The Apex Podcast

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today Jan and RJ talk about RJ's upcoming test that will leave him as a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). They continue the conver...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today they spend time talking about something that not only could drastically affect the tech industry but also the American people as a whole. The Restrict Act (known...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today we talk about a letter that was signed by 1,100+ people requesting that AI companies halt the development of new and more powerful AI models (GPT-5 etc) and focus...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today they talk about the crazy wind storms that came through Northeast Ohio last week, The President of Mexico posting a picture of what he claims is a "wood elf&...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, they take a deep dive into what to do when accomplishing your goals gets hard.  How do you know when to keep pushing through and when to cut your losses and move...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, they spend a little bit of time complaining about technical difficulties, because who doesn't love when tech doesn't work on a Monday morning?  They sp...

In today's interview, Jan sits down with Dom Dundee, one of the original members of the JJD Thoughts blog. For those of you that are unaware of Apex Communications Network's history, the JJD Thoughts Blog was a blog dedicated to mental, physical, and spiritual health written by Jan Almasy , Dom Dundee , and Jacob Sowers. Although the original blog crew broke up, all members have stayed c...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, they start off their conversation discussing legends that the groundhog celebrated for groundhogs day (aka Puxatony Phil) is 100+ yrs old. Following that rabbit...

On Feb. 3, just before 9 p.m. ET, a Norfolk Southern train derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, a town of about 4,800 people near the border with Pennsylvania. Nobody was hurt in the accident, officials say. Most of the train's 150 rail cars were carrying cargo that was not hazardous, officials say, such as cement and frozen vegetables, according to a manifest of the derailed cars provided to...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Unfortunately, RJ got into an accident over the weekend so he couldn't make this episode - but don't worry everyone is safe and healthy :) Today Jan is going...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today Jan starts off by talking about the Young Professionals of Stark County and their networking events. Check out their most recent events in the resources below ⬇️...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, Jan kicked off the conversation by talking about his caffeine addiction, and how much worse it used to be while he was a full-time ICU Nurse. RJ brings up Jack O...

In today's interview, Jan sits down with Percy Echols II. Percy is a Pittsburgh-based Artist, Alchemist, and Educator who pioneers the development of Neon and Plasma Light Art at the Pittsburgh Glass Center and is the creator and host of the Podcast Taming Lightning . In this episode, Percy and Jan reminisce about where they were in their entrepreneurial journeys when they met four years ago...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, we're talking about Jan testing out a new morning routine with a 5:45 am Kickboxing Class, and continue by talking to RJ about his pre-and post-workout nutr...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, we're talking about RJ's trip to Atlanta and back in 24hrs - specifically for a visit to the Nimbus Tattoo shop!  They also talk about travel hacks, an...

In today's interview, Jan sits down with Ari Tulla. Ari is an entrepreneur, dad, wannabe surfer, and avid rock climber living in San Francisco. He has been a part of multiple ventures, founding his own company that raised over 30m in venture backing and was eventually acquired. He is a member of byFounders venture capital fund, which is a 200 million dollar fund dedicated to investing in earl...

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it. In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, they kick off by talking about Jan's traveling from Chicago to Ohio, to New Jersey - all in two weeks! If you learned something from this episode or know of...

Jenifer (Haller) Hill, M.A., P.C.C., B.C.C., P.C.C.-S. is an International Coaching Federation (I.C.F.) Professional Certified Coach (P.C.C.), and Board Certified Executive Career & Leadership Coach (B.C.C.), Certified Healthcare Coach, Professional Clinical Counselor- Supervisor, meditation and mindfulness teacher, leadership development consultant, and facilitator. She is dedicated to empowe...

In this podcast episode, Jan and Jacob interview Dr. John Trapani Jr. Dr. Trapani was a professor of philosophy at Walsh University for 40+ years. He served as chair of the Philosophy Department and Humanities Division, along with founding and directing the University’s annual Philosophy-Theology Symposium which hosted conversations for over 40 years. John received his B.A. from Boston College and...

In this episode of The Apex Podcast, Jan interviews Samantha and Andrea, the co-founders of Harlow.  Harlow is a platform form that helps freelancers get organized, save time, and look professional with automated invoicing, proposal templates, and much more—all from one centralized hub. After working together for an international company, Andrea and Sam ventured into the world of freelance work to...

In this episode, Jan interviews Blake Faulkner. Blake is an entrepreneur that is currently a student at Miami University (in Ohio) and whose latest project is called Bloxsmith , a marketplace for game developers building virtual worlds in the metaverse.  Blake has participated in both scouting startups for investment through multiple students who ran venture funds as well as pitched for funding of...

In this episode, Jan interviews Susa Breese. Jan and Susa met at a Summer Camp hosted by Third Nature  and talked about Susa’s aspirations of leaving her full-time job and entering the journey of entrepreneurship. After an amazing conversation at camp, Susa reached out and asked if she could ask Jan more questions.    This podcast episode is a recording of that conversation. Some of the topics she...

In this episode, Jan interviews a local legend in high school and collegiate sports. Mike Popovich has been a reporter with the Canton Repository for multiple decades and has seen the Canton area grow and change a lot over the years. A writer with experience covering all levels of sports, including four seasons on an NBA beat. Mike has a heavy focus on college and high school sports.  In this epis...

Max Kelbly is a multi-lingual, 23-year-old writer & graduate of Walsh University. Max double majored in History, & Government & Foreign Affairs in the pursuit of promoting humanities education & a cultural ambassador related career. Max has brought his interest in history, science, and language to the world of educational, non-fiction & fiction writing.   In this episode, Jan a...

In this episode, Jan sits down with Alyssa Greenfield. Alyssa has over a decade of writing and content strategy experience. She's worked on storytelling projects with solopreneurs, tech startup CEOs, Fortune 500 executives, and more.  Her superpower is seeing amazing stories where other people see pages of information or bullet points on a resume. She spends a whole lot of time on LinkedIn, l...