In this episode, we talked about the highly anticipated "Loutopia - Exhibit A," Evolution Fest, Festival of Nations, and Chihuly at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
You can follow Jayvn at @JayvnSolomon or Loutopia at @STLoutopia.
In this episode, Braden spoke with Leslie Hughes of Frizz Fest & Frizzy By Nature. They dove into her inspiration behind Frizz Fest, what festival goers can expect, and where she wants to take Frizz Fest.
You can follow Leslie Hughes at @frizzyflowers @frizzfest & @frizzybynature
In this episode, we talked with Orlando Peyton aka @Epic.Eats.STL about his inspiration behind creating the largest food platform in St. Louis that showcases our food scene to the world. They dove into his creative approach and his "why."
You can follow Orlando on Instagram at @epic.eats.stl & @epiceats1
We spoke with Matt Menietti of the TechArtista Foundation and STL Startup week to learn more about his passion in helping entrepreneurs reach their dreams, the impact of STL Startup Week on the St. Louis Metro, and much more.
For more information on STL Startup week, visit www.stlouisstartupweek.com
We spoke with the Taco King himself, Kyle Garcia! Kyle discussed growing up around taquerias, starting the Spanish Broadcasting Network for the St. Louis Cardinals, content creation, and his upcoming taco festival.
Chef Juwan Rice is an accomplished young culinary creative, having competed on Guy’s Grocery Games, made several magazine lists, and built multiple businesses that impact St Louis & other communities.
Wag Da Vinci aka Tru Wag shared his journey into content creation and comedy. Wag has gained a following of hundreds of thousands of people on all social platforms for his comedy and has become known as one of the funniest people in all of St. Louis.
You can follow him at @truwag on IG & TikTok
Megan from "STL Aint Bad" joins us to discuss social media creation, building an online community versus an in person one, and generally to roast Braden for being cheesy. Megan is an accomplished creator with over 100,000 followers across platforms, and has proven time and time again her ability to tell a story or convey a message in a funny and thoughtful way that resonates at a large scale.
Sami of Series Six discussed her journey into entrepreneurship, the inspiration behind her apparel, her new store, and we even discussed how she launched Braden's modeling career.
You can keep up with some of the latest releases from Series Six on all social platforms at @SeriesSixCompany or visit their website at SeriesSixCompany.com
Dante Barger is truly an OG creator in St Louis. He's been making youtube content in and around the city (and elsewhere) for 5 + years, is an award winning creator, and a good friend of the pod. On these 10 episode increments, we will be doing special events, recorded in front of an audience. for the second part, make sure to check out This Isn't My Degree - Dante's fantastic podcast - on all platforms. @thisisntmydegree
Host Braden and GhostGhoston have known one another for many years, friends since college, and that comes through on this fun and deep episode. GhostGhoston digs deep into his upbringing and unique path into musical performance; Braden gets roasted about his college party behavior; and shade is thrown at multiple celebrities.
You can follow him on Instagram and TikTok at @GhostGhoston
Brock Seals is an artist in every sense of the term. He is known for making music, paintings, shoes, graphics, drawings, and more. You may know him form his collaborations ith the St. Louis Cardinals, his events at the St. Louis art Museum, His album Cabo (streaming now on all music platforms) or his many other endeavors.
Lucas Farrell, owner of STLBucketList, @StLouisGram, Mango Marketing, and more, joins us LIVE in front of an audience @ Loutopia on the Delmar loop. Lucas & Braden discuss marketing, sales, founding a company, turning personal life into work, growing a team, getting & keeping sponsors, Lucas' preparation to have a child, and much more!
You can follow him @STLBucketlist or @Lucaswfarrell
Today we are joined in studio by a legendary musician based in St Louis MO, Steve Ewing. Steve is the lead singer of The Urge, an alternative band that has been around for over 30 years, Lead of The Steve Ewing Band, The Steve Ewing Duo, a bodybuilder, and the owner of Steve's Hot Dogs, a business you may have seen at CityPark, Enterprise Center, The Dome for a Battlehawks game, or their brick and mortar location on South Grand.
Youtube creator & St. Louis City resident Grace Smith joins us this week! Grace is a fun and positive creator who's been publishing to Youtube since 2015, and has attracted an audience with content about being a student, thrift hauls, hair and beauty, daily routines, and more.
You can follow Grace at @Gracedanielleyt
Sam of @FoodByStern sits down and leads us on an incredible journey this week, talking us through east coast lifestyle, moving to St Louis post college, what qualifies as pizza, being a food creator, starting a restaurant, and how to make a viral song out of your kitchen.
Sam is a great friend of the show, and of Braden as well, and we cant wait to see these Sam grow and gain the following & fanbase that he deserves
Caleb Hearon is a fantastic comedian & actor, and has deep roots with Host Braden from their college days. They get into college antics, pickup basketball, getting casted into movies, SNL auditions, and more, on this episode of OpeCast.
You can follow him at @Calebsaysthings
It's exactly what it sounds like! Jason the producer joins Braden and asks the fun retrospective questions about everything we've been up to this year! thanks to everyone for listening, whether this is your first time or you've been here since day 1! Please leave a review and share with friends & family!