Get After It PDX

Wy'east Wolfpack

Welcome to Get After It PDX, a down-to-earth podcast featuring honest conversations with inspiring people in the creative hotbed of Portland, Oregon. Powered by Wy'east Wolfpack Host/Producer: Willie McBride Intro & Outro/Sound Engineer: Greg Pressler Follow along: @wyeastwolfpack wyeastwolfpack.com/get-after-it-pdx/

  1. 11/19/2020

    Rashad Frazier - Chef & Founder of Yoshi Jenkins/Camp Yoshi

    Hear banker-turned-chef and caterer Rashad Frazier talk about growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina and his experiences getting into nature as a child, seeing first hand the ups and downs of the restaurant his father owned, getting a football scholarship to Howard University and--to this day--how much he values the culture and networks of Howard and HBCUs, living in New York City as a banker for years before getting laid off led him to explore other options, how dating his future wife influenced his early years of cooking, the creation and meaning of his high-end niche catering brand Yoshi Jenkins, moving to PDX and the subsequent pandemic that forced him back to the drawing board, his love of the outdoors and camping and some the experiences he's had as a person of color amongst largely white user groups, the creation of Camp Yoshi and why he feels it's important to specifically provide outdoor opportunities and services to Black folks, and much more! Follow along: @pulledtogether @yoshijenkins @camp.yoshi www.campyoshi.com Vol. 1 - Wealth & Abundance | Film by: Alex Forestier ~ music by: The Milky Way ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by the Aimsir Distilling Company, a new distillery focused on great flavors and a warm environment.  They love the way spirits taste, but more importantly, they love that they bring people together to make memories, build bridges, and crystalize the moment. Opening in Fall 2020.  Follow @aimsirdistilling This episode is also supported by Daybreak Racing, a Portland, OR company offering some of the finest trail running events and trail stewardship opportunities available today.  Daybreak Racing has been uniting the adventurous & wild-hearted with the mountain, coast & forest trails of the Pacific NW since 2016. Adventure begins at Daybreak.  Follow @daybreakracing

    1h 34m
  2. 11/06/2020

    Liz Craig - Engineer, Adventurer & Head of Marketing/Content Creation at Mountain Shop

    Hear mechanical engineer-turned-marketing manager Liz Craig talk about growing up in Pennsylvania and her longtime trajectory to become an engineer, what it meant to her to be the only female in her family to follow that path, her parent's lasting athletic influence as long time bicyclists and hikers and their many family adventures together over the years, her love of rowing she developed at a young age and the values and lessons of team sports, how she later got into running and developed a routine while training for a half marathon during college, what brought her West to Portland after a stint working in Amish country and the surprise news shortly after that led to a drastic career shift and her current employment at Mountain Shop, the work and adventures she's most excited about now, and much more! Follow along: @theadventurouslizard  theadventurouslizard.com Mountain Shop ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by the Aimsir Distilling Company, a new distillery focused on great flavors and a warm environment.  They love the way spirits taste, but more importantly, they love that they bring people together to make memories, build bridges, and crystalize the moment. Opening in Fall 2020.  Follow @aimsirdistilling This episode is also supported by Daybreak Racing, a Portland, OR company offering some of the finest trail running events and trail stewardship opportunities available today.  Daybreak Racing has been uniting the adventurous & wild-hearted with the mountain, coast & forest trails of the Pacific NW since 2016. Adventure begins at Daybreak.  Follow @daybreakracing

    1h 6m
  3. 10/27/2020

    Hannes Gehring - Ultra Runner, Basketball Coach & Owner/Founder of Tails & Trails Dog Hikes

    Hear dog lover, long time basket-baller, and recent Nolan's 14 finisher Hannes Gehring talk about spending the first 11 years of his life in Germany with his two siblings and missionary parents, the differences in education style he experienced there vs the United States before his family relocated to Lake Oswego, Oregon, his relationship with religion and how that has evolved over the years, his deep love of basketball and passion for tirelessly practicing the fundamentals in order to improve,  how his love of canines changed his life and lead to his current profession, Black Lives Matter and the social justice issues he's made an effort to educate himself on and dedicated his Nolan's 14 attempt to (carrying the name of a victim of police violence to each of the 14 peaks), and much more! Follow along: @uphillswagger @tailsandtrailscolorado Tails & Trails Dog Hikes Colorado ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by the Aimsir Distilling Company, a new distillery focused on great flavors and a warm environment.  They love the way spirits taste, but more importantly, they love that they bring people together to make memories, build bridges, and crystalize the moment. Opening in Fall 2020.  Follow @aimsirdistilling This episode is also supported by Daybreak Racing, a Portland, OR company offering some of the finest trail running events and trail stewardship opportunities available today.  Daybreak Racing has been uniting the adventurous & wild-hearted with the mountain, coast & forest trails of the Pacific NW since 2016. Adventure begins at Daybreak.  Follow @daybreakracing

    1h 19m
4.9
out of 5
17 Ratings

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Welcome to Get After It PDX, a down-to-earth podcast featuring honest conversations with inspiring people in the creative hotbed of Portland, Oregon. Powered by Wy'east Wolfpack Host/Producer: Willie McBride Intro & Outro/Sound Engineer: Greg Pressler Follow along: @wyeastwolfpack wyeastwolfpack.com/get-after-it-pdx/