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Loudoun Forward

Podcast by Toye Oremosu

English

Business

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Where builders, founders, and difference-makers tell their stories. Every episode goes behind the business to explore what drives the people shaping one of the fastest-growing regions in America. Local voices. Real strategy. A region on the move.

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6 episodes

episode Why Your Insurance Is Probably Broken — And What Kim Ruiz King Wants You to Do About It artwork

Why Your Insurance Is Probably Broken — And What Kim Ruiz King Wants You to Do About It

In this episode, Toye and Kim cover: the COVID pivot that launched a new career; how a CPA background gave her an edge in explaining complex insurance products; why people know they need life insurance but keep delaying it; the emotional reality of knowing a family needs coverage and watching them say no; the story of a pregnant woman's death and the family who lost everything without coverage; learning to release the clients you cannot help; the Chinese Bamboo Tree philosophy — watering consistently before visible growth appears; Fambuli Insurance Services' recent surge in inbound leads including clients who found them through AI; launching BNI chapters to build the Loudoun business community; and meeting her husband through the very first insurance company she joined.

19 May 2026 - 54 min
episode From the CIA to CEO: How Erica Bourne Turned Federal Disruption Into Her Greatest Business Launchpad artwork

From the CIA to CEO: How Erica Bourne Turned Federal Disruption Into Her Greatest Business Launchpad

When federal employees face buyouts and organizational changes, most see uncertainty. Erica Bourne, founder of Erica Borne Consulting, saw opportunity. After more than 20 years with the CIA, she made the calculated decision to take a deferred resignation program and leap into entrepreneurship in Loudoun County. The conversation explores her transition from the structured world of government service to what she calls the "Wild Wild West" of business ownership. Bourne candidly discusses the psychological challenges of leaving corporate security, the unlearning process required to show up authentically, and the surprising support network available to Loudoun County entrepreneurs. For anyone considering their own transition from employee to entrepreneur, this episode reveals both the internal work and external resources that can make the difference between surviving and thriving in business ownership.

19 May 2026 - 37 min
episode What the Healthcare System Won't Tell You: Donna Figueroa on Hormones, Healing, and Functional Medicine After 60 artwork

What the Healthcare System Won't Tell You: Donna Figueroa on Hormones, Healing, and Functional Medicine After 60

Donna Figueroa spent her entire career in women's healthcare — as a board-certified nurse midwife and nurse practitioner — and still didn't know how to help herself when perimenopause hit. Aching joints, failing eyesight, pending hip surgery, and a medical system that told her to simply buckle up. Instead, she discovered functional medicine, uncovered food sensitivities, a gut infection, and heavy metal toxicity — and healed without going under the knife. At 60, she went surfing to celebrate. Now the founder of Midlife Midwife Functional Health in Leesburg, VA, Donna helps midlife women find their optimal wellness by addressing root causes rather than masking symptoms with medication. Her story is a blueprint for anyone who has been told to simply accept how they feel.

5 May 2026 - 40 min
episode The Difference Baker: How Alyssa Subecki Built America's Only 7-Allergen-Free Bakery — During a Pandemic artwork

The Difference Baker: How Alyssa Subecki Built America's Only 7-Allergen-Free Bakery — During a Pandemic

Alyssa Marie Subecki had no culinary background, no restaurant experience, and opened a bakery during COVID-19. Within six months she was named one of the top 100 women in business in the food allergy industry and won Best Allergen-Free Bakery in the United States. The Difference Baker in Loudoun County, Virginia remains the only retail location in the US certified free from seven of the nine top food allergens — serving a community that has historically been left out of the food experience. With cinnamon rolls so good her own husband thought he was being glutened, wholesale partnerships with Loudoun coffee shops, and a new location at Dulles Town Center with franchising on the horizon, Alyssa's story is proof that your most personal problem might be your greatest business opportunity.

28 Apr 2026 - 28 min
episode From Navy Decks to Wine Country: How Renee Ventrice Built an Empire by Uncorking Her Quirks artwork

From Navy Decks to Wine Country: How Renee Ventrice Built an Empire by Uncorking Her Quirks

What happens when a US Navy veteran, WSET-certified sommelier, and community marketing strategist decides wine is for everyone — not just the connoisseurs? Renee Ventrice built Cork and Keg Tours from scratch, grew it to make USA Today's Reader's Choice Top 10 three years running, exited on her own terms, and launched WineauxClock Culinary Experiences with brand partnerships at Marriott and Salesforce. Now she's the Amazon bestselling author of Pour Relationship Choices and Loudoun County's first Certified Tourism Ambassador of the Year. In this conversation, Renee reveals how she turned passion into profit, why stress creates diamonds, and how she finds windows where others see walls — all while giving back through an entrepreneur scholarship fund.

21 Apr 2026 - 44 min
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