The Maeband Podcast

While pregnant with her 5th child, Michelle Shumway was inspired to start a modest swimwear company, Rad Swim. Together with her husband Khyl, the Shumways used the growth of their business as a source of hope after losing their son shortly after his birth. Brian and Holly sit down with Michelle and Khyl Shumway to discuss their journey in finding hope during tragedy.

The corporate world isn’t the only option to making money. In today’s society, content creation is a huge source of revenue for many. Brian and Holly sit down with Cody Crabb--a content creator who helps YOU tell your story through podcasting and YouTube—and discuss with him his journey from corporate to content creation.

Are your expectations being met? If you are struggling in any relationship (business, friendship, family, or marriage) it is usually because your expectation or view of that relationship is not being met. Tony Robbins said to "trade the expectation of what you hoped it would be for an appreciation for what it really is." Holly and Bryan discuss the importance of trading your expectation for apprec...

What's the secret to automatic success? Is it possible? Did you know that when you accomplish any type of goal or mark something off your to-do list dopamine fills your brain making you happier? It's a scientific fact. Bryan and Holly discuss how taking small steps to reach a larger goal makes you automatically successful.

Tourette syndrome is a condition that affects the brain and nerves, causing people to make repeated movements and sounds, also known as motor and vocal tics, that they cannot control. Having a son with Tourette Syndrome, and Bryan having it himself, Bryan and Holly discuss how they cope with Tourette Syndrome and the impact it has on their family.

It's no secret that opposites attract, and as a result, couples often have different parenting styles. As Bryan and Holly discuss in this podcast, it's important to allow each parenting style, let got of the constant tug between styles and find a middle ground that works for each parent. You're on the same team!

Les Brown stated, "If you do what is easy, your life will be hard. If you do what is hard, your life will be easy." No one is immune to pain and struggle. It is a part of life and part of personal growth. Bryan and Holly discuss the experiences they've had to help them embrace the pain in their lives and learn to feel the pain and struggle rather than run from it. 

What is your biggest fear and how do we stop manifesting that fear in our lives? Bryan and Holly discuss their biggest fears and four steps you can use to help overcome the manifestation of those fears. (https://apointoflight.co/stop-manifesting-your-fears/)

Bryan and Holly discuss the decision they made to shift to freelance work and how that effected their family. Citing from the book, "The Big Leap," they discuss the four "zones" and learning to find your "Zone of Genius."

All of us need to fail in order to succeed. Holly and Bryan share the failures they had building Holly's Maeband business and the success they've had when building upon those failures. 

In this inaugural episode of the Maeband Podcast, Bryan and Holly Kjar introduce the theme of their podcast: Faith, Family, and Business and how God and their family has gotten them to where they are now.