Episode #147, Lisa Alpert

When Facebook suggested Lisa Alpert as a person I might know, I peeped her profile, and thought, this lady seems pretty cool. And oftentimes, that hunch is accurate. Not always, but often. This one was no exception.

Lisa Alpert is cool, rad, awesome, and good vibes, and that's precisely the sort of thing I'm seeking when looking for guests.

Lisa's a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mom, a business owner, and a muthaf***in' hustle. Ya' betta' ax somebody. For those reasons and more, she's my guests for Episode #147, and I couldn't be happier that we made this conversation happen.

Please check out Lisa's business, Manifest Collaborative. It's a non-profit that specializes in marketing, fundraising, brand development, public relations, and a bunch more. Learning about some of Lisa's professional endeavors and personal experiences was so much fun. We talked about family, pursuing dreams, and -- of course -- a couple of her favorite albums. Those were these:

self-titled, Tracy Chapman (1988)

Give Up (2003), Postal Service

Sufjan Stevens' Come On, Feel the Illinoise (2005)

Plans (2005), Death Cab for Cutie

Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience (2013)

Sound & Color (2015), Alabama Shakes

Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book (2016)

Harmony of Difference (2017), Kamasi Washington

Future Islands' People Who Aren't There Anymore (2024)

And we gave a tiny bit of honorable-mention action to Taylor Swift, Saves the Day, The Quintet, Beyonce, Qveen Herby, Fleet Foxes, TLC, and Lil' Wayne.

A thousand thanks to Lisa for both the time and the awesomeness. I can't wait to book her again for the Becoming a Swifty series.

Cheers, y'all.

copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio samples contained within this episode. They are clips from a Heiko Voss tune called, "I Think About You," off of the 2003 EP of the same name (c/o Kompact Pop).