The ManDate Podcast

Eric McDonald, who led urgent care software provider DocuTap to an investment by a global private equity firm and subsequent merger to become Experity, began leading CoinLion late last year. Eric sits down with The Mandate Podcast to talk very vulnerably about his rise and fall in line with the entrepreneurial journey of DocuTap. We spend most of our time discussing building barriers and sticking...

Matt Jensen, CEO at Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, SD, and principal/founder of Matt Jensen Marketing, is a national columnist and international speaker on customer experience design in business and healthcare. His teams have helped create customer-centered cultures and are rated amongst the best places to work in America. IN addition to being one of only a handful of Certified Experience E...

Dieting is really, really hard—and this simple fact is why so many diets fail. But it makes sense: Who likes being told what you can and can't eat, especially when so many diets restrict you to eating too many foods you don't like and not enough of them? Luke Smidt with Macroliving Wellness offers a conversation about retooling yourself for success using the counting macronutrients model. We talk...

We typically stay away from weather, sports, and jobs. However, with most fantasy football drafts happening this week we thought it necessary to bring in fantasy guru, Kristi Metzger. Kristi has participated and achieved some spectacular results with daily fantasy sports. Kristi lost by only a tenth of a point in a $1,000,000 daily fantasy championship, however $400k isnt a bad consolation prize....

Jamie serves as Minority Leader in the South Dakota House of Representatives, where he has delivered bipartisan solutions for the people of South Dakota. Jamie believes we are strongest when we work together to get things done. Jamie is a lifelong South Dakotan. A realtor and former educator, Jamie isn’t a career politician, and he understands the needs of all South Dakotans. Every day, Jamie roll...

Reid Vander Veen is one of those jack-of-many, ace-of-few types. He's a university professor, an author, a farmer, and a business owner. As if that isn't a full enough plate, his full time gig has him serving as a Partner and the Chief Marketing Officer for HenkinSchultz, a marketing agency in Sioux Falls. He lives on the family homestead with his wife and four kids south of Sioux Falls where they...

Listen in on a conversation with Denny and Karri Allen as they bravely share their story of losing their son Asher suddenly and abruptly. The Allen's grief story led them to founding and running Healing Hope Ministries to serve families who have experienced child loss. Healing Hope Ministries, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was founded by Denny and Karri Allen in March of 2016. The creation of...

Melissa Vande Kieft is a best-selling author, speaker and Founder of Living in the Wait, a resource created to help women find purpose in the process so that they can live with more fulfillment and freedom in the wait. She encourages us to be brave to discover the details being designed through every life experience. Follow her @livinginthewait or www.livinginthewait.com . We all have somethi...

Trevor Holleman grew up in New Holland, South Dakota and attended Dakota Christian High School. He went on to play football and major in biology at the University of Sioux Falls. While at USF, he was part of 3 national championship teams. After graduating, he attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Dentistry and graduated summa cum laude. He was then accepted into the Oral...

Before all of his accomplishments, Kyle was homeless....a little by choice and a little by circumstance. Listen now. Meet Kyle Pickner. Kyle recently joined Plains Commerce Bank as Chief Trust Officer. Kyle began working in the trust industry in 2013 and gained a wealth of experience working with various organizations in roles such as Trust Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Director of Trust...

Listener discretion is advised as our topic is suicide. Listen to Wendy's family story on the Mandate Podcast. Wendy's TedTalk: https://youtu.be/liCZp6gknJ0  Instagram - @mandatepod Patreon - www.patreon.com/mandatepodcast Email - mandate.pod@gmail.com Website - www.anchor.fm/mandate

Tom Patterson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tommy John. As a medical device salesman confined to a suit as he traveled from meeting to meeting, he couldn't get through the day without his undershirts, underwear, and socks bunching, pinching and sagging. Instead of getting his base layers in a bunch, he made it his mission to reinvent underwear. With the support of his wife, Erin, a local tailor and...

Meet Kyle Pickner. Kyle recently joined Plains Commerce Bank as Chief Trust Officer. Kyle began working in the trust industry in 2013 and gained a wealth of experience working with various organizations in roles such as Trust Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Director of Trust Operations. Kyle most recently led the financial operations for one of the world’s largest digital asset custodians,...

