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Todd Hudson is the Executive Chef and Owner of the Wildflower Café, a farm-to-table restaurant in Mason, Ohio. With over 15 years of kitchen experience, Todd can prepare some of the best food you've ever had, regardless of how exotic your tastes, and he does it all with fresh local products. His roots lie in southern cooking he learned from his grandmother. Todd and his Café have received many accolades, including Top 40 Chefs Under 40, a feature in "Best Chefs America" A Chefs Guide to Top Chefs, a feature in the "Chefs Collaborative 20th Anniversary" Cookbook, "Best Burger" Cincinnati Magazine 2010, "Certified Humane Restaurant" World Society for the Protection of Animals, "Best Restaurants in the Midwest" Midwest Living Magazine 2011, 2012, and "Best Fresh Meal" CityBeat 2010, and many more. In 2019, the Wildflower Café was recognized as one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s “Top 100 Wine Restaurants in America”. Todd is a wonderful husband and active dad. He resides on his farm with his wife Jenna and his two rockstar children, Dylan and Griffin.  
 
In this episode of The Next Level, we discuss:  
How Todd’s grandmother served as his inspiration in the kitchen and in life 
The story of how Todd got his start in the restaurant and made the decision to open the Wildflower Café 
The importance of sourcing organic ingredients and Todd’s passion for facilitating a return to agriculture 
How the restaurant has evolved since it opened in 2007 
Todd’s purpose now and the resilience required in his profession as an Executive Chef and Restaurant Owner 
 
Connect with Todd and the Wildflower Café: 
Website: https://linktr.ee/wildflowermason 
Instagram: @wildflowermason 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildflowerCafeMason 
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WildflowerCafe 
 
The Wildflower Café is located at 207 E Main St, Mason, Ohio, and is open Monday - Saturday 4-9 pm.  
  
Listen here: https://teamperformanceinstitute.podbean.com/  
The Next Level Podcast is also available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.  

Todd Hudson is the Executive Chef and Owner of the Wildflower Café, a farm-to-table restaurant in Mason, Ohio. With over 15 years of kitchen experience, Todd can prepare some of the best food you've ever had, regardless of how exotic your tastes, and he does it all with fresh local products. His roots lie in southern cooking he learned from his grandmother. Todd and his Café have received many accolades, including Top 40 Chefs Under 40, a feature in "Best Chefs America" A Chefs Guide to Top Chefs, a feature in the "Chefs Collaborative 20th Anniversary" Cookbook, "Best Burger" Cincinnati Magazine 2010, "Certified Humane Restaurant" World Society for the Protection of Animals, "Best Restaurants in the Midwest" Midwest Living Magazine 2011, 2012, and "Best Fresh Meal" CityBeat 2010, and many more. In 2019, the Wildflower Café was recognized as one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s “Top 100 Wine Restaurants in America”. Todd is a wonderful husband and active dad. He resides on his farm with his wife Jenna and his two rockstar children, Dylan and Griffin.  
 
In this episode of The Next Level, we discuss:  
How Todd’s grandmother served as his inspiration in the kitchen and in life 
The story of how Todd got his start in the restaurant and made the decision to open the Wildflower Café 
The importance of sourcing organic ingredients and Todd’s passion for facilitating a return to agriculture 
How the restaurant has evolved since it opened in 2007 
Todd’s purpose now and the resilience required in his profession as an Executive Chef and Restaurant Owner 
 
Connect with Todd and the Wildflower Café: 
Website: https://linktr.ee/wildflowermason 
Instagram: @wildflowermason 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildflowerCafeMason 
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WildflowerCafe 
 
The Wildflower Café is located at 207 E Main St, Mason, Ohio, and is open Monday - Saturday 4-9 pm.  
  
Listen here: https://teamperformanceinstitute.podbean.com/  
The Next Level Podcast is also available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.  

Ken Bloom is the founder of Hacker Herren, a group of over 500 men that come together annually to attend Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Over the decades, Ken and the group have built a community and a brotherhood that embodies “Gemütlichkeit”—the communal joy experienced at the iconic German festival. Ken and Jon explain how the group came to be and share stories and memories from over the years. As the Hacker Herren saying goes... “You think you know...but you have no idea!” Prost! 
 
In this episode of The Next Level, we discuss: 
Ken’s first trip to Oktoberfest in 1992 and how the group grew organically from there
The power of relationships and how that helped to fuel the growth of Hacker Herren
How the group supported Oktoberfest servers when the event was canceled during the pandemic and other organizations to which they have donated
The Hacker Herren Oktoberfest experience and the schedule of events
How the group maintains its established culture of respect and responsibility
How Hacker Herren helps its members strengthen important relationships 
 
Connect with Hacker Herren! 
http://www.hackerherren.com/ 
Twitter and Instagram: @hackerherren  
 
The Next Level Podcast is also available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. 

Jonathan Sams is a Navy veteran, attorney, gentleman farmer, husband, and father of four. Throughout his life, Jonathan has been diagnosed with cancer three times—at age 14, at age 39, and most recently at age 55 in May 2022. His outlook on life and how he approaches his battle with cancer is admirable and encouraging. 
In this episode of The Next Level, we discuss: 
Jonathan’s first battle with cancer as a young teenager, his second battle at age 39, and how they differed
His mentality when approaching the battle against the disease
How Jonathan approached receiving his third cancer diagnosis
Jonathan’s list of “Some Thoughts” that speak to fearlessness, blessings, facing adversity, vulnerability, gratitude, living to your full potential, and more
The advice Jonathan would give to someone who has recently received a cancer diagnosis
How Jonathan approaches being an encourager to those around him 
Note: This episode was recorded in September 2022.