I sat down with Dan McIntyre of Western Massachusetts hardcore band, Revenge and now a striking coach for pro MMA fighters. I learned a lot about Dan's journey from a difficult childhood and horrible trauma to a positive lifestyle and success in many ways. Thanks to Dan for really opening up. I think people who are struggling with similar pasts really need to hear this stuff. If that's you, please realize you can overcome whatever it is you're going through. Its not easy. It takes work. But you can win the fight.

No official (La)Chance Encounters this week. This is the story of my visit to Lithonia, GA to purchase a van from ebay and the first time, as a straight white male that I was every in the minority.

So many people tell me they've tried "everything" and they've done it "a lot" and nothing's working. If that's REALLY true fine, quit! its probably not though. Try and be REALLY honest with your self. As a real estate agent you are your own marketing department. If you worked in marketing you'd work on marketing for 8 hours a day EVERY DAY. Think about that and then ask yourself if you've REALLY done enough to drive a year's salary worth of business to yourself. If you haven't spent 20 hours a week for a year trying to find leads and create business for yourself, you still have no idea if this career will work for you. GET TO WORK.

Fallon shows Alex that he might actually know a thing or two about art and we hear all about what goes into curating a gallery or a museum. We talk about the importance of art in society and hear all about the the biannual Concord Sound and Color festival, that I really loved and was surprised to find out Fallon was involved.

https://www.pillargalleryprojects.com/ 
https://www.fallonrae.com
https://concordsoundandcolor.com/ 

@byfallonrae on IG
@pillar_galleryprojects on IG
@concordsoundandcolor on IG

Dante shares the ins and outs of running a pop up restaurant, he shares some great insight on being an empathetic boss, he announces that Deadproof will have a brick and mortar location soon and we talk A LOT about the things we love pigging out on.

Follow @deadproofpizzaco on Instagram 

https://www.deadproofpizza.com for the menu, locations and ordering.

Jason Bonilla is a current Manchester, NH bilingual school board member, a son of an immigrant and incredibly thoughtful and caring man. He's now running for Ward 5 Alderman in Manchester. Too many local politicans lurk in the shadows and rely on their name recognition as an incumbent to carry them to victory in elections. Jason is out there showing who he is and trying to help the community. 

Follow his journey on Instagram: @bonilla4mht and learn more about him at www.bonilla4mht.com

Tom is currently a 9-2 pro MMA featherweight and about to embark on a new journey with PFL against Matt Turnbull(9-6) on August 1st, live on ESPN+. We talk about the realities of trying to make it as a pro fighter, the evolution of the sport and I make a bunch of 20-30 year references the whole time.

Follow @tompags on instagram and slide into his DMs to get a private lesson and learn how to fight!

The BEST and most BEAUTIFUL guest I've ever and will ever have, Erin LaChance talks about her journey as a beauty professional that led her to being a business owner and the best permanent make-up artist(I'm biased, sue me) in the Granite State. Check her out at www.browsbyerin.com and www.ornatebeautystudio.com.

Ornate does permanent make-up(lips and brows), esthetician services such as lash extensions and waxing, permanent jewelry and so much more. 

They are soon to be located at Queen City Center, 215 Canal St, Manchester, NH. 

Follow @browsbyerin_ and @ornatebeautystudio on Instagram to see examples of Erin and her team's fantastic work.

On this episode Keith and Alex talk about their love of legendary Manchester, NH hardcore band, Word for Word and the memories associated with the band. The reunion is September 12th 2025 at The Shaskeen in Manchester, NH. Go to @manchesterhardcoreshows on Instagram for more info.

Christian is an ambitious young man making great strides in media, entrepreneurship and even as a touring performer. I hear a lot of people in my parent's generation saying "the kids don't want to work anymore", but DJ REKLSS is doing everything in his power to buck that notion.