Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   Head out Thanksgiving morning and join 10,000 of your friends and neighbors for the 9th Annual North Texas Turkey Trot supporting the Miracle League of Frisco. SHOW NOTES: [02:27] Rain or shine the event is on! [02:38] How many participants take part in the Turkey Trot? [04:13] What’s new in 2019 and what are the run options? [05:36] Who benefits from the North Texas Turkey Trot? [06:41] What sports does the Miracle League of Frisco provide? [09:30] Are dogs welcome? [13:57] Get your picture in front of the step-and-repeat wall. [15:40] 46 states and 5 countries taking part in the Turkey Trot. [18:19] Parking and getting around the day of the event. [19:01] Start times. [19:40] How to register. [20:51] Volunteer if you need service hours. LINKS & RESOURCES: North Texas Turkey Trot Register Volunteer Miracle League of Frisco Full article about North Texas Turkey Trot Give For Frisco: Miracle League of Frisco Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript machine generated Welcome to the Frisco podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellis, and today we are joined by Alison Byram from the North Texas Turkey Trot. It’s that time of year again. Allison, welcome to the show. Scott, thanks for having me. I cannot believe it’s November already. I know that, uh, the Turkey Trot is going to sneak up on us pretty fast. I know, I honestly can’t believe it. And this is going to be our ninth year doing the North Texas Turkey Trot. Thank you. And yours is a, that’s a bunch in Frisco. That’s a long time in Frisco. We were, you know, we got started before fresco was really getting started or as it was getting started. We’ve really grown with the city. 2010 was the first year, 2011, 2011 was the first year. And I haven’t been involved since the very beginning, but I know a lot of the committee and a lot of our participants have been involved since the beginning. So it’s excited. It’s exciting to have made it this far. So great segue into the first question and that is how did you become involved in the North Texas Turkey trial? Oh, that’s a really, really good question. When I was out, I own my own PR consulting firm for a while now and I got involved by way of some people that I knew that were on the board of the miracle league of Frisco. And so the North Texas Turkey Trot raises money for the miracle league. So it was just kind of a, a perfect marriage for me. An organization that I really care a lot about. The miracle league of Frisco supports kids with special needs, providing sports opportunities and across seven different sports. And I know we’ll get into that a little bit, but just by way of knowing people in Frisco and got plugged in and found it was a cause that I really cared about. And what’s more fun than getting up on Thanksgiving with thousands of Frisco residents and people from surrounding suburbs and you know, putting on a cool tee shirt and maybe a Turkey hat and you know, sweating it out before you eat all the Thanksgiving calories. I’ve done a few runs on Thanksgiving morning in my time and I tell you, it is very, uh, satisfying to go burn off those calories before you take them all in again. So absolutely. Wow. I eat double because I cause I’ve earned it. Right. And I encourage everyone to do that too. I’m very good and hopefully we’ll have a good weather again this year for the Turkey Trot. I hope so. Last year was beautiful and I know you and Wendy and the lifestyle Frisco team were out. The weather was perfect and I always say with Texas and our unpredictable weather, you know, some years we’re putting the layers on and some years we’re taking them off who’s to say what this year’s going to look like, but we are a rain or shine event. So you know, despite, you know, unless crazy ice appears and it’s just not safe to do the rice, we will be there. So want people to know that uh, yeah, something you can depend on and thanks so many people come out to the event. Let me, let me rephrase that. Cause I know a lot of people come out, but how many people run? Sure. So and just, it’s funny, there is this interesting, in 2011 we had 1600 participants and I was saying the race has really grown as Frisco has grown. Last year we had more than 8,000 participants and more than 12,000 on the race site. We’re expecting more than that this year. It way, you know, the grassroots nature of how this event has really grown year over year is so exciting to see. And with all the new families moving to Frisco and surrounding areas, you know, it makes sense that our event is has grown and we’re just really, really excited about it. Well good. Congratulations on all that growth. Yeah, that’s a lot of, that’s a lot of runners. I know we’re actually the city of Frisco’s largest active lifestyle event, which is great because it’s an industry that has kind of senior, we saw some rapid growth over the years and it’s kind of just spin a little stagnant or even declining in some markets just because you saw so many races pop up. So for ours to continue to grow despite an industry that’s maybe not doing as well, I think just speaks volumes to the team that works behind this. And I think to the dedication of, you know, and the beauty that is tradition, you know, we have all of these families who come out year after year and they’ve, you know, when they started, …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   After 3.5 years in the cafe and indoor playspace business, Angela Holt knows what her customers want and how to keep them coming back. Learn from Angela on her trials and successes of owning and operating Jungle Joe’s in Frisco. SHOW NOTES: [00:34] Intro to Jungle Joe’s [01:40] Focus on the food [03:38] Age range for kids [05:20] Better parties for your kids (and you) [09:30] Football Sunday’s at Jungle Joe’s [12:56] Seasonal camps [16:45] Lessons learned after 3.5 years in business LINKS & RESOURCES: Jungle Joe’s Website Jungle Joe’s on Lifestyle Frisco Jungle Joe’s on Instagram Jungle Joe’s on Facebook Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript Welcome to the Frisco podcast. I’m your host Kelly Walker. I’m filling in today and I’m happy because I get to chat with Angela Holt. How are you Angela? I’m good, thank you. How are you? I’m great. So this is funny cause this is not your first time joining us on the Frisco podcast. Right, right. So we love Jungle Joe’s so much that we keep working with you and wanting to let people in Frisco know all about Jungle Joe’s. So to do that can we just start off with a quick kind of intro and recap kind of what is Jungle Joe’s? Absolutely. Yes. So we are a cafe where kids can play, we call ourselves the kids cafe. We have the structure where the kids can run around and play and all different kinds of kids activities, arts and crafts Monday through Friday. And the parents can come in and chill, relax. We’re smaller than most indoor plays and they can work, they can have coffee, they can have good food. And then we have other things like birthday parties and camps and all the other kid related items as well. So you are what, three and a half years into Jungle Joe’s? Yes ma’am. Three and a half years. You’ve probably learned a lot right by now and I’m sure things are smoothing out. Um, so some of the things I kind of want to ask you about that maybe have evolved or changed, um, lately since um, some of our listeners have gone into Jungle Joe’s. One thing I noticed last time I was in there, the menu I feel like, and then I know that you do some specials. I saw chicken tacos or something the other day. So yeah, like your menu has um, expanded and maybe evolved and I don’t know all these things. So tell me about what you guys are doing over there on the cafe side of things. Yeah. Well we have a Jen who has been an employee there for, gosh, almost three years now. So with her help, we’ve been able to bring on some new menu items over the summer. We had a really good roasted veggie wrap and then we had a summer salad with fruit and tomatoes and cucumbers and it was really good. And then she makes a phenomenal tortilla soup that we’re bringing back on the menu for the winter that we’re going to start doing here now that it’s starting to get cold. That sounds good. Yeah, it is. That’s what I think is interesting. It’s not, you know, I’ve, I’ve had plenty of mommy play dates or coffee play dates. Right, right. Um, or coffee meetups. Um, but it’s not your kind of typical like there’s a croissant over there or a donut or I don’t know, pastries here and there. Like it’s, it’s full-blown fresh, real food that you want to eat. We make everything fresh. Yeah. Nothing is frozen. We roast our vegetables, we make our soup, we make our salad dressings. It’s chemo parables. We do everything. Everything in house. Yes. So then let’s talk about, um, the day parts. So you have breakfast, what are all the different day parts of food you offer? Yes. So we just brought on our brunch menu that we started less than a month ago. So now on Saturdays and Sundays you can come in and not only order off our full menu, but we have a breakfast sandwich with eggs and bacon or sausage. Um, we have really, really good homemade methods that are a weekend supervisor makes that are carrot or carrot with chocolate or carrot with nuts. They’re fantastic. Um, and then there’s other things that we’ve always offered, like our breakfast taco and our veggie breakfast taco and different things like that. So there’s a good variety of things that you can order on that menu as well. And that served till one o’clock on Saturday and Sundays. The brunch menu, the new brunch menu. Okay. I didn’t know about that. I’ll have to check that out. Yeah. And I must say like I don’t have, let’s talk about the age range cause I was going to talk about how Mike, how I relate to Jungle Joe’s. What is the primary age range of the kiddos that are in their playing? I usually say eight and under. Okay. Kids are welcome, but we are a smaller, we’re 3,500 square feet and the structure is not huge. But that’s the beauty of Jungle Joe’s in the customer feedback we get is that it’s not huge. Parents really can sit and have a nice lunch and talk to their mommy friends and, and grandparents bring in their, their, uh, grandchildren. I actually speak to them a lot and not just them, but a few of them have come up to me lately and just been like, thank you for having a place that we can come and hang out and not have to be running around everywhere and chasing the kid. Yeah. Be comfortable and not, you know, I have thankfully grandparents that help us with things too and with kids and you …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   Frisco-based Tumbleweed TexStyles has grown from side hustle to a 7-figure business as a Texas lifestyle brand. Founders and teachers Jeb Matulich (still teaching) and Brian Wysong (now full time at TWT) have a passion for sharing their knowledge and experience. They sat down with Lifestyle Frisco to share their thoughts with all of you who are looking to start or grow your own business. SHOW NOTES: [00:30] What’s new at Tumbleweed TexStyles [02:50] Growing beyond t-shirts [03:18] Tapping into the Texas identity [03:34] The vision for Tumbleweed TexStyles and the importance of partnerships [08:30] How Bryan and Jeb started working together [10:00] Learning to pivot your business, and not overthinking it [12:07] Learning as you go [12:58] Making the hard decisions [17:01] Deciding when your side hustle needs to become your full-time job [19:01] Knowing when to hire and finding fulfillment [24:53] Establishing core values [26:03] Getting to know your customer (and how to serve them) [32:09] Advice from Jeb and Bryan on getting your business started LINKS & RESOURCES: Tumbleweed TexStyles Website Tumbleweed TexStyles on Instagram Tumbleweed TexStyles on Facebook Tumbleweed TexStyles on Lifestyle Frisco Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript (Machine-Generated) Welcome to the Frisco podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellison. Today I am joined by Jeb and Bryan, you know them as Tumbleweed Texstyles. Good to have you with us today, guys. Thanks for having us. Yeah, appreciate it. Always fun to chat with you guys. And we’re going to get into talking a little shop today, but we’re going to talk about business specifically, not just Tumbleweed Texstyles, but before we get into all of that, give me an update, like what’s been new with you guys? What’s happening, what’s, what’s going down? Well, um, we’re in the middle of our fall season, so we’ve launched, been launching quite a few tee shirts and hats and things. Uh, here recently we’ve got a few new items coming up. Um, of course we’re gearing up for, uh, a big holiday season. You know, this is usually kind of our busier time of the year as far as e-commerce goes. Uh, so October, November, we really get going, especially with like black Friday and everybody, uh, shopping for Christmas. So that’s kind of on our, uh, immediate, uh, mine’s, you know, right now. Uh, we’ve also got our, uh, our store, our first brick and mortar store that’s going to be coming in, uh, at the patios, at the rails, uh, there at South County in Maine. And so, um, that’s under construction at the moment. So we’re hoping that’s going to be opening up, uh, the first of the new year. So that’s another thing we’re kind of preparing, uh, with as far as, uh, dealing with architects and contractors and trying to get all that stuff figured out how the build out’s gonna look. So yeah, we are definitely excited for that. That’s