In Episode 57, Levi Hummon talks about what it was like growing up in Nashville and what made him want to pursue music!

Levi Hummon is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville.  He has toured with Tim McGraw, LadyA, KeithUrban, Kelsea Ballerini, SamHunt, and others.  He is a Nashville Native and has been around music his entire life.  He has taken advantage of the social media aspect of growing his fan base.  We talk about what it was like growing up with a dad who is a very successful songwriter and what it looks like to follow in those footsteps and also stepping out of that shadow and creating his own name.  As a dad myself, I really enjoyed hearing how supportive his parents have been throughout his journey.  The Nashville music industry can chew people up and spit them out, but Levi is in it for the long haul.  Make sure to take a listen to a song Levi played in the Rambler as well at the end of this episode.     

You can connect with Levi Hummon
Levi Hummon Website
Facebook
Instagram

Shout out from Levi:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Favorite Non-Profit: Thistle Farms (his mom is the founder)

18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs

In Episode 56, Rodney Smith shares how his life has consisted of going against the norms. He talks about following your passion in spite of what others might say and so much more!

After graduating from college with a BA in Broadcast Communications Rodney had dreams of being an on-air personality and had his eyes set on a future gig as a morning show host for country music radio.  He first completed two radio institute programs in Boston and Kentucky, run by the nation’s top radio professionals. He earned a radio marketing license through each program.   Rodney strives to bring a new style to country radio and break the stereotypes in the world.   With a very good eye for fashion, he takes pride in his style and always dresses to impress.   He recently did his first Red Carpet interviews for the CMA awards show.  He has a podcast called Making Sense of Adulting and is working on projects with Netflix.  

I am sure you will enjoy this convo with Rodney as much as I did.  I think it’s pretty cool to see how he is constantly swimming against the current of normalcy and breaking stereotypes…not just because he has something to prove, but because God had created that path for him.

You can connect with Rodney Smith
Rodney Smith Website
Facebook
Instagram

Shout out from Rodney:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Whataburger

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Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 55, Kailey Cornett shares her story and how she felt a calling to serve women facing an unplanned pregnancy at the age of 16.

Kailey has served women facing an unplanned pregnancy and with women’s clinics since she was 16 years old. Throughout her childhood, she moved from Colorado to Illinois to Arizona where she started volunteering at her first pregnancy center. God’s vision for her career started that year and she knew this is where His calling met her passion. She attended Pepperdine University, studying Business Administration and Nonprofit Management while staying involved with the local clinic in Los Angeles. After a few years working in private equity and software consulting she returned her focus to nonprofits. She has been in Nashville since August 2018 working in Nonprofit Advancement and Development. She is an amateur tea connoisseur, yoga enthusiast, and avid business book reader.

Her favorite things about Hope Clinic include their focus on serving the woman first, being pro-life from womb-to-tomb, and developing their champions (their donors) to fulfill their call through serving with Hope Clinic for Women.

In this episode, we chat about how at the age of 16 God put it on her heart to be empathetic towards women at a young age who get pregnant and are faced with the decision of having an abortion or not. We talk about how much of an impact her parents support had in her life and their influence 

We discuss having the sex talk with your kids and some tips around that and how it is important to teach your kids at an early age what their body parts are called and give them avenues to report sexual harassment. We discuss many other topics in the conversation.

You can connect with Kailey Cornett
Hope Clinic for Women
YouTube
Facebook
Linkedin
Instagram

Shout out from Kailey:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Lockeland Table
Favorite Non Profit:
Hope Clinic for Women, Siloam Health

18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 54, Mark Oglesby talks about how he got his start in the music industry, the years managing One Republic, why he started running, what the music scene looks like and so much more.

Mark describes himself as pale skin tone, medium to large forehead, pointed nose, average jaw line, off tan teeth, decent calf game, receding hairline. Kansas City native, Tennessee is home. Husband, Papa, runner, sports enthusiast. 6.5 years sober. Tour manager for musicians since 2001.

Mark Oglesby has been working on the road for over 15 years, working with acts such as OneRepublic, P!NK, and Sum 41. He is now the tour manager for Kane Brown. Mark shares what it has been like since covid started and how he had to pivot for a bit until the music scene hit the road again.

Mark caused a lot of trouble in his household and the public schools. College was not his thing and eventually got kicked out of college. He chose TN because he wanted to rock climb. He shares the importance of hitting the trails and how running has become a passion of his. We hit on a lot of topics throughout this episode.

Shout out from Mark:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Mas Tacos Por Favor, Otaku Ramen
Favorite Non Profit:
IJM, Papa Joe’s House



18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 53, Butch Spyridon talks about how Nashville has changed over the years and shares some stories behind some of the big events. You will hear about his younger years and how he never liked following the crowd.

Butch Spyridon is the president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC).  He has service the NCVC since 1991. Under his leadership, the NCVC has led the strategic development of Nashville’s hospitality industry, and Music City has evolved into a top global destination, generating over $7 billion in visitor spending annually.

During Butch’s tenure, the NCVC has been involved with development initiatives that include the Tennessee Titans, Bridgestone Arena, July 4th, New Year’s Eve, the Music City Center, Music City Walk of Fame, and the city’s branding. He also helped lead efforts to bring British Airways’ nonstop flight to London in 2018 and he led the recruitment and execution of the 2019 NFL Draft, which became the most successful event in NFL history.  We talk a bit about the first Music City Grand Prix as well.

Combined with the NCVC ongoing sales and marketing initiatives, Nashville hotel demand has grown faster than any other top 30 US city since 2013 and was named a top destination in the world by multiple publications for eight consecutive years.
Spyridon serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Travel Association and as Chair of Destinations International.

Raised in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Spyridon graduated from Vanderbilt University. He is a graduate of the Institute of Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University. He and his wife, Sunny, have four children and five grandchildren.

I really enjoyed hearing his journey and how his strong will to get stuff done has accomplished much.  It was not easy in the beginning years, but he stay persistent and went against the norm.

Early on in Butch was very independent and did not like following the crowd.  He gave up basketball in high school because they wanted him to cut his hair.  That led to him taking part in a school walkout.  We discussed the valuable lessons he learned in college and the relationships that would forever impact his life. 

You can connect with Butch Spyridon:
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp

Shout out from Butch:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Elliston Place Soda Shop, Hermitage Cafe, & Folk
Favorite Non Profit
YWCA, Thistle Farms & Second Harvest

Featured Musician:
Mike Seal


18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 52, Mike Seal, an awesome guitarist, shares his story and what it is like playing with different musicians, such as Jerry Douglas and many others.

Mike Seal is a grammy-nominated guitarist and composer based in Nashville, TN. Originally from Bridgewater, Virginia, he’s played out of Tennessee and Georgia for the past ten years, touring and recording with a wide variety of bands including The Jerry Douglas Band, Sierra Hull, Bob Lanzetti,  Jeff Sipe Trio, Sarah Siskind, and many more.

Mike has performed and recorded on many projects as a guitarist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Jerry Douglas’ latest album, ‘What If’, features his guitar work and composition work. His background is primarily in jazz, but you will hear him performing a wide range of music spanning many genres.

You can connect with Mike Seal:
Mike Seal
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube

Shout out from Mike:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Sindoore – Indian by Nature 
Favorite Non Profit
Feed the Children

Featured Musician:
Mike Seal


18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 51, Bailey Spaulding shares her journey to Harvard then Vanderbilt Law School and eventually starting Jackalope Brewing Company.

Bailey Spaulding is the Co-Founder & CEO of Jackalope Brewing Company, in Nashville, Tennessee. Bailey was born and raised in Montpelier, Vermont, and graduated from Harvard University in 2004 with a degree in Biological Anthropology, before moving to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt Law School in 2006. It was in law school that Bailey discovered the world of homebrewing and found her passion for writing her own recipes. Upon graduating, she began working on Jackalope and opened the brewery in 2011. After outgrowing the original facility, Jackalope opened a second location (also in Nashville), in 2018.

After listening to this episode, you will be inspired to follow your dreams and passions and not always do what is the norm. You will also learn all about what goes into a beer.

