Meat & Potatoes Podcast

Chad Ingram is the Founder and CEO of Beny – a lifestyle benefits platform where employees can get work benefits ranging from oil changes to skydiving. Employers put a certain amount of money into a Beny account; employees can then go do whatever activity they'd like for their employee benefits and be reimbursed from that company's Beny account within 24 hours. Listen to Chad talk about the future of Beny and his plans to grow the company through funding and an increased focus on sales.

Arian Lewis of Kiln chats with Cassie Whitlock, Director of HR at Bamboo HR, about the need for empathetic and intentional leaders in the future workplace.

Coalatree grew from a self-sustaining organic farm in Colorado to an action sports/outdoor fashion company that has raised over 2 million in crowdfunding. Founder & CEO Charlie Bessey shares his experiences and advice for being a professional problem solver as an entrepreneur.

Jared Hutchings is the managing director of Peer Venture Partners – an early-stage venture firm focused on cryptocurrency companies completing early-stage investing. Jared explains that we don't know much about cryptocurrency, and his key to staying successful in the cryptocurrency field is to remain humble and persevere through difficulty in a field that is mostly unknown. Jared also explains why Peer Venture Partners' rolling fund gives its limited partners more flexibility.

Arian Lewis of Kiln chats with Mindi Cox, Senior Vice President of People & Great Work at O.C. Tanner about becoming hybrid and making changes to help employees do their best work.

There are many ways to describe what a brand is - the essence of who you are, the promises you keep, what people say about you when you're not in the room. Lucidpress helps companies succeed by building their brands.

In this podcast, Isla Bragg, general manager of Slalom in Utah, talks about Slalom's consulting work in Utah. Slalom opened its Utah office in January 2021 after noticing Utah's rapid growth in population and business innovation. Slalom helps form strategies, create transformations, and fix technological issues within companies that are rapidly growing or needing a turnaround path. Slalom consultants ensure that a company is prepared to become independent once the consultant leaves.

When Cingo surveyed 100 companies that had cyber-attacks, 97% of the CEOs of these companies believed their company's current infrastructure for preventing cyber-attacks was sufficient. Scott Madsen, Founder and CEO at Cingo Solutions, and Brad Franco, Director of Sales at Cingo Solutions, talk about how Cingo Solutions is striving to solve these issues in cyber security through bringing greater awareness to the serious nature of cyber-attacks to their customers.

Spherion is a recruiting franchise with offices in Utah and Idaho that helps potential employees and hiring companies connect with each other. John Eborn, Market Director for Spherion, stumbled into this career after discovering a passion for helping connect his friends with companies that could fit their job needs. John strives to help companies find employees who will remain loyal and stay within that company for the majority of their careers, thus building a holistic and loyal work team.

Since becoming Overstock CEO in 2019, Johnson has focused the e-commerce home furnishings retailer on sustainable, profitable market-share growth. With a brand vision of 'Dream Homes for All,' Overstock is one of the top four U.S. online retailers specializing in home furnishings.