#026 Gerrin Beck



Gerrin served in the United States Navy, is a business owner (Cigar Cave and more), and has been in the Grants Pass active club for almost 20 years.  He had the privilege of leading the club as President for two terms.  We talked about all of this and more!


#025 J.R. Godley



J.R. works for the Central Point Police Department and is currently a School Resource Officer for Central Point schools.  We talked about his military service, going oversees to Iraq, what it’s like working in law enforcement in his home town, sports, his role in the D.A.R.E. program (bullying), and much more!


#024 Michael Delagrange



Michael played offensive line for the Oregon Ducks.  He’s the President and CEO of the Insurance Lounge and also started the Oregon Athlete Foundation and 100 percent tip.  Find out what drives him and much more!


#023 Don Leber



Don is the Vice President of Marketing and Advertising for BI-MART.  He has spent the last 49 years working for BI-MART.  We talked about how that came about, different challenges facing retail, our friendship, music festivals, and more!


#021 Lily and Brook Akins



These ladies are smart, funny, and have the biggest hearts.  They hunt, fish, play in the band, are St. Jude warriors, and so much more!  Did I mention they are only 16 and 13?  Superstars!


#019 Steve Swanson



Steve is the President and CEO of Swanson Group.  We talked about success, failures, eco-terrorism, wildfires, the state of the timber industry, how he ended up in a documentary, meeting a U.S. President, and much more.


#018 Shane Bishop



He’s a National Producer for Dateline on NBC.  We talked about what it was like to grow up in a small town in Montana, working with Keith Morrison, covering the Olympics, his connection to Pearl Jam, and much more.


#017 Brendan Quirke



He’s a friend, father, and local law enforcement officer in Southern Oregon.  He served in the Navy and was deployed three times to Afghanistan and Iraq.  Not only did he respond to the mass shooting at U.C.C. he almost lost his life this year on the job here in Southern Oregon.