Meat & Potatoes Podcast

A language barrier can be a substantial obstacle when it comes to building a relationship. David Utrilla, President and CEO of U.S. Translation, learned this lesson very quickly after moving to the US from Peru in 1994. That experience served as his inspiration to found U.S. Translation. With a staff of 2,000 translators and interpreters, U.S. Translation helps people find opportunities to progres...

Quansys Biosciences strives to help researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and government institutions better understand diseases. Adam Brown, CEO, explains that they achieve this through immunoassay kits and Q-view technology that helps improve their biological sample testing. Listen to how Quansys Biosciences is campaigning for a disease-free world.

In just under 7 years, Salsa Queen has gone from selling in parking lots to being distributed in over 1,000 stores across 30 states. Jim Birch, CEO, shares that they even have customers in Finland and Germany thanks to their new freeze-dried salsa. In this episode, we get an insight into how this family-owned business is able to use technology to provide fresher products for their customers to enj...

In this episode, Pete Codella, Communications Director of Go Utah, talks about the Utah Adopt-A-School program. This program matches a Utah company with a school that has demonstrated need, and provides them with the resources they require. It can be anything from reading to children, or donating computers. This is just one way Go Utah is achieving its goal of creating equal opportunities for k-12...

In part 2 of this mini-series, Useless Crypto CEO, David Wyly, joins Garret to talk even more crypto. David shares how Useless Crypto was able to go from a meme to the "Robin Hood" of crypto. In today's episode, David also explains all things wallets and the challenges with the different crypto networks.

Garrett is joined by Ryan Westwood, Simplus CEO, and Shawn Goff, SLC Office Managing Partner and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program Director. In this episode, Shawn talks about how different companies have adjusted their business models post Covid and explains the application and judging process for deciding the Entrepreneur of the Year. Listen to Ryan's experience of winning Entrepren...

In part 1 of this new mini-series, Garret is joined by David Wyly, CEO of Useless Crypto, to talk all things crypto. Useless Crypto is one of the global leaders in decentralized finance (DeFi). They strive to make DeFi accessible through easy-to-use apps and smart contracts. And in this episode, we receive a little history lesson from David about how crypto became the industry it is today.

7 out of 10 girls miss school because they don't have access to period products; this is just one of the barriers The Policy Project is trying to remove. Emily Bell McCormick, Founder, and Kristin Andrus, Community Champion, talk about how The Policy Project raises public awareness and collaborates with local leaders to provide free menstrual products in schools for young girls. Listen to how you...

After years of experience farming on the weekends, Clark Bell Founder and CEO of Aqua-Yield, found a way to improve the quality of crops. Clark discovered that one of his friends used nanotechnology to improve his dry-cleaning business and wondered if it could help improve farm production. Listen to learn how Aqua-Yield became an innovator in crop fertilizer and their commitment to educating farme...

ClickUp was founded in 2017 with the purpose of saving people time by increasing productivity. Howard Baik, General Counsel and Site Lead, explains how ClickUp is an app that can replace them all; tasks, docs, goals, and chat. Howard shares how the company has been able to find strong leaders and a talent base here in Utah that values optimism and a growth mentality. Listen to Howard also explain...

On average, firefighters respond to a kitchen fire every four and half minutes. Peter Thorpe, Founder and CEO of FireAvert created a product to help reduce this average. FireAvert is able to detect when a fire alarm sounds and shuts the stove off; no need for an app or wifi. Listen to how Peter's experience as a firefighter aided in the creation of this product and how being featured on SharkTank...

Dan Hemmert, Executive Director at Go Utah, explains that the purpose of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity is to promote and encourage economic opportunity for all Utahns. But Dan states that the most important task for them is to make sure that the rising generation will have opportunities to secure higher-paying jobs. Listen to how Go Utah plans to achieve this and helps companies re...

With almost 50 years of service, Living Scriptures strives to offer faith-promoting media directly to their customers' computers, phones, or tablets through their streaming services. CEO, Matt Brown, explains how Living Scriptures was able to keep up with their competition by loving their customers and providing them with great service. Listen to how Matt learned that being a jack-of-all-trades is...

While Davis Bell is new to his role as CEO, Canopy has been around since 2014. Canopy is a software management company for accounting firms. They specialize in streamlining firms by keeping the team organized and creating a connected experience for their clients. Listen to Davis explain how he has doubled down on clarity and transparency with his employees and customers.

The Point of the Mountain Utah State Land Use Authority is 608 acres that will soon be a blank canvas for future property development. Hear from The Point's Executive Director on what they plan to do with that blank canvas.

DataBased was born after Co-founder and CTO, Dustin Watkins, asked one simple question, "What made his brother so good at his job?". The answer was a data-driven approach to sales. Listen to the story of how Dan Watkins went from spreadsheets to full teams running numbers and how DataBased is able to identify performance gaps, improve revenue and empower teams with the tools to define their own po...

Hans Robertson is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Verkada, a California-based building security system company. Users wanted to have an easier security system that could be controlled either by a computer or mobile devices and Verkada was able to provide this ease through cloud-based software. Listen to Hans share the details of how the company grew to what it is today and how they stay c...

The Utah Avalanche Center wants to keep people on top of the greatest snow on earth. Executive Director Chad Brackelsberg talks about their different technology and programs that aim to do just that.

dree is a peer-to-peer laundry marketplace with a mission to give customers time to do more of what they want to do. dree is a perfect match for those with busy lives and helps overcome high-cost barriers. Listen to their founding story and some exciting new things coming soon.

Mickell Jimenez and Bryan Benard are partners at Holland and Hart – a full-service law firm. Mickell and Bryan lead the labor and employment group, counseling employers on proper practices for hiring and discipline within their companies. Mickell and Bryan are passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the workplace. Listen to them share the benefits of DEI efforts, includi...

Ryan Anderson was struggling to find a legal software that addressed all of his needs as a lawyer. He co-founded FileVine – a legal software to help keep client information and employee information organized. This software is the "can't live without" software for lawyers, and FileVine has grown to over 400 employees in just a few years. Listen to Ryan, CEO and Co-Founder, share the founding story...

Grand Trunk was founded in 2001 out of the love for adventure. Co-owners Andy Stroman and Bruce Majors discuss how they brought this company to Utah and become the pioneers of the parachute nylon hammock. Find your new gear today and turn the ordinary into epic at grandtrunk.com.