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In this episode I talk to Josh Martin, owner and craftsman behind Martin Shapes. Josh builds hand shaped custom surfboards. His surfboards are used by a wide range of surfers all with the goal to be better connected to their board and the wave they are riding. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including the World Longboard Tour, how a hand crafted surfboard is made, collaboration between rider and craftsman, the environment, what it means to carry on the legacy of a father, and so many other amazing topics. Josh's passions for his craft will encourage you to dig deep to live your purpose.Continuing the Martin family legacy that my father Terry established over 60 years ago brings healing to my heart and joy to my days.... Loving what I do and doing what I love, I've come full circle. I'm forever grateful my father showed me the love for the craft and gave me the needed training and skills to build on.Starting at a very young age I spent quite a bit of time in and around my dad's shaping roo

In this episode I talk to Mary 'Chip' Tautkus. Chip is the founder and head chocolatier of Chubby Chipmunk in Deadwood, SD. She is know for her award winning truffles. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including creativity, chocolate making, treating your customer with love, the responsibility of business in community, and the origins of Chubby Chipmunk. Chip's journey will inspire you to pursue your passions.THE STORY OF THE CHUBBY CHIPMUNKIt all started with dreams of chocolate, as Chip scampered about her mom’s kitchen as a little girl. Even at this early age, she was already busy concocting mouth-watering treats and desserts—as long as they included chocolate.Since then, time has only improved her delicacies. Her sunny kitchen, located in historic Deadwood, South Dakota, is alive with treats you will forever dream about. Only now, truffles have become the main event—and rightfully so! Each is an original creation, and each promises to make you swoon and sway with delight.The secret? She

In this episode I talk to Nancy Duarte. Nancy is the CEO of Duarte a design & communication firm specializing in Presentations located in Sunnyvale, CA. She is also the author of several books including Illuminate, Resonate, Slide:ology, Slidedocs, and HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including idea creation, communicating to your audience, mentoring, presentation flow, and the origins of Duarte. Nancy's journey will inspire you to dive deeper into the narrative you are creating.Nancy Duarte is an American writer, speaker, and CEO. She is well known for her three best-selling books, which include Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences, slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, and the "HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations." as the CEO of Duarte Design, the largest design firm in Silicon Valley and the fifth largest female employer in the area. Nancy released the free eBook "Slidedocs", which fills the ga

In this episode I talk to David Leach. He is the Worship Director at Life Center Ministries in Harrisburg PA. He is also a songwriter and has released two albums. Prior to joining the Life Center Team, David worked in the Music Industry. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including the evolution of the music industry, songwriting, collaboration, community, and the changing landscape both in America and the Church globally. David's journey will inspire you to follow your passions and become who you were created to be.As a songwriter and worship leader, David’s deepest desire is for people to be overwhelmed by God’s goodness and, in turn, offer their lives to Him in praise. David’s own journey of worship became the path where he realized God’s unconditional love, boundless grace, and unending joy. A significant encounter with the Lord in his senior year of college resulted in David’s decision to pursue God’s presence as his life’s greatest passion. Here David discovered the Father’s heart for

In this episode I talk to Mark Greene. He is the host and creator of the Cars Yeah podcast. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including passion, dreaming, creating, community, podcasting, and most importantly cars. His stories are fun and will encourage you on your journey to chase your dreams.Cars Yeah is a website and podcast where you can listen to interviews with Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts™. Successful people in the automotive industry who have wrapped their passion for cars in to their careers and lives.Cars Yeah is the creative brainchild of Mark Greene, an incurable automotive enthusiast. Mark grew up in La Jolla, California enjoying the automotive culture in SoCal. He spent his first 11 years after college as a creative director and account executive in the San Diego advertising agency Warner Design.Mark joined the startup company Griot’s Garage and spent 20+ years helping build the company being in charge of their branding, marketing, and merchandising. He left the company as

In this episode I breakaway from our normal interview style and share some of my thoughts about being a dreamer, worldview, taking risk, passion, and the origins of jumbleThink. I also share some resources that I love and recommend. Resources links can be found a jumbleThink.com.Michael is the founder and CEO of jumbleThink. He is also the CEO of Woodward Design Group. He and his team have built over 400 website for small businesses to large customer portals for Fortune 100 corporations. He has also consulted with hundreds of businesses through the Small Business Development Council in Butte County, Ca (http://www.buttecollegesbdc.com) along with teaching courses on web design / development and marketing strategies. His passion is to help individuals and businesses make their dreams attainable through creative thinking / idea formation and strategy.He is married to the beautiful Jennifer and has an amazing daughter Lucy. They are expecting their second baby in February.Website: https://www.woodwarddesigngroup

