Stacked Keys Podcast

Meet Michelle Lopez whose love for jiujitsu is evident as she sees it as a gift that she could give her kids, other women and offer empowerment. Today she finds herself managing a gym where her son instructs and she is a brown belt herself. She came in the early days and we talk about the level of commitment that it takes to lead the life she has chosen. Michelle is proud of the fact that she can...

Recorded this episode earlier this year so there have been updates and new accomplishments for this guest. Be sure to catch her social media to follow her @laurensears10p -- Meet this professional athlete in the world of jiujitsu and peek into her world of competing and her profession in physical therapy. Lauren Sears is a pleasure to get to know. Helping people is where Lauren knew she’d land as...

Meet Emi Miller in studio today who’s one amazing lady. She works in the jiujitsu community and is an advocate for women in the sport. She dove in head first and made it a part of her life. Professionally she teaches and competes at a pro level. We talk about the differences of teaching and competing. “Those who teach, learn twice.” She is into teaching the what, when and why of the sport. She say...

This guest is strong in her faith in God and the center of her story is that she is a believer who has God involved in every aspect of her life and the opportunities she embraces. She grew up moving quite a bit and that impacted so much of who she became. Meet Leisa Lee. She is a wife, mom, grandmother and an educator. One of her phrases to her kids is “don’t get too wrapped up in your disappointm...

Live Life to be HappyThis is an exciting episode where we get to introduce you to Becca Stackhouse Morson. Becca serves as the scheduler for Stacked Keys Podcast and she does a spectacular job building the relationships with our guests. Becca says she is blunt, honest and upfront—which means that you know what you are getting —every time with her. In her professional world she is an educator and i...

Animals don’t punch a time clock and that is one of the aspects that make working in this field a calling and not just a job. Meet Terry Peacock who is a refuge manager with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and she’s been in management most of her career years. As an 8 year old she wanted to run a place for animals and that is exactly what she grew up to focus her career. Over time, women have ass...

Growing up in an entrepreneur business life with her parents, she learned early on to smile, be happy and bring in a ray of sunshine. Today this guest is running a women’s program at Tect Center in Eastman, Georgia— which is a gym focusing on MMA and jujitsu through Jimmy Barnett— Taylor Windley found her group of people and she loves her job and life. Meet Taylor. You’ll immediately hear her enco...

Two questions she constantly has is what will they catch and what might break next. That means the work day brings challenges from every direction. This career requires a lot of thinking on your feet. She is in and out ports going out sea for research. This episode is a fantastic look into the life of a lady who’s career actually impacts most of us. Meet Katy McGinnis who is a marine biologist and...

Meet Mary Barron. She is passionate about life and she’s involved bringing on a competitive nature. She is down-to-earth, welcoming and loves connecting with people. Her career as an occupational therapist can be difficult to bring enough comfort and confidence to truly impact, but she brings herself to the job as she works in home health and special needs. There are many opportunities where she c...

Having to answer a lot of the questions that I ask guests can be difficult, but I did it! We meant to air this actually on my birthday, but life happened and I stopped podcasting for a minute. With Becca and Seth’s wedding pending and my 97 year old mother passing away four days prior to the wedding, I stopped. I celebrated and I mourned and tried to reset. So here we are back! I am thrilled that...

This guest sits in her head a lot and looks at her perspective on the world around her and how she interacts with it. In the headspace to work on herself and grow, she finds she can keep climbing and celebrate the wins and continue forward. She wouldn’t describe herself as extraverted, but she has learned that she loves good energy and surrounds herself with people who are fuse lighters. Meet Dest...

“Life is hard and sometimes you got to sweet talk it or sometimes you have to just buck up and do.” Meet Tori Stackhouse who introduces herself as a hard worker who works tasks to the best of her ability. She’s an adrenaline junky and finds ways to challenge herself. She is an outdoors person and always has been. Repelling off of a cliff, diving or anything to get her blood flowing. She scuba dive...

