feed02.fireside.fm Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:18:42 -0600 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Buzz About https://buzzabout.fireside.fm Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:45:05 -0400 Let's learn something new. We find people who love what they do and we find out what it took to get to where they are. Professionals with all types of backgrounds succeeding in what they're meant to be doing. If the idea of your professional life is to have no regrets, then our guests are doing it right. Hosted by Bert Archer, owner of 15 North Studio; and Megan Tribuno, portrait photographer from These Lovely Moments. This is a Phoenixville based podcast! en-us © 2026 Buzz About episodic Discussions with talented people about what they do and how they got there. 15 North Studio Let's learn something new. We find people who love what they do and we find out what it took to get to where they are. Professionals with all types of backgrounds succeeding in what they're meant to be doing. If the idea of your professional life is to have no regrets, then our guests are doing it right. Hosted by Bert Archer, owner of 15 North Studio; and Megan Tribuno, portrait photographer from These Lovely Moments. This is a Phoenixville based podcast! false professional development, interview, learning, phoenixville, 15 North Studio bert@15northvideo.com Episode 10: Buzz About Ramp Up Skateboarding https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/10 40763615-169f-4696-9580-ca2726da3ac7 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Ramp Up is teaching kids how to skateboard! The co-founder, Mike Dixon sits down to talk about his journey. Be brave, step on, and push! 44:42 false Mike Dixon is the right guy to lead a program designed to teach children skateboarding. He creates engaging lessons for a sport that teaches balance, coordination, perseverance, and also pushes creative abilities through style. Ramp Up is currently looking for more motivated coaches that want to share their love of skateboarding.

Find your next session here: https://rampupskateboarding.com/

Special Guest: Mike Dixon.

]]> skateboarding, teaching, coaching, Mike Dixon is the right guy to lead a program designed to teach children skateboarding. He creates engaging lessons for a sport that teaches balance, coordination, perseverance, and also pushes creative abilities through style. Ramp Up is currently looking for more motivated coaches that want to share their love of skateboarding.

Find your next session here: https://rampupskateboarding.com/

Special Guest: Mike Dixon.

]]> Mike Dixon is the right guy to lead a program designed to teach children skateboarding. He creates engaging lessons for a sport that teaches balance, coordination, perseverance, and also pushes creative abilities through style. Ramp Up is currently looking for more motivated coaches that want to share their love of skateboarding.

Find your next session here: https://rampupskateboarding.com/

Special Guest: Mike Dixon.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+ECU_KBVy ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Mike Dixon Episode 9: Buzz About Play by Play Broadcasting https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/9 2980cf7e-98bb-4459-aa7d-6f25f28d3b39 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Jim Jackson is the play-by-play broadcaster for the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team. He talks about his career and his motivation to succeed. 42:30 false Anyone in the Philadelphia area who watches Flyers games recognizes his voice. Jim Jackson has spent the last 30 years as the play by play broadcaster for the local NHL team. He talks about getting a degree in Broadcast Journalism in Syracuse to boost his chances at having a career in talking about sports. It took a successful collegue telling him that he'll "never make it" to motivate him to fufill his dream. He now is a mentor to over 100 students who are looking to improve on broadcasting and voiceovers with Jim Jackson Broadcasting.

Check it out at https://www.jimjacksonbroadcasting.com/
Let's Go Flyers!

Special Guest: Jim Jackson.

]]> broadcasting, play by play, hockey, Flyers, mentor Anyone in the Philadelphia area who watches Flyers games recognizes his voice. Jim Jackson has spent the last 30 years as the play by play broadcaster for the local NHL team. He talks about getting a degree in Broadcast Journalism in Syracuse to boost his chances at having a career in talking about sports. It took a successful collegue telling him that he'll "never make it" to motivate him to fufill his dream. He now is a mentor to over 100 students who are looking to improve on broadcasting and voiceovers with Jim Jackson Broadcasting.

Check it out at https://www.jimjacksonbroadcasting.com/
Let's Go Flyers!

Special Guest: Jim Jackson.

]]> Anyone in the Philadelphia area who watches Flyers games recognizes his voice. Jim Jackson has spent the last 30 years as the play by play broadcaster for the local NHL team. He talks about getting a degree in Broadcast Journalism in Syracuse to boost his chances at having a career in talking about sports. It took a successful collegue telling him that he'll "never make it" to motivate him to fufill his dream. He now is a mentor to over 100 students who are looking to improve on broadcasting and voiceovers with Jim Jackson Broadcasting.

