Campfire Hour

Today on Campfire Hour, we’re sitting down with the Epoxy King Johnny Angel and Metal Artist Rick Baker! These two need their own show but in the meantime you get to hear them together in this entertaining and informative episode. Both are Masters of their craft and they’ve teamed up to offer custom and unique products and have a blast doing it. This episode is sponsored by Jeramie Meadows, who can help you get more of those precious metals into your portfolio, or help it grow. Schedule a meeting with him here: https://bit.ly/3uE0I9T

We have the pleasure of sitting down with Zabuni Coffee CEO Laban Njuguna to learn all about the incredible work he is doing to connect producers to roasters and make sure they get a fair wage. Zabuni Coffee is headquartered in Nebraska, but with ties to African countries, they are creating relationships and distribution lines that improve the lives and pay of the farmers. Learn more in the episode about how you can get involved and support fair trade and fair wages for producers. This episode is sponsored by Jeramie Meadows, who also cares about fair trade coffee! Click the link to schedule a free consultation with him: https://bit.ly/3uE0I9T

Dan joins us in the studio this morning to talk all things art. He’s a watercolor artist, doodler and teacher.  He's inspired and inspiring the rest of us in this episode! This episode is sponsored by Wild Alaskan Seafood Box and you can get 50% off your first subscription with code CAMPFIREHOUR here: https://bit.ly/3r7xmhZ

This morning on Campfire Hour, Jess Allestad Music joins us in the studio! She plays some original songs and shares her story and her journey to becoming a singer and songwriter. Hear this incredibly talented guest and enjoy this private concert. The secret to her singing? All those omega threes she’s getting from her Wild Alaskan Seafood! Get 50% off your own subscription box with code CAMPFIREHOUR https://bit.ly/3r7xmhZ

Development Director of the Downtown Billings Association, Mehmet Casey, is in the studio this week! We’re talking all things downtown Billings and the HUGE role they play in cleaning up our downtown streets. Mehmet, or Mo as the community calls him, is from Iraq. He came here to teach Arabic at Rocky Mountain College and Billings is now his home! He shares his background and journey to the US with us in this insightful episode. This week’s episode is sponsored by Jeramie Meadows who also has an office in Downtown Billings!  Schedule a time with him to see how he can help you get your finances in order, just like he did in ours: https://bit.ly/3uE0I9T

What do two MMA fighters; an ex-addict and an islander, have in common? They’re both founders of Billings first kava bar. What is Kava?It’s a root from the pacific islands full of health benefits that will have you feeling relaxed, calm, and happy. Learn more in this episode of Campfire Hour with founders Shane Fichter and Koby Jeffers. Fun Fact! Did you know that our sponsor used to sponsor Shane when he was a fighter? Look, we even found proof! Eat wild, train wild. Get 50% off your first wild caught Alaskan seafood box subscription here: https://bit.ly/3r7xmhZ

This week on Campfire Hour, Scott Sery joins us in the studio for some tall tales. As tall as the highest peak in Montana actually. Moonlighting as a mountaineer, Scott shares how his entrepreneur lifestyle as a writer enables him to spend his summers scaling mountains. If that wasn’t cool enough for you, he also used to work for Northwestern Mutual and his old office is OUR SPONSOR JERAMIE MEADOWS’ OFFICEThis week’s episode is obviously sponsored by J Meadows and you can get an exclusive consultation with him by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/3uE0I9T

If it’s up for more than four hours, you need to give them a call. Your garage door, that is. Good leadership and good systems are good business. Matt Weber & Jonathan Mauger share their knowledge of both and how they’re building their team and scaling like they never have before. They know a lot about garage doors, but even more about people. Enjoy this episode and then take advantage of this offer from our sponsor Wild Alaskan Seafood Box and get 50% off your first subscription with code CAMPFIREHOUR at https://bit.ly/3r7xmhZ. Matt admitted on the show that he loves salmon. Be like Matt. 

