What the Nell!?

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What the Nell!? is a wild, inspiring ride through the beautiful chaos of entrepreneurship, sustainability, personal growth, and the everyday curveballs life throws our way. Hosted by Nell Tice, business owner, storyteller, and all-around good vibes enthusiast, this show digs into the real, unfiltered conversations you wish more people were having. Each week, Nell brings a refreshing blend of business savvy, soulful insight, and genuine curiosity to the mic as she chats with thought leaders, creatives, and fellow entrepreneurs who are redefining success on their own terms. Whether we're diving deep into what it takes to grow a sustainable business, unpacking the challenges of leadership, or reflecting on the messy middle of life—you can count on every episode to be full of heart, honesty, and a few laughs along the way. If you’ve ever found yourself asking “What the actual Nell is going on?”—you’re in the right place. Tune in for candid interviews, solo episodes that feel like coffee with a friend, and a whole lot of “me too” moments that remind you you’re not alone in this journey.

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November 10, 202643 min

Making Music With a Full-Time Job: Why Joe Rich Won’t Quit

Making music with a full-time job means fitting your creative life around everything else. After nearly 26 years, singer-songwriter Joe Rich still has songs in his head—and plenty of reasons to keep going. Joe joins Nell Tice on the What the Nell!? Podcast for an honest conversation about teaching, fatherhood, songwriting, and the pressure to keep promoting yourself online when you’d rather just play the gig. We talk about how his songs begin as melodies and gibberish, what he values about human creativity in an age of AI, and why success means something different than it did when he started. Joe also shares the personal story behind King of Goodbyes, his 16-song album produced by Wayne Sinclair. From drifting friendships to the desire for something lasting, we explore how real experiences become music. And yes, his former rap persona makes an appearance. In this episode: • Making room for music alongside a career and family • The social media demands of being an independent musician • Capturing song ideas before the moment passes • AI, authenticity, and finding your own voice • Jimmy Buffett’s influence and the trop rock community • Collaboration, changing ambitions, and creating work you care about 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear 00:45 Meet Joe Rich 02:27 Meeting of the Minds 03:58 Music Industry Changes 06:18 AI and Authenticity 08:21 Songwriting Process 12:04 Jimmy Buffett Inspiration 14:04 Trop Rock Community 16:00 Juggling Life and Gigs 17:02 Social Media Double Edge 20:24 Deftones and Lost Magic 21:56 Missing Music Magic 25:01 Staying in Music 28:06 Going Full Time 29:59 King of Goodbyes 32:50 Why Sixteen Songs 36:49 Rap Alter Ego 39:47 Advice 🎵 Listen to King of Goodbyes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/king-of-goodbyes/6809602789 CONNECT WITH JOE: instagram: joerichmusic TikTok: joerichmusic YouTube: joerichmusic Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

