American Grindstone

Mark Treas, took his love of memorization and turned it into a lucrative career as a Black Jack Advantage Player for 4 years, then he took all he learned and applied that to business and entrepreneurship. See what a card counting Christian has to teach us about building systems that help grow our hobbies & hustles.

Shanelle is a mom of 4 kids, works a full time job and makes some pretty bada$$ M.O.M. Gear. Hear how she navigates the mayhem; prioritizes her life, and builds a business she loves.

Remembering past lessons builds wisdom. We reflect on the best stories and most important lessons from our first 7 episodes!

Before we move forward let us recap.

Merry Christmas Thanks for Tuning in!

Michelle will tell you she's just a Gramma playing video games in her kids basement, but this game playing granny is a top tiered Call of Duty gamer who dominates the gameplay with millions of followers. Jump in and learn that it's never too late to surpass everything you've ever dreamed of.

Mark is a 1st generation American, who is a brand content creator in his day job and a world class coffee roaster on the side. Mark attributes thankfulness to the success of doing what he loves everyday.

Hear how growing up with nothing gave this guy a heart that is thankful everything.

Chu has been tattooing for 40 years yet somehow finds the motivation to pursue his artistic passion projects after work. Inspired by vintage hot rod/ biker art and classic sci-fi pieces; Chu creates some of his greatest work after hours. Hear what motivates him and keeps his creativity sharp! You'll also hear some ridiculously good biker stories!

Mark finds the next gear with his side hustle.

After pouring concrete 50 hours a week, Mark Bjorkland, together with his team, broke a 50 year old land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Here is his story.

On this episode of American Grindstone we interview Talon Sei about becoming a full-time content creator and the daring steps to get there.

See how some calculated risk, a little bit of hustle and a dash of courage made Talon's dreams a reality.

When it comes to DIY; have you felt discouraged? Complacent?

Burned out?

Ryan interviews Sean to learn what doers do to overcome discouragement and failure and how we persevere when overcome by problems in our projects.