Rambling Business

We leave our Julian, California business series and head east across the Arizona border to the city of Glendale. Here Rick and Judy walked into history and stayed at the Gaslight Inn Bed and Breakfast. Learn how Teresa Outzen and her husband Pete Gliniak went from a heartbreaking business venture to a successful popular B&B. www.RamblingBusiness.com for the complete multimedia experience Subscribe on ITunes --- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We finish our Julian, California business series by going back to its beginning-The Julian Gold Rush. Here Rick and Judy walked into the Eagle Gold Mine and traced the ore car tracks deep into the mountain where others have struck it rich. Learn about the history of the Eagle Mining Company and what 3rd generation Paul and Craig Nelson are doing today to preserve it. Subscribe on ITunes -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR www.RamblingBusiness.com for the full multimedia experience.

We continue our Julian, California business series with a hop, skip and jump to the area's premier birdwatcher resource store, the Birdwatcher. Here Rick and Judy dropped by for a chat with Brenda Campbell who told them the story how she and her husband Rick turned a passion into a thriving business which nurtures the birdwatching passion of others. Check out our the total multimedia experience -- www.ramblingbusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We continue our Julian, California business series by dropping by a very unique shop known to bikers all over Southern California. Rick and Judy had the pleasure of meeting Nancy Pisano who turned her passion of riding a “full-dressed hog” into a Harley Davidson biker accessory shop. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe and leave a review on ITUNES ! http://ow.ly/cPSd305h2Jp

We leave Escondido, California business series and move south into the mountains to the town of Julian. The first stop in our Julian, California business is the Julian Gold Rush Hotel B&B . Rick and Judy had the pleasure of staying at was the family-run, national historic landmark where they spoke to co-owner, Radne and learned about the history of this B&B built in the 1890s. www.RamlingBusiness.com Subscribe and review on ITunes! http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We finish our Escondido, California business series by venturing back into the California hills. Rick and Judy stayed at the Ranch in Bandy Canyon when visiting Escondido. Here they were surprised at how this functioning Ranch has been preserved since 1870. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes --

We continue our Escondido, California business series by soaring to new heights. Rick and Judy met with Harmony Chute at Trapeze High acrobatic school of Escondido where Rick and Judy not only learned about the history of the school, but got a chance to swing on the trapeze. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes ---http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We move much farther south to the hills of Southern California to another historic town, Escondido. Compared to other areas of California, Escondido entered the California wine industry a little later. Rick and Judy talked to Francisco Cordiano of Cordiano Winery to learn the unique story of how the Cordiano family practically started the wine industry in this area. Check out the full multimedia experience at www.ramblingbusiness.com or subscribe and leave a review on Itunes --->http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We finish our San Juan Capistrano Business series by getting on board at a converted train station and rail cars at the Vintage Steakhouse. Rick and Judy met with Heather Tran of the Vintage Steak House and learned how she and her husband, Chris, stepped into history to carry on a tradition. See the multimedia experience at www.ramblingbusiness.com Subscribe on Itunes . http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We continue our San Juan Capistrano Business series by meeting a business you wouldn’t think existed in San Juan Capistrano, dairies. Rick met with Rey Rivera of MRV Dairy Solutions and learned how MRV changed the way milk is sold in California.

Prism of Rhythm's (family band)latest release--"Francisco". Amber Rose Manley (daughter)--Lead vocals Brandon Norris (son)--Backup Vocals Devin S Norris (son)--Keyboards Judy Stepan-Norris --Percussion Satya Fuentes (Devin's girlfriend)--Backup Vocals Sarah Lloyd (Brandon's girlfriend)-- cello Rick E Norris (guitar) Spencer Lere (Drums, Engineer) Music and Lyrics by Rick E Norris Produced by Rick E Norris, Devin S Norris and Spencer Lere Hear the Rambling Business podcast series "Haight Ashbury Business" which inspired the song.

We leave our Costa Mesa Construction Business series and move down the California coast to the mission town of San Juan Capistrano. Rick and Judy met Eddie Del Canto and Rey Rivera from Compsure Insurance solutions. Now if you think insurance is a boring subject, consider Compsure’s success record of setting the world on fire by slashing this cost to their small business customers by using a proprietary model. Their methodology can be duplicated in probably any industry. www.RamblingBusinss.com

We continue our Costa Mesa Construction Business series. If you have been following us, Rick and Judy are sharing the stories of the small businesses who helped them do a major remodel. Today we tell the unique story of their plumbing contractor, Hybrid Plumbing, and its founder Steve Hammett and why he said “no” to new business. www.RamblingBusiness.com

We continue our Costa Mesa Construction Business series. If you have been following us, Rick and Judy are sharing the stories of the small businesses that worked on their house. Today we tell the unique story of their heating and air conditioning contractor, Family Heating and Air, and its founder who learned the trade after bombing Hitler during WWII. www.RamblingBusiness.com

We leave the Idyllwild business series and head back to the Orange County coastal city of Costa Mesa. Today we start one of our industry-specific series: Costa Mesa Construction Business! Rick and Judy will bring you the small businesses that worked on their house, giving it a complete remodel and facelift. Each week we will interview a different contractor or supplier and what we learned from the running of their businesses in the risky construction industry. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe in Itunes --http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We conclude our Idyllwild business series by looking at unique country gourmet food. Rick talked to the owners of Coyote Red’s, Bryan Tallent and Jon Stonitsch, on how they have become a primary outlet for some of the most unique foods of the country. www.RamblingBusiness.com

We continue our Idyllwild business series by visiting Paul and Katie White of the Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew. Here Rick, Judy, grandma and great aunt Gilda stumbled onto this one of kind culinary havens among the forests above Palm Springs. Learn how an infantry instructor and baker married the yeast in their respective passions (beer and baked goods) to make one of the most unique businesses in Idyllwild. www.RamblingBusiness.com Subscribe on ITunes -- http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We leave our Ashland Oregon business and fly back down to the little town of Idyllwild, which is in the California mountains just above Palm Springs. Here Rick met Eric and Jessica Landis of the El Buen Cacao (Ka-Cow) chocolate shop where Rick learned how a former archeologist and anthropologist turned heads by making the purest of chocolate like the Mayans. www.ramblingbusines.com Subscribe on Itunes --http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR

We continue our Ashland Oregon business by visiting Kevin Broadie at Ex Nihilo Restaurant. Hear what Rick learned about how Kevin bought his European chef training to this small Shakespearian town to create something special out of nothing. Subscribe and leave a review on ITUNES--http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR For the full multimedia podcast, go to www.ramblingbusiness.com

We drive up north from Sonoma up to the great state of Oregon. But we are not stopping at just any Oregon town, but the Shakespearean town of Ashland. Here Rick and Judy met Andy Card of Oberon’s Restaurant and Bar and how Andy and his wife Sachta transformed a restaurant to fit in with the Shakespearian culture. www.ramblingbusiness.com Subscribe and review on Itunes ---> http://ow.ly/Mm5d305iwvR