This is Oklahoma

On this episode I sat down with Koda Crossfit founders Brice and Jared. They met working out at Crossfit OKC about 10 years ago when crossfit was very new to Oklahoma. Brice is from west Texas, grew up playing all sports and went to the Air Force after school. Picked up a rugby ball and traveled the world representing the US Air Force. Pretty awesome experience if you ask me. Jared grew up in south eastern Oklahoma. Played golf at NSU in Tahlequah Oklahoma. From there he worked as a golf pro ending up at Oak Tree Country Club before leaving to open the first Koda location in OKC. Really enjoyed sharing their story. Follow Koda online @kodacrossfit and on the internet for all the information you need to know about locations, events and merch at www.kodacrossfit.com Follow us @thisisoklahoma and check out our new website www.thisisoklahoma.media #thisisoklahoma

Part 3 of episode 5 our new segment called "Random Car Guys" around Oklahoma. This final part of our time with Reza shares his passion for cars. The research he's done on racing Ferrari Challenge and the future of his car collection. Follow us on Instagram @randomcarguys Follow my co host @ddrconcepts and us @thisisoklahoma Cheers

On this episode myself, Tim, Trey and our college team mate Eric Smith ( all the way from Germany ) sit down to talk about who we think should be in Oklahoma's Mount Rushmore. Recap of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and projections for The Players this week Follow us @thisisoklahomagolf

On this episode I sit down with friend Hannah Griffis. I met Hannah through her husband Matthew; we played golf together at SNU. Hannah has transformed herself in the past two years. Catching herself in the mirror one day she wasn't happy with what she saw and felt. Right there she decided to make a change. While working full time for DHS she started the journey to a healthier lifestyle by working out a lot. However, because she didn't change her eating habits, there was very little improvement. With this awareness she dove into all the information she could research about nutrition and dieting. Hannah lost 40lbs by counting her calories, weighing her food and being conscious of what she puts in her body. After this transformation, friends started to ask how? Hannah started a Facebook group to tell everyone asking. After her friends started to transform (my wife being one of them) Hannah put her findings into an Ebook to help others change their image. First time gym goers, people with zero nutritional knowledge. People like most of us who want to workout but don't want to get sore, or women who don't want to get stole at the gym. My wife lost 20lbs by weighing her food, eating the correct portion sizes and oh eating ice-cream every night!! A small cup but she still ate ice cream every night. If you are struggling in this department, you don't like how you look and you want to make a change. Reach out to Hannah, its not hard its just doing the work. You deserve it. Contact Hannah here www.freedomwithhan.squarespace.com Instagram @hannah.griffis This episode is presented by The Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Telling Oklahoma's Story Through Its People Since 1927. Follow them online at www.oklahomahof.com and on Instagram @oklahomahof #thisisoklahoma www.thisisoklahoma.media @thisisoklahoma

Part 2 of 3. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet go back and listen first. Great inside look into a series car guys collection and buying process. Reza - Talks F1 - Mclaren & The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera ( part 2 of 3 ) Follow us @randomcarguys for more car stories Mike & Heath @thisisoklahoma @ddrconcepts

Influenced by Fast & Furious. Love of HRE's & The Porsche Taycan ( part 1 of 3 ) Wow this one went long. Part 1 of 3. Reza is a car guy through and through, from a Mitsubishi Eclipse 5 speed manual to Lamborghini aventador. He's pretty much had it all. For part one we dive into his car history. Where his obsession started, how it progressed and more recently his thoughts on the Porsche Taycan. part 2 and 3 coming... Follow us @randomcarguys for more car stories. Mike & Heath @thisisoklahoma @ddrconcepts

On this episode myself, Blake, Tim and Chad breakdown the history of legendary golf course designer Perry Maxwell. His first ever golf course built in his backyard is a treasure for Oklahoma golfers. If you ever get invited to play you have to go! Follow us on Instagram @thisisoklahomagolf

On this episode I sit down with President & CEO of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Shannon Rich. As president and CEO, Rich directed the single-largest endeavor in the organization’s 90-year history—the opening of the Gaylord–Pickens Museum. Before joining the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Rich served as executive vice president at John Q. Hammons Hotels, opening both the Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel and the Downtown Courtyard by Marriott. Rich’s leadership has resulted in a tremendous impact on the Oklahoma Hall of Fame’s statewide exposure, educational programming and guest experience with more than 45,000 Oklahoma students experiencing the Museum through the free field trip program; the creation of one of the most active teen boards in the state; a significant increase in overall donor support; the launching of an emerging leaders board of young professionals; free family programming; the completion of a $19-million capital campaign; and enhancing the experience and revenue associated with the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Rich continues to make a lasting impact on her community. Her awards and honors include being recognized as one of Oklahoma’s “Most Admired CEOs,” and she is a three-time honoree and inductee of the Circle of Excellence for the Journal Record’s “50 Making a Difference”. Rich is a fifth-generation Oklahoman and a proud graduate of Oklahoma City University. She and her husband, Kelly Kerr, have one daughter—Mia. Together, they enjoy playing tennis, golf and being outdoors. For more information about the Oklahoma Hall of Fame go to www.oklahomahof.com or on social media @oklahomahof Thanks for listening and as always please SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE A REVIEW #thisisoklahoma Cheers, Mike

On this episode I sat with marketing director for the Myriad Gardens Leslie Spears. Leslie is awesome! She does so much for the gardens all year round. Every event you see. Every publication. All the beautiful things you see in the media about the gardens has hands on it. She was so much fun to sit with and learn about the gardens and all they do for downtown OKC. Her favorite event is the Cat Movie night where they play cat videos for about an hour over the big screen on the lawn. As well as the full moon bike ride around town. Definitely worth attending both. For all the information you need follow them on Instagram @myriadgardens https://oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST! CHEERS!

