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 Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe 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 Ventur...
Sep 27, 2019•12 min
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 @vbayes Follow the Vance Crowe Podcast Vance Crowe Podcast Facebook Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe About The Vance Crowe Podcast: The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in unexpected fields ...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 23
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 @KeatonKruger This 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 Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe About The Vance Crowe Podcast: The Vance Crowe Podcas...
Sep 20, 2019•13 min
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 doll...
Sep 18, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 22
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 Farme...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 21
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 here Twitter persona worth follo...
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 20
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 Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe 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 knowle...
Sep 06, 2019•14 min
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 ...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 19
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...
Aug 30, 2019•19 min
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 Twi...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 18
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 Page Twitter: @VanceCrowe About The Vance Crowe Podcast: The Vance Crowe Podcast interviews experts in un...
Aug 23, 2019•21 min
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 au...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 17
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 ...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 16
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...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 15
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 Page Saint Louis Bank Website Carl 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.co...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 14
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 Twitter www.jaydeslinggolf.com In 1979, Delsing received a coveted golf sch...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 13
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 allowe...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 12
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 @VanceCrowe Dwayne 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 l...
Jul 10, 2019•2 hr 29 min•Ep. 11
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 @Excid3 Find Vance of Twitter @VanceCrowe Chris 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 deve...
Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 10
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?
Jun 26, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 9
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: @CBDiekman For more information about the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: EatRight.org Vance Crowe's Twitter: @VanceCrowe Vance's website: www.VanceCrowe.com During the conversat...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 8
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 ...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 7
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....
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 6
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 wo...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 5
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...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 4
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 ...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 3
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.
May 07, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 1
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
May 07, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 2
