Meat & Potatoes Podcast

Join your host Garrett Clark as he delves into the world of design and architecture with special guest, Evan Cindrich, Principal at EDA Architects. In this episode, Garrett and Evan take a deep dive into the captivating realm of corporate office design.

Ever wondered about the intricate challenges that come with crafting a functional and inspiring corporate office space? Look no further as Evan unravels the layers, discussing how these spaces have evolved over the years. From the sleek and minimalistic designs of the past to the dynamic and flexible layouts of today, Evan explores the evolution of office aesthetics.

In this episode of the Meat and Potatoes, Garrett Clark sits down with Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur, Joseph Vogel. Joseph is also the Founder and Owner of Timpanogos Hiking Co, an outdoor apparel company. In their conversation, they delve into the founding story of Timpanogos Hiking Co. and the challenges the apparel company has undergone since its founding.

Outside of running Timpanogos Hiking Co., Joseph has published multiple critically-acclaimed books, including Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson (Vintage), This Thing Called Life: Prince, Race, Sex, Religion, and Music (Bloomsbury), and James Baldwin and the 1980s: Witnessing the Reagan Era (University of Illinois Press).

His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Forbes, The Guardian, Slate, and the Boston Review, among other publications. His articles have also been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, including the James Baldwin Review, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, The Journal of Popular Culture, The Journal of American Culture, and the Journal of Popular Music Studies.

In this episode of the Meat and Potatoes, Garrett Clark meets with Brandon Henderson, the CEO and Booker behind Boxcar Comedy Club, an upcoming comedy club located at the shipping container compound in Springville, Utah.

In their conversation, Brandon delves into the story behind Boxcar Comedy Club, exploring how Brandon's passion for comedy and entrepreneurial spirit led him to create this one-of-a-kind venue. With its unique location and laid-back ambiance, Box Car Comedy Club promises to be a refreshing addition to the comedy scene, attracting comedians nationwide.

In the second part of this two-part series, Garrett Clark and Mike Peregrina, Co-Founder and CEO of Homie, discuss Utah's ever-changing real-estate market and the remarkable journey of how Homie, the innovative real estate company, navigated the highs and lows of the Global Pandemic in 2020, supply chain issues in 2021, and the ever rising interest rates of 2022.

In this special two-part series of Meat and Potatoes, Garrett Clark sits down with visionary entrepreneur, Mike Peregrina, the Co-Founder and CEO of Homie, the groundbreaking real estate platform. 

Get ready for an inspiring conversation as Mike shares his remarkable journey from growing up in the vibrant city of LA with his mom, experiencing the unfair, confusing, and expensive state of the real estate industry, to becoming the driving force behind one of the most disruptive real estate apps today.

In this episode of Meat & Potatoes, join Garrett Clark as he sits down with Jason Smith (Founder and CEO) and Creed Mangrum (Founder and CTO) of SponsorCX, a groundbreaking company revolutionizing the world of sponsorship management. Whether you're a sports team or a social media content creator, SponsorCX is here to streamline your sponsorship processes and help you maximize your partnerships.

In this episode of Meat & Potatoes, Garrett Clark sits down with Dan Roberts, the Co-Founder and CEO of Savvi Legal, a legal services platform tailored specifically for startups. In their discussion, Dan shares Savvi Legal's founding story, challenges Savvi faced, and new paths the company is making in the legal landscape.

Dan opens up about the primary goal of Savvi Legal: to assist startups in a streamlined and organized manner with critical legal processes such as entity formations and financing. Savvi Legal offers a comprehensive suite of services and templates designed to simplify the legal complexities startups often encounter on their entrepreneurial journeys.

Outline of the conversation:

0:00 Introduction to Savvi Technologies

2:10 Targeting entrepreneurs

5:00 Utah as a sandbox for legal tech

12:00 Venture funds

19:00 A cockroach mentality in fundraising

23:00 Ai in legal

34:00 CEO then and now

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Garrett is joined by Tommy Joe Lucia from the Utah Days of 47 Rodeo. They discuss the details of the upcoming event and share memories of past events, one in which Tommy gets caught with a monkey smoking Marlboros in a house trailer.

Outline of the conversation:

0:00 Event details

4:35 Timed events and 8 second events

10:00 Ticket sales and corporate packages

13:05 Team roping dynamics

15:00 Money makes it matter

17:00 Utah Cowgirl Collective and Bridal Up Hope

21:30 Smoking Marlboros with monkeys

24:58 The importance of agriculture in community

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In this episode, join Garrett Clark and special guest Chris Rogers, Territory Sales Manager of Blink, as they explore the exciting world of the electric vehicle industry and its charging infrastructure. 

The electric vehicle revolution is in full swing, and as more people embrace sustainable transportation, the demand for charging stations is skyrocketing. In this interview, Garrett and Chris discuss the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in the electric vehicle market.

Jason Fairbourne is the founder of Yoodlize, a peer-to-peer rental marketplace that allows people to rent out items they own to others in their community. 

On this episode of the Meat & Potatoes Podcast Garrett Clark expands on his under appreciated match making efforts. Once that has been settled Cody Barbour explains the platform of Baton Leads. 

Baton Leads operates on a referral-based system, which means that clients refer other potential clients to the company. Regardless of the industry, Baton Leads' focus is always on building strong relationships with clients and delivering results. 

By using a personalized approach to lead generation and sales development, Baton Leads has been able to help businesses across a wide range of industries achieve their goals and grow their businesses.

Garrett Clark sits down with Wessly J. Anderson, Co-Founder of Agency VA. Agency VA is a Lehi-based virtual assistant (VA) platform for insurance agencies. In this interview, they discuss the founding story of Agency VA as well as Agency VA's startup journey.

In this episode of the Meat & Potatoes podcast Garret Clark chats with Julian Wilson, Founder and CEO of Orderprotection.com.

Orderprotection protects online consumers by ensuring their online orders. They charge a small fee that guarantees they receive the product regardless of mishandling of shipping labels or porch pirates. With much of shopping happening online they develop partnerships with direct to consumer brands large and small.

Julian has over 10 years of experience in the e-commerce industry. He worked as the Chief Technology Officer at Fashion Nova before founding Dose of Roses.

Outline of the conversation:

0:00 Introduction to Julian Wilson and Order Protection

6:30 Small to large partnerships

9:00 Customer service

12:00 Delivery system

14:30 Previous experiences

19:30 Great products sale themselves

22:00 Raising money

24:00 Working locations

30:00 Forecasting and goals

32:00 Closing remarks

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In the 200th episode of Meat and Potatoes, Garrett Clark sits down with Brad Plothow, Chief Growth Officer at Intergalactic. Intergalactic is an Aerospace Thermomanagment Systems Operator currently based out of St. George, Utah. 

Intergalactic specializes in creating products and systems that help regulate temperatures anywhere in the aerospace industry. According to Plothow, managing temperatures is extremely important as even a slight change in temperature can alter human behavior, so having a space team or a jet pilot in perfect temperatures can be the difference between failure and success of a mission. In addition, when we finally establish bases on Mars, these thermomanagement products are vital because the temperatures on Mars can swing by 70 to 80 degrees.

Meat & Potatoes Podcast is Silicon Slopes longest standing podcast show. The podcast highlights Utah startups and celebrates, promotes, and features business leaders within and outside the Silicon Slopes community.