We speak with Dr. Phil Maffetone. He is an internationally recognized researcher, educator, clinician and author in the field of nutrition, exercise and sports medicine, and biofeedback. Dr. Maffetone’s research has been reported in newspapers, magazines and other media around the world, including Huffington Post, The Today Show, Men’s Health, CNN, Readers Digest and The Atlantic magazine.

We speak with Nicole Rule who runs a budget and finance coaching company called The Greatest Worth.  She talks about having kids at home, changing her own budgeting through Covid-19 and the advice she offers many of her clients as we go through this unique time in human history.   She brings up many interesting ideas about how we look at budgeting and some different ways to do that.  A great conversation with a wonderful person.

We speak with Emily Glaser - Managing Editor at Capitol at Play Magazine.  We talk about her company's adaptation to Covid-19 and what she is hearing from other businesses in Western North Carolina as they are navigating the changes.

We speak with Walker Aderhold who is a cook at The Grey Eagle Taqueria in Asheville, NC.  He speaks about his experience through Covid-19 and being laid off at this time.

We get an opportunity to speak with Kaye Bentley with Asheville Rooftop Bar Tours.  She is a WNC native and former US Postal worker.  Kaye was selected as Entrepreneur of the Year by Carolina Small Business Development Fund and the Asheville Chamber of Commerce's Small Business of the Month.

We speak with Paul Kingsnorth - a great influence on Tommy's thinking and worldview and - that influence is one of the reasons that lead him to start this Podcast.  It's a rare opportunity to speak to someone who has been thinking about a situation like the Pandemic has placed us in for some time and has been examining the inevitable collapse of our current society and how to prepare for that.

We speak with Josh Dorfman who is the founder of the furniture company Simbly and also sits on the North Carolina Governor's Entrepreneurship Council.  Josh used to work with Venture Asheville and was the CEO of the Collider.  He also hosts a podcast called The Last Environmentalist.  We have good conversation about the environment, small businesses navigating Covid-19 and even come up with some great ideas about how to maintain the Asheville downtown in a Coronavirus future.

We speak with Leah Wong Ashburn, President, CEO and Family Owner of Highland Brewing.  She shares a lot about what their company has had to do to adjust to Covid-19 protocal and conditions as well as the ups and downs of owning a business right now.  She hits on some of the many things their company is doing to prepare to open again.  Providing more safety measures and improvements to the Brewery, The Tasting Room and how to make feel people comfortable to return to their wonderful facility.  How long will we all have to continue having these safety measures in place?  Is it part of the new normal?

We speak with Jael Rattigan from French Broad Chocolates - a successful business who is now having to navigate the economic and existential turmoil of the global pandemic.  She brings a lot of perspective about the PPP, the SBA and how the long term impacts of those aid programs have an effect on how entrepreneurs and small business owners last longer than the aid and loans they are being provided.  A touching and sometimes heart breaking conversation that brought a lot of things to light.

We speak with Gabe Swinney who is an architectural, interior, and commercial photographer with a decade of marketing experience. Gabriel loves integrating edge technology like drones, 3D imaging, VR/AR into his projects. The fuel for his creativity is a sense of adventure and wonder. His favorite pastime is exploring ancient pilgrimage routes in faraway destinations.  We have a great discussion about the ramifications for the Covid-19 pandemic and get to the heart and soul of what fuels us as humans.  There's even a discussion of favorite books and details of forthcoming adventures.  A fun conversation that introduced us to another creative and thoughtful soul.