What You Don't Hear

Confidence in life is difficult enough. Now attaching that issue to trying to perfect and share your craft and we've got a real challenge!  Returning to the show for this one, I've got my friend William Fairbanks back on to share some thoughts with me pertaining to confidence. We talk about how confidence isn't a bad thing, who you surround yourself with plays into this, learning to believe in you...

This week I chat with Matt Teegarden, a Food Scientist & Host of 614 Magazine's 'Tasting Columbus'. Hear me find out what exactly a Food Scientist is, along with how Matt got involved in all of that, as we dive into his love for food and the culture surrounding it, what it's been like becoming a Host for something like 'Tasting Columbus'. We also dig into some social media talk of longform vs. sho...

It's all about parenthood on this 15MF! I put my listener cap on for this one as I ask my friend and reoccuring guest Josh Emerick to share much of what he's learned thus far when it comes to balancing the pursuit of passions and goals, all the while trying to remain a good parent. He shares what he's learned about the importance of getting your priorities straight, learning to be both organized b...

It's no secret to anyone that we're all comparing ourselves to everyone on a daily basis, right? On this 15 Minute Friday I sit down with returning guest, Health & Wellness Coach Gabby Garcia, to chat about our own battles with comparison.  We chat about the glaringly obvious source of social media being the beacon for this feeling, reminders that we're usually always seeing others' highlights whi...

This week I sit down and get to know Comedian Angie Healy in a very fun chat!  After seeing her stand-up set live, I immediately knew I wanted to get to know Angie given how she slayed her set and owned the stage. There were also some stories sprinkled throughout her jokes, giving a small glimpse into her life and of course, I wanted to dive more into that!  In this episode Angie shares her story...

Mark Pasternack (Episode #30) is back on the show again and sitting down with me to cover the ever circling topic of mental health and how we keep it in check, when navigating the creative field and entrepreneur world! Follow Mark: @markpasternack @ambitiousfilmmaker @thepasternacks

Jordan Hardgrow is an independent Personal Trainer as well as a Coach at FitOneFour. Jordan shares a very powerful story this week, as he shares a story he's likely told a hundred times at this point, how he was nearly murdered and survived. So, as you can imagine, it's a wild episode this week with that, but we dive much deeper into his outlook on life, use of a positive mindset, focus on getting...

Where's our fellow small-towners at? I've got another different type of conversation for this 15MF as I sit down with Josh Emerick once more, this time to talk about being from a small town and growing as a human being. We cover how growing up in small towns can often be like being stuck in a bubble, how it's important to have pride in your hometown regardless of it's stature, breaking the stigmas...

Jessica Kapusta, AKA Jessica Cabbage (her real translated last name!) is a recipe creator, food stylist, lifestyle blogger, and all in all, just an avid idea-tryer!  In this conversation, as I get to know Jessica for the first time, we talk a lot about the power of letting yourself just try the things you want to try, erasing the fear of failure, and letting yourself "quit" if you feel like it. We...

Gabby Garcia (@ggwellness) is back for another 15 minute chat, this time educating me on what exactly "holistic health' is, and what it isn't. She breaks down holistic health to simpler straight forward terms, explaining it's less magical than it sounds. She covers what a "circle of life tool" is, how health plays into not just focusing on one aspect of life and ignoring everything else, how there...

Ryan Husband is the owner of lifestyle & activewear brand LRX Apparel. While LRX is lead by the moniker "live perscribed", Ryan himself very much molds his life after this. In this episode while we dive into how he created his fast-growing apparel brand, we uncover how it originated from a contemplation of taking his own life and the conversation with his Mother that changed his path, the meaning...

Sarah Reed is back again, chatting with me this time about something I currently have no idea how to handle, parenthood! Starting with my recurring nightmare of being a single Dad in the midst of chaos (thankfully this is not a reality), Sarah walks us through her pivots and focus changes on how she's balancing career and passion moves, all while making sure to be a great Mom! She shares her persp...

Christine Horvath is a Comedian and head of her brand "BabeRoar", a brand that focuses on promoting and shedding light on often-overlooked voices in the comedy world!  In this episode we have a real fun conversation about all things comedy, entertainment, local scenes & more! We dig into how tough entertainment industries can be fon multiple fronts, lack of accountability from people in charge of...

