Roam Free with Joshua Ramseur

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For those with a fear of snakes... listen in.  Max Hicks is a friend and business owner, operating a reptile breeding business as well as a snake removal operation. Max not only lives with many reptiles (check out the full house tour below) but also crawls under houses to pull them out by hand, oftentimes dealing with rattlesnakes and their relocated dens.  Max is a dear guy who has a big heart (and big cojones, many would argue) for animals, specifically reptiles. I loved our conversation, and certainly hope to continue it again soon with more crazy stories.

The other day I was able to walk through the land that Josh Casey, founder and operator of Hug a Root Family Farms in Abilene, Texas, cultivates. Birds sing from the nearby trees, leaves of radish and carrot reach to the sun, and when you nudge the soil just a bit, the earth comes up rich and black. I filmed a tour through this acreage from which Josh feeds thirty families. Throughout he explains his road to restoration, from morbid obesity and addiction to the liberation through food he provides not only to multiple local families, but to his own. The film leads up to when I sat down to set up the podcast equipment on his front porch with a half gallon of kombucha and the birds singing in the breeze. I hope you enjoy this episode. It certainly has been my favorite so far, and I am excited to keep up this trend of increased value. Please share this episode and the message of Hug a Root. If you are in the area, Hug a Root is always looking to add partners to its list. The contact info via social media is below, listen to the episode for details. Hug A Root Family Farms social media: @hugarootfamilyfarms everywhere Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hugarootfamilyfarms/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/hugarootfamilyfarms/ My SM: @jloveroads everywhere FB: https://www.facebook.com/jloveroads/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jloveroads/ This episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/josh-casey-hug-a-root-family-farms/id1342400253?i=1000415298087&mt=2

THIS MARKS EPISODE #010!!!!!!! I am satisfied within myself with the fact that most others never get here, even though I didn't beat those fools in The Mortuary Podcast. :( Oh well. I'll lambast them on this show here soon.  BUT in the meantime, check out this wonderful conversation with Catheryn Priddy.  Cat, as her friends call her, is an alternative model, and uses her modeling to fuel online direct sales for clothes and such. She also is in the academic world studying psychology, with her goal being to be a marriage and family counselor. Fascinating.  We talk her processes of entering these fields, her difficulty in deciding what to stick with, and her merging of arts and commerce (a trending theme in this show) to enable the former and encourage prosperity.  I loved talking to Cat, and I think you will too.  Enjoy!! Cat's photo: Jennifer Crowder, @jennifer_crowder_artist  Cat's Social Media: @catheryn.paige Me:  @jloveroads everywhere.

Stoked today to bring to you the almighty Clint Sherman and the songs of Blackland Fever.  Clint is a powerful and lyrical Texas songwriter, blending his six-string roots with the rock and roll sound of his band.  I was able to sit in his garage and kitchen and talk with him of music, business, the business of music, and to listen to a couple songs, one of which is unreleased.  Check out Blackland's latest EP, "Shot in the Dark" (which I took the photo for, on a trip to New Orleans), everywhere music is sold, or at the links below. 

An entrepreneur, business owner, and already experienced repo man and drag racer, Alex Sullivan is a man among men at the ripe age of 24.  Alex is the operator of J&M Used Cars in Garland, TX, an operation with two locations and a whole lot of experience. The business has existed as a family operation for 30 years, and Alex has run it for the last 6.  I strove to get from Alex the lessons he's learned in his already illustrious career, about how to establish confidence at an early age, how to develop competence as a means of security and success, how to be prepared for dangerous situations in life (just listen for the repo stories-the South Dallas one is scary). (and also guest-starring is a slightly-inebriated yet always-hilarious Fabian Granado for comic relief.) Enjoy!

Oftentimes in our society we see a strange division, that of the artistic from the technological. Those who are "creatives" or artists are supposed to be those without technical skill, are believed to be those for whom business and innovative prospects are just out of reach. My guest this week clearly does not get this belief. Paul Shreve grew up in the deserts of California and worked his way out of his small hometown to the sunny beaches of Santa Barbara. There he went to college while working a variety of jobs, most notably making money playing in orchestral pits for touring productions such as Godspell and multiple famous folk acts. As both a songwriter and performer Shreve had budding talent with which he was also making a living. But it wasn't until Shreve got a night job hooking up strange connective wiring systems at universities that he really hit it big. Shreve was putting together some of the very first ever connections for what would become the Internet. Working first with California universities and small companies, Shreve later transitioned to the world's first big Internet company, Cisco Systems. Cisco took him all around the world, and he settled in London, where Shreve lived for a decade with his family. An aspect of Paul's job which stands out the most is his work in the Middle East. His biggest mission there was to make sure that the Internet stayed free and unhampered, especially for women and minority groups. Paul performs often at his current residence of Austin, TX with his friends Jeff and Pete, the former of whom is on this podcast as well. They perform two excellent original songs live, two performances which I was stoked to capture. We owe a whole lot of of our connected life to this man, and I am honored and grateful to have sat down with my friend to talk about these amazing adventures at his beautiful Hill Country abode. Enjoy! Check out Paul's record label, Goose Creek Music https://www.facebook.com/goosecreekmusic/ goosecreekmusic.com And Paul's original tracks here soundcloud.com/paul-shreve Check out the Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/jloveroads

On a gray day in San Marcos, Texas, I sat in the apartment of Sterling Coker and Samantha Savage, listening to Sterling talk life, music and motivation. Sterling Coker has been a friend now for a few years. He heads up the excellent TX pop-punk band All Nighter, which is hammering out their latest work as I write. The night before I rode down with the band to a strange building in Austin, a hall of rooms wherein All Nighter jammed late. The new songs sounded fresh yet freshly polished, newborn and already walking. I was able to convince him to play one of the new tracks acoustically on the 'cast, as well as a version of City and Colour's "Bring Me Your Love." I loved both of them, and I think you will too. Check out All Nighter's latest work below https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-luck-bad-choices-ep/1200017436 and check out Sterling and the band's social media pages to keep updated for their next release that they just recorded, Sterling is @fameismyquest (yes we make fun of him for that) everywhere, and here's his Insta and Twitter https://www.instagram.com/fameismyquest/ Band's is @allnightertx everywhere, and Facebook and Instagram links, https://www.facebook.com/Allnightertx/ https://www.instagram.com/allnightertx/ (their Fbook page is bada$$ btw). Also, here's the latest two blog posts, "The Best Natural Drugs You Never Heard of" and "3 Wellness Tips if You're Broke AF" Subscribe on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/roam-free-with-joshua-ramseur/id1342400253?mt=2 Soundcloud and friend me on Instagram and Facebook @jloveroads https://www.instagram.com/jloveroads/ https://www.facebook.com/jloveroads/

Jonas Jones- Roam Free Podcast 005 by Joshua Ramseur

Typically our stories start with childhood. Something took place at the point of origin, something started deep within the well of memory to send us on the mission we embark upon at the early stages of adulthood. Those with a powerful sense of who they are typically identify this early and work from it, using their early life as a way to channel the powerful parts of themselves, and the greatest among us wield those talents with the full weight of their worth, ever increasing in brightness throughout life.  Josh Rosen is that kind of guy. Only 22 and building (and succeeding at) his personal training business, Rosen has the focus and intensity to win at his own game. And yet, he possesses also the clarity and clout that comes with a holistic methodology: his goal is, with training in diet and lifestyle exercise, for his clients eventually not to need him, for them to be entirely self-sufficient.  This generosity of spirit is discussed here as Rosen illustrates where his drive comes from, and what his intentions are to become.  We discuss his ever-growing Instagram presence and how significantly that contributes to his business. And we discuss the essentials of a good life, tackling diet and exercise on the basis of longevity.  San Antonio has changed since we both ran cross-country in high school, and we discuss that as well, especially its farmers markets and parks.  I hope you enjoy this episode with another friend and innovator. I constantly learn more and gain more fuel to do more with each podcast.  The encouragements and comments, and even phone calls, I've gotten about this podcast have been huge. I'm very thankful to be able to serve y'all and keep making things I'm proud of.  Also, many thanks to those who have begun using the Amazon Affiliates link for their shopping. For those of you who don’t know, I am an Amazon Affiliate, which basically means that if you use the link below for your online shopping, you contribute to keeping this podcast going with no extra cost to you. Again, thank you for the encouragements and all the love. Please subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher, and follow on Soundcloud if you can. This podcast continues to be an adventure I love to take us all on. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/roam-free-with-joshua-ramseur/id1342400253?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jloveroads Blog: joshuaramseur.com Amazon Smile Affiliate Link: http://amzn.to/2FhHtMc You can find Josh Rosen on his website, https://www.rosentrained.com, and his Instagram or Facebook pages, @rosentrained.  And follow me on Facebook and Instagram and pretty much everywhere else @jloveroads. Thanks again y’all.

He's 25 and has been in 20 plays. Post-high school. Lorenzo Mireles, or Larry, as his friends call him, is a talented actor currently working in San Antonio, Texas. I've known Larry for several years: we ran cross-country and track together in high school. After that time, we didn't keep too much in touch. I got to see him every other summer between semesters, but that was about it. So I was happy to hear from a mutual friend that not only was he doing well, but that he had decided to pursue his dream of a career in acting. In the 'cast we discuss transitioning into an artistic career, building a personal brand, and what it takes to follow that weird talent thing most don't understand. I bring up his staggering stage work, and Larry says some interesting and encouraging things to the younger audience. Aside from (or in addition to) the above attention-grabbing fact, Larry is currently working two shows at the same time, both at SA cultural bastions The Magik Theatre and The Vex. While the Magik show is sold out, the recently opened Vex show is an adaptation of Hamlet set on a Steampunk airship. I'm definitely going to that one. Follow him on Instagram to see updates on shows. Also, many thanks to those who have begun using the Amazon Affiliates link for their shopping. For those of you who don't know, I am an Amazon Affiliate on Amazon Smile, which basically means that if you use this link right here for your online shopping, you contribute not only to the podcast but also to a charity of your choice, with no extra cost to you. Again, thank you for the encouragements and all the love. Please subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher, and follow on Soundcloud if you can. This podcast continues to be an adventure I love to take us all on. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/roam-free-with-joshua-ramseur/id1342400253?mt=2

Beginning an entrepreneurial endeavor, especially one in the artistic vein, and most especially when one is young and pressured to commit to some more time-tested way of living, can be very intense. So when Ty Dillon, Texas singer-songwriter and a friend from middle-school days, agreed to appear on Roam Free, I was elated. The man is at the beginning phases of his career as a self-funded, community-oriented independent music businessman, and I was eager to pick his brain. I remember seeing him on the Texas State University campus, playing songs for tips in between his residence nights at Cheatham Street Warehouse, the famous origin place for Stevie Ray Vaughn, George Strait, and Townes Van Zandt. He looked like some kind of six-string ghost from the past, like someone actually following his dreams instead of waiting around for somebody else to do it for him. I called him up and got to hang out a few times before this podcast was recorded. We sat around at his house drinking coffee and peach tea, shooting the breeze for a while, then commenced talking about those things most pressing. About minute 25 we begin talk about Ty's decision to play music for a living, and his story, especially with regard to my intersection in his life. We then ramble on into discussions of his business model, and what he's learned from Indiepreneur, an incredible online resource he's using specifically to optimize his Facebook ads. In fact, Ty detailed a central principle in his business plan which I thought was profound, describing his method of a "funnel" which canvasses Facebook in search of 1000-2000 "true fans" upon which to build his business. I find his thoughts and overall work ethic to be very helpful to me as I make my way into the business of content creation. The two original songs he plays are beautiful and of real songwriting quality, and I look forward to his upcoming album. I hope you enjoy what you hear and are able to grasp whatever helpful tools you can find to make your dreams reality. Because Lord knows, that's what this world needs right this minute. Check out Ty's latest release "Sunsets and Pickups" on Amazon or on his personal (and preferred) site, http://www.tydillonmusic.com. If you enjoy the 'cast, consider doing your shopping through my Amazon link (http://amzn.to/2E1daJ8). There's no extra cost to you, and a percentage of your purchase goes to charity. Thank you!

I had the incredible opportunity to speak with Dr. Michael Rock recently as the first episode of Roam Free, my new podcast! I am inordinately excited to bring this conversation to you. I was lucky to meet Dr. Rock on a "silent" retreat on the Texas coast. I say "silent" because we ended up taking a walk and speaking about his life, thus leading to his place on this podcast, an episode I am very grateful to share.  Dr. Rock is a sought-after speaker, teacher, consultant and author of dozens of books and hundreds of articles. He is one of the leading innovators in the field of "EQ," or Emotional Intelligence Quotient. This measurement is now understood to be one of the most effective tools for understanding human interaction, especially within the workplace, or, as Dr. Rock calls it, the "worthplace." His story is incredible, and we only had time for a few of the fantastic stories he had to offer. What I was most interested in at first was his transition from Emotional Intelligence in business to his studies and development of Spiritual Intelligence, but what stood out as primary in the conversation was his relationship with his daughter. Towards the latter part of the 'cast Dr. Rock speaks of Siobhan, his daughter who was conceived early in his life. Though separated when she was young, they had a loving relationship, especially through Siobhan's diagnosis with ALS. She died in 2014, at the age of 41. To commemorate her life, Dr. Rock set up conversations-with-siobhan.com. To date, the site has been viewed over one hundred thousand times. I have great gratitude at the thought of having been able to participate in this conversation. Special thanks to Stephen Ramseur is due for coming along and asking the first question on the podcast.  And another note: recording introductions is really hard. Like, way harder than I thought. It took me about eight times to get it right but it was still a little ramble-y. Grace is appreciated. :) If you enjoyed the 'cast and want to hear more, or if you like any of the blog posts, feel free to shop through the Amazon Affiliates link below. I get paid a small fee off of anything you buy through this link, with no extra cost to you.  Amazon Affiliates link: http://amzn.to/2rgm3JR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jloveroads/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-893612307-190885338 Thank you!