For anyone who's been listening since the beginning, you know we did an early episode on budgeting. Personal finance is something we both enjoy and take very seriously.  Award-Winning Personal Finance Writer, Producer & Speaker. We are so happy to introduce Jully-Alma Taveras also known as the Investing Latina!

WHERE TO FIND MORE ABOUT JULLY-ALMA TAVERAS

• IG: @InvestingLatina
• IG: @TheInvestingWorkshop
• FB: Jully-Alma Taveras
• Youtube: Investing Latina
• INVESTINGLATINA.COM
• Tiktok: @InvestingLatina
• [email protected]

You choose your path.  There are no boundaries. We are psyched to introduce Jonathan Ronzio.  The host of The Stokecast Podcast, and the Chief Marketing Officer for Trainual. This adventurous creative is living the life he wants and we can’t wait for you to hear all about it.  PRESS PLAY!

WHERE TO FIND MORE ABOUT JONATHAN RONZIO

• IG: @JonathanRonzio
• IG: @thestokecast
• IG: @Trainual
• FB: @JonathanRonzio
• Youtube: @JonathanRonzio
• Trainual.com
• ExploreInspired.com
• JonathanRonzio.com

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This week we welcome David Glenn Taylor to the Casually Qualified Podcast! As the host of The Voyagers Podcast, David is no stranger to the podcast game. His worldly perspective, and way with words makes for an unparalleled listening experience. We were honored to learn about how David’s hard work and determination shaped the life he lives. In this episode we explore the curiosity we all share for the world, and how fortunate we are to learn and spread positivity through podcasting. “The Voyagers Podcast features stories from incredible talents working to make this world a better place to live” and the host himself could not be a better demonstration of that mission. We were blown away by this episode and we are so excited to share it with our listeners. Please Enjoy!

WHERE TO FIND MORE ABOUT DAVID GLENN TAYLOR AND THE VOYAGERS PODCAST

• IG: @DavidGlennTaylor
• IG: @TheVoyagersPodcast
• FB: @Thevoyagerspodcast
• Youtube: @DavidGlennTaylor
• Voyagerspodcast.com

Backcountry riding & mountain guide Jere Burrell gives us a closer look at how he has made a life and career pursuing his love for the mountains!

• Split board, ski, alpine, certified rock guide and avalanche safety instructor. 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND JERE BURRELL

• On The Mountains!
• IG: @JereBurrell
• FB: Jere Burrell
• GuidedExposure.com

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Please buckle up, and keep all hands, arms and legs inside the PEACE BUS! Today we were blown away by the passion and energy of our guest Kwabi Amoah-Forson. Kwabi is a huge inspiration to Casually Qualified with his hard work and dedication to providing humanitarian aid while spreading a message of PEACE AND LOVE! Please enjoy!

WHERE TO FIND KWABI AND THE PEACE BUS (Time 1:15)

• IG: @thepeacebus
• FB: @kwabi amoah-forson
• Youtube: @thepeacebus 
• ThePeaceBus.org 

WHAT IS THE PEACE BUS AND HOW DID IT BEGIN? (Time: 1:55)

• Humanitarian Aid Organization
  • Specializing in LOCAL humanitarian Aid
• Kids TV Show
• Started in 2018
  • Looking for a way to find “fulfillment”
  • Started in Northwest, began to travel the country and world
  • Bought a “bus” painted it blue and wrote “The Peace Bus” on the sides
    • Sock Drive/Blanket donations

PEACE AND BORDER PATROL IN 2019 (Time: 9:00)

• Took the Peace Bus from Tacoma, WA to San Diego, CA 
  • Provided humanitarian aid along the way
• Patrol and interview on Peace with San Diego Border Patrol
  • Created publicity that led to educational programs and a TV Show

PEACE BUS ON TV (Time: 12:45)

• Educating kids about concepts of peace serious topics like: 
  • homelessness
  • incarceration
  • hunger
  • the environment

PIVOTING EFFORTS DURING COVID-19

• The Peace Bus Breakfast Fund (Time:15:30)
  • Helping feed children in need
• Santa is real mission (Time: 17:15)
  • Promoting peace and providing presents for kids in Tacoma

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PROMOTE PEACE FROM THE EXPERT (Time: 19:41)

• Here it from the kids and Kwabi

FULL TIME JOB (Time 25:45)

• Comprehensive Life Resources Case Manager
  • Mental Health Case Manager
    • Assisting those in need with resources to help with issues like poverty, employment, homelessness. 

