What You Don't Hear

Matt Barnes is the Founder and Owner of The Leisure Club (@leisureclub.co) here in Columbus, Ohio. From knowing he always had a passion for the arts, community and entertainment, the journey Matt takes on us in this episode ventures from; an original interest in performance and theater, to obtaining a business degree as a safety plan, living in 27 different places before he was 30, an experiential...

Megahnn DeWees ( @meg.citrinehair) is a Salon Owner, Extension Specialist, and Co-Founder of Citrine Hair & Skin here in Columbus, OH. If you've ever walked through the Franklinton Arts District in Columbus, Ohio, there's a good chance you've passed one of the coolest-looking salons in the city. Lots of plants, moss-covered walls, glowing neon, I'll say, unmistakable vibes. That space is Citrine H...

Kevin Cappy is a musician, comedian and content creator in the band HummusVacuum (@hummusvacuum999)  Cappy's made plenty of rounds in the Ohio music scene across Cleveland and Columbus, and now finds himself blending comedy, music and content creation in the coolest ways with his project HummusVacuum. As we dive into Cappy's story of pursuing music and blending comedy, we also cover his early days...

Nate Winkelmes is a musician under his project The Fears ( @fears.fm )  After his first appearance on the show being way back on episode 5, this week I sit down for a great return conversation with musician and creative, Nate Winkelmes. 5 years ago when Nate was first on the show, he was just beginning his real venture into making music through the first phase of his (then) band 'The Fears', after...

Tanya Vora (@totalllytanya) is a Stand Up Comedian & Entrepreneur with her brand/event series  Spice Up . After growing up a shy kid, Tanya eventually found herself in the world of start-ups and hustle culture, and dove headfirst into business pitch competitions called "hack-a-thons", getting plenty of experience speaking into a live mic while pitching to a panel. She would then transition this in...

Ryan Francis performs under the name "Huge Huge" (@hugeeugeofficial), was in cult-favorite indie horror movie ThanksKilling , and is (dubbed by me) a real good liver of life!  Ryan's back on the show this week for a proper catch up and my goodness does it not dissapoint.  If you're a longtime listener of this show, you'll know that one, Ryan is a past guest of the show with his first appearance be...

Mike Larsen ( @writemikelarsen ) is a Comedian and Writer.  This week it's a really fun dive into the world of comedy and television as I sit down with Mike Larsen who's got plenty of experience and plenty of stories to share across his time in performing and writing comedy, and even writing political speeches along the way. Whether it's stories from sharing stages with the likes of Robin Williams...

Travis Irvine is...well many things! Some of which are a Journalist, Stand-Up Comedian, Filmmaker, avid Traveler and with involvement in Politics, he once ran for Mayor of Bexley Ohio. This week we get to hear all the stories of Travis, and I thought I was really good at collecting side quests in life, but this man has me beat by a mile! It's a story pillared by those 5 subjects I listed at the to...

Brandon McMaster is a musician in the bands Former and Lucky Shot. Brandon's story I will kind of categorize as one of really knowing your passion and having that love really stick with you through lots of ups and downs. His story is one of reinvention, and a lot of self-reflection. We start with discovering that love of music through his mom, to starting bands in high school, to helping launch th...

Mo Hill ( @mo_funnyyy ) is a Stand-Up Comedian from Columbus, OH. While getting his start in Ohio, Mo now often calls New York his comedy home as he travels there (and all over) while building a pretty active stand up career, as well as writing for sketches and film projects! In this episode we uncover how it all got started for Mo from simply growing up around laughter and humor, to realizing tha...

Rochelle Collins ( @therochellecollins )   is a Stand-Up Comedian based in Columbus, Ohio In this episode, I sit down with C omedian and all around funny person Rochelle Collins — a Columbus-based comic whose roots in farm life might of taught her a thing or two that now fuels her creative world. But listen we don't talk about farming much in this one honestly, but what we do talk about is her jou...

Adam Little (@alilshow)  a sketch Comedian, Writer & Filmmaker from Columbus, Ohio. In this episode, it's a RETURN guest from a few years back, it's Adam Little back on the show for a fun catch up conversation since his last time on the show, back in 2021 and as you could guess, a lot has changed. We talk a lot about his changed perspectives on content creation and his social media presence now an...

