#68 – Elizabeth Taylor | Award-Winning Realtor
Elizabeth Taylor is an award-winning realtor serving the greater Nashville area. Elizabeth is passionate about caring well for her clients. She is known for...
#67 – Dre Rodriguez | Goon
Dre Rodriguez is the founder of Goon, a brand & boutique focusing on fine goods and good times. In 2021, Dre and his wife...
#66 – Seth & Megan Marcum | Family Nutrition Coaches
Seth & Megan Marcum are whole family health coaches who are experts at showing families realistic ways to eat healthy and lose weight –...
#65 – Greg & Carla Gibbs | Ox and Cart Leather
Greg & Carla Gibbs are the founders of Ox and Cart Leather, which all began with an appreciation for leather & leather crafting. Greg...
#64 – Heather Griffin | Macaroni KID Franklin
Heather Griffin is a Franklin, TN resident of 20 years and is the publisher of Macaroni KID Franklin. Macaroni KID National is the is...
#63 – Roy Mangrum & Terry Barga | Music City Fit Expo
Roy Mangrum and Terry Barga have joined forces and picked up the torch to continue on with the Music City Fit Expo! Terry has...
#62 – Isaiah Brooks | Spring Hill Spider-Man
For about 2 years now, Isaiah Brooks has been bringing a smile to people’s faces in Spring Hill, TN and surrounding communities, as the...
#61 – Jessica Kaplan & Zoe Antell | Ready Dress Go
Jessica Kaplan and Zoe Antell are the founders of Ready Dress Go. This venture by Jessica and Zoe pioneers affordable, fashionable and comfortable women’s...
#60 – Zach & Pam Graham | Sticks & Stones Axe Company
Zach and Pam Graham are the founders of Sticks & Stones Axe Company, bringing the trend of axe throwing to Williamson County, Tennessee. Before...
#59 – Tyler Logel | Nashville Bike Guy
Tyler Logel, otherwise known as the Nashville Bike Guy, is a bike courier serving downtown & midtown Nashville. Tyler’s story begins where many did...
#58 – Austin and Colin | Mac N’ Cheese Media
Austin and Colin are a Nashville based comedy duo comprised of funny guys, Austin Bever and Colin Copper. The pair co-own Mac N’ Cheese...
#57 – Cassandra Coleman | American Idol Season 19
Cassandra Coleman, a native of Columbia, TN, started singing at a very young age and has the journey from posting YouTube covers and being...
#56 – Josh Galigher | Bounty Hunter
Josh Galigher is a certified bail-bondsman and bounty hunter who started the Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team back in 2013. Josh and his team has...
#55 – A.W. Miller | Voice Actor & Audiobook Narrator
A.W. Miller is a father, husband, homesteader, author, and accomplished voice actor with over 37 titles to his credit as well as providing a...
#54 – Ray Solorio & Dustin Johnson | The Nashville Flippers
Ray Solorio & Dustin Johnson make up the The Nashville Flippers. Ray and Dustin are a couple guys who reside in Hendersonville, TN and...
#53 – Casey Maples & Jeremy Fyke from Two Heads Hot Sauce
Casey Maples and Jeremy Fyke started a craft hot sauce business called Two Heads Hot Sauce and business is booming! Since 2020, Two Heads...
#52 – Pedal Tavern Mick from Nashville Pedal Tavern
Mick Khoury, better known as Pedal Tavern Mick, is licensed to drive (and born to do it!) a Pedal Tavern through downtown Nashville while...
#51 – Tom Cunningham & Anthony Laney from Grazr
Tom Cunningham & Anthony Laney founded Grazr, with the purpose to source local food while supporting local farmers. Grazr is an online marketplace for...
#50 – Dawn Burns | The Nashville Mom
Dawn Burns, better known as The Nashville Mom is a Nashville lifestyle blogger and influencer. The Nashville Mom is a place for families to...
#49 – Peter Hartzell from Tree House Media
Peter Hartzell is the founder and president of Tree House Media. After working on a Business Marketing and Media Arts degree from the University...
#48 – Sara Schuster from Fox & Elder
Sara Schuster is an herbalist, homesteader, and medicinal herb farmer living and growing on 13 acres just north of Nashville. Throughout her teen years...
#47 – Shannon Bennett from Creative Crayons Workshop
Shannon Bennett, along with her husband, and kids run Creative Crayons Workshop, a business right in their home in which they are designing custom,...
#46 – Amanda Garren from Nashville Angels
Amanda Garren is the founder and president of Nashville Angels , which builds community and hope for foster care families around Nashville. The mission...
#45 – John Meese from Cowork Columbia
John Meese is a traditionally-trained economist turned serial entrepreneur. John has a passion for helping entrepreneurs build thriving businesses by documenting everything he has...
