The Matt Sodnicar Podcast

I sit down with my longtime professional mentor and career guardian angel, Carie Zoellner about how she got involved with Hagar International and their mission to end the cycle of trauma from human trafficking.  Gartner will match your donation for the next month, at 200%: https://hagarusa.org/ carie-hagar-fundraiser / ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I chat with Marley Blonsky , Seattle-based bike advocate, bike adventurer and fat cyclist advocate.  We talk about how dealing with retailers assuming she's a beginner, cycling through a crumbling marriage, speaking up for fat cyclists and how this journey ultimately led to being featured in the Shimano documentary All Bodies on Bikes with friend Kailey Kornhauser .  Give them a follow at All Bodi...

How you learn to accept that you're worthy of being loved - after addiction, physical trauma and transformation and divorce? I sit down with Quinn Brett (@quinndalina) and Joshua Stevens , (@tumbleweedultra) in advance of the Wings of Life Relay , raising funds for spinal cord research.  Please join the team or consider a donation! We talk about bravery, motivation, love, and naked men in saunas....

Adam Gamboa from Talnua Distillery in Arvada takes me through their Star Wars themed cocktails, including the Yoda Soda, Darth Tater, Wookie Crumbles, and why gravy didn't work in a cocktail - this time around. We go through the history of Single Pot Still Whiskey, and but more importantly, Adam takes me through the leadership in Talnua, and the support for work, family and community - and explain...

I sit down with friend and sales training consultant Teila Evans from Flockjay .  We talk about how she started her sales consulting business, more out of necessity than by choice, breaking through decision paralysis, impostor syndrome, the unconscious impact of being the only black person in the office, and helping create space to help another show their power.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon...

I sit down with Cori James, tattooer, triathlete, self-love advocate and founder of Fill The Well Athletics .  We cover her journey of anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder - to start an athletic wear company based on inclusion and self-love. We cover The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron , comparison being the theft of joy, learning that an eating disorder is so much more than food. Here's a li...

I sit down with friend, fellow cyclocross racer and Principal Architect at Arch11, Ken Andrews.  I have personally been fascinated with design and architecture since I was a kid, but never understood the nuances of why I liked some buildings and not others.  Take a look at the amazing designs on Arch11's Instagram feed:  Ken takes me through, with passion, expertise and humility: art, function, st...

Scott Smeester has been an engineer, developer and a  CIO and founded CIO Mastermind to help companies - and the individuals that lead those companies - manage technology solutions and navigate digital transformation with trusted, unbiased peer advisory. Learn more about CIO Mastermind. To download the case study we spoke about, click here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In Part 2 of my conversation with Colleen Abdoulah, she describes actionable steps women can take to overcome gender inequity in the workplace.   How to be a better negotiator The difference between assertive and aggressive Being your own worst enemy Loving yourself and respecting yourself enough to GO FOR IT Changing the mindset to overcompensate Working towards total consciousness and awareness...

This is part 1 of a conversation with Colleen Abdoulah, Ardent Warrior for Gender Equity.  She is also the: Former Chair and CEO of WOW! Internet and Cable Chair Emeritus of World Pulse , a social network for Women to Accelerate Change for Gender Equality Board Chair of Rocky Mountain PBS Board Member of Colorado Women's College We cover courage in the workplace, general awareness of self, staying...

Steve Thompson takes us through how empathy, and progress vs. perfection has lasting results on fitness.  I always knew this cat was deep and thoughtful, and this conversation absolutely reinforced that.  Starting with Steve's Facebook post on changing how he felt rather than how he looked - we dive into being empathetic with himself, and how he takes care of his clients, to better people outside...

Merry Christmas everyone! This was a powerful and amazing episode with Gary Stotler, coach, consultant and author.   I'm releasing this on Christmas Day so that if you, or anyone you love is struggling to simply know that you're not alone in your journey.   Gary takes me through weighing 400 pounds, sucking at selling cars and starting with walking one lap around the block, and getting just a litt...

