Apex Interview: Blowing Glass and Taming Lightning with Percy Echols

<p>In today&apos;s interview, Jan sits down with Percy Echols II. Percy is a Pittsburgh-based Artist, Alchemist, and Educator who pioneers the development of Neon and Plasma Light Art at the <a href='https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/'>Pittsburgh Glass Center</a> and is the creator and host of the Podcast <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/2xhtRabhnRdEOhpZ1P39WV'>Taming Lightning</a>.<br/><br/>In this episode, Percy and Jan reminisce about where they were in their entrepreneurial journeys when they met four years ago and talk about some of the adventures they&apos;ve been on over the past few years. From Percy traveling to Italy and Sweden to participate in amazing events centered around artisan glass and plasma art to Jan&apos;s escapades across the US and Africa - this episode is full of raw and vulnerable stories of what it really takes behind the scenes to build a personal brand around something you love.<br/><br/>We both enjoyed the conversation so much, that we&apos;re for sure going to be doing a part 2!<br/><br/>If you learned something from this episode or know of someone that needs to hear our message. </p><p>Share it with them!</p><p>If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a <a href='https://forms.gle/GUKRFryx1G7JZaae6'>“Guest Referral” form here</a>.</p><p>We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out <a href='https://apexcommunicationsnetwork.com/apex-media/'>referrals to members of our network</a>.</p><p>Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HVMI92djmW3Sgt9S-Fk_M9VV_aeHuCK3-BXRxEpHZ80/ed