Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - A Podcast

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Matt Stocke and David Stringer each have 20 plus years making a living through entrepreneurial endeavors. Whether through the arts or the automotive industry both have made it through peaks and valleys of success and learned a lot along the way. Beyond the goofy podcast name, Matt and David want to share their experiences with an audience and find humor in the hard-knock-lessons of making a buck. Maybe there’s some wisdom in what they’ve done and only one way to find out.

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    • Jul 21, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 13 - Special Guest Alice Geiger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 62:23


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - This week we talk restaurant biz with expert Alice Geiger. So much like a Broadway show, the restaurant gig is a whole production with tons of challenges moving forward. We end Season One! Matt Stocke starts The World Still Spins! 

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 12 - Special Guest Dawn Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 50:56


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - We are joined by Dawn Johnson who is an extraordinary example of an entrepreneur and community leader. She shares how hard it was to transition from corporate life to business ownership and then another transition to community builder and purpose-driven entrepreneurship.

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 11 - Special Guest Valerie Lau-Kee Lai

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 81:01


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Special guest, Valeria Lau-Kee Lai joins us to discuss the effects of the pandemic on Broadway from the perspective of the staff behind the scenes. As a stage manager for many years, Valeria understands the dynamics of the entire production and now is a Producing Director for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 10 - Special Guest Anton Laplume of Side Hustle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 80:17


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Special guest, Anton Laplume, originally from South Florida, is a singer/songwriter/guitarist, who got his big start in the blues scene as the lead guitar for the international blues band, The Rockin’ Jake Band. Laplume toured with the band for several years across the U.S. and Canada before starting his own band that is today Side Hustle. Laplume like all in the music industry has been largely affected by the fallout of COVID pandemic and has had to pivot to continue to fund a new album and stay connected to fans. 

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 9 - Special Guest Richard Blanch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 65:17


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Richard Blanch is in the top 1% of successful entrepreneurs. His latest work is with Quiet Engineering, developing iOT application for food supply. During the pandemic he spun up PandaCare LLC to rework the medical supply chain to support hospitals, local, state and Federal government with foreign factories all while building US based manufacturing for medical supplies.

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 8- Special Guest Cara English

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 71:57


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Special guest, Cara English founder and owner of Blue Jay Listening Room in Jacksonville, FL joins our show to revisit the music business and how the recovery is going. Also Stocke Stories and a new Stringer Strategy Session! How to avoid BURN OUT!

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 7- Special Guest Melanie Simpson and Julie Frost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 102:26


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Melanie Simpson and Julie Frost are singer-performers and entrepreneurs who have traveled the world and are self-admittedly addicted to anything involving physical exercising. Yet even a global pandemic can’t stop these two power females from getting in a good sweat. We will talk to Mel and Julie about how they pivoted to start a successful “virtual run” group that at last check has over 2200 members worldwide and their many other entrepreneurial endeavors. 

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 6 - Focus Group! Focus-Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 76:08


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Happy Friday! So six weeks later, here we are...when we started this podcast the world had turned upside down. Now it's feeling like two worlds in one and are you ready to help us make the next leap? Oh and Jessica pops in to say HI!

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 5 - Ryan Sanderson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 89:03


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Happy Friday! Imagine quitting your six figure job to start a company from scratch. Would you do it? Ryan Sanderson did and set in motion the immediate success of Knowledge Perk - Specialty Coffee Roasters and Full Coffee Immersion. We talk about the “grind” of starting something new and as many pitfalls as he can think of. Plus #stringerstrategysession discusses the #captainpicard decision process. 

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 4 - Guest Jessica Michaels of The Wingman Program

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 88:34


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom from Unexpected Reality - Buckle up! We are joined by Jessica Michaels of The Wingman Program; from Dylan's Wings of Change, a foundation dedicated to the memory of Dylan Hockley, a first grade victim of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Also, Queen Mother see's Stocke's #fullmonty! And the most #unexpectedentrepreneur.

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 3 - Theater and Richard H. Blake

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 70:23


    #TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom for Unexpected Reality - Happy Friday! Let's raise a glass and talk shop - Theater shop that is with @Richard H. Blake - a Broadway veteran, entrepreneur, and all-around swell guy. Tune in for #StokeStores and #StringerStrategySession. We even have an "Unexpected Entrepreneur". And Matt's doing just fine recovering from "The COVID".

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie - Episode 2 - Talking the Music Biz with Micah Davidson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 70:22


    TPFC - Unorthodox Wisdom for Unexpected Reality -- We are joined for today's episode by Micah Davidson, founder of Midwood Entertainment. This is a podcast for entrepreneurs of all kinds looking to grow, make a move, start something new or just get better at the hustle. Today, we also talk about Intuition vs Impulse and how entrepreneurs must master the difference.

    Toilet Paper Fortune Cookie 4/24/20

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 36:56


    David Stringer and Matt Stocke introduce their new podcast, outlining the ideas and topics they will be addressing...what can WE do moving forward in this new normal to build business, to find the new ideas and pivot to new and improved versions of old ideas? We will figure it out together...let the creativity flow, people!!

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