Author: Michael Cheney

Ep.4 Jessica Smith – Awkwardly Strong

Michael Cheney


paulaJessica has always been obsessed with stories, to the point of being grounded from books while in middle school. She loves them in any form, reading books, watching movies, talking with others and creating them by experiencing life to the fullest. Jessica grew up in a small farming community and was the first in her family to receive a college degree at BYU-Hawaii. There she studied International Cultural Studies with an emphasis in Communications. She has used this as she wrote her first book, Awkwardly Strong and as she continues to write, learn and grow.  Read More…

Ep.3 Sariah Howard – MyCloudTales

Michael Cheney

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Sariah Howard

Sariah didn’t recognize the entrepreneurial spirit within herself until after graduating with her bachelor’s degree and realizing she wanted the ability to choose her own lifestyle and the freedom to develop ideas that always seemed to simmer within her mind and heart.

The decision to follow her heart and act on what was in her mind has presented many stepping stones to get her to where she is right now – creating stories of all kinds through landscape photography and books using the shapes and patterns found with the clouds that grace our skies. Which she fondly calls, Cloud Tales. …Read More

Ep.2 James Watanabe – Watanabe Enterprises

Michael Cheney


logoSo today’s guest is James Watanabe.  An entrepreneur at heart. James has spent most of his career working with early to late stage start up ventures. He is a resourceful, hard working, leader and a collaborator interested in constructing successful partnerships and win win deals regardless of business space.

James has successfully developed products and taken them to market in multiple verticals and is co-founder and VP of Sales & Marketing with Watanabe Enterprises and is responsible for developing and selling products and services into the Federal Government space…Read More