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Ep. 68 Aaron Buechley - Humility Doesn’t Come Naturally

Ep. 68 Aaron Buechley - Humility Doesn’t Come Naturally

Episode 68 · · 45:48

First of all, Aaron is a pretty cool young man with a love for family, faith and golf!The title: “Humility doesn’t come naturally!” In this episode, Aaron is fully transparent with h...

Ep. 67 Kevin Thomas - Answers to prayer!

Ep. 67 Kevin Thomas - Answers to prayer!

Episode 67 · · 50:26

Kevin shares his life… becoming a dad in high school, giving his baby up for adoption and the power of prayer!  50 years later, to be reunited with his daughter Hope! 🙏🙏🙏This is a gr...

Ep. 66 Gabe Johansen - Imagination and Guts!

Ep. 66 Gabe Johansen - Imagination and Guts!

Episode 66 · · 01:06:50

Gabe shares his life with full transparency as well as the value of failure in the pursuit of success.  You can’t have one without the other! The lesson: it takes, “Imagination and G...

Ep. 65 Aaron Qualls - Building a Winner’s Mindset!

Ep. 65 Aaron Qualls - Building a Winner’s Mindset!

Episode 65 · · 48:15

🎙️“Conversations with Buddy”🎙️                       Aaron talks about the challenges and disciplines of “Building a winners mindset”! Completing 75 Hard changes you and he proudly w...

Ep. 64 Jennifer Jacobs - Zero Limits

Ep. 64 Jennifer Jacobs - Zero Limits

Episode 64 · · 51:08

Jennifer has an incredible story and shares her life’s journey.  The thing I love most and reminded of often is that… you never really know people until you spend time with them and ...

Ep. 63 Jack McAllister - The Gen Z-er Life

Ep. 63 Jack McAllister - The Gen Z-er Life

Episode 63 · · 45:13

Jack shares his life from growing up as a kid in Salem to adulting as a married Gen Z-er!  🙌He is a guy who lives with purpose, loves his wife and he is also learning to lean on God ...

Ep. 62 Phil Hyre - Tattoos, Cold Plunges and Hard Work

Ep. 62 Phil Hyre - Tattoos, Cold Plunges and Hard Work

Episode 62 · · 01:09:31

Phil shares life as a CODA (Child of deaf adults). It made life more challenging growing up!  Not being allowed to play sports during the early years of life began to fuel his fire.W...

Ep. 61 Fausto Ramos - From Struggles to Servant Leadership

Ep. 61 Fausto Ramos - From Struggles to Servant Leadership

Episode 61 · · 59:07

Fausto shares his life story from a kid growing up in Salem/Keizer, being influenced by his older brother with drugs and alcohol. Soccer and breakdancing is what he ultimately loved ...

Ep. 60 Lori Haraldsen - The Girl With Moxie

Ep. 60 Lori Haraldsen - The Girl With Moxie

Episode 60 · · 42:48

Lori shares her life growing up as a PK (pastor's kid).  She is bold, courageous, convicted and has “Moxie”! She admits life has not been easy, but that is also why it makes it worth...

Ep. 59 Terry Markey - Stay In The Fight

Ep. 59 Terry Markey - Stay In The Fight

Episode 59 · · 46:31

Terry shares what life was like as a kid, going into the Army, marrying his wife and everything in between.  His passion is ministry! Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ! He recent...

Ep. 58 Jeff Laeng - Never Miss A Day!

Ep. 58 Jeff Laeng - Never Miss A Day!

Episode 58 · · 01:05:43

Jeff shares his life from an early age in Southern California before moving to Oregon!  Surfing with his friends before school and early morning golf with his grandfather! 🏌️‍♂️⛳️Bei...

Ep. 57 Isaiah Burrell - College Dropout to Devoted Family Man

Ep. 57 Isaiah Burrell - College Dropout to Devoted Family Man

Episode 57 · · 44:41

Isaiah shares his life story, from being lost, broken and a college dropout early in life… to a place of joy, peace and a college degree in psychology later in life. Why do we have t...

Ep. 56 Becka Brisbin - Acceptance, Love & Forgiveness

Ep. 56 Becka Brisbin - Acceptance, Love & Forgiveness

Episode 56 · · 01:04:50

Becka shares her story from life as a baby being raised by a 13 year old mother… through homelessness and alcohol as a way to cope. Her story is remarkable because of where she is to...

Ep. 55 David Giglio - The Struggle is real

Ep. 55 David Giglio - The Struggle is real

Episode 55 · · 01:07:16

First of all, David is a pretty cool guy and has his act together… however, he admits there were times in his life that weren’t great due to some addictions he allowed in his life. B...

