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Chase Tomseth has spent 21 years as a personal trainer and a decade as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and in that time he's learned the biggest barrier to getting fit was never the workout — it's the story we tell ourselves. In this conversation, Chase and Katiuscia dig into what actually drives lasting change: why “I can't” is almost always “I don't want to,” why the bathroom scale can lie to you, what it really means to be fit (hint: it's five things, not one), and why he'll fire a client before he'll let them stay stuck. They also get personal — Katiuscia opens up about training through an autoimmune illness and why strength became her survival tool, not just a hobby.Whether you're just getting started or you've been chasing the same goal for years, this conversation is a reset on what fitness is actually for.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Connect with Chase Tomseth: fitnessboise.com | [email protected]:00:00 Meet Chase Tomseth: 21 Years as a Personal Trainer & Black Belt00:02:35 What Still Drives Him After Two Decades of Coaching00:04:22 Training Every Age, From 5 to 9200:05:50 Katiuscia's Own Story: Training Through Autoimmune Illness00:07:33 The Real Reasons People Finally Start00:12:51 Why the Scale Lies (and What Actually Matters)00:19:34 Health First: Redefining What "Fit" Really Means00:25:42 Time Isn't the Problem — Priorities Are00:29:29 "I Can't" vs. "I Don't Want To"00:39:56 Firing Clients, Fake Trainers & Just Getting StartedIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

This is one of the most personal episodes — because my guest is my mother, Pina Colucci.Pina is the oldest of five, first-generation American, and grew up in a close, traditional immigrant family. She married young — and after years of abuse, she made the decision to leave for her daughter, raising her as a single mom while she rebuilt everything from scratch. What followed was decades of rebuilding: beauty school, a small business that lasted 32 years, a whole generation of stylists she mentored along the way, and a life built on the relationships she never stopped prioritizing.We get into a few of the most pivotal chapters of her life — not everything, but the parts that shaped her, and me, the most. We talk about building a business from nothing, mentoring dozens of stylists over three decades, staying rooted in community,  and how surviving what she did gave her a deeper empathy for everyone who's sat in her chair since.This is a survivor story, an entrepreneur story, a mentorship story, and — above everything else — a love letter between a mother and daughter. If there's one thing Pina wants you to walk away with, it's this: find your voice.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.00:00:00  Meeting My Mother, Pina Colucci00:01:57  How She Got My Name & Growing Up in an Immigrant Family00:05:29  When the Marriage Turned Abusive00:07:59  Leaving — For Her Daughter00:19:22  Find Your Voice: Advice for Anyone in Her Shoes00:23:26  Building a 32-Year Business & Mentoring the Next Generation00:28:30  Community, Volunteering & Leadership Boise00:50:44  On Friendship, Family & What Lasts00:56:52  Closing: Grace, Strength & the Greatest GiftIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Detective Brendan Kirkpatrick has spent 32 years in law enforcement — the last six investigating financial crimes for the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in Eagle, Idaho — and the scams he sees every day are more sophisticated, more emotional, and more widespread than most of us realize.Brendan pulls back the curtain on the fraud epidemic hitting Americans of every age: imposter scams that impersonate law enforcement and the IRS, cryptocurrency “pig butchering” schemes that wiped out a 45-year-old investor’s early retirement, gift card fraud rings that swap barcodes right off the store shelf, romance scams that convince lonely widows and widowers they’re in a relationship with a celebrity or a soldier overseas, and “money mule” schemes that quietly use unsuspecting people — of any age — to launder stolen funds.We talk about how “love bombing” works, why money mules often have no idea they’re part of a crime, and the moment Brendan used a reverse image search to unmask a scammer — only to watch the victim explain it away. Brendan also shares his nine personal commandments for staying safe, why he says “trust but verify” has become simply “verify — no trust,” and what he wishes every family understood about talking to parents of any age before it’s too late.This conversation will change the way you answer the phone — no matter how old you are.