Behind The Vision Podcast

Alex Houg is digital marketer and entrepreneur. By the age of 14, Alex had developed and later sold a successful gaming accessory website. With his passion for digital marketing strategy growing, Alex continued his work throughout high school and went straight into his career post graduation. Before turning 21, Alex had experience working with clients like Red Bull, Nike, Golden State Warriors, Infusionsoft, MTV and many more through his time at BlitzMetrics. As of now, Alex spends his time growing a business he co-founded called ACTIV, which is also co-founded by previous podcast guests Antonio Sundquist (EP. 22) and Daniel Okon (EP. 20). Existing to help founders break barriers and unleash their potential.

Alex French is the CEO & Cofounder of Bizzy Coffee and an ultra-endurance race competitor. After graduating from the University of St. Thomas with a finance and entrepreneurship degree, Alex went on to climb the corporate ladder, start up a company called Lifty, and compete in a 24-hour obstacle race all prior to getting real “bizzy”. In 2015, after consuming plenty of cold brew himself and having prior experience working within the food and beverage industry. Alex found cold brew coffee a market to yet be explored in the online marketplace. Bizzy is currently #1 on Amazon in the cold brew section with 18 months running. With new and innovative products continuing to brew-up at Bizzy Coffee we can’t wait to see what they caffeinate us with next!

Glen Dall is the CEO of Apex North Business Coaching, a keynote speaker and co-author of the book, “Rock & Sand”. Glen’s journey started in suburban Detroit, where he started his adult career working on a Ford Motor Company assembly line. His next step was a test-driver for Jeep, which led to a succession of promotions within various departments of the company. At 26 he was recruited by the head of Jeep marketing for a role in that department, but when the executive learned that Glen had not attended college, he told him, “That’s too bad, company policy requires a 4-year degree. You would have been great.” Determined to grow and further his career, Glen decided to leave Jeep and the rest is history!

Ian Deloney is the lead designer for Social Butterfly, creative marketer, artist and podcaster. While in college at UMD pursing a Marketing and Graphic Design degree, Ian started doing freelance work as a graphic designer. Realizing that doing freelance work was more like running a small business he began working for Social Butterfly (creative agency based in Minnesota) doing part-time work while still in college, but shortly turned into full-time once he graduated. Allowing himself to spend more time as a graphic designer and working with individual’s such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Casey Adams and Floyd Mayweather just to name a few. Ian’s most recent endeavor is a podcast he started called Beneath the Surface and can be listened to here.

Dr. Matt Wiest, DC is the owner and operator of The Center of Movement. He grew up on a small farming community just east of the Rocky Mountains in Canada. Matt then spent three years in Vancouver playing junior hockey before moving to Wisconsin to play college hockey at University of Wisconsin - Superior where he also earned his Bachelor of Exercise Science in Wellness and Fitness Management. After graduating, Matt went on to start The Center of Movement, where their mission is to educate & empower through chiropractic care, education, nutrition, therapeutic exercise, and recovery.

Meredith Neumann is a consultant, therapist & founder of Scaling Within. After discovering her passion for people dynamics as an undergrad in college, Meredith begun her start in the human relation’s space and became a licensed therapist for 10 years. This experience laid a foundation for her business called, Scaling Within where her focus is helping high-performers overcome internal barriers. At Scaling Within she brings a deep understanding of brain neurology, individual wiring, and practical tools to enhance performance.

Brandon Olmscheid is a photographer based in Minnesota. From filming random video’s related to skateboarding and Tech Deck as a young kid. To now traveling around the world capturing some of the most beautiful travel and brand content. Brandon has always had that artistic mindset. With Tik Tok now on the rise, Brandon has taken full advantage of this new up and coming social media platform and has received some pretty insane brand work through it after only two weeks of being active. Click the link below to hear about his crazy Tik Tok story and much more!

Spencer Sulflow is a content creator and editor. His love for video started in high school when some of his friends started making basketball trick shot videos for YouTube. Being the one that loved tech the most, he chose to take on the camera and video edits. From there he experimented with wrestling highlights and travel videos and by the time college was in full-swing it was a primary source of income for Spencer. After graduation, he had enough consistent work to be full-time under the business name of “Flow Media LLC”. Currently his main focus is in events and promotional content for both brands and ministries, while moving towards the cinema and short documentary world.

Ross Larson and Jake McHenry, are the founder’s of Float. The two Minnesota Natives started Float in 2017 which was created to make boating accessible to everyone. Own a boat that sits dormant in the Land of 10,000 Lakes? Through Float, boat owners now have the opportunity to monetize their underutilized assets - turning their boat into a passive income generating machine. Full throttling to 2019, both are pursuing Float full-time and plan to change the way you look at your floating asset.

Aaron Strawn is the founder of Drama Lab and a wedding/event DJ. Drama Lab is an after school theatre program that exists to give students a place to belong, have fun, feel accepted and be confident. After six months of starting Drama Lab it is track to enter 30 schools and impact the lives of hundreds of students. His love for theater, and passion for bringing joy and laughter into spaces that don’t see it that often is what keeps Aaron going everyday. If you’d like to get in contact with Aaron send him a message at [email protected].