We jump into the small gold town in northern California to start our Yreka Business. Learn how Zephyr Books and Coffee was created with a unique timing of love, alliances and opportunity. www.RamblingBusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Yreka #Coffee #ZephyrBooks #Travel #California #Smallbusiness

We finish our Sedona series by looking at a family that did the opposite of the Beverly Hillbillies by moving from Beverly Hills to the outback of West Sedona, Arizona. Learn what this family did to create a legacy of serving others which has lasted to the next generation. www.RamblingBusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Sedona #Arizona #Restaurants #Travel #SmallBusiness

We start our Sedona Business series by talking to Clara Mak of Bonanza Native Flutes and Jewelry. Join us we tell you one way to transform your business when the bottom drops out. www.ramblingbusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes: http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Arizona #Sedona #Jewelry #Sedona #Travel #SmallBusiness #Flutes

We finish our Route 66 series by driving to a big hole in the earth. Learn about the Barringer family legacy and how they turned a failed geological endeavor into a world renown wonder. www.ramblingbusiness.com #Meteor #Crater #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Travel #Route66 #Arizona #SmallBusiness

We continue our Route 66 series in Flagstaff by popping next door to Galaxy Sales Outfitters and James Burns. Join us as we tell the story that starts with escaping Belgium Jews during WWII who settle down in Flagstaff. www.RamblingBusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Route66 #Arizona #Flagstaff #Travel #SmallBusiness

We continue our Route 66 series by hitting Flagstaff and its oldest business, The Grand Canyon Café. Join us as we tell the story on how two families joined together to keep this historical legacy alive. ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Arizona #Route66 #Travel #TheGrandCanyonCafe #SmallBusiness

We continue our Route 66 series by driving off the highway to the northeastern Arizona to the Navajo Nation. Rick and Judy met Leon Skyhorse Thomas who owns the Canyon de Chelley (“Shay”) Navajo- Guided Tour Company. Find out the history and challenges of the Navajo people doing business with the Federal Government in one of the most beautiful and historical national monuments. See us at www.ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Navajo #Travel #NationalPark #CanyondeChelley...

Ep# 43- (Route 66, Arizona) How to Run a Co-op Art Gallery on Route 66 We start our Business on Route 66 series in Flagstaff Arizona. Rick and Judy were drawn to the Flagstaff Artists Gallery just a half block from the historic Route 66. Join Rick and Brandon for the fun as they talk about the history and joys of running a Co-op in the historical part of this amazing small town. www.ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Route66 #Flagstaff #Arizona #Art #ArtGallery #SmallBusiness

Ep# 42-(Ojai, California) Tips to Creating Your Own Wave with A Green Business Last Memorial Day weekend, our family of 20 extended our Ojai adventure by kayaking with the Santa Barbara Adventure Company in the Channel Island caves. Rick talked to Michael Cohen about how he went from sleeping in the back of his pickup truck to one of the most sustainable GREEN businesses in Ventura County. #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Kayaking #Ojai #California #ChannelIslands #SmallBusiness

Ep #41 --(Ojai, California)Tips on Preserving History when Starting a Business Last Memorial Day weekend, our extended family of 22 stayed at the Dent House to celebrate Rick and Judy’s birthdays. Hear the story of where they stayed,the 1908 Dent House. It serves as a good example of business with the sensitivity of culture and history. #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Ojai #History #California #SmallBusiness

Ep #40- (Ojai, California) How to Work A Bee Business Without Getting Stung Rick talked to owner, Barbara Haskins about how her family got into the honey business, and how they have changed to keep it profitable. This is part of our Ojai, California Business series. #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Ojai #Bees #Honey #SmallBusiness California

Ep #39- (Ojai, California) How to Live a Balanced Life While Working We start our Ojai Business series with Rick and Judy visiting the Ojai Olive Oil Company Grove. Rick talked to owner, Phil Asquith about its beginning and how he and his family have lived a balanced life while producing the highest quality olive oil. #RamblingBusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Ojai #California #OliveOil

Ep #38-(Haight-Ashbury, California) How to Prosper in a Changing Industry Rick and Brandon visit Booksmith, which has creatively survived, not only the tumultuous year of Haight-Ashbury, but the changing climate of bookstores. www.RamblingBusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Haight-Ashbury #Bookstores #California

