This is Oklahoma

On this episode I sit down with Major Ed Pulido. Major Ed Pulido, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the Sr. VP of the Folds of Honor Foundation a Veteran’s charity which provides the spouses and children of the fallen and wounded educational scholarships. Additionally, he is a Founding member of Warriors for Freedom Foundation a leadership institute focused on the mental, physical and wellness support of our wo...

On this episode myself and local food blogger Logan from @edibleexcellenceokc sat down with Jonathon Stranger to talk about his concepts and newest concept Bar Cicchetti.  Jonathon Stranger's family of restaurants are among the most popular in Oklahoma City. Today we talked about his career in the hospitality industry, the acquisition of Prairie Wolf Distillery, the partnership with acclaimed rest...

On this episode I sat down with the first ever signing for Energy FC Michael Thomas and fellow team mate Coady Andrews. Both players grew up in Kansas and shared many stories about their childhood.  The Energy FC are in a pivotal time with MAPS 4 coming to light and the hope of a new downtown soccer stadium in the plans. This would be huge for the city and the Energy FC community. Soccer is a huge...

On todays podcast episode I sat down with Noah Elias founder of Stars & Stripes Company. Noah works his ass off to provide for his wife and young daughter. He's worked hard from a young age. One day working for his uncle he decided to make an American flag out of wood to hang above the barn doors.  Noah took great pride in his work and produced a flag that he was proud of. Many orders came in from...

Not Just A College Pastor — Timmy Riggs College friend Timmy Riggs had no idea what he wanted to do in college. He changed his major 5 times, didn’t value school, his grades and loved Netflix. Move on 8 years and he’s a college pastor at one of the biggest churches in the Nazarene denomination and multiple business owner.  I met Timmy at SNU and i’ll be honest he was kind of a pain in the ass. Wha...

From Fired to Successful Online Business 3 in Months  Kerry Egeler from Broken Arrow Oklahoma, founder and owner of The OKC TEE SHOP. Kerry’s background.  Kerry was fired from his job just a few years ago and finally his brother in law ( an online marketing, business building coach ) said, “ now will you trust me and let me help you build your online business?” Kerry took the jump with a young chi...

Not Just A Hospital — Healthcare Philanthropy — The Integris Foundation  A very emotional podcast with Jon and Anne at the Integris Foundation. For this interview I sat down with Jonathon McCoy and Anne Clouse to talk about healthcare philanthropy. A lot of people see the Integris centers across the metro and think it’s just a hospital. Personally I hate hospitals, the smell and the color of the d...

This was such a greta interview, Chad shared a lot of his personal views and deep connection to building a business around connectivity. In the words of Stitch themselves - "Stitch is a hospitality concept created by husband and wife team, Chad Grubbs + Jen Semmler Grubbs, with inspiration from key team members, close friends and mentors.  Chad, former owner of Okay Yeah Co. and previously BENT on...

OKC is mostly known for the OKC Thunder and recently Westbrook leaving us. However, OKC has a badass food scene that's been popping off for a few years now. Not your first choice in the midwest but its becoming one of the best.   I interviewed Logan about his food blog called @edibleexcellence on Instagram. He’s turned his passion and hobby into a thriving blog and budding business. Hosting monthl...

Jeremy Schulz a professional drummer. He's taught at the Seattle Drum School for ten years, traveled the world playing infant of thousands and writing music for some of the best rock bands in the world. Jeremy wanted to do something big to raise money for charity and after being bullied as a kid there was only on charity to raise money for. Justin Wren's Fight For The Forgotten.  When Jeremy heard...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Oklahoma Abandoned creator and photographer Jesse Edgar. Jesse's brainchild The Oklahoma Abandoned Project takes him all over the state of Oklahoma photographing historic, abandoned, and forgotten parts in hopes to preserve the history behind Oklahoma architecture, his goal is to make others aware of the condition of the more unfortunate parts o...

Today's awesome podcast sheds some light on an incredible event coming up in OKC this Thursday called Cookies and Cocktails. This event is presented by the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma to raise awareness and money for their new camp here in OKC. Learn more about what the Girl Scouts are doing to make a change in this area and this incredible event. 28 restaurants incroporating GS Cookies into t...

