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Toro Town Talks
by Mikkel Elbech
Most people are categorized through a professional title, whether it's graphic designer, songwriter, or CEO.But behind every easy or not-so-easy categorization, there's a human being with a unique take on the world, with stories to share – and dreams, visions, and values for other people to be inspired by.With any guest, the aim of the interview is inherently to uncover, if not all, then at least new aspects of whomever this human happens to be.
Episodes
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Episode 12: Beth Katz, director, Food Insight Group
Beth Katz has dedicated her professional life to doing work that benefits the common good. With Durham Bowls, she’s an integral part of an innovative initiative to improve school food for Durham Public Schools. With Upstream Works, she’s founded a new and amazing way to support the building of...
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Episode 11: Sean Doyle, author and lawyer
The day job of Sean Doyle is to be a lawyer, and throughout his career he has resolved roughly 10,000 disputes. However, he is also an author within the poetic nonfiction genre, and his current book is entitled Mud and Dreams: Essays on falling more deeply in love with life. In the introduction…
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Episode 10: Candy Carver, artist
Candy Carver is without a doubt one of Durham’s most prominent visual artists. Her vibrant style is unique, powerful and easily recognized as truly her own. In this interview, Candy talks about her fundamental motivation to create art at all – and ponders the classic topic of how to make a living...
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Episode 9: Robbie Roberts (Joe Van Gogh) & Leon Grodski de Barrera (Cocoa Cinnamon) (Part 2)
In this second part of the exclusive interview with Leon and Robbie, they share their perspectives on a variety of topics: The so-called Third Wave of coffee, the important inspiration from Italian espresso culture, single origin coffee versus blends, and what Robbie describes as the macho…
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Episode 8: Robbie Roberts (Joe Van Gogh) & Leon Grodski de Barrera (Cocoa Cinnamon) (Part 1)
If you live in Durham and you like a good cup of coffee, you've undoubtedly visited both Cocoa Cinnamon and Joe van Gogh. The latter was founded by Robbie Roberts in 1991, and he now owns three Durham locations as well as one in Chapel Hill, and he’s taken over two Green Bean coffee houses in...
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Episode 7: Conor Oberst, singer, songwriter & recording artist
Starting in 2013, a gloomy chapter was added to the story of Conor Oberst. All of a sudden, Oberst was falsely accused of having raped a fan at a show at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina, ten years earlier. The interview you’re about to listen to, however, does not deal with the details…
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Episode 6: Gabriel Eng-Goetz, founder and creative director, Runaway (Part 2)
The second part of the interview with Gabriel Eng-Goetz, the founder of Runaway. In this part, you can hear Gabe share fun stories about getting a visit from Chris Rock in the flagship Runaway store, about a design of Gabe's that simply turned out to be a dud – as well as what he would think of...
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Episode 5: Gabriel Eng-Goetz, founder & creative director, Runaway (Part 1)
Gabriel Eng-Goetz is the founder of Runaway, the coolest and most visible local brand of apparel in Durham. His iconic design featuring a bull and the letters D-U-R-M almost seem like an unofficial logo for the city. Runaway is much more than apparel and its flagship store on Main Street…
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Episode 4: Megan Hannay, CEO & co-founder, ZipSprout
Megan Hannay is the CEO and co-founder of ZipSprout, a company that matches businesses with local marketing opportunities. She’s also a columnist for Marketing Land as well as the host of her own podcast, The Zip. Megan is a true liberal arts major – having combined English, French and Creative...
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Episode 3: Kate Godly, founder & owner of Primitive Energy
Kate Godly is the owner of Primitive Wellness, a family practice and yoga studio. One of her main focus areas as a medical professional is lactation – helping mothers with the crucial task of breastfeeding. Before starting her own business, Kate worked at a clinic, where she would see an average…
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Episode 2: Adam Pyburn, motion graphics specialist
Adam Pyburn is a creative professional with a wide range of skills. If you’ve got a project or a business that you’d like to wrap up in all kinds of cutting-edge visuals, Adam could probably do it all. But after a long time of casting a wide net to capture clients, he has decided to narrow things...
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Episode 1: Tatiana Birgisson, CEO & founder of Mati Energy
Tatiana Birgisson is the creator of Mati Energy, the sparkling tea drink that you may have read about in Forbes Magazine or bought at Whole Foods. In our conversation, we take a step further in exploring the well-known story of Tatiana founding Mati while suffering from depression. It might seem...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Most people are categorized through a professional title, whether it's graphic designer, songwriter, or CEO.But behind every easy or not-so-easy categorization, there's a human being with a unique take on the world, with stories to share – and dreams, visions, and values for other people to be inspired by.With any guest, the aim of the interview is inherently to uncover, if not all, then at least new aspects of whomever this human happens to be.
HOSTED BY
Mikkel Elbech
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Most people are categorized through a professional title, whether it's graphic designer, songwriter, or CEO.But behind every easy or not-so-easy categorization, there's a human being with a unique take on the world, with stories to share – and dreams, visions, and values for other people to be...
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Toro Town Talks is created and hosted by Mikkel Elbech.
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