Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev

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Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev

Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a podcast about business, parenting and living life intentionally. We're here every week to bring you intentional conversations on making your own path to success, challenging the status quo, and finding all the ways we're better. Recorded in Cookeville, TN, Kosta joins guests from all walks of life to bring fresh perspective and start your week with purpose. We're better together.

  1. 4D AGO

    How to Build Your Dream Home with Catherine Jackson and Katie Hall

    Join Kosta and his guests: Catherine Jackson, Executive Officer of The Home Builders Association of the Upper Cumberland and Katie Hall, General Manager at Cookeville Kitchen Sales. In this episode: Building a house is like making a cake from scratch - I don’t know how. Let’s start there, because for most of us buying an existing home is confusing enough, what’s it like to build a house? From 2014 to 2024, the median price of a 3-bedroom house in Putnam County has increased over 115%. Buying a home is mathematically impossible for the majority of the Upper Cumberland. How can building more homes help bring down demand and cost? How does building a new home in 2025 compare to buying a similar home at the same price point? Is it comparable or are there other factors we need to consider? Find out more about The Home Builders Association of the Upper Cumberland: https://uchba.com/🏠🔨🛁 UCHBA Home and Garden Show 2025📆 March 29-30, 2025⏱️ Saturday, March 29: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sunday, March 30: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM  📍DelMonaco Winery & Vineyards (600 Lance Dr, Baxter, TN 38544) 💵 All Tickets $5 🗣️ https://uchba.com/#/home-show/uchba-home-and-garden-show-2025 Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partners at Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy. Find out more about Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy:https://aspirebarberandbeauty.com

    46 min

  2. MAR 17

    It Happens Here with Lt. Heather Marshall and Det. Conor Sparkman

    *Disclaimer/Trigger Warning* This episode may not be appropriate for all ages and audiences as it contains candid conversations about child abuse, child predators, child sex offenders and cyber crime. Join Kosta and his guests: Lt. Heather Marshall, Public Information Officer and Detective Conor Sparkman from Cookeville Police Department. In this episode: We say this in every episode, but the Upper Cumberland is changing. We don’t live in the same world we grew up in and maybe that’s the scariest part of all. Kids don’t have to leave their room to find themselves in a dangerous place. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to keep our children safe online and offline, but first, let’s start with what makes the internet a scary place for our kids to be? There’s always a feeling like this could never happen to me. Cybercrime seems like something that happens on shows or movies, but it wouldn’t happen to us. How prevalent is this kind of behavior here in Cookeville and across Tennessee? Do you think most parents are really aware of what their kids are doing online? Do you think most parents are really aware of the dangers they could be facing online? Find out more about Cookeville Police Department: https://cookeville-tn.gov/245/Police-Department Contact Cookeville Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division: 931-520-5384 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)https://www.cybertipline.com

    52 min

  3. MAR 10

    Who Should Homeschool? with Tabitha Merritt

    Join Kosta and his guest: Tabitha Merritt, Director of Peach Tree Learning Center. In this episode: For many, homeschool feels like the only answer to an exceedingly difficult question. Where can my child learn where they’re safe, valued, and prepared for more than a standardized test? In your experience, when does a family know the answer is not public school? Over the next decade, education in Tennessee will change. While Education Freedom Scholarships aren’t currently available to homeschooling families, there will be a dramatic shift in where and how all Tennessee students are educated. What do you hope comes of this transition and how could it positively impact the homeschool community? Teaching kids is hard. It’s even harder when you don’t understand what you’re teaching. How does Peach Tree Learning help to bridge the gap between what parents know and what students need to know? Find out more about Peach Tree Learning Center:https://www.peachtreelearningcenter.com/ Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partner Sabrina Brazle, The Realty Firm. Find out more about Sabrina Brazle:https://www.sabrinabrazle.com/

    53 min

  4. MAR 3

    Our 200th Episode! with Jill Stalnaker

    🥳 Join Kosta and his 200th guest: Jill Stalnaker, Prevention Training Specialist at TN Voices, Owner of Leaning Tree Agency and Mom of 5. In this episode: In 2021 the recidivism rate in Tennessee was roughly 46%. That means that almost half of all individuals released from jail or prison were estimated to return within three years. Creating a normal life after incarceration isn’t easy. Reentry is difficult, slow and for many impossible. You help to make that process easier and more realistic. Will you tell us about TN Voices and how you’re helping to educate and empower those preparing for reentry? Most of the listeners of this podcast will likely never go to jail. We can sympathize with the injustices of the system, but we’ll never really understand what it’s like to be in this position. What do you wish people knew about being in jail and what’s really going on? It’s the throughline of this episode, and let’s be honest, at least 90% of the episodes of this podcast - we need change. We’re desperately seeking change across this country and in the Upper Cumberland. When you think about the communities you work with and the greater community we’re a part of - what do you think needs to change? Find out more about TN Voices:https://tnvoices.org/ 📌 Find out more about WOMAN: 📅  Tuesday, March 18, 2025🕐 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM📍 185 W 12th St, Cookeville, TN 38501🎟️ https://www.leaningtreeagency.com/event-details/woman Thank you to the 200 guests who have joined us on Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev. We're better when we're together. 💛 Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partners at Volunteer State Community College. Find out more about Volunteer State Community College:https://www.volstate.edu/campuses/cookeville

