Starting with a Song

It’s hard to believe Season 1 is already coming to a close… BUT, we have one more bonus conversation up our sleeves! While I was spending some time in my hometown, I sat down with one of our treasured family friends, Deborah Floyd. It gave me just another reason to be grateful for the community we have, learning so many lessons from how well they love.

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Rachel Mayo is no stranger to the microphone. As a speaker and advocate, she has a healthy disrespect for the impossible – one of the many reasons why we’re friends. You'll love her infectious energy and big heart as we talk about her journey with music, motherhood, and Type 1 Diabetes.

Robin Davis & Jennifer Starks are two of my favorite people – they’re clients, colleagues, friends, and all-around awesome women who keep us laughing AND keep us well-fed, thanks to their Nashville restaurant, Homegrown Taproom and Kitchen. Listen in as we chat about misheard lyrics, how they found their way to Nashville, and how they bridged a gap in the Hip Donelson neighborhood.

They say if you don’t like the weather in Nashville, just wait 15 minutes. As we’re recording, this week has been everywhere from the low 30s to the high 60s so I’m just apologizing now for the coughs and sniffles ahead of time. But none of it is enough to rain on our parade! Today, I’m sitting down with Renease Perkins — a true Nashville native — and chatting about her memories of our city and its music from the 80s to today. 

Today, we’re celebrating April Fool’s Day on the podcast! I don’t have any tricks up my sleeve, but I do have someone who makes me laugh (and sometimes roll my eyes) for his puns and affinity for Dad Jokes. Either way, he’s the perfect choice for today… and the perfect one for me. I hope you enjoy this special April Fool’s Day conversation with my husband, Jason Mazzo.

Am I the only one getting a little stir crazy here? The past two weeks have felt like one blow after another here in Nashville - first the tornado and now a global pandemic. With all the recent cancellations in the news, I just want to open with this reminder:

Whether you agree with media recommendations or not, let’s use this time to lean into the good stuff that remains. Let’s rest, love others from afar, let’s start with a song and keep singing.

Coincidentally, my guest and I talk about some of this very same stuff. To Nashvillians, she needs no introduction, but for everyone else – I hope you enjoy this conversation with artist, speaker, comedienne, and founder of the Nashville Creative Group, Beth Inglish.

Chris Lee and I met as young professionals, both very early on in our careers. You may wonder what a CPA has to do with music, but he’s here to change your mind. We dive into band instruments, competitive dancing, Beck, and defining moments that turned into a Homecoming.

You know that moment when you meet someone and you just click? I met Sarah Robinson in early 2019 and was instantly drawn to her big heart and her compassion for people who are struggling. She has a way with words — both spoken and written — that lead you to truths of how seen and loved you truly are.

Since it's the week before Valentine's Day, I wanted to sit down with a favorite couple of mine. I attended Belmont University with Jeff & Kristin Hoehne in the early 2000s, but it wasn't until recently that our friendship grew roots. These two combine their generous hearts with an open door that has made a huge impact on my life as well as many others.