WEBVTT - Introducing: On the Job, Episode 4

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, brain stuff listeners. Today, instead of a regular old episode,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got another preview of the long running podcast On

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<v Speaker 1>the Job. For this mini series, we've teamed up with

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<v Speaker 1>them to bring you a few samples of what they do,

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<v Speaker 1>which is engaged with professionals from all kinds of businesses

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<v Speaker 1>about what they do from publishing stem based comic books

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<v Speaker 1>to catering comfort food to underserved populations. Through these stories,

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<v Speaker 1>the team tries to help explain and explore different aspects

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<v Speaker 1>of what working means in our world today. They're sponsoring

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<v Speaker 1>us to run these episodes. I think it's a good

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<v Speaker 1>fit because it's a look into how different jobs work.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's episode is about a guy who was inspired to

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<v Speaker 1>engineer his own portable wood fired pizza ovens and build

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<v Speaker 1>a business around them. This is going to be our

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<v Speaker 1>last preview for a few weeks, but we'll have more

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<v Speaker 1>for you next month, and if you want to keep

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<v Speaker 1>listening or explore their previous six seasons, you can find

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<v Speaker 1>On the Job from Express Employment Services wherever you get

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<v Speaker 1>your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a beautiful day here in Lano, Texas. The birdies

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<v Speaker 2>are chirping, the wildflowers are in bloom, and It's Day

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<v Speaker 2>three of the Lano Earth Art Festival. But I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>here for the music or the World Championship Rock Stack

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<v Speaker 2>in competition, although I will definitely be checking that out.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at that pipe.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here to get some pizza, all right, man. But

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<v Speaker 2>as you're about to hear, this isn't your run of

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<v Speaker 2>the milk pizza.

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<v Speaker 3>My name is Jake Wright. I am the owner of

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<v Speaker 3>Oh My Pizza Pie, a mobile wood fired pizza business.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm based in San Marcus, Texas, but we sling pizzas

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<v Speaker 3>all across Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>All Jake Wright never planned to be a pizza man,

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<v Speaker 2>but as you're about to hear, life had other designs

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<v Speaker 2>to understand, and that though, we need to take a

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<v Speaker 2>look back, way back. Jake's childhood was one filled with music.

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<v Speaker 2>His mom was a music teacher, and he and his

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<v Speaker 2>siblings played instruments. His was the type of family that

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<v Speaker 2>had lugged their guitarist to church on Sunday, and it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't uncommon to have a family sing along in the evenings.

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<v Speaker 2>So when it came that time at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>high school to start making a plan for his future,

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<v Speaker 2>Jake did what many of us do. He tried to

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<v Speaker 2>turn his passion into a career. For Jake, this meant

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<v Speaker 2>enrolling at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, a highly regarded

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<v Speaker 2>school in the music industry, with the hopes of one

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<v Speaker 2>day becoming a producer. Only when Jake got there, he

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<v Speaker 2>found that the music industry wasn't all kumbayas around the fire.

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<v Speaker 2>What about school?

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<v Speaker 3>Didn't you like most of it? I didn't realize how

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<v Speaker 3>competitive it is, and I learned that I crumble under competition.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a very competitive INDI the studio work for music.

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<v Speaker 2>Jake then did another thing that many of us do

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<v Speaker 2>when we're not entirely sure if we're on the right path.

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<v Speaker 2>He went abroad, which is how Jake wound up on

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<v Speaker 2>farms in Germany doing things he'd never expected to do.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're in Germany, you see this oven, and you

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<v Speaker 2>get inspired, and you think, I'm gonna go back to

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<v Speaker 2>Texas and I'm gonna make an oven.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. After I learned to bake in that oven, I

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<v Speaker 3>decided to build one.

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<v Speaker 2>As Jake saw it, he wasn't just building an oven.

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<v Speaker 2>He was building himself a job. And the job he

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<v Speaker 2>came up with was to make pizzas would find pizzas.

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<v Speaker 3>What are you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>Brushing the fireback?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and brushing the ashes out of the way so

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<v Speaker 4>we don't get ashy pizzas.

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<v Speaker 3>And then I need to add a log because it's

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<v Speaker 3>looking a little low. I gotta keep him blazing.

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<v Speaker 2>And with his background in music, Jake got the clever

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<v Speaker 2>idea to put his pizza oven on wheels and then

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<v Speaker 2>drive it around into music festivals and other live events

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<v Speaker 2>all over his home state of Texas. Since that first

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<v Speaker 2>weekend of selling pizzas with his dad in West Texas,

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<v Speaker 2>Jake Rank has spent the last twelve years rambling all

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<v Speaker 2>over the lone Star state with his wood fired pizza

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<v Speaker 2>oven in tow And though Jake didn't live out his

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<v Speaker 2>childhood fantasy of getting into the music industry, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the plus sides of being a mobile pizza slinger is

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<v Speaker 2>he gets to listen to live music almost every night.

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<v Speaker 2>That good. What time does the band come on tonight?

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<v Speaker 4>The band comes on at eight tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>You're looking forward to it? Yes, I think you'll be

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<v Speaker 2>able to step away and go check them out for

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<v Speaker 2>a minute for.

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<v Speaker 3>A few songs. And there's also.

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<v Speaker 4>Friday and Saturday night there's right over there in the alley.

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<v Speaker 4>A few years ago they started Shakedown Street and it's

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<v Speaker 4>sort of grateful Dead themes, and there's got a great

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<v Speaker 4>band that plays in there. It's really small. It's like

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<v Speaker 4>thirty fee by thirty feet. It's packing people.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very fun for on the job. I'm Arey Thompson Tracy.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, so my voice is cracking. I'm older than fifteen.

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<v Speaker 4>I've just been talking over music all day.

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<v Speaker 5>A strong work ethic takes pride in a job well done.

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<v Speaker 5>This is the kind of person you need. Express Employment

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<v Speaker 5>professionals can help because in good times or bad, we

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<v Speaker 5>understand how critical it is to manage your business for

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