Check it out at https://www.jimjacksonbroadcasting.com/
Let's Go Flyers!

Special Guest: Jim Jackson.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+vhF_rLYj ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Jim Jackson Episode 8: Buzz About Barbershops https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/8 0f3e88a7-0a82-4e97-90c2-78ea7deb742f Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio From cutting his own hair in his house to providing free trims to military personel, Mike Webb Jr is not only a barber; He's also stepping up as a mentor in his community. 6 false At the center of Phoenixville is Philly Fades, a barbershop owned by barber and entrepreneur, Mike Webb Jr. He provides services not only to his customers, but to the community with Buzz it Forward - a organization that provides haircuts and mentorships to children, the elderly, and the military. This is the Buzz About Barbershops!

Check out Mike!
https://www.instagram.com/buzzitforward/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/philly-fades-phoenixville

Special Guest: Mike Webb Jr.

]]> barber, barbershop, phoenixville, fades, philly fades At the center of Phoenixville is Philly Fades, a barbershop owned by barber and entrepreneur, Mike Webb Jr. He provides services not only to his customers, but to the community with Buzz it Forward - a organization that provides haircuts and mentorships to children, the elderly, and the military. This is the Buzz About Barbershops!

Check out Mike!
https://www.instagram.com/buzzitforward/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/philly-fades-phoenixville

Special Guest: Mike Webb Jr.

]]> At the center of Phoenixville is Philly Fades, a barbershop owned by barber and entrepreneur, Mike Webb Jr. He provides services not only to his customers, but to the community with Buzz it Forward - a organization that provides haircuts and mentorships to children, the elderly, and the military. This is the Buzz About Barbershops!

Check out Mike!
https://www.instagram.com/buzzitforward/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/philly-fades-phoenixville

Special Guest: Mike Webb Jr.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+0Gpj93ar ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Mike Webb Jr Episode 7: Buzz About Chiptunes https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/7 4bd5b62c-1b4f-434d-8e0d-6565561d371c Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Doctor Octoroc composes music with a process called "Chiptunes" 39:56 false Chiptunes is composing music using outdated hardware. Our guest, Levi Buffum (aka Doctor Octoroc), creates full length songs and albums using his original Nintendo and GameBoy gaming consoles. We talk about his journey leading up to his recent Kickstarter campaign for a vinyl pressing of a Chiptune version of Sufjan Steven's entire album, Illinois, which Levi titles "Illi-NES."

Levi's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctoroctoroc/illi-nes-a-chiptune-tribute-to-sufjan-stevens

Special Guest: Levi Buffum.

]]> chiptunes, podcast, music Chiptunes is composing music using outdated hardware. Our guest, Levi Buffum (aka Doctor Octoroc), creates full length songs and albums using his original Nintendo and GameBoy gaming consoles. We talk about his journey leading up to his recent Kickstarter campaign for a vinyl pressing of a Chiptune version of Sufjan Steven's entire album, Illinois, which Levi titles "Illi-NES."

Levi's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctoroctoroc/illi-nes-a-chiptune-tribute-to-sufjan-stevens

Special Guest: Levi Buffum.

]]> Chiptunes is composing music using outdated hardware. Our guest, Levi Buffum (aka Doctor Octoroc), creates full length songs and albums using his original Nintendo and GameBoy gaming consoles. We talk about his journey leading up to his recent Kickstarter campaign for a vinyl pressing of a Chiptune version of Sufjan Steven's entire album, Illinois, which Levi titles "Illi-NES."

Levi's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctoroctoroc/illi-nes-a-chiptune-tribute-to-sufjan-stevens

Special Guest: Levi Buffum.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+HOzoNtFg ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Levi Buffum Episode 6: Buzz About Real Estate https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/6 b4abe6f0-8104-47a9-9080-bce610f80a32 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Learning about Real Estate intricacies can take a lifetime. Alec Kearns explains them all in 52 minutes. 52:29 false Real Estate markets are constantly changing. How does a broker set themselves apart from all of the other competition for high-end housing? Alec Kearns sits with us to discuss how Kearns Realty Group is doing just that. He understands all of the headaches of commissions and is changing the game to help his clients not just purchase a house, but find a home. This is the Buzz About Real Estate.

Kearns Realty Group information
https://www.krgrealtygroup.com/
(484) 222-0470

Special Guest: Alec Kearns.

]]> real estate, phoenixville Real Estate markets are constantly changing. How does a broker set themselves apart from all of the other competition for high-end housing? Alec Kearns sits with us to discuss how Kearns Realty Group is doing just that. He understands all of the headaches of commissions and is changing the game to help his clients not just purchase a house, but find a home. This is the Buzz About Real Estate.

Kearns Realty Group information
https://www.krgrealtygroup.com/
(484) 222-0470

Special Guest: Alec Kearns.

]]> Real Estate markets are constantly changing. How does a broker set themselves apart from all of the other competition for high-end housing? Alec Kearns sits with us to discuss how Kearns Realty Group is doing just that. He understands all of the headaches of commissions and is changing the game to help his clients not just purchase a house, but find a home. This is the Buzz About Real Estate.

Kearns Realty Group information
https://www.krgrealtygroup.com/
(484) 222-0470

Special Guest: Alec Kearns.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+cgN4owum ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Alec Kearns Episode 5: Buzz About Merchandise https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/5 2b362e4f-03fb-475e-a088-5c5a2701c603 Mon, 19 May 2025 09:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Matt Geyer talks about his lessons learned being on the front lines of merchandise sales. From Ambercrombie to Warped Tour to making and selling his own line of tie-dye apparel. 45:12 false The road to being happy is laid by those who try and fail. Matt Geyer turned his lucky opportunities into a life of doing what he wants with the people he loves. He’s traveled everywhere selling merchandise for huge bands and became a guy anyone can turn to for T-shirts, hats, and any other souvenirs you can fit in a tent at Warped Tour. Now he runs his own shop, Off Kilter, providing artists and other merch creators opportunities to show off their work. And he’s become a talented purveyor of his own tie-dye clothing line.

Check out Matt and his store Off Kilter
https://www.instagram.com/getoffkilter/
https://getoffkilter.com/

Special Guest: Matt Geyer.

]]> merchandise, shirts, hats, warped tour The road to being happy is laid by those who try and fail. Matt Geyer turned his lucky opportunities into a life of doing what he wants with the people he loves. He’s traveled everywhere selling merchandise for huge bands and became a guy anyone can turn to for T-shirts, hats, and any other souvenirs you can fit in a tent at Warped Tour. Now he runs his own shop, Off Kilter, providing artists and other merch creators opportunities to show off their work. And he’s become a talented purveyor of his own tie-dye clothing line.

Check out Matt and his store Off Kilter
https://www.instagram.com/getoffkilter/
https://getoffkilter.com/

Special Guest: Matt Geyer.

]]> The road to being happy is laid by those who try and fail. Matt Geyer turned his lucky opportunities into a life of doing what he wants with the people he loves. He’s traveled everywhere selling merchandise for huge bands and became a guy anyone can turn to for T-shirts, hats, and any other souvenirs you can fit in a tent at Warped Tour. Now he runs his own shop, Off Kilter, providing artists and other merch creators opportunities to show off their work. And he’s become a talented purveyor of his own tie-dye clothing line.

Check out Matt and his store Off Kilter
https://www.instagram.com/getoffkilter/
https://getoffkilter.com/

Special Guest: Matt Geyer.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+bLQGIIii ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Matt Geyer Episode 4: Buzz About Phoenixville https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/4 a54ebdc5-90bb-487c-8b68-67f9acd1fcc5 Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Phoenixville is located in southeastern Pennsylvania and it's uniqueness and charm all lie with the people who live there. 42:25 false Buzz About and 15 North Studio is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. One of the leaders of the community and President of the Chamber of Commerce is Jessica Capistrant. We welcome her to chat about the past present and future of our town, the importance of a Chamber and the most important piece of it all, the people who live here.

To learn more about Phoenixville and the Chamber visit: https://phoenixvillechamber.org/
Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/pxvchamber/

Special Guest: Jessica Capistrant.

]]> phoenixville, chamber of commerce, small town Buzz About and 15 North Studio is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. One of the leaders of the community and President of the Chamber of Commerce is Jessica Capistrant. We welcome her to chat about the past present and future of our town, the importance of a Chamber and the most important piece of it all, the people who live here.

To learn more about Phoenixville and the Chamber visit: https://phoenixvillechamber.org/
Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/pxvchamber/

Special Guest: Jessica Capistrant.

]]> Buzz About and 15 North Studio is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. One of the leaders of the community and President of the Chamber of Commerce is Jessica Capistrant. We welcome her to chat about the past present and future of our town, the importance of a Chamber and the most important piece of it all, the people who live here.

To learn more about Phoenixville and the Chamber visit: https://phoenixvillechamber.org/
Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/pxvchamber/

Special Guest: Jessica Capistrant.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+9Z8cdrjW ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Jessica Capistrant Episode 3: Buzz About Pokemon Cards https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/3 b6be4f2a-1b94-491a-ba07-6b4be767e22c Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Ben Ott is an entrepreneur with at 30 year hobby - Pokemon cards. He now focuses on building his community with a board game store Cardboard Arena where he hosts weekly game nights and occasionally has upwards of 35,000 Pokemon cards for sale. 47:45 false As a kid, Ben Ott watched kids playing Pokemon on the pool deck and he became enamoured with the game. Since then he's turned his hobby of collecting cards into a business that he shares with his community and his kids. Owner of Cardboard Arena in Hammonton New Jersey, he provides safe space for the people of the town a place to play games and make friends.

Special Guest: Ben Ott.

]]> As a kid, Ben Ott watched kids playing Pokemon on the pool deck and he became enamoured with the game. Since then he's turned his hobby of collecting cards into a business that he shares with his community and his kids. Owner of Cardboard Arena in Hammonton New Jersey, he provides safe space for the people of the town a place to play games and make friends.

Special Guest: Ben Ott.

]]> As a kid, Ben Ott watched kids playing Pokemon on the pool deck and he became enamoured with the game. Since then he's turned his hobby of collecting cards into a business that he shares with his community and his kids. Owner of Cardboard Arena in Hammonton New Jersey, he provides safe space for the people of the town a place to play games and make friends.

Special Guest: Ben Ott.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+CFCI981k ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Ben Ott Episode 2: Buzz About Film Distribution https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/2 13978a2c-04cf-462c-9aac-9ac189702f5f Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Joe Amodei of Virgil Films discusses the process of how to distribute your film after it's made. 49:53 false Our guest is Joe Amodei. With 40 years of experience distributing films on every possible platform, he talks about his journey from being a small kid in love with the movie theater to attending the Oscars. Joe is an incredible source to answer the question, how do you make money making films? He talks about film festivals, buying films, distributing them, and how to get the right distributor for your work. This is the Buzz About Film Distribution.

Special Guest: Joe Amodei.

]]> film, distribution, movies Our guest is Joe Amodei. With 40 years of experience distributing films on every possible platform, he talks about his journey from being a small kid in love with the movie theater to attending the Oscars. Joe is an incredible source to answer the question, how do you make money making films? He talks about film festivals, buying films, distributing them, and how to get the right distributor for your work. This is the Buzz About Film Distribution.

Special Guest: Joe Amodei.

]]> Our guest is Joe Amodei. With 40 years of experience distributing films on every possible platform, he talks about his journey from being a small kid in love with the movie theater to attending the Oscars. Joe is an incredible source to answer the question, how do you make money making films? He talks about film festivals, buying films, distributing them, and how to get the right distributor for your work. This is the Buzz About Film Distribution.

Special Guest: Joe Amodei.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+RhHFy5Jq ]]> Megan Tribuno Bert Archer Joe Amodei Episode 1: Buzz About Portrait Photography https://buzzabout.fireside.fm/1 c54934e1-f96c-4051-bffd-03063f6f356e Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0400 bert@15northvideo.com (15 North Studio) full 15 North Studio Learning directly from professional photographer Megan Tribuno about having a career taking pictures of families. 35:24 false We welcome Megan Tribuno to 15 North Studio to talk about her career in Portrait Photography. From engagement photo sessions, to intimate settings with families, to newborns. We discuss the importance of keeping the heart of an artist in everything we create, and the joy of passing it down to our children.

Special Guest: Megan Tribuno.

]]> photography, portrait We welcome Megan Tribuno to 15 North Studio to talk about her career in Portrait Photography. From engagement photo sessions, to intimate settings with families, to newborns. We discuss the importance of keeping the heart of an artist in everything we create, and the joy of passing it down to our children.

Special Guest: Megan Tribuno.

]]> We welcome Megan Tribuno to 15 North Studio to talk about her career in Portrait Photography. From engagement photo sessions, to intimate settings with families, to newborns. We discuss the importance of keeping the heart of an artist in everything we create, and the joy of passing it down to our children.

Special Guest: Megan Tribuno.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/maaIii0o+8DO6wsLP ]]> Bert Archer Megan Tribuno