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Pods n Pies
by Danny Reeder
Meet the top performers and entrepreneurs of Utah. Learn their career paths and what's important to them.
Episodes
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Ep. 26 - Alex Iorg
Alex is the co-founder of WholesomeCo Cannabis. WholesomeCo, located in Bountiful Utah, is one of 8 who received licenses to grow and distribute. They are a complete, plant-to-patient medical cannabis company. They cultivate, process, and sell high-quality products. They believe in the medicinal...
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Ep. 25 - Adam Kessler
Adam was the CEO of Academy Mortgage until 2019, when he moved to the Chairman of the Board. Academy Mortgage has been around since 1988 and has provided exceptional service and the best solutions and tools to help individuals and families achieve successful homeownership. Academy is recognized…
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Ep. 24 - Scott Rafferty
Scott is the vice president of people operations for Jane.com. Jane is finding the best ways to help over 2,000 small businesses, many of them family and female owned succeed, by using the latest technology to build a better online marketplace. Jane maintains a culture of authenticity and...
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Ep. 23 - Jeremy Andrus
Jeremy is the CEO of Traeger Grills. Traeger is a dominate force in the outdoor grill arena. A single grill has six uses: a family can use daily to grill, bake, smoke, slow cook, braise, and barbecue.
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Ep. 22 - Summer Jensen
During this recording, Summer was the HR Director at Young Living Essential Oils, who produce some of the best, most authentic essential oils in the world. Summer has since moved to AppHarvest in Lexington KY where she is also serving as the HR Director.
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Ep. 21 - James Hadlock
James is the founder of BluNovus. He created BluNovus because he had struggled with mental illness and substance abuse for over a decade. BluNovus is a human connection company! They help companies proactively address addiction and mental health in the workplace and effectively connect employees...
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Ep. 20 - Rod Lacey
Rod is the VP of People at Talkdesk. Talkdesk is an enterprise cloud contact center that helps IBM, Trivago and 1,800+ other enterprises improve customer satisfaction and agent productivity.
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Ep. 18 - Brandon Fish
Brandon is the Sr. VP of People at LiveView Technologies. LiveView Technologies is an Enterprise Cloud Software vendor providing a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Cloud solution for remote video and analytic data gathering, processing, and delivery.
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Ep. 17 - Scott Paul
Scott is the CEO of Wooly. The Wooly platform, connects brands with the people already talking about their brand, activate sales driving campaigns, and measure the results real-time. Brands like Purple, Marmot, 1-800 Contacts, Stance, iFit, HydroFlask, Salomon, Suunto, Arc'Teryx, YoungLiving,...
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Ep. 16 - Tessa White
Tessa is an HR professional with 20+ years of experience in the field. She's led HR in Fortune 50 companies as well as small start-ups to mid-sized organizations. She currently Founded 'The Job Doctor' which accelerates business by helping companies design effective people strategies and increase...
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Ep. 15 - Greg Price
Greg is the Sr. Director of people and talent at HealthEquity. HealthEquity administers Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and other consumer-directed benefits for our more than 12 million accounts in partnership with employers, benefits advisors, and health and retirement plan providers.
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Ep. 14 - Cassidy Gonzalez
Cassidy sits on the board of directors for the UT SHRM chapter and is the Director of HR at Pura. Pura created the world's first smart fragrance diffuser. The simple, yet elegant device plugs into any outlet. Pura's fragrance brand marketplace allows customers to fully control the scents in their...
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Ep. 13 - Aubrey Bates
Aubrey, former VP, People at Young Living and President/ Co-Owner of Spherion Staffing in Idaho, is recognized, not only as a champion of workplace diversity but also as a pragmatic strategist that coaches others on how to hire, engage, and retain talent. Her passion, drive, and a keen awareness…
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Ep. 12 - David Alsop
David is the founder of Disrupt HR SLC and currently sits as the Senior Director of Human Capital at Ultradent Products. Ultradent is a leading developer of high-tech dental materials, devices, and instruments, with subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Brazil, China, and Japan, employing approximately...
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Ep. 11 - Sidney Bruce
Sidney is the founder and CEO of ModHR. She founded and built Mod HR to meet the human resources needs of small companies without the resources to hire a full-time HR specialist, or whose HR needs outpace their HR team. Sidney also founded the non-profit, Together, Let's Face It. Let's Face It...
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Ep. 10 - Jeff Platt
Jeff "The Dude" is the Director of HR at Collective Medical. CM, newly acquired by PointClickCare, empowers care teams to improve patient outcomes by closing the communication gaps that undermine patient care through seamless collaboration. With a nationwide network engaged with every national...
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Ep. 9 - Elisa Garn
Elisa has been disrupting the HR industry for years. She currently holds the title of VP of Thought Leadership at GBS. After years of coaching individuals to develop their personal brands, and working with non-profits to build a brand strategy, her career has taken a pivot from HR practitioner…
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Ep. 8 - Johnny Hanna
Jonny is the CEO and co-founder of Homie. Homie is the future of home buying and selling. They make the process easy, affordable and efficient with advanced technology. Their team is fully committed to deliver the best service while not focusing on commissions.
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Ep. 7 - Connie Washington
Connie is the Sr. Director of culture and talent at Progressive Leasing. Progressive Leasing provides convenient access to simple and affordable purchase options for credit-challenged consumers. Progressive Leasing (NYSE: PRG), is the largest and longest-tenured virtual lease-to-own provider in…
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Ep. 6 - Tyler Feulner
Tyler is the GM of Douglas Distributing, Douglas Coffee Roasters, and CycleTown Coffee. Coffee has become an essential accessory to everyday life. Tyler has successfully turned these 3 companies into UT staples.
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Ep. 5 - Jared Olsen
Jared has been in the HR space for 15+ years is the head of customer success at Motivosity. Motivosity helps companies drive engagement and retention by helping employees be happy about going to work! #ThanksMatters
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Ep. 19 - Dennis Wood
Dennis is the VP of Human Capital and Performance at Mercato Partners. Mercato has built its success by providing entrepreneurs with the capital and resources they require to effectively scale their businesses. They currently have 4 funds; The Traverse Growth Fund, Savory Restaurant Fund, Prelude...
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Ep. 4 - Alex Bean
Alex is the Co-founder and CBO at Divvy Inc. Divvy is a secure financial platform for businesses to manage payments and eliminate expense reports.
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Ep. 3 - Miki Loveless
Miki is a HR guru and all-around badass. She helped create and implement the core HR structure at Teem. She also has her own personal brand company, Me'Degreed, who specialize in helping individual create their own brand.
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Ep. 2 - Misty Paxton
Misty is the Director of People for 1-800 Contacts, the worlds largest contact lens store. 1-800 Contacts has been named "One of the Best Places to Work" numerous times thanks to Misty and her team.
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Ep. 1 - Josh Boshard
Josh is the COO of Savory Management/Restaurant Fund. Savory stands as one of the most experienced growth teams in the restaurant industry and is responsible for Swig, Mo' Bettahs, R&R BBQ, The Crack Shack, and Via 313 Pizza.
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Meet the top performers and entrepreneurs of Utah. Learn their career paths and what's important to them.
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Danny Reeder
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