November 3, 20261 hr 16 min

Gaming, Giving Back & Growing an Audience With Chris O’Mealy

Can playing video games bring people together and help kids at the same time? Chris O’Mealy is doing exactly that—and his story has a few lessons for anyone building an audience, a business, or a community. Chris returns to the What the Nell!? Podcast to talk about Extra Life, charity gaming, and the relationships that grow when people keep showing up for something they love. A streamer, podcaster, and the voice of Three Legacies Wrestling, Chris has supported Extra Life since 2017. His upcoming charity livestream benefits Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital in Hershey through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We talk about the friendships he’s built through gaming, why small donations matter, and how he’s making this year’s fundraiser interactive with a D20 donation challenge. Think wrestling promos, karaoke, questionable video games, and potentially some very regrettable hot sauce. Chris also shares his plans for a charity-focused wrestling promotion in Central Pennsylvania in 2027, including opportunities for businesses and sponsors to get involved. 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. Chapters: 00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear 02:18 PA Town Name Banter 03:06 Podcast Merch Plug 03:44 Extra Life Explained 08:26 Gaming Origins Consoles 12:32 Modern Gaming Culture 18:18 Gaming Benefits Adults 23:43 Stream Schedule Spotlight 25:00 D20 Donation Challenges 30:52 Games Planned For Stream 34:03 How To Donate Follow 35:44 Charity Wrestling Promotion 37:26 Charity Causes Spotlight 38:36 Sponsors And Launch Plans 39:14 Family Friendly Wrestling Strategy 41:36 Sponsor Perks And Partners 43:01 Ring Bumps And War Stories 45:05 Weather Nerd Origins 51:25 Tornado Encounters And Close Calls 59:40 Microburst Stream Disaster 01:04:45 Storm Games And Nerd Culture 01:08:02 Consistency And Going Viral 01:13:43 Event Details And Wrap Up 🎮 WATCH CHRIS’S EXTRA LIFE LIVESTREAM Saturday, November 7, 2026 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Eastern Chris’s announced featured streamer window: 4:00–6:00 p.m. Eastern Click here to watch and donate: https://dd.extra-life.org/participants/566686 On Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ckcconline On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisomealy/ Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

October 27, 20261 hr 22 min

Joey Image on Wrestling, YouTube Growth, Personal Branding & Showing Up

What do pro wrestling and growing a YouTube channel have in common? More than you’d think—and Joey Image has stories to prove it. From wrestling promos to product reviews, we’re talking about personal branding, getting comfortable on camera, and making content people actually find useful. In this episode of the What the Nell!? Podcast, Nell Tice sits down with retired independent professional wrestler, commentator, YouTuber, streamer, and gamer Joey Image. His career has taken him from wrestling rings to gaming streams and tech reviews, with plenty of unexpected lessons along the way. Joey shares how he developed his wrestling identity, why promoting yourself comes with the territory, and how those experiences connect to entrepreneurship and content creation. We also get into his YouTube journey—including a secret-room video that reached 1.3 million views, recent product videos that attracted subscribers and customers, and why he started turning audience questions into new content. In this conversation: • Building a personal brand through your name, personality, and work • Getting comfortable on camera without expecting a perfect first take • What wrestling promos can teach you about speaking with confidence • The difference between getting views and reaching your business goals • Finding video ideas in questions people already ask you • Starting product reviews with things you already own • Keeping your opinions honest when brands send review products • Making room for gaming, creativity, and the interests that make you YOU 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. CONNECT WITH JOEY: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realjoeyimage Find him across social platforms: @RealJoeyImage Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

October 20, 202617 min

Mic Check 1, 2...Before You Record For Your Next Podcast, Listen to This

Bad podcast audio left me with an unusable episode—and a weekly release deadline. So I hit record and talked about what podcast hosts and guests need to consider before their next recording. In this impromptu episode of What the Nell!?, I’m sharing the reality of podcast recording problems: checking your equipment, choosing your recording space, dealing with technology hiccups, and keeping your commitments when the original plan falls apart. As a business owner, podcast host, and media company co-owner, I’ve been on both sides of the microphone. Even with good equipment and regular sound checks, things can still go sideways. We’re talking about: • Why podcast audio quality matters to your listeners • What hosts and guests should check before recording • How background noise and recording spaces affect the experience • Why your recording platform deserves consideration • Reporting technical issues when something goes wrong • Having a backup plan so you can keep showing up 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. Chapters: 00:00 Sponsor Taelor Intro 00:44 Emergency Episode Setup 02:06 Why Audio Matters 03:42 Gear and Sound Checks 07:21 Recording Space Tips 08:46 Video and Background Setup 09:56 Best Recording Platforms 11:14 Riverside Glitches and Backups 14:07 Wrap Up and Whats Next 15:42 Merch App and Subscribe 16:42 Final Thanks and Reviews Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

October 13, 202637 min

I Loved My Business. So Why Did I Feel So Stuck?

