The Vance Crowe Podcast

Vance talks about the subtle difference between feeling ashamed and feeling embarrassed by telling a story about speaking before an audience of egg farmers.  Twitter handle worth following: @LyleBenjamin4 Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe About The Vance Crowe Podcast: The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that...

Ann Crowe is a Physical Therapist with a long history.  She swam on the Notre Dame women's team, tried out for the Olympics, worked as an aerospace engineer and competed in an Iron Man competition.  She recently started a physical therapy clinic called Precision Physical Therapy. To learn more about Precision Physical Therapy www.precisionstl.com Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast...

As The Crowe Flies | Vance Crowe describes the value of creating a pattern language with friends, co-workers and your community by describing how Val Bayes invented "##" To connect with Val Bayes @VBayes To connect with Rosella Mosby @RosellaMosby Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe About The Vance Crowe Podcast: The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields an...

University of Florida plant scientist Kevin Folta Ph. D. stopped by the studios to talk about Vitamin A deficiencies, cutting edge transgenics, and what he learned from having his life engulfed in controversy. Kevin can be found on Twitter @KevinFolta Communicators discussed during this interview: Lesley Rae Kelly @LesleyRaeKelly Leah McGrath @LeahMcGrathRD Michelle Cardell @MichelleCardell Brian...

In this episode, Vance discusses how to handle intractable conversations when someone won't listen to your point of view.  He tells the story about giving a speech at UC Davis when a young man was willing to interrupt him and try to stop Vance from sharing his perspective.  Learn more about speeches Vance delivers at VanceCrowe.com Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Page T...

Mike Rethmeyer is a world class martial artist.  He was exposed to violence at a young age and had to learn how to control his temper and rage.  After beating another child up so badly that the kid lost part of his eyesight, Rethmeyer decided he needed to learn to fight- what he learned instead was the path to discipline.  A path he is still on to this day. During the interview we discuss growing...

In this episode, Vance plays a clip from a talk he gave at the Cooperative Communicators Association called "Attention The Most Valuable Thing That You Own."  During this clip, Vance describes how ideas move from a small group of people to general society.  Vance discusses the concept of "tribes" and highlights individuals worth following on social media. Link to the  video of this presentation: h...

Monsanto GMO Scientist Fred Perlak discusses disruption, RoundUp and wine. Vance Crowe Podcast Fred Perlak Ph. D. is a retired scientist from Monsanto.  During this interview he discusses the likelihood that glyphosate (RoundUp) causes cancer, how disruptive Monsanto was to the pesticide industry, and gives a metaphor to understand how you can engineer a plant to resist an herbicide that kills alm...

Vance gives a talk at the University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine and talks about the last slide in his presentation: you should keep a journal.

Heather Haymart is an abstract painter, former gallery owner and teacher. We discuss the nature of creativity, the egolessness of an artist, and the discipline needed to be creative professionally.  Heather's website:  www.heatherhaymart.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherhaymart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heatherhaymart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heatherhaymartfineart/ Foll...

Vance Crowe discusses the phrase that he uses when he wants to focus on what a person is saying, but needs a question at the ready to ask a person without losing focus.  Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe About The Vance Crowe Podcast: The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come...

Lawrence Mattock was a child when the Rhodesian Civil War began.  During this interview we discuss what it was like to be a soldier, life after Robert Mugabe came to power, obscene levels of inflation, and a cultural food company Lawrence has built from the ground up. Twitter persona worth following: Val Bayes @vbayes Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Page Twitter: @Vance...

Communications strategist Vance Crowe describes how the skill of making eye contact can transform how you grab attention and how you get a deep sense of what the audience is thinking while you are speaking. This question was brought up by listener @KeatonKruger This is a link to the Grain Foods Foundation video of my speech that Keaton Kruger was referencing Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Cr...

