Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Camano Island Coffee ( https://camanoislandcoffee.com/ ) Klesick Farms ( https://boxofgood.com/ ) Saint Mark's Cathedral ( https://saintmarks.org/ )
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Orphanage in Mexico ( https://www.ffhm.org / )
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Breadfarm ( https://www.breadfarm.com / ) Skagit River Ranch ( https://www.skagitriverranch.com / ) Key Points of Interest: Where did she work during my college years? When were we planning on having kids? And how long did it take for us to go from 1 to 2 kids? How long was there between our 2nd and 3rd child? What was her experience with small business? What were her thoughts when I asked her about buying the business? Camano Island Locations Mentioned...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Joy's Bakery ( https://www.facebook.com/Joys-Sedro-Woolley-Bakery-Cafe-111515298887739 / ) Skagit River Ranch ( https://www.skagitriverranch.com / ) Key Points of Interest: Where did she grow up? What was moving from the city to the country like for her? What was her first job? What was her life plan? How did me and Brittany meet? Where did we get married?...
I wanted to make a short-ish episode about what I learned in 2020 and what to expect moving forward!
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Jed Dorsey Episode ( https://camanocommons.com/ep12 / ) Vintage Artist Show ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2OE7J3gceY&ab_channel=JasonDorsey ) Vintage Artist Article ( https://sunnyshorestudio.com/2020/02/15/meet-vintage-watercolorist-of-washington-john-ebner-artist-and-promoter /) Wood Merchant Store ( http://www.woodmerchant.com / ) Key Points of Interest: Where did John Ebner grow up? When did he get interested into art? Where did he first se...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Northwest Shakespeare Ensemble (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1183858) Key Points of Interest: What is the Camano Island Health System? Where did Dr. Bryan grow up? How did living in so many places effect his world view? What was his second passion apart from the health system? How does the Camano Island Health System work? What is the educational difference between a MD and Nurse Practitioner? How does nutrition effect our health? What are Dr. B...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: A Bit of Taste ( https://www.abitoftaste.com/ ) The Big Four Ice Caves ( https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/big-four-ice-caves ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Debe grow up? Where did she go to college? What business did she start during college? How many version of Quickbooks has she used? Why did she end up selling the business? What are some good rules of thumbs for working with your bookkeepers? What goes into starting a small business? Does she...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Wesley Homes ( https://www.wesleylife.org/ ) Coram CVS ( https://www.coramhc.com/ ) Option Care Health ( https://optioncarehealth.com/ ) Food Lifeline ( https://foodlifeline.org/ ) American Dirt ( https://www.amazon.com/American-Dirt-Novel-Jeanine-Cummins/dp/1250209765 ) Lynne Ayers - Part 1 & 2 ( https://camanocommons.com/ep43/ , https://camanocommons.com/ep44/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Kathy grow up? What did she study in college? Where ...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: River Meadows Park ( https://snohomishcountywa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/River-Meadows-Park-46 ) Mark Phibs Podcast ( https://camanocommons.com/ep53/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Michael grow up? Why does Michael go to to River Meadows Park every year? How did Mike’s inter-tubing trip go with his brother? How many siblings does Mike have? Where are they all at now? What got him interested in becoming a pharmacist? Where did he start his car...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Camano Cider ( https://www.camanocider.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: What did Corey do after leaving Grizzly Cider? Where did he end up after going through so many big tech companies? What did he learn about the simple workplace? And why does he enjoy it so much? How did the idea of Camano Cider come about? And why did he decide to start another Cider company? What is his vision for Camano Cider? Where do they get the ciders for their products? What ar...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Square Tomato ( https://www.sqtomato.com/ ) Cedardale Orchards ( https://www.facebook.com/CedardaleOrchards/ ) Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider ( http://reverendnatshardcider.com/ ) Whitewood Cider Co ( https://www.whitewoodcider.com/ ) Cider Times ( http://www.cidertimes.com/ ) Camano Cider ( https://www.camanocider.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Corey grow up? Where did Corey study? What did he study? What interested him in that? Where did he start...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Brenna Estrada Podcast ( https://camanocommons.com/ep65/ ) Key Points of Interest: How has this year been going for Levon over the last year? How have they had to adjust during COVID? What was the level of PPE they had to wear in the beginning vs now? Has call volume increased or decreased during COVID? Who is the first response for marine calls? How was the 4th of July for the Fire Department? Have they been able to continue normal classes like CPR? Wh...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Orcas Island ( https://www.visitsanjuans.com/orcas-island ) TAG Theater Group ( https://theaterartsguild.org/ ) META Theater Group ( https://www.metaperformingarts.org/ ) Wil Slickers Podcast ( https://camanocommons.com/ep67/ ) Lydia Crouch Podcast ( https://camanocommons.com/ep18/ ) Like Stream to the Ocean ( https://www.amazon.com/Like-Streams-Ocean-Notes-Things/dp/059313723X ) Deception Pass ( https://parks.state.wa.us/497/Deception-Pass ) Key Points...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Bastyr University ( https://bastyr.edu/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Kevin grow up? Where did he go after high school? How long was he in the Marines? Why did he decide to leave the Marines? Where did he go after? Why Apothecary? How long has he been doing Papa’s Apothecary? What were some of the mistakes he made and had to change? What is an herbalist? How does Kevin stay healthy during this season? What are some of his favorite products he make...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Alexander’s Printing ( https://alexanders.com/ ) Adam Kopps Podcast ( https://camanocommons.com/ep22/ , https://madak.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Brynn grow up? What was her educational background? What was her first business she started? Why did she decide to start making her own products? How did education play a part in this? Where did she start selling her natural cleaning products? How did she come up with the name? When did she decide...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Business Mastery Series ( http://core.tonyrobbins.com/business-mastery-7 ) Wil’s Socials ( https://linktr.ee/Slicktalk ) Key Points of Interest: Where did he grow up? What was his first venture he started on his own? Where did he find his love for Hospitality? What was my connection with Wil prior to this podcast? What was his first job in the area? What was he doing for this company? Where did he go from there? How did his first venture go for him? Whe...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Villas & Apartments Abroad ( https://www.vaanyc.com/ ) WWOOF ( https://wwoof.net/ ) Mountain Lodge Farm ( https://www.mountainlodgefarm.com/ ) Cohost ( https://www.cohostspace.com/ ) Stanwood Cupcakes ( https://www.stanwoodcupcakes.com/ ) Ladders Clothing ( https://www.laddersclothing.com/ ) Vida Verde Home ( https://www.vidaverdehome.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Cat grow up? What did she study in School? How has that helped her in busin...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Floret Flowers ( https://www.floretflowers.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Brenna grow up? What caused her to join the marine corp? What did she do for the marine corp? What career did she decide against, and why? What did she end up doing? What is it like to work in such a high stress job? Why did she eventually leave that career? How does social media and the internet effect kids of today? How did she get started with flowers? When did she de...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Deception Pass ( https://parks.state.wa.us/497/Deception-Pass ) Key Points of Interest: How does Andy deal with the mites? Hear the story of how the varroa mites arrived here. How does Andy view honey bees vs pollinating bees? What does he believe the future of bees will be? Does Andy believe the wireless signals affect the bees? Hear why Bonnie deals with the books, packaging, and customer service side, and WON’T touch the bees! Why did decide to go th...
