Just Dumb Enough Podcast

You know... when I was setting up this interview I never imagined I'd hear the line: "I employ a woman because the studio makes me". My guest today is Tiauna Jackson: Talent Agent, CEO of her own boutique talent agency, and made history by becoming the first black woman elected to the Association of Talent Agents' board of directors. Tiauna has been featured in major publications such as New York...

Did you know there's a difference between Collectable and Collectible? I didn't either, until I started putting this episode together. My guest today is Duane Scott Cerny, Founder and Co-owner of the Broadway Antique Market, the oldest antique shop in all of Chicago. He is also the author of several books which have spent time as #1 on the best seller list, and here to speak about selling dead peo...

How much would your life change if you could see a status window for your real body? If you could actually watch fast food decrease your overall health, or if reading a book gave you a physical confirmation that you are smarter. That's "gamification" in action. My guest today is Yu-kai Chow, a man who many credit with the creation of gamification as we understand it today. He owns businesses, has...

Did you listen last week to hear how you could write your own story and get it read? But what if you don't have a natural talent for writing or storytelling? Perhaps your best bet to garner attention for your creative endeavor, business, or startup is through PR. My guest today is Dick Grove, Chairman and CEO of Ink Public Relations. Dick brings over 50 years of PR experience, making him one of th...

Let's write something  that wont be ignored! My guest today is Maddy Osman, Founder of The Blogsmith, as well as author of "Writing for Human & Robots". She specializes in beating the algorithms of the digital age and helping creators not be buried in search results. Sorry my mic quality is noticeably worse for this intro, I promise it doesn't effect the rest of the show, but I'm doing all my...

Therapists going to therapy?! Well what respected therapist would do something like that... except... you know... any reasonable person? My guest today are Joan and Jane or the "Therapy Twins" are, as you might guess, identical twin sisters who worked professionally as therapists for a combined total of over 60 years. Despite being twins they lived very different lives, experiencing trauma through...

What would you do if you got a human head in the mail? What if the return address was Steven King's? That was the house my guest grew up in... Kind of... you'll see. For those unaware, Michaelbrent Collings is an incredible author recognized globally as one of the top 100 authors to  ever write in the horror genre. He's got a very impressive resume with over 50 published works in various genres. I...

Who doesn't enjoy watching movies? It's a staple of entertainment in the world we live in, and many of these movies live or die on the words of professional film critics like my guest today. Tyler Smith is a: Professional film critic, script consultant, collegiate professor of film history and film aesthetics, documentarian, host of the Battleship Pretention Podcast which just celebrated it's 15th...

There is a whole lot to be learned from this episode and after doing the interview I'll never see a one quarter cup the same way ever again. Embrace the bees with me for the next hour as we dive into the life of a bee keeper. Ben Cooper has been Beekeeping since the age of 14, giving him nearly five decades of experience first hand, and for the past ten years he has been teaching a college level c...

May the fourth be with you. Get it? For Star Wars day! I actually thought this was a new joke that I was just hearing too much in recent years, but the phrase dates way back to this date in 1979 and was even used to welcome Margret Thatcher into office as Britain's Prime Minister. I'm Colton Petry and today my guest is Austin Wells, Leader and operator of Portside Rogues, the Lightsaber academy. H...

New York City! Let's get to walkin' here! Today my guest is Christina Ray Stanton, a New York City tour guide with over thirty years of experience showing the Big Apple to people who've never experienced it. We cover all kinds of things from planning a trip, to staying safe while out and about. On top of that we briefly discuss her experience living through the 9/11 attack and the award winning bo...

How much do you know about the clothes you are wearing? Do you think you could start your own fashion line if you had to? Would you be shocked to know it could take as long as two years before your first product launch and sale? I'm your host as always, Colton Petry, and this week's Guest, Martina Carello, is a Fashion Industry Facilitator with over Thirty years of experience working in the field...

