Jon of All Trades Podcast

Go See the Opening Band

It’s been a month since I saw four of my favorite bands all perform together at Coors Field, and I can’t stop thinking about it. But not for the reasons you might assume. I mean, the show kicked huge gaping gobs of ass and is one of the greatest concerts I’ve ever been to in…

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Ep. 371: Brian Forrester & Kris Rhody – Uno Mas Taqueria

Tacos! We’re talking about tacos! And tequila! What else do you need me to write here to get you to listen to this? Ok, fine. Uno Mas Taqueria has been on South Pearl Street in Denver and on Olive Street in Fort Collins for the last 11 years, and Brian has been with them the…

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Forty-three

WHOAA-OHHHHH-OHHHHH-OH-OHHHHH…. OHHHH-OH-OHHHHHH-OH-OHHHHHHH… OHHHHH-OHHHH. This simple chant that serves as the chorus to MakeWar’s “Not Today” has been in my head all summer, and never more than when it’s 6:15 in the morning and I’m swimming laps outdoors against the backdrop of a rising sun on a beautiful Denver summer day. I rediscovered my love of…

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Tales from MVT: “California” by Delta Spirit

Tales from MVT is a regularly-occurring series of blog posts where I choose one of the videos from our Music Video Theatre sessions and write about it. Music Video Theatre has become one of the most fun and enriching experiences of my current life, and for a multitude of reasons, has sparked abundant creativity. It…

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Ep. 370: Rob Rover Rushing – Co-Founder of Punk Rock Saves Lives

Rob Rover Rushing is on the road more than 300 days a year, so it was with some effort and luck that I caught him while he was home in Denver and that we were able to meet at East Fax Tap and chat for an hour. He’s the Co-Founder of Punk Rock Saves Lives….

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Ep. 369: Jason zumBrunnen – Co-Founder of Ratio Beerworks

Jason zumBrunnen is Co-Founder and Head Brewer Emeritus of Ratio Beerworks, a Denver craft brewery with roots in the punk rock scene and a DIY spirit. I’ve visited Ratio more times than I can count whether I’m taking people from out of town there, seeing a concert, or just plain old enjoying a pint because…

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Ep. 368: James Hilovsky – Creator of The Fran Dream

James Hilovsky is the Creator of The Fran Dream, a franchise consulting company that matches up existing and aspiring entrepreneurs with successful franchise business opportunities. Notably, he works with a lot of retired professional athletes to match them up with opportunities as their playing career winds down. We discuss how he got into this line…

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I Have No Idea What I’m Doing

You’d think after more than nine years of being in business for myself, nearly a decade working for others before that and successfully completing a rigorous master’s degree program, I’d have a better sense of how things work or why I’m successful or simply what the fuck I’m even doing, but I don’t. This might…

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Ep. 367: Jean Eddy – Author, President & CEO of American Student Assistance (ASA)

Jean Eddy is the President and CEO of American Student Assistance (ASA) and the author of the book Crisis-Proofing Today’s Learners: Reimagining Career Education to Prepare Kids for Tomorrow’s World. During Jean’s tenure, ASA has pivoted from a 65-year history of helping students with college financing and repayment options to a new focus of helping…

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Jax

“Joy and Sean showed up at my apartment with a litter box, some food, and a box of cat toys.” This is Kristin telling me a story in 2004. We had met like a week earlier as we were both beginning graduate school at Colorado State in the same program. “And I said, ‘I don’t…

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