Rural Revival

We’re in Vian, Oklahoma this week talking with Lyndsey Sullivan, who recently opened a lifestyle gym called The Field House. She’s sharing how she brought what had been a dream in her heart for over five years to life by restoring a vacant building on main street.

Typically a gym membership is looked at as a luxury item that can only be found in a city, but Lyndsey’s shifting that mindset in her rural town by offering affordable price points and educating members that her gym is an all-around healthy lifestyle option - and her community is really embracing it. You’ll love not only what Lyndsey is doing with her business, but what she’s doing for her town.

Check out more on the blog.

SHOW NOTES:
Oklahoma City University
Morning Sky Boutique
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Lake Vian Trail System
Lake Tenkiller
Lake Vian Trail Run
Instagram: @thefieldhouseok
Facebook: @thefieldhouseok
www.fieldhouseok.com

We’re on the farm outside of Atlantic, Iowa with Michelle Myers of Dirt Road Candle Company for this week’s podcast. Michelle started a side hustle making soy candles - and with scents like Iowa Back Roads, Small Town Gossip, and County Fair - her business has quickly taken off. She’s sharing how she’s built her brand and business, and about her Iowa Farm girl roots and life on the farm.

Michelle has such a heart for giving back - whether it be to the local 4-H or to flood victims in the Midwest.

SHOW NOTES:
Tipton, Iowa
Iowa State University
Doe A Deer
Instagram: @dirtroadcandleco
Facebook: @dirtroadcandleco
Etsy

We’re on the farm outside of Atlantic, Iowa with Michelle Myers of Dirt Road Candle Company for this week’s podcast. Michelle started a side hustle making soy candles - and with scents like Iowa Back Roads, Small Town Gossip, and County Fair - her business has quickly taken off. She’s sharing how she’s built her brand and business, and about her Iowa Farm girl roots and life on the farm.

Michelle has such a heart for giving back - whether it be to the local 4-H or to flood victims in the Midwest.

Check out more on the blog.

SHOW NOTES:
Tipton, Iowa
Iowa State University
Doe A Deer
Instagram: @dirtroadcandleco
Facebook: @dirtroadcandleco
Etsy

This week on the podcast we’re in Cimarron, New Mexico (pop. 1,021) with entrepreneurs Colin and Erin Tawney - and what happened to be a fortuitous stop on our road trip to California earlier this year. We pulled into town just as the Super Bowl was ending and stopped by the only place that happened to be open, and as we got to talking to the owners, we realized we really needed them to share their story on the podcast. So I grabbed my recording equipment and we did this completely on the fly!

Colin and Erin are sharing what led them to bringing a bed and breakfast, brewery, and bike race to their historic town, plus all they’re doing to help bring economic development and positive change to the community. They are a great example of what it looks like to really seize the opportunities their small town has to offer, and even established a nonprofit and scholarship program as a way to give back.

Check out more on the blog.

SHOW NOTES:
Cimarron, New Mexico
Taos, New  Mexico
Angel Fire, New Mexico
Philmont Scout Ranch
Waite Phillips
Main Street Program - Frontier Communities Initiative
Santa Fe Trail Association
Chandler, Arizona
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Lucien Maxwell
Kit Carson
Philbrook Museum of Art
Cimarron Cycle Works
Blue Dragonfly Inn
Blu Dragonfly Brewing
Facebook - @bluedragonflyinn
Facebook - @bludragonflybrewing
Valle Vidal
Vermejo Park Ranch
Leadville Trail 100
Cimarron Challenge
Land Run 100

This week on the podcast we’re in Versailles, Kentucky (pop. 9,292) with entrepreneur Emily Riddle. Emily and her husband have invested into their small town square by bringing in several new businesses, and in just a year and a half it has evolved into a vibrant, thriving destination that’s attracting young people — and most recently Hollywood — as the site for a Drew Barrymore movie set.

Emily is an entrepreneur at heart and you’ll love her creativity and all the ideas she’s been able to bring to life in Versailles in just a short amount of time!

SHOW NOTES:
Lexington, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky
The Amsden
Gathered Living
Gathered Mercantile
Amsden Bourbon Bar
The Yoga Room
Casey & Sara Pictures
Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Midway, Kentucky
Woodford County, Kentucky
Keeneland

This week on the podcast we’re in Versailles, Kentucky (pop. 9,292) with entrepreneur Emily Riddle. Emily and her husband have invested into their small town square by bringing in several new businesses, and in just a year and a half it has evolved into a vibrant, thriving destination that’s attracting young people — and most recently Hollywood — as the site for a Drew Barrymore movie set.

