Meat & Potatoes Podcast

Our guest at today's Town Hall event is United States Senator Mike Lee. The discussion focuses on the role of the US Senate in technology oversight and policy.

Our guest at today's Live event is Real Salt Lake Interim President John Kimball. From 2003-13, John Kimball served as chief marketing officer and senior vice president for Real Salt Lake and has been a pivotal figure in establishing the soccer community here in Utah.

Our guest at today's Live event in partnership with Utah Outdoor Association is DPS Skis President & CEO Alex Adema. DPS builds the world's most advanced skis and is committed to doing so in the USA HQ in Salt Lake City. As a business, they are building a long-term sustainable ecosystem for themselves and their suppliers, ambassadors, and customers.

Our guest at today's Breakfast event is Walker Edison CEO Brad Bonham. Walker Edison was co-founded by Scott Bonham and Brad Bonham with the vision to break the mold and help people Live Outside the Box™. Their team has built an innovative e-commerce based manufacturing model that provides the highest quality of stylish, ready-to-assemble home furnishings shipped straight to your door.

Colby Jenkins, Director of the Dixie State University Atwood Innovation Plaza, joins us in this podcast. This plaza supports and cultivates ideas from students and the St. George community, providing a space for students to be innovative and work with other startup companies. Colby loves the excitement he feels when working with these entrepreneurs.     Colby also shares his experiences being an A...

Ephraim is growing its housing industry this year with "Ephraim Crossing" – a 126-acre housing and business community being built by Camino Verde Group. Founders Mike Ballard and Kevin Romney wanted to create this community after hearing about the lack of housing options in Ephraim. Ephraim Crossing is a walkable community with affordable housing and business spaces for the tech community, familie...

In this episode, we are joined by Shawn Goff, Entrepreneur of the Year (EY) Utah Region Program Director, who shares details of the 2021 EY contest and shares that the judges will use criteria such as financial performance and impact on the community. We are also joined by Derrick Porter, Founder and CEO of Beauty Industry Group and winner of the 2020 Utah EY contest, who shares his advice with en...

John R. Lund, attorney at Parsons Behle & Latimer and former President of the Utah State Bar, and Rick Hoffman, owner of Lone Peak Valuation Group, are both on the board of the Utah Legal Sandbox – a program that opens the door to new models or services being offered and tested in the legal world. This allows for new, innovative approaches and multi-disciplinary practices to be tested and introduc...

Our guest at today's Live event is Michael Sears, Salt Lake City Angels General Manager and Stoel Rives LLP Associate. The Salt Lake City Angels mentor promising entrepreneurs and invest in growing companies. As general manager, Michael works with investors in due diligence efforts, oversees financing rounds and negotiations, and facilitates investments.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jack Zenger and Dr. Joseph Folkman, founders of Zenger|Folkman . Jack and Joseph help leaders become effective bosses, encouraging these leaders to think about their company's vision and brand image when making behavioral changes. Jack and Joseph emphasize that effective leaders improve their strengths instead of trying to change their weaknesses. Lastly, Jack...

Our guest at today's Breakfast event is Kent Madsen, Co-founder and Managing Partner of EPIC Ventures. Kent has been investing in early-stage technology companies for almost two decades. While in venture capital Kent has directly worked on 6 IPO's and dozens of acquisitions. Kent has served on numerous for- and non-profit boards of directors, including about 10 years on Zions Bank's Board of Direc...

Our guest at today's Town Hall event is Dr. Susan R. Madsen, Founding Director, Utah Women & Leadership Project, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University. Dr. Madsen is considered one of the top global scholars and thought leaders on the topic of women's leadership, has authored or edited six books, and has published hundreds of articles, chapters, and reports. Her passion is to s...

Our guest at today's Live event is Carine Clark, General Partner at Pelion Venture Partners. Carine is a three-time president and CEO of high-growth tech companies, specializing in helping companies scale from $10 million to $100 million and more.

Paul Huish is the Founder and CEO of Drone Hive – a national drone service provider working with construction companies, insurance agencies, and agricultural industries to assist in the planning, developing, and executing of various company projects. Paul loves combining his passions for the outdoors and drone technology in his job each day.   Paul also explains Drone Hive's future plans to become...

Our guest at today's Town Hall event is Trent Kaufman, CEO & Co-founder of Cicero Group. Cicero Group uses data and experience to generate insights, create actionable strategies, and drive transformation with an overarching purpose of helping people create and continuously deliver extraordinary results. Listen to hear Trent's background and experiences with Cicero Group.

Our guest at today's Breakfast event is Earl Foote, CEO of Nexus IT. Started in 1998, Nexus IT Consultants is a complete IT Support provider for small and medium sized businesses in Northern Utah. Listen to hear Earl's background and experiences building Nexus IT over the last 22 years.

In this podcast, Joe Megibow, CEO of Purple, starts by sharing his insights into how 2020 affected the business of Purple, and how a difficult year in 2019 prepared them for the hardships that came in 2020.   Joe loves combining his love for marketing and data analytics in his job each day. The Purple team is focused on creating solutions for real consumer needs, and Joe explains that items manufa...

Our guest at today's Live event is Steve Lindsley, President of Grōv Technologies. Listen to hear Steve's background and how Grōv's robotic vertical farming technology helps high-tech farmers and ranchers sustainably feed the world.

Our guest at today's Live event is Silicon Slopes Executive Director Clint Betts. Listen to hear Clint discuss the impact 2020 has had on the Silicon Slopes community as well as plans for 2021.

Our guests at today's Town Hall event are Salt Lake Community College President Deneece G. Huftalin & University of Utah President Ruth V. Watkins. Listen to hear President Huftalin & President Watkins discuss how they have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they believe it has affected the future of education.

Our guest at today's Breakfast event is Rick Farnell, CEO of Protegrity. Protegrity safeguards privacy, ensures data is protected everywhere, and fuels innovation with secure AI. Listen to hear Rick's story, his experience with Protegrity, and his thoughts on how to fuel business innovation with secure AI.

Today we chat with Lanham Napier, CEO and of BuildGroup, and Bud Scruggs, managing director of Cynosure Group. Lanham talks about how his time as CEO of Rackspace inspired him to create BuildGroup as a growth equity investment firm. We hear how Lanham raised capital for the fund leading him to the Salt Lake City-based Cynosure Group. Bud and Lanham also share insight on product-market fit and what...

Our guest in this episode is Colin Crotty, President and CEO of Hyperquake, an independent strategic firm helping businesses shift their future by creating and building business. We learn how Hyperquake helps clients innovate faster and bring new ideas to market. We chat about brand storytelling, and moving people to take action. We learn how Hyperquake develops and offers services as the industry...

Our guest at today's live event are Max Connect Marketing Partners Devin Deaton, Kyle Nelson, Ryan Johnson, and Travis Draper. Max Connect Marketing optimizes campaigns that are underperforming and push even the best campaigns to do better. They work with clients and partners across industries and channels, leveraging this experience to develop impactful strategies.

Today's Town Hall event is all about returning to work. Our guests are Kiln CEO Arian Lewis, Avalon Health Care Corporate Counsel Debra Turner, and Vivint Smart Home VP, Talent Acquisition & HR Partner Corporate & Technology Kim Wittman, moderated by Blyncsy CEO Mark Pittman. Listen to hear each of the panelists' experience with the Covid19 pandemic and best practices for returning to the office.