Milwaukee Uncut

Sometimes it's easier to bury our heads in the sand and ignore the crises happening across seas; however, we must educate ourselves on the current environment we're living in. In fact, we're already starting to see the Russian-Ukraine war's impact within the states, and according to Doug Davis, this is just the beginning. Doctor Doug Davis shares his personal experience helping...

From a tragic ski accident in 2021 to skiing over 37,000 feet in one day in 2022: Blair Williams shares his life-altering story and what it’s been like for him post-stroke. He discusses dealing with chronic pain and the drastic changes he’s had to make; however, there are certain things he isn’t willing to give up, like skiing, golfing (albeit one-handed now), and his positive outlook on life. Bla...

Milwaukee Buck Pat Connaughton and his childhood best friend now business partner, Joe Stanton, return for the highly anticipated part 2. In this episode, we hear more untold childhood stories, learn why Pat turned down $2million in high school, and have a lightning round full of fan-submitted questions. For more content follow The GoGedders on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegogedders/ Th...

The experience of winning the NBA championship is like no other. It’s like that show “Entourage”, you’re experiencing the joys of life together with the people you love. Pat Connaughton and his childhood best friend, now business partner, Joe Stanton , are living that show. Pat Connaughton is a notorious figure in the Milwaukee community, not only on the Bucks but also as a real estate developer....

Managing your investments–and emotions–amidst a volatile market can be stressful. Joe Maier, SVP Director of Wealth Strategy at Johnson Financial Group, breaks down the consequences of making financial decisions solely based on emotion. Joe discusses the psychology of loss aversion, regret aversion, and herd mentality and how these all factor into the decisions we make regarding our investments. K...

Quentin Allums (Q) wasn’t always the charismatic content creator we know today. Q went through trial and error on multiple social platforms before he finally found success on LinkedIn. With this success, Q started his own business and found the rhythm he had been searching for. Q’s life seemed on the up and up until 2019, when his little brother passed. Before even getting the opportunity to cope...

If you’ve seen the business news lately, you’ve heard the good news: Funky Fresh Spring Rolls has formed a joint venture with Palermo’s Pizza. Palermo’s is committed to bringing owner Trueman McGee’s frozen spring rolls to a national scale. A huge success story for any local entrepreneur, but Trueman’s story is unique. Trueman discusses what it’s like being a black entrepreneur and how he wants to...

Esports–electronic sports–refers to competitive video gaming watched by spectators. It’s quite similar to the sporting events we’ve come to know and love: cheering fans (either in a stadium or watching from on a TV at home), talented athletes, and a heck of a lot of fun. Just replace athletes with gamers and you’ve got Esports. Though, in the episode, Brandon does mention there will be a crossover...

Kimberly Kane recently undertook a bold project: commissioning the first scientific analysis of working women in Wisconsin to find out where Wisconsin women stood in relation to the national headlines about the  The Great Resignation. Kane covers some alarming statistics and sheds light on what companies  are doing wrong and what they can do to better retain and attract talent.  Kane mentions that...

Teacher of the YearDavid Roesch and back-to-back State Open Champ Harry Ott join us for our first ever collab episode with the Duck Hook Golf Podcast!   Duck Hook host and founder of Meridian Putters, Ryan Duffey, joins Richie to co-host.  They talk to Roesch about his BIG Hooters tour win, being on the front page of the New York Times with Tiger Woods after leading the US Open, and having to “let...

In today’s episode I sat down with Mike Lovell, president of Marquette University, to discuss Marquette’s 10 million dollar giving challenge to transform health and wellness. Along the way we cover topics such as the mental health crisis on campus, how students can improve their mindset, Marquette’s 750 million dollar Time to Rise campaign, and Lovell’s new outlook on life post cancer diagnosis. 

Richie speaks to Jim Popp, President and CEO of Johnson Financial Group, about their big move to a new office space overlooking Cathedral Square, what their future of FinTech looks like, leadership lessons, the city of Milwaukee, talent attraction and what they’re doing to give back to their community.

The crazy entrepreneurial story of Mike Malatesta.  Mike Malatesta started his first business, Advanced Waste Services, in 1992 after getting fired from his job.  Twenty-two years later Malatesta successfully sold his company for a lot of money; however, his success did not come easily.  From dealing with an FBI investigation where he was facing up to 8 years in prison, to $500k in fines, and even...

