Conversations with Buddy

Phil shares life as a CODA (Child of deaf adults). It made life more challenging growing up!  Not being allowed to play sports during the early years of life began to fuel his fire.

While a tough upbr…

Fausto shares his life story from a kid growing up in Salem/Keizer, being influenced by his older brother with drugs and alcohol. 

Soccer and breakdancing is what he ultimately loved doing, but amazin…

Lori shares her life growing up as a PK (pastor's kid).  She is bold, courageous, convicted and has “Moxie”! 

She admits life has not been easy, but that is also why it makes it worthwhile to stay in …

Terry shares what life was like as a kid, going into the Army, marrying his wife and everything in between.  

His passion is ministry! Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ! 

He recently spent 3 months…

Jeff shares his life from an early age in Southern California before moving to Oregon!  Surfing with his friends before school and early morning golf with his grandfather! 🏌️‍♂️⛳️

Being impacted by hi…

Isaiah shares his life story, from being lost, broken and a college dropout early in life… to a place of joy, peace and a college degree in psychology later in life. 

Why do we have to go through hard…

Becka shares her story from life as a baby being raised by a 13 year old mother… through homelessness and alcohol as a way to cope. 

Her story is remarkable because of where she is today.  Life has be…

First of all, David is a pretty cool guy and has his act together… however, he admits there were times in his life that weren’t great due to some addictions he allowed in his life. 

But, the one thing…

Gabriel grew up in the south with an alcoholic parent after his parent’s divorced. 

Neglect and abuse as a young boy lead to confusion and anger! 

But God... can do all things and create a better futur…

Tim was born in Mexico as a missionary kid! He is a Jesus follower, married for 30+ years to his wife Pam and loves helping people… 

He shares the pain of starting up a business during the meltdown of…

Celebrating 1 year of “Conversations with Buddy” and I get to do this episode with Matthew! 🙌

Matthew is a young man who shares about the struggles of life that make the successes worth while! 🇺🇸🙏😎

It’…

Jack is a dear friend who has lived a great life!  If you want a lesson in discipline, perseverance, faith and SO MUCH MORE, this will be worth your time to listen to!

Strength And Honor!!! 🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

I…

Matt owns Miller’s BBQ, but the podcast story starts when he 6 years old… when he gets put into a foster home along with his two younger sisters.

From abuse, trauma and suicidal attempts to a life of …

First of all, Aaron is an extremely humble guy who is incredibly creative and talented and truly lives out his life by faith! You will hear it throughout our conversation!  

As a husband, father, wors…

Alex shares about his life… growing up as the oldest of 1 brother and 2 sisters. Being competitive with a younger brother and learning to work hard from an early age! 

Encouragement from a great dad a…

Mitch visits us again and we talk more about what manhood looks like. He is the author of "ATTRIBUTES of MANHOOD" and is currently working on his next book that will serve as a continuation of that.

T…

Please join us this Friday morning as we bring to you Episode 46 of “Conversations with Buddy” with my guest and new friend, Travis Youngs! 

Travis shares life as a kid with severe ADHD.  A troubled k…

Ken is a young man who left the comforts of his family and home in Dallas, Texas to come to Oregon to play college basketball at Willamette University! 

While in college he discovered that he has a pa…

Morgan shares her life’s story and the challenges along the way that helped her become successful as a young mom of 2 girls, a mortgage advisor and a real estate investor!

She talks about the future a…

Richi was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and played different sports, but baseball was his passion!

Difficult challenges and decisions in life cause you to make decisions and ultimately sha…