On this episode I sit with Steven Cook of Cook Feed and Outdoors. A third generation feed businesses here in Oklahoma. Steven and his family are from Tuttle Oklahoma. His grandfather started the businesses and over the years himself and his father have grown it significantly. With two stores and a third on the way, Cook Feed & Outdoors is one of the leading suppliers of animal feed to the state of Oklahoma and surrounding areas. They supply the OKC Zoo with all their feed, Remmington Park racecourse and a bunch of Oklahoma farmers and ranchers. Follow them on Instagram for all your animal feed needs @cookfeedoutdoor / @therealstevencook and check out Steve's podcast "Chatter With Steve" Thanks for listening! Leave a REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE for more Oklahoma Stories. This episode was presented by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Sharing Oklahoma's Stories Through Its People Since 1927. Follow them online at www.oklahomahof.com and on Instagram @oklahomahof #THISISOKLAHOMA

On this episode myself and Jackson sit down to share some of our favorite cart barn stories. Definitely the best job for a golfer in the summer. As well as OSU Cowboy Viktor Hovlands first PGA Tour win, Peter Kostis laying into Patrick Reed and some other golfing info from the past week. Follow us @thisisoklahomagolf for more Oklahoma Golf news. Cheers, Mike & Jackson

On this episode I sit with Bobby Gruenewald. A Pastor and Innovation Leader at Life Church. He is also the founder of the YouVersion Bible App. One of the most downloaded Apps in the world. Bobby was one of the first people I reached out to for my podcast back in March 2018. After two years of following up we finally sat down to share his story. Extremely thankful to have 45mins with Bobby, I sensed we could have talked for hours about his fascinating encounters. But, this 45mins is filled with gems. Most know Bobby for creating the Bible App. YouVersion was one of the first 200 apps to be launched on the App Store. A huge accomplishment for Bobby and his team at Life Church. He handed the Pope Francis a gold iPhone with the app on it. There's a lot more to his story which I'm happy to bring to you today. As you'll learn from the interview, he's always pushing himself to improve everyday. A lover of innovation and people. Follow Bobby on Instagram @bobbygwald Thanks for listening, please SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW the podcast. #thisisoklahoma

On this episode myself and Heath sat down with Shawn for our 4th episode of our car segment called Random Car Guys. Shawn has a niche business here in OKC specializing in Subaru performance cars as well as your Nan's daily driver. Shawn grew up in Edmond around cars and inevitably opened up his own shop around what he loves, as you can guess. Its fast Subaru's. Follow Shawn on Instagram @misfiremotorsports for more information and to see his day to day work and definitely check out the youtube channel That Racing Channel where he and his shop race car was recently featured. Thanks for listening, go follow @randomcarguys on Instagram and please leave a review. Cheers, Mike & Heath

On this episode I sat down with Andrew Holder. I met Andrew about 4 years ago, we worked at Keller Williams Elite together for sometime. Andrew is still there working on the leadership side of the business now and not so much the realtor side. His story is pretty awesome so I won't spoil it too much for you. But he grew up in Alva, worked for the family business which is still there today. Learned how to fly like his father and grandfather, graduated from OCU and loves to serve the community. This episode is presented by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Telling Oklahoma's Story Through Its People Since 1927. Follow them online www.oklahomahof.com and on social media @oklahomahof Thanks for listening, please SUBSCRIBE and leave a review. #thisisoklahoma

On this episode of our golf series we dive into the history behind Lincoln Park GC. The legendary U.C. Ferguson and the many golfing heroes that have graced the land with their presence. Erik Anders Lang Video with Roger Maxwell - Sussie Maxwell's brother. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-2P26km9vw Follow our separate golf Instagram page @thisisoklahomagolf and please subscribe and review the podcast. ITS HUGE FOR US! Mike, Blake & Trey

On this episode I sit down with Aaron founder of Superior Luxe Transportation. Aaron is serving in the US Navy Force but saw an opportunity to start his own business. After working for his friends traveling dance company he noticed that every major city he visited had a luxury travel company. They rented highly specced vans as they traveled around town. Vans that from the outside just look like blacked out buses but on the inside look like private jets. After trying to work one day from a local coffee shop and not being able to hear himself think. Aaron remembered how much work he'd been able to do while sat in his van. A mobile luxury office if you think of it. So being in OKC and working at Tinker he saw his opportunity and bought his first van. We recorded the podcast from the van and yes it does look like a private jet inside! Check their website out www.superiorluxellc.com for all the information you need and follow them on social media @superiorluxe Rent the van for business trips, game days, trips to Dallas. Whatever the need, they can cover it. Thanks for listening and as always please leave a review and SUBSCRIBE. Mike

On this episode I sit down with restaurant entrepreneur Hal Smith. Trying hard to find the words to describe how amazing this episode was. For me this was one of my favorite interviews. Hal has so many great stories. I think we just scratched the surface. He's a huge supporter of Oklahoma. Born in Ardmore now living in Norman. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2017 a moment that he said was one of the biggest achievements. Hal is still growing his concepts today, on average 8 stores a year. Both his children have a love of food and continue to work in the industry. His wife Sandy loves her golf and they try to play every Sunday afternoon. This episode is presented by The Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Telling Oklahoma's Story Through Its People Since 1927. Follow them on Instagram @oklahomahof and online www.oklahomahof.org. Hal Smith Restaurants www.halsmith.com Charleston’s Restaurant Hefner Grill Hollie’s Flatiron Grill Louie’s Grill & Bar The Winston Neighborhood JA.M. Pub W Redrock Canyon Grill Mama Roja The Garage Burgers & Beer Smitty’s Garage Burgers & Beer Mahogany Prime Steakhouse Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill Upper Crust Wood Fired Pizza El Huevo Mexi-Diner Notorious P.I.E. Thanks for listening and please subscribe and leave a review. It means the world to hear your feedback. Cheers, Mike

On this episode I sit down with THE OSU GAME DAY HOST ( GO POKES ) the one and only Les Thomas Sr! Les has a fantastic story, one of ups and downs. Someone who has battled through life and come out a shining beacon of hope for the community. I won't spoil the story for you but Les drops a couple of exclusives on the podcasts. Stories he's never told before, like his rap name in middle school. Les is a humble guy, he's doing great things for his community and helping others in need. He'll tell you this himself, there's two things he's very good at, grilling out and drumming. A drummer from a young age, Les has some series skills on the drums and performed in many groups, he's played drums for artists coming to town and even at the Super Bowl! An incredible story you won't want to miss. Les thank you for your time and your service in the Airforce. Follow Les @lesthomas.sr This episode is presented by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame - Telling Oklahoma's Story Through Its People Since 1927 - Follow them @oklahomahof and online www.oklahomahof.org Follow us @thisisoklahoma and please leave a review and subscribe #thisisoklahoma

On this episode myself, Blake and Trey sit down to discuss the best five holes and worst five holes of our local OKC municipal golf courses. It was much harder than we thought! We briefly recap how our Oklahoma related tour pros did this past weekend but the majority of the episode of talking about our love and hate for some of the holes we played in college. Thanks for listening, for more Oklahoma Golf content follow us online @thisisoklahomagolf and please leave a review / subscribe to the podcast. Golf episodes released every Tuesday. Cheers, Mike, Blake & Trey.

