Jim Bratton Podcast

How does a car dealership actually work? In the first installment of Behind the Deal, Brian Kelledy takes Jim Bratton inside the automotive retail business. Brian describes a dealership as five different businesses...

Jim couldn't remember Mary's birthday—so he started giving her presents every day. A diamond necklace. Two bicycles. A pop-up camper. But the gifts were only part of the story. In Episode 17, Mary and Jim remember how...

Young artists. A huge wall. Eight weeks of work. And a lesson that goes far beyond painting. There have been numerous amazing projects completed in Galveston, but none have embodied the true meaning of invested and...

What happens when a technology is developing faster than our ability to predict what can go wrong—and how do we build protection around it without stopping innovation? YouTube at https://youtu.be/VkOtVN9a248...

Amber Klinsky grew up in a tiny Idaho town, became a flight attendant, and then discovered public art almost by accident. An airport sculpture sparked an interest in large-scale work, leading her to teach herself...

Anne Lane has been making a living as an artist since she was 21. In this conversation, she talks about choosing work over formal art-school training, learning through observation and practice, building galleries that...

Welcome to The Jim Bratton Podcast . In this episode, host Jim Bratton sits down with Landon Wright , founder of Prestige Custom Builders , for an inspiring conversation about grit, integrity, and navigating the...

Marriage can become complicated long before either spouse understands why. Chris Times of Agape Marriage and Family Counseling explains how communication breaks down, why spouses can experience the same relationship...

Jennifer de Ranieri joins Jim Bratton along with David Armstrong and David Anderson for a conversation about a new community event coming to Galveston's Seawall August 29 and 30. Info: https://galvestonislandmarket.com/...

Musician and composer Paulo Castillo joins Jim Bratton for a conversation about what actually happens behind the music — preparation, composition, improvisation, collaboration and performance...

What if the story you tell yourself matters more than the events you've lived through? In Episode Three, Coach Kevin and Jim Bratton explore perspective, healing, trauma, and why the present moment is where change...

Episode Two moves beyond understanding anxiety to learning how to use it. Coach Kevin shares stories of business failure, athletic competition, health challenges, and relationships to demonstrate how anxiety can either...

Mary transforms a tiny fixer-upper into a home with determination, survives a broken ankle, and reveals how one unlikely relationship slowly became a lifelong marriage. Before there was a marriage, there was a little...

What if anxiety isn't your greatest weakness? In the first episode of this special series, Coach Kevin joins Jim Bratton to examine anxiety through a different lens. Together they discuss fear, performance, technology...

The Grand's Dori Bosnyák previews an exciting new season filled with legendary performers, Broadway-style productions, comedy, live film scores, family entertainment, and the community spirit that has made Galveston's...