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We talk to folks in our community about how they use storytelling to build their community
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Episode 56: Fidelity to Your Craft with Jerald Harkness Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I'm joined by filmmaker, mentor, and dear friend Jerald Harkness — someone who has spent over 30 years building a career in storytelling. Jerald and I first connected on LinkedIn in 2022, and what started as a generous outreach became one of the most meaningful professional relationships in my life. In this conversation, you'll hear that dynamic unfold — mutual respect, cu...
Episode 55: Meet Me in My Mess: The CEO Support Role with Jill Neuhaus Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I'm joined by someone who started as a stranger on the internet and became one of my closest business besties... Jill Neuhaus! We met through a content creation group and connected over a vulnerable LinkedIn post about wanting to make real friends, and have since spent hundreds of hours together in daily co-working sessions. Knowing Jill has emphasized to me the i...
Episode 54: SOLO - Building a Brand Ecosystem Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m sharing something I’ve been actively navigating in real time: what it looks like to build a brand ecosystem instead of forcing yourself into a neat, tidy box. This episode starts with a simple moment — a DM conversation with a friend where I admitted that everything I’m working on feels like a bunch of puzzle pieces that don’t quite fit yet. Her response stopped me in my tracks: What...
Episode 53: A Whole Lot of Stories from the Video Industry with Keith Toombs & Matthew BrownHosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I'm doing something a little different — and honestly, a little experimental. I brought two guests to the table for the very first time: Keith Toombs and Matthew Brown, two production professionals I've had the pleasure of working alongside in the field. What started as a post-job celebration turned into a podcast invitation. And when Matt...
Episode 52: SOLO - Your Permission Slip to Ditch the Pitch Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m sharing a solo episode that starts with a confession: I am not great at pitching. Put me in front of someone and ask for an elevator pitch and I’m likely to word-vomit, talk too fast, forget to breathe, and leave the other person confused. Not exactly a winning sales strategy. But instead of forcing myself to become someone I’m not, I’ve started asking a different questio...
Episode 51: Building Community Like a Human with Caitlin Wuethrich Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m joined by the incredible Caitlin Wuethrich. Caitlin is a business owner, mama, and someone who approaches both entrepreneurship and motherhood with honesty and heart. Caitlin and I talk about what it really looks like to work for yourself — the pivots, the risks, the scrappy beginnings, and the way relationships become the foundation of everything. Like so many of...
Episode 50: SOLO - Find Your Superfans (Before You Chase Followers) Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m unpacking a concept that has quietly reshaped how I think about growth, business, and community: Superfans. In my last solo episode, I shared my big, scary goal of paying myself a $100,000 salary this year — and the six adjustments I’m making to support it. The most important one? Only spending time with people who are 100% behind that goal. That realization led ...
Episode 49: How to Be Both a Baddie and a Villager with Avagail Lozano Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m joined by the one and only Avagail Lozano. She is a Bay Area baddie, longtime content creator, community-builder, and someone who lives life fully and unapologetically. Ava and I met through a virtual book club last year, and from the jump, I was struck by how boldly she defines adventure for herself. Not in a curated, highlight-reel way, but in a deeply embod...
Episode 48: SOLO - 6 Life Adjustments I Made to Support a $100,000 Paycheck in 2026 Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m sharing a solo episode — and naming a big, scary goal out loud. In this conversation, I walk through my commitment to paying myself a $100,000 salary and, more importantly, the six life and business adjustments I’m making to support that goal in a sustainable, grounded way. This episode isn’t about chasing numbers for the sake of ego or optics. I’...
Episode 47: Endurance, Curiosity, and the Brain with Dr. Grace Houser Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m joined by one of my oldest friends — Dr. Grace Houser — for a wide-ranging, deeply human conversation about endurance, curiosity, mentorship, and what it means to stay committed to a long path when the outcome isn’t always clear. Grace and I grew up together in the suburbs of Cleveland. We met as teenagers, shared classrooms, lunch tables, coming-of-age experie...
