The Alimond Show
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Welcome to The Alimond Show --join us as we share our entrepreneurial guests' stories, uncover their secrets to success, and explore the unique paths they've taken to build thriving businesses in our community.In each episode, our host, Aliyah Dastour, sits down with a diverse group of local business owners, from the corner cafe to the boutique shop, from tech startups to family-run enterprises. We peel back the curtain to reveal the trials, triumphs, and transformational moments that have shaped their entrepreneurial journey.Discover the passion, perseverance, and innovative thinking that fuels these businesses, as well as the challenges they've...
David Mikel: From Training NFL Players in Barcelona to Building Performance Edge
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Joshua Schlotterbeck: Why Your Biggest Defense Mechanism Might Be Holding You Back
09/11/2026
Rachel Van Zanten: Moved Across the Country With No Network and Built a 26-Year Real Estate Career
09/09/2026
Cara Cutro: She Built a Healing Sanctuary in the Mountains of Virginia
09/09/2026
Maya Mahoney: Launched Honey and Lavender Events, and Built Something Beautiful
09/01/2026
Clayton & Christian Hughes: From One Nextdoor Post to Custom Homes Across Northern Virginia
09/01/2026
Dr. Sina Reangber: Your Mouth Is Telling Your Body Something, Are You Listening?
08/31/2026
Dan Peiffer: A Marine Veteran Turned Executive Coach: The Leadership Lessons Nobody Taught You
08/27/2026
Gustavo Elias: Performs Surgery Through a Pinhole; & Patients Are Saying "I Wish I Found You Sooner"
08/24/2026
Christian Givens: How Financial Anxiety Changed His Whole Approach to Real Estate
08/14/2026
He Studied Law, Business & Construction—Then Found His Calling Building Homes
08/07/2026
Antonia Gates: A Newborn, Another Baby on the Way, and a Real Estate Career She Refused to Wait For
08/07/2026
Amelie & Diego: How a Yale Freshman & UVA Sophomore Nailed GPA, Essays, SAT & More
08/04/2026
Amie Corbett: She Spent 20 Years as a Pediatric ICU Nurse and Built a Thriving Interior Design Firm
07/31/2026
Katie Wojtowicz: She Got a 7:15 AM Birth Text, That Says Everything About Her as a Realtor
07/31/2026
Danielle Bittner: Turned Her Basement Into a Thriving Pilates Studio During COVID One Bond at a Time
07/25/2026
Lionel Batchadji: He Was Sitting at His Desk at Adobe, Then His Brother Called, and Everything Changed.
07/21/2026
Emilie Duke: She Didn't Know What an Esthetician Was, Now She's Built A Clinic That Transforms Lives
06/29/2026
Emily Ugarte, Mike & Jeanne Poss: They've All Been the Patient, Now They're the Practice
06/29/2026
Sebastian Alfaro: His Grandparents Built Wealth from Nothing. Now He's Helping Others Do the Same, One Honest Real Estate Conversation at a Time
06/29/2026
Eva &  Chijioke Asomugha: The Surgeon, The Investor, and How The Gym They Built from Scratch Is Transforming Health and Community at Kettlebox Fitness
06/26/2026
Christen Zammit Le: She Walked Out on Her First Day of Teaching, Talked to a Stranger at a Pool, and Built a Fitness Community That's Changing Lives in Ashburn
06/24/2026
Vanessa Perez: She Wanted a Pink Room That Wasn't Pink at Age 10, now She's Designing Homes That Tell Your Story
06/19/2026
Baya Frantz: Left Her Czech Village at 18 With Big Dreams, Now She's One of the DMV's Most Trusted Real Estate Guides
06/17/2026
William Restrepo: A Run Changed His Entire Career, Now He Helps Families In The DMV Find their Dream Homes
06/15/2026
Rachel Mantha: She Built the Tattoo & Piercing Studio She Never Had, Now She's Changing the Industry
06/15/2026
Kunal & Ronak Shah, & Jill Ham: The ER Dr, the Allergist, & the NP, The Wellness Practice NOVA Needed
06/12/2026
Dr. Emily Chan: The Doctor Who Answers Her Own Phone, and Why That's More Revolutionary Than It Should Be
06/09/2026
Dong & Bell: He Asked His Mom for a Tattoo Machine, Now He's Tattooing the Grandkids of His First Clients
06/09/2026
Dr. Sabeen Pervaiz: It's Not Just a Cosmetic Procedure, It's Confidence
06/05/2026
Tim Carper: The Coach Who Stays Off Camera, And Why That Says Everything About How He Trains
06/02/2026
Killian Bundy: AI Flash, Corporate Ink, and Why Clean Lines Are Never Subjective
05/27/2026
Pavel Abaev: He Came to America for a Summer and Never Left, Now He Runs the DMV's Premier Basement Remodeling Company
05/22/2026
Venera Bashirova: They Don't Just Book a Facial, They Book Your Heart
05/20/2026
Farzan Jabbari: He Saw What Northern Virginia Was Missing; Then Spent a Decade Building It
05/18/2026
Laura Alger: From Car Accident to Calling, How Master Esthetician Built a Decade of Transformation
05/15/2026
MaryFrances Gonzalez: When Your Body Whispers, Listen Before It Has to Shout
05/13/2026
Jeff Gault: From Prison Tattoo Machine to Master of the Craft and Built a Career
04/29/2026
Cheryl Laing: She Built Rooted en Flavor Around the Belief That Food Should Knock Your Socks Off
04/27/2026
Monica + Erika: Built Loop Wellness Clinic Around the Care Traditional Medicine Keeps Skipping
04/20/2026
