TV Series START UP Returns for 14th Season

The six-time Emmy-nominated television series START UP is returning for its 14th season with 13 new episodes highlighting entrepreneurs from Ohio and Illinois. The season launched nationally on WORLD Channel on October 4 and is available for streaming on PBS.org and the PBS app.

Viewers can also find the series airing on PBS and PTV stations nationwide. The series, produced by Jenny Feterovich and hosted by Gary Bredow, aims to demystify entrepreneurship by showcasing the grit, creativity, and resilience involved in building successful businesses.

Season 14 features entrepreneurs across a diverse range of industries, including wellness, hospitality, aviation technology, and sustainable food innovation. The businesses featured are located in Ohio and Illinois, reflecting the varied entrepreneurial landscape of the Midwest.

Entrepreneurs featured this season include founders of a paintball park, a wellness hub, a performance hockey tape company, a pottery studio, a healthy food concept, a pet food company, a non-alcoholic sparkling wine brand, a caviar company, a makerspace, a Persian market, a stained glass studio, aviation software, and a sustainable meat producer.