Arts Fishing Club is a Nashville-based indie-folk band known for their energetic live performances and heartfelt lyricism. Led by Christopher Kessenich (from Appleton Wisconsin), the band blends elements of rock, folk, and indie music. Their music captures a sense of adventure and camaraderie, reflecting themes of love, life, and the journey of chasing dreams. The band’s name is a tribute to Kessenich’s grandfathers and symbolizes perseverance and the joy of the journey rather than the end result—a philosophy that ties into the band’s approach to both music and life.In this episode, recorded in Northern Wisconsin at Christopher's family cabin, Brad and Christopher discuss the life of a touring musician, the evolution of Arts Fishing Club, songwriting and creativity, Bob Dylan and searching for diamonds, emotions and beliefs, and much, MUCH more. Another can't miss. As always, HUGE shoutout to our sponsors at ‪Karouser and Riverside Pizzeria of Green Bay. They keep these episodes coming. If you dig our stuff, please support them!

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Sophie Herriot is a Wisconsin track and field athlete, who graduated from Arrowhead High School, moving on to pole vault at UW-Madison before transferring to Marquette last season.

In this episode, Brad and Sophie discuss her passion for vaulting, having her Dad as a coach, mental and physical hurdles she has faced in being a D1 college athlete, NIL and marketing, being an influencer, the value of persistence, and much, MUCH, more!

https://www.instagram.com/sophherriot/

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12 years into a career in healthcare, with a good portion of those spent being a critical care pediatric nurse practitioner, Carey Sharpe was burned out and ready for a change. Her fist shift, transitioning into entrepreneurship as one of two owners of The Howard in Oshkosh, was a taste of life outside of healthcare. She followed that with a project rekindling one of her first loves, music. Sharpe, a classically trained violinist, along with a carefully curated team of partners are now full steam ahead with their Vampire Rock Popera, "Bloodlove". Following successful runs at her theatre in Oshkosh, Los Angeles, and becoming the first theatrical production in history to debut at Cannes Film Festival, Bloodlove is coming to New York City in 2026.

In this episode, Brad and Carey talk about creating and starring in Bloodlove, the creative roots of the show, her career in healthcare and the decision to leave it behind, music and its connection to her life, K12 education and her being instrumental in bringing the Acton Academy to Oshkosh, entrepreneurship and The Howard, and MUCH more.

https://bloodloveny.com/

https://www.instagram.com/careyreneemusic/?hl=en

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Brian Johnson is the President and CEO of On Broadway, Inc. in Green Bay and an Alderman representing Green Bay's 9th District. After graduation from UW-Madison with a degree in Political Science, Brian's dream of becoming a member of Congress shifted to being an entrepreneur. After a stint in contracting, he spent 7 years as a business owner before selling and beginning work for the Green Bay Chamber. Then, in 2016, Brian became the leader of On Broadway, Inc., a position he still holds. Then, in 2018, an unsuccessful deal to bring a baseball stadium to downtown Green Bay motivated him to run for public office, ultimately winning the job of representing the constituents of the 9th District of Green Bay.

In this episode Brian and Brad discussion the Green Bay Public Market coming to the Broadway District in Green Bay, his history and interest in politics, the importance of locally owned business to the identity and culture of a city, the bootstraps mentality, and his passion for bolstering community.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhenryjohnson/

https://downtowngreenbay.com/go/on-broadway-inc

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Identifying a passion for teaching early, and following a path of serving and supporting others, Michael J. Brown has built a career on those principles (even before he was in the classroom). A dynamic individual that lights up the room, his charisma, positive energy, and genuine nature serve him well as he does it. Having the pleasure of knowing Michael for many years, I'm excited to give you a glimpse into him and his World.

In this episode, Brad and Michael talk about being the youngest of 10 children, motivation and the value of persisting, thoughts around the "instant gratification nation", teaching his 49 year old Mother how to read, stops that built his career path, the power of a story and much, MUCH, more.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-brown-mba-180a0323/

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From selling drawings to classmates as a kid to his current full time income being driven by his art, Ryan Ebert has always been a creator with an entrepreneurial spirit. Following 11 years as the Art Director for Hoard's Dairyman and Hay & Forage Grower Magazine, Ryan left his "comfortable" career to focus full-time on his art business. You can find him making some of the coolest fish decoys in the country, creating and screen printing apparel with his original artwork, and helping brands create content with creative services.

