Recently we welcomed Jean LaFabre to the FRP.   Jean is the owner of Panache Images, an image consulting firm in Austin. Jean says “great style has no size, age or price tag.”  With that she knows you can find amazing pieces from both high and lower end shopping boutiques.  Her biggest advice to young women... Read more →

The WTF party bus rolled into Standard Beagle to talk about all the fun you can get into here in Austin.    We sit with Randy Metzger, the owner and operator of WTF (We Transport Fun) Party bus rental. Highlights: Learn that a brewery tour means beer Need ideas on a fun adventure, Randy can... Read more →

What do you get when you combine four dog lovers and a pit bull?  A fun podcast! The Standard Beagle duo sit down with Courtney and Bart Emken, owners of Dog Boys Dog Ranch! Here are some of the Highlights: 20 years ago they didn’t have group play for dogs. Kennels used to be storage... Read more →

This week we sit down with Theresa Ferguson, the director of AustinUp to discuss the ways the City of Austin is responding to the growing population of older adults.  2010 census had fastest growing population of older adults, so the city formed a Commission on Seniors in 2014.  One of the recommendations was to created a nonprofit dot-connector….enter in... Read more →

Stephen Shortnacy and Paola Aguillon from Corazon Tanguero offer Argentine Tango lessons and workshops here in Austin.   Argentine Tango is not the Hollywood style we have seen in movies. Dance is more about the non-verbal communication and learning to be aware and being present in the moment. Learn to have that human connection in... Read more →

What happens when on a whim, you decide to apply to go on a one-way trip to Mars…and then get selected?   This week Cindy and Sally sit down with Sonia Van Meter to talk about why she is so passionate about this project and why she volunteered to go to Mars. Highlights How did the... Read more →

Our guest on the FRP is Emily Steinberg, of delineate ink, llc.  Emily left the non-profit world to start her own business being a visual storyteller, or scribe as many may call her.  Visual Storytelling might be seen in conferences, like SXSW.  In real time, the scribe draws the content of the keynote address.   It can... Read more →

Rod Stewart, Justin Beiber, Jimmy Kimmel, and Austin laws on blocking the box…SXSW 17 is upon us!   Listen to Cindy, Sally, Lacey and Chris discuss our favorite parts of South by and our least fave parts.   Also, find out who is looking forward to seeing Hansen, and which one of us sounds like Jessica Rabbit.   This... Read more →

This week on the FRP, we talk with Mary Gordon Spence, a  self-proclaimed “Humorlosopher”and public speaker. Mary Gordon Spence helps people find the magic in the mundane, she even enjoys grocery shopping (if you can imagine that) however she likes to make it fun, but buying only one color of item, or things that start... Read more →

On this episode of the FRP, we talk with professional keynote speaker, Thom Singer.   Thom has often been considered the Conference Catalyst; specializing in human engagement and helping others reach their full potential. Thom started out in sales before moving into marketing for law firms.  He created a class of networking for lawyers and... Read more →