July 2025

Lessons from Dan Andrews   In this episode of Authors Who Lead, I sit down with Dan Andrews—writer, entrepreneur, and founder of the Dynamite Circle—to explore what it means to write and lead in today’s creative landscape. Our conversation is a goldmine for aspiring authors who feel the pressure to be original, fear starting, or […]

The Journey of Creating Adventures in Cinder Bottom with Azul & Steve   When the world slowed during the pandemic, Steve Vannoy and I found an unexpected gift in that stillness. We began recording stories from his father, Smokey Vannoy—vivid tales of a bygone West Virginia filled with cinder-bottom towns, red-light districts, and river adventures.