Episode 21 - George Garrett
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This episode is with George Garrett, who is a furniture maker. He does extremely beautiful work and you should check him out at georgegarrett.com. This conversation is pretty wide ranging. We talk about his time as a musician with the Burnt Taters and about running sound at Ashland Coffee and Tea. And, as always, we dig into what led him into his current profession of making furniture. ...
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Episode 20 - Matt Paxton
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Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 5 or so years, you have probably heard of the show, Hoarders. Our guest this episode is , who serves as an "extreme cleaning specialist" on Hoarders. In addition to being a regular on Hoarders, Matt has written a book on Hoarding, run his own podcast (5 Decisions Away - or off his blog), and been interviewed countless times. He's been on Good Morning America, The Howard Stern Show, and (Jay Mohr's podcast) to name a few. ...
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Episode 19 - Kay Landry
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This episode has been a long time coming. I've wanted Kay Landry on the show for a long time, plus, I haven't been publishing shows recently.
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Episode 18 - Eric Martin
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In episode 18, we visit with Eric Martin of 80amps. This is a very overdue episode, as we recorded this way back in the Spring. That speaks more to how busy I've been more than the quality of the episode. This was a great conversation, that I really enjoyed at the time and I had a great time revisiting it this week. ...
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Episode 17 - Jeff Jefferson
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I've been wanting to do this interview since we've started CreateVirginia. I've been friends with Jeff and his partner Sean Harrington for a long time (note: Sean was one of my college roommates and cross country teammates). Jeff and I sit down to talk about their experiences of creating a company called Easy Software Solutions and their product, TimeSheasy. Jeff gives an honest look at what it took for them to get started, to grow, to fight through adversity, and to ultimately sell the company to a larger player in their industry. ...
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Episode 16 - Kim Mahan
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Episode 16 is a fun conversation with Kim Mahan of . Kim has a lot going on. We talk in detail about Maxx Potential, which has an interesting value proposition for both customers and employees. We also talk about , another venture of hers. This one involves Google Glass, so we got to talk about how she was able to get into Google's Glass Explorer Program. We also talk about her involvement with , which is a great after school program for getting middle school aged girls involved in technology. ...
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Episode 15 - Doug Orleski
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For episode 15, we visit with Doug Orleski of . RVA Coffee Stain is a cartoon blog that celebrates life in Richmond. We talk about what inspires him to create his work, as well as his process of developing ideas and how he turns them into cartoons. We also talk about the history and evolution of his artwork and blog. Doug talks about his favorite and least favorite cartoons that made it through the publishing process. Another cool thing Doug does related to his art is Art Abandonments, where he leaves artwork around the city (you can see more details on his...
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Episode 14 - Brian Lopez
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The first episode of 2014 is with Brian Lopez of Glide Skateboards. We visit with Brian in his shop in Jackson Ward. There we discuss his shop, the philosophy of his work, the evolution of his business, and the influence of surfing on his designs. He has good stories about how he got into building boards, how he sources a lot of his material, and how he has gotten his boards in front of a lot of people. Don't just listen to us talk about it, please check out his and his . Also, check out this video
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Episode 13 - John and Sherry Petersik
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Episode 13 has us visiting John and Sherry Petersik of the blog. John and Sherry have a great story to tell. They started the blog as a way to show family and friends progress on a home project. From there, it has grown way beyond their expectations. They have been able to quit their jobs and run the blog as their primary business. It also led them to write a New York Times best selling . They have received a lot of press and exposure, including being featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network's ....
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Episode 12 - Andy Stefanovich
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We visited with for a lively conversation at his home on Halloween. Andy has his hand in a lot of things: Chief Curator and Provocateur at (a strategic marketing and branding consultancy), author of , Curator of , a partner with , among many other things. For more details on each, please follow the links. This was a fast paced and fun conversation. Between Andy's high level of energy, the fact that we had a tight timeline for recording, and we had a lot of ground to cover....
info_outlineEpisode 13 has us visiting John and Sherry Petersik of the Young House Love blog. John and Sherry have a great story to tell. They started the blog as a way to show family and friends progress on a home project. From there, it has grown way beyond their expectations. They have been able to quit their jobs and run the blog as their primary business. It also led them to write a New York Times best selling book. They have received a lot of press and exposure, including being featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network's Super Soul Sunday.
In this conversation, we talk a lot about their story. We also talk about where they draw the line for privacy, what it is like to work with your spouse, what the neighbors (and previous homeowners) think of their projects. We also go into how they prioritize their projects, how they decide when they should hire a contractor, and what they look for in a home before they buy it.
This felt like the perfect episode to end 2013 going into the holidays. This was a lot of fun to visit with them where they are just beginning to renovate their third home. Hope you enjoy!