On this episode I sat down with current President of the Midtown Rotary club Laura Nauman. Laura grew up here. She graduated from UCO and worked in the marketing space out of college. As someone who has always been connected with the arts, graphic design, music and arts education she naturally found her group at Midtown Rotary. A group of likeminded people who meet a couple of times a week at McNellies for a beer, some food and to raise money for local arts projects. Each week there's a guest speaker. I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak a few weeks back and it was a great experience. Midtown Rotary's BIGGEST fundraiser of the year is coming up and its an event you don't want to miss! Are you good at spelling? No? Doesn't matter, do you like great food, drinking local beer and raising money for a worthy cause? BOOM! Then the Spelling Bee(r) event on Friday Feb 21st at Tower Theatre is perfect for you! You can sign up online here https://okcmidtownrotary.org/spelling-beer/ Last year they raised $18,000 which provided musical instruments and art supplies to local schools. HELP RAISE MORE MONEY THIS YEAR! Thanks for listening, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe to the podcast for many more episodes to come. #thisisoklahoma

Episode 003 of our Random Car Guys automotive segment. Lou Renova known as 405_photo on Instagram has a pretty awesome story. His title is marketing and content creation for Farmtruck & AZN. Lou is a phenomenal automotive photographer. Most people who get involved in photography are given a camera from a young age and grow with it. Lou's experience is a little different. Working for the FNA team one day slinging T shirts at the race meets. AZN says "grab my camera and take photos" from that day the camera hasn't left his possession. If you follow him on social media @405_photo you will see how good he is. He's a car guy just like many of us, grew up around them and always liked being a part of the car scene. Cruising around town with all his mates, trying to find local street races and being a car guy. Fast forward to today, Lou has traveled the world creating content for Farmtruck and AZN's social media pages. Enjoy the story and follow Lou @405_photo For more automotive content for Oklahoma headover to @randomcarguys on Instagram and give us a follow. #thisisoklahoma Mike

NEW SERIES! As some of you will know, I have a huge passion for golf. It is the reason I am here today, the reason I met my wife. Everything in my life has revolved around golf in someway so naturally covering it in a podcast series was a no brainer. CAN'T BELIEVE IT TOOK ME THIS LONG! The goal for this golf series is for me to get together with a few of my friends every week. Talk about local golfing events, local players, course reviews, current events in the golf media and generally to have a good time. On this episode myself, Blake Jackson and Coach Tim Braaten ( Ex SNU college golf teammates ) sit down to introduce ourselves, our plans, tell some funny golf stories. We recap on the previous weeks golf tournaments around the world that Oklahoma golfers and Oklahoma related golfers (such as university players from out of state) are playing in. As well as what we think the best local muni course is in OKC. I hope you enjoy this series, I am really excited to cover this topic and to share more stories from my golfing adventures around the world. Follow us on social media @thisisoklahomagolf AND LEAVE A REVIEW :) #thisisoklahoma

On this episode I sat down with Alyssa Murphy from Siren Media. Alyssa started Siren Media in 2018 after being fired from her current job. Alyssa with the help of some friends created a freelance army to tackle projects. Alyssa has a passion for helping small businesses. She grew up in Edmond, her family have a small business Weathers Audio and Video. So she uses that to her advantage to relate to her clients. Growing up at the family business answering phones at age 12 and engaging with customers. She learned customer service, always having some form of a job in her youth. Alyssa collected and learned all these attributes to small business to which she uses today. Alyssa graduated from UCO and decided that she didn’t want to continue working in cosmetics as she did through college for MAC. So once she graduated her sister has this opportunity to come work as a social media manager for her art gallery. Sadly social media management wasn’t valued that much by other businesses so there was no opportunity to scale. However the sales jobs were very lucrative. So Alyssa went to work as a saleswoman for a corporate media company selling media outlets such as radio ads, marketing products. This first quote corporate job out of college went well but after a while started to feel grey and never ending. Eventually she left that job to go work for a marketing company in Norman. After sometime there she was offered a new position a t a marketing firm in Mustang, Oklahoma. Working with smaller businesses to improve their marketing. But after a few months she realized there was very little business improvement being sold. It was more about getting the business and not helping the client. So Alyssa left that job and started her own shop “Siren Media” her goal is to disrupt the culture of women in the workplace allowing or having their upbringing impact their business. She's now in her second full year of business And today is where we are now. This was such a blast learning about small business needs. Follow Alyssa on social media @sirenmediaokc AND LEAVE A REVIEW!! Cheers Mike

On this episode I sat down with Stacey Aldridge – director of marketing and communications of Scissortail Park in OKC. Stacey shared her story and talks about preparing for the Grand Opening of the park. The plans for 2020's events and the future of the park. Stacey grew up in Massachusetts moved to East Texas her junior year of high school. Went to Texas Women’s University studying fashion merchandise with minor in marketing got into retail and shopping center development leading to a job in malls, worked at quail springs in 97 then moved to work at the Chesapeake arena and JUMPED at the opportunity to work at the scissortail park. Stacey started 7 weeks before the Grand Opening. The event weekend was a huge success, lots of media requests. She spent her time in the photography pit during the concert. 28,000 people came through the gates and a couple thousand more including media, vendors and volunteers. After this Grand Opening the real work starts for the park. Bringing people to visit OKC. The park is another location that can pull more out of state travelers and instate travelers to town. This whole district in downtown is growing for the better. Currently the event schedule is growing for the warmer weather months, they do get food trucks in for the weekends. But due to the erratic nature of the weather it’s hard to plan certain outdoor events. Events will pick up in March / April. You can stay up to date on park on social media @scissortailpark or online at www.scissortailpark.org Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode please leave a review and share it with one of your friends. #thisisoklahoma

