In a nutshell, we’re going to share exactly why Main Street Matters
Welcome to Main Street Matters, where independent retail professionals come to learn from each other’s Main Street experiences. I’m your host, Terresa Zimmerman. I’m an entrepreneur, multi-award winning author, advisor, and mentor to business owners.
Years ago, I founded a men’s apparel brand and discovered my love for Main Street. Independent retailers, you and your stores are much more than just a business owner or just a storefront, YOU are the very hearts of our communities and neighborhoods.
Through my own experience and conversations with store owners, it became obvious that your stories are not being told, that a regular place for you to hear from real-life peer experience was missing…and we all know, running a small business is a lonely business. I launched Main Street Matters to help fill this gap, capture, the sometimes, multi-generational stories, and give you a place to share, grow and build as a community.
Each episode, we will bring on independent retail owners, professionals, and industry experts to discuss how you do what you do, the challenges you face, and how you overcome them, sharing your first-hand experiences. You’ll be inspired and even come away with steps to apply to your own retail journey. This is a way we help ensure a future-ready Main Street.
We look forward to having you join the conversation.
About your host
Terresa Zimmerman is an entrepreneur, author, advisor and mentor of business owners. Terresa traveled the world for decades working on business and brand strategy challenges with the world’s largest organizations cross-industry, rooted in B2B, including Fiserv, QUALCOMM, NVIDIA, Brocade, Gerdau, Teck, Medtronic and more. How that took her to becoming the only female founder of a men’s underwear brand, Wood Underwear®, we can only guess. With Wood, she quickly discovered her love for Main Street and all the small businesses that fuel our communities and neighborhoods. She is a 3X award winning author of best-selling Oh, Lords!. She is an investor, co-founder of an enterprise software company and has been recognized for her advocacy of women founders and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Terresa is forever training for another big run and trying to improve her golf game. She and husband, David, live in North Carolina, with Aussies, Whizkey, and Tequila. You can find Terresa on LinkedIn.