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Rambling Business resumes our Australian series at the end of the U.S. pandemic by taking you to the Byron Bay, Australia. Rick, now retired as a CPA, found Kosta Ouzas of Self-Publishing Heroes online to help him with his new career as a music novelist. Join us as we trace Kosta's decisions that has made him one of the leading companies for self-publishing novelists. Go to Www.RamblingBusiness.com for the full multimedia experience.
Rambling Business continues their Australian series by taking you to the Outback, high in Australia’s subtropical region. Rick and Judy join Brett’s Outback Tasting Adventures on a unique experience of Australian foods and spirits. Go to Www.RamblingBusiness.com for the full multimedia experience.
Rambling Business continues their Australian series on the Gold Coast as Rick and Judy visits Mark Neveceral at Surfer’s Paradise. Join us for the story of Empassion Natural and how Mark took on the big fish in Australia. Www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business continues their Australian series on the Gold Coast as Rick and Judy stop by the legendary Granny Mac’s in Tamborine Mountain, Australia. Join us for the story of Mandy ffrench of Granny Mac’s Store, inland from the Gold Coast. Www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business starts their Australian series with Rick and Judy going “down under” to meet a Scot! Join us for the story of Angela MacInnes of Angela’s Pantry up on Tamborine Mountain inland from the Gold Coast. Go to www.RamblingBusiness.com for the full multimedia experience.
WRONG TRACK UPLOADED--To be replace this weekend..... SORRY! Rambling Business concludes their San Antonio, Texas series with Rick and Judy getting under the brass tacks of leather. Join us for the story of Bobby and Claudia Brown and their creation of the B and C Leather Designs & Unique Finds. Www.RamblingBusiness.com ITunes . http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues to mosey through San Antonio, Texas by indulging our sense of smell. Rick and Judy stumbled across a very unique family business, Scentchips, where owners Tanya and Barry Clark take customers to an alternate reality using the sense of smell. Www.RamblingBusiness.com ITunes-- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business flies back to the States and makes a pit-stop in San Antonio, Texas. While there, Rick and Judy met Hank Lee at one of the most unique folk-art stores in the country, San Angel. Hear about San Angel’s story and why you should stop there when visiting the home of the Alamo. See where we have gone! www.RamblingBusiness.com/map www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITuneshttp://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business finishes our Egyptian Business series by looking to the future of what some Arabs are trying to do to improve society. Rick and Judy talk to Sheriff Fouad of Arabvision.org and learn how this organization is addressing issues like domestic violence in Arabia. Www.RamblingBusiness.com Itunes -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Egyptian Business series by talking to a multi-talented guy who guided Rick and Judy. Hear about Rick and Judy’s visit with Ahmed Seddik, as he guided their group through the history of Egypt. Www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITunes --> http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Egyptian series by diving into the books about the ancient Alexandria Library. Rick and Judy joined the University of California, Irvine Olive Tree Initiative and toured the current Bibliotheca Alexandria. Stick around and learn how the Egyptians tried to restore Alexandria’s worldwide reputation by building its Bibliotheca. Www.RamblingBusiness.com Apple Podcast --->http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business leaves our Israel Business series and crosses the Sinai border into Egypt. Hear about Rick and Judy’s visit to the Naguib Mahfouz Cafe named after it’s Nobel Prize winning customer and how it has strived through changing times. Www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business finishes our Israel Business series by visiting the Maxim Restaurant that is the symbol of Arab-Jewish peace. Catch the story of this Haifa restaurant, and how they bounced back from violence to be a shining star of world peace. www.RamblingBusiness.com http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Israel Business series by heading south within miles of the Gaza border to the town of Sderot. Here, Rick and Judy learned about the challenges of living and conducting business in the bomb shelter capital of the world. Www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITunes -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Israel Business series with discussing the little known, and commonly misunderstood Israeli Kibbutz. Check out what Rick and Judy learned in a tour by Lydia Aisenburg of the Kibbutz mishmar Haemek. Www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business leaves our West Bank Palestinian Business series and moves west of the Israeli green line to the hamlet of Nazareth in Galilee. Here Rick and Judy visited Sindyanna of Galilee where Israeli and Arabic women work together for social justice by producing olive oil and other world items. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our West Bank Palestinian Business series by focusing on one of the most controversial areas, the Jenin Refugee Camp. Rick and Judy met with Producer, Ismael Jabarine of the Freedom Theater to learn of the issues and business model to help the residents of this volatile city. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business leaves our Old Jaffa, Israel business and moves east to the contentious West Bank Palestinian Business series. Rick and Judy met founder Bashar Masri who led the charge to create an amazing 21st century city from the rock beneath the hill. www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business finishes our Old Jaffa, Israel series by visiting the amazing artistic jewelry creations of Adina Plastelina. Listen to the surprises Rick and Judy discovered when talking with co-owner, Sam Leder and why this shop was packed with customers every time they passed it. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast! http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Old Jaffa, Israel series with one of the most unusual restaurants in the world. Rick and Judy joined some friends and ate at the totally dark, Blackout Restaurant where they were served by a blind waitresses and waiters. Find out about this unique business vision and experience.
