Renovating Homes For Special Needs Kids - Sunshine on a Ranney Day Sunshine on a Ranney Day (SOARD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit approved organization based in Roswell, Georgia, founded in 2012 by Peter and Holly Ranney. The vision of Sunshine on a Ranney Day is to renovate homes for children with special needs and restoring hope for families.
Read MoreMike Johnson is a radio personality and founder of Ground Rush Media. A media company that has received 38 tele and 9 Summit Creative Awards. He has had highs and lows but he has learned from failure and takes on everything with a "you vs you" mentality.
Learn About Voice Over and Podcasting with Heidi Rew. "Don't wait for validation to follow what you know you are supposed to be doing." - Heidi Rew hosts her own lifestyle podcast - The Heidi Rew Show. She is also a powerhouse in voiceover and co-owns Atlanta Voiceover Studio.
Read MoreNick Hagelin is an amazing musician who finished in the top 9 of NBC's The VOICE. He has found a second calling to bring awareness to a rare medical condition called arthrogyposis, which his son Bash has. He wants to let parents know the many options they have for kids with this rare condition.
Read MoreStarting a wine company in the current day with Resign Wine. Leo Resig, the Co-Founder of theCHIVE, and his wife, Tiffany Resig, talk through the trials and tribulations of starting a wine company from scratch in Austin, Texas. This is the story of Resign Wine.
Read MoreInspired by April the Giraffe Live birth, BirthTUBE Founder, Paige LoPinto, decided to Facebook live stream her birth to 7,000 people and within 10 months she created a community of 37,000 woman watching and supporting other woman live streaming their births.
Read MoreA car accident ends this triathlete's caareer so he pivots to a thriving outdoors content creator - Harvy Danger Films. Harvy Danger Films is a YouTuber, Film maker, and photographer who has quite the story to tell in this episode of the Passion In Progress show. He is a great salesmen and gives tips on how to get sponsors with under 1000 subscribers.
Read MoreWe tour the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital with John Glenn, Vice President of Development. Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital is one of the nation’s foremost providers for medical and physical rehabilitation for adults and children. Madonna specializes in complex medical, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, pulmonary conditions, severe stroke, other neurological conditions and pediatric rehabilitation. Madonna offers World Class Rehabilitation, hope, and healing to thousands of patients from throughout the country each year.
Read MoreBrad Nietfeldt is one of the most sought after digital marketing gurus in America. His entrepreneurial career involves producing music, successful tech start ups, working for several fortune 500 companies and in his early 20s he was the lead developer at PayPal/eBay. Currently, Brad has a few brands that give 100% of their profits to charity and he runs a faith-based creative management firm based in Omaha (OMG or Omaha Media Group). OMG has offices in Austin, Denver, Miami, and New York City. Topics covered range from Brad's history in web and app development to his altruistic approach to everything in life, as well as his support and philanthropy for the Madonna Rehab Center.
Read MoreYellowbird Hot Sauce - Learning from Failure - From Local Piano Player to Ubiquitous Hot Sauce Brand How co-founder of Yellowbird Sauce, George Milton, started making homemade hot sauce to sell on the side during his music gigs that turned into a full time entrepreneurial business.
Read MoreHead Editor theCHIVE Bob Phillipp Talks About theCHIVE, theCHIVE Podcast In Bob's own words "I am by no means a natural host or the big conversationalist, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find ways to create your own successful podcast." Bob Phillipp has been with the blogging juggernaut website, theCHIVE, for eight and half years. He oversees all of the editors in his day to day work while posting DMA (Daily Morning Awesomeness). We dive straight into his experience of being a host on a podcast with +90 episodes and behind the scenes stories of theCHIVE.
Read MoreJerry Hernandez of Flaco Creative is an hustling entrepreneur all about Brand Identity Developement. We talk about his holistic design approach to a brand and all the nuances that entails including people, objects and culture, among other things.Taking brands further than just a logo and color schemes. Jerry is a very good photographer, the quality of his scenic photos really have that Instagram aesthetic businesses are looking for.
Read MoreA Cork In The Road can show you how to pair the Perfect Wine with any Dish. Wine Explorer & Tasting Event Consultant, Kelly Cornett, is an exercise physiologist by day and a wine enthusiast...all the time. Mentored by a South African winemaker, she managed a winery in Virginia, biked to wineries in Mendoza, explored tasting rooms in Napa and Sonoma, studied Pinot Noir in Willamette Valley, coordinated tasting events in Georgia, designed multi-course wine pairing dinners in the Shenandoah Valley, sold small-batch wines to big retailers in Washington D.C. ...and now she's sharing joy of all things wine through A Cork in the Road's tastings, classes, and adventures. Kelly's Social: @ACorkInTheRoad http://acorkintheroad.strikingly.com/
Get to know the man behind the Passion In Progress podcast, Javier Mercedes, by hearing questions asked by the people who know him the best his family and his wife Sabrina Mercedes. A Special Thanksgiving edition episode. we dive into all my production past including my audio engineer and video production past.
Read MoreScott Clark is Professional full-time DP (director of photography) based out of Austin, TX. He shoots Music Videos, Short Films, Commercials, Branded Content, and Documentaries. He filmed material for the X games, theCHIVE, Nissan, Fear the Walking Dead, Car2Go, Circuit of the Americas, The Bright Light Social Hour and much more. In this interview of passion in progress we go over how he does about making a living as a DP and his career advice to others looking to get into the space. We also talk about his style of shooting and some of the ideas behind his workflow.
Read MoreGraphic Designer, @JustinRyanOrg (Justin Tordella), takes us on his rollercoaster journey from doing breakout graphic design work for Fall Out Boy to scratching up work any where he could for his family. Staying hungry for success he found ways as a freelancer to provide, give back to the community, and live his passion as a graphic designer full time.
Read MoreTaylor Wood is a Marketing Manager for theCHIVE but she has a passion for burlesque dancing and fashion. We dive into the details of burlesque dancing along with some behind the scenes looks at theCHIVE.
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