From Woodstock to the WWE: Kali Terza on Hammer Throw Records, Team USA & Life After Sports
A Kennesaw State record holder, two-time Team USA member, and future WWE superstar on going viral, signing with WWE's Next In Line program, and the hardest question of all: who are you outside of your sport?
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Alone in New York at Sixteen: Esther Deutsch on Sunset Connect, Alopecia & Networking That Actually Works
Esther Deutsch left home for New York City at sixteen and built a life, and eventually Sunset Connect, out of showing up, embracing fear, and creating community with real intention.
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From RE/MAX to Real: Justine Derby on Buying a Home in 2026, Letting Go of Imposter Syndrome & Refusing to Be Boxed In
Top-producing Cobb County realtor Justine Derby sits down with Logan Lewis to talk buying a home in a normalized 2026 market, the hardest year of her career leaving her family's RE/MAX brokerage, and why she refuses to let anyone put her in a box.
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From Skate Parks to The Forge: Nick Gallina on Reinvention, Divorce & Redefining Manhood
Nick Gallina walks through his winding path — skateboarding in DC, a Marine Corps discharge, Amazon operations management, divorce and reinvention — and explains why he started The Forge, a men's community built on connection instead of hustle.
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Logan Lewis Gets Real: Burnout, Faith, and the Clancy Trial in a Solo Episode
In a solo 'Driver's Seat' episode, host Logan Lewis opens up about burnout, faith, and admitting he's 'not okay,' while also sounding off on inaccurate weather forecasts and the Lindsey Clancy trial.
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The Troll Under the Bridge: Louis Tonsmeire on 46 Years as Cartersville's Frog-Man
Louis Tonsmeire — known to generations of Cartersville kids as Frog-Man — sits down to talk 46 years behind the camera, a surprise call from a bestselling author's publisher, and how a rubber frog named Froggy became a local legend.
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The Assistant Who Fixed 400 Brochures by Hand: Julie Bohata on FEW Atlanta, The Power of Yes & Saying Yes to Motherhood
Julie Bohata came in ready to talk about her book and her faith-based women's group, but she ended up sharing a story she says she'd genuinely forgotten she lived through.
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From Embalming Bodies to President Carter's Funeral: Greg Free on Grief, Service & Winning a Seat on Euharlee City Council
Greg Free sat down to talk about embalming and city council, but the conversation ended somewhere nobody expected: the motorcade for President Jimmy Carter's funeral.
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State Records After 50: Beth Ali on Powerlifting, Teaching & Rewriting Her Own Rules After Menopause
Beth Ali didn't touch a barbell until her 40s and didn't compete until 50 — and she walked away from her first meet with a PR and a podium finish. She talks teaching, divorce, menopause, and the state records that followed.
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From the Goodyear Mill to the Gold Dome: Matthew Gambill on Family Legacy, COVID Chaos & Serving Cartersville
State Representative Matthew Gambill sits down with Logan Lewis to talk about riding in his grandfather's pickup truck, surviving COVID as a rookie legislator, and why he's still pushing kids toward the trades.
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From Mouthwash to Mindset: Kelly Sheehan on Going Blind, Hitting Rock Bottom, and Becoming a Hypnotherapist
Kelly Sheehan walked into 216 Coworking with a bag of affirmation cards and left having told Logan the whole unfiltered story: four DUIs, a corneal transplant, and the years she drank mouthwash because it was all she could afford.
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People Will Let You Down, Address Lookups, and Launching Happy Place
Logan climbs back into the Driver's Seat to announce his new movie podcast Happy Place, vent about people who won't look up an address, and get real about how it felt when only 40 of 200 invited guests showed up to his 500th episode party.
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From a Pig Squeal to Hey Cartersville: Emily Peña on Hair, Hard Seasons, and Falling for a Town
Emily Peña sat down with Logan Lewis to explain how a forgotten breast pump, a viral TikTok, and a season of postpartum anxiety turned into Hey Cartersville, the platform now cheering on the whole town.
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From Wattpad to Bestseller: Emma Miller on Harry Styles Fan Fiction, Cherry, and Writing Hockey Romance
From Harry Styles fan fiction with 15 million reads to a traditional publishing deal, romance novelist Emma Miller sits down for a loose, hilarious conversation about bartending, boomers, and writing hockey love stories.
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The 13-Hour Walk to Rome: Doug Belisle on What It Really Takes to Escape Homelessness
Doug Belisle, Executive Director of Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter, sits down with Logan Lewis to unpack why a birth certificate, an ID, and a 13-hour walk to Rome, Georgia stand between so many unhoused neighbors and a job.
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She Laughs As She Runs: Katie Gobbi on Growing Euharlee Without Losing Its Soul
Euharlee's Community and Economic Development Director opens up about building a small city's identity from the ground up, the community that carried her through loss, and why saying yes to everyone finally caught up with her.
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From a $1,500 Box Truck to Downtown Acworth: Charlie Darrien on Building Charlie's Angels Movers and Investing in Her Community
Charlie Darrien built Charlie's Angels Movers from a $1,500 box truck into a household name, then kept going — a charity, a wedding venue, a music studio, and a seat on the board bringing theater back to Acworth.
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Faith Over Fear: Josh Johnston on Losing Baseball to COVID, Building Take a Step, and Why Tomorrow Isn't Promised
Josh Johnston sat down with Logan Lewis to unpack the COVID-ending of his college baseball dreams, the Canva graphic that started Take a Step, and the sudden family loss that reframed how he thinks about faith, fear, and time.
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The Driver's Seat: AI Flyers, Drive-Thru Rage & Why The Odyssey Is 2026's Best Movie
Logan Lewis goes solo again in the Driver's Seat, torching AI-generated flyers and menus, fast food's pull-forward problem, and breaking down why Obsession and The Odyssey are the two best movies of his year.
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Under the Hood: Laurel Clayton on Genetic Testing, Gut Health & the Real Cost of Guessing
A former YMCA marketing director turned 3x4 genetic practitioner, Laurel Clayton explains how an autoimmune diagnosis rewired her career and why she won't coach anyone without first looking under the hood.
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500 Episodes Deep: Ross Bolen on Total Frat Move, the Fall of Grand X, and Building Bolin Media From the Wreckage
For episode 500, host Logan Lewis sits down with Ross Bolen, the writer-turned-podcaster behind Oysters, Clams & Cockles and the Ross Bolen Podcast, to unpack the rise and spectacular collapse of Grand X and what came after.
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Building a Car Page From the Ground Up: Griffin Lewis on Sponsors, Setbacks & Becoming a Better Man
Griffin Lewis sat down with his brother, host Logan Lewis, to unpack how a Camaro and a following of 6,000 turned into sponsors, a Z06, and a mentorship program built on one idea: just start.
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Badges, Boardrooms & Barrel Rooms: Ray Clark on Bounty Hunting, a Concrete Empire, and Building Zixpy Tours
Ray Clark sat down with Logan Lewis to unpack a career that ran from courthouse bounty hunting to leading a global concrete-forming business, and finally to launching Zixpy Tours, Georgia's newest experiential travel company.
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Bridging the "GAPP": Emily Swift on Caring for Georgia's Medically Fragile Kids
Unique Pediatric Hearts founder Emily Swift sits down with Logan Lewis to unpack Georgia's GAPP program, the families it's meant to serve, and the personal losses that led her to this work.
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Mr. Anonymous and Museum City: McCray Adair on Leading Savoy Automobile Museum and Honoring a Family Legacy
McCray Adair leads Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, but this conversation is really about family: the great uncle who built Museum City from scratch, and the quiet legacy she's now carrying forward.
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From Doraville Dork to Cartersville Comedy Kingpin: Chris Bruno on Building Sunday League Improv From Scratch
A KSU housing administrator by day and introvert at heart, Chris Bruno is quietly building Cartersville's own improv scene from a coffee shop event space, one sold-out $15 show at a time.
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From a Shaved Head to a Permanent Jewelry Studio: Tashi Speed on Self-Care, Betting on Yourself, and Refusing to Be Disrespected
Tashi Speed opens up about the health crisis that pushed her out of corporate restaurant management and into building Ruby T Shaving and her permanent jewelry studio, Dream Keys and Links, on her own terms.
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Sober Curious and Unapologetic: Renée Adams on Ditching Corporate's Golden Handcuffs and Redefining a Night Out
Nosedive co-founder Renée Adams sits down with Logan Lewis to talk sober curiosity, walking away from corporate for good, and why a great night out doesn't need a drink in hand.
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Driver's Seat: Logan Rants on Data Centers, the White House UFC Fight, iPhone Chips & Disney World
No guest, no co-host - just Logan Lewis in the 'Driver's Seat,' rambling solo through data centers, the White House UFC fight, iPhone chip conspiracy theories, and a Disney World trip gone right.
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From Carpet Mills to Cigar Bars: David Holt on Building Cartersville's 'Upper End' East End
David Holt has built carpet mills, a nylon recycling giant, two breweries, a five-star restaurant, and the coworking space where this episode was recorded. He sat down with Logan Lewis to explain why none of it was ever about the money.
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Corn Nuggets, CASA, and the Cartersville Depot: Melanie Kappel's Unlikely Road to Bartow County Tourism
Melanie Kappel sat down with Logan Lewis to talk about running Cartersville's new visitor center, her decade-plus in the restaurant grind, advocating for foster kids, and the health scare that nearly kept her from becoming a mom.
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Not All Balls Are Glass: Lindsey Young on Building an Interior Design Business That's Actually Affordable
Inception Interiors founder Lindsey Young returns to Your Morning Drive to talk burnout, budget-friendly design, and the new one-stop-shop platform she's building for the entire home industry.
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From Nashville Dreams to Dancing with the Stars: Ashlie Rae Parker on Country Music, Motherhood & Giving Back
Country singer and Cartersville local Ashlie Rae Parker sits down with host Logan Lewis to talk about winning Cartersville's Dancing with the Stars, her Nashville EP, and why she's opening up about postpartum depression.
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The Voice of Friday Nights: Jack Howell on Bartow County Classrooms, Weinman Stadium & Feeding Cartersville
Longtime Bartow County educator Jack Howell sits down with Logan Lewis to talk classroom stories, becoming the voice of Cartersville football at Weinman Stadium, trumpet season with the Etowah Jazz Society, and why Harvest House believes in community over competition.
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The Teenage CEO Beating Adults at Their Own Game: Annabell Meyer on FLEX Cherokee, Aspire Great Media & Growing Up in Business
A high school senior who beat grown adults at pitching, branding, and public speaking, Annabell Meyer sits down with Logan Lewis to talk winning FLEX Cherokee, building Aspire Great Media, and where AI fits in modern marketing.
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From a Farm in Massachusetts to Kangen Water: Heather Lu May on Natural Healing, Heartbreak & Manifesting Her Next Chapter
Holistic wellness advocate Heather Lu May sits down with Logan Lewis to talk clearing her acne through hypnotherapy, surviving a blindside divorce, and why she swears by Kangen water and manifesting her next chapter.
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From a Big Girl Job to Giant Chess: Mallory Walker on Leaving Corporate Insurance to Build Giant Peach Game Rentals
Mallory Walker walked away from a seven-year insurance career at Aon to build Giant Peach Game Rentals from her parents' basement. She sits down with Logan Lewis to talk faith, fear, and giant beer pong.
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From Nissan Show Girl to Business Matchmaker: Vanessa Mongello on Grit, Networking & The Connection House
From driving through a snowstorm to land a spot on Nissan's auto show circuit to building The Connection House from scratch during COVID, Vanessa Mongello shares the real story behind networking, recruiting, and starting over with nothing but grit.
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The Guys on Tap Reunion: Golf, Softball, Harry Potter, and a Very Chaotic Group Chat
Four mics, one room, and two years and nine months of pent-up chaos: the Guys on Tap crew joins Logan Lewis for a sprawling group chat covering golf disasters, softball bats, Harry Potter rankings, and the eternal Spider-Man debate.
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Miracle Child to Top Producer: Paige Bland Thompson on Turning Childhood Trauma Into a Real Estate Career
Real estate top producer Paige Bland Thompson sits down with Logan Lewis to share her journey from childhood bullying and devastating loss to building a thriving Cherokee County business rooted in authenticity.
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From a Mother's Work Ethic to Manor Lake's Kitchen: Jamie Hibberts on Making Assisted Living Feel Like Home
Manor Lake food service director Jamie Hibberts sits down with Logan Lewis to talk about the mother who shaped her work ethic, building a senior living kitchen from scratch, and why she treats every resident like family.
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Breaking Into the Church That Raised Him: Kevin Harris on Rock Bottom, Recovery & All In Or All Out Ministry
Kevin Harris survived four marriages, the loss of his infant daughter, and a rock-bottom break-in at the church his father pastored for 20 years — then turned it all into All In Or All Out Ministry.
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A Mother's Search for Her Missing Daughter — and the Art Anita Darling Built From the Wreckage
Artist Anita Darling opens up about the six-month search for her missing daughter Maury, the devastating discovery that followed, and how she turned unimaginable grief into Darling Derma Ink, a business built on restoring what trauma takes away.
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The Year She Almost Quit: Cindy Williams on Rebuilding the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber
Cindy Williams opens up about the year she almost walked away from chamber work, the lonely first months of building a new life in Cartersville, and why the Chamber just traded its old government-stamp logo for something warmer.
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From Welfare in San Diego to Brain Train Centers: Melissa Hergert on Neurofeedback Therapy and Rebuilding Acworth's Heart
Melissa Hergert traces her path from a welfare childhood in San Diego to founding Brain Train Centers, then explains how neurofeedback therapy actually rewires the brain and why she's turning a dead biker's old auto shop into a community makerspace.
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The Barrel and the Blessing: Seth Lytle on VinoBarrel, His Grandfather's 62-Year Wine Tradition, and Building Community One Pour at a Time
A Georgia Tech systems engineer who once shared a keynote stage with Steve Jobs walks Logan Lewis through the invention of VinoBarrel and the 62-year family wine tradition that inspired it.
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From a Church Camel to George the Giraffe: Scott Allen on Building Pettit Creek Farms
Host Logan Lewis spends a morning walking the pastures of Pettit Creek Farms with owner Scott Allen, meeting kangaroos, camels, zebras, and George the giraffe while learning how a family farm became one of Georgia's most unusual destinations.
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Where There's a Wendy, There's a Way: Wendy Cone on Authenticity, Networking & Growing Pacific Law Group
Pacific Law Group's Wendy Cone opens up about her wild origin story, building a networking empire, and why being unapologetically herself is her best marketing tool.
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From a New York Kid to Cartersville's Longest-Serving Mayor: Matt Santini on Family, Crisis and Nearly 20 Years in Office
Cartersville Mayor Matt Santini sits down with Logan Lewis to trace his path from a New York childhood to nearly 20 years leading the city he calls home, including a ransomware attack, a tie-breaking vote, and what actually grounds him outside city hall.
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From Chicken Coops to Cover Shoots: Anne Say on Building Community One Portrait at a Time
Anne Say walked away from a 20-year teaching career and found her calling behind a camera during her husband's cancer diagnosis. She tells Logan Lewis how that season became Anne Say Photography, and why relationships, not hard sells, built her business.
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From Czechoslovakia to Cartersville: Johannah Emmons on Foreign Chicks Bakery, Christmas Cookies & Building Community One Farmers Market at a Time
Johannah Emmons traded a Czechoslovakian farm for a Cartersville farmers market stand, and along the way built Foreign Chicks Bakery into a local institution one Christmas cookie at a time.
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