Mav’s Coffee Clarity with Denise DiGrigoli

Chance Favors the Prepared Mind | EP 303

In this short-shot episode of MAV’s Coffee Clarity, Denise dives into what it really takes to turn a spark of an idea into a sustainable business. From identifying real pain points to understanding your audience and competition, she breaks down how to plan smart before you launch. Whether you’re a first-time founder or refining your next move, this episode is your reminder that chance favors the prepared mind.
========="When we fail to plan we plan to fail." - Denise DiGrigoli
Key Beans:
Build a business that stands apart.
Preparation creates freedom.
Write it down, make it real.
=========If you’re new here—welcome! And if you’re a regular, welcome back! This is where I chat with fascinating people—entrepreneurs, creatives, performers, and athletes—who’ve turned challenges into silver linings and learned to laugh along the way.
It’s real talk—no fluff, no edits. Just business and life hacks, the real beans, served with humor and heart to help you #MoveForward. Short episodes (18, 27, or 36 minutes max) because we’ve got lives to live and dreams to chase!
Thanks for FOLLOWING, LIKING, and SHARING—it helps us reach more dreamers, doers, and MAVigators like you!
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Pivoting with Purpose: Energy, Awareness & Reinvention | EP 302

In this episode of Mav’s Coffee Clarity, Denise dives into the art of the pivot and why life’s transitions aren’t something to fear, but something to work with. Whether change chooses you or you choose change, pivots happen at every age, stage, and season of life. Drawing from decades of business experience, consulting work, and hard-won lessons, Denise explores how awareness, energy, and reflection guide smarter decisions. If you’re standing at a fork in the road, refining a business, navigating a career shift, or rethinking what success really means, this episode offers perspective, permission, and clarity.
========="Sometimes change chooses us, sometimes we choose change." - Denise DiGrigoli
Key Beans:
A pivot is not a failure, it’s an invitation.
Pay attention to your energy.
Better questions lead to better decisions. 
=========If you’re new here, welcome! And if you’re a regular, welcome back!This is where I talk with fascinating people, entrepreneurs, creatives, movers, makers, and MAVericks, who’ve turned challenges into silver linings and learned to laugh along the way.
It’s real talk, no fluff, no edits. Just business and life hacks, the real beans, served with humor and heart.Short episodes (27, 36, or 45 minutes max) because we’ve got lives to live and dreams to chase!
Thanks for FOLLOWING, LIKING, and SHARING, it helps us reach more MAVigators like you!
STAY CONNECTED
🌐 Learn more + explore workshops & events: www.DeniseDiGrigoli.com
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We're Back! The Art of Consistency, Communication & Care | EP 301

MAV’s Coffee Clarity is back for Season 3! In this week’s episode, MAV welcomes 2026 with an honest, unfiltered conversation about communication, customer service, and the energy behind every brand promise. Through a few very real stories, she reflects on how consistency, empathy, and training shape the way we experience brands, businesses, and each other. Along the way, MAV revisits her 2025 anchor words and begins to shape what’s guiding her into the new year, exploring themes of freedom and allow, both in creativity and in leadership. If 2026 is about showing up better for your work, your people, and yourself, this conversation is for you.
========="We don’t really dispense advice here. What we do is we hope you hear something that really moves you forward and you find a place for in your life." - Denise DiGrigoli
Key Beans:
Consistency builds loyalty.
Energy matters on all sides.
A brand promise is only as strong as the people living it. 
=========If you’re new here, welcome! And if you’re a regular, welcome back!This is where I talk with fascinating people, entrepreneurs, creatives, movers, makers, and MAVericks, who’ve turned challenges into silver linings and learned to laugh along the way.
It’s real talk, no fluff, no edits. Just business and life hacks, the real beans, served with humor and heart.Short episodes (27, 36, or 45 minutes max) because we’ve got lives to live and dreams to chase!
Thanks for FOLLOWING, LIKING, and SHARING, it helps us reach more MAVigators like you!
STAY CONNECTED
🌐 Learn more + explore workshops & events: www.DeniseDiGrigoli.com
📸 Instagram: @MavsCoffeeClarity
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📘 Facebook: Mav’s Coffee Clarity with Denise
📰 Subscribe to the Clarity Brew newsletter & Substack: mavscoffeeclarity.substack.com
#MavsCoffeeClarityWithDenise #MoveForward

