Gary Fish is back! Gary is well known in Central Oregon and around the nation for starting a little shop called Deschutes Brewery. Gary's knowledge and perspective are unmatched, and even though we don't always see eye to eye, we dive into multiple topics and have a healthy debate. In this conversation we discuss: 💼Business 🍺Beer 😷COVID-19 🏛Politic…

We are so happy to have David Jay join us. David is a successful entrepreneur who has launched several tech companies. The perspective that David brings not only to business but to life is refreshing and positive. We cover a broad spectrum of topics in this episode including: ➡️Life ➡️Business ➡️The pandemic ➡️Politics ➡️Starting a business in unce…

We are so excited to welcome back Garrett Wales to Torcom Talk! Garrett is a hugely successful entrepreneur in Central Oregon and offers some great advice to businesses that are trying to make it through these crazy and uncertain times. On top of all of that, we really dive into what the future might hold for Central Oregon and the state as a whole…

Torcom Talk is back! On today's show, we have Michael Sipe making a return to the podcast. We thought this was fitting because Michael was the last guest we had on before we took a brief hiatus due to COVID-19. You are not going to want to miss out on this! We cover so much ground and discuss the things that everybody is talking about at this time.…

Having bootstrapped four successful businesses over a 40-year, Minneapolis-based career, Jim Schell is a serial entrepreneur. Following the sale of his fourth business, Jim began a writing career and has authored eleven books, including co-authoring Small Business for Dummies, one of the nation’s leading sellers in that category. Since Jim moved to…

With a passion for utilizing government money in the most efficient way possible, who couldn't look up to CEO of Pacific GeoSource Michael Frey? Growing up with a love of building, he landed himself a construction engineering degree at Oregon State University before starting Pacific GeoSource -- a civil engineering company that uses innovative tech…

Becoming a car dealership general manager at only 28 YEARS OLD-- which everyone knows is a job typically reserved for older gentlemen not young women-- Jen Keane is truly incredible. After sharing how she got herself that leadership role, in this episode she reveals: 💥 How to get a huge following from your employees 💥 The HUGE benefit to women who …

Believe it or not, I sat down with the host of the popular science misinformation and urban legends Skeptoid podcast, Brian Dunning. His podcast is awesome. He is awesome. This episode is awesome. In it, we delve into: 👽 How to find the truth 👽 The truths on why big pharma is so expensive 👽 Why cell phone cells DO NOT harm people 👽 What the hell mo…

Today we have the one and only Founder & CEO of BlackStrap Industries Abe Shehadeh! This was a great conversation on how this awesome product came to be. An amazing story of how first found a need for a better face mask on the mountain. Then spent countless hours designing and sewing the perfect facemask with the perfect material. A few years later…

Money makes everything better right? 🤔 Sure, we have to have proper investments in place to provide for our family and ourselves. But beyond that? Let's get into it. Youri Bujko is an amazing friend, mentor, and all-around great human being that I am very excited to have on the show today. We brought the studio to his hangar and talked about how mo…

Today we have Affton Coffelt. If you are trying to learn how to start a company out of your kitchen look no further. There are a lot of insights that I have learned from Affton about launching my own side hustle (Habit Hot Sauce). Things that are a must-do, things that are a must avoid. There are a ton of take-a-ways in this episode so grab a pen a…

In Bend, Oregon, sex slavery is a very real thing. Most people deny this fact, but in this incredibly important episode of the Torcom Talk podcast, the team from Guardian Group shares stories of sex trafficking happening right here in our town (and probably yours, too). In it, they disclose: ▸ How women get sex trafficked by their own families ▸ Th…

Today we have the president of the Bend Chamber of Commerce Katy Brooks! We get into some really innovative ideas such as: 🔸 Why businesses should help with child care (and how they can) 🔸 How you can get on the Bend Chamber's low-cost health care 🔸 What creative home ownership looks like 🔸 The HUGE value in innovation districts 🔸 and so much more.…

Today we have Shannon Keith and her new CEO of Sudara, Inc.... Lisa Flynn! You heard that right! Shannon Keith is passing down the torch and we are happy for her to announce it here first on our podcast! We dive into some touchy subjects, but subjects that need to be heard. 🔸Resources & stats on women in the workplace that both women & men can lear…

⭐Grab a notepad because this one is chock-full of takeaways!⭐ Today we have something a little bit different on the show! We are laying all the cards on the table on how we set up a traditional funnel strategy for John MacDougall the owner and founder of the Macdougall Bat Company. A few tactics & tools we will cover today are: ✅ Custom Audiences ✅…

Today we have the one and only Sally Russell Mayor of Bend, Oregon! Here are some of the questions that are discussed and answered: ► Can Bend's infrastructure support this huge population growth? ► How in the world are there no wildfires right now, and why is that? How can we let that keep on happening? ► What is Bend going to look like in 20 year…

Hey, welcome to today's episode! Today we have a special guest who flew all the way from Washington DC to be on the show with us today. His name is Dan Lesniak. He is a self-made millionaire. Owns three businesses, an author, a podcast host. The guy knows how's to do it. And the guy knows how to do it fast. I dove into how he operates, how he ticks…

Today's guest on is Shannon Keith! This is a woman business tycoon that's doing things a bit differently. What is she doing differently? She's saving the world. She is helping bring women out of sex slavery. Giving them jobs as seamstresses in India and built a multi-million dollar business doing it. This podcast goes deeper than how to build a suc…

Nick Shivers is a good friend and business colleague of mine. He is one of, if not the best Portland-Metro realtor. Who is a huge philanthropist doing a big program called sell a home save a child. That has been spreading across the country, and parts of the world. We get into philosophy, faith, how it applies to business, how some people in Nicara…

Hey everyone! Super excited about today's guest on the podcast. It is the one and only Founder & President of Deschutes Brewery Gary Fish. This guy started the craft brewing scene in Bend back in 1986. And he's built the empire that we all know as Deschutes Brewery. With epic beers like Black Butte Porter and Fresh Squeezed IPA the list goes on and…

What's up guys, today we have Scott Allan CEO of the powerhouse Hydro Flask! Today we dive deep into his humbleness on how he got to where he is today. All the failures and successes that he has learned from that and was able to let him grow and move forward. A lot of things you can take away from this are techniques on how to lead your company and…

Today we have the man that is bringing the younger generations education to new feats, Jon Bullock. He is the executive Director of the Redmond Proficiency Academy. Taking this school from 30 students to 900 and continuing to grow till this day. Expanding the infrastructure, and children's minds. His philosophies on how teaching should be done are …

Today we have the main man Preston Callicott. Owner and CEO of Five Talent. This man has been a mentor and truly helped me get my business to wear it is today. I can't thank him enough. Today we dive into all sorts of topics ranging from AI and the future of tech and what that means for factory workers, data collectors and the future of the human j…

Today we bring you the highly anticipated podcast with Jamie Danek the Co-founder and CEO of Humm Kombucha. We dive into a lot of personal culture beliefs and basically laid the cards on the table on how she created the company from running it out of her kitchen to now partnering with the NFL. A lot of owners are afraid to share their stories of th…

This is an awesome podcast for those that are looking how to start a business and not quite sure where to start. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You don't need a 30-page business plan to start a business. You don't need a food license and all these business licenses to start your business. You just need the drive and the hustle to push …

Welcome to episode 7 of Torcom Talk! Today we have Ken Streater and man do we have some stories to share with you. Ken is an author of the books Be the Good, and The Gift of Courage and man some stories this guy had to share today almost brought us both to tears. There is some powerful stuff in this podcast that I think any human can benefit from. …

Today we have the owner of Picky Bars Jesse Thomas. Just learning how this guy balances work, life, and family is something to take note of. When it comes to life it's a little more then most of us. He's not only an IRONMAN participant. He's a two time champion. So we have a pro-athlete walking us through he has accomplished these unbelievable goal…

Today we have Mike Clarke and Phillip Griffin. usually attorneys content consists of "call us if you get hurt". We decided to take a different approach. How do you make sure you don't get sued? What can you do so you DON'T have to use an attorney. Very interesting and full of value anyone can use in there day to day life as well as falling into an …

Were super excited to have Adam McAboy and Mark Henderson. Adam ran track for UC Berkeley and Mark swam for UC Berkeley. Mark even went on to win gold for the Atlantic Olympic games in 1996. The two of them went on to form the Athletes Village which is a new company that is a quora for athletes of all ages. It's an amazing resource for athlete of a…

Today we have Matthias Giraud in the building. AKA Super Frenchie. This guy is insane. Conquering many "world's first" ski-base jumps all around the world. We dive into how he over comes his fear, what are some of his rituals that he does before these huge cliff jump and many more relations from base jumping to the business world. Very interesting.…

