Eric Roedl is the Deputy Athletic Director & COO for the University of Oregon Athletic Department. It this episode we discuss Eric's path to athletic administration after being a college athlete, his role running the UO athletic department operations, as well as the excitement around the upcoming Duck football season and the success of the university's athletic program.

Rob McCready is the Managing Director of Hood River advertising agency Blue Collar. In this episode Rob & I have an expansive talk about the state of advertising, his path to starting an agency and discuss the growth of Hood River.

Melissa Ashcraft is the Global Director of Marketing Communications for Wacom, a maker of interactive pen displays, tablets and styluses. In this episode we discuss working for a company that powers the creation of products & tv shows like the Simpsons, working on a global team, and all things Portland.

Skip Newberry is the President for the Technology Association of Oregon. In this episode we discuss the state of the technology industry in Oregon, how Skip & his team are working with the tech industry to improve diversity, and the role of the private & public sector in preparing the workforce for when machine learning & AI start replacing jobs . Skip also highlights some of the most exciting startups in Oregon.

Steve Brown is a former Futurist at Intel and continues his work as a Futurist by projecting trends and looking at the intersection of these trends to help companies see new business opportunities. Steve's work is fascinating and we had a great conversation about his role at Intel, his thoughts on the current disruption that is happening across different business sectors and why he loves Portland.

Jasmine Agnor is the Senior Marketing Manager for the Oregon Extension Manufacturing Partnership; a non-profit that works with small & medium manufacturers to grow their businesses. In this episode we discuss the state of manufacturing in Oregon and how much our economy depends on it, as well as the growing maker community in Oregon.

Andrew Greif is the sports reporter for the Oregonian. In this episode we discuss my favorite things- Portland, business and the Oregon Ducks. Enjoyed talking to Andrew about the business of college sports and the ongoing debate about compensating college athletes, eSports and his thoughts on the upcoming Ducks football season.

Kevin Tate is the Chief Revenue Office for Rigado, an IoT company founded in Salem with offices also in Portland. Kevin is a veteran of the Portland investing & tech community, and in this episode we discuss his advice for Portland based early stage companies competing with Silicon Valley companies, and the future of the internet of things industry.

Cory Dolich is the Senior Vice President of Business Operations & Marketing for the Portland Timbers. In this episode we discuss Cory's path to working in professional sports after playing college baseball, the Timbers potential investment in eSports, and how to stand out when applying for a job with the Timbers.

In this episode Allison Tivnon, Head of Marketing for ECONorthwest, discusses the work her company is doing to help solve some of Oregon's most complex problems; from housing affordability to infrastructure needs as Portland, and the state, grows. It was also great to chat with Allison about her career path, which began when she co-founded an independent book publishing company during graduate school at Portland State University.