This is Oklahoma

This is DJ Lite Brite

DJ LITE BRITE 

A graduate of SWOSU Jalen Dorsey started his DJ career in college back in Weatherford Oklahoma. Doing at house parties and then a local spot called JC Cowboys he soon amassed a local following. After gradating and moving to OKC he continued to perfect his craft, took advantage of every opportunity that came his way. With the use of social media he published his skills to the gram and his following continued to grow. 

DJ Lite Brite was a huge part of Fassler Halls new nightclub scene, after 40 shows there he's become a household name.

Listen in as we talk about the OKC night scene, Oklahoma's music scene. His travels to festivals in Arkansas and opening for Snoop at Topgolf earlier this year. 

Please send all your love and prayers to the Dorsey family, as they get ready to welcome their second girl into the family. 

You can follow Jalen on Instagram @DJLITEBRITE93 

Search DJ LITE BRITE on google and you'll see all you need. He's an incredible talent and he's only getting started. Thanks again for listening and as always, leave a review and comment who you'd like to hear next.

Cheers, 

Mike

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This is Wild Again - A Man With Four Names

Kennon TKRB Podcast

Kennon – (The Man with Four Names) He's is a good friend of mine, so this podcast is kind of more of a chat amongst friends than an actual interview. His favorite word is RAD and the phrase he lives by is “wild again” which he explains in the podcast. 

Listen in as we talk about how he became a residential real estate photographer, travels the world, and now shoots commercial buildings for fancy magazines in OKC. 

Follow him here on Instagram @tuurk ( story behind that name also in the podcast, spoiler alert he's not Turkish ) 

Follow and book him here www.tkrb.co 

Thanks for listening and as always please subscribe, review and comment on who you'd like to hear next. 

Cheers, 

Mike

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This is Dustin & Hannah Green ( Green Goodies - Wilder Coffee Supply - Barre3 )

On this episode I sat down with entrepreneurial couple Dustin and Hannah Green. Owners of many businesses around the OKC / Edmond area. You will be most familiar with Green Goodies the amazing cupcake bakery located in Classen Curve now in its 10th year!!! As well as Hannah's Barre3 OKC & Edmond franchise locations which she is the co-owner of with her friend Carly. Not to forget Dustin's latest business Wilder Coffee Supply named after their son Finn Wilder. 

Dustin & Hannah are Oklahoman's through and through, they met in high school stayed friends and then after Dustin returned from Colorado hit it back off and shortly after they were married. That's the short version, don't want to spoil the story too much for you. Living in Tulsa for a while working 9-5 jobs they always had their eyes on some side hustle and passion. Hannah had her eyes on Green Goodies in OKC and kept telling the owner that Tulsa needed a store. As fate would show up they were presented with an opportunity not to be wasted. The owners of Green Goodies wanted out and came straight to Hannah to see if they wanted to take over in OKC. 

This is where is all gets interesting and the story begins to come alive. 

Listen in as Dustin and Hannah tell their story about Green Goodies, Barre3 and now Wilder Coffee Co. 

Follow them on social media here: @greengoodies @wildercoffeesupply @barre3okc @barre3edmond

Online here:

www.wilder.coffee/details 

www.greengoodiesokc.com 

www.barre3.com/studio-locations/oklahoma-city 

They're doing an incredible job of running three businesses and we can't wait to see what the future holds for the Green family. 

Thanks for listening and as always please subscribe and review the podcasts.

Mike

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This is Rooted Barbershop with Bruce Waight Sr.

On this episode I sat down with Bruce Waight Sr. This bio below was written by Oklahoma Black Entrepreneurs. It hits everything about Bruce and is by far better than anything I could have put together. Go follow @oklahomablackentrepreneurs on social media and on their website www.oklahomablackentrepreneurs.com

