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In this episode of Randomness, hosts Heath and Josh sit down with Temple restaurateur Mike Dent, owner of Wings Pizza N Things, for a powerful conversation about risk, resilience, and purpose.

Mike shares the story of walking away from a stable corporate career to take a massive leap of faith with his wife and open their own restaurant in Temple, Texas. With no roadmap and plenty of uncertainty, they learned the business on the fly — figuring out what worked, what didn’t, and how to survive the tough early years. Mike talks candidly about the growing pains, financial stress, long hours, and the grit it took to turn hard seasons into two decades of success.

Now, nearly 20 years later, that leap of faith has paid off in a big way — so much so that they’re opening a second location.

Beyond business, Mike opens up about something even closer to his heart: his work with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), supporting children in the foster care system. Having grown up in the system himself, Mike explains why giving back isn’t just community involvement — it’s personal.

This episode is about betting on yourself, building something from the ground up, and using your success to make a difference where it matters most.

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In this episode of Randomness, hosts Heath and Josh sit down with Juan Caraveo for an inspiring and eye-opening conversation about perseverance, purpose, and the world of competitive sports.

Juan shares how his love for swimming began in high school and how he was determined to continue competing at the collegiate level. After graduation, he joined a swim team outside the University of Arizona with hopes of walking on to the university’s swim team. When that opportunity didn’t come to fruition, Juan made the tough decision to step away, enter the workforce, and regroup.

Eventually, his passion for education and athletics led him back to school at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. From there, Juan found his calling teaching at the high school level, where he also coached swimming—pouring into the next generation of student-athletes. His commitment to the sport didn’t stop there. Driven by his love for swimming, Juan went on to start his own swim team, creating opportunities for kids who shared the same passion and drive he once had.

That journey ultimately opened the door to a career with the US Anti-Doping Agency, where Juan now works to protect the integrity of sport. He gives Heath and Josh a behind-the-scenes look at how athletes are drug tested, the lengths some competitors go to try to avoid detection, and the constant evolution of anti-doping efforts.

It’s a candid conversation about resilience, reinvention, and staying committed to the love of the game—even when the path doesn’t go as planned.

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In this episode, Heath and Josh sit down with Cody, the founder of Snip and Tip, a nonprofit dedicated to trapping, spaying or neutering, and returning feral cats to help control overpopulation in a humane way.

Cody shares how everything began with just a few stray cats living around a local gas station. What started as simply putting out food and wanting to help quickly turned into learning about trap-neuter-return and taking action. As word spread, more people began reaching out for help, and the small effort grew into a full-fledged organization.

Today, Snip and Tip spays and neuters around 3,000 cats each year. The episode highlights how one person’s decision to help a handful of cats turned into a mission that’s making a huge impact in the community.

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