On this episode my wife Taryn joined me to interview sisters Emma & Addie Ryan. Owners of PLANT OKC in midtown OKC. If you have a social media, you watch the news or even have a Netflix account you borrow off your mates. You will have noticed that Plant based diets have been talked about a lot! So we thought what better idea than to interview the owners of OKC's most popular Plant based restaurant to find out their story. What a story it is. Emma was diagnosed with Cancer 9 years ago and after trying literally every possible option to cure her cancer she turned to a plant based diet. Go figure it worked! After Addie saw her recovery she tried it and her performance as a college athlete increased significantly. Now disclaimer here, everyone is different and not everyone will get the same results. However, myself and my wife eat 80-20 plant based meals and wow to do we feel better. So just give it a try. Eat more REAL FOOD and you'll be shocked at the difference in yourself. So not to ruin the whole story but 9 years later they have opened up their first restaurant. Emma has been a health coach and qualified chef for a long time and finally after lots of encouragement they opened PLANT OKC in August last year. This episode was so much fun! We laughed a ton and learned a ton about plant based food and how the girls make everything in house. If you're a first timer or want to try it please go to Plant OKC and ask for either Emma or Addie, they will tell you all you need to know and also there's a library of books there to read. You can get everything from a morning coffee and a bite to eat, a smoothie, lunch and dinner. Basically anything to fit your time of day! Try it out! Follow them here @plantokc Cheers, Mike #thisisoklahoma

On todays podcast I sat down with two past clients of mine. Josh and Katie Riley to talk about their new business RSP, Riley Sports Performance. Josh and Katie met in college where we all met as well. All of us are graduated of Southern Nazarene University. Josh is born and raised in San Diego with a love of baseball, football and basketball but naturally he was better at Baseball, which brought him to SNU. Katie grew up in Yukon and then went to SNU for athletic training. Both have always had a passion for sport. After graduating they moved away to New York to work in the corporate world. After two years in the big city working in the corporate world, not really spending as much time around athletics as they’d like, they decided to come back to Oklahoma. Shocking I know they chose Oklahoma over San Diego one would think! Once they returned they earned their fitness training certifications. Katie attended grad school and then they both worked at Gold’s Gym. Doing classes and building their client lists, building a community. After putting in the hours and building a community around fitness for all ages, shapes and sizes. The timing was perfect for them to grow into this new opportunity at ARC Athletic, Recovery and Rehabilitation with 12 classes a week. All hours of the day there is a class for your schedule. They have created a new class that’s not really seen in OKC. It’s an adult strength training class. So a whole lot more personal with multiple coaches attending each class. By creating it this way they can work with different people, different sizes, all levels of fitness from power lifters to the first timers wanting to get some weight off before their vacation. Even elderly people wanting to be more stable when they walk, being stronger is healthy and that doesn’t mean you’re going to be a body builder that means you’ll not hurt yourself when you bend over to pick that box up in your home. In short it’s a strength training class for all levels of fitness with multiple coaches there to make sure you are doing all the exercises correctly. Super excited for these two to be on this journey together for 2020. You are invited to their grand opening Feb 1st there’s an hour workout and one hour for recovery from 9-11am all the details are on their Facebook page. Coffee will be provided by whole shot coffee. GRAND OPENING LINK! https://www.facebook.com/events/616073282461015/ Classes through January are free! So come on down and check them out. https://www.rileysportsperformance.com Instagram @rileysportsperformance Thanks for listening and please leave me a review and 5* #thisisoklahoma Cheers

On this episode I sat down with Jaxon Uhles. Jaxon grew up in Norman and like every football players dream wanted to play at OU. He moved away to college but then returned and walked on at OU along side fellow walk on's that year. Probably the most notable was Baker Mayfield. Jaxon and Baker roomed together for their remaining years at OU. Jaxon talks about his time at OU, his first game when they beat Tennessee in double overtime away. The feeling of walking on the field in Norman and the support of the fans. While at college Jaxon needed a coffee table and after seeing the price of one at a local store he decided to build one himself. Soon other players wanted a coffee table and so his new business 44designco was launched. However, the NCAA wasn't too pleased with him using his number and any images of him playing for OU for marketing. So he slowed it down to comply with the NCAA regulations. He was just trying to make it through college and pay for his tuition. Fortunately for Jaxon the passion of woodworking never died off and he still does it today. He has found his niche in cutting boards. He can make them in bigger batches and pull more profit from the materials than he could if he was making coffee tables. Plus it takes him far less time to make a batch of cutting boards. Jaxon did this for a year out of college but the love of football kept tugging at him. He recently became one of the coaches at Deer Creek high school and his looking forward to coaching these kids through their high school careers but also in life. Jaxon is a part of OKC FCA the OKC chapter of the fellowship for christian athletes. Jaxon still makes cutting boards and they are brilliant! You can find them on his instagarm page @44designco Thanks for listening and be sure to leave us a review. We need it. #thisisoklahoma

On this episode I sat down with Justin Wren @thebigpigmy and Jordan Miller @iamjordanmiller to talk about their recent collaboration for FFTF. Justin has been on the podcast twice before (Ep 21 & 76) Talking about his foundation Fight For The Forgotten and his recent impact with #STANDWITHRAYDEN. Jordan has jumped on board at FFTF to bring his traveling assembly of musicians and creators to the masses. Jordan and his team at Generation Why travel across the country sharing their stories at school assemblies. Bringing hope to kids in school with the goal to stop teen suicides. This episode talks about how these guys have been impacting kids across the world and how they plan to act together to increase their reach. Big things coming from these two in 2020 super excited. Its a pleasure to have them on the podcast. Follow them here @thebigpigmy @iamjordanmiller @fightfortheforgotten @gnwy/co #thisisoklahoma Cheers, Mike

On this episode I sat down with Mr Guthrie. Heady Coleman. Heady is a motivational speaker, professional greeter, pastor, community builder and all round great human being. His sole purpose is to change lives and make peoples day! He writes more handwritten notes than anyone I have ever met and is definitely someone you should know and follow! His Instagram is @heady.coleman and you can find him at this months creative mornings greeting at the door or walking around his home town of Guthrie America. A town which he grew up in and is extremely proud to be a resident of. Follow us here @thisisoklahoma for more Oklahoma content and subscribe for more podcast videos to come on youtube and Facebook. #thisisoklahoma

On this episode I sit down with Eric Granado at the Central Exchange Building. Eric has ONLY been a photographer for a year! Crazy when you see his skills. Follow him on Instagram @eric.granado Eric was born in Oklahoma, went to school here and then moved away to Oregon. He really wanted to work for Nike. After multiple interviews with Nike, meeting a lot of Nike's top brass he was unsuccessful and decided to come home. Moving back to OKC fueled his passion for photography and here we are today. Eric started a really cool series around small businesses in OKC. After that slowed down he picked up a western theme and has now found his niche. Eric has worked with Stetson on there #stetsonstories and is continuing to perfect his craft and do incredible things with his camera to capture and share the stories of the people in the world of western culture, cowboys, ranchers, boot makers, all these interesting people. We will be featuring more of Eric's stories on our platforms in 2020. Its a perfect concept and ties in nicely with our 2020 theme of people. Enjoy this episode and please leave us a review and subscribe to our youtube channel to watch future episodes. ( link below ) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUb9wfhbrtok2FmpIAQ6Amg #thisisoklahoma

