Lisa Strandberg, along with her sister Kaitie Sjostedt, is a Co-Founder of The Shore Line, an independent women's resort wear brand.

Drew Echelberger spent two years biking around the United States. When he got to Austin, it was supposed to be a short-term pitstop. But then he never left. Why?

https://www.irodeherefromkentucky.com/

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Taylor Prinsen is a professional photographer and one of her specialties is boudoir, a style of photography that highlights the female body in a way that is sexy but also tasteful. So what makes Taylor so passionate about her boudoir work?

https://www.taylorprinsenphotography.com/

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After spending nearly a decade working his way up through various restaurants, Davis Turner was burnt out and ready to give up cooking. What changed his mind?

If you’d like to learn more about Davis and his team at Huckleberry, check out their site:

https://www.huckleberrytx.com/

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Stephanie Scherzer is the Co-Founder & CEO of Farmhouse Delivery. She describes Farmhouse Delivery as an online farmers market, specializing in organic produce, sustainable meat, and groceries. Their mission is to connect communities with their land and make local food more accessible.

Back in the early 90’s, Stephanie and her partner purchased a 4 acre property in East Austin. Right away, they started to think about how they could use the land for good and to serve the community.

Stephanie started growing food on the land and she quickly realized she’d have to figure out what to do with everything she was growing. At first, she was just selling it to local restaurants and at farmers markets. But things grew quickly and soon Farmhouse Delivery was born.

In our conversation today, Stephanie shares more details on the origin story of Farmhouse Delivery. She also talks about her passion for urban farming, local food systems, and much more!

You can learn more about Stephanie and Farmhouse Delivery here:

If you'd like to try Farmhouse Delivery, Stephanie and her team are offering a special discount for listeners of the show. You can get $10 OFF your first order ($60 or more) + they'll waive the $9.99 membership fee. Just use the discount code AUSTINITES before July 31, 2021.

Localeur offers authentic insights from locals in nearly 200 cities around the world. Joah Spearman started the company back in 2013.

To fund Localeur, Joah has raised more than $5 million dollars which is an incredible accomplishment in itself. But it’s how he did it and the obstacles he faced along the way that are even more interesting.

Joah didn’t land some big venture capital deal out of Silicon Valley. Instead, he put together the funds from over 100 different angel investors.

In our conversation today, Joah talks about the obstacles he faced raising those funds, why he went the route that he did to raise them, and more about the founding story of Localeur.

We also talk about Joah’s life before founding the company including the time he spent with star athletes at UT while working as a Media Relations Student Assistant and his first big entrepreneurial venture in Austin, a sneaker pop-up store.

If you’d like to learn more about Joah and Localeur, check out the websites below:

https://www.joahspearman.com/

https://www.localeur.com/

When things aren’t going well, I tend to beat myself up over it. That’s where a little self-compassion can help.

My guest today, Pittman McGehee, helped me understand that in a nutshell, self-compassion is about speaking to ourselves a little bit more like we would speak to a close friend or loved one.

Pittman is a licensed psychologist providing individual psychotherapy for adults in Austin, Texas. In addition to his clinical practice, Pittman holds teaching and clinical faculty positions at the University of Texas, Austin, is adjunct faculty at Seton Cove, Austin, and he’s a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion and Compassion for Couples teacher.

He’s even worked alongside Dr. Kristin Neff, one of the foremost experts in the field of Self-Compassion.

If you’d like to learn more about Pittman, checkout his website below:

https://www.mcgeheephd.com/

Back in 2002, Melinda Garvey was out for drinks with some friends when she got the idea to start a magazine focused on women in Austin. A few months later, the first issue of Austin Woman Magazine was published.

Melinda didn’t stop there. She continued to innovate and find new ways to support women. In 2019, her company, On The Dot, launched a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion software platform to help all women and diverse employees connect and advance within organizations. In 2020, they expanded the software to include a platform for virtual events and virtual communities.

In my conversation with Melinda today, we’ll dig deeper into that founding story of Austin Woman Magazine and how she made the next move from founder of a media company to founder of a tech startup. Melinda also shares how each of us can better support diversity and inclusion.

To learn more about Melinda and her work, check out the websites below:

https://atxwoman.com/

https://onthedotglobal.com/

China Smith is the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Ballet Afrique, a professional contemporary dance company that employs a synthesis of ballet, modern, and African traditional movement.

Growing up, China was a track star. However, a devastating injury during her senior year in high school forced her to find a new passion to pursue. She eventually fell in love with dance and started Ballet Afrique in 2008.

In our conversation today, China shares how she made that transition from track star to dancer. She looks back on the very first class that Ballet Afrique ever put on and how it grew from there. China also talks about an important new project that just got underway for the company.

To learn more about China and Ballet Afrique, check out their website below:

Jay B Sauceda is the Founder at Sauceda Industries and Texas Humor. Sauceda Industries is a third party logistics company that direct-to-consumer brands outsource logistical operations to. Texas Humor is a social media brand for Texans who love being Texan and have a sense of humor about it.

Jay B has started and been involved with a number of interesting projects in his life. For example, he flew a plane around the perimeter of Texas and took a series of aerial photographs that eventually turned into a piece for Texas Monthly, a book, and a museum exhibit.

There’s also the Texas Humor brand he launched on Twitter that grew to almost a million followers and later turned into an e-commerce store.

There’s also his deep knowledge of Texas and what he thinks are some of the best small towns and rural areas you should visit.

If you'd like to learn more about Jay B and his various businesses, check out the websites below: