This week we take 7 different call-ins from our interns (people who follow along with and share ideas and takeaways from The Backpocket) - to discuss what they created in 2020. We hear from... 
James Farrow (10:40) - Channel Sales Development Representative at Arctic Wolf
Julian Cavin (22:30) - Founder of Low Fuel Inc., an app-based company that brings fuel directly to customers
Madison and Abby of Teardrop Tap (34:30) - a traveling tap for events and celebrations that brings the party to the people
Ike Weins (44:45) - Founder of Wynter Woods Co., creating eco-friendly wood art
Liz Hickey (53:50) - Yoga instructor who's about to run a TV show on PBS
Joey Schools (1:07:30) - Introspective and positive thinker
Ben Mackinney (1:20:00) - Founder of Ever Designs USA, a company that produces premium phone grips 
Steve IG (1:36:00) - Creator of a hemp based clothing company called Enviro Goods.
Some incredible things have been born out of the chaos of 2020. Enjoy!

298. Listeners Call In to Talk About What They Started in 2020

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Paul Martin is a former NHL Hockey & U of M Gophers defensemen. Paul co-founded Shine a Ligh7, a non-profit focusing on youth mental health organizing events, funds and programs to provide youth to express their musical outlets. Enjoy! Please donate and support our mental health fundraiser HERE - [https://crowdfund.umn.edu/campaign/Backpocket](https://crowdfund.umn.edu/campaign/Backpocket)

341. Paul Martin

Mark Dowdle is a great friend, reoccuring guest, and ultra marathon athlete. Mark discusses his recent accomplishment running 484.5 miles and raising $53k in 9 days during his Love Like Laurie Legacy run, his enthusiasm behind his recent “Run and Plunge” events he’s been doing with Embrace North, and we look ahead to the big ideas to come for 2023. Enjoy! Please donate and support our mental health fundraiser HERE - https://crowdfund.umn.edu/campaign/Backpocket

340. Mark Dowdle

Emily Rooney is a dear friend we met freezing our asses off together when we took plunges in the ICE COLD Cedar Lake with Embrace North in Winter ‘22. We talk to Emily about her career working in professional sports with the Vikings, Seattle Krakken and now THE Big Ten Conference. We gain fruitful insight on her mental health journey and touch on how the conversation of mental health has changed so drastically. Thank you to Emily for sharing her story and having a totally KILLER answer to our question “What’s in your Backpocket?” Please donate and support our mental health fundraiser HERE - https://crowdfund.umn.edu/campaign/Backpocket

339. Emily Rooney

The boys of BP have officially launched their $50,000 mental health fundraiser with the Masonic Childrens Hospital in the Twin Cities. They catch everyone up to speed on how the fundraiser came to be and how it is going. They also reflect on the accomplishments this year with the DNP and spill a little tea about the MASSIVE things coming in 2023 - stay til the end to hear some exciting intel! Enjoy! Please donate and support our mental health fundraiser HERE - https://crowdfund.umn.edu/campaign/Backpocket

338. Tis the Season of Giving

Jeff Cole is a renowned pop culture artist who is the cofounder of Ikonick (a motivational canvas wall art company backed by Gary Vee & Scooter Braun) and creator of Sneaks of Nature (a web3 sneaker inpspired franchise). Jeff is a from the suburbs of Chicago and knew he was going to be a artist as early as the age 5 or 6. Decky sits down to discuss Jeff's come up to being one of the most impactful pop culture artist in todays age and how he's leveraged his creativity and curiousity to create Sneaks of Nature in the uncharted world of web3. Enjoy!

298. Listeners Call In to Talk About What They Started in 2020

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