Welcome to Conversations with Buddy, where you will hear the stories of everyday people fighting through life’s challenges for meaning and purpose. From fear to faith, struggles to success, trials, and tribulations to triumph and victory. Where did they muster the courage to overcome and where does their hope come from? What is the lesson life has taught each of these people who share their stories and then be willing to share it with the world?
Manny starts out his story with where he is currently and things are going quite well, but then the story unfolds to where he was just a few years ago….
Nearly homeless and an extreme alcoholic.
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Jesse has a great story that starts out being born on a military base. Everyone has a story and Jesse is no different. The joys, pains and lessons of life, personally and professionally!
How his fa…
Don shares his life growing up as the oldest sibling and leaving home at 16 years old! Going into the Navy and serving our Country!
The challenges of life choices have shaped him into who he is today…
Armando is a really cool young man and has a heart for Jesus! He shares his life growing up in 40 different foster homes.
His story will encourage you to live out your faith on a daily, moment by m…
Justin shares his life… adopted at birth along with his identical twin brother. He later became a fishing and hunting guide in Alaska and also talks about the challenges of running a family business …
Dan shares the challenges of life from being in the Airforce, the challenge of Vietanm, dealing with agent orange and much more.
THANK YOU for your service, Dan!
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The victories Dan has expe…
Nate grew up in Keizer, OR in a Christian family. While searching for meaning and purpose Nate was introduced to alcohol as a 16 year old… then drugs was his next step! For the next 17 years he was f…
Bryce shares life, from growing up, college life, his faith, getting married and learning/praying about life as a foster parent!
The passion he shares about fostering kids is super impactful and you …
David shares what life was like growing up and playing competitive sports in high school and college! 🏀 🏈
From knee surgeries that ultimately left him not able to finish his senior year in college pl…
Justin shares his life as a kid growing up with identical triplet sisters, a great mom, with some tough life situations that helped shape him into who he is today.
Learning to channel his energy and …
Klinton shares his love for math as a kid growing up, challenging the mindsets that everyone has to think the same or come to the same conclusion in life, his journey of faith, marriage, raising kids…
Dave shares his life growing up in San Diego as a military kid, with dad, mom and siblings. His dad was in the Navy and gone 6 months out of the year.
Life was more challenging when dad was home and…
Darryl shares how his family migrated to the US from the Philippines in the early 70’s, growing up in the Bay Area as a kid with two younger brothers.
His college life to marriage, kids, work, travel…
Ross shares his life from living in the country, college life, long distance relationship to marriage, dog lover, real estate agent/investor and let’s not forget his obsession to shop at Costco! 😉😂
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Jerry shares about his life, family, upbringing, and real estate! He’s transparent about the good and bad.
He has authored over a dozen books, been a professional coach and owns Pikes Northwest, whic…
Steven shares his life of being homeless, drugs and prison to a life of freedom! What did it take to change?
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Steven is now married with kids and passionately works at the Unio…
Mike shares his early life of drugs and gang life… from divorce to an awesome marriage and the joy of having 2 sons!
The challenges and successes of being a business owner - things he has learned abo…
Marjorie shares her journey of life as a wife, mom, the struggles of the birth of her 2nd child, overcoming those challenges, hobby baker and a Professional Sales and Leadership Coach!
Here is the Yo…
Jake shares life as a new author of a book called “Digital Marketing Sucks”! It’s the lack of transparency that he is shedding light on from his shed in his back yard! Jake is world class at his dig…
Mitch is a new author of a book called “ATTRIBUTES of MANHOOD”… calling men to step up and be the man God has called each one of us to be.
He is extremely transparent about his life, marriage, paren…