The Randall Osché Podcast

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Stella Dennig and Finn Stern, the owners of Daytrip Counter in Oakland, California. Stella and Finn’s journey started with a shared interest in food and community and eventually led them to open Daytrip, a restaurant that received national recognition from Bon Appétit, The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more.  But success fr...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Flossie Gilles , a French chef and culinary creator whose career has taken her from a small village in the South of France to Australia and New York City. Flossie shares how food was woven into family, identity, seasonality, and respect for nature long before she considered becoming a professional chef. She talks about entering culinary schoo...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Ewelina Kurtys, a strategist and executive whose career has taken her from neuroscience and brain imaging into artificial intelligence, biocomputing, and emerging technology. Ewelina shares how her curiosity about the brain led her into science, why she eventually stepped outside the academic world, and what she discovered when she began appl...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Eelke Plasmeijer, chef and co-founder of Locavore NXT, one of Asia's most celebrated restaurants. Eelke shares his journey from washing dishes in a small Dutch village to building one of the world's most respected restaurants in Bali. We talk about why he left Europe for Indonesia, how Locavore challenged traditional fine dining by...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Vanetta Roy, a former special education teacher of 23 years, restaurateur, Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race contestant, and founder of Eat My Biscuits in Atlanta. Vanetta's story goes far beyond opening a restaurant. It's about refusing to let other people decide who you should be. After more than two decades teaching i...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Costanza Ventura, founder of Gelateria Nannarella, La Pizza di Nana, and Il Baretto in Lisbon. After spending years managing humanitarian projects with NGOs and the United Nations, Costanza left behind a career focused on changing the world to build something closer to home: a tiny gelato shop rooted in craftsmanship, community, and human con...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Chef JJ Johnson , a James Beard Award-winning chef, author, and cultural tastemaker who was recently named to the Time 2026 Closers list. JJ shares his journey from standing on a milk crate in his grandmother's kitchen to breaking away from rigid, uniform Eurocentric fine dining to build his own fast-casual culinary empire. We talk openl...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Chef Nick Liu , a Toronto-based executive chef and owner of the award-winning restaurant DaiLo and cocktail bar Lo Pan. Nick shares his incredible journey from being a troubled, undiagnosed dyslexic kid who fell through the cracks of the school system, to completely hitting rock bottom, living out of his car, and moving back in with his paren...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Pádraic Óg Gallagher , chef, restaurateur, Irish food champion, and founder of Gallagher’s Boxty House. Pádraic Óg shares the story behind building one of Dublin’s most iconic Irish restaurants and how a simple potato pancake helped spark a lifelong mission to preserve and celebrate Irish food culture. From washing pots in Venezuela to surviv...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Richard Erskine, a Cambridge PhD turned enterprise information management consultant, as he shares his journey from science into the “real world” and the lessons he learned along the way. Richard opens up about walking away from a lifelong dream, navigating uncertainty, and building a 30-year career grounded in curiosity, trust, and human con...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Helinka Carr , founder of Unspoken Rosebud, who shares her journey from a diagnosis of bowel cancer to building a business that empowers women living with a stoma. What started as a personal challenge became an opportunity to create something to help others. Helinka opens up about her treatment decisions, the emotional and physical realities...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Karan Khiani, founder of Enablism, to talk about value, sales, and why most companies are missing the mark when it comes to communicating what actually matters. We unpack how buyers think, why value is often misunderstood, and what it takes to align teams around a clear, consistent message that wins. What you’ll Learn: What value really means...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Christie Peters, a real estate professional who left the corporate world in the US to build a new life and business in Portugal. Christie shares what it really looks like to start over in a new country, the mindset required to navigate uncertainty, and why growth often comes from stepping into the unknown. This is a conversation about expansi...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Lenis Moye, a full-time executive administrator, mother of two, and entrepreneur behind LJC Cleaning & Garden Enterprise, LLC. She opens up about her journey from Panama to the U.S., the values that shaped her, and how she learned to start over with purpose and resilience. What you'll Learn: How Lenis rebuilt her life after major set...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I talk with Joe Orlando , a longtime entrepreneur and president of Joseph Orlando Clothier. From owning a bar at 19 to running a men’s clothing store for over 40 years, Joe shares how relationships, reinvention, and humility have kept him grounded through every business change. What you'll Learn: Why every business thrives on relationships How to pivot...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with John Hodgson, founder of Bright Dynamics, a recruitment agency specializing in pre-sales hiring for enterprise technology firms. From traveling the world to taking a leap of faith after leaving SAP, John shares how curiosity, detachment, and small daily innovations built the foundation for his business and philosophy on work. What you'll...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Mari Mushku , founder of Mamali NYC, a Georgian bistro in New York City’s West Village. Mari opens up about how a rude customer tried to mock her accent, and how that moment turned into 3.5 million views, global support, and a thriving café built on courage and culture. What you’ll Learn: From Hate to Hope -   How one negative encounter turne...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Kayla Wright , a teacher, single mom, and breast cancer survivor. Kayla opens up about how self-screening saved her life, the importance of mindset during treatment, and the community that carried her through. What you’ll Learn: The Power of Self-Advocacy - Why Asserting Yourself Is Essential—and completely valid. Mind Over Matter – How resil...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Todd Caponi, award-winning author, sales historian, and keynote speaker. Todd shares how a failed venture became his MBA, why buyers crave the negative, and the science-backed frameworks that help sales teams sell with honesty and win with trust. What you’ll Learn: Faster With Honesty – Why transparency sells better than perfection. The Four...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with David Koppe, Director of Value Marketing at MinIO. David’s career spans GE, ThoughtSpot, and MongoDB, where he’s built global value selling practices. We talk about why organizations struggle to articulate value, how to embed value into sales and marketing, and what executives actually care about when making buying decisions. What you’ll Lear...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Josh, co-founder of ExpatsEverywhere . From Spain to South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Portugal, Josh shares how living abroad shaped his life and inspired him and his wife, Kaylee, to create a thriving community that helps others navigate expat life. What you’ll Learn: Small Town USA – How Josh’s small-town roots sparked a lifelong p...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Erick Prince, founder of Minority Nomad. From growing up in Cleveland, serving 10+ years in the U.S. Air Force, to building a career as a travel journalist across 95 countries, Erick shares the hard truths about life, privilege, and building resilience. What you’ll Learn: Life Isn’t Fair - Embracing struggle can become your greatest strength....

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Hyacinth Tucker, founder of The Laundry Basket. Hyacinth shares how a friend’s laundry pile sparked a business idea that grew into a multi-state company. What you’ll Learn: Starting Before You're Ready - Why execution beats endless planning. From Idea to Income - Turning a friend's laundry dilemma into a business model. Building wit...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Jake Hissit, founder of Stob. AI, to uncover how disruption can become your greatest advantage. From running global tech conferences to working inside China's e-commerce boom, Jake has witnessed industries change overnight. When AI threatened his own business, he used it to build something even bigger. In this conversation, he shares how...

Join me on The Randall Osché Podcast as I sit down with Erica Rivera, a career strategist who left the U.S. to give her family a different kind of life in Spain. We talk about navigating culture shifts, creating community, and how moving abroad transformed her perspective on work, family, and what’s truly important. What you'll Learn: From Dream to Reality - Moving abroad years ahead of sched...