Podcasts by Get After It PDX
Welcome to Get After It PDX, a down-to-earth podcast featuring honest conversations with inspiring people in the creative hotbed of Portland, Oregon.
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Host/Producer: Willie McBride
Intro & Outro/Sound Engineer: Greg Pressler
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Damien Jackson-Ricketts--Physical Therapist and owner/founder of Stoke PT from 2022-11-11T23:59:26
Hear physical therapist, small business owner and outdoor athlete Damien Jackson-Ricketts talk about growing up in a very rural area in SW Virginia (and how different it was from living in ...
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Jennifer Maxwell--Co-Founder/Creator of PowerBar & JAMBAR, Athlete & Musician from 2022-05-06T21:08
Hear Jennifer Maxwell--co-founder/creator of PowerBar, THE original energy bar, with her late husband Brian Maxwell--talk about growing up in Bolinas, California and what lead to her passion for...
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Natalie Edwards--Founder/Baker of Lucille & Annie's Poundcakes from 2022-01-12T19:04:56
Hear baker and former park ranger turned pandemic entrepreneur Natalie Edwards talk about growing up in the PNW, her relationship to her grandmothers from a young age and how they inspired her b...
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Jamie King--Co-Founder/Owner of Flex & Flow, Yogi, Ultra Runner, and mother from 2021-12-18T18:20:52
Hear accomplished endurance athlete/ultra runner, business owner, and mother Jamie King talk about growing up in California and migrating north to eventually end up, years later, in Portlan...
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Mike Grant--Author, Social Worker & Alcohol/Drug Counselor from 2021-11-16T02:08:23
Hear new author, social worker, and Alcohol/Drug Counselor Mike Grant tell the story of how he came to be in Portland today and his journey of taking control of his addiction to drugs and alcoho...
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Rashad Frazier - Chef & Founder of Yoshi Jenkins/Camp Yoshi from 2020-11-19T21:37:31
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 t...
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Liz Craig - Engineer, Adventurer & Head of Marketing/Content Creation at Mountain Shop from 2020-11-06T18:27:39
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...
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Hannes Gehring - Ultra Runner, Basketball Coach & Owner/Founder of Tails & Trails Dog Hikes from 2020-10-27T18:16:22
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 Ge...
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Syann Cromwell - Dancer/Creative & Account Associate at Rebellious PR from 2020-10-14T21:32:11
Hear dancer, Las Vegas native, and recent college graduate Syann Cromwell talk about what "Sin City" was really like for locals, how the stream of performers and big acts coming through town ins...
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Perri Rhoden - Visual/Mixed Media Artist from 2020-10-13T21:46:46
Hear artist and born and raised Seattleite Perri Rhoden talk about growing up in the Pacific Northwest and how she's seen her hometown city change over the years due to gentrification, Amazon cu...
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barry johnson - Interdisciplinary Artist from 2020-07-31T18:53:12
Listen to prolific multi-media artist barry johnson (intentionally uncapitalized) talk about growing up in Kansas and the values he retains from his childhood there, his early experiences with a...
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Jacobsen Valentine - Founder of Feed the Mass & Empowerment Central from 2020-07-27T18:03:10
Hear community foodie Jacobsen Valentine talk about growing up in Hilo, Hawaii and what life and community was like there versus in Gresham, Oregon where he moved in his early teens, the homemad...
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Amanda Gilliam - Founder/Creator of Big Girl Barbell from 2020-07-11T01:19:53
Hear weightlifter and multi-faceted East Coaster Amanda Gilliam talk about growing up in the South and how she still considers herself a southern girl even after her family moved to New Jersey d...
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Joshua Cole - Founder/Executive Director of Family Meal PDX from 2020-06-29T20:47:11
Hear born and raised Portlander and multi-faceted foodie Joshua Cole talk about growing up in "Old Portland" back in the day and the city/country juxtaposition he experienced from any early age ...
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Yassine Diboun - Ultrarunner/Coach & Co-Founder/Owner of Wy'east Wolfpack from 2020-06-12T22:05:10
Hear beloved coach/ultra runner/and community leader Yassine Diboun talk with good friend and Wy'east Wolfpack business partner (and Get After It PDX host) Willie McBride about the topic of chan...
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Daniel White - “The Blackalachian” Thru-hiker/Adventurer from 2020-06-11T01:47:58
Hear former aspiring chef turned thru-hiker and all-around adventurer Daniel White, aka the Blackalachian, talk about growing up in Asheville, North Carolina (after being born in Bruce Springste...
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Albert Lee - Candidate for Congress, 3rd District OR from 2020-05-18T23:13:46
Hear the multi-faceted political aspirant Albert Lee talk about his early years in the St. Louis area after being born in Korea to an African-American father and Korean mother, his mother's sacr...
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Listen Up #1 w/ Faith Briggs from 2020-05-13T21:00:03
This is another series of special edition Get After It PDX episodes we're calling "Listen Up", where we discuss important current events with different guests in our community and beyond. ...
