Behind The Business: Genesee County NY

The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce

We all know about our local businesses, but do we know the people behind the business? Your host Katy Hobbs from The Genesee County Chamber will sit-down with the local business owners of our region and discuss their stories and insights on what its like owning a business in Genesee County NY. read less
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Episodes

Scot and Kate Pickard, Pickard Solutions
Oct 21 2022
Scot and Kate Pickard, Pickard Solutions
On this week's episode, Cohost's Sara Stockwell and Katy Hobbs are joined by Scot and Kate Pickard with Pickard Solutions.  Pickard Solutions provides small business IT solutions and managed services. Learn more about this incredible husband and wife duo, who started their company at home during the pandemic, while also raising their two kids!Scot PickardScot has been an IT professional since 2003.  He is a VMware Certified Professional in data center virtualization and an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate with Amazon Web Services.  Scot has held multiple positions as a senior systems engineer in the Buffalo and Rochester job markets. His favorite non-computer-related activity is cooking, and he is learning how to barbeque.  Scot grew up in LeRoy, where he graduated in the early 2000s.  When Scot got married, they moved back to LeRoy to start a family.  Kate Pickard Kate creates an atmosphere of collaboration, continued learning, and growth of others.  Her professional experience spans across leadership, education, and project management; all from solid roots as a Registered Nurse.  She graduated from nursing school in 2007. Since then, she obtained her Bachelors in Nursing, Masters in Management, and an advanced graduate certificate in Public Health.   She is also a Certified Associate in Project Management.   Learning and reading are two constants in Kate’s life and what she points to when others ask how to achieve their goals.  Two values she is instilling in both her children as well.  When not working, Kate loves to bake, play games, and explore the many nature trails WNY has to offer with her husband and two children.    To learn more about our Genesee County businesses, visit us at https://geneseeny.chambermaster.com/list/
Sharon Coyle-Farley, Rolling Hills Asylum
May 11 2022
Sharon Coyle-Farley, Rolling Hills Asylum
This episode we were joined by longtime proprietress of Rolling Hills Asylum, Sharon Coyle.Established in 1827, the Genesee County Poor House (now Rolling Hills Asylum) soon became a refuge for some of society's less fortunate. With over 1,700 documented deaths and hundreds not recorded, Haunted North America has rated it as the second most haunted site in the United States! Right here in East Bethany, NY!In June 2008, Sharon came to Rolling Hills Asylum as part of a Darkness Radio event and had three amazing nights of paranormal activity. She then returned home to California, but would constantly review the evidence she collected from RHA.  When she received a call in the Spring of 2009 that RHA was closing forever, she took action and purchased Rolling Hills Asylum and made it her new home.Since then she has completely re-branded the site and has developed it into a far-reaching attraction of our region. Visitors from all over the country flock to get their chance at collecting evidence of the paranormal. It has even been featured on many different TV Shows including Destination Fear, Ghost Adventures and as a promotional piece for American Horror Story. The historical facility in East Bethany offers public ghost hunts, private hunts, guided tours and many other events to its patrons. All of which can be found online at www.rollinghillsasylum.comTo learn more about our Genesee County businesses, visit us at https://geneseeny.chambermaster.com/list/