Discover Hood River

Recorded April 25, 2021, in this episode William, Vanessa and Joel from Stoke on the Water LLC talk about the "24", a 24 hour paddleboard challenge for teams to raise money for families affected by cancer.  This was a unique talk on an upcoming challenge on May 15, 2021 to raise awareness on two young locals courageously battling cancer.  Join us as we get to know Joel and all about the challenges of maintaining a team to paddleboard 24 hours here in the Columbia Gorge.   Join us as we support both "Team Ezra" and "Team Layla" locally and in this episode you will also find how to support both Ezra and Layla.   

You can purchase stickers for Team Layla at: https://www.etsy.com/listing/999981049/team-layla-strong-die-cut-sticker

You can purchase stickers for Team Ezra at: https://www.etsy.com/listing/989960298/team-ezra-die-cut-sticker

The gofund me to support the 24 is here:  https://gofund.me/2ae23ebb

In this Episode of Discover Hood River podcast Vanessa and William sit down with Toria from Mountain Valley Meat.  We talk about the 4H program and how important it is for kids to learn where meat comes from as well as learn about the interesting and fascinating world of farm to table living and we ask questions about being a butcher here in the Hood River area.  Join us for this fascinating chat with local entrepreneur, farmer, butcher, and Hood River local Toria.   Recorded April 1, 2021.  

Founder of local IBLV inspirational clothing brand Cheno Barajas and William sit down for a short 30 min chat and talk about local topics and discussion about Hood River and catch up on what he has been up to these past few months.  To catch more of local entrepreneur Cheno you can also keep up to date on what challenges he is putting himself through at various times by looking up the local brand IBLV on Instagram.   

In this Episode we have local athlete, entrepreneur, and business speaker Sensi Graves who owns and operates Sensi Graves swimwear, a sustainable swimwear brand based out of Hood River.  We talk about how she ended up in Hood River via North Carolina from a small town in Northern California, how she balances being a pro athlete and entrepreneur and we talk various topics about Hood River.   Recorded March 24, 2021. 

In this episode we have Jennifer Josephson of Windermere Real Estate.  She is a local real estate agent here in Hood River and has some interesting experiences in the midwest. William and Vanessa ask Jennifer some interesting questions about her time in the midwest working for an oil drilling company and her experiences with moving away from Hood River and then moving back.  We talk about finding a home in Hood River and where someone can get started on buying a home in Hood River and other local topics of interest.  

In this episode Cody and William sit and talk with Mason from Gorge Media.  A local social media and marketing agency here in Hood River that delivers eye catching media and content for local businesses.  We go over how Mason found his way to Hood River and we talk various topics like boxing, restaurants, Counter Strike, and other various topics of interest.   

In this episode we interview Nubia from 95.1 FM and go into her biography and working at a local radio station as well as discuss her desire to one day open a cultural center here in Hood River.  We then discuss some local places to eat and some try to talk about local recipes.  We cover various topics of interest of local interest here in Hood River.  

Episode 11 of Discover Hood River.  Coach Alex Morningstar, Cody and William talk about training in wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, some local health tips, morning routine from Coach Alex and how this can set the tone for the day and in detail what a morning routine is and how it can help.  We go into detail on what his morning routine looks like and we cover other various local topics here in Hood River.   

This episode Vanessa, Cody, and William talk about various topics that covers Hood River such as the Hood River Museum, Valentines Day, and how AI can one day possibly replace our local baristas.  This conversation is a bit free flowing and we cover many topics.  Thanks to Andrews Pizza for allowing us to do this and a big thank you to the staff of Andrews for such great service and food! 

In this episode William and Vanessa interview Sara Donahue, the founder of Gratitude University and covers her journey from Parkdale, OR to the southern United States in Savannah, GA to New York City and we cover places to eat and the importance of expressing and having daily gratitude in your life.   Please join us for an interesting chat with local Sara Donahue and join us for an interesting episode and find her fascinating journey from Oregon to Georgia to New York City and back!