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Pressed for Presence
by Drew Korf
Conversations with creative leaders about finding presence while pursuing big dreams.
Episodes
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I Lived The Instagram Reel. Here's What Actually Matters. | Tyler Dusty
Tyler Dusty is a marketing entrepreneur and growth partner at GrowRev. In today's episode, we sit down with Tyler Dusty in Austin, TX, who dropped out of college after his sophomore year, had his first paid ads company acquired, and then spent nearly two years living out of a suitcase while he...
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Why Gyms Matter More Than Ever In The GLP-1 Era | Brian Wilkerson
Brian Wilkerson is the founder of CrossFit Casual in Boise, ID. In today's episode, we sit down with Brian Wilkerson in Boise, Idaho. Brian is a 26 year old born-entrepreneur who went from selling paracord bracelets in 7th grade to building CrossFit Casual into a gym of 275+ members in just a...
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How Dating Apps Are Ruining Modern Relationships | Ivan James
Ivan James is a relationship and embodiment coach. In today's episode, we sit down with Ivan James, a 16 year Air Force veteran and father who spent most of his life as the best performer in every room he walked into, until his marriage started falling apart and he couldn't win the room in his…
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Learning To Ask the Most Important Question | Merlin Lipin
Merlin Lipin is a Realtor in Billings, Montana. In today's episode, we sit down with Merlin Lipin in Billings, MT, a dual citizen who chased a golf scholarship from Belgium to Montana and built a career as one of the state's top real estate agents. We talk jack of all trades versus master of one,...
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I Burnt Down A 7-Figure Agency to Chase My Dream | Yannick Bernard
Yannick Bernard is a podcaster and the voice behind the Man's Search for Meaning Podcast. In today's episode, we sit down with Yannick in Austin, TX (our first episode recorded here). Yannick is a German-born former soccer prospect turned entrepreneur, copywriter, and podcaster chasing one...
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He Taught "Paralyzed" Men to Walk Again | Mo Brossette
Mo Brossette is an extreme athlete and a mindset and human performance coach. In today's episode, we sit down with Mo Brossette in Billings, Montana. Mo spent nearly a decade as Director of Mindset at Dallas's Adaptive Training Foundation, helping veterans and adaptive athletes walk again through...
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#56: Building On Your Own Timeline | Shawna Morales
Shawna Morales is a Billings, MT real estate broker, mom, and community builder. In today's episode, we sit down with Shawna Morales in Billings, Montana for a conversation about learning to believe in yourself, breaking the cycles she grew up around, and building a business and a family at the...
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Mark Cuban Rated Us 10/10 & We Set Out To Build A $100M Brand | Hannah Perez, SEEQ
Hannah Perez is the co-founder of SEEQ, the protein brand that defined clear protein and went from her business partner's parents' living room to national shelves at Target, Walmart, Sam's Club, and The Vitamin Shoppe. In today's episode, we sit down with Hannah Perez for a wide-ranging...
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Family Q&A: Favorite Memories, Childhood Regrets, & Advice from Parents | #54
I asked each of my immediate family members to send me a short list of questions for a Q&A. And now I'm bringing their questions + my answers to you. Hope you enjoy. :) Highlights:- The advice from my Mom that I reshare the most often - Sunsets and trips to the park teaching me (subconsciously)…
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#53: Building A Personal Brand Online Without Being Cringe | Paige Goldstein
Paige Goldstein is a LinkedIn personal branding coach and digital nomad. In today's episode, we sit down with Paige for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to follow your intuition, why the biggest leaps rarely start as leaps, how to build a personal brand without turning it...
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#53: How to Show Up Authentically Online Without Being Cringe | Paige Goldstein
Paige Goldstein is a LinkedIn personal branding coach and digital nomad. In today's episode, we sit down with Paige for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to follow your intuition, why the biggest leaps rarely start as leaps, how to build a personal brand without turning it...
