Born & raised in South Dakota, Karlee Petersen has a natural passion for agriculture and the western way of life that’s been instilled from a young age. With appreciation for the sport of rodeo and putting it into play on screen, Karlee has used her skill set learned at school and various roles throughout the industry to capitalize on television production and bring rodeo to the major platform. With education being a major focus for Karlee, she takes any opportunity to learn from others.

Karlee spent time with Bass Pro Shops producing photoshoots & national commercials to expand her knowledge, and recently brought that back to the western world, becoming the Executive Producer of Cowboy Channel. Karlee shares what’s possible with positive thinking, hard work and a little fatherly advice!

On this week’s edition of the Cowboy Up podcast we welcome Jana Earp. Before you ask, the answer is yes… She is part of the famous family from Tombstone, Arizona. A little more than two years ago, Jana took a chance and jumped on social media to share her story from life as a corporate cowgirl to owning her own ranch while pursuing her love for the western lifestyle and the outdoors.

That single decision has opened so many incredible doors and she’s gone on to build a community of over 30,000 and been invited to speak, be a guest on podcasts, host networking events, travel to conventions, and, most importantly, build a network that supports women, small businesses, agriculture and celebrates the western way of life.

Jana says it’s been an amazing journey so far, and she’s just getting started. Jana has a lot of tips and a few surprises on this edition of the Cowboy Up podcast.

The historic Empire Ranch has been a working cattle ranch for almost 150 years. Its rich history includes successive ownership by two prominent ranching families, two corporations, and finally by the federal government on behalf of the general public.

Originally established in the 1860’s as a homestead ranch of 160 acres with a flat topped four-room adobe ranch house and adjoining adobe-walled corral and finally the BLM took over in 1988 with a commitment to preserve the historic Empire Ranch buildings and interpreting them for future generations.

Television series like Bonanza were filmed at empire and movie stars like John Wayne and Barbara Streisand filmed movies here. Sit back and enjoy the story of Empire Ranch as told by Empire volunteers Rick and Marti.

The Roaming Hillbilly started down the path of hillbilly music a decade ago with high energy, San Francisco Peninsula-based Americana Bluegrass. After teaming up with the Edgewood Mountain Boys,

Hillbilly (as his friends call him) quickly discovered his new passion that included roaming through the crowd playing music while the band performed on stage.

The rest is history! His current mission in life is as a solo musical entertainer to energize folks while sharing his boot stompin hillbilly music. Whether he's greeting folks with music as they first arrive at an event or keeping folks entertained as they stand in concession lines, there is always an opportunity to create smiles, do a little hillbilly dance or take a selfie.

Kick back for a minute and enjoy The Roaming Hillbilly passing through our podcast.

On this edition of the Cowboy Up podcast, we introduce TJ Jones, a real-life rodeo announcer with the Tejas rodeo near San Antonio, taxes. TJ’s mom was showing horses while he was growing up and his father was on the Sul Ross State Rodeo in Alpine, Texas so his rodeo roots run deep.

TJ NEVER starts a rodeo without speaking to our Creator who blessed us with the ability to do what we do. With Christ, all things are possible. According to TJ, whoever said a dog is a man’s best friend, never owned a horse. Good ol Buster has really turned into a great announcer’s horse and he’s the best coworker he’s ever had.

He hopes the Lord blesses him with many more years getting to announce rodeos from the back of ol Buster. TJ says there’s no better place to be on a Saturday night than a Tejas rodeo. Give TJ a healthy listen on the Cowboy Up podcast

BaseCamp for Veterans, Inc. ("BCI") was founded by life-long friends Deborah Plum & Theo Windish, who each have experience in both the private and public sectors.

Theo has a degree from Penn State University and is a behavioral analyst and he uses that education and experience to serve some of America’s returned veterans at Basecamp. Theo has spent a significant portion of his professional life connecting people, being a part of charitable groups, and has invested his time in projects that served a variety of communities.

Bethany Zill is a familiar face at White Stallion Ranch and her love of ranching is obvious in this edition of the Cowboy Up podcast. Bethany grew up on a ranch in North Dakota and is part of a 5th generation ranch family.

Alan Day was raised at the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona with his sister Sandra who went on the become the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States Sandra Day O’Connor. Bethany created a film about the Lazy B with the help of first-hand stories from Alan Day.

Bethany’s film has been nominated for 2 awards in the upcoming Tombstone Film Festival because she was able to coax stories out of Alan about growing up on the ranch, cloud seeding and conversations with God.

This one was a lot of fun. Stay until the end for some new music from Bethany on this edition of the Cowboy Up podcast.

Maria Eastman is the founder of Rainhorse Equine Assisted Services right here in Southern Arizona. Rainhorse provides counseling for groups who work with horses who have fallen on hard times.

Maria started her horse journey at the age of six and it was love at first sight! Maria is a certified practitioner of the Masterson Method which is a gentle technique that helps horses release tension and improve their overall health and well-being. Maria is also a contributor at the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada