Friends in Austin

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Discover the people of Austin. Justin interviews entrepreneurs, musicians, burners, and generally interesting people in the city of Austin. Peek into the lives of various Austin residents with different backgrounds. Learn about local businesses, "burns", current events, and other unique experiences.

Justin Tallant


    • Sep 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 70 EPISODES

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    The pursuit of skin care perfection with Renée Rouleau

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 49:26


    Renée Rouleau shares how she became Austin's blemish-busting queen of skincare, and how she used her 30 years of experience as an Esthetician to build a trusted skin care brand.

    Reviving Outlaw Country with The Alex Williams Band

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 39:19


    Get your dancin' boots ready because this week we're bringing you all four members of the Alex Williams Band. The Band shares their beginnings in music and what it takes for a band to survive life on tour.

    Using Tech to Develop Leaders with Matthew Confer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 45:06


    Matthew Confer of Abilitie discusses a leadership simulation offered by the company, and how businesses are using it to train their employees. Confer also talks about using LinkedIn to build meaningful connections, and offers tips for growing your network on the platform.

    Podcast Changes + New Glamping Biz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 52:32


    Entrepreneurs going all-in!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 16:10


    This week we're bringing you select segments focusing on entrepreneurs starting their journey.

    Ramit Sethi is a dick!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 14:02


    Have you ever had the opportunity to talk with a financial guru only to be turned away at the last minute? That's exactly what happened to Justin and his girlfriend before the holidays, and they're still mad about it.

    Breaking down Austin real estate with Jeremy Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 53:08


    It's no secret that Austin real estate is one of the hottest markets in the nation right now. Jeremy Knight, owner of The Knight Group, shares his tips for home buyers looking to move to the Austin area, and what to do if you already own a home here.

    Queen of laser battle: Alex Avetian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 42:42


    This week's guest is changing the game when it comes to laser battle. Alex Avetian of Battleground Ranch is shaking up conventional laser tag by adding alternate weapons, classes and challenging scenarios that will keep players on their toes.

    Launching Kogo.network!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 14:36


    We have big news this week with the announcement of a brand-new social media platform, Kogo. Created by Justin and Jack, Kogo seeks to connect people through events hosted by users all over the city. Look into the app for yourself at: https://kogo.network/

    LocalBuzz and Early Stage Startup Challenges with Adrian Gillette

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 56:38


    Justin sits down with Adrian Gillette of Local Buzz, to discuss what it takes to get a social media platform off the ground. LocalBuzz is shaking things up by helping users discover local events in real time.

    Bringing Moms Together with Allison Mack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 43:03


    Being a mom is a tough job. Allison Mack, co-founder and voice of Austin Moms, explains how she and her co-founder grew their small parenting blog into one of the top resources for mothers in Austin.

    Taking Your Startup to the Next Level with Josh Fabian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 58:25


    Professional gaming is big business in the U.S. E-sports teams are known to take home tournament prizes worth millions of dollars. This week's guest, Josh Fabian, built Metafy to connect gamers with coaches who can help take their skills to the next level.

    The Power of Cannabis with Shayda Torabi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 58:15


    Feeling canna-curious?Here are some links: Web: https://www.restartcbd.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/restartcbd/

    Maximizing Your Potential with Steven English

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 64:12


    Learn more about Steven English:https://stevenenglish.net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveenglish2/

    Escaping The Rat Race with Clayton Boone | Friends in Austin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 50:49


    Clayton Boone is a lead financial advisor at Brighton Jones. He explains what "vocational freedom" is and how we can reach it. You can find him on LinkedIn.

    Using AI and Machine Learning to Optimize Growth Marketing - Maryna Burushkina (Growth Channel)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 33:24


    Growth Channel uses machine learning and AI technology to help you identify your ideal customer segments, map their customer journey, and optimize your growth marketing efforts.

    Building confidence and character in youth through baseball with RBI Austin - Matt Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 49:00


    RBI Austin exists to engage and develop inner-city Austin youth athletically, academically, and spiritually, empowering them to lead the transformation of their communities. Founder and Executive Director Matt Price explains how a run down field and a few kids evolved into an MLB backed org impacting thousands of youth.

    Dalton Skach - Blockchain Real Estate With Gold Gate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 45:46


    Gold Gate allows people to invest in real estate around the world that they can use for vacation while making a return at the same time.

    C.K. Chin - Swift's Attic, Wu Chow Austin, Hope Outdoor Gallery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 79:16


    C.K. Chin is a partner at popular Austin restaurants Swift's Attic, Wu Chow Austin, and Native Hostel. He also has a hand in Hope Outdoor Gallery, a reimagined version of the popular Graffiti Park at Castle Hills with a new location near the Austin airport.

    Matt Mackowiak - Save Austin Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 56:12


    Austin lifted the ban on public camping and created a public health and safety crisis. Matt Mackowiak and Cleo Petricek created Save Austin Now to empower Austinites to reinstate the ban on public camping.

    Friends in Austin Sneak Peek - Episode 00

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 4:31


    Enjoy some fun and insightful bits from various guests on the Friends in Austin podcast over the past year!

    Rachel Holtin - Full-Time Influencer @AustinFoodstaGram

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 51:09


    Rachel Holtin's @austinfoodstagram account is one of the most popular in Austin. Find out how Rachel got started as an influencer and how she grew such a large audience.

    Geno Escobedo - Coaching Cheer and Making Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 48:30


    Local Austin artist Geno The Great walks us through what it takes to get your name out there as an artist and how his artwork ended up in the popular Netflix show "Cheer"

    Jim Donnelly - Restore Hyper Wellness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 56:50


    Restore Hyper Wellness is a fast growing company with a unique service offering aimed at preventative care which allows people to live healthier lives into old age, addresses chronic conditions, and supercharges the performance of elite athletes.

    Building Joe Rogan's New Podcast Studio - Matt Alvarez - Sound Shed Studios

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 69:40


    Matt Alvarez describes his journey creating Joe Rogan's new podcast studio here in Austin, Texas and how his company Sound Shed Studios is evolving.

    Michael Devellano - Founders Pack

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 59:57


    Michael Devellano is connecting entrepreneurs and forming a community called Founders Pack. He is inspired by the Japanese idea of Keiretsu, where businesses even in competing spaces help each other to grow. He previously released a book called Automate & Grow and is the host of the Automate & Grow podcast.

    Samantha Anne - Bringing Art to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 40:05


    Samantha Anne is a local artist. You can find her art at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - a bar in Austin, Texas that started doing art shows when covid policies put the industry in trying times.

    Tyler Norwood - Funding Dreams at Antler Global

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 73:38


    Tyler Norwood sees a future where entrepreneurship is accessible to all, allowing people to focus on what they are passion about and maximize human capital. In this episode he explains how Antler (a global early-stage Venture Capital firm) is helping to build that future.

    Laura Huffman - CEO @ Austin Chamber of Commerce

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 54:14


    The Austin Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit membership organization that helps create jobs so people can find work, provide for their families and achieve prosperity. They invest in a broad range of programs that build, support, and diversify Austin's regional economy.

    Jack Squier - Austin's Skyrocketing Home Prices

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 80:20


    Long time friend and native Austinite Jack Squier joins Justin to discuss Austin's insane real estate prices, the petition to reinstate the ban on public camping, crazy crypto and more.

    Shea Henning - ATX Record Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 54:04


    Shea Henning started ATX Record Players where he builds and restores high end German record players in Austin, Texas. Shea is a craftsman with a passion for high end products. He eventually sold a record player to his childhood hero Jesse James (Monster Garage) and ended up partnering with him on a new venture called Craftsman Exchange.

    Jay Maguire - Texas Hemp Federation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 77:34


    The Texas Hemp Federation is a trade association made up of growers, distributors, and retailers of legal hemp and hemp products in the state of Texas. Their mission is to educate policy-makers, the media, and the general public about the benefits of using hemp and to debunk myths about its use as a supplement.

    Zack Carlson - Alamo Drafthouse History & Making Documentary Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 62:32


    Zack Carlson explains the early days of the Alamo Drafthouse and the ideas that made people fall in love with it. After some fun Alamo history he describes his experience making a documentary called "The American Scream" where several unique characters from a small Massachusetts town are brought to light working their unique magic.

    Stephanie Herrera - Salesforce Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 61:47


    Stephanie Herrera became a Salesforce sensation by turning friendly and collaborative training sessions she dubbed "Salesforce Saturday" into international phenomena. Salesforce did a documentary on her which lead to her speaking on stage at the massive Dreamforce conference in front of thousands and receiving a personal introduction by billionaire entrepreneur and Salesforce founder Marc Benioff. Tune in to hear Stephanie tell the story of hard work that lead her to a few life changing events which enabled her to use her newly found privilege to continue pushing the people around her upward.

    12 Months of Christmas, The Secrets of NOLA & Fancy Jager Bombs | Friends in Austin - Mind Meld 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 64:25


    Welcome to the historic 4th episode of Mind Meld! Dave sits down with NOLA-native besties Sarah & Laura to discuss all the things that matter.

    Phyllis Snodgrass - CEO @ Austin Habitat for Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 57:45


    Austin Habitat for Humanity is an affiliate of the international nonprofit that brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Phyllis tells the origin story of Habitat for Humanity, the challenges of affordable housing, what her responsibilities are as the CEO of Austin Habitat for Humanity, and how her career evolved over time.

    Podcast Update - December 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 55:24


    The whole team returns! Justin, Dave, & Zac answer questions around the podcast. What is Friends in Austin? What are we trying to do? What's been working? What isn't? Why hasn't Zac seen Ghostbusters 2 and how is he so confused about the cast of Demolition Man?

    Kanye West Is Not A Genius, The John McCain Rainbow & Endless Prossibrilities! | Mind Meld 3.5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 34:14


    The epic conclusion to Dave's roller coaster discussion with Austin best-buds Shane and Ryan!

    Holiday Traditions, Bidets, and Naked Barbies - Friends Chat 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 64:44


    Colleen, Abe, and Maggie join Justin for the first 4 person episode and the 3rd Friends Chat. The gang sits down to discuss their favorite holiday traditions, the joy of bidets, spitting on siblings, colleens dream of living on a sailboat, Abe's future in homesteading, Maggie's naked life sized barbie doll, and more!

    George Vance McGee - Unicorns and Local Politics (Austin Prop A)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 53:29


    Austin unicorn George Vance McGee comes on the podcast to discuss how Austin has changed over the years, recent changes to local law (an increase in property taxes), and some things we can do to keep Austin an amazing place to live.

    Venga Boys, Honey Holes, Crystal Pepsi & Djenty Jared Dines | Mind Meld 3.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 69:54


    Dave sits down with Austinite best-buds Ryan & Shane to discuss metal, politics, body hair, shopping at Ross and whatever the hell a honey hole is. Part 1 of 2.

    Shani Majer - Will2Click

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 54:33


    Shani Majer joins Justin to discuss what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how she got her iPhone app Will2Click launched in the app store.

    Loving Juggalos, Killing Dobby & Fetish ASMR | Mind Meld 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 73:49


    Dave sits down with Austin couple Amy & Joey Garcia to discuss all of life's biggest questions on today's episode of Mind Meld!

    Patrick Scott Armstrong - Being a Full Time Podcaster (The Lone Star Plate)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 57:48


    Fellow podcaster Patrick Scott Armstrong of "The Lone Star Plate" joins Justin for a discussion around what it takes to build a podcast and become a full time podcaster.

    Kevin Newsum - Steamm Espresso (Update)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 57:17


    Kevin Newsum makes a second appearance on the podcast to give an update on his CPG product Steamm Espresso. Steamm was picked up by Central Market to see how the product performs in stores. If you're an espresso fan please visit steamm.com or your local Central Market and give it a "shot"!

    Fake Mustaches, Blowing Stuff Up, Covid Arguments, and Road Tripping | Friends Chat 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 87:28


    Friends Chat is back with Eric and Dave coming on to debate who has the best mustache and go at each others throats regarding Covid and the NFL operating outside of a bubble. Justin breaks down the 18 day road trip and gives some tips.

    Eating Raw Horse, Crushing Prosecco & Crying Like Real Men | Mind Meld 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 73:51


    In the first-ever episode of Friends in Austin Mind Meld, Dave sits down with fellow Austin residents Pat & Nolan to discuss the hard hitting questions on everyone's minds like "Did Rick Moranis kill his kids?" and "Is Jesus magic or miracle?" and "What's the best place to cry in Austin".

    Justin Quits His Job - FIA Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 30:07


    Things are changing for the better here at FIA headquarters. Justin has decided to quit his full time position so he can dedicate more of his time to bringing you high-quality content. We'd also like to welcome Dave Perry to the team. He'll be putting out fun episodes weekly so be sure to keep an eye out for them!

    Adam Boyd - Dare Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 50:53


    Adam Boyd is a partner at Dare Capital, a short-term lending firm that provides working capital to small businesses across Texas and the U.S. Starting off as a high school english teacher and football coach, Adam describes the events that led him to Austin and how he got started in the world of business finance. Join Justin and Adam as they share their unique perspectives on life in Austin and their experiences with Texas entrepreneurs.

    Peter Haubrich - Overpowered Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 77:23


    Peter Haubrich and Justin discuss the importance of self-development in this week's episode. Peter shares the positive changes he's made in his life including quitting caffeine and intermittent fasting.

    Lukas Gilkey - Hometown Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 59:55


    Lukas Gilkey is the founder of Hometown Hero, an E-Liquid, Vapor, and CBD company that started in Austin. Hometown Hero has unique product labeling that was inspired by Graffiti Park at Castle Hills in Austin, Texas.

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