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Naperville Real Talk w/ Chris Grano
By Chris GranoSociety & Culture
Naperville Real Talk w/ Chris Grano episodes
- Lucy Westlake | Youngest American Woman to Climb Mount Everest
Video Link: https://youtu.be/gzHrsjsLQJc
Lucy Westlake is the Youngest American Woman to climb Mount Everest and you HAVE to hear her story! Lucy developed her love for climbing and mountaineering at Age 7, and it has taken her all across the globe. The perspective on life she has as an 18 year old from Naperville, IL is far beyond her years. Listen to Lucy's story and find out how you can help her on her mission to bring clean water to people in need around the world.----------Follow Lucy's Adventures & Support Her Mission online---------https://www.lucyclimbs.com/----------Follow Lucy on INSTAGRAM----------https://www.instagram.com/lucy.westlake.22/----------Like Lucy on FACEBOOK-------------https://www.facebook.com/lucy.westlake.22---------------------------------------------------------------------------Naperville Real Talk is all about the people and places that make Naperville an amazing place to live, work, eat, shop, play and more. Get to know your hometown and your neighbors like never before. Listen to local historians and longtime residents, former residents who have gone on to do great things, business owners and organizational leaders making a big impact on our community right now and anyone who has a great story to tell.Naperville Real Talk is hosted by Chris Grano, a Naperville resident, husband, father of two, and local top-producing Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Infinity. Chris is passionate about people and he is incredibly excited to bring these conversations to you. Chris highly encourages and welcomes feedback and suggestions for future guests. The podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms and in video format on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/chrisgranoBe sure to check out Chris's other videos on YouTube where he visits local restaurants and family event venues, talks with local business owners, gives tips and advice about local real estate, and maybe even performs a song for you!Chris Grano | 708-404-0698 | [email protected]37 min - Thi Tram Nguyen | Chez François PoutinerieVideo Link: https://youtu.be/ZtTqGtBIv-kThi Tram Nguyen is the Founder of Chez François Poutinerie in Downtown Naperville. Listen to Thi share her passion for French-Canadian comfort food and her mission to help adults with special needs become productive employees with their own unique set of skills to help successful local businesses.Thi was born in Vietnam during the Vietnam war. At the end of the conflict Thi fled Vietnam for a better life at the age of 8 years old, with extend family members leaving shortly to a refugee camp in Thailand. From there her journey took her to France then eventually reuniting with her parents in Montreal at age 11. There she went on to graduate from college, work in pharmaceutical sales, marry her husband François, and start her family with young children in tow, they moved to Naperville in 2013 where Thi started dreaming about opening a restaurant that would bring authentic poutine to the area, something she searched high and low to find. But more importantly she wanted to create a business that could help support job opportunities for young people like her son François who has Autism.Chez François Poutinerie (OPENING SOON)22 E Chicago AveNaperville, IL 60540----------Learn More About Chez François Poutinerie online---------https://www.chezfrancoispoutinerie.com/----------Follow Chez François Poutinerie on INSTAGRAM----------https://www.instagram.com/chezfrancoispoutinerie/----------Like Chez François Poutinerie on FACEBOOK-------------https://www.facebook.com/ChezFrancoisPoutinerieChicago---------------------------------------------------------------------------Naperville Real Talk is all about the people and places that make Naperville an amazing place to live, work, eat, shop, play and more. Get to know your hometown and your neighbors like never before. Listen to local historians and longtime residents, former residents who have gone on to do great things, business owners and organizational leaders making a big impact on our community right now and anyone who has a great story to tell.Naperville Real Talk is hosted by Chris Grano, a Naperville resident, husband, father of two, and local top-producing Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Infinity. Chris is passionate about people and he is incredibly excited to bring these conversations to you. Chris highly encourages and welcomes feedback and suggestions for future guests. The podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms and in video format on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/chrisgranoBe sure to check out Chris's other videos on YouTube where he visits local restaurants and family event venues, talks with local business owners, gives tips and advice about local real estate, and maybe even performs a song for you!Chris Grano | 708-404-0698 | [email protected]31 min
- Bruce Guevara | B1 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Self Defense
Video Link: https://youtu.be/GgHnouMf04c
Bruce Guevara is the owner and lead instructor at B1 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Self Defense in Naperville. Professor Bruce was raised in Chicagoland and currently holds a 1st Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Christian "Xaropinho" Uflacker and a Judo Brown Belt under Sensei Anna Graham.
