Ethan Summers is a natural born entrepreneur who runs multiple companies in Nashville TN. With a background in insurance sales and steady office work, he left the 9-5 behind in pursuit of something bigger. We discuss the many challenges he faces on the day to day, running a small business by himself in an economic boomtown.

Ryan Schemmel is the co working movement. Founding member of Fort Houston collaborative workspace in Nashville TN, Ryan continues to pave the way as an industry leader in the maker space. Sacrificing his personal lifestyle for the benefit of the community for the better part of a decade, he has seen his fare share of the big problems small businesses face on a daily basis. Take a brief peak inside the mind of a market innovator changing the way we look at business and space usage.

In this episode featuring hosts Jeff Estes and Patrick Ryan, we discuss the downsides of running small business and focus on a series of defeats that had compounding side effects as the week went on. Through shared examples of recent events we showcase how we choose to deal with and learn from mistakes, obstacles and "defeat".

In this episode, we discuss getting our butts kicked in the shop, mostly our ego. Work flow is a powerful state of being but can be hard to track and maintain. Hopefully this can shed some light for our listeners.

In this episode I do a brief reading from my business journal on my insecurities and how they negatively effect my company and personal life if I let them. In it, the leading message is to re-direct the energy and resources away from judgement and jealousy into something powerful and positive for those around you: clients, colleagues, friends and family.

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In this episode P-Ratt and Jeff swap stories about their past experiences with a career in Rock and Roll. Things definitely escalate quickly.

In this Episode we are lucky enough to sit down and talk with the writer of our theme song, Gavon Long. He is a 16 year old high school student who has recently started his pursuit of a career in the music industry. His positive energy and loving outlook on life is clearly evident in his conversation and writing.

In this episode I briefly discuss how the tariffs on raw materials are effecting our company and what it means for other makers in the market right now. The over riding theme: Stay calm, keep working.

In this Episode, Patrick Ryan and I discuss our top three sources of growing pains as seen from both employer and employee. We share some real life scenarios and give (potential) advice on how to mitigate the negative outcomes.

In this episode Jeff and Patrick discuss the complexities of creating an authentic brand, message or product in a world where almost everything has been done at least once.