Episode 2 of our Automotive segment. Today we sit down with JD Terry a local home builder here in OKC to talk about his passion for cars. JD pulled up to the shop in his 1929 Ford then proceeded to take me for a spin in it around Edmond and WOW! You can see a photo of that car on his Instagram @okie_jd but sadly by the time we post this he has sold the car and now has some new toys to play with. JD talks about growing up around cars. Him and his Dad which he calls his best friend spent hours and hours working on cars and the stories and nothing but amazing. JD and his Dad have had many of their cars featured on magazine covers around the country. A true passion for old school cars. Thanks JD for taking the time to share your stories and no doubt this won't be the only episode we have with JD. Follow JD's business page too @loneoakhomes Thank you for listening and as always please leave a review and subscribe if you haven't already. Follow us on social media @thisisoklahoma / @randomcarguys / @ddrconcepts #thisisoklahoma

This is the first of our automotive segments for the new year. We've started a series around cars, trucks and anything with an engine. I have a huge passion for cars, so have decided with the help of my co host Heath Dean to start an automotive series to the podcast. You can follow this car segment on Instagram @randomcarguys I will post all Oklahoma car related episodes here but if you are a car nut! There will be more content coming to a new podcast called Random Car Guys soon. More in depth interviews and episodes about F1 races, car related Youtube channels etc. So if you're a car guy be sure to subscribe to Random Car Guys Podcast and follow @randomcarguys on Instagram. On this episode we sit down with local Ford Raptor legend and icon Mr Dustin Cowans also known as @snowyetiraptor on Instagram to talk about his insane Raptor build and his plans for the future with that truck. Dustin was born and raise in Stillwater. Grew up doing backroad country things like most kids growing up in the country. Trucks have always been present in his life and he's decided to come on the podcast to share some of what he's doing now. We've started a new page for the car show so please give that a follow @randomcarguys and look forward to many more episodes in 2020. Thanks for listening, please leave a review and subscribe if you haven't already. Follow us @thisisoklahoma and my co host @ddrconcepts #thisisoklahoma

It’s been far too long of a wait but I finally had my brother in law on the podcast. The guy I met in 2015 as a young college senior with questions about real estate. The guy who after some sarcasm from me about getting married to stay in the states replied with “ I have a sister in law that’s single, do you want to go on a double date?” Without this response I wouldn’t have met T. Wouldn’t have fallen in love and wouldn’t be here today with a brand centered around the love of Oklahoma. I think Chad just wanted a golfer in the family and offered me up to T with the hope that something might happen. To be fair to Chad, T had told him that he gets to choose her next boyfriend because she’d had some bad luck in the past. I’ll admit that sounds odd, however Chad is like a big brother to T. Chad started dating T’s sister Kendal when she was 8, so for 15 years Chad was pretty much family. Chad has been a great mentor to me in real estate, always someone to rely on and sets the example when it comes to being a father to his kids. Its funny, the girls will tell you we talk more than they do. Pretty much everyday there’s a call, text or DM fired off related to the most recent golf memes or current events. I’m extremely grateful for Chads friendship, mentorship and golf games on vacation. Thanks for offering your sister in law to me mate. Here’s to many more golf rounds in trips overseas in the future. Follow Chad here @chadmckamie #thisisoklahoma

On this episode I travelled to the capitol building to sit with Lt Gov Matt Pinnell. Matt Pinnell was elected as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Oklahoma on November 6th, 2018. In that role, he serves as President of the Oklahoma State Senate, and is a member of multiple constitutional boards and commissions. Lt. Governor Pinnell also serves as Secretary of Tourism and Branding on Governor Kevin Stitt’s cabinet. In his role as Secretary of Tourism and Branding, Pinnell oversees the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and the state’s efforts to promote tourism, the third largest industry in Oklahoma. Pinnell is also leading the campaign to create a new brand for the State of Oklahoma. The OklaX branding effort has brought together a collection of the most creative minds in Oklahoma to create a new brand that will be unveiled in 2020. Pinnell also currently serves on the Department of Commerce executive committee focusing on small business growth and entrepreneurship. Pinnell has a background in entrepreneurship and is a small business owner with his wife, Lisa, who is an inventor and entrepreneur. Matt is a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Advertising and lives in Tulsa with his wife and their 4 children who attend Jenks Public Schools. In short Matt is the lead salesman for Oklahoma to the rest of the world. His job is to bring tourists to our great state and we spoke about just that. Matt spends most of his days on the road traveling around our incredible state. I really enjoyed my time speaking with Lt Gov Pinnell and was very excited to hear the great things he's been working on for Oklahoma tourist. Tourism is our 3rd largest income source in the state and definitely needs more attention and marketing dollars. Lt Gov Matt Pinelle Podcast Minutes 3mins – growing up 5mins - ORU 7.15mins – 7.50 leadership on the radar 7.50-9mins – family 9mins-13.15 – Paris and travel route 66 promotion 13.15 – graduate university advertising 15mins social media in politics 16mins time in DC 17.20mins - public transportation in Oklahoma 18.30 –NE Oklahoma high school football and band 19.43mins-23mins – OKC v Tulsa 23.20mins- coming back from DC 24mins running the national party 25mins – always travelling 26mins – selling Oklahoma to other states and countries 29mins – going to Taiwan to sell Oklahoma 30mins – Czech Republic for route 66 convention 31.31mins – traveling the state 33mins – travel ok roadtrip – Oklahoma Ambassadors 34.20mins – Underrated events around the state 35.30mins – college towns 37mins – landrun100 38mins – Tulsa tough and Iron man Tulsa 39.43mins – bmx facility 40mins – 2019 atv takeover at little sahara 41mins – 2020 plans 43mins – instagram links 43mins – travel ok website free brochure Follow Matt here @ltgovpinnell Thanks for listening and as always please leave us a review, tell a friend or submit a story to us via email [email protected] Cheers, Mike

