Rooted Wisconsin

Brad Zima
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Society & Culture
  • Updated Bimonthly

Connecting Wisconsinites one guest at a time.

  1. 4d ago

    Keagan Keddell - Capturing Memories, Chasing Perfection, Honkers & Ramblin' - Episode #87

    Keagan Keddell is a wildlife photographer, filmmaker, and outdoor guide behind WildlifePhotogMedia. Known for his keen eye, relentless drive, and willingness to do the hard stuff, Keagan travels from the wilds of Alaska to the remote marshes of Mexico documenting high-stakes hunts, conservation stories, and the beautiful and unpredictable nature of the outdoors. In this episode, we discuss life behind the camera, the art of storytelling, the benefits of saying yes and the importance of persistence, Keegan's waterfowl hunting roots and fondness of Wisconsin Deer Camp culture, early career guiding on Lake Michigan and in Alaska, what it takes to capture the wild in its truest form, and MUCH more. https://www.instagram.com/wildlifephotogmedia/ https://www.camerasdontflarebirds.com/ Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/rootedwisconsin Nic Nac - CLEAN and TRANSPARENT, Nicotine PERFECTED. Use code "Wisconsin" for 20% off your order at: https://www.nicnac.com/

    Keagan Keddell - Capturing Memories, Chasing Perfection, Honkers & Ramblin' - Episode #87

  2. Aug 17

    Samantha Benish - Hotdoggin', Kwik Trip Marketing, ASMR & Conspiracies - Episode #86

    Samantha Benish is a social media marketer for Kwik Trip, ASMR content creator, and former Oscar Mayer "Hotdogger." Raised in Nelson, Wisconsin, Samantha graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in Journalism & Strategic Communication, where she served as the Life & Style Editor for The Daily Cardinal and contributed to Curb Magazine. After graduation, she was chosen as one of just 12 people nationwide to tour the country driving the iconic 27-foot Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. In this episode, we chat about growing up in small-town Wisconsin, travelling the country in the Weinermobile and working in marketing for Kwik Trip, amassing a huge audience with her ASMR content, and we discuss our shared passion for journalism and our inclination toward conspiracy theories (and our personal favorites). https://www.instagram.com/smbenish/https://www.tiktok.com/@sammerasmr?lang=en Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/rootedwisconsin

    Samantha Benish - Hotdoggin', Kwik Trip Marketing, ASMR & Conspiracies - Episode #86

  3. Aug 10

    Olivia Lulich - Ag Education, Miss Wisconsin USA, Lamb Chops, and Pearl - Episode #85

    Olivia Lulich is an agriculture educator, FFA advisor, and the reigning Miss Wisconsin USA. A Lyndon Station native who grew up showing cattle and sheep on the county fair circuit, Olivia has devoted her career to bridging the gap between rural farming communities and the general public. After earning her degree in Agricultural Education from Iowa State University, Olivia returned home to inspire the next generation as a high school ag teacher in Viroqua. As the reigning Miss Wisconsin USA, she uses her platform and voice to combat agricultural misinformation through digital campaigns like #AgFactFriday and her "1 to 100" initiative. On today's episode, we dive into the power of agricultural storytelling, media literacy in farming, the realities of teaching high school ag, growing up in a farming family, and what it takes to represent the heart of Wisconsin on the national stage. https://www.instagram.com/olivialulich/ Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/rootedwisconsin

    Olivia Lulich - Ag Education, Miss Wisconsin USA, Lamb Chops, and Pearl - Episode #85

  4. Jul 27

    Travis Hasse - Building Businesses, Bear Hunting, Spearfishing & Uncomfort - Episode #84

    Travis Hasse is a Wisconsin-based entrepreneur who turned a Midwest tradition into an international brand. In 2008, inspired by his family’s homemade recipe, he launched Travis Hasse’s Apple Pie Liqueur. Now exited from that business, Travis owns a company focusing on last mile delivery, invests in real estate, and is an avid outdoorsman. In this episode, Brad and Travis talk about his experience in building several successful businesses, being an outdoorsman and the value of getting outside of comfort, authentic brands, his recent bear hunt with a group of folks that included Cam Hanes, a friend getting him into spearfishing, getting false charged by a Brown Bear while Elk hunting, the importance of protecting our public lands, and MUCH more. https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@travishasse⁩  https://www.instagram.com/travishasse/?hl=en Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    Travis Hasse - Building Businesses, Bear Hunting, Spearfishing & Uncomfort - Episode #84

  5. Jul 13

    Garrett Thorn - Golden Handcuffs, Energy and Chakras & Northwoods Culture - Episode #83

    Garrett Thorn is an Nashville-based independent singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and touring musician. Originally hailing from the Northwoods of Wisconsin in Three Lakes, Garrett has taken his rustic, soulful sound from small-town Midwestern stages to performing across the United States, Europe, and beyond. In this episode Brad and Garrett talk about taking the leap from a "safe" life to pursue music, playing hoops at St. Norbert College, Science, energy and quantum entanglement, Eastern Philosophical principles, energy, connection, Chakras, and tapping into "other" you's, creativity, psychedellics, Fatherhood, the hard-working and humble Northwoods Wisconsin culture, and MUCH more. https://www.garrettthornmusic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/garrettthornmusic/?hl=en Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    Garrett Thorn - Golden Handcuffs, Energy and Chakras & Northwoods Culture - Episode #83

  6. Jun 29

    Chris Herriot - State Titles, Education, Photography & the Outdoors - Episode #82

    Chris Herriot is a high school educator and state-champion track coach at Arrowhead High School, and the creative eye behind My Wisconsin Photography. In this episode we talk about his journey as a coach, mentor, and educator, how his deep roots in the Wisconsin outdoors shape his artistic vision, perspective that comes with travelling the globe, parenting, passion and his love for what he gets to do, and MUCH more. https://www.mywisconsinphotography.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mywisconsin/ Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    Chris Herriot - State Titles, Education, Photography & the Outdoors - Episode #82

  7. Jun 22

    Heather Golden - Hoops to Golf, Top Tracer, and Range TwentyFORE - Episode #81

    Heather Golden is the owner of the new Range TwentyFORE in Wrightstown, Wisconsin and a former basketball player at UWGB. In this episode, Brad and Heather talk about her hoops career and winning a Wisconsin high school basketball state title at De Pere, her D1 recruitment and commitment to play at UWGB, the evolution of her career post college, taking up golf and how it satisfies the competitive "itch," becoming an entrepreneur and opening the newest Top Tracer range in Wrightstown, and much more! https://www.rangetwentyfore.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-golden-743a333b/ Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    Heather Golden - Hoops to Golf, Top Tracer, and Range TwentyFORE - Episode #81

  8. Jun 8

    Adriana Vander Leest - Marketing, Motherhood, and Sticking it to the Man - Episode #80

    Adriana Vander Leest is the owner and founder founder of the Wisconsin-based pet products brand, Oat & Paw. In this episode, Brad and Adriana discuss marketing and social media, an unexpected career transition and her path to entrepreneurship, "sticking it to the man," parenthood and partnership, the value of authenticity, and much more! Check out Oat & Paw for awesome products for your doggo. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563213202373 Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    Adriana Vander Leest - Marketing, Motherhood, and Sticking it to the Man - Episode #80
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Connecting Wisconsinites one guest at a time.

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  • Creator
    Brad Zima
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Brad Zima
  • Show Website
    Rooted Wisconsin

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