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Ace Cauthen - Fitness Coach & Yoga Instructor Extraordinaire from 2020-05-06T23:46:54
Hear military vet turned fitness trainer and yoga enthusiast Ace Cauthen talk about growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana and why he split time between his parents and grandparents from an early a...
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Kerry Mann - Holistic Health Coach from 2020-04-23T20:47:49
This is part of a new series of "Special Health & Wellness Edition" episodes with people and wellness professionals in PDX (and beyond) discussing ways to cope with the unprecedented times w...
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Lisa Schmidt - Founder of You Matter, Your Story Matters from 2020-04-17T22:09:42
Hear art-therapy non-profit founder and recovered substance abuser Lisa Schmidt talk about moving at a young age with her mother and brother across the country, why she chose Texas and the deep ...
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Peter Bromka - Runner, Writer & Consultant from 2020-04-10T17:54:55
Hear lifelong (and elite marathon) runner and native Portlander Peter Bromka talk about growing up in our beloved city and the influence his father's love and passion for running had on him from...
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Kylie Antolini - Founder of Wildwood Candle Co. from 2020-04-01T17:37:27
Hear dental hygienist and small business owner Kylie Antolini talk about growing up in Santa Cruz, California as an only child and the influence her parents had taking her hiking, and event...
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Special Health + Wellness Edition: Katy Connors from 2020-03-25T19:51:19
This is part of a new series of "Special Health & Wellness Edition" episodes with people and wellness professionals in PDX (and beyond) discussing ways to cope with the unprecedented times w...
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Special Health + Wellness Edition: Ashley Hook from 2020-03-24T19:05:27
This is part of a new series of "Special Health & Wellness Edition" episodes with people and wellness professionals in PDX (and beyond) discussing ways to cope with the unprecedented times w...
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Special Health + Wellness Edition: Alexandra Lev from 2020-03-18T23:18:12
This is part of a new series of "Special Health & Wellness Edition" episodes with people and wellness professionals in PDX (and beyond) discussing ways to cope with the unprecedented times w...
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Special Health + Wellness Edition: Skylor Powell from 2020-03-17T20:23:24
This is the first in a series of "Special Health & Wellness Edition" episodes with people and wellness professionals in PDX (and beyond) discussing ways to cope with the unprecedented times ...
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Candace Molatore - Self-love Advocate, Photographer, and Brand Strategist/Influencer from 2020-03-11T19:34:46
Hear self-made social media influencer, brand strategist and self-love champion Candace Molatore talk about her experience growing up in an adopted family in Oregon City and what is was lik...
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Benjamin Ewing - Multi-disciplinary Artist from 2020-02-28T00:12:30
Hear multi-faceted artist and creative Benjamin Ewing talk about growing up in the country in Minnesota and how he was encouraged and supported by his parents to make art from an early age, his ...
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Paul Summers aka Cuarenta Porter (or "Forty") - Hip Hop artist, Videographer, and Care Provider from 2020-02-19T18:09:38
Hear rapper, runner, and multi-talented "essential provider" Paul Summers (aka Cuarenta Porter or "Forty") talk about childhood in Indianapolis and the staggering violence he witnessed growing u...
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Ian Williams - Founder/Creator of Deadstock Coffee from 2020-02-12T00:53:56
Hear shoe dog and Portland legend Ian Williams talk about the culture shock he experienced at a young age moving from a diverse neighborhood on the East Coast to the--especially-then--non-divers...
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Katy Connors - Director of Operations at Hat Yai from 2020-02-06T17:58:44
Hear restaurant/hospitality veteran Katy Connors talk about her path from growing up in small town Arizona to working in and directing operations at some of the hottest hotels and restaurants on...
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Maggie Converse - Yoga and Meditation Teacher & Reiki Practitioner from 2020-01-29T20:42:44
Hear NYC-born, Connecticut-raised holistic wellness teacher Maggie Converse talk about childhood on the east coast with two actor parents, how growing up around the arts lead to majoring in Art ...
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Michael Griffin - Marketing Director of Finex Cast Iron Cookware Co. from 2020-01-12T03:23:21
Hear passionate outdoor athlete and marketing guru Michael Griffin talk about growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and later Athens, Georgia, his early love for rock climbing that developed ther...
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Lizy Gershenzon - Designer/Co-Founder of Future Fonts from 2019-12-13T22:54:19
Hear multi-faceted designer Lizy Gershenzon talk about growing up in Chicago and playing all the sports as a kid, how her experiences working on the yearbook staff in school with close friends l...
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Jeremy Long - Founder of Daybreak Racing from 2019-12-10T18:28:43
Hear Oregon-born and bred trail running race director Jeremy Long talk about growing up on the Oregon coast and his early connection to the landscape of his youth (more to the land than sea thou...
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Len Necefer - Professor & Founder of NativesOutdoors from 2019-10-27T20:38:39
Hear Native American outdoor athlete/activist and board member of the Honnold Foundation Len Necefer talk about growing up in Kansas and the pivotal decision to move with his mother to live in t...
