On this episode of Uncommon Convos Dennis talks with two very talented men. Rowan Joseph and Shane Partlow are business partners who have had some great successes together over the years, which we will certainly explore. But separately and individually, they have each had amazing careers in the entertainment industry.
Read MoreOn this episode of Uncommon Convos Dennis talks with Tom Hart. He is a Emmy nominated writer, story editor, and producer. He mainly works with children’s animation and has written for The Penguins of Madagascar, Kim Possible, Mouseworks, Get ED, Dave the Barbarian, Care Bears, and many more notable children’s shows. He has a very neat story on how his path lead him to the Quad Cities and then on to LA to start his career as a very successful writer, story teller, and producer.
Read MoreOn this episode of Uncommon Convos Dennis talks with former US Congressmen for the 1st District of Iowa, Bruce Braley. He was a successful trial lawyer in Iowa for 20 years. After serving in congress for 8 years he ran for the US Senate. In 2015 he returned to is roots as a trial lawyers in Denver Colorado. Bruce talks about his life and how he came to be a lawyer as well as his exciting path to congress and some of his most memorable stories.
Read MoreOn this episode of Uncommon Convos Dennis talks with long time friend and entrepreneur, Andy Sallee. He it the epitome of the rags to riches story. Andy came from very humble beginnings living in various trailer parks moving around often when he was young. He has built a amazing real-estate empire and continues to educate himself, attend mastermind events. Andy defines success as having freedom in time. Freedom to come and go as you please and do what you want. The biggest thing he can teach young entrepreneurs is pick one lane and go all in. Spreading yourself too thin will make it hard for you to get good at any one thing.
Read MoreIn this episode of Uncommon Convos Dennis talks with Executive Director, Joy McMeekan of Gilda’s Club Quad Cities. Joy left the corporate world after losing both her Husband and her mother to cancer. With this experience she was led to be a part of Gilda’s Club. Joy talks about the struggles she had with dealing with the loss of her husband and mother to cancer and what resources Gilda’s club offers to all those affected by cancer.
Read MoreIt’s official, VanDerGinst has been voted “Best Law Firm” and Dennis VanDerGinst has been voted “Best Attorney” in the 2022 edition of Quad-City Times Best of the Quad-Cities. We are thankful to have earned these honors in our community. Our firm has won these honors here in our community for the past several years and…
Read MoreIn this episode of Uncommon Convos, Dennis talks with one of the hardest working men in America, Chad Pregracke. Chad is founder of Living Lands and Waters. Dennis talks to Chad about how he started on this mission of cleaning the rivers and how things have changed over the years. They also talk about several other projects Chad has going on like, The Bison Bridge Project, Million Trees Project and Adopt A River Mile to name a few.
Read MoreIn this episode of Uncommon Convos, Dennis talks with Emmy Award winning costume designer Brian Hemesath. Brian has received 3 Emmy awards and 6 nominations for his work. He has worked on a lot of big projects including, SNL, John Wick movie series, and West Side Story (2021).
Read MoreVanDerGinst Law had the pleasure of hosting Kids Night at the Quad City Steamwheelers game. We gave away a bunch of tickets to people to go and enjoy the game. During the game we set up a booth to give away VLAW goodies as well as fitting kids for bicycle helmets for our Heard Headed…
Read MoreWe would like to share that our very own Eric Bodo earns a very high honor in receiving the American Institute of Legal Professionals award. The American Institute of Legal Professionals is a organization made up of professional premier trial attorneys for each of the states. The attorneys in this organization represent the best…
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