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Learn more about the Ada County Sheriff's Office here. Brendan's CommandmentsDON'T: Respond to cold call emails or textsGive cards (gift cards or prepaid)Purchase CryptocurrencyInvest in CryptocurrencySend cash in the mailSend money --Venmo, Cash App, ZelleAllow remote access to phone/computerGive out personal information (DOB, SSN, Address, etc)Give out banking info (account, routing, passwords, pin)00:00:00  Welcome & Brendan's 32 Years in Law Enforcement00:02:39  Imposter Scams: America's #1 Financial Crime00:05:02  Crypto Investment Scams & “Pig Butchering” Explained00:08:05  IRS Scams, ATM Skimmers & the “Hit and Run” Playbook00:19:04  Gift Cards, Fake Tech Support & the $2.1 Million Case00:24:06  Romance Scams: Love Bombing & the “Johnny Depp” Story00:32:59  A Rare Win: Recovering $27,000 at the UPS Store00:47:00  Unmasking a Scammer: The Reverse Image Search Reveal01:00:26  Money Mules & “Trust But Verify”01:09:00  Brendan's Commandments, AI & the Dark WebIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Imposter syndrome followed Nicole Cormier from a grade school classroom to the boardroom — until a breakdown on a mountain highway forced her to rewrite the story she'd been telling herself since childhood.In this conversation, the Change Management Consultant with Unleashing Leaders traces imposter syndrome back further than most people are willing to go: to a childhood on an Idaho farm where success was expected but never celebrated, through a difficult divorce that left her questioning her worth, and into a career pivot from grade school teacher to executive consultant that cracked the whole thing wide open.She walks through the moment it finally broke — a three-and-a-half-hour car ride to a leadership conference that ended in what she calls "an ugly cry," and the mentor sitting next to her who refused to let her keep telling herself the old story. Research says 70% of people experience some form of imposter syndrome, and 45% of them are women. Nicole doesn't offer a way to silence that voice. She offers something more honest: how to stop letting it win.This episode is for anyone who has ever sat at the table wondering if they deserve to be there.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Learn more about Unleashing Leaders here.Connect with Nicole here.00:00:00 Meet Nicole Cormier 00:04:16 Reading the Room: The Psychology of Who Speaks Up 00:10:47 From Third-Grade Teacher to Change Consultant 00:21:25 What Imposter Syndrome Actually Is (Not Just "Fake It Till You Make It") 00:24:02 Raised on an Idaho Farm: Where the Voice Began 00:31:38 Worthy at the Table: Chasing Achievement Over Acceptance 00:39:36 Divorce, Single Motherhood & Starting Over 00:52:34 Full Circle: Community, Confidence & Being Proud 01:00:36 The Sun Valley Car Ride That Changed Everything 01:16:22 The Dandelion: Choosing to Be the Wish, Not the WeedIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Chief Tracy Basterrechea has led the Meridian Police Department for six years, with 30 years of law enforcement experience behind him. When a young officer on his team died by suicide, it changed everything about how his department approaches mental health — leading to a legislative fight to get PTSD covered under workman's comp, and a deeper commitment to officer wellness and resilience that Chief Basterrechea carries into every part of how he leads.In this conversation, he opens up about that loss, about staying apolitical in a divided moment, and about a conversation with his teenage son at a protest that reshaped how he sees his role. He also traces the full arc that got him here — a ride-along that started it all, years undercover on a DEA drug task force — and the family history that shaped him: his father was born in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, and was just two years old the day Guernica was bombed, hiding under a bridge with his mother.This is a conversation about grief, duty, and what real leadership looks like when you lead with heart.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Learn more and stay connected with the Meridian Police Department:https://meridiancity.org/police/https://www.instagram.com/meridianpolicedepartment00:00:00 Welcome: Meet Chief Tracy Basterrechea00:01:18 Basque Roots: War, Persecution & a Sheep Camp Journey to America00:06:23 Choosing the Badge: How a Ride-Along Changed Everything00:10:52 Undercover: Life as a DEA Task Force Officer00:18:06 Climbing the Ranks: Sergeant, Lieutenant & a First-Night Homicide00:25:26 Family First: Balancing Fatherhood and the Badge00:34:15 Leading Meridian PD: Joy, Challenges & Leading Up the Chain00:37:39 Loss, Mental Health & the Fight for PTSD Coverage00:53:30 Public Trust, Politics & Policing in Idaho00:59:53 His Son's Question, Doxxing & What Real Leadership MeansIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Every life has a sliding-doors moment — a small, almost forgettable decision that quietly becomes a career pivot. For Travis Jones, it started with growing up three miles outside a town of 170 people in rural northeastern Oregon: a graduating class of 21, and a family that ran cattle, timber, and a construction business to make it work. This is a small-town-to-big-city life story that then went further — a college decision, a chance conversation at a small-town pancake breakfast, and a career pivot into government affairs that most people from a town that size never see coming.Travis and Katiuscia trace every one of those sliding-doors decisions: the college choice that almost sent him to Malibu instead of Moscow, Idaho, six years working in Washington, D.C. and on Capitol Hill as a policy advisor to a sitting U.S. Senator, a corporate detour into government affairs for Nike, and the values — shaped by how he was raised — that eventually brought him home to build a 25-plus year career as a government affairs consultant and lobbyist in Idaho.This is a story about small towns, big cities, free will, fate, career reinvention, and how the way we're raised quietly shapes the decisions we make — a personal-growth conversation for anyone thinking about their own next pivot.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.00:00:25  Meet Travis Jones: 25 Years in Government Affairs00:01:02  Small-Town Oregon: Growing Up in Lostine, Population 17000:03:03  Pepperdine vs. University of Idaho: A Sliding-Doors Decision00:16:45  Free Will, Fate, and the Decisions That Redirect a Life00:26:22  A Pancake Breakfast Conversation That Led to Washington, D.C.00:33:24  What Lobbying Really Is: Working Across the Aisle in Idaho00:34:48  Leaving Idaho for Nike — and the Pull to Come Home00:49:06  Freedom, Guns, and Why Idaho's Values Stuck01:00:28  Inside Capitol Hill: Whip Meetings, the Senate Floor, and the Pull of Power01:11:45  Choosing Balance: Family, Legislative Session, and Life After DCIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Mike Campos is a mortgage lender with Origin Point Mortgage — and a full-time convert to small-town Idaho farm life, still discovering the Treasure Valley right alongside Katiuscia. He and Katiuscia — both calling Star, Idaho home — pull up a chair for an unfiltered, old-friends catch-up about acreage, Highland cows, and everything that comes with trading city life for a tractor.This is a deep, comprehensive look at small-town and farm life in the Treasure Valley: Highland cows as Idaho's favorite "yard art," what it really takes to build community in a small town, water rights and irrigation on a five-acre homestead, and the homeschool vs. traditional school debate facing Idaho families. Mike also brings his lender's eye to the conversation — breaking down how a reverse mortgage actually works, home equity strategy, and how families near Boise are building real wealth through smart lending decisions. Along the way, they get into one of Southwest Idaho's most talked-about local issues: the ongoing drought and the fight over recycled agriculture water in Eagle and Star.Whether you're curious about farm life near Boise, weighing reverse mortgages or real estate strategy, or just want an honest look at small-town Idaho — this covers a lot of ground.