Voices on the Wind Podcast

Welcome to Episode 27. Toby is joined today by Brad Koch, owner of Game Masters. Brad shares how various experiences hobbies and skills led to the business idea and after a long stent of no call backs from job interviews the timing felt right. An idea became a business with the help of some local resources, community and some good old hustle. Listen in and be inspired by Brad’s story and how he cr...

Welcome to Episode 26. Toby is joined today by Vante Anderson, owner of Wyoming Wave Studios. Vante built a business for others out of his own passions and need to capture that creative idea as quickly as possible. From the love of music, to ideas for beats working a blue collar job, to buying gear so that he could get those ideas down in recording. That gear turned into a production company. List...

Welcome to the beginning of Season 3 with Episode 25. Toby is joined today by Mayor Patrick Collins, owner of the Bicycle Station. Long before he entered city leadership, Patrick started a business. The Bicycle Station has been serving the city of Cheyenne for over 40 years. Living in a city, raising a family, owning a business all led to a bigger picture to impact a city and small businesses. Lis...

Welcome to Episode 24 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Connect with Denise on FB @ https://tinyurl.com/Artatthehynds Welcome to the season finale of Season 2. We had on so many amazing guests this season. From just beginning businesses to businesses with 4 generations of legacy. Join Toby Lyles and Maverick Lyles as they discuss s...

Welcome to Episode 23 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Connect with Denise on FB @ https://tinyurl.com/Artatthehynds Toby is joined today by Courtney Shillenn, owner of Drop N Dash. Courtney’s laundromat is the newest in town. She talks about her personal reasons for starting the business, larger community vision and airs out some...

Welcome to Episode 22 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Connect with Denise on FB @ https://tinyurl.com/Artatthehynds Toby is joined today by Susan Anthony owner of The Prairie Pantry. Susan has been in business nearly 30 years. Her story is about legacy, baby step risk taking and building relationships that grow a business and a c...

Welcome to Episode 21 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Connect with Denise on FB @ https://tinyurl.com/Artatthehynds Toby is joined today by Dominic Syracuse for part two of their inspiring interview. “You know, within a year and a half of doing stand-up, I found myself running my own comedy club and opening for Bob Saget. Isn't t...

Welcome to Episode 20 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Connect with Denise on FB @ https://tinyurl.com/Artatthehynds Toby is joined today by Dominic Syracuse an actor, stand up comedian, cognitive behavioral specialist and owner of Cognitive Behavioral Theater. They discuss accidental starts and how fun is a big first step toward...

Welcome to Episode 19 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Connect with Denise on FB @ https://tinyurl.com/Artatthehynds Toby is joined today by Harvey Deselms owner of Deselms Fine Art and Custom Framing. Harvey is well known for bringing bronze statues to the city of Cheyenne. He had a dream that he has made reality with over 80 bro...

Welcome to Episode 18 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Connect with Denise on FB @ https://tinyurl.com/Artatthehynds Toby is joined today by Rhea and Lindee of Peak Properties and Beyond the Front Door Podcast. A fun podcast takeover episode with fellow local podcasters. “We've loved sharing everyone's stories. We've learned about...

Release Date: August 5, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Elijah Burgess Welcome to Episode 17 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by artist Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Visit at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092027590519 Toby is joined today by Elijah Burgess, owner of Gentle Perch mobile bartending. Elijah started a business with no entrepreneurial experience....

Title: "All butts need a good rub" VOTW_016 Judith-Bartmann Episode 016 Release Date: July 29, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Judith Bartmann Welcome to Episode 16 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Visit at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092027590519 Toby is joined today by Judith Bartmann, owner of Bear Creek Companies special...

Title: Starting a Business on a Bet Episode 015 Release Date: July 22, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Tom Taylor Welcome to Episode 15 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles, sponsored by Denise Patton from Art at the Hynds. Toby is joined today by Tom Taylor owner of Service First. Tom went from a military career to flipping a business to building his own carpet cleaning company. Willingness to...

VOTW Episode 014 Release Date: July 15 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Eric McDonald Episode brought to you by Denise Patton Art at Art at the Hynds. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092027590519 Welcome to Episode 14 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Eric McDonald owner of Custom Home Painters of Cheyenne. Eric talks about the strengths and weaknesses every...

Desiree Brothe on How to Build a Business While Hiding Your Skill. Episode 013: Release Date: July 8, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Desiree Brothe Episode brought to you by Denise Patton Art at Art at the Hynds. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092027590519 Welcome to Episode 11 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Desiree Brothe. Desiree tells us how she conn...

Title: Episode 012: Release Date: July 1, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Professor Minden Fox Welcome to Episode 12 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Professor Minden Fox. Minden jumps in this finale episode to do a season in review. As a professor to inventors and entrepreneurs she has a lot of wisdom to share and insights on each guest that really puts their can do...

Episode 011: Release Date: June 25, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Mona Gamboa Welcome to Episode 11 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Mona Gamboa. Mona tells us why she started a business working for herself and how although she knew the technical side of what she started, she had to learn the business side. A lesson many entrepreneurs learn. You can be good at writi...

Episode 010: Release Date: June 18, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Brian Gross Welcome to Episode 10 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Brian Gross. What is true wealth? In this episode Brian talks about what true wealth is and how to leverage that in your life. So many good quotes and ideas in this episode. Enjoy! "So I started out very young trying to build my skills...

Episode 009: Release Date: June 11, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Denise Patton Welcome to Episode 9 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Denise Patton. Denise is a local Cheyenne artist who has successfully proven the old adage "starving artist" false. She runs a successful art gallery featuring many local artists. Listen in as she talks about how to be a thriving arti...

Episode 008: Release Date: June 4, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Cody and Samantha Davis Welcome to Episode 8 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Cody and Samantha Davis. Sometimes you catch that really good idea and you begin running with it only to find there's all these rules and regulations around what you want to do. Well, that is what Cody and Samantha had to wre...

Episode 007: Release Date: May 27, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Steve Austin Welcome to Episode 7 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Steve Austin. Steve is an intrapreneur as his endeavor is entrepreneurial in a nonprofit setting. As an advocate for mental health, specifically as it pertains to those who have served our country, Steve works with Hunting with Heroes t...

Episode 006: Release Date: May 20, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Niel Smosna Welcome to Episode 6 of Voices on the Wind with host Toby Lyles. He is joined today by Niel Smosna. Niel started out as a teacher from a family of teachers. Until she began her family and chose to stay home to raise her kids. In the midst of raising kids the desire to teach continued to pull and that led to an unplanned bu...

Episode 005: Release Date: May 13, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Kishore Kodru Welcome to Episode 5 of Voices on the Wind. Join our host Toby Lyles as he sits down for a chat with business owner Kishore Kodru. Kishore went from curiosity about owning his own business to owning multiple successful businesses around Cheyenne. As Kishore jumped into multiple businesses, he and his family quickly grew...

Release Date: May 6, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Tate Schrock What do tractors and space have in common? In this episode guest Tate Schrock went from growing up on a farm fixing tractors to reverse engineering a weather balloon. Where it has lead him is nothing but inspiring. Listen to how Tate found his path and works to inspire young people. What You'll Learn in This Episode 1. Curiosity is a g...

Episode 003: Release Date: April 29, 2025 Host: Toby Lyles Guest: Jon and Renee Jelinek Welcome back to Episode 3 of the Voices on the Wind podcast. This week we dive into part 2 with Jon and Renee Jelinek. We get a look into the variety of business they have owned and improved as well as some of their non-profit ventures. They faced many challenges and changes, but persevered through each one. Fi...