The TwoDads Podcast

Episode 66 - Randy Bruns - 75 Years of Bruns Construction in Mercer County

The Boardwalk [https://boardwalkvillage.com/] in Celina. The Shipyard [https://shipyardohio.com/]. Market Hall. Harvest Crossing. The cottages on the lake. Roofs over your neighbors' heads. One family quietly built most of it...and they've been doing it for 75 years. This week we sit down with Randy Bruns — the second-generation owner of Bruns Construction. [https://www.google.com/search?q=bruns+construction&oq=bruns+construction&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDINCAMQLhivARjHARiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIICAkQABgWGB7SAQgxNjU3ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] We talk about what it's like to take over your dad's business, build your own chapter on top of it, and right now stand in the middle of handing it off to your own kids. Whether you're inheriting something, building something, or trying to figure out how to lead the people next to you — this one's for you. TwoDads merch is HERE [https://albertsportinggoods.chipply.com/twodads/?action=viewall]

Episode 65 - ReelLife - How an iPhone Changed Mercer County Sports

GET YOUR OFFICIAL TWODADS MERCHANDISE [https://albertsportinggoods.chipply.com/twodads] --------------- One Phone. Every Game. One Story You've Never Heard. You've seen his videos. You've shared his videos. You couldn't pick him out at the local Walmart. This week, the man behind ReelLife [https://www.facebook.com/p/ReelLife-61555388012563/] sits down with us. He's the guy in the bleachers with a phone — Coldwater on a Tuesday, Marion Local on a Friday, some Saturday tournament three hours away that nobody else is covering. If your kid is playing, he's probably already there. We get into who he is, why he started, what it's cost him, and the story behind why he keeps showing up — one he's never told publicly before.

Episode 64 - Conner Prince - The Weatherman Who Turned the Forecast Into a Following

Most people have a dream job. Conner Prince [https://www.facebook.com/p/Chief-Meteorologist-Conner-Prince-100081903215017/] actually has his.He's the newly named Chief Meteorologist at WLIO [https://www.hometownstations.com/] in Lima, Ohio, a title he ground for, doubted himself over, and finally earned. He's also built one of the most genuine social followings in the region.In this one we get into the climb nobody talks about — what it actually took to get the title, the moment he thought it wasn't going to happen, and where he was when the call finally came. We also get into his obsession with food, what life looks like now that people recognize him at the grocery store, and the work he's doing in schools across this area. If you've ever had a dream you were scared to say out loud — this one's for you.

Episode 63 - Brooke & Braelen Bader - The T-Shirt Shop That Took Over Mercer County

Brooke and Braelen Bader own Made Apparel [https://www.shopmadeapparel.com/] together — custom tees, every school logo in the county, and a second location coming inside a historic Versailles firehouse with a drive-thru coffee window. Braelen also runs Nite Owl Studio next door. Fifty feet of downtown Celina. One marriage holding all of it together. On this episode Mitch and Bill sit down with both of them to get the real story — how a t-shirt shop with no storefront grew into one of the most recognizable names in Mercer County, what it actually looks like to build something with your spouse, and what keeps you going when the fear is real. Plus Would Mercer County Wear It, the Junk Drawer, and Couples Therapy on the whiteboards. This one's for anyone who's ever had an idea and wasn't sure if their town was big enough for it.

Episode 62 - Cam Elwer - You don't know Cameron Elwer.

He's seventeen. He's already a legend in Delphos. Forty-year scoring record — broken. Fifty-three points in a single game. Mr. Basketball finalist twice. But nobody actually knows Cam Elwer. [https://www.instagram.com/elwercameron/'] So we sat him down and went there. The dad who coaches him. The mom holding it all together while her kid becomes public property. The little brothers growing up in his shadow. What dating looks like when the whole town knows your name. And Cam? He's trying to figure out what dating looks like when the whole town knows your name, what he gave up chasing all of this, and what it means to walk away from the only place that's ever known him. You've seen the highlights. You've heard the name. You don't know the kid. Now you will.