Episodes

This week I sit down with my good friend and mentor, Dave Frakes. We dive into ICC and what makes ICC what ICC is to all of us. We get to know Pops a little deeper and share some good classic Frakes stories. If you want to know what a conversation in the lounge looks like typically, this is your show. Hope you enjoy and see you next week for our final show of the season.

On this episode, I sit down with my good friend Rodney Smith. Owner and creator of The Bourbon Connection. Co-owner of Unallocated Spirits. Rodney is a leader in his industry and one of the great business minds when it comes to marketing, brand management and just all out hustling! Hope you enjoy our discussion and are able to gain some useful nuggets from it.

Today I sat down with my good friend Jamond Hackley of Definition Cigars. We dive into DC Cigars as well as Cigars and spirits/pairings while just getting to know Jamond and his plans for DC...

On this weeks episode, I sit down with my good friend Tom Perry. Tom is a retired Naval Chief Petty Officer that served 22 years in the US Navy. Tom is THE Ohio State fan and overall fan of anything and everything Ohio... I think you will find that this man is a wealth of knowledge and really challenges you to think and think outside the box. We go from his childhood and the house he grew up in with his brother Luke Perry and sister to his career in the military. We don't leave many stones untur...

On this episode of Common Cents The Podcast, we sit down with my good friend Dave Wagner. We get to know Dave and then we dive right into his career and hobbies. From his days in insurance to importing, we cover it all. Dave is a partner of JDI Firearms and owner of Ventinove Imports. An avid collector of the finer things in life from cigars to cars, scotty cameron putters, guitars, watches, scotch whiskey, and pens. I hope you enjoy the conversation and pick up a thing or two from the lessons a...

We discuss his background, his experiences coming up in the industry of multi-family.  We dig deep into sales and building relationships that last.

We discuss a recent fundraising single barrel pick we did to raise money for NF Research for my good friends Noel & Jamie Brabant and their son Jason.

This week I sat down with my good friend Andy Stewart.  Andy has served over 41 years in the British/Canadian military.

In this episode I sit down with my show producer, BIZ and we discuss life and parenting with our mixed experiences growing up.

In this episode I sit down with two of my good friends, Brandon Frakes & Miguel Duran.  We share some cigars, share some bourbon and discuss bourbon, bourbon clubs, some upcoming projects with The Locals, The Whiskey Blendery & ICC.

Today I sat down with Tony Hills. Former NFL Vet, Super Bowl Champion - Pittsburgh Steelers, National Championship Winner with the Texas Longhorns, Owner STATT Financial Services, and Motivational Speaker. We sit down and discuss life lessons from his time with many great leaders throughout his sports career and what he is doing now to turn financial education on its head. All while working to close the wealth gap... His ultimate goal.

I sit down with Adrian Borunda, owner of Cigars & Guns, LLC for the first half of the show. Followed by Jonathan Scott, NFL Vet, Author, Coach and Entrepreneur.