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Tori Arnold - Summer Moon Coffee

Tori Arnold is the franchisee with her husband, Chad, of Summer Moon Coffee, a Texas-based wood-fired coffee roaster that people drive across town to savor. They are opening the third Summer Moon location in the metro soon. Tori grew up in Dallas, the middle of three daughters. She has a close-knit family and was home-schooled by her mother until she went to college on a volleyball scholarship to Southwestern Christian University in Bethany. Tori and Chad met in college and have a shared love for God, family, and entrepreneurship. Their first venture together was flipping a house and since then they have started a business and built a house together. We are impressed! Welcome, Tori to Action City! 

Wine with Rosemary Walker

Special episode with our first return guest, Rosemary Walker! She shares her secrets for staying fit and gives a sneak peek into the restaurant she planning on opening in LA next year. Using her sommelier and general management expertise, she's on a roadshow to raise the funds it will take to get to the finish line. Welcome Rosie to Action City, again! 

Willie McNeal - Mac or Die Productions

Willy James McNeal III is an entertainer at heart. Born in NE Oklahoma City, Will loved being on stage as a kid. When he was in middle school he joined a dance group, Sex Mob. They traveled all over the southeast during his teenage years experiencing the highs and lows of childhood fame. In his early twenties, Will met his wife, Toni, of 15 years of and they have built a beautiful family of five. Will co-hosts, Go Ask Your Daddy, a live Facebook show on Tuesday nights. He produces content for his YouTube channel, Macordie, and his Instagram, @willymac_. We’re on the edge of our seats waiting to hear what he’ll be up to next. Welcome to Action City Will! 

Megan Radford - #FreeBritney

Megan Radford is a #FreeBritney advocate from Oklahoma City, OK. She helps plan courthouse rallies in LA and co-manages @FreeBrineyLA social accounts. Megan has appeared in the documentaries Framing Britney Spears and Controlling Brinet Spears both by the New York Times and available on Hulu. She is a marketing director, wife, and mom to 3-year-old Brecken. Welcome to Action City. 

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OKC Foodcast

Today, I had the pleasure of talking to two of the three hosts of the podcast, OKC Foodcast.  Nabeel and Cristina are immigrants who made their way to OKC in their late teens. Becoming friends as adults, they bonded over their shared love for food. They now host OKC Foodcast with their third cohost, Josh, who couldn’t make it today. I loved talking about all things food and learning about their favorite OKC spots. You can catch their podcast, OKC Foodcast, every Monday. Welcome, Nabeel and Cristina to Action City.

Melissa Pepper - Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma

Melissa Pepper has served as the Chief Development Officer of Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma since April 2017 when she was recruited to manage fund development, business and community relations and a $13.2 million dollar capital campaign to build a new urban STEM camp.  Prior to Girl Scouts, she worked for OETA Foundation as their Major Gifts Officer and Myriad Botanical Gardens as their Director of Festivals and Events.  

Before moving to Oklahoma City in 2012, she was the Event Manager for The Kansas City Zoo.  A graduate of The University of Kansas, she earned a BS in Journalism and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.  She has been a long-time community volunteer in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma for organizations such as Head Start, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, and Ronald McDonald House, just to name a few.  Melissa was a member of Leadership OKC Class 37 and a proud mother of her five-year-old son, Jack. Please welcome Melissa to action city! 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynn Muir - Railyard Pie Company

Lynn Muir is the co-founder and head baker of Railyard Pie Company. Growing up, Lynn learned to make pies from her grandmother. After living all over the United States as a kid, she learned the skill of making friends. She made her final stop in Edmond, Oklahoma, where her pie shop resides today. Her story is, in a word, inspiring, and she’s living proof that believing in yourself means you can accomplish anything. Now you can find her pies at Sunnyside Diner, and her shop is located in the railyard. Please welcome Lynn to Action City!

Jenee Naifeh Lister - Wealth Management Advisor

Jenee Naifeh Lister is a Wealth Management Advisor in Oklahoma City providing high net worth clients a wide array of investment services including wealth management, retirement planning, estate planning, and investment development. After graduating Casady School in 1982, Jenee completed an undergraduate degree in Finance and Economics from Oklahoma State University. Jenee joined her current firm in 1988. In 2004, she earned the Certified Investment Manager Analyst (CIMA®) designation through the Investment Management Consultants Association in conjunction with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Jenee currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Casady School, Oklahoma City University, and The United Way of Central Oklahoma. Jenee and her husband, Darren, reside in Oklahoma City. They have two children, Dylan age 33, and Madelyn age 19, a current student at Tulane University. 

Cody Laurendi

Cody Laurendi is a native of Melbourne, FL! Growing up near NASA, he watched numerous space shuttle launches and that must have planted the seed to explore the world around him. Luckily professional soccer, hard work, and a ton of resilience have taken him from Belgium to Puerto Rico, Austin, Los Angeles, and finally OKC. After 5 years as OKC Energy’s starting goalie, Cody is retired and settled into life as an entrepreneur. He still has his hands in the soccer world as a registered intermediary or soccer agent, an advisor to Soccer Allies, and a soon-to-be podcast host. Cody is met his wife, Allison, in 2018. They call Oklahoma City home. Welcome to Action City Cody!! 

Alison Naifeh - Location Professional

Alison Naifeh Dick brings 25 years of experience as a Location Professional in Oklahoma. Alison began her career in Los Angeles working for Canon Film Group and NBC Productions. She has served many roles in the industry: Location Manager, Assistant Location Manager, Location Directorial/Location Scout, and Production Coordinator. Alison’s current credits include feature films; “ Stillwater”, “American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story” and Hulu/ FX Series, “Reservation Dogs”. Additional credits include: “August Osage County” (2013), “The Veil” (2014), “Starbright” (2016) Location Management Department, “WildLife”(2016) Scout, and “I Can Only Imagine” Directors Scout/Location Scout (2016).

 

Alison’s prestigious National Commercial resume includes work with Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Nike, Foot Locker, Sprint, True Religion, Mountain Dew, Air Jordan/Michael Jordan, NBA, and numerous national works.

 

Allison is a native of Oklahoma. She grew up in Enid and attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Southern California both in their Film and TV schools. Alison, welcome to Action City!