Bonfires of Social Enterprise

Bonfires of Social Enterprise

98 episodes

This is a great show about social enterprise and impact investing. Inspiring stories from Detroit and other parts of the world. Great Detroit music at the end of each episode!

The Bonfires of Social Enterprise podcast began in March of 2015 with an intent to document
the social enterprise development in Detroit. Host, Romy Kochan, began the journey with
storytelling in mind.

While the show primarily interviews social enterprise guests, recent segments such as Field
Notes & Tips were added so that repeating questions on specific issues from the listeners could
be addressed. The newest addition to the show is the Mailbag episode where we answer
our listener questions.

New themed programs focusing on certain segments of social solutions or business sectors are
always in development.

The show grew quickly and produced an unusually high level of listener engagement. The guests
and listeners were connecting in a whole new way. We receive emails now today from around
the globe. We receive messages of gratitude and stories that are so inspiring we want to get on
a plane and interview that listener!

Podcasts

S3: Sheri Lozano of Link2Lift #99

Published: Aug. 21, 2018, 11:01 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 28 seconds

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S3: Kate Hayes EchoingGreen- Board Health #98

Published: July 24, 2018, 12:27 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 50 seconds

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S3: Genusee #97

Published: July 11, 2018, 11:25 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 59 seconds

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S3: Plum Health DPC with Dr. Paul Thomas #96

Published: April 3, 2018, 2:34 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 7 seconds

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S3: PalmEraMia #95

Published: Feb. 11, 2018, 12:07 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 48 seconds

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S3: Kathleen Kelly Janus – Stanford, Book #93

Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 1:58 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 21 seconds

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S3: Our Common Future Conference – Oct. 27, 2017 – PART TWO #92

Published: Jan. 3, 2018, 2:01 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 11 seconds

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S3: Our Common Future Conference – Oct. 27, 2017 – PART ONE #91

Published: Jan. 3, 2018, 1:53 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 52 seconds

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S3: Because of a Case #90

Published: Dec. 18, 2017, 12:49 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 25 seconds

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S3: Douglas Bitonti Stewart #89

Published: Dec. 14, 2017, 3:39 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 47 seconds

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S3: DIME Detroit #88

Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 10:52 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 27 seconds

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S3: Stephen of Charity Charge #87

Published: Oct. 26, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 54 seconds

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S3: Detroit Mushroom Factory: Deana Wojcik & Chris Carrier #86

Published: Oct. 17, 2017, 5:06 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 58 seconds

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S3: Detroit S.O.A.R. – Sisters On A Roll, Mobile Cafe' #85

Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 12:19 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 30 seconds

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S3: Latrice McClendon of Impact Community Health #84

Published: Sept. 28, 2017, 2 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 31 seconds

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S3: Bogobrush: Heather and John McDougall #83

Published: Sept. 20, 2017, 12:09 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds

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S3: Hamilton Perkins Bags and Recycled Plastic #82

Published: Sept. 11, 2017, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 8 seconds

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S3: Mile High Expansion in Denver Manufacturing Workshop – Episode #81

Published: July 24, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 33 seconds

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S3: Job Creation & Impact Investing with Don Lee #80

Published: July 12, 2017, 5:50 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 15 seconds

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S3: Nique Love Rhodes #79

Published: July 6, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 3 seconds

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S3: Basil and Investing at Artesian Farms #78

Published: June 29, 2017, 10:28 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 3 seconds

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S3: Pingree Manufacturing of Detroit #77

Published: June 21, 2017, 12:11 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 47 seconds

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S3: Jay Rayford of Social Sushi #76

Published: June 14, 2017, 12:19 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 16 seconds

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S3: Motown Rising Jacob de Golish #75

Published: June 7, 2017, 12:17 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds

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S3: Keep Up with the ‘Jones's with Jonezie- Episode #74

Published: May 30, 2017, 2:08 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 34 seconds

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S3: Hip Co-Working Spaces of Bamboo Detroit- Episode #73

Published: May 26, 2017, 12:29 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 37 seconds

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S3: Detroit Horse Power Rides Empowerment – Episode #72

Published: May 16, 2017, 12:35 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 24 seconds

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S3: Up-Cycling Fire Hoses with Kresse- Episode #71

Published: May 10, 2017, 11:10 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 33 seconds

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S3: City Girls Farm: Let the Goat Scaping Begin! Episode #70

Published: May 2, 2017, 12:22 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 18 seconds

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S3: Bags to Butterflies of Detroit – Episode #69

Published: April 26, 2017, 11:47 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds

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S3: Khali Sweeney of the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program- Episode #68

Published: April 17, 2017, 2:39 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 49 seconds

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S3: Overflow Coffee Bar of Chicago – Episode #67

Published: April 10, 2017, 10:57 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 33 seconds

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S3: Impact Crushin' – Top Six Countdown #66

Published: Feb. 14, 2017, 12:55 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 20 seconds

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S2: Henry Le of Imagtor in Vietnam #65

Published: Dec. 15, 2016, 12:55 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds

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Season 2: Chris Lambert Life Remodeled #64

Published: Dec. 1, 2016, 1:08 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 12 seconds

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Season 2: Ivan Gonzalez in Humboldt Park, Chicago #63

Published: Nov. 3, 2016, 12:39 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds

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Season 2: Playground Detroit with Paulina Petkoski #62

Published: Oct. 20, 2016, 12:52 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 22 seconds

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Season 2: Lisa Johanon of Central Detroit Christian

Published: Oct. 6, 2016, 11:43 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 30 seconds

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Season 2: Scott Tallenger of Left-Handed Branded and the Detroit Mula #60

Published: Sept. 23, 2016, 2:21 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 21 seconds

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Amy Kaherl of Detroit Soup #58

Published: Aug. 25, 2016, 12:11 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 17 seconds

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Season 2: Ginny Fischbach of Impact100 on Impact Investing Inglenook #57

Published: July 28, 2016, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 18 seconds

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Season 2: Noam Kimelman of Fresh Corner Cafe

Published: July 21, 2016, 12:35 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 31 seconds

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Season 2: Chelsea Koglmeier of O.R.O. – Jessica Robinson of Bonfires on the Move! #56

Published: June 30, 2016, 7 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 29 seconds

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Season 2: Impact Investing Inglenook with Tom Doescher #55

Published: June 23, 2016, 12:35 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 37 seconds

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Season 2: Kari Hughes of Buy The Change in Detroit

Published: June 16, 2016, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 3 seconds

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Season 2: Vostel of Berlin #53

Published: June 9, 2016, 3:52 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 53 seconds

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Season 2: Mailbag! #52

Published: May 19, 2016, 7 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 21 seconds

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Season 2: Scott Francisco & Jessica Robinson, Green Garages #51

Published: May 13, 2016, 1:13 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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Season 2: Southwest Solutions of Detroit

Published: May 5, 2016, 2:31 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 13 seconds

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Season 2: Better Life Bags

Published: April 21, 2016, 2 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 32 seconds

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Season 2: Detroit Horse Power

Published: April 7, 2016, 2:53 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 22 seconds

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Season 2: Eastern Market in Detroit

Published: March 31, 2016, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds

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Season 2: Assemble Sound of Detroit Artist Collaboration

Published: March 24, 2016, 8:39 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 38 seconds

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Season 2: Jessica Robinson Intro: Bonfires on the Move

Published: March 11, 2016, 2:48 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 54 seconds

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Season 2: Hopeful Harvest with Chris Nemeth serving Detroit Food Manufacturing

Published: March 10, 2016, 3:47 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 51 seconds

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Season 2: Mile High Workshop in Denver, Colorado

Published: March 3, 2016, 5:36 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds

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Season 2: Veronika Scott of The Empowerment Plan of Detroit Social Enterprise

Published: Feb. 25, 2016, 3:32 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 42 seconds

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Season 2 – Announcement

Published: Feb. 16, 2016, 4:54 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 20 seconds

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Season 1: Robert Egger + LA Kitchen

Published: Sept. 25, 2015, 11:56 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 26 seconds

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Season 1: A Visit to LA's Downtown Women's Center

Published: Sept. 17, 2015, 4:11 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 39 seconds

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Season 1: Urbane + Gallant, Bonfires, L.A.

