Business Voices

Business Voices is the Juneau Chamber of Commerce podcast focused on the people, ideas, and decisions shaping Juneau’s economy. Each episode features thoughtful conversations with local business owners, civic leaders, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers who are working to build a stronger, more diverse, and more resilient business community. This show reflects the Chamber’s larger mission: to support entrepreneurship, encourage responsible and sustainable development, improve the business climate, and help make Juneau a better place to work, live, shop, and invest. Business Voices is a forum for insight, leadership, and shared perspective, connecting the people who care about Juneau’s economic future and the quality of life that makes this community worth building.

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  Episode #12

  How Juneau Food Tours Turned Alaska Flavor Into a Business

  Aug 17, 202633 min

  Food isn’t just something we eat. It’s one of the ways a community tells its story. On this episode of Business Voices Juneau , Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Becca Parks sits down with Midgey Moore, owner of Juneau Food Tours , to talk about building a business around food, tourism, storytelling, and the people who make Juneau’s culinary scene distinctive. Midgey shares how a childhood fascination with cooking eventually led to a Juneau food blog, a career with Travel Juneau, and ultimately the launch of Juneau Food Tours. She talks about landing Princess Cruises as a partner in her first season, adapting a food-tour model to Alaska’s cruise economy, building a team of local culinary hosts, and expanding into Jeep tours, private events, and custom food experiences. The conversation also includes the story of how Gordon Ramsay ended up filming in Juneau, why Midgey believes Alaska deserves to be recognized as a food destination, and how local chefs, restaurants, seafood, and entrepreneurs help connect visitors to the community. Midgey and Becca also explore what it takes to succeed in Juneau’s food industry, why food trucks and pop-ups can create opportunities for new entrepreneurs, and what Juneau’s evolving food scene can mean for retaining people and building a stronger local economy. Business Voices Juneau is the podcast of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, featuring the entrepreneurs, leaders, businesses, and ideas shaping Juneau’s economic future.

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  Episode #11

  From Summer Job to Business Owner: Laura McDonald on Caribou Crossings, Tourism and Downtown Juneau

  Aug 17, 202634 min

  On this episode of Business Voices Juneau , Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Becca Parks talks with Laura McDonald, owner of Caribou Crossings , about a Juneau business story that began with a teenage summer job and eventually led to ownership of one of downtown’s longtime locally focused shops. Laura shares how she started at Caribou Crossings at 16, grew into increasingly larger roles, earned her MBA with support from the business, and ultimately purchased the company from founder and mentor Tanya, on January 1, 2020. Just months later, the cruise industry shut down and the new owner found herself facing an extraordinary test. The conversation explores how Juneau businesses survived the pandemic, the importance of advocacy through the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and Alaska Chamber , and why small-business owners need a voice when government decisions affect their operations. Laura also talks about Caribou Crossings’ commitment to Alaska-made products, its relationships with nearly 80 Alaska artists, the changing expectations of cruise passengers, and why she proudly considers herself both a local Juneau business owner and part of the cruise tourism industry . It’s a conversation about mentorship, resilience, tourism, workforce challenges, supporting Alaska artists, and why Laura believes locals should rediscover downtown Juneau, not avoid it.

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  Episode #10

  Riza May Marvel of Z Squared Studio

  Aug 17, 202626 min

  On this episode of Business Voices Juneau , Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Becca Parks talks with Riza May Marvel of Z Squared Studio , a Juneau-born brand and web designer helping small businesses build a more professional presence. Marvel shares the unexpected path that took her from studying psychology in Australia to earning a graphic design degree—and eventually returning home to Juneau to build her own business. She talks candidly about making the leap from an in-house designer to full-time entrepreneurship, balancing creative work with the less glamorous realities of running a business, and figuring out how to build a career while raising two young children. The conversation also explores branding, website design, SEO, podcasting, and artificial intelligence , including why Marvel believes AI won’t replace graphic designers but will dramatically change how they work. She explains how new tools are eliminating hours of repetitive production work while leaving the creative judgment and strategy to the designer. It’s a conversation about creativity, technology, family, entrepreneurship, and the sometimes messy process of building a business that fits the life you actually want to live.

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  Episode #9

  Building Cedar Group: Will Race on Growth, AI and Entrepreneurship in Juneau

  Aug 17, 202633 min

  On this episode of Business Voices Juneau , Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Becca Parks sits down with Will Race, CEO and partner of Cedar Group , to talk about entrepreneurship, growth, leadership, and what it takes to build a creative business in Alaska. Race shares how Cedar Group grew from a small marketing and public relations firm into a 27-person company serving hundreds of clients across multiple states—and why that growth required more than simply landing the next project. He talks about forecasting, strategic planning, hiring the right people, building a strong company culture, and learning when an entrepreneur has to stop trying to do everything alone. The conversation also explores how artificial intelligence, Canva, Adobe, and other new creative technologies are changing marketing and public relations—and why Race sees those tools as opportunities rather than threats. There’s also some useful advice for anyone starting or growing a business: find good mentors, build a plan, surround yourself with people who challenge you, and don’t be afraid to admit when something isn’t working. It’s a candid conversation about building a company, adapting to change, learning from failure, and staying connected to the community that helped make the business possible.

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  Episode #8

  Valley Paint at 40: Charlie Williams on Building a Trusted Juneau Business

  Jun 27, 202629 minS0

  <p>What does it take to keep a local business thriving in Juneau for 40 years? In this episode of Business Voices Juneau, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and host Becca Parks sits down with Charlie Williams, owner of Valley Paint, to talk about the unexpected path that led him from painting contractor to longtime local business owner. </p><p>Charlie shares how he opened Valley Paint in 1986 after Juneau was left without a dedicated paint store, how he learned business through experience, and why customer relationships have become one of the most important parts of the work.</p><p><br>T...

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