E109 - Saud Ahmed of The Crimson Armada | From Ego to Gratitude
Release Date: 04/22/2024
E135 - Jesse Vogel Talks Running for Columbus City Council, Community Connection, Building Voter Trust & much more!
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In this episode, I sit down with Jesse Vogel, a passionate advocate for housing rights and a current candidate for Columbus City Council, here in Columbus Ohio. Jesse shares his journey from studying law at Ohio State to organizing housing initiatives during the pandemic, and now running a grassroots campaign focused on housing stability, community connection, and meaningful change. He dives into what it's like knocking on thousands of doors, building trust with voters, and why protecting tenants' rights is so crucial for Columbus’ future. Jesse also reflects on where his drive for community...
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E134 - Nick Giumenti talks My Ticket Home & Their Recent Return, Navigating the Music Industry, the Unreleased MTH Album & More!
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Nick Giumenti () joins me this week for a wide-ranging, honest, and reflective conversation about the journey of , the band's recent return, and what really happened to the long-lost MTH album. We dig into the early grind of being underage on tour, the evolution of the music industry and evevoling relationship with it, better defining what we want and don't want in life, the evolution of MTH's sound, the cult-like-following "Strangers Only" gained over time, the difference in sound between that and their follow up "unReal", how the band found itself taking a break, and what it's like...
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E133 - Tara DeFrancisco on her Improv Comedy Career, Founding a Comedy Venue, Perfectionism, Social Media Creation & More!
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Tara Defrancisco is the Founder of The Nest Theatre & an Actor as well as Improv Comedian with her show 'HERE: The (Improvised) Musical'. Tara’s a seasoned vet in the world of improv comedy, along with her worldwide traveling show “HERE The Improvised Musical”, and lately, she’s become your resident positive pep-talker over on instagram and TikTok. There’s a real good chance you’ve seen one of her videos shared on social. If you’re into comedy, creative spaces, or just want a dose of genuine inspiration, this one’s for you! Tara shares her journey from finding her love for...
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E132 - Comedian Nickey Winkelman on Her Stand-up Career, Bucket List Goals, Life Balance, Parenting & a lot More!
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Nickey Winkelman (@nickeywink) is a Comedian based in Columbus, OH. In this episode, I sit down with comedian Nickey Winkelman to talk about her story and journey in stand-up, the evolving comedy scene, and the challenges of balancing creative work with personal life. We also dive into her early days of getting started in comedy, the pressure of social media in today’s entertainment industry, and the fine line between self-confidence and societal expectations of success, and a lot of great chat around the feeling of gratitude for what we've already accomplished rather than always moving our...
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E131 - Lacie Evans on Farm life, Cowgirl influencing, Online hate, & launching her new brand!
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Lacie Evans is an Entrepreneur, Influencer, Content Creator and badass cowgirl! This week is a sit down with Lacie Evans, someone who, from the moment she walked in the studio door, it was like we had been friends for years! We dig into Lacie's story of living the farm life and how she's now turned that into an awesome online presence and blossoming career! We uncover how she originally started "creating content" just for the sake of sharing her daily farm life wih her animals, how that connected with people and really took off in growth, the weird hate that having a large following...
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E130 - Traveling Down the Strange Road w/ Mikey Liesner | A Videography Career, Conspiracies, Ancient Civilizations, UFOs & More!
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Mikey Liesner is a Videographer, Documentarian, and co-host of The Strange Road Podcast. This one gets chalked up into that column of episodes that I can simply describe as FUN. As we dive into Mikey's story of navigating a career in video, we really dig into how it all started when he was young, due to him wanting to grab a camera to travel the world and document the strange and unusual. This conversation is filled with talking about fun things like ancient sites like the serpent mound here in Ohio, lost civilizations, wild conspiracies, aliens, ghosts, cryptids and a bunch of other...
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E129 - Sean Mackowski on Tallon Electric, My Ticket Home, Attack Attack! & Entrepreneurship
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Sean Mackowski is an Entrepreneur, Musician and most recently Founder of guitar pedal company, . After finding and following a passion for music at a young age that lead him into the touring worlds in bands like My Ticket Home, Attack Attack! and Truslow, Sean also noticed that while he was involved in many of these creative endeavours, his real knack was an attention to details and problem solving. As we dig into his story of going from the music world to the business world, we dig into the stories of transitions between the few bands he's been in, always seeing himself as the role of...
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E128 - Tyler Phillips RETURNS | Behind the Scenes of the Columbus Crew, Growth, and Reflection
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Tyler Phillips is the head of Fan Culture and Development with the . Alright this week I have my second ever return guest, for a full second sit-down, as I’ve got my friend Tyler Phillips back on the show, for the first time since episode 10 back in 2020! So as you could probably guess, we had a lot to catch up on in both life and career. Where we last left off, Tyler was finding his footing in the creative marketing world as he worked for Pursuit, a brand based here in Columbus Ohio, but now he finds himself heading up fan culture and development and so many endeavors now with the Columbus...
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E127 - Robert Teegarden | Working in Freelance Video, Finding Clients, The "Export Every Day" Mentality
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This week I sat down virtually with my friend Robert Teegarden as we dive into his story of navigating the world of Video Production and creation. Whatever type of creative you may be, a guarantee there’s something that’ll click with you in this one! As Robert and I chat all things within the creative world, he shares his story from entering the world of music and production, to working in licensing and royalties for Universal Music Group but then feeling stifled by corporate culture and ventured into the world of freelance. We cover the value we can all get from “side hustles” and...
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E126 - Dr. Eugene K. Choi | How to Hack Your Brain & The Neuroscience Behind Our Emotional Reactions
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This week I talk to who is a Performance and Business Coach, but he does it all from a Neuroscience-Based background. So I’ve never had a guest quite like Eugene on this show before, and it was a blast to get to know him and how he got started in all that he does. He shares how he went from working in the pharmaceutical world, to chasing a dream of Filmmaking to then bringing things full circle when he decided to take all that he had learned about the brain and neuroscience, and apply that to the creative and entrepreneurial world he then found himself in. He shares a lot of great stuff on...
info_outlineSaud Ahmed is a musician and most notably the vocalist of past projects The Crimson Armada, The Holy Guile, and most recently Ear to Ear.
After meeting in what feels like another lifetime ago when he was helping produce the band I was in at the time, and then keeping general connection through social over the years, I sit down with Saud for the first time to really get to know him. With sit down for an intimate and very honest conversation that delves deep into his life journey, in a way he's never publicly shared before.
We explore Saud's path from struggles with ego and entitlement to finding peace and gratitude. Throughout our chat, Saud shares honest reflections on his experiences within the music industry, spiritual conflict, and personal growth. He opens up about the challenges he faced in reconciling his spiritual beliefs within his music, as well as the major conflicts that arose within his family due to his career aspirations. Saud also reflects on the struggles that come with chasing your goals, what it means to try and be a real adult while pursuing a dream, the changing of musical projects & a lot more. From navigating those conflicts to embracing creativity, and the power of self-discovery, this one's filled with a lot of good stuff that I heavily appreciate Saud being so open about.
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