This is Oklahoma

This is Bobby Gruenewald

On this episode I sit with Bobby Gruenewald. A Pastor and Innovation Leader at Life Church. He is also the founder of the YouVersion Bible App. One of the most downloaded Apps in the world. Bobby was one of the first people I reached out to for my podcast back in March 2018. After two years of following up we finally sat down to share his story. Extremely thankful to have 45mins with Bobby, I sensed we could have talked for hours about his fascinating encounters. But, this 45mins is filled with gems. 

Most know Bobby for creating the Bible App. YouVersion was one of the first 200 apps to be launched on the App Store. A huge accomplishment for Bobby and his team at Life Church. He handed the Pope Francis a gold iPhone with the app on it. There's a lot more to his story which I'm happy to bring to you today. As you'll learn from the interview, he's always pushing himself to improve everyday.  

A lover of innovation and people. 

Follow Bobby on Instagram @bobbygwald 

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This is Shawn Abedi - Misfire Motorsports - RCG #004

On this episode myself and Heath sat down with Shawn for our 4th episode of our car segment called Random Car Guys. Shawn has a niche business here in OKC specializing in Subaru performance cars as well as your Nan's daily driver. 

Shawn grew up in Edmond around cars and inevitably opened up his own shop around what he loves, as you can guess. Its fast Subaru's.

Follow Shawn on Instagram @misfiremotorsports for more information and to see his day to day work and definitely check out the youtube channel That Racing Channel where he and his shop race car was recently featured.

Thanks for listening, go follow @randomcarguys on Instagram and please leave a review. 

Cheers,

Mike & Heath 

This is Andrew Holder

On this episode I sat down with Andrew Holder. I met Andrew about 4 years ago, we worked at Keller Williams Elite together for sometime. Andrew is still there working on the leadership side of the business now and not so much the realtor side. 

His story is pretty awesome so I won't spoil it too much for you. But he grew up in Alva, worked for the family business which is still there today. Learned how to fly like his father and grandfather, graduated from OCU and loves to serve the community. 

This episode is presented by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Telling Oklahoma's Story Through Its People Since 1927. Follow them online www.oklahomahof.com and on social media @oklahomahof 

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This is Oklahoma Golf - 003 History of Lincoln Park GC

On this episode of our golf series we dive into the history behind Lincoln Park GC. The legendary U.C. Ferguson and the many golfing heroes that have graced the land with their presence. 

Erik Anders Lang Video with Roger Maxwell - Sussie Maxwell's brother. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-2P26km9vw

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ITS HUGE FOR US! 

Mike, Blake & Trey

 

This is Superior Luxe

On this episode I sit down with Aaron founder of Superior Luxe Transportation. Aaron is serving in the US Navy Force but saw an opportunity to start his own business. After working for his friends traveling dance company he noticed that every major city he visited had a luxury travel company. They rented highly specced vans as they traveled around town. Vans that from the outside just look like blacked out buses but on the inside look like private jets.

After trying to work one day from a local coffee shop and not being able to hear himself think. Aaron remembered how much work he'd been able to do while sat in his van. A mobile luxury office if you think of it. So being in OKC and working at Tinker he saw his opportunity and bought his first van. 

We recorded the podcast from the van and yes it does look like a private jet inside!

Check their website out www.superiorluxellc.com for all the information you need and follow them on social media @superiorluxe 

Rent the van for business trips, game days, trips to Dallas. Whatever the need, they can cover it.

Thanks for listening and as always please leave a review and SUBSCRIBE. 

Mike

This is Hal Smith

On this episode I sit down with restaurant entrepreneur Hal Smith. Trying hard to find the words to describe how amazing this episode was. For me this was one of my favorite interviews. Hal has so many great stories. I think we just scratched the surface. He's a huge supporter of Oklahoma. Born in Ardmore now living in Norman. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2017 a moment that he said was one of the biggest achievements. Hal is still growing his concepts today, on average 8 stores a year. Both his children have a love of food and continue to work in the industry. His wife Sandy loves her golf and they try to play every Sunday afternoon. 

This episode is presented by The Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Telling Oklahoma's Story Through Its People Since 1927. Follow them on Instagram @oklahomahof and online www.oklahomahof.org. 

