Connect Raleigh

Nathaniel is what some call a deep well to drink from. His ability to extract principles and concepts from a vast array of cultures and texts, gives him the perspective, ability and the tools to engage others on many levels which always makes him a great conversationalist. Nathaniel battled with PTSD, night terrors, mis-identity, inferiority, anger, isolation and the overall feeling of not being enough. However, after doing the deep inner work and shifting his mindset along with his perspective, he has made it his mission to help others, reconnect to who they truly are. He believes that when we take time to re-see our traumatic/life experiences with a new perspective, we engage with life differently. We become better Fathers, Mothers, Husbands, Wives, Entrepreneurs, and Leaders. He believes all of us can truly Be, Do and Have what-ever we desire.

After listening to our chat, check him out online at:

Website: www.theperspectivecoach.us

And then connect with some of Nathaniel's favorite places around Raleigh:

Watts & Ward

Taverna Agora

Vinny's

Venture Pizza

Chuy's

Raleigh Raw

NC State Fair

C Grace

Logan's Trading Company

Haven Farm

Adventure Landing

Brier Creek

Alamo Theater

The Rialto Theater

Parade of Homes

Originally from Australia, Craig and Caz Makepeace are the founders of ytravelblog.com, one of the world's largest family travel blogs and now two good friends. Their blog has won multiple awards, they've been invited to The White House in 2014 as one of the most influential travel bloggers and digital media outlets to attend the first ever travel summit on study abroad, and were recently awarded Green Cards for their travel blogging expertise and success.

They could literally live ANYWHERE in the world and they chose Raleigh. Let's find out why!

To learn more about them after the episode connect with them here:

https://thisisraleigh.com

And be sure to check out some of their favorite places around town tagged in our Instagram post at www.instagram.com/connectRaleigh

Susie is an experienced and effective consultant, trainer, LGBTQ+ subject matter expert, and content creator who artfully mixes her professional experiences with down-to-earth humor and personal coming out story to bridge the knowledge deficit and help others on their DEI journeys. Her unique perspective and future-ready business strategies are amplified as a TDM Senior Consultant where she drives awareness and shared accountability across all diversity traits including gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, and mental and physical abilities. Susie’s expertise has deepened recruitment pools, increased employee productivity, and boosted companies’ bottom lines. Susie’s career includes 18 years in public education and in 2015, she founded With Pride Consulting to create actionable change for the LGBTQ+ population in schools and the workplace. 

Susie is also an accomplished artist whose work has been featured in numerous venues throughout North Carolina and on HGTV’s Love It Or List It. Susie lives in Cary, North Carolina, with her wife, two children, and a dog named Clark Griswold. When she is not consulting or speaking, Susie enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, painting and baking delicious treats! 

You can connect with her at:

www.thediversitymovement.com 

www.susiesilverart.com 

And on Instagram: @thediversitymovement @susiesilverart 

And after you connect with her online, go check out some of her favorite places around town:

Mayton Inn

Gonza Tacos Y Tequila 

Chatham Street Wine Market

La Farm Bakery

Umstead Park

NC Art Museum

Bond Park

Marbles Kids Museum

Artspace

David Meeker is a Raleigh native, which is becoming harder and harder to spot these days with so many folks moving to town. He founded Carpenter Development and partnered with the Trophy Brewing team in 2008 to open Trophy Brewing and Young Hearts Distilling. He has made every mistake in the world, lived to tell about it, and has invaluable development experience because of that. David is on the Board of the Raleigh Chamber, Downtown Raleigh Alliance, Common Cause NC, North Carolinians for Redistricting Reform, Dix Park, Dogwood Bank Advisory Board, and Artspace all of which have a major focus on building community in Raleigh. He is also on the Capital Campaign Committee for Healing Transitions, a detox and recovery center on Dix Park. David lives in Downtown Raleigh with his wife and two boys.

You can connect with him here:

@davidmeeker on twitter

@wrightbros on IG

And then check out some of David's favorite places:

Beasley's Chicken and Honey

Death & Taxes

Umstead Park

Dix Park

Layered

Boulted Bread

Morgan Street Food Hall

Transfer Co Food Hall

Garland

Centro

Fiction Kitchen

Crank Arm Brewing

Jerry McCormick is the Chief Safety Officer for Personal Safety at Work, where he utilizes his 30 years of experience as a police officer, plus 8 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, and as a personal safety expert that researched more than 300 incidents of Active Shooter cases and then developed training for thousands of public safety professionals on how to respond to active shooter incidents. In addition, he has transitioned into a role of providing employee personal safety training after interviewing 9,800 police officers in the US, Europe & China on why police officers are rarely victims of Person-on-Person Crimes to help employees learn how to deal with a myriad of workplace and public threats that extend beyond active shooter situations. Personal Safety at Work has expanded their online offerings to include Distracted Driver Training and Turnkey Fleet Safety Management Program. This course is designed to increase safety, reduce injuries, reduce damages to property and vehicles, reduce lost time at work from accidents and improve confidence when operating a motor vehicle.

In this chat Jerry and I talk about his life's work of creating safe environments for others and how that has contributed to making our area one of the safest places to call home. 

