The Wonder Jam Cast

In 2013 Danielle Evans combined her love of lettering, design, photography, and eating to create food typography.

In this episode, Danielle discusses the courageous move to become a full-time artist in a niche field. We also talk about knowing your worth as an artist and being comfortable charging for your work and time. Danielle also describes her recent experiences working for clients like John Frieda and McDonald's.

In a bonus segment, we discuss The Babadook's role as a gay icon and Kimora Lee Simmons' taste in men.

DISCLAIMER: If you hear sirens in the background of this episode, you (probably) aren't getting pulled over - there just happened to be some police activity going on in Grandview while we recorded.

Alex White is the head strength coach at Peak Human Performance, a training center here in Columbus. Alex designed Peak to be a community for passionate, educated and experienced trainers who believe in creating an environment where anyone willing to put in the work is welcome.

In this episode, we talk about being invested in at a young age, as well as the impossible act of balancing one's work and personal lives. Alex also highlights the importance of giving everyone on a team the freedom to make their own choices.

Steve & Gretel Adams put their entire lives into creating and building Sunny Meadows Flower Farm. Steve and Gretel have created a strong business built on treating people well, working hard, and continual investment into their business (and themselves).

In this episode, Steve and Gretel share how they've managed to continually grow for 6 years, how they plan their planting schedule, and tips for building and managing a team.

Nate DeMars started Pursuit because he was annoyed. Big box suit shops had pushy salespeople, too many options, and weren't for him. In this episode Nate shares inspiration behind Pursuits early days, the struggles, and hurdles he bumped up against. Also Nate shares a fun story about sleeping on the ground so the Pursuit truck didn't get towed.

Geri Peacock started Cherbourg Bakery 8 years ago by following her curiosity, saying "yes," and figuring it out as she went. And today she's growing the bakery using those same principles. In this episode, Geri talks about her humble beginnings, her next stages of growth, and how she works to keep the Cherbourg team full of happy and awesome people. Geri shares of wisdom, tips for new business owners, and funny stories.

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Adam & Allie sit down to discuss some important questions like "What Celebrity Headlines Have Caught Your Attention?" "What Have you Learned from the 100 Day Project?" and "What Would You Do If You Were Started Another Business Right Now?"

This episode also reveals the voice of producer Michael Tedesco.

ps. Thanks to everyone for bearing with us while we'd continue to work through audio issues. We've got a shipment of audio gear heading our direction, which should help! Thanks for all the support and love!

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Simi Botic is a corporate attorney turned Certified Holistic Health Coach and co-creator of the Finally Free Program. Simi works with women, empowering them to feel confident in their bodies and to trust their intuition. In this episode, Simi discusses shifting careers, following her intuition and how having a baby changed her as a self-employed business owner.

The secret power of Simi's mole, as well as her crush on Titanic-era Leonardo DiCaprio are also topics that might've come up.

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David Sherry was a college kid who didn't act like other college kids. He ignored conventional wisdom and traditional "career paths" to turn a project into a business. In 2013 he founded Death to Stock. After a bunch of failed attempts to get larger companies to buy into a creative road trip, he decided to just share with his own audience. David talks diet, investing in yourself, and unlearning.

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From Women's Studies to karaoke to opening her own shops, Olivera Bratich has had a journey! Olivera is the founder of Wholly Craft and SURPRISE!

Wholly Craft is a feminist gift shop in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio and SURPRISE! is a modern party supply store in Columbus' Short North Arts District.

Olivera is an OG of crafting. With a nationwide reputation of running quality stores and a local reputation of community involvement and treating people well, Olivera is impressive. Olivera talks about positivity, her education from women's studies to karaoke to crafting to opening her own shop.

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Chris McAlister has authored five books, spoken to groups large and small, and built himself a six-figured business all while spending loads of time with his family and investing into his friends. But this wasn't some sort of instant success. It took loads and loads of lessons-learned, pivots, and career shifts.

On a personal note, Chris has invested in The Wonder Jam's growth in super-human doses. He helps organizations grow and still be "human." We sit down with Chris and talk about SightShift, career shifts and - at one point - a 4-armed woman.

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