What You Don't Hear

It's often easy to feel like we've "failed" when we have to make a decision to pivot from one goal to another, via any reason. On this 15MF I bring Sarah Reed back on the show again to talk about some recent pivots she's made in her career goals and how she did it.  From going to school to become a certified Health Coach, and doing so while becoming a first time Mom, and since then having a second...

Unnus Latif is an Audio Engineer + Producer at his studio Black Moon Recordings.  He shares his story of finding his way into music producing and the very rocky road along the way. While he enjoys creating in many forms, music was the thing that caught his interest early on, but soon became something he had to hide his passion for as some heavy family turmoil surrounded his journey. We cover those...

Returning from Episode #30, Mark Pasternack, Corporate Filmmaker and Entrepreneur, is back on the show to cover the topic of how we can make better use of our time. We all have the same 24 hours, what are we doing with it? In this one: We talk about how to better track how we spend our time and hold ourselves more accountable, trying to make even small progress daily towards our goals, the value o...

It's all about who you know. Or, who knows you? Happy Friday ya'll. It's time to toss 15 minutes back on the clock once more for a brand new #15MinuteFriday where in this one I'm joined by returning guest (and a guy who's real good at creating and finding value in solid communities) Sam Rothstein. We chat about what "community" really means. How to build a valuable support system, or more so find...

Kathryn Dougherty is the Founder of Spritz Tea. - Spritz is a sparkling, all natural, 0 sugar tea brand right here in Columbus! I had seen the Spritz name around constantly around for a couple years, and was very stoked to finally get the meet the powerful mind behind it! In this episode Kathryn shares her story of creating the brand with plenty of ups and downs, adding in a worldwide pandemic to...

In this 15MF returning guest William Fairbanks (Ep 23) chats with me over the subject of learning to set our standards. Whether in work or life, it's important to figure out what your "standards" are for many things. What we take, what we give, the friends we have, relationships we enter, etc. We talk about why it's important for growth to set that bar, and, as the title says, learning to not lowe...

Luke Carmichael is a Filmmaker, Content Creator, Owner of Sycamore Studio here in Columbus and all around pursuer of whatever interest strikes him!  After a couple hours chatting at a coffee shop here in Columbus a few years back (shouts to Cup O Joe) about all things creative, here we are a few years later to chat all things Luke!  We dive into his unconventional entry into the world of video, th...

IMPOSTER! I mean come on, we've all felt this, ALL the time right?  For this Friday conversation, I've got another episode with returning guest, musician and producer Nate Winkelmes. This time we open up on the lovely "imposter syndrome" feeling, where we can identify in comes from, how it pops up at the worst times, the social media effect, and how we've each attempted to battle the looming feeli...

Lauren is an abstract artist and painter located right here in 400 West Rich, where this podcast also calls home! After seeing Lauren's art shared a ton over recent years, I finally met her and got her on the show to dig into everything that she makes, breaking down the why, how, and of course in this show's fashion....any possible traumas that lead to that path of creation. It's a vulnerable conv...

Well, LUCKY YOU, here's a new #15MinuteFriday!  Is everyone just lucky that they accomplish things? Is someone else unlucky when they don't? Sure, chance and coincidence can play a part in our lives, but just as much of a factor are a series of choices, reactions and decisions that lead us all down an eventual path. This feeds into this Friday's topic of "making your own luck".  I've got Heather E...

Dan Mitchell ( @mitchell_multimedia) is a Columbus based Photographer.  After a few years of knowing Dan and only ever getting to chat in passing, we finally got to sit down for a proper long one and dive into his story. We talk about how he got into photography, the process he went through of putting himself out there to turn it into a business, creatively surviving the 2020 pandemic, originally...

It's Friday. Let's get vulnerable! The returning Sam Rothstein is back on the show to talk with me about the power that being open, honest, and vulnerable holds. He shares his experience within the music industry of seeing examples of artists being vulnerable, and how that translated not only into his own art, but personal life as well. Of course we dive in deeper and share many examples of how vu...

