The But Fixer Podcast

Elad Avigan is originally from Israel, and now lives in Porto, Portugal with his wife and two daughters. An early interest in music, and radio, led him to some interesting opportunities, announcing professional wrestling shows, and hosting his own radio show on Israeli radio, which he does from Portugal. He also has his own YouTube channel, which he monetized, and he helps others get theirs up and...

Patricia Pasquini is from Argentina, and one night, seven years ago, while drinking in her own bar, with some friends, and lamenting how she always wanted to travel.  One of her friends said, "Stop talking about it, and just do it!" and gifted her a one-way ticket to Thailand... She hasn't stopped traveling since! Patricia is a true digital nomad, who has been all over the world, su...

Published author, Catherine Clarke is from Wellington, New Zealand, and is a now, retired,  medical lab scientist.  She became interested in a story about a woman named Lillian Adair who was a woman who had a career in the 1800's doing shows where she'd ascend in a homemade balloon, then parachute out of it.   She did this all over the world and was associated with many dubious character...

Cynthia Burns is a graduate of Purdue University, and is a Registered Veterinary Technician licensed in both Indiana and North Carolina.  After graduation her career included working in several veterinary facilities and with multiple veterinary distributors. Then she found her true passion for anesthesia equipment service and repair when her anesthetic professor introduced her to this interesting...

Curtis Regimbal is the vice President of Business Development Operations for Bank of America's Practice Solutions division.   He manages the Greater Mid-Atlantic markets for Animal Health.    His division provides premium access to capital and expertise for veterinarians who are interested in start-ups, expansions-real estate, acquisitions, or refinances.    He specializes in assisting new an...

Alison Burell is a dedicated real estate broker with CARR, specializing in healthcare properties across the Triangle, Triad, and Eastern North Carolina. With a strong background in real estate and a deep understanding of the healthcare sector, she provides clients with a unique perspective that helps them confidently navigate the complexities of real estate transactions. Alison is committed to del...

Denis Havalec is from the small country of Slovenia, and grew up with limited options and opportunities.   He saw basketball as a way out, and became a  professional basketball player, playing in 14  countries, including the national champions of Iceland in 2009. After basketball, Denis built an AI company and secured a 8 figure exit.   He's now a "serial entrepreneur" and investor....

 Rob Kancler is not your average sex and relationship expert. With over 15 years of hands-on experience (no pun intended) exploring consciousness, embodiment, and mysticism, Rob has emerged as a pioneer in men's sexual empowerment and relational intelligence.  What sets Rob apart is his unique ability to make these unusual conversations feel normal and accessible to regular guys, meeting them...

Joey Fulkerson is Delaware music Royalty.   He is a well known and respected musician, repairman and instructor with over forty years experience.   In his long career, he has performed with some of the most well-known bands the mid-Atlantic area,  including Hyde Park, The Cutters, The Hurricanes and currently tears it up with his own band, Nothin’ But Trouble.   Joey also was the touring guitarist...

Alberto De Icaza is a mixing and mastering engineer based in Austin, Texas. He started his production career at the Machine Shop under legendary producer Machine and then opened his own studio in 2016.  Alberto’s discography includes Robert Glasper, Clutch, Megan Thee Stallion, Crobot, Ne-Yo, DJ Chose, Billy Ray Cyrus, Phil Anselmo, High on Fire, Crobot, Miss May I, King Crimson, Yoke Lore, and ha...

Ralph Figueroa is a businessman in Dover, Delaware, who owns The Pool Doctor, which is a swimming pool building, and maintenance company, started by his father, and that he took over as a small, mobile business after his father passed away 18 years ago, building it into a large, and very successful company with a fleet of trucks, heavy machinery, a real estate portfolio, and over a dozen employees...

From humble beginnings, Jeffrey Shaw became one of the most preeminent portrait photographers in the United States. His on-location style and fine craftsmanship made him the go-to photographer for families of C-suite executives of Anheuser-Busch, Twitter, and many others, Supermodel Stephanie Seymour, news anchors Jim Nantz and David Bloom, sports icons Tom Seaver, Pat Riley, and Wall Street execu...

