Sips & Stories Podcast

06/07/2022

Now Streaming: Learning When to Say Yes and No with

We are thrilled for this weeks guest, missionary to Northern Iraq, Hailey Blondin! We talk about her calling, how she arrived to a place of obedience, and what it’s like to be called to the Middle East.

Hailey shares about her terroir of growing up as a youth group roadie, trying to make “it” happen out of her own strength, and how to discern our yes and no!

We have a fun coffee experience together trying a from Chikondi Coffee. We also learn that when it comes to coffee, Hailey is pretty “basic” — her words not ours!

Thank you for joining us this week - it was so much fun!

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05/07/2022

Tomorrow on Sips and Stories we spill the beans with a world traveler, latte lover, and new friend! This lady inspires us, challenges us, and gives incredible insight on when to say yes and when to say no.

Listen where podcasts are available >> releasing tomorrow at 7am!

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30/06/2022

A behind the scenes look at our most recent episode with Lauren McKay! 👏

If you haven’t checked out her beautiful design, do yourself a favor and check out their Facebook now —> Lauren McKay Interiors

Pretty incredible, right? We love Lauren’s bold mix of color, texture, and finishes to make a space feel like home.

Thanks again Lauren for taking time out of your busy schedule to spill the beans with us at Sips and Stories!!

29/06/2022

Now streaming: Interior Design and Cherry Limeade coffee with Lauren McKay Interiors 🎧

On this weeks episode, we spill the beans with interior designer, Lauren McKay on her motivations to start a business, how she stays inspired, and her terroir of growing up in a small town in Western NC.

Lauren shares about balancing many plates, recently getting diagnosed with ADHD, and how her grandmothers were a big influence on her life & design!

Our coffee guest this week is from our favorite NC coffee roaster - Black and White Coffee Roasters - this natural coffee is complex, bright, and colorful just like Lauren!

Thank you for joining us this week Lauren- it was so much fun!

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28/06/2022

TOMORROW —> a bright, colorful, and layered artist, designer and friend joins us on Sips and Stories!

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24/06/2022

Behind the Scenes of this weeks episode with :

1. Tom, Jamie, Connor, Miles in the studio
2. NY Zombies their first game release in 2010
3. Five Jackson brothers in 2006
4. Heroes & Castles was Foursakens first game to get an apple feature and make the top games list - 2013. Also, Bethany’s favorite Foursaken game!
5. Bug Heroes has an almost cult following - and we think highlights their creativity as a team!
6. Part of the team at the iWorld Conference in early 2010s
7. Block Fortress breaks top 3 games on the App Store - 2013
8. Brother basketball games always been in the dna of the company 🏀

Stay tuned for next weeks episode!

22/06/2022

Now streaming: Foursaken Media, indie game studio, in the podcast studio 🎧

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On this weeks episode, we spill the beans with four brothers on starting mobile game dev company, Foursaken Media, in the early 2010s! We uncover the terroir that made them who they are today and learn some new terminology like “soc” and“RPG”.

Whether you’re a creative or small business owner, this episode is full of great nuggets of wisdom to help you in good times or bad.

We also get some insightful coffee tasting notes from the brothers trying beautiful from Guatemala!

Thank you Connor, Miles, Jamie, and Tom for joining us on Sips & Stories this week!

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20/06/2022

This week on Sips and Stories — indie game studio in the podcast studio!

We’re so excited to host our good friends, game dev extraordinaires, 4 brothers, and infamous RPG creators on Sips & Stories this week. It’s sure to be a fun adventure - airing this Wednesday!

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17/06/2022

Have you listened to our first full-length episode with yet??

We take a (good)trip down memory lane with Chris about how started, where it’s at now, and what Chris hopes it looks like in 5 years!

1. Check out his stunning gallery in off McDowell St.
2.Signing his first lease in Garner, NC was one of the scariest steps he’s taken as an entrepreneur!
3. 2016’s trip to Zambia with sparked a love for travel and was a source of inspiration in his painting!

Stay tuned to next weeks episode!

15/06/2022

Now streaming: Man, that’s crazy with ‘s Chris Evans 🎧

On this weeks episode, we spill the beans with Chris on what it’s like to be a and owner. Chris shares how he got started as a tattoo artist, what inspires him to create, and how he’s supporting the local Raleigh artist community.

We share our tattoo ideas, our perspective on Chris’ success, and David’s “dream job”.

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Big shout out to our show Producer, Joe at for getting us to the finish line (and sharing your dad tattoo ideas). We appreciate you!

13/06/2022

We’re super excited for our first full-length episode coming out Wednesday! It features our first guest, a native, full time artist and tattoo shop & art gallery owner!

Can you guess who we’re sipping and storytelling with first?!

09/06/2022

We shout out a lot in episode 1. Here’s a behind the scenes look of our entrepreneurial life —>
1. Love Abounds // we started Love Abounds in 2014 drilling clean water wells in rural Zambia. Today we have drilled 25+ wells, a womens empowerment project, and 2 homes for abandoned & orphaned children!
2. Morgan & Perry Law, PLLC // founded in 2016, based in our hometown and focused on business law, estate planning, and real estate transactions!
3. The Comfy Times // my Etsy shop circa 2012-2013 —> I was super proud of this yarn haul I got on sale 🤣
4. Agora Bakery + Cafe // a picturesque cafe in Pinehurst Village
5. BeeLine Moving Company // triangle-based moving company owned and operated by our good friend and Grass Gator executive, Arthur Yarbrough!

What did you think of episode 1?!

08/06/2022

And now, meet your hosts!! Our first episode is now OUT!!

Tune in as we discuss the hard-hitting questions like “what is a podcast?” and what the “sips” in Sips & Stories is all about!

A full-length episode with our first guest releases next Wednesday!! Hit subscribe so you don’t miss it!

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07/06/2022

We’re not always but when we are — it’s for coffee.

The Meet the hosts episode premiers Wednesday with David and Bethany Morgan!

Learn who is the better entrepreneur and why we’re all about sips. Subscribe (wherever you listen to podcasts) and get notified when the episode is available!

01/06/2022

THE TRAILER IS LIVE! Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts: https://sipsnstories.transistor.fm

Episode 1 DEBUTS June 8th! 1 week to go!

01/06/2022

Hello world. I’m David Morgan and I re-wrote this post after reading what my wife wrote. I’m not a petty person, but also I haven’t gotten out of bed to get my wife water since I read that.

I enjoy fantasy books (the more fantastical the better), peach cobbler, baths, ping pong, and being an apologist (mostly for the Star Wars prequels).

I do not like horses or chocolate.

My goal in life is to start / grow / support ventures that make the world a more enjoyable place to be.

01/06/2022

What’s up, virtual worlds! My name is Bethany and I’m the funnier, smarter, more creative host behind Sips & Stories! We’re so excited to release Season One super soon. We spent some time in the studio this week wrapping up final touches on the 5 episodes that make up our debut season! Until then, heres a few random facts about me:

* Mother of 2 + French bulldog puppy
* NC native and Wolfpack grad
* internal processor and not super great at communicating my thoughts— so obviously podcast host makes the most sense
* not your typical entrepreneur
* youth pastor spending her days trying to stay relevant with Gen Z
* wife to host #2 who you’ll get to know neeeeeext….
. trailer dropping soon! So stay tuned!!

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