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Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten is a motivational and educational podcast. Interviews consist of three categories consisting of leaders in the equine industry, business owners or individuals with a uplifting personal experience, or myself sharing business insight. Real, raw, and completely exposed, no fluff, down to Earth interviews to help you gain the grit you need to push through another day with a smile on your face.
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Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. It is my pleasure to introduce Kurt Belding, the founder of Western Obsessions TV, a channel built around raw, unfiltered hunting adventures, the mishaps, misses, and hard-earned victories. Kurt thrives on bringing the real grit of the outdoors to the screen, not just the highlight reels. Be sure and check out Western Obsessions on YouTube, Instagram, and on his website. #westernobsession #kurtbelding #brandyvonholten
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Let's talk about my signature all-inclusive event called SMART CHIX. Three days, two instructors, hands-on homestead learning experience. All camping, food, t-shirt, a massive swag bag, and learning is included. There are twelve homesteading topics covered at each event, by myself and my Mennonite friend, Mrs. Mary Ella Zimmerman. If you have wanted to learning homesteading skills such as canning, bread making, ta...
Welcome to Episode 91 of Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Our guest is Anna Littrell from the Office of Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger. Anna is the Director of Buy Missouri and Tourism Liaison. The Buy Missouri program was started in 2017 and showcases Missouri-made products and businesses. Not only is Buy Missouri a database for the Missouri-made products, but also a database of retail partners. The retail partners make a commitment to sell a variety of...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. You will never believe where I met this guest....on a bus at the airport! John Cantrell is Heavyweight Boxing Champion. You would never know he is lethal when meeting him in person. Nothing like "The Iron Man Cantrell" having a conversation with "Glamour with the Hammer". I also love interviewing fighters, especially when they have a story full of grit and determination. John was in prison, overcome addictio...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! This is my first COWGIRL CONFESSION! WooWhee...fear creeped back into my life and I had to address it ASAP. It took two other cowgirls to help me battle my own inner demons. Well....and we also battled a spunky pony named Zoom Zoom, the wind, a opossum, and my feral filly named Domino. Hold on, buttercup, I'm about to share one heck of a COWGIRL CONFESSION. #dealingwithfear #notimeforfake #realcowgirl #rememberwhoa...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. If you are into homesteading, you will love this interview with Melissa Sisk, co-founder of the Mid MO Homestead Expo. The Mid MO Homestead Expo is scheduled for April 3-4, 2026 on the Missouri State Fairgrounds located in the Lowell Mohler Building, 2503 W 16th St, Sedalia, MO, 65301 10AM-5PM both Friday and Saturday. Here's a little bio about Melissa from the expo's website: Melissa Sisk is a member of the homesteadin...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! This episode I answer questions and read comments from CT2V competitors, Facebook followers, and new faces to CT2V. What is CT2V? Country Tough Trail Versatility. It is an equine competition that combines trail, obstacles without speed, and a pattern. There are no points awarded for speed, the obstacles are natural, and the ranch horsemanship pattern has some patterns without cantering. It is my personal goa...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! I met my guest by standing up to email spammers. I was contacted by who I thought was "Mike Long". I did a little research and found the real Mike Long. I shot my shot and reached out to him and forwarded the spammy email of someone impersonating him and invited Mike to be on my podcast. And here we are! Mike outclasses me no matter how you cut it! I call him a word ninja. His first book he co-authored ...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! This was such a cool interview because DVM Travis Beasley with Beasley Equine Clinic in Eldorado, Illinois, interviewed me the day before at his facility, and then I remotely interviewed him the next day. I am TEAM TRAVIS for life now! Beasley Equine Clinic is an equine veterinary clinic that is the REAL DEAL. Clean, specialized, and UP-TO-DATE with technology! Travis is a second-generation vet. Heck, even ...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! Let me introduce Heather Mincer with Yes Honey! Yes, Honey, is a healthy soda pop sweetened with honey rather than sugar or high fructose corn syrup!! She's originally from upstate New York, but now lives in Missouri. Heather's pop is in 200 stores nationwide and has partnered with Azure. There are caffeinated and non-caffeinated versions with B-vitamins, ashwagandha, and l-cysteine. Heather is cool as a f...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Let me introduce Mark Henry from Midwest Windmill Company. I met Mark at the 2025 Missouri State Fair. His company caught my attention, because I want to install a working windmill on our century-old ranch. Have you ever met someone and just clicked? This podcast is upbeat and high-energy! He can restore old or damaged windmills or install a new one. And I bet if you have one on your property that you ...
