Interviews with interesting people
Designer, podcaster, entrepreneur and Texan (sort of), Adam Stacoviak loves his work. And that’s his best advice for you: find something that’s a passion for you. If you know what Rails, SAS, CSS and a bunch of other letter combos stand for, you’ll understand what he’s talking about. And even if you don’t know the terms, you’ll like Adam.
If you love biology, Dezene is your guy. He lives in Prince George, British Columbia but I caught him while on vacation on Prince Edward Island, just after Hurricane Irene. He gives you a good idea of what it’s like to be a university professor.
If you know King Zarkon, Nick Fury, Wet Suit, Chunk and the Liquidator, you’ve heard Jack Angel at work. He’s a versatile voice-over actor. Like me, Jack got his start as a disc jockey. Unlike me, he has talent.
Brad Dacus is a lawyer with a cause. He founded the Pacific Justice Institute which offers its services free of charge. Think of it as a conservative ACLU.
What’s it like turning hobbies into businesses?
Seattle is a great place for woodworking and wine making. And Tom Stangeland does both. Separately. He’s just a multi-talented craftsman who likes to turn hobbies into businesses.
Use the player below or click this link: Tom Stangeland Interview
Dan Swecker is a State Senator for the great State of Washington. But he started off raising fish. And the need to lobby on behalf of his industry led his to Olympia to talk to the politicians, and then to become one. As it turns out, politicians, teachers and preachers all share a similar problem: they work much harder than people think they do.
These days, Owen Stone hangs out a lot in New Jersey. But when he was a kid, he moved around a lot. Yet the instability of his childhood now makes it easy for him to pick up, go anywhere, meet new people and make friends. In the tech world, Owen is also known as Oh Doctah.