On this episode of the East Dallas Podcast, Camille and Rich sit down with Dr. Ashley Agan to talk about something simple, powerful, and surprisingly life changing. Walk with a Doc is a global movement that started with one frustrated cardiologist who just wanted his patients to get moving. What began as a Saturday stroll in an Ohio park has grown into more than 500 chapters around the world.

Dr. Agan shares how the East Dallas chapter is giving our neighborhood a chance to get outside, get answers, and feel connected. There is no pressure. No pace requirement. Just real conversations with a doctor who cares, and a community taking small steps toward better health.

If you want an easy way to move your body, learn something useful, and meet your neighbors, Walk with a Doc might be exactly what you need. Come join us.

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Camille and Rich hit the road for a field trip and stopped by one of East Dallas’s newest and most flavorful spots, Easy Slider. What started as a single food truck in 2011 has become a local favorite known for creative mini burgers, fresh ingredients, and a fun vintage Americana vibe.

Founders Caroline Perini and Miley Holmes built Easy Slider around their hunt for the perfect bite. Their sliders blend Caroline’s Texas roots with Miley’s love for Southern flavors. Along the way they have picked up national recognition and served some of the biggest names in Dallas.

In this episode we sit down inside their new brick and mortar location in Old East Dallas and talk about the journey from truck to restaurant, the stories behind their award winning sliders, their love for community, and why living easy really is a choice.

Perfect food. Great people. A true East Dallas story.

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Chelsea Callahan Haag from East Dallas Vintage joined the Chamber Chicks for a really fun conversation about community, creativity, and the love of finding pieces with a story. Chelsea owns East Dallas Vintage, a multi vendor shop in the heart of Old East Dallas, and also runs her own vintage dealer business, Callahan Clutter. She is plugged into just about everything in our neighborhood from the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce to the Casa Linda Tree Lighting to the East Dallas Arts District. This episode gives you a look at the person behind the shop, the passion behind the work, and why vintage continues to bring people together in this part of town.

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Dawna Duke joined us for a conversation that shows what can happen when a parent’s instinct meets a little creativity and a whole lot of purpose. Dawna is the founder of STEMscapes Collab and Play Spaces, a company that is transforming the way kids learn and explore by bringing hands on discovery into schools, restaurants, offices, and waiting areas all over DFW.

She designs, builds, and installs these small scale kid museums so every student has access to unstructured play and real experience based learning. It is changing the way kids collaborate and how teachers create space for curiosity.

But her story does not stop there. After a school bus mix up left her four year old in tears, Dawna came up with a simple idea to keep kids safer. She created NFC keychains that let teachers and staff instantly reach parents in an emergency. It started as a quick fix for her daughter and turned into a tool that families all over North Texas are now using for peace of mind.

This is a conversation about problem solving, innovation, and what happens when someone sees a need and decides to build the solution.

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This week, Camille and Rich sit down with Victoria Shepherd-Burnett, the founder and executive director of The Inn Recovery Community, for one of the most powerful and emotional conversations we’ve ever had. Victoria shares how her journey began in 2019, helping young women facing homelessness, and how that mission evolved through unimaginable personal struggle. After nearly losing her life in 2022, she found recovery and purpose in helping others do the same.

Today, The Inn has grown into a life-changing organization housing over 120 women, children, and families each year—offering safety, sobriety, and second chances. With a relapse rate of just 5.5%, The Inn stands as proof that healing is possible when compassion meets community.

Something truly special is happening there… and this is the story behind it.

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A multi-vendor shopping experience in the heart of East Dallas. Here you’ll find a curated mix of local makers, collectors, and creators all under one roof. From timeless furniture and handmade art to fashion, records, and one-of-a-kind finds, every visit tells a story.

East Dallas Vintage is more than a place to shop. It is a place to connect, discover, and celebrate the creativity that makes this community so unique.

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Rich and Camille take the East Dallas podcast on the road for a live field trip to Chefs For Farmers 2025, the ultimate Texas party with a purpose. Founded in Dallas by Iris Midler, this one-of-a-kind festival brings chefs, farmers, and food lovers together to celebrate local flavor, sustainability, and community. From the energy of the tents to the passion behind every dish, this episode captures what makes Chefs For Farmers more than a food and wine event. It is a movement built on connection, creativity, and doing good.

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Zach Galindo is the Executive Director of the College of Music and a lifelong musician whose passion for teaching and performing has shaped an entire community. He began giving private lessons in 2004 and has since taught more than 1,000 students. In 2014, Zach expanded his vision by hiring his first teacher, which led to the creation of his music school. By May of 2017, the brick and mortar Lake Highlands School of Music opened its doors and now serves more than 300 students of all ages.

A proud Lake Highlands High School alum from the class of 2000, Zach went on to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of North Texas with concentrations in jazz and classical guitar.

Beyond the classroom, Zach spent more than a decade touring nationally and internationally with Americana band Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, sharing stages with artists including the Turnpike Troubadours, Old 97’s, Gin Blossoms, Robert Earl Keen, Randy Rogers Band, Stoney Larue, and Shakey Graves. His experience as both an educator and performer makes him a powerful advocate for the arts and a leader in growing the next generation of musicians.

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