Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  Meet today's guest, Jenna Soto!  Former rodeo queen, former military intelligence, and Mrs. Oklahoma City 2026 and a candidate for Mrs. Oklahoma!  Jenna talks about her struggles with her identity as the next chapters in her life unfold.  Jenna has now found herself as a real estate investor.  She now speaks about the power of identity in over...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten podcast.  Today's guest is just what the doctor ordered....Dr. Bishop Foreman is a high energy pastor, an author, a speaker, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and success coach.  This is one cool cat AND he even lost over 100 pounds naturally.  In this interview, we talk about weight loss, our families, money, and passion.  This is a man I could lis...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Chris Harris, The Warrior Maker is a recognized authority on mindset and elite performance, helping leaders and sales teams in over 60 countries strengthen execution, discipline and results.  A bestselling author of 14 books, including The Book Of Mindset, he teaches identity-driven frameworks that connect performance to purpose, elevate clarity fo...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  It is my pleasure to introduce Kurt Belding, the founder of Western Obsessions TV, a channel built around raw, unfiltered hunting adventures, the mishaps, misses, and hard-earned victories.  Kurt thrives on bringing the real grit of the outdoors to the screen, not just the highlight reels.  Be sure and check out Western Obsessions on YouTube, Insta...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Let's talk about my signature all-inclusive event called SMART CHIX.  Three days, two instructors, hands-on homestead learning experience.  All camping, food, t-shirt, a massive swag bag, and learning is included.  There are twelve homesteading topics covered at each event, by myself and my Mennonite friend, Mrs. Mary Ella Zimmerman.   If you...

Welcome to Episode 91 of Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Our guest is Anna Littrell from the Office of Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger.  Anna is the Director of Buy Missouri and Tourism Liaison.  The Buy Missouri program was started in 2017 and showcases Missouri-made products and businesses.  Not only is Buy Missouri a database for the Missouri-made products, but also a database of reta...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  You will never believe where I met this guest....on a bus at the airport!  John Cantrell is Heavyweight Boxing Champion.  You would never know he is lethal when meeting him in person.   Nothing like "The Iron Man Cantrell" having a conversation with "Glamour with the Hammer".  I also love interviewing fighters, especially when t...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  This is my first COWGIRL CONFESSION!  WooWhee...fear creeped back into my life and I had to address it ASAP.  It took two other cowgirls to help me battle my own inner demons.  Well....and we also battled a spunky pony named Zoom Zoom, the wind, a opossum, and my feral filly named Domino.  Hold on, buttercup, I'm about to share one heck of a C...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  If you are into homesteading, you will love this interview with Melissa Sisk, co-founder of the Mid MO Homestead Expo.   The Mid MO Homestead Expo is scheduled for April 3-4, 2026  on the Missouri State Fairgrounds located in the Lowell Mohler Building, 2503 W 16th St, Sedalia, MO, 65301  10AM-5PM both Friday and Saturday. Here's a little bio...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  This episode I answer questions and read comments from CT2V competitors, Facebook followers, and new faces to CT2V.   What is CT2V?  Country Tough Trail Versatility.  It is an equine competition that combines trail, obstacles without speed, and a pattern.  There are no points awarded for speed, the obstacles are natural, and the ranch horsemanship...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  I met my guest by standing up to email spammers.  I was contacted by who I thought was "Mike Long".  I did a little research and found the real Mike Long.  I shot my shot and reached out to him and forwarded the spammy email of someone impersonating him and invited Mike to be on my podcast.  And here we are! Mike outclasses me no matter h...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  This was such a cool interview because DVM Travis Beasley with Beasley Equine Clinic in Eldorado, Illinois, interviewed me the day before at his facility, and then I remotely interviewed him the next day.  I am TEAM TRAVIS for life now!   Beasley Equine Clinic is an equine veterinary clinic that is the REAL DEAL.  Clean, specialized, and UP-TO-DATE...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  Let me introduce Heather Mincer with Yes Honey!  Yes, Honey, is a healthy soda pop sweetened with honey rather than sugar or high fructose corn syrup!!  She's originally from upstate New York, but now lives in Missouri.  Heather's pop is in 200 stores nationwide and has partnered with Azure.  There are caffeinated and non-caffeinated vers...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Let me introduce Mark Henry from Midwest Windmill Company.  I met Mark at the 2025 Missouri State Fair.  His company caught my attention, because I want to install a working windmill on our century-old ranch.   Have you ever met someone and just clicked?  This podcast is upbeat and high-energy!  He can restore old or damaged windmills or install a...

