Violet has come a long way since her first Shamrock Shuffle. Despite some setbacks she has had with running, Violet continues to push forward. New goals are being set and she is looking to attack them with determination and a positive attitude. Enjoy the conversation with Violet.By Michel Moreau

Tasfia Azim is my latest guest. I caught up with the PH.D student last week just after an early morning run in Houston. We get into how training has been for this Boston, dealing with imposter syndrome, and why the race in Boston may not be the most exciting part of her day. Enjoy getting to know Tasfia.…

Ivan McClellan is the Founder and CEO of Eight Seconds and the Eight Seconds Rodeo. Driven by a sense of purpose, his work has transformed the lives of these cowboys and influenced the western space. He has executed numerous campaigns for Wrangler, Tecovas, Boot Barn, Stetson, Ariat and many other brands highlighting the spectacular Black cowboys d…

This is part one of my conversation with Robin. In the second half of this episode, we discussed the track trials, but I also wanted people to get know Robin's running story as well. I learn that Robin played a little bit of rugby in college, how the pandemic changed running for her a bit, and how she became a student of the sport. Enjoy getting to…

K.L. Wombacher is the President and General Manager of the Hillsboro Hops, the minor league baseball team affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks.By Dan Bruton

Rob Bach is the Founder of Spinney Media, an affordable, subscription-based physical fulfillment service for all working and aspiring musicians. Learn more at: https://spinneymedia.com/By Dan Bruton

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Alanna Dwight is the latest guest on the pod. We spent some time discussing what she calls her injury saga and how it helped her slow down a bit, hobbies that came from the saga, and of course her dog Leroy gets a mention.By Michel Moreau

Amina Moreau is the Co-Founder and CEO of Radious.pro, a marketplace for on demand private workspaces.By Dan Bruton

Oregon Treasurer Tobias Ready rejoins the podcast and discusses his candidacy to become Oregon's next Secretary of State. Learn more at https://www.tobiasread.com/By Dan Bruton

Laura spent some time talking the week of the Chicago Marathon. We talked about how having a run community helped her deal with injury during training, balancing life and fitness, and of course, the Chicago Marathon.By Michel Moreau

Mike Rogoway, Business Reporter for the Oregonian rejoins the show for his fifth guest appearance. Mike discusses the Oregon economy, startups, Intel/Chips industry, and more. Read Mike's columns at: https://www.oregonlive.com/user/MikeRogoway/posts.htmlFollow him on Twitter/X: @rogowayBy Dan Bruton

Karen and I talked just before the Chicago marathon. Our conversation includes what community means, her goals for the race, and how she manages to fit it all in as a busy person. Enjoy getting to know Karen.By Michel Moreau

Gloria Romero is the probably one of the most positive and passionate runners that I know. I am not sure that I know anyone who loves their hobby more. You will definitely hear that passion coming through in this episode. Enjoy getting to know Gloria.By Michel Moreau

Running is just one of Tony’s many interests, also he also rock climbs, bikes, and loves trying new places to eat. We talk about those interests, why he avoided the running community for a bit, and future goals for him. Enjoy getting know Tony Gao.By Michel Moreau

Celia is the founder of local running group , Midway Mile Chasers. We talk about why she started the running group, the group interaction that kept her running, and making a big career change. You’ll enjoy the conversation and feel like you gained a new friend.By Michel Moreau

Kiarri Kershaw my latest guest. Kiarri joins me fresh off her second Boston marathon. We talk about how she’s gotten stronger as a runner after dealing with some injuries, fitting running into her busy schedule, being a epidemiology researcher, and close it out with some of her favorite food places. Enjoy getting to know Kiarri.…

Bay Area native, connie shie (shay)is my latest guest. Connie is a multi talented person and we talk about everything from running, setting big goals, the idea of faultier, and her favorite hobbies. Enjoy getting to know Connie.By Michel Moreau