You can connect with Bailey Spaulding
Jackalope Brewery Company
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

Shout out from Bailey:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Tailor Nashville
Favorite Non Profit
Land Trust for TN

Featured Musician:
Mike Seal


18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 50, Henry Particelli talks about his journey from Canada to Nashville. He shares why he has a passion for serving his community and why he has never given up on music.

Henry Particelli knew he wanted to be a police officer ever since he took an aptitude test in school that suggested he pursue a career in law enforcement. However, this Sault Ste. Ontario, Canada native quickly had those dreams squashed when, at the time, Canada required that all officers have uncorrected 20/20 vision. Consequently, he set out on a career that would traverse through a variety of entrepreneurial, sales, and labor positions. Simultaneously, since his teen years, Henry had been penning songs and playing guitar. After winning the Northern Ontario Great Northern Opry competition in 1994, he boarded a Greyhound bus for Nashville to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter. In the early 2000s, he would release his debut project and had a single peak at #26 on the Canadian Country Charts under the name Rick Henry. Throughout his musical pursuits, his passion for law enforcement was re-ignited when he took on a side hustle as a bounty hunter.

By the late 2000s, Henry shifted music to the back burner and turned his efforts to secure a position in law enforcement. He qualified and graduated from the Metro Nashville Police Academy in 2010 just a few weeks shy of his 41st birthday – the oldest rookie in the class. He quickly rose from patrol to a FLEX unit and Crime Suppression Unit before landing a spot on the Gang Unit that would permanently change his career projection. During his second week on the Gang Unit, while trying to apprehend a fleeing suspect, Henry’s leg was broken in several places and his ankle sustained severe injuries. Ten months and four surgeries later, he refused the injured on-duty pension and returned to work despite doctors advising him otherwise. After completing the assessment process, he was promoted to sergeant in January 2016 and landed his current position in the community affairs office the following year. Performing on the televised broadcast of a funeral for fallen Officer John Anderson in Nashville, Henry landed on the radar of The Sound Emporium’s President Juanita Copeland. The two started The Good Guys Foundation to assist the families of fallen law enforcement officers and those who have suffered career-ending injuries across the nation. Henry penned his current release, the emotive song “Your Name,” during a time period when he was already scheduled to be in the studio finishing another project. As a result, Copeland quickly added the song to an upcoming session and has continued to work alongside Particelli to share its important and powerful message with a world in need of empathy and unity.

You can connect with Henry Particelli
People Loving Nashville

Favorite Non-Profit:
Good Guys Foundation

18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 49, Ryan Lampa chats shares his journey to Nashville, how God guided him to serving the homeless, and much more!

Ryan is a husband, father. Thinker and seeker. Humbled by the path God has chosen for him. Grew up in Colorado, moved to Nashville in 2001. Almost went to college, ended up living the touring life for 18 years. In the middle of touring, while church hopping and trying to figure out how to change the world, God put me in a headlock and showed me a place that is in need. My backyard. A homeless outreach emerged and has changed much since. Met my wife while serving and we now have 2 kids, with another on the way. I came off the road 2 and a half years ago to teach college kids and just recently left teaching to focus on ministry more. I have 2 sisters and a brother whom I am honored to go to battle against evil with all the time. I love the outdoors. Fly fishing and motorcycles get my head back on straight.

Ryan is making a big impact in the Nashville community. He is the founder and CEO of People Loving Nashville. He leads a team that services the homeless community in Nashville. He is an all-around great guy and I know you will gain much insight into how to make an impact in your community.

You can connect with Ryan Lampa
People Loving Nashville

Shout out from Ryan:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
Red Headed Stranger
Favorite Non-Profit: – Of course outside of People Loving Nashville
IJM

18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual

In Episode 48, Jason Davis shares about his music journey and how it has impacted his life throughout the years.

