The President McCormack Podcast

John was born in California but his family moved around when he was growing up, landing in Texas and Florida. He finally headed to Utah as a college student where he attended Brigham Young University. John and his wife Lisa founded Vida Tequila in 2003. It is a successful brand that has been featured on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake, The Sundance Film Festival and all over the United States. He...

Dan Swiss has been a highly engaged entrepreneur and executive leader in the smart home industry for more than 15 years. Mr. Swiss invented the LightCam and founded PAXI (smart) to bring install free cameras and smart home products to the world. Mr. Swiss holds multiple issued utility patents. From 2009 to 2019, Mr. Swiss managed his event company which produced college events across the Western U...

Jared is one of Mark’s oldest and dearest friends. They started a company in 2005 called McCormack and Heaton Capital. This was an investment company gear towards investing in payday loan companies. From there Jared and Mark started their own payday loan company called My Pay Day Any Day. It was a profitable Venture for them. Mark and Jared have remind close their entire lives and have had a few o...

Harper is the youngest daughter of Mark and Michelle McCormack. She loves swimming, the color purple and her daddy. She is homeschooled and loves being with her brother and sister. Mark and Harper discuss her life and ask each other get to know you questions. Listen to the view of an innocent and lovely seven year old.

George Wright has been an entrepreneur and investor for nearly 20 years. He knows the sound it makes when you hit rock bottom. He knows that rock bottom has a basement. But, he also knows what it means to never quit, ever. That tenacity has led him to developing and building over $250M in real estate. He currently owns 230 units and lots. He has 4 successful businesses and 1 that’s doing alright....

Jarom Iacono is the President of Alair Homes Salt Lake, he is a second generation homebuilder with long standing ties to the communities in Utah. He and his business partner/wife Jessie are regional owners of their custom homebuilding company which is slated to expand with offices across the state. Jarom previously served as president of the Salt Lake Homebuilders Association and has enjoyed being...

Jordan Morrow is known as the "Godfather of Data Literacy", having helped pioneer the field by building one of the world's first data literacy programs and driving thought leadership. Jordan is Vice President and Head of Data And Analytics at BrainStorm, Inc., and a global trailblazer in the world of data literacy. He served as the Chair of the Advisory Board for The Data Literacy Project, has spo...

Brandon Robins is a family man, entrepreneur, and friend of Mark’s after meeting through the We Are The They movement. His career started in sales positions, then management, and got involved in a few startups. After a few years he branched off with a friend and started an insulation business which became one of the largest producing in its niche in multiple states. He exited in 2017 and since has...

Diana was born in Utah and has lived in Utah and California throughout her life. She married Ray McCormack, a British Immigrant in the late 70s. Her dreams came true in 1981 when she gave birth to Mark Mackay McCormack. After she changed the course of the world with Marks birth she had three more children. Their family was raised in Highland Utah, a heavily Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

Bronson is a former football and basketball star at Brigham Young University. He went on to play seven years in the NFL and is currently a free agent. He is an avid investor and loves real estate projects. Bronson comes on the podcast to discuss his football career but more importantly mindset. Mark and Bronson discuss mindset and how important getting a coach was for his career. He also teaches y...

Ian Smith Liver of Life, Lover of learning. Yoga practitioner. Student of philosophy. Consumer of books. Utah Native. Real estate Agent for 7 years. Edge Coach For @moabropeswing Ian comes on the podcast to discuss mindset, swinging on ropes in Moab and general life lessons learned.

Eric Steele graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelors degree in accounting and Masters degree in Business Administration. He worked for KPMG after graduating for two years on the audit side before moving on and working as a Controller or CFO for various companies over the last 25 years. Prior to beginning his business career Eric served eight years in the US Army. His first two years...

Liz and Bridget are the hosts of the podcast “Dude, Guess What?” which is a podcast about societal questions and discussion. They have many different guests on from all walks of life. There are both married to the men of their dreams and moms. They discuss what it’s like being moms, podcasters and Mark’s cousins. Growing up together makes for fun conversation and stories.

Alan comes on the podcast to discuss what it’s like growing up as himself. They discuss topics such as religion, WATT and depression. Alan was able to pull himself out of a deep depression by going to Hawaii and living with one of his friends. The act of working with the earth and good friends helped Alan with a new outlook on life.

Al Switzler is a New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for organizational change. For thirty years Al has delivered engaging keynotes for an impressive list of clientele, including AT&T, Xerox, IBM, and Sprint. Al’s work has been translated into twenty-eight languages, is available in thirty-six countries, and has generated results for three hundred o...

Mark has known Wade his entire life and he is the son of Brent Tracy. Mark has been friends with Brent since he was 15 years old. Wade has been a fan of the podcast from the first episode and Mark wanted to bring him on to get an outlook from him. During the podcast they talk about divorce, growing up currently and what Wade wants to do in the future. He sees a bright future as an electrician. The...

Robert is a Vice President at EP Wealth Advisors, formerly Financial Insight Center. He graduated from Utah Valley University where he met Mark as one of his mentors. Robert was part of the Center for the Advancement of Leadership, an elite program for those looking to increase their leadership skills. Robert comes on the podcast today to discuss how they met and reviewing a 10 year plus relations...

Mckay is the founder and Managing Partner of Tandem Ventures, a Draper, Utah-based venture capital platform. Tandem invests in tech companies through special purpose vehicles (SPVs), which enables access to the venture capital asset class for a broader audience, while providing quicker liquidity than a traditional venture capital fund.   Prior to forming Tandem Ventures, Mckay was a Partner at Sig...

Thirkle came on the podcast today to discuss with Mark his path out of a cult and the wonderful parts of his life before and after. He discusses what it was like to be born into a religion that although there were beautiful memories and experiences it also led to some of his children being taken away from him. Thirkle is one of the bravest men Mark knows and he has the upmost respect for him. Thir...

Blair has studied the skilled athlete in action and has used his artistic talents to sculpt famous sports figures of our day, including Jack Nicklaus, Oscar Robertson, Doak Walker, and Paul “Bear” Bryant. He is also well known for his portraiture and since 1983 has sculpted more than 110 busts of the inductees of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Blair was honored in 1990 as the Sport Artist of the Y...

Dakota Mahan is possibly the only person to have listened to every single episode released of The President McCormack Podcast (and then some)...because he produces them! Dakota left his career as an airport manager in 2021 to pursue something with more meaning and found that in helping others share their stories through podcasts when he opened Rookery Studios. While Dakota still dabbles in the avi...

Jacob and Mark grew up together in Highland Utah in the mid 1980s-2000. He is a Proud Husband and Father of 5. Chief Financial Officer at TRA Snow & Sun, Inc. he has degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration. Mark loves the fact that he was the Lone Peak Sophomore Chess Champion in spite of Mark, Winner of Outstanding Lineman of the Year Award - Lone Peak 1999 Football Banquet. They...

Adam’s day job is an attorney with the firm Kunzler Bean & Adamson in the firm’s corporate section, but crosses over and uses his experience with the civil litigation team as well. Adam “retired” as a teacher and coach from Taylorsville High School about 12 years ago, but keeps those skills active teaching a speech and debate class at his kids’ junior high school and coaching his son’s flag footba...

Jordan is the Owner of Performance One, A training facility in Lehi, UT that specializes in sports performance. Before starting his business, he was a former star linebacker at BYU and named to the NSCA All-American team. He has worked with 1,000’s of athletes over the years and has a clientele that ranges from youth to professional athletes and anyone looking to reach their highest potential. Jor...

David McGeary is a brand creator, brand builder and brand marketer. David’s 21 year long career has held leadership positions with Carlson Distributing, Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits and Bacardi USA.  He is currently the founder and partner with Mark in Free Flow Brands. He comes on the podcast to discuss their company and his career. Being Mark’s cousin they also talk family and the future.