The Inspiring Conversations Podcast

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Christian Pearson, the CEO and co-founder of OkSessions to hear an incredibly powerful and compelling story about their mission and vision and about how they are revolutionizing the way that live music is presented, the way that people in the community can have higher quality information about the various options to see live music of all types in different venues, and the way that musicians can build their brands, increase their visibility, and support one another and create a more cohesive music scene here in Oklahoma City.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Marisa and Lynzi Carlson and Damon Blalack to hear about how the Red Dirt Film Festival got started, how it has evolved, and about their focus on partnering with the education community to provide opportunities for students to learn all about the process of filmmaking and even how to submit their films to festivals.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dave King, the CEO of Exaptive at their offices in Oklahoma City to hear about what the firm provides to their clients and why they do it, about how he started Exaptive, and about his career and professional journey.

In this segment, Dave shares some deeper thoughts about how the experience of starting and leading Exaptive have changed him over the years and how it has informed his evolution as a businessperson and as a human being.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Laron Chapman to hear the story of his professional journey and a deep reflection about his experiences in writing the screenplay and in directing and producing the movie "You People" that premiered and won the award for the best Oklahoma film at deadCenter recently.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Anthony McDermid, John Ward, and Rick Lueb to hear the story of how TAP Architecture came into being in the 1980's at a time when the OKC economy and the downtown area was suffering from a tremendous downturn after the crash of the oil, financial, and real estate industry earlier in the decade.

They share stories of what the downtown area and what the economy was like when they started their firm and how they have evolved into the firm that they are today. We hear from them about how they have affected the urban landscape in Oklahoma City with visionary urban planning and designs that have helped reinvent downtown Oklahoma City over the years.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Michelle "Mo" Whetstone to talk about her journey in comedy and how it has affected her spiritual journey and vice-versa.

Mo shares some reflections about her experiences in writing and performing standup comedy with the intention of being present in each moment and what it has meant to her at a deeper level.

In the episode, Jeff sits down to talk with Kyle Dickinson, who wrote the screenplay and recently completed filming for his movie, "Cigarettes For Breakfast"

Kyle shares some details about the story and very candidly describes his experiences during the process of writing and producing the movie. He is very upfront and frank about his own personal psychological struggles and has a very deep conversation with Jeff about what going through this process has meant to him and how it has affected him on a human level.

In this episode, Jeff sits down to talk with artist Corrie Reagan about her work and her area of focus. She reflects deeply on what is most important to her as she continues her journey as an emerging artist in the OKC area and about her vision for the future.

In this episode, Jeff and Danny Joe sit down to catch up from their conversation in December of last year and to talk about his current exhibition, "Flatlands" on display at The Norick Art Center At OCU.

Danny Joe shares about how he got started with doing the work that is in this exhibition and about his relationship to the process of creating them and how he has allowed it to unfold on its own. He also shares some deep thoughts and reflections about how allowing this process to "take on a life of its own" has affected him both personally and professionally.

Lastly, we hear from Danny Joe about his experiences with teaching this year at OCU and how that has affected his process and work as well.

For more information about Flatlands and to contact him directly to schedule a time to see this exhibition, please visit his website at www.dannyrosestudio.com