On this episode myself and Gann sat down with elite crossfire athlete Brooke Wells. Brooke burst onto the scene when she qualified for her first crossfire games at the age of 19. Fast forward to today and she's competed in 5 crossfire games. Brooke is the 2nd fittest woman in the nation and 11th fittest in the world! Let that sink in for a minute. She's an athlete! Brooke spent her high school years at Jenks in Tulsa and after graduating university with a business degree from Mizzou moved to Tulsa. Tulsa felt like home so it was the natural choice, a lot of Brooke's friends are here in Tulsa, she has a great gym there ( Crossfot T-Town ) so it all made sense. A year and a half has passed since Brooke graduated and has been able to commit her entire life to perfecting her craft. We had a blast talking to Brooke and hearing her share some of her best moments in crossfit and why she loves living in Tulsa. We can't thank Brooke enough for taking the time out of her day to record with us. Brooke doesn't do many podcasts which makes us even more grateful for her time. Below are the show notes, thank you to everyone that submitted a question for Brooke. We wish her all the best for 2020 and a healthy and successful crossfit career. Thanks for coming on Brooke! Follow Brooke here @brookewellss Follow Gann here @johngann Follow us here @thisisoklahoma If you like this episode please leave a review. It means the world to us. #thisisoklahoma Minutes: 1min – Why Tulsa / Why Oklahoma 3mins - NoBull video / Trip to Austria 4mins – Travel / Diet 5mins – Best Place You’ve Been to 7mins – Pre / Post Workout Routine 9mins – Cheat Meals 11mins – Being a Role Model 13mins – Young Women In Crossfit 15mins – Being Done With School 18mins – Gymnastics / Track 19mins – Mentally Tough 20mins – Sibling Competition 22mins – NoBull Video 24mins – Coffee Shop / Alec 25mins – Crossfit and Family 27mins – Sister Competition 28mins – PR’s 29mins – Typical Recovery Day 31mins – Sleep & Nutrition 35mins – Hardest Workout 36mins – Changes in Crossfit Games 38mins – Pre Games Routine 41mins – Training Partners 44mins – Favorite and Least Favorite movement 47mins – Mental Discipline 48mins – First Open Workout 53mins – Fan Questions 55mins – Plant Based and Vegan 58mins – Future living in Tulsa 60mins – Brooke’s Heros 62mins – Life After Crossfit 64mins – Faith

On this episode I sat down with Rep Cyndi Munson to talk a little about Oklahoma politics but mostly about her story, how she got into politics and how life in the house is in 2019. Munson became the first Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma Legislature. She has concentrated her legislative efforts on providing equal pay for equal work, strengthening the rights of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, assisting Oklahoma’s veterans, and working to make life easier for our loved ones who suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia. Originally from Lawton, Cyndi developed her passion for public service at an early age. Her father’s military service taught Cyndi and her sister, Sandra, the importance of giving back. A first generation college student, Cyndi graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where she earned a Master of Science in Leadership Education. Cyndi also spent a semester of her college experience studying at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Before her election to the Legislature, Cyndi spent a decade working and volunteering in Oklahoma City’s non-profit community. In her most recent work with Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, she provided leadership programs for thousands of girls in low-income schools, juvenile detention centers, and public housing. Cyndi is a member of Leadership Oklahoma Class 31 and an alumni member of Leadership Oklahoma City’s LOYAL Class VIII. She serves on the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women, is a member of the Oklahoma Messages Project Board of Directors, and is the past chair of the Infant Crisis Services Young Professionals Group. Thanks for listening, follow Cyndi on Instagram here @cyndimunson Please leave a review, if you liked this episode I'd love to hear your thoughts. Cheers, Mike

On this episode I sat down with Christine Berney. Christine has worked with the thunder for 10 years. Since the organization came to town. We chatted all about what the Thunder does off the court for the community. All the thunder courts around the state, the events for children and many other events they organize to give back in anyway they can. It was really cool to hear everything the OKC Thunder Cares Foundation does. I know you've seen something related to the Thunder but to truly dive into it all was an honor. After all it is Oklahomans who run the foundation and naturally we are caring people. Christine was a blast to talk to and definitely someone who you should all connect with. Please follow them on Instagram @thundercares The work they do is second to non and it makes a huge impact in our community all year round. Thanks for listening and please leave us a review. Cheers, Mike #thisisoklahoma

On this episode I sit down with my cofounders of a greeting card business called Agreetable. Agreetable.com is a new greeting card company founded because we're tired of paying too much for inadequate quality cards. Last minute dashes to Walgreens and CVS will be no more. 10 cards for $25 you can mix and match your cards. Sent directly to your home ready to be used. We pride ourselves on the quality of our cards and the designs printed on the front of them. This company is founded by Ryan Johnston (Oklahoman) & Chris Cohenour (Oklahoman) and Mike Hearne (Welshman). Our goal is to make life easier for you when buying the best greeting cards. Check out www.agreetable.com and on all social media platforms @agreetable Thanks for listening. We appreciate it. #thisisoklahoma

On this episode me and Kennon @tuurk sat down with the king of Boomerangs Les Wu @leswoo to talk camera, videography, drone and all other creative things. Les basically grew up in Norman. His family moved here when he was 1 years old so his father could study at OU. After high school he studied advertising at TU in Austin but after enjoying himself too much came back to Norman to study at OU. Les changed his degree a few times, and then did his MBA and after trying a bunch of things settled in the world of corporate finance. Les likes his hobbies, in the sense that if he has a hobby he's all in on it. However like he said in the interview. He'd get bored easily and move onto the next thing. That was until his brother bought him a drone. He was hooked on videography and naturally progressed after immersing himself in YouTube tutorials and naturally being very good at it. After 2 and half years of hard work and learning he since quit his job in corporate finance and is now a full time freelance videographer. Follow Les on Instagram and you'll soon realize his talent. www.leswu.com Follow Kennon here @tuurk www.wildagain.co Thanks for listening and please leave a review below. Cheers, Mike

On this episode I sat down with artist Kris Kanaly. Kris is known around OKC for his amazing Bricktown underpass and his huge role in Plaza Walls. He's done some amazing things over the past four years with his team The Oklahoma Mural Syndicate and continues to blow us all away with his vibrant public artwork. Kris was born here, grew up loving cars and graffiti. He moved away briefly to Portland before coming back to OKC. Since coming back he's been a huge part in the increased public artwork across the city and state. The non profit he's a part of have painted 130 murals in just 4 years. He's an asset to our state and the arts community across the nation. We love his work and can't wait to see what 2020 has for him. Follow him @pyramidguy on Instagram and online at www.kriskanaly.com If you don't already know about the public are in The Plaza District, check out @plazawalls you'll be blown away. As always thanks for listening and please drop down below and leave a review. It means the world. Cheers, Mike.

