This episode is sponsored by The Plumbing Outlet and Coal Region Winery. Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss how to market a small business. They have spent their entire lives promoting and marketing small businesses. They cover the differences between directional and creative advertising, how to generate and track new business, and how to strategize…

This episode is sponsored by The Plumbing Outlet and Coal Region Winery. Chad Lauer and Chad Evans sit down with local entrepreneur Mike Gerrity. Mike discusses how his passion for caring for his own vehicles organically evolved into a thriving automotive detailing business in Shamokin, PA. He emphasizes small businesses as the backbone of our loca…

In this episode sponsored by The Plumbing Outlet and Coal Region Winery, Chad Lauer, Chad Evans, and Dave Tamkus sit down with local entrepreneur Edward Manning. Edward discusses his entrepreneurial journey which includes starting in corporate banking, owning Manning Ventures, Manning Investments, LLC, Real Estate Partnerships, Purchasing the Rosin…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans sit down with Kristy Teisher from eatshare.org to discuss her passion for connecting folks that are in need of a meal with people capable of delivering a meal in their own neighborhood. Eat Share is a collection of volunteers throughout north central Pennsylvania who bring warm meals to neighbors when it's…

In this episode, Chad Lauer, Chad Evans, and Dave Tamkus sit down to discuss the pivots in their entrepreneurial journeys, their recent hot dog event in Shamokin, and the future of whynotshamokin.com. Lauer Media Company is launching a new sales company that performs sales as a service, Stone State Entertainment is pivoting to create a studio exper…

In this episode, Chad Lauer, Chad Evans, and Dave Tamkus discuss sit down with Northumberland County Commissioner Meghan Beck. Megan brings a wealth of knowledge and fits right into our theme of using adversity as motivation. Meghan has been a major player in revitalization efforts in the town of Sunbury and at the county level. She discusses revit…

In this episode, Chad Lauer, Chad Evans, and Dave Tamkus discuss their whynotshamokin.com movement. The simplistic gesture of a wave and taking care of your neighbors. Mental health awareness and how it’s okay to not be okay. Lastly, they will be giving out free hotdogs on July 11th as a thank you for the support we have received from the podcast!…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans welcome Scott Fabrizio and BJ Carpentier from Freedom Fighter Outdoors. The Goal of FFO is to raise awareness and seek public aid for needs, services and activities for injured veterans. Our events facilitate injured veterans in assisting each other through teamwork based outdoor recreational activities by…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans follow up on the Kurt Masser episode with our vision for the future. A vision is simply a desired state. We share our desired state of our entrepreneurship and our town. We discuss the leadership topic of the day, how to cultivate better leaders and stand for something worth following. We previously discus…

In this episode, Chad Lauer, Dave Tamkus, and Chad Evans follow up the why not shamokin episode by interviewing Kurt Masser. Kurt has had great entrepreneurial success and political success right here in our region. From growing up on a farm in Pitman PA to owning The Wayside Inn his family is well known on route 61. Kurt also used his business exp…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans change the pace of the Lauer Power Podcast with a fun episode highlighting the past, present, and future of Shamokin, PA. A coal town that was once thriving and is now considered the poorest town in the state of Pennsylvania. Our guest is Dave Tamkus, a Shamokin native and historian of sorts. He is a talen…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic, 'Servant Leadership.’ Our guests are Eric and Kari Boyer. Eric and Kari own IV coffee in Sunbury, PA, Underdog Electric in Mifflinburg, PA, and imminently-opening Refuge Church in Shamokin, PA. They are truly inspirational, as they open up about their adversity in an raw and i…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic of lifelong learning. Our guest is Harry Mathias, former Superintendent of Central Columbia School District in central Pennsylvania, owner of Mathias Educational Leadership Consulting, LLC, consultant to Danville Area Community Center, former head football coach at Central Colu…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic, 'Thinking Big.' Our guest is Bill Hauser, Chad Lauer's former colleague. Bill is the founder and CEO of THE SMB Team. He opens up about harnessing control of his mental health, discussing the impact of his diagnoses of anxiety disorder and hypomania on his trajectory as an ent…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic, 'Curiosity Fuels Innovation.' Our guest is Kelly McCarthy, Chad Lauer's cousin and fellow Coal Region kid turned NASA Program Specialist. Kelly is the current lead on NASA’s Artemis I Moon Trees Education Activity. She is a National Science Foundation Albert Einstein Distingui…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic, 'Leading in Crisis.' Our guest is Evan Gajkowski. Evan is a nurse practitioner and the former ECMO coordinator at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. He boasts numerous medical journal publications as first author, as well as many conference presentations, but most import…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic, 'Being Prepared.' Our guest is Bryan Majors. Bryan is a major entrepreneurial and inspiration force, owning three successful businesses including a cultural clothing brand that spreads motivational messaging across communities. Bryan stands as a retired professional basketball…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic, 'getting out of your comfort zone.' Our guest is the owner of Resurrection Movement Studio, Hide Horikoshi. Hide tells his inspiring story of channeling adversity in his life into giving back to his community. He discusses his story of moving from Japan to New York at the age …

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic of ensuring team members are on the right seat of the bus. Our guest is Paul Smith, a member of the band The Badlees and owner of Eight Days A Week Studio, where we are so fortunate to produce this podcast. Paul shares his entrepreneurial story, as well as his journey with a fa…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss Leading with Empathy. Our guest is Oasis Community Recovery Club President, Danielle Houtz. Danielle tells her inspiring story of channeling adversity in her life into service to a population in desperate need. She discusses the impact that addiction can have on family and community, as well as the…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic of the importance of being able to have difficult conversations. Our guest is Susquehanna University men's basketball coach, Frank Marcinek. Frank tells his inspiring story of battling stage 4 throat cancer, not being able to speak for seven weeks, finding his voice in times of…

In this episode, Chad Lauer and Chad Evans discuss the leadership topic of setting a clear agenda in business. Chad Evans tells his personal story of making the jump into entrepreneurship after nearly 20 years in broadcasting. How he built a career from his passion of entertaining others and how much he loves the coal region.…

In this episode, Lauer Media Company President Chad Lauer and Chad Evans introduce you to the Lauer Power Podcast. Chad Lauer tells his personal story of dealing with a rare cancer disorder called Von Hippel Lindau, losing a friend and a father, and how he used that pain as fuel to do good in the world. Chad sets the stage for the podcast which wil…