Tate and Leslie are veterans in the vintage reselling industry. They have been reselling, designing, and creating clothes for years. They got married 3 months after meeting, Leslie turned down a job at Nike headquarters, Lil Yachty helped Tate launch his first store... Lots of crazy ups and downs in this story!

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0:00 intros

1:00 Tate getting into clothes

12:00 Leslie getting into clothes

16:00 The first storefront 

34:00 Falling in love

50:00 Moving to Birmingham

53:00 Combining the brands 

1:02:00 Building the brand in Birmingham 

1:07:00 What is the most challenging part of selling vintage?

Lisa Bright experienced one of the absolute worst things any person could ever experience: the death of her child. In an immense act of strength and dependence on God, she has turned that tragedy into something good. The Will Bright foundation is a non-profit focused on helping men who have been addicted to drugs come clean and become productive members of society. Many of these sorts of programs exist with mixed success. Lisa's organization WORKS. She came on the podcast to tell us her story of redemption and faith in Jesus Christ.

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0:00 Who was Will Bright?

8:00 Negotiating with your spouse when a child is struggling 

11:00 Sisters and the family

12:30 Wrestling with God when your son dies

13:30 Starting the foundation 

22:00 How do you ACTUALLY help people?

29:00 Helping people be hire able 

34:00 What role does government play?

37:00 How do you fund raise?

45:00 Work in DC

52:00 Finding your path in life

1:00:00 Husband helping

1:02:00 fin

Carrie Rollwagen is an OG in the podcasting space. She has been creating podcasts for the last 10 years and her biggest one, The Localist, has been going for more than half a decade.

Carrie is a journalist, an author, a podcaster, and a proud promoter of local business. She has built her career around celebrating and uplifting local businesses. Sound familiar? We had a great chat learning about Carrie's journey on this episode of Word of Mouth.

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0:00 intros

2:30 Writing

8:00 Learning to buy local 

13:00 The Localist starts 

36:00 Honing the vision

50:00 What is the hardest part about a podcast

56:00 Infomedia and the day job

1:09:00 What it’s like running a podcast

1:16:00 fin

Bryan Johnson is a believer, a husband, a father, and a photographer.

He has developed a unique style of photography capturing authentic human emotions and experiences. Part of what makes Bryan such a great photographer is the unseen parts of his work.

We sat down with Bryan to learn about his story and his process for making people feel cared for and loved through photography.

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0:00 intros

2:00 Why did you build a studio?

4:00 How Bryan started shooting photography 

15:00 Making the jump to professionalizing 

20:00 Friends in photography 

31:00 Actions vs outcomes 

33:00 Are you ambitious?

36:00 When did you get married?

40:00 are the things around photography that make you good at photography 

43:00 What he shoots now 

1:02:00 Mentoring other creatives 

1:14:00 fin

Caleb Chancey is a husband, a father, a creative, and many more things. He is one of our wisest friends. We wanted to have him on because he has carefully crafted a beautiful life with his family and his community. He has 5 wonderful children, he creates and directs all sorts of artistic endeavors, and he's got a beautiful way of communicating. Give this a listen and gain some wisdom from our dear friend, Caleb!

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Check out our episode with Fish Creek Capital!

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Rob and Emily Mcdaniel are the owners of Helen and Bayonet, two of Birmingham's best restaurants. They have been recognized by the Michelin guide and the James Beard awards for their amazing food and service. They have been some of the biggest names in southern food in the last decade and Myres sat down with them to learn about the story of how they have become leaders in the hospitality industry.Visit Fish Creek Capital!⁠⁠ https://fishcreekcapital.com/wordofmouth-pageSOCIALS⁠https://www.instagram.com/bayonetbham/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helenbham/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/emilylewismcdaniel/⁠https://www.instagram.com/robmcdaniel1/https://www.instagram.com/myresense/https://www.instagram.com/word.of.mouth.pod/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552402096552https://twitter.com/podcast_wom⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@word.of.mouth.pod⁠0:00 intros2:00 Springhouse at Lake Martin6:00 Culinary school 8:00 Jim N Nicks15:00 Springhouse 19:00 Building a culture of honesty and kindness 30:00 The beginning of Helen42:00 James Beard and Michelin Awards54:00 Bayonet1:04:00 Naming Helen

Michael Lee is a mechanic running his own shop here in Birmingham, AL. He has raced nearly every kind of vehicle in his time and now his kids are following suit. How do you get into racing? How can you afford to go drifting? Does it scare you when your kids are doing backflips at 14? All this and more will be answered on this WOM!

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0:00 intros

1:00 Growing up

9:00 Working on cars

24:30 Starting your own auto shop

36:00 Professional racing 

51:00 The kids 

1:02:00 How to encourage your kids to be safe but do extreme sports

1:13:00 The shop

1:19:00 2 Car Garage 

1:26:00 fin

You should never be afraid of putting out your art. Put it in places where people will see it. You never know who is watching.

Liz Allison was a wedding photographer. After sharing a mural she painted in her house, she now travels the world painting murals in homes, chateaus, and storefronts. Liz's career is exploding and I sat down with her to learn all about the journey of becoming one of the only muralists in the USA.

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0:00 intros 

3:45 Why can’t art be your job?

5:00 Becoming a photographer

12:00 Buying first house 

17:00 Going viral on instagram 

25:00 Learning how to build an art business

33:00 AI in art

41:00 Mentors and people who inspire you 

46:00 How do you manufacture inspiration?

53:00 Coolest places you’ve painted

60:00 What’s the dream?

David Mccaw makes really funny comic strips and paintings. We wanted to ask him about how you get into this line of work and what it takes to keep creating when your livelihood depends on it. He's also just a super fun hang so that makes for a great conversation always. :)

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High Dive is Alabama's first listening lounge. Bart Stephens is our guest and the founder of High Dive. Bart spent years traveling the world visiting all of the best listening lounges in the world. He took all that experience and channeled it into what will certainly go down as one of the best listening lounges in America. World class food, amazing service, and most of all incredible music. This is a must visit!

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0:00 intros

1:30 Favorite album this week?

5:30 Growing up

11:00 The college years

19:00 Moving back to Birmingham

22:00 Becoming an audiophile 26:00 Career before High Dive

34:00 The birth of High Dive

60:00 What is the future?