Finding Sacramento Podcast

Nathan sits down with Sloane Read of Refill Madness for the 59th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up in northern Florida, how the trees in City of Trees drew her to Sacramento, what the substitute teaching life looks like, what is Refill Madness and how Sloane came across the idea to open a refillable household products shop, why you should shop for your home-goods through Refill Madness to keep waste out of the ocean and local landfills, how the Sac State Small Business program might be able to help your small business, what the different grade of plastics are and how they are recycled, and what the future may hold for Sacramento. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Zac Hersh of Mood for the 58th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up in Auburn, CA, Zac’s journey through the physical fitness industry, how he first realized he had anxiety and how he traveled around the world to find answers, why he started Mood as a ladder to others for how to get out of the hole that can be fear and anxiety, why its important to recruit employees that share the vision of your company, how Mood has evolved as a company, how you can develop an app company despite not having any coding experience, and what the future may hold for Mood as a company. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Xai Lor of iYa Taekwando for the 57th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about Xai's journey as a refugee from Laos to Chico, how her interest in political science brought her to Sacramento, how she pivoted from a career as a paralegal to a career in Taekwondo, why martials arts is both a physical and mental sport, why iYa focuses on the mental aspect of the sport to produce both good athletes and good people, why kids ultimately buy into the things that iYa teaches like discipline, respect, and walking away from bullies as necessary, how Taekwondo helped her through her battle with cancer, and why now is a good time to be an entrepreneur in Sacramento. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Corey Francis Bernhardt of Reclamare Gallery and Tattoo for the 56th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about why there is a still a lot of opportunity to make a name for yourself in Sacramento, why artists and entrepreneurs need to socialize to get their work or business seen, why learning to say no and getting past no is both skills an entrepreneur needs, why hard work and not talent is what separates those that make it in the art world, how Corey’s parents impacted his career path, why entrepreneurs are problem solvers, and why art can just be art. If you are interested in finding out more about Corey’s work you can check it out this Friday January 5th at the 1810 Galery for the opening night of his solo art exhibition of oil paintings from 6-10:00 p.m. at 12th and R street. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the sh

Nathan sits down with Lori Diaz and Alton Kirkland of The Formula for the 55th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up in South Sacramento and Brooklyn, Alton‘s journey to becoming a union pipe fitter, Lori’s journey from Brooklyn to Nashville to Sacramento, why they both love Sacramento, how two people that didn’t like each other at first ended up owning a business together, the slow birth of The Formula and the brainstorming sessions that went into planning the gym, what makes The Formula different from the gyms that you are used to, the difficulties of navigating city regulations and why the city of Sacramento needs to offer a class to help entrepreneurs through that process, and why giving to others is built into the foundation of their business plan. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter h

Nathan sits down with Mona Bahraini of The Prickly Pear for the 54th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up as a first generation American in Phoenix, her journey to becoming a dental hygienist, why she is opening a succulent and cacti nursery with purpose in Sacramento, her short journey into the boudoir photography business, why trying things you want to do gives you a sense of purpose and a sense of community, how to grow as a person, and more importantly how to grow your local cacti or succulent plants from Prickly Pear Nursery. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Viliami Tuivai of Coach V LLC and President of the Invictus Youth Foundation for the 53rd episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about what it means to be an American from the Island of Tonga, what the American dream really is and how to take advantage of it, what entrepreneurship lessons he learned from his father growing up, how leading and coaching youth individuals has changed from generation to generation, Coach V’s time as a football coach under Dan Hawkins and Chris Peterson at Boise State, how he found himself in the field of motivational speaking, what separates good speakers from great speakers and why great speakers find a way to connect to both the situation and the individual, how a speaker goes from motivation to behavior change for their particular audience, why marketing is breathing for an entrepreneur, and how to find your story. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super n

Nathan sits down with Ben Schwartz of Empire's Comics Vault, Empire’s Comics Vault Press, and Bootleg Publishing for the 52nd episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up in the East Bay, the downfall and resurgence of the comic book industry, why Sacramento has a strong independent comic book scene, why telling a story through your business is important to attract consumers, how Ben thought about making Empire’s Comics Vault stand out from the other independent comic book shops in the beginning, why Ben would advise no one to start a business the way he started a business, why he insists it’s still ok to pursue things for passion even if it doesn’t make you money in the end, why respecting your customers is the most important thing you can do for your business, and why Sacramento 20 years from now will be known for its’ art community. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sa

Nathan sits down with Megan White of UnSipped for the 51st episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about Megan’s time as the event coordinator at the Sacramento Business Journal, why people aspire to be part of the Sacramento Business Journal 40 Under 40 and what it takes to make the list, why she ultimately left to take a position at CALPERS, what people in media relations actually do for their employers and what it takes to be good at it, why Megan started the blog UnSipped and what lead to the blog’s success, why there isn’t a lot of women voices in the sobriety community, how the psychology of addiction prevents you from stopping a behavior you know isn’t good for you, why Megan turned to running and competing in marathons and triathlons as a way to deal with her emotions, why it is still ok despite living in a make your own career society to make and pursue things just for fun, and we talk about a list of things Nathan Miller is too embarrassed to participate in. Be sure to subscribe to the

Nathan sits down with Eli Mazahreh of Maza Hummus for the 50th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up in Jordan, what business lessons he learned from his entrepreneur mom, why he bought into the American dream and why he believes it is still possible for many Americans, how his vision of being an entrepreneur changed after receiving his MBA, what he learned from the failure of his first business, why he left his job where he managed an 8 million sales quota annually to pivot to be an entrepreneur, how Maza Hummus was started, how to sell your craft products to grocery stores, and why Maza Hummus is different from the other hummus products out there. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Cayla Jordan of Cayla Jordan TV and Creamy's by Cayla Jordan for the 49th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about Cayla's days of being an underground caramel corn runner in high school, how she hustled her caramel corn into grocery stores across California and why the business eventually ran into problems when trying to scale, why she ultimately pivoted to her specialty cheesecake business, the ins and outs of the production process for her YouTube channel, how her cookbook and YouTube channel is a form of marketing for her pop-ups Creamy’s by Cayla Jordan, and what she hopes Creamy’s by Cayla Jordan will ultimately look like in the future. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Chef Christopher Barnum-Dann of Localis for the 48th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about how Chris's construction business helped him as a restaurant owner and why he eventually gave up being an electrician, his days touring as a death metal musician and what his favorite food town was on tour, why he ultimately fell in love with fine dining, why he believes he can earn a Michelin Star at Localis within the next five years and what has to happen for Michelin to visit Sacramento, how his life changed after going from executive chef of Localis to executive chef and owner of Localis, how he thinks about his staff’s health and their happiness, and how Sacramento food’s scene can and should evolve. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with photographer, filmmaker, bartender, and creator of the Sac Beer Show, Jordan Steffen for the 47th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up in Port Washington, Wisconsin, Jordan’s time as an architecture photographer, why Sac Beer Show was started and where Jordan hopes it eventually goes, what our favorite breweries are in Sacramento, why a lot of low quality craft beer finds its way to the market and how that problem will be eventually solved, what it means to be a creative in Sacramento, whether or not its ridiculous to take Tim Ferriss’s 4 Hour Chef advice to smell your dinner plates in public to refine your palate, and why his biggest fear is not following through on things he wants to try. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Slow Food Sacramento Outreach Coordinator Kelsey Maher for the 46th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about growing up in Salisbury, NC, how her time in Russia helps her understand what is going on politically now, how she found what she wanted to do with her life by spending time in Ukraine, Georgia, and Russia, why she fell in love with Sacramento, how she handles being a foodie and balancing an interest in body building competitions at the same time, what Slow Food Sacramento’s mission is and how the organization actively promotes that mission, why a local restaurant has an incentive to be awarded Slow Food Sacramento’s Snail of Approval, and why local food is for everyone. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with local chef, graphic designer, and musician Chase Daley for the 45th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. Check out Chase's new band This Great State! They chat about how he fell in love with restaurant work as a dishwasher, whether Midwest food will take off in Sacramento, why he fell in love with cooking Italian food and what Italian food really is, Chase’s journey through Sacramento kitchens, his future plans to open a wine and charcuterie bar in Sacramento, why wine bars are still a marketable business in 2017, the birth of Chase’s country music career and where he hopes it will go next, how do you as a creative limit yourself to focus on just one interest as a career, and why now may be the perfect time for musicians who live in Sacramento. Finding Sacramento is a podcast about Sacramento entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, and chefs and how they found their ‘roots’ in the City of Trees. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each wee

