While many country fans may know Tiera Kennedy as one of the artists featured on Beyonce's groundbreaking Cowboy Carter album, the Alabama native has been forging her own path as a country artist to be reckoned with by leading with vulnerability.

Tiera stopped by to talk about the ups, the downs, and everything in between.

This Australia native sure knows how to cook up some Texas good times!

After moving from Melbourne to Austin to pursue her love for Texas barbecue, Jess Pryles became a social media celebrity for her charming Aussie wit and expert meat cooking tips. Pryles is now Texas' go-to for all things meat — judging multiple cooking shows, speaking at conventions, developing and selling her own seasonings and supplies, and, most recently, hosting her own show on the Outdoor Channel.

Jess Pryles stopped by to talk about her journey from Down Under to the Lone Star State, dish on her meat cooking pet peeves, and share the triumphs and struggles of being a woman in a male-dominated field.

Learn more about Jess and her merch here: https://jesspryles.com/

In the second episode of C&I's "Women of the West" podcast, we talk to Mexican artist Gladys Roldan-de-Moras, whose depictions of Mexico's rodeo tradition — charreria — have garnered her massive praise in the Western art community.

Roldan-de-Moras talks discovering her family connection to charreria, navigating the Western art world as a female artist, and balancing her devotions to her art and her life.

On our premier episode of C&I's "Women of the West" podcast, we talk with Kirsten Vold — rockstar stock contractor and owner of Vold Rodeo Company. The daughter of legendary stock contractor Harry Vold, Kirsten jumped into the deep end of rodeo when she took over her father's stock breeding business at just 25 years old. Over 20 years later, she's caring for some of the sport's most accomplished bucking broncs.

Kirsten opens up about the childhood challenges of being on the road with her father, the leaps of faith that led her to where she is, and how she likes to unwind after a hard day of work on the ranch.