You Don't Need This Podcast

Nathan T. Wright is an artist. He has origins in the early days of social media, made impact inside corporate marketing, and now illustates remarkable art with drawings, cartoons, murals, and more. Ben and Nathan jam on The Adventures of Fatberg, the early (fun) days of social media, the speeds in-house at a large company, leading a creative process with clients, real skills for studying the arts, and understanding the business of being a full-time artist. After the break that features a reading of Aphorism, Nathan and Ben dive back in by talking graphic recording at live events, the positive tension of smart cartoons, and extending value by reformatting great content into books. EP90 is an absolute bop - share with a friend! EXTRA SHOT Nathan T. Wright is the friend who illustrated the mug that has become part of a brand that is Ben McDougal. What started as caffeinated, community-driven cover art for You Don't Need This Book, now extends through the Roasted Reflections NFT Collection, imprinted phygital clothing, the front of tiny ideabooks, temporary tattoos, a huge neon sign, and of course, the artwork for this timeless podcast! Cheers to this episode and another shared relic that keeps the fun brewing! BONUS MATERIALS https://nathantwright.com The Adventures of Fatberg https://etsy.com/shop/ntwillustration City of Santa Ana FOG Activity Book Roasted Reflections Break: Aphorism https://NewYorker.com/latest/cartoons http://Cartoonist.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://MainframeStudios.org EP21 - Pinball Wizards 🎙️ Ben Sinclair EP44 – Do What You Love 🎙️ Scotty Russell EP55 - Inextinguishable Light 🎙️ Jim Morgan EP60 – Goosebumps 🎙️ Nic Roth http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/NFT http://BENBOT.ai

Derreck Stratton is a military veteran and startup founder who connects doers to odd jobs. Instead of asking "who do you know" for a task around the house, the HUDU team built an easier way to find handy folks looking for side hustles nearby. Like ride sharing, this episode highlights more examples of how the gig economy is evolving. We chat about trust within a two-sided marketplaces, building as a non-technical founder, content creation, and paving a path to go far with activities that look like work to others, but feels like play to you. BONUS MATERIALS https://heyhudu.com https://info.heyhudu.com/gig-economy-2-0 http://Gig-Economy.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Uncertainty EP34 – Measured Twice 🎙️ Ryan Glick EP44 – Do What You Love 🎙️ Scotty Russell http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://tesla.com/we-robot http://BENBOT.ai

Rachel Abel and Melissa Carlson are leaders who show up to build brands that are brewed through storytelling that rhymes. Together, we toast to experiential design, friends within the food & beverage industry, product labeling, and staying in-tune with industry regulations to provide effeciency for customers. After the break, we discuss how to stay creative by activating the senses and adding digital depth to extend how a target audience experiences your brand. If you're building with friends, be sure to stick around for an easter egg of insight as well. Cheers! BONUS MATERIALS https://818iowa.com http://Design-to-Rhyme.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com EP65 - Aromatherapy 🎙️ Kourtney Perry http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://member.eonetwork.org/iowa https://BenMcDougal.com/show-up Beer Festival App http://BENBOT.ai

Alongside a career in finance, Steve Walsh is an investor and wrote Make the 10X Leap to help founders scale. We talk about choosing to push through the storm, raising strategic financial capital, collaborating with investors, signals for when it might be time to scale, and all that goes into writing your first book. BONUS MATERIALS https://BisonEquityGroup.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bison http://Push-Through.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Winds of Outrage https://BenMcDougal.com/How-I-Wrote-YDNTB EP59 - Agents of Change - Amner Martinez EP73 - Care Directly 🎙️ Jon Van De Veer EP84 - Base Camp 🎙️ Jon Kallen http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Taufeek Shah brings the heat! We pour on the sauce and dip into salsa as we hear how Lola's Fine Sauces delivers spicy goodness in 22,000+ locations worldwide. Taufeek and Ben discuss the science of edible product development, freshness in a distributed supply chain, and physical experiences with digital depth. BONUS MATERIALS Capsaicin 🌶️ TRPV1 https://LolasFineHotSauce.com http://Red-Jalapeno.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Isochronal EP28 – Let's Get Phygital 🎙️ Sachin Sehgal http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://DMACC.edu/foundation http://BENBOT.ai

Jacob Kruse invests corporate innovation funds. Corporate venture capital is a growing trend, so let's chat through how founders can interact with corporate partners and how internal innovation teams can leverage their position within an entrepreneurial ecosystem. As an intrapreneur within the insurance industry, listen how to co-create with founders and stay in-tune with a startup community. Large companies must stay thirsty to stay ahead of the innovation curve and EP85 is brewed to help indispensable employees execute by staying curious as we lead from within. BONUS MATERIALS https://DeltaDentalIA.com https://GlobalInsuranceAccelerator.com http://Corporate-Battleships.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Mentor Madness https://BenMcDougal.com/champions-of-change https://BenMcDougal.com/significance EP30 - Exit Ramps 🎙️ Brian Crotty EP40 – Big Business 🎙️ Joe Murphy EP72 – Win Win Win 🎙️ Nicole Crain http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections on Discord http://BENBOT.ai

