What the Nell!?

Can playing video games bring people together and help kids at the same time? Chris O’Mealy is doing exactly that—and his story has a few lessons for anyone building an audience, a business, or a community.

Chris returns to the What the Nell!? Podcast to talk about Extra Life, charity gaming, and the relationships that grow when people keep showing up for something they love.

A streamer, podcaster, and the voice of Three Legacies Wrestling, Chris has supported Extra Life since 2017. His upcoming charity livestream benefits Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital in Hershey through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

We talk about the friendships he’s built through gaming, why small donations matter, and how he’s making this year’s fundraiser interactive with a D20 donation challenge. Think wrestling promos, karaoke, questionable video games, and potentially some very regrettable hot sauce.

Chris also shares his plans for a charity-focused wrestling promotion in Central Pennsylvania in 2027, including opportunities for businesses and sponsors to get involved.

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Chapters:

00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear

02:18 PA Town Name Banter

03:06 Podcast Merch Plug

03:44 Extra Life Explained

08:26 Gaming Origins Consoles

12:32 Modern Gaming Culture

18:18 Gaming Benefits Adults

23:43 Stream Schedule Spotlight

25:00 D20 Donation Challenges

30:52 Games Planned For Stream

34:03 How To Donate Follow

35:44 Charity Wrestling Promotion

37:26 Charity Causes Spotlight

38:36 Sponsors And Launch Plans

39:14 Family Friendly Wrestling Strategy

41:36 Sponsor Perks And Partners

43:01 Ring Bumps And War Stories

45:05 Weather Nerd Origins

51:25 Tornado Encounters And Close Calls

59:40 Microburst Stream Disaster

01:04:45 Storm Games And Nerd Culture

01:08:02 Consistency And Going Viral

01:13:43 Event Details And Wrap Up

🎮 WATCH CHRIS’S EXTRA LIFE LIVESTREAM

Saturday, November 7, 2026 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Eastern

Chris’s announced featured streamer window: 4:00–6:00 p.m. Eastern

Click here to watch and donate: https://dd.extra-life.org/participants/566686

On Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ckcconline

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisomealy/

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What do pro wrestling and growing a YouTube channel have in common? More than you’d think—and Joey Image has stories to prove it.

From wrestling promos to product reviews, we’re talking about personal branding, getting comfortable on camera, and making content people actually find useful.

In this episode of the What the Nell!? Podcast, Nell Tice sits down with retired independent professional wrestler, commentator, YouTuber, streamer, and gamer Joey Image. His career has taken him from wrestling rings to gaming streams and tech reviews, with plenty of unexpected lessons along the way.

Joey shares how he developed his wrestling identity, why promoting yourself comes with the territory, and how those experiences connect to entrepreneurship and content creation.

We also get into his YouTube journey—including a secret-room video that reached 1.3 million views, recent product videos that attracted subscribers and customers, and why he started turning audience questions into new content.

In this conversation:

• Building a personal brand through your name, personality, and work

• Getting comfortable on camera without expecting a perfect first take

• What wrestling promos can teach you about speaking with confidence

• The difference between getting views and reaching your business goals

• Finding video ideas in questions people already ask you

• Starting product reviews with things you already own

• Keeping your opinions honest when brands send review products

• Making room for gaming, creativity, and the interests that make you YOU

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CONNECT WITH JOEY: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realjoeyimage

Find him across social platforms: @RealJoeyImage

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Bad podcast audio left me with an unusable episode—and a weekly release deadline. So I hit record and talked about what podcast hosts and guests need to consider before their next recording.

In this impromptu episode of What the Nell!?, I’m sharing the reality of podcast recording problems: checking your equipment, choosing your recording space, dealing with technology hiccups, and keeping your commitments when the original plan falls apart.

As a business owner, podcast host, and media company co-owner, I’ve been on both sides of the microphone. Even with good equipment and regular sound checks, things can still go sideways.

We’re talking about:

• Why podcast audio quality matters to your listeners

• What hosts and guests should check before recording

• How background noise and recording spaces affect the experience

• Why your recording platform deserves consideration

• Reporting technical issues when something goes wrong

• Having a backup plan so you can keep showing up

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Chapters:

00:00 Sponsor Taelor Intro

00:44 Emergency Episode Setup

02:06 Why Audio Matters

03:42 Gear and Sound Checks

07:21 Recording Space Tips

08:46 Video and Background Setup

09:56 Best Recording Platforms

11:14 Riverside Glitches and Backups

14:07 Wrap Up and Whats Next

15:42 Merch App and Subscribe

16:42 Final Thanks and Reviews

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You can love your business and still feel completely stuck in it.

After six years of entrepreneurship, I had plenty of ideas—but I was struggling to find clear direction. This is the honest story of why I said yes to a business retreat in the Dominican Republic, and what I brought home.

In this solo episode of What the Nell!?, I’m sharing the creative frustration, lost clients, and second-guessing that led me to ask for help. I also open up about something I hadn’t talked about much: how childhood bullying shaped my reluctance to join women’s groups—and why attending this retreat meant facing more than business questions.

Working with Paige and Suzanne from Brain Grenade Agency gave me space to look at my messaging, offers, and business direction alongside the personal patterns that were affecting how I showed up.

One week didn’t magically fix everything. But it helped me find more clarity, feel supported, and start trusting myself again.

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Chapters:

00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear

00:45 Retreat Episode Intro

01:55 Business Burnout Pivot

05:48 New Platforms And Blocks

12:21 Seeking Guidance Sign

16:08 Retreat Invite Doubts

17:40 Why Womens Groups Hurt

21:55 Saying Yes Booking Trip

23:55 Retreat Week Breakdown

26:31 Big Takeaways Integration

31:19 After Retreat Momentum

33:27 Recommendation To Listeners

34:58 Merch And Housekeeping

36:25 Wrap Up

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What does “making it” actually mean when your creativity has to pay the bills?

Nashville songwriter, Trop Rock musician, and author Beth Travers joins Nell Tice for an honest conversation about creative entrepreneurship, fear of rejection, and building a career you actually want.

Beth shares the realities behind the music: preparing for gigs, marketing yourself, building relationships, and balancing the work that pays with the work you love. She also opens up about writing mystery novels—and leaving them on a flash drive because putting them out into the world meant facing rejection again.

We talk about:

• Why being a musician also means being a business owner.

• Nashville songwriting and the disappointment of opportunities falling through.

• Moving from writing songs to writing the Sheridan Nash mystery series.

• Using AI while protecting your creative voice.

• Why collaboration brings out ideas you wouldn’t find alone.

• How her Trop Rock community supported her move into books.

• Defining success for yourself and celebrating other people’s wins.

If you’re an entrepreneur, musician, author, podcaster, or someone sitting on a creative project you haven’t shared yet, there’s plenty here to relate to.

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CONNECT WITH BETH:

Music and upcoming shows: https://bethtravers.com/

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4kKrivPvRm9AjNvHmCiiJu

Explore her books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/69095028.E_Travers

Follow her author page: https://www.facebook.com/E.Travers.author

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Five years after Fun 101.3’s final broadcast, Dennis Mitchell, Michelle Cruz, Vince Knight, and Ronnie Ramone reunite to share the stories behind the microphones, the laughter, and the goodbye.

If you grew up listening to 101.3 The Rose or made Fun 101.3 part of your daily routine in Central Pennsylvania, this conversation is for you.

On this special episode of the What the Nell!? Podcast, Nell Tice brings the four familiar voices back together to revisit their time at the station, what listeners never heard on air, and the emotional final broadcast on September 30, 2021.

We talk about:

• How each of them found their way to the station.

• Dennis and Michelle’s morning-show chemistry.

• Behind-the-scenes mishaps, hot mics, and unexpected celebrity encounters.

• The live broadcasts, community events, and listeners they still remember.

• What really goes into live radio, from voice tracking to ratings pressure.

• Learning the station was being sold and preparing to say goodbye.

• Why “These Are Days” by 10,000 Maniacs became the final song.

• Where life and radio have taken them since.

There are plenty of laughs, a few things that definitely wouldn’t have made it onto the morning show, and a reminder of how much familiar voices can mean to a community.

For anyone navigating entrepreneurship, working as a business owner, or building a creative career, there’s something here about teamwork, creative freedom, and earning an audience’s trust.

Subscribe to What the Nell!? for more honest conversations about life, business, creativity, and the people behind the work.

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WHERE TO FIND THEM:

Dennis Mitchell - 96.1 SOX Weekday afternoons, 1–7 p.m, Warm 103.3 10 a.m.–1 p.m

Michelle Cruz - Voiceover work, primarily TV commercials, from her own studio

Vince Knight - The People’s Morning Show on 105.7 The X, weekdays 6–10 a.m.

Ronnie Ramone - 106.3 NBZ-FM, serving Burlington, Vermont, and Plattsburgh, New York, Monday–Friday, 3–7 p.m.

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Why does one comment get under your skin? Why do you react in ways you later wish you hadn’t? This conversation about shadow work explores the emotional patterns we carry and the questions that can help us understand them.

On this episode of What the Nell!?, Nell Tice sits down with Marine veteran and Souls on Fire founder Aaron Thorpe for an honest conversation about self-worth, childhood experiences, vulnerability, and personal growth.

Aaron shares a painful parenting moment that made him recognize a familiar pattern in himself, discusses his perspective on inner child work, and reflects on how changing yourself can affect your relationships. He also recounts his personal experience with PTSD and an ayahuasca retreat in Peru, including what that experience meant to him.

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CONNECT WITH AARON:

Website: https://soulsonfire.com

Email: [email protected]

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Worried about what people think every time you post yourself or promote your business? Let’s talk about showing up anyway, even when your confidence takes a hit.

In this solo episode of What the Nell!?, I’m sharing how second-guessing a simple social media photo and arriving late to a meeting turned into a very honest conversation about entrepreneurship, criticism, and caring a little too much about other people’s opinions.

Yes, I work in media. Yes, I’m comfortable behind a microphone and in front of a camera. And yes, I still catch myself wondering, “Am I posting too much?”

If you’re a business owner, entrepreneur, creative, or podcaster who has ever felt awkward being the face of what you’re building, this episode is for you.

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Chapters:

00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear

00:41 Episode Kickoff Mindset

02:00 Imposter Syndrome Posting

05:35 Late Meeting Callout

09:05 Fuel Not Opinions

11:22 Sponsor Break Taelor

12:54 Michael Jordan Motivation

14:02 How To Stop Caring

17:38 Focus On Actions

21:33 Final Pep Talk Outro

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AI can save a business owner hours, but automate the wrong thing and customers may stop trusting you.

In this episode, Nell Tice breaks down what to automate with AI, what should stay human, and how to make your business more efficient without making your relationships feel fake.

AI can help entrepreneurs manage calendars, research topics, repurpose content, draft emails, organize data, build spreadsheets, and analyze performance. But that does not mean it should be responsible for every interaction, creative decision, or important conversation.

This conversation is for business owners, entrepreneurs, creatives, and high performers who want to use AI responsibly without becoming another suspiciously polished robot wandering around the internet.

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Chapters:

00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear

00:41 AI Trust Problem

03:44 Why Trust Matters

05:04 Automate Scheduling

07:28 Repurpose With Transcripts

10:49 Draft Emails Faster

13:07 Automate Finance Research Metadata

17:03 Keep It Human

24:02 Final Takeaways And Wrap Up

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Your top salesperson just got promoted to manager. Six months later, the team is falling apart and nobody knows why.

It's one of the most common — and most expensive — mistakes in business. In this episode, executive leader and leadership coach Jeremy Schreifels breaks down why being great at a job doesn't make you great at leading people, and what to actually look for before you hand someone a title.

Jeremy has spent 25+ years across leadership, media, organizational development, and culture. He's the founder of Box 7 Media, a strategic consultant, and a leadership coach known for asking the questions most people avoid. We got into all of it: the difference between accountability and micromanaging, why he tells unhappy employees to leave (and helps them do it), how to bring AI into your company without terrifying your team, and the one question he thinks almost no leader asks themselves.

If you're a business owner, a new manager, or someone who's been on the receiving end of bad leadership and doesn't want to repeat it — this one's for you.

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CONNECT WITH JEREMY:

Box 7 Media → https://box7media.com

Free 30-minute leadership call → https://box7media.com/podcastguest

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear

00:41 Meet Jeremy Schreifels

02:54 Why Anti Boss Leadership

04:57 Culture Sets Foundation

06:07 Promotion Pitfalls Explained

08:31 Decision Making Builds Leaders

11:23 Spotting Future Leaders

13:50 Accountability Vs Micromanaging

16:57 Quiet Quitting And Value

21:04 Mission Vision Values Mindset

22:50 Sponsor Message

23:32 Simple Culture Building Habits

25:20 Gratitude That Spreads

26:20 Remembering Small Details

27:02 Power of Saying Names

28:18 Team Building Your Way

30:00 Scaling Culture by Math

31:19 AI Without Fear

33:20 Policies and Boundaries

35:40 Creativity Mindset Shift

38:55 Remote Leadership Tactics

42:22 Listen More Than Speak

43:57 Mentors and Coaching

44:18 Where to Find Jeremy

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