PDX Executive Podcast

Ivan McClellan is the Founder and CEO of Eight Seconds and the Eight Seconds Rodeo. Driven by a sense of purpose, his work has transformed the lives of these cowboys and influenced the western space. He has executed numerous campaigns for Wrangler, Tecovas, Boot Barn, Stetson, Ariat and many other brands highlighting the spectacular Black cowboys driving this culture forward. His background is working as Design Director for internationally renowned advertising firms, most recently AKQA. Working on activations for the U.S. National Soccer Team, Chicago Marathon, Nike, Adidas and more serve his ambition to create an innovative and premium rodeo product.

K.L. Wombacher is the President and General Manager of the Hillsboro Hops, the minor league baseball team affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rob Bach is the Founder of Spinney Media, an affordable, subscription-based physical fulfillment service for all working and aspiring musicians. Learn more at: https://spinneymedia.com/

Amina Moreau is the Co-Founder and CEO of Radious.pro, a marketplace for on demand private workspaces.

Oregon Treasurer Tobias Ready rejoins the podcast and discusses his candidacy to become Oregon's next Secretary of State. Learn more at https://www.tobiasread.com/

Mike Rogoway, Business Reporter for the Oregonian rejoins the show for his fifth guest appearance. Mike discusses the Oregon economy, startups, Intel/Chips industry, and more. Read Mike's columns at: https://www.oregonlive.com/user/MikeRogoway/posts.html Follow him on Twitter/X: @rogoway

Ben McKinley is the Founder of Cascade Web Development. Cascade Web Development creates intuitive, custom software that grows with your business. Our industry-leading platforms allow you to easily manage your online presence and internal processes with high flexibility and modular functionality. Learn more at https://www.cascadewebdev.com/

Matt Scott is the author The High Growth Nonprofit- proven steps to quickly double your revenue and drive impact. Matt is also the Founder of CauseMic, a consulting firm specializing in helping mission-driven organizations. Learn more at https://www.causemic.com/book

In 2017, frustrated with security, policy and regulatory/compliance tools that did little to actually help reduce risk, co-founders James Dirksen and Tim Morgan set out to create a product that would provide a comprehensive picture of an organization's threat landscape. It had to be quick, efficient and accurate, and make it easy to communicate risk to regulators, auditors and non-technical executives.

Blake St. Onge is the Portland Managing Principal for Cresa, a global corporate real estate firm. Blake rejoins the show to give an update on the Portland area commercial real estate market, including vacancies, sub leases and hybrid work.

Rick Turoczy is the Co-Founder of the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), Built Oregon, and writer/curator of Silicon Florist (https://siliconflorist.com/)

Amy Rosenberg is the author of A Modern Guide to Public Relations, Founder of Veracity, an integrated PR firm, and host of the PR Talk Podcast.

Byron Binkley is the Founder of Sella (https://hellosella.com/). Sella's mission is to make buying and selling used stuff completely, 100% frictionless. That means tap to buy and tap to sell with confidence, trust and efficiency at every step. When you hire Sella to sell your stuff, they pick it up, prepare it for sale, research prices, craft your listing, respond to buyers and more. Sella handles everything so it's the easiest sale you'll ever make. And for shoppers, they make buying on Craigslist feel like Amazon Prime — you get complete, detailed product information, easy online checkout and next day delivery. And you can even return items if there's an issue.

Lakayana Drury (He/Him/His) is the founder and Executive Director of Word is Bond (https://www.mywordisbond.org/). Lakayana Drury is an educator, storyteller, and community organizer. Lakayana was recently named one of Portland Business Journal's Class of 2021 Forty Under 40. Lakayana Drury was raised in Madison, Wisconsin by his hardworking mother and is the eldest of three children. He experienced adversity at an early age, most notably a learning disability diagnosis in sixth grade and the absence of his father for most of his adolescent years. He overcame those challenges and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Stout and went on to pursue a career as an elementary and high school teacher which lead him to Portland, OR. Lakayana is of Sudanese and Irish ancestry and has done considerable work exploring his biracial identity, particularly his African roots. His lived experience drives his passion for culturally-grounded education, mentorship, healthy masculinity, community investment in Black communities, and reimagining community safety. Lakayana serves on the Black Male Achievement Steering Committee, Local Public Safety CoordinatingCommittee (LPSCC) Executive Committee, and the Center for Black Student Excellence (CBSE) Guiding Coalition with Portland Public Schools.

