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Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today' show: · · Sixteen years ago, who knew that Fatima and Omar Popal would rise to become two of DC's most prominent restaurateurs? Back then, their now-legendary Café Bonaparte was just finding its way. Today, the Popal Group's celebrated restaurants include Lapis, Pascual, Lutece and Lapop, three of which are 2025 RAMMY nominees. Their beverage director, Suzy Critchlow, a home run hitter in her own right, is in with the 411 on their RAMMY nominations, news about their new restaurant opening in Adams Morgan this year, and to mix up some of the Popal Group's most popular cocktails; · If you're a D.C. small business owner or an entrepreneur with dreams of standing up your dream business, snap to and listen up. Dr. Linda Wharton Boyd, the chief communications officer at the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority, is in with details about the upcoming 11th annual POWER UP DC small business summit. Learn how to access start-up capital and chase D.C. procurement contracts, network for partnering and biz dev opportunities and … more; · We've known our friend and neighbor, Jarrad Silver, for years. You've known him as the guy whose food truck dishes out all that incredible barbecue. But … do you know that Jarrad is now executive chef and owner of Silver & Sons BBQ, his new brick and mortar restaurant in Bethesda? Jarrad's in the house today to tell us all about it, accompanied by some of the finest BBQ on the East Coast. And don't worry – the food truck is still out there;· · Ever felt cruddy and reached out to Prescription Chicken to cure what ails you? We have, thanks to two other old friends of the show, Prescription Chicken's cofounders,,Valerie Zweig and Taryn Pellicone. They've hatched a great new product called Cookstix. These are dehydrated instant stock sticks made with real ingredients. You'll get the 411 on cooking with Cookstix and some insights on how these two crafty entrepreneurs are succeeding despite the current rocky state of the supply chain and ingredients pricing;· · And last, but hardly least, we have a legend in studio - Domenico Cornacchia, is the executive chef at Jackie's in the Navy Yard. As many of you know, Chef Domenico spent many, many celebrated years running the kitchen at the Café Milano. Of course, you'll hear about what he's cooking up in his new kitchen at Jackie's. But we're also hoping to pry some juicy gossip from him about days of old and the nights of celebrity sightings – and canoodling - at the Café Milano. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today' show: · · Sixteen years ago, who knew that Fatima and Omar Popal would rise to become two of DC's most prominent restaurateurs? Back then, their now-legendary Café Bonaparte was just finding its way. Today, the Popal Group's celebrated restaurants include Lapis, Pascual, Lutece and Lapop, three of which are 2025 RAMMY nominees. Their beverage director, Suzy Critchlow, a home run hitter in her own right, is in with the 411 on their RAMMY nominations, news about their new restaurant opening in Adams Morgan this year, and to mix up some of the Popal Group's most popular cocktails; · If you're a D.C. small business owner or an entrepreneur with dreams of standing up your dream business, snap to and listen up. Dr. Linda Wharton Boyd, the chief communications officer at the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority, is in with details about the upcoming 11th annual POWER UP DC small business summit. Learn how to access start-up capital and chase D.C. procurement contracts, network for partnering and biz dev opportunities and … more; · We've known our friend and neighbor, Jarrad Silver, for years. You've known him as the guy whose food truck dishes out all that incredible barbecue. But … do you know that Jarrad is now executive chef and owner of Silver & Sons BBQ, his new brick and mortar restaurant in Bethesda? Jarrad's in the house today to tell us all about it, accompanied by some of the finest BBQ on the East Coast. And don't worry – the food truck is still out there;· · Ever felt cruddy and reached out to Prescription Chicken to cure what ails you? We have, thanks to two other old friends of the show, Prescription Chicken's cofounders,,Valerie Zweig and Taryn Pellicone. They've hatched a great new product called Cookstix. These are dehydrated instant stock sticks made with real ingredients. You'll get the 411 on cooking with Cookstix and some insights on how these two crafty entrepreneurs are succeeding despite the current rocky state of the supply chain and ingredients pricing;· · And last, but hardly least, we have a legend in studio - Domenico Cornacchia, is the executive chef at Jackie's in the Navy Yard. As many of you know, Chef Domenico spent many, many celebrated years running the kitchen at the Café Milano. Of course, you'll hear about what he's cooking up in his new kitchen at Jackie's. But we're also hoping to pry some juicy gossip from him about days of old and the nights of celebrity sightings – and canoodling - at the Café Milano. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This community-centered episode features real stories from five OPC teachers who integrate Pilates into their lives while managing careers, parenting, and personal challenges. Lesley Logan is joined by Mindi Westfall, Rachel Piper, Christine Kam-Lynch, Megan Lauman, and Yasmin Scholten to share how Pilates helped them reclaim time, build strength, and stay grounded. Their journeys reveal just how accessible and empowering consistent movement can be. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co.And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:Why OPC was built to be inclusive and community-driven.How each teacher found Pilates and what made them stick with it.The unexpected ways Pilates supports parenting and mental health. Why you don't need a full hour or fancy gear to build your strength.How the OPC teachers show up as both students and leaders.Episode References/Links:Meet the OPC Teachers - https://onlinepilatesclasses.com/teachersOPC on Instagram - https://instagram.com/opc.pilatesMindi Westfall - https://instagram.com/bendymindipilatesRachel Piper - https://instagram.com/size_diverse_pilatesChristine Kam-Lynch - https://instagram.com/pilates.boundMegan Lauman - https://instagram.com/megans_pilatesYasmin Scholten - https://instagram.com/purapilates_yasminGuest Bio:This powerhouse panel of Pilates teachers—Christine Kam-Lynch, Megan Lauman, Mindi Westfall, Rachel Piper, and Yasmin Scholten—brings a vibrant mix of passion, precision, and personality to the practice. Christine, a third-generation teacher and tech program manager, fuses straight-shooting cues with contagious joy. Megan blends classical roots with modern training to inspire confidence and consistency in movement. Mindi draws from her sports and injury recovery background to help others find relief and strength through Pilates. Rachel, founder of Size Diverse Pilates, champions inclusivity and creates welcoming spaces for every body, especially those who've felt unseen. Yasmin, a former economist turned studio owner in Germany, brings a global perspective and an uplifting spirit to her classes. Collectively, they represent the evolving heart of Pilates—meeting people where they are and helping them move with purpose, pride, and playfulness. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! DEALS! DEALS! 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What I mean by inclusive is we're not expecting everybody's body to do the same thing. We're just honest, real and inclusive. It's inviting for everybody.Lesley Logan 0:10  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:53  Hey, Be It babe. You know, you might not know this. You probably hear about OPC all the time, but you probably have never like heard the people who are part of OPC, and so I wanted to take some time to share some of the OPC teachers with you. One, it's an excuse for all of us to get together. And two, more importantly, I think it's really important for us all to hear people who are like us and the journey that they went on. You probably know how important Pilates is to me. It really is how I be it till I see it every single day, like, the time that I am doing in my Pilates practice is how I can tell where I am in my life and how I'm feeling about myself and what's going on. And when I created OPC, it was so you could too. Just so we're on the same page, onlinepilatesclasses.com equals OPC. You'll hear different terms in this interview with the different teachers, and one of those is FFF, Form Feedback Fridays, and that's just us giving feedback to our members. And you'll hear about the live classes that we have, and you'll hear about the accountability in the community that we have. But the goal here is, you could hear a person who's got a job like yours, or similar to yours, or a life like yours. You know, when I created OPC, it was just me, but the goal was not always just me, and as I added teachers from our community, we have something very similar, but also we're very different, whether it was height or age or body type or lifestyle, or where we live in the world, or the journey that we've come on. I could have talked to each one of these teachers for an hour on their own. So, you know, if you like this episode and you have more questions for these teachers, let me know, and I'll bring them back on. We are missing Tami. Our schedules didn't align. It's kind of hard to get seven busy women with, I don't know six different time zones together, but we'll bring Tami on for her own special episode, of course. Together, all seven of us teachers are, there's seven including me, have over 8 or something years of teaching experience. And, so know that you are in good hands, and know that we don't ever expect you to aspire to look like us in any exercise. We only want you to be you. And I couldn't think of a better group of people to talk about being it till you see it, than just these women who had a whole life before they found Pilates, and they're living these busy lives now, and they're prioritizing that. So here is several of the OPC teachers, Mindy, Rachel, Christine, Yasmin and Megan. And I really hope you enjoy this. And if you have friends who've been thinking about Pilates and wanting to try it out or have extra accessibility, I hope that they take a look at OPC. There you go. Lesley Logan 3:42  All right, Be It babe, I am, I've got a party for you. It's an actual, true party. I'm not gonna lie. And we have a lot of different voices on here. So if you're hearing a bunch of women like talk with each other, join us in your car, at your coffee shop, on your walk, just like talk out, talk out loud with us. We'd have the conversation with us. Today, I'm joined by many of the OPC teachers, not all of the OPC teachers, and we thought it'd be really fun. One, we never can get together, all of us with our time zones. And you'll hear we're missing a brilliant voice in this conversation. So I'll have to have Tami on another day, but you'll hear the voices of these different teachers. And so we'll start off. I'm just gonna call people out for their introductions, and they're like freaking out right now, but okay, I'll tell you all who's here. We have Mindi Westfall. We have Yasmin Scholten. We have Rachel Piper. We have Megan Lauman. We have Christine Kam-Lynch and Tami-Adrian is in our hearts and our souls always. These are the amazing OPC teachers. Christine, I'm gonna call on you first. I'm so sorry, but you're, you are probably really good with a PowerPoint and so you probably have a good way of introducing yourself. Can you tell everyone a little bit about who you are, what you rock at, how did you get into Pilates?Christine Kam-Lynch 4:52  Yeah, Hi, I'm Christine Kam-Lynch, and teaching Pilates is actually a second job for me. Surprise, surprise. I am actually a technology program manager working in IT space and security. So really, techy nerd in some ways, or at least working with a lot of people that I work, I bring together. Sorry, LL, I already forgot your question.Lesley Logan 5:15  Just how you got into Pilates, but I love that you, what I'm so excited about, you guys is, if you hear her, she's like a total tech nerd, like one of the big ones. And I also say her last name wrong all the time, it's Kam-Lynch, not Cam-Lynch. So, noted. Okay, how did you get into Pilates, though? Also, I just want to say, if you're not watching the YouTube video of this, Christina is one of our fun size teachers. So I think that's important to bring up because.Christine Kam-Lynch 5:20  I'm standing right now.Lesley Logan 5:43  No, you're not. No, she's not. But maybe, how tall are you and how did you get into Pilates? Christine Kam-Lynch 5:50  I am five feet, and I practiced Pilates to stay at five feet. How did I get into Pilates? You know, when I moved to California from the East Coast, I saw a lot of people doing things, and I don't think you really see that on the East Coast. I think we're, like, all bundled up a lot because it's cold half a year that I don't think I paid attention. And so moving out here, I tried, like, everything, a lot of people do yoga out here and Pilates is just one of those looking into a studio space, like, what are all those toys in there? Like, I want to play on this playground. That's how I discovered it. And there's something about being on the apparatuses that makes me feel connected inside that I would hear words, but I don't understand the words. I'm like, okay, maybe one of these days it'll make sense and something will click. Well, the click happened on the apparatuses. And so that was my journey from like, one day a week to two days a week to three days a week to four days a week. And then my husband was like, oh my God, what is happening? I'm like, all the good things. All the good things has happened. Fast forward, I don't know, maybe 10 years later, the program was set up in a way that I could do teaching. The first part was mat and I finished thinking, I'll just teach mat, because that's about like all I can wrap my head around. And what's funny is that all of my students, my guinea pigs, who all helped me, had asked me, what's that over there in the studio? When do we get to go there? And I'm like, oh, crap, I didn't think that far ahead. I guess, I guess I need to continue the training program and so I did.Lesley Logan 6:14  I love that that's so cool. I love that their curiosity helped you go do more things because you're so good at what you do. We're gonna talk more about you, for sure. But I want to go to the other spectrum. And I can't decide if it's Mindi or Rachel. So Mindi's hair is taller than Rachel's so it will be Mindi first and then Rachel, as far as height goes on our teaching team. Mindi tell everyone who you are and what brought you into Pilates? Mindi Westfall 8:12  Yes, so I'm Mindi Westfall, and if you're out in Instagram world, I'm Bendy Mindi Pilates. So that actually tells a little bit about my Pilates journey, because I am hyper mobile and super bendy. So Pilates has helped me find my strength and my flexibility. But I actually started, oh gosh, I got on my first reformer in like 2005 because my mom was doing Pilates after she retired from teaching PE and she called me and was like, you have to try this. And I was like, well, at the time, I was living in Oregon, working at Nike, and Nike has state of the art facilities, and of course, they had a Pilates studio. So I went in and was like, alright, how do I get on one of those? Christine was like, what's that? You know. So took a couple classes there, and I was like, this is amazing. So after my Nike journey, I went back home to the St Louis area and went to the same studio my mom was going to and just really fell in love all over again. And at the time, I had some back issues, a bulging disc, and so I went through and did Pilates and tried to fix it, and unfortunately, it was only fixable with surgery. So I did a micro dissectomy and fixed the disc, and my orthopedic surgeon went to the same Pilates studio, and so he was like, okay, so you just need to go to Mary and continue your Pilates, and you'll be good to go. And I literally was out of pain and back into strengthening pretty quickly. And so that was just the journey of why Pilates was good for my body. I'm a former athlete. I'm 5'11" so I played volleyball in college. And wear and tear on my body, I really wish I would have had Pilates when I was playing, because I think it would have helped, and maybe I wouldn't have had so many things happening. But from there, I just kept doing Pilates, and then in 2019 I got my certification. So probably 2018 I'm trying to do mat in my head. But for my 40th birthday, my parents bought me Teacher Training Program. Lesley Logan 10:17  What a cool gift. Those are great. But we love your parents anyways, but those are so great. And I agree, like, I think if I got to take a stab at my running career after Pilates, and I got, not only I got five more years out of that career, I actually won races, which I never did pre-Pilates, pre-retirement. And so I thought it was pretty cool that, like, I could come out of retirement and be better than I was. So I do credit. I think everyone should do it if they're doing sports. Okay, so, Rachel Piper, is Mindi taller than you? Are you the same height? What are we?Rachel Piper 10:46  She's taller than I am. I'm 5'9".Lesley Logan 10:51  Oh, we're the same height. You feel taller to me. Okay, well, you feel taller to me. Anyways. Rachel Piper 10:57  Well, I have a presence. Lesley Logan 10:58  That's so true. It's so true. Rachel, how did you get into Pilates? Because you're like Christine, you live a whole other life during the daytime. Rachel Piper 11:07  Yeah, I feel like we, there are so many similarities between all of us. So I'm in biotech, that's my day job, and I was also a three sport athlete in high school and in college, and I'm also hyper mobile, but I didn't actually know that until about two years ago. And that's kind of a big thing for me. I went looking for yoga because my kiddo was about six years old and I was having trouble getting up off the floor. My knees hurt. Everyone I talked to said you're probably going to need new knees by the time you're 40. And let me tell you, with Pilates, now 46, and I do not need new knees. Okay, like that fixed me. But it's that consistency around Pilates that really, really helps. And like I said, it wasn't until maybe 18 months or two years ago that I actually realized that I was hyper mobile, and when I went in, they gave me a list of things like, Oh, this is what you can do for this. And you're also already doing it, so you're already sort of been fixing yourself for all these years, which I think is just a great testament to the entire Pilates method, yeah, but my journey was, I was a complete and total mat rat when I first started Pilates. Lesley Logan 12:25  Yes, but we should all take up space for the mat rats, because now no one wants to be a mat rat. Rachel Piper 12:30  I honestly don't get it, and teaching people how to teach mat is like, one of my favorite things to do. Like, honestly, I'm like, everyone should be on the mat. There are all of these opportunities for props. I know we'll talk about that later, but I was a mat rat. I did the teacher training, and I was like, I think maybe I'm just going to do this for myself, because I'm a nerd, you know, I'm in biotech. Pilates nerd as well. So I think I'm just going to do the mat teacher training and just for me, so that I understand what the heck has been going on and how this has changed my body. And then the next thing I know, I have a Reformer Tower, a Chair, like all the things, and I've made it through training. Lesley Logan 13:11  There's like, the addiction is real, and