Today we are super excited to bring on four time pro-bowler, super bowl winning champion , Drew Bledsoe! We go into planning for the worst, mentoring, and key life / business decisions that we have learned throughout our career. This is one to not miss. Links below to all other platforms! Budtorcom.com Instagram facebook youtube LinkedIn…

Welcome to the first episode of Torcom Talk! Today we have Matt Thomas from Subaru of Bend talking about a wide variety of topics. Ranging from Matt succeeding the business from his father about 25 years ago and behind the scenes during that. Getting punched in the mouth economically and how he overcame that within his business. Even got into the S…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week’s episode is a reading of a story from the world of Fire Boy—an urban fantasy set in contemporary Karachi, and writer and comedian Sami Shah’s first novel. Sami’s memoir I…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Zombies Run! co-creator and one of Granta’s Best of British Novelists Naomi Alderman is on the podcast this week to talk about her new novel The Power, in which women develop the ab…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Andre Norton award winner and Nebula Award nominee Fran Wilde joins the podcast this week to talk about her Bone Universe novels, Updraft and Cloudbound. Both are available now from…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Genevieve Valentine—writer of Catwoman, Xena, The Girls At the Kingfisher Club, Persona, and Icon—is on the podcast this week, talking about constructed relationships, killing off c…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Author Marie Brennan is on the podcast this week, talking about dragons, amnesiacs and her new epic fantasy novella, Cold-Forged Flame. Available now from Tor.com Publishing, you ca…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week, Mahvesh talks with writer Nisi Shawl about the Samuel Delany tribute anthology Stories for Chip, and her new alternate history novel Everfair—available now from Tor Books…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Writer Laure Eve joins Mahvesh this week to talk about The Graces—available now from Amulet Books. In discussing the novel, the Laure and Mahvesh touch upon power plays between fema…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Writer and editor Indra Das is on the podcast this week, talking about his novel The Devourers, which published earlier this summer from Del Rey—you can read an excerpt here. Das al…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week Mahvesh speaks with writer Victoria Schwab on her novel This Savage Song. The pair discuss balancing life and growing as a writer, and establishing who you are to survive …

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Malka Older joins the podcast this week to talk about her novel Infomacracy, experiencing new cultures, and the state of politics. Infomocracy is available now from Tor.com Publishi…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week comedian, novelist and memoirist Sami Shah is on the podcast, talking about his latest book Fire Boy. The pair also discuss publishing multiple books without an agent, Pak…

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week, writer Laura Lam joins the podcast to talk about her latest thriller False Hearts—available from Tor Books, you can read an excerpt here. The pair also talk about reading…

Welcome back to the Rocket Talk podcast! Deadspin superstar Drew Magary joins Justin to talk about his new novel, The Hike. Jumping into the conversation is Drew Magary superfan, Jared Shurin of Pornokitsch. The trio discuss the intersection of sports and literature, the television show Chopped, Donald Trump, and a smattering of other things. Drew …

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. The podcast returns this week with an interview with Margaret Atwood, in which she talks with Mahvesh about monsters, myths, wise old women, wicked witches, why everyone isn’t colle…

Welcome back to the Rocket Talk podcast! Justin invites podcasting guru Alasdair Stuart, of PseudoPod fame to the show. They talk about fiction podcasting, surviving as an upcoming writer, the importance of networking, and other fun stuff. Alasdair Stuart is co-owner of the Escape Artists fiction content network, which includes PseudoPod, PodCastle…

Welcome back to the Rocket Talk podcast! Emo Kylo Ren pays Justin a visit this week, in the form of the woman behind it all—Alexanda Petri! Together they discuss Star Wars, Jeopardy, internet culture, politics, and Petri’s book, A Field Guide to Awkward Silences. Alexandra Petri is a Washington Post columnist and blogger, an International Pun Champ…

Welcome back to the Rocket Talk podcast! We’ve got an exciting episode this week as we’re joined by Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim dos Santos—the co-showrunners of the new Netflix show Voltron Legendary Defender! Together we discusses the new show, what attracted them to work on it, and some of the choices they made in remaking an 80s’ icon. Season …

Welcome back to the Rocket Talk podcast! We’ve got some tremendous shows coming in the weeks ahead. So stay tuned! This week’s show features Rocket Talk regular, Amal El-Mohtar. She joins Justin Landon to talk about Hamilton, the musical cultural sensation. The pair discuss what makes the musical so great, how it’s impacting the discussion, and whe…