Key Points of Interest: How did they get started in bee’s? Where did Andy and Bonnie grow up? What changed the trajectory of Andy’s life? What was Andy’s original professional plan? What was Bonnie’s defining moment? What is her professional background? How did they end up in Washington? What was Andy’s jobs? How has his experiences helped him in Bee Keeping? How was farming different for them up here vs Fresno, CA? Find out where most of the almonds in the world are grown. What is the most prof...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: The Way ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441912/ ) Camano de Santiago Guide ( https://bit.ly/3m3sVCu ) See you Along the Way ( https://amzn.to/3ho1X53 ) Key Points of Interest: Where was Tracey born? And where did she grow up? What is her career background? What brought her to this area? Why did she join the Air Force? What was her position? Where was she stationed? What did she do while she was stationed in Iraq & Afghanistan? Why did she decide to ...
Key Points of Interest: Where did she grow up? What did Karla Study in College? Why did she change? After College, where did she move to? How did she end up over here in Washington State? What drew her here? When did she move to Camano? How does she get started with stone carvings? How did she get started with the sculpture park? How many sculptures does she have on the property? What is the largest piece she has there? How has she adapted her classes during COVID? Camano Island Locations Mentio...
Key Points of Interest: Where did Rick grow up? How many siblings did he grow up with? Why did he decide to get involved in politics? How does he feel politics has changed since being a US representative? What effect has technology had on his work? What are some of the positive changes he has seen? What changes would he like to see to help the black community? What is the current state of the COVID Relief package?...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.genielift.com/region-selector Marla’s New Book ( https://marlawilliams.net/my-book/ ) Bruce Lipton’s Book ( https://amzn.to/2DS12fF ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Marla grow up? What did she study in college? Where did she work during college? How did that effect her career choice? What company did she get her start in the HR career? What were her first steps setting up an HR department at Genie Industries? How does Marla define the dif...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://lopezislandcreamery.com/ https://www.dukesseafood.com/ Washington Park ( https://www.anacorteswa.gov/560/Washington-Park ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Alex grow up? Where did he go to college, and what did he graduate with? What was he planning on doing with his degree? How did he get started in food manufacturing? When did he decide to get into business for himself? What ind of businesses was he looking for? What was Lopez Island Creamery...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Podcast withOutreach Director for NOAH ( https://camanocommons.com/ep17/ ) Utopia Store ( https://bit.ly/3jHuyV9 ) Podcast with Mary Margaret ( https://camanocommons.com/ep54/ ) Key Points of Interest: What generation Stanwoodite is she? What was her family history in this area? Where did she end up moving to after getting married? How did she end back up here on Camano Island? What was her store she ran in Vancouver, Canada? What other restaurant/Coffe...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Taproot Theatre ( http://taproottheatre.org/ ) Lydia’s Podcast ( https://camanocommons.com/ep18/ ) Ringmaster ( https://www.amazon.com/Ringmaster-Year-Road-Greatest-Earth/dp/0525247572 ) Key Points of Interest: Where did Rich grow up? How old was Rich when his dad passed away? How did Rich end up on Camano Island? What degree did Rich study? What career path was he planning on? What theater company did he end up working with? Eventually, Rich started wh...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Stanwood Historical Society ( http://www.sahs-fncc.org/ ) Camano Island Book by Karen Prasse ( https://www.amazon.com/Camano-Island-WA-Images-America/dp/0738531359 ) Key Points of Interest: What made her decide to move for the senate? What committee did she become the chairman of? What is a Ranking Minority? Is the legislative full-time or Part-time? What issues does this cause? What was Mary Margaret’s starting salary as a Senator? How did Mary assist ...
Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: Growth Management Act ( https://bit.ly/3eiHZa9 ) Camano Fire ( https://www.camanofire.com/ ) Key Points of Interest: Where was Mary Margaret born? When was she born? What State Park opening did she get to attend? How much did the Utsalady Ladies Aid Building Cost to build? What school had the first school bus on Camano Island? How many siblings does Mary have? What was Mary’s first career choice? Which other sibling had the same career choice here on th...
