VIE Speaks: A Podcast

On this episode of VIE Speaks: Conversations with Heart & Soul podcast, host Lisa Marie Burwell, VIE’s CEO/editor-in-chief, spoke with restaurateur, businessman, speaker, and author Kevin Boehm and a very special guest, Oliver Petit, owner of The Red Bar in Grayton Beach, Florida. Kevin’s autobiography, The Bottomless Cup, is scheduled for release on November 4, 2025.

Lisa and Michael talk about him launching a furniture business in 2009 during the height of the recession, expanding Stock & Trade with showrooms across the Southeast, and pouring into a cause that is very personal to his family, Harlan’s Place Foundation, where donations from their Gatsby Gala on October 4 will help create communities for individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities.

Lisa and Ashley discuss Ashley’s dedication to helping women reclaim their confidence and step fully into their strength. She opens up about her own journey of surviving an abusive relationship, the first signs she noticed, and the day she decided to leave. Her book "From Suffering to Surrendering," helps others navigate waters similar to those she experienced.

Lisa and Stacey have been colleagues and friends for a span of close to 30 years, originally working together in SEASIDE®️, Florida. Stacey began working with Grand Boulevard Town Center in Miramar Beach in 2006, bringing the vision for the property to a reality with a passion for always doing more. This episode will have you smiling from start to finish!

Lisa and Roy discuss the origin story of Churchill Oaks, a beautiful gated community on the Choctawhatchee Bay in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, with miles of trails and boardwalks, two spring-fed lakes, a playground, and a private marina and clubhouse, with pickleball courts and more to come in Phase 2.

Lisa and Libby talk all things design, knowing your worth, and having love for what you do. She is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers. Anyone who listens can hear the real passion she has for creating and providing her client with a one-of-a-kind space.

On this episode of VIE Speaks: Conversations with Heart & Soul podcast, host Lisa Marie Burwell, VIE’s CEO/editor-in-chief spoke with photographer, filmmaker and creative, Mark Little, who has had a hand in all types of photography, from food, portrait, and architecture to fine art.

VIE Editor-In-Chief Lisa Burwell sits down with documentarian and true crime YouTube creator Stephanie Harlowe. At the Redfish Film Festival, Stephanie featured Strange and Unusual: The Montauk Project, based on rumors surrounding US Navy air base, Camp Hero.

Documentary filmmaker Brett Whitcomb's catalog oscillates between archive-rich nostalgic portraits of pop culture, compelling stories of female empowerment, and observational snapshots of under-explored cultures. Brett's film "The Spirit of Halloweentown" showed at the Redfish Film Festival in 2025.

In this episode of VIE Speaks: Conversations with Heart & Soul, our host, VIE editor, Jordan Staggs, sits down with Dayna Reggero. Dayna is a listener and award-winning documentarian whose first film effort was a tour of California’s sustainable farms with Discovery Communications and Chevy Volt.

Lisa Marie Burwell, sits down with Rebecca Sirmons, General Manager & Head of NASA+, and Megan Cruz, Public Affairs Specialist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, at Redfish Film Festival. As part of Redfish Film Fest’s programming over the past two years, NASA+ has shared exciting docuseries and projects with festival guests.

In this special Redfish Film Festival episode of VIE Speaks, host and VIE editor-in-chief Lisa Marie Burwell sits down with documentary filmmaker Carrie Lederer to discuss her recent film, Wild Horses at the Door. As part of the Redfish Film Fest 2025 lineup, this movie brought the heartfelt and harrowing story of John Wayne Smith to the screen.