Collected Clan: The Company You Keep
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWelcome to Collected Clan ... the podcast featuring conversational biographies of relatable people with real stories of triumph and tragedy plus successes and setbacks. I'm your host Gregory Byerline. People often come and go, but these are the company you keep. Everyday people making their mark. Lots of interesting conversations heading your way as we talk about life's ups, downs, and all arounds.
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#24 – Shanon Stowe: On Entrepreneurship, Trauma, and A-Ha Moments
January 19, 2022 03:12 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBShanon Stowe is a colleague from 20 years ago who became a client and friend. She has a powerful story you need to hear. We cover a lot of ground, tying it all together in a braided hindsight that 20 years of life brings. Pour some coffee or lace up your running shoes and hear about entrepreneurship, publicity, surviving viral celebrity, trauma, and numerous ah-a moments along the way. We even turn the tables as Shanon as ME a probing question. What We Talk About: Professional Backgr...
#22 – Tell Me Something Good: 2020 Reflections
January 06, 2021 17:11 - 15 minutes - 11.6 MB2020 was a circus disaster for sure, but the big top didn't fully catch fire. Trapeze artists fell, and the resilient got back up to take another swing. To borrow from what you'll soon hear, "but if you’re breathing today, you’ve made it this far. That’s no small thing. Incredible, even!" Wherever you are and whatever you're doing while you listen, kick back and soak it in. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT • 0:01:23 Terrie Peterson ... discovered that she may not be fast, but she can outlast • 0:02...
Bonus – Between Seasons Update
December 19, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 13.1 MBHere's a between-season update about what I've been up to, plans for Collected Clan Season Two, and a special song for the season that I hope hits you like it hit me. WHAT I TALK ABOUT 0:01:13 What I've been up to video recap here 0:03:20 Someone Like Me podcast 0:04:38 Plans for Collected Clan Season Two follow on Facebook 0:07:31 Special song for the season hear here FOLLOW ALONG For Season One conversations, follow Collected Clan at these online destinations: Official We...
#20 – Season 1 Wrap Up: Listener Feedback, Inspiration in nature, and a personal Non-Profit Spotlight
January 22, 2019 03:27 - 11 minutes - 8.62 MBIn this episode, I'm flying solo because I have some interesting things to share as a wrap-up to Season 1. We're approaching the one year anniversary of recording the first Collected Clan episode, and it's been an exciting year introducing you to some of the outstanding people in my world that I've collected along the way. Collected not as objects, but as treasures from the journey. In each conversation, I learned something new about these people I've known for years...and some of them for w...
#19 – Stephen Tedeschi: On Performing Arts, Being Italian, and the Joy of Christmas
December 16, 2018 15:54 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBMy guest today is Stephen Tedeschi. Stephen is another artist in my world, and we've shared many a stage together with him at the helm of numerous dramatic arts performances, which, of course, we talk about here. He's very much Italian, and his fantastic family is always nearby. You'll even hear some of them in the background a time or two enjoying life together, and this will give you an accurate glimpse into a typical Tedeschi family day. As always, we feature a Non-Profit Spotligh...
#18 – Bonus: Thank You Notes...Audio Time Capsules of Gratitude
November 19, 2018 06:01 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this bonus episode of Collected Clan, we kick off the holiday season right here at the start of Thanksgiving week with some audio thank you notes from previous guests and a few additional people for whom I'm grateful. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing while you listen, kick back and soak it in. What We Talk About: 0:01:11 Bethany Torino from Episode 4 0:02:46 Tiffany Montero from Episode 14 0:04:21 John J. Thompson from Episode 10 0:05:58 Bradley Ford from Episode 11 ...
#17 – Lauren Phelps: On Creativity, Pursuing Dreams, and Motherhood
November 13, 2018 03:12 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBLauren Phelps is an accomplished creative entrepreneur. I first knew Lauren as she achieved great success with her clothing line LEONA then as a client when I had the opportunity to photograph several seasonal lookbooks of her fashion designs. She has continued her creative endeavors since then and now lives in New York where she continued her work in fashion then turned into an even deeper creative direction, which, of course, we talk about here. What We Talk About 0:02:20 Nashville ...
#16 – Tony Caldwell: On Hair Dressing, Entrepreneurship, and the Ability To Choose
October 12, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBTony Caldwell is a renowned hair dresser, entrepreneur, and fantastic conversationalist, as one would expect to experience when sitting in his salon chair. We talk about his first-hand experience behind the scenes at many New York Fashion Weeks, his path to owning his own salon, how he approaches each individual client who comes to him to look their best, plus the fragility of the human body, the #MeToo movement, and several other unexpected twists. And as always, we feature a Non-Pr...
