Bluegrass Region Voices and Views

Episode 14 Where can you have the fun experience of playing baseball when you're in a wheelchair, use crutches, or have other special needs? The Toyota Bluegrass Miracle League might be what you're looking for. In this conversation with board member and coach, Rock Newman, we dive into the details about this life-changing program located in Lexington, Kentucky. For complete show notes along with p...

Episode 13 If you enjoy the performing arts in person, you are in luck. The Lexington Opera House is now open. In this episode, I talk with their operations manager Tom Habermann. We get into the history, present, and future of this premier performing arts center that is registered on the National Register of Historic Places. Drop-in on our conversation as we talk about how Tom came to be the Oper...

Episode 12 How does one go from being an introverted boy tinkering with farm equipment to creating an organization that helps science, technology, and engineering companies find their markets and sell their products and services? We'll find out in this conversation with Lexington entrepreneur Dwayne Buckles. Developing a STEM business growth coaching and consulting business has been an interesting...

Episode 11 Do you want to make a significant impact at work and in your personal life, or just sleepwalk through it all and check off some boxes? Our guest has given much thought and practice to living with purpose and being in alignment with his values. This practice begins with identifying what your values are. He includes the lessons learned in his workshops, books, recruiting business, and wor...

Episode 10 Have you wondered what you were thinking? Less than desirable results can be due to bad decisions. I'm talking with a decision performance expert who can guide us in ways to transform our thinking to get better results. He is Steve Haffner. We talk about his journey in becoming a magician, then a mentalist, and now a consultant, trainer, coach, and speaker helping individuals and organi...

Episode 9 I Believe that the Toastmasters International club experience is THE BEST personal development program available today to learn and practice communications and leadership skills. I talk with three dedicated life-long Toastmasters leaders here in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky about the Toastmasters experience. They are Cynthia Lanham DTM, Steve Lanham DTM, and Rick Sebree DTM. Show not...

Episode 8 The HOPE is Here Today program was created to help people who are losing hope. Greg Horn created this non-profit program in 2017 after the suicide of a friend caused Greg to search for a way he could help people who are feeling life-threatening despair. We talk about how he himself suffered bankruptcy, loss of his business, loss of his home, and loss of his marriage in one day in 1997 an...

Episode 7 My guest is mystery novelist F J Messina. He just published the fifth book in The Bluegrass Files series, titled Revenge. He was sixty-eight in 2015 when he decided to write fiction. He will begin the sixth novel in January 2021. The stories have been mostly based in Central Kentucky featuring real local venues. We get into his imagining, writing, and publishing processes. The show notes...

Episode 6 Have you considered creating or inventing something or starting a business and wondered what the next best steps are to turn your idea into a reality? Don Skaggs can help you discover those next steps and actually take them. He has two organizations here in the Bluegrass Region. They are the Inventors Network KY and Empowered Inventing. We talk about the challenges that inventors, entrep...

Episode 5 Today's conversation is with Joanna Sherrow of Savvy Chic Design. Joanna created the visuals for my podcast. She journeyed from the Philippines to the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, where she operates her business in Georgetown. We talk about branding, entrepreneurship, and the features of this region that she enjoys helping visitors experience. For complete show notes and pictures, go to...

Episode 4 LEADERSHIP Leadership, of self and others, is needed as we work toward getting ourselves, our businesses, and our society back on track. Our guest is Daniel D. Matthews . He writes and speaks about leadership, and change, along with critical thinking and problem-solving. Complete show notes are at: www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com

Episode 3 We're continuing our series with local storytellers. This conversation is mostly about Corporate Storytelling. It's with professional storyteller Buck Creacy. He has helped ninety-eight companies craft and present their stories. For more information and pictures see the blog post on the show's website at www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com    

Episode 2 When you were young did you have family members who liked to have you listen to their stories? Did you appreciate what they were passing on? Do you like to share stories? If you want to know more about the importance of storytelling, this episode is for you. Before we begin…and to put something you'll hear into context…think back to your high school days and that ACT test. Do you remembe...

Episode 1 This episode features storyteller Jerry Young. We take a trip down memory lane and holler up the house. Jerry is a member of the Kentucky Storytellers Association and co-chair of The Wandering Storytellers in Lexington, Kentucky. To read the complete blog post and see a picture of Jerry go to the show's website at www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com  

Trailer: Welcome to the Bluegrass Region Voices and Views podcast. We will have conversations with people in the "Inner Bluegrass Region" of Kentucky. The website for the show features photography, film, sound captures, the show's audio players, and some blog posts. We'll discover interesting people, places, and activities "from around here." Check it out at www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com  ...