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Launched in 2020 by Joe Casabona and Liam Dempsey, the Start Local podcast focuses on the business and non-profit community in and around Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Originally started to help local leaders find the resources they needed to keep their businesses and charities afloat in the early days of the Covid pandemic, Start Local shifted its focus and direction in 2023. Adding new voices to our growing list of hosts, Start Local is working to highlight and share insights from local leaders living and working in the Chester County area.

Meet the Hosts

Joe Casabona

Joe Casabona

Joe Casabona is a podcast producer and coach who helps coaches, course creators, and authors grow their podcasts into authority-building…
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Cara Barado

Cara Berardo

Cara Berardo is a Vice President, Business Deposit Sales Manager for S & T Bank. She works with 16 business bankers across the footprint…
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