CEO of Red Oxx Manufacturing Jim Markel and Corporate Sales Manager Christian Hafer join us in the studio for this episode! If you’re in the Billings area, you probably already know that Red Oxx is a staple in our downtown neighborhood. If you aren’t in Billings, you might know them as a one of the highest quality travel bag manufacturers in the entire world. With hundreds of thousands of customers world wide, they specialize in creating the world’s finest nylon luggage and sporting gear, all made by hand right here in America. They’re also creating an event center unlike anything Billings has seen. Learn more about Jim’s vision for the community as well as their plans for continued growth in this episode. Listen online at campfirehour.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Know who else likes fine quality for his travel? This episode’s sponsor Jeramie Meadows with Northwestern Mutual. Schedule a time to meet with him here https://bit.ly/3uE0I9T so you have more dollar bills to do what you love. 

Move over Shaun T, this week on Campfire Hour, Avanti Founder Chris Varkpeh is joining us to talk all things fitness. Avanti is his lifestyle brand offering everything from customized fitness and nutrition plans to apparel and supplements. He crushed it during covid by building an entire online database to bring his programming directly into his clients homes on his online workout platform https://www.beavanti.com/fitness. SPOILER ALERT: Chris told us he is a pescatarian which works out perfectly because this episode’s sponsor is Wild Alaskan Seafood Box. We already hooked Chris up, but you can also get 50% off your first subscription to wild caught Alaskan seafood here: https://bit.ly/3r7xmhZ  with code CAMPFIREHOUR.

This week Mitch Asbeck, the Honest Coffee Guy, joins the crew in the studio! Mitch is a marine turned coffee expert. He fixes and sells all the equipment, at a fair price, and offers consulting and barista training. He shares how his training as a Marine still serves him today in business with a solid foundation of honesty and integrity. Semper Fi!  

Montana's most eligible bachelor joins us on the show! Andy Rahn is the Founder of Montana Land Source- the only place you can find all of Montana's large listings and sold properties mapped out. He's also co host of the podcast show Ranch Investor, the number one source for anyone interested in buying and running their own operation. Hear Kelli's shameless plug about our sponsor, Wild Alaskan Seafood Box, backfire. Apparently Andy also has past seafood trauma. Hear it all and more in this episode of Campfire Hour. 

The Big Fat Lunchbox Crew is joining us in the studio! Not only do they serve up the best breakfast burritos in the region, they're also now serving whiskey coffee in their Columbus location! We talk about how they grew so big, so fast (the secret is putting out great content) and their plans for future growth. 

You might remember our favorite seafood guy from last season, Jon Wanderaas, founder of Billings Seafood Guys and Wild Alaskan Seafood Box. He 's back, this time with a sponsorship! We're talking all things Alaskan Seafood and fishing and why he wants to pay us to talk. 

J MF, the MF stands for Money Finance, Meadows is back for another season of sponsorship! Catch up with him on this episode of Campfire Hour 

Kyle and Kelli are back for a third season! Catch up with the crew on what went down in the off season, what's coming up this year and how whiskey coffee sales are going. We've got exciting news about our Season Three sponsors and more in this first episode of our third year! 

It's the last episode of Season Two and our Sponsor Jeramie Meadows is joining us for a double! We're summarizing the season, talking about our future plans and of course making some jokes. Thank you for listening, we'll catch you after the new year in Season Three! 

Polish Author, TEDx Speaker, Tech Mogul, Entrepreneur, Investor and Philanthropist Marek Zmysłowski joins us for this episode. He shares his story of how he ended up on Interpol's most wanted list, his journey as a tech start up entrepreneur and some great business and life advice. 

Roman Roberts, host of Real Talk with Roman joins us for this episode. Roman has been helping us develop our whiskey coffee meat rub all the way down in Texas. He shares a little bit about his background growing up in foster care, becoming an Army Interrogator and why he started his podcast. 

Jon, Founder of Billings Seafood Guys and Wild Alaskan Seafood Box, joins us in the studio for this wild episode. He shares about growing up in St. Petersburg Alaska as a commercial fisherman, working everywhere from on the boats to the processing plants. Landing in Billings, MT, Jon started Billings Seafood Guys, the local's direct connection to high quality, wild caught Alaskan seafood. Now expanding to his own warehouse, state wide delivery and the launch of his national brand Wild Alaskan Seafood Box, Jon is an inspiring entrepreneur who is getting good seafood in homes across the country.