Coeur d 'Alene Advice Givers: Interviewing Our Brightest Minds | Thought-Leaders | Business Owners | Entrepreneurs | Cole Tur

Colleen Lopez of Colleen Lopez Events sits down with Cole and shows why she is the premier event planner in the Inland Northwest.She has some incredible insights on life, and comes with a deep history of working in the restaurant and hospitality industry. She was once the fine dining manager at Beverly’s, but followed her...

“NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER GIVE IN” is the war cry from today’s guest who spent eleven years working in the energy drink business where he learned a lot about building a business. He was part of the explosive growth and very in tune with how the owner of Rockstar Energy Drinks created one of the...

In this episode, Brad Peugh, founder of B.O.H.I.C.A. Smoke sit down with Cole and talks about how he followed his passion to get into the BBQ catering business. In what started as BBQ’n for buddies on Sundays today Brad and his team are the go to when it comes to catering BBQ in North Idaho....

In episode 47 Tom Morgan, founder of the Lake City Bicycle Collective sits down with Cole to talk about how he came to starting the non-profit which provides 300 bikes and counting at no cost to kids in the community. In what started as noticing bikes in disrepair at clients homes, Tom found a need...

Tabitha comes with a deep history of working with Boys & Girls Clubs all around the Northwest. She was once the director of Operations with The Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County,  and recently started following her greater life’s passion in helping nonprofits and businesses with fundraising, PR, and marketing all while maintaining a...

In this episode Cole sits down with Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters very own Rick Evans on location at Evans Brothers Coffee in Downtown Coeur d’Alene. Rick, who comes from a long line of military officers, could be referred to as an “Air Force Brat” and has lived all over the country. After finding himself virtually...

Enjoy this Episode: Meet Kari Romeo, Founder of Conquer Life Coaching who has set out to help individuals and businesses discover their limiting beliefs and actions through a strength based approach known as appreciative inquiry to assist her clients focus on possibility and opportunity as the pathway to success. Kari who was featured in a...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCNPOzGJlBU&feature=youtu.be “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town!” This up and coming nationwide charity has really been picking up steam  with their mission to get kids from sleeping on the floor. They provide bunk beds to those kids in need. This episode is eye opening in that there are kids in every town around...

In this episode of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers, Luke and Emily Black of Lone Mountain Farms share their advice with Coeur d’Alene on organic farming practices, the future of farming with AI and robots, as well as what to look for in your eggs. That and much more in episode 42.

  Enjoy this episode: In Episode 40, Coeur d’Alene’s gut health expert Llolyn Pobran of the Wellness Center of Coeur d’Alene sat down with Cole to discuss gut health, some signs to look for in your digestion and everyday life that could potentially save you from the silent killer, leaky gut. Llolyn has some incredible...

Enjoy This Episode: In episode 39, Cole Turnbull host of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers sits down with Cassidy Bones Co-Owner of Ascension Consulting, Vice President of Kootenai County Young Professionals, TedX Coeur d’Alene Organizer, and St. Vincent De Paul Fashion Show Chair. For one year Cassidy said yes to everything, even if it made her...

Enjoy this episode: Theresa Wild, Co-Founder of Matt’s Place Foundation sits down with Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers in Episode 38 and discusses the love of her life, Matt Wild’s diagnosis of ALS. The challenges of battling ALS, and creating positive within the ALS community by starting Matt’s Place Foundation, which helps those and their families...

Enjoy this episode: In episode 37 Cole sits down with Idaho House of Representatives Seat 4B candidate Roger Garlock and discusses his desire to make Coeur d’Alene a better place, his values, and vision for our community. Roger, who is a strong advocate for strengthening parent’s rights as well as “school choice” to help Idaho...

Enjoy this episode: After discovering Coeur d’Alene on Apple Maps Dr. Ryan Bones quickly found his place to put down his roots. After arriving in Coeur d’Alene with three months of work to be done on his Chiropractic office “Bones” got to work on making connections. He knew nobody, but made no excuses and a...

Enjoy this episode: In episode 35 of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers Karen Ashenbrenner, Executive Director of IDFY (Idaho Drug Free Youth) sat down with Cole and talked about the services the non-profit provides for our youth. Being the only non-profit in the state for drug prevention IDFY offers six different programs within schools and outside...

In Episode 34 of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers Kibbee breaks down how to create a family legacy piece of art also known as a portrait. As a local business owner he is determined to pledge $1,000 a week to local non-profits. He wants to be remembered as someone that gives, doesn’t just take.

In Episode 33 of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers, one of Coeur d’Alenes greatest thought leaders Michael Pereira shares his hope for our community. Michael is a candidate for the District 4 State Senate Seat, as well as owner of Pereira Consulting and Studio Ten 20. Michael hangs his hat on his core values, from his website “Family,...

In Episode 32 Danica Gilbert, the proud new Owner of Slate Creek Brewing Co. goes in depth on what it means to her and the community to be able to re-open the doors of what she called a hard break up. For Years Danica put her heart and sole into Slate Creek Brewing starting as...

“If you are your brand it makes a lot more sense to your customer, it makes a lot more sense to you and your business…” Just one of the wisdom bombs dropped when Cole sat down with Jennifer and Andy Morsell of Mountain Madness Soap Co. In what started out as a hobby for Owner...

Elaina Matthews, Director Run for #271 which is of one of Coeur d’Alene’s finest non-profits when it comes to helping our local elementary school programs. Elaina sat down with Cole to discuss the successes and failures they have experienced in growing this great foundation to now over $26,000 annually to contribute to our schools.  ...

In Episode 29 Kory Wilson, Owner of Avondale Dental and President of The Excel Foundation sits down with Host Cole Turnbull to discuss how they set themselves apart in the Dental industry in Kootenai County. Kory who was once an aspiring horse jockey turned dentist when his childhood dreams were quickly put to rest when...

In Episode 28 Leslie Orth, Executive Director of the Post Falls Food Bank shares how she has helped transform the food bank to allow her guests to determine what they take home. “I would love for everyone who walks in here to not walk in here next week… That’s the end game.” says Leslie Orth....

Cole, the host of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers Podcast sat down with Monica Lang, Owner of The Wellness Bar in episode 27. In what was once just a thought, Monica saw an opportunity in the market to supply Coeur d’Alene residents with healthy and nutritious food options on the go. In this episode Monica dives...

In Episode 26 Cole sits down with Glenn Gatherer, Owner of Nate’s New York Pizza in Post Falls Idaho. Glenn Gatherer who originally started his career in the wholesale business, has taken on many different endeavors throughout his life, and most recently entered the pizza business back in 2010 when he purchased Nate’s New York...

Summary After losing her 6 month old son Mason to SIDS Liz Montgomery went on a mission. That mission was to open the conversation on safe sleep practices for our babies. Nobody was talking about the leading cause of death to babies in our community before the Inland Northwest SIDS Foundation was born. In this...

Many of us are guilty to looking at food as just a way to fill our stomachs, not as a prescription (hint Rx) for the body. Fitness experts Matt and Sharon Anderson, founders of Coeur d’Alene’s premier meal prep company sat down with Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers host Cole Turnbull to share their experiences of...

Heather Threadgill, Owner and Founder of Coeur d’Alene’s very own Bare Culture Kombucha could be described as many things, including a Pioneer of Kombucha in Idaho. When on vacation in Hawaii many moons ago, Heather and her husband Joe had some amazing Kombucha and fell in love with it. When they returned home Heather began...

Scott Crawford, Owner and Founder of Castaway Cellars in Downtown Coeur d’Alene takes us on a journey of the ultimate long game when it comes to business. Wine Making. Once being hobby garage winemakers the Crawfords took their passion of wine making and have since collaborated with some of the top winemakers in the entire...

In Episode 21 of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers, Scott Ansel, Founder and Owner of Northwest Pet Resort takes us on a journey of how he and his company care for their clients furry friends. Scott’s knowledge of Dog behavior jumps through the speakers in this episode. Northwest Pet Resort isn’t just a run of the...

“How do you not let the death of your son define who you are? I will always be Nick’s Mom” says Theresa Hart, Gold-Star Mother of Nicholas Newby who tragically lost his life while serving for the Army in 2011. Theresa shares her journey of sending her son off to Iraq, to ultimately lose him...

Cole Turnbull sits down with Sandra Gunn, Owner of The Culinary Stone in Coeur d’Alene and they dive into the development of infusing olive oils at the farmers market to a full fledged brick and mortar store. This isn’t the run of the mill retail store however. Sandra and her team have incorporated in cooking classes from some of...

Nikki Conley owner and creator of Athol Orchards hasn’t always followed her dream. After getting bounced from job to job in the corporate world she and her husband Eric decided to follow her childhood dream. This is when they started Athol Orchards. While the farm will be a constantly evolving ecosystem right in Athol, they...

