The Swell Pod
What does it take to create something that never existed before? What does it take to challenge the status quo? What does it take to change the world? Join us on our journey to find out.
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
In this episode, Spencer McKeown and Josh Taylor introduce the Kiln Road Trip, a venture by The Swell Pod, in partnership with Kiln, Moterra Camper Vans, and sponsored by Torus. Together, they plan to travel across five states, interviewing 100 innovative individuals, over 8 days. The trip aims to explore creativity and challenge norms, while also producing a documentary, a book, and social media content. Facing logistical challenges and tight schedules, the hosts discuss their personal motivations and the growth opportunities this adventure presents.
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We’ll be releasing daily episodes, Monday through Friday, 7AM Mountain time, everyday, until all episodes are released. Which, by the way, will be July 29th.
Now, it’s time to begin the Kiln.Roadtrip.
Bullets:
Introduction of the Kiln.RoadTrip project
Purpose of the road trip
Challenges involved
Itinerary and locations to be visited
Number of interviews planned
Involvement of sponsors
Personal motivations of the hosts
Logistics of the road trip
Additional content creation plans
Reflection on the personal significance of the road trip
Timestamps:
The purpose of the Kiln.RoadTrip (00:00:03) The podcast hosts discuss the purpose of the road trip and the challenge of interviewing 100 people to uncover deep truths.
The itinerary and challenges (00:00:53) The hosts discuss the itinerary, the number of interviews planned, the involvement of sponsors, and the challenges they expect to face.
Preparations and logistics (00:01:33) The hosts discuss the logistics and challenges of the road trip, including the length, distance, and format of the interviews.
Personal motivations and challenges (00:09:22) The hosts share their personal motivations for embarking on the road trip, discussing the challenges and uncertainties they face.
Sponsorship and future opportunities (00:11:10) The hosts discuss the importance of securing sponsors for the road trip and the potential future opportunities it may lead to.
Emotional and personal reflections (00:15:00) The hosts reflect on the emotional and personal significance of the road trip, discussing potential life transitions and the impact on their podcast.
Anticipated impact and future initiatives (00:18:08) The hosts discuss the anticipated impact of the road trip, including the content to be produced and its potential to launch other initiatives.
The biggest challenge (00:18:39) Discussion about the challenges of the road trip, including interviews, quality, and organization of footage.
Future plans (00:21:22) Discussion about future career plans, including leading communities and organizing events.
Preparation concerns (00:21:03) Concerns about the organization and efficiency of handling the footage after the road trip.
Documentary intro (00:23:37) Discussion about filming the intro to the documentary and the energy levels during the recording.
Kick-off plans (00:24:43) Details about the send-off event, including dancing, partying, and interviews with the founder of Kiln.
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Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
In this episode, Spencer McKeown and Josh Taylor introduce the Kiln Road Trip, a venture by The Swell Pod, in partnership with Kiln, Moterra Camper Vans, and sponsored by Torus. Together, they plan to travel across five states, interviewing 100 innovative individuals, over 8 days. The trip aims to explore creativity and challenge norms, while also producing a documentary, a book, and social media content. Facing logistical challenges and tight schedules, the hosts discuss their personal motivations and the growth opportunities this adventure presents.
Thanks for tuning in, and if you want to follow along on the journey, be sure to subscribe to the podcast on:
youtube
apple podcasts
spotify
And you can follow along on all social media channels:
Instagram
linkedin
facebook
tiktok
We’ll be releasing daily episodes, Monday through Friday, 7AM Mountain time, everyday, until all episodes are released. Which, by the way, will be July 29th.
Now, it’s time to begin the Kiln.Roadtrip.
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Join The Swell Pod for a Live Podcast Recording featuring two of the six Harmon Brothers: Neal Harmon, CEO at Angel Studios, a streaming media service that offers family friendly entertainment that amplifies light and Theron Harmon, president at Harmon Brothers Consulting which brings creative strategy, analysis and marketing direction together for eCommerce brands ready for hyper growth. This powerhouse family of creative, marketing, and entrepreneurial types, surrounded themselves with a world-class team of other people who also happen to be creative, marketing and entrepreneurial types. Together, they built Harmon Brothers, the Utah-based ad agency behind some of the most memorable, sales-driving ads in internet history.
Since 2013, Harmon Brothers has created numerous groundbreaking, distinctive social media campaigns, which collectively have billions of views and have created eight figure and nine figure impacts for dozens of client companies. Learn more as these two brothers share their own story and perspective about how they went from growing up as Idaho farm boys to being sued by Disney! Oh and did we mention they also crowdfunded tens of millions of dollars to produce content, such as the phenomenally successful show "The Chosen" 💸 that they believe will change the world!
