Episodes

Travis Hasse is a Wisconsin-based entrepreneur who turned a Midwest tradition into an international brand. In 2008, inspired by his family’s homemade recipe, he launched Travis Hasse’s Apple Pie Liqueur. Now exited from that business, Travis owns a company focusing on last mile delivery, invests in real estate, and is an avid outdoorsman. In this episode, Brad and Travis talk about his experience in building several successful businesses, being an outdoorsman and the value of getting outside of...

Garrett Thorn is an Nashville-based independent singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and touring musician. Originally hailing from the Northwoods of Wisconsin in Three Lakes, Garrett has taken his rustic, soulful sound from small-town Midwestern stages to performing across the United States, Europe, and beyond. In this episode Brad and Garrett talk about taking the leap from a "safe" life to pursue music, playing hoops at St. Norbert College, Science, energy and quantum entanglement, Easte...

Chris Herriot is a high school educator and state-champion track coach at Arrowhead High School, and the creative eye behind My Wisconsin Photography. In this episode we talk about his journey as a coach, mentor, and educator, how his deep roots in the Wisconsin outdoors shape his artistic vision, perspective that comes with travelling the globe, parenting, passion and his love for what he gets to do, and MUCH more. https://www.mywisconsinphotography.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mywisconsin...

Heather Golden is the owner of the new Range TwentyFORE in Wrightstown, Wisconsin and a former basketball player at UWGB. In this episode, Brad and Heather talk about her hoops career and winning a Wisconsin high school basketball state title at De Pere, her D1 recruitment and commitment to play at UWGB, the evolution of her career post college, taking up golf and how it satisfies the competitive "itch," becoming an entrepreneur and opening the newest Top Tracer range in Wrightstown, and much m...

Adriana Vander Leest is the owner and founder founder of the Wisconsin-based pet products brand, Oat & Paw. In this episode, Brad and Adriana discuss marketing and social media, an unexpected career transition and her path to entrepreneurship, "sticking it to the man," parenthood and partnership, the value of authenticity, and much more! Check out Oat & Paw for awesome products for your doggo. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563213202373 Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgag...

I am taking the first "break" EVER from regularly scheduled episodes. I didn't want to leave you hanging though! Just a quick few thoughts and another podcast you can check out to see me in the "opposite" chair with the fellas at Okayest Hunter. Okayest Hunter podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4oDoFUlKOQ Sand County Almanac: https://www.amazon.com/County-Almanac-Outdoor-Essays-Reflections/dp/0345345053 Big shoutout to our sponsors:Epic Mortgage - Human Centered Mortga...

Lindsay Huehns is a Wisconsin-based ceramic artist, entrepreneur, and educator who is passionately making the world a little more beautiful and a little more tactile) through her brand, Art is Dirty, specializing in thoughtful, small-batch pottery and custom ceramic art. In this episode, Brad and Lindsay talk about her path to the arts and business ownership, making art a career, teaching others, her story of having brain surgery, finding her passion, and the sourdough she can't kill. http...

Lauren Griepentrog is the founder of Lauren Mackenzie photography and co-owner of Bridgeview Studios in Green Bay. In this episode, Brad and Lauren discuss her recent trip to Peru and the perspective that travel brings, ancient civilizations, her path from wanting to be a physical therapist to deciding to follow her passion for photography, entrepreneurship, the value of confidence and hard work, support systems, their shared experience of both being adopted, and MUCH more! https://www.laurenma...

Russ Allen is a lifelong dairy farmer and the author of the memoir, "The Missing Wire". His story is a powerful testament to resilience in the face of unimaginable loss and a David-vs-Goliath legal battle that shook the Wisconsin utility industry. Russ’s life was upended when his cattle began to fall ill and die at an alarming rate (for decades). His search for answers led him to uncover an invisible assailant, stray voltage leaking from the electrical distribution system owned by Wisconsin Publ...

Cameron Teske is an author, podcaster, storyteller, and founder of the Remember to Live Foundation. Shortly after relocating to Green Bay in 2015, he and his then wife found out they were going to have a child. Soon after that, his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, ultimately passing after a two year battle. Out of this tremendously difficult time of life, he realized the value of family trips they were able to take with their son before her passing. This was the inspiration behind founding...

Wes Hodkiewicz is a Senior Writer for the Green Bay Packers and a lifelong Wisconsinite who has spent his career documenting the pulse of Titletown. A 2006 graduate of Bay Port High School and an alumnus of UW-Green Bay, Wes worked his way up from taking calls at the high school sports desk for Gannett to becoming one of the most trusted voices in Wisconsin sports journalism. Before joining the Packers organization in 2016, Wes spent nearly a decade as the Packers beat reporter for the Green Bay...

David Paul Martin is a Neenah-based singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music captures the quiet introspection and rugged beauty of life. With lush arrangements and evocative storytelling, David’s sound sits at the intersection of folk, indie-pop, and Americana, marked by soaring melodies and honest, relatable lyrics. In this episode, Brad and David talk about the release of his sophomore album, "Soul Geology", his deeply rooted faith, creative inspiration drawn from No...

