What was originally Episode 12 back in 2020, is now #84, my original conversation with the talented Larry Robertson. Larry Robertson is a Poet, Stylist, Author and Artist, and I'm sure since we had this chat years ago, he's added more to that list! So this is another past episode from the early days of this show that I think deserves a revisit, as I sat down with the multi-talented Larry to chat about all the things he does/has done and wants to do! If you do wanna go check out what all he’s up ...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Spencer Saylor is a cook and original creator of Wizard of Za pizza. While in recent history, Spencer sold his company 'Wizard of Za', he's still a dude who has a big passion for bringing people together over food! We dig into how the company started as a wild Pandemic hobby here in columbus, and how it grew to actually be sold, and yes we dig into those details of how that happened and why, and what Spencer’s feelings are on it all, while of course diving into his story in general and how he go...
Apr 24, 2023•2 hr 3 min
"Motherhood is not a diagnosis." On this 15 Minute Friday, Hanisha Patel returns to sit down with me again for the first time in 3 years. (Aside from her recent full episode repost!) In this one she's speaking on the topic of postpartum care for new mothers and what's missing in the conventional ways that have been in place for a while. This comes from going through her own postpartum experience after having a baby since she was last on the show! She shares what she believes is overlooked and wh...
Apr 21, 2023•20 min
The Scatter Joy Project is a non-profit organization + apparel brand that focuses on fighting the stigma of/offering help surrounding mental health and mental health battles. I sit down in this one for a solid conversation with Zachariah Thompson of Scatter Joy to chat all things mental health, the brand itself, and of course his journey behind how SJ was created and why! Zach shares a lot about his own personal battles with mental well-being, fighting depression, and how making it through thoug...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Davey Muise is a Musician and vocalist in his new project Hematite, and past projects Trove and Vanna. In this episode Davey and I sit down virtually to finally bring an internet friendship to life (sort of!) for a very very fun and in depth conversations about all things life, hardships, creativity, music, pursuit of happiness, and of course, all things Davey! We're both detailed talkers, so our conversation goes all over the place and we cover a TON of stuff as we uncover Davey's journey of li...
Mar 27, 2023•3 hr
In this 15 Minute Friday, it's all about goal-setting! I've got guest Josh Emerick back on to chat with me about something we're both passionate about, not just for ourselves but many of those we talk to, and that's how to set, plan for, break down and achieve goals. We cover why it's difficult to set/achieve our goals, how to plan for those goals, breaking down To Do lists, the "3/5 method", why making a plan is important, why you should make a bucket list, how to reverse engineer you plan &...
Mar 24, 2023•21 min
This is a REPOST from what was originally Episode 27. Being three years into the show, I felt it was time to start shining some spotlight back on older solid episodes every once in a while. So here we go! This is, what I still believe to be an awesome conversation with Dr. Hanisha Patel, ND, who is a Naturopathic Doctor and owner of the brand Mahan Health. It was her own journey in dealing with health issues that lead her to now focusing on gut health, Integrative Fertility, Pregnancy & Post...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 56 min
Rasheedah Crawly is an Entrepreneur and the Owner of Franklinton Market & Luxe Skincare. This week is such a fun and insightful episode as I sit and get to know Rasheedah and all that she does and wants to do right here in Columbus, OH. A few months ago I saw news that a "market" was coming to Franklinton, which is the area this podcast's studio currently resides in. While that doesn't sound like a big deal, what it meant was I could go grab drinks and snacks right across the street anytime ...
Feb 27, 2023•2 hr 12 min
Will Deely is a musician, guitarist and singer/songwriter. While most often it’s over some Chipotle, this week I sit down with my friend Will Deely. We dive into his music infused back story of finding his passion for playing guitar and eventually singing, that led him through being the trusted “go to” guy for so many bands and artists over the years. We uncover how all this turned into a solo songwriting path, which eventually turned into his project Heavy Things, and eventually turning into no...
Feb 13, 2023•2 hr 4 min
With 15 minutes on the clock, I bring Josh back on to sit and share some thoughts and opinions with me on how to make that jump out of a job you hate, potentially a little less scary! We talk about making a plan and setting a deadline for yourself to make the decision, the sort of "life data" that's good to collect beforehand to inform your decision, knowing what's missing in your current job and how to look for it elsewhere, the balance between financial security and happiness, finding fulfillm...
Feb 10, 2023•21 min
This is a REPOST from way back, of Episode 5! Being three years into the show now, I felt it was time to start shining some spotlight back on older solid episodes every once in a while. So here we go! This was my conversation with my multi-talented friend Nate Winkelmes. Nate is an Entrepreneur, Web Developer and musician/producer. This episode was a good early example of what I wanted the show to be. We cover Nate’s story of navigating the creative and business world, while holding onto his pas...
Jan 30, 2023•2 hr 19 min
It's Friday. You know what that means! 15 minutes on the clock and Josh Emerick is back to chat with me once again, but we're taking a slightly different approch on the subject this week, as we each share one quality we possess that we actually feel often gets in our way and holds us back. We dig into what they are, and more so, the work we're each doing to get past them! FOLLOW Josh FOLLOW Ross FOLLOW the show...
Jan 20, 2023•20 min
Krista Janeczko is a Personal Trainer and CrossFit Coach at CrossFit Gahanna. This week I sit down with my friend Krista, for a conversation that I will deem simply a “feel good” story. As we dive into Krista’s story, you’ll hear her note that she’s “not that interesting” but the more we uncover, the more we find out that everyone’s story matters regardless of how cool we may or may not perceive our journey! In her story, we talk about how growing up a pretty normal life, in ways was almost “too...
Jan 16, 2023•2 hr 7 min
This 15 Minute Friday I sit back down with returning guest Adam Lehman and we chat the ever-covered subject of social media and mental health and how to find balance and potential harmony with each! Follow @AdamLehman Follow @rosstheisen Follow the show! @wydhpod
Jan 06, 2023•21 min
Jake Floyd is the bassest and one half of the band 'The Orphan The Poet'. This week I sit down and finally get to know my friend Jake Floyd after years of being internet friends, and having heard the other half of the story of "TOTP" a couple years back here on the show when I had vocalist David Eselgroth on, I finally get his part of the journey! We cover how Jake first fell in love with music after attending his first live show, each of us being from small towns and finding creative paths out ...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 56 min
Simi Botic is a Health Coach/Entuitive Eating Counselor and Owner of her brand 'Unmeasured'. This one's such a fun episode as I sit and chat with the wonderful Simi Botic. We uncover the creation of her movement brand + barre class 'Unmeasured', and more so how it all spawned from dealing with her own body image + eating issues and not feeling truly worthy of a healthy life. We talk a lot about self-doubt and inner voices, and how to talk to those inner voices but let them control us. We dig int...
Dec 19, 2022•2 hr 16 min
What is deep work and flow state? Well, this Friday I've got Meg Pando sitting down once again to share all about whats worked for her using each of these methods! We cover what exactly each phrase is. What is "Deep work" and what is a "Flow State? How do you set goals around these things? How do we focus on our deep work in order to find our flow state? If it sounds super deep and magical, I just typed it like that so it sounds crazier than what it is! It's honestly very simple and we dig into ...
Dec 16, 2022•23 min
Sir William Fairbanks is back for another 15 minute chat on this wonderful Friday! In this one, Will and I sit down and talk all about self branding. We cover what means to self-brand, how to really build and cultivate a brand for yourself, how "branding" is way more than just a visual identity or logo, how creating a healthy culture around yourself or your work is the best form of branding one could do & a lot more packed in about 15 minutes! Follow William @will_fairbanks Follow the show @...
Dec 09, 2022•22 min
Faye is a musician and singer/songwriter based out of Columbus, OH. In this episode I get to know Faye for the first time as we dive into her story of finding and pursuing a career in music. We uncover how middle-school bullying she experienced led her to picking up a guitar, what balancing life has looked like since deciding to pursue music with things like friendships and relationships, learning how to show up for people more and becoming more present, living with BPD and learning how to navig...
Dec 05, 2022•2 hr 14 min
Adam Lehman is back on the show for another 15 Minute Friday! In this one, Adam shares his thoughts on how many companies (big or small) could be better empowering their employees to not just work harder (where it usually stops) but to actually believe in their brand and have real stakes in their purpose within the company. He covers how this could happen with more transparency, companies learning to lead with more honesty, giving people actual "buy in" and stocks regardless of what size the com...
