On Creativity and Podcasts

Dr. Ryan Wood and Dr. Jessica Wood (Schulz) are the co-founders of Forefront Therapy with three different offices in Evansville, IN. Zac and Jessica sat down with both of them on the back patio to catch up and have them recount how they met, how they started their physical therapy business, and how it's grown over the years. You can learn more about their story and their practice at https://www.forefronttherapy.org/.

Jessica and Zac talk about how they came to know Ryan, and how they knew he would be the right fit as the Director of Operations at Honey Moon. Now with five months in to the role, Zac sat down with Ryan to share more about his career in the food and hospitality industry, as well as his hopes and goals for the future of Honey Moon.Ryan got to meet one of our coffee podcast heroes during Coffee Fest in New Orleans, and made Chris Deferio a new friend!

After returning from their longest ever vacation away from the shops (with only one fire while they were gone) Jessica and Zac reflect on the first half of the year and the first half of this podcast season. 

Paige Venturi began as a weekend barista and has worked her way up to be the Vice President of Honey Moon Coffee Co.. Jessica and Zac sit down with Paige on the back porch and discuss her journey thus far and the various contributions that she has made to the company and community in her four years with us. Get to know one of the key players of our team and you'll see why she's so beloved by everyone she meets.

Zac and Jessica sat down on the back porch and had a lively and long conversation with Jared and Briley of JB's Barnyard Ice Cream. In fact, we decided to give Jessica the month off and didn't record an additional conversation with just her and Zac. So please enjoy getting to know these two and get ready to taste their amazing ice cream in a Honey Moon location near you.

Jessica and Zac get away to a new hotel in St. Louis and get a surprising upgrade. They also received the final report from a consultation and facilitation by Derek Jones from the University of Evansville's Center for Innovation and Change. After some reflection from Wes and Zac, the couple behind the Parrella Petite bakery sit down with Jessica and Zac on the back patio to discuss their entrepreneurial journey and bringing bagels to the Honey Moon menu.

Zac and Jessica record a conversation out of town about what it feels like on the other side of completing the big west side project, and what goals for 2024 look like. Zac and Wes discuss some of the changes from season 1 to season 2. Zac interviews Mark Michaelson from the San Franciscan Roaster Company LIVE from the Evansville Coffee Co. headquarters at Honey Moon's west side location.

In the final episode of the first season (or is it a series?), producer Wes Luttrell interviews Zac and Jessica at the end of the Friends and Family Soft Opening of the new West Side location.

Jessica and Zac discuss how the podcast has sometimes inspired and sometimes stifled creativity in this first season and how they are both looking forward to a new chapter at the end of this large construction project.

With the Honey Moon HQ on the West Side of Evansville nearing completion, Jessica and Zac look back on their "Form vs. Function" conversation and what has changed as the dream has become reality.