I sit down with former Taylor Swift manager and all around good-doer Rick Barker: In Rick's words: I am the President and CEO of the Music Industry Blueprint in Nashville, TN. I’m a manager, entrepreneur, author, and consultant focusing on the recent changes in the music business. By sharing my experience and insider tips, I help my clients understand the music business and fast-track their steps to success. While those things describe my business life, the titles that I love the most are the ones that describe my personal life: Sober, Christian, Husband, and Father. I grew up in Alabama and was raised by my mom. Growing up with very little in way of money and resources, I developed a work ethic and learned to hustle at the age of 12. By the age of 14, I was helping my mom financially support my brothers and sister. I was not a fan of the traditional education system. I found myself doing just enough to get by in the classes that didn’t interest me, yet excelling in those that did. At the age of 17, my life changed dramatically when I moved to California to live with my dad. I got involved with the wrong crowd and ended up quitting high school. Later, I found myself addicted to drugs and living homeless on the streets of LA. On April 4 1989, after battling a cocaine addiction, I got on my knees and prayed that God would let me die. Yet, God had other plans for me. These plans included sobriety, pursuing my dream of being on the radio, marrying my wife (Jill), having two great children (Brianna and Logan), and one day meeting and managing Taylor Swift. All of these trials and tribulations influenced me to become the man I am today. My motto is “Your Past Does Not Define Your Future” and I am living proof of that.

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The Ex-Spacehog Vocalist talks to host Wes Geer about his musical success, journey through recovery and his latest solo project Leeds ahead of the release of the album ‘Everything’s Dandy’. From Straw Hut Media 

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Brandon Mendenhall was born with Cerebral Palsy. Doctors did not hold out much hope that he would even walk, let alone live a productive life as he has limited mobility on his left side and zero mobility in his left hand. Despite these physical challenges and the setbacks that came with them, Brandon was always […] From Straw Hut Media

Brandon Mendenhall & Sébastien Paquet

We were joined by the one and only Peter Keys!! Peter is a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and has worked with many legendary musicians from George Clinton, Peter Tork, Marty Friedman, Snoop Dogg, Isaac Hayes and more! Keys is a sober legendary rockstar and you won’t want to miss this episode with him on Rock To Recovery From Straw Hut Media

Peter Keys

Tony Hoffman is a motivational speaker, Olympics coach for BMX, founder of Freewheel Project, and is a host of his own podcast ‘One Choice’. Tune in to hear his inspirational story on how he turned his life around from being a homeless drug addict living on the streets. From Straw Hut Media

Tony Hoffman

Petra Conti is the Ambassador of the Italian ballet in the world since 2014. She has performed on some of the most important stages around the world and she held the Prima Ballerina status at the prestigious La Scala Ballet company in Milan, Italy. She has also been a Principal Dancer with Boston Ballet, and is […] From Straw Hut Media

Petra Conti

Brent Bolthouse

don Jose Ruiz was born in Mexico City, Mexico and was raised in Tijuana, Mexico. When he was 21 he came to live in the U.S. with his father, don Miguel Ruiz. From a very young age don Jose was guided by many teachers present in his life including, his mother and father, his grandmother Sarita, and several other Naguals. Through masterful guidance by his teachers and amazing life experiences with precision synchronicity, Jose came to 'silent knowledge'; he witnessed the world as it is, without any story. From Straw Hut Media

don Jose Ruiz

Recovery Advocate, Public Speaker and TV Personality Tara Conner joins host Wes Geer in this weeks Rock to Recovery Radio Podcast. As a survivor of sexual abuse, she experienced suicidal ideation from the young age of 7. She struggled with mental health issues and with a history of alcoholism in her family she had her […] From Straw Hut Media

Tara Conner

Rob Milucky

From a father who played Russian Roulette with her as a little girl to her own struggles with addiction and her husbands substance abuse, the Addiction and Recovery coach talks to Wes Geer about her latest book ‘I Married a Junky’, having over 20 years sober and her unique coaching and treatment techniques. From Straw Hut Media

Dr. Cali Estes

Wes sits down with Justin Warfield and discusses what brought him from addiction and into the vortex of radness.

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KROQ Radio Personality and Ex-Loveline host Mike Catherwood joins host Wes Geer to talk about his battles with addiction. After starting drinking at an early age, his substance abuse kick started throughout his teenage years. With his cocaine and alcohol use out of control, he hit rock bottom after he drove loaded into a tree […] From Straw Hut Media

Mike Catherwood

TSOL frontman Jack Grisham joins Wes on this edition of Rock to Recovery.

Jack Grisham

Megan Holiday is living her dream as the night show host at KROQ and also the midday host at sister station ALT 1053(previously LIVE 105) in San Francisco. Megan absolutely loves what she gets to do and believes if she has made one person smile during their commute that she has done her job. When Megan is not working, she […] From Straw Hut Media

Megan Holiday

Wesley Geer of Rock to Recovery and formerly of Korn each week interviews rad musicians, rockstars, celebs, people, that have overcome their demons to thrive in an industry rife with challenges.

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