Lanes Less Traveled Podcast Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:33:09 -0500 http://Laneslesstraveled.com en-us © 2026 Lanes Less Traveled Podcast yes 1713d506-1c0e-5b0d-bebd-403368bcba77 Lanes Less Traveled episodic false Welcome the Lanes Less Traveled Podcast where we bring you inspirational stories of everyday people who have proven that a college degree is not the only path to a successful career. The families we interview have crafted their own version of what it means to be successful and are proving that there’s more than one way to a fulfilling career you love. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Lanes Less Traveled https://storage.buzzsprout.com/2djpz2qfbqq862prjx1xrtv54ul2?.jpg Lanes Less Traveled Podcast http://Laneslesstraveled.com EP7: Air traffic control with Nate and Kelsey EP7: Air traffic control with Nate and Kelsey With just 23 credits left until graduating college,Nate decided to follow in his parents footsteps and become an air traffic controller. In this episode he describes the process and what it takes to become an expert in  this high demand , high stakes career.

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]]> With just 23 credits left until graduating college,Nate decided to follow in his parents footsteps and become an air traffic controller. In this episode he describes the process and what it takes to become an expert in  this high demand , high stakes career.

Air Traffic Controller job information
https://www.faa.gov/be-atc

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]]> Lanes Less Traveled Buzzsprout-14768223 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0500 3794 1 7 full false EP 6: Entertainment and Advertising Photography with David and Sam EP 6: Entertainment and Advertising Photography with David and Sam As newlyweds, David was doing back breaking landscaping labor when he heard God telling him to quit his job and move he and his wife Sam to California. In a series of random encounters he grew from a zero experience graphic designer to photographing some of the biggest names in the music and entertainment industry. David and Sam share their story of being self taught photographers, dedication to a debt free life, and a career plot twist this past year. 

Find David and Sam@
www.visualreserve.com
www.samanthabean.com

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]]> As newlyweds, David was doing back breaking landscaping labor when he heard God telling him to quit his job and move he and his wife Sam to California. In a series of random encounters he grew from a zero experience graphic designer to photographing some of the biggest names in the music and entertainment industry. David and Sam share their story of being self taught photographers, dedication to a debt free life, and a career plot twist this past year. 

Find David and Sam@
www.visualreserve.com
www.samanthabean.com

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]]> Lanes Less Traveled Buzzsprout-14598744 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:00:00 -0600 3303 1 6 full false EP5: Becoming a paramedic with Cody and Audrey EP5: Becoming a paramedic with Cody and Audrey This week we bring you Cody and Audrey Cauthen. From a young age Cody had a calling to be a helper and knew he wanted to follow in his dads footsteps by becoming a paramedic. Having been friends since middle school Audrey and Cody reconnected in their early 20s after Audrey came off the mission field and was trying to figure out her next steps in life.

After realizing she was on a dead end career degree path that also came weighed down by debt, Audrey reached out to Cody with interest about pursuing the paramedics route herself.

Four months later they were married and attacking Audrey’s student loan debt, as a team.

Cody shares the steps it takes to becoming an EMT then Paramedic along with life wisdom of staying out of debt and what success looks like for their family! 

Find Cody
@mobileoilers
www.mobileoliers.com

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]]> This week we bring you Cody and Audrey Cauthen. From a young age Cody had a calling to be a helper and knew he wanted to follow in his dads footsteps by becoming a paramedic. Having been friends since middle school Audrey and Cody reconnected in their early 20s after Audrey came off the mission field and was trying to figure out her next steps in life.

After realizing she was on a dead end career degree path that also came weighed down by debt, Audrey reached out to Cody with interest about pursuing the paramedics route herself.

Four months later they were married and attacking Audrey’s student loan debt, as a team.

Cody shares the steps it takes to becoming an EMT then Paramedic along with life wisdom of staying out of debt and what success looks like for their family! 

Find Cody
@mobileoilers
www.mobileoliers.com

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]]> Lanes Less Traveled Buzzsprout-14527479 Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:00:00 -0600 3570 1 5 full false EP4: How networking, mindset, and audio engineering turned into a thriving videography business : Josiah and Kasey EP4: How networking, mindset, and audio engineering turned into a thriving videography business : Josiah and Kasey This week we hear the story of Josiah and Kasey Damery - high school sweethearts who married at 19. They both chose to go to bible school together, but, after 1 year both knew college wasnt for them. Kasey's hearts desire was to be a stay-at-home mom and Josiah was feeling the draw to the creative world so they decided to relocate to Nashville Tennessee so Josiah could immerse himself in the world of creatives. Kasey shares how being a full-time nanny prepared her for motherhood while Josiah's career morphed into becoming and running a thriving videography and marketing business. Listen in as they share how hard work, YouTube University, networking, mentorship, and working as a team has led them to success as business owners!