HOW TO BE PEACEFUL RIGHT AFTER LISTENING TO THIS (Time: 29:00)

• Don’t fight the urge to share or show love!
• Go online and look for people or organizations that are already doing things you want to be doing
• “My life is not my own” My mission is to help others and bring people together.
• Help The Peace Bus cause with a donation. 

KWABI’s ADVICE (Time: 42:40)

• Pursue a world where every human being has the means to reach their potential. 

Today we are super excited, and so honored to be sitting down with Professional Rock Climber, Sierra Blair-Coyle. Sierra has been a part of the US National Climbing Team for 10 years, and is the 2018 Pan-American Bouldering Champion! She is a 2-time Junior National Champion, took 1st at the Mesa Rim Pro-Am, 10th at the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in 2018, and 12th at the Chongqing World Cup in 2016, she has countless other climbing competition accolades and has even scaled the side of a skyscraper with vacuum suctions like a badass! Please enjoy this inspiring episode with the one and only Sierra Blair-Coyle!

WHERE TO FIND SIERRA BLAIR-COYLE (Time: 1:18)

• IG: @sierrablaircoyl
• Facebook: Sierrablaircoyle
• Youtube: Sierra Blair-Coyle
• Website: Sierrabc.com

THE BASICS (Time: 1:47)

• Types of climbing and what she does
  • Speed
    • Fastest to the top with a rope
  • Sport
    • How high you get on a route with a rope
  • Bouldering (Sierra’s focus style)
  • Judged by combination of scores on 4 different boulders with no rope 

WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING A PROFESSIONAL ROCK CLIMBER (Time: 4:22)

• Crazy job!
• Competitions are Sierra’s bread and butter and life is consumed by training
• Business side makes climbing as a career possible
  • Sponsorships
  • Media

THE GROWTH OF ROCK CLIMBING(Time: 5:30)

• Over her 18 years of climbing a lot has changed
  • More climbers
  • More competitors
  • Added to summer Olympics
• It’s crazy to finally see climbing get the infusion of being more in the mainstream that I feel like it’s deserved for such a long time, you know, as someone who’s loved the sport.”

HOW IT ALL BEGAN (Time: 7:15)

• 8 years old climbing at an outdoor mall in Scottsdale, AZ
• “Something about climbing has just always felt right to me.”
• Not always easy. On the wall or in life.
• “If i could have the same level of confidence I did when I was ten years old, I would be unstoppable.”

CURRENT CLIMBING ENVIRONMENT “Training for the Unknown” (Time: 15:48)

• Training at Olympic Training Center In SLC, Utah
• Climbing during Covid-19
• Always ready
  • Structured training 

FAMILY, SUPPORT AND TRAVEL (Time: 20:30)

• Parents were always very supportive
• Favorite place in the world: Iceland
• Favorite place to climb: Priest Draw, Flagstaff Arizona

MANAGING LIFE IN THE LIMELIGHT (Time:32:25)

• Managing a huge social media following like a boss
• Be yourself, be a good person, be a good ambassador for climbing

“CLIMB LIKE YOU KNOW HOW” -Mike Covington (Time: 36:50)

• You know what you're doing, now just go do it
• Also a metaphor for life

SIERRA’S ADVICE (Time: 41:00)

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Listen up and take some notes! Today we had the pleasure of chatting with Mark Palmieri, a local entrepreneur putting the Greenwood Lake, NY restaurant scene on the map. In 2015, Mark decided to #takethehelm when opening The Helm on Greenwood Lake. The Helm quickly gained a loyal following, becoming the staple hometown hangout. Soon after, they earned the title of Best Restaurant in Orange County, NY 2017. Mark called on his passions and his knack for relationship building to co-found a property management and concierge business. Listen now to hear how the fun is just getting started! 

WHERE TO FIND MARK AND THE HELM

• IG: @marky_pal
• IG: @the_helm649 #takethehelm
• IG: @upstateoutpost
• www.thehelmny.com
• www.upstateoutpost.com

WHAT IS THE HELM AND HOW DID IT BEGIN (Time: 3:10)

• Upscale and Classy Manhattan Style Gastro Pub
• Owner/Lead - Bartender Mark Palmieri
• Located in Greenwood Lake, NY
  • Organically built around community, family, and friends

DITCHING FINANCE FOR FREEDOM (Time: 11:30) 

• “I’ve kind of found where I belong”
• Find the thing that you are good at and passionate about and capitalize on that.

