Charitable GA Locker Room Chat

Intro: [00:00:07] Broadcasting live from the Business RadioX Studios in Atlanta. It’s time for Charitable Georgia. Brought to you by B’s Charitable Pursuits and Resources. We put the fun in fund raising. For more information, go to B’s Charitable Pursuits. Dot com. That’s B’s Charitable Pursuits dot com. Now here’s your host, Brian Pruett.

Stone Payton: [00:00:45] Welcome to this very special edition of Charitable Georgia. I am not Brian Pruett. Brian Pruett is very busy shaking hands and kissing babies and getting this event off the ground. We are broadcasting live at the Locker Room Chat brought to you in part by the Glenda Mitchell Law Firm. We’re visiting with athletes, we’re visiting with patrons and anyone who is invested in this terrific cause, benefiting the all in or all out ministry. Please join me in welcoming to the broadcast the first two gentlemen who were willing to give this a shot this evening, Ronnie Brown and Robert LaVette. Welcome, gentlemen.

Robert LaVette: [00:01:24] Thank you.

Ronnie Brown: [00:01:25] Thank you. I appreciate it.

Stone Payton: [00:01:26] Well, it’s a delight to have you, and we do sincerely appreciate you guys taking time out of your schedule to make this thing work. Ronnie, you are. You guys were both in that group of, I assume, are the athletes that were conned in to come in to do this thing. Tell us a little bit about your about your background and what you’re doing now. Man.

Ronnie Brown: [00:01:46] Okay. So, you know, I’m Ronnie Brown, grew up here in Cartersville, Georgia. Um, pretty much from birth to to even to now. I get back a pretty good bit. But, you know, played sports, played football here at Cartersville High School, went on to continue my career at Auburn University and finishing that. I played ten years professionally after being drafted as the second overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. And now I’ve kind of transitioned and switched lanes a little bit and working in Atlanta, working in finance in Atlanta and living in Sandy Springs.

Stone Payton: [00:02:21] Fun. So we have a studio Business RadioX does in Sandy Springs and we have out won out where I live in Woodstock, Georgia. And it is fun to get people to come in studio and just and hear their story. So obviously a marvelous career in football. Tell us about more about what you’re doing now. How are you trying to help folks now in your in the business you’re in?

Ronnie Brown: [00:02:40] Yeah. So, you know, after transitioning, you know, coming out of college, you know, I, you know, following the great footsteps of so many people like Robert, myself, I met Robert, you know, ahead of myself. You know, in football. I learned football very well. The thing that they don’t teach you a lot of is business. And so, you know, in transitioning, I always joke, you know, to a lot of the younger guys, you know, I’m like, hey, when I left school pre pre nil, you know, I only had $187 in the region’s account. And then I get drafted and a few months later somebody gives me millions of dollars, you know, and send me to Miami, Florida and say, oh by the way, be responsible with this. I’m like, Where do I start? And so, you know, that was one of the hurdles, just, you know, without having the financial means growing up, you know, that was something that I had to learn. And it’s something that so many guys, you know, whether it’s athletes or non athletes in college, you know, you go to try to further your career and try to be better, but you don’t necessarily learn a lot about financial literacy, financial education. And that’s something that we all have to deal with it deal something, deal with at some point in our careers. And so whether it’s deciding which company to sign with or what benefits package or, you know, for a lot of professional athletes, which financial advisors, what should I start doing and how do I approach this? And so, you know, my team in Atlanta, we help people prepare for that, do a lot of individual and family wealth management. You know, from a holistic perspective, for me, I got the opportunity to start as a client. And so I understand it, you know, from that view. And so trying to help people meet people where they are to get them, where they want to be financially and, you know, just to create that financial cushion and, you know, become financially comfortable.

Stone Payton: [00:04:18] That must be incredibly rewarding work, man. That has got to feel good to help these folks out like that.

Ronnie Brown: [00:04:25] Yeah, it’s, you know, it’s purposeful, you know, And I tell people, you know, small steps, long vision. And so it’s just about, you know, giving me purpose as well. You know, it was a process for me to get educated on that part of it. But then also having the ability to be able to help other people is very rewarding. And, you know, as you can imagine, I never expected to be in this position as a professional athlete, you know, making this transition. I didn’t go to school for finance. And so it was just the path that I think, you know, that called me, you know. And so for me, it’s purposeful. I enjoy it. Every day is fun. I get a chance to meet a lot of really new people, a lot of cool people, a lot of new people and form relationships. And to see them get that, that comfort of, you know, learning, understanding the financial picture and, you know, accomplishing their goals.

Stone Payton: [00:05:13] So have you had the benefit of a of one or more mentors to help you navigate this whole new terrain? Surely you had great coaches and mentors in your athletic career, but in the financial career, were the people that kind of helped you figure this this new path out? You know, there.

Ronnie Brown: [00:05:28] Were it was trial by error. And I just kind of, you know.

Stone Payton: [00:05:31] Threw him in the fire, didn’t it? Robert?

Robert LaVette: [00:05:32] Yeah.

Ronnie Brown: [00:05:33] You know, and it’s, you know, I’m a firm believer in, you know, I believe that success leaves clues. And so you surround yourself with the right people, then, you know, they’ll leave the clues and they’ll set the path. Before you and I kind of teach you how to do that. And so I’ve been fortunate, a recipient of being around a lot of great people that have poured into me, that have helped me along the way. And, you know, when I do have questions, I’ve been able to go to those people and rely on them along with, you know, my personal experiences or being inside of locker rooms and in different encounters. So it’s been, you know, cumulative when it comes to applying and educating and, you know, getting knowledge, wisdom and understanding.

Stone Payton: [00:06:11] I bet. So what brings you out here tonight? What compelled you to join us?

Ronnie Brown: [00:06:14] Man Well, it was just the purpose, you know, and the cause, you know, you know me personally, just a little bit of my background. I have, you know, family members who have dealt with substance abuse. And so, you know, I think when you hear Kevin’s story, I think just understanding that I think we all have or, you know, experienced, you know, someone or a family member or some close relative or friend that have gone through that challenge. And so to be able to come support that, along with a lot of great other people that I’ll be sharing the stage with, you know, it’s really impactful. But, you know, it’s all about serving that purpose. And, you know, I think understanding who we are and the impact that we have, but also, you know, making people more comfortable with uncomfortable conversations, you know, and just feeling like, you know, it’s not just you. This is something that so many people struggle and, you know, go through. And it’s, you know, whether it’s you or a family member, you know, there are a lot of people that are affected. And so you got to create that network or get you a group of people that can walk through those things with you.

Stone Payton: [00:07:12] And he is incredibly articulate. You think he ought to run for office? I think he.

Robert LaVette: [00:07:15] Should. Yes. Yes.

Stone Payton: [00:07:17] No, that is fantastic. All right. So Robert LaVette, what brought you out here, man? Are you just wanting to see him?

Robert LaVette: [00:07:24] I wanted to see him. But Brian Pruitt is always trying to, you know, create situations where we can can get out and help the public. Yeah.

Stone Payton: [00:07:37] And so you had an athletic career as well. Yes. Tell us a little bit about that.

Robert LaVette: [00:07:41] I’m a former Cartersville hurricane who.

Ronnie Brown: [00:07:44] Laid the foundation for people like myself.

Robert LaVette: [00:07:47] Oh, yeah. I ended up deciding on Georgia Tech and had a good career in college and got drafted by my favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. And so I had about three years at Dallas and it was a lot of fun. Got a chance to see the world through sports.

Stone Payton: [00:08:05] So was it a whirlwind? I can only imagine. I mean, I made the high school baseball team because I had a car. You know, I just. But even at my level of playing sports, I learned a ton. I learned how to win. I learned how to lose. I learned how to work with other people. I learned resilience. So even at that level and at that skill level, there were still a lot of lessons to be learned. But there wasn’t the so many of the other aspects. Did it just hit you like a ton of bricks when you started, you know, playing with the with the big boys?

Robert LaVette: [00:08:32] Well, you never you never forget the first day of practice when you realize that you are playing, you know, for the Dallas Cowboys. And it’s, you know, all these famous guys that you watched on TV as a kid, you realize your dream. So that was amazing to me. I never forgot that first day of practice. And I mean, we we ended up getting you get get treated really, really well. I mean, they give you free cars, free places to go eat. It’s just a lot of fun. You have a lot of privileges.

Stone Payton: [00:09:04] Which is great. But there’s probably another side to that too, that you’ve got to kind of keep yourself in check and try to stay grounded. Are you? Didn’t worry about.

Robert LaVette: [00:09:11] That? Well, no. I mean, if you make it that far, typically you’re going to be well-behaved and you have a lot of discipline. But that’s what it requires, you know, to stay away from, you know, the negative.

Stone Payton: [00:09:22] Yeah. Yeah. All right. So what would you like to see happen this evening? What are you hoping comes out of an event like this.

Robert LaVette: [00:09:29] That we can inspire, you know, the kids to to to want to be, you know, athletes if that’s what they want to be? It’s a great discipline to participate in team sports.

Stone Payton: [00:09:42] You know, you’ve mentioned that word a couple of times, discipline. I can only imagine the level of mental physical discipline you must have to employ to make it anywhere near the heights that you guys made it. Do you find that that also, though, has carried over into other aspects of your life and helped you navigate that as well?

