionals, employers, educators, policymakers, and community leaders to explore solutions for Michigan’s most pressing talent and employment challenges. The conference opened Sunday with workshops, the Associatio

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Ryan Hundt, CEO, Michigan Works! Association, Lansing, but serving statewide in Michigan. They discuss the services, and challenges facing his Michigan Works! chapter, along with what he's experiencing with the Michigan Works! Annual Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/ Michigan Works! Association Wraps Up 2025 Annual Conference in Kalamazoo The Michigan Works! Association successfully hosted its 2025 Annual Conference September 7–9 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in Kalamazoo. The three-day event brought together workforce development professionals, employers, educa

Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025's Michigan Works! Association's Annual Conference. In this video Chris Holman welcomes Jessica Topp, CEO, Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium. They discuss the services, and challenges facing his Michigan Works! chapter, along with what he's experiencing with the Michigan Works! Annual Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/ Michigan Works! Association Wraps Up 2025 Annual Conference in Kalamazoo The Michigan Works! Association successfully hosted its 2025 Annual Conference September 7–9 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in Kalamazoo. The three-day event brought together workforce development professionals, employers, educators, policymakers, and communit

Recording Date: September 23, 2025 Location: Capital Region International Airport (LAN) Mike McFall - Co-Founder and Co-CEO at BIGGBY® COFFEE Born and raised in Michigan, Mike McFall’s journey with BIGGBY® COFFEE began in 1996 when he took a job as a minimum-wage barista at the original store in East Lansing. Fast forward to today, and Mike is now co-CEO alongside his business partner Bob Fish, having grown BIGGBY® COFFEE into a thriving brand with over 400 locations in 13 states, primarily midwest. Under Mike’s leadership, BIGGBY® COFFEE continues to expand rapidly, serving tens of thousands of cups of coffee each day while fostering a culture rooted in purpose, people, and community. In addition to his role at BIGGBY, Mike is the author of Grind and Grow — two books that provide practical guidance for entrepreneurs at different stages of their journey. Grind focuses on establishing positive cash flow and building a strong foundation for early-stage businesses, while Grow dives into leadership developmen