Tom Latham, Co-Owner of Republic Kitchen and Taphouse takes us on the journey that he and his co founders have gone through to start the northwest style pub in Post Falls. With the help of his brother Mark and later teaming up with one of the best chefs around Adam Hegsted they have hit the...

The Greene Idaho Foundation is a proud non-profit organization who supports care givers on the front lines in our community with direct cash donations and with in-kind donations such as providing facilities for non-profits events and fundraising. As they should be proud because they have donated nearly 1 MILLION dollars to local charities and non-profits....

Jenny Wiglesworth, of Barre U Coeur d’Alene takes us on the journey of being the pioneer of Barre in Coeur d’Alene. Her love for health and fitness jumps through the speakers in this interview. Coming to Coeur d’Alene just two years ago Jenny had the dream of bringing the gift of Barre to Coeur d’Alene...

Laura Quast, owner of Jitterz Espresso shares her journey through the coffee business. Laura, who learned coffee through working stands as a teenager always knew that she wanted to own a coffee stand. When the opportunity for Jitterz in Coeur d’Alene to be acquired she wouldn’t be denied. With the numbers being down, she worked...

Amy Wearne, founder of AIM Nutrition takes us on a journey of how she has gone from a collegiate softball player, to a masters in education teaching elementary students in Coeur d’Alene for the last 10 years to now coaching nutrition to clients all over the country. Amy took a leap of faith this year...

Matt Anderson, not to be confused as Matt Tapley shares his journey of running the family business of Tapley Cabinet works. Aside from building beautiful, high quality cabinets by hand Tapley Cabinets has perfected the art of keeping employees happy. They have six employees that have been with the company for over 25 years each....

Andy Smith of Edwards-Smith Construction shares his journey to becoming Principal of the company. It wasn’t something that was just handed over to Andy. From moving to Coeur d’Alene from California on a whim, to walking onto job sites looking for work Andy has earned his way to the Top. In an industry riddled with...

Vince and Chelle Caruso of Caruso’s Sandwich and Artisan Pizza bring “Daily Fresh” to the northwest sandwich and pizza scene. They share their love for their business, as well as the journey that got them to three restaurants in the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane areas. At Caruso’s you will never find yourself being disappointed with...

Hillary and Randy Mann, owners and operators of Post Falls very own Up North Distillery have brought distilling to North Idaho. Winners of 3 Gold Medals in the Denver International Spirits Competition with their Honey Spirits, Barrel Finished Honey Spirits, and Apple Brandy. They were also featured in Playboy as “Idaho’s Most Unique Spirit”. With...

In episode 8 of Coeur d’Alene Advice Givers PJ Slauson, of CLK Supplies, Aero Lock, and Custom Print Wear shares with us his journey of successfully running and operating three different businesses. PJ has been an entrepreneur since age 10, when he started a worm business, and sold it by age 12. After high school...

  Ryan Davis, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County shares his experiences of starting the local non profit from scratch. When Ryan arrived in Kootenai County from Southern Idaho he had some ambitious supporters, and began the club in a church basement. Since, Ryan and the board of directors have helped...

From working for the man to being the man Dave Church founded Northwest Hardware Supply in 2006. The late 2000’s proved to be a challenging time to start a business in the home industry, but with some strategic moves and planning Dave and Luana made it work. Today, they have a store located at 7680...

Nick Mahin grew up in Long Beach California always dreaming of playing baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. After many years of hard work, training, and a couple of different colleges he got his opportunity to live his childhood dream by playing for Cal State, and ultimately hitting a home run in the College...

Mike McCall, of Coeur d’Alene’s McCall Media specializes in architectural photography. Mike excels at telling the story of a home through photographs. Statistics show that home owners who use professional photography in the listing of their home get the home sold faster, and for closer to asking price. Mike who was born and raised in...

Jerod Keyser with Fortress Business Solutions raises awareness about the possibility of hackers stealing sensitive information through your office systems. Fortress plays a huge role in giving back to the community and involvement in the American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest (ACCOIN) & the Kootenai County Boys & Girls Club.

Dan has changed the game of the tire business. In 2014 Dan took his love for rubber and hit the road where he created Northwest Tire Worx. Instead of going in and sitting in a waiting room eating stale popcorn Northwest Tire Worx will come to you! That’s right, never again will you have to...

An entrepreneur and a relentless innovator of the real estate industry, Cole Turnbull is the creator of the “Value-Driven Approach to Sell Real Estate,” author of the infamous report, “Frauds, Lies, Cheats & Unethical Scams,” he also founded Coeur d’Alene’s Nurses Only Program®, and is a licensed agent with Century 21Beutler & Associates. Turnbull has...