Robert LaVette: [00:10:00] It has. I mean, you got to be disciplined in any endeavor that you take, and football is really structured and that really helps you later on in life.

Stone Payton: [00:10:12] So I had a chance to interview someone else who played professional football. It’s been a while, but he was describing to me how you watched the film after the fact and man, they capture everything, every mistake. Yeah, you get. You capture the good stuff. That must be interesting. And then they can rewind and show it to you again and again. Again. Is that true? Yeah.

Robert LaVette: [00:10:33] That’s not really the fun part of football, because they. They’re telling you what you did wrong over and over and over and over. Yeah. Yeah. So that’s the part where you want to have a practice where your coach doesn’t have to. You want to have a perfect practice to where you don’t have to hear his mouth.

Stone Payton: [00:10:53] So Ronnie’s going to dominate the world in the financial sector. What are your plans going forward? Are you going to fish and golf and play or have you got some big entrepreneurial business? I think I’m going to.

Robert LaVette: [00:11:03] Fish golf and play and watch my grandsons grow up to be football players. Right now they are 13 and eight and their father is putting them in in really good positions to to play for, you know, you know, the best schools. So I’m excited to to watch them grow up.

Stone Payton: [00:11:20] Yeah. All right. Before we wrap and I didn’t prep these guys for that and maybe I should have but you’ve got you’ve got quite a few folks attention. What would you say to the young people that just might give them a little inspiration, You know, a little bit of wisdom, maybe it’s a hard learned lesson. Maybe it’s just one of those things that just sort of always keep in mind. And we’ll we’ll start with you, Robert. What’s the little little nugget of wisdom that that you might encourage them to keep in mind?

Robert LaVette: [00:11:48] You know, to always obey your parents and to, you know, listen to your teachers and and just try to, you know, emulate, you know, positive in your life.

Stone Payton: [00:12:00] Fantastic.

Ronnie Brown: [00:12:01] Ronnie Yeah. And I think for me, it’s, you know, along with what Robert just said, but also, you know, being fearless and chasing your dreams, you know, and, you know, it’s okay to not fit in. You know, they write books about the people who stand out. And, you know, typically the people who fit in read the books about the people who stood out and so dare to be different. It’s okay to chase your dreams. And so just understanding that and I think that’s a that’s a big part of it, especially now in society with so many negative influences or social media and, you know, people and younger generation trying to be comfortable, I think it’s really important for them to understand and accept their individuality and be okay with that. And so I feel like that’s a that’s a huge part of, you know, society now is, you know, a lot of the pressures of, you know, whether it’s getting likes or this social media thing.

Speaker5: [00:12:57] Yeah.

Ronnie Brown: [00:12:57] Being comfortable with being who you are and chasing your dreams, you know, and sticking to it because it’s going to be a lot of hard work. And so I think that’s a that’s a big part of it.

Stone Payton: [00:13:07] I am so glad I asked. I think we’ve got two chapters in another good book, don’t you, Robert? I think so, yes. Well, gentlemen, thank you both. Thank you for being here. Thank you for joining us on on air. And thank you for everything that you’re doing.

Robert LaVette: [00:13:19] Thank you for having us.

Stone Payton: [00:13:19] Thank you. All right. We’ll be back in a few from the locker room chat.

Intro: [00:00:07] Broadcasting live from the Business RadioX Studios in Atlanta. It’s time for Charitable Georgia. Brought to you by B’s Charitable Pursuits and Resources. We put the fun in fund raising. For more information, go to B’s Charitable Pursuits. Dot com. That’s B’s Charitable Pursuits dot com. Now here’s your host, Brian Pruett.

Stone Payton: [00:00:45] And if you’ve been listening, you know that I am not Brian Pruett. He’s busy. He’s on stage talking to folks and telling them what a great job they’re doing and just doing that Brian Pruett thing. But this is a very special live broadcast of Charitable Georgia. We are at the locker room chat benefiting the all in or all out ministry brought to you in part by the Glenda Mitchell law firm. It is my distinct pleasure now to ask you to join me in welcoming two new guests to the show, Mr. Jedediah Minyard and Miss Mari Dominguez. Welcome. All right, Mari, tell us a little bit about your work and what you’re hoping to accomplish by being here.

Mari Dominguez: [00:01:24] I’m a realtor here in Georgia, and I’m here to accomplish just to meet people, support a really good foundation, a really good cause tonight. It’s great to be out here. The whole setup is beautiful, honestly, and the crowd is amazing.

Stone Payton: [00:01:38] It is an amazing crowd. I interviewed a couple of the professional athletes that I assume are going to be up on the panel and people are going to be asking them questions. So the realty business is I’ve been doing this work for 18 years. I’ve interviewed a lot of realtors. And I think I almost ask them as being a realtor crazy right now. So it’s just being a realtor is just crazy. Isn’t anything to do with it right now, right?

Mari Dominguez: [00:01:58] You’ve got to be crazy to be a realtor.

Stone Payton: [00:02:00] So what else is going on? What is happening these days? And or do we have too much inventory, not enough inventory, interest rates, all that? What’s the State of the Union?

Mari Dominguez: [00:02:08] Definitely both going on. Not enough inventory, interest rates. You know, everybody’s a little bit scared of them right now. Right. Right. So but it’s creating a really good seller’s market. So if people are looking to sell, it’s definitely now is the time to sell. You’re going to get a lot of people looking at your home.

Stone Payton: [00:02:24] So what brings a realtor to an event like this to to make the time, energy, money, commitment to to contribute to this cause and be a part of this event. But why are you here, Maury?

Mari Dominguez: [00:02:36] Well, honestly, just to be involved with the community, you know, it’s not not so much about making the sale. It’s about making friends, about building a village, building the community, and ultimately, hopefully helping somebody out to sell that house or buy that home just out here to meet a bigger community.

Stone Payton: [00:02:51] So what’s your favorite part about the work? What do you what do you enjoy the most?

Mari Dominguez: [00:02:55] Meeting people showing homes, getting to go into the homes and learning all the different designs and styles that are out there, but mainly meeting people. I’m a people person. I can tell people.

Stone Payton: [00:03:08] I knew that when you walked up. So I now live in Woodstock. I moved from from East Cobb and I have found running a little studio there, a Business RadioX studio, just an incredibly supportive business community. And I mean, we even have people in those groups that get together that they’re in the same niche, they’re in the same business, but it’s an incredibly collaborative group. And they just you found that here around as well.

Mari Dominguez: [00:03:33] It’s it’s not selling Sunset, I’ll tell you that. It’s a strong community. Everybody helps each other out. It’s it’s great. It’s a great time to be a realtor right now. Honestly, even though things are kind of weird out there with the market, it’s a great time to be a realtor because the village is strong.

Stone Payton: [00:03:49] So what’s your back story? How did you get involved in real estate?

Mari Dominguez: [00:03:53] Honestly, I just.

Mari Dominguez: [00:03:54] I’ve been a medical biller for about 16 years. And one day I woke up and said, I don’t want to do medical billing anymore.

Stone Payton: [00:04:00] Good for you.

Mari Dominguez: [00:04:01] Yeah. So I got my real estate license and here I am.

Stone Payton: [00:04:04] And what is that process like? You got to jump through some hoops and know some stuff and study and.

Stone Payton: [00:04:09] All that, right?

Mari Dominguez: [00:04:10] It’s a tough test. Let me tell you, that was probably the hardest test I’ve ever taken in my life. Yeah.

Stone Payton: [00:04:16] And then did you did you have a mentor, someone to kind of help you navigate that?

Mari Dominguez: [00:04:21] I do.

Mari Dominguez: [00:04:21] Luckily, my brokerage gives us a mentor. She’s incredible. I could not live.

Stone Payton: [00:04:26] Let’s give her a shout out.

Mari Dominguez: [00:04:27] Shout out to Jackie Dyer.

Speaker4: [00:04:28] All right Jackie.

Mari Dominguez: [00:04:29] couldn’t do this without her. The brokerage is amazing. Like, it’s a community. It is absolutely a village.

Stone Payton: [00:04:35] Yeah. Now, that said, there are a lot of realtors, or at least I’ve met a lot of realtors since I’ve come to to to Cherokee County. Anyway, it must be an incredibly competitive arena. How do you differentiate yourself, I guess is the right way to say how do you try to stand apart? Is it this community involvement? Is that a big part of it?

Mari Dominguez: [00:04:55] It is. It’s the community involvement. It’s being yourself. It really there’s this idea that with the realtor, you have to be the the suit and the tie and very strict and professional. No, just be yourself, be authentic, and people will be drawn to that.

Stone Payton: [00:05:10] Well, that’s refreshing. See that? I can do the math. I couldn’t do so I would never pass this test. But I can be myself.

Mari Dominguez: [00:05:17] You can do it. I believe in you.

Stone Payton: [00:05:19] With you and Jackie mentoring me, We can make it happen. I would starve to death, but hey, I’m glad that we had guys. All right? We got someone else with us as well. We got Jedidiah Minyard. What brings you here, man?

Jedediah Minyard: [00:05:31] Like Mari said, I’m here for the for the community and to. To meet new people and support a wonderful cause.

Stone Payton: [00:05:38] Now, do you. Did you know Mari before this evening?

