The Robert Dean Interview

Steph Steele is an entrepreneur and owner of Tiny Grocer with locations on South Congress and in Hyde Park.

Alden Schaub is a stand up comic, trivia host and writer. His book, The Big Fat Cock Joke Book, is not available in stores.

Stephen Belyeu is the creator and host of the popular and award winning podcast, The Night Owl.

Ben Sitton is the owner of the heavily spirited Halloween House in the quaint neighborhood of Allandale in Austin, Texas.

Margarita Kallas-Lee is an entrepreneur and restaurateur based in Austin, Texas. She is the co-owner of Scratch Restaurants which owns and operates Sushi by Scratch Restaurants, Pasta Bar, along with a few others, with locations across the country. Her new concept, Wolf and Wheat, opens this fall.

Anthony Jones (@theatxdrinker) is a prominent Austin content creator that focuses on the local bar and cocktail scene.

JJ Gottsch has an extensive background in sports entertainment. He is the CEO of Austin’s new professional bull riding team, the Austin Gamblers. He is also the chairman of the Austin Sports Commission.

Kam Patterson is an up and coming stand-up comic from Orlando, Florida who now resides in Austin. You can check him out at venues all around the city and is a regular on Kill Tony.

Madeline Hollern is a writer, editor and brand ambassador for Austin Monthly Magazine.

Robert Dean is a published author, journalist, and the Editor in Chief at Big Laugh Comedy. His newest book, Existential Thirst Trap is out now.