Focus on the SeasonLawren Johnson is conflicted because she wears many hats… but as she has gotten older, she has stopped trying to fulfill the roles that are not who and what she wants to be. She is a wife, a mom, a dancer and entrepreneur. She loves aging and getting into the aspects of personal and mental growth. Stripping off other’s opinions and finding her own way is the most freeing feeling...

A stay at home mom, full time student in environmental management—also holding a degree in safety— and a veteran are a few of the labels this guest sports. Meet Janette Snedecor. She’s a gym junkie and body building competitor. If you’ve ever wondered what a day in the life may look like then this is a fabulous conversation you’ll love. There can be some mind games that can happen in her sport and...

When you want to do something, you have to make sacrifices. Jiujitsu Is a huge part of her life where she learned confidence that no one can take away. She is in the gym to work. Work and gym are her priorities. Meet Daya Smith who is a part of 10th Planet Decatur in Decatur, Alabama. In this episode we talk about the aspects of her life that she is passionate about and a time where she found hers...

She can come across strong and can be all business, but is unapologetic to run a tight ship. Meet Lindsey McCaghren who owns 10th Planet Decatur with husband Brandon in Decatur, Alabama. There is a community within the gym and she wants their members to feel comfortable and cared for and to have open communication. As a math teacher Lindsey picked up a lot of her teaching skills from the classroom...

She’s a free spirit and wasn’t made to work in a cubicle. Meet entrepreneur Taegan Crimwho started a company that provides a space for entertainment via a converted school bus. Her company is called BoHo Bus Events out of Birmingham, Alabama. Her slogan is that “We Bring the arty to You.” You will find her tenacity impressive and you get to walk through some of the process of their bus renovation...

Her alter ego is Wonder Woman. The strong and amazing persona that this warrior woman brings is a benefit. Women self defense and empowerment is the main focus for the guest today and that is her pathway into what her mission is today. She holds space for women who are in a vulnerable spot in their lives and she becomes the energy to help them though whatever they are experiencing. Meet Dawna Gonz...

Creativity, movement, singing and dancing are ingrained in this guest and such attributes feel as if they have always been a part of her. Natasha Collazos is our guest for the first episode of 2022. We talked when she was in the midst of some international travel and what an indepth conversation we had together! You’ll be drawn in to the exciting life she leads and the travel she’s incorporated in...

She loves the outdoors and essentially lives outside. Meet Winter Thorington who is a senior at Auburn University and is at the Forestry Wildlife Management school. She talks about her education and the way Covid has impacted some of her experiences. As she looked at her education, she needed to decide her direction to be one that would encompass her love to be outside and be able to have access t...

Maria Schweitzer is a graphic artist, designer, storyteller and martial artist. She has a masters in fine art and she found herself into comics where she eventually landed in the genre of visual narratives. Today she draws comics and started a business called Rubber Bones— which is where she can display her amazing art, on rash-guards. We talk about that thrill of seeing her art on display on the...

Strength and conditioning coach, as well as jiujitsu athlete describes this guest’s daily professional life, but she encompasses those same passions into her personal world. Meet Kiaya Jackson who can easily be described as a go getter and goal setter. After her school days she started looking for a fit that offered a mix of organized sports and personal athleticism where you push yourself to meet...

Maegan Schwindling joins the podcast and describes herself simply as a Jesus follower, wife, mom and she finds herself in business seats along the way. Having the alignment of who she is allows her to find balance. She knows the world of parenting hard core with three kids and making some decisions that are not necessarily where all of her peers find themselves. When she and husband TC find their...

This 4th year educator is in high school teaching science. Meet Jessica Young from Georgia who teaches forensic science to seniors and environmental science to 9th graders. This professional balances being a wife and mom to include a life of teaching in the classroom. She takes all of her roles seriously and looks for methods to make the real world meet the academics. She has the scope of learners...

Episode 112 What MotivatesThis episode features a mom and business owner who implements business lessons in every aspect of her life. Meet Mandy Eakin. She and husband Stephen have regularly worked together to make life happen and help them both rise to the top and reach their goals. They opened 10th Planet Perry in Perry, Georgia — a martial arts gym — which is Stephen’s passion and is a major pa...