E150 - Matt Barnes of The Leisure Club | Third Places, Navigating the World as an Artist, Entrepreneur Hardships & More!
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Matt Barnes is the Founder and Owner of The Leisure Club here in Columbus, Ohio. From knowing he always had a passion for the arts, community and entertainment, the journey Matt takes on us in this episode ventures from; an original interest in performance and theater, to obtaining a business degree as a safety plan, living in 27 different places before he was 30, an experiential art project turning into a full on creative agency, to eventually learning it was a struggle to work for others and deciding to go out on his own. In all of that, the concept of "The Leisure Club" third space was...
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E149 - Meghann DeWees | Hair Salon Ownership, Hustle Culture, Parenthood & Entrepreneurship, & More!
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Megahnn DeWees ( is a Salon Owner, Extension Specialist, and Co-Founder of Citrine Hair & Skin here in Columbus, OH. If you’ve ever walked through the Franklinton Arts District in Columbus, Ohio, there’s a good chance you’ve passed one of the coolest-looking salons in the city. Lots of plants, moss-covered walls, glowing neon, I'll say, unmistakable vibes. That space is Citrine Hair & Skin, and this week, I’m sitting down with one of the minds behind it all: Meghann DeWees! In this conversation, Meghann walks us through her journey into the world of hair, skin, and...
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E148 - Kevin Cappy on HummusVacuum, Blending Music & Comedy, Being a Content Creator & More!
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Kevin Cappy is a musician, comedian and content creator in the band HummusVacuum Cappy's made plenty of rounds in the Ohio music scene across Cleveland and Columbus, and now finds himself blending comedy, music and content creation in the coolest ways with his project HummusVacuum. As we dive into Cappy’s story of pursuing music and blending comedy, we also cover his early days in the Cleveland, OH music scene and what brought him to Columbus, how he gained a large online following and what it’s been like maintaining it along with the ups and downs of social media, learning to not tie our...
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E147 - Nate Winkelmes of The Fears | A Story of Sobriety, Mental Health, Songwriting & More
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Nate Winkelmes is a musician under his project The Fears ( ) After his first appearance on the show being way back on episode 5, this week I sit down for a great return conversation with musician and creative, Nate Winkelmes. 5 years ago when Nate was first on the show, he was just beginning his real venture into making music through the first phase of his (then) band 'The Fears', after a failed venture into the creative agency world. What I wasn't aware of at the time though, was another journey Nate was on, and that was one of sobriety. As we catch up with Nate's story since his...
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E146 - Tanya Vora | Spice Up, Stand-Up Comedy, Passions for Food & Culture, Surviving Start Ups & More!
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Tanya Vora is a Stand Up Comedian & Entrepreneur with her brand/event series . After growing up a shy kid, Tanya eventually found herself in the world of start-ups and hustle culture, and dove headfirst into business pitch competitions called "hack-a-thons", getting plenty of experience speaking into a live mic while pitching to a panel. She would then transition this into a different type of public speaking...stand up comedy! As Tanya shares her story, we talk about her passion for food and culture and the stories surrounding it, the power of food bringing people together,...
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E145 - Ryan Francis [RETURNS] to Talk 'Riot Fest', Huge Euge, Processing Grief, Life Changes, Hopeful New Goals & More!
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Ryan Francis performs under the name "Huge Huge" (@hugeeugeofficial), was in cult-favorite indie horror movie ThanksKilling, and is (dubbed by me) a real good liver of life! Ryan's back on the show this week for a proper catch up and my goodness does it not dissapoint. If you’re a longtime listener of this show, you’ll know that one, Ryan is a past guest of the show with his first appearance being back on episode 41 and that in itself is worth going back and listening to if you haven’t. It’s one of my favorite conversations. So, I say, if you’re an avid listener,...
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E144 - Mike Larsen | A 20 Year TV Writing Career, The Tonight Show, Navigating the Comedy World & MORE
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Mike Larsen ( @writemikelarsen ) is a Comedian and Writer. This week it’s a really fun dive into the world of comedy and television as I sit down with Mike Larsen who’s got plenty of experience and plenty of stories to share across his time in performing and writing comedy, and even writing political speeches along the way. Whether it’s stories from sharing stages with the likes of Robin Williams, Paula Poundstone and Dana Carvey, or his time spent in the writers room for shows like 'Grace Under Fire', 'Ellen', 'The Drew Carey Show' & more, Mike has a lot of really great...
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E143 - Embracing the Randomness w/ Travis Irvine | Ohio Politics, Killer Raccoons, Stand Up Comedy & More!
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Travis Irvine is...well many things! Some of which are a Journalist, Stand-Up Comedian, Filmmaker, avid Traveler and with involvement in Politics, he once ran for Mayor of Bexley Ohio. This week we get to hear all the stories of Travis, and I thought I was really good at collecting side quests in life, but this man has me beat by a mile! It's a story pillared by those 5 subjects I listed at the top; Comedy, Travel, Journalism, Politics & Filmmaking. If you see the runtime, you'll know this one's a long one, and it's genuinely a blast the whole way through. As Travis shares the value of...
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E142 - Brandon McMaster talks Music Journey, Sleeping With Sirens, Nandan Street Food, Managing Ego & More
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Brandon McMaster is a musician in the bands Former and Lucky Shot. Brandon’s story I will kind of categorize as one of really knowing your passion and having that love really stick with you through lots of ups and downs. His story is one of reinvention, and a lot of self-reflection. We start with discovering that love of music through his mom, to starting bands in high school, to helping launch the band Sleeping With Sirens. He opens up about the story of Sleeping with Sirens and what led to leaving the band, and while all that was happening, he was dealing the loss of his mom, and we chat...
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E141 - Mo Hill on Columbus & New York Comedy Scenes, The Power of Networking, & Just Wanting to Make People Laugh
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Mo Hill ( ) is a Stand-Up Comedian from Columbus, OH. While getting his start in Ohio, Mo now often calls New York his comedy home as he travels there (and all over) while building a pretty active stand up career, as well as writing for sketches and film projects! In this episode we uncover how it all got started for Mo from simply growing up around laughter and humor, to realizing that's what he wanted to do for others and decided to pursue comedy. We talk how it started with improv and then what the transition was like from that to the world of stand-up, hitting low points where he felt he...
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