Currently with Christal Frost
Currently with Christal Frost
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A weekly news roundup podcast featuring local Northern Michigan journalists explaining the top local stories of the week.
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The podcast focuses on local news stories, community issues, and regional developments in Northern Michigan. Example topics include the homelessness crisis and funding for Safe Harbor, the integration of AI in local schools, proposed improvements to regional parks, and the implications of federal mandates on the community. These themes aim to shed light on the critical conversations happening within the region.
A weekly news roundup podcast featuring local Northern Michigan journalists explaining the top local stories of the week.
On this episode of The Conversation, Christal sits down with Soon Hagerty, longtime brand strategist, entrepreneur, and leader behind some of Northern Michigan’s most impactful ideas.
The Conversation is brought to you by TVC Cherry Capital Airport – Your Northern Michigan Connection.
Soon shares her remarkable origin story — from fleeing Vietnam with her family after the fall of Saigon to building a career advising major brands and helping shape the culture behind Hagerty Insurance. Along the way, she reflects on the lessons that resilience, resourcefulness, and gratitude taught her about leadership, entrepreneurship, and building organizations that people truly trust.
The conversation explores the philosophy behind Hagerty’s community-driven brand, Soon’s experience launching the charitable restaurant The Good Bowl, and why she ultimately stepped away from the business to focus on something even bigger: Boundless Futures, a foundation dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs access funding, mentorship, and opportunities to grow their ideas.
Soon also offers candid insights on leadership, emotional intelligence, and why the most important person any leader manages is themselves.
It’s a wide-ranging conversation about purpose, business, and the power of investing in the next generation of founders.
Currently: The Conversation is a Compass Local podcast produced by Pancake Boy Productions.
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