#15 – Abby Stahlschmidt: On Modeling, Objectification and A Little Bit of Music
August 26, 2018 19:24 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBMy guest today is Abby Stahlschmidt. Abby is a professional model with whom I've worked several times, and she's also an accomplished violinist playing across the US and Europe. We talk about her music career so far and take a deep dive into the fashion and modeling world as we've both seen it, including a look at female objectification and how our work impacts people who see it. Abby also shares about a special organization she supports in this episode's Non-Profit Spotlight. We end our c...
#14 – Tiffany Montero: On Autism, Adoption, and Running To Heal
July 30, 2018 04:49 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBn this episode, we hear from Tiffany Montero and how she's navigating life through the lens of high-functioning autism and the redemptive power of adoption and how she made a conscious connection with her own birth mom as a birth mom herself. This is real life in some honest, candid storytelling and conversation. Plus a special Non-Profit Spotlight that'll shed some light on how easy it is to help someone else on their journey. Topics Covered: 0:01:11 How we met 0:01:32 Ragnar Relay expe...
#13 – Bradley Ford: Guitarist, DJ, Music Man (Part 2)
June 25, 2018 04:13 - 59 minutes - 42.4 MBIn this episode, we have the second half of the conversation with my friend Bradley Ford about his career in music, our love of music and musicals, the impact of music on society through education and so much more, including what it's like to have experienced a school shooting first hand. This conversation took many twists and turns and returns upon itself into a woven storyline that created the longest episode so far. Be sure you listen to Part 1 (aka Episode #11) which delivered the hilar...
#12 – Father's Day Memos...Saying It Forward
June 11, 2018 05:22 - 25 minutes - 18.6 MBI have a special treat for you as Father's Day approaches. This episode is a collection of unreleased material from previous episodes with guests who are fathers, an extension of Episode #9 that was Mother's Day. This podcast series is all about conversation, which is much more than an interview. They're two-sided; not just one-sided Q&A. To that end, I don't keep a list of questions to ask every guest. Except in this case. There's one question I asked each guest. One topic, rather, that I ...
#11 – Bradley Ford: Guitarist, DJ, Music Man (Part 1)
May 30, 2018 05:33 - 59 minutes - 42.7 MBIn this episode, I talk with my friend Bradley Ford about his career in music, our love of music and musicals, the impact of music on society through education and so much more, including what it's like to have experienced a school shooting first hand. This conversation took many twists and turns and returns upon itself into a woven storyline that created the longest episode so far. So this is Part 1 of the two-part conversational biography. Topics Covered: 0:02:17 Grown men gushing over ...
#10 – John J. Thompson: Musician, Author, Troubadour
May 14, 2018 09:03 - 1 hour - 53 MBIn this episode, I talk with John J. Thompson. Though we met less than 10 years ago, John and I share a rather parallel life that was exciting to explore in this conversation about our shared Central Illinois roots and about signing his own adoption papers, how forgiveness is actually connected to understanding, the unique community that was Cornerstone Festival, his book called Jesus Bread & Chocolate: Crafting a Handmade Faith in a Mass Market World, and so much more. Topics Covered: 0:...
#9 – Bonus: Mother's Day Memos...Saying It Forward
May 07, 2018 03:34 - 22 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this bonus episode, I have a special treat for you. This episode is a collection of unreleased material from previous episodes with guests who are mothers. This podcast series is all about conversation, which is much more than an interview. They're two-sided; not just one-sided Q&A. To that end, I don't keep a list of questions to ask every guest. Except in this case. There's one question I asked each guest. One topic, rather, that I covered with each guest. And that's what I have in stor...
#8 – Ginger Eldridge: Mother, Survivor, Honorer
April 30, 2018 04:01 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBIn this episode, I reconnect with Ginger Eldridge, someone I've known for nearly the entire 26 years I've lived in Nashville. We talk about music business life in Nashville, the impact we both experienced knowing the late great Landy Gardner, getting to second base with Dolly Parton, doing life with an out ex-spouse, and so much more. She's a Mother. She's a Survivor. And she's an Honorer. Listen, you'll see. We go light we go deep then we go light then we go deep again then light again as w...
#7 – Jenny & Franklin Baker: Runners, Homeschoolers, Encouragers
April 16, 2018 04:05 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBJenny & Franklin Baker have covered more ground (literally) than your average couple, whether on the road or trail running or turning their life's boat upstream by moving to the woods and simplifying their life to amplify the impact they have on others lives. Listen in as we talk about ultra running (any distance longer than a 26.2-mile marathon...yeah, it's a thing), homeschooling, living intentionally, female empowerment, and so much more. Another good'n for you. Visit the show notes at ww...
