Grayson Cupit is exactly the kind of person Cookeville says it wants to attract. He’s a Senior Software Engineer at Disney Streaming, a professional musician, a community organizer and the newly elected Board President of Culture Shock Collective, a nonprofit arts and music space opening in downtown Cookeville. He’s also a Millennial, the generation least […]

Adam Poe of the Highlands Economic Partnership shares new 8th Grade Career Fair data and what AI means for the Upper Cumberland’s next workforce.

Join Kosta and his guest: Blakelee Paige Smith, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, NP-C, Owner and Founder of Skin and Aesthetics. Skin and Aesthetics was created to provide the highest quality and excellence in aesthetic dermatology to the Upper Cumberland. What started as a dream in 2019 became reality in 2023 when Skin and Aesthetics opened in Cookeville’s own […]

Join Kosta and his guest: Mike Franklin, Co-Founder and Owner of Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy, and Owner of Cookeville’s newest luxury salon Wild Honey Beauty Co. In this episode: After over a decade of being Cookeville’s beauty destination, this summer Loxx Salon and Spa is closing. As a business owner, how did you know it was time […]

Join Kosta and his guest: Jonathan West, CEO of Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative. In this episode:For those of us who don’t really understand how the internet works or how it’s changed over the last – let’s say 20 years – what’s fiber internet? What’s broadband? How do you know what kind of internet is right for you? […]

Join Kosta and his guest Jennifer Gray, Autism Advocate, Mother of Cookeville Lifestyle’s Cover Thomas Golz and Co-Founder of Small World Dioramas. In this episode: How it felt for Jennifer and Thomas to share their story with Cookeville and beyond. What it’s like to raise a child  with special needs, and how to help your child […]

🌈 Happy Pride Month! Y’all means ALL, and no matter what month it is, we’re proud to represent all the people who make our community better when we’re together. Join Kosta and his guest: Katie Love, honored Upper Cumberland Pride Royalty, Queen 2019 and 2015, Miss RoadHouse 2017 and Miss Gay East Tennessee America 2013, Katie’s work in entertainment […]

Join Kosta and his guest: Holly Williams, Director of Area Agency on Aging and Disability at Upper Cumberland Development District. Roughly 14,000 Putnam County residents are over the age of 65.That’s approximately 17% of our population. In this episode: What opportunities and advantages do we have in the Upper Cumberland for this age group that many communities do not? […]

Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Elizabeth Lisic, Assistant Director of BIRCH Professional Learning Center at Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity.  In addition to her achievements in research and development in education, Dr. Lisic is the proud Mother of actors: Elle Lisic and Evan Lisic. In this episode: You have over a decade of experience in professional development and student learning, […]

Join Kosta and his guest: Kathleen Gilpatrick, Co-Founder and President of Cookeville Theatre Company,  Owner of Out On A Limb Productions and celebrated director, producer, writer and actor. Find out more about Cookeville Theatre Company:https://cookevilletheatreco.org/ Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN. This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev […]