Fowler and Friends

Hosted by Jake Fowler

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Fowler & Friends is a podcast rooted in Ohio and dedicated to the pursuit of truth. Hosted by Jake Fowler, the show features entrepreneurs, innovators, and disciplined leaders who are building strong families, strong communities, and lasting institutions. These conversations center on intellectual honesty, civic responsibility, and the work required to shape a thriving future — starting in Ohio, with principles that reach far beyond it.

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October 5, 2026Episode 681 hr 6 min

Episode 68: The Ohio Update #2

In Episode 68, Jake returns to The Ohio Update with a different question: Ohio is building consequential things, but what kind of people and institutions are actually capable of carrying what comes next? Using David McCullough’s The Pioneers as the lens, Jake looks at the habits and virtues that helped turn settlement into a functioning society: competence, duty, usefulness, judgment, education, sacrifice, and the willingness to carry responsibility when it is actually yours to carry. From Rufus Putnam and Manasseh Cutler to modern Ohio’s housing, infrastructure, public defense, local journalism, aerospace, AI, and workforce challenges, this conversation is really about civic capacity. Capable people matter. Competent institutions matter. And neither citizens nor institutions get to demand their rights while abandoning their duties. The question underneath all of it is simple: what do we owe the Ohio that comes after us? Jake’s answer is everything within our capacity to leave it stronger, freer, more truthful, and more durable. Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

September 15, 2026Episode 671 hr 15 min

Episode 67: Taylor Fowler

Jake sits down with his wife, Taylor Fowler, for a real conversation about his online coaching business Fowler Fit, family, time, and what it looks like to build something together when life is already full. If you’re trying to grow a business, side hustle, or creative project without letting it take over your family, this one will hit close to home. What starts as a check-in about podcasting turns into a bigger conversation about focus, lead generation, content, yoga, parenting, and why the work you avoid is usually the work that moves things forward. At its core, this conversation is about shared vision, ownership, and creating something that actually lasts. Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

September 1, 2026Episode 6652 min

Episode 66: The Ohio Update #1

In Episode 66, Jake launches the first volume of The Ohio Update , a new Fowler and Friends series built around a question he keeps coming back to: Ohio is building consequential things, but are we doing it with truth, responsibility, and civic purpose in mind so that what we build will actually last? This episode features Jake trying to make sense of a bigger story unfolding across the state: Ohio is attempting to turn its industrial inheritance — manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, energy, skilled work, and physical production — into it's advantage in a new economy built around AI, defense, aviation, automation, and advanced manufacturing. The goal is not to pretend every major investment is automatically good, and it is not to be cynical just because growth comes with trade-offs. It is to ask better questions about what Ohio is becoming, what parts of our inheritance are worth carrying forward, and whether we are building a future that actually serves the people who have to live inside it. This episode is about stewardship, industry, public trust, family life, and trying to get a little less ignorant about the place we call home. Show notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-OuDOQTyXhF2-e1p7Hoe1h8fu9y0dj96/view?usp=sharing Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

August 16, 2026Episode 651 hr 20 min

Episode 65: Jack Flores

In Episode 65, Jake sits down with Jack Flores, his first cousin once removed, for a conversation about college golf, faith, pressure, and what it takes to grow when the scorecard is not telling the whole story. Jack talks about the jump from Thomas Worthington High School to playing golf at Ohio University, the mental adjustment of going from being one of the best players around to competing in a much deeper field, and how working with a sports psychologist helped him handle bad rounds, tougher courses, and the pressure that comes with expectations. We get into the routines that keep him grounded, including his 15-minute rule after a bad day, the balance of Division I golf and finance classes, and the way family, leadership, and discipline are shaping who he is becoming. The conversation also moves beyond golf into Jack’s faith in Christ, the historicity of the Bible, and how biblical teaching applies to real life. Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

July 19, 2026Episode 641 hr 7 min

Episode 64: Local Motives

In Episode 64, Jake sits down with childhood friends Nate Murray and Cody Pfister, the lifelong friends behind Local Motives , a documentary born out of an ’80s van, a camera, and a wild idea to travel across all 50 states (they hit 46) listening to people experience climate change up close. What started with friendship, curiosity, and a love for the outdoors turned into a project about fishing, farming, invasive species, weather, industry, and the communities trying to adapt without losing who they are. Nate and Cody are not interested in preaching from a distance. They are interested in getting close enough to listen. This conversation is about storytelling, adventure, local responsibility, and the kind of hope that comes from meeting real people in real places, facing complicated problems with creativity, honesty, and a little bit of fun. Watch the full documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rMLWjc0N_k&t=2981s Local Motives YouTube Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/@LocalMotives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/localmotives.series/ Website: https://localmotives.us/ Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

