Unfiltered. He warned me. This sweet guy isn't afraid to speak his mind, speak the truth and raise a little hell once in a while. Please excuse the MIC sounds, we did our best with the remote location. 

 Listen as this proud Villa Grove born-and-raised seasonal farmer, horseman and new business owner talks about his family farm, "Team Block," assisting horses when they give birth, living and loving a country lifestyle, starting his own arborist business, working for Champaign County, avoiding the city life and spontaneous and unfortunate bull riding. Connor is a hoot. He takes us on a wild ride. 

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I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

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Authentic, sweet, vulnerable and warm. She is everything you'd want in a teacher, her first vocation. She is everything you'd want in a realtor, her career now. 

 Listen as this townie talks about switching careers, her ultimate purpose of helping people, building the life that you want, low level anxiety and spells of sadness turning into debilitating anxiety and depression, admitting you need help out loud, being uncomfortable with something new, pulling back instead of quitting, adding tools in your toolbox, the fear of letting people down, failing and having anxiety about having anxiety. Finally, Bridgett gets back to work on "having a BIG life."

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I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

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Because of sound quality and the irreplaceable connection that comes with face-to-face interviews, I avoid Zoom and phone interviews at all costs. However, if something or someone’s message trumps those variables, I make an exception. That’s the case for Patrick Stokes and his son, Seán. 

 Listen to a recall of May 17, 2024 when Patrick got a call no parent ever wants to get. His son, Seán, had been in an accident and was at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Patrick and his wife made the drive to rescue their son, not knowing any details of what had happened or how he was. In fact, for hours they wouldn’t be able to see him or know anything about his current state. The couple only knew he was in exploratory surgery. This surgery will be the first of many as they piece, secure and bring Seán back to the teenager he once was: athletic, intelligent, entrepreneurial and passionate about mechanics. If you are interested in learning more, Patrick downloads Seán’s day here: facebook.com/patrick.stokes.1485
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 Please, please subscribe (so you know when new episodes drop) and share! Find at linktr.ee/hyperlocals_cu or wherever you find podcasts.

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

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I met SoeYun during the 2024 That's What She Said (TWSS) rehearsals. She was well spoken and full of good advice and thoughtful observations. Then came the humor. Her storytelling was second-to-none, sandwiched with takeaways and pearls of wisdom.

 Listen as this now midwesterner explains how she went from Seoul, Korea to the tiny town of Tolono! She retells what is was like for her family to immerse themselves into a majority white community, her "kicking a**" dad doing martial arts in the local park, being a certified acupuncturist in the Eastern Medicine modality as well as a hospice nurse within the conventional Western Medicine system, Florida living and finding love in an unexpected person in an unexpected place. SoeYun makes us all laugh, but her partner is her favorite audience member.  Watch SoeYun's TWSS performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5UrzdV6P_I
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Please, please subscribe (so you know when new episodes drop) and share! Find at linktr.ee/hyperlocals_cu or wherever you find podcasts.

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

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I met Emily D. when I was an eager mom who has since peaked at parenthood. Sign up for all the things. Take all the notes. Fill up the calendar. She was president of our pre-k board and patient with my onslaught of questions. At this time, Emily was laid up and recovering from one of MANY surgeries to repair and reconstruct the bones that keep failing her. 

 Listen as this Florida native, 4th generation in fact, talks about what brought her to the Midwest, her Certified Public Accountant background, her now passion and successful photography business, the risky moves she made to get to her new storefront in Mahomet, her one-and-done birth with crippling post partum, the multiple surgeries she has endured in the fight for comfort and mobility and finally the choice to move her family for a chunk of the year to the island of St. Johns. Work hard, play hard and hire the right team for support—keeps the Emily in Pixels by Emily innovating in photography like no other.

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

Also, search and follow hyperlocalscu on all social media. If I forgot anything or you need me, visit my website at HyperLocalsCU.com. Byee.

What a pleasure it was to sit across from a professional in communications. I had a lot more in common than I expected with this old soul, wise-beyond-her-years, grounded girl. 

 Listen as this Champaign native talks purity before marriage, leaving the popular ciLiving local lifestyle show, maintaining uncompromisable roots while being flexible enough to travel for her husband's professional baseball career,  making your mess your message with her book "It's OK, Finding Peace in Unexpected Places," having a career in a business where appearance matters, dwelling on the social outskirts and reaching the goal of running a marathon and writing a book before entering holy matrimony. Her parents raised a good one with Grace. I can't wait for her next chapter. 

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

Also, search and follow hyperlocalscu on all social media. If I forgot anything or you need me, visit my website at HyperLocalsCU.com. Byee.

Big personality. Red hair. Red lip. Huge heart. Her life ballooned beyond blue collar expectations into a higher education in performance. A built-in family and a special needs child lead her to a life of nurturing, advocating and creating a new normal.

 Listen to this Pontiac, Illinois transplant talk operatic music, singing as a learned skill, big age gap in sibling dynamics, her stage partner becoming her life partner, marrying an older man with two little ones, struggling to get pregnant and finally giving birth to her son.  Nicole refers to her family as the "1 percent family." If it could happen, it did. Enter Maxwell, the love of her life and the focus of her day-to-day. Stay tuned for the end of the podcast for future predictions.

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

Also, search and follow hyperlocalscu on all social media. If I forgot anything or you need me, visit my website at HyperLocalsCU.com. Byee.

Electric. Energetic. Magnetic. He doesn't even drink caffeine anymore. He is high on life. Brett feeds off people, hard work, momentum and passion. New to his schedule and routine, is the hard-to-achieve concept of BALANCE. This is the only podcast I didn't have to edit and the only podcast guest that brought a professional videographer/photographer with them!

 Listen to this Champaign townie, Centennial graduate, and success, in every sense of the word, share his story. The loss of his mom changed the course of his life. Losing the person that provided unconditional love, warmth and affection was a loss of such magnitude that his entire life was forever altered. For the next decade, Brett would build wealth, clout and business experience with a foundation of unlawful practices and an unsustainable lifestyle. Addiction would follow. Recovery would come. A business would be created and rebuilt to unimaginable heights. Throughout it all, Brett would use his love of people, his dynamic personality and innate business sense to become the vibe setter that his friends and employees have come to love and appreciate.
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Please, please subscribe (so you know when new episodes drop) and share! Find at linktr.ee/hyperlocals_cu or wherever you find podcasts.

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

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A farming family gave Nicole the foundation for a degree in agriculture, a husband in agriculture and a first job in agriculture. Two kids later, Nicole has traded in corn and soybeans for color analysis. This home-run business has kept her calendar full beyond her wildest expectations.
 
 Listen to this Ursa native, a town of 600 people, talk small town feelings at a big college like the University of Illinois, roommates and sorority recruitment, going from no fun to too much fun, cold calls to sell seed, golf cart dates and finally the resurrected world of color analysis. In the 80s my mom "had her colors done." Now, decades later, this process of draping women and men in various colors to determine what family of colors brings out the best in their features, is in FULL force. This UK company is leaving Nicole with a schedule full of bookings and the luxury of having to turn some appointments down. What's your season!? 

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

Also, search and follow hyperlocalscu on all social media. If I forgot anything or you need me, visit my website at HyperLocalsCU.com. Byee.

My husband, Andrew Harrington, and I podcast from our Boston hotel room. Our third guest, the hotel housekeeper, makes multiple off-MIC cameos. We are in Massachusetts in an effort to follow the Illini Basketball Team through March Madness. This obsession (of Andrews) leads to an achilleas injury from overuse of the gas pedal during these 14-hour up and back drives.

 Listen as we discuss if the injury effect Andrew's marathon training? How did he fare in his past marathons?  How did hernia surgery go and was Andrew a good nurse? The beginning of this "Tales From Two Townies" starts out rough with a placating apology from my caretaker. Lastly, Andrew the vigilante strikes again when calling the police on a naked man walking around Savoy. And. Another. Basement. Flood. 

I am adding video podcasting to my repertoire of mediums. During this transition, I have banked a batch of episodes in the new studio. The infrastructure and powers that be aren't quite ready. If you want to listen to the audio version as normal, NOTHING will change for you. However, if you want to WATCH the full-length podcast, that option will now be available. In the meantime, stay with me and listen to these still relevant recordings of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast.

Thank you so much for listening! However your podcast host of choice allows, please positively: rate, review, comment and give all the stars! Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, share and ring that notification bell so you know when the next episode drops!

Also, search and follow hyperlocalscu on all social media. If I forgot anything or you need me, visit my website at HyperLocalsCU.com. Byee.