Jason Bockman is the owner of Strange Donuts and BT Furnishings.  He is a man that has built a palace to live in now, but he came from a dungeon.  An enforcer at a crack house at 14, granted clemency from a 10 year prison sentence, joined a cult and made his way to one of the most prestigious MBA programs in the world, Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri.  Jason is a true entrepreneur w...

Two farmers stopped by the studio and discussed the biggest issues facing farmers today: Huawei extradition impacting Canadian farmers, Thank a Farmer Campaigns, Checkoff programs and so much more. Rob Sharkey and Megz Reynolds are two of the biggest names in U.S. & Canadian agriculture.  Megz Reynolds is a grain farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada and Rob Sharkey is a corn and soybean farmer fro...

Charlie Backer runs the hot sauce company "Hot Charlie's" which has become a major name in the Saint Louis BBQ scene.  Charlie is an extraordinary marketer that is teaching himself the discipline of running a business. During this conversation Vance Crowe and Charlie have a fascinating discussion about the experiences that taught Charlie what he needs to know to be a standout business man.  Follow...

In this episode of the podcast, Vance Crowe talks about a method you can use to calm the other person down in a conversation and reach more reasonable conclusions.  These extra episodes are designed to help you become a tangibly better communicator. Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe About The Vance Crowe Podcast: The Vance Crowe Podcast interview...

Meet a man that buys and sells investments based on his research and intuition about what the future will hold.  Vance Crowe interviews Craig Hoagland about bitcoin, inflation, new technology, emerging markets and the looming population crisis. Craig Hoagland is a registered investment advisor, building and managing equity and fixed income portfolios for individuals, trusts, corporations and tax-e...

In this bonus episode, Vance Crowe describes why you should learn to draw your ideas when you are trying to become a better communicator.  Vance had made a trip to visit the Santa Fe Institute where he was questioned about his motives by the president David Krakauer. I had trouble finding a video that shows me talking about the "Well Actually Graph," perhaps I will make a video one day to go along...

Kevin King is a highly respected attorney in the Saint Louis area.  King has worked in the Missouri Attorney General's Office, handled divorces, helped parents adopt a child, and now works for Saint Louis Bank.  During this interview Vance Crowe and Kevin King discuss the relationships and philosophy behind building relationships, the challenges of banking cannabis companies, and the regulatory en...

In this bonus episode Vance Crowe discusses why he is so passionate about communicating effectively.  Vance tells the story of "The Man on the Box" an experience he had living in Kenya with the US Peace Corps when a snake oil salesman came to the town to sell a cure for malaria, the very thing Vance was there to teach how to prevent.  Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Pag...

Trucking is one of the most overlooked parts of our society.  What happens when automation takes over the jobs of the American truck driver? Why is there a truck driver shortage in the US? Is the China trade war causing problems for trucking. In today's episode, Vance Crowe sat down with Camden Civello, EVP to discuss the hidden world of trucking and logistics.  More than 12% of the population is...

Anne M. Stiles Ph. D. is an Associate Professor at the University of Saint Louis in the English Department.  She teaches students about the parts of literature that are filled with monsters, vampires and mad scientists.  She has teaches undergrads and medical students in hopes that they develop a love of literature and the ability to articulate their arguments.  Vance and Anne sat down to talk abo...

Tony Sansone III started an early recreational cannabis company in Las Vegas, Nevada and within a short time built it into something that could be sold for $22M.  Sansone is a well read entrepreneur, with the long game in mind.  We discuss how marijuana will impact culture, what keeps companies from making a profit in this industry and how the federalist system in the US created experiments for th...

Rita Kuster is a former regulator and banker in the Saint Louis region.  During this conversation Rita discusses how regulators monitor banks, why "Too Big To Fail" may never get fixed and the tension that is created behind the scenes in a loan committee meeting. Rita Kuster's LinkedIn Page Saint Louis Bank Website Carl Lippert's Twitter Kate Crosby's Twitter Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Faceboo...