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Grey Hearts Denim is a Kelowna, BC based fashion brand specializing in reworking in locally sourced denim and workwear. I spoke to owners Sean and Paul about a myriad of different things such as how they survived 2020 as a new company, what they did to support Black Lives Matter, and much more! They're a very smart couple of guys with excellent business sense, a strong eye for fashion and great et...

Ca$tro Guapo is 1/2 of the Toronto duo CMDWN. They've been making waves collaborating with artists such as Chief Keef and Lil Yachty. Brendan Potts is the tour manager of Castro and many others. We had a great conversation about music, mental health and much more. It was an absolute blast doing the interview and I just wanna shout out Miguel Ambrosia for making this happen. Eternally thankful 🙏 F...

Deus is an audio engineer and friend whose been working with me on the podcast since Episode 50. We did the interview in his brand new studio "The Vault Recording Studio".  I'm crazy excited about this interview because my boy has been working so hard for so long to get his business up and running and it's finally done! We spoke about his journey getting into how he got into the world of music and...

Okanagan Lifestyle is a brand owned by Jaclyn and Ryan Robertson. It was created as a way to connect their community and establish a celebration for the young and old in the beautiful Okanagan. Its was obvious to me from their immense popularity and philanthropy that they express a deep gratitude for what the Okanagan has provided to them. Jaclyn was very kind, smart and a delight to speak with. W...

Bede is the owner of Designed by Bede. A fashion brand inspired by her love of the past with modern touches of street wear and ethical production. I love supporting underground brands like these. I feel like I can express myself better with unique pieces that I don’t think many other people have. I also prefer to not support fast fashion as best I can. Lastly it feels good to know the clothing was...

Chris is a retired Geologist and the owner of Gneiss Climbing. He opened up the gym in 2016 and built it up to be one of the most popular climbing gyms in the city. We spoke about a variety of things including how the pandemic affected his business. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as we did. Follow us YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMopqC1CF95kuJLLiMhXDw?sub_confirmation=1  Inst...

I’ve been asking Edge to be on the show since 2018 and he always said not until 2020. We finally got it to happen and I’m so excited to share our interview. I’ve seen him perform countless times and honestly I’ve always loved his sets. Edge had explosiveness which was very contagious and with his charisma commanded the room. In today’s episode he and I talk about how he met Nate Le, his influences...

“If you didn’t want anything then why’d you even start.” Zoe Marie Welch wrote this in her song Turn on the Lights. It’s a light and bubbly soul/R&B track about her experience with a past lover. It’s an honest reflection of her experience which many people I’m sure could relate to. Her music reflects her personality and believe me it was a delight to interview her. We spoke about her upbringing, h...

If you’re a photographer/videographer/model/etc in the Kelowna area you know who @fowfow4 is. You’ve seen his work and if you haven’t then you clearly haven’t been involved enough. He is a professional photographer & founder of the vastly popular Camera’s and Coffee. It's a local meet up where gearheads, enthusiast and professional photographers of all types meet up. I’ve been wanting to interview...

538st. is a DOPE, young, up and coming hip-hop group from Kelowna, BC who are very different from what you'd typically think of as a hip-hop group. They're not a group of rappers, it's a full band with a frontman who raps. If you've ever seen them live or caught one of their live videos you'd know how vibrant and charismatic they are.  I had a chance to speak to Waseem (drums), Austen (bass/vocals...

This is the second part of a two part episode with the Flip Club. Talon broke down his own walls and learned how to finally be himself. Cody has just been fired from his job and left his life-long connection to mormonism. They were both at a critical point in time and this episode chronicles the creation of the Flip Club. Enjoy!    The Flip Club is a parkour/trampoline gym created by Cody McAllist...

The Flip Club is a parkour/trampoline gym created by Cody McAllister (left) & Talon Keener (right) as a safe space for kids and adults of all skill levels to build confidence and grow their self esteem.  In this episode, we talk about how they went from being under-appreciated after creating one of the most successful businesses in their old gym and eventually quitting/being fired. This forced Tal...

“I always say the first part is knowing who you are and if you don’t know who you are you gotta figure who you are.”   Kevin Kishor is a brand/talent developer, relationship coach and author. I sat down with him to discuss his latest book titled “Chocolate Covered French Fries” which is a practical guide for all types of relationships. We also had an open discussion on his past, the current cultur...

