The Vance Crowe Podcast

Heather Haymart is an abstract painter, former gallery owner and teacher. We discuss the nature of creativity, the egolessness of an artist, and the discipline needed to be creative professionally. Heather's website: www.heatherhaymart.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherhaymart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heatherhaymart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heatherhaymartfineart/ Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Vance Crowe discusses the phrase that he uses when he wants to focus on what a person is saying, but needs a question at the ready to ask a person without losing focus. Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Lawrence Mattock was a child when the Rhodesian Civil War began. During this interview we discuss what it was like to be a soldier, life after Robert Mugabe came to power, obscene levels of inflation, and a cultural food company Lawrence has built from the ground up.Twitter persona worth following: Val Bayes @vbayesFollow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Communications strategist Vance Crowe describes how the skill of making eye contact can transform how you grab attention and how you get a deep sense of what the audience is thinking while you are speaking.This question was brought up by listener @KeatonKrugerThis is a link to the Grain Foods Foundation video of my speech that Keaton Kruger was referencing Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Jason Bockman is the owner of Strange Donuts and BT Furnishings. He is a man that has built a palace to live in now, but he came from a dungeon. An enforcer at a crack house at 14, granted clemency from a 10 year prison sentence, joined a cult and made his way to one of the most prestigious MBA programs in the world, Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. Jason is a true entrepreneur with expanding locations for his donut shop, the ability to franchise, and has secured multimillion dollar furniture contracts. He is married to a stunning former Loreal model, and is a major figure in Saint Louis. Jason's donut company is proud that they have less than 2% annual employee turnover in an industry that usually has over 130% turnover every year.Follow Jason on Twitter and Instagram @StrangeDonutDuring the introduction I spoke about the South Dakota State University Collegiate "Learn, Grow, Lead Conference;" October 11-13 that I will be giving a talk at. For more information visit their website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-grow-lead-collegiate-midwestern-farm-bureau-conference-tickets-68268357495 Twitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Two farmers stopped by the studio and discussed the biggest issues facing farmers today: Huawei extradition impacting Canadian farmers, Thank a Farmer Campaigns, Checkoff programs and so much more.Rob Sharkey and Megz Reynolds are two of the biggest names in U.S. & Canadian agriculture. Megz Reynolds is a grain farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada and Rob Sharkey is a corn and soybean farmer from Illinois.Rob Sharkey is host of "The Shark Farmer Podcast," a daily XM radio show and "The Farmer and the City Girl Podcast" with Lesley Rae Kelly. Rob has completely upended the agriculture communications world by hosting a podcast that talks about the social and cultural issues farmers face. You can follow Rob Sharkey on Twitter @sf28430Megz Reynolds is a social media phenomenon. She has built up a huge Twitter following as she has also run for political office in Canada. Megz is a powerful voice in Canadian agriculture, speaking about trade, transportation and many other issues important to farmers. You can follow Megz @farmermegzz During the episode I spoke about the South Dakota State Farm Bureau Collegiate Conference October 11-13th. If you are interested to learn more check out their Eventbrite Page for tickets and more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-grow-lead-collegiate-midwestern-farm-bureau-conference-tickets-68268357495 Twitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Charlie Backer runs the hot sauce company "Hot Charlie's" which has become a major name in the Saint Louis BBQ scene. Charlie is an extraordinary marketer that is teaching himself the discipline of running a business.During this conversation Vance Crowe and Charlie have a fascinating discussion about the experiences that taught Charlie what he needs to know to be a standout business man. Follow Charlie's personal feed on Instagram Follow Hot Charlie on Instagram hereTwitter persona worth following: Christie Wiebbecke aka @ISU_Mini_Bean on TwitterFollow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

In this episode of the podcast, Vance Crowe talks about a method you can use to calm the other person down in a conversation and reach more reasonable conclusions. These extra episodes are designed to help you become a tangibly better communicator.Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Meet a man that buys and sells investments based on his research and intuition about what the future will hold. Vance Crowe interviews Craig Hoagland about bitcoin, inflation, new technology, emerging markets and the looming population crisis.Craig Hoagland is a registered investment advisor, building and managing equity and fixed income portfolios for individuals, trusts, corporations and tax-exempt organizations with the Saint Louis firm Anderson Hoagland & Company.Twitter persona worth following: Keaton Krueger Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

In this bonus episode, Vance Crowe describes why you should learn to draw your ideas when you are trying to become a better communicator. Vance had made a trip to visit the Santa Fe Institute where he was questioned about his motives by the president David Krakauer.I had trouble finding a video that shows me talking about the "Well Actually Graph," perhaps I will make a video one day to go along with this. During this episode Vance mentions Theoretical Physicist Geoffrey West

Kevin King is a highly respected attorney in the Saint Louis area. King has worked in the Missouri Attorney General's Office, handled divorces, helped parents adopt a child, and now works for Saint Louis Bank. During this interview Vance Crowe and Kevin King discuss the relationships and philosophy behind building relationships, the challenges of banking cannabis companies, and the regulatory environment created by activists that actually benefit major corporations.People worth following on Twitter:Jerod McDanielBrian Scott (aka The Farmers Life) Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

In this bonus episode Vance Crowe discusses why he is so passionate about communicating effectively. Vance tells the story of "The Man on the Box" an experience he had living in Kenya with the US Peace Corps when a snake oil salesman came to the town to sell a cure for malaria, the very thing Vance was there to teach how to prevent. Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Trucking is one of the most overlooked parts of our society. What happens when automation takes over the jobs of the American truck driver? Why is there a truck driver shortage in the US? Is the China trade war causing problems for trucking.In today's episode, Vance Crowe sat down with Camden Civello, EVP to discuss the hidden world of trucking and logistics. More than 12% of the population is employed in transportation and a huge percentage of that population is in truck driving. We discuss automation in trucking, UBI, Electronic Logging Devices that track hours on the road.Camden Civello is an Executive Vice President at LTI Trucking that oversees the the management of the Safety & Insurance, Maintenance, Recruiting, Analytics departments. LTI Trucking has 300 trucks and is headquartered out of Saint Louis, Missouri.Find Camden on Twitter at @CamdenCivelloPeople mentioned in this week's Episode:Buck Mulligan @ThatBuckGuyHannah Morgan Miller @HannahMoMillerBullshit Jobs: A Theory written by David GraeberFollow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Anne M. Stiles Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the University of Saint Louis in the English Department. She teaches students about the parts of literature that are filled with monsters, vampires and mad scientists. She has teaches undergrads and medical students in hopes that they develop a love of literature and the ability to articulate their arguments. Vance and Anne sat down to talk about Christian Science's impact on children's literature and then discussed Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, and even the secret garden. Stiles's research explores intersections between literature, science, and religion.From her biography "[Stiles] is the author of Popular Fiction and Brain Science in the Late Nineteenth Century (Cambridge UP, 2012) and the editor of Neurology and Literature, 1866-1920 (Palgrave, 2007). She also co-edited two volumes published by Elsevier in 2013 as part of their Progress in Brain Research series."More on Anne Stiles Ph.D. and contact information: People and groups I mentioned that are worth following:Jesse Hoff: @HoffsBeefs Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Tony Sansone III started an early recreational cannabis company in Las Vegas, Nevada and within a short time built it into something that could be sold for $22M. Sansone is a well read entrepreneur, with the long game in mind. We discuss how marijuana will impact culture, what keeps companies from making a profit in this industry and how the federalist system in the US created experiments for the best way to decriminalize marijuana. Tony Sansone III is the Principal at Verdant Advisors and is an entrepreneur with extraordinary business sense and tremendous personal discipline. He has never used cannabis, and hasn't had a drink since he was 17 years old. Tony Sansone's Twitter: @TonySansone3 People and groups I mentioned that are worth following:Rob Long: @PlantimalsJoscha Bach: @PlinzFarm Hats Facebook Page Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook PageTwitter: @VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Rita Kuster is a former regulator and banker in the Saint Louis region. During this conversation Rita discusses how regulators monitor banks, why "Too Big To Fail" may never get fixed and the tension that is created behind the scenes in a loan committee meeting.Rita Kuster's LinkedIn PageSaint Louis Bank WebsiteCarl Lippert's Twitter Kate Crosby's Twitter Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2154144194875939&ref=br_rs Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Jay Delsing is a PGA golfer that has played in more than 500 professional golf tournaments. A star athlete from St. Louis, MO Jay entered the PGA straight out of college and then stayed among the top 125 golfers in the world. We discussed keeping calm under pressure, what it is like to golf with the most powerful CEOs and sports stars in the world, and how meditation and breathing control changed his life. @JayDelsing on Twitterwww.jaydeslinggolf.comIn 1979, Delsing received a coveted golf scholarship from UCLA where he became a two-time All-American. In 1984, Delsing earned his PGA Tour Card and played in nearly 700 PGA Tour events, earning more than 4 million in prize money. He has 7 professional wins to his credit, including the Fort Smith Classic, The Omaha Classic and the Gerald Ford Invitational in Vail, Colorado.Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast:Facebook @VanceCrowe on Twitter About The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Jamie Salvatori is a digital entrepreneur that has created a online retail business that sells unorthodox toys, candies and games. To market his products, Jamie has built a YouTube channel that gets millions of views per video- some of them over 100M views. Vat19.com is one of the most mesmerizing and fun channels online- and during the interview Jamie discusses how his business was built, how to stay on top of the changing cultural wave of YouTube, and his thoughts on what kids should be allowed to watch on YouTube.Jamie talks about who makes money on YouTube, how YouTubers make money and how advertising revenue compares to mainstream media dollars.Follow Vat19:Facebook: https://facebook.com/vat19Instagram: https://instagram.com/vat19/Twitter: https://twitter.com/vat19Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2154144194875939&ref=br_rs Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanceCroweAbout The Vance Crowe Podcast:The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields and gets them to reveal the discoveries that come from having a knowledge of a highly specific discipline. Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures (www.VanceCrowe.com) a communications strategy company- and he is regularly invited to deliver speeches around the U.S. and Canada teaching audiences how to communicate so that others want to listen, understand and value what you have to say.

Dwyane Faber is the owner of a 2,000 cow dairy herd with more than 20 employees. He sits down with Vance Crowe to discuss the difference between organic and conventional milk, vegan activists, fair oaks farms, doing stand up comedy and African Swine Fever.@DFaber84@VanceCroweDwayne is a well known Twitter personality and is a savvy businessman that tries out unconventional strategies and works through finances with a keen eye. At 34, he is the father of three daughters and pushes himself to learn new skills like stand up comedy.

Chris Oliver is founder of Go Rails an online computer programming teaching program that teaches developers how to create new website features. Chris Oliver is an extraordinary thinker, a person that can imagine entirely novel solutions to very complex problems.Find Chris on Twitter @Excid3Find Vance of Twitter @VanceCroweChris Oliver's Go Rails program is used by more than 22,000 people and Oliver is considered an expert in his field, being regularly invited to deliver talks at software developer conferences.Chris, along with Square founder Jim McKelvey, founded Launch Code a nationally recognized pair-programming school that teaches people to code. Chris uses the mantra "Do things that scare you" which has led him to programming at companies in New York City, Saint Louis, Germany and be regularly recruited by Silicon Valley companies. Chris Oliver hosts two podcasts "Business Time" a podcast about what it is like to start a business from the perspective of two software developers, and "Remote Ruby" a podcast for Ruby developers.

Kelly Erdos is a clinical pharmacist that helps geriatric patients manage their medicine as they encounter more complex health conditions. Erdos answers questions about "why does it take so long to fill my prescription?" and "why can't we automate the pharmacists at drugstores?" We also discuss what does a pharmacist think about essential oils? and what does a pharmacist think about CBD?

Connie Diekman is a nationally recognized expert in nutrition and dietetics. With a specialization cardiovascular nutrition, eating disorders, lipid research and even sport nutrition (with the Saint Louis Rams), Connie has decades of experience at helping individuals establish healthy eating plans.Connie's Twitter: @CBDiekmanFor more information about the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: EatRight.orgVance Crowe's Twitter: @VanceCroweVance's website: www.VanceCrowe.com During the conversation Connie and Vance discuss controversial nutrition topics; "calories in, calories out"; the ketogenic diet, "tracking macros" and various diet fads. Connie also opens up and talks about some of the controversial topics in the world of registered dietitians which has more than 100,000 members.Connie has appeared on Good Morning America, Oprah, and even spoken before the congressional hearings that determine the FDA food guidance like the Food Pyramid and MyPlate.

Detective Bob Bayes was in the police force for 40 years throughout Saint Louis County. His teams went undercover, solved murders, conducted drug and prostitution stings, and made some of the biggest arrests in St. Louis history. Det. Bayes helped solve the Cassidy Senter murder, was on the sting that caught county prosecutor George Peach, and went undercover to catch child pornographers and drug dealers. In this interview, you hear the thoughts and perspectives of a man that dedicated his life to policing St. Louis. Det. Bayes talks about the challenges of being a father and a detective, his thoughts on gun ownership and even the legalization of drugs and prostitution. The conversation was intense and shocking.

Jerry Hayes is an internationally recognized honey bee expert and columnist for the American Bee Journal. In this interview, Hayes discusses the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the first time he saw Africanized Honey Bees during the autopsy of a 900 lbs. horse, and the fascinating behavior of honey bees.Hayes has been featured on the cover of Wired Magazine, featured in books about bees and at one point worked for Monsanto to try to stop the deadly bee parasite: the Varroa Mite.

Allen Soffer is a cardiologist with a 30 year career in Saint Louis. During this conversation Dr. Soffer discusses what happens to medical students when they graduate at the top of their class and realize no one is grading them any more. He also discusses what the medical field has discovered about what really happens during a heart attack, and what it is like to be talking with a patient that realizes their health may not allow them to live much longer. Dr. Soffer also discusses his family's work on World Food Day Saint Louis: https://stlwfd.org/ and what the core mentality has to be when you are discussing life and death issues with patients. You can find Vance Crowe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanceCrowe Vance's company website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/

Shirley Sahrmann PT, Ph.D. is a world expert at identifying how a person moves, sits, sleeps, runs... is a cause of their pain. She has pioneered the field of physical therapy from one that takes orders from doctors, to medical professionals that can diagnose why people are in pain and what they can do to fix it. Dr. Sahrmann stopped by the Vance Crowe studios in route to Japan, because she travels constantly to teach how to fix the physical pain felt by people. During the interview Dr. Sahrmann discussed her philosophy on pain, why some people shouldn't play certain sports, and how simple things like the way we sit makes us feel in pain for our entire lives.

Randall Comfort discusses how the spaces we live in make a person feel, impacts how they interact with others and can make you think differently. Randall has an extraordinary mind and is intensely curious about how others want to use space. During this discussion, Randall highlights how people have made their homes, parking garages, even garbage disposal centers into places that have deep meaning both for the builder and those that just come for a visit.Buildings discussed include: Frank lloyd Wright's Taliesin West, The Pulitzer Building, Thorncrown Chapel, Bjarke Ingels Copenhill, Amager Bakke Randall illuminates a hidden aspect in the Game of Thrones. Randall is on Twitter @ARComfort

Tim Hosler is a Saint Louis investment banker, former CEO and a finance expert whose ideas are unorthodox and clever. At times he has gone head to head with Warren Buffett, and is willing to offer ideas that will ruffle feathers.

In this candid interview, world renowned biochemist Dr. Doug Sammons, formerly of Monsanto, discusses aspects of his personality that have been a blessing and a curse. He highlights the difficulty of discovering something new, and how individuals can determine if a new scientific finding is real. Dr. Sammons is on Twitter @WiltedWeeds