NETWORKING TURNED NEW OPPORTUNITIES  (Time: 15:20)

• Using relationships and local knowledge to launch additional/separate business venture
  • UPSTATE OUTPOST
    • Co-Owner Lisa Mulcahy
    • Property Management and Concierge Business
    • Airbnb operation

Work/Life Balance (Time: 19:00)

• Entrepreneurship takes sacrifice and hard work
• Mark stresses the importance of finding time to balance your personal life

WHAT’S NEXT  (Time: 22:50)

• Restaurant group/Expansion
• Tiny Homes and additional unique property rentals
• KEEPING IT FUN

“FOR ME, CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN IS COOL, BUT CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN WITH YOUR BEST FRIENDS IS EVEN COOLER”-Mark Palmieri

WHAT’S ON THE MENU?  (Time: 31:40)

• Really good food done right
  • Everything from a smoked duck french dip to a really awesome cubano
  • Awesome locally sourced bourbon or beer

MARK’S ADVICE  (Time: 38:20)

• Be true to yourself and build relationships built on that foundation. Lean on the people you know to help you get where you want to be. Always help and do the right thing for the people you know. Find the right people to enhance your abilities.  

MARK’S ADVICE  (Time: 38:20)

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Today we sat down with the Creator and Co Founder of Fabalish Foods Jessica Gebel. Jessica was born and raised in Chicago, but has called 6 different cities home since then. She is one of the most positive people I know with a super infectious laugh, a yogi, passionate natural foods chef, new momma and the winner of the Food Network show Cooks vs Cons S2E7. Please enjoy the episode!

WHERE TO FIND JESS AND FABALISH FOODS

• IG: @chefgebelski
• IG: @Fabalishfoods 
• Fabalish.com (use the discount code CasuallyQualified for 15% off your online order!)

WHAT IS FABALISH FOODS (Time: 1:45)

• “We do everything around the bean! Around the Chickpea”
  • Baked Falafel made with chickpeas
  • Amazing sauces made from Aquafaba - The by product of boiling chickpeas
    • Special Sauce (Smoked Spices), Ranch, Tzatziki, Queso

INTRO TO AYURVEDA (Time: 6:40) 

• “Your kitchen can be your pharmacy”

THE JOURNEY TO PURSUING HER PASSION

• Cooks VS Cons S2E7 (Time: 8:15)
  • Winner!!! Created an opportunity to get a formal culinary education
• Life in Hawaii, the start of her food journey (Time: 15:30)
• Life as a new momma; and props to all the parents out there! (Time: 25:30)

HELP ALONG THE WAY (Time: 25:50)

• Life Coach; Importance of having someone to turn to to get through anything
  • “Only good will come from this”
• Finding a life coach is like dating. You need to find the right person for you.

PASSION FOR CLEAN FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY (Time: 37:30)

• More about Fabalish, health and sustainability. 
• Making healthy, clean, foor accessible and enjoyable to everyone

In today's episode we interview Erica Kutz who is the Brand Identity Manager for Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington State. Erica is a splitboarder, snowboarder and just a major adventure enthusiast. She went to school for graphic design and environmental studies and is really in tune with the lifestyle she wants personally and professionally. 

WHERE TO FIND ERICA

• IG: @mountainmind 
• mountainminddesign.com

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN (Time: 2:19)

• Growing up in the PNW and how that shaped Erica’s love for the outdoors
• “Alpental gets pretty real, pretty fast” (Time: 13:50)
• “Nobody can help you but yourself sometimes” (Time: 16:37)

WORK LIFE AT CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN (Time: 25:55) 

• Finding a work culture to fit her lifestyle

WHERE MOUNTAINMIND COMES IN  (Time: 30:25)

• Moving meditation
• Human, Being
• Freelance Work
• “It’s not the mountain that we conquer, it’s ourselves”

FINAL ADVICE FROM ERICA (Time: 51:00)

• Welcome Dave Olson the owner and founder of Kayak Chicago
• Imagine kayaking through one of the largest cities in the country? CHICAGO!
• Over 20 years in the making,  Dave shares with us the what Kayak Chicago is all about and how it all started.
• You can find Kayak Chicago on IG @KayakChicago and at KayakChicago.com

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