Ben McKinley is the Founder of Cascade Web Development. Cascade Web Development creates intuitive, custom software that grows with your business. Our industry-leading platforms allow you to easily manage your online presence and internal processes with high flexibility and modular functionality. Learn more at https://www.cascadewebdev.com/…

Matt Scott is the author The High Growth Nonprofit- proven steps to quickly double your revenue and drive impact. Matt is also the Founder of CauseMic, a consulting firm specializing in helping mission-driven organizations. Learn more at https://www.causemic.com/bookBy Dan Bruton

Juan didn’t really get his start with running till he turned 40 while looking for a big way to celebrate the birthday. Since then, he has done a few tri’s, half and full marathons. We talk about the things he’s learned and what keeps him coming back.By Michel Moreau

In 2017, frustrated with security, policy and regulatory/compliance tools that did little to actually help reduce risk, co-founders James Dirksen and Tim Morgan set out to create a product that would provide a comprehensive picture of an organization’s threat landscape. It had to be quick, efficient and accurate, and make it easy to communicate ris…

Blake St. Onge is the Portland Managing Principal for Cresa, a global corporate real estate firm. Blake rejoins the show to give an update on the Portland area commercial real estate market, including vacancies, sub leases and hybrid work.By Dan Bruton

Matthew Cable has some big goals for his running career. He recently moved to Boulder, CO for a change of scenery and to see what happens when you go all in on running.By Michel Moreau

Rick Turoczy is the Co-Founder of the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), Built Oregon, and writer/curator of Silicon Florist (https://siliconflorist.com/)By Dan Bruton

Amy Rosenberg is the author of A Modern Guide to Public Relations, Founder of Veracity, an integrated PR firm, and host of the PR Talk Podcast.By Dan Bruton

I’ve known Jordan since meeting him at Fleet Feet over 10 years ago, so I’ve watched his running/coaching journey for a bit now. We get into his journey to qualifying for the Boston marathon, coaching runners/orange theory participants, and dealing with a tough injury.By Michel Moreau

Byron Binkley is the Founder of Sella (https://hellosella.com/). Sella’s mission is to make buying and selling used stuff completely, 100% frictionless. That means tap to buy and tap to sell with confidence, trust and efficiency at every step.When you hire Sella to sell your stuff, they pick it up, prepare it for sale, research prices, craft your l…

Lakayana Drury (He/Him/His) is the founder and Executive Director of Word is Bond (https://www.mywordisbond.org/). Lakayana Drury is an educator, storyteller, and community organizer. Lakayana was recently named one of Portland Business Journal’s Class of 2021 Forty Under 40.Lakayana Drury was raised in Madison, Wisconsin by his hardworking mother …

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Nora and Elizabeth Sheils are the Founders of Rock Paper Coin, the first-ever software to bring together event planners, couples, and vendors into one system for managing contracts, paying invoices, and sharing documents. With its streamlined system, event professionals can manage the backend of their business with ease. To keep up with the demands…

Aaron Ambuske is the Founder and CEO of HEST. Based in Seattle, HEST brings the comforts of home to the great outdoors by producing premium sleep products that build community around camping. HEST develops and delivers high-performance, low-maintenance solutions for camping and travel. HEST was launched in 2019 by outdoor industry product engineer …

Colombia, Mo native and former Mizzou golden girl, Ashlee Chapman is my latest guest. Ashlee is another one of my fleet feet racing teammates and we talk about how she was a very active child, getting her start with running to stay active after college, and completing her first triathlon. Enjoy getting to know Ashlee and enjoy the conversation.…

Chad Brown is the founder and president of Soul River Inc., a nonprofit organization that focuses on connecting veterans and introducing diverse urban youth of color to the outdoors, nature conservation and growing young leaders into advocacy for our public lands, wildlife and freshwater. Recently, Brown has launched a new nonprofit Love is King th…

Mike Rogoway is the business reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive.com. Read Mike's business coverage at: https://www.oregonlive.com/user/MikeRogoway/Connect with Mike on Twitter @https://twitter.com/rogoway and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogoway/By Dan Bruton

