On today’s episode we’re with Dallas Rosenow of Underestimated Fitness in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Dallas is a personal trainer and certified NASM/CPT life coach. While her business is based out of rural Oklahoma, she serves clients all over the country and helps them create not only a healthy body, but a healthy lifestyle.

Today we’re with Mike McCartney, director of the Pawhuska, Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce. We’re talking about all things economic development, starting with the revitalization efforts that helped pave the way for the Pioneer Woman Mercantile and the tourism rush that followed.

While Rylie Sproul always knew she wanted to be a hair stylist, she didn’t always know she would end up living in her hometown of Fairview, Oklahoma (pop. 2,600), yet that’s exactly where she’s at and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Home of The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond, the Osage Nation, and much more, a trip to Pawhuska will not disappoint! Consider this your travel guide cliff notes — infused with a little bit of local flare and insider info.

On this episode of the Rural Revival podcast we’re sitting down on the farm for a conversation with Kenzie Ashcraft of Farm Girl — a rural boutique and general store located in the heart of the Oklahoma prairie.

Today we’re with Brett McPherson of Arcadia, Oklahoma (pop. 247). Brett is the interior designer behind Designer’s Brew, where she has been styling incredible spaces since 2004. She’s sharing how her dream of owning her own interior design firm came to life and some of the hard lessons she’s learned through this journey.

This week on the podcast we’re talking with Dirt Road Dietitian Sheri Glazier from Loyal, Oklahoma (pop. 79). Shari was just named Oklahoma's Outstanding Dietitian of the Year and is helping us better understand where our food comes from, making the connection between farm life and nutrition.

This week on the podcast we’re in Choctaw, Oklahoma (pop. 11,146) with Matt Floyd of Matt’s Bat, where he makes handcrafted custom wood bats. They even have a ball diamond in the back yard!

This week on the podcast we’re with Keith and Sandi Mitcham of Mitcham Livestock. Keith and Sandi decided to move across the country with a few cattle and their life savings to go all in on reviving this feedlot that had a great past but needed a little love.

For this week’s podcast episode we met up with Tess Maune in Pawhuska. Tess is an avid hunter, noodler, and outdoorswoman, as well as an award winning journalist and founding board director for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation.

This week we’re in Enid, Oklahoma with Kent and Becky Evatt of Red Bird Farm, a working Christmas tree and blackberry farm that also hosts seasonal events and workshops, a petting zoo, and offers fresh produce and apparel.

This week on the podcast we’re in Pawhuska, Oklahoma (pop. 3,589) with Callie Lee of Osage Outfitters. Callie and her husband Joey moved to Pawhuska in 2013 to open their store, and since then have helped completely transform the town’s historic downtown and bring the best quality boots and highest end of western fashion in the area.

This week on the podcast we’re in Fairfax, Oklahoma (pop. 1,380) with Emily Myers of Lantana Made. Emily is a ranch wife and mom who crafts western handmade bags out of her home on the ranch, putting her own mark on the western fashion world.

This week on the podcast we’re in Pawhuska, Oklahoma (pop. 3,377) with Steven and Tiffany Poe, owners of The Grandview Inn. Steven and Tiffany are sharing how a homeschool group connection introduced them to The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, which led to them moving to Pawhuska, and how they now have their own piece of Drummond history at the Inn.

Vian was always a place my kids loved to visit, and it was a place that was so special to my husband — it was home. We purchased a building downtown to open our newest location and get started here.

This week on the podcast we’re in Vian, Oklahoma talking with Lyndsey Sullivan, who recently opened a lifestyle gym called The Field House. She’s sharing how she brought what had been a dream in her heart for over five years to life by restoring a vacant building on main street.

Operating a floral business in a rural town is no simple feat. Doing the aforementioned while working a full-time job 40 miles away is just another layer of the proverbial onion. However, we had a plan!

Having worked at community and economic development for many, many years, I’m well aware of the countless individuals who’ve given so much time to their communities and to the entire region! And I’ve learned how so much more can be achieved through collaborations and partnerships than can ever be accomplished individually, making so many things possible that would not be otherwise. As our communities strengthen and our region prospers, you can see the work of committed individuals everywhere.

Our original goal of starting a business was to bring more people to our area, keep more money local and hope to share priceless time together as mother and daughter. What ended up happening was something unexpected and much more significant. We have met the most amazing people who live locally, are at the lake, or are traveling through — and have built relationships and friendships with those people that we would have otherwise never known. Meeting these people and learning their stories has made it all so worth it!

Let us introduce you to Vian, Oklahoma — a town rich in tradition, diversity, pride, and dreams. Having suffered two downtown fires, a new generation of entrepreneurs had visions of repurposing hundred-year-old buildings that have sat vacant for years. So with limited funds but unlimited passion, the revitalization process has begun! Nine new businesses have opened in the past five years!