It Matters To Me

“What I really found out was that privateering, which very few people know about, during the American Revolution, was incredibly important in winning the war.”  Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 40 of the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue.  Here’s a question for you: How muc...

“Guardian Grange is my vision to reintegrate and reinspire veterans with the purpose of healing through doing work in nature and building communities.” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 39 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. 21 years ago today, most of us witnessed live the hor...

“Often exhaustion and burnout is not our fault, often it really is our working environments that are making us ill.” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 38 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. With me today is Dr. Anna Schaffner, writer, coach, and professor of cultural history at...

“People respond to being listened to and being perceived that you’ve treated them fairly” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 37 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue.  With me today is the Mayor of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Bud Starker.  Born in Houston, Texas into an Air Fo...

“I remember the first time I got electrocuted” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 36 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. With me today is Heimir Thor Sverrisson, yes you heard me correctly, his middle name is in fact Thor. Born in Iceland, Heimir grew up as a self-described nerd...

“If you’re not vested in the mission; if you’re not trusting your leadership, personally, like do they care about you and if you’re not having fun, you know it’s time to go”  Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 35 of the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. With me on today’s journey...

“I let the ants do my dishes the last two years of my bike trip” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 34 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. Today we are truly honoring that tagline with my guest, Jacob Lemanski. After quitting his job and selling all his belongings, Jacob hopped...

“It was just unthinkable to me that kids were passing their lives this way and that it was ok and accepted” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 33 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. Today my guest is Maggie Doyne, founder of Blink Now, a non-profit dedicated to helping Nepali ch...

It’s about how you tell a story and I became deeply interested in that.” Welcome everyone to episode 32 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. Today my guest is Amity Shlaes, best-selling author, columnist, president of the Coolidge Foundation and just so much more. Some of her books include Coolidg...

“It’s kind of ridiculous from a business perspective the things comedians will do.” Welcome everyone to episode 31 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. Today my guest is Mark Masters, author, comedian, and organizer of all things Vail Comedy. Mark is actually the first guest to come back on the sh...

“I’m going to set a 10-year goal … to go from 70-years old to 80-years young.” Welcome everyone to episode 30 of the It Matters To Me Podcast , a show that celebrates the random through 1-on-1 conversations with people and the passions they pursue. Today my guest is Jim Owen, best-selling author, documentary filmmaker, and global speaker. Determined to get fit in his 70s, this 80-year-old former W...

“It’s really universal where people can come sit down, watch a film, whether it has subtitles or not, and really just have an emotional response to that film.” Welcome everyone to episode 29 of the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that celebrates the everyday passions that drive us whether they are just hobbies or our life’s work. Today my guest is Sara Moore, Executive Director for Colorado Drago...

“The beautiful moment happens when you parse the person from the company that they represent on the other side of the call.” Welcome everyone to episode 28 of the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that celebrates the everyday passions that drive us whether they are just hobbies or our life’s work. Today my guest is Brian Geddes, Vice President of Sales for Jane Technologies. Born and raised in Cali...

"I think the dogs can feel when you're happy, a lot, and what energy you give them back." Welcome to episode Twenty-Seven of the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and my guest today is Ronny Ullrich, President of the Colorado Mountain Mushers. This German-American learned to appreciate the outdoors while growing up in Germany from his grandparents, who, at a young age, helped...

"Through a lot of my life, I've always gone against the grain. Whether that's through skydiving or ultra-running or ditching a very comfortable federal career." Welcome to episode Twenty-Six of the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and my guest today is Bobby Gill, Director of Development and Communications for the Savory Institute. But before he assumed that role, this expert...

Welcome to episode Twenty-Five of the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and joining me for this one is Jeff Garmire, record-holding thru-hiker, backcountry enthusiast, and newly-minted trail-runner. Jeff’s introduction to thru-hiking came during his college years when he up and decided to traverse the Pacific Crest Trail and soon after fell in love with everything the experien...

“Some of these experiences, when you’re in them, it’s not all like happy, right? And so, you have to have courage to face down those things within you.” Welcome everyone to episode Twenty-Four of the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and today my guest is a sincerely extraordinary person and friend, Tylor Belshe. Fellow Marine Veteran and all-around tremendous human being, Tyl...

“That is the crux of being a human being, that we see each other in a way that we recognize were some folks have and some folks have not and how can I get the things they don’t have to them to give them an opportunity.” Welcome everyone to episode Twenty-Three of the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and today my guest is Dr. Keith Cradle, Director of Youth/Juvenile Programs f...

“I started to like running more than I liked being at the bar, and it’s really one or the other with that.” Welcome everyone to episode Twenty-Two of the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and today my guest is Robbie Balenger, a professional ultra-runner whose accomplishments such as a run across America and breaking the world record for running the most number of loops around...

“Libraries are all about sharing … well that’s our DNA. That’s what we do is share so we’re going to share with you too.” Welcome everyone to the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and my guest today is Michelle Jeske, City Librarian for the Denver Public Library systems. If you thought libraries are just places for introverts and bookish people, you couldn’t be more wrong. Did...

“I just love the beauty and diversity of our group because we’ve attracted people from all walks of life and different political spectrums” Welcome everyone to the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and my guests on today’s special episode are Anthony and Tara Clary, founders of the #WEOFFTHECOUCH run group. Growing up in Virginia, the couple originally met through a local chur...

“There’s always something you can do and there’s always a way to a part of the solution. And all we can do is make the changes ourselves and keep moving forward step by step.” Mehgan Heaney-Grier is a marine educator, ocean explorer, former world champion free-diver, co-host of the deeper blue podcast, and founder of the imperfect conservationist web series. Growing up in Duluth, Minnesota and eve...

“ For those of us that are sincere about bringing about diversity and inclusion, we have to show something different. ” Welcome to episode 18 of the It Matters To Me Podcast! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and today we’re going all-in with a conversation about race and minority participation in hunting with my guest, Eric Morris. Raised in Talladega, Alabama, Eric was steeped in the outdoors and hunti...

“It was surprising to finally… fit” Welcome everyone to episode 17 of the It Matters To Me Podcast! Colorado Parks and Wildlife is a nationally recognized leader in conservation, outdoor recreation, and wildlife management. The agency manages 41​ state parks, more than 350 state wildlife areas, and a host of recreational programs. Reaping the benefits of their work as much as I do, I thought it’d...

Welcome everyone to a very special episode of the It Matters To Me Podcast! My guest today is the one and only Matthew Norman. Author of “Domestic Violets”, “We’re All Damaged”, “Last Couple Standing”, and his newest release “All Together Now”. You know what’s really hard, trying to sound articulate and poignant to someone who makes their living crafting concise but impactful stories, but Matthew...