Adam Quick is a Personal Trainer and Fitness Coach at Fit One Four here in Columbus, and a former bull rider!  Adam and I dive into a lot of what bull riding taught him about life, how working at a prison changed his perspective on how he interacts with people and life as a whole, what drew him to personal training and his mentality behind it, why he enjoys helping others & of course, lots more! ...

Told ya I had more WNRS convos! Part 2 of what started as a 50th episode special is out and features a few more conversations with returning guests, as I play the card game "We're Not Really Strangers" with them!  What is it? It's a game that asks deep thinker questions, designed to get you and whoever you're playing with to get to know each other on a more personal level. It made for some really...

To celebrate breaking 50 episodes and 2 full years of the show, I wanted to change up the format a little bit and do a special episode! So in this episode I record a few remote conversations with multiple returning guests, as we play a mini version of the card game 'We're Not Really Strangers' ! What is it? It's a game that asks deep thinker questions, designed to get you and whoever you're playin...

What is it they say about when we "assume" things? On this 15 Minute Friday Heather Evans returns again to chat with me about what we've each learned over the years when it comes to leading with kindness.  We cover the subjects of not always assuming the worst, not offering more problems to current issues, how learning small acts of kindness has shaped us and a lot...well, at least a little bit mo...

The idea of being that "starving artist" can sound enticing, but it's often taken too literally with many joining in on the grind with a "hu$tle till I di3" mentality, rather than aiming to find solutions to grow. In this 15MF, reoccurring guest, musician/producer Nate Winkelmes is back, this time chatting with me about the idea many of us have gotten caught up in, what a "starving artist" really...

Joey Aich is a Columbus based musician..and the HEADBAND ASSASSIN! I'll put it frankly for this episode, if you're a wrestling fan, you'll enjoy this conversation, but even if you're not, you're still gonna love getting to know Joey! We cover a lot about why Joey makes music, a mutual love for storytelling/marketing/branding, why it's important to know yourself or your brand when pursuing somethin...

Tee Murta is a Fitness + Boxing Coach at Fit One Four in Columbus, OH. It took one sit down interview with Tee whilst shooting a film for Fit One Four for me to realize he's a very unique and passionate individual, and after clearing the tears from my eyes once we filmed his interview, I knew I needed to hear more of his story on this show. Tee shares his wild life story for the first time coverin...

Sam Rothstein (Episode 26) returns for another sit down as we put 15 minutes on the clock and talk about the idea of the "elitist mindset". Sam shares some perspectives from the music industry of music elitist not allowing themselves to experience more and grow themselves, and I share some examples of gatekeeping in the creative industry and how many simply get caught up trying to be an elitist in...

Brian Walsh is the owner/lead trainer at Cross Fit Gahanna. Earlier in 2021 I decided to finally take the leap into some new self care, and it came in the form of taking up cross fit at Brian's gym. Since then I've gotten to know Brian well as I spend time training under him, and the atmosphere he's created at his gym is a special one. As I sit down to get the full story with Brian, we uncover how...

In this 15MF, reoccurring guest Josh Emerick is back, this time chatting with me about how we could all love ourselves a little better, along with tips and practices around that. Follow the show: @wydhpod Follow Josh: @jmemerick Follow Ross: @whosrosstheisen

Megan Pando is the owner/founder of Studio614 and Makers Social.  This week, I have a really wonderful and down to earth conversation as I get to know the story of Meg and all that she does. She shares what her journey has been like and how it led to starting two companies (+ a third during the pandemic!).  Follow: @meg.pando @thestudio614 @makers.social  Studio 614 Makers Social

In this 15MF I'm joined my musician Heather Evans (Episode 37) coming back on the show to chat about a topic that was a heavy theme of her full-length episode, and that's the idea that it's never too late to get started.  We cover what this meant from Heather's perspective as her pursuit of the musical dream didn't always look how she wanted, the idea that we're all supposed to have it figured out...

The ever-circling conversation about depression & anxiety, a chat that is often the center of many podcasts nowadays, in this 15 Minute Friday myself and returning guest Leah Ingram share an open-ended chat regarding living with these mental issues and the balancing act game that comes with it.  Follow the show: @wydhpod Follow Leah: @leahearth Follow Ross: @whosrosstheisen