Cara Turano is the President and Executive Director for the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN). Learn more about OEN at https://www.oen.org/Thank You to our Sponsors:Cresa Portland: https://www.cresa.com/portland-orCauseMic: https://www.causemic.com/By Dan Bruton

Jeff Schneider is a sales trainer, coach and sales consultant. Connect with Jeff at https://www.linkedin.com/in/schneidertrain/. Support for the PDX Executive Podcast is provided by:Cresa Portland:https://www.cresa.com/portland-orCauseMic: https://www.causemic.com/By Dan Bruton

Nikita talk about everything from life to her dealing with long covid issues. She is a busy person so I am glad we got to have this conversation. It is one that a lot of people will relate to.By Michel Moreau

Emmy Andrews is the Executive Director for Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA). Emmy has been hired to lead COTA in its next phase of growth, while continuing its core mission of developing, protecting, and enhancing the Central Oregon mountain bike experience through trail stewardship, advocacy, collaboration, and education. Learn more at: https:…

Julie Harrelson and Robert Pease are the Managing Directors for Cascade Seed Fund. Founded in 2014 and investing as Cascade Angels Fund across five funds, they became Cascade Seed Fund in 2019 building on more than five years of early stage investing experience. Today Cascade Seed Fund continues to seek out opportunities to work with amazing entrep…

Ashish Kothari is an executive coach, author, consultant and founder of Happiness Squad. Ashish's newest book is available now, Hardwired for Happiness: 9 Proven Practices to Overcome Stress and Live Your Best Life. Learn more at:https://happinesssquad.com/By Dan Bruton

You may have seen the signs in your neighborhood: YOU ARE ENOUGH, DON'T GIVE UP, YOU MATTER. What started as a collection of yard signs has turned into a global movement. Amy Wolff, Founder of the Don't Give Up Movement and author of Signs of Hope, joins Dan Bruton to discuss how 20 yards signs became a global movement, learn more at https://www.do…

Joie Started as a runner in third grade with Girls On The Run. She continued to in in high school and did track and cross country. It has been quite the journey from considering herself an 800m runner to now a marathoner. Joie is getting ready to go after a PR at the upcoming Chicago Marathon. Enjoy the conversation!…

Chip Conley is the Founder of the Modern Elder Academy, Author of Wisdom at Work and former Head of Hospitality Strategy for AirBnb. This episode was originally published in 2020.By Dan Bruton

This conversation was originally published in April 2021. Rukaiyah Adams is the Former Chief Investment Officer for Meyer Memorial Trust. Check out Rukaiyah's Portland Tedx talk at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KLndPkbmzUBy Dan Bruton

Rand Fishkin is the Founder of Moz and author of the new book 'Lost and Founder.' He is also the Co-Founder of SparkToro. Rand's new book reads part handbook for founders and a documentation of Rand's journey going from working for his Mother's ad agency to starting, then ultimately leaving Moz. In this episode, Rand opens up about writing the book…

Jerry Colonna is the Co-Founder of Reboot, an executive coaching company. Learn more at Reboot.io. Jerry is also the author of Reboot: Leadership and The Art of Growing Up (Harper Business). This episode was originally posted in 2019.By Dan Bruton

Jessica Mozeico co-founded Willamette Valley winery Et Fille Wines, which means “and daughter”, with her father Howard Mozeico in 2003. Jessica grew up helping her dad with his winemaking hobby in their garage. She fell in love with wine, though it was a passion shecultivated from the sidelines as she pursued an undergraduate degree from Hamilton C…

Dawnielle Tehama is the Executive Director for the Willamette Valley Visitors Association. Learn more at: https://willamettevalley.org/By Dan Bruton

It was fun to hear Kim’s journey from running just to get out the house to attempting to qualify for 2024 Boston Marathon at the Chicago Marathon in October. She’s fun to run with and was just as much fun to talk to about running, food, and life. Enjoy the conversation. Enjoy the conversation!By Michel Moreau