#44 – Jay Cleveland from Tennessee Peanut Co.
Jay Cleveland is the founder of Tennessee Peanut Company. What started as an idea between friends and family soon grew into a multi-market business...
#43 – Eric Black | Eric Black Was Here
Eric Black, otherwise known by ‘Eric Black Was Here’ provides all of your video production needs to expand your brand presence, engage with your...
#42 – Paul Schmitz from ShowerUp
Paul Schmitz is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of ShowerUp. Paul and his wife, Rhonda, launched ShowerUp in the Fall of 2016, after Paul...
#41 – Jay Farrell | Photographer & Author of Abandoned Book Series
Jay Farrell is a Nashville based professional photographer, published author, and urban explorer. Jay has a passion for utilizing his camera to share the...
#40 – Absurd Ty Higgins | Tattoo Artist
Absurd Ty Higgins is a tattoo artist who is currently part of the talented team at Titan Tattoo in Nashville. Ty is a graduate...
#39 – Brian Quick | Professional Drummer & Educator
Brian Quick is a professional drummer, educator, composer and entrepreneur. Brian starting playing drum at the age of 6, inspired by his papal and...
#38 – Tigirlily | Sister Country Duo
Nashville recording artists and North Dakota’s own, Kendra and Krista, combine distinctive talents to comprise the genre-bending duo, Tigirlily. Singing since they were talking,...
#37 – Jimmy Gularek from Around the Neighborhood Oil Change
Jimmy Gularek is the founder and owner of Around the Neighborhood Oil Change, which is a mobile oil change service that he started in...
#36 – Mignon Francois from The Cupcake Collection
Mignon Francois is the Founder and CEO of The Cupcake Collection in Nashville and New Orleans. While crunching numbers and creating the craze are...
#35 – Gas Pedal Kid | Automotive Enthusiast & Photographer
Elias Gabriel, otherwise known to his social media followers as Gas Pedal Kid, is creating a following as a kid who loves all things...
#34 – Sean Giovanni from The Record Shop
Sean Giovanni is a Record Producer, Audio Engineer, Project Manager, Educator, and the owner of The Record Shop, a recording studio and multi-media production...
#33 – Brad Eldridge-Smith & Mark Valencia from Common Law Brewing Co.
Common Law Brewing Co. is the brainchild of Brad Eldridge-Smith and Mark Valencia, who actually met through a beer brewing Facebook group. Common Law...
#32 – Kala Ellis | Bar and Spirits Specialist
Kala Ellis is a Nashville based bartender whose career in the service industry spans over fifteen years. Kala’s passion for the cocktail world stems...
#31 – Raven Hernandez from Earth Rideshare
Raven Hernandez is the founder and CEO of Earth Rideshare. Earth Rideshare is a new ride-sharing service app that’s 100% electric-vehicle based, offering premium...
#30 – Tim Dillard | Professional Baseball Pitcher & Social Media Funnyman
Tim Dillard is a husband, father, professional baseball player, and viral social media funnyman who calls Nashville his home. Dillard has spent most of...
#29 – Nick & Kailani DeLorenzo from Bag of Joy Bagel Co.
Bag of Joy Bagel Co. in Spring Hill, TN is something that may long exist after the COVID-19 pandemic passes. Nick and Kailani DeLorenzo,...
#28 – Wendy Lee Stephenson | Social Mompreneur
Wendy Lee Stephenson is a Jersey girl turned southern currently residing in Thompson’s Station, Tennessee. She loves worship music, sunshine, lake life and building...
#27 – SPECIAL EPISODE: School and Business and Music, Oh My! – Effects of COVID-19 in Middle Tennessee
Small business and musician livelihoods are being challenged here in Middle Tennessee due to the COVID-19 epidemic. On top of that, with school closures,...
#26 – Jen Starsinic | Americana Singer-Songwriter
Jen Starsinic is a multi-instrumentalist and indie rock singer/songwriter who landed in Nashville back in 2014, after already cutting her teeth in the old-time...
#25 – Doug Smith | Author of [Un]Intentional: How Screens Secretly Shape Your Desires and How You Can Break Free
Doug Smith is a software developer, popular speaker, teacher, mentor, and author of the book, [Un]Intentional: How Screens Secretly Shape Your Desires and How...
Nashville Disaster Relief Update | #NashvilleStrong
Per Mayor Cooper, the following are the preferred methods for donating time, money, & immediate needs to those affected by the deadly tornado that...
#24 – Caitlyn Foley from She Shee Photography
Caitlyn Foley is the owner and founder of She Shee Photography. She is the creative force behind the lens and has always had a...
#23 – Trevor Sarver from 85 Supply
Trevor Sarver is a punk rocker turned entrepreneur and is the founder and CEO of 85 Supply, a full service supplier of wholesale printed...