In this episode, Brad and Ryan talk about growing up on a Wisconsin farm and finding his love of art, dark house spearing (including its current state in Wisconsin) and how he got into making fish decoys, leaving a comfortable career for the risk and reward of entrepreneurship, bringing his art to apparel, arts in Wisconsin, following your passions, and much more!

https://www.ebertphoto.com/

We also discuss the (very important) current conversation of selling public lands across our country. Ryan references "BHA" in the episode, which is the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, and is a great place to continue learning about this topic. I personally encourage you research the topic, develop an opinion, then make it heard. https://www.backcountryhunters.org/pod_ep_205

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Amanda Miceli is an entrepreneur, creative, fashion designer, marketer, and speaker, on a personal mission to inspire and assist people in being their most authentic selves. The founder and CEO of the BOLD Marketing Agency, Amanda has not only built an incredible brand for herself, she does it for others as well. In this episode, Amanda and Brad discuss marketing and the importance (and definition) of a BRAND and how she builds them so well, creativity and art, fashion design, being an entrepreneur, her Dennis Rodman tattoo, and MUCH more!https://www.theboldmarketingagency.com/As always a HUGE shoutout to our sponsors at Forward Beverage and Riverside Pizza. They keep these coming. If you dig it, make sure to support them!https://riverside-pizzeria.com/ https://www.forwardbev.com/

Tom Mosgaller is an author, experienced community builder, teacher, and leader who believes that the power of relationships is the cornerstone of strong, vibrant communities. Tom has led, taught, and coached community builders in the art of pulling together in places both big and small, urban and rural, locally, and internationally. He has celebrated successes and learned from setbacks that inspired the timeless lessons captured in the Change Framework that serves as the backbone of his book, "Pulling Together: A Handbook for Community Change". He is past president of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and co-author of the recently published book on institutional change: Bending Granite. Tom has led and served on numerous educational, healthcare, governmental, faith-based, and agricultural boards. When Tom is not leading, teaching, and working with others, he can be found learning from the land and animals on his farm in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin.

In this episode, Tom and Brad discuss his leaving the family farm (that didn't have indoor plumbing) for the seminary at 12 years old, being drafted and serving in Vietnam, his career in community building (with some GREAT stories), co-writing a book with another author whose political beliefs rest in a different place than Tom's yet they find common ground in their hopes and visions for positive change in humanity, directing change management, the four attributes of citizen leaders, and MANY other things.

https://www.pulling-together.com/

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Chris Mangless is a chef and restaurant owner whose version of art is shared through food and experience, and quite the artist he is. Walking through a door opened by a high school teacher has led Chris on a path of passion and excellence in his field. From becoming the Travelling Chef in his teens to feeding a laundry list of celebrities, athletes, and high profile business folks, one thing remains consistent for Chris. Excellence. His willingness to open his own proverbial door (and tell Bon Jovi's security he was staying with his food) and his thoughtful and caring attitude (providing a World class meal for the Lumineers when they had $76 dollars to their name) is consistent whether he is feeding those "high profile" folks, or the guy next door.

In this episode, Brad and Chris discuss those experiences, excellence in hospitality (and in life), his grandfather owning the first bakery in Green Bay, sharing his form of art and appreciating the art of others, being the Travelling Chef, and six-year old Chris and his sous chef Johnny charging 35 bucks a plate for brunch they prepared themselves, and MUCH MORE.

https://www.threethreefive.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kumquats/

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Rex Meikle is the Founder of Door Born, a lifestyle and apparel brand built to capture the beauty, sophistication, and charm of the Great Lakes (and, of course, Door County).

Attending UW-Stout to be a tech ed teacher (while having a football career cut short by concussions), like many, Rex thought he had his plan written. That was, until life does what it does. After a year of teaching in Kohler, he realized it wasn't his path. Now, Rex has his aim set on sharing his love of Door County, Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes, through Door Born. In this episode, Rex and Brad talk about his journey to entrepreneurship, his path (and the state of) K12 education in Wisconsin, how concussions affected his life and put an end to football for him, fly fishing for Steelhead (or Lake Run Rainbows if you're an internet grammar officer), spearfishing perch in Lake Michigan, and much more!

https://www.doorborn.com/

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