really cool that you guys are gonna have a bricks and mortar place that people can go in and shop is going to be all t-shirts. Now. It’s not going to be all t-shirts. We’re going to try and, um, that’s another kind of exciting thing. We, we’re, we’re kinda gonna branch out a little bit and kind of do some, um, some more, uh, some different types of apparel. Um, you know, we’re, we have hoodies, long sleeves, um, some collared shirts, things of that nature. But then we’re also gonna carry our glassware. Um, some artwork, um, books, I mean, just kind of a whole, you know, run the gamut, a lot of different items. Okay. Sounds like fun. Yeah. And part of that as an extension to what’s going on is we’re also still growing our wholesale, um, partners. So we actually just signed up a deal with hallmark and so we have 30 stores in the area that we’ll be carrying our shirts, which is exciting, a little different target audience than we’ve had in the past. Um, continuing to grow our wholesalers like buckle Tyler’s rally house, um, as they grow our products throughout the state and maybe even extending outside of the state one day I’m carrying our products in their stores there as well. Um, but also about the products. Uh, you know, we, we were trying to grow beyond just the teacher guys. And so with our store, we’re hoping to kind of live off of our, our motto drift and explore and, uh, kind of become a lifestyle brand with tee shirts, glassware, um, home decor, uh, different things that make us more than just your, I guess, concert, a bar brand, but also said that you can go camping and hiking and fishing and kind of live the outdoors and the different Texas lifestyle. I love it. Yeah, it’s funny. I think one of the, the advantages that you guys have, uh, is that Texas has, every state has some to some degree in identity, but Texas really has a strong, very recognizable identity no matter where you go. So I, I’ve traveled a bit internationally and any time I’ve been somewhere where I tell the person I’m from Texas that I’ve met, they like, they instantly light up. They have this vision of what Texas means in their mind. Um, in two distinct stories. I remember one was, uh, a cab driver in London as soon as I got in the cab and he said, where are you from? I said, Dallas, Texas. I was living in Dallas at the time. I was not in Frisco. Um, but he, all he wanted to do was talk about the Dallas Cowboys, um, the whole time. And he was fascinated by that. And then in another occasion, um, I was actually visiting a resort in Bulgaria and we were on the beach and we had a, …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   Since 1973 KC and the Sunshine Band has been putting out hits. Hits that we still dance to today… On November 2, 2019, KC invites you to come out and shake your booty for a “Boogie Bash” at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. SHOW NOTES: [00:44] KC and the Sunshine Band in Frisco, Texas on November 2, 2019 [00:52] The origin of the name “KC and the Sunshine Band” [02:28] Early influences [04:15] Establishing longevity [08:18] The Show Experience (what to look forward to) [9:45] Dallas/KC and the live debut of “Shake Your Booty” LINKS & RESOURCES: KC and The Sunshine Band Website Get tickets to the Nov 2, 2019 Frisco Show Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript Machine Generated All right Frisco. We are very fortunate today to have a very special guest with us, none other than KC from KC and the Sunshine Band. KC, thanks for joining us. Thank you for having me. How’s everything? Everything is going great. We’re looking forward to having you in Frisco very soon. So, uh, how’s the tour going so far? Well, it’s always going great. I mean, I do mostly weekends, so, um, I’m looking forward to coming to Frisco. I don’t think I’ve ever been to actually Frisco and, uh, coming, you know, with the band and having a good time with you, with everyone. Well, very good. So for everybody listening to us, KC and the Sunshine Band are going to be here at Comerica center on November the second, so that’s coming up very quickly. Be sure to go out and get your tickets for that. Uh, but KC, why don’t we have you, I wanted to just kind of get a little bit more about you and some of the background on the band. And the first question I have is how did you come up with the name, the Sunshine band? Uh, my last name is KC and I worked in a record store in the prefix for Columbia records at the time was aK and a C. and, um, so when I’m coming up for the name, there was no band. It was just me really. So, um, I had been to a wedding and I saw this chunk of new band and so I made this record and I thought, well, I’ll just call the KC and the Sunshine Band from the state of Florida. And it was actually KC, the Sunshine junk, a new band, what I called it. And, uh, we, we, I dropped the junk and after the second record, cause it was kinda just too long to go on playlist and everything like that. Totally makes sense. So, and when did you actually form, uh, formed the band? Uh, the day I put out the first record actually, I mean, you have to understand that there was really no band. Uh, it was just studio musicians that I used and, and, and hired to, to play on the records. And, um, uh, all of a sudden I start becoming successful with this name and there’s no bands. So eventually, um, after the second album or whatever, I have to get down at night or those started happening, I just went to the, some of the guys who were playing on the record and asked, you know, would you be part of, you know, Gladys as KC and the Sunshine Band. Oh, very good. And in terms of, of the music you write, it’s, it’s a lot of fun. It’s very danceable. Um, what were some of the early influences for you in, in the stylistically the type of music that you’ve been putting on? Well, I’ve always just all kinds of music around. Like my mother loved music. My mother loved more B music. My father could care less about any kind of music, I think. Um, I mean he enjoyed it, but I don’t think he ever bought a radio or anything in his life. Um, um, which is not a bad thing. And my father was the most amazing person to have, either one, like downplaying my father’s being somewhat bad person, but, um, uh, so I grew up listening to, to that. I grew up in the gospel church. Uh, and, uh, so I, I gravitated more towards RNB music. Um, you know, the gray ends up in the Motown sound that definitely a lot of the Motown sound and, uh, you know, the greater reach of Franklin stop with all the horns and the stacks stop with Sam and Dave and, uh, you know, Johnny Taylor and then all the LATIC stumble, Wilson Pickett and, um, you know, just all that great R and B music at the time. And then there we came along, then came James Brown, of course James Brown. And uh, then