EP #37-(Haight-Ashbury, California) Adjusting To The 1960’s Hippies Clientele Of Haight - Ashbury We continue Haight-Ashbury series by stepping back years BEFORE the hippie movement and how one business had to adjust to flower children. Rick stopped by Mendels, which has supplied the Haight with fabrics and other creative items for decades and talked with 3rd generation owner Naomi Silverman. www.ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Haight-Ashbury #California #Fabrics #Hippies

Ep# 36- (Haight-Ashbury, California) Staying Hip in Haight-Ashbury with the Steampunk Culture Join Rick and Brandon as they showcase "Distractions", the oldest existing business in Haight-Ashbury offering a mix of vintage clothes, accessories, steampunk and Victorian items. Learn how you can prosper running a trendy business. www.ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Steampunk #HaightAshbury #SmallBusiness #California

Ep# 35-(Malibu, California) The Business of Being True to Yourself with Zuma Jay We finish up our series Cowabunga! Malibu Business with Rick’s conversation with a Malibu legend. Zuma Jay! Learn how Jay stayed true to himself in developing his surfing business while helping the local area and surf culture. www.ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Travel #Malibu #Surfing #SmallBusiness #California

Ep# 34-(Malibu, California) Changing Lives with Business Opportunities in Malibu Rick and Brandon stop by Sherman’s Place which is across the street from the world-famous Zuma Beach. Sherman Baylin is a pillar in Malibu when it comes to the caring and protection of animals. Learn how she took advantage of an opportunity that changed the lives of animals and people. (Series: Cowabunga! Malibu Business www;ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Travel #Dogs #Malibu #California...

Ep #33-(Malibu, California) How To Change Your Business For The Greater Good Today we visit the Soul 2 Soul Equine Healing Center where Joy Lazarus teamed up with Psychotherapist, Mark Frankle, to offer people a different kind of therapy using horses. Follow us as we tell her story on how to change your business for the greater good of society. Check us out at www.RamblingBusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Travel #Psychotherapist #Horses #Malibu #California #SmallBusiness

Ep #32- (Malibu, California) Attaching To A Legacy To Start Your Own Malibu is known for its vintage surfing movies, but we’ll travel into the canyons where other businesses flourish. Today we visit the Cornell Winery in Cornell where Rick had a chance to chat with Tim Skogstrom and how he started Cornell Winery on the backbone of local history. Series: Cowabunga! Malibu Business. www.ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Travel #Wineries #Malibu #California #SmallBusiness

Ep #31- (CA Micro-distilleries, California) Leveraging Your Strengths To Win In A New Industry We drive south from Templeton to San Luis Obispo and pick up our story of this new and exciting industry by visiting Steve Autry. We will explain how Steve used his unique knowledge to supplement his successful winemaking company, Autry Cellars, with Brandy and Grappa. #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Travel #Distilleries #SmallBusiness #California

Ep #30- (CA Micro-distilleries, California) Barreling Your Passion For Success With Port Wine We visit Steve and Lola Glossner of PasoPort Wine Company and how they used their unique backgrounds to bottle Port. www.ramblingbusiness.com #RamblingBusiness #Podcast #Distrilleries #Port #PasoPort #Travel #SmallBusiness #PasoRobles #California

Ep #29- (CA Micro-distilleries, California) How To Become An Industry Leader We shoot across the state to Paso Robles, the Central Coast Wine area. But we are not talking about wine, believe it or not. Instead a new industry that has popped up in the area: California Micro-distilleries where wine makers are producing vodka, brandy, gin, liqueurs and other spirits. Join us as we tell the story of Alex and Monica Villicana and how they started the local distillery industry through their...

Ep #28- (Southern Sierra, California) How To Keep The Oldest Active Store In California "Active" We continue in the Kern Valley by looking at a business that has existed since 1851. We are talking about the Onyx Store in Onyx, California and its current owner, Gaye Honeycutt. Join Rick and Brandon as they tell the store’s story and how Gaye has kept the tradition alive using good business sense. Series: Southern Sierra Business. Get the full multimedia experience at...

Ep #27-(Southern Sierra, California) The Horse Sense Of Developing Your Passion For Business We look at a business that was developed after retirement from a passion with history. Mike Woodward of Lone Star Productions took deliberate steps to starting his Lone Star Productions company and historical reenactments. Join Rick and Brandon as they talk about how he did this and some tips that can help you in starting a business from your passion. Series: Southern Sierra Business. Get the full...