Nora and Elizabeth Sheils are the Founders of Rock Paper Coin, the first-ever software to bring together event planners, couples, and vendors into one system for managing contracts, paying invoices, and sharing documents. With its streamlined system, event professionals can manage the backend of their business with ease. To keep up with the demands of today's couples, Rock Paper Coin serves as a financial solution to help businesses book more clients. Visit rockpapercoin.com to learn more.

Aaron Ambuske is the Founder and CEO of HEST. Based in Seattle, HEST brings the comforts of home to the great outdoors by producing premium sleep products that build community around camping. HEST develops and delivers high-performance, low-maintenance solutions for camping and travel. HEST was launched in 2019 by outdoor industry product engineer Aaron Ambuske who was looking for a better night's sleep when spending nights outdoors. Today, HEST is committed to building a line of products that takes all the best things from our beds at home into portable, adventure-ready forms. HEST revels in the idea of enabling more people and dogs to get outdoors and enjoy all that they have to offer, especially after a good night's sleep. Learn more at https://hest.com/

Chad Brown is the founder and president of Soul River Inc., a nonprofit organization that focuses on connecting veterans and introducing diverse urban youth of color to the outdoors, nature conservation and growing young leaders into advocacy for our public lands, wildlife and freshwater. Recently, Brown has launched a new nonprofit Love is King that he leads with the mission to dismantle the hate, bigotry, ignorance and racism in the outdoors for BIPOC and all marginalized groups to have the opportunity to roam further and bolder in the outdoors and create wonderful memories for themselves without having to face any aggression. Learn more at: https://loveisking.org/ and https://soulriverinc.org/about/

Mike Rogoway is the business reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive.com. Read Mike's business coverage at: https://www.oregonlive.com/user/MikeRogoway/ Connect with Mike on Twitter @https://twitter.com/rogoway and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogoway/

Cara Turano is the President and Executive Director for the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN). Learn more about OEN at https://www.oen.org/ Thank You to our Sponsors: Cresa Portland: https://www.cresa.com/portland-or CauseMic: https://www.causemic.com/

Jeff Schneider is a sales trainer, coach and sales consultant. Connect with Jeff at https://www.linkedin.com/in/schneidertrain/. Support for the PDX Executive Podcast is provided by: Cresa Portland:https://www.cresa.com/portland-or CauseMic: https://www.causemic.com/

Emmy Andrews is the Executive Director for Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA). Emmy has been hired to lead COTA in its next phase of growth, while continuing its core mission of developing, protecting, and enhancing the Central Oregon mountain bike experience through trail stewardship, advocacy, collaboration, and education. Learn more at: https://www.cotamtb.com/

Julie Harrelson and Robert Pease are the Managing Directors for Cascade Seed Fund. Founded in 2014 and investing as Cascade Angels Fund across five funds, they became Cascade Seed Fund in 2019 building on more than five years of early stage investing experience. Today Cascade Seed Fund continues to seek out opportunities to work with amazing entrepreneurs in Oregon and throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Ashish Kothari is an executive coach, author, consultant and founder of Happiness Squad. Ashish's newest book is available now, Hardwired for Happiness: 9 Proven Practices to Overcome Stress and Live Your Best Life. Learn more at:https://happinesssquad.com/

You may have seen the signs in your neighborhood: YOU ARE ENOUGH, DON'T GIVE UP, YOU MATTER. What started as a collection of yard signs has turned into a global movement. Amy Wolff, Founder of the Don't Give Up Movement and author of Signs of Hope, joins Dan Bruton to discuss how 20 yards signs became a global movement, learn more at https://www.dontgiveupsigns.com/. Support for this podcast is provided by CauseMic, a Portland based agency consisting of technologists, storytellers, and strategists who help nonprofits and B-Corps quickly grow revenue and impact. Start growing your mission driven organization with CauseMic at amplifypdx.com.

Chip Conley is the Founder of the Modern Elder Academy, Author of Wisdom at Work and former Head of Hospitality Strategy for AirBnb. This episode was originally published in 2020.

This conversation was originally published in April 2021. Rukaiyah Adams is the Former Chief Investment Officer for Meyer Memorial Trust. Check out Rukaiyah's Portland Tedx talk at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KLndPkbmzU

Rand Fishkin is the Founder of Moz and author of the new book 'Lost and Founder.' He is also the Co-Founder of SparkToro. Rand's new book reads part handbook for founders and a documentation of Rand's journey going from working for his Mother's ad agency to starting, then ultimately leaving Moz. In this episode, Rand opens up about writing the book - we discuss how VC funding is not right for every company, his fight with depression as a founder and the different approach he is taking to funding his new company SparkToro. This episode was originally published in 2018.