Why I Show Up: Micro Joys, Boundaries & Season 3 Intentions | EP 235

In this special short shot of MAV’s Coffee Clarity, Denise gets real about why she keeps showing up on the mic, in business, and in life. As the holiday hustle ramps up, she reflects on purpose, passion, and the surprising power of micro joys to pull us out of autopilot. If you’re feeling stretched thin, overextended, or just craving a spark of inspiration, this one’s for you. Join the community of MAVericks as we all move forward, one micro joy at a time.
========="You can’t be a success until you help someone else be a success." - Denise DiGrigoli
Key Beans:
Prioritize what moves you forward.
Micro joys shift your energy.
Give yourself permission to say no.
=========If you’re new here—welcome! And if you’re a regular, welcome back! This is where I chat with fascinating people—entrepreneurs, creatives, performers, and athletes—who’ve turned challenges into silver linings and learned to laugh along the way.
It’s real talk—no fluff, no edits. Just business and life hacks, the real beans, served with humor and heart to help you #MoveForward. Short episodes (18, 27, or 36 minutes max) because we’ve got lives to live and dreams to chase!
Thanks for FOLLOWING, LIKING, and SHARING—it helps us reach more dreamers, doers, and MAVigators like you!
STAY CONNECTED
🌐 Learn more + explore workshops & events: www.DeniseDiGrigoli.com
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#ThankYou #DeniseDiGrigoli #MavsCoffeeClarityWithDenise #Podcast #MoveForward #BusinessIntelligence #LifeHacks #GoodStories

Marcie Setlow: Building the Berkshire Edge | EP 234

In this week's episode of MAV’s Coffee Clarity, MAV takes a seat with Marcie Setlow, the Publisher of the online newspaper The Berkshire Edge (www.theberkshireedge.com) which she founded in 2014 with David Scribner.  Before that, she spent many years developing, selling and managing media projects for national and international broadcast on such outlets as PBS, the BBC, NHK in Japan and Antenne 2 in France. As a community leader she is former president of New York Women in Film & Television. In the Berkshires, she is president of Close Encounters with Music and a board member of Berkshire Playwright Lab. Her love for journalism goes all the way back to her high school newspaper in New Haven, and that early spark has carried her through a lifetime of storytelling, community leadership, and cultural advocacy. She is a connector. A creator. A steady, thoughtful voice who has shaped how we understand this region and the people who call it home. I am honored to have her with us today on MAV’s Coffee Clarity.
========="I was tired of doing other people’s ideas. It was time for me to do something of my own." - Marcie Setlow
Key Beans:
Community grows where truth is told.
If the story isn’t being told, tell it.
Purpose is found in doing.
=========If you’re new here, welcome! And if you’re a regular, welcome back!This is where I talk with fascinating people, entrepreneurs, creatives, movers, makers, and MAVericks, who’ve turned challenges into silver linings and learned to laugh along the way.
It’s real talk, no fluff, no edits. Just business and life hacks, the real beans, served with humor and heart.Short episodes (27, 36, or 45 minutes max) because we’ve got lives to live and dreams to chase!
Thanks for FOLLOWING, LIKING, and SHARING, it helps us reach more MAVigators like you!
STAY CONNECTED
🌐 Learn more + explore workshops & events: www.DeniseDiGrigoli.com
📸 Instagram: @MavsCoffeeClarity
🎥 TikTok: @MavsCoffeeClarity
📘 Facebook: Mav’s Coffee Clarity with Denise
📰 Subscribe to the Clarity Brew newsletter & Substack: mavscoffeeclarity.substack.com
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33 Questions with MAV | EP 233

In this special episode of MAV’s Coffee Clarity, we’re flipping the script, it’s MAV’s turn in the hot seat. From her morning rituals and creative fuel to the lessons that shaped her as a leader, Denise answers 33 rapid-fire questions that reveal the woman behind the mic. It’s honest, lighthearted, and full of those small truths that make a big impact.
========="Whatever you put after I am, you are." - Denise DiGrigoli
Key Beans:
Clarity comes from letting go.
Fear isn’t final.
Words carry power.
=========If you’re new here—welcome! And if you’re a regular, welcome back! This is where I chat with fascinating people—entrepreneurs, creatives, performers, and athletes—who’ve turned challenges into silver linings and learned to laugh along the way.
It’s real talk—no fluff, no edits. Just business and life hacks, the real beans, served with humor and heart to help you #MoveForward. Short episodes (18, 27, or 36 minutes max) because we’ve got lives to live and dreams to chase!
Thanks for FOLLOWING, LIKING, and SHARING—it helps us reach more dreamers, doers, and MAVigators like you!
STAY CONNECTED
🌐 Learn more + explore workshops & events: www.DeniseDiGrigoli.com
📸 Instagram: @MavsCoffeeClarity
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📰 Subscribe to the Clarity Brew newsletter & Substack: mavscoffeeclarity.substack.com
#ThankYou #DeniseDiGrigoli #MavsCoffeeClarityWithDenise #Podcast #MoveForward #BusinessIntelligence #LifeHacks #GoodStories

The Art of Reinvention | EP 232

In this week’s solo shot of MAV’s Coffee Clarity, I dive into The Art of Reinvention, and what it really means to evolve, pivot, or completely start fresh. Whether you’re shifting careers, reentering the workforce, selling a business, or simply feeling that pull toward “what’s next,” this episode reminds us that reinvention isn’t punishment, it’s possibility.
========="No growth happens without a little friction." - Denise DiGrigoli
Key Beans:
Friction creates growth.  
Let go of what doesn’t serve you.
Reinvention starts with self-reflection. 
=========If you’re new here—welcome! And if you’re a regular, welcome back! This is where I chat with fascinating people—entrepreneurs, creatives, performers, and athletes—who’ve turned challenges into silver linings and learned to laugh along the way.
It’s real talk—no fluff, no edits. Just business and life hacks, the real beans, served with humor and heart to help you #MoveForward. Short episodes (18, 27, or 36 minutes max) because we’ve got lives to live and dreams to chase!
Thanks for FOLLOWING, LIKING, and SHARING—it helps us reach more dreamers, doers, and MAVigators like you!
STAY CONNECTED
🌐 Learn more + explore workshops & events: www.DeniseDiGrigoli.com
📸 Instagram: @MavsCoffeeClarity
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Laurence Caso: The Art of Staying Creative Across Decades | EP 231

This week on Mav’s Coffee Clarity, Denise DiGrigoli sits down with Laurence Caso, a true maverick of television and the arts. He began his career as the company manager of the Berkshire Theatre Festival. Laurence spent decades in television, holding positions such as the Executive Producer for As the World Turns, Vice President of Daytime Programs at CBS, and the first Vice President of Programs for the Disney Channel. He also owns his own Production company, Shoot the Catfish Productions, LLC, and is working on a documentary titled "The Other Side of War.” In 2014 Laurence began serving as Executive Director of the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, Connecticut, one of only seven theaters of its kind left in the state. He was responsible for the rediscovery and restoration of the lectern used by Martin Luther King Jr. during his 1964 visit to the Klein. It is now a prominent historical artifact at the venue. Laurence continues to champion creativity, mentorship, and community arts. In this engaging conversation, he shares lessons on perseverance, the power of showing what you can do, and how he’s revitalizing The Klein, now celebrating its 85th year, into a thriving hub for performance, education, and inspiration. This is an extra special episode you won’t want to miss!
========="Show them what you can do" - Laurence Caso
Key Beans:
Passion is preparation.
Development is about people.
Lead with heart, manage with vision.
 
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