The Meatcast by EPIC Provisions: Recent Episodes
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This week we're talking to Carrie Richards from Richard's Grass Fed Beef. Like many, Carrie stumbled onto the better meat movement through a personal quest for better health. Unlike many, she turned it into her career. Carrie and I discuss...
· Her journey from wedding photographer to regenerative rancher
· A big expensive mistake she made early on
· How the pandemic has highlighted where the bottlenecks exist in the meat supply chain
Relevant LinksRichard's Grassfed Beef
Richard's Grassfed Beef Instagram
Savory Institute Land to Market Program
American Grassfed Association
The Lean Farm
This week we're talking to Bobby Gill from The Savory Institute. Since Bobby was last on the Meatcast he’s given a TED talk on the TEDx stage, he’s turned the tables on lab-grown meat, and he was mentioned by name on the Joe Rogan podcast. Bobby gives us the scoop on
- What its like to prepare for and give a TED talk
- The impact COVID19 has had on Savory’s plans for 2020
- Why the pandemic has given us renewed perspective on where and how we get our food
RELEVANT LINKSBobby's TedX Talk: It's not the cow, it's the how
Alan's Savory's TED Talk
Savory.global
This week we bring back our first ever guest, the podfather of Paleo and New York Times best-selling author, Robb Wolf. Robb has been a guest multiple times on podcasts like Joe Rogan and continues to be a leader in the ancestral-health and regenerative ag movement. During our conversation he and I cover:
- How decisions by Google and Facebook have resulted in 90%+ web traffic declines for health websites like his, Nutritional Therapy Association, and others
- His upcoming book and documentary with Diana Rodgers, Sacred Cow, and how it could be Regen Ag’s answer to plant-based documentaries such as “Game Changers”
- His views on how his sodium intake was impacting his athletic performance and ultimately inspired him to launch an electrolyte supplement
Relevant Links
Sacred Cow Book & Documentary
LMNT
Quick reminder: The views and opinions expressed by those on the podcast are their own, and don’t always represent those of EPIC or its affiliates.
This week we are digging into the science behind the Carnivore Diet with the "Carnivore MD", Dr Paul Saladino.
During our conversation Dr. Paul shares...
- The health issues that ultimately led him to discovering the Carnivore Diet
- His thoughts on getting the vitamins and minerals you need from meat
- Why he suggests that for many, loading up on fruits and vegetables may not be the right approach
- His take on what scientific research say about our need for fiber and building a healthy gut on a Carnivore Diet
If you listened to our previous episode on Carnivore with Dr. Shawn Baker, consider that an introduction to the Carnivore Diet whereas this episode is definitely a deeper dive on all things Carnivore.
Relevant Links
The Carnivore Code
Dr. Paul Saladino on Instagram
Quick reminder: The views and opinions expressed by those on the podcast are their own, and don’t always represent those of EPIC or its affiliates.
This week we’ve got Danny Vega, a former college athlete and strength & conditioning coach, who’s now a trusted expert and coach within the Keto community.
During our conversation, Danny and I cover
- His journey from Division 1 athlete and strength coach, to Keto Coach
- How his knowledge as a power and strength athlete influences his approach to food
- Why he got his family to eat this way, and how they tackle family celebrations like birthday parties?
We’ve talked with a few members of this community, but this is our first conversation where we really explore views like Danny’s on family-wide adoption.
Relevant Links
Fat Fueled Family
Danny Vega Instagram
The views and opinions expressed by those on the podcast are their own, and don’t always represent those of EPIC or its affiliates.
This week we’ve got Dr Shawn Baker, an accomplished athlete and orthopedic surgeon who’s credited with popularizing the Carnivore Diet. He has been featured on other podcasts including Joe Rogan. Today Dr Shawn and I discuss...
- His journey from traditional western medicine to Carnivore diet evangelist
- His success as an athlete while on a Carnivore diet
- We identify some of the most common mistakes he sees people make when they first adopt a Carnivore diet
- We discuss who might not be a good fit for the Carnivore diet
New Year 2020, a lot of people are adopting new habits and goals. If the Carnivore Diet is something you’re curious about, this is going to be a great listen for you.
Relevant Links
MeatRX
Dr Shawn Baker on Instagram
The Meatcast returns with founder of Perfect Keto and author of The Keto Answers book, Dr. Anthony Gustin. We discuss
- His journey from practicing medicine, to food entrepreneur, to author.
- How he uses food as a tool for mental performance
- His recent first hunting experience
- Why he wants to demolish and expose food brands that are out for profits rather than the health of their consumers
Whether you're a carb conscious rookie, a vet, or even just curious about finding the right diet for you, this is a great conversation with one of the most respected leaders in health and wellness.
Meatcasters!
This week, we discover the seductive power of Bison and how two Canadians end up living in the hill country of Texas. We’re talking to Roam Ranch managers, Cody Spencer and Julia Mitchell, and we cover
- What about Roam compelled these two to uproot their lives and move across a continent
- A day in the life running a regenerative ag ‘field laboratory’
- Why farmer strong is a real thing and how they prioritize their fitness
If you’ve ever been in the presence of people whom you immediately wish you could bottle up and sprinkle into your life on a daily basis, that’s Cody and Julia. I mean that in the least serial killery way. I don’t know how else to describe it, but their personalities really shine through in this short interview and I hope yall are as charmed as them as I am.
To end the episode, I explain how you can play a role in the parenting of my children.
Relevant Links
Roam Ranch
Herd Podcast
Meatcasters!
This week we’re combining the power of solar power and regenerative agriculture. We’re talking to Trent Hendricks, from Cabriejo Ranch. Trent and his team are working with Silicon Ranch to graze ruminant animals to help manage the acres that their solar panels sit on. In addition to this next-level initiative, Trent and I discuss….
- Why Trent’s creativity far outweighs his Spanish
- Trent’s journey from cheesemonger to regenerative rancher
- Regenerative parenting - raising kids with holistic management principles
Trent is probably one of the most charismatic and passionate people I’ve spoken to for the Meatcast and you can really hear it come thru during our interview.
Also, learn how you can have a dramatic impact on my mom’s self esteem.
Relevant Links
Cabriejo Ranch
Silicon Ranch launches Regenerative Energy
Meatcasters!
This week we’re diving into the world of autoimmunity with health and wellness expert, Carly Brawner, otherwise known as @Frolicandflow. If you’ve ever suffered from symptoms like poor digestion, rashes or eczema, low energy, listen in as Carly explains how she discovered and managed her autoimmune issues with diet and lifestyle and how she’s helping others do the same. It’s a really interesting deep dive into the “AIP” community, one that EPIC has long served and one that continues to grow. Carly and I also discuss...
- Is an AIP diet for everyone?
- Being a strength-training newb
- Setting up digital boundaries when you’re an “influencer”
This week’s INSIDE EPIC, we talk about INSIDE EPIC. Huh? Listen in and find out what I mean.
Relevant Links
Frolic and Flow
Bison Harvest at Roam Ranch - where I got to meet Carly!
John Berardi’s Autoimmune Journey - discussed during our convo!
Meatcasters!
This week we’ve got Sammy Moniz, from Feeding the Frasers. What began as a way for Sammy to chronicle her favorite recipes, has evolved into an online brand with over 200,000 fans! All following Sammy as she feeds herself and the fittest man on earth, fiancee and three-time CrossFit Games champion, Mat Fraser.
