Attorney and Small Business Advisor; Ecological economics; Organization design;
Mark and I discuss the difficulty of moving a city forward. The challenges of commissions, public comments and local leadership in the public and private…
Lasse mixes a good blend of pop culture, free market politics, sports (Packer fan), and video games. He’s the Director of Media Outreach for the Evergreen Freedom Foundation and co-host of The Weekly Blend a podcast about video games and pop culture.
I nerd it up with game geek Lasse Lund and discuss the changing times of the video game industry. At minute mark 31 we dive…
Nathan hails from Australia and owns the beautiful Swantown Inn B&B in the Eastside neighborhood of Olympia with is wife Casey.
I finally get to talk to the man behind the idea of ‘Olympia, the Basecamp’. We talk about tourism for our area, the challenges of…
Faith is the CEO of FLTConsulting has been providing professional services to state agencies, cities and counties, transit authorities, Native American tribes, and non-profit organizations since 1992. She lives with her family in Olympia, WA and I didn’t serve her wine for our interview.
Faith has worked with plenty of government agencies over the years and surprisingly she still is excited about paying her taxes. We talk about how…
Downtown Liaison and Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Olympia.
Brian Wilson is Olympia’s new Downtown Liasion/Code Enforcement Officer or as he likes to call himself: “Downtown Listener”. We talk about the recent events at…
Brandon Rosage is a 29-year-old web designer, developer and Ushahidi about to make the big move with his family to Austin, Texas.
For one last time I am sitting down with Brandon in the Einmaleins studio to discuss the last year of media production, his upcoming move…
Douglas Scott is what some consider an amazing person. Owner of Exotic Hikes Olympic Peninsula’s Expert Guide Service who love talking about hiking, hockey and politics.
I’m sitting down with Douglas Scott, the Rick Steves of the Olympic Peninsula, who wants you to fall in love with the Olympic National Park…
Jake drinks too much Red Bull, digs code and eats really hot tacos for breakfast. Essentials for a really good designer.
Jake and I talk about a far away place called Southern California. I teach him the ‘Wort der Woche’ and we talk about how many…
Mathias Eichler gets invited to join ‘Sustainable Thurston’ a community-wide conversation about the future of Thurston County.
Chief Consultant for The WinterEichler Group, connector, strategist, speaker, inspirer, husband to Rachel, dad of two girls.
Seth and Mathias discuss launching your small business in this global economy. Welcome to our new podcast, this is exciting!
Mathias catches the Ski Bus to White Pass with Alpine Experience and has fun in the snow.
Seth and Mathias share their passion for food and wine and business that is run as if there’s a unicorn hiding in the back room…
Marketing for public places and positioning yourself on a global marketing place. Two topics we tackle in this week’s episode of ‘Passion Is Business’.
Seth comes back from and Mathias is about to head to vacation. A show full of sunshine, swimming and dreams of owning a restaurant in…
Seth and Mathias discuss launching your small business in this global economy. Welcome to our new podcast, this is exciting!
Seth and Mathias share their passion for food and wine and business that is run as if there’s a unicorn hiding in the back room…
Marketing for public places and positioning yourself on a global marketing place. Two topics we tackle in this week’s episode of ‘Passion Is Business’.
Seth and Mathias discuss launching your small business in this global economy. Welcome to our new podcast, this is exciting!
Seth and Mathias share their passion for food and wine and business that is run as if there’s a unicorn hiding in the back room…
Marketing for public places and positioning yourself on a global marketing place. Two topics we tackle in this week’s episode of ‘Passion Is Business’.
Seth comes back from and Mathias is about to head to vacation. A show full of sunshine, swimming and dreams of owning a restaurant in…
Always on the fringes of public service and community service, Brian campaigned for Jerry Brown for President in 1976, 1980, and 1992. Working as an Information Systems Technician for CETEC Solutions, a division of the Charles E. Thomas Company of Gardena, California since 2003, Brian relocated to Olympia in 2006 to head up the company’s Western Washington operations. In 2010, he and his wife opened Autumnwood Child Care, a state licensed in-home family child care business. Since moving to the area he has been active in community service as an organizer and grassroots advocate, and in public service, campaigning for Patty Murray and Adam Smith in state government, and either fighting for or against senate and house bills, and initiatives on the ballot.
Olympia City Council candidate Brian Tomlinson sat down with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler for an election season chat about which must come first…
Rhenda Strub, 55, is an environmental consultant that was elected to the city council in 2007. She seeks office to stimulate market-rate housing in downtown Olympia, bring non-profit Artspace to the city to develop artist housing, and to reduce homelessness.
