OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES

Our most recent episode features Ryan Jamie, the passionate owner of the unique Mexican restaurant LOLA, in Salt Lake City, Utah. @lolaon9th Ryan’s an entrepreneur who fell into the restaurant business with no plans of leaving. Through food, kindness, and authenticity, he strives to bring people together and find the thing that sparks joy for them. Tune in to hear Ryan’s story and his passion for...

Rob & Heidi are both local business owners, entrepreneurs with a passion for mental health that drives all of their initiatives. Focusing especially on the mental health of the youth growing up in Utah. Assisting those to unlearn shame, build emotional regulation skills, and find a sense of belonging. Between workbooks for children and parents to process tough feelings together through coregul...

Christopher Peterson is a Healthy Gut & Lifestyle Coach in Salt Lake City, Utah. Healing from within is what Christopher aims to help his clients do. Your healthy lifestyle goals will be achievable through community, support, and accountability. From sauerkraut, to self-compassion, Healthy Gut Coaching is there to help. In this episode we discuss topics that range from the gut, quantum entangl...

Angela H. Brown is the executive editor of SLUG Magazine , and the founder of Craft Lake City .  Angela has worked tirelessly to make Salt Lake City a haven for art, creativity, and a hub of for music. We dig into who she is, and how she got involved in SLUG, when she took it over, and what that was like for her. We are grateful to have such a powerhouse of a woman working to curate such a unique...

Elif Ekin is the owner of Kahve – a Turkish coffee shop that features Turkish spices, pastries, and other accoutrements. Ekin shares what inspired her to bring Turkey to Salt Lake City. She shares her story and the vision behind Kahve being a creative and expansive refuge for people to sip and savor. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/ops/other-ep_027.mp3

Phillip the owner and founder of Beltex Meats stops by the velvet green couch to talk shop. A local butcher shop located on 511 East 900 South that gives the old world expertise of a true butcher while provider sustainable and locally sourced meats. We discuss the inception of Beltex as well as all things meat. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/ops/other-ep_026.mp3 ADDRESS: 511 E. Harvey...

Marta is the host of The Pursuit of Appiness podcast . A show that focuses on online dating, wherein she interviews internet strangers she’s found on various apps! She’s a writer and has written screenplays that have been picked up – we even discuss her Hallmark movie she wrote. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/ops/other-ep_025.mp3

Colin is back! This time he is answering your questions you sent us. As always, go check out: @connexsions http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/ops/other-ep_024.mp3  

Molly is a local entertainer you can find down at Trails Gentleman Club . She also hosts the Ask The Stripper podcast on Utah Podcast Network with producer Dylan. We sit down and ask her our own questions as well as hear her story! http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/ops/other-ep_023.mp3 LINKS: Instagram Podcast: Instagram

Meet Jill – Founder of Tsuki Sake . A local sale find you can discover in liquor stores in our area as well as places like Purgatory, Beer Bar, and Takashi (plus many other spots!) Jill shared her story of getting into sake, what it means to her, and who she is. She’s all about feminine power and balance and it comes through in her energy and in her sake! http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-conten...

Maxwell founded Big Mouth Marketing focusing on the local restaurants of Utah, and beyond! He truly knows how to support his clients by truly understanding their voice and their vibe. We talk about how he is a Salt Lake City local, and a bit about his life growing up. His background really lends itself well to marketing, by way of knowing how to uplift and encourage while seeing the bigger picture...

Palak Jayswal is a Salt Lake Tribune arts journalist with a fierce passion for pop music. While Palak’s journalism journey has taken many turns, giving her the opportunity to get to know the SLC arts scene intimately, she always finds her way back to her One Direction roots. Palak started her journalism career at the University of Utah’s paper, The Daily Utah Chronicle (or “The C...

Scott Lippitt is a singer-songwriter based in Salt Lake City who is fascinated with the question, “How does one create a meaningful life?”. With a musical style reminiscent of Elliott Smith , Scott explores this concept through his melancholic, yet bright songs. Scott also works as a peer supporter for Cheetah House – an organization helping meditation practitioners and ex-practitioners navi...