You can love your business and still feel completely stuck in it. After six years of entrepreneurship, I had plenty of ideas—but I was struggling to find clear direction. This is the honest story of why I said yes to a business retreat in the Dominican Republic, and what I brought home. In this solo episode of What the Nell!?, I’m sharing the creative frustration, lost clients, and second-guessing that led me to ask for help. I also open up about something I hadn’t talked about much: how childhood bullying shaped my reluctance to join women’s groups—and why attending this retreat meant facing more than business questions. Working with Paige and Suzanne from Brain Grenade Agency gave me space to look at my messaging, offers, and business direction alongside the personal patterns that were affecting how I showed up. One week didn’t magically fix everything. But it helped me find more clarity, feel supported, and start trusting myself again. 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. Chapters: 00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear 00:45 Retreat Episode Intro 01:55 Business Burnout Pivot 05:48 New Platforms And Blocks 12:21 Seeking Guidance Sign 16:08 Retreat Invite Doubts 17:40 Why Womens Groups Hurt 21:55 Saying Yes Booking Trip 23:55 Retreat Week Breakdown 26:31 Big Takeaways Integration 31:19 After Retreat Momentum 33:27 Recommendation To Listeners 34:58 Merch And Housekeeping 36:25 Wrap Up Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

October 6, 202655 min

Making It as a Creative Isn't What You Think with Beth Travers

What does “making it” actually mean when your creativity has to pay the bills? Nashville songwriter, Trop Rock musician, and author Beth Travers joins Nell Tice for an honest conversation about creative entrepreneurship, fear of rejection, and building a career you actually want. Beth shares the realities behind the music: preparing for gigs, marketing yourself, building relationships, and balancing the work that pays with the work you love. She also opens up about writing mystery novels—and leaving them on a flash drive because putting them out into the world meant facing rejection again. We talk about: • Why being a musician also means being a business owner. • Nashville songwriting and the disappointment of opportunities falling through. • Moving from writing songs to writing the Sheridan Nash mystery series. • Using AI while protecting your creative voice. • Why collaboration brings out ideas you wouldn’t find alone. • How her Trop Rock community supported her move into books. • Defining success for yourself and celebrating other people’s wins. If you’re an entrepreneur, musician, author, podcaster, or someone sitting on a creative project you haven’t shared yet, there’s plenty here to relate to. 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. CONNECT WITH BETH: Music and upcoming shows: https://bethtravers.com/ Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4kKrivPvRm9AjNvHmCiiJu Explore her books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/69095028.E_Travers Follow her author page: https://www.facebook.com/E.Travers.author Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

September 29, 20261 hr 37 min

Fun 101.3 Reunion: Five Years After the Final Broadcast

Five years after Fun 101.3’s final broadcast, Dennis Mitchell, Michelle Cruz, Vince Knight, and Ronnie Ramone reunite to share the stories behind the microphones, the laughter, and the goodbye. If you grew up listening to 101.3 The Rose or made Fun 101.3 part of your daily routine in Central Pennsylvania, this conversation is for you. On this special episode of the What the Nell!? Podcast, Nell Tice brings the four familiar voices back together to revisit their time at the station, what listeners never heard on air, and the emotional final broadcast on September 30, 2021. We talk about: • How each of them found their way to the station. • Dennis and Michelle’s morning-show chemistry. • Behind-the-scenes mishaps, hot mics, and unexpected celebrity encounters. • The live broadcasts, community events, and listeners they still remember. • What really goes into live radio, from voice tracking to ratings pressure. • Learning the station was being sold and preparing to say goodbye. • Why “These Are Days” by 10,000 Maniacs became the final song. • Where life and radio have taken them since. There are plenty of laughs, a few things that definitely wouldn’t have made it onto the morning show, and a reminder of how much familiar voices can mean to a community. For anyone navigating entrepreneurship, working as a business owner, or building a creative career, there’s something here about teamwork, creative freedom, and earning an audience’s trust. Subscribe to What the Nell!? for more honest conversations about life, business, creativity, and the people behind the work. 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. #Fun1013 #CentralPA #WhatTheNell WHERE TO FIND THEM: Dennis Mitchell - 96.1 SOX Weekday afternoons, 1–7 p.m, Warm 103.3 10 a.m.–1 p.m Michelle Cruz - Voiceover work, primarily TV commercials, from her own studio Vince Knight - The People’s Morning Show on 105.7 The X, weekdays 6–10 a.m. Ronnie Ramone - 106.3 NBZ-FM, serving Burlington, Vermont, and Plattsburgh, New York, Monday–Friday, 3–7 p.m. Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