In this episode, I catch up with Corey Mouch, musician from the band @ Southcourt (formerly 90s' Kids ), and we talk all about what it's like being a musician chasing the dream of music in this one, the highs and lows of chasing a dream in general, and how he's learned to create just for the love of it. I've gotta say, as I always do, these episodes, stories and perspectives are always in my opini...

This week on I'm joined by Angela Petro, the founder of Sweet Carrot and catering company Together & Co. , and simply someone with a lot of stories, laughs, and insight to share! In this conversation, Angela shares a ton of wisdom, and also a little judgment, mostly for the fact that I've never worked a serving job and haven't watched enough Ted Lasso...(This is fair.)  We get into how she built S...

This week I sit down with Aly Moore ( @aaprilshowers ) , Brand Manager for Goodland Brand and the force behind GOOD Market Cbus , two community-driven projects based right here in the heart of the Franklinton Arts District of Columbus, OH. We get into how Aly first got involved with Goodland, how her role naturally grew through a genuine love for the brand and its mission, and what it means to her...

In this episode, I sit down with Jesse Vogel, a passionate advocate for housing rights and a current candidate for Columbus City Council, here in Columbus Ohio. Jesse shares his journey from studying law at Ohio State to organizing housing initiatives during the pandemic, and now running a grassroots campaign focused on housing stability, community connection, and meaningful change. He dives into...

Nick Giumenti ( @nickgiumenti ) joins me this week for a wide-ranging, honest, and reflective conversation about the journey of  My Ticket Home , the band's recent return, and what really happened to the long-lost MTH album. We dig into the early grind of being underage on tour, the evolution of the music industry and evevoling relationship with it, better defining what we want and don't want in l...

Tara Defrancisco (@taradefrancisco) is the Founder of The Nest Theatre & an Actor as well as Improv Comedian with her show 'HERE: The (Improvised) Musical'. Tara's a seasoned vet in the world of improv comedy, along with her worldwide traveling show "HERE The Improvised Musical", and lately, she's become your resident positive pep-talker over on instagram and TikTok. There's a real good chance you...

Nickey Winkelman (@nickeywink) is a Comedian based in Columbus, OH. In this episode, I sit down with comedian Nickey Winkelman to talk about her story and journey in stand-up, the evolving comedy scene, and the challenges of balancing creative work with personal life. We also dive into her early days of getting started in comedy, the pressure of social media in today's entertainment industry, and...

Lacie Evans (@laciemevans) is an Entrepreneur, Influencer, Content Creator and badass cowgirl! This week is a sit down with Lacie Evans, someone who, from the moment she walked in the studio door, it was like we had been friends for years! We dig into Lacie's story of living the farm life and how she's now turned that into an awesome online presence and blossoming career! We uncover how she origin...

Mikey Liesner is a Videographer, Documentarian, and co-host of The Strange Road Podcast. This one gets chalked up into that column of episodes that I can simply describe as FUN.  As we dive into Mikey's story of navigating a career in video, we really dig into how it all started when he was young, due to him wanting to grab a camera to travel the world and document the strange and unusual. This co...

Sean Mackowski (@sean2damax) is an Entrepreneur, Musician and most recently Founder of guitar pedal company, Tallon Electric . After finding and following a passion for music at a young age that lead him into the touring worlds in bands like My Ticket Home, Attack Attack! and Truslow, Sean also noticed that while he was involved in many of these creative endeavours, his real knack was an attention...

Tyler Phillips (@typhillips7) is the head of Fan Culture and Development with the Columbus Crew . Alright this week I have my second ever return guest, for a full second sit-down, as I've got my friend Tyler Phillips back on the show, for the first time since episode 10 back in 2020! So as you could probably guess, we had a lot to catch up on in both life and career. Where we last left off, Tyler...

This week I sat down virtually with my friend Robert Teegarden (@rmtshoots) as we dive into his story of navigating the world of Video Production and creation. Whatever type of creative you may be, a guarantee there's something that'll click with you in this one! As Robert and I chat all things within the creative world, he shares his story from entering the world of music and production, to worki...

This week I talk to Dr. Eugene K. Choi who is a Performance and Business Coach, but he does it all from a Neuroscience-Based background. So I've never had a guest quite like Eugene on this show before, and it was a blast to get to know him and how he got started in all that he does. He shares how he went from working in the pharmaceutical world, to chasing a dream of Filmmaking to then bringing th...