From selling drawings to classmates as a kid to his current full time income being driven by his art, Ryan Ebert has always been a creator with an entrepreneurial spirit. Following 11 years as the Art Director for Hoard's Dairyman and Hay & Forage Grower Magazine, Ryan left his "comfortable" career to focus full-time on his art business. You can find him making some of the coolest fish decoys in the country, creating and screen printing apparel with his original artwork, and helping brands create content with creative services.

In this episode, Brad and Ryan talk about growing up on a Wisconsin farm and finding his love of art, dark house spearing (including its current state in Wisconsin) and how he got into making fish decoys, leaving a comfortable career for the risk and reward of entrepreneurship, bringing his art to apparel, arts in Wisconsin, following your passions, and much more!

https://www.ebertphoto.com/

We also discuss the (very important) current conversation of selling public lands across our country. Ryan references "BHA" in the episode, which is the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, and is a great place to continue learning about this topic. I personally encourage you research the topic, develop an opinion, then make it heard. https://www.backcountryhunters.org/pod_ep_205

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Amanda Miceli is an entrepreneur, creative, fashion designer, marketer, and speaker, on a personal mission to inspire and assist people in being their most authentic selves. The founder and CEO of the BOLD Marketing Agency, Amanda has not only built an incredible brand for herself, she does it for others as well. In this episode, Amanda and Brad discuss marketing and the importance (and definition) of a BRAND and how she builds them so well, creativity and art, fashion design, being an entrepreneur, her Dennis Rodman tattoo, and MUCH more!https://www.theboldmarketingagency.com/As always a HUGE shoutout to our sponsors at Forward Beverage and Riverside Pizza. They keep these coming. If you dig it, make sure to support them!https://riverside-pizzeria.com/ https://www.forwardbev.com/

Tom Mosgaller is an author, experienced community builder, teacher, and leader who believes that the power of relationships is the cornerstone of strong, vibrant communities. Tom has led, taught, and coached community builders in the art of pulling together in places both big and small, urban and rural, locally, and internationally. He has celebrated successes and learned from setbacks that inspired the timeless lessons captured in the Change Framework that serves as the backbone of his book, "Pulling Together: A Handbook for Community Change". He is past president of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and co-author of the recently published book on institutional change: Bending Granite. Tom has led and served on numerous educational, healthcare, governmental, faith-based, and agricultural boards. When Tom is not leading, teaching, and working with others, he can be found learning from the land and animals on his farm in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin.

In this episode, Tom and Brad discuss his leaving the family farm (that didn't have indoor plumbing) for the seminary at 12 years old, being drafted and serving in Vietnam, his career in community building (with some GREAT stories), co-writing a book with another author whose political beliefs rest in a different place than Tom's yet they find common ground in their hopes and visions for positive change in humanity, directing change management, the four attributes of citizen leaders, and MANY other things.

https://www.pulling-together.com/

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Chris Mangless is a chef and restaurant owner whose version of art is shared through food and experience, and quite the artist he is. Walking through a door opened by a high school teacher has led Chris on a path of passion and excellence in his field. From becoming the Travelling Chef in his teens to feeding a laundry list of celebrities, athletes, and high profile business folks, one thing remains consistent for Chris. Excellence. His willingness to open his own proverbial door (and tell Bon Jovi's security he was staying with his food) and his thoughtful and caring attitude (providing a World class meal for the Lumineers when they had $76 dollars to their name) is consistent whether he is feeding those "high profile" folks, or the guy next door.

In this episode, Brad and Chris discuss those experiences, excellence in hospitality (and in life), his grandfather owning the first bakery in Green Bay, sharing his form of art and appreciating the art of others, being the Travelling Chef, and six-year old Chris and his sous chef Johnny charging 35 bucks a plate for brunch they prepared themselves, and MUCH MORE.

https://www.threethreefive.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kumquats/

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Rex Meikle is the Founder of Door Born, a lifestyle and apparel brand built to capture the beauty, sophistication, and charm of the Great Lakes (and, of course, Door County).

Attending UW-Stout to be a tech ed teacher (while having a football career cut short by concussions), like many, Rex thought he had his plan written. That was, until life does what it does. After a year of teaching in Kohler, he realized it wasn't his path. Now, Rex has his aim set on sharing his love of Door County, Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes, through Door Born. In this episode, Rex and Brad talk about his journey to entrepreneurship, his path (and the state of) K12 education in Wisconsin, how concussions affected his life and put an end to football for him, fly fishing for Steelhead (or Lake Run Rainbows if you're an internet grammar officer), spearfishing perch in Lake Michigan, and much more!

https://www.doorborn.com/

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Brandon Tschacher is one of Wisconsin's most visible leaders. He has been recognized as an “Executive to Watch” (2021) by the Milwaukee Business Journal, was named one of the “Philanthropic 5” by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee (2020), received the “National Exceptional Service Award" by the Salvation Army USA (2020), and was named a “40 Under 40” by the Milwaukee Business Journal (2018).

A Nintendo 64 dropped off by his Mother-In-Law sparked an interest in collecting vintage video games. Fast forward a few years, and that ballooned into a deep dive into the modern gaming space, and eventually, Esports. Now, as the President of the Milwaukee Esports Alliance, Brandon's daily work consists of bringing vibrancy, clarity, and success to the Esports industry in Wisconsin and beyond. In this episode, Brad and Brandon discuss career goals and "what is enough", the state of the Esports industry and the nuance of it comparative to "regular" gaming, authenticity in community, social media and it's impact on society, the importance of leaders, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and much more.

https://www.mkeesports.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandontschacher/

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Nate Jansky is an Instructor and Work-Based Learning coordinator with GPS Education Partners, a Wisconsin non-profit organization working in the space of work-based learning. A teacher dunking on the playground lit a spark of interest in education for Nate at a young age. Following that passion, he has built a career supporting students in the alternative education space.In this episode, Brad and Nate discuss his career as an educator and passion for teaching, alternative education, work-based learning, and youth apprentice in Wisconsin, coaching golf, and being friends for nearly 20 years!https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-jansky-21394635/https://gpsed.org/As always a HUGE shoutout to our sponsors at Forward Beverage and Riverside Pizza. They keep these coming. If you dig it, make sure to support them!https://riverside-pizzeria.com/ https://www.forwardbev.com/

Stephanie Grady is a 2x Emmy-winning journalist, former gold-medal-winning figure skater, and the CEO and co-founder of Influential Athlete. Her experience as a high-profile public figure, combined with her husband and co-founder Joe's decade of experience as an athletic director, uniquely positions them to help elite female student-athletes maximize NIL opportunities and build success beyond their sport.Throughout her career, Stephanie has had the privilege of working with some of the biggest names in the world. From star pro athletes like Hakeem Nicks with the NY Giants and John Kuhn of the Green Bay Packers, to celebrated actors like Adam Sandler and Heidi Klum, to influential entertainers like J Lo and Dane Cook, to world leaders like John McCain and others. Stephanie has consistently demonstrated her ability to connect with a diverse range of individuals and extract their unique insights.In this episode, Stephanie and Brad discuss the state of NIL within the NCAA landscape, NCAA vs House, supporting students athletes in preparing to take advantage of their window of opportunity, her figure skating career, leaving careers in traditional broadcasting, and MUCH more. It is a can't miss!https://influentialathlete.com/https://www.instagram.com/stephgradytv/https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephgradytv/As always a HUGE shoutout to our sponsors at Forward Beverage and Riverside Pizza. They keep these coming. If you dig it, make sure to support them!https://riverside-pizzeria.com/ https://www.forwardbev.com/