Jedediah Minyard: [00:05:41] I did.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:05:41] Yeah. We. Mari and I. We do several events together. Oh, wow. We’re a great team. You know, I sell insurance and she sells houses, so.

Stone Payton: [00:05:51] Oh, yeah. Guess that is a good team.

Mari Dominguez: [00:05:53] The village right here.

Stone Payton: [00:05:53] Yeah. There you go. Yeah. So tell us more about your business. What kinds of insurance do you sell? Who are you trying to help?

Jedediah Minyard: [00:05:59] So. So I pretty much deal with all lines of auto home and life insurance and pretty much anything in between.

Stone Payton: [00:06:11] So there again, it strikes me as a very there’s not a lot of physical radio studios. Like I don’t if I had to compete like you guys, I you know again I might starve to death. But but your industry strikes me as like a pretty competitive arena. Is that accurate?

Jedediah Minyard: [00:06:27] It’s it’s really competitive. There’s a lot of brokerages out there. There’s a lot of insurance companies out there. And, you know, and but but fortunately, you know, I mean, if you’re if you’re listening right now, you probably have some line of insurance. So so there’s there’s a lot of there’s a lot of people out there that need insurance. Yeah.

Stone Payton: [00:06:47] If you don’t have it, you probably need it, right? Because I mean, most people, they’ve got a car, a home property and all those things need to be insured and protected. So tell me about the work. Let’s say someone approaches you because they saw you on Business RadioX. So this is a done deal now. They heard you. They heard you on Business Radio X, so they’re knocking down your door. They want to have a cup of coffee with you or whatever. What happens from there? Kind of walk through your process of helping people get properly covered.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:07:14] So I think the most important thing is just understanding the person and and letting them talk for a few minutes and and realizing what it is in their lives. You know, what’s the most important thing to them if we’re talking about life insurance or if we’re talking about your automobile or your home insurance and and just making sure that everything’s properly insured, you know, there’s there’s a lot of different options out there. And a lot of times people I hear it all the time, you know, my daddy had that insurance. So now I have that insurance and and they just kind of get stuck in that in that that that loop. And they never really go out and look. And there’s a lot of other companies out there that, you know, will offer as good a coverage if not better for for a lower price.

Stone Payton: [00:07:59] I love the way that that you began your description of how you work with people in that you listen to them. What a novel idea, right? Yeah. Let’s get to know this person. Right. And ask them what they because, I mean, that’s not always the case, right?

Jedediah Minyard: [00:08:14] Yeah, There’s a lot of questions, you know, that really need to be understood and answered properly to make sure that that, you know, you’re not only getting the proper coverage that you need, but you’re you’re also paying a fair price.

Stone Payton: [00:08:28] Yeah. And back to this village concept, I suspect you lean on the Maury’s of the world a great deal in helping tee you up and refer you to other people and introduce you to other people. And that credibility, that that’s.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:08:43] That’s a 100%. Yeah. I mean, Maury’s been wonderful and really any, anybody in, in the like we said, I mean anybody who owns a house or drives a car, I mean, you know, everybody needs insurance. And I just I think that more people need to to understand their options and get out there and just take a look. And I think that they’ll be surprised that, you know, maybe they have been paying way too much money for a long time.

Stone Payton: [00:09:12] Yeah. So how does how do the other aspects of your sales and marketing work? Like, do you have to advertise? Do you are you out there shaking trees just to get the word out? Or are you or are you like you educating people on some of these topics? I would think education would be a big part of your work.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:09:31] Education is huge. I know.

Stone Payton: [00:09:32] I don’t know anything about it.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:09:33] Right. Yeah, well, a lot of people don’t. And, you know, they just they describe the kind of car that they have. And then, you know, they just expect someone to throw a throw a number at them and they just pay it. So and that’s really you shouldn’t do that. You should you should work with somebody who understands you and knows what your needs are and and and then pay the appropriate price for coverage from there.

Stone Payton: [00:09:57] Yeah. So I have a question for both of you. I’m going to ask Maury first. How do you decide what kinds of events to participate in like this? And then how do you attack it? Like, do you have kind of a game plan of what you’re going to do when you get here? Maury?

Mari Dominguez: [00:10:13] I mean, we set up the table. We have our little fliers we hand out and everything.

Mari Dominguez: [00:10:18] But yeah, being with Jed, he’s also a people person, might be in denial about it, but it makes it easy. You just. I’m here to talk. I’m here to meet people. I’m here to pick up the. The vibes of the whole atmosphere. You know, it’s we just bring the fliers set up, but it’s really about the people. It is honestly getting to know people.

Stone Payton: [00:10:39] And a lot of times when you first meet someone, they may not be anywhere near looking for a home meeting, but you don’t know who knows who and you want to be top of mind and you want to you want to forge that relationship because and you never know who has a sister in law that now wants to move to town because they visited last Christmas and now they want. Right. It’s same with the insurance world. I would think.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:11:01] You have to establish that trust.