Moni Basu is an award winning journalist who began her career in Florida with the Tallahassee Democrat and The Florida Flambeau . Basu worked for CNN for nine years, covering the Iraqi War from its inception. She wrote Chaplain Turner’s War from a series of Atlanta Journal-Constitution stories on an Army chaplain serving in Iraq. She also was a distinguished professor of practice in the University...

Dave Tabler - Retirement is History! From a young age, Dave Tabler had a love of photography.   After earning a degree in Photojournalism, and despite being told he needed a "Plan B" (As in, BUT...) and began working in the field, contributing photography to book projects (Before the days of the internet, and Getty Images) and museum curators, and collectors.     He was successful enough...

JP Carter is one of John's trainers, and after our quick interview, during an in-person event we put on in Kansas City, I decided to call him "The Pitchman".   He sold everything, then woke up one day, quit his job, and made a list of what he wanted to do with his life that made him happy. Despite not really liking dog trainers, (ha ha) he loves animals, and dogs, and found his way...

Vinnie Soma is a life long dog lover, who started training dogs professionally in 2012, after a few serious injuries derailed his hockey career.     College just wasn’t for him, so he connected with his uncle, who had been training dogs since the 1970’s, and through trial, error, ups, and downs, he created Say it Once Dog Training, the biggest dog training company in Pittsburgh, PA, and has since...

After getting his Master’s degree and working a few unfullfiling years in the corporate world, Mike Wombacher changed gears, and has been involved with dogs for over forty years.  Over thirty of them as a professional trainer. During this time, he has performed around 40,000 private consultations covering the entire spectrum of dog behavior, from the mundane to the bizarre. Mike is also the author...

From White Gold To White Beaches: How a Wanna be Asparagus farmer ended up running a successful BNB and management company in Aruba.  Meet Rik Maes, Rik was born and raised on a farm in The Netherlands that specialized in White Asparagus (also known as White Gold). Riks story is a story of being at the right time in the right place and meeting the right people and recognizing & seizing opportu...

Page Skelton is the co-founder of the Cackalacky® Brand – makers of Cackalacky hot sauces, barbecue sauces, snack peanuts, specialty coffees, clothing, and more. ( and our very first sponsor!).  Page attended West Virginia University (1991) where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and, North Carolina Central University (2000) where he earned his master’s degree in Library and Information Scienc...

Corkey Miller has had one WILDLIFE! I mean wildlife like Lions and Tigers OH MY!! From animal wrangler for iconic movies like Ground Hog Day and hundreds of tv commercials, she has seen it all. To top it all off she has a new pursuit in stand up comedy and was recently on America’s Got Talent!! www.actionanimalsusa.com

Molly Goldston is a native to Wake Forest, NC and has been working in animal sheltering throughout north Carolina since 2001.  After seeing the huge need for more adoption options for both dogs at risk for euthanasia and adopters looking for a new companion to be able to meet shelter dogs, she began Saving Grace. Saving Grace offers a positive adoption experience for adopters where they can visit...

Mike Weingarten, originally from Brooklyn, NY, literally got the shaft 25 years ago and has a story to tell!   While working in Manhattan on evening,  Mike FELL FOUR STORIES DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT!  Nobody thought  he'd make it through the night. He spent 30 days in the ICU, and over 2 months total in the hospital having gone through multiple surgeries.  Mike took the time in his recovery to...

Paulo Mendonça is a Swedish funk guitarist songwriter and composer.    Shane became aware of Paulo when one of his songs came on a Spotify mix while he and John were sitting in John’s living room in Delaware one day, and before it was over, Paulo and Shane were talking on Facebook.   Paulo is of Portuguese origin and has released five studio albums, as well as one live album, and is also a multipl...

Jacklyn Phillips, RVT, is the founder of Action Vet Tech Services, LLC, which she started in 2019, and now employs 42 Registered Veterinary Technicians.   She started her career as an RVT, working for over a decade in various veterinary hospitals, from Large Animal, General Practice and Academia.   But, there was a burnout moment, and she left the clinical space in 2016 to pursue Medical Device Sa...

Tom Porier has a "From the Kitchen to the Kennel" Story, of sorts. Tom started "cooking food for money" when he was 13 years old, which led to a three plus decade career in the restaurant business, throughout Connecticut, until one day, he decided he had enough and needed to "Reinvent himself".    He went to Craigslist and answered an improbable, and probably unbeliev...