How do you create content that inspires your audience to take action?  Why does some content go viral and other content falls flat?  A few weeks ago I got to speak at Pat Miller's Idea Collective Retreat down in Lake Geneva on my "Top 8 Content Engagement Triggers". I also throw in my top two "right now" marketing hacks. The speech got a good response so I decided to recor...

Former Packers Quarterback Craig Nall and Former Sun Bowl and Hoan Classic Champion  Sean Cullen of JP Cullen, join myself (Richie) as well as co-hosts Pat Lubar of Ixonia Bank and Joe Stanton of Three Leaf Development for this episode to discuss, as the title says, "Football, business, drinkin' and sippin." 

Today I'm joined by JoAnne Anton and DeVona Wright Cottrell. This episode was a previously recorded on the "Keeping It Local" Podcast powered by First Federal Bank. Although women have made great strides in the workplace, they’re still often under-represented — especially women of color. Women only hold 20% of board seats, make up 8% of Fortune 500 CEOs, and receive 3% of all ventur...

Pat Miller has been bringing small business owners clarity for years now. As an Idea Coach and founder of The Idea Collective, he’s helped over 100 small business owners and seen a little bit of everything along the way.  In today’s episode, we tap into that wisdom to provide some key insights for our entrepreneurial-minded listeners. We’ll cover a lot of ground, like finding your market, how to s...

Our friend Brian Andrew is something of a financial whiz. As the Chief Investment Officer and Executive VP of Wealth over at Johnson Financial Group, it’s quite literally his job to keep an eye on all the little ins and outs of the market and the economy as a whole. On today’s episode of The GoGedders Podcast, host Richie Burke had the chance to pick his brains a bit about… well, everything. They’...

When it comes time to open up a bank account, most of us have a pretty standard checklist: no fees, good insurance, decent interest rate, and so on. And once our account is up and running, we don’t really give it much thought — we set up direct deposit, hook it up to PayPal and Venmo, maybe a few autopays, and that’s about it. But when you look at where your money is going, the stats couldn’t be m...

Learning from your own mistakes is a tough but necessary part of personal growth. Whether it’s in business or your personal life, recognizing when you've made a mistake and course-correcting for next time a situation arises is a critical part of continuous improvement. But how do we apply that principle broadly to learn as a community? How can we apply this at the leadership level to make sur...

On this episode of The GoGedders, our host Richie was joined by Rich Ballenger (President) and Richaad Reed (National Account Manager) of Lucas Millhapt.  When the George Floyd tragedy happened and BLM kicked into gear, businesses everywhere were quick to make posts to support the movement, condemn racial injustice, and inspire change.  ​​As the leader of the company, Rich wanted to do what was ri...

Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Chance the Rapper, Twenty One Pilots, Megan Thee Stallion, Dave Chappelle, Dave Matthews, Run the Jewels, Kesha, Ludacris, ZZ Top, Fitz and the Tantrums, Rise Against, DJ Diesel (Shaq) — AH!  Despite all the weirdness this year (and last), Summerfest 2021 is set to be a BANGER. The World’s Largest Music Festival has been pulling big talent to our rad venue on the l...

If you’re a fan of Milwaukee food, you might’ve heard the name Adam Pawlak once or twice as of late, and not without good reason. This Bay View-born bearded wonder has been all over the city after his first solo concept, Egg and Flour Pasta Bar, was a hit in North Avenue’s Crossroads Collective.  Today, we’re joined by Adam Pawlak himself, Alex Anderson, and the legendary David Caruso to talk abou...

I’m still in shock that the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA title. The odds are stacked so far against a small market team from the Midwest to win a title, especially in the era of superteams and star player mobility.  As a lifelong fan, I’m so happy for the city and the Bucks organization — that was amazing to watch from a basketball standpoint. But what about from a life and business perspective?  C...

Josh Delaney has made local and national news lately by selling 80% of his company, FAB Nutrition to High Tide Inc for $20.6M. Josh started FAB Nutrition only three years ago and the fact that he just cashed out for over $20M at age 35 is rare. It’s the largest exit I personally know of by a young(ish) Milwaukee entrepreneur. That said it is far from an overnight success story.