Rambling Business leaves our Bethlehem Christmas Business series and travels west through Israel to the Mediterranean port of Jaffa. Here, Rick and Judy dropped into Moti Nataf’s art studio for a chat. Hear how this local, legendary artist lights up the Old Jaffa Port with multidisciplinary art. www.RamblingBusiness.com Apple Podcast . http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business concluded our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by looking into Christmas present. Rick and Judy were able to cross paths with Shepherds not far from Bethlehem. Stay with us to learn what these historical icons are doing to survive at ground zero of Christmas and whether they had to change their business model to survive. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast --- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by looking into Christmas past. No, not Dickens but the original Christmas with the visiting Magi and a theory of where they came from and their business model that helped propel them into Christmas lore. Subscribe on Apple Podcast--> http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR Multimedia experience --- www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business continues our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by putting our backs up against the wall; the Israeli West Bank Barrier Wall that is. Rick and Judy visited the internationally acclaimed, Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem and talked with owner/manager, Wisam Salsaa. Hear how Wisam used this wall as a major component for a hotel business model which is recognized around the world. www.RamblingBusiness.com Full multimedia experience --> http://ow.ly/RKG430n2eD3 Subscribe on Apple Podcast for all Series and Episodes http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business opens our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by walking down the ancient roads of Bethlehem to the Olive Wood Factory. Here Judy and Rick bought hand-carved olive wood Christmas items in a place that is internationally known for their olive wood mangers and wooden characters. Rick talked with owner Bassem Giacaman and learned what it is like to run a business at the world’s Christmas center where the song “Little Town of Bethlehem” plays all year long. Check out our full multimedia experience at www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast --> http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business wraps up our “Bedouin Business” series by moving from the Wadi Mousa to Petra, Jordan. Here, Rick and Judy spoke with Ibrahim of the Bedoul Tribe about his family history and what the Bedouins are doing to survive in this protected area. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business flies to Middle East to start our “Bedouin Business” series. Here, Rick and Judy met the grandson of the Sheik who fought with T. E. Lawrence of Lawrence of Arabia. Find out his family history and what Bedouins in the Jordan Wadi Rum are doing in today’s modern economy. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our New Jersey Business series, where we go into the world of internet design and promotion. Rick spoke with Rita Christensen of Icolor Studio and how she used her personal challenges to create and boost one of the more successful Web and SEO companies in the USA. Full Multimedia experience-- www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business leaves our Philadelphia Business series and crosses state lines to New Jersey. There Rick meets Bill Schetter of Schetter Funeral Home and learns what it is like to grow up in the family funeral direction business and serve others at their most difficult times. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple ITunes -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business finishes our Philadelphia Business series in the cradle of the American Revolution but diving into a cultural food that contributes to our famous melting pot. Rick ends his tour of the famous Reading Terminal by stopping by Kamal’s Middle Eastern Specialties Restaurant. There, he talked to Adham and Hesham Barouki about how their parents started this family-friendly established that thrives in the Terminal. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Philadelphia business series by cleaning up our act. Rick visited with Lynette Manteau of Terralyn-Naturally handcrafted soap in the Reading Terminal Market. Hear how Lynette took the ancient skill of soap making and turned it into an environmentally enriched and healthy enterprise. Www.RamblingBusiness.com Check us on Itunes . http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business flies back from our Amsterdam business to the cradle of the American Revolution and Democracy: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rick spoke with the Carmen DiGuglielmo of Carmen’s Famous Italian Hoagies and Cheesesteaks in the historical Reading Terminal Market. Stick around for Carmen’s history and secret to their success which catapulted them to the top of the legendary Philly Cheesesteak. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple podcast -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business finishes our Amsterdam business by lighting up the status of the Cannabis (Marijuana) establishments. Listen to Brandon and Rick on how this industry got started and where it is going. www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business continues our Amsterdam business by talking about what some say is the oldest profession, the business of prostitution. Rick and the family strolled through Amsterdam’s famous Red-Light District as a curiosity but ultimately learned that this type of business may be on its way out. www.RamblingBusiness Subscribe on Apple Podcast http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business leaves our Norway business series and heads to the wild city of Amsterdam, Holland. Rick and Judy met a local antique giant, Evert Zandvliet. Check out how Evert inherited his father’s passion for collecting and turned it into one of the most successful antique businesses in Amsterdam. See where we have gone at www.RamblingBusiness.com Apple Podcast (Itunes)--http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business leaves our Stavan’ger, Norway business series and moves up north deep into a Fjord near Flam. Here our family walked back into the times of the Vikings when visiting the Viking Village, Njardarheimr, in the town of Gudvangen. Hear about the history of this unique place and how a group of individuals turned the dream into a reality. Check us out on www.RamblingBusiness.com or Subscribe on ITUNES http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business finishes our Stavanger, Norway business series by venturing deep into Stavanger’s old town where Hanne Tobiassen displays her ceramic art at her Keramiker store. Hear how she fulfilled her lifelong dream in this Norwegian paradise as one of the resident ceramists. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes: http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Stavan’ger, Norway business series by playing around with a kid’s board game translated as “Zeal and Ability”. Rick and Judy stopped by to talk to Torill Steinbeck Hoel about the new company that she and her brother Vinny started which offer small board games that teach children how to cook. Check us out at www.RamblingBusiness.com or subscribe on ITunes http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business leaves our Vallejo, California Business and fly to Stavanger, Norway. Rick and Judy spoke with the renowned seamstress Rigmor Ovregaard of Brødrenes Favangs Barberstu AS, where Norwegians from all over the area come for their traditional Norwegian clothes, where Norwegians from all over the area come for their traditional Norwegian clothes.