Jerry Colonna is the Co-Founder of Reboot, an executive coaching company. Learn more at Reboot.io. Jerry is also the author of Reboot: Leadership and The Art of Growing Up (Harper Business). This episode was originally posted in 2019.

Jessica Mozeico co-founded Willamette Valley winery Et Fille Wines, which means “and daughter”, with her father Howard Mozeico in 2003. Jessica grew up helping her dad with his winemaking hobby in their garage. She fell in love with wine, though it was a passion she cultivated from the sidelines as she pursued an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College, an MBA from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania, and a career in biotechnology marketing. After years of leading biotechnology drug launches and marketing teams, Jessica founded Mozeico Consulting to provide strategic planning services. Finally, Jessica and Howard decided to co-found Et Fille Wines. They ran the winery together until Howard's untimely death. Jessica learned everything about winemaking from her dad. Today, Jessica operates the business, making elegantly complex wines inspired by her late father's legacy and her daughter's future. She says, "I have the honor and responsibility to carry Et Fille forward in a manner that is consistent with my dad's vision, values, and palate. I will continue building the legacy of Et Fille for my daughter." She feels fortunate to be part of the collaborative and encouraging Oregon wine community

Dawnielle Tehama is the Executive Director for the Willamette Valley Visitors Association. Learn more at: https://willamettevalley.org/

Voted Top 100 Influential People in Tech, Faisal Hoque is a serial entrepreneur, senior executive, and philanthropist with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. Hoque expertly explores the intersection of transformational leadership, systemic thinking, and experiential learning—all required to survive and thrive the tsunami of changes and disruptions caused by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and misinformation trends.

Bob Hackett is the Executive Director of Travel Southern Oregon. In this episode, host Dan Bruton talks with Bob about the mission of Travel Southern Oregon and highlights some can't miss travel destinations in beautiful southern Oregon.

Stephan Longo, Vice President of Marketing for Repipe Specialists, joins host Dan Bruton to discuss the importance of customer experience and ensuring it aligns with your marketing strategy.

Laure X Cast is the Founder of GetWith.app, a platform to help build belong and deep connections at scale. In this episode, host Dan Bruton talks with Laure about to build a community that centers around belonging and best practices for creating connection among your community.

Justin Dunham is the Founder of ércule, a full-service agency with a focus on content & organic search. Learn more at https://www.ercule.co/ Thank you to our sponsors: CauseMic: https://www.causemic.com/ PDX Executive Assembly:https://www.pdxexecutiveassembly.com/

Israel Angeles is the Founder and CEO of FleetNurse, an on-demand healthcare staffing solution that connects acute and post-acute care health systems with PRN Joint Commission accredited healthcare professionals (https://www.fleetnurse.com/). Thank You to our Sponsors: CauseMic:https://www.causemic.com/ PDX Executive Assembly:https://www.pdxexecutiveassembly.com/ SignalCast.fm:https://signalcast.fm/

Toban Zolman is the CEO of Kivo, a software company that enables regulatory teams to accelerate regulatory approvals through improved collaboration and management. Learn more at https://www.kivo.io/ Thank you to our sponsors: CauseMic: https://www.causemic.com/ PDX Executive Assembly:https://www.pdxexecutiveassembly.com/

Tobias Read is the Oregon State Treasurer and candidate for Oregon Governor. Learn more about Tobias at https://www.tobiasread.com/

Dr. Smriti Zaneveld and Dr. Jacques Zaneveld are the Founders of Lazarus 3D. Their Pre-Sure® (PRE-operative SUrgical REhearsal) models are made with soft silicones and hydrogels that mimic human tissue making them ideal for practicing incisions and sutures. They allow you to practice on a 3D printed, patient-specific replica before operating. Notes from the show: Video of Pre-Sure model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF1cKjD5C50 Thank you to our podcast sponsors: CausMic: https://www.causemic.com/ PDX Executive Assembly:https://www.pdxexecutiveassembly.com/

Jamie Waltz is the Director for the Multnomah County Department of Community Services. Jamie's team oversees the county's elections, transportation, animal services and land use planning departments.  Links from the show: 40 day meditation challenge  https://courses.tarabrach.com/courses/mindfulness-daily  Mindfulness daily at work:  https://jackkornfield.com/event/mindfulness-daily-work-ongoing-register-time/ Learn about joining the PDX Executive Assembly:https://www.pdxexecutiveassembly.com/

Emily McIntyre is the Founder + CEO of Catalyst Trade. Emily has founded multiple coffee businesses since 2008, including Crema.co and Catalyst Coffee Consulting. She created the world's first Coffee Marketing System, and has consulted in nearly every aspect of the coffee supply chain. A licensed Q Arabica Grader and a Director of the US chapter of IWCA, and an EO member, she is also a martial artist, a pro nonfiction writer, and a creator of speculative fiction.

Kate Winkler is the CEO of Ruby, a Portland based company that provides small businesses with the services, products, and analytics they need to manage customer interactions and deliver exceptional experiences in an increasingly digital world. Kate joins host Dan Bruton to discuss how Ruby evolved their company purpose and mission for the new world of work. Learn more about Ruby at https://www.ruby.com/

Jean-Baptiste Rivail joins host Dan Bruton for an interview at Ponzi Winery to discuss the opportunity of a lifetime to become CEO of Ponzi and how Ponzi's new owners are making significant investments in Oregon fine wine.

Stephen Green joins Dan Bruton to discuss the upcoming Pitch Black event, a competition that gives black entrepreneurs a platform to connect with the broader startup ecosystem - while also awarding them with cash prizes to help their concepts flourish. Learn more at https://www.pitchblackpdx.com/ Support for this podcast is provided by CauseMic, a Portland based agency consisting of technologists, storytellers, and strategists who help nonprofits and B-Corps quickly grow revenue and impact. Start growing your mission driven organization with CauseMic at amplifypdx.com.

You may have seen the signs in your neighborhood: YOU ARE ENOUGH, DON'T GIVE UP, YOU MATTER. What started as a collection of yard signs has turned into a global movement. Amy Wolff, Founder of the Don't Give Up Movement and author of Signs of Hope, joins Dan Bruton to discuss how 20 yards signs became a global movement, learn more at https://www.dontgiveupsigns.com/. Support for this podcast is provided by CauseMic, a Portland based agency consisting of technologists, storytellers, and strategists who help nonprofits and B-Corps quickly grow revenue and impact. Start growing your mission driven organization with CauseMic at amplifypdx.com.

Jennifer Davis rejoins Dan Bruton on the podcast to discuss her book, Well Made Decisions: Pro Tips for Finishing the Decisions You Start. Jennifer also is the Chief Marketing Officer for LEARFIELD, and she shares marketing insights & leadership lessons while navigating the pandemic. Learn more about Jennifer at:https://www.wellmadedecisions.com/book. Support for this podcast is provided by CauseMic, a Portland based agency consisting of technologists, storytellers, and strategists who help nonprofits and B-Corps quickly grow revenue and impact. Start growing your mission driven organization with CauseMic at amplifypdx.com.

Nathan Wildfire is the Founder of the Missing Middle Housing Fund (https://www.missingmiddlehousing.fund/), a gap fund and incubator for cost efficiency innovations in housing development. The fund supports these innovations broadly, in many geographies, enabling local communities and development interests to capitalize on local expertise and preferences for certain types of housing.  By accelerating and commercializing private and nonprofit sector innovations, the MMHF fuels economic growth while supporting those traditionally most impacted by the housing affordability crisis - working families, BIPOC communities, and communities far from resources and services.  Through this work, more diverse styles of workforce housing will be created faster, lowering housing costs for all. Support for this podcast is provided by CauseMic, a Portland based agency consisting of technologists, storytellers, and strategists who help nonprofits and B-Corps quickly grow revenue and impact. Start growing your mission driven organization with CauseMic at amplifypdx.com.

Radhika Dutt is the author of Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. Learn more about Radhika's work at https://www.radicalproduct.com/

Jon Staff is the Founder & CEO of Getaway. Just two hours outside major cities, Getaway's cozy cabins provide restorative stays in nature where you can take a break from work, wifi, and routines, and enjoy the company of those who matter most, https://getaway.house/

Josh Crossman is the CEO and Founder of Magnify.io, a post sales orchestration platform. Magnify recently raised a seed round of $6 million and in this episode Dan talks with Josh about the mission of Magnfiy, the process of founding the company in partnership with Madrona Ventures, and the growth of the tech ecosystem in Bend. Learn more about Magnify at https://www.magnify.io/

Kate Cockrill is a certified professional coach who partners with people in the midst of big transitions to design lives that are purposeful, balanced and make an impact in the world. Learn more about Kate at https://www.katecockrill.com/