Recently, a wonderful crew from the MSNBC show Cool Runnings came through Ann Arbor to shoot a segment on the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses and our unique model for growing locally. The videos are now online. Check out Paul Saginaw, Ari Weinzweig, Candyman Charlie Frank, Coffeemaster Allen Leibowitz and more!

Here’s an article/interview on our approach to growing a business from MSNBC. Antonio and his excellent crew came to town this fall to film a segment on us for the MSNBC show Cool Runnings. Here’s a glimpse of Antonio’s interview with Paul and Ari.

Zingerman’s co-founder Ari Weinzweig shares some thoughts about the power of a well-written, well-communicated vision in this audio interview with Yanik Silver.

In this internet broadcast you’ll hear James Beard-nominated Chef Alex Young from Zingerman’s Roadhouse on his appreciation of American foodways, his work to build Zingerman’s Cornman Farms, sourcing great meats and the elusive search for the perfect donut!

Following the lead of Jack Stack and the Great Game of Business, we’ve been practicing Open Book Finance at Zingerman’s for a few years. Check out this interview with University of Michigan Ross School of Business Professor Wayne Baker on his case study that examines our implementation of the Open Book system. You can also download the full case study at this link!

Zingerman’s News Issue #223, November-December 2010