Keep Going Podcast

Cal “Caltheconnect” Silmon is an entrepreneur, creative, and brand builder who took a leap of faith at the end of 2022, leaving his 9–5 to bet on himself. Since then, he’s built his own company, ILYL Inc., and a personal brand that thrives on networking, storytelling, and digital creativity. Cal partners with brands, businesses, and influencers to amplify their digital presence, currently working...

Jason Pawley is a creative and adventurous artist with a passion for murals, graphic design, and visual storytelling. When he is not painting or designing, He works full-time at REI Co-op, fueling his love for the outdoors. An avid rock climber, adventure motorcyclist, and camper, he thrives in the woods and mountains, constantly seeking new ways to explore and connect with nature. In this episode...

Doug Baker is a real estate investor, realtor with copper creek real estate, father, husband, and an all around great person. He bought his first property in 1994 and turned it into a rental in 2003 and he still holds it as a rental today. In 2006 he started acquiring more properties right before the crash. Through the crash he lost all of his holdings besides his first rental. Those were tough ti...

Yosuke Shingu is a Japanese-born entrepreneur based in Oklahoma, known for his dynamic ventures across marketing, video production, AI, and hospitality. He is the founder of Frank Advertising, a branding and marketing agency, and GenM Creative, a video production company serving national clients including Marriott Autograph Collection and other premier brands. Yosuke also COO at Akai Sushi, a dest...

Adam Coury is a purpose driven entrepreneur, published author of Thoughts For 31, and founder of Solving Y?. After helping scale multiple service companies he now guides leaders and organizations to uncover their why, using science, faith, AI, and future technologies to build hopeful, high impact organizations. Adam lives to inspire HOPE in the world. He is always an awesome podcaster with “The Ba...

Chris Crook is a former collegiate athlete, mentor, and the founder of the Chris Crook Foundation, an organization devoted to helping middle school students grow both on and off the basketball court. With a heart for youth and a vision rooted in purpose, Chris is passionate about guiding the next generation through mentorship, athletic training, and character development. A proud graduate of Millw...

Dakota Wahkinney is a special human being. He’s a Content Creator for Luguentz Dort, Freelance Videographer, and one of the only Native American media professionals in the NBA, and proud Comanche from Lawton, Oklahoma. In this episode, we dive deep into his journey on how he got to where he is today, betting on yourself, taking massive action, and staying true to your purpose. We also discuss the...

Anna Adney is a full-time Realtor® with Keller Williams Realty Elite, known for helping first-time buyers and investors build generational wealth through real estate. With years of experience—including a background in new construction—she brings a unique, strategic edge to every transaction. A proud Oklahoma City native and former Thunder Girl for the OKC Thunder, Anna blends deep community roots...

Taylor Moore is a follower of Jesus and the CEO of Rose Records Creative, a video production company based in Oklahoma City. With a mission to empower others to make a positive impact, Taylor brings years of diverse experience in video and creative media production. He specializes in turning stories into visuals that resonate, inspire, and connect. At the heart of Taylor’s work is a deep belief th...

Zonly is a gem of a human being. He is a graduate of Deer Creek High School, Zonly went on to attend Southwestern Christian University where he played baseball. After a season, Zonly decided to focus on his art career. Primarily a self-taught artist, Zonly would paint as a child by watching other artists on PBS. Zonly also gained influence from both his grandmothers introducing him to the artsier...

Daniel Rivera is a proud father, an oil painter, a mixed martial arts practitioner, purple belt in BJJ with American Top Team OKC, and is head of security operations at Oklahoma City's historic Tower Theatre. Daniel lets us in on some of his humble beginnings—and some of the unique experiences that led him to where he is today. Whether it was hitchhiking around Puerto Rico, or van living across th...

Eric Parrow is a real estate investor and entrepreneur. As the son of a missionary, he spent a decade of his childhood on the Spanish island of Tenerife, the largest of the seven Canary Islands, located off the coast of Morocco. When he was 14, they settled in Oklahoma, where he has lived ever since. Between the ages of 14 and 17, he assisted his parents in building their own home from a set of bl...

Jason Terrazas is the co-owner of Roots Co Marketing, where he helps businesses scale by combining digital marketing with real-world operations support. Before launching into entrepreneurship, Jason spent 10 years with Homeland Security as a regulatory inspector. He and his wife moved to Oklahoma City in 2012, where they fostered four teenage boys—one of whom they adopted—and are raising two sons...