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Bruce Waight Sr. is a father, professional barber, community advocate, and CEO from San Antonio, TX. 
After graduating from barber college in 2011 Bruce received his professional barbering license from the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. 
In 2014, Bruce, along with co-founder Vanessa Morrison; a non-profit professional and graduate from the OU College of Architecture's Regional and City Planning Graduate Program, wanted to change how people experience and access the barbershop space and culture, with a vision of eliminating obstacles and barriers.
In 2015 they purchased a 1960 Airstream Landyacht, and restored and transitioned their vintage trailer into Oklahoma's first full service, self-sustaining barbershop. Bruce was also integral in getting legislation passed to help make mobile barbershops legal in the state of Oklahoma and launched in July of 2017. He was then appointed by the Governor's office to serve on the Oklahoma Barber and Cosmetology Board and currently sits as the Barber representative and the Legislative Liaison. 
In 2017 he expanded his entrepreneurial career and opened up his first storefront barbershop, Rooted Barber + Shop. Rooted hosts Oklahoma's first Artist in Residency Barbershop program, and a myriad of community events. 
Additionally, he is the co-founder of Cut it Forward; a non-profit dedicated to providing culturally specific hair and skin care for foster and adopted youth of color and is the founder of the Hair Collaborative; a collective providing free barbering services onsite at the Homeless Alliance’s Day shelter.
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For more information:
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Rooted Barber + Shop
Website: www.rootedokc.com
Address: 3515 N. Classen Blvd. OKC, OK 
Twitter: @rootedokc
Instagram: @rootedokc
Facebook: Rooted Barber + Shop
Phone number: (405) 601-0154
En Root Mobile Barbershop Company
Website: www.enrootokc.com
Twitter: @enrootokc
Instagram: @enrootokc
Facebook: En Root Mobile Barbershop Company
Email: info@enrootokc.com
Cut it Forward
Website: www.cutitforward.org
Twitter: @cutitforward
Instagram: @cutitforward
Facebook: Cut it Forward

#OBE

Thanks for listening and as always, please rate and review the podcast. Leave a comment for who I should interview next. #thisisoklahoma 

Cheers, 

Mike.

This is a Cure For Clark

This is a special podcast to raise awareness and money for a very special young man, Clark.

Clark at 30 days old was diagnosed with an incurable genetic disease that makes his body unable to break down certain proteins. The protein, that comes through food and nutrition that is required to live, builds up as an acid in the blood and wreaks havoc on this little boys body. Despite his medical issues, Clark is happy, sweet, 6 year old little boy that changes the life of everyone that he meets. 

This year Cycle Bar Classen Curves, Body Heart and Soulfest is aimed at raising funds for Clarks foundation.  A non-profit organization, whose mission is to raise awareness of these rare genetic diseases, such as MMA and advance the use of gene therapy as a curative treatment. On Sunday the 13th of October, you can help raise money for Clark buying signing up to this festival via the link on the @bodyheartandsoulfest Instagram page. 

This is the not end of Clarks fundraising, Jessica his mother is the only one running Clarks foundation and can use all the help she can get. Raising Clark and his two other siblings is hard enough without having to raise money. So please, give anything you can to help A Cure For Clark and I hope to see you all there on Sunday afternoon outside Cafe 501 in Classen Curve. 

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This is Ashton Owens

On this episode I sit down with founder, entrepreneur, designer, husband, father Mr Ashton Owens. Ashton was born near Branson Missouri into a big family. Although growing up was different for him compared to his older siblings Ashton saw his father own multiple businesses, love his mother and take the family on many trips around the world. His father instilled good business practices in him and his siblings, from a young age making them have jobs and reading The Richest Man in Babylon.

After his father tragic passing, at the age of 17 Ashton naturally needed some time to soul search and figure out what he wanted to do with his life. Through the guidance of his then girlfriend and soon to be wife, they moved out of town to Joplin in and shortly after were hit by the tornado that devastated the community. They reached a crossroads. With nothing to keep them in Joplin, an opportunity presented itself in OKC so they made the move in 2011. 

A love of basketball from a young age definitely helped them move to OKC, although at the time OKC was in the very early stages of its growth. Ashton sensed a great feeling from the community here after working at a non-profit his design work which he'd been doing on the side took off. Ultimately leading to him closing to dive in full time. I won't spoil the story for you anymore, listen in as Ashton how he put a huge emphasis on networking his entire career, by always doing his best for no matter what the outcome is. Seeing this all leading to where he and his team are at now and the incredible people he's met and worked with along his journey. 

This is just the beginning for Studio Flight (most known around town for their involvement with the OKC Thunder and Eote Coffee) I hope this helps you understand the brand and Ashton a little more. I have huge respect for the adversity he's overcome and he is proof that with hard work and determination. You don't need a college degree to get to where you want to be. 

Enjoy the episode, as always leave a review and subscribe for many more stories to come.

Follow Ashton here @amowens23 and @studio_flight or see their work www.studioflight.com

Do yourself a favor and start whatever it is you want to do. Prioritize your friendships, build new ones, sent emails, messages, letters. Connect with whoever you have to connect with and turn your idea into life.