Lauryn Lavelle is a national champion and 2x American record holding powerlifter and Northeast Wisconsin entrepreneur. In this episode, Brad and Lauryn discuss her journey from having a severe eating disorder to being a national champion powerlifter, moving on from powerlifting when becoming a Mom, pregnancy and Motherhood, transitioning to entrepreneurship, social media and marketing, finding her passion, self discipline and self love, the importance of a story (and a wild one about someone wh...

Mariah Ann Maass is a Madison-based, up-and-coming country artist and singer-songwriter known for her high-energy performances, authentic storytelling, and viral lyric switch-up of an Ella Langley tune on social media. In this episode, Brad and Mariah talk about her decision to "go for it" following a trip to Nashville, her musical history, balancing her music goals and "normal" career treating cancer patients, social media and virality, and MUCH more! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OU4Znxf2...

Patrick Durkin of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is an award-winning outdoor writer, newspaper columnist, and general outdoors reporter. He has been MeatEater's wildlife research contributor since June 2018, and writes frequently for national archery and hunting magazines. Durkin also provides editing services for books and magazines, and served as contributing editor/writer for the Archery Trade Association from September 2001 through January 2021. In this episode, we talk about about Pat's time in th...

John Plageman is a community advocate, social worker, and the founder of Sober Green Bay and Section Yellow. After finding his own path to sobriety in 2009, John dedicated himself to changing the narrative around alcohol in a city often cited for its heavy drinking culture. Inspired by the "Phellowship" (sober fans of the band Phish), John launched Section Yellow in 2019 to provide a safe, sober space for Green Bay Packers fans at Lambeau Field. His work has since expanded into the Sober Green B...

Spencer Young is a Shiocton, Wisconsin native and the creative force behind Forever Young Designs, where he bridges the worlds of professional athletics and fine art. A former offensive lineman for St. Norbert College, Spencer traded his cleats for a paintbrush in 2014, turning a lifelong passion into a career that has made him the "go-to" artist for the Green Bay Packers. In this episode Brad and Spencer talk about his long history in the arts, painting Packer fences and cleats for NFL players...

Prescott Balch is a retired technology executive and community advocate who has become a leading voice for Wisconsin residents navigating the arrival of large-scale data centers. With a 38-year career in technology, including 18 years as a senior executive at U.S. Bank, Prescott brings a unique "insider" perspective to the debate over industrial land use and rural preservation. Drawing on his extensive background in software development and data center operations, Prescott helps communities und...

At 21, Lauren Ripley was diagnosed with a brain disease that changed her life. Instead of giving up, she dug in and got to work, learning how powerful food could be in healing the body and mind. Now at 28, she’s about to be Mom (any day) and three years into opening The Farmacy, a Green Bay restaurant built on her mission to help others feel better, eat better, and live better. In this episode, Brad and Lauren discuss culinary school and travelling, contracting Rat Lungworm Disease in Hawaii, u...

Austin Skalecki is a Wisconsin-based (Door County) songwriter whose music blends Americana, blues, and folk. Grounded in nostalgic, authentic storytelling, his songs capture the worn-in truths of everyday life—echoing the sounds and stories that linger long after the song ends. In this episode, Austin and Brad talk about his music, the craft of songwriting, playing music until he's gone, travelling, the line between motivation and being forceful and letting things happen, and so much more thoug...

Dan Infalt, aka "The Hunting Beast", is an absolute legend of the Wisconsin Whitetail woods and marshes. Growing up in Southeast Wisconsin the youngest of 11 siblings, hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering were more than an outdoor passion. They were a key to surviving. Putting that food on the table was the foundation of decades of development as an outdoorsman, including his primary pursuit, chasing mature whitetails on pressured Wisconsin Public Land. Today, when he isn't in the woods him...

Born in Beaver Dam and raised in Reeseville, Sara Hankes is a Wisconsin-based artist who has been dabbling in drawing and painting since she was able to grasp a pencil. Guided by her grandmother (a very talented artist) who taught her different painting techniques as a teen. After buying a little farm on the Manitowoc river in 2021, she has used the animals and the beauty that surrounded her to inspire the creation of beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces.I n this episode, Brad and Sara talk about th...

Up North Jake, a.k.a. Jake LaCoste, is a dynamic rapper and singer hailing from Northern Wisconsin. Drawing inspiration from his experiences with hunting, fishing, back roads, lakes, family, and addiction recovery, Jake crafts authentic and heartfelt songs that resonate with listeners from all walks of life. In this episode Brad and Jake talk about his passion for Wisconsin and being an independent artist here, sobriety and his path quitting drinking, mentality and mindset, Fatherhood and evolv...

Justin Schmick is a a former police officer, current insurance agency owner, Alderman in the city of Omro, and social media content creator. In this episode Brad and Justin discuss leaving a career as a police officer to find more passion and enjoyment in his work, being an entrepreneur, virality and developing a large social media following that started with a few "dad jokes" with a coworker, the insurance industry, his self-described "beef" with Russell Nicolet, and much, MUCH, more. https://...