From There to Here

From There to Here

From There to Here is a podcast for the bold and the brave—those who carve their own path in work and life. Hosted by Jason Shupp, this show dives into the unconventional origin stories of entrepreneurs and industry experts who defined their own success. These are stories of risk, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of opportunity. Each episode uncovers the pivotal moments and insights that shaped their careers, revealing how personal and professional lives intersect in powerful ways. Whether you're navigating your own business journey or seeking inspiration to take the next big leap, this podcast is your guide to turning reflection into action. Discover the stories that spark change. Learn more at https://missionmatters.com/author/jason-shupp/

Episodes

April 8, 2026

In this episode, Malcolm Reid Sr. shares an extraordinary journey from the slums of Baltimore, through prison and business collapse, to building seven-figure businesses that serve people. He talks about not being the victim, learning empathy, knowing what you don’t know, redefining priorities, and business as a reflection of you. Today, Malcolm helps small business owners and coaches grow by growing themselves first—prioritizing ch...

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Chris Parker is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and author in the tech industry. In this episode, Chris talks about how a quick fix led to an enduring business, the idea of a solution, side hustles vs. scale, your values in the business, and exit timing.

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Chris Parker is the founder of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com, one of the world’s most visited websites, helping more than 13 million people each month safeguard their digital...

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March 11, 2026 75 mins

Emily Dustman is an antidisciplinarian; intertwining science, art, and innovative teaching practices.  In this episode, she talks about the importance of field work, awareness of the entire ecosystem, respecting the history, doing things differently, and collaboration through creation.


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Emily A. Dustman is an antidisciplinarian whose practice blurs and expands the boundaries between art and science. She is the...

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Shawn Lipe is an art gallery and action house owner.  In this episode, he talks about how his collegiate exposure with Japanese culture changed his life, recognizing the moments to show up, knowing the kind of business you are in, the value in stories about your stuff, and the obligation of pivots.

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Owner and gallery director at Woodard Lipe Fine Art and Auction, Shawn Lipe provides advisory strategies for private...

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February 25, 2026 71 mins

Dawn Pinnock is the President and CEO of The Center for Urban Community Services.  In this episode, she talks about merit and fitness, a call to service, how to show-up, grassroots leadership, and humanizing your clients.


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Dawn M. Pinnock has spent nearly 30 years in public service driving change and opening doors of opportunity for New Yorkers. As President and CEO of the Center for Urban Community Services (...

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February 4, 2026 51 mins

Kevin Wilson is the Executive Director of the Small Business Empowerment Center.  In this episode, he talks about understanding unity through individual agendas, patterns of success for business leaders, raising expectations, impacting your community, and finding your purpose.

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Kevin Wilson is the Executive Director of the Small Business Empowerment Center.  This is a Missouri 501c3 Nonprofit Organiza...

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Brian Herriot is a time freedom expert and author. In this episode, he talks about what you are supposed to do, easy by design, playing the long game, knowing what is really important, leading a more interesting life, writing a must-read, and choosing how you work. 


About Brian Herriot

Brian Herriot is an author, speaker, financial advisor, and entrepreneurship coach. He has founded several businesses, including Herriot Fina...

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January 7, 2026 58 mins

E. Michael Houlihan is an author and life-focused coach.  In this episode, he shares how a childhood injury forever taught him resilience, acknowledging all that was right, loading the problems on the front-end, making life accessible,  the never-ending work of transformation, and the worth in writing a book.

About E. Michael Houlihan
E. Michael Houlihan is President of Houlihan Development Company, where he provides le...

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December 17, 2025 63 mins

Rob Gallaher is an entrepreneur who is running multiple businesses simultaneously.  In this episode, Rob talks how his numerous siblings taught him about personality types and group mobilization, doing the best you can, the importance of caring, investing in your financial safety, keeping a stable of stallions, and remembering the humanity in the business.

About Rob Gallaher
Rob Gallaher is CEO of Gallaher Co.  In 2010,...

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Andy Wiggins is a multi-franchise business owner.  In this episode, he talks about nothing being beneath you, leveraging opportunities, understanding the whole business, growing confidence, doing all the other stuff, helping people achieve their goals, and the promise of changing lives.

