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First Job: Chuck Robertson

Chuck Robertson (second from right) is the lead singer of the Mad Caddies and he joins me Wednesday, September 26 for a full episode talking about the history of the band, where they’re going from here, and a ton more. But first, Chuck tells me about his very first job mowing lawns in his neighborhood…

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Ep. 189: Justin Thomson – Drag Queen Culture, Food Industry, Weight Loss Surgery

Justin Thomson has been a good friend of my wife since middle school, and I’ve had the privilege of knowing him for the last few years. Every time we got together, he always had the best and most interesting stories to tell, so when I saw him again after a bit at my wife’s high…

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Ep. 188: Ari Hoffman – Psychotherapist, Outdoor Guide

Ari Hoffman is a psychotherapist who recently fully went out on his own. You can find his website here. He cares about shifting the paradigm not only for how we address, understand and treat mental health, but also healthcare in general. That’s why he founded the Integrated Care Institute, which you can also learn more…

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First Job: Ari Hoffman

Ari Hoffman, pictured left, joins me this Wednesday, September 12 for Episode 188 of the podcast and talks about his work as a psychotherapist, an outdoor guide and more. But first, he’s here to tell us all about his first job. And it’s a good one! Tune in to hear about how Ari came to…

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Ep. 187: Eric Yochim – Two Rivers Coffee

Eric Yochim is the founder and head honcho of Two Rivers Coffee, Arvada’s most highly recognized coffee shop for service and coffee excellence. He was referred to me by CJ Latham, guest on Episode 178 of the show, and with whom he collaborated on CJ’s Pre-Ride Cold Brew. On this week’s show, Eric tells me the…

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First Job: Eric Yochim

In honor of Labor Day, I launch a new feature: First Jobs. On Mondays of each week, I’ll ask my guests what their first job was (or maybe it’ll be a different question, who knows!), and share with you their answers in a brief audio clip hyping this week’s show. It’s a fun way of…

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Thirty-seven

It’s time for the annual check-up into my life, and this year told through the prism of three bands. Here we go… *** Before our kids were in full-time day care, we spent a lot of time with them. I am intensely grateful for this time in retrospect because now that they’re elsewhere from pretty…

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Ep. 186: Jay Mays – Entrepreneur, Comic, Founder of Pitch Lab

Better storytelling. Better delivery. Better room command. If you’re interested in leveling up any of these skills, then you’ve got to check out Pitch Lab. Founded by Jay Mays after he ended his stand-up comedy career, he’s honed the skills he learned behind a mic and is helping others apply them to their own jobs….

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Ep. 185: Liz Marasco – Linguist, Program Manager for 4Degre.es

Liz Marasco is a linguist, having earned her MA in Linguistics from CU Boulder, and currently serves as Program Manager at 4Degre.es. Yes, 4Degre.es is my sponsor, but they did not pay me to do this show. Zach Knaus is the head honcho at 4Degre.es, and a longtime friend. So he approached me about having…

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Ep. 184: Kathy Walker – News Director, KOA NewsRadio

Kathy Walker is the News Director at 850 KOA NewsRadio in Denver. She has worked there since 1990. Any time I get to talk journalism, and radio in particular, I’m excited. Kathy’s had a fascinating career path having left college early to work as Marketing Director for a shopping mall in San Jose, winding through…

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