Welcome back to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Today's guest is Cheryl Dangerfield. We met on Facebook. Cheryl had liked and commented on one of my Facebook posts. I clicked on her profile for her Facebook page called "Pushing Past the Quit" and here we are today. It turns out that Cheryl and I do not live too far apart and share a goal of wanting to make an impact. In this podcast, we discuss keeping promises to yourself, not talking down to yoursel...
Welcome to the podcast "Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten"! Today's guest is James King with King's Excavation & Land Management, LLC out of Foristell, MO, near St. Louis. I have never met James in person. I stopped scrolling one day when I allowed myself to blow off time with Facebook Reels. King's Excavation went to the aid of strangers after Hurricane Helene. That one video touched me, which started the mad hunt to do a podcast interview with them. ...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Boy, do I have a story for you! I met Lynne Knowles because I thought I was calling a hypnotist from Australia. In the world of influencers, I am a mini-influencer. With 110K followers, I was bombarded with people wanting me to sell their products. Lynne was different, and luckily, I opened the door for her in my life, and there's no turning back now! Lynne introduced me to drinking bioidentical ketones.&nbs...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Buster McLaury requires no introduction. This is the real deal. Colt starter, cattle driver, and American cowboy. He's worked with the 6666 through changes of ownership. Buster loves his daughters and their families, his wife, God, and the horse. Slow work is the key to solid horses. Buster says what needs to be said and sticks by it. There's so much more to learn from him besides horses. Th...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Meet Jen Fizer! She is a Fractional CFO (Chief Financial Officer), generally for companies in the 1-10M range. Jen is also an article contributor for Country Tough Times print and digital magazine. You can find even more advice in her section titled "Profit with Jen". Contact Jen at jen@millsknowsbills.com or pick up your subscription to Country Tough Times at www.countrytoughtimes.com #countrytoughtimes #printmag...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Magen Warlick is most definitely country tough! She has been there and done that in the cowgirl world. She's one of the best cowgirls I have ever met. And just as humble as the day is long. Magen lives in Stephenville, Texas and travels overseas to teach horsemanship clinics. She is now throwing her hat into the horse breeding world with some babies that will make you love them twice. Once for how the...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Meet Kira Karpinski with Anarchy Acres Farmstead in Pennsylvania. She was a leather maker but switched over to farmsteading. Pork, chicken, goats, sheep, turkey, and gardening is what she is throwing down. Kira is a wealth of knowledge. She is also an article contributor for the nationwide magazine, Country Tough Times, that is dedicated to trail riders, patriotism, and thriving during these country tough times. K...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. It is with great pleasure to introduce Country Tough Times, a print and digital magazine dedicated to trail riders, patriotism, and thriving during these country tough times. This magazine features trail facilities and destinations from all 7 regions of the US, articles from various fields in the equine industry, tips from blue collar workers, advice from law enforcement, homesteading and holistic insights, business tips and financi...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Meet our guest, Sarah Oliva. She owns a children's resale clothing company with two locations in Missouri: Lee's Summit and Liberty. A penny saved is a penny earned. Children grow so fast. Sarah's resale shop is HELPING keep costs down while helping your children stay trendy. Wild Child Resale is a buy, sell, trade business that also has new Taylor Swift inspired and KC Chiefs merch! They also S...
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