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#52: From Supervising a Nuclear Reactor to Competing on The Voice | Mark Shiiba
Mark Shiiba is a singer-songwriter, and Navy veteran who left a career supervising nuclear reactors to write songs full-time. In today's episode, we sit down with Mark in Huntington Beach, California for a wide-ranging conversation about identity, grief, and the quiet whisper that pulls you…
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#51: Great Coaches Must Be Selfless | Tyler Wombles
Tyler Wombles is the founder and head coach of Classic Fight Team in Huntington Beach, California. In today's episode, we sit down with Tyler in Orange County for a wide-ranging conversation about building a career and a life in the fight game, starting from the dive bars of Huntington Beach to...
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#50: Culture Is Your Biggest Asset | Felipe & Chelsie Fogolin
Felipe and Chelsie Fogolin are the founders and coaches at Triunfo Jiu Jitsu and MMA in Costa Mesa, California. In today's episode, we sit down with Felipe and Chelsie at their academy for a wide-ranging conversation about building a gym, a marriage, and a culture from the ground up over 15…
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#49: You Have To Be In On The Joke | Emily Brimlow
Emily Brimlow is a singer-songwriter and touring artist. In today's episode, we sit down with Emily in Laguna Beach, California for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to be rich, the spiritual war happening around us, staying humble on the way to success, and why being "in…
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#48: Making It Past Survival Mode | Chandler & Lindsey Griffin
Chandler and Lindsey Griffin are co-owners of By All Means Brewing in Billings, Montana. In today's episode, we sit down with Chandler and Lindsey at the BAM taproom for a wide-ranging conversation about entrepreneurship, partnership, hospitality, and what it actually costs to build something…
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#47: A Rich Life Is Measured By "Hell Yeah" Moments | Ty Leary
Ty Leary is a serial entrepreneur, former pro athlete, pilot, and all-around connoisseur of life. In today's episode we explore what a "rich life" actually looks like. Ty grew up blue collar, raced pro motocross, built and exited businesses, hand-built his own home, and flies his own plane... yet...
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#46: Intersecting Gratitude & Ambition | Jack Wagoner
Jack Wagoner is the host of The Grateful Podcast. In today's podcast, we explore comparison, identity development, and Jack’s framework for Resonance, the “duality of gratitude and ambition." Key Moments and Highlights: - What it's like starting a podcast - Moving to France alone at 16 - Falling…
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#45: Defeating Analysis Paralysis | Levi Wanner
Levi Wanner is the founder of Inifinity Homes. In today's episode, Levi shares lessons from building Infinity Homes to a regional company building 60+ homes per year in multiple markets. He shares his personal and professional lessons throughout his career including surviving the 2008 crash,...
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#44: Failure Is A Part of the Journey | Shane Perry
Shane Perry is a custom home builder and firefighter in Billings, Montana. In this episode, Shane talks about how hard work and failing forward has been a constant theme throughout the chapters in his life, and how those two practices have led him to success in everything from college sports to...
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#43: Forge Your Own Path | Mercede Hittmeier
Mercede Hittmeier is a yoga instructor with over a decade of teaching. In today's episode, Mercede shares her story of how following her intuition led her to pursuing careers in modeling, massage, barre, and finally guided her to yoga. Along the way, she lived all over the world and gained…
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#42: We Were Craving Real-World Impact | Jessie Scelzi
Jessie Scelzi is the co-founder of The Paddy Shack in Billings, MT. In today's episode, we focus on the "muddy middle," and why it's a uniquely valuable part of a story to share with other dream chasers. Jessie walks us through her career as a key player in many early-stage startups, and shares…
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#41: Building Yourself Instead of Finding Yourself | James Chapman
James Chapman is a writer, photographer, traveler, and the founder of Black Coffee Roasting Co. In today’s episode, we traveled to Missoula, MT and got to have a wide-ranging conversation about creative pursuits, storytelling, and building yourself. Key Insights and Highlights: Turning Pro with...
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#40: What's Your Misogi? | Solo Episode
Drew Korf (that's me!) is the founder of The Garden Podcast and Storyline Media Co. In today's episode, I celebrate 40 episodes and turning 27. We tried a new format today, and the episode is 90 minutes of bite-sized lessons, quotes, books, insights, and frameworks that I gathered over the last...
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#39: How to Build a Sustainable Fitness Routine | Dayne Dyer
Dayne Dyer is the founder of Beartooth Performance in Billings, Montana. In today's episode, we discuss how to create an effective training structure once you no longer have a team, coach, or sports season for structure. Key Insights: - Analysis paralysis trying to pick a plan - Treating workouts...