In this episode I talk to Jeff DeGraff. He is a professor at Ross School of Business at University of Michigan, a respected author, active blogger, sought after speaker, and consultant to leading corporations. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics surrounding innovation. His insight will inspire you to take the leap and begin to create your ideas.Jeff DeGraff’s life reads like an innovation playbook. The pages are speckled with failures followed by great successes all because of the mantra adopted at an early age from icon Walt Disney: “Keep moving forward.” Jeff knows how to innovate because he has been through the wringer and rolled with the punches, each time adding a new, better, and cleverer play than the last to his dossier. Jeff’s creative and direct take on making innovation really happen have made him a world renowned thought leader and have prompted his clients and colleagues to dub him as The Dean of Innovation.Jeff has advised many of the world’s leading corporations, using the Comp

In this episode I talk to Kïrsten Blake the creator and founder of Chapter Be, writer, and podcaster. She discusses new chapters of life, the importance of collaboration & community, overcoming fear, and current trends in education. Her stories will encourage you to explore what could be and chase your dreams.Kïrsten Blake is the creator and founder of Chapter Be, an online platform that interviews and highlights people who are charting their own journeys in order to create their own path of being in this world. She's interviewed a large number of entrepreneurs, artists, makers and creative via her podcast, Chapter Be, and storytelling project, The Be Stories. Living by the notion that "not all who wander are lost," Kïrsten Blake has lived and worked in New York City/Brooklyn, Washington D.C., St. Thomas (USVI) and Denver, CO. She worked in the public education field for 10+ years, but in 2011 made the decision to leave her nine-to-five desk job in pursuit of something new. Since starting Chapter Be, she

In this episode I talk to Gary Arndt the creator of Everything Everywhere, world traveler, award winning photographer, podcaster, and just all around cool guy. He discusses travel, stories from his various expeditions, how he learned photography, and where his next adventure is leading him. His stories will encourage you to travel more and chase your dreams. Gary's life is filled with events that could fill most people's bucket list and yet he still continues to push forward into new territory. You won't want to miss this episode!Gary Arndt is an awarding winning blogger and travel photographer who has been traveling around the world since 2007. His travels have taken him to over 180 countries and territories and has earned membership in the elite Traveler’s Century Club. He has also visited over 320 UNESCO World Heritage sites and all 50 US states.His blog Everything Everywhere is widely considered one of the most popular travel blogs in the world. In 2010 Time Magazinenamed it one of the Top 25 Blogs on the

In this episode I talk to Mark Morris the creative director of SquaredCo about his adventure in starting SquaredCo. He discusses creativity, inspiration, finding passion, and collaborating to make dreams come true. He also discusses how he is creating remarkable art that reflects new takes on pop culture. Mark is sure to encourage you that with some creative thinking, you too can chase your dreams.Graphic Designer. Illustrator. Pop-Culture Lover.Mark is the creative director for SquaredCo. SquaredCo. is a creative company based in Southern California that produces original, limited edition goods and specializes in events that bring together fans of pop culture, movies and collectibles.Currently, he works full-time as a part of the design team at Hogarth Worldwide, a marketing implementation agency. His specialty is design and preparing advertisements along with other marketing communications for print and digital publications.With more than 5 years of professional design experience, both agency and freelance,

In this episode I talk to winemaker Jesse Inman about his journey to starting his winery Romililly with his brother Aaron. He discusses how he and his brother are creating something unique in the wine industry that is more approachable. He also discusses how he learned the wine making process and overcoming adversity. This is a great episode that you don't want to miss.About Jesse InmanWhen our family gets together, we always have wine. Our uncle August “Joe” Briggs never comes to a family dinner without bringing a bottle of wine that he and his friends made. At barbeques, camping trips, and formal sit-down dinners, wine has always been a constant. When we drink a great glass of wine, it always reminds us of growing up, sharing meals and stories with friends and family. Wine brings back memories of adventures we’ve had and people we’ve met. It’s how our family interacts. When we realized that we could make wine for a living, we knew it was what we were meant to do, and we dove in headfirst. Our winemaking jou

In this special encore episode I talk to Emmy Award wining filmmaker Steve Chollet about his process and thoughts about identifying and reaching target audience. Everyone will find something to take away from this interview. So much was covered in this interview that we broke it into two interviews.Stephen Chollet is a two-time Emmy Award winning filmmaker living in Chico, California. For over a decade he has worked independently as a producer, director, cinematographer, editor and visual effects artist. Also working in design, photography, web and other audio-visual mediums, Stephen can handle a variety of projects. Born in Northern California, Stephen's work has taken him around the world - 6 continents to be exact. From the depths of the Egyptian pyramids to the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, Australia...his work is as diverse as the locations and people encountered on these journeys.Stephen works well alone or on a team. Whether you need him to handle an entire project from start-to-finish, or work a s