Episode 46: SOLO - A Check-In, A Celebration, and an Invitation Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This episode is a check-in — a moment to pause, reflect, and open the door for deeper connection with you, the listener. After nearly a year of publishing the podcast consistently, I recently crossed a milestone I’m really proud of: 1,000 downloads. And instead of immediately pushing forward to the next goal, I wanted to take a beat to celebrate, acknowledge the journey, and ask an important question: Wh...
Episode 45: Iteration and the Art of Building Connection with Félix Medina Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m joined by my longtime friend and collaborator Félix Medina for a wide-ranging, honest conversation about identity, entrepreneurship, and what it really means to build meaningful connections with other humans. Félix and I have known each other for nearly a decade, and this conversation reflects that depth of history. We talk openly about his upbringing in a...
Episode 44: SOLO - A Softer Way to Set Resolutions (& My Three Loving Commitments for 2026) Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m kicking off the year with a solo episode — and the first solo of 2026 — to talk honestly about resolutions, intentions, and the complicated relationship many of us have with both. For a long time, resolutions weren’t a healthy tool for me. They were tied to restriction, self-criticism, and pressure — especially in relation ...
Episode 43: Reality Transurfing with Owen Hunt, the Blue Collar Mystic Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun Welcome to the first episode of 2026 — and what a way to begin. In this episode of Crafted Connections, I’m joined by Owen Hunt for a fascinating, grounded, and practical conversation about Reality Transurfing — a framework for understanding how we move through possibility, intention, and choice in our lives. I met Owen through an online accountability community, where his consistency, encou...
Episode 42: Rewriting the Path to a Creative Career with Maddie Miller Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m joined by Maddie Miller for a thoughtful, grounded conversation about building a creative career that evolves with you. She is an artist, printmaker, and digital marketing strategist based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Maddie’s story is one of curiosity, experimentation, and patience. With a background in traditional fine art printmaking, nonprofit arts organization...
Episode 41: Micro-Movements and Joy-Driven Motivation with Erika Petrelli BayhHosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m joined by speaker, coach, facilitator — and full-on light beam of a human — Erika Petrelli Bayh. We met briefly at a women’s leadership conference and instantly fell into a deep conversation about story, growth, and the contradictions of being human. This episode is a continuation of that energy: real, spacious, thoughtful, and full of grounded wisdom. ...
Episode 40: Saying “Yes” When Opportunities Arise with Andrea Dodson Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, I’m joined by the powerhouse human that is Andrea Dodson—entrepreneur, former collegiate athlete, pilot, international flight attendant, community advocate, coach, and deeply intentional mother of three. Andrea and her husband built Redwood Automotive in Anderson, Indiana from six cars and pure grit into a community-rooted dealership shaped by their core values: co...
Episode 39: REWIND – Curiosity, Sobriety, & the Healing Nature of Stories with Anna Zimmerman Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun We’re rewinding the clock today and revisiting one of the most downloaded, most shared, and most loved episodes of Crafted Connections — a conversation that continues to resonate deeply with this community. I’m joined by my dear friend Anna Zimmerman — facilitator, former professor, strategic thinker, and someone who leads with deep care and grounded presence. In this e...
Episode 38: SOLO – End of Beginning – The Story of Saying Goodbye to My First Company Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week’s Crafted Connections is a solo episode — one that’s both tender and transformative. In honor of National Entrepreneur Day, I’m sharing the full story behind closing my first company, Teardrop Pictures, and what it means to finally say goodbye. For eight years, Teardrop was my creative home. It was where I grew up as a filmmaker, storyteller, and entrepreneur — learning h...
Episode 37: SOLO - Mindset Swaps to Move Past Resistance & Share Your Story Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun This week on Crafted Connections, it’s just you and me — a solo episode all about shifting the stories we tell ourselves before we share our story with others. We all face resistance when it comes to storytelling — that little voice that says my story isn’t special, I’ll share when I’m more successful, or no one really cares what I have to say. But those thoughts are exactly what keep us...
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