Olympia City Councilwoman Rhenda Strub keeps “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler laughing throughout a fun and heavy conversation about why Arts Walk is only…
“I’m single-mindedly focused on accomplishing just one critical political goal: Replacement of our Republican City Council structure (in which only 7 out of (tilde) 47,000 Olympians make the city’s decisions) to a Directly Democratic structure in the city of Olympia’s government, in which all Olympians make such critical decisions for ourselves, without any intermediary.” - Democritus Blantayre
Democritus Blantayre sits down for a heady conversation with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler about running for office in an effort to bring “Direct…
Jim Cooper has spent the past 15 years working for non-profit, corporate and government organizations, including serving as executive director at “TOGETHER!”, president of the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention, member of the American Legion and member of RUaD, the statewide coalition to reduce underage drinking.
As an Army veteran and activist, Cooper works for issues that affect health and safety while aiming at his personal goal for Olympia to become the best place in America to grow up and live. He loves the outdoors and lives in Olympia with his wife Thomasina and their two black labs.
Olympia City Council candidate Jim Cooper sits down with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler for an election season chat about “game-changing” decisions the city…
In its first episode, “Go Outside and Play” follows Olympia’s outdoor athletes from Capitol Forest to downtown Olympia in their multi-sport race to win the…
Alpine Experience sent Einmaleins.TV down the Chehalis-Western Trail for its “Master of Faster For a Cure” run, walk and stroll event that helped fight childhood…
The Alpine Experience sent Einmaleins.TV into downtown Olympia for its two-day fall Arts Walk event to soak up the live music, art showcases, fresh food…
Monsters and trick-or-treaters flocked to more than 50 downtown Olympia storefronts to get outside and play on Halloween, and host Mathias Eichler brings viewers along…
Mathias catches the Ski Bus to White Pass with Alpine Experience and has fun in the snow.
Alpine Experience gets me over the hump after an injury to get back on a bike. Ian from the Bike Stand takes me on a…
Stephen Buxbaum was elected to the Olympia City Council in 2009 and has served in Washington state government as assistant director for housing, managing director for community development and executive director of the Rural Development Council.
Olympia mayoral candidate Stephen Buxbaum sat down for a relaxed chat with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler about development, urban housing, when to say…
Engage, people! If you choose to have a presence on Twitter and Facebook for your business, don’t just push your content. But interact and respond…
Here’s a question: How do we, ‘the young kids’ connect, gain respect and share with the older generation?
After the S&P drops the US credit rating form AAA to AA+ Mathias suggests, that this has less to do with spreadsheet calculations but with…
Olympia Assistant City Manager Jay Burney takes “Live Life Loud” host Mathias Eichler behind the scenes of the new Hands On Children’s Museum in the…
Olympia Assistant City Manager Jay Burney takes “Live Life Loud” host Mathias Eichler behind the scenes of the new Hands On Children’s Museum in the…
Karen Rogers is an Olympia city councilwoman and works for the Washington State Liquor Control Board as a rules coordinator and policy specialist. She previously served at the Department of Ecology and the Washington State House of Representatives, where she helped draft a bill creating the Puget Sound Partnership.
Rogers also serves on the City of Olympia Utility Advisory Committee and the Thurston County Planning Commission.
Olympia mayoral candidate Karen Rogers sat down with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler to offer her take on how to bring more residents and…
Dick Pust has served on Olympia’s planning commission, co-chaired the Olympia Citizens for Schools, was a founding board member of the South Sound Reading Foundation, and served on the Salvation Army Advisory Board.
Olympia mayoral candidate Dick Pust sat down with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler for a personal chat about the former KGY radio voice’s…
After living in many places around the world as the son of a Navy chaplain, Nathaniel Jones came back to settle in Olympia 20 years ago. He is a husband, a father of two daughters, a former precinct committee officer for the Thurston County Democrats, and a former board member of the Olympia Unitarian Universalist church.
His professional experience is in community planning and public transportation, including managing multi-million dollar budgets and working closely with local governments and community stakeholders. He has worked at General Administration for the past six years, including as staff to the Capitol Lake committee and being in charge of completing the Law Enforcement Memorial and Heritage Park.
Nathaniel Jones joined “You Make Olympia” in a discussion about doorbelling, grilling, tourism in Olympia, urban living and which problems are most important to tackle…
George Sharp is the executive director of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor and Convention Bureau.
George Sharp, executive director of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor and Convention Bureau, joined the conversation on RSVP Tuesday about Washington state’s challenge to promote tourism…
