True West Podcast
Creative Industry Veteran, David Fischette sits down with business leaders, artists, creatives and champions of humanity to discuss their True West stories: the paths that they forged as individuals to find a new way and the uncharted
seas they navigated to create the life they have.
The stories will be inspirational and authentic and show that a no is not always the end.
Episodes
20 episodes
Episode 20- Thanksgiving, Gratitude & Friends
In our Season 1 Finale, David sits down with some of his closest pals to discuss gratitude for the crappy things that have happened in theist year and look forward to all that we can be thankful for in this coming Holiday season.Manny P...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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43:08
Episode 19-Christiev Alphin, Creative Director
Life is hard. It throws us curveballs often. But there are those of us that use those hard times to dig deep and discover their own True West path. For Christiev Alphin, going east to Nashville from Oregon after the collapse of her fir...
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46:13
Episode 18-John Cronin, Managing Director, SVP, AllianceBernstein
Episode 18-True West Podcast-John CroninWe hear the term Unicorn all the time in business, It usually refers to someone who has a truly unique set of skills that is uncommon to find. Well, I find a completely different kind of Unicorn. ...
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41:18
Episode 17-Alan Stein Jr., Speaker, Author & Performance Coach
This episode should be called “2 degrees from Kobe Bryant”. Just kidding!. But wow, what an incredible story. How do you become one of the top performance coaches in the world, working with athletes like Steph Curry, Kevin Dur...
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44:12
Episode 16-Rachel Stein Hislop-VP Marketing & Brand Innovation, Acceptance Insurance
Who knew that a branded pen and a squeezy ball could set a young girl on a path to becoming a marketing executive? In this episode of the True West Podcast, we hear from Rachel Stein Hislop about her journey from a professional dancer to world ...
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Episode 15-Christine Juarbe, Model, Actor, Writer, Director & Producer
Starting her journey from Queens, Christine Juarbe is wickedly committed to her craft. Beginning her career as a model and then actor, she is now an amazing filmmaker. Hear her story of the tenacity it took to move across country t...
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30:24
Episode 14-Richard Yearwood- Actor, Director and Producer
Let’s take a look at the life of a career TV & Film professional, from both sides of the camera. Richard Yearwood has had a career that has spanned over 40 years, from child actor to director and producer of one of the top reality shows on ...
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20:45
Episode 13- Gene Miller, Musician & Artist
Gene Miller has had 40-year career touring with some of the greatest musicians on the planet, DonnaSummer, Kenny Loggins, Amy Grant and Vince Gill, (to name a few). He has carved a True West path like no other. For Gene, there...
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45:22
Episode 12-Richard Foulkes- Executive Strategist & Executive Producer
Our first international guest graces the True West Podcast this week. Richard Foulkes has had a stellar career in the live corporate events industry, starting as an assistant lighting designer (and employee number 40) at Imagination UK, and wor...
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36:58
Episode 11- Julie Johnston, Founder, iContact Coaching & Professional Voice Over Artist
True positivity comes to the True West podcast this week. We are excited to share David’s conversation with Julie Johnston, Founder of iContact Coaching and professional Voice Over Artist. Julie has spent a lifetime crafting her skills in perso...
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38:26
Episode 10-Cory Travalena, President & Chief Creative, Red Tail Creative
Growing up in the world of Hollywood in the 70’s & 80’s, Cory Travalena, son of the late great impressionist Fred Travalena, has forged his own path. While not always pretty, his journey has one constant theme...reliance on God and not on h...
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40:00
Episode 9-Rick Borja, SVP & Partner, Go West Creative
What happens when a 15 year-old boy in high school starts his True West Journey as soon as he gets his permit? Find out on the latest episode of the True West Podcast. SVP and Partner at Go West Creative, Rick Borja joined the company over 36 y...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:51
Episode 8-Heidi Schwartz, Live event Painter, Artist & Entrepreneur
Heidi Schwartz made her way from the Midwest to Nashville, TN with dreams of making it big in the music industry. What she found was her own True West path that created an entirely new type of artistry. For the past 15 years, Heidi has been a f...
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20:24
Episode 7- Matthew Reithmayr-Writer, Director & Producer
This is a fun one! We had a lot of laughs sitting together and discussing Matthew Reithmayr’s True West journey as a writer, director and producer of both live events and full length feature films, including the 2022 national release of Paul’s ...
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28:08
Episode 6-Manny Pineiro, Chief Master Sergeant, First Sergeant, Diamond One, US Air Force, Retired/President, Making Time Count LLC
Manny Pineiro served our country well for over 32 years in the United States Air Force. Joining as a young airman, Manny retired as the second highest enlisted person in this entire branch of the Military, Chief Master Sergeant, First Sergeant,...
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17:29
Episode 5- Heather Henderson Thomas, Sr Manager, Strategic Operations, CiscoLive!
Follow the True West Journey of a major Rock Star in the Events and Meeting Industry. For years, Heather Henderson Thomas has lead the team that produces and operates CiscoLive! which is global juggernaut of a Tech Conference. Hear...
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12:12
Episode 4- Rev.Mark Thompson- Radio & TV Host, Political Analyst & Commentator, Civil Rights Activist
In this special episode, David gets to sit down with Rev. Mark Thompson and discuss the Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, AL and why Selma is not the shining beacon on the hill that it should be 58 years after Bloody Sunday.
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12:45
Episode 3-Jaclyn Bernstein President & Partner, Empire Force Events
David chats with Jaclyn Bernstein, President & Partner at Empire Force Events in New York City. Jaclyn is a self-made woman and shares her True West journey from growing up on food stamps to owning and operating the premier Destination Mana...
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6:56
Episode 2- Jennifer Layne Welch, Former Chief Marketing Officer, Shell/Founder, CMO Syndicate
Jennifer Layne Welch spent over 20 years at Shell, finishing her career there as Chief marketing Officer. David had a chance to discuss with Jennifer her new path, the CMO Syndicate, that takes a bold new look at how major corporations approach...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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14:29
Episode 1- Steve Connell, Spoken Word Artist, Actor, Philosopher and Activist
David sits down with long time partner and friend Steve Connell to discuss his True West journey to a successful career as a Spoken Word Artist. Steve will discuss his inspirations and the road blocks that he faced along the way.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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