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#38: Why I Walked Away from A Successful Corporate Career | William B. Henry
William B. Henry is a founder, leadership coach, author, and speaker. In this episode, William shares his journey of spending 2 decades building a successful career in blood banking to later discovering his purpose and walking away from it all. Along the way, he realized something many high...
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#37: Celebrating 10 Years of Satsang | Drew McManus
Drew McManus is the lead singer of Satsang, and is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his hit album The Story of You. In today’s episode, he talks about the last decade of identity shifts, self-forgiveness, and the reality of building something meaningful over time. Key Moments & Takeaways: -...
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#36: Your Dream Community Is Closer Than You Think | Justin Smith
Justin Smith is the founder of Wild Edge Performance, where he trains NFL athletes in the offseason and helps new dads get back into peak health. In today's episode, Justin walks us through his non-traditional journey to becoming a performance trainer for some of the best athletes in the world.…
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#35: How to Love Your Diet | Tiffany Ricci
Tiffany Ricci, RDN, CSSD is a sports dietician.In today's highly-educational episode, Tiffany lays out strategies for building a healthy nutritional foundation and teaches strategies for using nutrition to increase your performance. Key Takeaways:- 4 principles for laying your foundation- How…
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#34: It's Okay to Want More. | Jessica Hannesson
Jessica Hannesson is the founder of Hannesson Home and Made for Home. In this episode, Jessica walks us through the life chapters leading up to her decorated interior design career. Key Moments & Insights: - Growing up in an entrepreneurial family in Glendive, MT. - What could you accomplish if…
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#33: Building A Business With Your Husband | Katie and Peter Vanderloos
Katie and Peter Vanderloos are the founders of Black Orchid Yoga + Cycle. In today’s episode, Katie and Peter Vanderloos talk about their journey from being high school sweethearts to founding and scaling Black Orchid Yoga + Cycle. Along the way, we talked about how Katie and Peter came back...
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#32: Just Start | Jared Ponce Casados
Jared Ponce Casados is the operator and strategic partner at Amplifi, a financial education brand. In today’s conversation, we talked about what it’s like to be a young entrepreneur. Building businesses and going an unconventional route can be a rewarding journey, but it can also be a lonely and...
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#31: Keep Moving Forward | Will Grundhauser
Will Grundhauser is a world champion grappler, and the founder of The Grindhouse. Will has a superpower for seeing the best in people and helping them get on-course to pursue their lives' best stories. In this episode, Will talks about some of the tools and insights that people can use to find...
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#30: Year In Review | Drew Korf
Drew Korf (that's me!) is a podcast host and the founder of Storyline Media Co. Today’s episode is a year-in-review of 2025, which was the most transformative year of my life. As opposed to some of the Q+A formats or “lessons” episodes from the past, I broke this episode into the self-labeled...
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#29: Conquering Cringe Mountain | Veronica O'Hara
Veronica O'Hara is the founder of Veronica Candle Co. In this episode, Veronica talks about her personal evolution while building her brand. Key Topics and Moments: - Climbing Cringe Mountain - Why candles? - Can you celebrate small wins + have big goals at the same time? - Secret Lives of Mormon...
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Highlights: Is Your Journaling Practice Harmful? | Summer Peterson
On Episode 28 with Summer Jean, she highlights how some journaling practices can actually be more harmful than helpful. Enjoy this quick discussion about how to be mindful about your journaling practice. Thanks for listening! Drew Follow Summer At: Instagram:...
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#28: Alignment Before Action | Summer Jean
Summer Jean is an author and a licensed therapist across multiple disciplines. She owns and operates Agami Karma Therapy. In this episode, Summer talks about how to live a life that's aligned with your calling. We take pit stops along the way to give actionable tips for choosing a therapist,...
