Past guests

People worth knowing.

Bonny Parker

Bonny Parker

Co-founder of the Ride on Cannon Foundation and Cannon's mother. Bonny lost her son Cannon in 2020, when he was five years old. She now runs the foundation alongside Teresa Welch, keeping Cannon's name on the bike giveaways, the community events and the families the foundation helps.

Teresa Welch

Teresa Welch

Founder of the Ride on Cannon Foundation. Teresa was a stranger to Bonny Parker when Bonny's five-year-old son Cannon was killed in 2020. She picked up the phone anyway, and the two of them went on to build the foundation together.

Charles Sanders

Charles Sanders

Managing Partner of the Rose Sanders Law Firm, PLLC in Houston, Texas. Charles started out inside the insurance industry as a bodily injury adjuster and claims counsel before switching sides to represent injured people, and has since recovered over $50 million for injured families. He was named one of the National Trial Lawyers Association's Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in Texas, and builds the firm alongside his wife, Erica Rose.

Brenden Hinton

Brenden Hinton

Army veteran, former Supervisor of Distribution Operations with the US Postal Service, co-chair of the Kershaw County Housing Authority, and the owner of Earthly Eating Catering. Brenden founded the TrackBlock Community Development Coalition, launching January 2027 on seven pillars from mental health to mentorship, and lost over 100 pounds on his own terms along the way.

Dr. James "Doc" Fisher

Dr. James "Doc" Fisher

Former Marine, lifelong educator, and analytical philosopher affiliated with ERA USA. Born in 1933 in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Doc earned his doctorate from Indiana University and taught philosophy across the U.S. and in Egypt. At 93, he's writing three books — and has come back twice more, for conversations on Dewey and pragmatism and on what a thought actually is.

Rick Starnes

Rick Starnes

Founder of Courage to Walk. Born in Germany as an Air Force brat and raised mostly in Kershaw County, South Carolina, Rick has walked away from multiple six-figure positions — and now helps other people build a realistic exit ramp out of jobs they've outgrown, with gates, checkpoints and real accountability.

Vashawne Alexander

Vashawne Alexander

Columbia, SC entrepreneur and founder of Trash in the Truck, a local junk-removal company. Born and raised in Camden, South Carolina, he turned a side hustle into a growing business — and brings the hard-won perspective that came with the journey.

Burna Gramz

Burna Gramz

Columbia, SC artist and music producer with a multidisciplinary creative practice — beats, visual art, and the SC Aliens cartoon series. He brings a deep love of classic hip-hop and a producer's ear to a wide-ranging conversation.

Sam Vohra

Sam Vohra

Bespoke suit designer at Paul the Designer in Pattaya, Thailand. Raised in a small town north of New Delhi before relocating to Thailand to build his custom-tailoring business and master the craft of dressing people well.

Mark Ostendorf

Mark Ostendorf

Recently retired and transitioning home to Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Raised on rural Indiana farmland as one of nine siblings, Mark raised four children and has seven grandchildren — and reflects on family, faith, and the long arc of building a meaningful life.

Phillip Kelley

Phillip Kelley

Founder and owner of Nylah's Squeeze Eazy, Warrior MMA Fitness & Personal Training, and Lockdown Security and Protection. A Columbia, SC serial entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to keep building across multiple ventures and charity endeavors.

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