The Pivot w/ Baltimore Business Journal

Feb 27 2020 220
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Every business owner makes mistakes. Every company or organization has had to change things up, or "pivot," when something doesn't work or could work better. On this show, we talk with business leaders in Greater Baltimore about the pivots they've made, why they made them and how their businesses have adapted since.

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The Pivot: Marc Weller, president of Weller Development Co.

Feb 27 2020 32 mins  
Marc Weller, president of Weller Development Co., talks about the challenges and triumphs of leading the $5.5 billion Port Covington project and what Baltimoreans can expect from the first round of buildings slated for completion there in 2021. (Music: Inspirational Outlook by Eternity Bro/PremiumBeat)

The Pivot: Ginny Lawhorn, managing partner of Sticky Rice Baltimore

Jan 30 2020 18 mins  
Ginny Lawhorn, a managing partner of popular Fells Point sushi spot Sticky Rice, talks about what she has learned about running a successful restaurant in Baltimore and why she is pivoting the business now, to pursue a new vegan breakfast concept. (Music: Inspirational Outlook by Eternity Bro/PremiumBeat)

The Pivot: Greg Fitchitt, Columbia region president at Howard Hughes Corp.

Nov 21 2019 23 mins  
Greg Fitchitt, Columbia region president at Howard Hughes Corp., talks about the challenges of executing on a 30-year, multibillion-dollar redevelopment plan, and building on the vision and legacy of celebrated local developer, Jim Rouse. (Music: Inspirational Outlook by Eternity Bro/PremiumBeat)

The Pivot: Jamillah Muhammad, founder of Taste This Cake

Sep 25 2019 15 mins  
Founder and head cakester of Taste This Cake, Jamillah Muhammad, talks about leaving her first career behind to pursue her passion, navigating the challenges of becoming a first-time business owner and running her cakerie out of a kitchen coworking space in Baltimore. (Music: Inspirational Outlook by Eternity Bro/PremiumBeat)

The Pivot: David and Laura Alima, owners of The Charmery

Jul 24 2019 23 mins  
Owners of The Charmery ice cream shop, David and Laura Alima, talk about how they got started making ice cream, the struggles they faced in becoming first-time business owners and how the business has grown since they opened their first shop in Hamden in 2013. (Music: Inspirational Outlook by Eternity Bro/PremiumBeat)

The Pivot: Carley Milligan and Jess Iannetta, BBJ editors

Jun 13 2019 22 mins  
A group of working millennials discuss the pros and cons of unlimited time off as an employment perk, and how employers could make it work in their offices. (Music: Inspirational Outlook by Eternity Bro/PremiumBeat)

The Pivot: Ernst Valery, managing partner at SAA | EVI Development

May 23 2019 28 mins  
Developer Ernst Valery talks about what brought him to Baltimore, how he chooses the properties and neighborhoods he wants to invest in and what kind of impact he hopes his projects have in the city. (Music: Inspirational Outlook by Eternity Bro/PremiumBeat)