Stone Payton: [00:11:03] I bet.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:11:03] 100%. You got to establish trust.

Stone Payton: [00:11:06] All right.

Mari Dominguez: [00:11:07] Going hand in hand with the education that you were mentioning.

Stone Payton: [00:11:09] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mari Dominguez: [00:11:10] One thing. The whole reason, honestly, that Jen and I kind of met is we’re doing workshops to educate people.

Stone Payton: [00:11:16] Oh, are you really?

Stone Payton: [00:11:17] Tell me more about the workshops.

Mari Dominguez: [00:11:19] So they’re homebuyer workshops. You know, right now we’re focusing on first time homebuyers, but we’re open to all types of homebuyers because there’s all types of homebuyers out there. Right. And a lot of people are fearful of buying, especially right now in the market. But there’s so much to learn. And once you have those tools, it empowers people to make the right decision for themselves.

Stone Payton: [00:11:38] What a great idea. And to have both facets at the workshop, not just the one. And you’re able to tap into each other’s extended network, but you guys are smart marketers. So you know this real estate great team. I can tell if this real estate insurance thing doesn’t work out. Maybe you come.

Speaker4: [00:11:54] Maybe. Maybe.

Stone Payton: [00:11:55] Business RadioX.

Speaker4: [00:11:56]

Stone Payton: [00:11:57] Well it’s a lot easier than I make it look. Believe me, anybody can do it. All right. Before we wrap, I want to make sure that our listeners can connect with you guys if they want to have a more substantive conversation, maybe sit down and have a cup of coffee or Business RadioX We usually sit down and have a beer, but whatever your style is. So we’ll start with you, Mari. What’s what do you think is appropriate? Email, LinkedIn, website, that kind of stuff?

Mari Dominguez: [00:12:20] Well, right now with the home buyers workshops, the best place to go is am I ready to buy a home?

Stone Payton: [00:12:26] Eventbrite.com fantastic yet.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:12:29] So. So I guess I’m kind of old school, so I’m Mari’s laughing at me.

Stone Payton: [00:12:38] So here’s my home number.

Stone Payton: [00:12:39] Here’s my address. Come by, we’ll grill a hamburger.

Mari Dominguez: [00:12:41] Send me a fax.

Stone Payton: [00:12:42] Right. Send me a fax.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:12:46] Yeah. I’m that guy to sit down and definitely have a have a cup of coffee and a one on one conversation. But I guess the, the easiest way to to connect with me would be on Facebook at Jedidiah. Jedidiah Vineyard comparison insurance comparison insurance.

Stone Payton: [00:13:03] Right. Jedidiah, did you hear me earlier? Just notice how I went straight to Jed. Like.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:13:07] Yeah, jump, right? Yeah.

Stone Payton: [00:13:10] So he just makes you feel like you can do that, though, right? You spend two minutes in a conversation with him and you’re like. You just start calling him Jed.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:13:15] That’s right. That’s Jedidiah is a mouthful.

Stone Payton: [00:13:18] Well, thank you both for joining us. Thank you for what you’re doing here. Thank you. Keep up the good work. And if you’re up for it and won’t get a nosebleed driving to Woodstock, come see me in studio and we’ll do a more in depth interview with a group of business folks.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:13:31] We’re right down the street from you.

Stone Payton: [00:13:32] Oh, fantastic. We’ll talk more about the workshop. We’d love to have you.

Jedediah Minyard: [00:13:36] Absolutely. Thank you very much.

Stone Payton: [00:13:37] All right. We’ll be back in a few from the locker room chat.

Intro: [00:00:07] Broadcasting live from the Business RadioX Studios in Atlanta. It’s time for Charitable Georgia. Brought to you by B’s Charitable Pursuits and Resources. We put the fun in fund raising. For more information, go to B’s Charitable Pursuits. Dot com. That’s B’s Charitable Pursuits dot com. Now here’s your host, Brian Pruett.

Stone Payton: [00:00:45] Welcome back to the locker room chat. We are broadcasting live from Crosspoint City Church and this is something that Brian Pruett and B’s Charitable Pursuits are putting on in collaboration with Glenda Mitchell Law Firm and a host of sponsors. And it’s to benefit the all in or all out ministry. And we now have with us with a company called wHydrate, Ms.. Jayla Boutwell and Jaylyn Wylie. Welcome to the show.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:01:15] Hello. Thank you for having us.

Stone Payton: [00:01:17] Why are you here and what are you out there trying to do for folks with your stuff?

Jayla Boutwell: [00:01:21] We are here just to kind of give some information about wHydrate. We do IV hydration through infusions. We do injections and just different services to help people feel better with different vitamins and medications.

Stone Payton: [00:01:35] I.v. injection, Like you come to them and do it.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:01:38] Our nurses do.

Stone Payton: [00:01:39] Wow, what a cool concept. Where did this idea come from?

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:01:45] Honestly, I think it’s been around. It’s starting to become more of a prevalent thing. It’s becoming more popular. We’re trying to put ourselves out there so we can spread health and wellness just around.

Stone Payton: [00:01:59] So what’s the backstory with you two? How did you get started in this?

Jayla Boutwell: [00:02:03] My backstory is very funny how it started. I worked at a smoothie king next door to our Kennesaw location, and just from being over there, being able to like, talk to the owners and stuff, that’s how I was able to work at Hydrate Fun.

Stone Payton: [00:02:17] How about you, Jaylyn?

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:02:18] So I originally applied to hydrate a couple months ago as their CNA. I’m actually about to start nursing school here in a little bit, so I thought it would be kind of a cool environment to, you know, where I could learn more and be a little bit more hands on and have a little bit more inside look of what it’s like, you know, being with patients and patient care and things like that.

Stone Payton: [00:02:42] Well, congratulations. I think that is fantastic. What an exciting time for you. All right. So what brings you guys here? What are you hoping to accomplish here?

Jayla Boutwell: [00:02:51] Just with our different services, we have a different a lot of different things that help with cellular recovery. We have things for like addiction recovery. When we were looking into the things about the charity and our services kind of go hand in hand with helping out with that aspect.

Stone Payton: [00:03:09] You feel the same way? I do.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:03:11] I do. We’ve got a specific infusion. The Nadp+ stands for Nicotinamide 8 to 9 Dinucleotide.

Stone Payton: [00:03:22] She’s been studying, hasn’t she? Yes.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:03:25] I have. I kind of just rewires your cells. Everyone naturally has an ad recurring in their cells. And, you know, as you get older, those start to deplete and glossy.

Stone Payton: [00:03:38] Looking at me when she says when you get older.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:03:41] But they start to deplete in those you know, who have previously struggled with addiction and things like that, their cells will naturally start to deplete those NAD levels as well.

Stone Payton: [00:03:51] So there’s a direct connection to this particular third of all in or all out ministries. There’s a direct connection. Yes.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:03:57] So kind of just helps to rewire your cells, you know, brain fog, memory loss, anxiety, PTSD, things like.

Speaker5: [00:04:07] That.

Stone Payton: [00:04:08] So I suspect even if a person is not really suffering from any particular ailment, just periodically tapping into this is probably a good thing.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:04:18] Yes, it’s a good maintenance thing to have done. You know, even if it’s once a week, once a month, you know, every two weeks, whenever you feel like you need it, it’s kind of just like as needed. You need that extra hydration where there seven days a week, you know, to help people out.

Stone Payton: [00:04:34] Yeah. So how do you get the new business? Where do the customers come from?

Jayla Boutwell: [00:04:39] We get a lot of different business from different areas. We have a lot of walk in traffic. We do several events as well as like we promote on social media. Oh yeah, that was our owner.

Speaker5: [00:04:49] Oh.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:04:51] Right there. That’s our owner. Just a lot of like community outreach as well. And we try to do our promoting for through social media and then just telling our friends and family and stuff because majority of the wide rates, they’re family owned. So it’s kind of like a family thing.

Stone Payton: [00:05:05] Oh, really? And so can someone living in a in a market where we don’t have one, can they get involved in some way and talk to your owner and maybe yeah.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:05:13] We do offer franchising opportunities. Oh, okay. I don’t know much about it. I haven’t really looked into it, but I know it is on our website.

Stone Payton: [00:05:20] I’m going to tell your owner you told me I could have one for like $100. Oh, no, no, no, I’m kidding. But no, it sounds like a good business because it genuinely serves people. Yeah, that’s a that’s one of my.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:05:30] Favorite things about working at YJ. Just watching people come in, like if they’re feeling horrible, we have people who just have like, you know, vitamin deficiencies. There’s hangover, there’s stomach bugs, different ailments and stuff, muscle fatigue. T chronic illnesses and then walking out of there like a changed person.

Speaker5: [00:05:47] Wow.

Stone Payton: [00:05:47] She’s done this talk before, hasn’t she? This is what you rattle off when we walk. I was going to ask you when you first started, like working these events and communicating to people, was it a little nerve wracking at first, talking to strangers and trying to explain this to them?

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:06:00] Yes, this is actually my first event. So I’m like, Oh.

Speaker5: [00:06:03] Well, boom, they.

Stone Payton: [00:06:04] Throw you on the.