“I don’t care what you think. You’re 13-14 you’re not doing anything. Look at me and look at you. What are you doing playing video games and doing nothing? I’m actually doing shit and that’s straight for the haters. I’m 14 making it. By the time I’m in grade 10 I know I’m gonna be rich as fuck” Young Ivany is a 14 year old rapper based out of North Vancouver. He caught my eye every time he perform...

“There’s so many new words & so many definitions and so many new ways on how you can write. It’s so complex, intellectual and it’s amazing. Wow how could we in mankind come up with all these crazy ass words? You know how big the Oxford Dictionary is? That shit SLAPS.”  Obviously GasPakkTyler is a character. He was explaining his love for the english language here. He is a hip-hop artist striving t...

“They (films) went deeper than just entertainment for most people. They would impact politics and all of this kind of stuff. Going back to my childhood would be just immersing myself into a different universe.”  Drake Richardson is a young filmmaker who (at the time of the interview) maintained a low profile but managed to work with bbno$ and made the music video ’tony thot’ which garnered over 1....

“We’re (Kasai) not doing it because we want clout. None of us give a fuck about that. We really just love making music. I don’t fuck with someone if I can’t enjoy my studio time with them.” Crim is a rapper and one of the founders of the large artist collective Kasai. He is from East Van and in this spontaneous episode we spoke about his familial musical history, his plans to buy an island for Kas...

“I just didn’t have that competitive drive in the sports world. I still wanted to be with everyone in it so I was like I’ll take the videos and photos. From there it just kept going up.” Jackson Parker is videographer who films action-sports under @clear.glass.media. His work as been featured in high profile IG accounts such as @pinkbike and @newschoolers. We talked about his upbringing, his path...

“I used to do a lot of public speaking when I was younger, I used to be in leadership, I used to do acting too and performing has always been something for me that’s been so good. Music has always come easy to me but I never had the confidence in myself to believe that.” Dylan Steciuk otherwise known as SwayzeAck is a rapper based out of Vancouver. His roots lie in his biological dad being a music...

“Growing up whenever my friends had problems they’d always come talk to me, ask me for advice and I’d always try to help my friends and make sure everyone was good. But then whenever I had problems no one was there to listen to me. I never had anyone to talk to about my problems. So that’s where music comes in. I can express myself and kinda get things off my chest through music.”  Dan Sadowick ak...

“My whole thing was like I just wanna grow my neighbourhood, grow BC, grow Kelowna. Me just like creating this platform for all these kids to express themselves get their music out, look good for social media, and that’s good for them. Because some kids maybe only get to play like one show a year or two shows a year but a guy like me is lucky. I get to play multiple shows a year so if one show I d...

“All of my family do music. I got two sides (of grandparents) on my mom’s side and they both do music. She (grandma Rhonda) do remakes of old rock and I wanna get my grandpa on a track and play guitar, not even lying. On the other side of my grandparents, they’ve been doing gigs as well as just their regular jobs. They’ve always been doing music.” Indigo is a budding rapper with a rich familial hi...

“The idea of the wolf is… they always have a leader in a pack, but you always have a pack, they’re very loyal, they’re migratory and they’re always on the move so very proactive. We want this logo, this wolf and this company to be moving onward and upward and getting what we’re going for.” Amarok Media Co. is a trio of multi-talented friends hailing from Nova Scotia who produce films, and photogra...

“I tried painting, I’ve tried knitting and it was just really boring. With embroidery you can unstitch it so it’s just very relaxing, being able to control it creatively, it’s a mixture of drawing and fibre art and it just clicked.” Quinn Bray is a local embroidery artist who meticulously creates stunning pieces of art which vary from pleasantly simple (like a paper airplane) to pieces that captur...

“There’s so much cool stuff that you get to be involved with by being a crew member on movies like that like we flip cars, explode em and there’s dudes jumping off mountains in snowmobiles in that film. Just wild stuff.” Jordan Powers is an aspiring Film Director humbly earning his ranks on film crews in the Okanagan. His impressive resume includes working on multi million dollar projects with sta...