Dr. Austin Maxheimer is an Evansville, Indiana–based author and neighborhood practitioner who leads community revitalization work as Love Your Neighborhood Director at Community One. He’s written five books on community, leadership, and measurement and brings roughly 15 years of on-the-ground experience helping residents and local organizations build healthier neighborhoods. In his work, Austin emphasizes resident-led change and a simple framework—listen, align, act, measure—grounded in proximity, practical action, and investing directly in neighbors so transformation happens from the inside out.

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Recorded at Wally Opus Studios on February 23, 2026.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes streaming every Tuesday.

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Aidan Williams is the founder of Chosen, a luxury wellness vacation rental and estate management company focused on thoughtful curation, high standards, and long-term stewardship of exceptional properties. A Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (2018) agriculture graduate, he previously led national quality operations at Mission Produce and later served as Vice President of Sales at Por La Mar Nursery. He founded Driftwood Properties during that period, which evolved into Chosen—built around meticulous operations, transparent partnerships, and strong owner outcomes.

Chosen website (currently Driftwood)

Recorded virtually on February 20, 2026.
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This episode is supported by Thru-Line Development Company, founded by Wes Luttrell in Evansville, Indiana. Thru-Line works with leaders and organizations at inflection points to collapse chaos and curate clarity by designing the systems, structures, and decision frameworks that align teams with their mission.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes streaming every Tuesday.

Paige Venturi is the Vice President of Honey Moon Coffee Co, where she helps lead day-to-day operations across the four locations of the Evansville-born “people company that serves coffee.” An IU grad with a background spanning from journalism to apparel merchandising, Paige joined Honey Moon as a barista in 2020 and now serves as a bright, thoughtful leader in her role supporting managers, tracking performance, improving systems, and overseeing online ordering and brand merch.

Recorded on February 16, 2026 at Honey Moon Burkhardt in Evansville, Indiana.
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This episode is supported by Thru-Line Development Company, founded by Wes Luttrell in Evansville, Indiana. Thru-Line works with leaders and organizations at inflection points to collapse chaos and curate clarity by designing the systems, structures, and decision frameworks that align teams with their mission.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes streaming every Tuesday.

Justin Riat is the Chief Growth Officer at Parlor Doughnuts, where he leads franchising strategy, expansion, and system development for the premium doughnut brand that now spans more than 100 locations across 30+ states. With over 20 years of experience in medical device sales, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and franchising, Justin has driven growth in complex environments, scaling territories, leading turnarounds, and helping companies expand with operational clarity. His approach is simple: most growth challenges aren’t sales problems—they’re signals pointing to deeper opportunities in systems, leadership, and culture.

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Recorded on February 13, 2026 at Wally Opus Sound Studios in Evansville, Indiana.
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This episode is supported by Thru-Line Development Company, founded by Wes Luttrell in Evansville, Indiana. Thru-Line works with leaders and organizations at inflection points to collapse chaos and curate clarity by designing the systems, structures, and decision frameworks that align teams with their mission.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes streaming every Tuesday.

Based in Evansville, Indiana, Chris Peters is a Terminal Manager with Marathon Petroleum, overseeing safe, reliable operations across Southern Indiana fuel terminals. A U.S. Navy veteran who spent nearly a decade as a sonar technician, Chris is known for steady, no-nonsense leadership in high-stakes, highly regulated environments. He also serves as Head of Parish Council at St. Boniface Parish.

Recorded on February 9, 2026 at Wally Opus Sound Studios in Evansville, Indiana.
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This episode is supported by Thru-Line Development Company, founded by Wes Luttrell in Evansville, Indiana. Thru-Line works with leaders and organizations at critical inflection points to collapse chaos and curate clarity—designing the systems, structures, and decision frameworks that align teams with their mission.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes streaming every Tuesday.

In this solo episode, Wesley explores maintenance mode vs mission mode; two fundamental ways organizations operate and how these modes are quietly shaping behavior, culture, and decision-making across industries and sectors he’s been working in. Drawing from real observations, he shares a working framework for understanding why some systems prioritize stability while others prioritize movement, and why capable people often feel aligned or misaligned inside them.

Recorded on January 29, 2026 at Wally Opus Sound Studios in Evansville, Indiana.
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This show is supported by Thru-Line Development Company, an advisory practice founded by Wes Luttrell in Evansville, Indiana. Thru-Line works to collapse chaos and curate clarity, helping individuals and organizations make cleaner, more confident decisions during critical inflection points.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes streaming every Tuesday.

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Artwork by Ethan Douglass
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In the first episode of the new era of Everybody Else, Wes sits down with Nate Mominee, a custom builder, general contractor, serial entrepreneur, and co-creator of one of Evansville’s most interesting community corners (Spanky’s Pizza, Yoga Space, short-term rentals, and neighborhood development in Haynie's Corner). What begins as a conversation about construction quickly opens into something deeper around awareness as a business advantage, how leaders protect “potency” as systems grow, why “less is more” is often the real scaling strategy, and how community is built through a contagious culture of care and respect, down to the porch-sweeping level.

Websites: https://www.momineehomes.com/
https://www.evansvilleyogaspace.com/

Recorded on January 21, 2026 at Wally Opus Sound Studios in Evansville, Indiana.
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This show is supported by Thru-Line Development Company, an advisory practice founded by Wes Luttrell in Evansville, Indiana. Thru-Line works to collapse chaos and curate clarity, helping individuals and organizations make cleaner, more confident decisions during critical inflection points.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes streaming every Tuesday.

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Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor

Everybody Else began as a podcast about the invisible people who make music happen, but a deeper through line has emerged over time. The most meaningful conversations were never about job titles, tactics, or tasks, they were about how people think, relate to their work, and carry meaningful responsibility in the complex, ever-evolving music industry. In this solo episode, Wes reflects on that realization and explains why the podcast is opening up to thoughtful conversations across industries as Everybody Else: understanding the invisible people who make life happen.

Recorded on January 19, 2026 at Wally Opus Sound Studios in Evansville, Indiana.
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This show is supported by Thru-Line Development Company, an advisory practice founded by Wes Luttrell in Evansville, Indiana. Thru-Line works to collapse chaos and curate clarity, helping individuals and organizations make cleaner, more confident decisions during critical inflection points.

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Everybody Else is a podcast about the invisible people who make life happen. What began as conversations with behind-the-scenes builders in the music industry has grown into a broader exploration of how people think, work, and carry responsibility across industries and across disciplines. Hosted by Wes Luttrell, the show centers on thoughtful dialogue with creatives, leaders, and operators whose work often goes unseen but shapes the world we live in. New episodes published every Tuesday.

Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor