We're sitting down with Troy Akers, owner of Dink'd Pickleball! Troy was the former owner of Crumbl Cookies in Evans, which he managed to sell after owning it for only six months! Find out how that led to a pickleball business and what brought him to Augusta in the first place in this week's episode.

Learn more about Dink'd Pickleball at: https://dinkdpickleball.com/

Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Presented by House of Tag! Find them at https://www.houseoftag.com

Community Partners: TheClubhou.se at the Cyber Center & Augusta Podcasts, LLC.

Also Featuring: @AllEqualParts, 2nd City Distilling & Durty Gurl Cocktail Mixers.

Music by C. Lark. Find him wherever you listen to music!

Beer is Brought to You by Savannah River Brewery (Follow them on Facebook!) SavannahRiverBrew.Com

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com

This week we are starting our "Women in Business" series with Claudia Jones and Shalanda Morris of Universal Plumbing. Claudia tells us how Universal Plumbing came to be, and Shalanda gives the story of how she came to work in the family business after travelling around the world.

Learn more about Universal Plumbing at: https://universalplumbinginc.com/

Check out Universal Plumbing on American Stories on Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Rb9H1hdsSM?si=hBt6OFIvRCTc9mpc

Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Presented by House of Tag! Find them at https://www.houseoftag.com

Community Partners: TheClubhou.se at the Cyber Center & Augusta Podcasts, LLC.

Also Featuring: @AllEqualParts, 2nd City Distilling & Durty Gurl Cocktail Mixers.

Music by C. Lark. Find him wherever you listen to music!

Beer is Brought to You by Savannah River Brewery (Follow them on Facebook!) SavannahRiverBrew.Com

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com

Starting off 2025 right, Samantha and James are talking with Rod Coachman and Bob Morgan. Two Fitness coaches share their advice on how you can achieve your resolution to get in shape.

Connect with Rod at Crossfit 1209:

https://www.crossfit1209.com/

Connect with Bob Morgan at Max Fitness:

https://www.maxfitnessaugusta.com/

Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Presented by House of Tag! Find them at https://www.houseoftag.com

Community Partners: TheClubhou.se at the Cyber Center & Augusta Podcasts, LLC.

Also Featuring: @AllEqualParts, 2nd City Distilling & Durty Gurl Cocktail Mixers.

Music by C. Lark. Find him wherever you listen to music!

Beer is Brought to You by Savannah River Brewery (Follow them on Facebook!) SavannahRiverBrew.Com

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com

James and Samantha are talking with Dean Smith from Veterans Pressure Washing and Blaine Bailey from Tranter Grey Media this week. Dean tells us the story of how he connected with Blaine to create the best reviewed pressure washing business in the CSRA.

Connect with Veterans Pressure Washing:

https://veteranspw.com/

Connect with Tranter Grey Media:

https://trantergrey.com/

Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Presented by House of Tag! Find them at https://www.houseoftag.com

Community Partners: TheClubhou.se at the Cyber Center & Augusta Podcasts, LLC.

Also Featuring: @AllEqualParts, 2nd City Distilling & Durty Gurl Cocktail Mixers.

Music by C. Lark. Find him wherever you listen to music!

Beer is Brought to You by Savannah River Brewery (Follow them on Facebook!) SavannahRiverBrew.Com

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com

James and Samantha sit down this week with Kate from 2nd City Distillery. She tells us all about the exciting events, products. and future of 2nd City Distillery.

Connect with 2nd City:

https://secondcitybeverageco.com/

On Instagram: @secondcitydistillery

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecondCityDistilling/

And visit them in person at:

4 8th St. Augusta, GA 30901

Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Presented by House of Tag! Find them at https://www.houseoftag.com

Community Partners: TheClubhou.se at the Cyber Center & Augusta Podcasts, LLC.

Also Featuring: @AllEqualParts, 2nd City Distilling & Durty Gurl Cocktail Mixers.

Music by C. Lark. Find him wherever you listen to music!

Beer is Brought to You by Savannah River Brewery (Follow them on Facebook!) SavannahRiverBrew.Com

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com

Today: Part 2 of 2 of introducing the next generation of DropTheDis. Samantha and James kick off their times as the new hosts by interviewing outgoing hosts, David and Chris, about their decision to step away from the show and what's next for them, as well as the podcast.

Stay Connected with David and Chris:

• David @David_Bash
• Chris on Facebook

• Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com

Today: Part 1 of 2 of introducing the next generation of DropTheDis. Samantha and James join the show to talk about their experiences as community leaders in Augusta, where their passion for Augusta comes from, and how they have involved themselves in the Augusta community.

Connect with them:

• Samantha @Sammy_Lovee11
• James @The1TrueJames

• Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Presented by House of Tag! Find them at https://www.houseoftag.com

Community Partners: TheClubhou.se at the Cyber Center & Augusta Podcasts, LLC.

Also Featuring: @AllEqualParts, 2nd City Distilling & Durty Gurl Cocktail Mixers.

Music by C. Lark. Find him wherever you listen to music!

Beer is Brought to You by Savannah River Brewery (Follow them on Facebook!) SavannahRiverBrew.Com

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com

Today: Meet Tara Simkins. Her career started as an influential lawyer in "Big Law" in Atlanta and included a plethora of engaging stories. One day, it turned completely on its head, which resulted in her creating an even more incredible impact on Augusta as well as helping to create millions of dollars in charitable impact (as well as The Soul-u-tions podcast!).

Connect with her:

• https://www.tarasimkins.com/ (https://www.tarasimkins.com/)

• https://pressonfund.org/ (https://pressonfund.org/)

• On Instagram: @TaraRiceSimkins & @SoulShineLabs

And check out her podcast!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-u-tions/id1632280865 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-u-tions/id1632280865)

Learn More & Keep up: on Instagram @SavannahRiverBrew and at https://www.savannahriverbrew.com/.

Presented by House of Tag! Find them at https://www.houseoftag.com

Community Partners: TheClubhou.se at the Cyber Center & Augusta Podcasts, LLC.

Also Featuring: @AllEqualParts, 2nd City Distilling & Durty Gurl Cocktail Mixers.

Music by C. Lark. Find him wherever you listen to music!

Beer is Brought to You by Savannah River Brewery (Follow them on Facebook!) SavannahRiverBrew.Com

Also Presented By Listeners like You! Https://patreon.com/dropthedis

Check out our production company: GetUpProductions.com