Meat & Potatoes Podcast

On today's show we bring you a conversation with Vivint Smart Home President Alex Dunn that was recorded in front of a live audience at Silicon Slopes HQ. 

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 and 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 episode 20, we talk with McKay Allen who is the Director of Global Digital Marketing for Ivanti. We talk about how McKay runs his team and what it is like to work for a large enterprise vs a small startup. We also spend some good time talking about an upcoming event where Steve Daly (Ivanti), Karl Sun (Lucid), Brock Blake (Lendio), and Rob Nelson (Grow.com) will share their thoughts on Utah's burgeoning tech industry and what it takes to level up in the professional world. Here are the details and link to RSVP.  

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 and 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 episode 19, we talk with Rob Nelson Founder and CEO of Grow.com. We get an update on Grow and how they are helping folks make better business decisions with real-time data. Rob gives an update on the Data Driven Summit that runs October 1st -3rd at Snowbird. Rudy Ruettiger from the all time classic movie "Rudy" will be one of the speakers at the event in which we are very excited.

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 and 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 episode 18, we talk with Rebecca Dilg who is the Rural Community & Outreach Manager for the Governor's Office of Economic Development. We talk about the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI)  The program which gives grants of between $4,000 and $6,000 to companies per position created of new high-paying jobs in rural counties (of the 4th,5th, and 6th classes).     The REDI program is a great incentive for companies whether located within those rural counties or outside--perhaps nestled in the Silicon Slopes--to hire remote workers.  The benefit to these hiring companies, in addition to the grant, is an employee with a great work ethic located at home or in a satellite hub hired at less than Wasatch Front wages.    

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 and 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 episode 17, we talk with Joe Eames who is a Pluralsight Author and organizer of the Frameworks Summit. Joe explains why this event is important in the developer community and how Utah is leading the way in these types of events. 

On today's show we sit-down FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and U.S. Senator Mike Lee. We talked about net neutrality, 5G, and broadband access. It was an interesting an engaging conversation. We hope you enjoy.

From now on, you can find new episodes of the This Is The Place Podcast at The Beehive. Chris and Meg are still at Silicon Slopes and will continue their work there. Nobody panic.

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, rarely serious commentary on tech, Utah, and everything in between. Hosted by Silicon Slopes editors Meg Morley Walter and Chris Rawle, This Is The Place examines Utah-centric stories that range from inspiring and relevant to completely bonkers. In episode 46, Chris and Meg continue their scooter conversation, having lived through the invasion. Then they discuss coughing sheep, heroin served on the rocks at McDonalds, and a smelly city. 

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 and 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 episode 16, we talk with Brian Sather who is the CEO of Blacksmith International and also one of the founders of Product Powerup which is an event happening September 20th - 21st. If you are a product person or hope to be at some point in your life this would be a great event to attend. You can hear all the details about the event in this podcast as well as other useful advice from Brian. 

On today's show we talk to DevMountain founder Cahlan Sharp. We love this guy and think he's an incredible entrepreneur and leader. It was really fun to catch-up.