Woodburn Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Cresencio Sanchez — owner of Under Pressure LLC, a pressure washing and window cleaning business based in Corvallis, Oregon, serving the Willamette Valley. Cresencio shares his journey from struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic, to taking the leap in 2021 with around a $1,200 pressure washer, to running a thriving local business across Oregon. He also o...

In this episode, we sit down with Michael Vasquez - community leader, former wrestling coach, and current Vice-Chair of the Woodburn School Board (the views shared are his own, not the school board's). Michael shares powerful stories from his days coaching wrestling, the lessons the sport teaches beyond the mat, and what it means to be proud of where you come from. We also have a real convers...

Jesus Arellano grew up in South Central LA before his family came to Oregon looking for something steadier. Wrestling is what turned things around for him. It gave him discipline and taught him to keep showing up, and those are the same things he leans on now in real estate. Today Jesus helps families across the Willamette Valley, including Woodburn, Hubbard, and Gervais, buy and sell homes. He wo...

In Episode 02 of the Woodburn Podcast, I sit down with my longtime friend Brenda Valentin-Bravo, a talented local artist whose work celebrates her Purépecha indigenous heritage from San Jerónimo, Michoacán.  Brenda shares her journey from growing up on Park Avenue in Woodburn to becoming the featured artist at the city's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. We discuss the deep cultural symbol...

In the first episode of the Woodburn Podcast, host Gilbert Lopez sits down with Brandon Singleterry, the owner of Anytime Fitness in Woodburn, Oregon . After 22 years of military service across the Marines, Navy, and Army — including a deployment to Afghanistan — Brandon chose to make Woodburn his home. He opened Anytime Fitness here in 2008 and has spent the years since building a gym known for i...