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  • The Indie Torchbearer, Mike Mantione, Five Eight
    2025/04/07
    Indie rock is timeless and relevant. So get ready to pull out your best fan girl and fan guy personas for the one and only Mike Mantione of the 80s and 90s Athens, GA punk rock band ⁠Five Eight⁠! Mike and Five Eight are on a roll, coming off a successful SXSW event with the debut of their new documentary film, Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight, and their first single in six years, ⁠Take Me to the Skatepark⁠. Check out their ⁠Skatepark video on YouTube⁠.In this episode, Mike joins the show to discuss their successful showing at SXSW in Austin, the importance of mental health and community in the music scene, and maintaining authenticity in an overly commercialized music industry. Mike also talks about his creative process (he's only had one creative block in his decades-long career) and how, sometimes, spontaneous things and conversations can inspire songwriting and creativity.Mike and Jennifer hit the nostalgia super highway with memories of live music experiences in small venues and the magic of the Athens, Georgia, sound. Community engagement through music is essential for Mike because it fosters deep connections in the community and creates a supportive environment for everyone. He says live shows give them the opportunity to connect with fans and promote local culture. And he confesses to being happily surprised by the emergence of a new generation of musicians inspired by their work. Mike inspires us all to stay true to ourselves in the face of whatever life throws our way. Music for the win!You can see Five Eight live at these upcoming shows in April, May and June. April 11 at the ⁠⁠40Watt⁠⁠ with Steeple People and ⁠⁠The Bad Ends⁠⁠ (Mike Mantione (vocals, guitar), Bill Berry (drums, guitar, electric sitar), Dave Domizi (bass, vocals), Geoff Melkonian (keyboards, piano, guitars, vocals), and Christian Lopez (guitars, mandolin, banjo) will perform an acoustic set followed by Five Eight – this show will have ALL the drummers in Athens that you can fit into a room. It is also a benefit for ⁠⁠Project Safe.⁠⁠April 18 at the 40Watt Opening for the ⁠⁠Grawks⁠⁠ to support their new EP Release, which features the killer punk band Shehehe. On April 20, they will head to the ⁠⁠Skate Park of Athens (SPOA)⁠⁠ to play with dozens of bands for the skate park's 20th anniversary. Don’t miss out, because Tony Hawke gave the bash a big ⁠⁠send-up⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Reddit.⁠⁠May 9 at the⁠⁠ Crow Bar⁠⁠ in Tampa Bay.June 20-22 at the epic ⁠⁠AthFest⁠⁠ in Athens, Georgia. All the Athens bands (and some bands from out of town) will be there. Throw down some change and head over to Cine to see the documentary Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight all week. But here’s the bonus - on the opening day of AthFest, on Thursday, June 20, one night only, you can go rock out with the band for the kick-off party. And if you head over to the Georgia Theatre, you can hear Five Eight play again but catch the sounds of the elusive band, ⁠⁠The Modern Skirts.⁠⁠ Yeah, that’s magic. Follow, listen and connect with the band on their socials: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ @fiveeightathens ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠FacebookCheck out some of their reviews and coverage: ⁠⁠Rolling Stone⁠⁠, Five Eight Stays True to Themselves ⁠⁠Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight⁠⁠____________Tiny Little Victories is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠Storyology⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠production.Give us some love! Follow, comment and rate Tiny Little Victories on⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Amazon Music and ⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠Connect and follow the show on our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠.⁠Tiny Little Victories is created, produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jennifer Kite-Powell. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Audio: Marc Cotton, Audio Wrangler, UK
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    37 分
  • International Women's Day with Kim Smith, the Crusader
    2025/03/08

    This special episode celebrates International Women’s Day. Listen to a compilation of male and female voices from Ireland, France, Finland, and the UK, as well as the great states of Georgia, California, Texas, Idaho, and Illinois. Every voice shares why this day matters to everyone.

    As a bonus for International Women's Day, this episode also features the insight of Kim Smith, CEO and founder of Health Evolve. Kim is a board-certified healthcare executive who has worked for the past 18 years at some of the top hospital systems in the industry, including Duke Medicine, Tenet Healthcare, and MUSC Health.
    Health Evolve Technologies builds innovative digital healthcare solutions at the intersection of care and culture. Her passion for transforming health equity and culture stems from her own experience.

    Kim shares her insight on why the patient is the most critical part of the care team, why you ARE your clinical information (very meta), how to build global equity in healthcare, and why it all starts with women.

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    44 分
  • The Handbag Designer with Patrece Morrison
    2025/02/04

    Patrece Morrison is the founder of Chicks and Caboodles, a sustainable denim handbag brand that merges style with environmental consciousness. Through upcycling denim, she creates one-of-a-kind, eco-friendly accessories that prioritize both fashion and sustainability.