later on it was like Joe Cocker and Englishman. Uh, uh, I just, you know, that whole scene. And then there was Chicago and blood, sweat and tears. So it just kind of grabbed me, you know, from what I think I, I was just, I was influenced by a little bit of everybody, but probably more by Motown than, than anyone. I would think totally makes sense. And there are certainly a lot of that reflected I think in the music that we hear. Um, knowing that we were going to have a chance to chat a little bit today, I’ve been going back and listening to a lot more of the old songs and you can certainly hear that Motown influence in that. Um, another interesting aspect of your music to me has been the longevity. You’ve written songs that people still love to listen, to, still love to go out and dance to and, and have a good time. When KC and the Sunshine Band comes on, what would …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   Community is the cornerstone at Horizon Hot Yoga in Frisco. But beyond the camaraderie, they offer a wide variety of yoga classes, special workshops, nutrition training, and massage therapy. If upping your yoga game in a supportive environment sounds right for you, tune into this episode of the Frisco Podcast and get to know founder Mary Von Ahnen and instructor Sally Scott. They’ll give you the full picture of what to expect at Horizon Hot Yoga. SHOW NOTES: [00:47] Starting Horizon Hot Yoga [02:07] The community experience at Horizon Hot Yoga [03:23] How Horizon Hot Yoga is different than other yoga studios [05:18] Styles of Yoga [08:54] Rocket Yoga [10:05] Getting to know the instructors [11:03] Special workshops and becoming a yoga champion [12:48] You can become a yoga instructor (or just enhancing your yoga knowledge) [14:45] Why Mary wanted to open Horizon Hot Yoga [15:45] How Sally became a nutritionist and yoga instructor [16:53] The nutrition program at Horizon Hot Yoga [20:00] Massage therapy at Horizon Hot Yoga [21:12] Hot is their Bikram class and other class temperatures [20:20] Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep/meditation) class [24:00] Pricing, packages, and options (including options for kids) [26:10] Schedules LINKS & RESOURCES: Horizon Hot Yoga Website Horizon Hot Yoga on Lifestyle Frisco Horizon Hot Yoga on Facebook Horizon Hot Yoga on Yelp Horizon Hot Yoga on Instagram Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript Machine-Generated: Welcome to the Frisco podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellis. And today we’re gonna stretch out a little bit and we’re going to talk about yoga. We have Mary Von Ahnan, sorry about that. And Sally Scott from Horizon Hot Yoga in the room. Welcome to the show. Good to have you both here. Uh, my wife is a huge yoga fan. In fact, Sally, she was in your class this morning and I’ve done a little bit of yoga myself. I don’t do it as consistently as I should, but I’ve always enjoyed hot yoga. It’s hard, but it always feels good. Um, first of all, why don’t we start off talking just a little bit about Horizon and how that got started. When did you come to Frisco and what made you want to do the yoga studio? So we started our business in January of 2018 and my husband and I had been searching for something that we both enjoyed and could do together. I’ve practiced yoga since 2007 and Mike, maybe just a few years after that, started his yoga practice. And I think Frisco was such an attractive growing community and also just a community that embraces small business. Um, we really had a vision for our studio to be inclusive of anyone and we love it that we’re living that dream. Um, Sally, we’ll talk a little bit about her perspective on our community as well, but we do feel like we’re a place for, for anyone yoga should be for everyone. So we offer a number of different styles so that you can come and find your style. What really fits you? Um, our community ranges in age greatly. Um, race, body type. I mean we, we are inclusive, so, uh, that was really important to us to have a community that made everyone comfortable. Yeah. Yoga definitely is one of the those fitness slash wellness areas that seems to really foster community a lot. People kind of get into it, they get into it together and everybody’s there to learn and improve their practice and, and do well. So I’m glad to hear you guys are having success with that. Yes. Um, Sally, did you want to talk a little bit about the, the community itself at Horizon? What’s it like? What’s the experience? What is the community experience like for somebody that comes to Horizon and think of it as somebody coming for the first time, what would they expect It is like no other. And I can just say that it started with great owners who had this great vision, great vision for teachers who love their students. Um, and when you walk into the doors, you are greeted. You are more than likely hugged. We tend to be a little touchy, huggy, loving community. Um, but they just, I think the moment that they walk in, they, they feel it. They’re greeted, the teachers love their students and they keep coming back. In fact, they, they, they might stay a while each day. They might take several classes every day and they, they feel it and you become, you become friends. I became just like, you’re a new family. But that is truly the feeling that you get when you come to horizon. How long have you been teaching yoga there? Since we opened the doors from the beginning. Right out of the gate. Okay, good. Glad to hear it. Best decision ever. So, Mary, what are, what are some of the things beyond just the community aspect of it that you feel make Horizon yoga unique compared to other yoga studios? Sally touched on it. I do feel as if we, we pay hand picked our teachers. I’m very careful about hiring experienced teachers, um, that really understand their, their, the depth of their style. We offer multiple styles. I think I counted 10 plus. We have two rooms and so we, you know, and they’re each built out differently. So our, our hot 26 classes kind of, it’s the classic beat from yoga and it’s a very different room, a very different type of yoga than classic Vinyasa for example. So I D I do feel like having multiple styles where you can get different needs met in different classes. I mean, Wendy would tell you that, you know, she’s taken three or four different types at our studio. Um, normally you go to a studio and you get …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   President and GM of the Frisco RoughRiders, Andy Milovich, has been on the sports ride of a lifetime. From South Bend, Indiana to Frisco, Texas, he has stories to tell (including why a move to Frisco was a no-brainer for him and his family). In this episode of the Frisco Podcast, Andy gives us a look at some of the many events that