Rob Todd's guest appearances

Rob Todd

Beer Sessions Radio (TM)

Chef and Song

NextUp Houston

Tom Peters

Eric Asimov

Steve Wood

Eleanor Leger

Justin Phillips

Ron Pattinson

Mary Izett

Garrett Oliver

Mike Edison

Ben Watson

Tom Oliver

Sam Calagione

Brian Strumke

Bruce Williams

Jack Kerouac

OwlTail

Host Jason Rowe talks former City Council member, entrepreneur, and lawyer Rob Todd about some of Houston's most formative years, the annexation of Kingwood, and his current representation of residents at the Royalton high rise in River Oaks.

Talks with Former Houston City Council Member Rob Todd

A few days before the attacks on the World Trade Center, three men kicked down the front door of Rob Todd’s Perry Heights townhouse, punched him to the ground, dragged him outside, and took turns kicking and stomping him in the head. They robbed and left him for dead. Rob survived. He survived the attack. He survived the emotional and physical injuries. He survived the painful reconstructive surgeries. He survived the rehab. He survived teaching himself to walk, again. He survived being failed by the local justice system that let his assailants go free. He adjusted to the changes. And in the 14 years since, not a single day has slipped by without a reminder of the toll surviving can take on a person. We talk about this over coffee. Rob is one of the most successful attorneys in town. He helps disabled people get Social Security and Veteran benefits. As we chatted, I kept trying to connect dots between his experiences and that of his clients. My suggestions that being better at his job than most could be attributed to his survival seemed more distracting, to him, than anything. Rob spends every single day fighting intransigent government bureaucracies for people broken and on the brink of disaster. He just sees it as his way to help people. He could brag. He doesn’t. He could use his story as a platform for himself. He doesn’t. He could extol his survival as something exceptional. He doesn’t. There aren’t huge payouts in the kind of law he practices. So, when I asked him why he invested in something as risky as a restaurant, his flat lawyerly response seemed to belie a larger significance of what it means to be a survivor. He said restaurants make people happy. Life is fragile. Life is short. You need to do your best, to make the best of it, while you can.  — Rob Todd Pour a cup of coffee and listen to our conversation. http://www.deliciousrevel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/robert-todd.m4a

A few days before the attacks on the World Trade Center, three men kicked down the front door of Rob Todd’s Perry Heights townhouse, punched him to the ground, dragged him outside, and took turns kicking and stomping him in the head. They robbed and left him for dead. Rob survived. He survived the attack. He survived the emotional and physical injuries. He survived the painful reconstructive surgeries. He survived the rehab. He survived teaching himself to walk, again. He survived being failed by the local justice system that let his assailants go free. He adjusted to the changes. And in the 14 years since, not a single day has slipped by without a reminder of the toll surviving can take on a person. We talk about this over coffee. Rob is one of the most successful attorneys in town. He helps disabled people get Social Security and Veteran benefits. As we chatted, I kept trying to connect dots between his experiences and that of his clients. My suggestions that being better at his job than most could be attributed to his survival seemed more distracting, to him, than anything. Rob spends every single day fighting intransigent government bureaucracies for people broken and on the brink of disaster. He just sees it as his way to help people. He could brag. He doesn’t. He could use his story as a platform for himself. He doesn’t. He could extol his survival as something exceptional. He doesn’t. There aren’t huge payouts in the kind of law he practices. So, when I asked him why he invested in something as risky as a restaurant, his flat lawyerly response seemed to belie a larger significance of what it means to be a survivor. He said restaurants make people happy. <h4>Life is fragile. Life is short. You need to do your best, to make the best of it, while you can. </h4> — Rob Todd Pour a cup of coffee and listen to our conversation. <a href="http://www.deliciousrevel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/robert-todd.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.deliciousrevel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/robert-todd.m4a</a>

Survival Guide: Rob Todd

Tune in for a special off-site recording of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone and Justin Kennedy are at Threes Brewing joined by some of their team, a group of home brewers and VIP guest Rob Todd, founder of Allagash Brewing! Tune in for a lively conversation about home brew, yeast strains, brewing techniques and more! This program was brought to you by Union Beer Distributors.  “Some of these newer brewers have become involved in the industry, politically – it’s great.” [30:00] –Rob Todd on Beer Sessions Radio

Tune in for a special off-site recording of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone and Justin Kennedy are at Threes Brewing joined by some of their team, a group of home brewers and VIP guest Rob Todd, founder of Allagash Brewing! Tune in for a lively conversation about home brew, yeast strains, brewing techniques and more! This program was brought to you by <a href="http://www.GreatBrewers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Union Beer Distributors</a>. <h4>“Some of these newer brewers have become involved in the industry, politically – it’s great.” [30:00]</h4> –Rob Todd on Beer Sessions Radio

Episode 263: Rob Todd