Renee DeMichiei Farrow is an entrepreneur, corporate director, small business advocate, and bestselling author who is highly lauded for her business branding, marketing, public relations, coaching, government, and nonprofit relations. Renee completed studies at Duquesne University and is a certified Professional Coach (PC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She started her coaching business Results With Renee, during the pandemic in 2020-21 and restarted the award-winning Decorating Details. Besides making homes beautiful with Decorating Details, she helps people find their Idea ..read more

Corporate trainer and motivational speaker Mj Callaway is an award-winning author of 11 books. Her sweet spots include increasing team resilience, crushing change, and boosting sales quotas. As a two-time cancer warrior and domestic violence survivor, she’s known for shifting attitudes and producing results. The time spent with Mj Callaway is never without both laughs and tears – and most importantly, lessons learned. So, grab a notebook and a pen and learn from the Bounce Up Queen herself, Mj Callaway.  Hosted by: Kelli Komondor and Cindy Ellek  Produced by: Rob Oliver, Your Motivat ..read more

Deb Mortillaro is a food and wine expert. She’s a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She has WSET certifications in Sake, Wine and Spirits and she is a certified Sake Sommelier and is the Queen of Quaffing! In 1981, she moved to Pittsburgh where she was a private chef for 14 years. She met her now business partner, Mike Gonze when he came into the home to present wines. She joined Dreadnought Wines in 1996. Over the years Deb and Mike have created two additional businesses, Palate Partners and Soiree Partners. Those three companies sell wine, educate people about wine and spirits ..read more

Join Biz Bevs & Bites for a lively and informative discussion on NETWORKING! Kelli and Cindy touch on a lot of different areas of networking from best practices to NEVER DO's. While you can't completely plan out your evening, you can be intentional in how you spend your time. Cindy said it best, "Don't hand out your business cards like a Vegas dealer!" Hosted by: Cindy Ellek and Kelli Komondor Produced by: Rob Oliver, Your Motivational Speaker Supported by: K2 Creative & PR and the Cindy Ellek Marketing Group Connect with us! Facebook - BizBevsBites Instagram - BizBevsBitesPodca ..read more

"Biz Bevs & Bites: in the Burgh and Beyond" is a podcast with exceptional business content and exciting guests, featuring the incredible food and beverage scene in and around Pittsburgh. Episodes will spotlight a BIZ topic and guest, feature a BEV - wine, beer, or spirit from a local maker, or a BITE from an area restaurant, food producer, bakery, or specialty grocer. While we sip and nosh, we will chat with entrepreneurs about the topics that matter most to business owners … and foodies. Join Cindy and Kelli for the Happiest Hour! Hosted by: Cindy Ellek and Kelli Komondor Produced by: Ro ..read more

Renee DeMichiei Farrow is an entrepreneur, corporate director, small business advocate, and bestselling author who is highly lauded for her business branding, marketing, public relations, coaching, government, and nonprofit relations. Renee completed studies at Duquesne University and is a certified Professional Coach (PC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She started her coaching business Results With Renee, during the pandemic in 2020-21 and restarted the award-winning Decorating Details. Besides making homes beautiful with Decorating Details, she helps people find their Idea ..read more

Corporate trainer and motivational speaker Mj Callaway is an award-winning author of 11 books. Her sweet spots include increasing team resilience, crushing change, and boosting sales quotas. As a two-time cancer warrior and domestic violence survivor, she’s known for shifting attitudes and producing results. The time spent with Mj Callaway is never without both laughs and tears – and most importantly, lessons learned. So, grab a notebook and a pen and learn from the Bounce Up Queen herself, Mj Callaway.  Hosted by: Kelli Komondor and Cindy Ellek  Produced by: Rob Oliver, Your Motivat ..read more

Deb Mortillaro is a food and wine expert. She’s a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She has WSET certifications in Sake, Wine and Spirits and she is a certified Sake Sommelier and is the Queen of Quaffing! In 1981, she moved to Pittsburgh where she was a private chef for 14 years. She met her now business partner, Mike Gonze when he came into the home to present wines. She joined Dreadnought Wines in 1996. Over the years Deb and Mike have created two additional businesses, Palate Partners and Soiree Partners. Those three companies sell wine, educate people about wine and spirits ..read more

Paul Furiga is the President and Chief Storyteller of WordWrite, a Pittsburgh-area firm offering brand strategy (storytelling), public relations, crisis communications, and digital & inbound marketing services to organizations that are looking to better tell their stories. Paul learned storytelling by writing and editing more than 20,000 stories during two decades as a journalist before going into public relations. He's quite literally written the book storytelling, Finding Your Capital S Story, Why Your Story Drives Your Brand. The career path that Paul traveled to PR is a story in itself ..read more

Episode 010 – Touching the Hearts of People in Business & in Life Cindy and Kelli had a wonderful conversation with Joy Klohonatz who has been touching the hearts of clients, customers, and business colleagues for over 20 years. Making people feel appreciated is in Joy’s DNA. Joy shared stories and strategies of how to make people feel like they matter. Joy told us, “If you can find a way to get to people's hearts, then you will get their business. You will get their respect; you'll get their trust.” Joy believes in sending a card to people to celebrate birthdays, special occasions, etc. W ..read more