happen at the ballpark in the offseason, as well as a behind the scenes of the RoughRiders’ effort to personalize your experience every time you visit. And BONUS — enjoy a look ahead at the 2020 season! SHOW NOTES: [00:47] From Indiana to Frisco, Texas [02:49] Setting records last season [03:45] Off-season events at Dr. Pepper Ballpark [07:40] Rangers Camp [08:45] The Future of Dirk’s Heroes Celebrity Softball Game [10:38] Movie Night at the Ballpark & Season Ticket Holder Events [11:55] Booze and Beers Festival [12:40] Winter Wonderland Event with Toys for Tots [18:14] The Biggest Attendance Day’s in RoughRiders History [18:38] The Closing of Rangers Ballpark and what the Building mean to the Sport [21:00] Looking ahead to the RoughRiders 2020 season [24:00] Using data to personalize your ballpark experience   LINKS & RESOURCES: Frisco RoughRiders Website Frisco RoughRiders on Lifestyle Frisco Frisco RoughRiders on Facebook Frisco RoughRiders on Twitter Frisco RoughRiders on Instagram Hustle & Pro Sports Podcast Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript Scott Ellis: Welcome to the Frisco podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellis. And today I am joined by somebody you know from hustle and pro Kelley walkers in the, in the studio with me today. Hey Kelly. Kelly Walker: Hi. SE: And our guest is Andy Milovich, the GM and President of the Frisco roughriders. Thank you for joining us today. Andy Milovich: Thank you for having me. Scott Ellis: It’s great to have you here. I want to let everybody know before we get going that before we started recording we kind of kicked this off by finding out that we’re both Indiana boys and big IU basketball fans. So if any of you out there are big IU basketball fans, please connect with us one way or another on social media. We need more of you around. Andy Milovich: Absolutely. Scott Ellis: So how did you make your way from Indiana to Frisco, Texas? Andy Milovich: Well, it was a long winding road through some, a lot of small towns and I guess, uh, like a lot of kids growing up. I had a dream of playing major league baseball and um, I was fortunate to have had an opportunity to play in college. Started. I, you finished at Valparaiso university and from there the, the opportunity to play professionally clearly wasn’t going to happen. Um, and so for me, the, the front office route was the way I wanted to go. And, um, the player development side is appealing is that was back in the early nineties. If you hadn’t had a career playing professionally, there really wasn’t much of a transition to get into the baseball operations side of it. So the front office and the minor league baseball side of it was a perfect fit and you know, had a chance to go to the minor league baseball winter meetings. And in Atlanta in 93, I had done three internships prior to that, hooked on with the team in Madison, Wisconsin, running food and beverage, uh, in a really, really challenging situation. A lot of fun but not a lot of success. And, um, I learned quite a bit after a year with that organization, I hooked up with, um, my former GM in South bend. He had put me in touch with the guys that were opening a new ballpark in Erie where they needed some staff and I joined them and spent 18 years with Palisades baseball open three different ballparks in Erie, then as the GM in Mahoning Valley in 1999 in Northeast Ohio and then in Charleston, West Virginia in Oh-five. And at the end of the 2012 season, again at the winter meetings, um, I was approached by Chuck Greenberg about an opportunity in Myrtle beach and, um, close friend of mine, best man in my wedding I had worked with for 15 years, had been considering that job, wasn’t a great fit from a timing standpoint with his family. And um, he put Chuck in touch with me and um, moved down to Myrtle beach, spent six years there before the opportunity here to, to move over with Chuck presented itself and we’ve been here since last July, so we’re really excited and having a lot of fun and learning the community and making ourselves at home. Scott Ellis: Well very good. We’re very excited and happy to have you here in Frisco. And I understand that we have a, maybe set some records this year at the dr pepper ballpark. Andy Milovich: Yeah, we had a great year. Um, you know, like every year we had some ups and downs, some challenges. It was my first full season here. And so learning the operation, learning the community, learning what worked and what didn’t. Um, you know, it’s always a pretty involved process. But, um, we hit our stride and, and felt really good about things. I think we had our second biggest attendance ever next to Dude Perfect night last year. And, uh, we had our biggest final weekend the team has ever had. So we feel really good about what we’ve been able to do in the last year. Uh, feel great about our role in the community and the strides that we’ve made and we’re looking forward to bigger and better things, uh, in the years to come. Scott Ellis: Well, the Roughriders have become, I think of them as an institution and Frisco been here for a long time. …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed     This podcast is sponsored by Kalypso Wellness Centers. If you or someone you know has depression, PTSD, fibromyalgia, or chronic pain this episode is a must listen. If other treatments don’t seem to be helping, this episode may have options that many, even in the medical community, are not be familiar with. With a success rate above 70%, Kalypso Wellness Centers is having great success treating those conditions with Ketamine. Listen in as I chat with Dr. Cannon Clifton about how Kalypso got started, how they’re helping patients and finding amazing success with their treatments. Depression does not have to be destiny.   