Jason Davis has spent his entire two decade career in the music industry and worked with many worldwide stars, including Boyz ll Men, Sugar Ray, P. Diddy, Alabama, Lonestar, Dolly Parton, among many others. Davis is an entertainment industry executive with a broad range of titles including award winning songwriter, award winning author, independent record label president, executive TV producer, entertainment consultant, former Senior VP of A&R for Dolly Parton’s management company CTK management and a serial entrepreneur. He has also secured record deal offers with CEO’s from the largest music companies in the world, including Capitol Records, Sony, Interscope, Island / Def Jam, Epic, Atlantic, RCA, and J Records. Traveling between New York, London, Los Angeles, Miami and Nashville, he built a reputation working with the top songwriters, producers, and recording artists in the entertainment industry on a global level. Over the span of his career, he has not only pioneered new approaches to the signing and development of some of the world’s most successful recording artists and songwriters but he has consistently championed innovative business models and partnerships with a wide range of companies around the world. 

His career began as a songwriter when he was discovered by Grant Cunningham, the former VP of A&R for Sparrow Records. Davis went on to write a #1 Billboard hit, received several ASCAP songwriting and publishing awards, and was nominated for a latin music award. Davis has also co-founded other cutting edge entertainment companies such as Radar Label Group (Jimmy Eat World, Plain White T’s, Neon Trees, The Unlikely Candidates), One One 7, Awaken Records (Austin French), and Noble Management. He is also co-president and partner of booking agency Higher Level Agency.

-Jason shares some great stories and how Def Leppard literally saved his life!
-He also shares the story behind Pour Some Sugar on Me and how it almost never existed!
-We discuss how music from an early age impacted him and what the future of music looks like. Music from an early age helped create a bond with his dad as well.
-He thinks he probably drove his family nuts about his infatuation with music.
-Jason talks about how his Granpa really made an impact on his work ethic.
-He talks about the struggle of getting paid on his first #1 song he wrote and how the artist took credit for his song.
-Shares about how comparison can be very dangerous 
-The story of how he met his wife and how he found her ring from a pawn shop is pretty awesome!

You can connect with Jason Davis:
OneOne7 Entertainment
Radar Label Group

18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual
David Webber for all your title and closing needs @ Limestone Title & Escrow

In Episode 47, Staci Flood-Popp shares some of her story and why she chose a career in dance. A move to Paris for a few years changed her life forever!

After receiving her degree in Visual Arts from Wittenberg University, Stacie moved to Paris, France to study as an apprentice under visual artist and professor at Parsons School of Design, David Loeb. During her stay in Paris, Stacie found herself falling in love with another form of visual art, dance. She started classes at Cite’ Veron and Studio Harmonic; focusing on modern, jazz, hip hop, salsa and contemporary. After only one year, she trained professionally under Jean Claude Marignale, Dominique Lesdema, Christopher Huggins, Bruno Collinet and Beverley DeFosses. Stacie also danced in Marginale’s company, Tout en Danse. After she moved back to the States, she started to train in Vagonova, West African dance, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. After returning to Nashville, Stacie worked closely with world renowned choreographer Andre Fuentes and danced with Collide Dance under Erica Sobol.

For the past 18 years, Stacie has taught at Nashville School of the Arts (NSA). At NSA, she developed dancers who have performed with The Louisville Ballet, Boston Ballet, Celine Dion, Donna Summer, DCDC and various other professionals in the concert and commercial dance community. She has served as dance faculty at Vanderbilt University Dance Program and was chosen to be a visiting artist at American College Dance Festival, RADfest, and Big River Dance Festival.

In 2016, Stacie earned her certification in Laban Movement Analysis through the Integrated Movement Studies Program at the University of Utah. After her certification, Stacie has studied with Deborah Hay, Christopher Roman, KJ Holmes, and other great dance makers of the current times.

In this conversation, I gain a better understanding of all that goes into dance and the different styles of dance. I always enjoy hearing how experiencing a different culture can really change a person’s life.

Shout out from Stacie:
Favorite Local Restaurant:
The Sutler
Favorite Non-Profit:
Found Movement & The Theater Bug

You can connect with Stacie Flood-Popp:
Found Movement
Instagram
Facebook

18 Credit Questions to Consider Before Buying A Home
Email – [email protected] for the ebook

Sponsors for the Podcast
Me….Andrew Buckwalter @ BuckwalterImpactGroup of Benchmark Realty for all your real estate needs
Brandon Hutcheson for all your lender needs @ Legacymutual
David Webber for all your title and closing needs @ Limestone Title & Escrow