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Connect with Mike at [email protected] and find him on the social channels @mikecamposmortgage.00:00:00  Welcome Back & Catching Up00:02:17  Highland Cows: Idaho's Favorite "Yard Art"00:07:26  Mayor Chadwick & the Heart of Star, Idaho00:09:53  Building Community: Friendship & Showing Up for Each Other00:20:33  Wealth-Building 101: Reverse Mortgages & Lending Strategy00:26:02  Peptides, Recovery & Wakeboarding at 40+00:33:33  Dark Sky Camping & Best of the Treasure Valley00:38:42  Why They Chose Idaho Over Texas00:49:29  Homeschool vs. Traditional School (and Local Leadership in Star)00:59:20  Their 5-Acre Homestead & Idaho Water Rights 10101:02:15  Idaho's Water Crisis: Drought & the Recycled Water Fight01:20:04  Lending, Wealth-Building & Closing Thoughts on Idaho LifeIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Karyn Stuart spent a lot of her career running weight-loss centers for other people — a Jenny Craig region, managing various centers, working with thousands of clients — before her own body stopped playing by the rules she knew. In this conversation, Karyn, Director of Leadership Programs at the Boise Metro Chamber, opens up about her Hashimoto's thyroiditis diagnosis, the punishing collision of menopause and thyroid disease, and the doctor who told her weight gain was “all in her head.” She discusses why insulin resistance made weight loss hard for her, why her body stored fat differently than it used to, and the moment she decided to try GLP-1 medication after nothing else worked for her. Along the way: real talk about fad diets from the Beverly Hills Diet to the banana milk diet, why “everything in moderation” only worked for her some of the time, and the four-step framework Karyn built from years of watching what actually helps people change.***Karyn is not a doctor or nutritionist —  this is her personal story, not medical advice, and a reminder that sometimes losing weight is not always just about willpower.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.00:00:00 — Welcome Karyn Stuart, Boise Metro Chamber Director of Leadership Programs00:01:31 — Inside the weight loss industry: Jenny Craig & Lindora00:09:50 — Karyn's Hashimoto's diagnosis story00:13:18 — Katiuscia's lupus & prednisone weight journey00:23:57 — “It's in your head”: when doctors dismiss real symptoms00:35:25 — The Hashimoto's poster and the “doughy” moment00:39:49 — Why “normal” bloodwork isn't the whole story00:44:33 — Throwback fad diets: Beverly Hills & banana milk00:58:19 — Putting autoimmune illness into remission01:13:12 — The “X factor” that makes people finally change01:20:27 — GLP-1 medications: the real talkIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Sergeant Justin Elliott has spent almost 25 years in law enforcement with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office — and over ten years on the Ada County Crisis Negotiations Team, where he has served as team lead since 2021. He came to this career on September 11th, watching the towers fall and deciding he wanted to be one of the people running toward the chaos, not away from it. He still is.Justin opens up about the mental health toll this career carries — and what it gives back. He talks about carrying one traumatic call every week for nine years before finally asking for help, and how the culture inside law enforcement has shifted from “suck it up, buttercup” to genuine peer support and wellness programs. He introduces the concept of “brain stain” — the way certain streets and intersections carry memories that never fully fade — and walks through the MORE PIES active listening framework his crisis negotiation team lives by in the field. He shares what people in crisis actually want most, the one unbreakable rule of negotiation, and moments from this career that have genuinely stopped him in his tracks.He also talks about finding balance between Sergeant Elliott and just Dad the moment he walks through his front door, why fishing alone resets him like nothing else, and what still keeps him energized after almost 25 years of showing up.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Learn more about the Ada County Sheriff's Office here.Resources: Ada County non-emergency dispatch: 208.377.679000:00:00 Cold Open — A Moment That Never Leaves You00:00:24 Welcome — Meet Sergeant Justin Elliott00:01:33 Why 9/11 Changed His Entire Path00:03:55 From Jail to Patrol to Detective — The Career Arc00:08:33 Carrying One Call for Nine Years00:14:53 Brain Stains: The Memories That Never Leave00:20:32 His Real Reset: Fishing, Hunting, Silence00:23:23 Inside the Crisis Negotiation Team00:33:46 MORE PIES: The Art of Active Listening00:54:24 The Number Every Ada County Resident Should SaveIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Anita Overall is a Senior Global Sales Account Executive with Delta Air Lines, where she has built her career — and her life — for almost 20 years.Anita and Katiuscia talk about the career pivots and relationships that got her there: the mentors who took a chance on her, the friendships that started as strangers at an airport gate, and the community that showed up when her family faced a health crisis.She shares the surprising story of how Delta almost didn't hire her, why she brought cookies to the airport for six months straight, and what going back to school as a working mom of three taught her about resilience. She talks about building your own personal board of directors — the people who challenge you, encourage you, and know when to just listen instead of offering advice — and the career advice she gives to people who reach out wanting a promotion before they've built any relationship at all.This is a conversation about the career pivots that shape a life, about resilience in the face of setbacks, and about understanding that you don't yet know all the people you're going to love. Anita's advice by the end: slow down, listen more than you talk, and go see the world while you can.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having. 00:00:00 Cold Open & How They Met00:02:48 Meet Anita: Delta Sales Exec & Idaho Roots00:05:32 Married at 19: Building a Life Fast00:09:16 Chasing Hawaii, Landing in Real Estate00:16:50 Back to School While Working and Raising Kids00:21:13 Law School Detour to an MBA at 4000:25:29 The Delta Rejection That Almost Wasn't00:31:10 Embrace the Suck: Delta Family Culture & Intentional Relationships00:45:44 When Health Struggles Hit Home: Community Showing Up00:59:51 Letting Your True Self Show01:06:01 Relationships Are the Real Business01:15:57 Final Advice: Travel, Listen, GrowIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Darren Fitzpatrick is a firefighter paramedic with 16 years in EMS and 11 in the fire service — and in this conversation, he opens up about first responder mental health, PTSD, and what it actually takes to ask for help when your whole identity is built around saving others.From fire academy and probation to wildfire season, family sacrifice, and the 911 calls that stay with you, Darren shares the side of the fire service that rarely gets talked about — and the moment he realized that being good at this job meant taking care of himself too.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.• Darren's path from personal trainer to paramedic to fire apparatus engineer• What fire probation actually tests — and what it nearly cost him• The mental and emotional load of 2–3 week shifts, 43 flights a year, and missing your kids• Why first responders are trained to fall back on training, not rise to the occasion• The moment the trauma caught up — and the conversation that changed everything• Wildfire response, defensible space, and the long-term PTSD of fire survivors• Weird, wild, and unforgettable 911 calls• Heart attack warning signs your doctor wants you to know• A drowning rescue and the birthday party that made it all worth it• Building community from scratch when you move somewhere new00:00:00  Intro: Firefighter Paramedic Darren Fitzpatrick on Mental Health00:02:24  How Darren Fitzpatrick Became a Firefighter Paramedic00:04:13  Fire Academy Training, Probation & What It Really Takes to Get Hired00:07:26  Long-Distance Firefighter Life: Balancing Shifts & Family from Idaho to California00:17:06  First Responder Adrenaline, Debrief Culture & Falling Back on Training00:31:57 First Responder PTSD & Mental Health: When Darren Finally Asked for Help00:32:23  Why Support Systems Save Lives00:55:27  Wildfire Response in California: Defensible Space, Fire Inspections & Survivor Trauma01:01:17  Weird 911 Calls, Frequent Flyers & the Reality of Paramedic Work01:11:08  Relocating to Idaho: How Darren's Family Built a New Life and Found Community01:19:51  Cardiac Warning Signs: What a Paramedic Wants You to Know Before You Call 91101:30:30  Drowning Rescue & the Baby Who Survived: A First Responder Story of Hope01:31:35  Heat Emergency Rescue on the Trail: Lessons in Asking for HelpIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Carmen Goicoechea didn't set out to become an expert on slowing down. She was doing the opposite — racing through projects, managing family life, and never truly stopping. Then a trusted colleague handed her a book, and everything shifted.Carmen walks Katiuscia through what she learned from “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by John Mark Comer — and what she discovered about herself in the process. Carmen is a Women in Industry Award recipient and someone who has thought deeply about why we hurry, what it costs us, and what it actually looks like to stop.This one goes to places you might not expect. Carmen opens up about growing up as the oldest of five siblings, about creating a hurried household for her own daughters without realizing it, and about a deeply personal root — equating busyness with being loved.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Also in this chat: the $75K happiness plateau, entertainment anxiety, what boredom actually was, and why Carmen says the antidote to hurry sickness might be as simple as five quiet minutes every morning.00:00:00 Opening Hook: "I Equated Busyness With Being Loved"00:01:25 Meet Carmen Goicoechea — Women in Industry Award Winner00:02:23 Carmen Discovers The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry00:07:04 When You Were Always in a Hurry as a Parent00:13:20 What Hurry Sickness Is — and Why It Wrecks Your Health00:28:50 Hurry Sickness Symptoms: Do You Recognize Yourself?00:33:42 How Hurry Kills Relationships, Love, and Wisdom00:46:06 How to Unhurry Your Life: Silence, Solitude, and Morning Quiet01:00:00 Contentment vs. Chasing More — The $75K Happiness Study01:14:24 Carmen Gets Personal: Unlearning Busyness as LoveIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

He's been in Star since 1993, has deep roots going back to Idaho's late 1800s, and carries a political legacy that runs through his family's DNA — but what drives Mayor Trevor Chadwick isn't legacy. It's people.Katiuscia sits down with Mayor Chadwick to go well past the résumé — the personal story behind why he does what he does, and the city he's building not just for today's residents, but for every kid who might need a little seed money to believe in themselves.We talk about Star's extraordinary 135% growth since 2020, what "Star equals community" looks like on the ground, and the programs he quietly runs — from $45,000 in scholarships to a Mayor's Youth Council built to shape the next generation of leaders from the inside out.There's also a moment in this conversation that stays with you. Mayor Chadwick shares something personal — a loss that quietly shaped everything he's poured into this community. You'll know it when you hear it.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.CONNECT WITH MAYOR CHADWICK & GET MORE INFO AT:https://staridaho.org/00:00:00 A Scholarship for Every Student00:00:20 Meet Mayor Trevor Chadwick00:01:20 Why Star Still Feels Like Home00:02:42 Commercial Growth, Highway 16 & What's Coming00:05:00 Building Community in a Growing Town00:09:54 The Path to Mayor — Family Legacy & Grassroots Campaign00:14:13  Mayor's Programs — Scholarships, Youth Council & Community Service00:23:21 Freedom Park, Veterans Garden & Liberty Hall00:28:02 The Loss That Became His "Why"00:35:09 America 250, Black Wall Street & Why History Matters00:37:08 Fourth of July, Star, Idaho Style00:40:52 Safety, Police & Why People Move to Star01:04:00 Final ReflectionsIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Some people just make a place feel like home. Brandon Tarpley is one of them.Katiuscia sits down with her longtime friend Brandon Tarpley — Account Manager at the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce — for a conversation that goes far deeper than networking tips or business cards.Brandon and his team at the Chamber have spent years helping nearly 2,000 member businesses find their people, their programs, and their place in the Treasure Valley. But what drives Brandon isn’t the metrics. It’s the moment someone calls to say: my business changed because of what we built together here.Brandon talks about:-Why in-person connection still outperforms every digital shortcut — even AI-How the Chamber team guides new members without overwhelming them-The Leadership Boise program: 50 years, 1,500 graduates, including mayors and CEOs-Treefort Music Fest and its $10–15M economic impact on local business-His networking rule: two or three genuine connections beats a room full of business cards-Why “Boise Nice” is real — and why it changes how business actually works hereThis is a conversation about what it means to truly root into a place — and what opens up when you do.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.00:00:00 Why Human Connection Still Beats AI00:01:01 Meet Brandon Tarpley — Boise Metro Chamber00:02:39 A Day in the Life of the Chamber Team00:04:48 Connecting the Dots for Local Businesses00:13:06 Events, Ribbon Cuttings & Building Community00:17:24 Leadership Boise: 50 Years, 1,500 Graduates00:26:35 How to Network Without Being That Person00:30:17 Boise: A Vast Small Town Where Everyone's Connected00:35:49 Brandon's Boise: Greenbelt, Treefort & Local Life00:52:00 Growth, Belonging & Reaching Out to BrandonConnect with Brandon Tarpley on LinkedIn.or via email at [email protected] more at https://www.boisechamber.org/If this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