Thanks for listening, 

Mike

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This is Angel Heart Boutique with Felipe Resende & Schay Silva

On today's podcast we share possibly the best story we've ever had the opportunity to share. Felipe & Schay both grew up in Brazil and moved to OKC. They met when Felipe interviewed Schay for a position at his work.  Although things didn't workout at Schays new job and she started a new position at an oil and gas company in downtown OKC.

Schay worked extremely hard (90hour weeks) found herself bringing work home and making a huge difference in the company she worked for. However, when her manager got the recognition for all his (her) hard work. She decided enough was enough. This was the day Felipe & Schay started to dive into what we call today as the "flip game" buying items at garage sales, thrift stores and estate sales and selling them on Facebook, eBay and now their website and business Angel Heart Boutique. 

The first item they flipped was a Barbie set, bought for $4 and sold for $80, they were hooked! 

Today they have a multi million dollar business, inc 500, metro 50 winners (fastest growing company in OKC 2018 & 2019) with a growth of over 900% in three years. 

Listen in as they share their story, how they quit both their day jobs and now have the life they dreamed of. 

Follow them here: @angelheartboutique @schaysilva @felipe.resende 

Thanks for listening and as always leave a review and comment on who you think should be our next interview. 

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This is Scott Lewis Jr

Scott Lewis Jr, a self made successful entrepreneur shares his story on today's podcast. Scott grew up in Edmond is the eldest of three kids. His younger brother who he would eventually go into business with and his younger sister. Scott was raised in an entrepreneurial family, his father a loving pastor had many side jobs, which turned into larger national businesses. He always taught his sons to be entrepreneurial, to sell anything they could to make money for the things they wanted to do. 

Scott shares his stories from those days walking door to door on the streets of Edmond. How these practices at a young age molded him into the salesman and entrepreneur he is today. Scott has seen his fair share of adversities over his time and talks about how he's overcome those adversities, how he plans to use what he's learned to change lives today and how motivation has been a great way for him to give back to over 600,000 people on his social media platform @millionaire_motivator

Follow Scott here @scottlewisjr 

Thanks for listening, as always please rate and leave a review on the podcast. #thisisoklahoma

Cheers 

Mike

@thisisoklahoma 

This is Major Ed Pulido - Warrior for Freedom

On this episode I sit down with Major Ed Pulido. Major Ed Pulido, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the Sr. VP of the Folds of Honor Foundation a Veteran’s charity which provides the spouses and children of the fallen and wounded educational scholarships. Additionally, he is a Founding member of Warriors for Freedom Foundation a leadership institute focused on the mental, physical and wellness support of our wounded Veterans and their families. He is the spokesperson for AROGA Health. Finally, Major Ed is the Founder of Warrior Nation, a movement focused on the rights of liberty, freedom and patriotism with an autobiography entitled Warrior for Freedom: Challenge, Triumph and Change, the Major Ed Pulido Story.

On the 17th of August, 2004, Major Pulido hit an Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D) or roadside bomb while serving with the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team under the command of General David Petraeus. Due to the extensive injuries to his left knee, doctors had to amputate his left leg on October 1, 2004. For his heroism and valor on that August day, the President of the United States along with General David Petraeus awarded him the Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, and Joint Service Commendation and Achievement Medals.

Today Major Ed spends is time traveling the country talking to businesses, charities etc spreading the word of his experience and how he has overcome adversity. 

You can follow him here @majoredpulido on his website here at

www.majored.org 

www.warriorsforfreedom.org

www.foldsofhonor.org

Us here @thisisoklahoma 

Thanks for listening and as always rate and review this podcast. 

Mike

This is Jonathon Stranger ( w/ co-host Logan Holden from Edible Excellence )

On this episode myself and local food blogger Logan from @edibleexcellenceokc sat down with Jonathon Stranger to talk about his concepts and newest concept Bar Cicchetti. 

Jonathon Stranger's family of restaurants are among the most popular in Oklahoma City. Today we talked about his career in the hospitality industry, the acquisition of Prairie Wolf Distillery, the partnership with acclaimed restauranteur Fabio Viviani and some exciting future projects. 

It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Logan and Jonathon for this episode, really excited to hear all your reviews on his new concept.

Thanks for listening,

Follow us here: @thisisoklahoma @edibleexcellenceokc @jonathan.stranger

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