The Vance Crowe Podcast

University of Florida plant scientist Kevin Folta Ph.D. stopped by the studios to talk about Vitamin A deficiencies, cutting edge transgenics, and what he learned from having his life engulfed in controversy. Kevin can be found on Twitter @KevinFoltaCommunicators discussed during this interview:Lesley Rae Kelly @LesleyRaeKellyLeah McGrath @LeahMcGrathRDMichelle Cardell @MichelleCardell Brian Scott @TheFarmersLifeFollow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.  

In this episode, Vance discusses how to handle intractable conversations when someone won't listen to your point of view.  He tells the story about giving a speech at UC Davis when a young man was willing to interrupt him and try to stop Vance from sharing his perspective.  Learn more about speeches Vance delivers at VanceCrowe.com Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.  

Mike Rethmeyer is a world class martial artist.  He was exposed to violence at a young age and had to learn how to control his temper and rage.  After beating another child up so badly that the kid lost part of his eyesight, Rethmeyer decided he needed to learn to fight- what he learned instead was the path to discipline.  A path he is still on to this day.During the interview we discuss growing up as a kid that was bullied, the belt system in BJJ, and how one makes the most out of training BJJ.  The episode has some swearing and talks of violence.  Check out the gym BJJLifestyleAcademyFollow Coach Mike on Instagram Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.  

In this episode, Vance plays a clip from a talk he gave at the Cooperative Communicators Association called "Attention The Most Valuable Thing That You Own."  During this clip, Vance describes how ideas move from a small group of people to general society.  Vance discusses the concept of "tribes" and highlights individuals worth following on social media.Link to the  video of this presentation: https://youtu.be/23iqAE4UtZUPeople mentioned during this clip:@JerodMcDaniel@DFaber84@HannahMoMiller@Plinz (Joscha Bach)

Monsanto GMO Scientist Fred Perlak discusses disruption, RoundUp and wine. Vance Crowe PodcastFred Perlak Ph.D. is a retired scientist from Monsanto.  During this interview he discusses the likelihood that glyphosate (RoundUp) causes cancer, how disruptive Monsanto was to the pesticide industry, and gives a metaphor to understand how you can engineer a plant to resist an herbicide that kills almost all other plants.  Perlak ran the Hawaii site for Monsanto, a site critical to Monsanto’s seed operations.  Prior to that he was a key member of the scientific team that created Bt Cotton, a GMO that protected the plant from being eaten by specific insects.   Reddit AMA Link with Dr. Fred Perlak:  https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3b6mr4/science_ama_series_im_fred_perlak_a_long_time/ Book recommendation: A Man Called Ove: A Novel Fred is on Twitter @FredPerlakFollow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.  

Vance gives a talk at the University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine and talks about the last slide in his presentation: you should keep a journal.

Heather Haymart is an abstract painter, former gallery owner and teacher. We discuss the nature of creativity, the egolessness of an artist, and the discipline needed to be creative professionally.  Heather's website:  www.heatherhaymart.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherhaymart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heatherhaymart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heatherhaymartfineart/ Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.  

Vance Crowe discusses the phrase that he uses when he wants to focus on what a person is saying, but needs a question at the ready to ask a person without losing focus.  Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.  

Lawrence Mattock was a child when the Rhodesian Civil War began.  During this interview we discuss what it was like to be a soldier, life after Robert Mugabe came to power, obscene levels of inflation, and a cultural food company Lawrence has built from the ground up.Twitter persona worth following: Val Bayes @vbayesFollow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.  

Communications strategist Vance Crowe describes how the skill of making eye contact can transform how you grab attention and how you get a deep sense of what the audience is thinking while you are speaking.This question was brought up by listener @KeatonKrugerThis is a link to the Grain Foods Foundation video of my speech that Keaton Kruger was referencing Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline.  Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.