In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Max Olmsted about life at Backflip, VFX, and The Top Hat Balloon Show. Timestamps (7:18) Who is Max Olmsted? (11:28) The interview. (17:38) Jordan Johnson. (26:37) Story time. (32:30) VFX. (39:15) Life at Backflip. (42:46) The Top Hat Balloon Show. (45:40) How does Max stress out? (54:50) […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Benny Rose about being a father, music, and pop culture. Timestamps (6:40) Who is Benny Rose? (15:35) Pop culture. (17:12) The Toys That Made Us. (21:36) Conventions. (26:06) Being a father. (30:28) Not the drummer. (44:02) How do you produce remotely? (50:30) Two truths and a lie. […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with good-friend and co-conspirator Rob Pero about traveling for work, life at home, and fitness. Timestamps (5:51) Who is Rob Pero? (7:13) What is a regular day look like for Rob? (10:00) How does Ryan handle all the work travel? (25:42) Introvert or extrovert? (30:00) Has Ryan been […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Apache Danforth about public relations and project management. Timestamps (6:05) Who is Apache Danforth? (10:52) Sovereign nations. (13:34) Growing up on a reservation. (16:26) Apache’s traditional name. (20:10) Family trees. (29:53) Pow wows. (42:52) How do you fix historical injustices? (45:17) Human trafficking. (54:49) Backflip’s human trafficking […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Cord Young & Dave Hibler about red light therapy, adult onesies, and business during a pandemic. Timestamps (10:30) What do Dave and Cord do? (15:09) Which onesie is Dave and Cord’s favorite? (19:47) How did Forever Lazy begin? (21:58) How did someone source manufacturing in 2009? (24:41) […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Brent & Peggy Hoffman about entrepreneurship. Timestamps (8:16) Who and where is Peggy Hoffman? (11:55) Has Peggy always led an active lifestyle? (29:11) What do Brent and Peggy do? (49:45) Seal team 6. (55:26) Working with different sleep schedules. (1:06:28) Tattoos. (1:18:24) Double standards? (1:24:47) Two truths […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Fr. Scott Jablonski and Marc Laudonio about conversion, vocation, and basketball. Timestamps (7:05) Who is Fr. Scott Jablonski? (9:28) Who is Marc Laudonio? (14:22) Working with your best friend. (22:46) How do friends have both a good personnel and professional relationship? (38:43) The definitive priest fast food […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Fr. John Putzer and Carolyn Averill about the priesthood, and virtual events. Timestamps (11:22) Who is Fr. John Putzer? (16:52) Fr. John’s day to day. (19:21) Axis & Allies. (23:45) What are the different roles a priest can fill within the Catholic Church. (28:39) How is a […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Eli Fhima about his role as Director of Operations at Fhima’s in Minneapolis. Timestamps (3:46) Who is Eli Fhima? (5:22) The setting. (15:26) Can the maître d’ hang? (22:45) How do John and Ryan process the heavy stories they tell? (34:43) How does Eli recharge? (48:32) What […]

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Sarah Noonan about her role as Social Media Director for the Wisconsin Historical Society. Timestamps (5:23) Who is Sarah Noonan? (10:49) A finger in every pie. (12:32) Moving to social. (22:18) What does the Wisconsin Historical Society do? (28:20) Does the WHS have any Native American artifacts? […]