A New Angle

Montana’s economy is changing rapidly and the technology sector is a big part of that change. Pat LaPointe is managing director of Frontier Angels, a consortium of angel investors spread across Montana. They’re focused on Montana’s tech sector and have funded a variety of exciting and innovative start ups, including NextStep, TransformativeMed and Sellhound.

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Justin's monthly conversations with Bryce Ward continue. In this episode they try to make sense of the economic relief policies currently being debated in Washington.

We hear the $1.9 trillion price tag. Some say that’s too much, some say it’s not enough. How do we make sense of that question?

To think about an answer, we're joined by Dr. Ricardo Reis. Ricardo is the A.W. Phillips Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and a prolific expert on macroeconomics, inflation and unconventional monetary polices. He’s also worked as an academic consultant to the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve System.

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Dr. Beverly Tatum is president emerita of Spelman College and a clinical psychologist widely known for her expertise on race relations and as a thought leader in higher education.

She is the author of several books, including the best-selling modern classic “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race.

On March 3, the University of Montana community will join Dr. Tatum for a President’s Lecture Series conversation on race, class, gender, and their intersections.

You can register for that event at www.umt.edu/president

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Christina Henderson is the Executive Director of the Montana High Tech Business Alliance. She also teaches at the University of Montana College of Business. In today’s conversation we learn all about the important role the Alliance plays in economic development throughout Montana. We also discuss Montana’s changing economy, the growth of the technology sector, the influx of remote workers, the need for more home grown talent, and what the business community can expect from the Gianforte Administration.

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Amy Allison Thompson is the Executive Director of the Poverello Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing food, shelter, clothing and other essential services to the hungry and homeless population in and around Missoula, MT.

In today’s conversation we get the pandemic state of play from Amy’s perspective, debunk some of the pernicious myths about homelessness and learn more about Amy’s approach to leading a perpetually resource-constrained, yet vital community organization.

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A New Angle turns 3 years old today! Thanks to all of you for coming along for the ride.

In today's episode, Justin's monthly conversations with Bryce Ward continue. This time, the two speak with University of Montana Professor of Law Anthony Johnstone about our current state of disunion and ideas for how to move forward.

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John Fiore is one of the first people I met when I moved to Missoula. His business, Sapphire Physical Therapy, has helped many of us overcome injury, launched many of the great PT’s in this town and sponsored many of the awesome events that bring us together. Sapphire was also one of the earliest supporters of A New Angle and we are eternally grateful.

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About 5 years ago, John teamed up with serial entrepreneur Joe Jensen and then later Michael Gardner, to create Morphose Exercise Systems. Their objective was to improve the way physical therapy is delivered, increase patient compliance and improve outcomes. It’s a classic story of a market ripe for disruption.

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Today we conclude our healthy sport series by examining how many of the questions and issues raised in the last two episodes exist at the highest level of sport - in this case, elite professional running. Matt Hart is a former professional athlete turned investigative journalist. His reporting on questionable practices by elite coaches, doctors and their runners produced front page stories in the New York Times, as well as his recently published debut book, Win At All Costs. Matt and I discuss the role of sport in our society, the risks and tradeoffs facing athletes and the abuse of coaching power at the hands of Alberto Salazar, former head coach of the Nike Oregon Project.

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Today's episode is Part 2 of our healthy sport series. In Part 1 we tried to define the problem; here we ponder some solutions. To do that, we speak with two important players in the Missoula athletics community. Courtney Babcock is a former collegiate and Olympic runner and now runs a highly successful coaching practice with a focus on wellness and longevity. For a variety of reasons we’ll talk about today, Courtney was able to successfully navigate the risks and pressures of an elite athletic career. Dr. Rob Amrine is a sports medicine specialist and an expert on the emerging science of Relative Energy Deficit in Sport (RED-S). He’s also typical of many Missoulians – he leads a busy, successful life while still crushing on the bike.

Courtney and Rob share some important wisdom and offer actionable insights.

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In part 1 of our three-part mini-series on healthy sport, Justin speaks with Jessie Thomas, Leah Versteegen and Anya Gue. This wide-ranging conversation considers our culture's strained relationship with athletics. Though a force for good in many of our lives, the pressure to perform in sport can lead to over-training, premature specialization and an unhealthy degree of self-identification with athletics. We consider the role of coaches, parents, and clinicians in this delicate balance and identify markers of dysfunction to look for in ourselves and others.

Learn more about Jessie at www.sustainablewellness.net

Learn more about Anya at www.endurancephysio.net

Learn more about Leah at www.alpineptmissoula.com

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