This was episode 3 of a 3 part pilot for Indiana Public Radio. The show idea is moving forward, so now I can share these original pilots. The interviews are long and don't necessarily transfer great to the radio format, but make a great long form podcast format. I wanted to share these, because getting the opportunity to sit with someone like The Fierce and pick their brain about their experience in the Austin, TX music scene is invaluable for local artists. 

I was able to have conversation with the founders and partners of The Fierce at a live performance in the back of The Common Market in Muncie, IN. They share wisdom from their time breaking into Austin scene, and some real nuggets of goodness on how to build a music scene here in Muncie, IN. 

This was episode 2 of a 3 part pilot for Indiana Public Radio. The show idea is moving forward, so now I can share these original pilots. The interviews are long and don't necessarily transfer great to the radio format, but make a great long form podcast format. I wanted to share these, because getting the opportunity to sit with someone like Vince Herman and pick his brain about the music industry is an invaluable asset to artists.

I was able to have conversation with the legendary Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon as he was driving on his way back to Nashville. Vince shares wisdom from the road, and some real nuggets of goodness on how to build a music scene. We talk about his latest Vince Herman Band record, the new High Hawks record, and of course the legendary Jam Grass Pioneers Leftover Salmon. Kick back and enjoy words of wisdom from one of the best pickers in the business. 

This was episode 1 of a 3 part pilot for Indiana Public Radio. The show idea is moving forward, so now I can share these original pilots. The interviews are long and don't necessarily transfer great to the radio format, but make a great long form podcast format. I wanted to share these, because getting the opportunity to sit with someone like Graham Sharp and pick his brain about the music industry is an invaluable asset to artists.

I sat with the Grammy award winning Graham Sharp from The Steep Canyon Rangers on his bus in Brevard, NC before night 4 of a 4 night run at Oskar Blues Brewery. We talked about how they got started, and how to build a music scene. 

I met Brittney Scott (along with her co-founders River and Katadyn) through the Impact X class that we teach at Ball State University's Miller College of Business. Their mission to help empower women start and grow (pun intended) businesses. Learn more about how they do the thing they do right here! You can find them online at https://growmastermind.org/

Tania Said, owner and principal (or chief problem solver!) of Tania Said Consulting, has an extensive resume of work in the museum, education, and nonprofit spaces, including the Smithsonian Institution. Recently retired from the David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University, Tania is on a mission to do more good for more people by empowering museums and nonprofits. To learn more about her work visit her website taniasaidconsulting.com.

I call Jim "The Hillbilly Buddha" because of his self awareness and peace of mind. Jim's last heroin hit was shooting up from a used Monster Energy Drink lid and an old bottle of water out of the trash. From that to 4 years of sobriety and self love, peace, and joy: A conversation with Jim Cassudakis. 

If you're on a mission, then overcoming obstacles is a skill you cannot afford not to master. From an addiction point of view, overcoming the demon of addiction isn't just a mission; it is truly life or death. From his father's murder to growing up in domestic violence and suffering in silence, we hope you can learn and grow from Jim's insightful journey. 

This episode is special to me personally! Ian has been a long time mentor of mine, and a business partner on Doc's Music Hall. Ian is a successful environmentalist and social entrepreneur. Ian was featured on PBS in his Documentary where he was filmed on a kayak trip from Greenville, SC in the mountains all the way down to the coasts of Charleston, SC.

Ian was a coordinator and grant administrator for the EPA and the state of SC, overseeing a multifaceted environmental grant collaboration project for the state of SC. The goal of the collaboration was to reduce redundancy and increase impact for the EPA grants for the state's precious natural resources. In this episode Ian encourages us to "Pick Our One Thing", and get to work. This will be a very enlightening episode to say the least!

I had a chance to catch up with Mel at Burn's Alley before he headed out for two shows for the night. One of those shows was supporting Susto at a sold out show at The Royal American right here in Downtown Charleston. Mel is a full time artist and producer who has a songwriting contract, a grammy for his role in the Gospel Song of The Year, and he was once homeless on the streets of Nashville! If you're looking for serious insight into chasing mission impossible, give Mel a listen. He has some serious insight for aspiring artists and dreamers alike! 

My guest this episode is Citadel Military College Professor Damon Fordham. I first met Damon Fordham during the early organizing of Black Live Matter in Charleston, SC.

Damon was always on the front lines of the organizing, and trying to help inspire young people to be involved and engaged while sharing his wisdom of what civil rights and disobedience means. 

Damon's mission is to tell and preserve the stories of the South Carolina's African American Culture and it's contributions to SC and American culture. I enjoyed the sit down and learning myself, please take the time to listen with an open mind. I think you'll find it very interesting. I leave the episodes very raw, because I'm looking to engage and share other's point of views unfiltered. Damon will probably surprise you, as he did me, with his raw to the point insight! Enjoy!

Mike 

From Forbes Magazine: Ultrapreneur Doreen Sullivan has been setting creativity in motion for over three decades and is currently setting the cannabis industry on fire like a well-waxed hemp wick. The South-Carolina based marketing strategist and branding expert is already well-known and respected for her originality and detailed creativity, earning her a historic clientele that boasts such familiar names as Disney, ESPN, and the United States Olympic committee,  to name a few. While Sullivan’s unique and multifaceted marketing agency, Post No Bills, continues to successfully thrive after 33 years, her entrepreneurial spirit too continues to grow, pivoting into the budding industry of cannabis.

What else can I say to that? An intimate sit down with Doreen Sullivan about her mission to change the stigma of women and cannabis medication.