Craig McCarroll spent 8 years as a Marine in the elite First Recon Battalion and 6+ years of high-stakes contractor work— then spent years in the dark.Infidelity during deployment. PTSD. Contractor life's hidden toll. A moment where suicide felt close. He doesn't hide any of it.What came next was a different kind of mission — sacred plant medicine, ibogaine, Five MEO, DMT, and MDMA-assisted therapy combined with the Wisdom Dojo cracked him open and brought him back to life. He now teaches veterans to find their way home to themselves.Whether you've served, struggled with mental health, or lost someone to suicide — this episode will hit you in the chest and remind you: truth really does set you free.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Connect with Craig:IG: CoachCraig_FB: Craig McCarrollin: Craig McCarrollFed up Kitchen: Meridian.fedupkitchen.comRESOURCES:The Wisdom Dojo: thewisdomdojo.orgVajra Ocean: vajraocean.org  00:00:00  Truth Will Set You Free 00:01:27  Meet Craig McCarroll 00:03:44  A 23rd Birthday Decision 00:08:47  The Ocean as Medicine 00:10:21  Infidelity During Deployment 00:26:40  The Dark Night of the Soul 00:33:06  The Light Switch Moment 00:45:28  Grandfather, Grief & the Letter 00:53:53  The Birthday Ceremony 01:07:50  Sacred Medicine Is Real Medicine 01:18:32  The Reiki Table & the 3-Year-Old 01:20:15  The Warrior's Heart Awakens 01:27:50  The Second Mission 01:29:46  Wisdom Dojo: Finding His Path01:46:39  Truth Really Does Set You FreeIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

What does it actually take to build a creative business that feels like you? Katiuscia sits down with Maddy — brand photographer, videographer, social media strategist, and owner of Madeline Elise Productions — for an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, personal branding, and what authenticity actually looks like in business and in life. Maddy shares her journey from photography school to building a personal branding business on her own terms. They get into creative burnout, learning to say no, pricing without apology, difficult clients, and the difference between content that's genuinely authentic and content that's produced to look that way. Plus — what a serious illness taught her about life, relationships, and why showing up as your real self is the most powerful thing you can do. For the creative entrepreneur who's figuring it out. This one stays with you.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.📸 Connect with Maddy: @madelineeliseproductions00:00:00  Why You Need Difficult Clients (Cold Open)00:01:18  Welcome to It Stays Here & Meet Maddy00:04:16  From Photography School to Running a Business00:07:17  When Paid Work Stops Feeling Good00:14:19  Trusting Your Gut & Aligning Work With Your Values00:19:16  Learning to Say No & Knowing Your Worth00:31:16  Showing Up Authentically on Social Media00:34:16  Real Content vs. Produced-to-Look-Authentic Content00:41:17  You're Not Going to Be for Everyone — and That's Okay00:47:17  Going Viral, Trolls & Letting It Go00:58:17  Lessons from Illness & Choosing Your People01:06:16  No One Is Thinking About You as Much as You Are01:10:16  Final Thoughts & Where to Find MaddyIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.

What if the conversation you had to walk away from could finally continue?Welcome to It Stays Here — hosted by Katiuscia, where intentionality meets curiosity. Each episode is an invitation to go deeper: past the surface, past the resume, and into the real story. Katiuscia sits down with fascinating people to explore the moments, choices, and experiences that shaped who they are today.After 30 years living with an autoimmune illness, Katiuscia knows that we grow not only through what we live — but through what others are willing to share. Here, guests open up about their careers, passions, turning points, and the human moments in between.Because the best conversations aren't just heard. They're felt. They linger. They stay with you.Pull up a chair. These are conversations worth having.If this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.