Eggs 159: Ian Reynolds

This weeks guest is Ian Reynolds. Ian is a partner and the Chief Solutions Architect at Zibtek, a software development consultancy focused on helping businesses build custom software. They help growth companies, enterprises, and visionary firms solve their core business objectives with agile software development. Ian has spent the better part of his career in consulting and has served in diverse industries from finance and energy, to healthcare and e-commerce.

Here to talk about rapid software development for startups, automation now and in the future, software development outsourcing, economics and global software development trends, and so much more, join me in welcoming our guest Ian Reynolds.

Eggs 154: Ken “Pooch” Van Druten

Co-Founder and Director of Sound at NVDVM, FOH Engineer for Iron Maiden, Whitney Houston, Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, and Justin Bieber.

This week’s special guest is Ken “Pooch” Van Druten. Ken is the co-founder and director of sound at NVDVM. In laymen’s terms, he’s a kick-ass front of house sound engineer for some of the biggest musical groups on the planet. Ken came on the show to tell us the amazing story of his life so far coming up through the ranks of the music business to his current post as the lead sound engineer for the legendary rock group, Iron Maiden. It was an amazing show with a lot of cool stories covering his last forty years in the business of music.

EGGS 193: BRYAN CLAYTON – CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT GREENPAL

Welcome back to the Eggs show. This week we have special guest, Bryan Clayton. Bryan is CEO and co-founder of GreenPal, an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

Before starting GreenPal Bryan founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.

Here to chat about a broad range of things from entrepreneurialism, and small business growth to marketing, and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit please join us in welcoming to the show Bryan Clayton.

Eggs 190: Jason Defillippo – Co-Host of Grumpy Old Geeks.

Happy 2021 everybody and welcome back to Eggs! Kicking off the new year, we’ve got special guest Jason DeFillippo. Jason is an award-winning podcast producer, editor, and host. He is the co-creator and co-host of the popular podcast Grumpy Old Geeks. His production credits consist of a literal who’s who of the top podcasts in the business including some of the most downloaded shows on the internet. His clients include The Jordan Harbinger Show, The Tim Ferriss Show,  The Gladiator Way, and The Kevin Rose Show.

Since 1994, well before his foray into the wide world of podcasting, Jason was a web developer on the leading edge of technology. Before hanging up his keyboard in 2015, he’d launched more than 250 websites for major companies like Paramount Pictures and Disney. Now nearly 7 years later he is a full-time podcaster, editor, and producer. Here to talk about the evolution of the internet and technology, transitioning from a successful career to explore the relatively unknown, and to share his experiences working with the best of the best in the business, please join us in welcoming to the show, Jason DeFillippo.

EGGS 138: MUSICIAN RYAN SPEER

Guitar player – Mink Rebellion and Good with Grenades

This week on Eggs we have special guest Ryan Speer. Ryan is a guitar player best known from his time in the wildly popular Phoenix, Arizona-based bands Mink Rebellion and Good with Grenades. This episode is a blast from the past for Mike and Ryan as well as they worked closely with Mink Rebellion more than 10-years ago! Having just recently re-connected with Ryan, the guys thought it would be fun to take along on a walk down memory lane to compare notes and share war stories. Ryan was an open book and we had a lot of fun talking about the rise and eventual fall of maybe one of the most impactful periods of time in the Phoenix music scene. Join in on the conversation, then rate, like, share, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play or wherever great podcasts are found!

EGGS 104: STORMY SIMON

FORMER PRESIDENT OVERSTOCK.COM

Happy Anniversary! This episode marks two years since the launch of Eggs: The Podcast and what a ride it’s been. More than 90 guests have graced our airwaves with more in queue coming up. We are so grateful at the show for all the support we continue to receive from our friends and followers and those willing to come on to share their stories. It’s been a great couple years and there is a ton to look forward to in the days to follow. Thanks again!

Anniversary! This episode marks two years since the launch of Eggs: The Podcast and what a ride it’s been. More than 90 guests have graced our airwaves with more in queue coming up. We are so grateful at the show for all the support we continue to receive from our friends and followers and those willing to come on to share their stories. It’s been a great couple years and there is a ton to look forward to in the days to follow. Thanks again!

To celebrate this milestone we sought out a very special guest. To mark our 1-year show we had one of our favorites, Ryan Carson from Team Treehouse on the show, and this year we’ve got another very influential business leader. Her name is Stormy Simon. Stormy is the former president of Overstock.com in addition to a stint as a producer and on-air personality at Citadel Communications. Now, stormy is an advocate for the business of cannabis and is helping to craft the future of the industry.

Join us on this very special two-year anniversary show and wick up all you can from the life and high-times of Stormy Simon.

Our Guest:
Stormy Simon
CEO High Times, Former President Overstock.com, CannaKids Advisory Board, Kind Financial Advisory Board, E-commerce and Cannabis Consulting

EGGS 134: DAVID HOFFMANN

CEO AT GLOBAL TQM



Hey everyone, welcome back to eggs. Today’s guest is David Hoffmann. David is a serial entrepreneur with a long history of building multi-million dollar businesses. For more than 15-years David has been working as CEO of Global Regency — where they ship more than 200 million dollars in product to more than 40 countries every year — and he is widely considered to be an expert in Chinese sourcing, supply chain, private label, and brand licensing. We had an awesome conversation about living and working in China and as well as how and when to leverage Chinese manufacturing and sourcing in our own businesses. Join us won’t you?

EGGS 133: Scott Ringlein

Founder and CEO of The Energy Alliance Group of North America



Hey everyone, welcome back to eggs! Our guest this week Scott Ringlein. Scott is the founder and CEO of The Energy Alliance Group of North America or EAG for short. EAG is a green energy solution and cost recovery company that provides energy-saving products, technologies, and services for commercial, industrial, multifamily, and non-profit buildings in addition to providing many energy solutions for agricultural applications. We had a great conversation about the state of the industry, great incentives that make it possible to make your home or business more efficient and save you money, and so much more. Join in the conversation! Rate, like, share and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify —or anywhere great podcasts are found.

EGGS 127: TOMMY BREEDLOVE

TALKING SELF-HELP, SELF-LOVE AND LIVING A “LEGENDARY LIFE”



Welcome back to another exciting episode of Eggs. Today’s guest is Tommy Breedlove. Tommy is a featured keynote speaker, author and premier business and mindset coach. His purpose is to help those he works with to achieve what he calls a “Legendary Life.” Overcoming incarceration as a young man and working his way up the ladder at the largest financial consulting firm in the world gave him business notoriety and financial success. He was Senior Partner, International Practice Leader, and Member of the Board of Directors. He looked successful on the outside, but was crumbling on the inside and almost lost everything. Tommy made the choice to transform his life and follow his true calling and he’s here to tell us all about it. Join us in an uplifting and motivational podcast with our guest, Tommy Breedlove.


Our Guest:
Tommy Breedlove – Keynote Speaker, Author, Business and Mindset Coach
Website: tommybreedlove.com

Credits:
Hosted by Michael Smith and Ryan Roghaar
Recorded at Access Studios in Salt Lake City, UT
Theme music: “Perfect Day” by OPM

Eggs 93: Frank Cottle

FOUNDER AND CEO OF ALLIANCE VIRTUAL OFFICES


This week on Eggs we have founder and CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, Frank Cottle. A timeless futurist with primary expertise in “The Future Of Work,” Frank is a truly experienced business leader and an engaging speaker who will appeal to listeners of all ages and backgrounds. We had an awesome conversation with him that spanned more than 40 years of expertise on topics like: Working on the move, how flexible workspace plays a crucial role in driving today’s economy, how remote office services help business owners maintain professionalism—even when working from home (or from the beach!)—and how to start a business from anywhere. There is a ton of useful info packed into this hour and you’re going to want to take a listen. Rate, like, share and subscribe anywhere podcasts are found!