    Her dedication to ethical production and reducing textile waste has earned the brand a loyal following among conscious consumers. In 2024, Patrece won the popular vote for best fashion accessory designer at AIN Dallas and was featured at the 2024 House of Armadaus, Celebrating 40 Years of Fashion event.


    With Chicks and Caboodles, Patrece is on a mission to inspire mindful fashion choices while empowering artisans and minimizing environmental impact.


    Follow the Chicks and Caboodles on Instagram and their website.


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    Tiny Little Victories is hosted on the Acast platform.

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    Connect and follow the show on our website, LinkedIn and Blue Sky Social

    ⁠Tiny Little Victories is created, produced and hosted by ⁠⁠Jennifer Kite-Powell. ⁠⁠

    Audio: Marc Cotton, Audio Wrangler, UK

    Tiny Little Victories is a ⁠⁠Storyology⁠⁠ ⁠production.






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    30 分
  • The Food Fighter with Matt Eastland
    2024/12/23

    Buckle up for an unforgettable conversation with Matt Eastland, the effervescent host of the Food Fight Podcast. Matt is a food fanatic, innovation aficionado, and lover of food trends and tech. As the creator and host of the popular podcast, Matt has interviewed hundreds of the world's leading agrifood entrepreneurs, innovators, and influencers to bring the world a better perspective on how we grow our food and the challenges facing our global food systems. Matt is also the Director of Brand and digital for EIT Food and fearlessly leads the brand and digital content strategy for the whole organization.


    In this lively episode, Matt discusses the importance of our food system and how his guests have opened his eyes to rethink how we grow our food. We also get into growing our own food, eating in season, the food discoveries he's made after having his first child, and the part you've been waiting for—his love of pizza!


    Matt has been on a mighty, one might say obsessed quest to find the world's tastiest, healthiest and most sustainable pizza, and he has found it. In this episode, Matt talks about what makes pizza special to him, his love for pizza as a child, and how it can be anything you want, depending on what you put on it. As a delightful bonus for our listeners, he shares his secret recipe for that delicious Eastland special pie. You won't want to miss it!


    You can listen to the Food Fight podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well as on the EIT Food Fight Podcast website.


    Visit the Tiny Little Victories website for Matt Eastland's pizza with beer recipe.

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    Visit the Tiny Little Victories website for updates, shows and special content.

    Tiny Little Victories is a Storyology production.

    Created, produced and hosted by Jennifer Kite-Powell.

    Music by Axel Lundstrum, Linkoping Bassline.

    Audio by Mark Cotton, Audio Wrangler.


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    36 分
  • The Culinary Artist with Traci Moore
    2024/12/09

    On this episode of Tiny Little Victories, we sat down with Dallas culinary artist and entrepreneur Traci Moore. Traci is one of those women who has creativity flowing out of her mind, body and soul in her four businesses. From Moore's Twisted Berries - bedazzled and decorated chocolate strawberries fit for Beyonce; The Dinner Clique, private dinner pop-ups; Enchanting and meticulously crafted Lapin masks at Lapin Couture; and Co-Owner of Southern Pleasures Expo. Lapin Couture, like Traci, is a fusion of whimsy and sophistication in the world of fashion and self-expression. Traci talks about how she got started in the business, how family dinners and her daughters inspired her to become a chef and accessory designer and her unwavering belief in herself and her creations.


    You can follow with or without make-up on all her social channels:


    https://www.instagram.com/themooreeffect/

    https://www.instagram.com/thedinnerclique/

    https://www.instagram.com/mooretwistedberries/

    https://www.instagram.com/lapincouture.us/

    https://www.instagram.com/southernpleasureexpo/


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    Tiny Little Victories is proudly hosted on the Acast platform.

    Please listen to, rate, comment on, and follow Tiny Little Victories on⁠ ⁠Acast, Spotify⁠ ,⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, Amazon Music, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts.

    Connect and follow us on the socials page of Tiny Little Victories' ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠.

    ⁠Tiny Little Victories is created, produced and hosted by ⁠⁠Jennifer Kite-Powell.

    Story producer: Terrie Barron, Storyology.

    Tiny Little Victories is a ⁠⁠Storyology⁠⁠ ⁠production.


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    31 分
  • The Magician with Blazej Wojtyla
    2024/11/27

    On this rocking episode, I had the chance to talk with one of my favorite humans from my time working with startups in Estonia -- Blazej Wojtyla. Blazej is the kind of human who uses every facet of his brain. He always thinks quietly and thoughtfully, and the outcome is always something spectacular. Blazej is the the CEO and founder of Jazzy Innovations and Stream Sage is also the writer and creator of the one-man interactive stage show in Poland, How It Has to Be.


    But let’s back up a little. As a successful entrepreneur, Blazej built Jazzy Innovations and Stream Sage in his native Poland. Stream Sage transforms content into a connected storytelling experience that engages customers. The technology he created lets users connect any content (video, live streaming, text, images, and storytelling) directly with their products/services, which offers a new way to unlock revenue and conversions and drive engagement.