July 5, 2026Episode 631 hr 44 min

Episode 63: Kristina Gonzales

In Episode 63, Jake sits down with Kristina Gonzales, a second-grade teacher and natural bodybuilder, for a conversation about teaching, competing, faith, and what it looks like to keep showing up when the work gets hard. We get into the discipline it takes to step on stage, the patience it takes to lead a classroom, and how Kristina’s faith helps keep her grounded through both. This one is about standards, resilience, joy, and chasing difficult goals without letting the outcome take over who you are. This episode will help you embody discipline, grace, and a deeper sense of purpose in the work you choose to pursue. Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

June 21, 2026Episode 621 hr 22 min

Episode 62: Kevin Murray

In Episode 62, Jake sits down with Kevin Murray for a conversation about creativity, work, and what it looks like to slowly build something real. Kevin’s story moves from playing lead guitar in the Columbus band Midnight Coast in high school, to working as a graphic designer, getting laid off, and eventually turning a love for baking into a growing bagel business. This one is not just about bagels. It is about what happens when a creative person keeps finding new ways to make things. We get into the craft behind Kevin’s bagels, the science of testing recipes, the challenge of building a food business without trying to scale too fast, and why slow, deliberate growth can actually be the right move. Kevin talks about word-of-mouth, branding, local food laws, flavor ideas, and the reality of turning a side project into something people genuinely care about. For Columbus Ohio Bagel Pickup Orders: https://www.kevinkneadsdough.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinkneadsdough/ Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

June 7, 2026Episode 612 hr 0 min

Episode 61: Dale Crowley

Jake sits down with Dale Crowley for a conversation about language, horror, and history. Dale brings deep knowledge and real passion as he gets into the roots of language, the influence of ancient cultures on modern English, connections to linguistics, and the way stories carry meaning across time. They talk about H.P. Lovecraft, weird fiction, cosmic horror, and why humans are so drawn to stories about fear, mystery, madness, and the unknown. This episode is about the strange and powerful role stories play in making us human. Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

May 24, 2026Episode 601 hr 49 min

Episode 60: Ballz Deep Pod Volume 3

In Episode 60, Hop, Mitch, and Jake split the conversation between two things that sound different on the surface but actually connect pretty deeply: using AI as a personal coaching tool, and building stronger relationships through honest communication. In the first half, we break down Hop’s GPT Coaching Guide and what it looks like to build an AI coach that actually knows your life, goals, struggles, patterns, values, and blind spots. The goal is not to have AI replace your thinking, but to create a tool that helps you execute, make better decisions, get emotionally clear, and stay accountable without letting yourself hide behind vague excuses. The guide is built around a copy-paste coach prompt with sections for role, boundaries, tone, principles, response structure, accountability, personal context, and weekly startup questions. In the second half, we shift into marriage and relationship advice. We talk about the conversations couples need to have early and often—kids, values, finances, work-life balance, shared purpose, and what you are actually building together. From there, we get into commitment, radical ownership, conflict, respect, shared vision, and the question that probably matters most: what do you actually practice when things get hard? At its core, this episode is about honest systems for growth. Whether you are building a GPT coach or trying to build a better marriage, the principle is similar: tell the truth, define the standard, communicate clearly, and keep practicing when it gets uncomfortable. Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864

May 12, 2026Episode 5951 min

Episode 59: Oscar Ortiz

Oscar Ortiz is the father of Sebastian Ortiz, and this conversation centers on how Sebastian Strong is turning unimaginable loss into real help for families facing childhood cancer. We get into the organization’s Navigator Program and why it matters so much—because families are often left trying to navigate diagnosis, treatment, insurance battles, financial strain, end-of-life decisions, funeral arrangements, and life after loss in a system that is already overwhelmed. Oscar shares how what started with heartbreak and a kayak fundraiser grew into a movement that now raises over a million dollars a year, funds research, supports families in tangible ways, and brings together donors, partners, and families who refuse to look away. We also talk about the push for better science, better systems, and how tools like AI could help speed up research and improve outcomes. More than anything, this episode is a reminder that support has to become action. If this conversation moves you, learn about Sebastian Strong, share the mission, and give if you can. Once you understand what these families are carrying, it becomes a lot harder to stand on the sidelines. DONATE HERE: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/kayakingthekeysforhope2026/account/2347415 Train with Jake / Fowler-Fit: Custom plans, custom coaching, and the Fowler-Fit Hybrid Training Ebook: https://linktr.ee/FowlerandFriends Follow Fowler and Friends: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FowlerandFriends Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fowler_and_friends/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068629653864