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coloffmediaDecember 14, 2020Last Updated: December 14, 2020
For one New Hampton High School graduate, ‘shop local’ makes for good TV – and even better stories.
Class of 1988 Shawn Diddy this year created an online show titled ‘Local Finds’ to highlight the stories of Iowa local businesses. The show normally showcases local businesses from the Cedar Falls-Waterloo area – but this last week, Diddy brought on another former New Hamptian in Faythe Stone-Brocka.
Stone-Brocka owns a California wine company called ‘CRU9’ that she sells exclusively in Iowa, Florida, and California.
New Hampton Tribune
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Online show shares the stories behind businesses Wed, 12/09/2020 - 2:13pm Bob Fenske
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Shawn Diddy understands the ultimate goal for businesses is sales.
But what the former New Hampton resident who has spent the past two decades presenting and selling thousands of products on television shopping networks really likes is the stories behind those products and those business owners.
“I think it’s fascinating to hear how people ‘found’ their businesses,” Diddy said. “The products are important, I totally understand that, but the stories I think help make the sales.”