    But along the way, Blazej felt like he had a story to tell. He had grown up doing magic and was fascinated by the philosophical and problem-solving principles that empowered magicians.

    So Blazej returned to his passion as a young adult and began developing a play about finding and recalibrating your instinct, letting go of programming, and challenging yourself to stand up for your path and the journey you are on.


    He hired an acting coach, honed his playwriting skills and re-opened the door to his love of magic. After months of many twists and turns, defending his choice to focus on the show, How It Has To Be opened in October 2024 in Poland to rave reviews.


    How It Has To Be challenges conventional thinking and encourages the audience to dig deeper into who they are and how they are defined. What’s not to love?


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    We are proudly hosted on the Acast platform. Tiny Little Victories is a ⁠⁠Storyology⁠⁠ ⁠production.

    Please listen to, rate, comment on, and follow Tiny Little Victories on⁠ ⁠Acast, Spotify⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, Amazon Music, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts. Connect and follow us on the socials at Tiny Little Victories ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠.


    ⁠Tiny Little Victories is created, produced and hosted by ⁠⁠Jennifer Kite-Powell.

    Our story producer is Terrie Barron, Head of Story and Strategy at Storyology.

    Sound engineer, Dimitry Vleugel


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    46 分
  • The Bee Hero with Itai Kanot
    2024/11/05

    Here's a fact you need to staple to your head: 70% of crops worldwide rely on bees. Yup, so that tomato is in your BLT, and it needs bees. That avocado that's about to be inedible needs bees. But with their increased mortality rates, your neighbour spraying toxins in the form of mosquitos being gone, and pesticides flooding the planet, these poor bees - who only make a teaspoon of honey in their entire short lifespan, are experiencing whole colony collapse. Without pollinators, we have no crops.


    Beekeepers and farmers are facing increased financial strains, which makes it much harder to feed a growing global population—which, by the way, we need and are running out of food.


    Enter Itai Kanot, the Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at BeeHero, a technology company focused on precision pollination services to improve crop yields. He's a beekeeper, and he was part of his father's beekeeping business, Boaz Kanot Bees & Honey. He has been around bees (and stung by bees) since he was five years old.


    Itai was on track to take over the family bee business, but his father gave him some good advice: Get out there and see what you want to do. So he did. Itai shares his story from beekeeper to entrepreneur and how he and his co-founders have created sensors for hives that help beekeepers understand what's happening in the hive through temperature, humidity, and even the nervousness of the queen.


    Today, BeeHero and Itai are on a mission to help growers pollinate their crops with bees and ensure we all have a food future!

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    Follow BeeHero on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook!

    Watch this BeeHero video!


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    We are proudly hosted on the Acast platform. Tiny Little Victories is a ⁠⁠Storyology⁠⁠ ⁠production.

    Please listen to, rate, comment on, and follow Tiny Little Victories on⁠ ⁠Acast, Spotify⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, Amazon Music, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts.

    Connect and follow us on the socials at Tiny Little Victories ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠.

    ⁠Tiny Little Victories is created, produced and hosted by ⁠⁠Jennifer Kite-Powell.




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    40 分
  • Saving our soil with Kathryn Radovan
    2024/10/17

    Soil isn't sexy. Even Martha Stewart, in her new commercial for organic soil from Miracle Grow, is out stumping for soil, calling herself a 'dirt nerd.' Good for you, Martha. But while Martha is making our backyard soil healthier, we need to think about making the food that grows our food healthier.


    Soil has a microbiome. And here's one for trivia night: there are more soil microorganisms in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on the Earth. Sadly, our soil is dying; it's a non-renewable resource, and healthy, well-managed soil can take carbon out of the atmosphere.


    Meet Kathryn Radovan, Co-founder and Senior vice president of business operations at Terra Vera. Terra Vera created an amino acid that uses nature to treat and fertilize soils. Terra Vera is a first-of-its-kind agriculture technology company using an amino acid platform to prevent crop loss and safely improve crop quality. Let's not forget about the bees. Their new company, ApiVera, is going to help commercial beekeepers in so many ways—and if the bees are healthy and happy, so are our crops!


    Kathryn talks about the importance of creating sustainable agriculture, how the best discoveries can lead to a new way of thinking, and how her time growing up around the wetlands of Florida changed her perspective on the world.


    Check out their upcoming crowdfunding campaign to help the bees: Indiegogo Pre-Launch (Coming soon!)

    ApiVera by Terra Vera

    Twitter: @terraveratweets

    Instagram: @tryterravera

    LinkedIn: @terravera


    ApiVera Social Media:

    Instagram: @ApiVera

    Facebook: @ApiVera

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    Tiny Little Victories is a Storyology production.

    Listen on the Acast platform, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music

    Follow the show on our website and LinkedIn or Jennifer's X account

    Created, produced and hosted by Jennifer Kite-Powell


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    37 分