Podcasts about Signal fire

Tyler Knott Gregson talks about how true love might just feel like solitude. The one thing that feels as good as being alone. He also dives into how we should never settle for less than we deserve.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses all his tattoos, tells a story of one of his favorites, and explains his philosophy on tattooing in general.

Listen to our last guest this week, Rob Rajfer, the founder and CEO of Waggon, as he speaks about his entrepreneurial journey and success in the transportation industry!     Here's What to Learn From This Episode: Rob Rajfer's Entrepreneurial Journey: Rob transitioned from a career at C.H. Robinson to founding Waggon with Tyler Sala. Launched in May 2023, catalyzed by market downturns and a risk-taking mindset post-capital raise from friends and family. Waggon's Growth Metrics: Bootstrapped from personal savings, Waggon achieved $3M in top-line revenue in its first six months and targets 6x growth in the second year, with ambitions to 3x again. Emphasis on talent and processes over tech complexity is vital to this growth. Key Industry Insights: Rob identifies M&A as significant for industry consolidation, benefiting fragmented small brokerages. Automation and AI will enhance back-office functions, but human interaction remains crucial in sales and customer service for maintaining competitive edge.   About Rob Rajfer Robert received his BA in Liberal Arts and Business Management from Indiana University and his MS in Law from Northwestern University. Robert has worked in the supply chain / logistics industry for the past five years. Robert spent the first three years of his career at C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) and the following years at Flock Freight (backed by SoftBank, Google Ventures, and Signal Fire). In conjunction with his work in supply chain / logistics, Robert is the Managing Partner of Seconds Capital LLC, a boutique micro VC.  

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses everything from magnets to static electricity to compasses and how it's these strange little bits of magic hiding in everyday things that make life worth living.

Tyler Knott Gregson dives into the difference between vulnerability and openness and how while neither are weaknesses, being truly open can change your entire life.

Known for its bread, bakery relocates from Peekskill There's something in the air in Garrison - the smell of fresh bread. Signal Fire Bread opened a new, wood-fired bakery on Thursday (May 15) on Route 9D in Garrison just south of the post office. Its co-owners, Erin Detrick and Liz Rauch, are both experienced in the art of baking. Detrick baked professionally in New York City before establishing Signal Fire Bread in 2018. Rauch operated a home-based bakery before joining Detrick at the Sparrowbush Bakery in Hudson. They joined forces in 2019 and two years later moved the bakery to Peekskill. Rauch said their goal in Peekskill was to run a manufacturing plant for bread, but local zoning required them to include a retail component. "We were able to establish a strong business there, but the retail space was makeshift." Detrick said. "We didn't have great visibility, and we couldn't grow it." They were not actively looking for a new home but said they couldn't resist when the Garrison location became available. "The space came to us," Rauch said. "We considered it for a while, and it was like, 'Yes, this is what we imagined we'd like to be.'" They closed the Peekskill facility in late 2024 to focus on the move. Signal Fire's initial retail selection will include 12 to 15 types of bread, from baguettes, spelt, brioche and miche, to East Mountain levain, Ammerland rye and honey whole wheat. There will also be scones, muffins, cookies, biscuits, galettes and rolls. "We'll add pizzas, sandwiches and salads eventually and, hopefully, soups by the fall," Detrick said. "We want to add more breakfast and lunch items as we get our legs and train staff." Coffee + Beer in Ossining will supply coffee. Signal Fire will continue to have a booth on Saturdays at the Cold Spring Farmers' Market, where it has a loyal following. Rauch and Detrick are aware that the building, which began life as a gas station, has seen a succession of short-lived cafes and restaurants. "That was an early concern, but we're already well-known in this community and feeling so much support everywhere we go here," Detrick said. Grain and the flour derived from it are the raw materials that fuel a bakery. Signal Fire works with Farmer Ground Flour, which grows organic grain on five farms in the Finger Lakes region and grinds it into flour using pink granite millstones. That process mills together the grain's three elements - bran, germ and endosperm - to maximize flavor and nutrient value. "It can be sifted if you want a lighter wheat, or left whole," Detrick said. They sometimes source flour from New Jersey and Maine, as well. Rauch said 90 percent of what they bake uses natural wild yeast. "Sourdough is natural wild yeast; it's in the air," she said. They mix flour, water and yeast twice a day. "We've been maintaining that culture since we opened; it's a constant process of keeping it healthy and happy." The name Signal Fire is tied to the region's geography and history. Signal fires were lit on mountaintops in the Highlands as a means of communication, both during the Revolutionary War and probably earlier by Native Americans. "I loved that image of fires burning on the mountaintops," Detrick said. Both bakers admitted to a slight case of the jitters as opening day approached. "We've been prepping for a year," Detrick said. "It's a blend of excitement, nerves and curiosity about what's going to actually happen when people come through the door." Rauch added: "I'm feeling positive and optimistic. I'm also nervous because we've never run an operation like this. We're jumping off the diving board!" Signal Fire Bread, at 1135 Route 9D in Garrison, will be open today (May 16), Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning May 22, it will be open daily except Wednesday. See signalfirebread.com.

Tyler Knott Gregson offers a humorous take on what all these new aliens should read before they land here. An officially unofficial Hitchhiker's Guide to Planet Earth.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses his autistic experience with death, with mourning, and with change, and how it can be hard for neurotypical people to understand.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the Buddhist koan and story about the two farmers, and the lessons about how we can use all we've endured to make our lives better.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses TROLLS, the online kind, the real life kind, and what happens when the world's biggest trolls win the highest office of the land?

Tyler Knott Gregson gets personal and discusses his very late autism diagnosis, masking, and how he learned to be himself...often the hard way.

Tyler Knott Gregson talks about Fear, how it does nothing but lie to you, steals your hope, and makes you settle for less than you deserve. Fear lies.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses a huge anniversary, 13 years of Typewriter Series poetry, and recounts the story of how it all began.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses an episode of the AppleTV show SILO and how it reminded him that we should always walk in wonder at the world we've created.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses Marcus Aurelius and his idea that nature should be revered above all, as it creates what humanity cannot.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses how in his wandering life of travel, it's not the castles he misses, it's the gas stations, and what this teaches him of life.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses how sometimes, we become Human Bomb Disposal Boxes for the people in our lives, and how damaging this can be for everyone involved. Sometimes, we have to step away.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the biggest lie we've been sold about this country, the United States of America: That we're defined only by our divides.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses how there's a hidden struggle in the middle of our lives: Caretaking across generations.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses Blue Zones, and how while most of the data was fake, they do one thing better than the rest of all of us: Community. How can we emulate that?

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses all the ways we're able to be thoughtful without even trying, from AI Generated birthday greetings to e-cards, and how we should be going backwards, to REAL connection once again.

Tyler Knott Gregson hilariously discusses how confrontations, all those pesky conversations we need to have, are like the colonoscopies of our lives. We know we have to have them, but man are they crappy.

Tyler Knott Gregson with a human plea to those on both sides of the political aisle on this eve of the Inauguration...that we all just be a little more kind.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses aging, the loss of constancy, The Grand Tour and Top Gear, and how hard it is to lose things we grow so accustomed to having around.

Tyler Knott Gregson kicks of 2025 with a Buddhist perspective, and aims himself at curiosity for the way to survive the tumultuous years to come.

Tyler Knott Gregson talks about all the amazing upgrades to this Signal Fire in 2025, and all the reasons NOW is the best time to join.

Tyler Knott Gregson dives into the Doctor Who Christmas Special and the overwhelming message of HOPE and how it endures, and should.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses being a light bringer, how to do so, how to find your own light, and how to shine it as we approach Winter Solstice and the darkest day of the year. Light, bring the light.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the startling lack of community spirit nowadays, and asks if it's perhaps distraction, and perhaps the digital forms of it, that is creating this lack? Dive into this conversation.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the children's book "North Pole Ninjas" that he co-wrote with his wife, and how it reimagines the holidays as a time of kindness and giving, and asks a favor of you, the readers!

Tyler Knott Gregson writes an old fashion list of some of the thing's he is grateful for, truly grateful, and encourages you to do the same.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the vital need to be alone, to disconnect from our devices, and the kiln of creativity that exists when we finally allow ourselves solitude.

Tyler Knott Gregson wishes Lady Gregson a very happy birthday with a tribute letter about how we're born again the moment we find the person we're meant to be loving.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the upcoming Election Day and how no matter what, we can still hold onto Hope. No matter what comes. Reads E.B. White's letter.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses Meow Wolf Denver and the need for beautiful places of complete wonder. How Art is vital.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the lessons he's learned about life from his 15 years of photographing weddings all over the world with his wife, Sarah Linden Gregson.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses his 5 year wedding anniversary, and in a tribute to his wife, Sarah Linden Gregson, writes a poetic account of their wedding day, and how love knows nothing of the time between things.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses how we can truly take care of ourselves in this world, in this news cycle, designed to keep us doom scrolling until we fall apart.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses love's quietest, and maybe most important gift. Tune in to find out what it is!

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses apologies, why they fall flat, why they don't work, and how we can do better.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses social media and the algorithm's place in dictating the art that is released into the world. What happens when only what's Viral is called art?

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the eternal reset that is Autumn, and how we truly begin again each year when the air gets crisp.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the need to actually let the light in when we catch it, and how you cannot only chase the light, you must celebrate the moments you catch it.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the medicine that is wild places, those untouched by Human hands. We must find them again. We must heal.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses being a step-parent, and the rewarding/challenging nature, and the one true job of being one.

Tyler Knott Gregson talks about the importance of kindness, not niceness, the distinction between the two, and how we can, and should make the tiny changes needed to build it.

Tyler Knott Gregson outlines the course catalog that is adulthood, and the rest of your life. All the classes you never signed up for, but are enrolled in anyway. Good luck!

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the enduring allure and magic that is running away to the circus, and how maybe we're the last generation to feel that way.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses the gatekeeping that takes place in the world of poetry, and how the term Instapoet seems to take on a derogatory tone. Again.

Tyler Knott Gregson discusses his strange and beautiful ability to talk to animals, and how you can do it too.