You can connect with Jerry at www.personalsafetyatwork.com and be sure to go check out what he loves most about Raleigh...well...Cary mostly:

Waverly Place

Koka Booth Amphitheater

Cary Tennis Park

Durham Athletic Park

Durham Bulls

Durham Performing Arts Center

Duke Basketball

Duke Football

NC State Basketball

NC State Football

Carolina Hurricanes

Amanda Cheney is an entrepreneur and philanthropist in Raleigh, NC. After graduating from NC State, Amanda worked in telecommunications, banking, and politics before starting her own business in May of 2011.  

aMANda'S BEST FRIEND, LLC is a premium level pet care service in the Raleigh area. In addition to her business, Amanda is fully vested in the Raleigh community through her volunteerism with the non-profit Band Together. She attended the Harvard Business School Governing for Nonprofit Excellence Program in September 2019. Amanda is an avid traveler, certified yoga instructor, and long-distance runner. She also loves to cook and read. And, of course, she’s totally obsessed with her dog named Nala who she rescued in October 2019. 

After the episode please connect with her here: 

www.amandasbestfriend.com 

Instagram: @amandas_best_friend 

Facebook: @amandasbestfriendllc 

LinkedIn: @amandas-best-friend 

And then go try out her favorite people and places around Raleigh: 

Kane Realty 

Koka Booth Amphitheater 

Walnut Creek Amphitheater 

Bowstring  

Rover 

Band Together 

Red Hat Amphitheater 

Glenwood Grill 

J Betskis 

Cantina 18 

Raleigh Art Museum 

Museum of Natural Sciences 

Pour House 

Lincoln Theater 

Cat's Cradle 

About your host Chuck Belden: I am a client centered, full service Real Estate Broker with a high touch, high communication approach to serving my clients. I earned my NC Real Estate License in 2008 and was named Rookie of the Year that year in my firm. I've spent the last 13 years building a successful business and an outstanding reputation in the industry by always putting RELATIONSHIPS FIRST. I've worked in general brokerage for the majority of my career, including a time as the Managing Director of Hunter Rowe's Durham office and a year in new home sales for a local custom home builder.  If I'm not helping my clients achieve their real estate related goals, you can find me most likely with my beautiful wife, playing with my two amazing children, hosting this podcast, studying leadership, hosting networking events with the Connect Raleigh Networking group, playing lacrosse with the Raleigh Lacrosse Club or out on a LONG run. 

I'm an experienced leader with a diverse background in sales & negotiations, coaching, business development, entrepreneurship, management, client care, and public speaking. I value people and believe deeply in building strong relationships which is evident in my desire to connect and serve others. My wide skill set comes directly from a rich professional career spanning from hospitality to real estate sales, management and team building to community management & new home sales and finally to real estate office management and talent personal & professional development. 

And if you want to learn more about the process of buying or selling real estate, or working with a real estate agent, Let's see if we might be a good fit to work together. Take a look down there. 👀    

You can find me at:   

Instagram- http://Www.instagram.com/chuckbelden 

Facebook- https://Www.facebook.com/chuckbelden 

Twitter- http://twitter.com/chuckbelden 

LinkedIn- http://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckbelden  

Or learn more about how we would work together:   ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️   

https://calendly.com/chuckbelden/am-i-the-right-agent-for-you

Terrance Ruth is a proud Raleigh Citizen. A husband. A dad. He is a teacher at NC State, a former public school principal, and a community organizer. He led a foundation that works for social and economic justice. Terrance is a former National VP of Repairers of the Breach. And he is running to be Raleigh's next mayor. Thanks to our wives we've been able to connect and today he came by the studio for a chat.

You can learn more about him on TruthforRaleigh.com and connect with him here:

TruthforRaleigh.com

And if you want some real insight into what makes the man tick, check out some of his favorite Raleigh people and places here:

The Banana Moon

Junction West

DW Foundation

Table Raleigh

Garland

YM4C

Second Empire

Anisette

42nd Street Oyster Bar

Blackology Coffee

Brook's story is a familiar one. Raised to go to school, get good grades, find a good job, work hard and get all the things. But something along the way changed. She knew there was something deeper worth seeking in this human experience, which led through some self-discovery about the food we eat and the way we move our body. While super common now, that was super woo back then. From there, she started a health coaching business and hustled her way to a pretty successful spot. She did all the things the experts say to do but something felt off. And then she crumbled and stripped it all away to find her true alignment by studying Human Design and now her goal is to help others find their true alignment and flow. You can connect with her at www.BrookBelden.com or on IG @BrookBelden.

She's lived in Raleigh for 20+ years so be sure to check out some of her favorite spots around Raleigh for a true local's perspective:

Gear Up For Adventure

Falls Lake

Durham Life & Science Museum

Lifetime Fitness

Raleigh Raw

Humble Pie

Raleigh Art Museum

Lake Johnson

Prime BBQ

Chris Gorges is the founder & CEO of Thompson & Prince, a brand strategy and design firm focused on early-stage ventures and small businesses. He leads a wide range of creative projects related to foundational branding, including naming, logo design, visual identity, messaging, positioning, marketing collateral, pitch decks, and website design & development. Chris is also a bootstrapping tech entrepreneur, building Everharbor, a community for creative agencies and talent. He moved to Raleigh in March 2020 from New York City when COVID began and has a unique perspective on what moving here and living here is like. Give it a listen and connect with Chris below.

Thompson & Prince:

Everharbor:

Chris:

And after the chat be sure to check out the Connect Raleigh group on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1533317/ and then go see some of Chris' favorite places around Raleigh and a few others we talk about at:

UNC Scale School

Red Hat Amphitheater

Cookout

Taco Bell

Linwood Brewing Concern

Wilson's

Bowstring Pizza

DiFara Pizza 

Crank Arm Brewery