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 driving this culture forward. His background is working as Design Director for internationally renowned advertising firms, most recently AKQA. Working on activations for the U.S. National Soccer Team, Chicago Marathon, Nike, Adidas and more serve his ambition to create an innovative and premium rodeo product.

Ivan McClellan: Author of Black Rodeo Culture & Founder, 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo

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

K.L. Wombacher, President and General Manager of the Hillsboro Hops

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/

Rob Bach on the Resurgence of Vinyl, CDs and Cassettes

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

Amina Moreau, Co-Founder & CEO of Radious, on Flexible Work, Growth, and Rad Days

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/

Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read on his Candidacy for Secretary of State

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.html Follow him on Twitter/X: @rogoway

Mike Rogoway, Business Reporter for The Oregonian

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/

Ben McKinley, Founder of Cascade Web Development, on Running Your Business for the Long Term

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/book

Matt Scott, Author of The High Growth Nonprofit

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 risk to regulators, auditors and non-technical executives.

Tim Morgan, Co-Founder of DeepSurface Security

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.

An Update on Portland's Commercial Real Estate Market with Blake St. Onge

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