Two-Lane Tucson
Real conversations with Tucson business owners — the story behind the work and how the businesses were built.
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Local business interviews. Tucson context.
Episodes are published on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and shared through the Desert Skies site and LinkedIn so Tucson business owners and local listeners can find them.
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- Desert Skies Local SEO website
Businesses featured on Two-Lane Tucson
Recent conversations have included established Tucson businesses and organizations across service, retail, food, and community work.
- B.B. Hill Landscaping
- Truly Nolen
- Beyond Bread
- Tucson Botanical Gardens
- Pop Cycle
- Ben’s Bells
Episode Zero: Start Here - What Two-Lane Tucson Is About
A short intro explaining why Two-Lane Tucson exists and how each episode works.
Episode Zero transcript
Two-Lane Tucson is a show about the people who build and run the businesses that keep this city moving. Tucson isn’t a four-lane metropolis. Things grow differently here.
Season 2 episodes
Season 2 focuses on established Tucson operators — the systems behind reputation, quality, and staying power.
BB Hill Landscaping — Christian Beltran
Leadership, reputation, and what breaks first when growth accelerates in a commercial service business.
Episode page: /episode-1-season-2-christian-beltran.html
Business profile: /bb-hill-landscaping.html
Truly Nolen — Michelle Nolen
Culture as an operating system, community focus, and what changes when traditional advertising stops working.
Episode page: /episode-2-season-2-michelle-nolen.html
Business profile: /truly-nolen-pest-control-tucson.html
Beyond Bread — Jane Overbey
Scaling a scratch bakery across multiple Tucson locations, the logistics behind daily bread production, and why execution matters more than expansion.
Episode page: /episode-3-season-2-jane-overbey.html
Business profile: /beyond-bread.html
Tucson Botanical Gardens — Michelle Conklin
Leadership, stewardship, and how a small urban garden became one of Tucson’s best-known cultural institutions.
Episode page: /episode-4-season-2-michelle-conklin.html
Business profile: /tucson-botanical-gardens.html
Pop Cycle — Libby Tobey
How a Fourth Avenue shop grew into a long-running home for 100+ Tucson artists, makers, and handmade goods.
Episode page: /episode-5-season-2-libby-tobey.html
Business profile: /pop-cycle.html
Ben’s Bells — Autumn Rentmeester and Katie Kevershan
The story behind Tucson’s green “Be Kind” bells, how the movement grew from grief into community action, and why kindness became one of the city’s most recognizable values.
Episode page: /episode-6-season-2-autumn-rentmeester-katie-kevershan.html
Business profile: /bens-bells.html
Season Two Reflection — Tucson Business Stories
A reflection on the conversations from Season 2 with B.B. Hill Landscaping, Truly Nolen, Beyond Bread, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Pop Cycle, and Ben’s Bells — and the themes that connect how organizations grow in Tucson.
Episode page: /episode-7-season-2-tucson-business-stories-reflection.html
Season 1 episodes
season one reflection — what it takes to build in tucson
A short season one roundup reflecting on reputation, scaling, service, and the connection between word of mouth and online visibility in Tucson.
Full episode page: /episode-8-season-one-reflection.html
helping kids heal through horses | TRAK Tucson
A conversation with McKinley Madril about how the ranch began and what it makes possible for the people they serve in Tucson.
Full episode page: /episode-1-mckinley-madril-trak.html
real estate, tucson, and staying the course — with John Harings
A conversation with John Harings (Excelsior Associates) about how the Tucson market has changed, what buyers don’t see behind the scenes, and why relationships still drive long-term business.
Full episode page: /episode-2-john-harings-excelsior.html
acupuncture beyond the needles — with Jessica Breton
A grounded conversation with Tucson acupuncturist Jessica Breton about whole-body care, what healing actually looks like in practice, and when someone is truly ready to heal.
Full episode page: /episode-3-jessica-breton-acupuncture.html
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fast help for tucson veterans — with Bernie Colonna
A conversation with Bernie Colonna (Honor Charity) about building a lean, local nonprofit that moves quickly when veterans and their families need immediate support in Southern Arizona.
Full episode page: /episode-4-bernie-colonna-honor-charity.html
behind the counter — business growth with Sydney Adams
A conversation with Sydney Adams (Sydney’s Sweet Shoppe) about what growth actually looks like behind the scenes: mastering the craft, pricing handmade work, building a team, and scaling through reputation and selective wholesale.
Full episode page: /episode-5-sydney-adams-sydneys-sweet-shop.html
what it takes to run a mobile tire business in tucson — with Carter Dircks
A conversation with Carter Dircks (Tucson Mobile Tires) about building a mobile service business, what actually drives demand, and what changes when you start thinking about expansion.
Full episode page: /episode-6-carter-dircks-tucson-mobile-tires.html
30 years competing with big box — with Chris Edwards
A conversation with Chris Edwards (Tucson Appliance Company) about surviving three decades in independent retail, competing with national chains, and building a reputation rooted in service and community.
Full episode page: /episode-7-chris-edwards-tucson-appliance.html
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