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Sam Purvis - Co-founder of Good Coffee from 2019-10-21T23:08:54
Hear passionate entrepreneur and hospitality fanatic Sam Purvis talk about growing up in Oregon (first Portland, then Sisters) and the process of moving around as a youth as one of five brothers...
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Skylor Powell - Founder & Impact Producer at The Thread US from 2019-10-03T00:33:10
Hear yoga teacher/wellness veteran/community guru Skylor Powell talk about growing up in Ohio and her early connections to nature through exploring the local woods, how her time at a "farm schoo...
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Hanif Fazal - Founder & CEO of Center for Equity and Inclusion (CEI) from 2019-09-17T01:01:32
Hear tireless social change activist and diversity, equity, and inclusion champion Hanif Fazal talk about his father's journey from Africa to India to the United States--where he met Hanif's mot...
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JT Lehman - Adventurer, Engineer & Creator of Alpenflo from 2019-07-31T00:05:33
Accomplished adventurer and born-and-raised Oregonian JT Lehman talks about growing up in the small town of Corbett beside the Columbia River Gorge, his childhood trips into nearby Portland and ...
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Emma Sharer - Campus Manager at the Redd from 2019-07-19T21:59:15
Food hub expert and outdoor adventurer Emma Sharer talks about growing up in the SF Bay Area, being send to a Spanish immersion school at a young age as a result of her parent's desire to expose...
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Jen Quist - Co-Founder/Owner of Holler Hospitality from 2019-07-04T06:11:12
Powerhouse Portland food & beverage/hospitality industry veteran Jen Quist talks about her years of moving around the country during childhood for her father's work (7 homes by the time she ...
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Alan Aldous - Founder of Awaken Your Passion from 2019-06-17T23:24:48
Creator of a lifestyle media company/clothing brand with an aim to transform and inspire, Alan Aldous talks about what got him started on his personal awakening to what really fed his soul, why ...
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Chevonne Ball - Founder/Owner of Dirty Radish from 2019-06-04T00:29:29
Wine/food connoisseur and epicurean business owner Chevonne Ball talks about growing up in Vancouver, Washington and her German mother and Creole father and how those cultural influences largely...
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Alexandra Lev - Freelance writer & Social media creative from 2019-05-20T23:08:45
Mountain traveler and content producer Alexandra Lev talks about her childhood spending her summers with her hardcore climber father in the Tetons and the rest of the year with her hardcore skie...
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Michael Christy - Operations Manager at Modern Times Beer (Portland) from 2019-05-06T20:00:40
Beer aficionado and Operations Manager of Modern Times Beer in Portland, Oregon, Michael Christy talks about his childhood relocation to Southern California from Cincinnati, Ohio and art-focused...
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Teresa Baker - Founder of the African American Nature & Parks Experience and Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge from 2019-04-23T22:15:11
Renowned outdoor recreation industry DEI activist (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) and our first Get After It PDX and beyond guest (!), Teresa Baker talks about growing up in the ...
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Sadie Lincoln - Co-founder/Owner of Barre3 from 2019-04-08T19:25:18
Fitness/wellness figure and co-founder and owner of the hugely successful Barre3, Sadie Lincoln talks about being raised off-the-grid by her mother and her mom's free-spirited friends (along sid...
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Ryan Carpenter - Founder/Owner of Moberi from 2019-03-25T23:29:19
Shark Tank alum and Alaska born creator of the popular and growing Portland smoothie and bowl shop Moberi, Ryan Carpenter talks about what it was like being raised in AK, how he developed a thir...
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Gabriel Rucker - Chef/Owner of Le Pigeon & Canard & Sober Chef/Fitness figure from 2019-03-11T22:26:56
Two-time James Beard Award winning Chef Gabriel Rucker talks about his childhood in Napa, how his father's struggles with addiction and path to being clean/sober set the example for Gabriel to d...
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Faith E. Briggs - Filmmaker & Runner/Outdoor Adventurer from 2019-02-25T22:09:22
NYC filmmaker/producer/writer turned PDX-based outdoor badass (plus those other things still too of course!) Faith Briggs talks about growing up on the east coast and her early exposure to natur...
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Allison Bryan - Architect/Designer & Founder of Open Studio Collective from 2019-02-12T00:03:06
Hear multi-talented architect/designer Allison Bryan talk about how running helped keep her on track at an early age, her long-time dream of moving to Oregon from the Midwest and running free th...
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Gregory Gourdet - Chef/Food Activist & Trail Runner from 2019-01-28T23:37:02
Hear beloved Portland Chef Gregory Gourdet talk about growing up in NYC and how got turned on to nature and the outdoors, what led him from a dishwashing job in Missoula, MT during college to se...
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Theresa Silveyra - Music Teacher & Mountaineer/Ultra Runner from 2019-01-14T23:16:02
Hear our first ever guest Theresa Silveyra talk about how she got to Portland, her work as a music teacher, why she still lives here despite going to the mountains every chance she gets, her exp...
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