What is the difference between who you are and what you do?  If criticism blurs the line between feedback and insult, or if you lay awake at night thinking of all your mistakes like me, you are handling it wrong. I'm your host, Colton Petry and my guest today, Bill Lee-Emery, has been a therapist, author, and public speaker for over thirty years. His newest book (or as I now prefer Resilience Guid...

Todays guest is Dr. Michael Blumenfield, a psychiatrist with four decades of experience, a Former Tenured Professor of Psychiatry, medicine, and surgery from New York Medical College,  a Former President of the American Psychiatry Association, and now author of the book "Shrink Talk. We do talk about mental health problems, but seeing as this is a psychiatry episode I feel like people listening ar...

What is art? Is there an overlap between the classic oil painting by the Renaissance masters, HP Lovecraft, and a 21st century tattoo artist? Yes of course there is. No matter how they differ as people, they are all contributing a form of art into the world.  That's what my guest, Dan Henk, and I discuss today.  Dan has his hands in a lot of art fields, and by that I mean A LOT of fields. Over tim...

Adult content warning! This episode revolves a lot around the topics of sex, porn, and masturbation. Today we are talking to Matt Sinkovitz about porn addiction, the damage it can do in our relationships, and the toll it can take on our health. No spoilers, but we talk about some... graphic changes to a work environment. Matt has worked in Porn recovery for close to two decades and currently coach...

Is it "trash" or is it "black gold"? Todays guest is Cathy Nesbitt, owner and operator of Cathy's Crawlers, a worm composting business that's celebrating its 20th year in business right now. If you're like me you have almost no idea what regular composting is, but don't worry we get into that right away to better help you understand the worms! And don't be put off from the idea because of the worm...

My guest today has been the audiences most requested return guest to date, Matthew Stapley! Many of you will remember Matthew from his first appearance on the Psychic/Medium episode. He's one of my favorite people and I'm so glad I could get him back to talk again, this time about grief and the grieving process. I know it might sound really heavy to a lot of you, and it can be from time to time. B...

My guest today is Barry Fury, and man who has been involved in public safety since 1970, only two years after the 911 system was established as we know it today.   Barry has worked as a fire department officer in two states and a 911 dispatch director in four states! He is also a contributing editor of the very famous Firehouse magazine, and wrote a book on managing a dispatch center.   Send me an...

In light of recent world events with Russia declaring war on Ukraine, I elected to push the episode I had scheduled in favor of this episode where I speak with China expert Jason Szeftel about Russia's biggest neighbor and currently their closest ally. I came into this conversation knowing almost nothing, but I feel like I've left it so much richer just because of how much we talk about in this ra...

Jay Maymi is a ten time author, international keynote speaker, host of a nationally syndicated talk show, and the man who runs a super master class with nearly 20 other industry giants where they discuss sales. Until I spoke with Jay, I never paid much attention to how much psychology goes into every little bit of branding, marketing, or even speech. Come listen and learn how to stand out among th...

Content Warning: This episode we discuss the life of our guest which involves multiple crimes that happened to her as a child, and some more than occurred through adulthood. It takes a lot to overcome trauma, going through the unimaginable, and being forced into the role of victim. But as Fatima puts it, she has a PhD from the School of Hard Knocks.  She has overcome more hardships than most peopl...

So many profuse apologies for the late episode, I've been dying with COVID and just... enjoying all that comes with that. Bonus episode this week to make up for it! David Hennessey developed The Wonder Technique back in 1999 and has spent over two decades refining it and training people all around the world on it's many benefits. It's remarkable just how easily we get lost along this path of life...

Owning and operating a business can be hard and stressful. How do you even start one? My guest today help you make your dream into a multi-million dollar company from nothing! Preston Brown is a speaker, entrepreneur and multiple 8 figure business owner specializing in disruptive innovation & profitably scaling companies. You may also recognize him from his tiktok account where he posts daily...

This is the cleaned up version of the livestream done last night where I answer listener questions and talk about the experiences up to now and where the podcast is headed in the future. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and those that dropped by for the live. I hope everyone enjoys this and maybe we'll do it again further down the road. Remember to share this show! It's the only way i...