Creative Fuse Podcast

Creative Fuse is excited to welcome both Chelsea DeWaters and Travis Taylor today. Both Chelsea and Travis were participants in this year’s Young Gamechanger and had a role in creating two interesting plans to better our city. Join us as we talk about the application process, planning, presentation and what their plans would mean for Dalton.

The ever charismatic Vann Brown spends some time in our studio today talking about how he got into the trucking industry with some truly creative products! His line of BullSnot products solves a few unique problems of the trucking world. Be sure to check out his podcast, Trucker Tank, as well!

Lynn Laughter & Miller Jones | Financial Management

October 21, 2022, Episode 26

The h2b crew had a blast today with Lynn Laughter and Miller Jones of Laughter and Jones Financial Management. There is more to financial management than just numbers and planning. Today we learned how involved both Lynn and Miller are in their community, how much they care for their clients, and how they show up for them for every life event.

Mark Hannah spends some time with the Creative Fuse team today telling us all about his childhood in Dalton and how it helped grow his career. With a passion for horror, he’s currently helping with the Fear-Grounds at local Lake Winnie. Be sure to get your tickets for the season’s best attraction.

We’re back this week with Karina Silve of Antojo Cocina y Cantina in downtown Dalton! We discuss how she got started in the industry, her experience with front of house and back of house in running a restaurant, and the different Latin flavors on her menu. She’ll be popping up at the Latin Taste Festival on October 8th so be sure to try some of her amazing bites!

We’re continuing our aviation trend for one more week as we host Andrew Wiersma, the Airport Manager for the Dalton Municipal Airport. We discuss how Andrew got started doing what he does and how available the airport is to you. They’re open for tours and a drop by to watch some planes. The airport is an important part of the community and we learn more about what it does for Dalton.

The Executive Director of Believe Greater Dalton, Allyson Coker, joins us for this episode to chat about another one of her passions, the Young Gamechangers program. This program has been in session for eight seasons now and Dalton is the first city to host north of Atlanta. It was a pleasure to hear about the 50 young professionals from around the state that gather to build solutions to issues presented by a committee for the betterment of Dalton. Be sure to check out their final presentation on September 22, 2022.

Today h2b’s Creative Fuse is joined by Dalton Local Singer and Songwriter, Earl Brackin. Earl chats with us about his 27 years in Dalton, passing down the music gene to his kids, and his latest creative, a five track album entitled ‘Flavors’.

We are so excited to have muralist, Ruth Park, in the podcast studio today! She joins us to talk about her journey from Panama and San Francisco to Dalton where she and her husband raise their three kids. We really enjoyed speaking to her about why she creates what she does and how art affects her life as a career. 

The Paper Princess is a Downtown Dalton staple and Audrey is here with us this week to chat about the evolution of the business, what the design process looks like, and her personal journey back to this welcoming town.