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Business & Builders

Interviews with the founders, makers, and innovators shaping the future of American enterprise, from Main Street to Silicon Valley.

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Values-Driven Business

A Family Recipe for Doing Business the Right Way

In a modern economy driven by speed and scale, Goode Foods Family represents something increasingly rare: a business built slowly, guided by family values, and grounded in the belief that food should be honest, traceable, and made with care.

Read Their Story
A family-owned food business

The "Built in America" Series

Spotlighting the companies committed to local manufacturing and timeless quality.

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Midwest Manufacturing

How a small town revived its economy by embracing specialized manufacturing.

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The Garage Startup

From a garage in Austin to a global brand, the story of a hardware innovator.

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American Textiles

The quiet resurgence of heritage fabric production in the Carolinas.

The Modern Toolkit

Exploring AI, design systems, and new technologies from a human-centric perspective.

AI as a Craftsman's Tool

An essay on how builders are using artificial intelligence not to replace human skill, but to augment it.

The Soul of the System

How well-crafted design systems bring order and beauty to our digital lives, echoing principles of classic architecture.