We recently sat down with friend of the lounge, Dewayne Washington. Dewayne was a first-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft from North Carolina State University. As a former American football cornerback in the National Football League, his long list of credits includes playing for the Minnesota Vikings, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Kansas City Chiefs. If that's not impressive enough, we know you'll be drawn to his magnetic nature and the authentic dialogue in this Behind the Smokescreens episode about life as an NFL star athlete.⁠

Episode 008 of BTS features Chef Jess, owner of Rascal's Tavern in Greensboro, NC.  Jessica Borgione, leader of the pack at Rascals, prepares fresh food daily with passion, creativity and a little bit of mischief.  Sitting down with Chef we learn a little about her approach to preparing delicious meals and the family atmosphere of her restaurant.  Grab a sip and smoke and let's go behind the scenes of restauranteering.

Episode 007 of BTS features a special lady from the Havana Phil's family - our lovely bartender Ashley, otherwise known as @ashleysmokin on Instagram. Ashley has quickly grown her Instagram account and established a loyal, cigar-connoisseur following. She stopped in to the podcast to talk to us about all things cigar life and we got the juicy details about what it's like to be a "woman in a man's world". Are you guys ready for this one? Grab a sip and a smoke and join us as we talk about some of those unspoken things in the life of an influencer.

Episode 006 of BTS features Greensboro Legend, Kayne Fisher of Kau Restaurant. Formerly The Kitchen + Market at Revolution Mill, Kau is Greensboro, North Carolina's first all-encompasing restaurant, butcher, and bar. Kau was born from the mind of owner, Kayne Fisher. Everything, from the food to the design and even to the staff, has been carefully curated and chosen based on Kayne’s vision.

Episode 005 of BTS features Matt Booth of the Room 101 brand. With the vision of an artist and the tenacity of a Marine, Matt Booth began blending the traditional Asian characters and motifs he first encountered during his tour of duty with a heavy dose of Los Angeles grit to create the conceptual backbone of Room101. As Booth’s vision constantly evolves, the Room101 Brand has become the go-to for exceptional, custom-made pieces. He has created the luxury brand for those who demand quality with an edge.  Grab a sip and a smoke and listen in to all the fine words Matt delivers straight from his mouth hole.

Episode 004 of BTS features Luke Lyddon, Emmy Award-Winning WFMY News 2 Sports Anchor.  Luke was born in Kansas City Missouri and still has a die-hard allegiance to his Kansas City Chiefs. In his spare time, you can catch Luke playing golf and basketball or catching as many movies as possible! As for TV shows, he has been known to catch a few episodes of The Bachelor here and there, along with his weekly Sunday ritual of watching Game of Thrones.  Listen in as we get to the heart of what it's really like behind the scenes of the sports anchor life.  Grab a sip and a smoke and let's get to know who really is Luke Lyddon.  

Episode 003 of BTS features Max Maxwell, a successful entrepreneur and self-taught wholesaler who built a multi-million dollar real estate investment company in less than two years. Prior to beginning his career as a real estate investor, he worked for some of the top Fortune 100 companies traveling the world doing experiential marketing. While he enjoyed his time on the road working a variety of events, he knew deep down the freedom that comes with being an entrepreneur was what he truly desired. Max is also a huge inspiration behind our podcast and we are grateful to him and his team for sharing their knowledge with us. Listen in as we get to the good stuff in our interview with MAX MAXWELL.

Continued from Part 1, Phil and Shana discuss what it has been like to "climb the mountain" in business and how resilience through adversity drove them towards success.

In business we all have mountains to climb.  In this episode, Phil and Shana discuss what those mountains were like for them and how resilience through adversity drove them towards success.

We are excited to share with you our first episode of Behind the Smokescreens where we go a little more in depth on what this whole podcast journey is all about for us. Grab a sip and a smoke and join us for a lounge chat.