also, like, totally fine, because some people, they have other, they're like knitters, or they're into Beanie Babies or whatever, right? And we're like, no, I'm just gonna buy a piece of equipment that will last my lifetime, you know, it's a great investment. Christine Kam-Lynch 13:27  And beyond. Lesley Logan 13:28  And beyond, and beyond. It will be here. Right, right. You're totally right, Christine, because one of my girlfriends, unfortunately, her mentor passed, and all of that equipment is now living on 40 years later with other people. So there it is. Okay, more to chat with Rachel, but of course, we're gonna go to Megan, and then we'll go international to Yasmeen. So Megan, tell us everything about you.Megan Lauman 13:48  Everything? Lesley Logan 13:49  No, at least just your Pilates journey. Megan Lauman 13:51  Okay, well, I'm Megan, and I'm in the middle of the United States, in St Louis. I'm a mother of four. And so for me, it was looking for the thing that gives me some time for me so I could be the best mom I could be. And that became running like the minute my first was born. So I've been a runner for 18 years now, and so I ran and ran and ran, and that was like the time that I could breathe. And then suddenly my hips were hurting and my knees were hurting, and I was seeing the chiropractor, and I was seeing a physical therapist, and whatever I could do to feel well. And then I stumbled upon a YouTube video of mat Pilates, and also became a mat rat. So I would, became obsessed with mat, and I was like, there's no reason to go to physical therapy. I'm doing the same things here on the mat that they were having me do, only I loved it, and I felt so good. And so that became another moment for me. So added Pilates to that practice, and I did mat practice for about five years before I even knew that anything else existed. So just mat, loved i, still do, it's my favorite. Yeah. And then, yes, I did that for about five years before I looked into what else there was, and then became a Pilates instructor from there. And now my front room of the house is a Pilates studio, and yes, collect all the things. That's what we do.Lesley Logan 15:19  Sounds about right. Sounds about, you know, my living room and guest bedroom and office has Pilates equipment in now so, you know. All right, we gotta go all the way across the pond, all the way into Germany to talk to Yasmin. Yasmin, tell us who you are.Yasmin Scholten 15:35  Yeah. Hi, I'm Yasmin, and I'm from Germany. This is in Europe, center of Europe, and that's the country Joe Pilates is coming from originally, so, yeah, so, but it's not the country the Pilates is very famous, or was very famous. So I started with 18, with fitness. So I was a group fitness instructor with 18. So this was my teaching beginning, and I financed my Tourism Management study with teaching a lot.Lesley Logan 16:11  You were already in fitness, you were just teaching other fitness, and then you're like, I'm gonna go to school. Yasmin Scholten 16:17  Pilates was not really famous. I teach step aerobics, everything, shaping classes, whatever. Teached everything. And I had wonderful. Lesley Logan 16:28  Yasmin, do you know how to say left, but go right? Do you have that skill? Yasmin Scholten 16:32  Oh, I, yeah, it took a long time to learn, but yeah, I got it one day. Lesley Logan 16:39  That impresses me so much. Yasmin Scholten 16:41  Also with the music, rhythm and the music. So count for four. It took a time, but yeah, I got it. I still love to dance. So I also have this dance aerobic instructor who also introduced me to Pilates. She was also a Pilates instructor, and I asked her what do you think is the future of fitness? And she told me, a small Pilates studio with equipment. She told me I was, I don't know, 20, so it's a long time ago. So I finished my studies, and yeah, and then I tried Pilates because I had a lot of tension in neck and back because of sitting too much in my office job a lot, and I went to my first Pilates class there. I wasn't teaching anymore anything about fitness or anything else, but I went to my first class, and I really felt so good after this mat class, and I had a wonderful teacher there. And, yeah, she recommended me one day. Why not doing a training program? And she also recommended me doing I didn't know anything about classical or contemporary. I didn't know anything about it. I just loved the mat class, and she bought a Reformer one day, and I tried this, and I was totally, I don't know, I fell in love with equipment too, so just a Reformer, but it was wonderful. And then, yeah, I did the training program, and then I started to teach in her studio together with my full time job, yeah, that was hard, but it was so fun teaching. I loved it, really. And then I decided to move to my hometown, so it's a little small town near Munich, and I opened my home studio there, and I quit my job. It was really a good paid job, but I thought, yeah, that's what I want to do. And yeah, everybody told me, oh no, you are crazy. You are crazy. It's a small town. Nobody knows anything about Pilates. Lesley Logan 18:54  But I think that's sometimes the best thing, because then you get to be the one, yeah.Yasmin Scholten 18:58  And I'm still the only one in surrounding so there are no other Pilates studios. So I'm really lucky. The next one is in Munich, and yeah, they are coming and loving the equipment. So I really love the equipment too, but I'm also a mat rat. I don't know this one. Mat rat, I love it.Lesley Logan 19:18  I know I feel like we need to rename the animal, though, you guys, I don't think anybody really, I mean, you know, maybe, the mat rat, or maybe we're just giving rats a better name. I too, like, I only knew the mat for years. I thought the equipment was weird. I was like, who needs to be on that? The mat is so good. Why would we do that? It's also, like, I don't have the money. So I was like, that's so expensive. Why would anyone do that when you could just do the mat work? And then when I moved to L.A., the woman kept putting me on the Reformer, and I did long stretch for the first time, and thought I was gonna fly off the Reformer. I thought I was just gonna get shot up like a cannon. I was like, I don't like this at all. I don't feel safe. I don't think this is good. So, and it took me a really long time to, like, get on board with the equipment. Lesley Logan 20:01  Okay. So we have Mindy, Megan, myself, and Tami, and Yasmin, full time Pilates teachers, and then Rachel and Christine, you guys save the world. And then you teach Pilates on the side. Is that what's going on? Okay. And then, yeah, I like that. I mean, Christine's doing securities and tech, and you're doing biotech. So to me those are the two things that save the world right now. And then we have Yasmin, Rachel, Megan and Tami who've got the kiddos. I think Megan wins with four, because Yasmin, you have two? Yasmin Scholten 20:34  Two, yeah, two boys. Lesley Logan 20:36  Yeah. And then Rachel and Tami each have one, unless I've forgotten a child. Okay, so I just want to say that, because I know people are listening, and it's important to put in context, like, every single one of these people got into Pilates for something that they needed, and they got joy out of it, and also it made them a better person around the people that they love and care about. I mean, Christine's husband was wondering where all this stuff was coming from, but I think he's on board now. Lesley Logan 21:01  Okay, so I want to take a few of you, and you guys can chime in if I don't call you out. But like, what got you wanting to even look at OPC? Because obviously we all fell in love with in-person Pilates. And I think there's a lot of people, like, I just had someone here at the house. I was just teaching in-person. They were visiting from the Ukraine, and they're like, so you teach people on the computer, like, how do you know if they're doing it right? And I was like, well, that's kind of my job to know if you're doing it right. But I can understand that question, you know, if you don't experience online, so I'll go with Mindi, Christine and Rachel on this one. How did you kind of like stumble upon OPC? And what did you think about doing Pilates online?Mindi Westfall 21:37  I'm not the mat rat. I didn't know much about the mat until I started doing my training and then following people on Instagram, following Lesley, and she was doing an in-person class in Denver, and I was like, I'm gonna go to that. Lesley Logan 21:53  Oh, yeah, no, I bug, I like slid into your DMS. Okay, so this is how do you all wanna know how many I met? She commented on something, and it was during the time of the first ever OPC Pop Up Tour, and we were trying to sell out locations. And so I was in the habit of every comment I got I literally stalked them and looked up where they're from, and it said Denver. And so I DMed her, I said, hey, I'm teaching a class in Denver, and you should come. You guys, it was like across town on a Monday night, and she fucking did it. So that's how we met. And it was a mat class, so she had to do mat. Mindi Westfall 22:22  So at that point, I was like, okay, I need this in my life. And you guys were talking about OPC, and I was like, oh, this would be great, because I can have someone else teach me, and I had been following you and all of that. So OPC was just a way for me to get my own workout in while teaching and trying to figure this out. And I mean, I was teaching a lot in the beginning, because that's what we do. And then I was like, okay, I need this time for myself. Plus I just wanted more of your knowledge, because I didn't know a lot at that point. So the mat was really the part that I wanted the access to on OPC, because I didn't have access to that where I was, so. Lesley Logan 23:07  A lot of people don't teach mat. And so the mat at OPC is like a great supplement if you're going to a studio, yeah. Mindi Westfall 23:12  Absolutely, yup. Lesley Logan 23:14  All right, Christine, you're up. How did, how did we, like, we knew each other, though? How do we find each other?Christine Kam-Lynch 23:20  This is gonna sound really odd. Lesley Logan 23:22  How did you get into my life?Christine Kam-Lynch 23:23  I know. So, I wasn't on social media. I'm barely on it now, but my dog is on social media, and somehow you got into his feed through Profitable Pilates. Lesley Logan 23:41  Oh, it wasn't even an ad, by the way. We weren't even paying for ads. No, this is like straight up true algorithm making sure we met, yes. Christine Kam-Lynch 23:47  Yes, which timed well, because I was having my home studio at the time, and I had three questions, and I'm like, where do I go for these questions? And your poster, I don't know, I don't think reels were big back then, that's how old I am, but it was a post, and I was like, oh, she could have my answers for me. And so I slid into your DMs, because I remember asking a friend, like, how do I contact her? And she's like, oh, you DM her. And I'm like, what? So she showed me. And I was like, oh, great, thank you. And so, yeah, I wrote to you, and so you gave OPC as part of our Profitable Pilates agency membership. Lesley Logan 24:39  Oh, so we just forced you into it. Christine Kam-Lynch 24:41  Yes, basically. I was like, this is free? Okay, I would give it a try. And I was like, oh, I love this.Lesley Logan 24:49  I love it. That's so funny. We kind of forced you in, you know what? Sometimes that's the best time. All right, Rachel, how did you find OPC?Rachel Piper 24:57  I feel like it was really, really odd, if I remember correctly. There was someone on Instagram that I was supporting because she made size inclusive clothing with Pilates. Her name's Maria, and she was hosting, like an OPC leader, something. Lesley Logan 25:12  Yeah, oh, okay. That was. Okay, so in 2020, we had like community leaders, because everybody was at home and everyone was stuck, and so we would do pop ups, but live Zoom classes on the mat, but just for that person's people. It was city-based, but obviously not and so it was our first those were our first affiliates. And so she loved us. We love Maria. Shout out to The Movement Shop. And so you, you came to the the Minneapolis, Zoom class. Rachel Piper 25:42  Yeah, I came to the Zoom class. And I think I followed you on Instagram or whatever, but I didn't really know what was going on with Instagram, other than I was trying to support her. So I went, and afterwards, we chatted, and Brad was there, and I was like, oh, these people are fun. And you asked me, like, a whole bunch of questions. And it was, like, really interactive. And then after that, it was just like, we kept commenting on each other's posts and things like that, and the next thing I knew, you were asking me to be a teacher. And I was like, how did this even happen? You know what I mean? It was pretty interesting. But I love the classes, so I did sign up for OPC after that. But we have a ton of mat classes. We had a ton of that classes at my studio, but they were all 50 minutes long, and I was like, I just want a pinch of mat, but also because I could do it on my own, but if I do it on my own, then maybe I'll cheat a little here or there. And I love a good theme. I think we all know I love themes. I love writing descriptions for themes. Christine Kam-Lynch 26:40  Yeah, you have the best names, Rachel, you come up with the best names. Lesley Logan 26:44  At OPC, we know, it was like Katie Donnelly, and it might have been Christine who is like, when you hear OPC does anyone go, yeah, you know me. And we discovered that all of the members are kind of like elder millennial Gen Xers who just really love 90s hip hop. Then we, like, just really got into themes. And Rachel is definitely the go to because some people on the team don't really love naming things and coming up with themes. And it's like Rachel and Christine, the two of them will just come and Megan can just come up with themes. So just give them, give them to Mindi.Rachel Piper 27:14  I do. I send some of them to Mindi. I swear, still my favorite one that I ever came up with, and I still giggle out, is Hippy Ki-Yay Mat and Reformer. Yeah, they're, like, one of my favorite ones. Oh my gosh, we just need to, like, bring that back because. Lesley Logan 27:32  You should bring it back. Rachel Piper 27:33  It was an awesome theme. If anyone remembers the circle bands, we put the circle bands on our thighs, and we never took it off for class. And I was like, maybe don't use, like a heavy band, everyone.Christine Kam-Lynch 27:46  I did. I did not listen to you. I did and I regretted it. It's important.Lesley Logan 27:54  I do recall that. So Megan, I know how she won a year of OPC, if I recall our history together. I think the better question maybe is why did you stick around at OPC? Most people win things, and it's free, and they don't use it, but you used it. So what was it about OPC that made you go, this is my place, that I'm going to use this gift? Megan Lauman 28:18  Yeah, well, kind of similar to Mindi. I mean, when I originally found you was online with YouTube videos like teaching exercises, because I was a teacher in training, and I was like, how do I soak in more knowledge when I'm on a walk? How can I just learn while I'm walking or while I'm driving? I could just listen. And so that's how I found you. Loved the tutorials. And then one free year, I kind of like to go all in. Like, a lot of us Pilates people, we don't, like, we really just do it that's why we all have so much equipment, right? So, yeah, I went all in. I'm like, I'm not missing a class. I'm getting everything out of this that I could possibly get out of this.Lesley Logan 29:00  Like, the value of a year of OPC is, like, 1400 and something dollars. I'm telling you, you guys, Megan was at every live class she took every, now they're 45 minutes, and every 30 minutes, and how I got to know you is because of you asked all these questions and you participated in the community. I was like, yes, I'm so glad this person won, because you were the most deserving to win.Megan Lauman 29:21  The Form Feedback Fridays, I definitely took advantage of that, because the I was a new Pilates instructor, right? And so I'm looking at everyone, but have no one looking at me and so it was just such a huge bonus to have someone able to look at me and give some feedback.Lesley Logan 29:36  That's one of my favorite things that I wish people took advantage of more. And it's really funny, because I've had a couple people go, can I send my clients' videos in? And I'm like, no, because OPC is a safe place for your practice, and your practice the more curious you are, even if your body type is different than your clients, because all the teachers body types are so different, you're going to learn what you need to learn. And so the Form Feedback Fridays, you guys, it's really like, you send a video in if you're an OPC member, if you do an exercise, and then I can give feedback. And my goal is that we get so many of these that I have to hire the OPC teachers to help me. And so people are like, I don't want to take up her time, as if I don't know how to manage it, so take up my time OPC members and send it in, because it's one of the things that no other on demand platform does. No one does. Not a single fitness company out there makes sure, except for they're like, oh, put this suit on, and these little sensors will tell you you're doing it correctly or not. That's not actually how Pilates work. Your body is very different. So Megan, we love that you took full advantage of the favorite parts of OPC and all that you did. Yasmin, you've been with us for a long time, and you've been doing Pilates probably longer than all of us, maybe, maybe, maybe as long as Christine. What's your favorite part about OPC that makes you want to do it, and even wanted to teach about it? Yasmin Scholten 30:50  I would say I found you. You did this Struggle is Real with Andrea Maida and I love this, this Struggle is Real because, yeah, we all have these construction sites, I say, in our bodies, also we as a teacher, and I love to go through this. And this is the same with OPC, I would say. You gain more self-confidence in your body because you're following these teachers who also have these struggles in their bodies. And they give you approach of their method to help you with these struggles. And I really love this about OPC, and also I'm often really overwhelmed and over-stimulated with studio and being mom and family, and I don't want to scroll through hundreds of classes to find this for this day. I don't know what I need. I just want to move. Yeah. Lesley Logan 31:45  Yeah. Well, that was my goal. I used to ask people, why do you not use the membership that you have? And they were like, it's too many. It's like, Netflix. It's like, do you know for the fifth time, Brad and I are watching Schitt's Creek right now, it's not like there's not a new show out there. I know that there's a new season of White Lotus out, and I haven't even switched over because I'm still finishing the fifth round through Schitt's Creek, because you want to know what, I know where it is. I know how to find it, you know, like, so, you know, people were telling me they weren't using it, and I was like, how do I create something that people have accountability for, but also feels like you're at the studio, but doesn't have the distractions or the expenses of the studio, but also all that. So thank you for, thank you for sharing that. And we love, we love Pilates Andrea. Megan, you know, and this goes for, not that Christine and Mindi and I can't talk to what it's like to be busy, you have four kids, and you talked about how running was your thing. How do you prioritize, and you know, if you ask me, and Rachel want to jump in, as a busy mom of kids who need you, your practice, because it would be so easy for you to have an excuse to not.Megan Lauman 32:47  Oh, yeah. I should mention that two of my children have special needs as well, so there's a little bit more time consumed in them. My youngest is 12 and he has autism. He's nonverbal. He functions like an 18 month old, so he does require a lot of attention when he's around. So I do have the best partner in the world. My husband's amazing and we both believe that we need time for ourselves. And so we tag each other in. And of course, we do a lot of the work together, which makes it fun, but we do tag each other into and so having someone that knew what's important to me in making sure that I get that time is just really valuable. Yeah. So it started when my youngest was born and went with running, and it would just be like, maybe it was a nap time, and my husband was working from home, and I could get out for, you know, my first run was a mile and a half. I thought I was gonna die, right? And then I'm thinking back to when they got a little bit older, and I was doing Pilates, and I would just tell them all to work together, and I would turn on a video, and I'd find like a quiet space in the front room, which is now my Pilates studio, and my kids would be in the other room so I could hear what's going on. I knew that they were there, but I had my own space, and the kids would work together and give me, maybe it was 10 minutes, or maybe I got a whole hour that day, but I made it a priority. And you know, I'm thinking back to that time specifically. I would schedule that in in the morning, and they knew at nine o'clock, this is what mom was going to do. We set that expectation. And like I said, sometimes it was shorter than others, but scheduling and making sure I had that time for me.Lesley Logan 34:25  Yeah, thank you for sharing, because I think so many people take on that full responsibility, and maybe they don't have the same amazing partner we know, and we shout out to him. We love him. But also, I think sometimes people aren't asking for help either. We assume people will meet our needs without us verbalizing it as well. So I love that you guys tag in.Megan Lauman 34:46  You can live in this world where you're like, I don't ever get time for myself, and I realize you're not really winning any points for doing that. I have it worse than you isn't winning any points. So let's just make the best of it. And sometimes it's eight o'clock at night before I would get a workout in, but I knew I'd feel better and I'd sleep better if I did it, and sometimes just waking up early or fitting it in there in the day, but figuring out that time for you, I think, is very important. Lesley Logan 35:10  I love that. Rachel or Yasmin, do you have anything to add? Like, on how with kiddos? And I think, Yasmin, your kids are quite young still.Yasmin Scholten 35:20  Yeah, they are eight and 11 and yeah, they need mom a lot. I don't want to lie. It's sometimes hard, really, but they know since, since they are really small, this is a part of my life. So if I don't do Pilates, I get pain, I'm in bad mood, I get a lot of stress, so they know all. So I have also the best partner in the world, and he knows. Often he says, okay, go, go do your workout, and then we will do the rest. So yeah, it is really important to make yourself the priority. It's not easy. With all these we all have so much to do. The day is too short, I guess. So it is important to prioritize, because if not, I get pain, really, I get pain and a bad mood.Lesley Logan 36:17  Yeah, and I don't think people recognize that that pain and bad mood doesn't make you the mom or partner or coworker or friend or sister that you want to be. Then you end up spending time apologizing for being in a bad mood and being in pain and for what you said while you were in a bad mood and in pain, and that just wastes more time that you could spend with yourself. Yasmin Scholten 36:37  Yeah, that's true. Rachel Piper 36:38  The only thing that I have to add is I also have a 12 and a half year old, and he's also autistic, and he's got some other fun flavors going on, like ADHD, which kind of sends him flying off the walls. So finding time to just be in my own space where it's quiet is really, really important. And since I started when he was relatively young, I let him kind of play around with me, or next to me, and then from there, he just understood it's something I do. And now, as he's gotten older, for almost the last year, we've started doing an activity together. So we started taekwondo. If you look at my socials, we did rock climbing yesterday, and that was the first time I'd actually rock climb, but. Lesley Logan 37:21  So cool. Rachel Piper 37:22  He's done it like one other time, and we did it together, and he's very cool about that. He's not quite in the place where he wants to do Pilates with me, but we can do these other things together. And I just want people to know that even if it's 10 minutes or 15 minutes where you can just get on the mat, it helps you do everything else better. There's no way that I could do taekwondo the way that I do it, or just, okay, I'm just gonna scale this wall without training at all, without Pilates. Lesley Logan 37:52  Rachel, I couldn't agree more, because, like, I rock climbed with Brad a couple years ago. I was like, that'll be our hobby together. And to be honest, it's just not close enough to our house for either of us to be able to prioritize it. But, there's no way. There's not a part of me that is a rock climber, except for that I've really long legs, have me pretty strong and has flexibility in my hips. That kind of helps, but nothing else. If it wasn't for Pilates, I wouldn't know how to use my arm and my leg opposite at the same time. Yeah, for sure. But I just have this, are you the only adult in your taekwondo class? Is it all the kids? And like, is it an adult taekwondo class? Is it all the moms?Rachel Piper 38:27  No, it's actually a mix. And it's like the most inclusive place you could find, which is great. There are a ton of neurodivergent people. Lesley Logan 38:36  I love it. Rachel Piper 38:36  And we all take class together. So there are parents of adults, there's adults, there's kids that come on their own, and it's like a super safe place for Alex in this particular dojang, which has made him come out of his shell. So yesterday, he was like, leading me all over the place, like, okay, you do that one and I'll do the one right next to you for rock climbing. It's really helped him come out of his shell. cLesley Logan 38:58  I saw his smile. I saw his smile on something on your post. And I was like, I have not seen that kid smile so big. So it's really cool. Okay, this is, like, not even long enough. We could talk forever. But I want to go into two parts, Be It Action Items. We can't leave an episode without a Be It Action Item. And the thing that makes you actually take class on OPC, because here's the thing, guys, these are all teachers of OPC, except for Tami. We're missing her. They could so easily just film and take the money and run but I also know that they take each other's classes, so I would love to know why they actually do that, like what their favorite part about OPC is. So we'll go with Mindi and then Christine.Mindi Westfall 39:36  So for me, it's constantly learning, right? Learning from other teachers, I think is one of the most important things I can do for myself, teaching my clients, and then also for my own practice, because I learn something new every single time I take someone's class. So that's really important to me. So my Be It Action is actually from Lesley. So, in Agency, the business group, it's take messy action. But I also put that into my own practice, because not every single class, every single exercise, is ever going to be what you want it to be, and you have to take messy action in your own practice and be like, well, that was okay today, but I got to move or whatever it is, like, it doesn't have to be perfect, it doesn't have to feel perfect. Movement is the most important part. And just do it. And no matter what it looks like, what it feels like, at least you're moving your body.Lesley Logan 40:39  I love that. I love how you applied that. Christine, favorite thing and a Be It Action Item. Christine Kam-Lynch 40:44  Similar to Mindi. I think, I think we're all relatively students of life, cannot stop learning. So, I actually love hearing the different cues from different teachers, because sometimes that, like, lands differently depending on the day with me. And sometimes I can actually take that and apply it to, you know, a client of mine, if my words are not working, it's like osmosis or something, that I can be like, oh, how about this? Will this work? That's really fun to try and experiment with. My Be It Action Item is I started treating movement like snacks throughout the day. And I think sometimes we we get tied to a time, like I have to work out 30 minutes, or it doesn't count, or I have to work out for an hour, it doesn't count. No, any amount of minutes that you can sprinkle throughout your day counts. And my mom has really embraced this. My mom, who is a not, not a mover, not an exerciser, she's like, does this count? Like, what are you doing mom?Lesley Logan 41:52  For everyone listening, Christine just lifted her arm and lowered it down. Technically, that would be under the movement category, yes. Is it gonna help her rock climb? Probably not today.Christine Kam-Lynch 42:06  So surprisingly enough, the homework I give my mom, who I didn't think was gonna take it seriously, actually took it seriously, and she does what she can remember for that week, and she just inserts throughout the day is kind of like my new thing, Lesley, like, if I can't get a workout in, just move a little bit here and there throughout the day. You'll feel better.Lesley Logan 42:30  I love it. Yasmin, your favorite thing about OPC, why you stick around, why you take classes and your Be It Action Item? Yasmin Scholten 42:36  I would say I will steal your mantra so we don't have to be perfect. The root is the goal not to be perfect in this moment and just do your workout, practicing with the teacher, and find confidence in your body. Lesley Logan 42:57  I love that Be It Action Item. What's your favorite thing about OPC, though? Yasmin Scholten 43:00  My favorite thing is to be not alone in my studio. So I have a home studio. I'm alone and there's a community for me. I can ask questions. They are wonderful teachers I get to know and I can ask whatever struggle. No question is a bad question or silly question. Lesley Logan 43:23  I love that you brought that up, because I think a lot of people work from home today, and so they're thinking, I need to go out and find something so I'm not in my house all the time, but then they don't have the time for the parking, or they can't afford the membership, or they can't get into classes, and so they could still have a community. Yeah, I thank you for sharing that part. Megan, your OPC favorite thing and Be It Action Item.Megan Lauman 43:45  Yes, definitely love the community. Certainly love learning. That's what brought me there in the first place. But I love how inclusive it is. Sometimes also I just listen to the workouts. Maybe I watch them more than once, but I listen to them while I'm driving a car. And I learn a lot from from everyone, but I what I mean by inclusive is we're not expecting everybody's body to do the same thing. And I think sometimes, if you're just watching an online platform, you're thinking, I have to look like this person who's demonstrating it. I like how all the teachers might say, oh, that rep didn't feel very good. And let's see if it's different this time. Or I felt my hips moved they aren't supposed to move right there, or we're just honest, real and inclusive. And I really do love that. It's inviting for everybody. Be It Item. I'd say, just find a way. Maybe it would be, find a way to do the thing to take a moment for that self-care, whatever that is, if it's five minutes, and maybe it is a mat and it's five minutes on the mat or getting out for a walk around the block or whatever it is, but finding a way. Lesley Logan 44:44  I love that. I love both those things. And thank you for saying that when I set out to create OPC, of course, I always thought of myself as an inclusive person, but I also could see where I alone can't be the whole reason we're inclusive. By the way, that takes the pressure off every single person listening. You alone cannot be for everyone ever, because we all have different life experiences. So we all have blind spots to experiences we don't have. And even if you are super thoughtful and kind and welcoming, it doesn't mean that every single person can see themselves. We just had a new member who was like, I was taking a Reformer class. It was just a little faster and I'm in a larger body, and I'm not sure I'm like, set out for this. And I was like, oh my God, hold on, when is Rachel's next class on the schedule? Okay? And also, I really do mean it when I say, don't do every exercise, you know. So I love that I can refer our new members to different teachers who either have similar body types or schedules or personalities. So yeah, thank you. Rachel, your favorite thing about OPC and Be It Action Item. Rachel Piper 45:56  I actually love it when I have the Work Out With Me list. Oh and I don't even care if just one person shows up to those, but it's just like this little extra community thing in general, because Yasmin said we're very community-oriented, and this is just like another way for us to be able to do it. So I know Megan's done one and we hope to get a few more out there. But everyone's already said kind of what I'm already thinking as well. But I just love hearing what people are doing with their themes. And so sometimes I'll just listen to it, but I'll tell you what, to me there's like nothing better than turning on the camera live as one of the teachers and playing someone else's workout and letting people, if they want to, just sit there and watch me do someone else's workout. Because I will change the workout if I need to. Lesley Logan 46:50  And I love that, because it does give our members, even though we say it and we all say it in a different way, gives people a permission like oh, Lori Watson, who's an honorary teacher of OPC, she has fusions and stenosis, so she changes every workout. But I, guess what, I know that she takes every single OPC workout and she just changes it. And there isn't a workout out there where one of us is going to have to alternate something, because our bodies are so different. So I love those workout, you guys, those are really fun that when she, Rachel, started them and you know that we have OPC members at Wednesdays at 8am Mountain Time, get together every single week, and they all hit play at the same time and take the same class, and then they hang out afterwards. And I just think that our community is so cool. Okay, you have a Be It Action Item. I think I cut you off. Rachel Piper 47:36  So don't show up for anyone else but you and do what you can do and then be happy about it. That's it. Lesley Logan 47:44  The simplest and hardest thing. I think anyone can do yeah, yeah. Lifelong journey. Ladies, okay, real quick. Well, I'll tell everyone you're in, we'll go through Instagram handles so people can find you, follow you, work with you. So Mindi, what's your favorite place on Instagram hangout. Mindi Westfall 48:01  It's Bendy Mindi Pilates. Lesley Logan 48:03  I love it. Rach, with an I, Mindi with an I. Rachel, what's your Instagram handle for people? Rachel Piper 48:11  size_diverse_pilates Lesley Logan 48:15  Love it. Christine, we know you don't like to hang out, but you do, you do have a dog who does. So where can, where can you be found?Christine Kam-Lynch 48:23  No, you can find me at pilates.bound, but if you really want to follow a really cute St. Bernard, it's rammus128.Lesley Logan 48:33  Yeah, yeah, we love Rammy. Megan, your Instagram handle?Megan Lauman 48:37  Instagram is megans_pilates. Lesley Logan 48:40  Megans Pilates. Yasmin?Yasmin Scholten 48:43  It's purapilates_yasmin. Lesley Logan 48:48  Yasmin, wonderful. And you guys, everyone can follow the OPC Instagram so you can follow me, but sometimes I don't talk about Pilates at all, and people like to tell me that I should, but this is my personal it's my personal Instagram, so I'm gonna tell whatever I want, but OPC.Pilates is the Instagram handle for OPC and Tami, we miss you. We'll have you share all your favorite things with the Be It people soon, but I wanted to have everyone on because I think when you think about OPC, it's easy to like think, oh, it's me and these other teachers, but really it's all of us, right? And while I started it, it certainly was never intended to be about me. It was actually a bit more to be about the community. And so every single one of these teachers was in the community first, because I get people all the time are like, how do I teach for your platform? And I'm like, oh, are you a member? Probably not, since I don't know. And so the the teachers were in the community first. And it's about the community and our live monthly classes, our Work Out With Me, the Form Feedback Fridays, all of that is for the community, because we actually grow together. We as teachers, grow because of the questions that our members ask. The members get stronger because our classes are based around their questions, and we all benefit from the accountability and the community that exists. So I hope that if you're all intrigued by any of these ladies and why they got into Pilates and why they do OPC, I hope you join us in our favorite place. And so if you just go to onlinepilatesclasses.com you can, you can join us 40 days for $40. Please share this episode with a friend who's been wanting to do Pilates but they thought it was too expensive. OPC can be part of your Pilates journey that you do at home and you go to a studio. It could be your only way of accessing Pilates, but we always have something for you no matter what you have access to, because you could be a mat rat like most of us. Until next time everyone, Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 50:35  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.Brad Crowell 51:18  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 51:23  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 51:27  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 51:34  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.Brad Crowell 51:38  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Send us a textIn this episode of Street Life, Mark  and John are thrilled to welcome guest Rammy Narula, a Bangkok-based street photographer known for his innovative approach and philosophical insights into the art. Rammy shares his journey into photography, which began as a way to cope with personal challenges. He discusses his evolution from various photography styles to finding his passion in street photography, emphasising the spontaneity and simplicity it offers.Rammy also opens up about his writing process, revealing how he uses writing as a tool for self-reflection and connection with others. He shares his thoughts on the importance of community and feedback in photography, contrasting the past with today's social media landscape.We delve into Rammy's notable project, "Platform 10", which showcases his dedication to capturing life on a single train platform in Bangkok. He recounts the challenges and triumphs of this project, including how it led to the publication of his photo book.Throughout the episode, we explore themes of creativity, self-acceptance, and the impact of external validation on our artistic pursuits. Rammy's insights remind us that while we may seek approval, the true value lies in creating work that resonates with ourselves and others.WEBSITE | INSTAGRAMFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