T Jones has been a staple in the Oklahoma basketball scene since he was in high school, where he was a State Champion, All State, and McDonald’s All American Nominee in 2011. He went on to play at the college level, and even achieved his childhood dream to play professionally. He has played professionally for 6 years, in 3 different countries, and has won a scoring title, never lost a dunk contest...

Diedra has played pool since she was 3 years old. Over the years she’s played in big tournaments against the likes of Allison Fisher, Jeanette Lee(The Black Widow), just to name a few. She has always loved the game and dedicated herself to playing the right way. Whether it was 8 ball, 9 ball, Women’s, or Co-Ed, she has always proven to be a true stand out player, with excellent shooting ability, c...

Tariq is a tattoo artist, and co-owner of Tezo Studios here in OKC. He’s a father, avid runner, scholar, and a great friend. In this episode, we get to discuss his journey growing up on the East Coast, coming from a troubled background, making a few bad decisions, but eventually using that as fuel to jumpstart his journey. Since he’s been in Oklahoma, he’s grown his tattoo company and his network...

Luis is an MMA Fighter, a Personal Trainer, Brown belt in BJJ from American Top Team OKC, a father, and much more. Starting martial arts sent his life in an extremely positive direction by opening a whole new world of discipline, training, weight lifting, and an overall healthy lifestyle. To this day, he credits everything he’s become to getting involved with martial arts at a young age. It truly...

Cameron Smotherman is a real estate investor, fitness coach, barber, father, and all around go getter. His story is inspirational, coming from a troubled childhood riddled with gang activity, drugs, and a journey full of bad decisions, Cam found a way to develop true discipline, create a vision, and take massive ACTION! He is building a community through fitness, entrepreneurship, and self develop...

Toddral is a Father, a 2X Basketball Champion and Alumni of Hillsdale College, Assistant Coach for Douglass Highschool who were champions in 2024, Head Coach of Southern Ties 15U Basketball Team and the TNEREFFID Program, Creator of UGLY (U Gotta Love Yoself), and one of the most generous and passionate human beings you’ll meet. We discuss his story with basketball, how he became guardian of his s...

Oklahoma Native, Sara Felix has a passion for hollistic wellness and fostering the connection between both the body and mind. Through her massage journey Sara has grown through both experience and education to provide both relaxing and healing techniques. In order to expand her practice and provide more healing care to clients, Sara received her Manual Lymphatic Drainage and complete decoingestive...

Skylar has worked in the lending space for over 15 years. Most recently, he has been focused exclusively as a mortgage lender building out a team called the Level Up Lenders. Over the past 5 years, Level Up has grown to a team of 30 employees with 11 loan officers and have generated over $325M in wealth for their clients. In addition to that, Skylar founded a coaching platform called Level Up Guid...

Sydney Hathaway is a seasoned real estate professional with over 7 years of experience helping clients build wealth, find their dream homes, and invest with purpose in the Oklahoma City market. Known as Ms. Oklahoma City, she’s been recognized as a Real Producers Top 500 agent, a Rookie of the Year Top 25 finalist, and most recently featured in Real Producers Magazine for her inspiring work with i...

Lou Renova is the owner of 405 Photo. For the past 8 years, he has done content creation, social media and marketing for Farmtruck and Azn from Street Oulaws. His interest in competitive pistol shooting began about 12 years ago after initially buying a gun for home defense. He jumped all in learning proper gun safety and handling. This lead me to the USPSA, And finally being able to scratch my com...

Josh Islas is a Black Belt in BJJ at American Top Team OKC. Growing up as a smart kid but in an extremely tough environment sent him down a path of struggle and bad choices, but Josh didn’t sit there and say “Why Me?” He dug deep and chose to change his perspective and learn discipline and purpose. From being shot in the streets of South Side Oklahoma City, to becoming a professional MMA fighter J...

Austin Jennings is a mechanic for Mercedes Benz, he has a strong history with racing and street racing culture, and speaks on how learning to work on vehicles gave him purchase and change his entire life. I’ve known him for over 20 years, it was great catching up and learning more about his inspiring story. Hope you all enjoy… KEEPGOING! Follow Austin: FB- https://www.facebook.com/share/18a7kUifR9...