Meat & Potatoes Podcast

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 1 Garrett talks to Brad Franko who is on the Church & State Vetrepreneurship leadership team. Brad provides details of the programming and addresses the merits of hiring Veterans. Garrett closes with a question on the HOV lane that involves a prize for the best answer.  

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 18 Chris and Meg talk Startup Santa and the upcoming Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. The Chris talks about CloudVeil while Meg rages. They address a tech term we all despise. Then they talk about the latest weird Utah news which includes a pot-sniffing legislators and shenanigans at a mortuary. Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud. While doing so, please give us a positive review and rating.

On today's show we bring you a live recording of an event at Silicon Slopes HQ. We had Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, and the great Amy Rees Anderson on stage recently to talk about their induction into this year's UTC Hall of Fame. It was also great to have UTC CEO John Knotwell in the mix and at Silicon Slopes HQ. The conversation veered in all sorts of unexpected directions. We had some fun on this one.

Ryan Westwood is the CEO of Simplus, a Gold Salesforce Consulting Partner. An experienced entrepreneur and Inc 500 CEO, he is also a private investor through JW Capital. Ryan is the author of The Five Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur and is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship.

Clint speaks with Sorenson Media CEO Marcus Liassides in front of a live audience at Silicon Slopes HQ. Sorenson Media is one of the fastest growing, highest-revenue-generating companies in Silicon Slopes. You may not know about them, but that'll change after you listen to this episode. Marcus is one of the most brilliant CEO's in Utah.

Clint speaks with Provo Mayor and Republican candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District, John Curtis. Clint's known John a long time. He considers him a friend. Mayor Curtis was an early supporter of Beehive Startups, for which we'll always be grateful. But none of that stopped Clint from asking him questions. Whether they were hard or not is debatable, but questions were asked.

On today's show Meg Walter and Clint Betts sit-down with Dr. Kathie Allen, Democratic candidate for Utah's 3rd congressional district. Those who know Clint know he happens to be well-acquainted with Dr. Allen's opponent in the 3rd congressional district race, Provo Mayor John Curtis. Even after hearing such blasphemy, Dr. Allen still agreed to come on the show and we're very grateful she did. We had a delightful conversation.

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally 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 17 Chris, Meg, and Clint talk tech news, specifically Instructure's impressive valuation and the growing success of Virtuality. They address an especially obnoxious tech term, and present a number of tagline options at the behest of a tweeter (our deepest apologies, Professional Cable). Then they talk about the latest weird Utah news which includes a moose attack and a UDOT apology.

This Is The Place (A Silicon Slopes Production) delivers wide-ranging, occasionally 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 this special SPOOKY episode of the This Is The Place Podcast, Chris and Meg are joined by Garrett. It's business as usual, tech news, a really bad tagline (you're welcome, NaviTrust), and weird Utah news, when suddenly GARRETT DISAPPEARS. Chris and Meg haven't seen him since. Though they have claimed that when they work late, they can sometimes feel a certain presence in Silicon Slopes HQ, and every once in a while, they hear phantom keyboard clicking sounds coming from Garrett's now abandoned office.  

On today's show, Clint talks to his mentor and life-long friend Mary Crafts-Homer, founder and CEO of Culinary Crafts. Clint describes her as his personal mentor, hero, and favorite person in the world, saying, "I've never met anyone more willing to serve others, give without any expectation of return, and love without reservation. She also happens to be a world-class entrepreneur who's built Utah's premier catering company. I'll remember this conversation for a long time."