Dec 02, 2022•21 min
For this 15 Minute Friday I sit down with Megan Pando once again, and this time we're talking all about how to rebuild constructive belief systems within ourselves. That's a fancy way of saying "learning to figure out who you really are and what you really believe in life, after being compelled into certain ways of living by those around around you!" Follow the show: @wydhpod Follow Ross: @whosrosstheisen Follow Megan: @makers.social @meg.pando
Nov 25, 2022•18 min
Colin Rigsby is a tattoo artist and musician that you may know better as 'Vesperteen'! After taking live photos of Vesperteen years ago, then almost taking portraits of him but couldn't align schedules, and then finally meeting in person at a recent concert surrounded by mutuals, I finally got to sit down and get to know the man behind Vesperteeen. We dive into what got him into pursuing music as a career, the evolution and change from being in a band to going out as a solo artist, what "making ...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 1 min
Nina Boyce is a certified Fertility Awareness Instructor. It’s an information filled conversation this episode as I have a fun chat with Nina! Nina dives into what exactly a fertility instructor is, what she does, why she’s focused on female fertility, breaking down misconceptions with it all and how female health and understanding of birth control has evolved over the years from a lot of stuff that we used to believe without question. We also talk social media and mental health balance, Nina’s ...
Nov 07, 2022•2 hr 1 min
Hey dude, you create c o n t e n t? This episode is covering the subject of "content creation" and other creative labels that people get stuck in nowadays. Everyone's creating content of some sort, but, due to this becoming the norm, artists of all sort just get lumped as something they may not be. We talk about the difference between simply creating and sharing on social media, being labeled as something you're not in the creative field, where this confusion comes from, how to make what you do ...
Nov 04, 2022•19 min
Ty Collier is the owner of LGBQT+ brand Queerencia. In this episode I sit down and get to know Ty Collier and how Queerencia came to be! We dive into his story of not feeling like he had a safe space to be his true self growing up, how he became a really hard worker to prove himself, creating the brand and hoping it's a safe and supportive space to others now, the ever challenging work-life balance & lots more in this one! FOLLOW Queerencia SHOP Queerencia ------------------ THIS EPISODE IS ...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 42 min
On this 15 Minute Friday, it's a straight forward conversation breaking down all things Entrepreneurship and self-employment with returning guest Adam Lehman (a guy who knows a thing or two about this stuff!) coming back for the first time since his full story episode back on Episode 20! He shares how the business model of well...business, has changed a lot over the years and how the old way of doing things just isn't always the answer anymore. He also talks about gatekeeping, as well as breaks ...
Oct 21, 2022•20 min
Are you a people pleaser? For this 15 Minute Friday Meg Pando returns for a chat all about the balance of being a good or helpful person, but making sure you don't get walked on while doing so! FOLLOW @meg.pando @makers.social @whosrosstheisen
Oct 14, 2022•22 min
It's EPISODE 69.....NICE. My guest for this special occassion is someone who chose this very specific episode to be on over a year ago, and his name is William Mount! William Mount is a fellow podcaster over at this own Podcast Network 'Loudcat Podcasts' where he produces and/or hosts MANY shows, most notibly his show 'The Sounds of Bustown'. After planning this, what seems like forever ago, we finally get to sit down and dig into just who William is outside of a friend I know has a bunch of pod...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 54 min
Confidence in life is difficult enough. Now attaching that issue to trying to perfect and share your craft and we've got a real challenge! Returning to the show for this one, I've got my friend William Fairbanks back on to share some thoughts with me pertaining to confidence. We talk about how confidence isn't a bad thing, who you surround yourself with plays into this, learning to believe in yourself more, embracing failure and simply learning to maintain a belief in one's self once you find it...
Sep 30, 2022•27 min
This week I chat with Matt Teegarden, a Food Scientist & Host of 614 Magazine's 'Tasting Columbus'. Hear me find out what exactly a Food Scientist is, along with how Matt got involved in all of that, as we dive into his love for food and the culture surrounding it, what it's been like becoming a Host for something like 'Tasting Columbus'. We also dig into some social media talk of longform vs. shortform content, we talk the awkwardness of Tinder and online dating, dealing with bullying both ...
Sep 26, 2022•2 hr 16 min
