Rooted Wisconsin

Brad Zima

Connecting Wisconsinites one guest at a time.

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

    1d ago

    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/

    1h 49m
  2. Heather Golden - Hoops to Golf, Top Tracer, and Range TwentyFORE - Episode #81

    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/

    1h 21m
  3. Adriana Vander Leest - Marketing, Motherhood, and Sticking it to the Man - Episode #80

    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/

    1h 32m
  4. Brad (Quick Solo Episode) - Thank You, Aldo Leopold & a Quick Break - Episode #80

    May 25

    Brad (Quick Solo Episode) - Thank You, Aldo Leopold & a Quick Break - Episode #80

    I am taking the first "break" EVER from regularly scheduled episodes. I didn't want to leave you hanging though! Just a quick few thoughts and another podcast you can check out to see me in the "opposite" chair with the fellas at Okayest Hunter. Okayest Hunter podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4oDoFUlKOQ Sand County Almanac: https://www.amazon.com/County-Almanac-Outdoor-Essays-Reflections/dp/0345345053 Big shoutout to our sponsors:Epic Mortgage - Human Centered Mortgage Services https://www.yourepiclender.com/See YOU in a couple weeks!

    16 min
  5. Lindsay Huehns - Art is Dirty, Ceramics, Passion & Brain Surgery - Episode #79

    May 18

    Lindsay Huehns - Art is Dirty, Ceramics, Passion & Brain Surgery - Episode #79

    Lindsay Huehns is a Wisconsin-based ceramic artist, entrepreneur, and educator who is passionately making the world a little more beautiful and a little more tactile) through her brand, Art is Dirty, specializing in thoughtful, small-batch pottery and custom ceramic art. In this episode, Brad and Lindsay talk about her path to the arts and business ownership, making art a career, teaching others, her story of having brain surgery, finding her passion, and the sourdough she can't kill. https://www.instagram.com/art_isdirty/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisDirty Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    1h 20m
  6. Lauren Griepentrog - Balancing Goals and Life, Peru, and Adoption Stories - Episode #78

    May 11

    Lauren Griepentrog - Balancing Goals and Life, Peru, and Adoption Stories - Episode #78

    Lauren Griepentrog is the founder of Lauren Mackenzie photography and co-owner of Bridgeview Studios in Green Bay. In this episode, Brad and Lauren discuss her recent trip to Peru and the perspective that travel brings, ancient civilizations, her path from wanting to be a physical therapist to deciding to follow her passion for photography, entrepreneurship, the value of confidence and hard work, support systems, their shared experience of both being adopted, and MUCH more! https://www.laurenmackenziephotography.com/ https://www.bridgeviewstudios.com/ Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership! https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    1h 40m
  7. Russ Allen - Stray Voltage, Losing the Farm, EMF, WPS Lawsuit & the NFL - Episode #77

    May 4

    Russ Allen - Stray Voltage, Losing the Farm, EMF, WPS Lawsuit & the NFL - Episode #77

    Russ Allen is a lifelong dairy farmer and the author of the memoir, "The Missing Wire". His story is a powerful testament to resilience in the face of unimaginable loss and a David-vs-Goliath legal battle that shook the Wisconsin utility industry. Russ’s life was upended when his cattle began to fall ill and die at an alarming rate (for decades). His search for answers led him to uncover an invisible assailant, stray voltage leaking from the electrical distribution system owned by Wisconsin Public Service. The impact of this "missing wire" extended far beyond his livelihood, manifesting in a series of devastating family tragedies that Russ details in his writing. In this episode, Russ joins us to discuss his years-long fight for justice, "winning" the lawsuit but still losing the farm, the day his lender said "it's over", the landmark jury verdict that finally held the utility company accountable, and his mission to expose the "dirty little secrets" of the industry to protect other farming families. His story is a deeply rooted Wisconsin narrative about the cost of truth and the strength required to stand one’s ground. As a lifelong NFL and Packer fan, Russ also made the connection in the late 2010s between stray current, EMF, and NFL team performance. Maybe there is even more to the "December in Lambeau" advantage that has been talked about for years? A hot button topic at the moment, Russ may have a path to discovery started already. https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Wire-utility-companies-little/dp/1963558154 Big shout out to our sponsors: Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities, and supporting home ownership https://www.yourepiclender.com/

    1h 15m
  8. Cameron Teske - Starting a Foundation, Gifts From Loss & Remembering to Live - Episode #76

    Apr 27

    Cameron Teske - Starting a Foundation, Gifts From Loss & Remembering to Live - Episode #76

    Cameron Teske is an author, podcaster, storyteller, and founder of the Remember to Live Foundation. Shortly after relocating to Green Bay in 2015, he and his then wife found out they were going to have a child. Soon after that, his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, ultimately passing after a two year battle. Out of this tremendously difficult time of life, he realized the value of family trips they were able to take with their son before her passing. This was the inspiration behind founding the Remember to Live Foundation, to provide others in similar situations with experiences through which memories of family members will be formed through and live on in the minds of loved ones. In this episode, Brad and Cameron talk about that very difficult time of life and the inspiration that came of it, the weight of becoming a single father to a then two-year-old, the power of a story, the process of starting the foundation and where it is at now (recently giving away their first trip), his upcoming century bike ride, tattoos and quotes including one of a Northern Wisconsin lake where his late wife now rests, and his unfortunate situation of being a Bears fan (levity). Also, for the record it was tough to make a thumbnail for the episode because we are both major "squinters" when we laugh, and we did plenty of that. https://www.remembertolivefoundation.org/https://www.cameronteske.com/As always, a massive shout out to our sponsors at: Karouser - NA social bevvies delivered to your doorhttps://www.karouser.com/Epic Mortgage – Your partner in homebuying, empowering communities and supporting home ownershiphttps://www.yourepiclender.com/Genuine Lynn – Custom apparel, decorative engravings, and one of a kind pieces where Lynn brings your vision to life!https://genuinelynn.com/

    1h 26m
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Connecting Wisconsinites one guest at a time.

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  • Creator
    Brad Zima
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    83
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Brad Zima
  • Show Website
    Rooted Wisconsin

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