Meat & Potatoes Podcast

On today's show we talk to Utah state senator Luz Escamilla. She's currently running for Salt Lake City mayor and we talked about all the various issues the city is facing, as well as how the campaign is going. It was a great conversation.

Welcome to the Silicon Slopes podcast. In this episode we talk to former Utah speaker of the house Greg Hughes, he's considering a run for governor in 2020. We talked about the inland port and some of the most pressing issues facing the state of Utah.

Today's speakers at our Live event are David Royce & Vess Pearson. David Royce is the Founder & Chairman of Aptive Environmental, with Vess Pearson as the CEO. Aptive Environmental provides both residential & commercial pest control. Their goal is to make life easier, homes safer and businesses more productive, while still protecting the environment.

Meat and Potatoes shines a light on the people in Silicon Slopes who get things done. Hosted by Silicon Slopes Director of Operations, Garrett Clark along with random interns, we explore how, why, and when they get those things done, and why their work is the meat and potatoes of Utah's tech community. In this episode we are joined by Paul Allen Founder and CEO of Soar.com which helps individuals and organizations around the world to develop their innate talents and maximize their unique strengths.Paul tells us why he started Soar, how it works, and why finding your individual strengths is important in life and work. We also get some great stories from Paul's days as the Founder of Ancestry.com and FamilyLink.

Meat and Potatoes shines a light on the people in Silicon Slopes who get things done. Hosted by Silicon Slopes Director of Operations, Garrett Clark along with random interns, we explore how, why, and when they get those things done, and why their work is the meat and potatoes of Utah's tech community. In this episode, we are joined by Jack Reid who is the Vice President of Technical Support at Accela. We learn what technical support is in 2019. We learn some things on working with government, upsides, and downsides of working for large enterprise companies, and why Accela opened a big office in Utah.

Meat and Potatoes shines a light on the people in Silicon Slopes who get things done. Hosted by Silicon Slopes Director of Operations, Garrett Clark along with random interns, we explore how, why, and when they get those things done, and why their work is the meat and potatoes of Utah's tech community. In this episode, we are joined by James Hadlock who is the CEO and Founder of Blu Novus. We learn what Blu Novus is and why it is important. James shares his story of addiction. Lastly, we talk about mental health in the workplace and how Blu Novus is helping improve it.

On today's episode we talk to Weave CEO Brandon Rodman. With more than 400 employees and an impressive emphasis on culture, Weave has become one of the crown jewels of Silicon Slopes. Brandon and Clint talk about the company's early days all the way through to where it is today.

On today's show we talk to Utah's Lt. Governor Spencer Cox who recently announced he's running for governor in 2020. We talked about why he's running, the most pressing issues facing our state, and the overall future of Utah.

Meat and Potatoes shines a light on the people in Silicon Slopes who get things done. Hosted by Silicon Slopes Director of Operations, Garrett Clark along with random interns, we explore how, why, and when they get those things done, and why their work is the meat and potatoes of Utah's tech community. In this episode, we are joined by Adam Green and Wylie van den Akker from Collective Medical who are the CTO and CISO respectively. Wylie and Adam founded the company while in their BYU dorm room more than 10 years ago, after Adam's mother, an ED social worker, told them to "make a computer program" to solve her problems coordinating care with other hospitals. They obeyed Adam's Mother and it is a fun and interesting story. 

Meat and Potatoes shines a light on the people in Silicon Slopes who get things done. Hosted by Silicon Slopes Director of Operations, Garrett Clark along with random interns, we explore how, why, and when they get those things done, and why their work is the meat and potatoes of Utah's tech community. In this episode, we are joined by Ben Luks-Morgan, Director of Silicon Slopes Apprenti. Ben explains how the program is a chance to learn an occupation in tech for those who haven't yet had that opportunity. He also outlines how a person can apply to be a part of the program. Learn more at: siliconslopesapprenti.com. Silicon Slopes will also be hosting a launch event on May, 29th. To reserve your spot and get more details follow the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-slopes-apprenti-launch-event-tickets-61894090892