Jon Of All Trades

Thea Domber, or “Roxy,” is the creator and shopping blogger behind Effortless Anthropologie, a blog dedicated to, but not officially affiliated with, Anthropologie. In this week’s stylish episode, Roxy talks about the origins of her blog, how she’s turned it into a revenue generator, and some of the potential pitfalls of being a professional blogger...

Mike St. Hilaire, or “Ponch,” has worked for nearly 20 years as a sound engineer on many of your favorite reality shows. What shows? Oh, only Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Real World, Bug Juice, and even prison reality show Lockup. Ponch has visited more than 80 countries during his career, and he sat down...

It’s 4th of July week! And what could be more American than sharing an immigrant’s journey to the United States? Simon Lomax is an Australian ex-pat, a recovering journalist, and, most importantly, a U.S. Citizen. In this week’s episode, we talk about his career as a journalist in Brisbane, Australia, what brought him to the...

Kate Schulz is a registered dietitian who has worked in health care, for a multitude of individual patients and in the public sector. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast as we talk extensively about how a dietitian works with dialysis patients, as a professional who enhances overall wellness, and as an advocate...

This week’s guest is Jason Heller, who is a professional freelance journalist. Jason is a Senior Writer at the AV Club, a contributor to Pitchfork, a Hugo Award winner for his editing at Clarkesworld, book reviewer for NPR.org, and Denver punk. He joins Jon on this week’s episode, and the two proceed to have the...

Finally, a beer episode! It only took 15 to get there, but we’re finally here! This week our chat is with Brett Zahrte, assistant brewer at Renegade Brewing, who also happens to be one of my longest friends. In addition to having the honor of providing the venue for Jon’s first beer ever, Brett also...

Melanie Ulle is the founder and CEO of Philanthropy Expert, which helps you maximize your philanthropic efforts to work for and support your mission, vision, objectives, and bottom-line. We eliminate waste, capitalize on resources, and build your philanthropic presence and reputation. All of that is to say: Melanie is candid, incredibly sharp, and delightful to...

Gabe Schirm is the creator of Global Gabe Travel, the ultimate guide to free long-term travel. He created this website because it’s something he wished existed when he was 18 years old and considering travel, and serves as a one-stop resource for everyone considering expanding their horizons and exploring the world. In this episode, Gabe...

Have you flown recently? Ventured through the sky? Are you a nervous flyer? Confident? Fly every week? No matter who you are, or how you react to commercial air travel, there are a whole group of people who have your back… including this week’s guest. David Martin is the second entry in our CONFIDENTIAL Series,...

Krista Welch is the owner, creator, and head photographer at Love Song Photo, based in Seattle. She and Jon have been pals since high school, so this episode has an easy rapport, friendly banter, and a fun vibe. Krista shares her story about boldly leaving a job she was dissatisfied during the economic downturn that...

Ben Brown kicks off our CONFIDENTIAL series with a discussion of the United States financial sector. He also happens to be my brother-in-law. Ben has worked in finance for over a decade and has served in both buy-side and sell-side trading for both large financial institutions and small hedge funds. He currently works for a...

Zach Knaus is founder of 4Degre.es, a full service online communications firm, delivering results with precision messaging, and also the founding sponsor of Jon of All Trades. Having spent more than 10 years working in campaigns, as Director of Communications for the Senate Majority in the Colorado State Capitol, and as an account manager at...

Candace LeClaire’s primary goal is to make you look like the best version of yourself. She is a hairdresser and style maven at The Parlour Denver, and has been personally styling Jon Eks since 2008. In this episode, Candace talks about all the ins and outs of being a professional stylist, which means serving as...

Will Matthews is President and Founder of Matthews Performance Group,  and is an expert in the field of personal transformation and professional fulfillment. Will blends his successful twenty-five year career in management, sales, marketing and Organizational Change Management with his passion for helping people and organizations break through to the results that they really want....

Brandi Shigley could very well be called “Brandi of All Trades” and I would gladly abdicate the title to her. She is the founder of Fashion Denver, creator of DoWhatYouLove.us, and owner of her own consulting firm B.23 Productions. Brandi shares the story of her adoption from The Philippines by American parents and how that’s...

Mike Fisbeck, or “Fizz,” as he’s been known for the majority of his 20 year career in radio, is this week’s guest on the Jon of All Trades Podcast. He’s unusual in that his entire career has been in Colorado, but he’s worked in a variety of formats and timeslots ranging from Top 40 to...

Rogue Edwards is the founder of Rogue’s Bolder Beans, a pickled vegetable company founded right here in Colorado. Rogue and Jon go back a long way, and you can tell because Rogue calls him “Jonathan” throughout the episode. In this podcast, Rogue and Jon talk about Rogue’s entrepreneurial background beginning with Rogue slinging t-shirts at...

Jason “Bird” Calloway is the owner of Rooster & Moon Coffee Coffee Pub. In today’s episode, he and Jon talk about the origin of how Rooster & Moon became one of Denver’s 10 Coolest Coffeehouses, according to Zagat,  the daily challenges of running a bar/restaurant/coffeehouse, and how in Dallas, TX, at the age of 19,...

Cindy Sovine-Miller is a lobbyist that offers a full array of services for her many clients at the Colorado state level, and, increasingly, at the federal level as well. As the founder of her own political consulting firm, Cindy has been involved in virtually every aspect of our democratic process. Cindy shares her thoughts about...

Mike Gaughan, Chairman of MGA Communications, is a public relations legend. His three lifetime achievement awards speak for themselves, as does his firm’s earning of one of the Top 5 PR Campaigns of the Decade, awarded by The Holmes Report, for its work on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Mike and Jon discuss how a site...