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We've all been to a street market, festival, or strip mall where there are businesses lined up back to back and there always seems to be one doing better than the rest... but how?  Scott Porter, Founder of the brand experience consultancy business, Vitamin T, explains how to build your brand, loyalty, and customer base through the lens of tacos. That's right! What do tacos have to do with branding? Give a listen to hear how he takes CEOs and entrepreneurs on taco tours to Mexico City to teach the secrets of business!

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It's amazing how you can take any talent or passion you have and use it to benefit the community. That's exactly what Erin Atwood and her 501st legion are doing with the Timberline Garrison, a local chapter of an international Star Wars costume club. She tells how they build professional Star Wars villain costumes to look like they walked right out of the movie and use them to bring joy to the community at various charity events. Listen as she and two of her members, Emily Hyde and Colton Beck, face off for some Star Wars trivia and let you know how you can join the club and where you can find them around the community!

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Have you ever seen an old toy that immediately takes you back to childhood? That is what inspires and motivates professional toy collectors like Brandon Kimball who joins us to give us advice on how to find, collect, and bargain vintage toys. He even shares some tips on reselling and how to find the balance between collecting and hoarding. Stay tuned til the end to hear details on the comic and cosplay convention he co-founded and brought to Eastern Idaho, Retro X.

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April is Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month.  Reyna Herrerra is a victim of domestic violence and child abuse and bravely volunteered to tell her and her mothers' story. Some details may be difficult to hear, but 17-year-old Reyna wants to get her story out to let people know the realities of the issues facing our communities and to help people realize the effects their actions have on future generations. 
Tresstan Ker, an advocate with the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center in Idaho Falls also joins us to give us resources on how we can recognize, report, stop, and prevent domestic violence and ways to find hope and healing for victims.

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Tik Tokker Coree Ray gives us an inside look at her family's Tik Tok page, how they went from casually dancing, to having hundreds of thousands of followers and turning their passion into profit. Not only do we get an exclusive look at her personality, but Coree also graces us with insider tips on how to grow our own followings and turn social media influencing into a career!

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In honor of Easter weekend, I invited Melanie Ellis, founder of Rooted in Love Ministries and author of the "I Am Loved" Devotional to join me to share her journey to light. She shares the burdens of her past and how she found hope and healing, she gives some practical tips of how others can do the same while also sharing a real and raw message of Easter.

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As we talk about redemption and renewal this spring and Easter season, take a listen to a few inspirational stories from Executive Director and Director of Development of the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission, Tyler Perkins and Chris Aspinall, and hear how you can receive resources and services or volunteer along side them!

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What are those little things in life you've always thought would be fun to do but brushed under the rug? You thought it would be fun to sing that Broadway song but would never be cast? You thought it would be cool to write something and see it performed but are in the throes of parenting? You thought it would be fun to do a tap dance but can't find time away from work? 
Jose Loera, Founder of the Iona Variety Show, talks about how to create your own luck and opportunities. If you have a passion and make time, magic can happen and opportunities will be drawn to you. He shares about how the Iona Variety Show can give you an outlet to do those creative things you've always wanted to do but always found an excuse for. He's structured it in a way that alleviates many of the obstacles and has a support system built in!

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Join me as I get a behind the scenes chat with filmmaker Jesse Edwards. He shares the scoop of what went into writing, directing, and producing his first western film shot in southern Utah as well as the message he wants to convey about giving indigenous peoples a voice. Listen as he describes what he feels are three of the most important elements in creating a western through the lens of his experience making this cinematic masterpiece.

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Most of us have a fitness aspect of our overall transformation goals of who we want to become, but have you experienced any roadblocks along the way? Maybe you have wanted to get more fit or stronger but you don't know where to start or what to do at the gym or what to eat. There are overall principles that guide everyone, but there are a few principles specific to women as well. Terra Smout is the founder of Kova Strength, an all womens gym in Idaho Falls. She joins us to talk about how you can make simple meal choices to attain your goals, make the most of your workouts at the gym, and find a community to support you through the journey!