What does it take to bet on yourself when there are no guarantees?

In Episode 94 of BAM BizTalk, Angel Garcia sits down with comedian, entrepreneur, and event producer Johnny Vannier to discuss the mindset required to take risks, create opportunities, and build something from the ground up. From navigating the challenges of stand-up comedy to producing successful events and growing a business, Johnny shares valuable lessons on confidence, adaptability, resilience, and trusting yourself when the outcome is uncertain.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, creative professional, or someone considering their next big move, this conversation offers practical insights on taking action, embracing discomfort, and creating your own path to success.

Topics Discussed:

✅ Why betting on yourself is the ultimate entrepreneurial risk

✅ The similarities between comedy and business

✅ Building confidence through action and experience

✅ Adapting when things don’t go according to plan

✅ Reading the room and responding in real time

✅ The importance of resilience and persistence

✅ Turning opportunities into profitable ventures

✅ Producing events and creating your own platform

✅ Lessons learned from success and failure

✅ Why growth happens outside your comfort zone

🎧 Listen now and discover why some of the biggest opportunities come when you’re willing to take the chance on yourself.

In this episode, Angel sits down with Jacee Harvey, singer-songwriter, founder of Wendy Productions, and board member of the Straight Line Foundation. Jacee opens up about one of the most real journeys you’ll hear on this show. She shares what it took to get clean, stay sober in the music industry, and how she found her purpose on the other side of rock bottom.

She talks about the Straight Line Foundation, a network of sober living homes serving Midland and Odessa, what it really takes to keep those homes running, and how the community can get involved through the Boyz R Back Benefit Festival on May 30th.

This one is real, honest, and worth every minute.

Find the Straight Line Foundation at straightlinefoundation.org or on Facebook at The Straight Line Foundation. The Boyz R Back Art Music Fest is May 30th at 404 N. Colorado, Midland TX. Gates open at 3 PM.

10 TOPICS DISCUSSED

1. What is the Straight Line Foundation and how it serves the Midland-Odessa community
2. The Boyz R Back Benefit Festival, lineup, location, and why it’s alcohol-free
3. Sobriety in the live music industry and the culture around drinking and performing
4. Jacee’s personal journey through addiction and what finally made her stop
5. How becoming a mother changed everything for her recovery
6. Why God and faith are central to lasting recovery
7. The reality of running sober living homes, funding, logistics, and daily challenges
8. Why the bad days will come and how to not let them take you back
9. Reframing how we think about alcohol and what “celebratory poison” really means
10. How the Midland community can show up and help us help them

What does it mean to bring your culture to a new country and build community through it?

In BAM BizTalk Episode #92, Angel Garcia sits down with Johana Zambrano, CEO of Jazrproducciones, to talk about Ecuadorian culture, entrepreneurship, and the vision behind the Middle of the World Festival in West Texas. From music and food to identity and representation, this episode is a conversation about culture, connection, and creating opportunities for the community.

Topics include:

• Ecuadorian traditions and culture

• Building events and festivals

• Latino community connections

• Entrepreneurship journey

• Preserving cultural identity

• Creating impact through community

Watch the full episode now!

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