Category: ThriveWire
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The Founders Of Vinyl Me, Please Talk About Resurrecting The Record Club
Matt Fiedler and Tyler Barstow were a couple of music-obsessed twentysomethings in Chicago working for a startup when they came up with an idea. It wasn’t necessarily a new idea as much as it was a repackaging of an old idea for a modern audience. They were looking for a…
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“Bosch” Star Titus Welliver On Finally Getting That Starring Role
Whether you realize it or not, you’ve seen Titus Welliver before. Maybe you saw him in Argo, or The Town, or Transformers 4. Maybe you saw him on TV in “Deadwood”, or “Sons of Anarchy”, or “NYPD Blue”. He’s one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood with almost 100…
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Nick Clark, Of The Common Desk, Talks About The Ideal Workspace
Nick Clark is the founder of The Common Desk, a coworking space in Dallas. Clark started the company in 2011 after leaving his job in commercial real estate. They have expanded twice since the founding and are looking to open a second space in 2015. The Common Desk is working…
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The Goldbergs Star Hayley Orrantia Talks About Bringing The 80s Back
Hayley Orrantia is one of the stars of ABC’s hit show The Goldbergs. Orrantia, who grew up outside of Dallas in Highland Village, TX, is also a singer-songwriter who expects her first EP to be released this year. The show is about a family in the 80s as told from…
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Beau Jennings Chases The Ghost Of Will Rogers On The Verdigris
Beau Jennings found what he was searching for. He crisscrossed the country searching for the spirit of the legendary figure, Will Rogers. And in many ways, he found Rogers. But in many more, he found himself. You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit…
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Drew Holcomb Has The Right Medicine For You
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors have just the solution for whatever is ailing you with their newest release, Medicine. The group is on their own tour for now, but will soon join up with NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, Ben Rector, and Colony House on the much-anticipated Tour De Compadres. Holcomb grew up…
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How To Fill The Parks And Rec Sized Hole In Your Life
Parks and Rec is going to leave a huge, Leslie Knope scrapbook-sized hole in your life. While you can never replace what Pawnee has given you over the last few years, here are some ways you can get that Pawnee love in real life. JJ’s Diner Sometimes this was all…
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Coaching Bad’s Dr. Christian Conte Wants America’s Coaches To Use Their Passion In A Positive Way
Dr. Christian Conte’s passion is helping others harness their out-of-control passions in a positive manner. The co-host of Spike TV’s Coaching Bad, along with former NFL star Ray Lewis, Conte is a level V Certified Anger Management Specialist whose goal on the show is to teach a group of angry…
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Jeff Raider, Founder Of Harry’s, Is Always Looking For An Edge
Jeff Raider is the co-founder of Harry’s, an online razor company that promises quality razors for much less than the larger companies charge. Raider, along with Andy Katz-Mayfield, started the company with a simple promise: a great shave at a fair price. He is also the co-founder of the extremely…
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Colin Mochrie Is Still Going With The Flow
Colin Mochrie can’t remember what day it is. He’s just touched down in his home town of Toronto on a Tuesday and he’s got live shows in LA starting Thursday, before traveling to Michigan for shows, and then filming some more Whose Line Is It Anyway? episodes. “I have people…