    1h 3m

  5. FEB 24

    The Winning Team with Tammy Key

    Join Kosta and his guest: Tammy Key, Owner of Key Learning and Development. In this episode: In your experience, what do the best teams have in common? There’s one thing mid-level managers, C-suite executives, parents and volunteer soccer coaches can all agree on: just because you have a group of people working together doesn’t make them a team. You’re an expert on leadership and team-building, and I think you’re the perfect person to answer the question of what makes a group of people a team? How important is self-reflection and self-knowing in this team building process? Is it kind of like putting your own oxygen mask on first? Find out more about Key Learning and Development:https://www.keyforlearning.net Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partners at Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy. Find out more about Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy:https://aspirebarberandbeauty.com

    51 min

  6. FEB 17

    The Weather Report with Michael Detwiler

    Join Kosta and his guest: Michael Detwiler, local weather observer, member of CoCoRaHS and known across the Upper Cumberland as the Cookeville Weather Guy. In this episode: I think the only fitting first question for this episode has to be: can we actually predict the weather? Why do other weather reporters get it so wrong? You’re an on the ground weather observer and member of CoCoRaHS, for everyone just now realizing that’s how it’s pronounced will you tell us about the program and what weather observers do? Why does keeping track of weather events matter for our community? What can we learn from the research you’ve done over the past 45 years?  Find out more about Michael Detwiler:https://www.facebook.com/CookevilleWeatherGuyhttps://www.instagram.com/cookevillewxguyhttps://tempestwx.com/station/67890/Find out more about CoCoRaHS:https://www.cocorahs.org/ Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partners at Miss Sallie's Market. Find out more about Miss Sallie's Market:https://www.misssallies.com

    40 min

  7. FEB 10

    Stop Blaming Start Helping with Cindy Putman

    Join Kosta and his guest: Cindy Putman. Nationally recognized educator, advocate and consultant, Cindy works as the Ready To Learn Project Manager at WCTE and is the Academic Social Interventionist for the Putnam County School System. In this episode: You facilitated the first partnership between a public school system and a PBS station. You understand the importance of public works and the importance of giving more to those with less. What’s your message to those who question the effectiveness of public education and resources in this critical time? In 2021 you received the Champion for Children Award from Sesame Street Workshop and PBS for your work with underserved children in vulnerable communities. PBS, WCTE, and members like you give our children in the Upper Cumberland opportunities and information they wouldn’t have otherwise. Will you tell us how you’ve developed the Ready to Learn Program and how it’s changed our community? Find out more about WCTE and Ready to Learn: https://www.wcte.org/https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ready-to-learn/home/ Find out more about Cindy Putman:https://www.cynthiaputman.org/ Want to contact your Tennessee legislator? Find more here:https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/Apps/fml2022/search.aspxBetter Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partner Sabrina Brazle, The Realty Firm. Find out more about Sabrina Brazle:https://www.sabrinabrazle.com/

    1h 16m

  8. FEB 3

    Wings Up with Tayton Swift

    Join Kosta and his guest: Tayton Swift, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Football Player representing the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In this episode: You’re not only a student athlete, you’re a sponsored student athlete. Will you tell us about the process of securing sponsorships and how student athletes being able to profit from their NIL changes the opportunities they have throughout their career? Even as a student you’re not missing any opportunities to build your brand and secure your legacy. How important is it for student athletes, especially student athletes who want to get sponsorship deals to have their own personal brand? It’s undeniable that the next era of Golden Eagles football is here. We’re building a new stadium, Coach Bobby Wilder is building the greatest team we’ve ever had and the momentum is unstoppable. What can you tell us about what’s coming next? Find out more about Tayton Swift:https://linktr.ee/tayton_swift Find out more about TN Tech Golden Eagle Football:https://www.ttusports.com/sports/fball/indexBetter Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partners at Volunteer State Community College. Find out more about Volunteer State Community College:https://www.volstate.edu/campuses/cookeville

    25 min
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    Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a podcast about business, parenting and living life intentionally. We're here every week to bring you intentional conversations on making your own path to success, challenging the status quo, and finding all the ways we're better. Recorded in Cookeville, TN, Kosta joins guests from all walks of life to bring fresh perspective and start your week with purpose. We're better together.

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