The Midnight Founders Podcast

Jib Hunt - Kemper Snowboards

This weeks episode is a conversation with Jib Hunt the CEO of Kemper Snowboards. Jib was on the ski team In the late 80’s, when he was introduced to this new sport called snowboarding. He was hooked day one and has never looked back. We had a great conversation about his career as a professional rider and his latest adventure bringing Kemper and the 80’s snowboarding vibe back. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Jib. 

Spencer Barclay - Savology

This weeks episode is a conversation with the founder of Savology Spencer Barclay. We talked about the issue of financial literacy that he is working to solve. He had some great insights for individuals as well small businesses. We hope you enjoy our discussion with Spencer. 

Derek and Dano Doel - Analytics Odyssey

This weeks episode is a conversation with Derek and Dano Doel from Analytics Odyssey. We had a great discussion about home life work balance with the husband wife duo. Derek knew early on he wanted to be involved with data analytics and decided to make the entrepreneurial leap to start Analytics Odyssey. We hope you enjoy our discussion with Derek and Dano.

Jeremy and Jenn Brockbank

This week’s episode is a conversation with Jeremy and Jenn Brockbank who are the founders of Volcanic retail which is a platform that is connecting retail buyers with brands in a more efficient way.  Jeremy and Jenn have spent the last ten years balancing life between babies at home and as they described it “business babies”. They have started and run multiple companies, they shared some great insights and had some really fun stories including Jeremy’s first gig out of college as a sales rep for a cardboard toilet company. We hope you enjoy our discussion with Jeremy and Jenn.
 

Tyler and John Richards

This week’s episode is a discussion with Tyler and John Richards who are a father son duo that are both serial entrepreneurs and are currently running the startup ignition which is a startup bootcamp for entrepreneurs.
They had a lot of great advice for entrepreneurs and some fun stories from both of their entrepreneurial journeys. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Tyler and John!

Tanner Beckstrand and Caleb Wagner - Baywatch Technologies

This week’s episode is a discussion with Tanner Beckstrand and Caleb Wagner from Baywatch Technologies.  Caleb and Tanner have been best friends since they were kids and they talked about the dynamic of being best friends running a business together. They shared some insights about market validation and how important it is to figure that out early with a startup. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy our conversation with Baywatch!

Aleksa Porter - Wander

We are excited for this week’s episode with Aleksa Porter from Wander. She talked about the challenges of starting a business as a side hustle while her and her co founders were balancing full time jobs. Aleksa also talked about how important it is for her to leave a personal legacy as well as the mark she wants Wander as a company to leave on the world. Get ready for another great episode!

Wade Rasmussen - Dirty Dough

On this week’s episode of The Midnight Founders Podcast, we interview Wade Rasmussen, COO and co-founder of Dirty Dough, the breakout cookie startup currently being sued by Crumbl. Many of our listeners are already familiar with Dirty Dough as a major player in the trending #UtahCookieWars. Billboards standing alongside Utah’s freeways share their side of the lawsuit from a lighthearted, comical perspective, demonstrating the company’s appetite for growth in spite of attempts to shut them down. In fact, the lawsuit has had the opposite effect, helping triple Dirty Dough’s revenues in the past few weeks alone.Wade’s most important priorities today include hiring the right people and creating operational efficiencies, each being essential to the explosive growth they’ve experienced in their franchise model. Even still, Dirty Dough’s mission goes far beyond just delicious cookies. During our discussion, Wade makes the profound point that “what’s on the inside matters most”—a concept applicable to cookies and people alike. And this is the motivation behind their newest mission, to support those with mental disorders and other similar challenges.Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy our chat with Wade Rasmussen!
The Midnight Founders Podcast is focused on telling the behind-the-scenes stories for what makes a successful entrepreneur. Just like Donavan Mitchell spends countless hours practicing step back jumpers to become a master at his craft. You are in the trenches spending countless hours to become a master at your business. We are inspired by this, we believe that is what it takes to be a midnight founder, and we want to share your story. Our podcast is casual, every conversation is different, so we like to take the conversation wherever it leads. As such, we don’t really follow a script, but we really want to know who you are as a founder, and what makes you tick? We also want to know what keeps you up at night, what are the problems you are currently trying to solve? As entrepreneurs we know that there are challenging times where you don’t have anyone to fall back on to meet the deadline or finish the task, all the weight is on your shoulders. One question we ask every guest that we want you to think about is: What is the gnarliest experience you have had as an entrepreneur? Stories about you and your business are engaging and pull the listeners in.
Hosts:
AJ Rounds: A.J. Rounds currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer of RevRoad. In addition, he is a co-founder and investor. A.J.’s passion is helping other entrepreneurs like himself. This position allows A.J. to do that. A.J. has an 18-year track record in Marketing communications, consumer retail and direct sales channels, global business development, human resources, editorial, business writing, and building effective management teams.
Jacob McHargue: Jake is the Director of Entrepreneurship for the CB Vault which is the new entrepreneurship division of Central Bank. He is focused on helping startups and entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Jake grew up in an entrepreneurial family and has been enthusiastic about entrepreneurship since a young age. He has spent much of his career building teams and helping organizations grow.

Carlton van Putten - Payrent

We are excited for this week’s episode with Carlton van Putten who is the CEO of Payrent. Carlton waited until later in his career to begin his entrepreneurial journey, he talked about how he is utilizing all of the lessons he learned throughout his career to help make Payrent the success it is today. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode!

Keith Huang - Sentient Academy

We are excited for this weeks episode with Keith Huang who is the Founder & CEO of Sentient Academy. We had a great conversation about embracing your inner artist and letting your creativity out. He had some great advice for founders about staying in touch with your company by “walking the floor” which is something he learned during his time working in the casino industry. Hope you enjoy this week’s episode.