The Bossless Path Podcast

Owen is joined by Jake Nielsen co-owner of Lint, a vintage clothing store in Corvallis, Oregon. To most people the word "trash" means a waste product or something that's reached the end of its usable life. Jake capitalizes on this when he goes dumpster diving. Used clothing is also sourced from estate sales, storage shed clean outs, and an assortment of other ways that Jake calls "picking". Though still very...

Owen is joined by Cecilia Mihaylo a freelance Spanish interpreter. A self-described talker and seeker of new things Cecilia loves serving her local Hispanic community with interpreting services. From a young age she found herself interpreting for her mother, and soon after others too. It wasn't until her twenties that she discovered the certification process for interpreting which transformed it into a career. After landing a &...

Owen is joined by Nate Barrios, owner and operations Manager of Beaver Town Movers LLC. Nate's entrepreneurial journey begins in high school by buying used clothes and reselling them on eBay. During these teenage years he was first exposed to the moving business too. He briefly worked for his friend’s brother’s moving company and was so inspired by that business model that Nate decided to start his own moving company shortly after...

Owen is joined by Kiko Denzer, a man of many talents and vocations. His gigs have included writing, editing, managing a community newspaper, and building a homestead, as well as his current array of teaching, publishing, building, homesteading, and producing various arts and crafts. A move into a tar paper shack outside of the city during Kiko's mid-adult life opened his eyes to a different approach to life. A way that involved foc...

Owen is joined by Chance Olufson, owner and operator of Cascara Films LLC. First introduced to radio-controlled airplanes in his teen years Chance had early exposure to technology that he later would expand into drone photography, and eventually drone videography. During one of his early drone video gigs, he realized that expanding his video services to the ground would open doors to taking on larger video productions. Owen and Cha...

Owen is joined by Kellie Murphy, owner and operator of Silver Lining Recovery Counseling. Having struggled with alcohol and an eating disorder herself in the past Kellie made the difficult journey through recovery and decided to help others struggling with similar addictions. Her late life career change involved not only an industry switch but also an employment status one when she put out a shingle for her own licensed addictions ...

Owen is joined by Jeremy Groom, owner and operator of Groom Analytics LLC. Most people have heard of data analytics, even if they couldn't tell you what it is. Jeremy not only explains what it is but also tells his story of how he switched career focus onto it and the ins and outs of operating as a consultant in the field. The conversation goes beyond just the data analytics field as Jeremy and Owen discuss and compare their discov...

Owen is joined by Bryon Daniels, owner and operator of Green House Coffee and Plants. You might be surprised to hear that Bryon had never worked in a coffee shop before deciding to open his own, but after hearing more about his life path it'll make more sense. He's always had an entrepreneurial spirit from getting into video production in high school to running his own social media management company and rental studios. Bryon stron...

Owen is joined by Doctor Jason Young, Owner and Operator of Body of Health Chiropractic & Wellness Center. Jason's infectious friendliness and quick wit, honed from his experience in standup comedy, shine through as he shares insights on business, family, mindset, and healthcare. Get ready for a deep and engaging conversation filled with humor and thoughtful responses as Jason delves into the story of how he's built his success...

Owen is joined by Adrienne Fritze, Creativepreneur at RemarkableArts LLC and Co-Conspirator at Conundrum House. Always a creative at heart, Adrienne wasn't able to fully express this until later in life for reasons she shares during this conversation. Now she designs immersive games - primarily on the ground analog play and game experiences - along with her partner at Conundrum House in Corvallis. She believes we all need play and ...

Owen is joined by Craig McPherson, owner of CNC Wood Cutters. Job and career hopping aren't always seen as a good thing, something Craig acknowledges in this interview. But this is exactly what Craig has done from starting as a machinist journeyman, to large project management roles, to selling window blinds just to name a few jobs. It's within this diversity and hunger for new challenges and skills that Craig says his strengths li...

Owen is joined by April Hall Cutting, owner of Wild Yeast Bakery, which she runs with her husband Craig. Unlike many other entrepreneurs, April and Craig's path prior to transitioning a hobby into a business was preceded by work in the church. Further unlike many other entrepreneurs the wife and husband team were fast approaching 60 years old when they changed paths. Needless to say, her life experience and circumstances make for a...

Owen is joined by Chris Nordyke, co-owner of Floodlight Consultant Group, a group that specialize in the disaster recovery industry. Like many entrepreneurs, Chris's path has had many stops and turns, some of which have been humbling. His interpersonal skills have always been a strong suit, which is on full display during this podcast conversation. It'll come at no surprise he also hosts his own podcast too. Chris's openness and ho...

Owen is joined by Peggy Perdue, a self-employed writer and editor. Summarizing who a person is and what they do in a sentence is often asking the impossible. This is one of the many topics Peggy and Owen have during their conversation when discussing her unconventional career. Working in the broad world of the written word, she's done many things - worked as an editor for a law firm, been a writing coach, and self-publishing a book...

Owen is joined by Chris Scaffidi, owner and game designer of Fervent Workshop. Exercise, socialize, create and learn - This is the four part recipe Chris came up with for himself to have complete fulfilment. Using this recipe as a guide has taken him from working in software engineering, to doing research at a university, and onward to his current solopreneur status designing and publishing board and card games. Chris was designing...

Owen is joined by Mark Putz, owner of Watershed Fly Shop. Mark's unconventional journey began with self-employment in Ohio, flipping cars and delivering pizzas, before exploring various unrelated jobs and eventually moving to Oregon. In Oregon, he found a passion for fly fishing, which soon led to an unexpected opportunity to own a business. Mark's journey is both unique and captivating, reflecting an intriguing attitude and outloo...

Owen is joined by Mike Ripley, owner and operator of the bike and trail running race event businesses, Mudslinger Events and Oregon Trail Runs. A long time bike advocate and event organizer, Mike has always been a bit of a workaholic which really comes across in his story about the early days of managing pizza restaurants while building his race event business. The amount of relationships and logistics that are involved in putting ...

Owen is joined by Jason DuBose, the founder and co-owner of two companies, Rogue Sky, and Puren Solutions. A self-described engineer extraordinaire, Jason is a man of perpetual action. After relocating to Oregon with his family for a job opportunity he was blindsided by a decision from his employer not to compensate him for meeting all the outlined goals. Jason immediately took that as a sign to break out on his own. Quickly he sta...

Owen is joined by Rebecca Freeby, Co-owner and project manager of Corvallis Custom. Rebecca never saw herself becoming an entrepreneur, but due to the state of the economy after graduating college with degrees in journalism and French she found herself in an unforeseen career in project management. After years in this unplanned career, her husband, a long-time entrepreneur, needed a project manager for the printing business he had ...