SHOW NOTES: [00:55] Starting Kalypso Wellness Centers – Two Brothers in Medical School [04:55] Ketamine background, side effects, and mitigating side effects [07:37] Discussing the safety, connotations, and truth about Ketamine [09:26] The science behind Ketamine (in lay terms) [12:17] Treatment timelines, frequency, and how long treatments last [16:29] The success rate at Kalypso Wellness Centers [19:24] How to connect someone you know that needs help with Kalypso Wellness Centers [23:17] Getting Treatment In Frisco [27:15] Beyond Depression, other conditions that benefit from Ketamine treatment [31:00] How to connect with Kalypso Wellness Centers   LINKS & RESOURCES: Kalypso Wellness Centers Website Kalypso Wellness on Facebook Kalypso Wellness on Twitter Kalypso Wellness on LinkedIn 800-737-3820 Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript Scott Ellis:  Scott Ellis:  Welcome to the Frisco podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellis. And today we are here with Dr. Cannon Clifton from Kalypso wellness centers. Dr Clifton, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me out, Scott. Good to have you on board. So we’re here to talk about a subject that is near and dear to my heart. So one thing a lot of people don’t know about me is I have a degree in psychology and I worked in a clinical setting for a little while, eventually got out of that. But um, it’s still something that, that I think that experience gave me a different perspective on the topic we’re going to talk about today and that is depression and the treatment of depression. And so you have co founded something called the Kalypso wellness centers and you guys have a, I guess a unique approach to how you’re treating depression and some of the success that you’re having with that. So let’s start there. Tell us a little bit about your background and how you got into Kalypso and treating depression. Dr. Cannon Clifton: Definitely. Well, uh, I started off, uh, initially as a chemical engineer and actually worked for five years up at an oil refinery up in Minneapolis. Uh, it got to the point where somebody was gonna have to start making the gasoline, but it just wasn’t going to be me anymore. And at the time, my brother was in medical school and I started talking to him and, uh, I realized that why I really wanted to figure out how to get into medical school so I can still do science related stuff but maybe help more people. Uh, fast forward a bunch of years and went to medical school and ended up doing residency and got my, uh, a certification in anesthesiology and was practicing as a anesthesiologist in San Antonio for about eight or nine years. And about that time, my brother who also decided to specialize in anesthesia, he had moved to San Antonio as well. And we were in the same group. And we started looking to say, okay, what can we do? We keep getting the subset of patients that, that need more help, uh, whether it be chronic pain or depression or anxiety. In San Antonio where we practice, there’s a lot of veterans that have PTSD. And we started coming across as research of patients that would get low dose ketamine infusions that was having pretty remarkable results. And so then we started talking to some other pain physicians that are now our partners. And they said, yeah, we’ve heard about that, but we just don’t have time to kind of explore it more. And so my brother and I said, well, we’ll make time out of our anesthesiology schedule and let’s start seeing some of your patients. And so we saw 10 of their worst pain and depressed patients and remarkably nine out of 10 of those patients got way better. And we said, man, we might be onto something here to get a new type of treatment for these patients. And so then from there we said, well, let’s, let’s do all the research. Let’s see what’s going on. And one of the things we found was that unfortunately, the medicine itself, ketamine, while it’s highly effective for helping these, it also had a pretty bad side effect profile. Uh, the literature States that 40 to 60% of patients, you know, can’t tolerate getting infusions. And we found that for our first 10 patients, almost exactly half of ’em said, boy, that really helped me, but I don’t know if I want to do that again. Um, and medicine, there’s an old joke that if I come up with a cure for cancer, if it causes Alzheimer’s disease, not a very good cure. Right. Um, so that’s when we said, well, let’s go back to the drawing board. I mentioned I was a chemical engineer. We started looking at more of the organic chemistry literature. Uh, one of our partners, Dr. Mark Moran, he’s got a master’s in pharmacology. Um, my brother I mentioned, he’s always just been kind of a research nut. And so we started looking at all different types of things that we can say, what can we add in to help put the ketamine to make it either work better? And maybe more importantly have less side effects. And, um, you know, I’m sure we’ll talk …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   There’s so much going on around Frisco it’s hard to keep up with it all. So Lifestyle Frisco is bringing you “In Case You Missed It,” a quick rundown of some of the interesting stories and upcoming events this week. SHOW NOTES: Flying Cars: Uber Elevate is bringing flying taxis to Frisco Jason Terry: 6th Man of the Year with the Dallas Mavericks joins the Texas Legends Staff 5A High School Football: Lone Star is tops after week 3, but keep an eye on these other Frisco Schools too Hustle & Pro Interview with Greg Tepper Upcoming Events: [Article] Frisco Oktoberfest – Everything You Need To Know [Audio Podcast] Frisco Oktoberfest – Get the Inside Scoop [Vide0] Frisco Oktoberfest – Interview with keith Ashley and Kaylee Kelley Mariposa Masquerade Gold Party The Story of The Kids Shouldn’t Have Cancer Foundation Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript This transcript is machine-generated. Please forgive errors. Welcome to the Frisco podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellis and this week we’re going to try something a little bit different. We’re going to do a rundown of things that you might’ve missed or in case you missed it happening around Frisco and we’re going to pull from a bunch of different sources and learn a little bit about some things that are happening in Frisco that you may or may not have heard about yet, but we’ve got some interesting news updates so let’s go ahead and dig in. The first one I’ve got for you is the Uber elevate project that’s coming to Frisco. Now you’re probably familiar with the company Uber who will bring you a car. You just order it up on the app and somebody will come and take you wherever you want to go. Uber is working on a project called Uber elevate where it is shared aircraft for short distance travel, so Frisco is going to be one of the first test beds, the one of the first places where they’re going to try this out with test flight starting next year. That’s in 2020 and commercial availability. Hopefully in 2023 but what they’ve got going is a landing pad. It’s a hell a pad of sorts that will be anchored in Frisco station and you will be able to go down there, call up an Uber elevate, which looks like a small airplane, but it’s got a couple of rotors that rotate, um, on the wings for vertical takeoff and landing. And then obviously horizontal travel. And the route will be from Frisco to DFW airport and it will take nothing more than seven minutes. So for those of you that are traveling up and down the toll road or down one 21 to get to the airport, this is gonna be a really, really cool thing. It’s certainly an interesting answer to at least a part of the traffic problem we have going on here and a ton of cool factor and we’re very excited for first, not only to be a part of that, but at