Taste the Ojai Experience: Recent Episodes
JJ Flizanes & Doug Sandler
A podcast bringing you recommendations on what to explore or add to your list when visiting or traveling through Ojai, California. A small town in between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, Ojai offers a unique experience in many ways. From restaurants to cultural centers, local stores and annual events, JJ Flizanes and Doug Sandler share their favorite parts of Ojai for those looking for unique experiences.
The Dutchess About The Dutchess: The Dutchess is an all-day place and a fun collaboration amongst friends and family. Kelsey Brito runs the bakery, Saw Naing is the chef, and Zoe Nathan wraps her arms around the whole restaurant. It’s a place to come in the morning for a cappuccino and a croissant, take home a loaf of bread, meet friends for sandwiches, salads, and flatbreads at lunch, and come back for great drinks and Burmese-Californian flavors at night. The majority of ingredients come from within 50 miles, including Zoe and Josh Loeb’s 50/50 Farms and other farms focused on soil health. It’s a love letter to Ojai from a team that cares deeply about what they do and about the community itself.
In this episode JJ, Doug, and The Dutchess team discuss: What’s on the menu at The Dutchess restaurant. The importance of good customer service when choosing a restaurant What makes The Dutchess unique from other restaurants in Ojai Join JJ and Doug in this episode as they venture to the all-day bakery, café, and Burmese-Californian restaurant in Ojai, The Dutchess Restaurant, and chat with the amazing team behind it.
Connect with JJ and Doug: Podcast IG: Instagram: @tastetheojaiexperience https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People’s Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing. JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com
CONNECT WITH JJ Flizanes: Website: https://jjflizanes.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jjflizanes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jflizanes/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jjflizanes
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Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,300 episodes, has been downloaded 5 million times, in more than 175 countries. When not tinkering with his 1965 Mustang or 1967 Ford F250 pickup truck, Doug is probably wine tasting with JJ and their 5 cats at their home in Ojai, California Turnkey Podcast Productions website: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com
@djdoug https://www.instagram.com/djdoug/ @mustangpodcast https://www.instagram.com/mustangpodcast/ @somethingtowineabout https://www.instagram.com/somethingtowineaboutpodcast/ @niceguysonbiz https://www.instagram.com/niceguysonbiz/
Together, Doug and JJ are also podcast strategists, living in Ojai California. They host several shows together such as Something to Wine About and Sales Training for Podcasters. Follow them to learn more about the episodes on Taste the Ojai Experience on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/ Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Firestick Pottery
About Firestick Pottery: A creative community studio for ceramic artists and students, Firestick Pottery is an authorized distributor for the Laguna Clay Company and has lots of clay and glazes available and offers regular weekly firings for
both our members and those who create their work elsewhere.
Whether you're a monthly member, a student, or work elsewhere and just glaze and fire in their kilns, Firestick's 1,000 sq. foot studio and spacious grounds provide everything needed for potters to create, collaborate, learn, and perfect their craft, and gallery in which to sell their work.
In this episode JJ, Doug, and Robin discuss:
- What got Robin into having a pottery business
- Activities to do in Firestick Pottery and its membership fees
- Why recycling is important for Robin
- Pottery as a community art and meditation practice
In this episode, JJ and Doug visit Firestick Pottery and they will be interviewing Robin, studio owner and potter who purchased the pottery studio formerly owned by Larry Carnes in 2017 and has been building her dream ever since.
Connect with JJ and Doug:
Podcast IG: Instagram: @tastetheojaiexperience https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People’s Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing. JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com
CONNECT WITH JJ Flizanes: Website: https://jjflizanes.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jjflizanes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jflizanes/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jjflizanes
Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/jjflizanes
Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,300 episodes, has been downloaded 5 million times, in more than 175 countries. When not tinkering with his 1965 Mustang or 1967 Ford F250 pickup truck, Doug is probably wine tasting with JJ and their 5 cats at their home in Ojai, California
Turnkey Podcast Productions website: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com
@djdoug https://www.instagram.com/djdoug/
@mustangpodcast https://www.instagram.com/mustangpodcast/
@somethingtowineabout https://www.instagram.com/somethingtowineaboutpodcast/
@niceguysonbiz https://www.instagram.com/niceguysonbiz/
Together, Doug and JJ are also podcast strategists, living in Ojai California. They host several shows together such as Something to Wine About and Sales Training for Podcasters. Follow them to learn more about the episodes on Taste the Ojai Experience on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Farmer’s Market
About Farmer’s Market: This seasonal open-air market features locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables by local farmers and food artisans in the Ojai Valley. Their vendors are mostly small farmers from Santa Barbara County.
In this episode, JJ and Doug discuss:
- Ojai’s BD farm's organic produce on display at the Farmer's Market
- The fresh meat and egg products of Casitas Valley Pastures
- Breadblok, a gluten-free bakery for everyone
JJ and Doug walk through the Ojai Farmer's Market and interview some of the farmers and people who have booths there in this episode of Taste the Ojai Experience.
Connect with JJ and Doug:
Podcast IG: Instagram: @tastetheojaiexperience https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People’s Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing. JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams.