Join us at base camp as Jon Kallen builds a mountain for us to climb. We lean into the pain and carry our own gear with stories from Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, and more high altitudes worldwide. When he's not craving gummy worms on snow capped peaks above the clouds, this impactful leader mentors founders commercializing business strategies. We reflect on this leadership alongside our closing message to the mountains. https://JenningsKallen.com https://AlgaeBiomass.org http://Base-Camp.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Landing EP18 – Fourteeners 🎙️ Jeff Reed EP58 – Always Growing 🎙️ Clayton Mooney http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/anticipation 44 Harsh Truths About Human Nature https://films.NationalGeographic.com/free-solo https://Alpinist.com/podcast Snowboarding Utah

Ehrich Pakala is a mathematician, software engineer, and founder who uses machine learning to unlock data-driven understandings. His team at Emigrait leverages insight to find future home buyers and sellers for real estate professionals. While they play chess in-studio, hear Ben and Ehrich chat about avoiding the measurement trap, Ehrich's favorite math equation, machine learning, and predictive modeling in real estate. The nerdery continues with mathematics in the real world, then Ben narrates an exponential writing. After the break, Ehrich writes a haiku in real-time and climbs through thoughts from atop the mountain. EP83 continues with stories from shared experiences inside the Iowa Techstars Accelerator, communicating complicated products, and what people look for when it comes to their new home. We finish with thoughts on polyhedrons, infinity, and beyond. BONUS MATERIALS https://Emigrait.com https://linkedin.com/in/ehrichpakala Techstars Iowa Accelerator Demo Day http://Prognostication.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Linear EP6 - Computer Vision(ary) 🎙️ Brad Dwyer EP22 – BioMathemAttorney 🎙️ Cassie Edgar EP29 - Borderless 🎙️ Kerty Levy EP34 - Measured Twice 🎙️ Ryan Glick http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com A Trip to Inifinity (Netflix) How to Win at Chess http://BENBOT.ai

Rachelle Keck is the 14th president of Grand View University. Students join us in-studio as we discuss the energy of leadership. We also talk about writing a book and how to leverage an adapttitude, which is an attitude that fosters an aptitude for adaptation. After an extended break that celebrates Playforce Principles and Seth Godin's Real Skills, we navigate the ROI of higher education, cosmic curiosity, and what's worth sacrificing to achieve progress. We close with a viking story from Rachelle, on how she burnt the ship by selling her law practice to pursue more grand adventures. BONUS MATERIALS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachelle_Keck https://Grandview.edu/about/about-gv/president https://x.com/rachellekeck https://linkedin.com/in/rachellekeck http://Adapttitude.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Playforce Principles EP9 – Future of Work 🎙️ Nancy Mwirotsi EP31 – What is School For? 🎙️ Russ Goerend http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections on Discord http://BENBOT.ai

Put your laser eyes on as Carl Lippert swings through the studio to brew some technology soup. Together, we compile Carl's global hackathon tour to hear how such curiosity paired with initiative helped this small town technologist explore the world. From farming to AI, to blockchain networks, to prototyping, to nomading, to atoms, cryptography, and truth, EP81 is loaded with tactics and innovative energy to optimize your time and environments. As Ben and Carl discuss, when technology is inherently money, it's less about jargon and maybe we get back to atoms. Add to this concoction of thought, a dash of skeuomorphism, how AI can be magically expensive, robotics in daily life, and space! Enjoy this remarkable episode with EDM in the background, stay wild, and try anything. BONUS MATERIALS https://CarlLippert.com https://CarlLippert.com/blog https://linkedin.com/in/carllippert https://x.com/carllippert http://tryanything.xyz Roasted Reflections Break: Replicants http://Technology-Soup.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/welcome-to-web3 https://BenMcDougal.com/indexing http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com EP3 – Blockchain Orgins 🎙️ Jon Woodard EP6 – Computer Vision(ary) 🎙️ Brad Dwyer EP8 – Cryptographic Cowboy 🎙️ Kyle Tut EP39 – Digital Dawn 🎙️ Will Schneller EP71 – Still United 🎙️ Alex Myers EP80 – Audacious 🎙️ scottrepreneur The Anthology of Balaji - The Types of Truth Carl's Wardrobe: https://us.carhartt-wip.com Roasted Reflections on Discord https://ReadWriteOwn.com http://BENBOT.ai