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Episode 23: Mountain Girl Pickles’ Laraina James

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Episode 23: Mountain Girl Pickles' Laraina James
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Releasing today in honor of Small Business Saturday, Laraina’s story is the quintessential successful small business arc: she started by selling to the restaurant where she worked and now her pickles are now carried in stores all over the country. Join us on the journey! Show notes Mountain Girl Pickles websiteMountain Girl Pickles on InstagramBoulder […]

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Episode 22: Grama Grass & Livestock’s Andy Breiter and Julia Wolfe

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Episode 22: Grama Grass & Livestock's Andy Breiter and Julia Wolfe
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As founder Andy and Director of Sales Julia talk about in this episode, Grama’s mission is evident in its name: grass (i.e. land stewardship) comes first; the livestock is the main tool and one of the results of this stewardship. It’s also a way of funding the endeavor, and the resultant grass-finished beef is available

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EPISODE 21: BOULDER VALLEY HONEY’S CHRIS BORKE

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EPISODE 21: BOULDER VALLEY HONEY'S CHRIS BORKE
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Once you know Chris Borke you won’t be surprised by a quirky item listed on Boulder Valley Honey’s pricing sign at the farmers market: “Bee facts: free”. As you’ll hear in this episode, when I arrived at his farm the immersion was so immediate and so fascinating and so worth sharing that we had to

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Episode 017: Zoe of Moon Raccoon Baking Co., laminate master

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Episode 017: Zoe of Moon Raccoon Baking Co., laminate master
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Zoe and her business partner Kate started Moon Raccoon Baking Co. in 2020 as a test run; four years later they’re on the verge of moving into a brick and mortar. In October I sat down with Zoe to get her culinary story. Tl;dr: she’s a total crusher.

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Episode 016: Introducing 75% Food w guest host + guide on the path Ginny Muir

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Episode 016: Introducing 75% Food w guest host + guide on the path Ginny Muir
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Boulder coach & shaman Ginny Muir guides me (host L.R.) through the story of Rang Tang Craft Barbecue before we shift to Ginny’s calling and deep work in service to others.

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Episode 015: Emmet Barr • Buchi Café Cubano, Leadville CO

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Episode 015: Emmet Barr • Buchi Café Cubano, Leadville CO
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Emmet was 13 when he started his first job in the food industry; most of the next 37 years involved food in one way or another. This (longish) podcast is a survey of that lifetime of experience. If you’ve ever wondered what life is like in kitchens – or what it’s like to find your purpose – you’ll likely find this episode fascinating.

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Episode 014: Michael Sullivan • A Mini Branding Masterclass

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Episode 014: Michael Sullivan • A Mini Branding Masterclass
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If your favorite part of the SuperBowl is analyzing the ads you’ll love this interview with my friend Michael. He helped tighten up the Rang Tang type-driven logo and he designed our first trucker hat – I could listen to Michael talk design and branding all day and you probably could too. Check him out.

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Episode 013: Road Trip Epiphany & Wrap-Up

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Episode 013: Road Trip Epiphany & Wrap-Up
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The trip comes full circle as we reflect on our intentions from the first episode and how they were (magically? nope.) fulfilled.

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Episode 012: BRETT BOREN of BRETT’S BACKYARD BAR-B-QUE

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Episode 012: BRETT BOREN of BRETT'S BACKYARD BAR-B-QUE
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Another re-listen of a year-old interview that blew me away – Brett drops one knowledge bomb after another about how he has methodically built a continually-expanding barbecue joint

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Episode 011: Evan LeRoy • Leroy & Lewis, Austin TX

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Episode 011: Evan LeRoy • Leroy & Lewis, Austin TX
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Evan LeRoy of Austin’s LeRoy & Lewis talks about learning the bbq ropes and being everywhere that barbecue is being talked about.

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