Emily is an entrepreneur at heart and you’ll love her creativity and all the ideas she’s been able to bring to life in Versailles in just a short amount of time!

Check out more on the blog.

SHOW NOTES:
Lexington, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky
The Amsden
Gathered Living
Gathered Mercantile
Amsden Bourbon Bar
The Yoga Room
Casey & Sara Pictures
Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Midway, Kentucky
Woodford County, Kentucky
Keeneland

This week we’re in Metamora, Illinois (pop. 3,732) with Paige Ehnle of No Roots Boots. Paige has combined her passion for travel, meeting people, and high quality western and fashion boots into a boot store on wheels. She now road trips with her vintage Airstream to markets, fairs, festivals, concerts, and other events - selling her boots all over America. She’s sharing all about how she built her business and what she’s learned along the way.

The work ethic and character Paige learned growing up on the farm in Illinois is the foundation she has built her business upon. You’ll love learning how she took a risk to try something completely new and trusted her vision for No Roots Boots - and how that’s led to her success today!

Check out more on the blog.

SHOW NOTES:
EntreLeadership Podcast - Episode #138: How to Market Without Everyone Hating You
Paige on Spotify
Geneseo, Illinois
Kansas City Fashion Week
Instagram: @norootsboots
Facebook: @norootsboots
www.shopnorootsboots.com

We’re in Penn Valley, California this week on the podcast with fiber artist Cassidy Fisher of The Northern Craft. She’s sharing about how she turned her passion for art into a full-time profession, and about how she uses inspiration from the beautiful things around her to create her collections. Plus, she’s dishing about her incredible experience at Magnolia’s Silobration and the impact that’s had on her business.

Even though Cassidy’s journey as an artist is different than what she had expected as a kid, she chose to push through into something new - and the result is beautiful and amazing! She introduced her Truckee Collection shortly after our interview which is now live on her website, and her next collection is dropping the first week of April. So be sure to go check out her website and follow along on Instagram to see her work and keep up with what’s coming next.

Check out more on the blog.

SHOW NOTES:
Yuba River
Yuba River Collection
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta Collection
Magnolia Silobration
Truckee Collection
Instagram: @thenortherncraft
thenortherncraft.com

This week on the podcast we’re in Pawhuska, Oklahoma with Luke and Kenyon Lomax of Prairie Sky Jewelry Company. With a fairly new business and products that have quickly become high in demand, we have an incredible conversation on how they have built their business and their life, and how they transitioned from life on the road to their new home on the farm in Pawhuska. From learning their trade to social media to customer service and so much more - they have a lot of gold to share that any small business owner can learn from.

SHOW NOTES:
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Osage County
Bluestem Lake
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Tucson, Arizona
Fritch, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
Osage Outfitters
Joni Nash
Natoma, Kansas
Tucson Gem Show
Turley, Oklahoma
Windle’s Rock & Jewelry
Woody Crumbo
Lonesome Dove Miniseries
Lonesome Dove Novel Series
Ree Drummond
Warbonnet Hatworks
Whitney Benton of Western Couture
Western Skies Handmade
Bobby Ford of Leatherhead Custom Leather
Instagram: @prairieskyjewelryco
https://prairieskyjewelryco.com/

This week on the podcast we’re in Pawhuska, Oklahoma with Luke and Kenyon Lomax of Prairie Sky Jewelry Company. With a fairly new business and products that have quickly become high in demand, we have an incredible conversation on how they have built their business and their life, and how they transitioned from life on the road to their new home on the farm in Pawhuska. From learning their trade to social media to customer service and so much more - they have a lot of gold to share that any small business owner can learn from.

Check out more on the blog.

SHOW NOTES:
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Osage County
Bluestem Lake
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Tucson, Arizona
Fritch, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
Osage Outfitters
Joni Nash
Natoma, Kansas
Tucson Gem Show
Turley, Oklahoma
Windle’s Rock & Jewelry
Woody Crumbo
Lonesome Dove Miniseries
Lonesome Dove Novel Series
Ree Drummond
Warbonnet Hatworks
Whitney Benton of Western Couture
Western Skies Handmade
Bobby Ford of Leatherhead Custom Leather
Instagram: @prairieskyjewelryco
https://prairieskyjewelryco.com/