Find Josiah
@JosiahDamery
www.makerscreative.com

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]]> This week we hear the story of Josiah and Kasey Damery - high school sweethearts who married at 19. They both chose to go to bible school together, but, after 1 year both knew college wasnt for them. Kasey's hearts desire was to be a stay-at-home mom and Josiah was feeling the draw to the creative world so they decided to relocate to Nashville Tennessee so Josiah could immerse himself in the world of creatives. Kasey shares how being a full-time nanny prepared her for motherhood while Josiah's career morphed into becoming and running a thriving videography and marketing business. Listen in as they share how hard work, YouTube University, networking, mentorship, and working as a team has led them to success as business owners!

Find Josiah
@JosiahDamery
www.makerscreative.com

Find Lanes Less Traveled at:
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]]> Lanes Less Traveled Buzzsprout-14469170 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0600 4587 1 4 full false EP3: - Design your future: Eduard and Ramona EP3: - Design your future: Eduard and Ramona This week we bring you the story of Eduard and Ramona Manea. Before running a growing renovation and design business together, they were a young married couple on the traditional college path. As children of immigrant parents, they believed, like so many of their generation, that the only path to success was through college degrees. During their studies they both individually realized that the college degree they were working for was not the future they wanted. So, they dropped out!

Listen in to hear how they have taken charge of their life and learned to pivot and grow as life changes.

Find Eduard and Ramona at:
@SoleilHomesCo
www.SoleilHomesCo.com

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]]> This week we bring you the story of Eduard and Ramona Manea. Before running a growing renovation and design business together, they were a young married couple on the traditional college path. As children of immigrant parents, they believed, like so many of their generation, that the only path to success was through college degrees. During their studies they both individually realized that the college degree they were working for was not the future they wanted. So, they dropped out!

Listen in to hear how they have taken charge of their life and learned to pivot and grow as life changes.

Find Eduard and Ramona at:
@SoleilHomesCo
www.SoleilHomesCo.com

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]]> Lanes Less Traveled Buzzsprout-14413734 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0600 3001 1 3 full false EP2: Pure Heart Tattoo - Tattooing with purpose EP2: Pure Heart Tattoo - Tattooing with purpose This week we bring you the story of Chris and Theresa Sharpe. Chris went from a rough early start in life, to tattooing in a trailer on the side of the road, to owning multiple tattoo shops across states. Theresa utilizes her skills from her desk job to help Chris with their family business making them a killer entrepreneur team! 

Listen as Chris shares the importance of finding a mentor for each season of your life and why building one another up is what success is all about!

purehearttattoo@gmail.com

@purehearttattootn

@official_pure_heart_tattoos


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]]> This week we bring you the story of Chris and Theresa Sharpe. Chris went from a rough early start in life, to tattooing in a trailer on the side of the road, to owning multiple tattoo shops across states. Theresa utilizes her skills from her desk job to help Chris with their family business making them a killer entrepreneur team! 

Listen as Chris shares the importance of finding a mentor for each season of your life and why building one another up is what success is all about!

purehearttattoo@gmail.com

@purehearttattootn

@official_pure_heart_tattoos


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]]> Lanes Less Traveled Buzzsprout-14361409 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0600 3195 1 2 full false EP1: Million Dollar Machinist EP1: Million Dollar Machinist In this episode we bring you Todd and Maddie White.  An Arizona couple who went from broke to doing a million dollars in sales with their machine shop business in just 5 years. 
After a series of life challenges this couple uprooted their family to make the move from California to Arizona in 2017. After being conned and left with a CNC machine they found themselves needing to feed their family without income. So, they went to Youtube and found a way to take their expensive paperweight and turn it into a money making machine! 
Join us as they share their story- the ups and the downs, how they were able to go from zero experience to success in just 5 years and as they share their own definition of what success means to them. 
You'll leave this episode not only feeling inspired but with a game plan of achieving success as a machinist with zero college debt! 

Find Todd White Metal Works at: 
https://toddwhitemetalworks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/twmetalworks/

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]]> In this episode we bring you Todd and Maddie White.  An Arizona couple who went from broke to doing a million dollars in sales with their machine shop business in just 5 years. 
After a series of life challenges this couple uprooted their family to make the move from California to Arizona in 2017. After being conned and left with a CNC machine they found themselves needing to feed their family without income. So, they went to Youtube and found a way to take their expensive paperweight and turn it into a money making machine! 
Join us as they share their story- the ups and the downs, how they were able to go from zero experience to success in just 5 years and as they share their own definition of what success means to them. 
You'll leave this episode not only feeling inspired but with a game plan of achieving success as a machinist with zero college debt! 

Find Todd White Metal Works at: 
https://toddwhitemetalworks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/twmetalworks/

Free Titans of CNC Academy: 
https://academy.titansofcnc.com/

Xometry: https://www.xometry.com/

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]]> Lanes Less Traveled Buzzsprout-14312615 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0600 3392 1 1 full false