This episode is with George Garrett, who is a furniture maker. He does extremely beautiful work and you should check him out at georgegarrett.com. This conversation is pretty wide ranging. We talk about his time as a musician with the Burnt Taters and about running sound at Ashland Coffee and Tea. And, as always, we dig into what led him into his c…

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 5 or so years, you have probably heard of the show, Hoarders. Our guest this episode is Matt Paxton, who serves as an "extreme cleaning specialist" on Hoarders. In addition to being a regular on Hoarders, Matt has written a book on Hoarding, run his own podcast (5 Decisions Away - iTunes or off …

This episode has been a long time coming. I've wanted Kay Landry on the show for a long time, plus, I haven't been publishing shows recently. Kay is in charge of booking and production at Ashland Coffee and Tea. She is also the former owner, so she gives a great lesson on the history of music at Ashland Coffee and Tea. She talks about how she learn…

In episode 18, we visit with Eric Martin of 80amps. This is a very overdue episode, as we recorded this way back in the Spring. That speaks more to how busy I've been more than the quality of the episode. This was a great conversation, that I really enjoyed at the time and I had a great time revisiting it this week. During this conversation, Eric a…

I've been wanting to do this interview since we've started CreateVirginia. I've been friends with Jeff and his partner Sean Harrington for a long time (note: Sean was one of my college roommates and cross country teammates). Jeff and I sit down to talk about their experiences of creating a company called Easy Software Solutions and their product, T…

Episode 16 is a fun conversation with Kim Mahan of Maxx Potential. Kim has a lot going on. We talk in detail about Maxx Potential, which has an interesting value proposition for both customers and employees. We also talk about GLASSFIT, another venture of hers. This one involves Google Glass, so we got to talk about how she was able to get into Goo…

For episode 15, we visit with Doug Orleski of RVA Coffee Stain. RVA Coffee Stain is a cartoon blog that celebrates life in Richmond. We talk about what inspires him to create his work, as well as his process of developing ideas and how he turns them into cartoons. We also talk about the history and evolution of his artwork and blog. Doug talks abou…

The first episode of 2014 is with Brian Lopez of Glide Skateboards. We visit with Brian in his shop in Jackson Ward. There we discuss his shop, the philosophy of his work, the evolution of his business, and the influence of surfing on his designs. He has good stories about how he got into building boards, how he sources a lot of his material, and h…

Episode 13 has us visiting John and Sherry Petersik of the Young House Love blog. John and Sherry have a great story to tell. They started the blog as a way to show family and friends progress on a home project. From there, it has grown way beyond their expectations. They have been able to quit their jobs and run the blog as their primary business.…

We visited with Andy Stefanovich for a lively conversation at his home on Halloween. Andy has his hand in a lot of things: Chief Curator and Provocateur at Prophet (a strategic marketing and branding consultancy), author of Look at More, Curator of TEDxRVA, a partner with New Richmond Ventures, among many other things. For more details on each, ple…

This is the second half of our conversation with Josh Epperson. We move on to his writing, particularly his work on medium.com. He also talks about some of his inspirations, including Tina Roth Eisenberg and Simon Sinek. He also talks about what motivates him to do some many different things. We cover his work with TEDxRVA, where he is a member of …

This episode, we visit with Josh Epperson at the Shockoe office of Prophet (which is not the best place for audio, sorry about that). We had a great conversation, and it ran so long we are going to split it into two parts. In this first part, we talk about Josh's work at Prophet and his involvement with FeastRVA. His Prophet work includes a lot of …

For Episode 10, we visit with Mike Ogilvie and Matt Slatner of Data Field Technologies. We talk about the founding of their company, and the creation of their primary product, Peacock. We also cover how Richmond is a great place to live and start a business. Then we wrap up talking about where they see Data Field Technologies in the short and long …

In this episode, we visit with Alex Kreher and Zoe Romano. Zoe is well known as the first person to run the route of the Tour de France (see details here), raising money for the World Pediatric Project along the way. She has also run across the United States in 2011. Alex is a partner in Zoe's adventures by chronicling the runs with the documentari…

Remo Kommnick of TechHatch and INM United is our guest for Episode 8. Remo has great stories to tell. TechHatch is a program which offers high school students the mentorship and direction needed to launch a technology startup. He talks at length about why he and Joel Erb started TechHatch, along with the ups and ...read more…

Noah Scalin is our guest for episode 7. Noah is a prolific artist, designer, speaker, author, among many other things. My description won't do him justice, so please check him out at his website, Another Limited Rebellion's website, or check out the skull-a-day project (all of which will lead to many more things he has ...read more…

For this episode, we visit with Justin Kauszler of Coffitivity. We talk about what Coffitivity is and how it boosts productivity. We talk about where the idea came from and how they came up with the name. Justin has a great story on how it went from a relatively small launch to blowing up on ...read more…

For Episode 5, we visit with Larkin Garbee of 804RVA. We talk about co-working in general and what makes 804RVA unique. She has great stories on the origins of 804RVA, her time running a tile company, and her entrepreneurial adventures earlier in life. We also cover how 804RVA is a hub for community building in ...read more…

This episode we visit with Chris Gatewood, a lawyer for Threshold Counsel. Before you start on the lawyer jokes, you should give this episode a listen. Chris talks about his practice, which is focused on intellectual property, startups, and technology law. Along the way, he shares a great story of how he came to attend law ...read more…

In episode 3, I met with Jason Lefton of BIG SECRET. Jason shares with us how laser engraving became his hobby and later turned into a full time business. With a background in web design, Jason has developed a beautiful portfolio of work in the physical realm with laser engraving. In this episode we cover ...read more…

For episode 2, I met with Scott Wayne of The Frontier Project. Always engaging and never shy, Scott takes on the consulting and medical industries, global warming, and obesity. He also talks of his origins in England and time as a British diplomat. I had a blast recording and editing this episode, and I hope ...read more…

For this first episode, I met with Spencer Ingram to talk about his exciting, unique project called HackCville. For more information on HackCville, you can go to the official siteBy Chris Allport