Guest Features give selected Red Alpha Studios conversations a permanent home — combining the episode, the story behind the person and the moments that helped us understand more than what everyone else sees.
These stories go beyond the introduction and beyond the episode. Each Guest Feature is built from real conversations, real experiences and the parts of the story that deserve a little more room.
A conversation about autism, equine-assisted programs, opportunity and the people behind Camp Able in Buffalo Gap, Texas.
What began as a conversation about a clothing project at an Abilene coffee shop grew into a friendship spanning fifteen years of creative ideas, business ventures, and mutual encouragement.
Roman Johnson joins Ruben Escalona to talk about learning business by doing, finding new ways to create through music, design and technology, and why acting on an idea matters more than simply having one.
Ruben reconnects with longtime friend Rey Sandoval for a conversation about recovery, faith, identity, family and discovering purpose beyond the past.
From the story behind 30 Days to Freedom to preparing the next generation of leaders, Rey shares what it means to carry lessons forward and create opportunities for others.
A stop at Pop Drinks while traveling through Utah became something bigger when Melanie and her husband Scott recognized an opportunity, asked questions and decided, “We could do this.”
Their decision eventually brought Pop Drinks to Abilene, but Melanie's story reaches beyond how the business began — into theatre, marriage, community, relationships, leadership and what can happen when growth creates room for other people to grow too.
Abe Walzer's story reaches beyond fitness into strength, family, lessons, accountability and what it really means to age well.
The conversation asks a bigger question: what do you want to still be able to do 10, 20 or 30 years from now — and what are you doing today to help make that possible?
Some people look at an empty piece of land and see empty land. Arnaldo Gjocaj sees possibilities.
From growing up inside his family's restaurant to building Cool Cats Liquor, investing in real estate, sacrificing a dream car for a bigger opportunity and filling notebooks with ideas, Arnaldo's story is about what happens when “What if?” becomes “Let's find out.”
Kent Beck joined Behind the X's & O's as the owner of Kent Beck Motors and a longtime Abilene businessman.
The conversation went far beyond cars and business into addiction, anger, marriage, fatherhood, friendship, faith, surrender, restoration and legacy — and the man Kent is still becoming.
Steven and Samantha Bueno share the story behind Kingdom Kutz and Studio 58:11 — and how faith, marriage, family, sacrifice and the promise of Isaiah 58:11 continue to shape what they're building together.
Their story is about more than entrepreneurship. It's about trying to build something meaningful without losing sight of the people and beliefs underneath it.
Some conversations deserve more than a replay link.
Guest Features give us room to pull together the person, the episode, the background and the moments that helped reveal what was really happening underneath the surface.
They aren't transcripts and they aren't advertisements. They're editorial stories built around real people and the things they chose to share with us.
If you're a business owner, creator, community leader or simply somebody with a story and perspective worth sharing, we'd like to hear from you.