#22 – Rachel Corvi from Picnic Dates and Events
Rachel Corvi is a space creator and a mother of three children living in southern Middle Tennessee. She is creating magical moments with indoor...
#21 – Craig Murray | Director & Cinematographer
Craig Murray is a Film Director and Cinematographer drawn to expressive concepts and simplistic style. Craig came to filmmaking by way of advertising, design,...
#20 – Sean Miller from The Yard Sale Store / The Auction House
Sean Miller is the founder and owner of The Yard Sale Store and The Auction House in Middle Tennessee. Sean and his wife, Miriam,...
#19 – Naomi Van Winkle from Cult in Connecticut
Naomi Van Winkle is a writer, singer/songwriter, podcaster, and creative currently living in the Nashville area. It has not been an easy road for...
#18 – Carla Peluso from Chef Class with Carla
Carla Peluso is a personal chef specializing in private instruction, group lessons, catering & confections through her business, Chef Class with Carla. Carla is...
#17 – Eddie Island from American Idol Season 17
Eddie Island is a singer, performer, songwriter, and American Idol Season 17 finalist. Hailing from Fairfax, Virginia, Eddie scraped his way through small college-town...
#16 – Sarah Kennedy from Midsouth Youth Theatre & Arts
We are back for Season 2! Sarah Kennedy is the Artistic Director of Midsouth Youth Theatre & Arts based in south Williamson County. Sarah...
Season 2 Preview – New Episodes Starting January 6!
Season 2 Preview – New Episodes Starting January 6! The 99% Local Podcast Web: https://www.99percentlocalpod.com Email: 99percentlocalpod@gmail.com
#15 – Jeremy Mitchell from Mitchell Bat Company
Jeremy Mitchell is the Founder and Creative Director of Mitchell Bat Company. Jeremy pours his enthusiasm for baseball into Mitchell Bat Company, where he...
#14 – Dan Burkard from Wicked Tasty
Dan Burkard is the founder of Wicked Tasty. Dan, along with this girlfriend, Michelle, are bringing all of the great food and drink finds...
#13 – Aaron Weber – Comedian
Aaron Weber is a standup comic born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. After barely graduating from Notre Dame in 2014, Aaron moved to Nashville...
#12 – Curtis Rempel from Curtis Rempel Handcrafted & Country Duo High Valley
Curtis Rempel is one half of the award-winning Canadian country music duo High Valley, which is composed of Curtis and his brother Brad Rempel....
#11 – Angel Noble from Mission of Truth
Angel Noble moved to Tennessee in 2005 when Gaylord Opryland contracted her to be a resident artist, performing dance and acrobatics on stilts through...
#10 – Amy Parker – Best-Selling Children’s Author
Amy Parker has written and co-written more than sixty books for children, teens, and adults, with 1.8 million copies sold. She has collaborated with...
#9 – Brittany Shaw from Hidden Stories 615
Brittany Shaw is the founder of Hidden Stories 615 in Franklin, Tennessee. This “Books for the Community” program supports reading in the community through...
#8 – JB Brookman from Seniority Senior Pictures & Sports
JB Brookman is the owner and photographer at JB Brookman Photography and Seniority Photos Nashville. JB is the most sought after Senior portrait experience...
#7 – Adam Searan – Pop/Country Recording Artist
Adam Searan is a Nashville songwriter, producer, and rising country artist. Adam has received numerous awards for his songwriting and his songs have been...
#6 – Seth Scruggs & Zachary Vaughn from “Five Minutes” Short Film
“Five Minutes” is a short film being created by the team of Seth Scruggs (Director) and Zachary Vaughn (Writer/Producer). Seth and Zachary are both...
#5 – Joshua Merrill from Legacy Coffee Co.
Joshua Merrill is the founder and owner of Legacy Coffee Co.. Legacy Coffee Co. started as a mobile coffee trailer, completely debt free. With...
#4 – LeeAnn West-Malm from Power Up Nutrition
LeeAnn West-Malm is the owner and operator of Power Up Nutrition. LeeAnn’s mission is to change lives, one person at a time and to...
#3 – The Well Outreach
The Well Outreach began as a food pantry in a local church over a decade ago with the goal of giving food to those...
#2 – Jon & Heather Fulk from Cold Blooded Brewing Co.
Jon & Heather Fulk are a husband/wife team who own and operate Cold Blooded Brewing Co., a crafted cold brew coffee company that delivers...
#1 – Mark Glesne from Efficacy Clothing Co.
Mark Glesne is a marketing whiz, athletic/nutrition instructor, entrepreneur and U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran. Mark’s full-time role is supporting the marketing efforts for...
The 99% Local Podcast – Trailer
Coming Soon! I have a passion for my local community here in Middle Tennessee and want to bring stories from local entrepreneurs, business owners, musicians,...
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