Barrel racing, teaching, and being a rural entrepreneur with Markie Vetere in Green River (UT).
About this episode
Markie Vetere discusses her roles as a teacher, barrel racer, and entrepreneur in Green River, UT, and how they intersect.
In this episode, I talk to Markie Vetere, teacher, barrel racer, and entrepreneur in Green River (UT). Markie talks about how she balances those three passions and how they influence and reinforce each other. Markie talks about the importance of loving the kids she teaches, giving them experiences, and showing them what is possible. She talks about how and why she started her business - Rare Renegade Boutique - and the importance to her of being authentic and supporting local. Markie gets rea...
More episodes of The Rural Towns Project Podcast
- Art, indigenous business launchpads, and rural university development with Bayley Hedglin (Associate Director of Development for Utah State University) in Blanding, Utah
- Long drives and big grants for rural communities with Debra McKee (Rural Economic Development Manager for Utah's GOED) in Blanding, Utah
- Running an arts, architecture, and rural investment nonprofit (Epicenter), building homes, and avoiding booms and busts in Green River (UT) with Maria Sykes
- Talking Planes, Trains, Automobiles…and Melons and Butch Cassidy with Edward Castro Bennett, City Manager for Green River (UT)
- Time traveling with Louis Williams (Navajo river guide and owner of Ancient Wayves) in Bluff (UT), Bears Ears, and beyond to connect with earth, air, fire, and water
- I was amazed by the night skies in Bluff (UT). It turns out Bluff is a Dark Sky Community. I talk to Sarah Burak (Education Director for the Bears Ears Partnership) about dark skies, what a Dark Sky designation means, and about Bears Ears tourism
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Rural Towns Project Podcast podcast page.