Speaker5: [00:06:04] Radio? Yep. Oh, wow, that’s great.

Stone Payton: [00:06:07] But now you’ve kind of you’re hitting your stride, You got your and well, and it’s clear that both of you genuinely believe in what you’re doing.

Speaker5: [00:06:15] Yeah, we love it.

Stone Payton: [00:06:16] And apparently have a great deal of respect for for the for the owner and their mission.

Speaker5: [00:06:21] Yes, they’re.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:06:22] Great. They’re awesome people.

Stone Payton: [00:06:23] So what what would make this a really successful event for you guys? What are you hoping comes out of tonight’s energy and effort invested?

Jayla Boutwell: [00:06:32] Just kind of like spreading kind of the influence of basically different infusions, vitamins, infusions. I know before I worked at Weider, I really did not know about like vitamin infusions and stuff, but like after trying different bags and like just watching our different mixes and stuff, it’s cool to see that, like how much like accessible that the vitamins are. I know like you can take supplements and stuff, but you’re never really getting that full amount of vitamins. But then in the infusions it’s more of an immediate effect with those vitamins, like especially like B12 injections, we have magnesium that’s really good for like muscle fatigue, headaches. It’s good for just overall insomnia, stress management, vitamin D, three injections, just different things like that. You really see a change I enjoy, like the vitamin D, three injections. It’s good for like mood stability, bone support, as well as your immune system. And I’ve definitely felt a change more than when I was like taking the supplement or when I wasn’t consistent with like being outside because of my school schedule, work schedule, different things like that.

Stone Payton: [00:07:31] So let’s play this out a little bit. It’s my show. Let’s talk about me for a minute. Okay. So I’ll be 60 in a couple of weeks. Over the last year and a half, I cut quite a bit of weight. I’ve been walking more. I’m healthier than I’ve been in some years. So and I’m eating better, I’m eating cleaner and all that stuff. So someone like me, I don’t really have any ailments to speak of, but I’m much more health conscious. Right? So someone like me, is this something that I would maybe be well served to get on some sort of routine and periodically come and get, I guess a professional would tell me what bags?

Speaker5: [00:08:06] Yeah, for sure.

Stone Payton: [00:08:07] I don’t have hangovers much anymore. I don’t really drink heavy. I do enjoy a bourbon, though. I do it.

Speaker5: [00:08:13] You know, a drink or two.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:08:16] I think we’ve got a couple of different bags that are really good for just overall health and wellness and just like a maintenance, you know, you want to come once a month. We could even just do a plain bag and we have an option to where you can build your own bag. So say one week you’re feeling a little more tired than the next week. You can just either get a B12 injection shot or you could get a B, a plain bag and add B12 as well.

Stone Payton: [00:08:39] Okay. Plain bag is just like saline.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:08:42] Plain saline.

Speaker5: [00:08:42] Bag.

Stone Payton: [00:08:43] It’s like even that’s good for you. A lot of us don’t hydrate enough in general. Is that.

Speaker5: [00:08:47] True? Yes.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:08:48] We really don’t. I know I’m not really good at drinking my water, but I know with our infusions, they all come in a liter of saline or lactated ringer’s. So that’s equivalent to drinking two and a half gallons of water. So it’s like you don’t really think about it like that, but you’re getting your water intake with the infusions.

Stone Payton: [00:09:03] Oh, wow. What interesting work. Well, it is a delight to have you here. Thank you for the work that you’re doing. Let’s make sure before we wrap that people here locally know where the place is and or how they might reach out and connect maybe on any of your socials or if there’s someone they can talk to, what’s the let’s give them some points of connection so that they can get to you guys.

Jaylyn Wylie: [00:09:24] I know our address. We’ve got a couple different locations Kennesaw, Cartersville, Roswell. We also have got a couple different locations. We’ve got one in Chattanooga and Rome, Georgia. Oh, wow. Our location, if you’re trying to find us in Cartersville, I think is 211 South Erwin Street.

Jayla Boutwell: [00:09:44] Yeah, that’s our address. And then we do have every social media. So if you want to find us on Instagram, it’s YJ Cartersville. Same with Facebook. And as well, if you just look up YJ, all of our different locations do have social media and then a different connection. We also do have our our website, which is YJ, so you can find us online.

Stone Payton: [00:10:04] Fantastic. Well, thank you both again for joining us. Keep up the good work. And I’ll tell you what, if if you don’t mind coming to Woodstock some afternoon, you can come in studio maybe with some other local business professionals and come on the Cherokee Business radio show where we do a more in-depth interview. We’d love to have you sometime.

Speaker5: [00:10:22] Thank you.

Stone Payton: [00:10:23] Yeah. All right. We’ll be back in a few from the locker room chat.