Michael Mader – Co-Founder of Hippy Feet - Helping Homeless Youth
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Release Date: 05/01/2022
Joel Malick - Financial Advisor, Co-Author of After Work.
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Joel Malick is a financial advisor and co-author of the book Afterwork. In Joel's professional experience, he found many retirees were ill-prepared to experience a meaningful and satisfying retirement. In our interview, Joel breaks down what he calls the "retirement lie". From there, he addresses the paradigm shifts and disciplines involved in making retirement the most rewarding stage of a person's life.
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Tim Niver - Restaurant Owner and Entrepreneur
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Tim is the owner of Mucci's Italian and Saint Dinette restaurants, located in St. Paul, MN. In addition, started a frozen food business about five years ago. We talk about Tim's roots, growing up in Jamestown, NY. We learn about his amazing experiences around food while traveling Europe, and the process and passion it takes to run restaurants in a post pandemic era.
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Kristin Printon - Co-Founder & Vice President, Moxie Wealth Management
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Kristin is an industry leader in financial services. In her relatively short 12 year career, she has won numerous awards and is regularly asked to give presentations to a national audience. She also happens to be Joe's business partner at Moxie Wealth Management. Kristin shares what it was like growing up with modest means. She also explains how she found a way to finance her own college and developed a passion for helping others learn about money. We talk about a trip to Europe that she found inspiring, the interesing way she figured out...
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Jaime Taets - Chief Vision Officer and Founder of Keystone Group International
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Jaime shares how her career path led her from a large fortune 500 company to shift mid-career to build her own firm, Keystone Group International, a business and leadership consulting company. In this episode, we discuss how leaders can help or hinder the growth of an organization. We also hear about her transformative perspective change as a result of a recent trip to Tanzania.
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Courtney Godfrey - TV Reporter, Growing Through Tragedy
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Courtney Godfrey is a TV reporter for Minneapolis Fox affiliate KMSP. In 2017, while water skiing with her family, she was involved in a tragic accident resulting in having to amputate part of her leg. We learn how she and her family mentally deal with the loss and how the accident has sparked a better version of herself. We also learn more about Courtney's approach toward chasing success.
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Christi Krautbauer - President, Marketing Essentials & Board Chair, Diaper Bank of MN
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Join us for a chat with Christi Krautbauer, President of Marketing Essentials, a company that specializes in employee incentive and reward packages. Not only is Christi an expert in her field, but she also serves as chair of a nonprofit called Diaper Bank of Minnesota. She has also started personal coaching, team consulting, and speaking engagements focused on women's leadership and effectiveness. Tune in to learn about Christi's passion for human-centered design, her mission to inspire women to close the confidence gap, and her remarkable sacrifice for a close friend.
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Andrea and Megan Wagner - Mother and Cancer Survivor, Founders of Reading4Research
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
In this episode, I interviewed two amazing and resilient people, Andrea Wagner and her daughter Megan. A little over four years ago, when she was eight years old, Megan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer. Since then, she's had to become the ultimate fighter, going through two rounds of chemo, and as a result, a heart transplant. In my interview, we learn about Megan's process for fighting this disease. In addition, from Andrea, we get a glimpse of the emotional rollercoaster that she, her husband Matt, and their other children Michael and...
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Chris Kelly - Founder and President, AssetHR
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Chris is the Founder and President of AssetHR, a human resource, payroll, and benefits company. He hails from New York City. His first professional career was managing fine dining restaurants in Manhattan. We learn how he found his way to Minnesota and started a business in an entirely different industry. Further, Chris tells us about his relationship first mentality and his focus on family.
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Joe Roedler - Owner of Baby Grand
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Joe explains the history behind Baby Grand, which started with his parents in 1985. Further, he discusses how he got involved with the business after college, the experience of developing his own store with his wife, and the serendipity involved in merging all their stores into a historic West Side location. Joe went on to discuss lessons learned as a business owner and how his views on risk have adjusted throughout his on-the-job education.
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Keith Miller - Co-Founder of Bubbly Paws Dog Wash and Grooming
The Ascent Podcast with Joe Burgess
Keith and his wife, Tricia, started Bubbly Paws in 2011. Since that time, they have experienced signicant growth and have begun franchising their business. In this episode, Keith talks about how they transitioned from their prior careers to becoming business owners. He shares how they position the Bubbly Paws service and experience to be different than other dog washing companies. In addition, Keith explains what its like working with a spouse and how he and Tricia manage their work/life balance.
info_outlineIn October 2015, Michael suffered a traumatic brain injury falling off his long board. He learned how vulnerable he was during his recovery process and how much support he needed from others. It sparked an idea to help homeless youth who have no one to turn to in a time of need.
Eventually, Michael and his business partner Sam Harper founded Hippy Feet. On our podcast, we learn about their mission, the evolution of the evolution of their business model to support that mission, and ultimately their vision to positively affect more homeless youth around the country.