Nathan sits down with Chinua Rhodes of Sofar Sounds Sacramento, District 8 Sacramento Commissioner, and co-owner of Creating Rhodes, a real estate flipping business, for the 44th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about why Chinua has pride being from South Sacramento, why South Sacramento has a reputation and how it can be changed, why a closing of an Oak Park barbershop taught Chinua and his brother that whatever they do in business they must own it outright, the state of gang activity in Sacramento and what prevention efforts look like, how he found himself in a career in flipping houses, the lowdown on Sofar Sounds Sacramento, a global underground music show, and why he decided to start a chapter of Sofar in Sacramento, and why the answer to gentrification starts at your local commissioner meeting. Finding Sacramento is a podcast about Sacramento entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, and chefs and how they found their ‘roots’ in the City of Trees. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTu

Nathan sits down with Cole Cuchna of the Dissect podcast and creative director of marketing for Temple Coffee Roasters for the 43rd episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about what life on the road as a musician is like, why he chose to go to college to pursue knowledge of classical music despite already being a successful musician, why it was important for him to express that hip hop can be a form of “higher art,” the birth of the Dissect podcast, why Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly was the ideal album to be analyzed for season 1 of Dissect and why Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was chosen for season 2, why empathy is so important to practice even for people we don’t like, the direction of Temple Coffee Roasters, what he learned from Sean Kohmescher founder of Temple Coffee and local music entrepreneur Eric Rushing (Ace of Spades, Live Nation, etc.), and what is the long term goal for Dissect. Finding Sacramento is a podcast about Sacramento entrepreneurs, musicians, artis

Nathan sits down with comic book creator and English professor Dan Bethel for the 42nd episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about why obsession is natural, how a short stint in the video game industry stifled his artistic passion for drawing and how he found it again, why he loves teaching others the process of writing, how Dan shows up in his own comics, the birth of the Long John comic and what Dan hopes the payoff will be when Long John is finished, the state of the comic book industry in Sacramento, and why he hopes that either through his comics or his teaching that he has ultimately given back to the world. Finding Sacramento is a podcast about Sacramento entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, and chefs and how they found their ‘roots’ in the City of Trees. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Aaron Zaragoza and Mohammad Mehrpour of The Proud Show for the 41st episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about why limitations can ultimately be turned into strengths, how breaking down Tim Burton’s Batman films in a high school film class lead to these two individuals’ YouTube careers, what the self talk looks like before moving to LA with the hopes of a career in film, the birth of The Proud Show, what they hope The Proud Show ultimately looks like, and what is next for Sacramento’s creative economy. Finding Sacramento is a podcast about Sacramento entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, and chefs and how they found their ‘roots’ in the City of Trees. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Nathan sits down with Ray D. Newman of Newman's Cali Fadez for the 40th episode of the Finding Sacramento podcast. They chat about why you have to give back to the world, how the National Youth Sports Program played such a pivotal role in his life, what lessons he learned from coaching football that he applies in his barbershop, what skills are necessary to become a barber and an owner of a barber shop, how throwing a hair show (The Broadway Classic) helped build an audience for the shop he eventually opened, what is next for Newman’s Cali Fadez, and why he loves the city of Sacramento. Watch the YouTube episode here. Finding Sacramento is a podcast about Sacramento entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, and chefs and how they found their ‘roots’ in the City of Trees. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here to get new episodes of the show each week! Oh and if you are feeling super nice like the Finding Sacramento Facebook Page here or follow the show on Instagram here or Twitter here.