Vera House Podcast

In this episode, Myke sits down with Katie Brown, a local Richmond founder of Real Food With Gratitude, to dive deep into her journey from corporate sales to building a 70K follower food brand on Instagram. Katie shares the brutal honest truth about content creation, the pivot from photography to video content, and how she monetizes her passion for real food. https://realfoodwithgratitude.com What You'll Learn: • How to transition from a 9-5 job to content creation • The real strategy behin...

A fire ripped through Shockoe Bottom this week, engulfing The Daily Menu and forcing neighboring businesses to shut their doors. But the story doesn’t end with the smoke. In this episode, we dig into the real issues at the heart of Richmond’s downtown decline—from empty night markets and neglected neighborhoods to the quiet collapse of overhyped concepts and underbaked brands. We cover: — The state of Shockoe Bottom fires, and why the farmers market keeps missing — Kava Club’s closure, nich...

Welcome to the Vera House podcast — a creative editorial in audio form. No scripts, no segments—just an open conversation at the intersection of culture, brand, creativity, and our journey to building something real in a city like Richmond. In this one, we cover: — The new Allianz Amphitheater and why it’s already off to an interesting start — Pickleball, public art, and the muralist Mickael Broth (@thenightowl) who painted “Not For Sale” over his own work in Downtown Richmond — A belly but...