Jan 14, 2021 | Education, Positively West Virginia, Travel
This week on Positively West Virginia, Amy McLaughlin shared her story of returning home to share her passion for the mountain state through the southern hospitality we all know and love. Deep in the heart of Fayetteville, West Virginia, you can find a gorgeous...
Jan 7, 2021 | Education, Entrepreneurs, Positively West Virginia, Retail
Paul Yandura and Donald Hitchcock, owners of The Lost River Trading Post, in Wardensville, love West Virginia and believe they can help change the perceptions and stereotypes about the state through their business – one customer at a time. In 2008, while living...
Dec 23, 2020 | Education, Food and Drink, Positively West Virginia
Recent guest Carly Baker on Positively West Virginia describes why she left the white-collar world to build cheese boards. Carly said, “I always felt like there was more to me than sitting at a desk.” For years, the hunger to create led Carly to believe that she...
Oct 15, 2019 | Education, Entrepreneurs, Positively West Virginia
Zac Northup is the Owner and founder of StandWatch Academy and StandWatch.org located in Scott Depot, West Virginia – in Putnam County. StandWatch Academy’s mission is to teach young people how to conceptualize, launch and lead their own nonprofits, social...
Oct 8, 2019 | Education, Positively West Virginia
Dr. Mirta Martin is the president of Fairmont State University located in Fairmont West Virginia. Born in Havana, Cuba, and an immigrant to the United States, Dr. Martin uses her interpersonal and cultural expertise to work diligently to promote access to affordable...