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Highlights: A Hallucination About What Doesn't Matter
This story came as a part of a month and a half journey of sleep deprivation that Brady was facing due to a spinal injury. It has helped me me make some big decisions over the last couple of weeks, and has been a helpful lens to re-examine life through. Hope it's helpful for you, too. Be Where…
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#27: What Matters? | Brady McLean
Brady McLean is a writer, a photographer, a brand therapist, and the co-founder of GoFastDontDie. In this episode, Brady shows up in a unique season of life where he’s been dealing with a spinal injury **insert Mike Tyson voice** that’s caused some high-level nerve damage for the last couple of...
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#26: We're Here to Create | Parker Brown
Parker Brown is a writer, a recording artist, and a musical instructor. In today's episode we dive deep into Parker's creative journey. We explore Parker's recent studio experience at the legendary Pachyderm Studios, his balance between family and career, and how he navigates the tricky territory...
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#25: Follow Your Intuition | Peter Vanderloos
Peter Vanderloos is a founder and owner of Black Orchid Yoga and Cycle. In today's episode, we dive deep into the world of art, fitness, and entrepreneurship with Peter. Expect to learn about his previous career as rockstar with his band A Million Pieces, his pursuit of the love of his life when...
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#24: Getting Good (Solo Q+A) | Drew Korf
Drew Korf (that's me!) is the host of Pressed for Presence and founder of Storyline Media Co. In this solo episode, I sit down to reflect on a busy season where I dove head-first into a chapter of self-inflicted burnout, rebuilding, and learning what it really means to “get good.” Over the past…
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#23: Let Your Passion Lead the Way | Andrés Vega Jaimes
Andrés Vega Jaimes is the founder of The Colombian Guy Coffee Van in Sheridan, Wyoming. In this heartfelt episode, we dive deep into the life and philosophy of Andrés from TCG Coffee Van. Andrés shares his inspiring journey from growing up in Colombia to creating a beloved coffee business in...
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#22: How to Decide if It's Time to Move Your Brand From Its Hometown | Zach Peterson
Zach Peterson is the Founder of Tattooed and Successful, a streetwear brand rooted in the tattoo community and culture. In this episode, Zach shares the story behind T&S’s evolution from a grassroots brand in Boise, Idaho, to a bold new chapter in Arizona. We dive deep into the emotional and...
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#21: The Road to Representing CrossFit's Biggest Athletes | Daniel Robbins
Daniel Robbins is a Co-Owner of Lab Management. In this episode, Daniel walks us through his journey of creating one of the biggest management agencies in the CrossFit space. From talking his way into internships at Wodapalooza and landing a mentorship and eventually a job with Matt O'Keefe in...
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#20: Stoicism, Analysis Paralysis, Life Lessons, & Dream Guests | Solo Q&A
Drew Korf is a podcaster and the owner of Storyline Media Co. Welcome to another Solo Q&A episode! The questions you all submitted for this Q&A covered a wide range of topics from workout splits to biggest life lessons, and some of the questions prompted me to go deep on some topics that I…
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#19: 3 Things You Should Do Instead of Going to Film School | Brandon Mair
Brandon Mair is a world-class videographer. In today's episode, we have Boise native Brandon Mair (aka @basicbrando) on the podcast to share his decade-long journey of becoming a full-time traveling videographer. Starting with a dinosaur of a Nikon camera and a computer that could hardly handle...
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#18: Motivation is Bullsh*t | Tyler Geiger
Tyler Geiger is the owner of Nock Performance and is a former police officer. In this episode, Tyler opens up about the identity shifts that come from changing careers, embracing fatherhood, and building a life rooted in discipline, honesty, and action. He shares the story of leaving behind a...
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#17: 50 Boxing Fights in 50 States | Dylan Turner
Dylan Turner is a Professional Boxer from Las Vegas, Nevada. Dylan and his videographer Angelo set out on a 50 state roadtrip with the objective of fighting one boxer in each state. Inspired by a viral video of a YouTuber skateboarding across America, Dylan decided to take his skillset in boxing...
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#16: My Passion for Hunting Saved Me from a 9-5 | Casey Cole
Casey Cole is an outfitter, hunting guide, and taxidermist in Montana. In this episode, Casey shares how saying "yes" and taking chances in the right moments allowed him to transform his passion for hunting into Cole Ridge Outfitters. He opens up about trusting his gut in the early days of...
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Conversations with creative leaders about finding presence while pursuing big dreams.
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