In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Kris Jordan, the master barber and owner of KJ’s Barbershop!

Both his grandfather and father were barbers, but Kris wasn’t so sure he wanted to do it himself… All of that changed after a significant event in 2020. What happened? Why did it motivate him to reenter the family trade? You’ll have to listen to this episode to find out!

00:00 – Opening

00:21 – CP Ad: Call Nourishing Minds Tutoring Today!

00:51 – Show Begins: The Benefit of the Ice Bath

03:26 – Old Man Mike

04:54 – Challenges Lead You Back Home

06:32 – Work It Out: Shoutout to Zabala!

08:26 – Nursing is in High Demand… But the Job is Hard

09:26 – Kris Jordan: Becoming a Master Barber

12:36 – Location, Location, Location

13:39 – The Transition is Tough… But Worth It!

14:29 – The 2020 Crisis: Diagnosing an Uncommon Problem

18:16 – Another Crisis: Sepsis Looms

21:30 – No Regrets: Pursue Your Dreams, Do Something Different!

23:06 – What Does Professional REALLY Mean?

24:43 – Putting the “Master” in Master Barber

29:05 – Mike Kelsey?

29:40 – Cutting Your Own Hair?!

31:37 – Beard Balms, Butters, Oils… What Works?

33:03 – Barbershops Making a Comeback!

36:37 – Your Vibe Attracts Your Tribe

37:49 – Growing the Shop: Leaders Eat Last

39:57 – How to Get in Touch: kgsbarbershop.com

41:40 – Facebook Isn’t Where the Action Is

43:19 – Closing Remarks

44:43 – CP Ad: Visit SkyZone Trampoline Park Today!

In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Stephen Zabala, the nutrition master and founder of Greenfork!

Being mindful of where your food comes from is more important than ever in our corn syruped, food-dyed modern world… Greenfork beats the supermarket by providing real, nutrient-dense food to clients all around Saratoga. Get the full scoop on Greenfork’s approach to nutrition here in this episode!

00:00 – Intro

00:21 – CP Ad: Call RASP Inc. Today!

01:00 – Show Begins: What’s New at Greenfork?

01:53 – That Radio Voice, That Vocal Fry

02:20 – A Worthwhile Gamble

03:20 – The Future of Nutrition

04:38 – Everyone Needs a Jamie

05:02 – What Makes a Food Nutrient-Dense?

07:20 – Factory-Farm Food is Filler! Some Scary Information

09:36 – Pig Farming is Horrific…

11:14 – Waste Disposal isn’t Always Easy!

12:40 – Kyle, Where You At?

14:41 – Jiu Jitsu: Climbing Up the Ranks

16:02 – Throwback: Check out the Atlas Jiu Jitsu Episode!

16:24 – The Wilton Mall… Comeback Incoming?

17:53 – What’s On the Menu?

20:02 – That USDA Label Costs a LOT of Money!

21:57 – Keeping Kosher: An Old Tale

23:11 – The Creative Cook

25:56 – Burnout is Real: How Mike and Stephen Face Its Challenges

30:37 – Third Time’s the Charm: The Only Way Out is Through

32:30 – The Three-Day Turnaround: Order Out of Chaos

33:24 – East Beats West

35:11 – Service-Based Business Scaling: Replicating in Mass is Tough!

37:35 – How You Eat is How You Feel

40:20 – Protein-Based, Bread-Rejecting Diet: Mike the Localvore

42:46 – All-Natural, Free-Range, Organic… Mean Nothing. Chemicals Run Deep

45:51 – Start With the Basics

47:52 – The Wrong Climate Crisis is Being Focused on!

49:17 – Family Jiu Jitsu

50:02 – How to Get in Touch: eatgreenfork.com

50:47 – Closing Remarks

51:06 – CP Ad: Call Cerrone Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Today!

51:28 – Closer

In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Joe “Josferatu” Zakriski from Atlas Jiu Jitsu! Joe’s been rolling with the best of them for 18 years, but he’s only worked out of Atlas Jiu Jitsu for 8… How did he come to run Atlas in South Glens Falls? How did the business rise and fall (and rise again) during the COVID pandemic? What does jiu jitsu have to offer? Hear the answers to these questions and many more by tuning in to this episode!

00:00 – Titles

00:21 – Community Partner Ad: Thoroughbred Advisors

01:23 – Show Begins: An Introduction to Joe Zakriski, AKA Josferatu!

03:11 – Atlas Jiu Jitsu: Why South Glens Falls Was the Right Choice

08:00 – Eight Years and Going Strong

09:10 – Nurses Know: COVID was a Tough Time!

12:51 – The Post-COVID Boom: Numbers Double!

14:18 – Spider-Man Battles Bullying

17:12 – Jiu Jitsu: The Right Choice! No Off-Season, Great Conditioning, Breaks Screen Addiction!

20:20 – The Nelson Jiu Jitsu Clan

20:51 – The Non-Striking Art: Controlled Deescalation

22:36 – Law Enforcement can Benefit, Too!

23:58 – Ten Years from White to Black… But Even White Belt Knows Useable Tech!

26:04 – New Students Funnel In! Can Muscleheads Compete?

30:42 – A Diverse, Solid Group: Women, Kids, Anyone Can Learn!

33:06 – Grappling Industries Coming Up!

35:00 – Tournament Strategy: Competitiveness is Your Choice!

37:02 – What’s Next? Expansion Plans

39:00 – Jiu Jitsu Health Benefits: Release That Cortisol!

40:51 – Two Classes a Week Can Work Wonders: Practitioners and Competitors Alike!

43:29 – How to Get in Touch and Get Started

46:11 – A Sneak Peak of a Future Episode!

47:26 – Closing Remarks

48:26 – Community Partner Ad: The Eden Center for Integrative Care

48:56 – Ending

In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Chuck and Sarah Curtiss, husband-and-wife team behind the Willow Marsh Farm and storefront! Their fifth-generation farm offers a special option that nobody else nearby yet does – the production and sale, direct to consumers, of raw milk and raw milk products, including cheese, yogurt and more… What’s the deal with raw milk? How is it made? Is it safe to drink? Why do so few farms produce it? Hear the answers to those questions and many more here, in this stellar episode!

00:00 – Intro & Ad

01:00 – Show Begins, Introductions

01:52 – An Introduction to Willow Marsh Farm, and the Curtiss Family

04:07 – Fifth Generation! A History

05:26 – The Government “Helps”

08:00 – Let’s Build a Store

09:15 – Inflation Drives the Public Home

10:04 – Discovering Raw Milk, and Breaking the Myths

14:30 – Pasteurization-Intolerance: Are You REALLY Allergic to Milk?

17:12 – Rediscovering the Good of the Past… And Rejecting Factory Processes

18:41 – Farm Awareness Needs to Spread! Local is Best!

22:09 – The Utility of Cheese Whey

22:46 – Expansion Plans

22:54 – Vertical Integration: Every Piece of the Process

27:00 – Investing in the Future

29:00 – The Best Pigs of All

31:19 – Social Media: The Informative Tool

32:02 – The Horror of Factory Farming

33:21 – The Price of that USDA Stamp

34:55 – Rise Above the Storm

36:29 – Building is Easy… Staffing is Hard

37:54 – “Pig” Stands for Pain In the Gluteus!

39:12 – Misleading Labels: “Organic” and “Farm-Raised” Don’t Mean Much!

41:59 – The Country of Origin Law Really is CoOL!

43:54 – Say No to Greenwashing!

44:46 – Get the Good Stuff: RealMilk.com

47:29 – “We Can’t?”

49:35 – The Bronx Farmers’ Market

50:40 – Where’s All the Chuck’s Cheddar?!

52:11 – There’s Plenty of Room for All of Us!

54:26 – The Cheesemonger’s Eye

55:46 – How to Get in Touch: willow-marshfarmstore.com

56:37 – Closing Remarks

In this episode, our host Mike Nelson pairs with cleaning mastermind Steven Boxley to interview Kevin Hinman, co-founder of Momentum Makers!

Kevin’s mission is bringing faith-based principles to workplaces across the nation… But the lessons he teaches can be applied to any organization, secular or not. And the results speak for themselves – companies typically see much better culture, customer retention, higher profits, and more! Listen to this episode to find out what Momentum Makers might have to offer you!

00:00 – Opening & Ad

00:43 – Show Begins: Introductions

01:29 – What is Momentum Makers?

02:08 – What They Bring to the Table

03:45 – Christian Principles: Picking Up Momentum

07:34 – Standing Out Amongst the Competitors

09:08 – “The Lights Come On”

11:45 – Christian-Based, Secular-Friendly

13:25 – Fail Fast, Fail Forward… And Work With the Right People

16:44 – Combatants Lose Squadmates!

17:33 – The Soul Recognizes Kindness

20:25 – What Constitutes a Mid-Sized Company? Why That Size Works Best for Momentum

23:06 – Feedback is Transformative

25:22 – Communication is the Word

27:03 – When Barking Becomes Biting

28:57 – Communication Theory: Eight Different Quadrants!

30:17 – Long-Form vs. Short-Form Communication… Medium Matters!

32:29 – Self-Assessment Skills: Know Thineself

34:40 – DI vs. SC: The Fight of the Century

35:59 – The DISC Gold Mine

38:04 – Professionalism, Ethics, & More

41:05 – The Christianity Problem

42:49 – Timeless, Profound Advice

45:44 – Good Mentoring is VERY Different From Bad

47:49 – “I’m Not Doing This”: From Bad Leadership to Good

49:43 – 48 Laws of Power… Stink!

51:00 – Starting Small

53:36 – How to Get in Touch: momentum-makers.com

54:45 – Closing Remarks

In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Raymond Apy, the CEO of Northeastern Biochar Solutions and one of the main figures behind Saratoga Biochar Solutions! The proposed facility’s goal is to process biosolids into carbon fertilizer, but local opposition to the project has been significant… Ray has met every goal and then some, and he wants more people to understand the importance of the project. Listen to this episode to hear his explanations and future plans!

00:48 – The Show Begins

01:41 – A Brief Background of Ray Apy

04:16 – The Biosolids Disposal Problem

05:21 – Meeting Moreau

07:09 – Why Biochar? A History

12:46 – Solving a Big Problem: Chemical Fertilizer

17:50 – Opposition Mounts

19:58 – Chapter 92 Does Not Apply

21:42 – 16 Conditions… All Met

24:12 – Propaganda, Defamation and Gaslighting

25:55 – Sewage Sludge vs. Biosolids: There IS a Difference!

27:48 – Biosolids vs. Biochar: There IS a Difference!

28:54 – PFAs: What They Are, and WHERE They Are

34:38 – Emerging Technologies: Biochar isn’t New!

38:06 – Wood’s Place in the Process

39:25 – Sharing Findings: With the DEC and Beyond

42:25 – The Well-Informed Have No Problems with the Project!

43:51 – Other Avenues: Railroad Ties, Asphalt Shingling, Carbon Concrete

46:25 – Public and Private Enterprise Alike

47:35 – Starting Small… And Keeping Emissions Low

49:50 – Not Giving Up

50:20 – How to Get in Touch

50:53 – Closing Remarks