Professor Bruce has dedicated his life to growing the jiu-jitsu culture in the Midwest, bringing awareness of the Martial Art to as many people as possible. He began training and competing in 2006, while pursuing a degree in Economics from Northern Illinois University. After competing and winning many Midwest tournaments, Bruce began competing nationally in the biggest organizations in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, such as IBJJF, ADCC, and FILA.During a 9-year competition span, Bruce has become champion in many competitions including NAGA Expert division, ADCC Chicago, IBJJF Open and FIVE Grappling. During the FILA Grappling World Championships, Bruce finished with a silver medal.Bruce has a growing hunger for competition and plans to continue to do so. Meanwhile, his goal is to keep developing his students with defense techniques for real-life encounters. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defense Martial Art built around family & respect.B1 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense1320 N Illinois Rte 59, Unit 166Naperville, IL 60563----------Learn More About B1 BJJ online---------https://b1bjjfitness.com/----------Follow B1 BJJ on INSTAGRAM----------https://www.instagram.com/b1bjjfitness/----------Like B1 BJJ on FACEBOOK-------------https://www.facebook.com/B1brazilianjiujitsunaperville---------------------------------------------------------------------------Naperville Real Talk is all about the people and places that make Naperville an amazing place to live, work, eat, shop, play and more. Get to know your hometown and your neighbors like never before. Listen to local historians and longtime residents, former residents who have gone on to do great things, business owners and organizational leaders making a big impact on our community right now and anyone who has a great story to tell.Naperville Real Talk is hosted by Chris Grano, a Naperville resident, husband, father of two, and local top-producing Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Infinity. Chris is passionate about people and he is incredibly excited to bring these conversations to you. Chris highly encourages and welcomes feedback and suggestions for future guests. The podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms and in video format on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/chrisgranoBe sure to check out Chris's other videos on YouTube where he visits local restaurants and family event venues, talks with local business owners, gives tips and advice about local real estate, and maybe even performs a song for you!Chris Grano | 708-404-0698 | [email protected]45 min - Jason Halm | McDonald Farm Manager, Green Earth Harvest, The Conservation Foundation
Video Link: https://youtu.be/yjcwGGRiyTk
Jason Halm is the Farm Manager for Green Earth Harvest at Historic McDonald Farm located in south Naperville. McDonald Farm is also headquarters of The Conservation Foundation.WHAT IS GREEN EARTH HARVEST?The Conservation Foundation’s Green Earth Harvest program is devoted to healthy soil, healthy vegetables, healthy people, and healthy communities. The Green Earth Harvest farm crew works tirelessly to sustainably farm the agricultural land at the McDonald Farm headquarters in Naperville and produce healthy organic vegetables for the community.WHAT IS THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION?"Simply put, we save land and we save rivers, and we’ve been at it for almost 50 years. Founded in 1972, The Conservation Foundation is one of the region’s oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations dedicated to preserving and restoring open space, protecting rivers and watersheds and promoting stewardship of the environment in northeastern Illinois."GREEN EARTH HARVEST / THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION ONLINEhttps://www.theconservationfoundation.org/green-earth/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Naperville Real Talk is all about the people and places that make Naperville an amazing place to live, work, eat, shop, play and more. Get to know your hometown and your neighbors like never before. Listen to local historians and longtime residents, former residents who have gone on to do great things, business owners and organizational leaders making a big impact on our community right now and anyone who has a great story to tell.Naperville Real Talk is hosted by Chris Grano, a Naperville resident, husband, father of two, and local top-producing Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Infinity. Chris is passionate about people and he is incredibly excited to bring these conversations to you. Chris highly encourages and welcomes feedback and suggestions for future guests. The podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms and in video format on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/chrisgranoBe sure to check out Chris's other videos on YouTube where he visits local restaurants and family event venues, talks with local business owners, gives tips and advice about local real estate, and maybe even performs a song for you!Chris Grano | 708-404-0698 | [email protected]41 min - Paul Sereno | Paleontologist, Archaeologist, Explorer
Video Link: https://youtu.be/ZFROGFZ1ipw
Professor Paul Sereno from the University of Chicago grew up in Naperville, IL, and it was there that he discovered his love for science and adventure. Listen to my conversation with Paul ranging from his childhood finding artifacts by the shores of the DuPage River to his many adventures all over the world.Paul has discovered dinosaurs and other prehistoric species on 5 continents including the famous SuperCroc, a 40-foot long prehistoric crocodile. He also uncovered a 10,000 year old civilization in the middle of what is now the Sahara desert, predating the Egyptians, known as the Green Sahara.He founded NigerHeritage, an organization dedicated to sharing the cultural and historical significance of the country and people of Niger. He also gives back locally, where he founded Scitopia Chicago, a one-of-a-kind teen learning hub and destination on Chicago’s Southside.You can see more of Paul's discoveries and contributions at https://www.paulsereno.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Naperville Real Talk is all about the people and places that make Naperville an amazing place to live, work, eat, shop, play and more. Get to know your hometown and your neighbors like never before. Listen to local historians and longtime residents, former residents who have gone on to do great things, business owners and organizational leaders making a big impact on our community right now and anyone who has a great story to tell.Naperville Real Talk is hosted by Chris Grano, a Naperville resident, husband, father of two, and local top-producing Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Infinity. Chris is passionate about people and he is incredibly excited to bring these conversations to you. Chris highly encourages and welcomes feedback and suggestions for future guests. The podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms and in video format on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/chrisgranoBe sure to check out Chris's other videos on YouTube where he visits local restaurants and family event venues, talks with local business owners, gives tips and advice about local real estate, and maybe even performs a song for you!Chris Grano | 708-404-0698 | [email protected]44 min - Preview: Naperville Real Talk
Naperville Real Talk is all about the people and places that make Naperville an amazing place to live, work, eat, shop, play and more. Get to know your hometown and your neighbors like never before. Listen to local historians and longtime residents, former residents who have gone on to do great things, business owners and organizational leaders making a big impact on our community right now and anyone who has a great story to tell.
Naperville Real Talk is hosted by Chris Grano, a Naperville resident, husband, father of two, and local top-producing Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Infinity. Chris is passionate about people and he is incredibly excited to bring these conversations to you. Chris highly encourages and welcomes feedback and suggestions for future guests.
The podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms and in video format on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/chrisgrano
Chris Grano | 708-404-0698 | [email protected]
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About Naperville Real Talk w/ Chris Grano
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This is the story of our city and our neighbors. These are the people and places that make Naperville a great place to call home. This podcast is for you if you live or work in Naperville, if you grew up here, or if you're hoping to one day make Naperville your home. Hosted by Chris Grano.
Chris Grano is Naperville resident, a husband and father of two, and a local Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Infinity.
You can reach Chris at 708-404-0698 or at [email protected]