About this podcast
Jamestown Ope’n Forum is a conversation about Jamestown, North Dakota, told by the people who live there, work there, and want to see it grow.
Hosted by staff from the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce and Jamestown Tourism, this podcast offers a platform for honest conversations about business, community life, leadership, events, and the ideas that keep Jamestown moving forward.
The goal is simple; Help listeners better understand how Jamestown works and why people live and work there.
Jamestown Ope’n Forum is a table conversation and "ope"nness is intentional. We know growth rarely happens in straight lines, and good conversations rarely follow a script.
Listeners can expect episodes that touch on community projects, workforce topics, leadership, local history, and the realities of running businesses and organizations in a place like Jamestown.
If "ope" is part of your everyday language, you've found the right place.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 23 episodes
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 23: Think Local First with Emily Bivens · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 23A giant chicken, 19 completed passports and one simple challenge for your holiday shopping list: think local first. In Episode 23, Vincent and Warren sit down with Emily Bivens…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 22: Finding Balance with Amanda Sargeant · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 22Amanda Sargeant spends her days talking with farmers, business owners and entrepreneurs about something that can make almost anyone nervous: money. In Episode 22, Vincent and…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 21: You’re Doing Something Right with Shannon Klatt & Mercede Fiebiger · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 21Shannon Klatt and Mercede Fiebiger spend a lot of time telling new moms something they may desperately need to hear: you’re doing something right. In Episode 21, Vincent and…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 20: Worth the Detour with Jay Boyd & Davone Mitchell · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 20Jay Boyd came to Buffalo Grill trying to answer a pretty important question: how do we make sure this place sticks around? Then Chef Davone Mitchell entered the picture. What…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 19: We Have Notes — An Audio Audit with Emily Bivens · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 19Emily Bivens has listened to all 18 episodes of Jamestown Ope’n Forum. And she has notes. For this month’s Chamber Chat, Emily takes over the host chair, sends Vincent and Warren…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 18: Try What You Already Have — Tourism Takeover with Allison Limke · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 18How well do you really know the place you live? Allison Limke returns for another Tourism Takeover to talk about why tourism marketing sometimes starts with the people who…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 17: Back in the Family with Jordan Koushkouski · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 17Jordan Koushkouski wasn’t looking to buy just any bar. He was waiting for this one. Decades after his grandfather operated Park Bar in downtown Jamestown, Jordan had the chance…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 16: They Don’t Judge with Annie Keffeler · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 16For Annie Keffeler, the connection with horses started long before A Moment of Freedom. As a child, difficult days often ended with a bike ride to the neighbors’ pasture, where…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 15: 75 Years Connected with Dakota Central · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 15In Episode 15, Vincent and Warren sit down with Holly Utke and Brianne Partlow of Dakota Central as the company celebrates 75 years of keeping people connected. What begins as a…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 14: Do Good Things, Bring Good People with Nick Bruns · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 14In Episode 14, Vincent and Warren sit down with Nick Bruns of Nodak Insurance to talk about risk, entrepreneurship and why he continues to invest his time, money and energy into…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 13: In Your Corner with Emily Bivens · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 13In Episode 13, Vincent and Warren welcome Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Emily Bivens back to the Ope’n Forum to tackle a word that can sound a lot more…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 12: Be the Boss of Your Stuff with Ashley Strukel · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 12In Episode 12, Vincent and Warren sit down with Ashley Strukel of Good Help Organizing to talk about clutter, overwhelm, and why getting organized is often about much more than…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 11: We’ve Got Your Back with Dr. Stephen Kutscher · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 11In Episode 11, Vincent and Warren sit down with Dr. Stephen Kutscher of Rock Solid Chiropractic to talk about building a business, becoming part of a community, and why giving…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 10: Driven by Trust with Ryan Fettig · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 10In Episode 10, Vincent and Warren sit down with Ryan Fettig of Affordable Motors to talk about selling used vehicles, building trust, and doing business in a community where…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 9: Connecting the Dots with Emily Bivens · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 9In Episode 9, Vincent and Warren welcome Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Emily Bivens back to the podcast for another round of The Bivness. Emily explains…
- Jamestown Ope’n Forum | Episode 8: Small Town, Big Opportunity with Alyssa Looysen & Jamie Czapiewski · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 8In Episode 8, Vincent and Warren sit down with Alyssa Looysen, Director of Business Development, and Jamie Czapiewski, Operations Coordinator, with the Jamestown/Stutsman…
- Jamestown Ope'n Forum | Episode 7: Building Community with Nate Willer · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 7In Episode 7, Vincent and Warren sit down with Nate Willer, Branch Manager and Mortgage Loan Originator with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Chamber Ambassador, Young…
- Jamestown Ope'n Forum | Episode 6: The Bivness Begins with Emily Bivens · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 6Each month, Emily, Executive Director of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce and Jamestown Tourism, joins Vincent and Warren to discuss what's happening around the community…
- Jamestown Ope'n Forum | Episode 5: Tourism Takeover with Allison Limke & Luke Zimmer · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 5It's the first-ever Tourism Takeover! In this episode, Vincent and Warren hand the microphones over to Allison Limke, Visitor Experience Manager for Jamestown Tourism, and Luke…
- Jamestown Ope'n Forum | Episode 4: Shirley Jackson, A Jamestown Gem · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 4Welcome back to Jamestown Ope'n Forum! In Episode 4, Vincent and Warren sit down with one of Jamestown's most recognizable residents; Shirley Jackson of Riddle's Jewelry. For…