On this episode I sit down with young entrepreneur Ethan Blagg. Ethan is has a very interesting story and a strong will to be the next Tony Stark, Elon Musk, Bruce Wayne type person. To create such a company that propels mankind further into the future for the better.  Ethan is a college dropout which you'll hear more about in this interview. In his short time on this planet he's done some incredi...

On this episode I sat down with Bailey the creator of Cookie Tour. Bailey loves chocolate chip cookies and has built a business around her passion for them. Bailey like most kids in America grew up baking cookies with her mum. Her mums world (locally) famous cookies.  Fast forward a few years, Bailey was traveling the country and whenever she was in a new place she'd get a chocolate chip cookie as...

On this episode we have something a little different. I am happy to announce my partnership with the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. This partnership will be co hosted by head curator or the museum Justin Lenhart. Justin has a huge passion for sport, showing off Oklahoma's amazing moments and the artifacts that come along with it. This is my first episode of the partnership with non other than Oklah...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with StitchCrew founders Chris & Erika Lucas. StitchCrew was born out of a strong belief that most of the pressing challenges we face today will not be solved through policy or traditional mindset, but by disruptive technologies, bold entrepreneurs and open collaboration. The StitchCrew accelerator is a 12 week program and is currently taking applica...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Trey and Julie operators of Dominion House in Guthrie. Today, the Dominion House is an events center, hotel and restaurant equipped for the 21st century.  It is a beacon of old-world archicture and elegance. In 1923, this property was built to impress. Having now witnessed two centuries, the Dominion House stands to impress once again, like neve...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Justin Rader owner and Professor at Legacy Martial Arts in Edmond. Justin was raised in Oklahoma where he began wrestling at a young age and throughout his childhood fought in many disciplines. Justin is a World Champion, Super Hero fanatic and lover of leadership. His passion for empowering the future generation in intoxicating as you'll soon f...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with artists and college friend Bek Barkocy. Bek grew up in an extremely creative and curious household. With 8 kids in the family there was no shortage of things to do. Growing up Bek's parents instilled creativity and curiousity into her leading her to love anything creative. Bek painted, wrote and was always a bubbly personality growing up which h...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Chad and Brad from Scars & Stripes Coffee. Scars & Stripes Coffee empowers Veterans to build their own business using an e-commerce platform. When you buy coffee from Scars and Stripes, you are buying from a Veteran, and your purchase directly impacts the men and women who have served our country. Listen in as they dive into this mission and sha...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Thunder MC and FOX 25 Feature Reporter Malcolm Tubbs. Listen in as he shares how he got the MC job at the OKC Thunder and talks about some of the craziest moments in Thunder Basketball. Malcolm is at the beginning of his career and in such a short time has done so much. Malcolm is an incredible human being and it gives us great pleasure to bring...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Amy Young founder of 612 in the Paseo. 612 is a school that Amy has dreamed about opening for some time now. As a child Amy would play school with her friends and always wanted to be a teacher and eventually have her own school. Well with lots of hardwork and determination. 612 is the outcome. Listen in as Amy tells her story and how 612 is chan...

On the episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Director of Operations at The Energy FC, Mr Padraic Farrelll. Paddy was on the previous Energy FC podcast but todays episode dives in to a lifestyle he's been living by since the start of this year. This lifestyle embodies chasing greatness in anything that you do. For Paddy the start was to run the OKC Memorial Marathon. Listen in as Pad tells u...

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Taylor Artman co-founder of Surf & Turf Golf. Taylor grew up in Norman Oklahoma, played golf his entire childhood and now runs a golf and lifestyle apparel company with his friends. Listen in as TA tell us all about his journey and how golfing has shaped who he is today. #thisisoklahoma

On todays episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Luidgi at Café Kacao. If you've already eaten at Kacao you know how good the food is. But what you may not know is the back story to its success. Café Kacao has been the dream of the Del Cid Family for close to a decade at the heart of the family is Veronica Del Cid, who since her young years has been taught recipes that have been passed from...