Season 4 / Episode #1: Built to Last with Justin vanBlaricom
In this episode of From Print to Podcast, we sit down with Justin vanBlaricom, co-owner of Noke Van Co, your Platinum winner for Male Star of the Star City and May/June cover star of The Roanoker, for a conversation about resilience, rebuilding, and what it means to keep moving forward.
Recorded on site at Noke Van Co, this episode offers a look inside the workspace, the builds, and the people behind the business. The vanBlaricoms share what the past year has looked like following the April 2025 fire that destroyed their warehouse, vehicles, and much of what they had built, and how he and his team have navigated the long road back.
From leadership and mental resilience to community support and the realities of rebuilding a business in real time, this conversation goes beyond the highlight reel to explore what it truly takes to keep going when the path forward isn’t guaranteed.
Sit back, relax, and learn from one local business about what it really means to rebuild.
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A huge thank you to Justin vanBlaricom for sharing his story and perspective with us, and to our readers for continuing to support the people and businesses that make Roanoke what it is.
Read more about Justin and Noke Van Co in our May/June issue of The Roanoker HERE.
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