CONNECT WITH JJ Flizanes: Website: https://jjflizanes.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jjflizanes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jflizanes/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jjflizanes
Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/jjflizanes
Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,300 episodes, has been downloaded 5 million times, in more than 175 countries. When not tinkering with his 1965 Mustang or 1967 Ford F250 pickup truck, Doug is probably wine tasting with JJ and their 5 cats at their home in Ojai, California
Turnkey Podcast Productions website: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com
@djdoug https://www.instagram.com/djdoug/
@mustangpodcast https://www.instagram.com/mustangpodcast/
@somethingtowineabout https://www.instagram.com/somethingtowineaboutpodcast/
@niceguysonbiz https://www.instagram.com/niceguysonbiz/
Together, Doug and JJ are also podcast strategists, living in Ojai California. They host several shows together such as Something to Wine About and Sales Training for Podcasters. Follow them to learn more about the episodes on Taste the Ojai Experience on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Rainbow Bridge
About Rainbow Bridge: Rainbow Bridge started in 1986 in a small section of what had once been Vans Markets. Unknown to the owners of Rainbow Bridge, a beautiful, cedar-lined ceiling was hidden above the drop ceiling. In 2002, they undertook an enormous renovation that doubled the size of the small market and restored it to the same size as the original Vans Markets of Ojai.
Rainbow Bridge is dedicated to bringing the best food and curated goods to the Ojai Valley. The iconic downtown market is spreading into multiple roofs with one mission: to offer healthy, wholesome food and sustainable, ethically produced goods to the Ojai community.
In this episode JJ, Doug, and Diane discuss:
- The things Rainbow Bridge has to offer
- How Rainbow Bridge's owner manages the store and its employees
- The unique selling point of Rainbow Bridge in Ojai
This episode features JJ and Doug visiting Rainbow Bridge and joining them is Diane Parker from the Rainbow Bridge homeopathic department.
Connect with JJ and Doug:
Podcast IG: Instagram: @tastetheojaiexperience https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People’s Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing. JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com
Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,300 episodes, has been downloaded 5 million times, in more than 175 countries. When not tinkering with his 1965 Mustang or 1967 Ford F250 pickup truck, Doug is probably wine tasting with JJ and their 5 cats at their home in Ojai, California
Turnkey Podcast Productions website: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com
@djdoug https://www.instagram.com/djdoug/
@mustangpodcast https://www.instagram.com/mustangpodcast/
@somethingtowineabout https://www.instagram.com/somethingtowineaboutpodcast/
@niceguysonbiz https://www.instagram.com/niceguysonbiz/
Together, Doug and JJ are also podcast strategists, living in Ojai California. They host several shows together such as Something to Wine About and Sales Training for Podcasters. Follow them to learn more about the episodes on Taste the Ojai Experience on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
The Ojai Vineyard
About The Ojai Vineyard: Located on Montgomery Street, The Ojai Vineyard creates California wines with a European sense of finesse. The wines they make today are a culmination of four decades of pursuing excellence with the fruit grown in their region. From Stockholm to New York, their wines are poured in the finest restaurants because the quality and value of The Ojai Vineyard are understood by wine professionals around the world.
Their tasting room is open daily 12-5 pm and offers flights and wines by the glass.
In this episode JJ, Doug, Michael, and Fabien discuss:
- The art of tasting and smelling wines
- Meditating with wine
- Iconic products are made by combining intention and artistry
- The culture and tradition of wine
In this episode, JJ and Doug visit The Ojai Vineyard with co-host Michael Neeley and Ojai Vineyard manager Fabien Castel.
Born and raised in Paris, Fabien was exposed to a variety of old and young wines all his life but never received formal wine training until he started working at the Ojai Vineyard. Under Adam Tolmach's guidance, the owner of The Ojai Vineyard, he gained an understanding of the process of tasting and winemaking, and it has become his mission to explain the uniqueness of this quest, as well as how it translates into The Ojai Vineyard's wines.
Connect with JJ and Doug:
Podcast IG: Instagram: @tastetheojaiexperience https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People’s Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing. JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com
Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,300 episodes, has been downloaded 5 million times, in more than 175 countries. When not tinkering with his 1965 Mustang or 1967 Ford F250 pickup truck, Doug is probably wine tasting with JJ and their 5 cats at their home in Ojai, California
Turnkey Podcast Productions website: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com
@djdoug https://www.instagram.com/djdoug/
@mustangpodcast https://www.instagram.com/mustangpodcast/
@somethingtowineabout https://www.instagram.com/somethingtowineaboutpodcast/
@niceguysonbiz https://www.instagram.com/niceguysonbiz/
Together, Doug and JJ are also podcast strategists, living in Ojai California. They host several shows together such as Something to Wine About and Sales Training for Podcasters. Follow them to learn more about the episodes on Taste the Ojai Experience on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Our Ojai Story
In this episode JJ and Doug discuss:
- How JJ discovered Ojai and what made her stay here
- What motivated Doug and JJ to do the Ojai podcast
- Why you should visit Ojai?
Connect with JJ and Doug:
Podcast IG: Instagram: @tastetheojaiexperience https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People’s Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing. JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com
Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,300 episodes, has been downloaded 5 million times, in more than 175 countries. When not tinkering with his 1965 Mustang or 1967 Ford F250 pickup truck, Doug is probably wine tasting with JJ and their 5 cats at their home in Ojai, California
Turnkey Podcast Productions website: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com
@djdoug https://www.instagram.com/djdoug/
@mustangpodcast https://www.instagram.com/mustangpodcast/
@somethingtowineabout https://www.instagram.com/somethingtowineaboutpodcast/
@niceguysonbiz https://www.instagram.com/niceguysonbiz/
Together, Doug and JJ are also podcast strategists, living in Ojai California. They host several shows together such as Something to Wine About and Sales Training for Podcasters. Follow them to learn more about the episodes on Taste the Ojai Experience on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/taste_the_ojai_experience/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.