We had the good fortune of connecting with Average Takes and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Can you tell us more about your background and the role it’s played in shaping who you are today?
We are from Lakeside, CA. A small town outside of San Diego. Lakeside is a very tight knit community where it feels like everyone knows everyone. The impact of being from a small town has sculpted us today. There are not many people from our town who have “made it” and that drives us to never give up. Their will be a day when everyone will know who the Average Takes boys are and when that day comes it will all have to do with our upbringing and that close tight knit community will have shaped us into a very successful business. Average Takes is a podcast we built to show that their is nothing wrong with being average. We are 3 very normal dudes who have found a passion in speaking our minds in the sports world. Being from San Diego, our main focus is the Padres.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
The creative process in having a podcast is a lot harder than people think! We are small compared to some of the biggest podcasts out but we continue the grind to be one of the biggest. We don’t have a big name carrying us and everything from Average Takes has been organic and created from nothing. Our slogan is “Nothing wrong with being Average” that is something that we believe in. Honestly there is nothing really special about us. What separates us from other people is the passion we carry about the things we talk about. Passion is something very hard to find in the world. We are very grateful that we have found something we are passionate about so early in life. It doesn’t matter about the numbers or the likes we get. We are going to continue being average and that will never change.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
First off, we are heading to Roberto’s to get a burrito. San Diego has some of the best Mexican food in the world and it doesn’t matter what anyone else says! After that most likely we will head to Eastbound Bar and Grill for some drinks and possibly more food. Eastbound is home grown in our city and it’s very good hospitality is always a great time. The next thing I would recommend is visiting the #1 ballpark in MLB, Petco Park, to catch a Padres game. The vibes that are running through Petco Park are electric. If you have never been, you need to put that on your bucket list!

All things said in this are not biased. Thanks

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Bob Mcdonough is one the co-host for Average Takes. He handles all the editing and publishing for our podcast. He also had the idea of creating this podcast in 2020. A lot of the behind the scenes work is handled by him and he has done a fantastic job.I would also like to shoutout Roman Villa for joining us on this wild ride. Roman is a co-host on Average Takes. He is also a recent addition to the Girl Dad group. Juggling a newborn and being apart of a growing business is not easy. He’s doing a great job at doing that and that’s is very key. Dedication and Commitment is one of the keys to having a successful business. Another person who deserves a shoutout is Tyler Moon for handling the Social Media part of this podcast. Social media is very important to having us grow and he is one of the best to do that and we are very happy that he is apart of this. Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to us and we love to hear all the feedback from friends and family. Thank you to anyone who has purchased our merchandise.
I also wanted to say a special thanks to Mark Grant, Jared Carrabis and Ryan Weathers for taking the time to let us interview them. Growing up, I always thought getting to talk to these people was going to be impossible. It’s been very fun to hear all the stories and insights these people have told us.

Also, A very big Thank you to the Mcdonough family for believing in this dream. They have been huge supporters of us from the start.

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