(Extra) Ordinary People Chris Torres

Carolyn Dismuke was living a great life but felt something was missing... Her view changed when she discovered vineyards in her backyard that weren't really on the map in the wine world. She decided to study in a world-renowned wine studies program learning about the classic wine regions, the grape growing process, and more. With her passion on fire she moved out of her home base with the goal of living in different California wine regions every month to soak it all in. We discuss the fe...

Dennis Torres grew up in a working class town in New Jersey, where his curiosity and diverse environment molded him into a man driven by adventure. He has worked 64 different jobs and careers including running the merry-go-round at the Santa Monica Pier, bartending, industrial engineer, a dairy farmer, a big rig truck driver, exploring the Amazon, a commercial pilot, mediator and arbitrator of litigated cases and a graduate school professor at Pepperdine teaching courses to MBA students. He i...

This episode is a follow up to #13 Joyce McAndrews - An Artist's Life. On this one, she shares the final pieces to the story of her completion of a three year long project named Project Co-Mingle. This project covers the entire process of building the world's first skyscraper built by a new process called "Speed Core". The tower was erected in downtown Seattle and Joyce's recount of the project is inspiring to put it lightly. It was a project that never should have been but Joyce was abl...

I was introduced to Alicia through my friend TK from episode #8 who told me one important fact about Alicia, she is RESILIENT. Alicia struck me as extremely positive and kind right away and as we dug into her story about chasing her dreams and working her way into owning her own business I quickly realized how hard working and resilient she really is. You can find out more about Alicia and her business at: Her website Alicia Bell Design Instagram @AliciaBellDesignIf you like these episodes, p...

I think we've all day dreamed of leaving our work lives behind to pick up a nomadic lifestyle. Traveling from place to place, living off of the basics, meeting new people and freeing ourselves from the stress of work. Dreaming is one thing but having the courage to actually follow through with a plan is another... can you see where this is going? Alison and her fiancé Tyler left their jobs and traveled to 25 countries in less than two years! Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Monteneg...

Kooper has sea water running through his veins... okay, corny start to this bio but I'M NOT AN AUTHOR GET OFF ME... In all seriousness, Koop has been boating with his family since he was in diapers. After college, he knew he wanted to pursue a career in the boating world and his dream was to work on a National Geographic Boat as a Naturalist but had no idea how he'd do it. Then one day, while docking with his family on a boating trip, a Nat Geo boat was docked close by. With nothing to lose, ...