Romeo Travis is an Akron native, former professional basketball player, assistant coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary, and entrepreneur behind The Lodge Approach. He spent 14 years playing professionally across more than 10 countries, winning championships, earning MVP honors, and living a life most people only read about.

Then he came home.

We sat down to talk about what those 14 years actually did to a man, what it feels like to come back to the city that made you, and what it means to pour into the same young players who remind him of himself at that age.

This isn't a basketball story. It's a story about identity, loyalty, and what home really means.

Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

🎙️ Full conversation now live on YouTube

Connect with Romeo Travis: 🔗 The Lodge Approach

Overnight Success Coffee Co. ☕ overnightsuccess.co 📱 @overnightsuccessco

Music by Katori Walker & Nyck Caution

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

Romeo Travis spent 14 years playing professional basketball in over 10 countries. He won championships. He earned MVP honors. He lived the world. And then he came home to Akron and started doing the quieter, harder work of building the next generation.

In this episode we go past the highlights. We talk about identity, loyalty, the journey abroad, and what it actually felt like to come back to the city that made him, as a coach, as a man, and as someone with something real to pour into young people.

No performance. No polish. Just Romeo Travis telling the truth.

Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

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For Episode 10 we invited Romeo Travis — Akron native, former professional basketball player, assistant coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary, and entrepreneur. And so much more.

Through 14 years and 10 countries, Romeo built a life most people only dream about. Then he came home.

We sat down to talk about what that journey actually did to a man, what it means to pour into the next generation at the same school where it all started, and what home really means when you've seen the world.

This is a conversation about identity, loyalty, and the quiet work of coming back.

This is what happens when two people from the same city make time to actually talk.

Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

🎙️ Full conversation now live on YouTube

Connect with Romeo Travis: @rometrav

Overnight Success Coffee Co. ☕ overnightsuccess.co

Music by Katori Walker & Nyck Caution

Rob Buchwald is the founder and CEO of Akron Innovations and the AI Catalyst Institute. He spent over 25 years as a CIO in legal and financial sectors before dedicating himself to making sure AI works for everyone, not just the organizations already at the table.

In this conversation we talk about what artificial intelligence is actually doing to our infrastructure, our water, our energy grid, and our communities. The questions are big. The answers matter. And this is only the beginning.

Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

Tim Baxter is an artist, entrepreneur, musician, and culture curator based in Akron, Ohio. He owns Baxter's Speakeasy and serves as the Director of Art and Hospitality for the Historic Arts District, and he has spent two decades building spaces, experiences, and community for people who don't always see themselves represented.

In this episode we go deep. We talk about what it means to be a creative who also has to run a business, what Akron needs right now that it doesn't have yet, and what it costs to build something honest in a city that's still figuring itself out.

No performance. No polish. Just Timothy Baxter telling the truth.

Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

Margo holds two roles most people would never imagine sharing space in one life. She's the President of Akron City Council, and she's the Executive Director of Sommerville Funeral Homes. One world is built on grief. The other is built on power and disagreement. She moves through both, every single day.

In this episode we go past the titles. We talk about loyalty, legacy, and what leadership actually looks like when nobody's watching. No performance. No polish. Just the truth.

Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

Willie McGee | Brotherhood, Legacy & Building from Akron

Willie McGee is an Akron native, entrepreneur, and a man who has spent his entire life in service to people and community. From the courts of St. Vincent-St. Mary to seven years as Athletic Director of one of the most storied high school programs in the country, to his current work with LRMR Ventures and the LeBron James Family Foundation — Willie has always been about something bigger than himself.

But this conversation isn’t about where he’s been. It’s about who he is.

We sat down over lunch to talk about brotherhood, identity, what it means to carry Akron with you everywhere you go, and the quiet work of becoming a man your family can be proud of.

This is a conversation about loyalty, legacy, and what it really looks like to build from where you’re from.

Pull up a seat. Cold brew recommended.

🎙️ Full visual experience now live on YouTube

Connect with Willie McGee:

🔗 LRMR Ventures

Overnight Success Coffee Co.

☕ overnightsuccess.co

📱 @overnightsuccessco

Music by Katori Walker & Nyck Caution

Dr. Michael Copeland | Education, Purpose & The Journey of One Determined Educator

Dr. Michael Copeland is an award-winning author, educator, entrepreneur, and CEO of Copeland Consults LLC. But before all of that, he’s a man from Cleveland who decided to give his life to the people everyone else walked past.

Through a shared belief that education is the great equalizer, we sat down to talk about where he came from, what drove him back home, and what it actually means to serve a community quietly for over a decade before the world starts paying attention.

From wraparound services to authorship to building his own consulting firm, this is a conversation about purpose, legacy, and what happens when a determined educator refuses to quit.

Pull up a seat and pour up a drink. Cold brew is the move.

Connect with Dr. Michael Copeland:

↳ @cope216

↳ drmichaelcopeland.com

Overnight Success Coffee Co.

↳ overnightsuccess.co

↳ @overnightsuccessco

Music by Katori Walker & Nyck Caution

Megan Hurley | Creativity, Culture & Showing Up Authentically

Megan is an entrepreneur, artist, wife, and designer — and so much more. Through a mutual connection and a shared love of coffee, we sat down to talk about her inspiration, her vision, and what’s ahead. From creativity to innovation to culture, this is a conversation about finding your voice and showing up as your full self. Pull up a seat and pour up a drink, cold brew is the move.

Connect with Megan: ↳ @RhowCoffee ↳ @meganelleart

Overnight Success Coffee Co. ↳ overnightsuccess.co ↳ @overnightsuccessco

Music by Katori Walker & Nyck Caution

Wyterria Thornton | Hospitality, Family Business & Building for Akron

Two creatives. One city. Real conversations. Wyterria and Austin are entrepreneurs rooted in Akron, Ohio who came together over coffee to talk about the work, the vision, and the community they’re both committed to. From hospitality to family business, food to culture — this is a conversation about leading with intention and supporting something bigger than yourself. Pull up. This one’s for the builders.

Connect with Wyterria: ↳ The Plannerz Place Eatery ↳ @Venue_Thirty7

Overnight Success Coffee Co. ↳ overnightsuccess.co ↳ @overnightsuccessco

Music by Katori Walker & Nyck Caution