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Metro EDGE Presents: EDGE of Greatness16. 24 Years to Success with Jerry UhlandIn March of 2021, host Josh Albert and co-host Michael Valania sat down with Jerry Uhland. Jerry has been involved in the California rice industry for over 40 years and for the past 24 years has been the driving force behind the CalPlant project. Today he is the CEO at CalPlant, Home of Eureka MDF, a company that recycles rice straw into MDF boards, a widely used building material. Among many other things, Jerry is a driving force in sustainability, an active environmentalist, and someone we can all learn from.
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Deep Dive Divas010: The ReplacementsI GOT POT PIES TO PUT IN THE OVEN!
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Azerrad, Michael. "Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991." Back Bay Books. July 2, 2002.
Danton, Eric R. "Replacements Round Out Lineup With Westerberg Collaborators." Rolling Stone. August 17, 2013.
Fortune, Drew. "Paul Westerberg: Throwing Out The Past." Spin. March 7, 2016.
"G.E. Smith: Music Director/Composer." Interviews. October 5, 2015.
Gumprecht, Blake. "The Replacements: I Feel Lonely In A Crowd." Matter. December 1983.
King, Chris. "The True, Boozy, and Very Disturbing Story...2022-07-051h 08
Metro EDGE Presents: EDGE of Greatness1. Purpose-Driven Leadership with Jen WarnerOur 2021 hosts, Michael Valania and Josh Albert, sit down with Jen Warner, formerly Chief Administrative Officer of Raley’s. Now, Jen is the sitting President of the Raley's Operating Company. In this episode we discuss details of her path to becoming the leader she is today. From decisions early in her life that make her seem fearless to how her heroes helped her overcome adversity to forging new paths at iconic, established companies, you don’t want to miss this interview!
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Metro EDGE Presents: EDGE of GreatnessPurpose-driven Leadership with Jen Warner, Chief Administrative Officer of Raley'sHosts Michael Valania and Josh Albert converse with Jen Warner, Chief Administrative Officer of Raley’s. In this episode we discuss details of her path to becoming the leader she is today. From decisions early in her life that make her seem fearless to how her heroes helped her overcome adversity to forging new paths at iconic, established companies, you don’t want to miss this interview!See Topics Covered in the Episode below for more information.Please rate, subscribe, and share this podcast with everyone you know.We can be found on Anch...2021-05-1145 min
Metro EDGE Presents: EDGE of GreatnessMetro EDGE Presents: The EDGE of Greatness with Dr. Brian King, Chancellor of Los Rios Community College DistrictHosts Michael Valania and Josh Albert sit down with Dr. Brian King, Chancellor, Los Rios Community College District to discuss Brian's long and winding path to becoming a chancellor (and learning what the position even was!), the pandemic as a catalyst for change, transparency in leadership, and setting a vision that permeates throughout the students and team he serves.
Brian King has served as Chancellor for the four colleges in the Los Rios Community College District since 2013. Los Rios is one of the largest and most diverse districts in California. The District includes American River, Cosumnes River...2021-03-2347 min
Metro EDGE Presents: EDGE of GreatnessCOMING March 2021 - Metro EDGE Presents: EDGE of GreatnessWe know starting a podcast is soooo 2020. But hey, we had to come up with something to alleviate Zoom fatigue and make us think we're being magically whisked away while we're all staying at home.
THAT'S RIGHT! Your favorite Sacramento Young Professional's group, Metro EDGE is getting into the podcast game. Hosts Michael Valania, Josh Albert, and guests will take you on a journey like no other. Hear our guest tell tales of leadership, innovation and bucking of the system to create the professionals you see today. First episode coming soon with monthly adventures to follow.2021-02-2700 min
The Full-Time Dreamer ProjectThe History of Seattle's Sound Transit with Mary GatesTransportation is a tricky thing. It's expected to be both public and personal; costly, yet cost effective; short-term and long-term; flexible yet predictable. All of this makes it a prime example of the need for long-term futures thinking and full-time dreaming. In this episode, I talk with Mary Gates who, as a member of the Sound Transit board from 1990 to the early 2000's, helped usher in a new era of public transportation to the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. As part of her tenure, her and the board, expanded the system to include buses, light rail, heavy...2020-10-0156 minThe Full-Time Dreamer ProjectSpeculating on Affordable Housing with Designer and Futurist Chad PhillipsThis is the second episode in a series on Civic Futures where we talk about the future of affordable housing. I spoke with designer and futurist Chad Phillips about some of the global and local signals and trends we're seeing. Chad also shares his novel approach to addressing affordable housing shortages. His design-oriented approach for new affordable housing construction follows us throughout our lives. Through clean aesthetics, modern design, and modular construction, his design could inspire residential developers to create accessible, equitable, healthy, safe and affordable housing while streamline housing development around the world.Chad...2020-09-1736 minThe Full-Time Dreamer ProjectCivic Futures with Bryan Boyer of Dash MarshallWhat if technology helped us get more out of parks?What if maintenance was celebrated?What if empathy was in the job description of civil servants?What if schools were active 24/7?What if civics were cool?What if your city said, “thank you?”These are the types of questions, Bryan Boyer, co-founder of Dash Marshall asks his clients in his Civic Futures practice. On this episode of The Full-Time Dreamer Project, Bryan and I talk about what his practice is and does, some of the approaches he's taken and what he's seeing othe...2020-09-0339 min
The Full-Time Dreamer ProjectA Conversation with Stephanie Cmar Not Entirely About the Culinary WorldIn this episode, I speak with Private Chef Stephanie Cmar on creating the future you want to see. You may know her from Bravo's Top Chef All-Stars and Top Chef: New Orleans but you really need to know her awesome online cooking show, My Shitty Little Kitchen.Stephanie takes me on a journey through her history in the Boston restaurant scene, her time at Johnson and Wales, and introduces me to some of her favorite people and how they helped her create the future she was after.2020-08-2022 min
The Full-Time Dreamer ProjectSpeculating on the Future of Public Education and Work from AnywhereIn this episode, I'm inspired by the previous episode on the Future of Travel and speculate on an idea for public education in the work from anywhere future. As usual, I scratch the surface in the episode.If you are interested in knowing more, here is the link to my signal gathering notes and research.AUS-SEA School District Notes and Research2020-08-0614 min
The Full-Time Dreamer ProjectSTEEP the Tea: Hope for the Future of Travel with Laura FaithOn this episode we take a look at the current world of travel and hope for what could be the future of travel. My guest and I talk about everything from what we miss about travel to updating the definition of a dream trip to what it could be like to be on a permanent working vacation.Also, I am trying to get the word out on the podcast and get as many Apple Podcast subscribers, 5-star reviews and written reviews as possible in the next 6 weeks. My first goal is to get at...2020-07-2327 min
The Full-Time Dreamer ProjectSTEEP the Tea: Death as a Curable Disease with Jakob DwightIn this episode I talk with artist Jakob Dwight on the future of death as a curable disease. We muse on it as an inspiration for his art and how it could affect everything from multi-generational work to...walking your dog.Also, starting with this episode and for the next few (roughly 6 or so) I am trying to get the word out on the podcast and get as many Apple Podcast subscribers, 5-star reviews and written reviews as possible in the next 6 weeks. My first goal is to get at least 50 subscribers with 30 5-star...2020-07-0919 min
The Full-Time Dreamer ProjectSTEEP the Tea: Food Supply from Community Gardens to the Empire State Building as a Grow HouseOn this episode we look at our food supply chain. We briefly review the history of how and why to localize it through gardens, small farms and gleaning and what it means for the future. We also talk with my guest about whether or not the ingredients to the bread products he works with can scale only through local production in the State of New Jersey.STEEP analytical methodhttps://pestleanalysis.com/steep-and-steeple-analysis/Community-building and Supply Strengtheninga. The Future-thinking community gardens of Curitiba https://www...2020-07-0218 min
The Full-Time Dreamer ProjectSTEEP the Tea: Collective DialogueWhat's something we are constantly doing but are really terrible at? Communicating...In this first STEEP the Tea episode, I talk with Dr. Monica Cure about the future of communication called Collective Dialogue...and the way I come around to it is a bit unusual...This is the first episode of a series called STEEP the Tea. It’s called that partially because these will be shorter conversations that can be had over a beverage and partially because I wanted to use the analytical approach called STEEP in a play on a phrase kids ar...2020-06-2318 minThe Full-Time Dreamer ProjectThe Thesis Behind the Full-Time Dreamer ProjectWho says daydreaming can’t have a purpose? In The Full-time Dreamer Project, we spend time thinking about the future. This first episode sets us up for a bigger conversation and experiment around the idea of "To be more present, you have to spend more time in the future."Learn more about the people and organizations I mentioned in the podcast Douglas H. Everett: https://tinyurl.com/yasqenm5Ashtin Berry: https://tinyurl.com/y9uk8amtMikhaly Csikszentmihalyi: https://tinyurl.com/o9dywb4Ni...2020-06-1230 min