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Plant Your Flag with Bean Media

Plant Your Flag with Bean Media

By: Mike Bean & Jeremy Mountain
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We wanted to start a show that helps tell the stories of the amazing people who chose to Plant Their Flag and become a business owner. We talk about what it means to plant your flag, through good and bad, and we meet internally and with guests around Western New York to hear what it means to them

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Episodes
  • PYF #18 Stag Pack Startup Story | How Bachelors Became Business Owners |
    Jun 26 2025

    The Startup Story of how 3 bachelor's, about to head down the aisle, became business owners is an interesting one. Yeah, it almost sounds like a Judd Apatow movie. Join us for the premiere of the 2nd season of Plant Your Flag. In this episode, Mike Austin, a co-owner at Stag Pack, Imagine Pack, and Mafia Pack, joins Jeremy Mountain to tell us about how he and his fellow bachelors planted their flag as business owners and embarked down the entrepreneurial road. First, they started with raffle gifts for groomsmen, but through unexpected turns, they had to pivot to land on their feet and to ultimately make their business a success. This is an impressive journey.
    Mike talks about how he always wanted to have his own business. Whether that was his own invention or owning a company, he always strived to make his unique and creative ideas work.
    Tune in to catch this amazing story unfold.

    Stag Pack: stagpack.com
    Imagine Pack: imaginepack.com
    Mafia Pack: mafiapack.com

    === Find Us! ===
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeanMediaProductions
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/12989798/admin/dashboard/
    Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/

    Listen:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/762c1F0...
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

    Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

    This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

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    48 mins
  • PYF #17- The Triple Win Philosophy: Steve Kottakis' Real Estate Journey
    Jun 5 2025

    Welcome back to The Plant Your Flag Podcast. Here In Episode 17, Mike speaks with Steve Kottakis, the owner of Nickel City Property Management. Steve tells his story from how he moved into the Buffalo area from New Jersey and learned the area through his investments in real estate, and how he became a property manager.

    Steve began his journey only a handful of years ago. He worked for many years in the corporate world before taking the risk to plant his flag and become his own boss. He took his experiences and turned them into assets for his new company, Nickel City Property Management, where he manages his clients' rental properties as well as many of his own.

    Come with us to enjoy another amazing story with another amazing owner as we learn the secrets of the property management business and the relationship business.



    === Find Us! ===

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeanMediaProductions

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bean-media-productions

    Website: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/


    Listen:

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/762c1F00LAMJXBSTATQ8gL


    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-your-flag-with-bean-media/id1736171111


    Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

    This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

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    36 mins
  • PYF #16- The Engine Behind the Brand: Jeff Zoerb’s Passionate, Creative, Motorcycle Family
    May 15 2025

    Welcome back to The Plant Your Flag Podcast. In Episode 16, Jer speaks with Jeff Zoerb, the hardworking owner of Moto Z and the Ducati guru! Jeff shares his story about how he changed from a teenage motorhead to a wildly successful entrepreneur, recounting the hardships, successes, and stories that led him to where he is today.

    Jeff started as a kid who took apart everything. Through his experience in the military and working at other auto shops, Jeff took his unique skill set and started the motorcycle shop Moto Z. Jeff and Jer discuss what made Jeff so successful and the challenges of starting a business.
    Also, hear how Jeff became successful by being the only dealer to work in rare products like Clake.

    Join us for an engaging conversation, where we explore what it takes to own a business, do right by your customers, and plant your flag.

    Watch the video on YouTube on the Bean Media Channel!

    This podcast will be dedicated to the fearless ones who decided to stick their flag in the ground and start their venture. We will continue to talk about the entrepreneurship world and feature guests who inspire us and keep us going. Stay tuned!

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    56 mins
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