After 20 years honing his Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service skills in the corporate world, Andy Wiggins decided it was time for a change. ...

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December 3, 2025 45 mins

William Milliken is a home service serial entrepreneur.  In this episode, he talks about going with the flow, partnership selection, aligning incentives, being able to step back, taking action, and we talk about some specifics of dog waste management.

About William Milliken
William Milliken is the Founder of Swoop Scoop, a multi-million-dollar dog waste removal company that has transformed a simple chore into a booming busin...

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November 26, 2025 74 mins

Dan Curran is a serial entrepreneur and is reinventing publishing.  In this episode, he talks about youthful exposure to diversity and disparity, the acclimation in your 20’s, navigating chaos, the value of advisory support, a positive spin on acquisitions, being in the fetal position, and technology’s capacity in capturing stories. 

About Dan Curran
Dan Curran is the Co-Founder of Chapters.io and a serial entrepreneur with a dee...

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Kari (Granger) Zeller is a battle-tested leadership consultant.  In this episode, she talks about raising strong women, finding the through-line, the paradox when you are in charge, the understanding of being, the reality on the field, and unlocking a system’s intelligence.

Kari Zeller (formerly Granger) is an authentic leader and combat veteran known for her ability to seamlessly transition her expertise from the battlefield to the...

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November 12, 2025 53 mins

Anthony Ebel is the General Manager at Skydive Chicago, the premier skydiving drop-zone.  In the episode, he talks about the focus from a skydive, navigating first encounters, having a calm mentor, seeing the sharp corners, pushing the limits, and following your passion while building a family.

Anthony Ebel is the General Manager and Safety & Training Advisor for Skydive Chicago (SDC).  SDC is a premier skydiving facility global...

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November 5, 2025 46 mins

Alan Franks is a financial planner, author, and speaker.  In this episode, he talks about childhood experiences that inspired change, the singular education from owning a business, the value of mentors, scaling forward and back, and building the guidebook for others.


About Alan Franks
Alan Franks is an author, speaker, and a fee-based CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ who provides holistic financial planning services nationwide. U...

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September 24, 2025 82 mins

Bill Sawalich is a commercial photographer.  In this episode, he talks about capturing the moment, the challenge of creating, hobby jobs, empathy from the lens, being present, technology evolution, the rising culture of ads, a dissolving ecosystem, and just doing what you want to.


About Bill Sawalich
Bill Sawalich is a St. Louis-based photographer specializing in editorial and corporate portraiture. A longtime magazine writer...

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September 10, 2025 84 mins

Coleman Swisher is a co-founder of Boldr Futures and is a Valuation Advisor.  In this episode, Colman talks about lifestyle differences, questioning norms and constructs, impacts from elite coaching, just-in-time learning, the education from a small business, the pitfalls of extraction capital, and we do a deep dive with lessons learned from acquisitions and integrations.


About Colman Swisher
Colman Swisher, CEPA, transf...

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September 3, 2025 71 mins

Ryan Hogan is the founder of Talent Harbor and is a chronic problem solver. In this episode, he talks about understanding value creation, his path to financial acumen, risk thresholds, resilience and failure, being where you are supposed to be, and the value of systems and support.

About Ryan Hogan
Ryan Hogan is a serial entrepreneur.  He is the founder of Talent Harbor, a Recruiting as a Service model, to reinvent t...

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August 13, 2025 66 mins

Peter Kelly-Detwiler is a definitive leader in the electric energy industry (who literally wrote the book on it).  In this episode, Peter talks about getting off the conveyor belt, devaluing the future, letting the trip take you, funding the opposition, serving others first, and examining your life.


About Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Peter Kelly-Detwiler has over 35 years of experience in the electric energy industry, with much ...

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July 30, 2025 64 mins

In this episode, Hal Schild shares a childhood lesson in perseverance, tales when working for THE Agency, fixing it “in post���, easier vs. better, having nothing to do,  keeping the business simple, and looking at the bigger picture.


About Hal Schild
Hal Schild is an award-winning editor, producer, animator, and director with over three decades of experience in the video and post-production industry. Throughout his career, ...

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