September 22, 202647 min

Aaron Thorpe on Shadow Work, Self-Worth, and Ayahuasca

Why does one comment get under your skin? Why do you react in ways you later wish you hadn’t? This conversation about shadow work explores the emotional patterns we carry and the questions that can help us understand them. On this episode of What the Nell!?, Nell Tice sits down with Marine veteran and Souls on Fire founder Aaron Thorpe for an honest conversation about self-worth, childhood experiences, vulnerability, and personal growth. Aaron shares a painful parenting moment that made him recognize a familiar pattern in himself, discusses his perspective on inner child work, and reflects on how changing yourself can affect your relationships. He also recounts his personal experience with PTSD and an ayahuasca retreat in Peru, including what that experience meant to him. 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. CONNECT WITH AARON: Website: https://soulsonfire.com Email: aaron@soulsonfire.com Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

September 15, 202623 min

How to Not Give A F*** About What People Think

Worried about what people think every time you post yourself or promote your business? Let’s talk about showing up anyway, even when your confidence takes a hit. In this solo episode of What the Nell!?, I’m sharing how second-guessing a simple social media photo and arriving late to a meeting turned into a very honest conversation about entrepreneurship, criticism, and caring a little too much about other people’s opinions. Yes, I work in media. Yes, I’m comfortable behind a microphone and in front of a camera. And yes, I still catch myself wondering, “Am I posting too much?” If you’re a business owner, entrepreneur, creative, or podcaster who has ever felt awkward being the face of what you’re building, this episode is for you. 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. Chapters: 00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear 00:41 Episode Kickoff Mindset 02:00 Imposter Syndrome Posting 05:35 Late Meeting Callout 09:05 Fuel Not Opinions 11:22 Sponsor Break Taelor 12:54 Michael Jordan Motivation 14:02 How To Stop Caring 17:38 Focus On Actions 21:33 Final Pep Talk Outro Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC

September 8, 202627 min

AI Is Faking Small Businesses Now. Here's What You Should NEVER Automate

AI can save a business owner hours, but automate the wrong thing and customers may stop trusting you. In this episode, Nell Tice breaks down what to automate with AI, what should stay human, and how to make your business more efficient without making your relationships feel fake. AI can help entrepreneurs manage calendars, research topics, repurpose content, draft emails, organize data, build spreadsheets, and analyze performance. But that does not mean it should be responsible for every interaction, creative decision, or important conversation. This conversation is for business owners, entrepreneurs, creatives, and high performers who want to use AI responsibly without becoming another suspiciously polished robot wandering around the internet. 🛍️ This episode is sponsored by Taelor, a stylish and sustainable Menswear subscription service. Click the link HERE and use code NELL30 for $30 off your first purchase. Chapters: 00:00 Sponsor Taelor Menswear 00:41 AI Trust Problem 03:44 Why Trust Matters 05:04 Automate Scheduling 07:28 Repurpose With Transcripts 10:49 Draft Emails Faster 13:07 Automate Finance Research Metadata 17:03 Keep It Human 24:02 Final Takeaways And Wrap Up Connect with us: What the Nell!? Podcast Website Join the What the Nell!? Podcast Facebook group HERE ! Grab a copy of Nell's #1 Bestseller, Curvature of the Career, HERE ! Connect with Nell on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Produced by enTICEing Media, LLC