Talking Shop with Mike Skiff

In this episode we had the pleasure to sit down in-studio with Dr. McKenzie Hollyoak with Grit City Chiropractic. This was a really fun and engaging conversation and you are sure to gain a few important health nuggets by listening in. Oh, and we geek out a bit about her super funny and witty Reels on her Instagram page as well (which you MUST check out for yourself.)

Located in Tacoma’s vibrant Brewery District, Madera Furniture Company has been a longtime fixture of the Tacoma community. For almost 15 years, this locally owned and operated furniture and cabinetry company has been in the business of providing high-quality, custom woodworking to commercial and residential clients in Tacoma and the surrounding region.

Christy Barnes is a Tacoma native and the owner of Carpe Diem Massage and Spa. She is married to Richard Barnes and has three children and a dog named Lexie and a cat named Kitty Loggins. Christy grew up in Tacoma and went to Stadium High School. She can literally walk from her home to her (very historic) business location in Stadium District.

Christy has been a massage therapist for 22 years. She became interested in massage when she saw a friend who had gone to a massage therapist school, and she now got to choose her own hours and earned good money. Christy at the time was a stay-at-home mom with three kids and was working at a clothing store called the Bon Marche (you might remember that store). At first, she wanted to own a clothing store, but then she decided that she wanted to be a massage therapist, and she graduated from massage school in June of 1999 and started her business that September.

Christy and her staff all take the proper precautions these days, and wear masks, and have 30 minutes in between each session, so they can sanitize everything. They have also been vaccinated for COVID.

In this episode we welcome our very first guest to the show, Ross Hjelseth.

Ross is a former collegiate football coach and head of school for a local Christian School in Tacoma, WA. He recently wrote and published a book entitled "Winning Words" which is also the name of his podcast.

Listen in as Ross shares insights that will not only help you in business, but in life as well.

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Expectation management... it's pretty important in business, right? Well, this podcast is no different. On this episode I layout the vision for this show along with what you can expect in terms of content we plan to dive deep on, how often we will release new episodes, and a lot more.