And this is just her side hustle! By day, Sammy is arguably the Jerry Maguire of CrossFit, working with a team to help manage the sports top athletes. That list of athletes includes past CrossFit champions Katrin Davidsdottir, Annie Thorsdottir and perennial contenders like Pat Vellner, Brooke Wells, Laura Horvath, and the EPIC team favorite, Brent Fikowski. Listen as Sammy and I discuss
- The genesis of Feeding The Frasers and how she actually feeds the Fittest Man on Earth
- Why the role of agents and sponsors are even more critical in CrossFit than other professional sports
- How she ended up at our founder’s ranch, holding a bloody bison heart and cleaning out bison skulls.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, I shoutout EPIC Meatcast fan, Mad McLaughlin or @quirkyseeker. I’d love to hear you rank your meat….cast episodes. Call 512-686-MEAT and tell me what your favorite Meatcast episode was and why. We’ll pick a couple of winners to send a gift bag too and we may publish your entry on the Meatcast!
Finally, I give you the inside scoop on how to make our finance team incredibly anxious!
I recorded the intros & outros of this episode in the back of a Lyft. No, Lyft is not a sponsor of the Meatcast (yet?!) just a necessity to get this week’s episode out on time. So not only do you get to meet a renowned bug scientist, you also get to meet my Lyft driver, Yancy!
Alright, we’ve covered plenty of four-legged species on the Meatcast, but what about those 6,8, or hundreds of legs? This week we talk to bug scientist and regenerative farmer, Jonathan Lundgren. Some may recognize Jonathan from features in the Washington Post and NPR about his exile from the USDA, after his research uncovered the harmful impacts of pesticides on the bee population. He and I touch on the impact that episode had on his life as well as….
- How insects play a critical role in the taste, color, and smell of food
- Why insects are facing a mass extinction event greater than the dinosaurs faced
- Why insects play a larger role in regenerative agriculture than cows, pigs or chickens
For this week’s Inside EPIC, in honor of Independence Day, I help you declare freedom from one of the most common tyrannies of the internet.
You may have tried a Paleo diet, but what about a Paleo workout routine? Erwan Le Corre is the founder of MovNat, a fitness practice that asks us to get outside and reclaim much of the movements we’ve lost in modern society, movements like crawling, carrying, balancing, bounding, etc. Erwan’s used these principles to train everyone from Navy SEALs and MMA champions to everyday folks like you and I! Listen as Erwan and I discuss….
- Why is resurrecting our human movement critical to our physical longevity and health?
- How can you incorporate MovNat into your existing workout routine?
- Using MovNat as a way to introduce movement and play with your kids
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we answer what is probably our number one consumer complaint. Why are EPIC bars so hard to open?!
Finally we give you another opportunity to win an EPIC prize...or lose your job?
Relevant Links
MovNat
Outside Magazine: The Workout that Time Forgot
Amazon: The Practice of Natural Movement
Meatcasters!
This week we peel back the shell on eggs! First, I’m joined by the owner and CEO of Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Jesse LaFlamme. Jesse is the third generation of the family business that has turned Pete and Gerry’s into a leading organic egg producer in the US. EPIC is proud to use Pete and Gerry’s egg yolks in our new Rise & Grind bars! During our conversation, taped live at Expo West, Jerry and I discuss...
- The evolution of the egg industry in the past 40 years and why the egg aisle at your grocery store looks so different today
- The challenges of scaling a small family business and retaining your values and standards
- What should you and I be looking for when we buy eggs at our grocery store?
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we go behind the scenes of our new Rise & Grind bars and bring back Charlie Lucas from the EPIC product development team! Charlie shares some of the surprises he ran into working with egg yolks for this launch and he explains why some of our most critical R&D work was done on a hotel room electric stove.
Finally I share how anyone, ANYONE, can snag our new Rise & Grind bars for free for a limited time only!
Relevant Links
Pete and Gerrys
Introducing EPIC’s new Rise & Grind bars
Meatcasters!
This week I’m joined by former Navy SEAL, Micah Fink. Micah and his organization, Heroes and Horses, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Men’s Journal, and supported by celebrities like Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, and brands like Yeti and Modern Huntsman. I’m confident this is one of the most powerful, bold, and inspiring conversations I’ve had on this podcast. During our conversation Micah and discuss...
- How Micah decided to become a Navy SEAL amid the rubble of 9-11
- What it takes to make it thru BUDS and become a Navy SEAL
- Why Micah’s using horsemanship to help veterans cope with PTSD and depression
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, I bring my mom onto the Meatcast to rank Vietnamese meats. Yes, seriously, my mom. Why? Listen and find out! She also drops a bombshell that shatters a long standing Meatcast facade.
Make sure you’re subscribed to the Meatcast and our newsletter via epicprovisions.com. We’re going to be launching new products in the coming weeks and you can be first to get your hands on special offers, cool swag, and life-changing prizes!
Relevant Links
Heroes and Horses
Mens Journal: Horse Power: How Wild Mustangs Are Helping Veterans Return to Civilian Life
Modern Huntsman: An Interview with Micah Fink
This week, we’re talking paleo baby food with the founders of SerenityKids, Joe and Serena. SerenityKids was the first baby food company I had ever seen combining ethically sourced meat with the convenience of pouches. As a new parent, I was incredibly excited about their launch and signed up for their first batch of pre-orders. But my order, and everyone else’s, were delayed for almost two years! I talk to Joe and Serenity about this two year delay during our conversation and we also discuss...
- How recently becoming parents has impacted them as entrepreneurs
- How do you develop products for babies? Taste testing? Choosing flavors?
- The trust involved with making food that parents feed their infants and toddlers
On this week’s INSIDE EPIC, I preview groundbreaking research that proves beef has the power to reduce greenhouse gases. This news will be the focus of its own Meatcast episode, but I wanted to share the breaking news and give yall an opportunity to share this incredible research with your community! Check out the links below if you’re a conscious carnivore who wants to support the movement of better meat, rather than less meat.
Relevant Links
SerenityKids
Study: White Oak Pastures Beef Reduces Atmospheric Carbon
Infographics and Instagram-friendly assets to share the LCA research
Meatcast Episode 4: Will Harris
Meatcasters!
This week we’ve got the 2nd fittest man in 2017, elite CrossFit Games athlete, Brent Fikowski. Brent has finished in the top four at the last three CrossFit Games and is one of the sport’s most popular athletes. That popularity, however, is credit to his personality rather than his results. As you’ll see in our interview, he’s incredibly thoughtful about his training, his life, and gives us an honest and interesting glimpse into the mind of a professional athlete. Brent and I discuss...
- The best trash talkers in CrossFit
- His disappointing performance during this year’s Open
- A typical day in his first season as a full-time athlete
- The one element he realized was missing in his training and life recently
- Canadian nude pottery (not the answer to above)
We recorded this episode live at EPIC HQ during a week where Brent spent some time with our team in Austin and also with our founders at Roam Ranch!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we answer our very first Meatcast Mailbag question! Listen in and see if your question made it onto the Meatcast!
And finally, we reveal the cure for MEAT FOMO.
