CREATE VIRGINIA

This is the second half of our conversation with Josh Epperson. We move on to his writing, particularly his work on medium.com. He also talks about some of his inspirations, including Tina Roth Eisenberg and Simon Sinek. He also talks about what motivates him to do some many different things. We cover his work with TEDxRVA, where he is a member of the creative team along with John Mills, Ed Trask, and Diane O'Neal. We also talk about the BootyJams podcast he does with Jett Harsh. Their show is a lot of fun and has been going on for several years and around 150 episodes!

We wrap up the conversation with what Josh is working toward in the future. We'll just quote him from this episode, "keep pushin', keep workin'". Well said.

This episode, we visit with Josh Epperson at the Shockoe office of Prophet (which is not the best place for audio, sorry about that). We had a great conversation, and it ran so long we are going to split it into two parts. In this first part, we talk about Josh's work at Prophet and his involvement with FeastRVA. His Prophet work includes a lot of creative work, including bringing out the creativity of clients. FeastRVA is a great concept that you should check out. You can sign up for the mailing list on the about page on feastrva.com, or follow them on Twitter @feastrva and Facebook.

Look for part 2 to come out shortly, we don't plan on waiting two weeks to release that part of this episode.

For Episode 10, we visit with Mike Ogilvie and Matt Slatner of Data Field Technologies. We talk about the founding of their company, and the creation of their primary product, Peacock. We also cover how Richmond is a great place to live and start a business. Then we wrap up talking about where they see Data Field Technologies in the short and long term future.

EDITING NOTE: with their focus on data transfer, in particular in the healthcare field, we may have recorded this episode too early. At the time of recording, we had not seen the debacle of healthcare.gov. Trust us, we would have talked about it if we had recorded a few weeks later.

In this episode, we visit with Alex Kreher and Zoe Romano. Zoe is well known as the first person to run the route of the Tour de France (see details here), raising money for the World Pediatric Project along the way. She has also run across the United States in 2011. Alex is a partner in Zoe's adventures by chronicling the runs with the documentaries Street Dreams and Zoe Goes Running (check out his other projects here). We talk about Zoe's preparation for the Tour de France run, the US run, and what originally got her into running. Alex also has some great stories about what got him into film, how he found projects, and some really funny stories on filming in the US and France. Another great part of the conversation is what they are doing now that the run is over, and what is in their future.

I had an absolute blast in this interview. I loved the way they capped off the interview with giving thanks to everyone who has contributed to their efforts. Alex and Zoe were very welcoming, humble, and very fun. I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I did.

Remo Kommnick of TechHatch and INM United is our guest for Episode 8. Remo has great stories to tell. TechHatch is a program which offers high school students the mentorship and direction needed to launch a technology startup. He talks at length about why he and Joel Erb started TechHatch, along with the ups and ...read more

Noah Scalin is our guest for episode 7. Noah is a prolific artist, designer, speaker, author, among many other things. My description won't do him justice, so please check him out at his website, Another Limited Rebellion's website, or check out the skull-a-day project (all of which will lead to many more things he has ...read more

For this episode, we visit with Justin Kauszler of Coffitivity. We talk about what Coffitivity is and how it boosts productivity. We talk about where the idea came from and how they came up with the name. Justin has a great story on how it went from a relatively small launch to blowing up on ...read more

For Episode 5, we visit with Larkin Garbee of 804RVA. We talk about co-working in general and what makes 804RVA unique. She has great stories on the origins of 804RVA, her time running a tile company, and her entrepreneurial adventures earlier in life. We also cover how 804RVA is a hub for community building in ...read more

This episode we visit with Chris Gatewood, a lawyer for Threshold Counsel. Before you start on the lawyer jokes, you should give this episode a listen. Chris talks about his practice, which is focused on intellectual property, startups, and technology law. Along the way, he shares a great story of how he came to attend law ...read more

In episode 3, I met with Jason Lefton of BIG SECRET. Jason shares with us how laser engraving became his hobby and later turned into a full time business. With a background in web design, Jason has developed a beautiful portfolio of work in the physical realm with laser engraving. In this episode we cover ...read more