On this episode I sat down with owners and founders of Red Coyote Running. Jon & Burke met working for one of the nations largest running stores. Both with a passion for running and had ran in college they naturally gravitated to the sport and the industry surrounding it. Living in sunny California and managing a store there seemed like the life. What would happen over the next few years would have them coming back to Burke's hometown to set up their own store. A great story and one that forced them into building the running culture here in town because there wasn't one. OKC was one of the unhealthiest cities at the time and well, nobody ran or walked anywhere. Come to present day and they have two awesome stores, a great running culture and a some of the best employees you'll find. They are knowledgeable, kind and genuinely love running. I know, there's people out there that love to run. I didn't think I was one of them, but having recently signed up for my first ultra marathon. I am now a runner. Enjoy this episode. Its a great story and no doubt you'll want to buy a pair of kiss ass new shoes to walk or run around your neighborhood in. You can follow them on Instagram @redcoyoterunning or on their new website www.redcoyoterunning.com Thanks for listening and as always, please leave a review. It means the world. Cheers, Mike

On this episode I sat down with Jared Kinley a commercial film photographer and Josie Pierson a model, stylist and barbering student to talk everything about the art of photography. Jared and Josie met on a shoot and instantly hit it off. With their love for music forging the connection between them they began working together. Josie has a passion for styling while Jared has had a camera with him for as long as he can remember. They became a great team and have continued to build their brand and relationship off that very teamwork. They created a magazine called Lost Era, which can be found @losteramagazine and losteramagazine.com Jared is continuing to perfect his craft shooting models as often as possible. While Josie attends barbering school and continues to style the models Jared shoots. They have created a boot camp, for aspiring models to learn the craft. How to prepare for shoots, be professional, and know how to pose and how to insure they are well taken care of an empowered by the person behind the lens. Jared and Josie do a fantastic job of making their models feel empowered. In such an industry where there is so much negative attention around what they do. These two have made it their number one priority to make sure the model is taken care of. I had a great time chatting to both Jared and Josie and hope you enjoy listening to. They are young hardworking individuals and make a great team. I'm excited to see them grow and perfect their business in to the New Year. Keep your eyes out for the next issue of Lost Era Magazine and if you want to learn the ins and outs of the trade be sure to sign up for their boot camp asap. You can follow Jared here @jaredwkinley and Josie here @josiepierson Thanks for listening and as always, please leave a review. Cheers, Mike

On this episode me and Logan from @edibleexcellence sat down with A Good Egg Dining Group founders Keith and Heather Paul. Now if that names not familiar their concepts definitely are. Barrios, Red Prime, Tuckers, Mexican Radio, Museum Cafe, Kitchen 324, Republic, The Drake, Iron Star and of course the original concept Cheever's. We dive into all their concepts and how they started. from day one with Cheever's to most recently Mexican Radio. Next year is the 20th anniversary of Cheever's restaurant and we couldn't be more happy for Keith and Heather. They have an amazing history of hardwork through all the ups and downs have built a successful business. A huge part of the emerging food scene in OKC. We can't wait to see what they come up with next. Thanks for listening and if you haven't eaten at one of there concepts you should do so asap! Follow them here @foodpeopleokc Follow Logan @edibleexcellenceokc Follow us here @thisisoklahoma Please leave a review and rate this podcast. Much love. Mike

On this episode me and Kennon ( podcast guest #92 ) sat down to interview Randy Sudderth of Sudderth Design. A master builder and designer of some of the most sort after homes in Nichols Hills. Randy is a native Oklahoman who has been renovating homes in the Nichols Hills and Crown Heights communities for over fifteen years. He believes in maintaining the integrity of each and every home. It is the existing structure that lays the foundation for every design and construction decision. Randy is involved in the entire process from start to finish. Sudderth Design is known for the meticulous care, attention to detail and flawless finishes. Because of this, homes sell before going on the market. Follow Randy on Instagram at @sudderthdesign and check out his work online at www.sudderthdesign.com Thanks to my co-host Kennon on Instagram @tuurk and online at www.tkrb.co Thanks for listening, follow us @thisisoklahoma and please leave a review, it means the world. Cheers, Mike

On this episode I sat down with Oklahoma Olympian Jeff Bennett. Myself and Justin Lenhart of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame have partnered up to interview Oklahoma HOF's to create more awareness for the inductees. Follow the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame @oksportshof. Jeff Bennett was raised in Vinita, Oklahoma and graduated from Vinita High School in 1966. He was the state champion in the pole vault, and placed in the top 3 in long jump during his senior year. Bennett attended Oklahoma Christian College, 1966-1970, and is considered the greatest athlete in Oklahoma Christian University’s history. While at Oklahoma Christian, he won the NAIA championship in the decathlon in 1969 and 1970. In 1968, he was the NAIA champion in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles and was runner-up in the pole vault in 1970. The four-time NAIA All-American still holds Oklahoma Christian records in the 400 hurdles (51.44 seconds) and the decathlon (8,071 points). He received his bachelor’s degree in science education and later completed a master’s degree in school counseling. Bennett was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1976 and was a charter honoree of the Oklahoma Christian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991. Upon graduation from Oklahoma Christian, Bennett was drafted by the U.S. Army. While in the army, he competed in the army track and field program. He won the International Military Games decathlon in 1971 and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1972. As a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team, Bennett placed fourth in the decathlon with 7,974 points at the Olympic Games in Munich. He set a personal record of 8,121 points when he won the American Amateur Union national decathlon championship in 1973. Bennett served as Oklahoma Christian’s assistant track and field coach from 1974 to 1985. He spent 28 years in public education, working as a teacher, counselor and administrator for school districts in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. In 2003, he retired as a lieutenant colonel after serving for 32 years in the U.S. Army National Guard. Jeff began his second stint as an Oklahoma Christian assistant track and field coach in 2003, working primarily with field-event and multi-event competitors. In addition to his coaching duties, Bennett also served as associate dean of students from 2003 to 2016, when he retired from that position. In 2007, Jeff Bennett was named as one of the top 100 Oklahoma athletes of the state’s first 100 years by The Oklahoman. Bennet lives in Edmond, Oklahoma with wife, Lisa. They have 2 daughters, Lauren Weeks and Raley Bennett. He continues to coach track and field at Oklahoma Christian University. Thanks for listening make sure to follow @oksportshof and us here @thisisoklahoma

