Conversations with Buddy

Becka shares her story from life as a baby being raised by a 13 year old mother… through homelessness and alcohol as a way to cope.  Her story is remarkable because of where she is today.  Life has been hard for her, but there is hope in her story! If you have lived long enough, we all experience challenges in our life.  Acceptance, Love, Forgiveness is the message! I know this will impact you and...

First of all, David is a pretty cool guy and has his act together… however, he admits there were times in his life that weren’t great due to some addictions he allowed in his life.  But, the one thing you will get when you are around him is the true, genuine and authentic David! He is sincere in his struggles and also in his faith!  He is a partial business owner of company called Skykine Video Pr...

Gabriel grew up in the south with an alcoholic parent after his parent’s divorced.  Neglect and abuse as a young boy lead to confusion and anger!  But God... can do all things and create a better future for anyone willing to say yes to following Jesus Christ.  Gabriel’s words.. “from man’s trash to God’s treasure!” He is now a business coach to the Christian community.  To learn more, go to: https...

Tim was born in Mexico as a missionary kid! He is a Jesus follower, married for 30+ years to his wife Pam and loves helping people…  He shares the pain of starting up a business during the meltdown of 2007/2008 and to where it is today!  Life is tough on everyone and quitting is always an option, but not for Tim and his wife, Pam…  They run a successful media and marketing business for local busin...

Celebrating 1 year of “Conversations with Buddy” and I get to do this episode with Matthew! 🙌 Matthew is a young man who shares about the struggles of life that make the successes worth while! 🇺🇸🙏😎 It’s packed full of incredible stories and shows his maturity and also his humility!  Thank you Matthew for your leadership, transparency and an example of what a man is supposed to be like! 💪 If yo...

Jack is a dear friend who has lived a great life!  If you want a lesson in discipline, perseverance, faith and SO MUCH MORE, this will be worth your time to listen to! Strength And Honor!!! 🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸 If you would like to be a guest on “Conversations with Buddy” to share your story or know some who would, please reach out to me! We would love to make that happen!  LASTLY…. Please SUBSCRIBE, GIVE...

Matt owns Miller’s BBQ, but the podcast story starts when he 6 years old… when he gets put into a foster home along with his two younger sisters. From abuse, trauma and suicidal attempts to a life of love, forgiveness and redemption.  It’s a heavy story, but a worthwhile one!  Matt is writing his first book right now that tells the full story of his life called “Behind The Why”!   To learn more ab...

First of all, Aaron is an extremely humble guy who is incredibly creative and talented and truly lives out his life by faith! You will hear it throughout our conversation!   As a husband, father, worship leader and business owner he has plenty of challenges… but what I noticed is that he still has joy!  We all know life can be challenging at times… There are some nuggets in here that will encourag...

Alex shares about his life… growing up as the oldest of 1 brother and 2 sisters. Being competitive with a younger brother and learning to work hard from an early age!  Encouragement from a great dad and mom to work hard, have responsibility and unconditional love!  The challenge to continue to “show up” as a college basketball player when you aren’t the star player and being patient to eventually...

Mitch visits us again and we talk more about what manhood looks like. He is the author of "ATTRIBUTES of MANHOOD" and is currently working on his next book that will serve as a continuation of that. The question Mitch asks is, “are you a fan or follower of Jesus?” Please… SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE “Conversations with Buddy” if you gained any valuable nuggets, if someone’s story impacted y...

Please join us this Friday morning as we bring to you Episode 46 of “Conversations with Buddy” with my guest and new friend, Travis Youngs!  Travis shares life as a kid with severe ADHD.  A troubled kid that continued into early adulthood.  Interesting how you discover over time what changes you and what really inspires you… what captivates your attention and allows you to begin to focus on what r...

Ken is a young man who left the comforts of his family and home in Dallas, Texas to come to Oregon to play college basketball at Willamette University!  While in college he discovered that he has a passion for a variety of things, such as owning his own clothing business called Ovrlymisunderstood Clothing and Events.  He continues to play music since he was 14!   Go here to learn more about his lo...

Morgan shares her life’s story and the challenges along the way that helped her become successful as a young mom of 2 girls, a mortgage advisor and a real estate investor! She talks about the future and what she wants to teach her girls about living your authentic self and how to achieve the goals you set your mind to.  It’s a great story of what perseverance and determination can do!  To learn mo...

Richi was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and played different sports, but baseball was his passion! Difficult challenges and decisions in life cause you to make decisions and ultimately shape who you are and Richi is no different! Enjoy listening to Richi’s story… how he migrated to the US along with his family, going to Corban, playing collegiate baseball and getting married!  To learn...

Manny starts out his story with where he is currently and things are going quite well, but then the story unfolds to where he was just a few years ago….  Nearly homeless and an extreme alcoholic.   The people that new him did not have much hope that he would make it.  He was at the bottom of an empty barrel with no hope.  Now… Manny is a professional guitarist, singer, songwriter and teaches guita...

Jesse has a great story that starts out being born on a military base.  Everyone has a story and Jesse is no different. The joys, pains and lessons of life, personally and professionally!   How his faith has grown him into the man he is today… to be a great husband, father and friend!  Reach out to Jesse if you want to learn more about him or you want to learn how to be an investor!  Please… SUBSC...

Don shares his life growing up as the oldest sibling and leaving home at 16 years old! Going into the Navy and serving our Country!  The challenges of life choices have shaped him into who he is today. He's a proud dad and grandpa! He talks about the joy of being married and how he proposed to his wife while scuba diving in Mexico! Great story! (The video is on his Facebook page) Reach out to Don...

Armando is a really cool young man and has a heart for Jesus!  He shares his life growing up in 40 different foster homes.   His story will encourage you to live out your faith on a daily, moment by moment basis!  He is a professional painter and the name of his business is GIHTIIM, which is an acronym for a Bible verse, “Greater is HE that is in me…” 1 John 4:4 You will want to be friends with Ar...

Justin shares his life… adopted at birth along with his identical twin brother. He later became a fishing and hunting guide in Alaska and also talks about the challenges of running a family business that he eventually left, causing him to wonder what God’s plan was for his life.  Now, happily married and has an amazing family!  Justin and his wife Emmy Arana are the founders of a ministry called A...

Dan shares the challenges of life from being in the Airforce, the challenge of Vietanm, dealing with agent orange and much more.  THANK YOU for your service, Dan!  🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸 The victories Dan has experienced since his early life is pretty amazing and what his faith means to him!  Dan talks about the extreme benefits of doing long-term fasting, which he has been doing for more then 30 years… h...

Nate grew up in Keizer, OR in a Christian family. While searching for meaning and purpose Nate was introduced to alcohol as a 16 year old… then drugs was his next step! For the next 17 years he was fighting a battle he could not win… at least, not on his own! Continued pain and brokenness was not enough to make a change on his own! Listen to his story and you will learn what finally changed!  Toda...

Bryce shares life, from growing up, college life, his faith, getting married and learning/praying about life as a foster parent!  The passion he shares about fostering kids is super impactful and you will hear the full story in this podcast!  His SMILE says it all! 😀 Bryce is also a “digital creator” and is passionate about helping people and organizations share their story!  To learn more about...

David shares what life was like growing up and playing competitive sports in high school and college! 🏀 🏈  From knee surgeries that ultimately left him not able to finish his senior year in college playing football! How God used that difficulty to transform him in to the man he is today!  Now, being married with a new baby and a new career with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) that allows...

Justin shares his life as a kid growing up with identical triplet sisters, a great mom, with some tough life situations that helped shape him into who he is today.  Learning to channel his energy and competitive nature into basketball early on… to now a love for being married to Megan, 3 young boys, a real estate business, golf and a new family adventure of “farming”! 🐄🐓    To learn more about J...

Klinton shares his love for math as a kid growing up, challenging the mindsets that everyone has to think the same or come to the same conclusion in life, his journey of faith, marriage, raising kids, 20 different jobs and today… he is a licensed real estate agent.  Being a stay at home dad with his 2 boys and teaching them to love the outdoors, being active and disc golf!  It’s a great story and...