Paige McKenna - Documentary Filmmaking, "Seeds of Life", and "Gold" - Ep. #11
Rooted Wisconsin
by Brad Zima
3M ago
Paige McKenna is an award winning documentary filmmaker from rural Wisconsin. Her films center around female empowerment, the value of independence, and challenging social norms. Paige finds fascination and inspiration in people while often immersing herself in worlds that may not be so familiar to her. Her goal with each film she creates is to support and uplift humanity while sparking healthy, empathetic, and maybe sometimes difficult conversations. In this episode, Brad and Paige discuss her completed documentary, "Seeds of Life", her current project, "Gold", along with several other stops ..read more
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Paige McKenna - Documentary Filmmaking, "Seeds of Life", and "Gold" - Ep. #11
Rooted Wisconsin
by Brad Zima
3M ago
Paige McKenna is an award winning documentary filmmaker from rural Wisconsin. Her films center around female empowerment, the value of independence, and challenging social norms. Paige finds fascination and inspiration in people while often immersing herself in worlds that may not be so familiar to her. She has complete creative control over her films, through the support of a handful of incredibly talented and generous crew members in the Green Bay/Appleton filmmaking community. Her goal with each film she creates is to support and uplift humanity while sparking healthy, empathetic, and maybe ..read more
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Ed the Diver - Diving, Clean Waterways, and Social Media Career - Ep. #9
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by Brad Zima
4M ago
Ed the Diver is a diver, social media influencer, and business owner whose passion for cleaning up waterways has ballooned into a journey that people can't wait to witness, connect with, and follow. In this episode, Ed and Brad chat about diving in and cleaning up Wisconsin waterways, the kinds of things he finds, snapping turtles and other dangers, and a career on social media and as a business owner ..read more
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Matty Day - Music and Writing, Creativity, and Career Reflection - Ep. #8
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by Brad Zima
5M ago
Matty Day is a freelance writer, independent musician, and father of five. He is the co-founder of the brand-new Wisconsin events and entertainment website WisHappenin.com, and is releasing his first solo album on vinyl this winter. In this episode, Matty and Brad discuss the Beatles vs. the Stones, creative burnout and how it impacts careers, playing bass with Wayne Newton, and leaving his job as his fifth child arrived. https://matthewtday.com/ https://wishappenin.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-thomas-day ..read more
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Rolf Lulloff - Parkinson's, the Brain, and "Fighting the Damn Disease" - Ep. #7
Rooted Wisconsin
by Brad Zima
5M ago
Rolf Lulloff is a retired orthopedic surgeon, graduating from University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Medicine in 1967. He is also an author and co-founder of the Brain Center of Green Bay, with the mission of helping families fight brain diseases and conditions. Rolf and Brad discuss his family's decades-long 45 year journey with his wife's Parkinson's diagnosis and dedicating his life to studying brain health and disease and supporting others encountering similar battles. https://www.braincentergb.org/ https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/80-year-old-green-bay-doctor-running-fifth-bosto ..read more
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Jordan Dietsche- Pro Wrestling, Comedy, and Career - Ep. #6
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by Brad Zima
6M ago
Jordan Dietsche is a professional wrestler (born-again), Dad, marketer, and recreational comic always searching for a laugh. With his quick wit and extroversion, it is easy to see why rumbling around a ring to entertain crowds came natural to him. In this episode, Jordan and Brad talk about his career as a pro wrestler with Seinfeldian quips mixed in along the way ..read more
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Matt Williams - Fungi, Mushroom Food Plots, and Mycology - Ep.#5
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by Brad Zima
7M ago
Matt Williams is a mushroom expert, organic farmer, business owner, hunter, and an adventure sports guide. His excitement about his new business MycoHabitat, creating mushroom plots for deer hunters and land owners, is only rivaled by his other business, Shiitake Creek, and mushrooms in general. Matt and Brad talk about mycology, deer and mushrooms, psychoactive benefits of fungi and the history of mushroom research, and the mushroom's place is agriculture ..read more
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Garrett Dietz - Driftless Trout Fishing, Marketing, and Passions - Ep.#4
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by Brad Zima
7M ago
Garrett Dietz is a creative writer, avid outdoorsman (especially chasing trout), marketing and communications professional, pilot and (almost) aerospace engineer who is passionate about the sustainability of our Earth. Garrett and Brad discuss Trout fishing in Wisconsin's Driftless area, taking up the game of golf, culture and ethics in marketing, competition within life, and transferring colleges, self-reflection, and a path from aeronautic engineering to creative writing, marketing and sustainability ..read more
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Tyrone Powell - Launching a Tech Start-Up, Basketball Career, and Mindfulness - Ep. #1
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by Brad Zima
7M ago
Tyrone Powell is a former University of Wisconsin Green Bay basketball player and the founder of UNext, a tech company connecting college students to career exploration and advancement opportunities. With formative years spent between France and the U.S., a father who played professional basketball, and a goal to follow in his footsteps, Tyrone and Brad discuss playing college basketball, his path to being a founder of a tech start-up company, cultural business differences between France and America, how artificial intelligence will mold the future of tech, and staying mentally refreshed and p ..read more
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Kathy Larkin - Sports, Broadcast Career, Sexuality, and Mortality - Ep. #3
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by Brad Zima
7M ago
Kathy Larkin is a retired career advisor and longtime radio broadcaster who now devotes her time to her partner, Dog, and providing companionship to those in hospice care. Kathy and Brad discuss Aaron Rodgers and Wisconsin sports, life after retirement, volunteerism and supporting those in hospice care, navigating a career in broadcasting (and life) as a gay woman, and beating cancer after being told she was terminally ill, and bonus time ..read more
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