Deep Conversations Podcast

In this episode, Jeff sits down for a conversation with musician Jeremy Thomas to hear about how he started playing jazz music, about who were some of his earliest influences, and about how his own music has evolved over the years. The conversation continues as we get a great primer from him about the Hammond B3 organ and how it has been used in jazz music over the years. We also hear from him abo...

In this segment, Jeff and Jeremy continue the conversation as he shares a great overview about how jazz music has evolved over the past few decades and his thoughts about how he sees the local jazz scene changing as well.

In this segment, Jeff sits down with Melissa Vincent, the CEO of 9Tribe to hear about her company, about how she started working in the tech startup world, and about why this work is so meaningful to her. Throughout this interview, she shares some very valuable advice for startup entrepreneurs based on her own experiences. The conversation continues as Melissa shares some thoughts about why it&apo...

In this segment, Jeff and Melissa continue the conversation where Melissa shares more about her personal life journey, about what it was like for her to be involved in her first business startup experience, and also about her experiences while starting 9Tribe and what she has learned along the way.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with OKC filmmaker Jacob Leighton Burns to hear about Planet Thunder Productions current movie project, "Shifter" as he shares some details about the project and about why he chose to write this particular screenplay. As the conversation progresses, Jacob talks about why he chose to become a filmmaker and what films and filmmakers really influenced him ear...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Christian Pearson, the CEO and co-founder of OkSessions to hear an incredibly powerful and compelling story about their mission and vision and about how they are revolutionizing the way that live music is presented, the way that people in the community can have higher quality information about the various options to see live music of all types in different venu...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Marisa and Lynzi Carlson and Damon Blalack to hear about how the Red Dirt Film Festival got started, how it has evolved, and about their focus on partnering with the education community to provide opportunities for students to learn all about the process of filmmaking and even how to submit their films to festivals.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dave King, the CEO of Exaptive at their offices in Oklahoma City to hear about what the firm provides to their clients and why they do it, about how he started Exaptive, and about his career and professional journey.

In this segment, Dave shares some deeper thoughts about how the experience of starting and leading Exaptive have changed him over the years and how it has informed his evolution as a businessperson and as a human being.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Laron Chapman to hear the story of his professional journey and a deep reflection about his experiences in writing the screenplay and in directing and producing the movie "You People" that premiered and won the award for the best Oklahoma film at deadCenter recently.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Anthony McDermid, John Ward, and Rick Lueb to hear the story of how TAP Architecture came into being in the 1980's at a time when the OKC economy and the downtown area was suffering from a tremendous downturn after the crash of the oil, financial, and real estate industry earlier in the decade. They share stories of what the downtown area and what the econ...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Michelle "Mo" Whetstone to talk about her journey in comedy and how it has affected her spiritual journey and vice-versa. Mo shares some reflections about her experiences in writing and performing standup comedy with the intention of being present in each moment and what it has meant to her at a deeper level.

In the episode, Jeff sits down to talk with Kyle Dickinson, who wrote the screenplay and recently completed filming for his movie, "Cigarettes For Breakfast" Kyle shares some details about the story and very candidly describes his experiences during the process of writing and producing the movie. He is very upfront and frank about his own personal psychological struggles and has a very d...

In this episode, Jeff and Danny Joe sit down to catch up from their conversation in December of last year and to talk about his current exhibition, "Flatlands" on display at The Norick Art Center At OCU. Danny Joe shares about how he got started with doing the work that is in this exhibition and about his relationship to the process of creating them and how he has allowed it to unfold on...

In this episode, Jeff sits down to talk with artist Corrie Reagan about her work and her area of focus. She reflects deeply on what is most important to her as she continues her journey as an emerging artist in the OKC area and about her vision for the future.

In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with artist Sarah Day-Short about her life journey and how she started doing works of art and how her work has evolved over the years. Sarah reflects on how she began to work with epoxy resin to create abstract colorful acrylic painting, gold leaf, and functional art. She also visits with Jeff about how she is really passionate and excited about creating cu...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Laura Warriner to hear the story of how she started [Artspace] at Untitled, about their various programs and events, and how it has evolved over the years.

In this segment, Laura shares information regarding recent and current exhibits as well as an overview of the artwork that is part of their permanent collection. As the interview comes to a close, she also speaks about their Mentorship program that is a partnership with several local high schools, and then closes with some information about their upcoming Steamroller Print Fest, which happens on S...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with visual artist, poet, and bookmaker Kerri Shadid to talk about her artwork and poetry. She shares information about her Poetry Stands, where she writes customized, spontaneous poems for strangers, using intuition and stream-of-consciousness to craft small morsels of insight at various venues and events in the OKC metro area. She also speaks about how her visual...

As we continue the conversation, Kerri speaks more in-depth about her life journey since childhood and how she has grown and evolved. She also shares some thoughts about the path that she has taken since leaving college and how she sees her place in the world and reflects about the impact of her artistic work. The interview winds up as Kerri and Jeff talk more in-depth about the value of being a l...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Katelynn Knick and Virginia Sitzes about their new artist collective called The Art Group and how it got started. We hear from both of them about their personal and professional reasons for being a part of it and how this experience has changed their lives. Art Group is a collective of emerging artists in the OKC metro area who have gathered to create a communi...

In this episode, Jeff sits down to talk with Steve Herburger, the owner of 2 Fellas Moving Company at their headquarters in Oklahoma City to talk about the services that they provide to their residential and business customers and also to the OKC Thunder as their preferred movers. As the interview continues, he shares the story of how he and his business partner started 2 Fellas and then explains...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Evan Anderson, the CEO of Oseberg, at their headquarters in the heart of Oklahoma City’s Automobile Alley to hear about the services they provide and why he decided to start the company. Anderson explains that the oil and gas industry, while being a large percentage of the U.S. in terms of GDP, has seen little to no technological innovation, especially in terms...