The Pivot

Joseph is running for the Tennessee State House of Representatives, which was not the plan. A former teacher who, with his wife Palmer, became lawyers employed at the same firm. Then came a day when they knew they had to move on and they left the law firm with no plans and a newborn... and it was a good thing.  I've never met a politician before and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to have this real conversation with Joseph. Some great insight into a life I could not even imagine. williamsfortn.com http://www.andrewosenga.com/ https://www.everybodypivots.com/

Rapper/speaker/activist Sho Baraka joins Andrew for the first episode of Season Three. Hear about Sho's winding career path, from hip hop to insurance to musical theatre to Faith & Work conversations in Atlanta. This was a fun and fascinating conversaion, particularly when Sho shares about the years where speaking his mind became a liability. The Pivot is glad to be back! https://humblebeast.com/artists/sho-baraka/ http://terminuscollective.org/ http://theandcampaign.com/ http://forthdistrict.com/

Rob Wheeler is a FASCINATING and thoroughly genius individual. He's running a branch of Covenant seminary, started Friends of L’Abri Nashville, tells some pretty great jokes and is a deeply wise and thoughtful friend. In the intervening months between recording our interview and posting it Rob had another Pivot, so this is a brand-new interview with a little "interviewlet" from the first one added at the end. Rob is so interesting to me that he lived in Russia and we never got around to it TWICE! This is our final episode of Season Two. Thank you everyone for listening and for our sponsors for making this possible. Blind Tiger Record Club - AND THEIR NEW PODCAST The National Worship Leader Conference - May 7-9, 2018, Nashville, TN New College Franklin Please visit AndrewOsenga.com for tour dates and music. Now go do something awesome!

Carl Meier left his VP position at a national bank to start his own brewery, Nashville's Black Abbey Brewery. This was a fun conversation with a super smart dude. We learn about Carl's transition from finance, to diaper champ, to running the most successful new brewery in Music City. We also learn A LOT about Martin Luther, beer-making nuns, and why making Belgian beer was at the heart of the reformation. We also learn a little about Mutt Lange and why Def Leppard, Shania Twain and Bryan Adams all kind of sound exactly the same. What a fun conversation. For more about Carl and Black Abbey, visit BlackAbbeyBrewing.com AndrewOsenga.com EverybodyPivots.com

One of Nashville's finest songwriters Sandra McCracken joins Andrew to chat about her start in the music business, old record players, and shouting for the church to "Sing it!". While her roots are still firmly planted in alt-country folk music, she has built a large catalog of songs for the Church, and invests much of her time in hymns, sacred songs, children's music, and her position as a worship leader at her Anglican parish here in Nashville. Find Sandra's new album "Songs From The Valley" and read her writings for each song here: http://www.sandramccracken.com/songsfromthevalleywritings/ Andrewosenga.com EverybodyPivots.com

Singer/Songwriter, friend and neighbor of Andrew's, Christopher Williams joins us on The Pivot today, to talk about how you can make a personal change of motive and direction while never changing your specific career. Christopher is a loyal and dear friend and this was a sweet conversation full of wisdom.  Stay tuned after the episode for a song from Christopher! www.Christopherw.com www.AndrewOsenga.com www.EverybodyPivots.com

That's right, Andrew interviewed his brother. Robbie Osenga may hold the podcast record for number of actual pivots in his career. While currently the CPO of web design company Cybernautics, Robbie is also the founder of the LeRoy Preparatory School, has been featured on TedX, and speaks regularly around Central Illinois about education, calling and communication. This was a fun conversation in their parents' basement over Christmas break.  EverybodyPivots.com AndrewOsenga.com

Steve Mason is probably the only Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning artist to ever cut my hair, but that's what he's doing a lot of these days. Hear what it was like to go from Jars of Clay to his barbershop, The Handsomzier.  TheHandsomizer.com EverybodyPivots.com AndrewOsenga.com

Author/Professor/Southern Gentleman Jonathan Rogers joins Andrew for a rousing conversation about Milton, ghost writing, higher education and the nature of calling itself. Jonathan is a brilliant and honest man and his transparency allows for a lot of wisdom. You'll love this interview. For more about Jonathan: Jonathan's website: www.jonathan-rogers.com Subscribe to The Habit: http://jonathan-rogers.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=78c50b8df93684101cc7deeaf&id=cc4bc8c27c Jonathan's books: https://store.rabbitroom.com/collections/jonathan-rogers Wilderking Trilogy on Audible.com: https://www.audible.com/series?asin=B074PF5RWV&ref=a_pd_Kids_T_c1_series_1&pf_rd_p=4df5109d-f867-4b0f-81d9-bbb0a0713d9e&pf_rd_r=2G8D52A6YXW16X09M13D& Thanks for listening!! EverybodyPivots.com

Author Russ Ramsey joins Andrew in front of his Netflix fireplace to talk about his work as a pastor, a writer, and the chief content officer for HeReadsTruth.com. They also talk about Renaissance Art, Mark Knopfler, Jerry Seinfeld and Russ's heart surgery and subsequent book, "Struck". Stay tuned after The Pivot for another mini-podcast featuring a new song called "Mercy", inspired in part by Russ and Andrew's friendship. everybodypivots.com