least at this point it looks like we’re going to be the first place they’re going to be testing it out. So definitely check out the link below to that. There’s some cool videos embedded in the article that we link to that’ll give you a sense of how that’s going to work and what that’s all gonna look like in Texas legends news. We’ve got something really exciting here. If you remember Jason Terry, if you’re a Mavs fan at all, you remember Jason Terry. Jason was six man of the year and was just a really beloved player on the Mavericks. Well he has been brought on board with the Texas legends as a part of the front office staff. So he’s going to be the assistant in general manager for the Texas legends starting this season. So we’re super excited to have Jason Terry on board. You know, a lot of great NBA players have been apart of the Texas legends, uh, after their NBA careers were over, done a lot of great things for the team. Uh, this was one I didn’t see coming, but I gotta tell you I’m super excited to see Jared, Jason Terry coming onboard. So Jason, welcome to Frisco. We love having you here. Now also on sports, if you haven’t been keeping with high school football, our own Lonestar is currently top of the five a rankings. As of the time of this. They’ve had I believe 119 points this year so far. They’re three games in, they are undefeated so they’re sitting at the top of the five a, they are definitely a team to keep an eye on this season. And if you caught an earlier episode with hustle and pro, you know that uh, there’s a couple other schools here in Frisco and the five [inaudible] that are also very worth keeping a super close eye on. And those would include Frisco Reedy who we know has been, uh, just a really excellent football program, especially for one that is so young and also Frisco high school. So go check out the latest episode of hustle and pro where Kelly talks to Greg Temper. He gives you a great rundown of high school football in Texas in general, but with some particular emphasis of course for us on Frisco football. So go check out that episode. And I will also link to a post that has the current rankings of the five eight teams. So you can check that out if you’re interested. And then last but not least, let’s talk, talk about a couple of upcoming events. It is going to be a big, big weekend and Frisco coming up. So on Saturday there are a number of, of events happening. Um, but the two that I want to …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   Melody of Hope is a non-profit that supports other nonprofits by providing musical entertainments for their events. Founded in 2013 by Charlie Wendell, Melody of Hope is a part of 50+ nonprofit events each year. In this episode of The Frisco Podcast, Charlie gives us the breakdown of what Melody of Hope does, how nonprofits can work with them, and how the organization is growing to support even more nonprofits in our community. Tune in to hear about the events they’ll support through the end of this year. And, learn how you can help by attending the one event they do every year to support themselves so they can continue supporting others, the Melody of Hope Christmas Gala in December. SHOW NOTES: [00:34] What is Melody of Hope. [03:27] Who are some of the non-profits Melody of Hope is working with this year? [04:36] How did Melody of Hope get started? [08:13] Is the Ark of The Covenant in Ethiopia? [09:14] 2019 Upcoming events for Melody of Hope. [13:00] The need in Frisco. [14:28] How nonprofits can work with Melody of Hope and how you can get involved. [18:10] What kinds of events does Melody of Hope help with? LINKS & RESOURCES: Melody of Hope Website Melody of Hope on Lifestyle Frisco Get Tickets to the Melody of Hope Christmas Gala (Black Tie) Camp Craig Allen Project Relo Frisco Fastpacs Frisco YMCA Boys and Girls Club Frisco Arts National Breast Cancer Foundation Tabitha’s Tea Party Suad Bejtovic Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript Scott Ellis: Welcome to The Frisco Podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellis. And today I am joined by Charlie Windell from Melody of Hope. Charlie, welcome to the show. Charlie: Hi, thank you so much for having me. Y’All are so great. Scott: Thrilled to have you here because we’re going to talk about a subject today that is near and dear to both of our hearts, music, but you’re taking what you’re doing with music and doing something really well beyond that and doing a lot of good with music. So I’m very excited to hear you tell myself and everybody listening. What is Melody of Hope and how did you get started? Charlie Wendell: Absolutely. Well, once again, thank you so much for having me. I feel honored to be on your podcast. I’m, you and Wendy are just incredible people and I’ve gotten to know you guys over the last two years and so I really appreciate it. Um, so in a nutshell, Melody of Hope, we are a music nonprofit that does benefit concerts and builds live music programs into nonprofit events. And so we partner with about 16 nonprofits a year. Um, in January. Our board votes on the nonprofits we partner with and we basically provide free of charge, live music programs and to all of their events. And so, um, you know, we’re doing the camp cro gala barbecue, we’re doing the Frisco arts walk in the fall, so there’s a ton of nonprofit events, um, that are already happening in the community. So we really want to come alongside of what they’re already doing and help in, you know, in any capacity that we can. Um, and the foundation of what we do though is based on the Gospel. And so we share the gospel at every event we do. That’s kind of the trade-off is, you know, we provide this free musical talent and production and then we get the stage for like a minute to share, you know, about the true hope that we believe in, which is found in Christ. So that’s the foundation of it. Yeah. Scott: Okay. Very good. So you would, would you consider yourselves a faith-based nonprofit? Charlie: So government wise we are, um, I think our code is an x, which is a religious, but, um, you know, our mission is based on the Lord, but you know, we don’t just do Christian events. A lot of nonprofits that we’re helping, they don’t have a faith-based mission. Right. And so we really try to be in the community and do other nonprofit events, not just faith-based. Scott: Well, you’re out there doing good and that’s what’s, that’s kind of the core of it. All right, cool. Thank you. [inaudible] is the, is is the model, if I’m a nonprofit and I’m having an event, usually having some kind of, or options are usually often having some kind of entertainment is a part of that. Sure. So is that what you guys are doing is to come in and help offset the cost that would normally be associated with having that entertainment there, that musical entertainment? Charlie: Sure. And honestly, what we found is a lot of these nonprofit events, they didn’t have a music component to them. Um, you know, I think the best example I have is the Camp Curl Camp Craig Allen Barbecue. It’s a massive event and they had never had a musical component. And so we came in and basically built a music fest onto it. But it’s, it was interesting because not a lot of nonprofit events have the music component. They never thought about it, you know, it’s just their mission is not centered around music and so it’s just something that they had never thought about. But Scott: I would imagine that serves as a good driver to get more people out and keep them there longer and taking part in, in the event. For sure. Charlie: Yeah. We’ve, um, we hope to be just another outlet and a revenue stream for their event. And so like I had mentioned, we do everything free of free of charge and so we’ll help market the event, we’ll help market. The artists will help, you know, provide volunteers. We’re lucky to have about 25 committee members and board members …

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   An authentic German Oktoberfest is coming to Frisco on September 28, 2019! If you’re thinking about going you must listen to this episode to get the inside scoop from SBG Hospitality organizer Kaylee Kelley and Presenting Sponsor Nine Band Brewing Co. founder Keith Ashley. You’ll get all of the details as well as some inside tips on getting the most out of the event. SHOW NOTES: [01:38] What will the Frisco Oktoberfest experience be like? [03:40] Presenting Sponsors Nine Band Brewing Co. [04:36] What beers will be on tap for Oktoberfest? [04:55] Tapping the keg to kick off Oktoberfest. [06:11] Visiting the Nine Band Brewing Co. brewery [07:02] When is Frisco Oktoberfest? [07:20] Featured performers. [09:07] How much is Frisco Octoberfest and how to get tickets. [11:09] Oktoberfest competitions. [13:12] Where to get Nine Band Brewing Co. beer. [13:45] Chris Kyle Frog Veterans Foundation. [17:00] Family-friendly activities. LINKS & RESOURCES: Frisco Oktoberfest Website Get Tickets to Frisco Oktoberfest Full Post on Frisco Oktoberfest LIFESTYLE PROFILES video interview – Frisco Oktoberfest Nine Band Brewing Co. SBG Hospitality Traditional German Dress: Buy lederhosen on Amazon Buy dirndl on Amazon Frisco FastPacs Chris Kyle Frog Foundation Connect with Lifestyle Frisco on:  YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Transcript Scott Ellis: Welcome to the Frisco Podcast. I’m your host, Scott Ellis. And today we are here with Kaylee from SBG Hospitality and Keith from Nine Band Brewing. And we’re going to talk about one of, one of my favorite topics, beer, or more specifically, Oktoberfest. Frisco’s having its first October fest and SBG is putting that on. So thank you guys for joining me today. Keith Ashley: Well I’m happy to be here and I’m glad we were able to be invited. Scott: Yeah, good to have you here. Kaylee Kelly: Absolutely. We’re glad to share what’s to come at Frisco Oktoberfest with everyone in Frisco. So I’m gonna start off by saying that Oktoberfest is an idea, it’s something, I’ve been to the Oktoberfest in Munich before and it was so much fun. I’ve wanted to see one come to Frisco for a long time. We thought about doing one at lifestyle Frisco. But as you know, events of that scale are a huge undertaking and it takes a lot of work to pull something like that off. So we just, we never did it. And we’re really glad that you guys are doing it. Cause you did a fantastic job with the wine festival last year or so. Or was it the spring I should say? Kaylee: Yes, it was the spring. And you’re definitely right about festivals like this with the attendance rates. They are massive and a lot of work goes into it. But we are so excited to do it all and to bring this style of event to Frisco, especially with all the expectations being so high of knowing what a general Oktoberfest is. Um, we’re definitely excited to bring a whole authentic German experience to Frisco. Scott: So you already started down the road of my first question and that is what is the experience going to be like? Because I’ve Bend Oktoberfest in Munich, which is kind of like the granddaddy, but I’ve been to other Oktoberfest here around the country and they’re all a little bit different and sometimes they’re not quite like the, um, what I would consider the authentic or original German Oktoberfest. So how were you guys kinda queuing up the experience for what’s going to happen in Frisco? Kaylee:  So something that is great that we think is not only are we bringing in authentic German experience, but we’re also involving a lot of the local restaurants and vendors as well just to kind of bring fresco together as a whole. But as long as far as the Oktoberfest experience goes, there will be live German music and dancers as well as some entertainment such as some stilt walkers. So you’ll definitely have plenty to be entertained by. We’ll also have some delicious German cuisine so you can expect lots of a Broadway or sinned, sauerkraut and things of that sort. Um, and then aside from that we’ll have, we’ll have costumes. Everyone is recommended to come out in their best German attire as well as our entertainment. We’ll be all decked out in German attire. And then as far as for the local Frisco, we’ll have a ton of local restaurants. They’re serving up food as well. And then local vendors probably have over a hundred of them out on display for lots of shopping. Scott: Okay, wonderful. And so are we gonna have the beer tents or is the getting your beer experience going to be a little different than that? Kaylee: Well, it wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without the beer tents. Scott: Ok, Good News. Kaylee: So we will definitely have beer tins filled with a Nine Band Brewing beer. They’re breaking out some special edition beers for the October fest. So we’re really excited about that. And um, absolutely with a beer pass that you can buy on Frisco octoberfest.com it does come with a vintage Bier stein, it’ll be 16 ounces and that’s what our attendees will use to drink beer out of for the entire Oktoberfest. Scott: Wow. Wonderful. That sounds like fun. I’m already getting excited. And so we’re going to talk to Keith now a little bit. You are with nine band brewing and you guys are the presenting sponsor for this first October fest in Fresco. Tell us a little bit about what we can expect, um, in the beer treatment. Keith: Well, we are a very thankful that we were chosen to be the, uh, presenting, uh, beer sponsor. Um, we’re very excited. Uh, we, uh, we have a specialty beer that, uh, outside of our Oktoberfest beer of course, but, uh, we have a specialty beer that will not be tapped …