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Ep. 4: Rogue Edwards – Entrepreneur and Founder of Rogue’s Bolder Beans

Rogue Edwards is the founder of Rogue’s Bolder Beans, a pickled vegetable company founded right here in Colorado. Rogue and Jon go back a long way, and you can tell because Rogue calls him “Jonathan” throughout the episode. In this podcast, Rogue and Jon talk about Rogue’s entrepreneurial background beginning with Rogue slinging t-shirts at…

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GWAR

I never owned one of their albums. I never went to one of their shows. I probably couldn’t name you one of their songs outside of the one that appeared in Empire Records. I’m not exactly what you would call a “GWAR fan.” Yet Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus – the lead singer of the…

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This week’s episode (3.24.14): Rogue Edwards

This week’s guest is Rogue Edwards, founder of Rogue’s Bolder Beans, a pickled vegetable company founded right here in Colorado. In this podcast, Rogue and I discuss the origin of Rogue’s Bolder Beans, how to scale up your product that started as a simple Christmas gift into a highly successful entrepreneurial venture available in more…

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Penguinsuit

Two years ago I bought a tuxedo because I have a job where owning a tuxedo will ultimately result in net cost savings on account of having to wear a tuxedo more than once a year. I have more than paid off this investment. Tomorrow I have to put on my tuxedo and make small…

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Premiere: Jon of All Trades Podcast

Shamless plugging ahoy! Today I roll out the Jon of All Trades Podcast! Please head over and check out the first three episodes, all of which are posted now. Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Download us on iTunes! (I don’t actually have this set up on iTunes yet – that’s just a…

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Ep. 3: Jason Calloway – Restauranteur, Chef, Co-Owner of Rooster and Moon Coffee Pub

Jason “Bird” Calloway is the owner of Rooster & Moon Coffee Coffee Pub. In today’s episode, he and Jon talk about the origin of how Rooster & Moon became one of Denver’s 10 Coolest Coffeehouses, according to Zagat,  the daily challenges of running a bar/restaurant/coffeehouse, and how in Dallas, TX, at the age of 19,…

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Ep. 2: Cindy Sovine-Miller – Lobbyist and Political Consultant

Cindy Sovine-Miller is a lobbyist that offers a full array of services for her many clients at the Colorado state level, and, increasingly, at the federal level as well. As the founder of her own political consulting firm, Cindy has been involved in virtually every aspect of our democratic process. Cindy shares her thoughts about…

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Ep. 1: Mike Gaughan – 3x Lifetime Achievement Public Relations Award Winner, Chairman of MGA Communications, Inc.

Mike Gaughan, Chairman of MGA Communications, is a public relations legend. His three lifetime achievement awards speak for themselves, as does his firm’s earning of one of the Top 5 PR Campaigns of the Decade, awarded by The Holmes Report, for its work on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Mike and Jon discuss how a site…

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Fetish

For no reason in particular, here are 17 random, non-sequential, potentially offensive, almost assuredly bizarre, and otherwise interesting thoughts about all manner of sexually related things. Enjoy your Friday, and here’s hoping you find your preferred partner ready and willing to rub up against you in that way you like this weekend. (Outside of maybe…

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Origin: Jon of All Trades

I’m Jon, and I love nothing more than listening to someone with an interesting or unusual job talk about the ins and outs of that job. So I created a weekly podcast that features interviews with people from all across the employment spectrum. You’ve likely heard the figure of speech “Jack of all trades” referring…

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