Derek Kitchen is the state senator representing District 9 as well as running a local restaurant called Laziz ! Derek is running for re-election and we dig into some of the bills he has been working tirelessly to get passed. If you care about women’s health, restorative justice, the local housing crisis, and true collaborative democracy -Derek is your guy! As you listen, keep in mind, the mo...

Devin is a self-made man who was able to take advantage of the Gamestop stock madness last year. He describes what he learned with his successes in that arena and gives some amazing financial planning advice! He is also going to be a substitute host for when and if Lo and I (Elizabeth) ever come down with a flu, a well-planned vacation, of any other type of emergency! So please get to know our fri...

Colin Wilford is a founder of ConeXsions ( @conexscions ) , and a marriage and relationship therapist. Colin discusses with us the pillars of a good relationship, and the core concepts they measure in your ConeXscions report. Colin has a clear and engaging way of spelling complicated relationship realities out. ConeXsions is a ground-breaking scientifically designed method of assessing relationshi...

Benja is an artist, dancer, and spin instructor at MCycle. Benja graced us with his amazing energy to discuss his story. He details the way he made it to the United States, as well as his journey towards true authenticity, and self-acceptance. Having never danced before he attended BYU, he took a ballet class and describes a tenacity and grit that seems to be the theme for Benja. Truly, he is a gi...

Saul Flores is a Utah-based Photographer. with no formal training in the area, Saul ventured in photography as a hobby. For his visual pieces, Saul draws much of his interest from architecture and design. His passion to create helps push his outlook and reflects something far greater as he seeks to explore the exceptional in the ordinary. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/ops/other-ep014...

Tripp Mims started a bakery in 2020 with his wife Thy heading marketing. It took off! @mims_slc or mimsslc.com . You can place your orders for the week and get all kinds of bread! Tripp was a joy to talk with. We wander between talking shop, bread, and other baked goods to tattoos, how weird being human can be, and even grief. Trip tragically lost Thy in an accident that could have been avoided. T...

Today we talk with Rio and Ben – they are opening a cidery on 900th South near 9th Central Market. Ben discusses the science of apples, his family has a long history running apple orchards! We also discuss the process of creating cider and why Utah legislature has hamstrung the ability for local cideries to exist! Strange Utah liquor laws and monoculture systems take over this conversation....

Bass Princess has been working on many projects over the years. She plays the electric bass and the upright bass. Her real name is Kya Karine. We talk about her life, what got her into music, and why she doesn’t consider herself a jazz musician per se. She is multifaceted and very interesting. We were able to deep dive into the stereotypes of music, the interesting music community here in Sa...

Shireen Ghorbani , former city council person as well as running for mayor and congress, Shireen is without a doubt a warrior for Utahns. For the conservative and progressive alike -Shireen cares. She is now helping run a program. We discuss the stress of being uninsured, the issue of gerrymandering and why that impacts political temperament probably more than anything else. Shireen is an incredib...

Mandy is the founder, CEO, head pastry chef, one woman band magistrate of MadDough . She wakes up at like 4AM to make the best donuts the Central 9th Market has to offer (next door to Water Witch). Her donuts are often sold out by 10AM. We discuss how she became a business owner, and why she chose to brighten the SLC economy with donuts, how to find balance while doing something time consuming and...

Colin spent several decades in South Africa counseling couples, advising young people on their careers, coaching executives on leadership skills, and becoming an expert in emotional intelligence. Colin moved to Utah, USA about 5 years ago. He has since started his own consulting company in Salt Lake that focuses on cultivating success for a business’s employees. He is also starting a compatibility...

Arash Tadjiki is an Iranian-American stand-up comedian based in Salt Lake City, Utah. His comedy primarily focuses on culture, politics, and his experience as a first generation immigrant. Arash regularly performs at Wiseguy’s comedy club in Salt Lake City as well as festivals around the country. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/ops/other-ep007.mp3