On this episode I sat down with musician and co-founder of OKSessions, Christian Pearson. Christian has had a passion for music his whole life, he grew up around it and so naturally he became good at it. Very good. He continued to play through high school and then in OU's The Pride of Oklahoma. After graduation Christian started working in Banking, a real world job that really didn't tick all the boxes for him. He found himself still playing regularly, practicing on his lunch hour and longing for OKC to have a solid music scene. Lightbulb moment, birth of OKSessions. "OkSessions is all about treating local music the way we treat local food. We believe each locale has it’s own unique artistic flavor, and we believe music is the voice of a culture. Cities that are present and engaged with their local artists influence the rest of the world and thrive economically. Live music is exceptional at merging ‘bubbles’ in a community and fostering integration in a city. It gets people together who wouldn’t normally hang out, and makes it easy to find common ground with people from different backgrounds. I want to walk out of my house and step into a city filled with music, whether it’s mine or someone else’s. OkSessions is a media hub that gets people excited about local music and makes it accessible to get into the scene. We regularly publish new articles about OKC’s live music renaissance. Follow us on social media and join our email lists if you believe what we believe about music." So with this mission Christian is changing OKC one night at a time. You can see him perform regularly around town, especially in the holiday season. Check out www.christianpearson.me and www.oksessions.com for more. Get out, get those feet tapping, bounce around a lose yourself in music. You deserve it. Follow Christian here @christian.pearson and @oksessions Follow us here @thisisoklahoma Thanks for listening, Mike

On this episode I sat down with artist Matt Goad. He began is art career in graphic design and illustration in the mid 90 to early 90's. Woodblock printing and it’s hard edged graphic aesthetic helped inform Goad’s modern style which he would take into the realm of paintings in the mid 2000s. Passionate about color and composition his modern linear approach utilizes interlocking identifiable symbols and shapes in a compositional flow that pulls the viewer through a narrative. Whimsical, geometric, simple and complex, Goad’s work is easily accessible to the public and enjoyed by many, young and old, and across cultural identities. I had a great time talking with Matt, he's a petrolhead! Loves German automobiles and Japanese bikes. He loves music, plays guitar and has centered in many bands over the years. He's currently gearing up for a huge project next year. The OKC Airport expansion is taking place and he's designed a monster piece for it. As he said in the interview, "everyone going through OKC is now going to walk all over Matt Goad." A joke I sense he's said a few times. Matt's a huge part of the art culture here in Oklahoma. His unique style is very recognizable. Lots of bold colors and wild shapes. Its pretty incredible from someone who knows nothing about art. Not that knowing anything about it can help, because to me art is art. It can be anything you want it to be. Like the curves of a Porsche 911 or the bashing of musical instruments to create sound. Anyway, listen to the podcast. You'll quickly realize that Matt's a great guy. He loves what he does and won't be stopping anytime soon. Follow him on Instagram here @mattgoadart Check out his website and OKC Airport project here www.mattgoad.com As always, thanks for listening and please leave a review, even if its hateful. Love you all. Mike

On this episode of our food related podcast myself and Logan @edibleexcellenceokc sat down with Brittany and Janie from Mickey Mantle's. @mickeymantles to talk history of the restaurant, current events and the common misconception about the restaurant. Brittany has been at Mickey Mantle's for 15 years; she started working at the restaurant as a hostess and worked her way up to event planning. She chairs the Warren Spahn awards where they award the best left-handed pitcher in MLB. Through this she’s met many professional ball players such as Clayton Kershaw. We talk a lot about the celebrities who've eaten at the restaurant from Bert Kreisher, Shaq, news correspondents, Mel Gibson and most of the people who play at the Chesapeake or Criterion. The Happy Hour is were it's really at. Not only are drinks cheaper, but there's free finger food. Every Sunday thru Friday 4.30pm -7pm You need to experience it. Not to mention the free limo rides to Thunder Games and concerts at the Chesapeake Arena. Make sure to follow @MickeyMantles Logan @edibleexcellenceokc Us @thisisoklahoma Subscribe and leave a review. It means the world to us. #thisisoklahoma

On this episode of our food related podcasts myself and Logan @edibleexcellenceokc sat down with Eric & Jenny from Scottie's Deli @scottiesdeliokc A local deli located on 23rd St right next to Tower Theater. Eric's love of food comes from his grandmother as well as the name. She was of Scottish decent, and owned her own deli in California called "Big John's Submarine Sandwiches" However, as much as Eric wanted to use the name in OKC. It runs a little close to similar competitors names so he settled on Scottie's a homage to his family heritage. Eric prides his business on providing the best food made from scratch in house for an extremely affordable price. He's won many awards for his efforts. Awards sometimes outside of the sandwich world such as chilli's and most recently Cookie and Cocktails where he won awards on both sides of the board. His passion for food and drinks is intoxicating. Just listening to him talk about his process makes you want to learn how to cook and master the art of crafting a perfect cocktail. They are a treasure in OKC and we are lucky to have them. Do yourself a favor and get down to Scottie's Deli. Especially for the holiday season because the Early Bird sandwich is coming soon! P.S DON'T ASK FOR SCOTTIE AND LEAVE A GREAT REVIEW ON YELP! www.scottiesdeliokc.com 427 NW 23rd St Oklahoma City, OK 73103 Monday – Thursday 10:00AM – 8:00PM ​Friday – Saturday 10:00AM – 9:00PM ​Sunday 10:00AM –5:00PM Tel: 405.604.8940 Email: [email protected] Thanks for listening, leave a review and please subscribe for many more episodes to come. Cheers, Mike #thisisoklahoma

On this episode I sit down with former OU Golfer Phillip Bryan. Phil was born and raised in Mustang Oklahoma. Golf was always part of his life growing up, his older brother started to play, which led him into the game. Playing a lot of local tournaments growing up. He qualified for the Junior PGA Championship held in California. Knocked on doors to raise money and traveled out to that tournament, the first time he'd been competing a long way from home. He won! Which put him on the radar for college golf. Both OU & OSU came knocking offering a scholarship and help to be at school there. Inevitably he chose OU. Phil played alongside some of the best in college golf, most notably his teammate Anthony Kim who has a wild story worthy of a Google search. Phil got into coaching after school, became the assistant at OU and then moved to Louisville for a short stint before realizing that golf was no more and it was time to get a job. Through the OU program a gentleman reached out and offered Phil a job in commercial insurance where he is today. Listen in as Phil tells stories from his OU days, coaching and still trying to play as much golf as he can between being a father and working commercial insurance. As always thanks for listening, leave a review and drop us a DM @thisisoklahoma for who you'd like to hear next. Cheers, Mike #thisisoklahoma