Inside Good Things Vending: Steph Krim on Art, Chicago, and Creative Entrepreneurship

Steph Krim, founder of Good Things Vending, joins Notes From Chicago to share how she transformed old snack vending machines into one of Chicago’s most innovative community art platforms. From sourcing vintage machines to supporting hundreds of local artists, Steph discusses: Starting Good Things Vending from scratch Entrepreneurship and creative risk-taking Building a Chicago-based brand CTA collaborations and future expansion Why Chicago is central to her mission Listen to the full episode, 'How to Create Joy with Vending Machines with Steph Krim' below: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hpq... Follow Good Things Vending: Website: https://www.goodthingsvending.com Instagram:   / goodthingsvending   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/goodthingsvending Follow Notes from Chicago: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qkYwUr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... YouTube:    / @notesfromchicago   TikTok:   / notesfromchi   Instagram:   / notesfromchicago  

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