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This weeks guest on Take 10 is Mike McPherson owner of Evolution Team Apparel. McPherson and Social Media Director Jason Luntz discusses the growth in athletic apparel for students across the state and country. He also explains how he has used Facebook Ads and other social media accounts to grow his business. To learn more please visit https://www.evolutionteamapparel.com. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in their field.

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Shovann Staton-Backus of Women Four Wellness, is the guest this week on Take 10 On Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. Social Media Director Jason Luntz and Staton-Backus discusses her company’s focus on mind, body, spirit, and health. Known as The Stiletto Chef, one of her main focuses is on meal preparation and delivery, allowing her customers to live a healthier life style. You can learn more by visiting: https://www.women-four-wellness.webnode.com. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in their field.

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Shatona Kilgore Groves of Crown Events, is the guest this week on Take 10 with The Tennessee Tribune. Kilgore Groves discusses her upcoming Nashville Blogging & Social Media Conference. with Tribune Social Media Director Jason Luntz. The event is a social media and blogging forum available to help both small businesses and bloggers grow their online presence. The Fisk Graduate also discusses how a lack of diversity in the online space in Nashville led her to create the conference. You can learn more by visiting: https://www.bookcrownevents.com. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the…

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Lori Adukeh, executive director of 100 Black Men of Middle Ten- nessee, talks about all of the programs the organization is sponsoring for African American teenaged boys. Adukeh is currently overseeing a summer program on entrepreneurship based at Belmont University. The boys also spent time in a coding camp at Tennessee State University. At the end, the boys will face a shark tank who will judge the business plans they’ve put together over the last few weeks. To learn more please visit: https://www.the100middletn.org. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who…

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Austin Bauman, owner of the Green Fleet Bicycle Shop on historic Jefferson Street, is this week’s guest on Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. Batman discusses the importance of running a business based on the needs of the community with Social Media Director Jason Luntz. Bauman also talks about the start of Green Fleet as a bicycle messenger service and how it has expanded to sell and repair bikes and lead bicycling tours throughout Nashville. To learn more please visit https://www.greenfleetbike.com. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who…

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Brenda Head, Program Director for the National Council on Aging office Middle Tennessee, is this week’s guest on Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. The nonprofit NCOA trains older people for work and also helps with health care issues. Head said her agency expects to help more than 250 people who meet the low-income guidelines be placed in jobs in 2016. You can learn more about NCOA and hiring senior workers at https://www.ncoa.org. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in their field.

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This week Social Media Director Jason Luntz visits Meharry Medical College to sit down with Bob Poole, Senior VP for Institutional Advancement. Poole explains how his department helps to raise funds for his institution through communicating the school’s mission to individuals and private organizations. He also covers some exciting Meharry history, including how it was founded and a very famous past donor. To learn more about the Meharry Medical College and how you can donate please visit https://www.mmc.edu. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in…

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This week Jason Luntz visits the Nashville MTA/RTA offices in Madison to talk with Transit Planner Shontrill Lowe. They discuss nMotion2016, the MTA/RTA’s Strategic Plan, designed to meet the Nashville area’s vision for transit. To learn how Lowe and her department are using surveys to help identify opportunities to connect, enhance, simplify and sustain transit in Nashville please tune this interview. To take the “Decide Your Ride” survey and to learn more please visit https://www.nmotion2016.org. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in their field.

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Joshua Mundy, owner of Music City Cleaners, discusses his vision to open a dry cleaning business on historic Jefferson Street on this week’s Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. Social Media Director Jason Luntz also talks with Mundy about The Winners Circle, an organization he created to be a resource for small business owners in Nashville. To learn more about Music City Cleaners visit: https://www.musiccitycleaners.com. More information about The Winners Circle can be found at: https://www.thewinnerscirclenashville.com. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in…

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