We conclude our conversation with T Mychael Rambo Regional Emmy Award winning performer, educator, and public speaker.Today we look at what happens when you fall flat on your face and how to get back up, dust yourself off, and try again. We also talk about how being grounded in who you are and clear about what you need can be the highest form of resiliency.

We conclude our conversation with Jackson Schwartz, co-founder and creative director of Hennepin Made and Parallel Café. Today we discuss what drove him to expand the companies’ impact and why he wanted to build a more visible space to grow community.

Along the way we’ll talk about reinvention, the ability of craft to connect, and what Jackson sees as the thread that holds it all together.

We continue our conversation with Kathryn Sterner, owner of Winsome Goods. Today we take a closer look at how the value of sustainability helps her to navigate life as an entrepreneur, where burnout is real, and fear and anxiety can be a daily challenge.

We’ll also chat about shifting unhealthy narratives; setting boundaries around social media, and figuring out how to do the best we can with the pieces we’re given.

We continue our conversation with T Mychael Rambo, Regional Emmy Award winning performer, educator, and public speaker.

Today we’ll chat about how T Mychael dealt with fear during his the leap to becoming a fulltime actor and performer, despite having no formal training. Along the way we’ll talk about choosing to learn through listening, making integrity your calling card and how a simple gesture can validate your presence in a space when you’re feeling overwhelmed.

We continue our conversation Jackson Schwartz, co-founder and creative director of Hennepin Made and Parallel Café.

Today we’ll discuss how his drive has helped to expand the scope, footprint, and impact of his business. Along the way we chat about letting go in order for things to grow, creating a framework for others to lead, and how the desire to move things forward sometimes gets in the way of appreciating what’s happening right in front of us.

We begin our conversation with Kathryn Sterner, owner of Winsome Goods.

Today we talk about what drove her to take the leap to start her own sustainable clothing design studio. Along the way we’ll discuss aligning your contribution to the world with your own values, flying by the seat of your pants, and how sometimes we need to jump out of the pot we’re in to gain perspective on what needs to change.

We begin our conversation with T Mychael Rambo, Regional Emmy award winning performer, educator, and public speaker.

Today we’ll talk about his journey to reinvent himself and how sobriety helped him to stop, reassess, and start him down an unexpected path. We’ll also talk about the work it takes to change lanes, the importance of showing up, and the payoff of taking the risk and saying ‘I can do that’.

We begin our conversation with Jackson Schwartz, co-founder and creative director of Hennepin Made and Parallel Café.

Today we look closely at risk and break it down to its brass tacks.  Jackson shares the strategy behind some of his early career risks, and we discuss the process he takes for dreaming up and sketching out future leaps for his company.  We’ll also talk about spinning plates, how hesitation affects confidence, and how to learn from mistakes along the way.

Today we preview the second part of Season 2.
For this part of the season I wanted to stay close to the larger theme of resiliency, and wondered what we could learn when you look at it through the lens of risk. I was curious about how these two principals related to one another and how this relationship can play out in the lives of entrepreneurs.
Our guest will include:
Jackson Schwartz, T Mychael Rambo, and Kathryn Sterner.

We conclude our conversation with Ryan Garza founder and creative director of NONPOD.

Today we focus on the now, now… How can we stay grounded in the present moment when the future seems unclear? Together we’ll discuss the illusion of control, autopilot decision making, connecting to the infinite, and my favorite movie of all time Spaceballs!!!