On The Fly!

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By: Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub

Certified Flywheel Coach Joan Kaup, an accomplished business woman, shares interesting and friendly conversations with entrepreneurs and those who support them. Each episode is a conversation with a business coach, an entrepreneur, or an expert in the social impact ecosystem. ON THE FLY! features the community of Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub, located in Cincinnati Ohio, who have supported more than 35 founders and generated more than $5,000,000 in revenues. Flywheel is fostering innovation, building stronger communities, and creating meaningful change. ON THE FLY! highlights businesses that have the double bottom line - both a return on investment and a positive social impact...

How to Soar with Angel Investing
#3
06/21/2025

In this energizing and eye-opening episode of On The Fly!, Donna Zaring is joined by two powerhouse leaders in the world of impact investing: Marcia Dawood, Vice Chair of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee and author of Do Good While Doing Well, and Sue Bevan Baggott, executive advisor, innovation catalyst, and contributor to You Can, You Will.

Together, they break down what angel investing really means and why putting your dollars (and time!) into purpose-driven startups is one of the most meaningful ways to drive change. 

From their work on the awa...


A Coaching Mindset
#2
06/21/2025

What does it take to guide a social entrepreneur from vision to venture? In this insightful episode of On the Fly, host Joan Kaup sits down with seasoned Flywheel coaches Mishawn Styles and Paul Szydlowski to explore what coaching really looks like behind the scenes—and how empathy, active listening, and honest guidance can transform a founder’s journey.

Both coaches bring decades of leadership, business, and human insight to Flywheel’s social enterprise accelerator. But it’s their coaching mindset—not just their resumes—that truly supports founders as they balance passion and profitability.

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Making Community Matter – One Cup at a Time
#1
06/21/2025

In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of On the Fly, Joan Kaup sits down with Ruth Anne Wolfe, the passionate founder of Community Happens Here, a grassroots social enterprise proving that deep, meaningful community can’t be mass-produced—it must be built, cup by cup. ☕


From her unexpected path through Japan, law, and motherhood to founding a brick-and-mortar community space in Cincinnati, Ruth Anne shares the journey that led her to reimagine what local connection really looks like. Through hospitality, art, and conversation, Ruth Anne is cultivating a place where children, entrepreneurs, and neighbors meet, learn, and bu...


Introducing ON THE FLY!
05/31/2025

Welcome to ON THE FLY!

ON THE FLY! highlights businesses that have the double bottom line - both a return on investment and a positive social impact.

This podcast will give you reason to smile and think.

It aims to motivate you to act on ideas and personal passions.

ON THE FLY! is brought to you by Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub, a Cincinnati-based organization focused on supporting social entrepreneurs and impact investing.