The Nitty Gritty Show

In this episode we get to know the CEO of Aptive Environmental, Vess Pearson. He talks about his path from being a door-to-door salesman to becoming a partner and CEO of Active, and talks about golfing with Tiger Woods.

In this episode we welcome our first official guest to the Nitty Gritty! Jayson Edwards, founder of J-Dawgs, shares his amazing story with us. He talks about hauling his building materials on city transit since he didn't have a car just trying to open the original Hot Dog Shack, and how he was able to build out his first location before the city would even turn on his power. Now, let's get down to the Nitty Gritty!

In this episode, we get to know our host, Andrew Van Buren. He shares his story of bucking the trend of the financial advising industry. He also gets personal with stories of getting shot as a child and being willing to stand apart from the crowd.

In this episode we get to know the founder and owner of Bam Bam's BBQ, Cameron Treu. He shares with us some behind-the-scenes views into his roots as well as some great stories of feeding the New Orleans Saints, serving at the Masters, and many others.