Mark Pasternack (Episode #30) of Ambitious Filmmaker is back on the show, this time talking about a subject he teaches many people in the creative field about, pretty often, and that is how to find financial stability! He covers pinpointing your "wants" from your "needs", shares his story of failing with his first creative agency and going $120K in debt, gaining clarity in when to say yes or no, h...

William Fairbanks is back on the show, this time chatting with me about building or becoming part of healthier and more authentic communities. Whether it's friends, clients, coworkers, networking events or your literal neighbors, there's many ways to enter these communities in more positive ways than we may see at first, past just hoping to just meet someone and get something out of it. What can w...

This week I sit down with Executive Director of the Franklinton Arts District, Johnny Riddle for an awesome conversation.  There's SO much good stuff in this one about the Columbus arts community, and of course, more so Franklinton and what's happening within. Johnny also shares his story of how he found himself in this position, his love for community building and connecting, the power in creatin...

HEY SHREDDERZ! Josh Emerick is out of podcast jail and back on the show for the first time in a while, and this time it's a different type of casual conversation, as we share what impact the world of skateboarding had on each of our lives and careers. From learning what branding and marketing was, to learning self-discipline, to seeing what kind of adventures are possible in life via stars like Ba...

Felicia Dunson is a Graffiti Artist, Muralist,  Art Instructor, Model, Fashion Stylist, Makeup Artist...the list goes on, and we dig into all of it!  You may know her better as "FDZ Graffiti", and in this episode we're all getting to know her a whole lot better in general as we dive into the wide variety of creative endeavors Felicia takes part in. She shares her story that lead her into the world...

Gabby Garcia (@ggwellness) has already returned to the show and we're diving into the details of her holistic health & wellness world for 15 (20) minutes!  In this episode I ask Gabby to share some simple starter tips we could all use in our own health journey. We chat drinking water (WITH LEMONS!), meditation, getting enough sleep, not punishing yourself during your health journey & more!  FOLLOW...

In this one I'm joined by William Fairbanks once again and this time we're talking all about learning to enjoy the journey. It's a cliche saying we've all heard before. "Enjoy the process". "Enjoy the journey". We can hear it, but it's often hard to find the balance to follow it. We gotta keep the goals in mind, but put action into the "now" with a plan. We each share what we're good and bad at wi...

Gabby Garcia is a Health & Wellness coach under her brand "GG Wellness".  In this episode I meet Gabby for the first time and we dive into; How she became a Health Coach, how the pandemic furthered her pursuit of becoming one, her passion and work within the fashion world, balancing a "day job" with chasing goals, the difficulties of overcoming the "comparison game" of social media, another chat a...

What's your relationship with social media REALLY like? In this 15MF Sarah Reed returns to the show to talk with me about this very thing. We cover a couple sides of this social connection and how it can be bad, but made better. We tackle the angles of both using social as a creative/business person AND simply as a human being consuming it. We cover the easy trap of doom-scrolling, how to better f...

This week I sit down with my friend Nick Reed for a dive into how and why he's been involved in so many different things over the years. From his most recent venture 'Ope Cold Brew', to being in bands, or going wild on some mid-2000s emo for Sadboyz here in Columbus, or simply finding himself as a partner in a handful of different business or creative outlets, we've determined he's most fittingly...

The title is longer than the episode this week! In a new style topic for this 15 Minute Friday, I sit down for a fun chat with returning guest Nate Winkelmes as we dive into our personal lives a little more! We each share something we've learned that improved the overall quality of our lives, that we wished we knew sooner!  FOLLOW THE SHOW: @wydhpod FOLLOW NATE: @nathanwinklemes FOLLOW ROSS: @whos...

Shanika Tyler is the owner of Faux Floral Design Co. From a young age Shanika had something telling her she was meant to create and put it out into the world, and as she grew up, she found that to be the entrepreneur spirit which gave her the drive to do just that! We cover how she got started in the floral world, navigating weddings, having her business endevours fail twice but not giving up, bei...