925 the Podcast

Welcome to this, the first podcast from 925 the magazine, featuring interesting people from the 925 area code talking about interesting things. On this episode our special guest is Steve Russo, a Walnut Creek resident who serves as an executive coach for a variety of top corporate clients. Steve takes us back to his roots, some early business successes and losses and lessons he's learned along the way. We also discuss what exactly an executive coach, and when might be the best time to get...

Want to host your own beer festival? Wonder what goes on behind the scenes of your favorite festival? Tune in as we talk with Jon Sylvester, event director for the Livermore Valley Craft Beer Festival (www.lvcbf.com) and get a glimpse behind the festival curtain. We also discuss favorite beers, and end the show with a music and booze pairing that ties into a 1969 festival that occured in the Livermore area that did not go as expected. Pop a top, shake one up, pour one out, and tune...

You’ve sung it at every school function, heard it at the beginning of every professional baseball, football, hockey and basketball game. Heck, your child might be chosen to sing it at your neighborhood’s next swim meet. The Star Spangled Banner, with its rousing chorus and words of hope and defiance and liberty, defines the United States as no other national anthem could. And yet, how much do you really know about the song - would you believe that the song is in fact … a cover song? Say...

Welcome to the first official episode of the Music and Booze Power Hour Variety Show! Each episode we explore the universal connection we believe exists between music ... and booze. Along the way we're going to meet some new drinking buddies, jam to some awesome tunes, all while enjoying tasty beverages. Music. Booze. Friends. What else does one need? In this episode we take a trip to Berkeley, California, and visit with the great guys behind the Mead Kitchen. As we taste some fabulous...