I sit down with Thomas Frey, Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci institute, and he takes us through: The future vs. optimism & pessimism How we will interact with devices in the future Autonomous vehicles / semi trucks and yard operations What is it about the future that scares certain people throughout history Unintended consquences How the Roman numerals were a system probl...

On this, the 100th episode of this podcast, I sit down with friend, mentor / mentee Sarah Laughlin.  Sarah pivoted from a career in marketing to earning an MBA and concurrently starting SlopeThreads - Rent The Runway for ski apparel.  Then COVID shuts down ski resorts, essentially destroys her business for the season on March 9 2020, and forced her to issue refunds for over 600 orders.  In an insp...

I sit down with Alex Elias, taking me through starting his first business at 15 years old, working with real estate agents, building websites.  WE then travel through his philosophy of building assets, not jobs, trust, failure, AI, the fractional rarities business, and my favorite, the forcing function! Keep in mind, Alex and I recorded this March 28, 2020.  Oh how our impressions of COVID and the...

I sit down with Christine Hafen to talk about her life on the sea, spanning being a ship's captain, chief mate, and dynamic positioning operator for a drill ship.  This thing is 860 feet long, 150 tall and operates 200 miles offshore in 11,000 feet of ocean - which she has to keep over the drill site in less than 5% variance.  She also tells the tale of nearly going into Davy Jones locker, evacuat...

Quinn, Joshua and I talk about their Wings for Life relay in Estes Park - recorded in May 2020, so long ago. As usual, we divert pretty quick from bikes, handcycles and running and chase some deep topics.  Enjoy! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

How does someone go from being a geophysicist to starting a non-profit to create a unique science fair and serve kids? I sit down with Wendy Wempe and talk about her journey to help children -  particularly those who are under-represented in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM), namely girls and students of color from low-income families. And you can get involved too - visit https:/...

I sit down with 787 pilot Donna Miller to talk about her journey from flying lessons in Korea to flying one of the most advanced aircraft in the world.  Starting with equating finances and purchases to literal minutes of flying time, then flying and unloading car parts in Mexico during the week and skydivers on the weekend.  Chipping away and continually driving towards becoming an airline pilot -...

I sit down with longtime friend Jean Hadzi to talk about Robotic Process Automation (RPA) - what it is and isn't - and how RPA has a love for humanity, not a contempt for it,  his involvement with NAMIC (National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications), watches, specifically the 1960 Omega Constellation, and more. Connect with Jean on LinkedIn ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Randy Wiafe - poet, musician, developer, father, son.  In this amazing, wide ranging conversation, Randy and I talk about his journey to being a developer in the tech/SaaS space.  He takes me through a near-fatal injury, leaving college, finding another way to pursue his technology goals while ultimately proving his mom wrong in the best way, battling and overcoming depression, and a very interest...

Beth takes us through growing up as one of 6 kids, working with Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, ultimately traveling to Rio with Team USA as a sports massage therapist.  From there, a drive of "How do I do this" led her to an apprenticeship in the bicycle framebuilding business, and opening an amazing shop in Eudora. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I sit down with Melissa Stenger from Allegion, and we talk about our similar career paths, through the bike industry, and eventually ending up in tech in Denver. We also dispel the myth that only technical people can run technical businesses, and the 100 year journey of her company transforming from philosophy of strong, literal, physical security - locks - to digital physical control and the clou...

There are two titles for this episode: "Easy Conversations about a Difficult Topic" and "Reparations of The Mind". I invited my friend Mike Jackson to speak about a Facebook post in which he recounts witnessing the fatal car accident of his friend in 1999. The story is not about the accident. The story is about one black man's experience with one police officer that shares too much with what happe...

Eric and I talk about his journey as co-founder of BracketLabs / TaskRay and the courage needed to be an entrepreneur. We cover the difficult process of layoffs, being a good project manager, and health issues in 2016 that ultimately led him to step away. We then go deep into inherited trauma, specifically the U curve of happiness, the work of Peter Levine, author of "The Body Knows the Score", so...