Meat & Potatoes Podcast

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 38, Chris and Meg talk the latest in tech news, including Owlet's latest funding, then they worry over Amazon's plans to focus Alexa's attentions on the healthcare industry. Then they discuss weird Utah news, which includes the world's nicest burglary victim, and another burglary victim that is an actual turkey.

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, 9 Landon Taylor Founder and CEO of Best Company is the guest.  Landon tells the story of how and why Best Company was founded and why it is needed. The "customer review" industry is explained a bit and the need for honest customer reviews becomes very apparent. Landon gives details on how he runs his company and structures his days and offers up his prediction on the Jazz-Rockets series. Listen in to see if he was right. 

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 37, Chris and Meg talk the demise of the Jazz season, funding news, and upcoming events. Then they delve in Mark Z.'s latest hair-brained plan, and the weirdest in Utah news, which for whatever reason includes a lot of marijuana this week. 

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, 8 Jeremy Neigher is the guest.  Jeremy is the Market Manager for Lyft in Utah, a recently converted Jazz fan, and a nice guy. We talk about all things Lyft and learn some cool things about how the ride-sharing economy works. Jeremy shares some insights on how he is building out his team locally as well as how companies in Silicon Slopes can work with Lyft. Lastly, two people not from Nebraska talk about Nebraska football. 

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 36, Chris and Meg pretty much just talk about the Utah Jazz and their on-going playoff journey. Like, there's some other stuff, but it all circles back to the Jazz. 

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, 7 Joseph Woodbury and Derrick Isaacson from Neighbor are the guests. We are also joined by Adam Pulsipher from the Silicon Slopes intern team. The story of Neighbor is told, the sharing economy is discussed, and someone learns he probably does not have the acumen to work for Neighbor. 

Today's guest is Ivanti president and CEO Steve Daly. Ivanti is one of the largest tech companies in Utah. As president and CEO, Steve is responsible for driving new and existing Ivanti business, as well as the creation of innovative IT management solutions. Steve's a good friend, on the Silicon Slopes board, and one of the smartest people you'll ever meet. You'll really enjoy this conversation.

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 35, Chris and Meg talk the latest tech news, which includes more Utah IPO news and a profile on Drip. Then they cover the latest in the Facebook saga, and finally, discuss weird Utah news from rogue tumbleweeds and Heinz's misspelling of Fry Sauce.

During her keynote during Silicon Slopes Tech Summit 2018, Caitlin Kalinowski shared her experience and wisdom in product design and refinement. 

Today's guest is AtlasRTX founder and CEO Bassam Salem. Bassam was born in Egypt, lived in France and England as a child, and then immigrated to the US as a teenager to attend university. Prior to AtlasRTX, Bassam was Chief Operating Officer at MaritzCX, the world's largest customer experience technology company with annual revenues of $200 million.  As COO, he was responsible for all operations globally. His team spanned 18 offices around the world and numbered over 600 full-time and over 1,500 part-time staff. Before MaritzCX, Bassam was Chief Business Officer at inContact, the largest cloud provider of enterprise software for contact centers. He was responsible for all customer and revenue operations of the $200 million, publicly-traded company (NASDAQ ticker is 'SAAS'). During his four-year tenure, the company's market cap grew from $98 million to over $600 million. Bassam has been a leader in the Silicon Slopes community for a long time, which is what made this conversation so great.