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Camano Voice

Brandon Ericsonwww.camanocommons.com
Camano Voice is the BEST way to stay up to date on things around Camano Island, hear about old and new businesses, and learn a little history about the island. New episodes every Tuesday! Brandon Ericson will be your guide to the Easy Island an hour north of Seattle!
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Episodes

#23: Luke Plambeck - Deputy's Sheriff of Island County

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.islandcountywa.gov/Sheriff/Pages/Home.aspx Key Points of Interest: Where did Luke grow up? Find out how Luke got started in police work What was he actually aiming for as a career? Luke started with Island County Sheriff’s Office in 2005 It was his first job interview, and he was hired on immediately He has been a deputy sheriff here on Camano Island for almost 15 years! What is the difference between a Sheriff and Deputy? Luke helps me unde...

Dec 10, 201950 minEp. 23

#22: Adam Kopp - Owner of Madak

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://madak.com/ Netflix Company Culture Deck ( https://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664 ) Key Points of Interest: How did Adam end up on Camano Island? Where did Adam get his start in design? Does he believe that anything was lost in the transition from moving from computer based design and non computer based design When did Adam start Madak? Where does the name Madak come from? How does Adam define Branding? How does it relate to Marketin...

Dec 03, 201942 minEp. 22

#21: Rachel Pigott - Owner of Island Harvest Farms

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps http://ofco.wa.gov/ https://www.cloudmountainfarmcenter.org/ Key Points of Interest: Where did Rachel grow up? Rachel started with Americorp in Boston From there, she moved into Office of the Family and Children as an ombudsman for 7 years She decided policy work wasn’t for her Upon moving to Boston, she wasn’t prepared for the humidity Rachel also make a bold claim about lobster vs crab How did Rachel...

Nov 26, 201935 minEp. 21

#20: Randy and Marla Heagle - Owners of Stanwood Camano Windermere

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Washington Energy Services( https://www.washingtonenergy.com/ ) https://stanwood-camano.withwre.com/directory/agents/randy-heagle-1 https://windermere-stanwoodcamano.withwre.com/directory/agents/marla-heagle-2 https://www.windermere.com/foundation https://madak.com/ https://www.soapboxderby.org/ https://arrowheadranchcamano.com/ Key Points of Interest: What brought Marla and Randy to Camano Island? How did Marla get started with Windermere Real Estate? ...

Nov 19, 201941 minEp. 20

#19: Shaina Holbeck - Realtor at RE/MAX and President of Stanwood Chamber

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.holbeckrealestate.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CamanoCoffeeStands/ George Colby Podcast - https://camanocommons.com/ep13/ https://www.facebook.com/shipwreckcoffee https://discoverstanwoodcamano.com/ Jessica McCready Podcast - https://camanocommons.com/ep2/ https://www.facebook.com/saalbrewingco/ https://www.facebook.com/camalochgolf/ https://stanwoodchamber.org/ Key Points of Interest: Find out why Shaina moved to the Island, and then moved...

Nov 12, 20191 hrEp. 19

#18: Lydia Crouch - Artist and Owner of Lydia C Creative Life

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Lydia C Creative ( https://www.lydiaccreativelife.com/ ) Graham Kerr ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Kerr ) Jeannie Maddoxx ( https://www.jeanniemaddox.com/ ) Gordon College ( https://www.gordon.edu/ ) YWAM ( https://www.ywam.org/ ) S.A.D. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder ) Jed’s Podcast ( https://camanocommons.com/ep12/ ) Acrylic University ( https://www.acrylicuniversity.com/ ) Dan’s Podcast ( https://camanocommons.co...

Nov 05, 20191 hr 2 minEp. 18

#17: Paige Schmelzer - Volunteer and Outreach Director at N.O.A.H.

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: N.O.A.H. Center ( https://www.thenoahcenter.org/ ) Woodland Park Zoo ( https://www.zoo.org/ ) C.A.S.A. ( http://www.camanoanimalshelter.com/01_adopt.html ) Glass Quest ( http://www.glassquest.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Who is Paige Schmelzer? Why did she move to Camano Island? How did Paige get involved in animal welfare? She also got started at the Woodland Park Zoo at age of 16! Hear what it was like work with so many animals at the zoo What was h...

Oct 29, 201935 minEp. 17

#16: Jim Ayers - Realtor at Windemere Realty and President of Camano Chamber of Commerce

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Camano Island Chamber of Commerce ( https://camanoisland.org/ ) Windemere ( http://jimayers.withwre.com/ ) AT&T ( https://www.att.com/ ) GTE ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTE ) NTT ( https://www.ntt.com/en/index.html ) British Telecom ( https://www.bt.com/ ) Microsoft ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us ) Blue Heron Wine Cellar ( https://www.yelp.com/biz/great-blue-heron-wine-cellars-camano-island ) Jessica McCready ( http://camanocommons.com/ep2/ )...