Published: Sept. 12, 2015, 1:03 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 39 seconds

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Season 1: Downtown Youth Boxing Gym Detroit

Published: Sept. 9, 2015, 1:52 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 17 seconds

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Season 1: Marion Janner United Kingdom

Published: Sept. 4, 2015, 4:02 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds

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Season 1: Owen & Abbey

Published: Sept. 2, 2015, 12:39 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds

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Season 1: Catherine Johnson

Published: Aug. 27, 2015, 7:15 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 39 seconds

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Season 1: Buckets of Rain Detroit

Published: Aug. 21, 2015, 11:09 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 27 seconds

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Season 1: Give Lyrics

Published: Aug. 18, 2015, 8:49 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 39 seconds

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Season 1: Pivot Point

Published: Aug. 12, 2015, 3:16 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 51 seconds

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Season 1: Garage Bands – Field Notes

Published: Aug. 7, 2015, 8:50 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 21 seconds

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Season 1: Bonfires-Los Angeles, A Preview

Published: Aug. 5, 2015, 12:56 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds

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Season 1: Cecily Jackson-Zapata

Published: July 28, 2015, 10:49 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 49 seconds

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Season 1: Play-Place for Autistic Children

Published: July 25, 2015, 8:46 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 39 seconds

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Season 1: Elvis & Kresse, London

Published: July 21, 2015, 7:12 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 59 seconds

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Season 1: Detroit Ento

Published: July 16, 2015, 3:05 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 22 seconds

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Season 1: Bamboo Detroit

Published: July 13, 2015, 7:35 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 32 seconds

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Season 1: SPLT Rideshare

Published: July 8, 2015, 10:28 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 45 seconds

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Season 1: Field Notes- Taking The Bait

Published: July 2, 2015, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 11 seconds

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Season 1: City Girls Soap

Published: June 19, 2015, 3:22 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 35 seconds

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Season 1: Field Notes & Tips – Natural Data

Published: June 12, 2015, 5:45 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 11 seconds

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Season 1: Kicks 4 Kids Foundation

Published: June 3, 2015, 4:43 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds

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Season 1: Lips & Hips

Published: June 1, 2015, 7:06 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 47 seconds

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Season 1: Karen Buscemi-Detroit Fashion

Published: May 29, 2015, 1:44 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds

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Season 1: Build Institute-Detroit

Published: May 14, 2015, 4:25 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds

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Season 1: Welding Artisan Center Part 2

Published: May 11, 2015, 3:04 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 58 seconds

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Season 1: Andrew Goldberg: Bonfires Need Attorneys

Published: April 30, 2015, 11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds

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Season 1: Impact3 Investment Co Talks With Romy in Detroit

Published: April 30, 2015, 5:27 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 6 seconds

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Season 1: Social-Sushi-Detroit

Published: April 28, 2015, 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 30 seconds

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Season 1: His Hands Auto Care

Published: April 17, 2015, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 46 seconds

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Season 1: Nate Griswold-Inhabitect

Published: March 30, 2015, 1:11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds

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Season 1: Gold Cash Gold Restaurant in Detroit

Published: March 25, 2015, 10:57 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 14 seconds

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Season 1: Vehicle City Tacos – Part 2

Published: March 16, 2015, 8:34 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 29 seconds

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Season 1: Welding Artisan Center Interview of Detroit

Published: March 6, 2015, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 41 seconds

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Season 1: Vehicle City Tacos – Part 1

Published: March 2, 2015, 4:30 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 25 seconds

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Season 1: Bonfires of Social Enterprise Intro: Romy Gingras

Published: Feb. 28, 2015, 4:58 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 11 seconds

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Season 1- Amy Peterson of Rebel Nell, L3C Detroit #1

Published: Feb. 28, 2015, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 55 seconds

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Season 1- Jeff Adams of Artesian Farms of Detroit #2

Published: Feb. 28, 2015, 3:42 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 28 seconds

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Season 1: Josh York of York Project, LLC

Published: Feb. 28, 2015, 3:37 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 23 seconds

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Season 1- Christian Birky of Lazlo, LLC Detroit #3

Published: Feb. 28, 2015, 3:29 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 8 seconds

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