Mitch Florence is a local Lexington, KY loan officer with Guaranteed Rate. He also operates FloFamFit , a health and fitness coaching business with his wife Jamie. They can be found at @papasmitch and @flofamfit on Instagram. 

In the first ever live-streamed episode of TBP, a group of us The Brokerage co-workers tell stories, share laughs, interact with commenters and reflect on our friends, family, and the year that was 2023. 

Many thanks to friends Christy Pellegrino, Jenn Carter, Ryan Hilliard, and Casilee Boyd for courageously showing up and making this one really special. 

Also thanks to Slash the goldendoodle for bumping into the Jenn/Thad cam, skewing the shot for the entire episode.

Dr. Mark Rosenberg is a medical renaissance man with deep knowledge in many areas of health and disease, including cancer and anti-aging.

Thanks to Homebase Property Management for letting us use the fantastic space: https://abnb.me/vSAftKbruDb

Ronnie O'Briant is a legend and pioneer of the Myrtle Beach area music scene. Ronnie's former band Echo 7's album "One Step Away" was a national release via In De Goot/Universal and I was a big fan. Ronnie has shared the stage with bands like the Foo Fighters, Finger Eleven, Korn, Shinedown, 3 Doors Down, and many more. Ronnie is a longtime friend of mine. We have worked together to release three singles since 2020: "Ghost Town," "These Walls," and most recently, "Don't Know Why."

Herb Rice is a nuclear physicist and the longest serving engineer in the history of NASA with 47 years of tenure. He is also my uncle. Here we discuss his childhood in Louisa, KY, his high school football career at Louisa high school in the 1950s, and the early days of Dee's restaurant, among other things.

Dr. Mark Rosenberg is a medical renaissance man with deep knowledge in many areas of health and disease, including cancer and anti-aging.

Bear Knox is a musician, Berklee College of Music Alumnus, and a long time friend of mine. This wide ranging discussion covers baseball, my ADHD diagnosis, the music industry, how we define big words like "universe" and "God," and a lot more.

Bear began publishing videos every weekday to his youtube channel several months ago, which is here: https://www.youtube.com/@bearknoxmusic

Songs from his debut album "Joy" are available here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/608S3kVLNjEiQqwQzgfDQt?si=FeMmkaU8QaKIoIsYbtF9_g

Instagram: www.instagram.com/bearknoxmusic

Jeff performed five tunes to end the podcast and here they are in full, for those that would like to revisit. ;)

Jeff Ellis is a singer-songwriter from southern West Virginia and a Master Sargent in the US Army, where he is currently stationed at Fort Bragg. Jeff has completed 3 tours of duty in Kuwait, Iraq, and Jordan respectively, and is a former member of the Charleston city police force. He was the co-winner of the 2009 NewSong Performing Songwriter Contest and has appeared twice on National Public Radio’s Mountain Stage.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/vacancy-hearts/1684344896

Cynthia and Adnan are Central KY entrepreneurs and investors. They own Diamond Cut & Core (a concrete demolition business) as well as a growing portfolio of short-term rental properties. Cynthia is a licensed Realtor with Bluegrass Home Group. This episode was filmed in November 2022.