Ep. 54 Gabriel Shields - The True Gospel

Ep. 54 Gabriel Shields - The True Gospel

Episode 54 · · 46:50

Gabriel grew up in the south with an alcoholic parent after his parent’s divorced. Neglect and abuse as a young boy lead to confusion and anger! But God... can do all things and crea...

Ep. 53 Tim Fahndrich - The Goodness of God

Ep. 53 Tim Fahndrich - The Goodness of God

Episode 53 · · 45:28

Tim was born in Mexico as a missionary kid! He is a Jesus follower, married for 30+ years to his wife Pam and loves helping people… He shares the pain of starting up a business durin...

Ep. 52 Matthew Mehlschau - Perseverance and Manhood

Ep. 52 Matthew Mehlschau - Perseverance and Manhood

Episode 52 · · 54:31

Celebrating 1 year of “Conversations with Buddy” and I get to do this episode with Matthew! 🙌Matthew is a young man who shares about the struggles of life that make the successes wor...

Ep. 51 Jack McLennan - Military, Marriage and Mentorship

Ep. 51 Jack McLennan - Military, Marriage and Mentorship

Episode 51 · · 01:08:20

Jack is a dear friend who has lived a great life!  If you want a lesson in discipline, perseverance, faith and SO MUCH MORE, this will be worth your time to listen to!Strength And Ho...

Ep. 50 Matthew Miller - Abuse and Redemption

Ep. 50 Matthew Miller - Abuse and Redemption

Episode 50 · · 50:43

Matt owns Miller’s BBQ, but the podcast story starts when he 6 years old… when he gets put into a foster home along with his two younger sisters.From abuse, trauma and suicidal attem...

Ep. 49 Aaron Parsons - Pushing the Rock

Ep. 49 Aaron Parsons - Pushing the Rock

Episode 49 · · 49:14

First of all, Aaron is an extremely humble guy who is incredibly creative and talented and truly lives out his life by faith! You will hear it throughout our conversation!  As a husb...

Ep. 48 Alex Ferry - Driven

Ep. 48 Alex Ferry - Driven

Episode 48 · · 42:10

Alex shares about his life… growing up as the oldest of 1 brother and 2 sisters. Being competitive with a younger brother and learning to work hard from an early age! Encouragement f...

Ep. 47 Mitch Andersen (Part 2)- Attributes of Manhood!

Ep. 47 Mitch Andersen (Part 2)- Attributes of Manhood!

Episode 47 · · 48:16

Mitch visits us again and we talk more about what manhood looks like. He is the author of "ATTRIBUTES of MANHOOD" and is currently working on his next book that will serve as a conti...

Ep. 46 Travis Youngs - Life beyond ADHD

Ep. 46 Travis Youngs - Life beyond ADHD

Episode 46 · · 34:21

Please join us this Friday morning as we bring to you Episode 46 of “Conversations with Buddy” with my guest and new friend, Travis Youngs! Travis shares life as a kid with severe AD...

Ep. 45 Ken Wright Jr. - Limitless

Ep. 45 Ken Wright Jr. - Limitless

Episode 45 · · 38:44

Ken is a young man who left the comforts of his family and home in Dallas, Texas to come to Oregon to play college basketball at Willamette University! While in college he discovered...

Ep. 44 Morgan McPherson - Authenticity

Ep. 44 Morgan McPherson - Authenticity

Episode 44 · · 32:36

Morgan shares her life’s story and the challenges along the way that helped her become successful as a young mom of 2 girls, a mortgage advisor and a real estate investor!She talks a...

Ep. 43 Richi Sede - Hope

Ep. 43 Richi Sede - Hope

Episode 43 · · 41:20

Richi was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and played different sports, but baseball was his passion!Difficult challenges and decisions in life cause you to make decisions a...

Ep. 42 Manny Martinez - Second Chances

Ep. 42 Manny Martinez - Second Chances

Episode 42 · · 43:22

Manny starts out his story with where he is currently and things are going quite well, but then the story unfolds to where he was just a few years ago…. Nearly homeless and an extrem...

Ep. 41 Jesse Barnes - Faith, Family and Friendship

Ep. 41 Jesse Barnes - Faith, Family and Friendship

Episode 41 · · 48:13

Jesse has a great story that starts out being born on a military base.  Everyone has a story and Jesse is no different. The joys, pains and lessons of life, personally and profession...

Ep. 40 Don McPherson - Overcomer

Ep. 40 Don McPherson - Overcomer

Episode 40 · · 42:23

Don shares his life growing up as the oldest sibling and leaving home at 16 years old! Going into the Navy and serving our Country! The challenges of life choices have shaped him int...

Ep. 39 Armando Hernandez - 40 Foster Homes

Ep. 39 Armando Hernandez - 40 Foster Homes

Episode 39 · · 50:02

Armando is a really cool young man and has a heart for Jesus!  He shares his life growing up in 40 different foster homes.  His story will encourage you to live out your faith on a d...