The Paducah Chamber’s 2023 Small Business Cohort members were recognized at the August Power in Partnership Breakfast. Nine small business owners joined the cohort in June and are using nationally recognized business consultant and author Mike Michalowicz’s book, “Fix this Next,” as the basis of their study. 

Cohort members include:

• Jill Hobbs, HR Consulting Solutions
• Amy Land, Beyond Uganda
• Caryn Lyles, Baked by Caryn
• Roshenna McHaney, The Beauty in Basketball
• Sharolette Pierce, Atomic City
• Tamara Radford, Tamed by Tam
• Kimberly Story, Lepa Jewelry
• Amie Tooley, Women and Men in Leadership and aecreatives
• Crystal Troutt, Troutt General Store

Chris Wooldridge, MSU Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development, is the cohort instructor. Katie Englert, Compass Counseling and Chicken Salad Chick, and Chris Hill, IHM Used Parts, are the cohort mentors and represent small businesses. Both have completed previous studies with “Fix This Next” and are also members of the Chamber’s Small Business Committee.

The Presenting Sponsors of the Cohort Program are Murray State University’s Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development and Paducah Bank. The Supporting Sponsor is West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Workforce Solutions.