Brett Cowell Show

Mo Sanders - Pro Skater, Entrepreneur and Creative. We talk rollerskating, music, community, and much more! Find the shownotes at https://www.totallifecomplete.com/blog/bcs-ep29-mo-sanders Watch the video version: https://vimeo.com/870907114

"Pay yourself first. Invest in your creativity every day." We talk micro budget filmmaking, empathy in creative leadership, be a big fish in a small pond. See video of the full chat on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/811577258

"Music has been the parent, the lover, the nurturer". In this episode I speak with Artist, Composer, and Vocal Coach Damon K Clark about music, cults and cooking. And why you can do it in Dallas!

We talk harp, activism, representation and inspiration. And goddesses. Conversation between Jess Garland and Brett Cowell, recorded outdoors live at Fair Park Dallas, TX. December 2020. Visit Jess at: https://www.jessstrings.com/

"Be nice to yourself. See the humanity in others, and create something". Fascinating conversation with Artist and Educator. Willie Baronet, covering art, homelessness and masculinity.

"Travelling without moving". We talk about creativity, fear, space, performance art and happy accidents. This interview was originally a live video performance. To see the video, go to: https://www.totallifecomplete.com/, www.tlcpod.com, https://www.facebook.com/tlcomplete/ or Total Life Complete channel on YouTube.

Life is a creative-spiritual endeavor. Hear the intro to Season 2 of the podcast. Visit the podcast page at: https://www.totallifecomplete.com/podcast

Finally, the Season 1 Wrap. Not what you expect, an experiential summary of everything that happened inside and outside the podcast. Hear about Identity, Different Truths and Beautiful Consciousness. For the transcript visit www.tlcpod.com

"I feel people over-complicate life. Just do what makes you happy." We talk about music, curation, being a romantic, nostalgia, doing stuff for others, travel, visual identity and Adam Ant. This episode was also live video streamed, see the full version and follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/tlcomplete/ find the links and show notes at: http://www.totallifecomplete.com/blog/ep21-kate-siamro

“There’s a bigger picture that we’re fighting towards, which is about creating light for everybody." We talk about Social Entrepreneurship, Meaning, Radical Self-Care, Growth. Pulling Others Up and Community. Visit the podcast page at: http://www.tlcpod.com

"Maybe this is how I can get people to fly." The Artistic identity and professional skating. Welding. The power of conversation. The quest to share the sights and sounds of "flying", that skaters experience, with an audience. Burning Man. Art Confessional. Yale. Texas Rangers. The Stretchberry bush. Detailed to-do lists. Coffee.

"You can really enjoy life with very few things and have a very intense way of living". We talk about The Wild Detectives bookshop, places wheres ideas are shared and culture is made, the need for patience in working out who you are. Photo credit: Elliott Munoz.

"Eliminating the gender wage gap". We talk about salary negotiation tips, work-life balance, Atlanta vs Dallas and how you can like Victoria's Secret and want human equality too.

"Try to make what you're truly passionate about part of your life each week". In this first in-between episode I answer the same questions that I normally ask guests on the show: covering The Good Life, leaving a corporate job to start a business, a near death experience, a vision of a kinder, fairer and more equitable world, and what's in store for Total Life Complete. Feedback to podcast@totallifecomplete.com

"That's like putting a band-aid on a waterfall" Chad Houser, Executive Director and Chef at Cafe Momentum talks, about creating hope and a future for ex-offenders by teaching them work and life skills. We also talk about what makes a good chef and whether sleep is overrated.

"Follow a path of genuinely caring about people different from you". In Part 2 we delve into NPR, (social) media, reasoned debate, dealing with tragedy, and Dallas.

"I saw something other people might not have, I acted on it". Artist and Adventurer Rawlins Gilliland on a poet's approach to life, seeing things differently, being 97% authentic, world travel, almost being murdered several times, and an appreciation of people and beauty. Part 1 of 2.

"Be stubborn, be passionate, be smart." Conversation with Kat and Brent Thompson Co-founders of Texas Ale Project. We talk about Beer, Fire Ants, Food, Cycling and Giving back to Veterans.

"We’re all in this game together. None of us win by watching someone else lose." Shawn Scott CEO Hack My Future, Tech Founder and Activist. We talk about the importance of learning STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Mathematics)in preparing for whatever the future holds, solving diversity issues in a diverse way, bricklaying robots and flying cars.

"Find something that you love to do and put your heart in it, and it’ll take care of you and your family." Blues and Soul, what makes a good DJ, Public Radio, Second Chances, Being a good parent and why "lying and cheating" is such a popular song topic in the Blues.