The Vision Lab Podcast

The Vision Lab Podcast

By Ryan Cuffee feat. Ryan MosleyBusinessEntrepreneurship
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The Vision Lab Podcast episodes

  • Ep 113: Greg Ellis - Don't Be Afraid To Be Good

    Cuff and Mo make a trip to The Avo Eatery in Trinity Groves to sit down with former Dallas Cowboys standout Greg Ellis. The North Carolina native opens up how he's made the successful transition from his playing days to where he is now, making waves in the world of film and production. Ellis, who is the celebrity host for this year's TVLP Golf Classic, explains why he agreed to lend his presence to the event and why he believes so strongly in giving back to the community. Greg also details his latest venture, being the head coach at Texas College in Tyler, Texas and how a relationship with a former mentor lead to him taking the job. Ellis explains his thoughts on why consistency is so important to executing a vision and the guys wrap up the interview with Greg telling the guys about making sure their VISION is clear and not letting things on the outside cloud their paths.

    1 hr 8 min
  • Ep 112: Dan Garrison - Garrison Bros. Bourbon, A Vision Against the Grain

    Cuff and Mo make a trip to the studios at Nexm Creative to sit down with Dan Garrison, owner of the world renowned Garrison Bros. Bourbon. In a remarkable and revealing interview, the Houston native reveals how the crash of Enron and a slick comment from his wife served as the starting point to what we see now as one of the best bourbons in the world. Dan really opens up about some of his lowest moments and how he truly sacrificed almost everything to make his dream of giving the world a great bourbon come true. Dan shares some stories of how his unwavering faith has helped him get through some really difficult times and what it's like for him now as the original vision he had for the brand is truly starting to come into fruition. The show closes out with an interesting toast over some Grand Brulot and Dan's outlook for himself and Garrison Bros. Bourbon.

    1 hr 12 min
  • Behind The Dollar 05: Corey Grant - The Financial Disruptor

    Cuff and Mo dive into the world of apps and currency exchange as they sit down with Corey Grant, the owner and creator of Beyond Wallet. The former veteran of the United States Air Force explains the inspiration behind creating the digital banking app and how he thinks it's going to help people in both the short and long term. He also explains the financial and security benefits that people will be able to have access to when they use his app. Grant really gives a behind the scenes look at what happens with our money when it comes to using apps to send and receive our money and how his app is going to be a disruption to some people in the financial sector. The episode wraps up with Corey dropping a big time announcement on the guys related to the world of Crypto currency and what he sees as the long term vision for Beyond Wallet.

    47 min
  • Ep 111: Royal Realty Group - Walk Towards Your Dreams
    Cuff and Mo make a trip to Arlington to sit down with the five guys of Royal Realty Group. Chris, Charles, Dante, Francois and Brandon explain how they came together to form one of the coolest real estate groups in DFW. The group details the different skill sets they bring to the table and how they work in concert to accomplish a common goal. The guys also open up about their current initiative of putting 100 families into 100 homes in the year 2021 and they lay out what the long term vision is for them as a group as they continue to expand their business in the metroplex.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Ep 110: Dallas Cigar Week - Dawn of a New Era
    The guys make a trip to The Astute Gentleman Barbershop and Cigar Lounge in Dallas to catch up with the brain trust of the official Dallas Cigar Week. The DCW council discuss the roles they've played in putting the event together and what they've done to make something happen in DFW that has been talked about for a long time. The crew talks about some of the experiences they've had at other cigar weeks around the country and what people can expect from their event. The interview wraps up with a ton of thank you's and what the guys are looking forward to seeing from the cigar community as they try to cement early June as a staple for DFW on the cigar industry calendar.
    1 hr 29 min
  • Ep 109: Amanda McLernon - Keep Social Media Social
    In observance of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Cuff and Mo talk with Amanda McLernon, the owner of the social media agency McLernon & Co. McLernon details how she actually formed her own company and the behind the scenes struggles she went through as an entrepreneur that people don't see when they step out on their own. The Wisconsin native also talks about some of the ups and downs she's dealt with throughout the pandemic and some of the trappings of social media that we all need to be aware of when it comes to our mental health. The business owner details some of the initiatives she's apart of in the mental health space and what she does as an employer to make sure the members of her team are taking care of themselves from a mental health standpoint. The episode wraps up with McLernon speaking about the interesting people she would have at her imaginary roundtable and what she wants to see from humanity as we all continue to get more educated about the role that social media plays in our mental health.
    1 hr 49 min
  • Ep 108: Queen City Cigar Fest
    Cuff and Mo hop on with a couple of the organizers of Charlotte's Queen City Cigar Festival, Damon “Goldie” Robinson and Clinton Douglass. The guys get a behind the scenes look at the inspiration and vision behind the event and what it’s been like for its organizers to actually do the work to make it a reality. Robinson and Douglass explain the importance of relationships and what it’s been like for them to see the Queen City cigar community come together to make this event happen. The episode wraps up with some of things the crew knows now after going through the process and what their advice would be to anybody else trying to do an event in their own city.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Ep 107: The Recruiting Roundtable
    Cuff and Mo dive into the world of youth sports and college recruiting as they sit down with three men from different parts of the process. Anthony Chriss, Steven Sallis and Omar Turner all share their perspectives on what they see on a daily basis in the freewheeling cottage industry that is youth sports and college recruiting. Chriss, the head coach of Sam Houston High School in Arlington, opens up about his experience dealing with parents and high school kids who are being recruited to play at the next level and what he tries to prepare them for. Turner, a youth baseball coach and former college football player, explains how he tries to pass down some to the lessons he learned to the parents of his players and the difference he sees in youth sports when economics come into play. Sallis, the father of a big time high school recruit, talks about the emergence of social media and what it means for a parent to really be involved in the process when their child’s future is on the line. Everything is on the table from the effects of Covid-19 on scholarship availability and the hard conversations that parents have to be ready for when the recruiting process starts as the guys explore all the different layers of sports and what it will look like for the next generation of young athletes.
    2 hr 4 min
  • Ep 106: Guillermo Alvarez - Kristoff Cigars
    Cuff and Mo go on the road and visit Guillermo Alvarez of Kristoff Cigars. The guys dive into how Guillermo went from working on cars to being an integral piece to one of the coolest brands in the cigar industry. Alvarez goes into his introduction to cigars and how he worked his way up the ladder before getting connected with the brand that he works for now. He also details his experience as a territory manager during last year’s pandemic and what he’s looking forward to in the future for both himself and the Kristoff brand as a whole.
    49 min
  • Ep 105: Speak the Fu#k Up!

    Cuff and Mo sit down with Joseph, Pete and Griff of the Speak The Fu#k Up! Podcast in a truly revealing and wide ranging conversation. The guys really open up about the journey they’ve been on since they started their show eight months ago and what it feels like when you realize that you’ve really had an impact on people. The conversation takes a turn into the nuts and bolts of what actually goes into creating a podcast and what the guys have learned about themselves as well as a collective. Things get real deep as the show looks at the different adversities that everybody has been through and the role that pain has played in shaping who they are as people today.

    1 hr 56 min

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The Vision Lab is the official growth mindset podcast for the cigar industry. Our platform focuses on growth and exploring the developmental path of people’s visions and dreams and how those dreams…