We discuss the title race seemingly being between us and Rammy, as well as the non-league scene with freelance NWCFL journalist Steven Oldham.Subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow The Mighty Shakers on social media... Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTokEmail - themightyshakers@outlook.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, in episode #257, Angel Ramirez with Rammy's Landscape and Lawn Maintenance out of Alabama joins Andrew and talks about Christmas lights, serial entrepreneurship and life. Being an annual regular on the show, Angel continues to bring golden insights for the listener to consume and apply to their businesses and lives. Finishing with his third season in holiday lighting and décor, Angel covers the ins and outs of his experiences. With Andrew being a heavy promoter of holiday lighting, he dives into the nuts and bolts with Angel of his experiences with Christmas lighting. This is a great add-on that service businesses can add to their service offerings that aren't able to offer snow plowing and other winter services.   Take from the show what you need to create   margin not just in your pocketbook, but also in your calendar. Please consider leaving a Five-star rating and review and sharing with a friend if you have found value in the content you have consumed today. Follow the guest:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelawncarelife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaysdumpsterrentals/ Do You want to be a guest on the show?  Click the link below to get on the calendar: https://calendly.com/lonestarlawntalk/zoom-podcast-interview ______________________________________________________________________ Those we believe in: Green Frog Web design: Website design & Digital marketing 5forFIFTY: YouTube Channel Link. Official Website Link. The Road to Equip link.:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/roadtothegieexpo Lawntrepreneuracademy.com: Lawncare business resources.  Johnpajak.com: Budgets, Break Evens & Bottom lines. My Service Area: Routing Software Contact Us: D.M. me on Instagram :@lonestarlawntalk Email us: andrewslands@gmail.com

