Jon Of All Trades

Rob Ryzin is an independent professional wrestler who currently lives in Orlando, and is pursuing his dream of earning a contract with the WWE. He sits down with Jon Eks, a lifelong pro wrestling fan himself, and talks about his early love of pro wrestling, self teaching himself the craft in high school with friend...

Andrea Antognoni is a therapeutic musician, or Certified Music Practitioner. What does this type of person do? I’ll let Andrea’s website explain: “We are Nationally Board Certified Therapeutic Musicians who offer live bedside music in hospitals, medical facilities, and hospice or in-home care situations for people who are Acute, Non-Acute, Alzheimer/Dementia, or Actively Dying. Clinical research...

Brandi Shigley was the first guest I ever interviewed who I didn’t previously know. It was during that episode when Brandi shared the story of her adoption from The Philippines that I first knew I could do this podcast, and make it a success. Brandi likes to say that she “turns dreamers into doers” as...

What’s it like to be laid off? I now know. I was laid off last week. As I thought about it, I wondered if others’ experiences were the same. So why not ask? I put the word out through my social networks and wondered if anyone would be willing to share their layoff story with...

Andrew Tucker can be found at Andrew Tucker Golf.com, and he is a PGA Certified Golf Teaching Professional. Andrew has been teaching golf for 25 years, 24 of those as a PGA Certified Pro, which puts him in the top 3% of all golf instructors. He’s actually been playing for 50 years, and on this...

This week’s guest is Schuyler Totman, Master Coach at Boot Camp for New Dads. An innovative program featuring “real men, real babies, real world advice,” Boot Camp for New Dads is a unique father-to-father, community-based workshop that inspires and equips men of different economic levels, ages and cultures to become confidently engaged with their infants, support...

Brian O’Connell is the founder of Renegade Brewing Company. It’s a return of sorts since Brian was nice enough to let us feature his company in Episode 15 of the podcast, but this time we go even deeper into the craft beer industry with one of its most outspoken voices. When you call your company...

Fred Dreier is a freelance journalist who writes primarily about sports business, lifestyle and endurance sports and the marijuana industry. He also happens to be one of my oldest friends. I’d like to say this week’s episode goes in-depth into what the world of a journalist is like, but the truth is that we spend...

You can find Jesse Crock’s art, fittingly, at Jesse Crock Art.com. You can also find him on this week’s episode of the Jon of All Trades Podcast, where he gives Jon insight into the world of a practicing artist. Jesse provides an interesting look at the journey his art takes from beginning inside of him,...

Adam Cayton-Holland has built an impressive career in comedy for himself, and has done it on his own terms while based out of his home turf in Denver. When you hear most comedians talk, most of them have a similar ascent story as they gained popularity and notoriety in their home towns, then moved on...

Reyna Bryan is the founder of Recycling Is Sexy and Rainchild Design. Both of these entities aim to make our packaging, and, by extension, our world, more sustainable. Reyna is an engineer by trade, and Rainchild Design allows her to flex her engineering muscle as she consults with companies to aid in creating packaging that...

Ryan Nee returns for part 2 of his conversation with Jon of All Trades, and this week’s episode picks up right where the previous one left off. Ryan shares a story about visiting his brother Bill in Chile, and describes an impromptu adventure visiting an active volcano, and then sledding back downhill for several miles,...

Ryan Nee world traveler, has been to 58 countries, which gives him a lot of interesting experiences to draw from. That’s why when he sat down with Jon of All Trades, we had to break this episode into two parts. This week’s episode largely focuses on Ryan’s recent journey to Cuba, where travel by U.S....

Deirdre Wildman is a hospitalitarian at Four Five One Events. She is “someone who supports, advocates and practices the hospitality doctrine through philanthropy, culinary arts and event sciences.” And on this week’s show, she not only gives us a peek into her always-on mind by walking Jon through a hypothetical event consultation (Ed note: I...

John Dicker Geeks Who Drink founder and Quizmaster-in-Chief is the final guest of #GeekMonth here at the Jon of All Trades Podcast, dedicated to showcasing Geeks Who Drink on the road to Geek Bowl IX. John goes in-depth about his peculiar inspiration – it has to do with an obscure play about out-of-work Irishmen –...

Christopher Short is a six-time Jeopardy! champion, and the Chief Editor for Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes. Pretty much all of 22,000 or so questions asked at any of the 700+ quizzes Geeks Who Drink hosts all across the country have passed in front of Christopher and been given his blessing. It’s a monumental undertaking,...

Our road to Geek Bowl IX continues with trivia guru, party host, geek enthusiast, and all-around-great-guy, Quizmaster Johnny! I first played with Johnny almost five years ago, and he has been my favorite Geeks Who Drink quiz master ever since. He brings flair, panache, delightful (but not over the top) enthusiasm, pointed bitchiness, occasional good-natured...

Kicking off a four-part series spanning the month of January are the Slumpbusters Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz juggernauts. “Evil” Rob Knight McEwen, Russ Esposito, and Julio Trujillo are the primary members of the Slumpbusters, and they have been terrorizing and frequently reigning supreme over the Tuesday night quiz at Denver’s Irish Snug for some...

In this very special edition 2014 Wrap-Up of Jon of All Trades, you get a very intimate session with Jon Eks. I talk about favorite thing about doing the podcast, my least favorite thing about it (and there is one element that I very intensely dislike about doing this podcast), answer viewer mail and much...

Jeff Bontrager is the founder and creative force behind Neckitecture, an online shop featuring one-of-a-kind, custom neckties. Jeff talks about why he created Neckitecture, the inspiration for the name, and why in the increasingly-casual working world, he has a passion for neckties. Jeff also shares his vision for what the future of neckties holds (perhaps...