Shows
TheMeanMind36. Siena Christie - Lyric and song "design", learning to sing, breaking the music industry's party cultureSiena Christie is an up and coming Folk artist who recently released a a new EP 'run so deep".2023-09-151h 10TheMeanMind35. Jaime Rivera - Building a culture of success in the game, classroom and communityJaime Rivera built the HRVHS state championship state soccer team back to back years and has been involved in youth soccer for almost 20 years. He has recently expanded into providing youth team sport and non-traditional sport opportunities with Hood River Valley Parks & Recreation. 2023-08-291h 37TheMeanMind34. Christopher Van Tilburg - Crag Rats, medical writing and creating your own pathChristopher Van Tilburg is a doctor in the emergency room at Providence Hood River and at Providence Occupational and Travel Medicine. He's a volunteer rescue mountaineer with Crag Rats and author of many books and articles.2023-08-121h 38TheMeanMind33. Matt Penny ("Don P") - Peak physical, social and spiritual fitnessBuilding a mobility coaching business, Matt Penny has shared the value of the joint mobility to over one-hundred-thousand people and is not slowing down. As a kid he was on track to becoming a professional snowboarder with slopestyle and freeride video parts. However, his trajectory got re-routed by repeated injury and has shifted his dreams to helping other people reach the top of their game.
Check him out on Instagram @mvmtbymatt
2023-07-311h 14TheMeanMind32. Sensi Graves - Be successful, believe in yourselfSensi Graves is a professional kite boarder that competed and traveled the world doing it. She always wanted to be an entrepreneur and found her outlet in bikinis that stay on. Lately her focus has shifted towards helping people achieve their dreams through coaching and public speaking.2023-07-141h 40TheMeanMind31. Tracy Bech - CFO insights learned the hard wayTracy Beck is co-author of 60 Minute CFO. She has started, sold and runs multiple successful businesses in the e-commerce, consulting and consumer products space. She also started a local non-profit called Gorge Women in Business that helps women achieve their professional goals.2023-06-221h 25TheMeanMind30. Brett Stomps - Hood River FireworksBrett Stomps has put the team on his back to make the Hood River fireworks show go-on. Hood River Fireworks is a 100% volunteer run non-profit organization and needs help from its community. To help out please go to http://hoodriverfireworks.com/donate/2023-06-1053 minTheMeanMind29. Adam Spillman - Human vitality beats the ultimate oddsAdam Spillman is a breath work expert who went toe-to-toe with stage four cancer. He has boated in the upper echelon of the kayak world. His willingness to dive deep into the most difficult and ugliest realities in life make him a gem of wisdom.2023-06-022h 10TheMeanMind28. Tood Douglass - A successful start-up story making technical hats and moreTood Douglass was co-founder and lead designer at Pistil Designs a company that was born and raised in the gorge and rode the waves of many of the changes in the past 20 years.
2023-05-201h 49TheMeanMind27. McKinley Kitts - World tour with Flor and inside the music industryMcKinley Kitts recently left the band Flor after almost 10 years of touring and producing albums to pursue being a dad, as well as moving on to other business ventures like opening a local wine and beer bar, and starting a digital advertising company in Hood River, OR.2023-04-261h 24TheMeanMind26. Chuck Simmons - Deciding what problem to solve in $5M to $100M companies.Chuck Simmons is an engineer that has strong opinions about product development and roadmap. He currently works for Cobra Aero, a company that makes propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft.2023-04-151h 10TheMeanMind25. Dan Bubb: entrepreneurial leaps of faith in software and internet service providingDan Bubb was co-owner and CTO of Gorge Net (what is now Blue Mountain Networks). He lead the transition from dial-up internet to wireless and fiber optic as well as focused on cultivating a highly-rewarding work environment for his employees. 2023-03-291h 13TheMeanMind24. Nathan Stranz - Mosier Company founder, 100-year gorge family, the anti-practicing bandNathan Stranz is co-owner of family run restaurant The Mosier Company (MoCo), and a musician.2023-03-1857 minTheMeanMind23. Tim Mixon - DC9 aircraft hot integration, work hard enough to learn how to learn, county forest master planTim Mixon is a leader at Hood Technology Corp. and has been there since day zero. He is the hub of all things Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS).2023-03-111h 39TheMeanMind22. Ryan Brock - Coaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, fast-track to foreman, entrepreneurship and creating your own luckHead coach and owner of Impact Hood River, school of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ryan Brock is a machine when it comes to running a business, building things or teaching people Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Find out more about Ryan's current project at https://impacthoodriver.com/2023-03-011h 27TheMeanMind21. Jonathan Lachs - Mr. Cedarville, entrepreneurship in crafting luxurious wine at affordable ratesBefore and after graduating with an Enology degree from University of California, Davis, Jonathan Lachs worked as a winemaker in the Napa Valley and what would become the Santa Lucia Highlands. A respite from winemaking led to valuable business experience as a program development manager at a prominent Silicon Valley company. Together with his U.C. Davis Enology degreed spouse, they capitalized the development of a vineyard and built a winery of their own at 2,500 feet elevation in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, which they named Cedarville Vineyard.
Visit Cedarville's website to learn more: https://www.cedarvillevineyard.com...2023-02-171h 07TheMeanMind20. Mike Margotta - CEO coaching, electrical & computer engineer, modern losses of freedomMike Margotta graduated with a BSME in Electrical Engineering. He went on to have many different careers thereafter and is now the co-owner with his wife of Hood River Coffee Roasters.2023-02-091h 40TheMeanMind19. SeanyB (hosted by Ryan Brock) - Career, travel, dreams, comparison culture, learning by doingOn this episode we turned the tables on our host so he can feel what it's like to be in the hot seat.2023-02-011h 04TheMeanMind18. Kenzie Carlstrom - Prospecting: building brands, being fearless of failure, curating communal networks, alternative schoolingKenzie Carlstrom is an energetic woman that can never have too much on her plate. She is a real estate agent, runs a fitness classes called SweatwithKenzie, owns Venture Swim (a bikini brand) and operates an airbnb under the name DriftersEscape. 2023-01-2656 minTheMeanMind17. Adina Call - A courageous path from star student-athlete to entrepreneurRecently opening Cell Regen in Hood River and exploring franchise options, Adina Call is the head of sales, marketing and back-end development for the business. She has experienced the healing power of biohacking and plans to share it with as many people as possible.2023-01-181h 32TheMeanMind16. Alex Ing - Prospecting: finding your way after high school, dealing with group-thinkAlex Ing is a Hood River native who got a bachelors degree in marketing at Montana State University. He loves cracking jokes, getting together with friends and enjoying the wonderful outdoors. 2023-01-1145 min
TheMeanMind15. Greg Hool - Forest management in the PNWGreg Hool has a Master of Science in Environmental Science and has worked for the US government, the State of Washington and private firms all involved with taking care of forests to preserve their ecological integrity and reduce disastrous events for all involved.2023-01-051h 58TheMeanMind14. Patrick Price - Prospecting: Embedded software engineering in UAS, Starting a crypto business, Speculating on the future of AI, BMI, and realityPatrick Price is an embedded software engineer in the unmanned aerospace industry. He started his own crypto consulting company and is tuned-in to advances in computer technology.2022-12-281h 36
TheMeanMind13. Brian Call - Biohacking therapies and the science of them: hyperbaric oxygen, ice baths, pulsed-EMF; hormetic spirituality, meaning of adventureBrian Call is a chiropractic physician who focuses on cutting edge therapies that address the shortcomings of mainstream medicine. This field of medicine has been coined biohacking and pivots around recreating conditions from humans' evolutionarily adapted environment. Brian and his wife Adina are co-owners of Cell Regen which is a cellular regeneration clinic in Hood River that offers a variety of different biohacking therapies.2022-12-211h 16TheMeanMind12. Shaun Cochran - Prospecting: (Hood River) changes in the last 20 years, hunting and fishing, maintaining a technical career in the Gorge, finding contractorsShaun Cochran is a Hood River native. He is a father, hunter and electronics specialist. In this episode he shares his perspective on the state of matters in the Gorge.2022-12-141h 06
TheMeanMind11. Chuck Simmons - Product development, difficulties of outsourcing, advice to the young engineerChuck Simmons is an engineer with experience in electrical, mechanical and embedded systems engineering. His versatility has lead him to excel in technical product development at small companies. He is currently working at Cobra Aero where he designs two stroke propulsion systems for UAS.2022-12-071h 54TheMeanMind10. Brett Stomps - Prospecting: barriers to home-buying, conquering fear of death, dystopia avoidance, opinions and debateBrett Stomps is a real estate agent in the Columbia River Gorge where he participates in community events. He has recovered from a significantly compromised state of health and is very appreciative of life.2022-12-021h 11TheMeanMind9. Taylor Cramer - Prospecting: trustable sources, state and larger issues awareness, choosing to be a parent, nuclear energy prioritization, screen revolution, lowest hanging health improvementThis prospecting episode is a glimpse into the mind of Taylor Cramer who is on the edge of the divide between Millennial and Gen Z. Taylor got his BS in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly where he also pursued his passion for wind and water sports in he Pacific Ocean. He is currently getting his career underway in Hood River, Oregon where he was born and raised.2022-12-021h 08
TheMeanMind8. Tanner Hall - Prospecting: positive masculinity, sales theory, division and oversensitivity, handling trauma, social outlets, real estate legacy,Tanner Hall is a realtor with a massive network of connections and activities in Hood River, OR. He is involved in things like the Rotary and Elks clubs. On this episode Tanner reveals what's going on under the hood of his mind and how he handles trauma, social interactions, relationships and more. 2022-12-021h 14TheMeanMind7. Anna Tedesco - Prospecting: strive to fail, commercial piloting, modern generations' mindsets.Anna Tedesco is a social, athletic, culinary, respectful force to be reckoned with. She charges in the surf, on the slopes, in the air, speed flying, and in the cockpit. 2022-12-021h 18TheMeanMind6. An update of the Mean Mind's trajectoryAn update of where things are at on this podcast, how we got here and where we are going. 2022-11-0905 minTheMeanMind5. Brendan Griffin-Lyddon - Prospecting: SF housing difficulties, laws and , HR transportationBrendan Griffin-Lyddon is a law student at UC Hastings and California-Oregon native. He is a millennial entering the housing development world and planning to leverage his law degree to do so.2022-11-0925 minTheMeanMind4. Welcome to the Prospecting series: Interviews with individuals from our audience to understand what they are excited, curious or concerned about.If you like this podcast and would like to share what you are excited, curious or concerned about then please get in touch with us on Instagram @themeanmind or by email at themeanmindpodcast@gmail.com.2022-11-0900 min
TheMeanMind3. Jeff Knapp: Career - Boeing, Insitu, Unmanned Aerospace - reflection.Jeff Knapp was chief engineer at Insitu, is CTO of Unmanned Aerospace a young start-up, and has made technical contributions for half a dozen engineering companies. 2022-11-093h 02
TheMeanMind2. Michael Pickens: Rearing excellence, Chinese-American culture, philosophy of educationA discussion about parenting in the decadent society of modern America. 2022-11-091h 03
TheMeanMind1. Welcome to The Mean Mind - IPOThis is our initial podcast offering and is an invitation to meet our host SeanyB. TheMeanMind podcast is about average minds becoming badass minds to outwit evil minds. 2022-11-0900 min