Episode 31-Take it back to the start

    How does one get into competitive beard and mustache competitions???  As the great Geauga County Maple Festival is about to kick of in Chardon OH, I reflect upon where I got my start in the beard and mustache culture. It was my first competition many years ago and lead me to many great places and to meet some great people from all over the country.  I thought I would ask a couple of other Maple Fest Beard alumni to join me to talk about where they got their start and how it lead to competing in the larger, club style events.  Ryan Smith and Stephen Hart join me to talk about how you get into competing and tips for those who maybe afraid to get up on the stage for the first time.  Emily Gambrel also joined us to discuss the Maple Festival Beard and Mustache contest and how her and I got together, with Kim Lloyd, to be the organizers of this long running contest.  We all got our start at the same place and experienced the same hurdles and went on to excel in larger scale events.  Check out episode 31 to hear how we did it and the advice we share to gain confidence!!!   

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   This past week I was on the Gnarly Beards United show with Jon-Alex Bailey.  He interviewed me about The Beardcaster and the Geauga County Maple Festival Beard and Mustache contest that I help organize.  Listen to episode 4 below and be sure to check out Gnarly Beards United and subscribe to his podcast by clicking here

RYAN SMITH

Stephen Hart

Emily Gambrel

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Ben Levin

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Episode 14-5th Annual Great Lakes Eric Zatchok

Just a few weeks away from our labor of love, Eric Zatchok, and I sit down to discuss a plethora of beard related things.  One of which was the 5th Annual Great Lakes Regional Beard and Mustache Championship presented by Melt Bar and Grilled.  There has been many miles driven, many meetings had, many emails sent, and many hours spent planning this event this year.  We have a lot to be thankful for this year with the help of a lot of great people who have helped both Eric and I put this together.  We talk about how Eric got became interested in growing his beard and then quickly changed gears into event planning and then all about our event coming up on July30th.  Eric is a great guy who really cares about the bearding community and the community that we try and help out.  This year we are working with a local charity, Youth Challenge, and are trying to help them by raising as much money as possible, donate here.  

It is a great time to be alive and to live in Cleveland.  There is a lot going on in our hometown right now.  There will be many people, bearders and nonbearders, visiting our great city.  There is so much to see and do in our great city.  Our title sponsor, Melt Bar and Grilled are playing a large part in our main event, and also our Meet and Greet and Sunday Brunch events.  Stay tuned for a future episode where I dive into the Melt enigma and learn about how they have become one of the greatest restaurants in the Cleveland area.

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5th Annual Great Lakes Regional Beard and Mustache Championship presented by Melt Bar and Grilled

Beards of the Old Northwest

Cleveland Clinic

Whisker Wars

COSI

Beard Team Ohio

Buckshot Beard Bonanza

Michigan.org

NMS

Cleveland Agora

Melt Bar and Grilled

16-Bit Bar+Arcade

Maple Festival Beard and Mustache Contest

Youth Challenge

Great Lakes Regional Beard Meet and Greet

Great Lakes Regional Beard Hangover Brunch

RVA Beard League

SCBMC

Facial Hair League

RNC

Ben Levin

Waffen Der Whiskerr Oil

Brutal Beard

Groomed Gorilla