Sips & Stories

Learning When to Say Yes and No with Hailey Blondin

In this episode * Born in Vermont, and raised in North Carolina, it's not a common move to be focused on the Middle East from the Souther US.  * She remembers as a 13 year old girl at a conference feeling moved and called to work as a missionary. * As a 26 years old single female she has gotten a wide variety of reactions for her decision to move to the Middle East as a missionary. * Why the Middle East? For Hailey it started after the events of nine eleven. * Today we are enjoying an Ethiopian coffee with a natural process.  * A lot of people today are facing burnout. We ask Hailey if she has ever felt anything like that and what she put into place to overcome. For her is boils down to learning when to say "no." * If you say yes to something you are saying no to something else.  * Hailey shares stories about her failures and how they helped shaped her into the woman she is today. You can find out more about Hailey and what she is currently doing on her Instagram account. [https://www.instagram.com/haileyblondinn/] This episode is sponsored by Morgan & Perry Law [https://www.morganperrylaw.com/]. We take a client-focused, holistic approach. No matter the legal issue, we will work tirelessly to accomplish your goals and anticipate future legal obstacles. This begins with supporting the communities we serve and continues as you join the Morgan & Perry Law, P.L.L.C. family.

Interior design and cherry limeade coffee with Lauren McKay

In this episode * Our guest started Lauren McKay Interiors in 2017 with a vision to help her clients change their lives by changing their homes. Beautiful form meeting thought-out function. Design with a purpose. * Interior design has been a lifelong passion. She grew up in small-town Shelby, NC where she spent her childhood rearranging her doll house and bedroom furniture, inspired by beautiful homes and spaces I saw in magazines and TV shows.  * Lauren shares about how she got started in interior design and grew her company. * Lauren shares stories of some failures that she made that helped shape her into the designer and business owner she is today. * We are drinking a craft coffee from Honduras. * It's so easy to work ourselves to death, especially in our culture. We ask how Lauren re-energizes her creativity. You can find out more at LaurenMcKayInteriors.com [https://www.laurenmckayinteriors.com/about] and follow her business on Instagram [http://www.intstagram.com/laurenmckayinteriors]. This episode is sponsored by Morgan & Perry Law [https://www.morganperrylaw.com/]. We take a client-focused, holistic approach. No matter the legal issue, we will work tirelessly to accomplish your goals and anticipate future legal obstacles. This begins with supporting the communities we serve and continues as you join the Morgan & Perry Law, P.L.L.C. family.

Foursaken Media, indie game studio, in the podcast studio

In this episode * We talk with Tom, Jamie, Miles, and Connor - who started a company making mobile games in 2010. * They make mobile games of almost any genre - action, RPG, puzzle, strategy, idle, and more. We love them all! * They share their origin story of how they got into gaming, started their own company, and their early successes with their game rollouts. * They currently have over 15 games in the stores. * It started for them making paper RPG games as kids. * Their first game was N.Y. Zombies [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/n-y-zombies/id366197996]. * The failure rate of in indie games is very high so Foursaken is grateful for their success. * They explain an inside term in their family, a Soch, a negative term they made up to describe someone who was being social. * When they launched Heroes and Castles [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foursakenmedia.heroesandcastles&hl=en_US&gl=US]they were featured on the App Store and saw their first big success. Then shortly followed by Block Fortress. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/block-fortress/id586280100] * We ask Foursaken to give us some of their worst game ideas that they've never built. This episode is sponsored by Morgan & Perry Law [https://www.morganperrylaw.com/]. We take a client-focused, holistic approach. No matter the legal issue, we will work tirelessly to accomplish your goals and anticipate future legal obstacles. This begins with supporting the communities we serve and continues as you join the Morgan & Perry Law, P.L.L.C. family.

Man, that’s crazy with Good Trip Inc.’s Chris Evans

In this episode * Chris started out drawing and painting in high school, started tattooing around 2007 then became a full-time artist in 2014.  * We talk about how Chris paints live murals. * The amount of art that Chris produces is astonishing. He usually does 2 - 5 live paintings per week. * Chris talks about his first tattoo he ever gave.  * We talk about how Chris was brought up and what if anything in his past led him to the life of an artist and entrepreneur. * We discuss Chris joining the Morgans on a trip to Zambia in Africa and how that inspired him to become a world traveler. * We ask Chris how he keeps his creative juices flowing.  * As a successful artist, how does Chris Evans define success? * Chris talks about his social artists of the month, to collaborate with other artists in the area and help them get their artwork seen. * Chris tells a story of a risk he took as an entrepreneur that worked out.  * What happens when a tattoo doesn't go well? Misspellings... Etc. You can find Chris on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/goodtripinc/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Evans919] | and Twitter [https://twitter.com/goodtripinc] | You can also find out more about his work on his website [https://www.goodtrip.ink]. Visit his gallery at 416 South McDowell St. Raleigh, NC 27601 that opened in January 2021. This episode is sponsored by Morgan & Perry Law [https://www.morganperrylaw.com/]. We take a client-focused, holistic approach. No matter the legal issue, we will work tirelessly to accomplish your goals and anticipate future legal obstacles. This begins with supporting the communities we serve and continues as you join the Morgan & Perry Law, P.L.L.C. family.

And now... your hosts

In this episode * Why are we doing a podcast? To explore the things we are passionate about which are people's passions and entrepreneurs. * David and Bethany are entrepreneurs and have started multiple companies. * Bethany talks about her entrepreneurship journey, starting a non-profit, an Etsy store, and a coffee shop. * Hearing other people's passions and dreams is inspiring and we are excited to bring some of the amazing stories that have inspired us and we know they will inspire you as well. * What are the sips about? We are passionate about coffee and want to explore different coffees with our guests from North Carolina. * We walk through our first guests you can look forward to in the first season. This episode is sponsored by Morgan & Perry Law [https://www.morganperrylaw.com]. We take a client-focused, holistic approach. No matter the legal issue, we will work tirelessly to accomplish your goals and anticipate future legal obstacles. This begins with supporting the communities we serve and continues as you join the Morgan & Perry Law, P.L.L.C. family.