A New Angle

This week we feature Michelle Cardinal, CEO and Co-founder of the R2C Group, a digital marketing firm headquartered in Portland, OR. Michelle was recently on campus as this semester's Gilkey Lecture Speaker. She used the opportunity to talk about the power of business to give back and do good. We talk about the important work she and her firm are doing to fight homelessness and we also discuss some interesting ideas on women in the workplace. Thanks for listening!

In this episode we connect with "friend of the pod" Mike Foote. Mike is a legendary mountain athlete who competes with the world's best in two sports that few people know about - ultra running and ski-mountaineering. He is the co-founder and race director of The Rut Mountain Runs and sits on the board of the Five Valleys Land Trust. We talk about the creative and innovative spirit he brings to The Rut as well as his deep commitment to protecting public lands. Be sure to listen all the way to the end for some exciting news about a big project Mike is cooking up. This episode is sponsored by Sapphire Physical Therapy and Consolidated Electrical Distributors.

Today we drop in a special episode. Over the last year I've had three members of the UM Men's basketball team as students in my class - Jamar Akoh, Fabijan Krslovic, and Bobby Moorehead. These fellas exemplify what student-athletes can be and are great representatives of our community. I caught them for a quick chat on the eve of the Big Sky Conferences Tournament. We talk about the team's development over the course of the season and their expectations for playing well into March Madness Enjoy!

It's award show season, so this week we feature our conversation with Jeremy Sauter, Marketing Executive at Paramount Pictures. We discuss how a film moves (or doesn't) from idea to release and the various drivers of success. It's a bit of art and a bit of science and Jeremy draws on his deep experience working on many films to help us understand this complicated and mysterious industry. Jeremy is a big part of the University of Montana family. He currently sits on the UM Foundation's Board of Trustees and is a regular guest speaker in our Entertainment Management Program.

In this episode we speak with Michelle Huie and Stef Sample. Michelle is founder of VIM&VIGR and Director of Marketing at Submittable, two important start-ups headquartered in Missoula. Stef is a serial Montana entrepreneur who owns and operates a broad portfolio of businesses. She is also a professional coach and coaches executives and entrepreneurs through the REWIRE platform. Stef coaches Michelle and today we dig into the dynamics of their relationship.

This week we sit down with Missoula Mayor John Engen. Mayor Engen is a graduate of the University of Montana's School of Journalism. He worked for years at the Missoulian before joining Missoula City Council and then winning the Mayoral election in 2005. We discuss his vision for the optimal relationship between Missoula and the University of Montana. Oh, and we break some news on an issue troubling many fathers of young children in this community.

In this episode I sit down with University of Montana President Seth Bodnar. Seth is six weeks in the job and brings a unique blend of experience an youth to the position. We explore his leadership philosophy and how to bring thoughtful change to UM.

In this episode I'm joined by University of Montana Regents Professor of Marketing Jakki Mohr and Associate Professor of Management Suzanne Tilleman. Together we explore the timely topic of sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace and our role as business educators in addressing the problem. We're not experts in this area, but we tried to advance the conversation as best we could.

In today's episode I speak with former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton. Tyler's amazing story has been told well in several other places (probably best in his book - The Secret Race). In this conversation we explore what he wants to do next and why he wants to do it in Missoula.

In this first episode of A New Angle, I sit down with Bryce Ward, Associate Director at the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research, to explore the future of higher education.

On January 26 we are launching A New Angle, a bi-weekly podcast featuring cool people doing awesome things in and around Missoula, MT. Subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts!