The Pritchett Brothers Studio was thrilled to invite this final guest of the season and landed an interview with him.  Just like many of the other final recordings, we were honored when a well liked person, who also happens to have incredible connections to pop culture and National TV exposure, shared his story of success, transformation, and personal growth with us.

Patrick Kelly, originally from Indiana, initially pursued pre-med and biology before transitioning to folklore, anthropology, psychology, and ultimately focusing on martial arts and human development after graduating from IU. He moved from biological research to martial arts, where he found a rewarding career in human movement storytelling.

Starting in 2008/2009, Patrick began his stunt work, involving stage combat and martial arts performances for TV and film, including the series Vikings. He emphasized the importance of subverting expectations, creating emotional moments, and ensuring the narrative takes center stage in stunts. His Filipino martial arts background influenced his approach to storytelling, focusing on intent and result.

Patrick advocates for discipline, dependability, and maintaining personal connections to foster growth. He goes by the motto "train and fight smarter, not harder" and enjoys hobbies like cycling and walking his dogs to avoid burnout and maintain balance. Kelly believes in being a reliable team player, continually improving, and seizing opportunities through preparedness and risk.

Try to catch Patrick on the next Vikings season, where you might find him lying in dirt in fake blood surrounded by horse manure as part of his sensible storytelling experience in Ireland.

 

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For our November episode of Mind Yo Business, we invited the 80s hair expert and Bedford native, Joy Dorsey, into the Pritchett Brothers studio for a great conversation!

After graduating from Bloomington North, and earning a degree in secretarial arts from Ivy T ech,

Joy began her career journey at Ponderosa (anyone remember that place??).

She shares how her experience working in a restaurant, combined with her 9 years spent working in collections for Unity Physician Group, gave her the skills needed to respond to customers of all types of temperaments.

Joy gives great advice to people who have to respond to angry customers – let them get everything off their chest before you respond with compassion.

We hear about how getting laid off from Unity was a positive, how she met her husband through Meineke, and the joys of being a grandma.

This conversation travels from rating the Australian Olympic breakdancer to discussing the potential of conquering her fear of water and learning how to swim with her grandson.

This is just a great conversation between two friends about the things of life!

Give it a listen.

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Andrew was ecstatic to have this firecracker of a guest in the Pritchett Brothers studio for this episode of Mind Yo Business – Natalie Holden.

Born in Evansville and raised in Bloomington, Natalie grew up in a “red-headed raucous” of a family! Her words.

 

Growing up, she was surrounded by work ethic. With a stay-at-home mom who managed a home and an entrepreneurial dad who, quite literally, taught the kids how to network during family vacations – it’s no wonder Natalie turned into the woman she is today!

The conversation travels from post-high school husband hunting, to selling Mary Kay in Idaho and navigates to her journey to health through running! Natalie tells her story and weaves in lessons she has learned over the years about meeting people, understanding what people need, reaching your goals through determination, and how to overcome struggles you inevitably face. 

She gives her younger self some advice that all overthinkers need to hear – “simmerdown”

We wrap up the episode hearing how Natalie got to the position she holds today in hospice care.

Natalie has so much experience and wisdom to share and this conversation is filled with golden nuggets you don’t want to miss!

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The Pritchett Brothers Studio was excited to have a terrific co-owner of Morgenstern Books, Jenna Bowman, joining us for the September interview.  Jenna's background started with a love for books at a young age when a local library allowed her to escape from the craziness of her home life.  From there, she expanded her love for literature and music by working at a record store before managing a large Barnes and Nobles location.  Years of management structures left her feeling exhausted and when COVID-19 hit, she was challenged with balancing keeping a store alive with personal happiness.     This episode is filled with so much heart, truth, and direct speak to the world of books, any avid readers shouldn't miss it.  From talking about what "banned books" means and does for the communities, to understanding what 1st Amendment Rights mean to writers and protestors of books, to leveraging analytics to determine if an author is actually worth shelf space, this episode covers a lot of interesting topics.     With humorous concerns about whether she's being interviewed by the correct "Lambert" to a spirited explanation of why she's more invested in starting a book festival, Jenna Bowman shares insight and advice that will positively impact any business owner.  Don't miss the ending when a wonderful sub for the podcast master helps to finish the episode!      

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The Pritchett Brothers' Studio was thrilled to welcome the award-winning faculty member Ron Osgood for the August episode.  Ron - or as the Podcast Master knew him "Professor Osgood" - helped to set the stage for a few milestones on the show.  Ron is the second father-son duo to be interviewed but the first to be on the same season.  Ron is the second Telecommunication and Media faculty member to join the program since Robert Affe in Season 2 and Ron has been such a positive influence in media education that he has taught our fearless producer, Wes Lasher and Kate Miller, our guest from Season 3.   This episode allows Ron to use his amazing storytelling skills to set the stage for his life, including the process of learning about being adopted and whether he can connect with biological parents, his time getting drafted and serving in Vietnam during the War, both learning and self-teaching technology from every generation, starting back in the 60's, to how he ended up with several Emmy Awards for amazing work on multiple documentaries, one of which tells the story of families impacted by the Vietnam War on both sides of the fight.   With grace and humbleness, Ron weaves his life story effortlessly sharing the drama and humor of his days hitchhiking, serving in the Navy, starting a family, teaching students while at sea, and so many other wonderful moments that you'll want to hear more.  Whether needing to redact his son's incorrect information or sharing concerns on whether Witcher could have an interesting story to document, this is an episode that you won't want to end.

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The July episode of Mind Yo’ Business is not one you want to miss! Your Podcast Master, Andrew Lambert, can barely contain his excitement for this conversation. A Bloomingtonian since 1982, this month’s guest has an abundance of life experience and sound advice to share.

Randy Bush is a Hoosier through and through. He grew up with two older siblings in Indianapolis during the 60s and 70s, in the days when walking to school every day was required because the school bus route didn’t include his neighborhood. Randy is a die-hard Pacers fan, a self-proclaimed geek, and a total mama’s boy. He shares that he was known by his friends then, and some friends still today, as “no fun Randy” for being a mama’s boy in every situation.

After graduating from Arsenal Technical High School, Bloomington captured Randy’s attention when he came to Indiana University for college to study communications and captured his heart when he met his wife while working as a shoe salesman. After working for years as an auto salesman, he left to work as a mortgage loan originator to allow time to truly be there for his children.

Living by mottos such as, “Do what you love and good things will come” and “The world doesn’t stop when tragedy comes” (accompanied by a “just do it” mentality) have brought him to his career now. Having lost both parents very young, Randy has taken that tragedy and now works with families experiencing loss as a Family Counselor with Everstory. He shares stories about end-of-life celebrations, Hinkle’s Hamburgers, and Andrew shares his end-of-life plans to see if they would fly. Don’t miss out on this great conversation!

 

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For our June episode of Mind Yo Business, your podcast master hosted Karan Rastall, all A’s, in the Pritchett Brothers studio. We started this episode the Midwestern way by talking about the heat, sharing a dad joke, and then a great conversation began!

Karan shares about being born into an Army family abroad (though the location is never revealed) and growing up in New Castle, IN as one of four children. She talks about how uninclined she was towards sports and how she sought an escape from small-town life. After a roller coaster ride to a bachelor's in Elementary Education, Karan shares how she ended up working full-time at a bank.

We talk about the good times at IU: Preacher Dan on the corner and students in the green; sound advice for those still in college; why Karan never stepped foot in a classroom after completing student teaching; and so much more! This episode wraps up with a conversation about how Karan ended up where she is now – working at Ruoff Mortgage as a Senior Loan Officer.

If you have ever ended up somewhere you never imagined for your career, have a love for sarcasm, or are interested in the loan/banking world...this is the episode for you! Find out if Lambert the Witcher can get a loan using swords as currency, or if he will remain a nomad forever.

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For our May episode of Mind Yo Business, your podcast master invited Johnny Goode into the Pritchett Brothers studio for a very intriguing conversation   As the current CEO of MSP Manufacturing, and a podcast aficionado (this is his 3rd or 4th podcast now), Andrew was excited to dive into this episode with Johnny!    Born in La Verne, CA, Johnny made his way over to Indiana when his father moved the family to the Midwest for business.   After completing elementary and middle school here, the family returned to California where Johnny completed high school.   He shares how experiences studying abroad and participating in the naval program helped prepare him for the next phase of his life!    After coming back to Indiana to attend IU for Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation, Johnny began his stint with IU PD. He shares some stories about working on the force and his experience working for SWAT! The conversation takes a left turn into sports before Andrew pries some great insight from his guest.   If you are interested in California, police and SWAT, entrepreneurship, business ownership, motocross, hockey, or understanding the incoming workforce, this is the episode for you! Johnny has so much to share in this conversation that all business owners should hear.      

 

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In this episode of Mind Yo’ Business, we brought on a long-time friend and fellow small business owner to share how he got to where he is today. Matt Schulz is an attorney in Monroe County and is co-owner of Schulz Reagan, LLC

Matt was born and raised in Bedford, Indiana. After graduating high school, he attended Indiana University to double major in Criminal Justice and Political Science. Matt was prompted to join the army after the atrocities of 9/11 and utilized the G.I. Bill to attend Maurer School of Law after his honorable discharge in 2006. He shares with us his very first case fresh out of law school, his learning experiences serving as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, and the struggle to balance opening a small business and family. 

Andrew and Matt also have a conversation about Matt’s political campaign, the risks of opening your own practice, the importance of building a solid team and building relationships in the community, and more about running a small business. This conversation holds so much valuable information for anyone operating a small business, or anyone interested in taking that risk!

Will Wes be able to keep Andrew from putting his foot in his mouth or will we be hiring Matt shortly after this episode? Listen to this month’s episode to find out!

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For the March episode of Mind Yo Business, we invited another wonderful friend into the Pritchett Brothers studio for a great discussion! Andrew and our guest, Matt Osgood, start off the podcast as any March podcast should – a conversation about college basketball. From there, Matt and Andrew go all in!

 

Matt Osgood was born in Wisconsin, spent much of his younger years in Iowa, and his family finally ended up in Bloomington. Matt talks about why he stayed in Bloomington, family matters, and how his 20-year career at the YMCA began! And, once we got Matt on the topic of the YMCA, we heard why he has stayed with the nonprofit for so long.

 

As the Director of Development, Matt works directly with community members and donors to keep the incredible programs offered at the Y both available and affordable. He shares more about the mission of the YMCA, how a nonprofit organization runs, and some of the programs they offer to members of the community! This episode will leave you excited for March Madness, eager to visit a YMCA, and excited to contribute to nonprofits in your community!

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