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In this episode of Made in America Podcast we meet Veronika Scott, Founder and CEO of The Empowerment Plan, a Detroit based non-profit that is breaking the cycle of homelessness through employment one coat at a time. For over 60 years, Detroit has proudly called itself The Motor City, But today thanks to Veronika and her crew at Empowerment Plan Detroit can proudly call itself the Comeback City.

In this episode we meet Bernie Stone owner of Stone Custom Drum from Fort Wayne Indiana. Bernie has spent decades building his reputation and honing his skills building custom drums for some of the biggest names in music today. Bernie defied the odds when he purchased an abandoned Drum Manufacturing machine that had been used to make iconic Slingerland drums. And the rest is history.

In this episode we meet Peter Mitchell owner of Capitol Bicycles from London Kentucky. Peter immigrated to Kentucky from South Africa to build custom bicycles And his skill is only matched by his passion for what he does. Peter is the American Dream personified.