Rambling Business finishes our Vallejo Business series at Vallejo’s Hub of the art community. Rick chatted with founder Chris Vardijan of The Hub Community Center for the Arts and how it became its namesake in this historic town. Subscribe on ITunes http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR Check out all of our cities on www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business continues our series at the historical town of Vallejo, CA by looking at the only pharmacy in the historical district. Rick visited the historical town’s area pharmacist: Arthur Metu of Capital City Pharmacy. Check out how Arthur statically timed the local economy before launching his independent pharmacy. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITunes . http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business moves up north the San Francisco Bay from Alameda Island to the historical town of Vallejo, CA. Rick talked to Michael Dean where he and his wife Carol, launched Vallejo Vinyl and Pinball business. Learn how they did it and how vinyl records and pinball gaming business is coming back. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITunes-- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues its Alameda Island series by attending Van Erp’s Gallery of the legendary coppersmith, Dirk Van Erp. Rick and Judy talked to Gus Bostrom of the California Historical Design Company and its preservation of Van Erp’s workshop and tools. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITUNES - http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business starts its Alameda Island, California series by looking back into history with the legendary furniture of Gustov Stickley. Rick and Judy talk to Gus Bostrom of the California Historical Design Company about how Gustov Stickley inspired him and the historical furniture you find today. Check out our webpage at www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITunes ---> http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business finishes our California’s Silicon Valley series by examining one of the most unusual edifices in Silicon Valley, the looming 80-foot tower in Palo Alto on El Camino Blvd. There are no written records of this tower, but it currently sits in the middle of a Dinah’s Garden Hotel’s driveway and used to attract customers. It continues to create a buzz about its origin and serves as an attraction for local businesses. But where did it come from? Nobody knows. Rambling business looks at these theories and adds on of our own about this business advertisement that can be seen for miles. Subscribe on Itunes --> http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business continues our California’s Silicon Valley series by talking to the beautiful people. Rick met with owner Rebecca Rook of Kiss and Makeup cosmetic artists of Los Gatos. Hear how Rebecca blossomed her career as a make-up artist into one of the most popular studios in Silicon Valley. www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business leaves our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series and flies south to California’s Silicon Valley. Here Rick met with Myszka (“Mishka”) Hall of Sierra Toy Soldier Company and learned how she and her husband, Michael turned a passion into a famous resource for toy soldier/history collectors. www.RamblingBusiness.com http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business finishes our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series with the story of the Masana Tapia family. Rick and Judy talked his son, Ramon of Suquet (“Suket”) Interiors about how his mom and dad went back to their origin in Mexico City after the disastrous 1985 earthquake and ended up bringing back a new designer movement to their home in Vancouver. Subscribe to the podcast on Itunes ! http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR www.RamblingBusiness.com
Rambling Business continues our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series by taking a walk into one of the most unusual chocolatiers we have ever encountered. Rick met with Hodie Rondeau of XOXOLAT ( Sho-Sho-LA ) of Yaletown who not only emphasizes the healthy aspect of chocolate, but designs beautiful chocolate pieces that size up to even the most trendy shoes. www.RamblingBusiness.com http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR
Rambling Business continues our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series by hoping over to the Grandville Island Public Market. There, Rick and Judy met artist Michelle Vulama who can bring out colorful faces from ordinary rocks. See how she took this unique talent and turned it into a successful moneymaking business. Check out www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes (Apple Podcast) http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR #Artist #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Rocks
Rambling Business leaves our Glendale, Arizona business series and heads WAY north across the border to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There, Rick and Judy talked to Craig Harris, manager of the Yaletown Distilling Company to learn about their unique role in producing vodka, gin and whiskey. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Apple Podcast (ITunes)http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR