The Uncommonwealth of Kentucky: Growing A Business in the Bluegrass

Barry Davis

Barry Davis shares his experience growing up in Yellowstone National Park, his path from the Bluegrass, and his myriad entrepreneurial ventures: including a chain of fried chicken restaurants in Colorado and the world’s most high-end bowling alley. Check out some of Barry's stories animated as "Rusty Fables" [https://vimeo.com/lifthausmedia].

Shawn Rubel - Founder/CEO at Eezy

Our guest today is Shawn Rubel the Founder and CEO of Eezy [https://www.eezy.com/], a technology company in Bowling Green, KY which connects creatives with people who need their products. Eezy [https://www.eezy.com/]has a family of sites which focus on vector images, videos, themes, and more. Shawn talks to us about his move from a college student who had second thoughts on completing his degree in Canada to starting and running a 70+ person company. We  get into his hiring philosophy, how far in the future he likes to plan, and when will Bowling Green get it's own NHL team (spoiler alert...not soon). We would love your feedback on this episode or any of them [https://podcast.crowdsouth.com]. Feel free to reach out to us at CrowdSouth [https://www.crowdsouth.com/contact/] and let us know what you think!

Wicksell Metellus - Senior Interaction Designer at Google

Today Chad and Jason talk with Wicksell Metellus. Wicksell is a Senior Interaction Designer at Google in their Seattle office. Before Google, Wicksell spent 5 years at Amazon as a Senior UX Designer. Wicksell tells us about his experiences at those companies and his transition from NYC to FL to Seattle. We learn about break dancing and his thoughts on UI and UX. We even have "Owen Wilson" stop by for a quick chat. Wow is right! Be sure to check out Wicksell's and his wife Crystal's websites. xtaldesigns.com [http://xtaldesigns.com/] designbywicks.com [http://designbywicks.com/] We would love your feedback on this episode or any of them. Feel free to reach out to us at CrowdSouth [https://www.crowdsouth.com/contact/] and let us know what you think!

Glenn Kurban - Vice President EPMO, Randstad USA

Today Chad chats with Glenn Kurban. Glenn is currently a VP at Randstad in Atlanta and was Chad's first manager after graduating college.  Glenn has a ton of experience in the consulting and management world and shares his insights. * How to motivate employees * How is consulting changed since the pandemic * How to separate the job from the employee * How to create a legacy We would love your feedback on this episode or any of them. Feel free to reach out to us at CrowdSouth [https://www.crowdsouth.com/contact/] and let us know what you think!

Jason Loehr - Tracer, SVP of Strategy

Today Jason, Chuck, and Chad speak with Jason Loehr. Jason has been a long time friend of those guys and has done a TON of different jobs at lots of level. He has lots of good insights and we cover many topics over his career.  * How he started in catalogs and moved to web site design * Gathering data and how that is used for marketing * How the view of leadership changes through life * He knows lots of famous people We would love your feedback on this episode or any of them. Feel free to reach out to us at CrowdSouth [https://www.crowdsouth.com/contact/] and let us know what you think!