making denton
A monthly podcast where we meet with the movers, shakers, and culture-makers of Denton to discuss the journeys that brought them to where they are today.
Banner photo by Mike Mezeul & provided by Discover Denton
The most recent episode of the Making Denton podcast:
Episode 8: Tracy Irby
Tracy has a passion for entrepreneurship. She joined the Center For Women Entrepreneurs as their first business advisor after working 6 years as a small business advisor for North Texas Small Business Development Center. For over 25 years she has been a serial entrepreneur. Tracy owned one of the first Sears Hometown Dealer Stores, a gym, a bounce house rental business, an online self-defense business, to name a few.In this episode you'll hear about Tracy's experience as a serial entrepreneur and some of the more memorable business ideas she has heard in her time as a small business advisor.
Previous episodes of the Making Denton podcast:
For our inaugural episode of Making Denton, Stoke’s very own Mari Austin interviews Shelley Christner, who shares The DIME Store's origin story and her experience transforming a backyard market into a Denton staple.
Vanessa Ellison describes her work in furthering community education about conscious consumerism and recycling, and shares about her advocacy for healthier food options in Denton food deserts.
Danielle shares with us the origin and motivation behind her podcast, WTFemme!?, and we discuss what it means to be a Dentonite.
In this episode we sit down with entrepreneur and cheesemonger, Justin Bonard, of Ten : One. Tune in to learn the behind the scenes of what goes into every delicious cheese pairing and to hear the story of Denton's only artisanal cheese shop.
A few short years ago, Bryce was playing football for the University of Texas at Austin with plans to pursue a career in the NFL. But then inspiration struck and he decided to change course and start a vodka company, and in the process created the first vodka in the world that is distilled from grapefruit.
As musicians themselves, Tony and Jen have an edge in understanding what their customers are looking for and how to best help them succeed. Tune in for a great episode!
Listen to this excellent episode with Bobby Mullins, owner of one of Denton’s beloved coffee spots and brewery, Armadillo Ale Works, chat with fellow Denton native and new host of Making Denton, Heather Gregory. They discuss turning a love of beer brewing into a business, the creative ways that Armadillo Ale Works pivoted during 2020, and more!