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What does success look like when you don’t follow the traditional path?

In this episode, we sit down with Fitz — the Film Cowboy — to talk about carving your own lane, staying creative without selling out, and redefining what “making it” really means.

We talk identity, creative pressure, hustle culture, and what it actually takes to keep going when you’re building something from scratch.

And as always, we’re raising a glass with our spirit sponsor, One Life Spirits — because you only get one life, and you’re allowed to live all of it.

Cheers to owning every chapter. 🥂

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We sit and chat with our friend Miguel Genochio, founder of the Front Steps is the Future movement and brand.

In this episode of Here’s to You, we raise a glass with Miguel Genochio—founder of Front Steps—to talk about being a lighthouse in your community, giving people their flowers while they’re still here, and redefining success as showing up with love, accountability, and humanity.We get into vulnerability, energy vampires, community building, evolving attention spans, and why sometimes success is as simple as getting out of bed. Plus, we keep it real with funny quirks, rapid-fire wisdom, and a Halo Margarita using Una Vida Tequila.

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In this episode of Here’s To You, we sit down with Miss ICT USA 2023 and City Girls Liquor owner, Michele Valadez, for a conversation that’s equal parts inspiring, chaotic, and painfully real.

We talk about what it actually takes to build something from the ground up — from navigating pageantry and entrepreneurship to standing your ground in rooms where you’re the youngest, the only woman, or both.

Michele shares the lessons no one glamorizes: learning to confront people twice your age, trusting your instincts, and surviving moments that feel straight out of a movie (including a man punching her windshield in broad daylight).

This episode is a reminder that success isn’t always titles and trophies — sometimes it’s resilience, boundaries, and showing up anyway.

🥃 Pour a Watermelon Paloma and cheers to the messy middle!

Ingredients:

• 2 oz tequila (blanco or reposado — her choice)

• 3 oz watermelon juice

• 2 oz grapefruit juice

• 0.75 oz lime juice

• 0.5 oz simple syrup (optional depending on sweetness of your watermelon)

Top with ~6–7 oz sparkling water (grapefruit or plain)

Our former neighbor Travis, whom we met randomly during one of our recording sessions, turned out to be a pretty cool guy.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you our dear fans! We hope this year was good for you and today we bring you an episode from the secret vault!

If you know us, then you know that we love to laugh, so it only made sense for us to have, not one, but two stand-up comedians join us on the pod!

Deejay is a touring comedian and Christian is one of ICT's local stand-ups.

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In this episode of Here’s to You, Fanny & Dusty sit down with the powerhouse trio behind 6IMS — Cam, Trey, and Jamal — three young entrepreneurs flipping the script on what success looks like in your early 20s. From breeding dogs and trading sneakers to running a clothing line and managing real estate, these guys turned hustle into a lifestyle, a brand, and a community movement.

This conversation is hilarious, raw, inspiring, and packed with gems for anyone grinding toward a better life.

• ​The origin story of 6ixms and how three different personalities formed one unstoppable unit
• ​From shoes → Frenchies → clothing → property: how the hustle evolved
• ​What people get wrong about three young Black men in business
• ​The 5-Item Starter Kit for Young Hustlers
• ​Friends in business and what keeps them solid
• ​Relationship Hot Seat: dating while grinding, “are you busy or not into her?”, jealousy, getting your lick back
• ​Conspiracy theories: Wayfair kids? Pyramids as portals?
• ​Legacy building: what they want to leave for their future families & for Wichita
• ​Lightning Round: chaos, honesty, and the funniest answers yet

🍹 Fanny shakes up a Prickly Pear Margarita that had the guys talking with El Trago from One Life Spirits

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In Part 2 of our conversation with immigration attorney Sarah Balderas, we pick up right where we left off — diving deeper into the real-life experiences behind the headlines, ICE, and the emotional toll of navigating a system that often feels impossible.

If you’ve ever wondered why immigration feels so confusing, why families wait years for answers, or why reform hasn’t happened since the 80s — this episode will give you the human context most conversations forget.In this episode, we explore:

• Kicking off with Cocktails w/ Hi-Post Vodka
• Love, relationships, and the emotional weight of immigration
• ICE — what it is, what it isn’t, and what “abolish ICE” actually means
• The role of Congress in meaningful reform
• Presidents, social media, and political “relatability
• Community action, and how to spot ICE
• The U.S. Civics exam… and our questionable knowledge of itSarah doesn’t just practice immigration law. She translates it — with heart, with nuance, and with a deep commitment to the people behind every case.

🎙️ Hosted by Dusty V & Fanny Ochoa on Here’s to You — the DIY podcast where real people share real stories.

✨ If this episode moves you, share it with someone who needs to feel less alone in their immigration journey.

In this two part episode of Here’s to You, we sit down with someone whose work literally changes lives. Immigration attorney Sarah Baldera joins us to break down the human side of a system that’s often cold, chaotic, and impossible to navigate alone.Sarah is more than a partner at her firm — she’s an educator, community advocate, daughter of immigrants, and someone who leads with empathy in a field where empathy isn’t always the norm. From her childhood in Wichita to the moment she realized immigration law was her calling, Sarah walks us through the stories, challenges, and realities behind the work.In part 1:

• What started her passion
• Immigration 101, in words real people can understand- Why the system feels broken (and who it actually serves)- Heartbreaking and hopeful client moments (shared with care)
• Why community education matters now more than ever

Whether you’re an immigrant, an ally, or someone trying to understand the system better — this episode is for you.

Here’s to stories that matter.
Here’s to the people fighting for futures.
Here’s to you.

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