Appreciation Nation Greg and Dave York

Michael Arterberry is a "Master Encourager," who spends his days working to help other people use their personal struggles to become their best selves. He's touched the lives of countless youth and adults through his programs. He challenges us all to Live Consciously. Be Encouraged!

Greg and Dave meet up with Jason Todd of Thinker Ventures to learn about getting unstuck in life and in business. Jason challenges us to look at the five people closest to us and make sure there's a dissenting voice among them to help us grow.

Drs. Tiffany Mullen and Alex Yampolsky founded Vytal Health to bring back personalized medicine where patients can genuinely be heard and understood. They're doing this virtually and meeting the needs of people even while the world is living through the COVID-19 pandemic.

We dedicated this week's episode to some thoughts about the initial period of COVID-19 changes in the U.S. Much more will change over the coming weeks and months, but we offer some ideas and a bit of lightness for consideration and (hopefully) a little entertainment.

Lisa Caesar is the Chief Operating Officer of No Studios in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She and her brother John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter, founded this community space for artists and art-lovers in 2018. In this episode we explore what it's like to curate an environment that works for creatives, finding fulfillment by giving back, and working with family.

Alec and the team at Forward make all-natural dry ciders in a barn up in Myra, Wisconsin. It's a small, humble beginning, with Alec as the primary cidermaker and a co-founder who works on marketing and branding. We talk about pressing apples, village zoning and his dog Otis' role at the company.