A show about our local community in Northern Brazoria County. Dorian Strickland and Jake Starkey interview local business leaders, politicians and members of the community about their life, their work, and how they create community.
This week Dorian & Jake sit down with Cary Perrin, President/CEO of the Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce. Cary shares lessons learned from our recent participation in the Pearland Chamber of Com…
This week Dorian & Jake sit down with Christian Bionat with Greater Houston Partnership. Christian talks about his career in politics and his current role at Greater Houston Partnership.
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This week Dorian & Jake sit down with Restauranteur and Entrepreneur, Chris Gonzales. Chris discusses his discission to close his restaurant, Nachos Nachos and how he deals with life's changes.
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This week Dorian & Jake sit down with President CEO of the Pearland Chamber of Commerce where we discuss why the local Chamber of Commerce is important, how he got into the non-profit world, and why …
This week Dorian & Jake sit down with Scott Salter of Alvin Skate N Party and Volunteer Firefighter. We talk to Scott about his involvement with the Entertainment Center industry and the local Alvin …
This this episode we switched things up. Many of our listeners visit us at 1820 Coffee House right here in Alvin. This week we talk to our 1820 Coffee House Management team of Brittney Hill and Jayne…
This week Dorian & Jake sit down with Broker/Owner, Lindsey Vaugh with Team Vaughn of Re/Max American Dream. We talk to Lindsey about starting Team Vaughn and what it is that drives her to build and …
his week Dorian & Jake sit down with Don Williams the owner of Don's Pottery Shop located in Rosharon Texas. We talked to Don about his time being a firefighter and how that turned into making potter…
This week Dorian & Jake sit down with the owner of Research Enhanced Performance Services (REPS), Dr. Lesley "Tugg" Kargbo. Tugg discusses physical therapy and sports performance.
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This week Dorian & Jake sit down with the youngest Alvin City Councilman ever. Joel shares why he entered the political ring and discusses what's next for the young City Councilman.
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Cary Perrin of the Alvin Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce sits down with Dorian and Jake to look at the next couple of months in the chamber world.
From the annual banquet to how the chamber helps loc…
This week Dorian & Jake sit down with Texas State Representative, Ed Thompson, who share the his journey from local insurance broker to District 29 State Representative during the historic 2021 sessi…
In this Best of episode, we discuss with Joe Perez, of Texas Chronicles about his love of giving and why he blesses other businesses with his work. You can learn more about him online at one of the f…
In this episode of the podcast we go into the archives for one of our favorite episodes.
On this episode of Creating Community with Dorian and Jake Dorian and Jake interview Monica Flores, of Money M…
In this "Best of..." episode of Creating Community with Dorian and Jake, we look back at our conversation with Ryan Knape. Ryan Knape is the co-owner of Knape Beef along with his wife and his parents…
This week Dorian & Jake sit down with local celebrity songwriter, musician, and lead singer of The Junior Gordon Band. Join us as he share his journey of faith and becoming a musician.
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This week Dorian & Jake sit down with Author, Councilman, Veteran of the Marine Corp, and Jake's father, Glenn Starkey, who shares with us his journey through life and how he became an award-winning …
David Barber, former police chief and current adjunct professor, joins Dorian and Jake to discuss how policing has changed and the importance of continuing education among other topics.
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