On Sunday, April 24th, Ben & Ryan were invited by the event organizers of a local opportunity to support two distinct family members of people in Sioux Falls. This idea was completely on-brand for Mandate and was our first foray into live recording. The live recording can be found on our Instagram @mandatepod, however listener beware the audio isnt great. You can certainly tell this recording...

Paul Perissien joins Ben & Ryan this week on the Mandate Podcast. Paul is a God-fearing man, husband, father, and the Executive Director of Mission-Haiti. Paul was born in Haiti and moved to the USA with his family at the age of ten. He grew up in Florida and graduated from Florida State University with a degree in education. Paul's story of immigration, changing cultures, finding his wife, an...

This week on the Mandate Podcast we invited Lon Stroschein of the Normal 40. What is the Normal 40? Normal 40 isn’t an age, it’s a feeling. It’s is a time when you start to care less about your resume and more about your legacy, when you give up your title and take back your freedom, when you get back to where you used to be going and begin to write your second half story. It’s a simple method tha...

Rich Merkouris is a longtime Sioux Falls resident. He spent his childhood years in Sioux Falls and attended Horace Mann Elementary. He later graduated from the University of Sioux Falls and has since served in numerous capacities as a community and faith leader. Rich is the President of Kingdom Capital Fund and is on the board of directors for Empower Sioux Falls, Compassion Child Care, and the Si...

Rock Ranch - Dan & Marie LaRock Founded in 2016 by the LaRock Family, Rock Ranch is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization providing horsemanship training, riding lessons, senior programming, and mental health counseling in a natural, Christ-filled setting. Rock Ranch MISSION: Rock Ranch provides opportunities for persons to improve themselves physically, cognitively, socially and psychologically...

***Episode Disclaimer*** In this episode Kate's close friend and running companion, Rachel Ortman, was battling cancer at a local hospital surrounded by her family. Shortly after completing this episode Rachel completed her race and passed away. We have a brief introduction to this episode so please listen in and consider supporting the Ortman Family at (www.gofundme.com/rachels-race). Derrick, Ja...

Nathan Rueckert - Founder of Baseball Seams Co. - Restoration into the Game-ball He Intended Us to Be Mission: “We strive to honor God and reflect His Love by creating unique, meaningful products that connect people and transform relationships through the platform of baseball.” What Nate has come to appreciate about the Baseball Seams Company is that they aren’t just an entity that exists to make...

Heather Kittelson is energetic and everywhere! As the Foundation Director for Volunteers of America you have either heard from her or of her if you volunteer in any capacity in the Sioux Falls Region. Heather is a Follower of Jesus, a doting wife, proud mom, and she shares her impactful testimony with us on this weeks' show.  Episode Highlights: Heather's Testimony (Alcohol/Postpartum Depress...

Listen in as we share what Mandate will look like in the post-Joebermueller space.  Still offer great guest testimonies, intuitive conversations, and hope for a greater community awareness.

Joe & Ben reflect & react immediately to the latest episode of the Mandate Podcast. Here is what we discussed: A new Mandate Jingle? Metamorphosis of Target & Hotdog repercussions Megan's eloquent analogy of "Rocks" Men be more present or intentional in grief How to ask questions in your circle Keep showing up in your relationships You have advice to give, when the person is ready List...

Matt & Megan Rollag experienced one of the unthinkable tragedies when they showed up at the hospital to expand their family for the first time. As Megan beautifully states: "Lyla was born sleeping." Megan carried Lyla to full term and when her and Matt showed up to the hospital they were informed that Lyla's heartbeat was not there. Through unspeakable tragedy comes a beautiful testimony about...

If you have ever had the conversation or even thought about foster care or adoption this episode is for you. You can clearly hear the amount of compassion and love the Kemper Family has for their own children and those they volunteer to have in their home. Hear the mountains and valleys of temporary volunteer foster care and permanent adoption through the lens of a very loving, patient father. Epi...