Welcome back to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Today's guest is Cheryl Dangerfield.  We met on Facebook.  Cheryl had liked and commented on one of my Facebook posts.  I clicked on her profile for her Facebook page called "Pushing Past the Quit" and here we are today.  It turns out that Cheryl and I do not live too far apart and share a goal of wanting to make an impact.  In...

Welcome to the podcast "Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten"!  Today's guest is James King with King's Excavation & Land Management, LLC out of Foristell, MO, near St. Louis.  I have never met James in person.  I stopped scrolling one day when I allowed myself to blow off time with Facebook Reels.  King's Excavation went to the aid of strangers after Hurricane Helene....

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Boy, do I have a story for you!  I met Lynne Knowles because I thought I was calling a hypnotist from Australia.  In the world of influencers, I am a mini-influencer.  With 110K followers, I was bombarded with people wanting me to sell their products.  Lynne was different, and luckily, I opened the door for her in my life, and there's no turni...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Buster McLaury requires no introduction.  This is the real deal.  Colt starter, cattle driver, and American cowboy.  He's worked with the 6666 through changes of ownership.  Buster loves his daughters and their families, his wife, God, and the horse.  Slow work is the key to solid horses.  Buster says what needs to be said and sticks by it.  T...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Meet Emily Liebi with Skeeters Farm Goods!  Emily sells and ships homemade salsa and creates one of kind western jewelry.  I'm talking sterling silver, "redneck pearls", copper wire, and of course, turquois.  Emily is as country as a chicken fried steak.   We will carry Emily's jewelry at our ranch (Von Holten Ranch) in 2025.  I...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Meet Jen Fizer!  She is a Fractional CFO (Chief Financial Officer), generally for companies in the 1-10M range.  Jen is also an article contributor for Country Tough Times print and digital magazine.  You can find even more advice in her section titled "Profit with Jen".   Contact Jen at jen@millsknowsbills.com or pick up your subscriptio...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  It is an honor to host Tiffany Butters, a certified herbalists!  The day I met her was when I decided to have her in my life forever!  Just one of those bright shining stars that is a bundle of health and knowledge!  You will make yourself smarter just by listening and being around Tiffany.   Tiffany is a presenter at the Country Tough Homesteading...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Magen Warlick is most definitely country tough!   She has been there and done that in the cowgirl world.  She's one of the best cowgirls I have ever met.  And just as humble as the day is long.  Magen lives in Stephenville, Texas and travels overseas to teach horsemanship clinics.  She is now throwing her hat into the horse breeding world with...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Meet Kira Karpinski with Anarchy Acres Farmstead in Pennsylvania.  She was a leather maker but switched over to farmsteading.  Pork, chicken, goats, sheep, turkey, and gardening is what she is throwing down.  Kira is a wealth of knowledge.  She is also an article contributor for the nationwide magazine, Country Tough Times, that is dedicated to tra...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  It is with great pleasure to introduce Country Tough Times, a print and digital magazine dedicated to trail riders, patriotism, and thriving during these country tough times.  This magazine features trail facilities and destinations from all 7 regions of the US, articles from various fields in the equine industry, tips from blue collar workers, adv...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten.  Meet our guest, Sarah Oliva.  She owns a children's resale clothing company with two locations in Missouri:  Lee's Summit and Liberty.  A penny saved is a penny earned.  Children grow so fast.  Sarah's resale shop is HELPING keep costs down while helping your children stay trendy.   Wild Child Resale is a buy, sell, trade business th...