Oct 22, 201944 minEp. 16

#15: Myra Reinhardt and Laura Byers

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.coastalbank.com/ Key Points of Interest: How did Myra and Laura meet each other? Why did they end up getting started with Coastal Community Bank? Find out how long Myra and Laura have been with Coastal They also went all in together with Coastal, and said they wouldn’t do it unless Coastal took both of them Laura started in the banking industry in what capacity? What brought Myra into the fold of banking? Find out how long Myra and Laura hav...

Oct 15, 201921 minEp. 15

#14: Julie Campbell - Local Fiddler and Member of South End String Band

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: One more Cup of Coffee - Bob Dylan ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cufW4h-gA ) https://theottawatavern.com/ Victory Music ( http://www.victorymusic.org/ ) Baba O’Riley ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY5rztWa1TM ) Deadwood Revival ( https://www.deadwoodrevival.com/ ) South End String Band ( https://sesb2009.wordpress.com/ ) Eric Schweiger ( https://schweigerviolins.com/ ) North Cascades Bluegrass Festival ( https://ncbf.fun/ ) Nashville Number Sys...

Oct 08, 20191 hr 1 minEp. 14

#13: George Colby - Advisor of FBLA and Teacher at Stanwood High

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Future Business Leaders of America ( https://www.fbla-pbl.org/ ) Stanwood High School ( https://shs.stanwood.wednet.edu/ ) Leslie Tripp State Farm Agent ( https://www.statefarm.com/agent/us/wa/stanwood/leslie-tripp-rn4wr1ys000/map?officeAssociateId=r1v4t4m4np5 ) Camano Island Coffee Roasters ( https://camanoislandcoffee.com/ ) Shrimp Shack ( https://www.shrimpshack.us/ ) Sugar Loaf ( https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/sugarloaf-1 )) Orcas Island ( http...

Oct 01, 201927 minEp. 13

#12: Jed Dorsey - Owner of Dorsey Fine Art Studio

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Dorsey Fine Art Studio ( https://www.jeddorseyart.com/ ) Jack Dorsey ( http://www.jackdorseyart.com/ ) Adele Campbell Gallery ( http://www.adelecampbell.com/ ) Acrylic University ( https://www.acrylicuniversity.com/ ) Tyee Grocery ( https://www.tyeefarms.com/tyee-grocery/ ) Elger Bay Grocery ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Grocery-Store/Elger-Bay-Grocery-Gifts-130413980337491/ ) Coffee and Canvas ( https://www.jeddorseyart.com/dorsey-fine-art-...

Sep 24, 201959 minEp. 12

#11: Jesse Childress - Owner of The Baked Cafe

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: The Baked Cafe ( https://www.thebakedcafe.com/ ) Linfield College ( https://www.linfield.edu/ ) Camano Commons Marketplace ( https://camanocommons.com/ ) George Motz Hamburger America ( https://www.amazon.com/Hamburger-America-State-State-Burger/dp/076246206X/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIko3vxr-o5AIVWh-tBh0SuwOMEAAYASAAEgLEMfD_BwE&hvadid=282687320314&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9033400&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10789988625221066...

Sep 17, 201950 minEp. 11

#10: Brian Hanson - Creator of @HighonTacos Clothing Brand

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: High on Tacos ( https://www.highontacos.com/ ) High on Tacos Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/highontacos_/ ) Junior Achievement DECA ( https://www.deca.org/ ) Madak ( https://madak.com/ ) 107.7 The End ( https://1077theend.radio.com/ ) Taco Truck Challenge ( https://1077theend.radio.com/1077-ends-taco-truck-challenge ) Entercom ( https://entercom.com/ ) Hometown Throwdown ( https://seattlewolf.radio.com/tag/hometown-throwdown ) Red Fest ( https://...

Sep 10, 201945 minEp. 10

#9: Mike Nestor - 3rd Generation Islander and Realtor at Windemere Realty

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Jack Gunter ( https://www.jackgunterart.com/ ) Jack Archibald ( http://archibaldglass.com/ ) Shipwreck Coffee ( https://www.facebook.com/shipwreckcoffee ) Elger Bay Grocery ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Grocery-Store/Elger-Bay-Grocery-Gifts-130413980337491/ ) Freedom Park ( http://freedomparkassociation.com/ ) Camano Commons ( https://camanocommons.com/ ) History of Terry’s Corner ( https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/in-camano-s-corner/art...

Sep 03, 201944 minEp. 9

#8: Lauren Breum - Founder of @AvabytheBay

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Ava by the Bay Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/avabythebay ) Urban Trends ( https://www.utgallery.com/Default.asp ) Cedar and Pine ( https://www.shopcedarandpine.com/ ) Ladders and Lace ( https://www.facebook.com/LaddersClothingAndCompany/ ) Purple Sunset ( http://www.purplesunsetboutique.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Lauren went to Washington State University (WSU) After WSU, she got involved with... Where did Lauren get her inspiration for the ...

