Podcast

Ep. 10: Ben Brown – U.S. Finance Industry (CONFIDENTIAL Series)

Ben Brown kicks off our CONFIDENTIAL series with a discussion of the United States financial sector. He also happens to be my brother-in-law. Ben has worked in finance for over a decade and has served in both buy-side and sell-side trading for both large financial institutions and small hedge funds. He currently works for a…

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Ep. 9: Zach Knaus – Campaigner, Social Media Expert, and Owner of 4Degre.es

Zach Knaus is founder of 4Degre.es, a full service online communications firm, delivering results with precision messaging, and also the founding sponsor of Jon of All Trades. Having spent more than 10 years working in campaigns, as Director of Communications for the Senate Majority in the Colorado State Capitol, and as an account manager at…

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Ep. 8: Candace LeClaire – Professional Hairdresser and Stylist Extraordinaire

Candace LeClaire’s primary goal is to make you look like the best version of yourself. She is a hairdresser and style maven at The Parlour Denver, and has been personally styling Jon Eks since 2008. In this episode, Candace talks about all the ins and outs of being a professional stylist, which means serving as…

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Ep. 7: Will Matthews – Personal Transformation and Professional Fulfillment Expert

Will Matthews is President and Founder of Matthews Performance Group,  and is an expert in the field of personal transformation and professional fulfillment. Will blends his successful twenty-five year career in management, sales, marketing and Organizational Change Management with his passion for helping people and organizations break through to the results that they really want….

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Ep. 6: Brandi Shigley – Creative Instigator, Entrepreneur, Fashionista

Brandi Shigley could very well be called “Brandi of All Trades” and I would gladly abdicate the title to her. She is the founder of Fashion Denver, creator of DoWhatYouLove.us, and owner of her own consulting firm B.23 Productions. Brandi shares the story of her adoption from The Philippines by American parents and how that’s…

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Ep. 5: Mike “Fizz” Fisbeck – Night DJ at 98.5 KYGO fm and 20-Year Radio Personality

Mike Fisbeck, or “Fizz,” as he’s been known for the majority of his 20 year career in radio, is this week’s guest on the Jon of All Trades Podcast. He’s unusual in that his entire career has been in Colorado, but he’s worked in a variety of formats and timeslots ranging from Top 40 to…

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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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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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