Hal Smith Restaurants

www.halsmith.com 

• Charleston’s Restaurant
• Hefner Grill
• Hollie’s Flatiron Grill
• Louie’s Grill & Bar
• The Winston
• Neighborhood JA.M.
• Pub W
• Redrock Canyon Grill
• Mama Roja
• The Garage Burgers & Beer
• Smitty’s Garage Burgers & Beer
• Mahogany Prime Steakhouse
• Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill
• Upper Crust Wood Fired Pizza
• El Huevo Mexi-Diner
• Notorious P.I.E.

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Cheers, 

Mike

This is Les Thomas Sr

On this episode I sit down with THE OSU GAME DAY HOST ( GO POKES ) the one and only Les Thomas Sr! Les has a fantastic story, one of ups and downs. Someone who has battled through life and come out a shining beacon of hope for the community. I won't spoil the story for you but Les drops a couple of exclusives on the podcasts. Stories he's never told before, like his rap name in middle school. 

Les is a humble guy, he's doing great things for his community and helping others in need. He'll tell you this himself, there's two things he's very good at, grilling out and drumming. A drummer from a young age, Les has some series skills on the drums and performed in many groups, he's played drums for artists coming to town and even at the Super Bowl! 

An incredible story you won't want to miss. Les thank you for your time and your service in the Airforce. Follow Les @lesthomas.sr

This episode is presented by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame - Telling Oklahoma's Story Through Its People Since 1927 - Follow them @oklahomahof and online www.oklahomahof.org

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This is Oklahoma Golf #002 - Local Muni's Best & Worst Holes

On this episode myself, Blake and Trey sit down to discuss the best five holes and worst five holes of our local OKC municipal golf courses. It was much harder than we thought! 

We briefly recap how our Oklahoma related tour pros did this past weekend but the majority of the episode of talking about our love and hate for some of the holes we played in college.

Thanks for listening, for more Oklahoma Golf content follow us online @thisisoklahomagolf and please leave a review / subscribe to the podcast.

Golf episodes released every Tuesday.

Cheers,

Mike, Blake & Trey. 

This is Midtown Rotary - Laura Nauman - Spelling Bee(r)

On this episode I sat down with current President of the Midtown Rotary club Laura Nauman. Laura grew up here. She graduated from UCO and worked in the marketing space out of college. As someone who has always been connected with the arts, graphic design, music and arts education she naturally found her group at Midtown Rotary. 

A group of likeminded people who meet a couple of times a week at McNellies for a beer, some food and to raise money for local arts projects. Each week there's a guest speaker. I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak a few weeks back and it was a great experience. 

Midtown Rotary's BIGGEST fundraiser of the year is coming up and its an event you don't want to miss! Are you good at spelling? No? Doesn't matter, do you like great food, drinking local beer and raising money for a worthy cause? BOOM! Then the Spelling Bee(r) event on Friday Feb 21st at Tower Theatre is perfect for you!

You can sign up online here https://okcmidtownrotary.org/spelling-beer/

Last year they raised $18,000 which provided musical instruments and art supplies to local schools. 

HELP RAISE MORE MONEY THIS YEAR! 

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This is Lou Renova - @405_photo - RCG #003

Episode 003 of our Random Car Guys automotive segment. Lou Renova known as 405_photo on Instagram has a pretty awesome story. His title is marketing and content creation for Farmtruck & AZN. 

Lou is a phenomenal automotive photographer. Most people who get involved in photography are given a camera from a young age and grow with it. Lou's experience is a little different. Working for the FNA team one day slinging T shirts at the race meets. AZN says "grab my camera and take photos" from that day the camera hasn't left his possession. 

If you follow him on social media @405_photo you will see how good he is. He's a car guy just like many of us, grew up around them and always liked being a part of the car scene. Cruising around town with all his mates, trying to find local street races and being a car guy. 

Fast forward to today, Lou has traveled the world creating content for Farmtruck and AZN's social media pages. Enjoy the story and follow Lou @405_photo

For more automotive content for Oklahoma headover to @randomcarguys on Instagram and give us a follow. 

#thisisoklahoma

Mike