In this episode I talk to Emmy Award wining filmmaker Steve Chollet about his adventures in making films, working with world known brands, travel, inspiration, and process. Everyone will find something to take away from this interview. So much was covered in this interview that we broke it into two interviews. Part two will be available on Monday!Stephen Chollet is a two-time Emmy Award winning filmmaker living in Chico, California. For over a decade he has worked independently as a producer, director, cinematographer, editor and visual effects artist. Also working in design, photography, web and other audio-visual mediums, Stephen can handle a variety of projects. Born in Northern California, Stephen's work has taken him around the world - 6 continents to be exact. From the depths of the Egyptian pyramids to the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, Australia...his work is as diverse as the locations and people encountered on these journeys.Stephen works well alone or on a team. Whether you need him to handle an

Tony Karol has been a luthier (guitar maker) for over 25 years. The guitars he has built have been used by internationally known musicians like Tommy Emmanuel, Bruce Cockburn, and Stephen Bennett. In this episode we discuss building guitars, how Tony got his start, working with well know musicians, and the environmental impact of building guitars.At age 12, Tony began to play the guitar, something he fell in love with immediately. Thirty-plus years later and he still enjoys playing and learning. It wasn't long before he wanted a better instrument, but couldn't afford to buy one. With the help of his high school wood-shop teacher he made an electric guitar body. He had found my passion in life - building and modifying guitars to achieve the utmost in appearance and performance.It was a few years later that he first saw a Larrivee acoustic guitar - a handmade cutaway model with astonishing inlay work. Beyond the look and beauty of the guitar, he was taken more so by the sound - it was stunningly beautiful. It p

Gaylord Enns has been a pastor for over 40 years. Recently he authored a book about the command of Christ. In this episode we talk about traveling the world, true love, and rediscovery. Gaylord Enns has served in full-time Christian ministry for over forty years. He started ministry to college students in the 60’s and was a leader in the Jesus Movement of the 70’s. His pastoral ministry served one congregation for thirty-three years.In 2003, he founded Servant Leadership Network (SLN) to facilitate ministry to pastors and next-generation leaders. He is the author of Love Revolution: Rediscovering the Lost Command of Jesus, released in 2008.Over the thirty-nine years that he and his wife, Patti, have been married, they have worked together closely in ministry. They enjoy a loving relationship with their children and grandchildren.Website: https://www.loverevolutionnow.org/

Steve Trindade is the Founder and CEO of Urban Workshop. Steve's past endeavors have included President and CEO of Automotive Technology Group Inc., Owner / COO / CFO / Technical Director of Socii Racing LLC DBA Truspeed Autosport and numerous other engineering positions.Founded Urban Workshop from scratch and in less than 10 months turned it into the 3rd largest DIY workshop and makerspace in North America with over $1m worth of tools and equipment and offering over 100 classes a month. Responsible for developing all aspects of the business to enable the opening of 10 location in 7 years including the implementation and roll out of cloud based accounting and membership management software, online equipment reservation systems, online membership registration, and online class registrations. Creating strategic partnerships with leading international technology suppliers to enhance member experience and promote partner products. Partners include Autodesk, Epilog, Haas, Industrial Metal Supply, Laguna Tool, Mill

Jerrod Maruyama is a freelance artist specializing in character concepts and design. He earned a B.S. degree from San Jose State University in Illustration. Jerrod grew up in San Jose, CA and currently resides in Sacramento, CA.Before becoming a freelance artist, Jerrod worked in the children's educational software field as an art director. He has served as an art director for several companies, including Computer Curriculum Corporation, SCORE!, Riverdeep and Kaplan.Since becoming a full-time freelance artist, Jerrod has worked for several clients including:Disney, Disney Japan, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Facebook, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Mattel, Clemenger BBDO, The Hollywood Reporter, and Huckleberry Toys to name a few.Jerrod's work is currently being shown in the WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disney® District at The Disneyland® Resort (Anaheim, CA). A selection of giclees, art prints and merchandise is currently available. Website: http://www.jmaruyama.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jmaruyamaTwit

Michael Woodward is the host of the jumbleThink podcast along with the founder and CEO of Woodward Design Group. In this episode Michael shares the origins story of jumbleThink. He also shares more about himself, the dna for the podcast, what you should expect from the podcast, and other details about jumbleThink. The jumbleThink podcast is focused on sharing the stories of amazing dreamers, makers, innovators, and influencers to help to encourage you to chase your dreams.Leave us a review: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1200281336 jumbleThink Website: http://www.jumblethink.com