Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten

Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten.  Today’s guest is John Sultanov.  John is an entrepreneur, a business owner, a father, a husband, and an aspiring politician.  John is also 2nd generation Russian American.  His family fled religious oppression and Communism.  He has made it his mission to get involved on a local level to ensure American freedoms are upheld.  He feels indebted...

Welcome to this week’s interview with Shawnie Peck.  I met Shawnie as a client at my trail riding facility called Von Holten Ranch around 2015.  It didn’t take long for Shawnie and her family and friends to become more than friends.  They became an extended family to my husband and me.  Shawnie has worked as a Wrangler at a Dude Ranch, trained with Chris Cox and his wife Barbara Cox, won two buckl...

Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten!  Today’s guest is Jessica Buesing!  She is not an entrepreneur but a mommapreneur!  She is a mother, a wife, a former teacher, a college instructor, a skin care specialist, and a professional photographer!  Hard work is no stranger to Jessica.  Everything she does, she becomes an asset and a leader.  If you, too, are a multifaceted professional...

Welcome back to Big Boss with Brandy Von Holten!  Today’s we will be discussing the value I have found in having deeper conversations with others through the making of this podcast.  It is amazing how much personal growth, empathy, and compassion can happen in an hour with just having a more in-depth conversation.  This podcast is about the lessons I have learned from the first twn women I intervi...

Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten.  Today’s guest is one heck of a cowgirl named Karen Peck.  Not only is she an established artist making large pieces from welding metal, but she has now jumped into a new medium using wool.  Karen is a true cowgirl with having been a header and a heeler in team roping!  I first met Karen and her family when they decided to try obstacle competit...

Today’s interview is with Terry Gautreaux and Kirsten Jones.  Not only is Terry the 1992 bronze medal Olympian in the sport of TaeKwonDo, but she was also my primary martial arts instructor.  Terry and her husband, Oren, are not only decorated martial artist but also business partners.  Terry is now an avid runner, having completed numerous marathons.  However, her current goal includes being able...

Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten.  This week I will be discussing how I deal with adult bullies with a focus on social media bullies.  If you have been bullied on facebook, instagram, Tik Tok, you name it; I just want you to know you are not alone.

Today’s interview is with Fawna Henke, a new age cattle ranch manager and aspiring daily devotional writer.  This is her story about her journey to become a beef advocate and manage 1,600 head of cattle in a large scale cow-calf operation.  Fawna is not a stranger to an engrained solid work ethic.  Listen closely to her Recipe for Success.  Fawna’s love of the cattle industry will make you feel pr...

Meet Erica Petersen!  She is one of the Vice Presidents at Central Bank in Sedalia Missouri.  She is also the Business Development Coordinator and the Marketing Director.  I had the pleasure of meeting Erica when I was a presenter at a One Million Cups monthly meeting.  Erica is under 40, but already has 20 years of experience in banking!  Join us as she shares banking advice and services for busi...

Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten.  This podcast is on a three-week rotation between a topic that is for everyone, followed by a cowgirl topic, followed by myself discussing a subject I find near and dear to my heart.  This three series rotation consisted of a courageous human trafficking survivor, Dawn Eich, and an elite horsewoman that is a true friend of the horse that too ha...

Today’s interview is with Elizabeth Hartin, an established trainer and horse woman.  This is her story about choosing her horse’s health over a prestigious competition.  Doing the right thing is not always an easy decision, but it was for Elizabeth.  Too many times spectators get wrapped up in the competition to realize that horses like Elizabeth’s horse, Sparkle, had already won something much gr...

Today’s interview is with Dawn Eich.  Not only is she an instrumental person in helping human and sex trafficking victims, but she is also a survivor.  Dawn has taken the energy from an unthinkable tragedy and funneled it to become a ray of hope for others.  Dawn works with an organization called the Survival House that has tirelessly worked with men, women, and children, all of whom have been vic...

Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten.  This podcast is on a three-week rotation between a topic that is for everyone, followed by a cowgirl topic, followed by myself discussing a subject I find near and dear to my heart.  This rotation consisted of a first-time business owner, Jennifer Fizer, and a world champion that likes to continue to challenge herself, Magen Warlick.  This pai...

This week’s interview is with Magen Warlick.  She has evolved as a horse woman from three-day eventing to a world champion extreme cowboy racer.  She has now set her sights on cow horse events.  Magen discusses her road to victory and the mental mindset that helped her along the way.

This week I will be interviewing Jennifer Fizer.  Jennifer owns Brick House Coffee Bar and Eatery in Harrisonville, Missouri.  She has a podcast titled “That Cowgirl Life” and we have ridden horses together for numerous years including time on a ranch dressage club.  She has also been my mentor for creating this podcast.  I value Jennifer’s insight and courage to open her own business.  I hope you...

Today’s episode of Big Boss Mare covers the topic of daily gratitude.  Each morning, I, Brandy Von Holten, start my day with writing three things I am grateful for in my life.  This sets the bar for the thoughts I allow in my mind.  What you think, you create.  I hope this podcast helps motivate you to focus on the small details of your life.  It is not about having what you want, it is about want...

Today’s interview is with Angela Ammons, a friend and frequent trail guest at Von Holten Ranch.  This is her story about her two-year journey to win the Country Tough Trail Versatility National Championship.  Angela has a congenital birth defect called Amniotic Bands Syndrome.  She is missing several fingers and toes.  Angela’s fiery spirit is sure to motivate and captivate you.  I hope you enjoy...

Today’s interview is with Toby Dorr, a woman with a felony conviction.  She found herself in the lowest point possible, in prison on suicide watch.  While in prison, she as able to firsthand see the need to help the brokenness of female inmates.  She has now been approached by Date Line and Lifetime to share her story.  Toby has now written a memoir and has a series of workbooks to help women mend...

Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten!  Becoming motivated and staying motivated are two completely different tasks.  The idea behind Country Tough is to share motivational stories, business insight, and empowering conversations in an upbeat and country format to help you become and stay motivated.  Confidence, positive self-image, dealing with bullies, business planning, goal setting, o...