It's not over until…we've had our Rammy Awards. Basically, the Rammies are our take on the Grammies. Meaning we make our picks for the “Best Of” for the year that was. In the categories that mean the most to Metalheads; Band, Album, Live, News Story a.o. As well, as is tradition, we give our inductions into the RAM Hall of Hall for Band, Album and what we call Myth and... The post Radioactive Metal 817: The 2024 Rammy Awards! appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.

It's not over until...we've had our Rammy Awards.   Basically, the Rammies are our take on the Grammies. Meaning we make our picks for the "Best Of" for the year that was. In the categories that mean the most to Metalheads; Band, Album, Live, News Story a.o. As well, as is tradition, we give our inductions into the RAM Hall of Hall for Band, Album and what we call Myth and Legend. Play along with your picks too.   Musically, we crank Warlord, The Rods, Nails, Ghoul, Jaguar, Sentry, Fulci, and Blood Opera.   Horns Up and here's to an awesome 2025!

Today, in episode #257, Angel Ramirez with Rammy's Landscape and Lawn Maintenance out of Alabama joins Andrew and talks about Christmas lights, serial entrepreneurship and life. Being an annual regular on the show, Angel continues to bring golden insights for the listener to consume and apply to their businesses and lives. Finishing with his third season in holiday lighting and décor, Angel covers the ins and outs of his experiences. With Andrew being a heavy promoter of holiday lighting, he dives into the nuts and bolts with Angel of his experiences with Christmas lighting. This is a great add-on that service businesses can add to their service offerings that aren't able to offer snow plowing and other winter services.   Take from the show what you need to create   margin not just in your pocketbook, but also in your calendar. Please consider leaving a Five-star rating and review and sharing with a friend if you have found value in the content you have consumed today. Follow the guest:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelawncarelife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaysdumpsterrentals/ Do You want to be a guest on the show?  Click the link below to get on the calendar: https://calendly.com/lonestarlawntalk/zoom-podcast-interview ______________________________________________________________________ Those we believe in: Green Frog Web design: Website design & Digital marketing 5forFIFTY: YouTube Channel Link. Official Website Link. The Road to Equip link.:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/roadtothegieexpo Lawntrepreneuracademy.com: Lawncare business resources.  Johnpajak.com: Budgets, Break Evens & Bottom lines. My Service Area: Routing Software Contact Us: D.M. me on Instagram :@lonestarlawntalk Email us: andrewslands@gmail.com

So apparently I am not the only one with "rules". Dr. Rammy Assaf contacted me via the PEM Rules website and wanted to share some of the rules and wisdom he has learned over the year. Thank you Rammy for coming on the show and sharing you knowledge. 

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   Join us for our 16th anniversary show. We started in October 2008 as “Dishing It Out.”  On today's show: ·        RAMMY winner, 2018 Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year, the genius entrepreneur behind D.C.'s Maxwell, Pop and Trouble Bird, and the boy wine wonder who became a Continental man about town on this show, wine guy Brent Kroll is with us. He's pouring bubbly and other good stuff to help us celebrate the start of our 17th year on air; ·        Chefs for Equality founder David Hagedorn and a dedicated steering committee pioneered and still run what has become D.C.'s most delicious chef-driven event. This year it happens Monday, Oct. 21;                                                                                                                                   ·        Next up is the cheesiest guy we know – and love. Brie Salzman is the “supercheesemonger” at the Whole Foods in Rockville. He is our-go-to guy for exploring the best cheeses from the far corners of the earth, and he brings an awesome cheeseboard and lots of info for you to take away;                                                                                                                       ·        Thi Nguyen, the beverage director at Kevin Tien's Moon Rabbit, and Sara Chaudhuri, the lead bartender at Ryan Ratino's Bresca, are in because … well, they're at the top of their games and their professions. Both recently have received several national awards for their skills. Sara is one of VinePair's three “next wave best” bartender finalists for 2024. And Thi is one of Punch Magazine's top 10 new bartenders of the year. They share their secrets to success.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.     Join us for our 16th anniversary show. We started in October 2008 as “Dishing It Out.”     On today's show:   ·        RAMMY winner, 2018 Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year, the genius entrepreneur behind D.C.'s Maxwell, Pop and Trouble Bird, and the boy wine wonder who became a Continental man about town on this show, wine guy Brent Kroll is with us. He's pouring bubbly and other good stuff to help us celebrate the start of our 17th year on air;   ·        Chefs for Equality founder David Hagedorn and a dedicated steering committee pioneered and still run what has become D.C.'s most delicious chef-driven event. This year it happens Monday, Oct. 21;                                                                                                                                    ·        Next up is the cheesiest guy we know – and love. Brie Salzman is the “supercheesemonger” at the Whole Foods in Rockville. He is our-go-to guy for exploring the best cheeses from the far corners of the earth, and he brings an awesome cheeseboard and lots of info for you to take away;                                                                                                                        ·        Thi Nguyen, the beverage director at Kevin Tien's Moon Rabbit, and Sara Chaudhuri, the lead bartender at Ryan Ratino's Bresca, are in because … well, they're at the top of their games and their professions. Both recently have received several national awards for their skills. Sara is one of VinePair's three “next wave best” bartender finalists for 2024. And Thi is one of Punch Magazine's top 10 new bartenders of the year. They share their secrets to success.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the latest episode of Lunch with Shelley with today's special guest Elli Benchimol.  Elli is the owner of Apero and La Boheme – she is an Advanced Sommelier - and most recently a RAMMY winner for best wine program of the year! Join us for a delightful and delicious conversation about caviar, wine and champagne, automatic gratuity, the restaurant biz, and the importance of staying joyous!Check us out at www.lunchwithshelley or wherever you get your favorite podcast, and in the meantime Peace, Love and Lunch!