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Hey folks, Spencer and Josh here.
Welcome to another episode of the Swell Pod show, where we sit down with some of the most formidable, exceptional individuals on the planet.. And today, we've got a real powerhouse joining us. Jacki Zehner, ladies and gentlemen. From Canadian Junior Bodybuilding Champion to youngest woman and first female trader to make partner at Goldman Sachs, this lady knows a thing or two about crushing it in a man's world. But that's not all. Jacki's also on a mission to change the world, and she's doing it through her ShePlace community platform and her investments and philanthropic endeavors.
We're going to dive deep into her journey, learnings, and how she's closing gender gaps.
Trust us, you won't wanna miss this one.
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Welcome to the 29th episode of our podcast, folks!
In today's episode, we sit down with the dynamic duo of Ron Ross and Brett Barlow, the Co-Founder, President, and COO of Everee, and the CEO of Everee respectively. Now, Ron may be a former CFO and board member, but let's be real, he's just a dad who's been through the ringer when it comes to his daughter's pay woes. And Brett, well, he's the brains behind taking Pluralsight and Skullcandy to the big leagues.
But let's not forget, he's also a dad of three and a Utah native who's been married to his high school sweetheart for 25 years. Talk about #relationshipgoals!
Sit back, relax, and get ready to hear about how these two are on a mission to solve the problem of getting workers their pay faster. Trust us, it's a story you don't want to miss. After all, who doesn't love getting paid on time?
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Hello everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Swell Pod.
Today, we've got an absolute rockstar joining us, and let me tell you, this guy knows a thing or two about crushing it in the world of science. Dr. Taylor Sparks, associate professor and Director of the Materials Characterization Lab at the University of Utah, PhD in applied physics from Harvard University, and the host of the popular YouTube channel and podcast Materialism.
But that's not all, he is also an avid canyoneer and loves to spend time in southern Utah with his four kids. We're going to dive into his thoughts about accidental discovery, embracing the unknown, and how machine learning can help reduce trial and error in new materials discovery.
You won't believe some of the stories he has to tell. Trust us, you don't want to miss this one. So sit back, relax, and let's get human and nerdy at the same time!
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Welcome to another episode of The Swell Pod. Today, we've got the amazing Deidre Paknad, the CEO and co-founder of WorkBoard. She's revolutionizing the way remote teams work by aligning outcomes across teams, and believe us, she knows a thing or two about high-growth organizations. Founder and an executive at IBM, twice recognized by the Smithsonian for innovation and has over a dozen patents,
Deidre knows that if we master our outcomes, we can elevate our personal impact and accelerate team breakthroughs. We'll dive into her thoughts on the future of remote teams, the importance of outcome over output, and how she's helping senior leadership teams at companies like Microsoft, IBM and WorkDay, to drive strategic priorities more effectively.
Trust us, you don't want to miss this one. So sit back, relax, and let's get learning!
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
In today’s episode, we chat with Aga Bajer on Cultivating CultureAga is a culture strategist, the founder of CultureBrained™️, the author of Building and Sustaining a Coaching Culture, and the creator and host of the CultureLab Podcast.The question at the core of her work is:“How can we make work synonymous with fun, meaning and belonging so that great companies are able to make the right dent in the world?” She grew up in Poland. For the past 20 years, She’s been helping companies pay attention to their culture in a way that produces desirable results. From VC-courting startups to Fortune 500, Aga has worked on cultivating remarkable cultures that scale and that help people do the best work of their careers – first, as part of consultancies such as HayGroup, Korn Ferry, and PwC – and later as the founder of her own firm.Her true passion today is helping clients codify, activate and evolve their Culture Playbooks so that they can create an environment where the right culture emerges naturally. By choice. Not by chance.Join us as we chat about culture, stories, whether culture can be intentionally designed and if so how, and her methodology for codifying, activating, and evolving company cultures.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
In today’s episode, we chat with Dr Soni, an innovation evangelist, founder of Inflexion Point, and author of the book, Design Your Thinking.
Pavan is a columnist at Mint, YourStory, Inc42, Entrepreneur and People Matters. Pavan was the only Indian to be shortlisted for the prestigious 'FT & McKinsey Bracken Bower Award for the Best Business Book of the Year and has been invited five times to speak at the TEDx, and is featured as one of the '100 Digital Influencers of 2020' by YourStory.
Join us today as he shares his innovation journey, genius insights and the importance of cognitive flexibility.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
In today’s episode, we chat with Clint Betts, CEO and Cofounder of ceo.com and Silicon Slopes. Join us as we dive into his unique perspective on the growth of Silicon Slopes and shares his story and passion of building communities, products, and experiences in Utah.
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