Upstate Impact
Upstate Impact
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Join us as we celebrate business owners, leaders, and influential figures shaping Central New York. Through stories and expert insights, we uncover their path, the challenges they faced, and the impact they are making in their industries and communities.
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Focuses on entrepreneurship, community impact, and industry challenges with episodes featuring local business leaders such as Mike Greene discussing hospitality in community building and Scott Gasparini on landscaping and contractor hiring tips.

Join us as we celebrate business owners, leaders, and influential figures shaping Central New York. Through stories and expert insights, we uncover their path, the challenges they faced, and the impact they are making in their industries and communities.
On this episode of Upstate Impact, we sit down with Ashlee Fiorini, founder of Pulse Lagree Fitness, to talk about how discovering Lagree completely changed her path and gave her the confidence to turn a passion into a real business.
💬 Ashlee shares what made her believe in the method enough to bring it to Syracuse, how she's building a studio set to open in early 2026, and how Pulse has already grown to over 70 members before the doors have even opened.
🔥 An inspiring conversation about betting on yourself, building community early, and creating something you believe in from the ground up.
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Episode sponsored by Renewal by Andersen CNY

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