Reporter Michael Pope and author Briana Thomas join the show to talk about what the D.C. budget means for the cost of your child care, what the Virginia budget means for the health of our Metro system, and ways YOU can vote for D.C.'s best restaurants. You can vote for your favorite restaurants for the RAMMY awards here. Wanna win tickets to see the Washington Nationals? Become a City Cast DC member today! Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey DC. You can also become a member, with ad-free listening, for as little as $8 a month. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE And we'd love to feature you on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 202-642-2654. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today's show: ·         Lesley Deveraux is in with tastes and talk of her Khamsa Tonic and its health  benefits – especially how the ingredients are beneficial for allergy season and for hangovers;                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ·        Tuesday, March 19 is the spring equinox. So we brought in Deb Schaffer, whose line of intention-based candles and other soul-based products helps people discover and deepen their spiritual, energetic and magical superpowers;                                                                                                                                                              ·        Speaking of equinoxes, one of the first guests on this show 15 years ago was Ellen Kassoff, who along with husband Todd Gray owns D.C.'s legendary Equinox Restaurant. It is now in a new location. You'll hear all about it;                                                                                                                              ·        Teresa Velazquez is the owner/ executive pastry chef / executive chef – or simply the baker/cooker -- at Baked & Wired and A Baked Joint. She's also RAMMY's 2023 Best Pastry Chef of the Year. Not too shabby for a lady who didn't start out to bake her way to stardom. You'll hear the whole sweet story about her cupcakes, pies, cookies, bars, brownies, breads and more when Teresa joins us;                                                                                                                                                                                                         Six-time James Beard Award nominee Amy Brandwein is the chef/owner of Centrolina and Piccolina da Centrolina in Washington. Chef Amy has mastered the art of creating and serving dishes that taste exactly as they should -- and as good as they do in Italy.              Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today's show:   ·         Lesley Deveraux is in with tastes and talk of her Khamsa Tonic and its health  benefits – especially how the ingredients are beneficial for allergy season and for hangovers;                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ·        Tuesday, March 19 is the spring equinox. So we brought in Deb Schaffer, whose line of intention-based candles and other soul-based products helps people discover and deepen their spiritual, energetic and magical superpowers;                                                                                                                                                               ·        Speaking of equinoxes, one of the first guests on this show 15 years ago was Ellen Kassoff, who along with husband Todd Gray owns D.C.'s legendary Equinox Restaurant. It is now in a new location. You'll hear all about it;                                                                                                                               ·        Teresa Velazquez is the owner/ executive pastry chef / executive chef – or simply the baker/cooker -- at Baked & Wired and A Baked Joint. She's also RAMMY's 2023 Best Pastry Chef of the Year. Not too shabby for a lady who didn't start out to bake her way to stardom. You'll hear the whole sweet story about her cupcakes, pies, cookies, bars, brownies, breads and more when Teresa joins us;                                                                                                                                                                                                          Six-time James Beard Award nominee Amy Brandwein is the chef/owner of Centrolina and Piccolina da Centrolina in Washington. Chef Amy has mastered the art of creating and serving dishes that taste exactly as they should -- and as good as they do in Italy.             

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today's show: ·         Lesley Deveraux is in with tastes and talk of her Khamsa Tonic and its health  benefits – especially how the ingredients are beneficial for allergy season and for hangovers;                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ·        Tuesday, March 19 is the spring equinox. So we brought in Deb Schaffer, whose line of intention-based candles and other soul-based products helps people discover and deepen their spiritual, energetic and magical superpowers;                                                                                                                                                              ·        Speaking of equinoxes, one of the first guests on this show 15 years ago was Ellen Kassoff, who along with husband Todd Gray owns D.C.'s legendary Equinox Restaurant. It is now in a new location. You'll hear all about it;                                                                                                                              ·        Teresa Velazquez is the owner/ executive pastry chef / executive chef – or simply the baker/cooker -- at Baked & Wired and A Baked Joint. She's also RAMMY's 2023 Best Pastry Chef of the Year. Not too shabby for a lady who didn't start out to bake her way to stardom. You'll hear the whole sweet story about her cupcakes, pies, cookies, bars, brownies, breads and more when Teresa joins us;                                                                                                                                                                                                         Six-time James Beard Award nominee Amy Brandwein is the chef/owner of Centrolina and Piccolina da Centrolina in Washington. Chef Amy has mastered the art of creating and serving dishes that taste exactly as they should -- and as good as they do in Italy.              Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today's show:   ·         Lesley Deveraux is in with tastes and talk of her Khamsa Tonic and its health  benefits – especially how the ingredients are beneficial for allergy season and for hangovers;                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ·        Tuesday, March 19 is the spring equinox. So we brought in Deb Schaffer, whose line of intention-based candles and other soul-based products helps people discover and deepen their spiritual, energetic and magical superpowers;                                                                                                                                                               ·        Speaking of equinoxes, one of the first guests on this show 15 years ago was Ellen Kassoff, who along with husband Todd Gray owns D.C.'s legendary Equinox Restaurant. It is now in a new location. You'll hear all about it;                                                                                                                               ·        Teresa Velazquez is the owner/ executive pastry chef / executive chef – or simply the baker/cooker -- at Baked & Wired and A Baked Joint. She's also RAMMY's 2023 Best Pastry Chef of the Year. Not too shabby for a lady who didn't start out to bake her way to stardom. You'll hear the whole sweet story about her cupcakes, pies, cookies, bars, brownies, breads and more when Teresa joins us;                                                                                                                                                                                                          Six-time James Beard Award nominee Amy Brandwein is the chef/owner of Centrolina and Piccolina da Centrolina in Washington. Chef Amy has mastered the art of creating and serving dishes that taste exactly as they should -- and as good as they do in Italy.             

In Season 3 Episode 5 of I So Appreciate You!, co-hosts Nadege Souvenir and Melanie Hoffert talk to Rammy Mohamed, the designer and founder of Ramadhan Designs who is making waves in the Twin Cities fashion industry and beyond.  From a young age, Rammy Mohammed showed a predilection for art and to this day, she credits fine art for much of what inspires her designs. Despite always having a clear eye for design, she wasn't on the path to becoming a fashion designer when she went to school. Out of a sense of practicality, Rammy pursued a degree in business, yet found herself coming back to fashion in her early professional years, going to fashion school so she could learn how to make clothing and eventually have her own boutique. For Rammy, fashion is everywhere, and thus hard to avoid. She sees creativity behind everything, even in the functionality of seemingly unfashionable things, like a surgeon's gown. She sees fashion and function as inseparable.  “Art and fashion are as important as the doctor. If the doctor is doing the surgery, he's most likely wearing a gown that's made by someone like myself. It came from our industry. You need creatives, you need innovation.”  But functionality is only one facet of Rammy's intricate designs. She seamlessly blends her own cultural background into the very fabric of her clothes, bridging her East African heritage with her Midwestern community. As a Muslim woman of Oromo descent, Rammy acknowledges that the culture lends itself to modest designs, but she doesn't see that as limited just to Muslim community members as people from all cultures may gravitate towards modesty. Rammy's clothes are accessible to a broad range of people and are at the intersection of fashion where for some their imagination would never let them go before. In her eyes, she's bringing cultural perspective to high-end fashion and doing it all in Saint Paul, Minnesota, her home that she credits for helping get her business off the ground.  In this episode, co-hosts Nadege Souvenir and Melanie Hoffert talk to Rammy about what inspires her—from the artists she follows to her cultural background that is woven through every piece she makes. They discuss her connections to Saint Paul, how she got her storefront in the downtown skyway, and how she's not only helping to revitalize downtown but also her big plans to make Saint Paul the next epicenter of fashion. Rammy also advises on how to make fashion less intimidating and shares what exciting new projects she has up her sleeve.   Links   Website  Ferrari Sheppard – Artist's Instagram  Marcel Duchamp “Fountain” 1917/1964  MIA  Facing Race Awards 2023    Follow Rammy on:   Instagram 

Whoo-Hoo!! It's time for our annual Rammy Awards! Kind of our take on the Grammys Awards (R.A.M…Gammy…Rammy. We're so clever). Basically, we give our picks of the past year in the categories that mean the most to Metalheads. Fave Band, Album, Song, Live Show a.o. As well, we make our inductions into The Radioactive Metal Hall Of Fame for Band, Album and what we cal the Myth And Legend. Give... The post Radioactive Metal 768: The 2023 Rammy Awards appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.

Whoo-Hoo!! It's time for our annual Rammy Awards! Kind of our take on the Grammys Awards (R.A.M...Gammy...Rammy. We're so clever). Basically, we give our picks of the past year in the categories that mean the most to Metalheads. Fave Band, Album, Song, Live Show a.o. As well, we make our inductions into The Radioactive Metal Hall Of Fame for Band, Album and what we cal the Myth And Legend. Give it a listen and compare your picks. Musically, we crank some Cirith Ungol, Destructor, Gutter Creek, Artificial Dissemination and Dogbite. Raise your chalice to 2023 and Horns Up to 2024! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  

Welcome to another Industry Night here at The Point in DC. Yes, I have been out and about last week — did you see me? Actually, you did not see me because I have been sunning my tush in lovely St. Martin. Once again, I ate through the delicious town of Grand Case, nestled on the French Side of Saint Martin. And yes, Caribbean spiny lobster was consumed daily, but you know I have a voracious appetite: -First Night lobster and ribs at the lolos aka the shacks. Our favorite, Cynthia's Talk of the Town -Picked up warm croissants, savory & sweet, every morning from Maison Chocolat (pro-tip: the iced cappuccino) -Tuna and other incredible raw fish prepared all the ways at Rainbow Cafe -Gold-flecked caviar topped beef tartare at Le Pressoir -Strands of pasta topped with silky burrata at Spiga -Carpaccio of tuna & wahoo fish at Le Bistonome Talk about if you know you know! Okay, on to today's show. BBQ! What do you consider BBQ to be? An outdoor meal? Proteins roasted over a wood or charcoal fire? High heat? Low heat? And what about all the styles?! Texas, Carolina, Memphis? AND that's just in the US. We know a whole world cooks in this style as well. How does Grilling differ from BBQ,  I mean, seriously?! So, over the summer, I had the chance to sit with Debby Portillo Gonzalez on F&TB. She was nominated for a RAMMY award. And while I was already a fan of her & her husband's Fernando Gonzalez 2fifty Texas BBQ. Their story is fascinating. They met when they were young — teenagers — and they took a long road from El Salvador to open up 2fifty Texas BBQ during the shutdown of 2020. I am so excited to talk with Debby & Fernando today,  talk their Salvadoran heritage, their food, and all the things. Guests Social Media Links: Debby & Fernando Gonzalez Instagram: Fernando:https://www.instagram.com/fher_gope/ Debby:https://www.instagram.com/debbyportillo/ Business:https://www.instagram.com/2fiftytexasbbq/ Facebook: facebook.com/2fiftybbq Quotes "We had to prove to the government, to this administration, that our plan would work fast because time was limited." - Debby Gonzalez "Be creative in the kitchen, experimenting and trying new things. Like a skilled cook, make a plate out of whatever you have. Yes, you can!" - Fernando Gonzalez Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 05:28 - A Growing Barbecue Scene: Couples Open a New Restaurant 07:46 - Close-Knit Family and Restaurant Roots: The VIP Table Experience 11:38 - Life Amidst Civil War: David's Upbringing and Perspective 15:11 - Salvadorians Making a Mark: Creating and Importing Goods to the US 18:12 - Engineering and Transformation: A Fascinating Journey of Change 20:04 - From Tasting to Learning: The Amazing Brisket and Smoking Process 25:21 - Texas-Style Barbecue: The Utilization of Highly Seasoned Woods 26:12 - Catering Service: Weekends Filled with Delicious Orders 30:22 - Immigration Fast Track: Advice from an Attorney for Government Approval 33:45 - Unexpectedly Perfect: The Landlord's Suggestion for Restaurant Space 35:48 - Expanding the Menu: Curiosity Drives the Creation Process 41:01 - Personal Stories and Consumer Connection: Enhancing Understanding 42:57 - Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry 46:41 - Promotions and Growth: Fostering a Family-Like Atmosphere 49:55 - Outro Featuring Nycci Nellis https://www.instagram.com/nyccinellis/ https://www.thelistareyouonit.com/ Produced by Heartcast Media http://www.heartcastmedia.com

Nouvelle entrevue chez Cody, avec Aaron Rammy catcheur belge et ambassadeur de la promotion World catch League, avec lui, on parle de sa carrière, de son travaille pour WCL et bien plus. Info Personnel : https://twitter.com/CodyMcWildOff https://www.instagram.com/cody.mcwild/ Twitter de la chaine. https://twitter.com/ChezCodyMcWild Info de l'invité : https://twitter.com/AaronRammy https://www.instagram.com/aaronrammy/ Site officiel de World catch League : https://www.worldcatchleague.com #CatchFR #Lutte #entrevue Soutenez-nous sur PayPal !

  Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today's show:                                                                                                                                                              ·        The Lahaina fire is the deadliest fire in our country in over a century. Maui is remote, and getting supplies and assistance is difficult and slow. Rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts are going to be long and arduous. How can you help? Participate in the Sticky Fingers Diner Relief for Maui fundraiser by donating to the live auction which will take place Wednesday, Aug. 23,  7:00–9:00 p.m. Donations will be multiplied, as all funds will be matched by a factor of four by a generous donor! Celebrity pastry chef and Sticky Fingers owner Doron Peterson joins us with all the info;   ·        Jonathan H. Stahl is the Washington Nationals' vice president, experience and hospitality. He tells us about some really fun stuff coming up at Nats Park, an event called BBQ and Barrels on Aug. 26.  You can sample over 90 whiskeys from over 30 distilleries, there's a cocktail competition and more. Of course, one of our favorite guest bartenders is in with Jonathan – it's NRG's spirits director, Nick Ferrell, here to pour and kibbitz the action;                                                                                                                  ·        Next, get ready for the man…the legend … the guy behind many of D.C.'s most legendary restaurants. It's Tony Cibel! Born in Washington in the 1930's, and Wilson High grad, he's been in the hospitality business for 60 years. From the dearly departed Dancing Crab to Tony and Joe's to Nick's Riverside Grill, Tony's seen it all. Not only is he the winner of numerous RAMMY awards, he's a fabulous raconteur and the ultimate D.C insider;                                                                                                                                                              ·        Since she arrived as chef de cuisine at Estuary in the Conrad Washington DC, Ria Montes has been getting sparkling reviews. Chef Ria and her executive sous Sean Tew join us to chat about the way they highlight local ingredients of the Chesapeake in a fresh, unconventional way;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ·    Alessandro “Alex” Oradei is the executive chef at the Mayflower Club, D.C.'s exciting restaurant/nightclub combo. It's a restaurant Wednesday through Saturday and a nightclub only after the restaurant closes at 11:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. He's on to talk about the food, the crowd, the red-hot nights there and how he manages to juggle everything while turning out great food.

 Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today's show:                                                                                                                                                           ·        The Lahaina fire is the deadliest fire in our country in over a century. Maui is remote, and getting supplies and assistance is difficult and slow. Rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts are going to be long and arduous. How can you help? Participate in the Sticky Fingers Diner Relief for Maui fundraiser by donating to the live auction which will take place Wednesday, Aug. 23,  7:00–9:00 p.m. Donations will be multiplied, as all funds will be matched by a factor of four by a generous donor! Celebrity pastry chef and Sticky Fingers owner Doron Peterson joins us with all the info; ·        Jonathan H. Stahl is the Washington Nationals' vice president, experience and hospitality. He tells us about some really fun stuff coming up at Nats Park, an event called BBQ and Barrels on Aug. 26.  You can sample over 90 whiskeys from over 30 distilleries, there's a cocktail competition and more. Of course, one of our favorite guest bartenders is in with Jonathan – it's NRG's spirits director, Nick Ferrell, here to pour and kibbitz the action;                                                                                                                ·        Next, get ready for the man…the legend … the guy behind many of D.C.'s most legendary restaurants. It's Tony Cibel! Born in Washington in the 1930's, and Wilson High grad, he's been in the hospitality business for 60 years. From the dearly departed Dancing Crab to Tony and Joe's to Nick's Riverside Grill, Tony's seen it all. Not only is he the winner of numerous RAMMY awards, he's a fabulous raconteur and the ultimate D.C insider;                                                                                                                                                             ·        Since she arrived as chef de cuisine at Estuary in the Conrad Washington DC, Ria Montes has been getting sparkling reviews. Chef Ria and her executive sous Sean Tew join us to chat about the way they highlight local ingredients of the Chesapeake in a fresh, unconventional way;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ·    Alessandro “Alex” Oradei is the executive chef at the Mayflower Club, D.C.'s exciting restaurant/nightclub combo. It's a restaurant Wednesday through Saturday and a nightclub only after the restaurant closes at 11:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. He's on to talk about the food, the crowd, the red-hot nights there and how he manages to juggle everything while turning out great food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe is live from Seattle and joined by Rammy & Rocc to previews tonight's Midsummer Classic.

 Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today's show: ·        Who doesn't love Montgomery County? And who doesn't know about all the cool stuff to see and do there? You don't! That's why Cory Van Horn is here! He's chief strategy officer for Visit Montgomery;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ·        Green Zone Owner Chris Francke, whose bar is a Cocktail Program of the Year Finalist for The RAMMY Awards;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ·        The Gaylord National Resort has reopened the completely reimagined and modernized Old Hickory Steakhouse as part of the property's ongoing investment with a multi-million dollar transformation following the dramatic $64 million guestroom renovation. Allen Smith, director of food and beverage at the Gaylord National Resort joins us with all the deets;                                                                                                                                        ·        Most 40th birthdays come with a tinge of sadness. Not this one. Perry's, the cornerstone sushi restaurant in Adams Morgan turns 40 next year and … it's 40 years young! Masako Morishita was named executive chef there last fall and since then has rejuvenated the menu with traditional comfort foods from her childhood and twists on classic dishes. Masako's magic has not gone unnoticed; she's been selected as StarChef's Rising Star and received a RAMMY nomination for Rising Culinary Star;                                                                                                                                                                                                 ·        Summer's coming and so is camp for gazillions of kids … and adults. Calleva is an expansive camp concept offering a spectrum of outdoor team building opportunities, summer camps, and group excursions throughout Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Delaware, Colorado, and Canada. Alex Markoff of Calleva is in with all you need to know.                  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today's show:   ·        Who doesn't love Montgomery County? And who doesn't know about all the cool stuff to see and do there? You don't! That's why Cory Van Horn is here! He's chief strategy officer for Visit Montgomery;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ·        Green Zone Owner Chris Francke, whose bar is a Cocktail Program of the Year Finalist for The RAMMY Awards;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ·        The Gaylord National Resort has reopened the completely reimagined and modernized Old Hickory Steakhouse as part of the property's ongoing investment with a multi-million dollar transformation following the dramatic $64 million guestroom renovation. Allen Smith, director of food and beverage at the Gaylord National Resort joins us with all the deets;                                                                                                                                         ·        Most 40th birthdays come with a tinge of sadness. Not this one. Perry's, the cornerstone sushi restaurant in Adams Morgan turns 40 next year and … it's 40 years young! Masako Morishita was named executive chef there last fall and since then has rejuvenated the menu with traditional comfort foods from her childhood and twists on classic dishes. Masako's magic has not gone unnoticed; she's been selected as StarChef's Rising Star and received a RAMMY nomination for Rising Culinary Star;                                                                                                                                                                                                  ·        Summer's coming and so is camp for gazillions of kids … and adults. Calleva is an expansive camp concept offering a spectrum of outdoor team building opportunities, summer camps, and group excursions throughout Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Delaware, Colorado, and Canada. Alex Markoff of Calleva is in with all you need to know.                 

Anything Goes with James English Ep 317 Tommy Robinson v Muslim Mo Rammy - The Truth You can contact James on his social media platforms ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0   Sound Edited by Stephen Pettigrew https://www.facebook.com/shinersp/ https://soundcloud.com/shinersp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anything Goes with James English Ep 317 Tommy Robinson v Muslim Mo Rammy - The Truth You can contact James on his social media platforms ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0   Sound Edited by Stephen Pettigrew https://www.facebook.com/shinersp/ https://soundcloud.com/shinersp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 103 of the Get Out of the System Podcast. How to start as a real estate developer with Jason Lee and Rammy Cortez. Rammy, from Rammy Urban Infill. He is passionate about producing housing for the city of San Diego and is actively involved in building micro units to help the housing crisis. He has extensive background from his experience from REOs, brokering real estate deals, partnering with real estate investors which has led him to what he is doing today- real estate development for new construction buildings. -------------------------------------------------------

The Pre-Shift Podcast presented by 7shifts breaks down everything you've ever wanted to know about running a restaurant better. Conversations with some of the biggest names, newest players, and industry innovators bring key insights into how they grew their businesses.  Host DJ Costantino asks probing questions to get to know restauranteurs, chefs, and executives better and find out where they came from, how they got to where they are, and what lessons they learned along the way. On this episode, we're joined by Kelly Phillips, Founder of Destination Unknown Restaurants. Here are some of the highlights:How Kelly started her businessesThe decision to put many of her staff on a salaryThe impact that salaries have had on the team dynamicWhy salaried roles in restaurants aren't all that radicalAnd how you can explore new comp strategies at your restaurantGuest BioKelly is Founder and Partner in Destination Unknown Restaurants, which is known across DC for Ghostburger (2020, 2022), Taqueria Las Gemelas (2021), and Destino (2021). Recent career accomplishments for Kelly include welcoming President Biden into Taqueria Las Gemelas for Cinco de Mayo shortly after the concept's opening, being part of the 2021 RAMMY winning team for the restaurant group's nomination in multiple categories, and landing on Washington Business Journal's 40 Under 40 2022 list and FSR's 2022 "Rising Stars" list. Kelly was also an integral part of the leadership team that transformed Las Gemelas Cocina Mexicana into Destino in December 2021. It reopened to glowing feedback from guests for their ambitious rustic Mexican fare. Shortly thereafter, Destino landed on Washingtonian Magazine's competitive list of the top 25 Best New Restaurants that opened during the pandemic alongside sister restaurant, Las Gemelas. In late summer 2022, Kelly also transitioned her first restaurant, Espita, into Ghostburger's first standalone concept in a full circle moment for the award-winning pandemic pop-up that began in Espita's Mexican kitchen. Across all of these concepts, Kelly has implemented a living wage at all of her restaurants and eliminated tipping, which she hopes will show other restaurateurs that reevaluating your wage structure is possible, and may even make your restaurant more successful. Additional ResourcesDestination Unknown RestaurantsDestinoTaqueria Las GemelasGhostburgerBiden calls in Ghostburger takeout order, leaves employee speechless - The Washington PostPresident Biden Surprises a DC Taqueria Owner by Dropping by on Cinco De Mayo - WashingtonianVirtual Restaurant Roundtable on Tip Management and StraListen, rate, and subscribe!SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsYouTubeTikTok7shifts BlogCreditsHost & Executive Producer: D.J. CostantinoEditor: Fina CharlestonProducer: Samantha FungDesigner: Jake Sinclair

It's that time again! We like to put a big black bow on the year with our annual Rammy Awards. Sort of our own unique take on the Grammy Awards. The Rammys is our year end showcase where we share our faves of '22 in the categories that mean the most to Metalheads. Namely, a.o. Band, Album, Song and Live. As well, we have our inductees into the Radioactive Metal... The post Radioactive Metal 730: The 2022 Rammy Awards appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.

It's that time again! We like to put a big black bow on the year with our annual Rammy Awards. Sort of our own unique take on the Grammy Awards. The Rammys is our year end showcase where we share our faves of '22 in the categories that mean the most to Metalheads. Namely, a.o. Band, Album, Song and Live. As well, we have our inductees into the Radioactive Metal Hall Of Fame. So now pour a Lemmy and help us celebrate all that was in 2022! Musically, we crank some new and used from Sacrifice, Slaughter (Can), Jaguar, Nunslaughter, Scars of Strophy, Corrosive and Thunderor! Horns Up and Stay Healthy!! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

In this week's Dear Rammy, (Ask us anything style) Tess and Claire answer all your burning questions from boundaries around unwanted parenting advice, how to manage long distance, tips for not comparing yourself to peers in your 20s, to creative inspiration. And of course, how to handle the holidays with your family. Happy holidays! Stay strong out there, Rammies! Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok @rightanswersmostly Join our Patreon www.patreon.com/rightanswersonly

In times when we feel overwhelming pressure, the next thing we do is get nervous and then it escalates to panic! Panic leads you nowhere but it sure does make up for a lot of crazy antics and #corememory. In this episode, we look back to some of our unforgettable, embarrassing, and nakaka-stress moments with sought-after radio DJ (99.5PlayFM), and events host, Rammy Bitong! Find us if you can!

Kathy and Thom DeSimone (from the YouTube channel) interview Rammy Park (the writer) and Dan DeFelice (the director) of the animated Wheel of Time Origins videos. Podcast edited by Jason Denzel. For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Twitter | Dragonmount YouTube Kathy Campbell and Thom DeSimone.

Kathy and Thom DeSimone (from the YouTube channel) interview Rammy Park (the writer) and Dan DeFelice (the director) of the animated Wheel of Time Origins videos. Podcast edited by Jason Denzel. For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Twitter | Dragonmount YouTube Kathy Campbell and Thom DeSimone.

You breweries gotta list your hazzies, yo, or we are going to get burned thinking we ordered a clear. Got it? Cool. Here are some other things we talked about this week: The CO2 problem is real and stuff. Can we make it in our garage like beer? Discord is Untappd for record and tape nerds. Every beer style needs to have an IPA. A report from a place with Treehouse beer. Tony Bagz love continues. Grocery Outlet is a low-key place to find Craft Beer. All that and more!! DOWNLOADABLE: perfectpour471.mp3 (Episode definitely has cussing) Subscribe to the show in Apple Podcast. Subscribe with Google Play. You can also find us on Spotify and Stitcher. Perfect Pour's YouTube Channel. HOSTED BY: Nick & Mikey. MUSIC BY: Sunburns and Paul From Fairfax. Drop Us A Line: Email Perfect Pour. Mikey would REALLY love it if you subscribe to his newsletter: Drinking & Thinking Also, Check out Mikey's Beer Geek blog. Our send “STUFF” to us address: The Perfect Pour – co Mike Seay 2037 W. Bullard Ave #153 Fresno, CA 93711

In this episode of the Knowledge to Action series, host Jen Whitelaw speaks with Developer Rammy Cortez of Rammy Urban Infill. Rammy speaks about his work specializing in creating attractive infill residential micro-unit communities in urban walkabout areas. Rammy discusses his belief in housing people and not cars, and how San Diego can better build efficient dwelling units that help all members of the community. Rammy talks about the three worlds of urban planning, environment, and transportation colliding.   Timestamps: [4:10] Rammy talks about learning construction through the “school of hard knocks” and some things that he learned along the way of his career in development. [8:00] How San Diego continues to suffer the strain of redlining, despite the change of laws. [9:18] How can we help lift neighborhoods and create urban core development without displacing people? [9:40] Those who have the least are paying for those who have the most. [10:52] Rammy discusses SB9 which was passed by the state and mandated by the municipality. [15:21] In 2016, the city enhanced the Affordable Housing Density Bonus Program that was passed down to the state. [24:22] Rammy discusses what creates safety in communities and how we can build at a market rate that makes a positive difference in the community. [31:00] What is a patron investment? [32:06] Our community is made up of urban acupuncture of different types of projects that sit next to each other.   About C-3 In its 60 years of existence, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) has brought together local thought leaders from planning, design, policy, academia, community development, and more to address our region's distinctive and pressing land use challenges. In founding C-3 almost 60 years ago, architect Lloyd Ruocco's vision was to bring together our region's most creative minds from the arts, sciences, academia, and government to share ideas, learn new perspectives, and build fellowship around the idea of creating livable communities.   Opportunities for Advocacy and Engagement: C3sandiego.org Rammy Urban Infill Rammy Urban Infill IG Rich Dad, Poor Dad

In this weeks episode, we're back with “Dear Rammy” part two! That's right! Your favorite gals answering your favorite questions, all while nursing perhaps their worst hangover of their lives. From love and relationship advice, to “would you rather” to existential questions, Tess and Claire answer all of them thoughtfully and vulnerably…while trying to finish a cocktail and internally crying. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Theme song by Kris Cruz Follow us on Instagram at @Rightanswersmostly Follow us on TikTok at @Rightanswersmostly

http://loosescrewsed.com Join us on discord! And check out the merch store! https://discord.io/LooseScrews Headlines for this episode: Squad Update: Easing into a small expansion from Bumbur to fill an open gap nearby. Operation ScramJet proceeding in Lambda Andromedae. CMDR Bloomingwind posting regular updates in #loose-screws-faction channel. Still gathering ports in Snoqui Xian in order to capture Myka's Rest All details in the #standing-orders and/or the #loose-screws-factions channels of the Discord. Thargoid Bug Report: Paucuman cleared, no new incursions http://thargoid.watch Bug Bug Report: Remember to vote up the GPU utilization issue on the tracker! Currently number 8 top voted; keep it going https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/48884 In-Game News: Blame The Bard (Galnet Commentary) sa Chig chat: Dev news: Console CMDR copy FAQ and expected date https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/console-profile-transfers-faq-and-expected-date.603979/ Frameshift Live #9 | Console Transfer FAQs, Interview w/ Narrative Team https://youtu.be/en4TBdzmhfQ Discussion: Community Corner: Cheese. If you like the show please rate and review on your podcast app, which helps people find the show. Join us on Discord at discord.io/loosescrews and check out the merch store at loosescrewsed.com for mugs, t-shirts, hoodies, and more.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show: • Involved in large scale whiskey events for more than 16 years, David Sweet has owned and managed large-scale tasting events across North America, England and Australia. He is currently running his own event series – Whiskey and Barrel Nite -- in six cities from coast to coast; • Restaurateur and awesome chef, named 2020 RAMMY chef of the year, David Deshaies has a fabulous new restaurant, L'Ardente, on Massachusetts Avenue, and it is nothing short of spectacular. Everyone's talking about the 40-layer lasagna, but have you had the carbonara?! Chef David is in with his chef de cuisine, Leena Ali; • Joanna Veltri is chief of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development's Americas Liaison Office. Her organization is dedicated to working in rural areas of developing countries to address poverty and hunger. IFAD recently teamed up with Chef Rob Rubba of Oyster fame for its Recipes for Change program. Through this program well-known chefs from around the world draw attention to the impacts of climate change on traditional crops and local recipes in the world's poorest countries and promote ways that rural small-scale farmers can adapt; • Alam Méndez Florián, a native of Oaxaca, is executive chef at Maiz64 on 14th Street Northwest. He and his team turn four kinds of maiz – corn -- into fresh masa daily for the tacos, tamales, and other corn-based essentials.

Rammy Mohamed is the Founder of Ramadhan Designs. She shares her story immigrating from East Africa, and her passion for the intermixing of culture and fashion.The White on Rice podcast is hosted and produced by Yia Vang and David Crabb. For more information, please visit us at whiteonricepodcast.com.

No one asked for this but were giving it to you anyway, our first edition of Dear Rammy! Our Dear Rammies wrote in and we answered. From love and life advice to the classic deserted island scenarios, we're answering it all! Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Theme song and edited by Kris Cruz Content producer and graphic design by Allison Gamble.

Sommelier Nadine Brown was born and raised along the shores of Jamaica and Puerto Rico. She came to the states to pursue a degree in social work. After working with children for a number of years she later moved to D.C. After months of trying to find a job in her field she took a job as a hostess at a new French restaurant opening on Capitol Hill. She had no previous restaurant experience and had every intention to return to social work. However, she fell in love with the hospitality industry. She quickly moved up from hostess to manager in a few short years. Nadine first came to wine by reading and found the history of wine fascinating and took her first wine captain course to help her be a better manager.  Today, Nadine is a twenty year veteran of the Washington, D.C. restaurant industry. She spent over 14 years at Charlie Palmer Steak as Wine Director and Sommelier. Nadine and her husband were managing partners of Society Fair, a boutique eatery in Alexandria Virginia, where she worked as General Manager and Sommelier. She is a two-time winner of the D.C. RAMMY's Wine Program of the year for the region. Her palate won her the title of rising star from Star Chef in the summer of 2006. Nadine is a proud board member of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan D.C. and the nonprofit the Verasion Project. Nadine holds certifications from both the Court of Master Sommelier and WSET. She continues to be a mentor to many young professionals in the business. She is a mother of two rambunctious children, Estelle and Emerson who keep her on her toes daily. The Veraison Project: https://www.theveraisonproject.com/about  

The good news : There's no Reidzo!The bad news : Eh....Neil Lennon's still in charge.Back in August this year, football data analyst @JucoJames caused a RAMMY with a fairly brutal assessment of Celtic's team after the Ferencvaros defeat. Many people went all out guns blazing for him, and it was akin to The Alamo! However, James stuck it out, encountering a Celtic FC Anonymous account along the way, and is still here to tell the tale!Since then, James has turned out to be mainly correct in his theory that Celtic must part ways with Neil Lennon to salvage the season, and he discusses why he believes that a new manager must come in sooner, rather than later, here on GIGPOD.Enjoy this fascinating chat on data analysis, how we unfortunately trail Rangers on the basics of it, and if we don't get our act together soon, how the future for Celtic FC could be fatal.Music: Motohiro Kawashima - It's Extra!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The good news : There's no Reidzo!The bad news : Eh....Neil Lennon's still in charge.Back in August this year, football data analyst @JucoJames caused a RAMMY with a fairly brutal assessment of Celtic's team after the Ferencvaros defeat. Many people went all out guns blazing for him, and it was akin to The Alamo! However, James stuck it out, encountering a Celtic FC Anonymous account along the way, and is still here to tell the tale!Since then, James has turned out to be mainly correct in his theory that Celtic must part ways with Neil Lennon to salvage the season, and he discusses why he believes that a new manager must come in sooner, rather than later, here on GIGPOD.Enjoy this fascinating chat on data analysis, how we unfortunately trail Rangers on the basics of it, and if we don't get our act together soon, how the future for Celtic FC could be fatal.Music: Motohiro Kawashima - It's Extra!