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It’s that time of the year. The weather is getting cooler and the holiday season is in full swing. Family and friends are gathering from far and wide to celebrate with each other. But what really brings people together around the holidays? We know you’ll be excited about today’s show if your answer is the food. Food can bring us together around the holidays and special occasions, but it can also do so much more. Food can hold the memory of a culture. The right meal can tell the story of a nation.

Our guest today knows the power food has to tell stories and keep cultures alive. Today we are joined by Oscar Johnson, the owner of Jimmy Pearl’s restaurant. Jimmy Pearls prides itself on making sure Afro-Southern food is celebrated, respected, and maintained.

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From the beginning we’ve told and listened to stories. Whether by moonlight, firelight, or electrical light stories have been and always will be a vital part of what makes us human. Stories record history, teach us lessons, spark our imagination, and so much more. The importance of stories cannot be overstated and neither can the importance of storytellers.

Today we are joined by Megan Easterday, the storyteller behind Easterday Creative. When you have an important story to tell you can rely on Megan to help bring it to life, and today we are going to talk about her company and how she’ll help you tell your story.

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Good food is at the heart of every great day. Food brings us together, can make us feel better, and of course provides the energy for all of the things we want to accomplish. Some of us cook or go to restaurants to get good food, but today’s guest on the podcast had a different idea.

Please welcome Matt King. Mattie is somewhat of a Renaissance Man, Spartan Race Training, owning and coaching a gym, being a pillar in the community. So of course when someone like Mattie needs to make sure they eat good food they don’t just go to a restaurant… they open their own – Mattie’s Diner!

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If there’s one thing we know about small and medium-sized business owners, it’s that they’re problem solvers. In fact, you could describe their jobs as solving one problem after another. However, when it comes to setting up great HR teams and providing best-in-class employee benefits, even business owners may need some help. Business owners can rely on PEO‘s or professional employee organizations to help them with some of the logistics. Still, with hundreds of options to choose from, our next guest is here to help business owners find the PEO that is right for them.

Welcome, Jeff Wanner & Broc Buxton from PairPEO to the podcast. Jeff, Broc, and the rest of the PairPEO team, work to take the stress off business owners by curating multiple PEOs that can meet their business needs.

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Do you know what you’re capable of? At first, it seems like an easy question to answer, but the more you think about it the harder it becomes. What are you capable of? For an even harder question you can ask yourself what is my team or company capable of? Well if you ever decide that you want to find out if you are working at your full potential our next guest specializes in providing the tools to make sure you and your team are maximizing your performance.

Matt Drinkhahn is a Coach with ProAdvisor, a business coaching and consulting company. They specialize in empowering individuals which allows teams and companies to perform at high levels.

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Parenting can be tough! Take the kids to school, make sure they have lunch, pick them up, then to soccer practice… That schedule would be a lot for any parent, even more so if your child is having trouble with their behavior. All that pressure and stress can be enough to drive a parent crazy.

New parents aren’t given a manual on how to take care of their children, and even experienced parents run into issues. It’s also important to remember that no one has given your child a manual on how to be the most well behaved kid in the world. We’re all doing our best, but sometimes we could use a little help. Our next guest might just be the helping hand you’ve been looking for. Michelle Tolison of Dandelion Family Counseling specializes in helping children understand and correct their behavior issues.

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When you donate to charity how does it make you feel? Probably pretty good! Donating money to help someone or contributing to make changes that matters to us will naturally make us feel good. However when you donate to a charity, especially a big one, you may not actually know where your money is going. You still get a good feeling from your donation, but the actual impact of that donation will most likely never make it back to you. Our next guest is out to change that reality.

Today we are joined by Madison Toal from Mite. Madison is half of the father daughter duo at the center of providing transparency for individuals that are hoping to give back to their communities both locally and globally. Mite is here to let you know exactly how your donations are impacting our world.

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When you think of the company you work for, what thoughts come to mind? We are sure the company would hope words like, “fair, effective, agile, hardworking, and efficient” pop up first. However, that may not be the case for all of you listening. For those of you that come up with a list of less flattering words to describe your company it is important to know that just like you, your managers are relying on their training. Effective leadership is not something that just happens. Our next guest has made it her mission to make it happen!

Esther Weinberg is joining us today from The Ready Zone. The Ready Zone creates work environments that are more effective and efficient by helping employers value and effectively create relationships with their most important assets… YOU and the other people on your team.

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Your doctor tells you that you have cancer… What do you do now? Very few of us can really imagine what it’s like to have our world completely turned upside down like this. Even fewer would know the correct steps to take after such a diagnosis. That was the predicament our next guest Vince Todd Jr and his family faced when he was diagnosed at just 26yrs old. Not only do you have to deal with the physical effects of cancer and treatment, but there is also the emotional toll. What do you do?

Vince and his wife made it through that uncertainty and have made it their mission to help other cancer patients and their families navigate what it means to have cancer and the next steps that they should take.

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The game is 2-1, and everything is riding on these last penalty kicks from your opponent. You’re the goalie, the only one that can stop this attempt and secure the win for your team. Otherwise you go home with a tie and no one wants that. Just imagine it, can you feel the pressure? Our next guest on the podcast is very familiar with that pressure and is providing goalies with the training and equipment to make those moments just a little more bearable.

Welcome to the podcast Brandon Miller, founder and owner of Prime Focus Goalkeeping. Brandon and Prime Focus Goalkeeping have made it their mission to instill confidence in goalies on and off the field. Time to dive in and learn more about this soccer star turned entrepreneur.