Aug 27, 201927 minEp. 8

#7: Mike Dame - Owner of Terry Greer Inc

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Terry Greer Inc ( http://www.tgreercpa.com/ ) Boeing ( https://www.boeing.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Find out where Mike Dame got his start in accounting Why did he move away from the Aerospace industry? See how he transitioned into a small accounting firm How did Mike connect with Terry Greer, the previous owner of his firm? Hear about how the transition went. Both Terry and Mike committed to making the transition a win for their customers Mike pur...

Aug 20, 201926 minEp. 7

Bonus Episode #1: Brian Radford - Owner of Tapped Public House

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.saltys.com/saltys-fish-bar/ https://shop.nordstrom.com/content/nordstrom-restaurants http://www.pacificpuddlejump.com https://www.farestart.org/ https://camanocommons.com/ Key Points of Interest: Where did Brian start his restaurant career? Find out Brian’s first management job Hear about his very short stint at WSU, and bounced around many colleges Finally graduated from Western and then moved to Hawaii Much of his experience came from his ...

Aug 14, 201943 min

#6: TJ Fittis - Owner of Camano Island Coffee Roasters

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://camanoislandcoffee.com/ https://camanocommons.com/ https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/artist-point-snowshoe Key Points of Interest: Find out where TJ hails from... Hear how TJ got started in Camano Island Coffee Roasters Learn what relative job experience helped TJ succeed in the company How has TJ continued to grow the company What makes Camano Island Coffee Roasters different as a company as well as it’s coffee Why Camano Island Coffee can’t ...

Aug 13, 201934 minEp. 6

#2: Jessica McCready - Community Organizer and Owner of Jessica McCready, LLC

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://camanoisland.org/ http://www.glassquest.com/ https://www.camabeachcafe.com/ https://camanocommons.com/farmers-market/ https://discoverstanwoodcamano.com/ https://madak.com/ http://freedomparkassociation.com/ Key Points of Interest: Why did Jessica McCready come to Camano Island? What different hats does Jessica wear? Why is Glass Quest February, one of the rainiest months of the year? Where do you find out everything . that is going on in Stanwo...

Aug 07, 201930 minEp. 2

#3: Dan Ericson - Owner of Brand Shouter

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.brandshouter.com/ https://camanoislandcoffee.com/ Here Dan Interview me! https://www.brandshouter.com/podcast/ Key Points of Interest: Why did Dan Ericson came to Camano Island Hear what it was like in the beginnings of Camano Island Coffee Roasters What is Dan's favorite thing about Brand Shouter? Find out the biggest challenges that Brand Shouter faced in the beginning Dan speaks on letting customers go when you are not the right fit, even...

Aug 07, 201932 minEp. 3

#5: Leslie Moore - Manager of Sno-Isle Regional Library on Camano Island

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.sno-isle.org/ https://www.spl.org/ https://kcls.org/ https://www.sethgodin.com/ Key Points of Interest: Leslie was working in the library back when card catalogs were a thing! Learn about her journey through many different libraries Hear what it was like being a librarian as the age of information took hold Discover how Sno-Isle Library has going on here on Camano Island Find out how many books a month that Leslie goes through a month How do...

Aug 07, 201928 minEp. 5

#4: Evan Caldwell - Reporter and Photographer for Stanwood Camano News and Pilot

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/ https://www.instagram.com/evancaldwell.scn/ https://twitter.com/evan_scn?lang=en https://alespike.com/ Key Points of Interest: Find out how Evan got involved in news reporting, and why he stuck with it We also jump into what it was like to be part of newspaper industry at the turn of the industry Hear how the Newspaper scene has changed since the recession Evan's advice on why you have to become "Backpack" Journalist to ...

Aug 07, 201933 minEp. 4

#1: Jeff Ericson - Founder of Camano Island Coffee Roasters

Links to Things Mentioned in This Episode: https://www.reproductionsinc.com/ https://camanoislandcoffee.com https://camanocommons.com/ https://frozenxplosion.com/ https://canopytoursnw.com/ Key Points of Interest: How did Jeff get started in the printing industry? What's the story behind Camano Island Coffee Roasters? Jeff decided to go direct to consumer with his coffee, but why? Why was Camano Commons built? Jeff sold Camano Island Coffee Roasters to his Son-in-Law, TJ Fittis, what is Jeff up ...

Aug 07, 201923 minEp. 1

Camano Voice Trailer

What to Expect from Camano Voice! I, Brandon Ericson, am the manager of Camano Commons Marketplace and will be your host interviewing locals, business owners, as well as talking about upcoming events on and around Camano Island. Please subscribe and share this podcast with your friends!

Jul 26, 20193 min
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