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Patrick Keiser

Founder and Executive Director of Heart on Main Street, a nonprofit supporting independent retailers with education and disaster relief grants.

Oct 20, 2026

0:59
So do you want to start by just giving us the backstory of how did Heart on Main Street get started and what it is and the mission you serve?
1:06
Yeah, absolutely.
1:07
So really, we are a nonprofit organization focused on retailer resiliency.
1:12
We focus a good amount on education for retailers, but really kind of our or we've grown to be known for in that resiliency standpoint is disaster relief.
1:22
And so when we are talking about natural disasters that affect a community, I mean, it is devastating for that community.
1:30
And we often think a lot about the individuals there, right? So it's the homes, the people that are displaced, the different things that are going on that affect the community.
1:42
But oftentimes lost in that is the independent retailer and the small business that is affected.

9 MINS LATER

10:53
Do you want to talk about some of the stores you've been able to support through these efforts?

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