#6 – Elizabeth Foster: Painter, Songwriter, Dreamer
April 02, 2018 04:15 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBElizabeth Foster is a beyond-talented artist whose work you really need to see and hear. We talk about her early music career, world travels, uber-fantastic paintings she creates that are must-see (truly), how she makes a living as a full-time artist, and how much I really want an Elizabeth Foster tattoo. Definitely visit the show notes at www.collectedclan.com/elizabethfoster to see her work. Topics Covered: 0:01:48 Early music career 0:03:52 Touring Ukraine 0:08:20 Hannah & Elizabet...
#5 – Tanya Willis: Dog Rescuer & Matchmaker
March 19, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBTanya and I talk about a mutually favorite subject...DOGS! Beyond their puppy dog eyes and waggly tails, she shares how Agape Animal Rescue came to be plus What it's like to raid a dog fighting operation How inspiring it is when she's able to find forever homes for rescues who simply want to be someone's everything What happened to dogs affected by Hurricane Harvey What about Michael Vick? Did Gypsy find a home? All that and more. 1:32 Roadside epiphany ... 7:01 Self-education...
#4 – Bethany Torino: Chocolatier, Entrepreneur, Risk Taker
March 09, 2018 22:08 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBBethany is not in Kansas anymore, and she makes decadent chocolates that'll stir your taste buds and soul like a tornado. In this conversation, we talk about growing in Dorothy's hometown, how we were in the same building at the same time 25+ years ago without even knowing it, songwriting in Nashville, what grace is, the ups and downs of entreprenuership, and...chocolate! A few specifics of discussion... 0:56 Liberal, KS Small towns Chocolat the movie Alfred Molina Moulin Rouge th...
#3 – Markus Garza: Army Ranger, Leadership, Advocare
March 06, 2018 05:51 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBMarkus Garza talks openly about his time as a cadet and football player at the United States Military Academy (West Point) which lead to his service time as an Army Ranger leading soldiers in Iraq, how his military leadership skills apply to his successful Advocare business and family/fatherhood life. Fascinating stories and insights in this episode. 0:56 Introduction & BNI ... 4:49 West Point ... 7:26 South Texas roots & Advocare ... 15:06 Army Ranger school ... 20:27 Physicality ... 33:1...
#1 – Amber Williams: Model, Scientist, Dog Lover
March 06, 2018 05:30 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBAmber Williams talks about her experience as a model and wardrobe stylist, her professional career as a laboratory scientist, stem cell transplants, what it's like to be single again in today's modern world, plus our mutually favorite creatures...dogs. 0:56 Early fashion scene ... 13:40 The scientist side ... 35:53 Non-Profit Spotlight ... 37:09 Dogs rule ... 41:16 Single Again Follow Along: Follow Collected Clan at these online destinations to never miss an episode. It's free to listen...
#0 – Trailer: The Company You Keep
March 06, 2018 05:30 - 5 minutes - 4.2 MBAmerican society is at a crossroads as we grapple with international propaganda, national fake news, and the ease of sharing topics on social media after reading only the click-bait headline. We don't look deeper. Somewhere along the way we’ve lost the art of conversation. We talk at people instead of with people. We use our mouth more than our ears. We too commonly stay “connected” behind our screens, and it’s high time we start talking about our lives and life’s ups, downs, and all-aroun...
#2 – David Meyers: Musician, Firefighter, Philosopher
March 06, 2018 05:30 - 51 minutes - 36.1 MBDavid and I talked extensively his music career, songwriting, love & marriage, human interaction, social ills and solutions to those ills, and the ideology and philosophy that fuels his world. 1:24 20th anniversary, Gifts, and How they met ... 34:42 Next EP ... 36:46 New Mexico Dream Center ... 41:46 Non-Profit Spotlight ... 43:16 Relationships Follow Along: Follow Collected Clan at these online destinations to never miss an episode. It's free to listen: Official Website Apple Podca...
#0 - Introduction & Welcome
February 11, 2018 16:30 - 1 minute - 2.64 MBWelcome to Collected Clan ... The podcast about outstanding people I've met along the way. People with interesting stories, triumphs, and ideals. People who've made their mark in the world and in my life. I'm your host Gregory Byerline. I've met a lot of people over the years, and many people come and go. Shakespeare wrote 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances.' But these people are the company that you keep. Everyday...