Daniel Verdin is the founder and owner of Rise Building Co of Austin, Texas.  He talks about the building industry, CNC robotics technology in use for fabrication, and the skills he's learned since starting his business. We talk about Arduino's and Raspberry Pi's being used to create for the building of walls to furniture.

He started his business around 2013 after being laid off from the building industry and despite those who told him not to.

We talk about Apple iPhones and why people choose them over Android.  Daniel purchased the new Apple AirPods recently and highly recommended them.

The interview was interesting and I hope you enjoy the conversation.

Bob Mideke

http://risebuildingco.com

Paul opened Apache Rifle Works located near Comfort, Texas.  They offer a state of the art shooting range open to the public and law enforcement.  They have license to carry classes and one on one weapon training.  They build and repair firearms and sell quality weapons.  Paul got an interest in firearms as a kid with his Daisy BB gun and has kept an interest since.  The company had their grand opening in 2016 and is open 6 days a week.

We talked about the AR-15 and the tendency for some in the news media to not tell the whole story about it.  The weapon has a long history with the military, and many hunters and sport shooters.  

I visited the business on July 13th, 2017 and I was happy to do the interview with Paul.

You can visit their website at Apache Rifle Works

Dr. J David Winningham traveled the world as a rocket scientist.  He has a PHD degree in physics and did research at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio who worked for NASA building satellites to travel to the planets.  He and his wife Betty, started Natives of Texas in 1994 where they grow plants that are native to Texas.  His wife passed away in 2003 after a 30 year battle with cancer and he decided to semi-retire and spend most of his time at the nursery.  The nursery open 7 days a week is located south of Kerrville at 4256 Medina Highway (Highway 16 South).  It has an abundance of plant life and his ranch has some spectacular views of the Texas Hill Country.  If your looking for a unique hill country place to visit and experience, I'd highly recommend you visit.

Bob Mideke

Natives Of Texas - Hill Country Native Plants 

Morry (Mo) Ogden from Bandera owns a music shop in Kerrville, TX - He talks about his 50 years in the music business and some of the familiar names he had worked with.  He started out in California with his dad in the picture business.  His dad a musician and a stunt man, Mo took the same path.  He talks about Hank Williams Sr.'s brother in laws and how he entwined with some famous people.  If you like it, I hope you will share and visit the BizTalk Texas Podcast on iTunes.

This interview took place May 16, 2017 at Shipwreck Fish & More in San Antonio, Texas.  Katie Martinez talks about her restaurant in San Antonio and her desire to provide high quality, fresh food for her customers.  Katie had a Mexican restaurant in the past and has opened her new restaurant a couple months ago.  She is an obviously energetic entrepreneur who cares about her work and is working to make another go at restaurant ownership.

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This interview took place March 24, 2017 at his business Ranger Collision and Custom.  Scott started out working with his dad and has been working on paint and body work for 52 years.   He built a shop between Bandera and Pipe Creek about 11 years ago.  We talk about his 41 Dodge Truck he spent $50 for, which he's spent 35 years working on a bit at a time.  This audio only conversation was for BizTalk Texas.  Thank you, Bob Mideke

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This interview took place March 22, 2017 at his business Kustom Karpets.  Dan started out selling flooring tile in 1977 then moved to Kerrville and worked at the Home Center selling carpet and appliances.  In 1989 he moved to Kustom Karpets as an employee and bought the business in 2002.  Bob Mideke

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His website: Kustom Karpets Inc 

This interview took place September 22, 2016.  Trent Hensley talks about how he got started on cars and his work with Chris Shuler on the car projects they have done.  We talk about his 58 Chevy and the effort it took to compete it.  You can see his car on the Boerne Stage Kustoms website.  His hobbies include building guitars and art.  The recording is in a working shop, so it's not the best.   I hope you enjoy our podcast.  Thanks, Bob Mideke 

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You can visit Boerne Stage Kustoms' website

http://boernestagekustoms.com

This interview took place March 25, 2017  Cody Blake talks about his love for body and paint work on classic cars.  His hobbies include dirt bikes, go-karts, and anything with an engine.  His current project is a 71 Chevy Shortbed C10 which he's modified.  The interview is short but I found it interesting.  I hope you enjoy our podcast.  Thanks, Bob Mideke 

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You can visit Boerne Stage Kustoms' website

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This interview took place on May 4, 2017 at his ranch.  Dan Nigh owns a ranch near Harper, Texas and raises sheep that are native to England, Wiltshire Horns and Teeswaters.  He talks about sheep, and how they do in the Texas Hill Country, the way weather effects ranching and the ups and downs of the business.  He has a couple websites I will link below.

Saddlehorn Ranch  http://www.wiltshirehornsheep.com/

Texas Teeswaters  http://www.texasteeswaters.com/

He also mentions he has a website built by us

MySiteAmerica http://mysiteamerica.com