Relevant Links
Brent’s Instagram
BrentFikowski.com
The Professor Project
Meatcasters!
This week I talk to Dr. Michelle Thomas, the Animal Welfare Manager at Applegate Farms. Applegate is widely recognized as a leader and pioneer in sustainably sourced meats, but most of you know them for their deli meats and bacon. During our conversation Dr. Michelle Thomas and I discuss
- How do you keep high sourcing standards in the face of an incredibly fast growing business?
- The resources, attention and time Applegate puts into their relationship with farms and ranches
- Her career prior to agriculture, I guarantee yall could never guess it!
- I make my biggest Meatcast mistake ever
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we unveil the MEATCAST MAILBAG. You can now be a guest on the EPIC Meatcast by calling 512-686-MEAT. I explain how and we share our first Meatcast Mailbag entry!
Relevant Links
Applegate Farms Making a Big Bet on Regenerative Agriculture
Applegate Farms
This week I chat with firefighter, pro snowboarder, and personal trainer, Shawna Mayo! Shawna’s long been an EPIC ambassador, and recently, her profession as a firefighter hit close to home for the EPIC team. One of our dear friends, Chris Kerston from the Savory Institute, lost his home in the deadly Camp Fire, a fire that Shawna actually helped battle and fight. During our conversation, Shawna and I discuss...
- Her experience fighting the Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history
- A day in the life of a firefighter and the strict rules and routines she practices to ensure her and her team are ready for the unknown
- The challenges of being a female firefighter and her journey to a life lived outdoors
WARNING: This week’s episode features some graphic details of what Shawna witnessed while fighting the Camp Fire and some may find these upsetting.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we talk morning routines and how you can win an EPIC Rise And Grind insulated camp mug! I also share an insider hint on an upcoming new product launch!
Relevant Links
Shawna Mayo Instagram
EPIC ambassadors share their morning routines
Adee Cazayoux’s Journaling Habit
This week I was lucky enough to chat with Amy Culp, who leads sports nutrition for the University of Texas Athletics program! Amy’s team plays a critical role in the performance of top tier college athletes and I had so many questions about how someone handles a job with such high stakes. Amy and I cover:
- How much nutritional knowledge are many of these D1 athletes coming to school with?
- How she prescribes guidance to such a wide variety of athletes in different sports, positions, all with different goals.
- The relationship between the nutritionists and the team coaches.
- The evolution of collegiate sports nutrition, and how she prepares Longhorn athletes for both the field of play, and the game of life
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, I share our new major product launches coming in June!
And finally, I take a moment to share my gratitude and reflect on the two year birthday of the Meatcast!
This episode is something I've wanted to do since the Meatcast began, 50 episodes ago! This week, we cover the art of butchery with butcher and restaurant owner, Ben Runkle, from the award-winning Salt & Time butchery and restaurant in Austin, Texas. Butchery plays such an incredible role in our daily lives, yet most of us give it little thought or attention. The art of butchery all but vanished in the United States, but has seen an incredible resurgence thanks to folks like Ben and communities like EPIC’s! During our conversation Ben and I discuss….
- His journey from veganism to butchery!
- A butcher vs. a “meat cutter”
- What should we be looking for in our local butchers?
- What are some of the most underrated cuts of meat?
If you’ve ever eaten a piece of meat, and wondered about the role proper butchery plays in how that meat tastes, how it chews, and the life it led prior to your palate and plate -- listen in!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we’re lucky enough to chat with Shauna Sadowski who heads up the Sustainability team for Natural and Organic brands at General Mills. What does it mean to work on sustainability at a big food company? What are the pros and cons, what makes it exciting, what makes it hard? We dive into all of this with Shauna! [37:00]
Relevant Links
Salt & Time
How Salt & Time Ramped Up New Wave Butchery in Austin
Meatcasters!
This week we talk to former Google exec Tom Chi, about how he went from working on virtual reality glasses and self-driving cars to using soil, trees, and oceans to tackle climate change. Tom helped lead GoogleX, Google’s ‘big idea moonshot factory'. When you're leading ambitious projects with such grandiose ideas, it actually makes a ton of sense to spend the rest of your life working with companies to tackle a problem as complex as climate change! I’ll admit I was a little nervous before this conversation because I knew, fundamentally there were some places Tom and I would disagree. But I also knew that could facilitate better discussion and I wasn't disappointed.
Tom and I discuss
- His time leading GoogleX and his approach to rapid prototyping to develop innovation quickly and with little resources
- How taking his silicon valley approach to the environment can be both helpful and harmful
- Why he’s choosing to support both Regenerative Agriculture and ‘lab-grown meat’ when many would argue they’re in conflict with one another
- His investments in the health of soil, trees, and water and why he believes those three pillars are our keys to reversing climate change.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we hear from two more Whole30’ers! First up is Sydney, who illustrates how critical it is to get and have a good support system for your first Whole30, and she also tells us how how she got her parents to try out their first Whole30! [44:40]
Next up is Ingianni! She shares how her first Whole30 helped her cure the eczema that had been plaguing her for most of her life! As a fellow eczema sufferer, who cured it after getting nutritionally ‘woke’, this conversation really hit home for me. Especially when I found out, the source of her eczema, turned out to be a Whole30 compliant food! We also talk about the challenge of adopting something like Whole30 when food plays such a critical role in your family’s culture. [53:50]
Relevant Links
Tom Chi
TED Talk: Rapid Prototyping Google Glass
Meatcasters!
This week we’ve got former CrossFit Games champion and garbage disposal connoisseur, James Hobart. Even if you’ve never done CrossFit, if you’ve ever googled it, James is in your internet history! He is the male athlete CrossFit uses in most of its exercise demo videos….that was until he was recently replaced by my grandfather. Well, not my grandfather, but somebody’s grandfather!
James and I chat about that and…
- Winning the CrossFit Games with multiple teams including Rich Froning’s Team Mayhem,
- The big changes we’ve recently seen in the CrossFit Games season.
- Garbage disposals.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we follow Hope and I to Denver where she takes on the challenge of ordering Whole30 at an airport restaurant and well...ultimately fails. [40:57]
Finally we make a major announcement that could save you lots of money! [44:57]
Relevant Links
James Hobart's Instagram
MorningChalkup: Asia goes HAM
Meatcasters!
This week we’ve got New York Times bestselling author, Nina Teicholz, talking about her book, The Big Fat Surprise. In The Big Fat Surprise, Nina argues that the dietary advice recommended by the majority of our doctors and nutritionists was all built on faulty science. She chronicles decades of studies to illustrate that what we think we know about saturated fat, cholesterol, and heart disease, it might be all wrong and Nina explains why butter, meat and cheese are part of a healthy diet.
As promised, for this week’s INSIDE EPIC we chat with a couple of team members taking on Whole30 this January! First up is Catalina, a marketing manager on the Annie’s team. She’s a Whole30 veteran having done three of them already, but this year’s was, well...different. As in her Whole30 actually was just a Whole4. How does a Whole30 fall apart? Catalina is brave enough to share with us! [44:15]
Props again to Catalina for having the guts to share that with us! I hope she inspires some of yall who have had a small slip up to hop back on the wagon. Speaking of hope, our next Whole30er is indeed, Hope! She leads our EPIC marketing communications and this is her first Whole30! One of the biggest challenges of Whole30 is eating out, and not only did Hope eat out during Week One of her first of Whole30, she went on a date! Listen to Hope explain how that went and stay tuned for more of her journey! [49:04]
Relevant Links
The Big Fat Surprise
WSJ: Nina Teicholz: The Last Anti-Fat Crusaders
The Nutrition Coalition
The Meatcast is officially returning January 14th, but we thought we'd give you this mini-Meatcast episode by re-sharing a brief conversation we had one year ago with Whole30 co-founder, Melissa Hartwig!
In less than 10 minutes, she gives some great tips and insights that'll help both Whole30 rookies and veterans alike!
Check out the links below for more info on Melissa, Whole30, and the EPIC Whole30 Kit!
Relevant Links
Whole30
EPIC's Whole30 Kit
Melissa Hartwig on the MindBodyGreen Podcast
Meatcasters!
This week we try something new! We go behind the scenes at EPIC and show you what happens when we don’t have enough salmon to support the growth of our salmon products!
You’ll hear from our Salmon fisherman, Steve, on what caused the massive disruption in this year’s sockeye salmon harvest and how we managed through it. You’ll also get to be a fly on the wall, as our team taste tests the improved salmon products. This is definitely a different episode format for us, so please listen and let us know what you think!
Also, you still have an opportunity to get a FREE Impact Journal, listen to find out how!
Relevant Links
EPIC Blog: Sockeye Salmon Shortage
Meatcast Episode 32: Fred’s Alaska
2018 Impact Journal: Get yours while supplies last!
Meatcasters!
This week, we talk to filmmaker, hunter, conservationist, adventurer, none other than Donnie Vincent. Donnie’s profound respect for nature, his incredibly physical approach to hunting, and his vision for storytelling have turned him into a household name among the younger hunting community. He’s been profiled by Men’s Health and interviewed on the Joe Rogan podcast.
During our conversation, Donnie and I discuss [2:01]
- Hunting predators such as bears and mountain lions
- His physical approach to hunting, why he chooses to hunt this way and how he trains for it
- The respect he has for nature and the animals he kills
For this week’s Inside EPIC, we go behind the scenes of our second annual Impact Journal and talk to our EPIC Brand Journalist Liz and our EPIC In-House Designer Andrea about its creation and upcoming release! The Impact Journal is a 100+ page publication we launched this time last year, filled with beautiful stories and images, highlighting the key partners that EPIC works with and the impact they’re having on their communities, their animals, and our planet. We distributed over 10,000 copies last year for free to our EPIC fans and the response was overwhelming. Liz and Andrea join us this week to describe what it was like crafting this year’s Impact Journal, and how they were able to build upon last year’s success. [55:50]
Finally, I share how you can make sure you secure your copy of the 2018 Impact Journal and also put out a request for email stalkers. [1:05:41]
Relevant Links
Donnie Vincent: The Other Side (Trailer)
Joe Rogan Podcast: Donnie Vincent
Mens Health: Donnie Vincent
Sicmanta.com
2017 Impact Journal
This week’s episode, we’ll take you back to The CrossFit Games this summer and The Granite Games more recently! I took the Meatcast on the road with me to talk to athletes, but more importantly, unique folks within the CrossFit community including...
- A CrossFitting priest who became the official CrossFit Games Chaplain [2:42]
- A college professor and her students who work with CrossFit Inc. to study the economic impact of the CrossFit Games on the local city [5:40]
- Two doctors who are using CrossFit, rather than traditional western medicine, to combat chronic disease [9:50]
- The founder of the MorningChalkUp newsletter and now widely considered, the Anderson Cooper of CrossFit [24:10]
- Jenn Dancer and Holden Rethwill, from Team Invictus X, who finished 2nd in the team competition at this year’s CrossFit Games [30:19]
Finally, I fill yall in on TWO new product launches, another word from my mom, and a request for your Thanksgiving dinners!
Relevant Links
Father Stephen Gadberry
CrossFit MedicusOne
Morning Chalkup
Team Invictus X: Road to the Games
Jenn Dancer
Holden Rethwill
Sam Dancer
Kaitlyn Kassis
Meatcasters!
This week’s episode is a special full INSIDE EPIC Meatcast! We chat with our Meat Sourcerer, Kirk Blanchard, about getting stranded in the Arctic Circle bowhunting the largest migration of Caribou in North America. Kirk grew up hunting and is an avid outdoorsmen, but there were challenges in the Arctic he’d never encountered before, including one of which that almost caused him to literally urinate on himself and another that forced him to ration food. Kirk also chronicles what it was like, stalking caribou 10+ miles for 15+ hours a day and details the moment that would make or break his entire trip, as he was forced to make a hurried decision with a bull in his sights.
This was supposed to be your standard Inside EPIC segment, but Kirk’s story was so incredible we felt like it deserved an episode of its own! We actually spoke with Kirk before his trip too, so if you’re curious about what his concerns were leading up to the trip after you’ve heard how it played out, see the show notes below!
Finally, I close out this episode with mega news from Savory & EPIC, a few Halloween tips and the Asian Batman origin story.
Relevant Links
EPIC EOV Launch
Meatcast Episode 41: Sitka (Kirk previews this hunt)
Meatcast Episode 4: An intro to Kirk Blanchard!
Original EPIC Elk Hunt: Featuring Kirk and our co-founder Taylor
Meatcasters!
Meat Erin Kiley, a regenerative land manager and grazer, a novice hunter, a young woman pioneering spaces and communities historically dominated by men. And as a special treat, she’s introduced by Brad and Tyler, co-founders of Modern Huntsman, who join me to discuss volume two of their publication. We discuss what they’ve learned since volume one, why they’ve decided to partner with brands like EPIC, Sitka, and Yeti, and how they inspired Erin to learn how to hunt and ultimately be a contributor for volume two.
Brad & Tyler kickoff the episode [1:54] and help introduce Erin [15:38]. Whether its entrepreneurship, regenerative agriculture, female leadership, hunting, or just an unconventional personal journey -- I think there’s plenty to be learn from these folks!
Relevant Links
Meatcast Episode 33: Modern Huntsman
Modern Huntsman: Pre-Order Volume 2
Erin Kiley Instagram
Mountain and Prairie Podcast
Meatcasters!
Meat SITKA co-founder, Jonathan Hart. SITKA was the first hunting apparel brand, to bring the technology and performance of climbing apparel to hunting. As a hunter, you’re moving several miles a day, carrying heavy equipment or precious animal meat, and you want to be wearing clothing designed for outdoorsmen and adventurers, clothing that considers and prioritizes performance. During our conversation, Jonathan and I discuss
- how he began to bridge the gap between climbing and hunting apparel
- SITKA’s growing pains as a smaller, more-expensive brand in the hunting space
- the role of SITKA in regeneration and stewardship of the environment that hunters depend on
Whether its hunting, entrepreneurship, environmentalism, or even apparel, there’s no shortage of inspiration and energy from Jonathan in this interview!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we’ll keep the hunting theme and bring back our Meat Sourcerer, Kirk Blanchard. When we recorded this interview, Kirk was preparing for a trip north of the Arctic Circle to bow-hunt a migration of Caribou! We chat about how the heck a Texan decides to fly to the north pole to hunt Caribou, and the kind of dangers that exist up there that you don’t see anywhere else.
Finally, I talk about our latest new item launch and share how you can get some free gifts with any purchase on epicbar.com for a limited time! Oh and my mom is back to weigh in our lack of Apple podcast ratings and reviews.
Relevant Links
SITKA
EPIC Elk Hunt (not mentioned in the episode, but a team including our co-founder Taylor Collins, CFO/COO Robby Sansom, and one of our suppliers, Northstar Bison, descended on New Mexico for an EPIC Elk Hunt)
Meatcasters!
For those of you who put beef number one when you #RankYourMeats, this episode is for you! We talk to a leading supplier of grass-fed beef in America, and we chat with EPIC’s very own meat sourcerer!
First up is Dana Ehrlich. Dana is the founder of Verde, one of the leading suppliers of grass fed beef in America. During our conversation, Dana and I dive into...
- How a vacation inspired his career change from computers in the shadow of Silicon Valley to cows among the grasslands of South America.
- The sensitive topic of supporting domestic American grass-fed beef vs. imported grass-fed beef, the environmental impact of importing beef, and why Dana believes we should support grass-fed globally.
- Should we be buying grass-fed beef? Organic grass-fed beef? What should you and I be looking for when we shop?
Whether you’re passionate about the environment and the sustainability of grass-fed beef, or your fascinated by entrepreneurship, and what causes someone to take such a leap and ultimately see success, I think you’ll enjoy our conversation!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, I’m excited to sit back down with our meat sourcerer, Kirk Blanchard. Kirk has the coolest job at EPIC and I’ve always got a list of ten or more question for him that I think our audience would find fascinating. For this episode, I ask Kirk about…
- How much progress we’ve made on growing our supply of 100% grass-fed bison and why it takes so damn long.
- Why pastured pork is so much more challenging to find than pastured beef
- Why he’s always bugging our sales and marketing teams to create and sell more beef products!
If you haven’t subscribed the the EPIC newsletter now is the time because the next several weeks at EPIC are going to be filled with exciting news. We’re launching new products and giving you opportunities to try them for free, we’re announcing exciting changes to existing products that will be game-changers for our industry, and we’ll be sharing new research that is literally changing the American landscape. How can you be first to find out about all these things? Sign up for the EPIC newsletter and follow us on social media!
Finally, I have a request for our biggest and most loyal meatcast fans. If you think you’re among our biggest fans, please reach out to us as we’re putting together something special for the meatcast community in the next couple weeks. You can direct message us on Instagram or Facebook or email us at eatepic@epicbar.com with the subject line MEATCAST.
Relevant Links
Verde
Verde NYTimes Feature
Did you know the fruits and vegetables we eat today have far less nutrients than the fruits and vegetables our grandparents ate? Did you know the same challenges apply to our meat as well? If you’re interested in learning why and what you can do about it, I’d encourage you to listen to this week’s guest, Gabe Brown.
When you talk about farmers and ranchers who are leading the charge for better farming and ranching, there are three names you hear again and again: Joel Salatin, Will Harris, and Gabe Brown.
Gabe and I frame our conversation around his 5 pillars for soil health. Why should you care about soil health? It’s arguably the most important step in restoring the lost nutrients in our food and its also our biggest weapon to reverse climate change.
Like nobody else can, Gabe breaks down soil health in a simple way that empowers you to make a difference, whether its in food you choose to buy and eat or the way you tend to your garden.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, I take yall to one of the coolest events I’ve been to, a show called Outdoor Retailer. Imagine all the brands you’ve ever seen related to outdoor adventure, tent companies, clothing companies, gear companies. Companies like Patagonia, North Face, Black, Filson, Yeti, Danner. This is the event where they show the industry their newest products and initiatives for the upcoming year. EPIC was there, along with our friends from the Savory Institute. I caught up with Chris and Victoria from Savory, about what they were doing at Outdoor Retailer, and how Savory is hoping to partner with an outdoor brand the same way they’ve partnered with EPIC in the food industry.
Relevant Links
Gabe Brown
Pre-Order “Dirt to Soil”
EPIC Blog: Urban Beekeeping
Meet author and ketogenic diet authority, Leanne Vogel of Healthful Pursuit! Leanne’s book, The Keto Diet, was a national and international bestseller, popular enough that it was the first ever keto diet book to be sold at Costco! Her podcast The Keto Diet podcast, is consistently ranked among the top health podcasts in Itunes and for anyone, but specifically women approaching the Keto diet, she’s largely recognized as a trusted resource! Leanne and I discuss,
- The common misconceptions about the keto diet
- How its changed her life and the life of so many
- Why a keto diet for women looks different than a keto diet for man
- And we talk about her transition to living completely out of an RV and some sketchy places she’s parked it!
Whether you’re someone who’s living a keto lifestyle, or someone who’s never heard of the keto diet, I think you’ll learn a ton from our conversation.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC I face my most intimidating interview yet, nine-year old Daphne. Daphne’s mother Molly reached out to our consumer hotline to share an adorable story about Daphne’s love for EPIC bars, and they were kind enough to join on us the Meatcast and share that story with us!
Finally, I’m excited to announce that we have keto kits now available on EPICBar.com. They’re hand-picked assortments of EPIC products for folks who are on ketogenic diets. We see these products tagged all the time on social media by the keto community, and are excited to create this assortment specifically to suit yalls needs!
Relevant Links
Healthful Pursuit
EPIC’s new Keto Carnivore Kit
EPIC’s new Keto Crunch Kit
Meatcasters!
This week, we talk to pro obstacle course racer, Hunter McIntyre! Hunter is widely recognized as the world’s best obstacle course racer, having won multiple Tough Mudder championships, Spartan Race championships, and the infamous Broken Skull Ranch challenge. Fresh off a win at the Tough Mudder X Championships, Hunter joins us and shares...
- his journey from rehab to elite obstacle course racer
- how an arm wrestling match derailed his chances for a championship win
- how he trains and prioritizes all the different elements of athleticism needed to succeed in his sport (speed, strength, agility, endurance)
- the most underrated exercise people should be doing to be more athletic, no matter what their sport
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we chat with another member of the EPIC product development team, Charlie Lucas. Charlie describes why he's both a food scientist AND a chef and discusses the interesting line between them. He shares what’s really unique about helping develop products at EPIC and also gives us his personal “go-to” dishes when he’s cooking for friends!
Finally, if you’re at the CrossFit Games this week in Madison, I share a special code word you can use to get FREE Performance Bars while supplies last at the EPIC booth! And my mom joins us to share in my excitement about our podcast finally being available on Spotify!
Relevant LinksInstagram: Hunter McIntyre
This week, we talk to two-time CrossFit Games champion, Michael Cazayoux, co-founder of Brute Strength. Besides being an accomplished athlete, Michael has helped create a thriving coaching business with Brute Strength that coaches both elite Games competitors and common folks like you and I. They also put out a wealth of free training and wellness content, and their Brute Strength podcast, just hit 3 million downloads!
Michael’s journey to such success was far from conventional and during our interview we touch on...
- His journey from addiction to CrossFit Games champion to entrepreneur
- Why all Brute athletes, elite or not, prioritize training their minds above all else
- The biggest mistake he’s made as a coach
- How his battle with drug addiction became his biggest source of strength
We’ve spent a lot of time on this podcast covering physical human health, animal health, soil health, but I definitely think this episode is the deepest look we’ve taken at mental health and mindset.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we chat with one of our product developers, Casey Robertson. Casey explains how he went from MMA fighter to culinary chef to army infantry to research & development with EPIC. He pulls back the vail on what exactly “R&D” folks do at a food company, explains what sets culinary chefs apart from you and I, and tells us the challenge of cooking for one vs. cooking for twenty vs cooking for millions.
And finally, I share the hottest deal we’ve ever run on epicbar.com and how you can get free boxes of our new EPIC Performance Bars!
This week, we talk to nutrition coach Adee Cazayoux, founder of Working Against Gravity (WAG). Adee’s clients include 3 of the Top 5 female finishers in last year’s CrossFit Games, including winner Tia Clair Toomey, along with Kara Saunders and 2-time champion, Katrin Davidsdottir. She’s also coached Olympians and world-class weightlifters, so it may surprise you to discover that the majority of WAG’s clients are normal folks like you and I! Adee and I discuss...
- How similar it is coaching elite athletes and normal people
- What are 2 of the most common obstacles clients have with nutrition
- Why WAG’s approach is diet agnostic and tailored to the individual
- How people (myself included) get weird eating around her
If you’re interested in understanding how elite athletes approach nutrition, and how you could easily do the same, give this episode a listen!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we take a final trip back to PaleoFX and listen to an interview I conducted live with our friend, Bobby Gill from the Savory Institute. Bobby actually attended the first ever PaleoFX and is a true paleo community OG. He shares his thoughts on how the paleo community has evolved, why the exciting partnership between EPIC and Savory is going to change the world, and we discuss his legacy as an internet pirate and underwear endurance athlete.
Finally, we tell you where to find secret deals and lightning promotions on EPIC products and swag and I offer up a safety tip for the July 4th holiday.
Relevant Links
Working Against Gravity
Adee Cazayoux
Savory Institute: Become a Regenerating Member
Savory Institute: Land To Market
Meatcasters!
Do you own a pet? Have you ever wondered about where their food comes from and how its made? We dive into the world of pet food this week and chat with David Rizzo from Zuke’s Dog Treats! I work on human food for a living, yet have always had so many questions the pet food industry! Where does the meat come from? What does product research and testing look like? What kind of nutritional needs do dogs have vs. humans? Thankfully, I found the perfect person to answer all those questions in David. He’s been with Zuke’s since its inception and as their director of operations and sustainability, we also dive into the impact of pet food on our environment and talk about our shared partnership with the Savory Institute! It’s a fascinating conversation for any and all pet lovers, and also features our first ever canine Rank Your Meats!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC we head back to PaleoFX and share an interview we recorded live with Angela from Tribali Foods! Tribali makes frozen meat patties and they share our values in terms of sourcing grass-fed ruminants and free-range poultry. Interestingly enough, their Angela was also a vegan, like our founders Katie and Taylor, all while her dad owned a chain of hamburger restaurants. Quite a bit to unpack there!
Finally, we talk about two awesome new blog articles written by our Brand Journalist Liz (link to them below!) and in honor of Father’s Day, we want to know….Uncle Phil or Carl Winslow? Let us know in the Instagram comments!
Relevant Links
Zuke’s
Savory Institute: Land To Market
Tribali Foods
Why Unspecified Natural Flavors Aren’t So Simple
Cracking The Code on Eggs
Big episode this week! We’ve got Brad Neathery and Tyler Sharpe from Modern Huntsman, and for INSIDE EPIC, we’ll share EPIC’s newest product launch with you and tell you how you can be among the first to try some!
First up, with their publication Modern Hunstman, Brad and Tyler are working to change the image of hunters we're accustomed to and raise awareness about the role the hunting community plays in conservation, land stewardship, and animal welfare. As someone who didn’t grow up hunting, and can count all my hunting experiences on a single hand, I truly believe this episode will be just as interesting for the non-hunter as it is for the seasoned hunter. Brad and Tyler share how they’re challenging many of the common misconceptions about hunting, we discuss how the hunting community’s response to the work they’re doing, and they shed light on the role hunters play in conservation and land management and what we can do to support them, whether or not we ever want to hunt ourselves.
As promised, for this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we dive deep on our newest product, the EPIC Performance Bar! There’s a link below to read more about it in our show notes, but tune in here and hear from our co-founder Taylor, our guard dogs Carnage & Savage, and the chickens of Roam Ranch. They’ll explain why EPIC is so excited about this product launch, why you should be too, and answer some common questions we think yall may have! Finally I’ll tell you how you can win some free Performance Bars for yourself and a friend!
LINKS:
Modern Huntsman
Introducing the EPIC Performance Bar
Meatcasters!
We’re headed to Alaska this week to chat with our very own salmon fisherman, Steve Sturman, from Fred’s Alaska Seafood. We’ve been lucky enough to feature Steve in our EPIC Impact Journal and he came with us to Expo West as part of our “Meet your Rancher/Fisherman” booth! Every time he and I have spoken, I always say that I wish I was recording, because he always has an incredible story or really interesting knowledge about salmon and the fishing industry. Well this time I finally hit that record button! Steven and I chat about...
- The fishing industry’s reputation for being among the most dangerous occupations
- How a fella from Oklahoma ended up being an Alaskan Salmon fisherman
- What happens to fish heads and fish guts and how the whole fish gets utilized
- Wild vs. Farmed Salmon
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC we take you into the world of responsibly sourced leather! This was another interview recorded live at PaleoFX, where I talked to Janet Hamilton from Farrier Leather. I literally knew nothing about this topic and it was fascinating to learn why farmers typically don’t get a single penny from leather sales and why it's so hard to find responsibly sourced leather in America.
Thank you so much Janet for taking the time to do that! And not only did she take the time to chat with us at PaleoFX, she also sent us two incredibly beautiful Farrier leather notebooks! They’re featured in the blog and Instagram post for this episode check them out and follow Farrier if you’re interested in learning more about responsibly sourced leather!
Finally, I give yall some advice on how to be the first to hear about EPIC’s two huge upcoming launches (hint: subscribe to our newsletter!) and I read a review and you all can witness how I handle criticism (hint: tears?)
Relevant Links
Family, Fish, and Freedom
Farrier Leather
Meatcasters!
This week we head out west to talk to turkey farmer, Jason Diestel from Diestel Turkey. Jason and his family are 4th generation turkey producers and were featured in our first EPIC’s Impact Journal! We’ve covered lots of other animals on this show, but this was our first opportunity to dive deep on turkey, and Jason didn’t dissappoint! He and I discussed…
- Why Diestel Turkey adopted their humane practices far before it was popular to do so
- How consumers have forced Diestel to ‘elevate their game’
- The difference between raising turkeys vs. chickens
- What does the Thanksgiving holiday do to turkey farmers?
- I try to explain my past disdain for turkey meat to a turkey farmer
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC we take yall to the world’s biggest Paleo conference, PaleoFX. What is a Paleo conference? Who goes? Why? I’ll explain all that and also introduce you to three folks who flew more than 9 hours solely to attend!
Finally, I’ll read a review from a “Disappointed User” and tell you how you can win an EPIC Turkey Prize Pack!
Relevant Links
Diestel Turkey
EPIC Impact Journal
PaleoFX
Meatcasters!
This week, we talk to Gunnar Lovelace, founder of Thrive Market. Thrive Market is an online store focused on natural/organic food and home care products, where shoppers pay an annual membership fee which gets them access to lower pricing on brands and products you trust. You can even shop by lifestyle or value (Paleo, Vegan, Fragrance Free, etc.) Thrive launched in 2014 and its been incredible to witness their growth first hand. I remember my first months at EPIC just being shocked at how many consumers would share with me that they bought their EPIC products off Thrive or were introduced to the brand via Thrive. Gunnar and I discuss this incredible growth and also chat about…
- How do you balance being an online grocer and also a trusted sustainability and wellness content platform?
- The innovative method Thrive used to raise money after being turned down by all the major venture capitalists
- Why today’s political discourse represents an opportunity for consumers to influence change
- What happens when you’re a mission-driven company, and your growth goals potentially force you to compromise on your mission?
Tune in and hear a special offer for Meatcast listeners interested in a Thrive membership!
Alright if you follow us on social you’ll likely recognize this week’s INSIDE EPIC guest, in fact, you may have seen every inch of him. This week’s guest is EPIC Bison Bowl referee and warehouse werewolf, Steven Duever! Steven and I talk a little bit about his path to EPIC, but we spend the majority of the interview discussing his decision to sell most of his belongings and live in his van. Where does he use the bathroom and shower? We answer those and other hard hitting questions and he actually gives us a tour of his humble abode. The Meatcast Cribs crossover we’ve all been waiting for!
Finally we read another Apple Podcast review (leave us one!) and tell you how you can win some Baked Rinds and EPIC swag this week!
Relevant LinksThrive Market: Here’s How EPIC Celebrates Earth Day
Thrive Market
Bison Bowl
EPIC Warewolves #GetBaked
Meatcasters!
This week, we talk to Gunnar Lovelace, founder of Thrive Market. Thrive Market is an online store focused on natural/organic food and home care products, where shoppers pay an annual membership fee which gets them access to lower pricing on brands and products you trust. You can even shop by lifestyle or value (Paleo, Vegan, Fragrance Free, etc.) Thrive launched in 2014 and its been incredible to witness their growth first hand. I remember my first months at EPIC just being shocked at how many consumers would share with me that they bought their EPIC products off Thrive or were introduced to the brand via Thrive. Gunnar and I discuss this incredible growth and also chat about…
- How do you balance being an online grocer and also a trusted sustainability and wellness content platform?
- The innovative method Thrive used to raise money after being turned down by all the major venture capitalists
- Why today’s political discourse represents an opportunity for consumers to influence change
- What happens when you’re a mission-driven company, and your growth goals potentially force you to compromise on your mission?
Tune in and hear a special offer for Meatcast listeners interested in a Thrive membership!
Alright if you follow us on social you’ll likely recognize this week’s INSIDE EPIC guest, in fact, you may have seen every inch of him. This week’s guest is EPIC Bison Bowl referee and warehouse werewolf, Steven Duever! Steven and I talk a little bit about his path to EPIC, but we spend the majority of the interview discussing his decision to sell most of his belongings and live in his van. Where does he use the bathroom and shower? We answer those and other hard hitting questions and he actually gives us a tour of his humble abode. The Meatcast Cribs crossover we’ve all been waiting for!
Finally we read another Apple Podcast review (leave us one!) and tell you how you can win some Baked Rinds and EPIC swag this week!
Relevant LinksThrive Market: Here’s How EPIC Celebrates Earth Day
Thrive Market
Bison Bowl
EPIC Warewolves #GetBaked
- MTV Celebrity
- Women’s Health “Next Fitness Star”
- CrossFit Competitor/Coach
- Nutritional Therapist
- Thriving Entrepreneur
The titles all describe, but cannot even begin to define this week’s guest, Emily Schromm. Imagine not being comfortable in your own skin and then having all those vulnerabilities aired on national TV for millions to see. Many would, and have, crumbled after such an experience, but Emily used it to not just change her life, but change the lives of thousands of others. She is now the owner of a booming coaching business, founded a tea company, getting ready to open a gym in Denver, and her recent Kickstarter was funded within hours of launching. During today's conversation, Emily and I discuss...
- How a chance meeting at Starbucks led to MTV’s The Real World and propelled her into her current journey
- The most common issues she sees as as nutritional therapy coach -- fat digestion, skin/gut issues, etc.
- Her go-to supplements to support her challenging lifestyle as an entrepreneur
- Launching the next evolution of her wildly successful Empack sandbag/backpack
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, I preview EPIC’s First Annual Impact Summit being held at Roam Ranch. Lastly, I read a review from one of our listeners and explain how 5 of yall can win a meatcast shirt this week!
In our own version of March Madness, we're bringing you FIVE guests for this week’s Meatcast, recorded live at Expo West. We talk to fitness superstar Emily Schromm and journalists, Neil Zevnik from the Huffington Post and Ashley Van Houten from Paleo Magazine. We peek into the world of the dreaded “influencer” thanks to Michelle Smith of The Whole Smiths, and we talk to professional athlete, Steve Hauschka, an NFL kicker for the Buffalo Bills. What kind of event brings all these types of people together? Only Expo West, the largest trade show for natural and organic food brands. With so many guests and topics, we’ve included more details [and timestamps!] below.
Emily Schromm [3:00] - Star from MTV’s The Challenge and Women’s Health’s “Next Fitness Star”. Her and I discuss the top trends she’s seeing at the show and why being surrounded by health products reminds us there’s no ‘easy fix’.
Michelle Smith [8:10] - Recipe guru, mom ninja, author. Michelle gives us a peek into the world of “influencers”, explaining how they get paid, why she hates the word ‘influencer’, and how she decides to share pictures of her family when she has over a hundred thousand followers.
Ashley Van Houten [25:05] - Paleo Mag contributor and podcast host. Ashley shares what she’s seen at Expo that will resonate with the Paleo community (hint: not vegan burgers) and we discuss the evolution of the Paleo community she’s seen over 7 years writing for Paleo Magazine.
Neil Zevnik [33:00] - Writer, Huffington Post and Better Nutrition. Neil touches on why he’s inspired by and writes about “conscious capitalism” today. We also discuss his BS filter and how he identifies truly mission-based brands.
Steve Hauschka [42:38] - NFL Kicker, Buffalo Bills. Why is an NFL kicker at Expo West, and why kickers make an ideal entrepreneur.
This week we talk to Jason Wachob, CEO and founder of MindBodyGreen, a wellness company with 10 million monthly visitors to its website. We hear the term “wellness” often today, frequently in the context of physical health, but MindBodyGreen was an early pioneer in shaping wellness through the lens of physical, mental, and environmental health. More importantly, they’ve had incredible success taking these ideas into the mainstream and “building a bigger church” vs. “preaching to the choir”. Walking that fine line is where EPIC sits now, so I was excited to talk to Jason and see what we could learn from MindBodyGreen’s journey. During our conversation, Jason and I touch on...
- How a college basketball player goes from selling organic cookies to launching one of the most popular websites on the internet
- The challenge of hosting diverse content for a variety of audiences (vegans, paleo, keto, intermittent fasting, etc)
- Why Jason decided to launch an invite-only conference where entertainers, educators, athletes, and authors have an opportunity to interact
- What are the wellness practices for the founder of a wellness company?
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC we talk to Steve Rosenzweig, a soil scientist recently hired by General Mills. Wait, what? Why is a soil scientist working at General Mills? I had the same question! Steve and I recorded this interview when he came out to Roam Ranch in February as one of its first visitors. We spent the day sharing the perch seat on a mule together, ducking tree branches and holding on for our lives. Tune in and hear what the heck a soil scientist is doing at General Mills.
As always, we finish by sharing how you can win some meatcast swag and give you a fresh update on the battle between the Meatcast and my neighborhood pool.
Meatcasters!
This week we head to the islands of Hawaii to chat with professional hunter Jake Muse. While Jake does make his living hunting animals, its not for sport. Jake and his teams are hired to help manage wild animal populations throughout Hawaii and during our conversation we discuss…
- How parts of Hawaii have become overrun by wild animal populations
- Hunting for sport vs. hunting to survive
- The innovative techniques he and his team use to humanely hunt and harvest animals in the wild
- The Kahukinui Project, and how hunting thousands of animals will save a community and restore their watersheds and forests.
If you’re a fan of hunting, I think this episode will give you an incredible appreciation for what Jake and his team do and even if you’re not a fan of hunting, I think our conversation will give you a fascinating glimpse into communities that are still doing it today out of necessity and survival.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC we talk to Roam Ranch Manager, Zach Peoples. For those not familiar, Roam Ranch is a 450 acre property in Fredericksburg, TX that the EPIC founders purchased in 2017, with the dream of making it a regenerative farm where the mission and values of EPIC can come to life. Zach is responsible for shepherding that dream and has his own interesting story, of how a 26 year old who had never seen a Bison in his life, is now managing a regenerative farm with 70 bison!
Finally, we want to get to know more about your Meatcasting habits, and we’ll reward you for telling us!
Excited to chat with the founder of Picnik, Naomi Seifter. Picnik began as an incredibly popular food truck in Austin, famous for their butter coffee and bone broth. They’ve since expanded into a thriving full-service restaurant, and most recently, launched a bottled butter coffee product at Whole Foods! Many entrepreneurs dream of finding success with just one idea, Naomi’s somehow juggling the success of three! In our conversation, her and I touch on….
- How Naomi’s managed to create a wildly successful food truck, open a full-service restaurant, and a launch a beverage product nationally at Whole Foods
- Overcoming every entrepreneur's absolute nightmare: being forced to pull out of a national launch
- Creating a culture for your customers vs. creating a culture for your employees
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC we GET BAKED and go behind the scenes of our newest product launch EPIC Baked Pork Rinds! Since it's the first ever Baked Pork Rind, we talk to our founder Katie about how we came up with this concept and she responds to some of the initial comments we’ve gotten about its fat content. We then talk to EPIC’s Eric Rasmussen, who led the development of Baked Rinds. He gives us a behind the scenes look on how making Baked Rinds was different than traditional, we discuss some of the chemicals and products found in other rinds we refuse to use, and finally we chat about a major challenge he ran into during product development.
Finally, we tell yall how you can win a Meatcast Tshirt this week PLUS bags of our new Baked Rinds! We also finally address a serious topic plaguing the Meatcast.
This week’s guests really tested my nerves. We had an award winning author who’s been featured on NPR and interviewed by Terry Gross, the site director for the actual Cascadian Farm, and General Mills’ President of North American Retail. Also, we’re continuing to giveaway Meatcast tee’s!
Maryn Mckenna is an award winning author and journalist. Her book Big Chicken was named a Best Science Book of 2017 by Amazon, an Essential Science Read by Wired, and a Best Food Book by Civil Eats. Her and I dig into…
- Why are antibiotics being used in animals if they’re not sick?
- The connection between human antibiotic resistance and chicken farms
- How American hospitals, schools, and consumers drove the world’s largest chicken producers to make sweeping changes in their practices
Its only our 2nd epsiode of 2018, but I’m confdient this’ll be among our top episodes of the year and it’s among my favorite interviews so far!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC -- we’ve got a double feature! First up is Ashley Minnerath, who is the on-site director the Cascadian Farm home farm. The fact that there’s an actual organic Cascadian Farm, being run by farmers, is a surprise even to General Mills employees. I was excited to have Ashley come on and explain what it’s like to run an organic farm that’s owned by a big food company.
For the second part of this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we’ve got Jon Nudi, the president of General Mills’ North American Retail. That’s a group that includes all of General Mills’ brands, everything from Cheerios and Larabar, to Annie’s and EPIC. During his recent trip to EPIC HQ, I sat down with him and fulfilled his lifelong dream of ranking his meats.
Listen all the way to the end and uncover this week’s special code to win a Meatcast tee!
Meatcasters!
Kicking off our first episode of 2018 with not one, but TWO guests. First we’ve got David Bronner, grandson of the Dr. Bronner, and current head of the Dr. Bronner’s brand. David is an avid activist on behalf of regenerative agriculture, the legalization of cannabis, and also the legalization of psychedelics -- did I mention he’s also a practicing vegan?
David and I discuss
- The difference between Dr. Bronner’s products and modern soaps
- How a misunderstanding led to some ‘beef’ between the EPIC and Dr. Bronner’s Brands
- His passion for the legalization of cannabis and psychedelics (and how it got him arrested)
- We have our SECOND ever vegan on the Meatcast who is willing to Rank Their Meats!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we have a quick chat with the founder of Whole30, Melissa Hartwig! Despite her January being absolutely swamped with TV appearances and countless media interviews, Melissa was kind enough to make time to hop on the Meatcast and share her advice for those among the EPIC community taking on Whole30 this year. Consider this an appetizer, for the full-entree episode we'll have with Melissa later this year!
Finally, listen in and hear how you can help The Meatcast beat Joe Rogan!
This week, The Meatcast introduces you to the world of butchery, curing, and animal husbandry with a professional meatsmith, Brandon Sheard. Not too long ago, Brandon was studying English and seemed destined for a life in academia — until he dropped everything and chased his agrarian dreams, despite having zero experience in the field (pun intended).
Now Brandon and his family of seven are raising, harvesting, butchering, and curing all their own meats. In fact, they subsist on this meat alone and never purchase store-bought meat! Brandon is our first ever Meatcast guest to have never tried an EPIC product, but it’ll all make sense after you listen to the interview! He and I discuss:
- The different methods of harvesting and butchering animals and the impact that can have on the taste and quality of meat
- The difference between today’s curing methods and traditional practices
- How Brandon’s able to cure meats at room temperature with only a single ingredient
- The most unique “Rank Your Meats” segment to date
I can’t stress enough how awesome this interview is, y’all. I really struggled to keep it under an hour because it’s one of the most interesting conversations I’ve had! Can’t wait to get y’all’s take on it.
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC segment, we speak with Beth Robertson-Martin. Beth leads the Natural/Organic sourcing team at General Mills and is an all-around badass. The topics we cover include how she helped us literally change the landscape of the grass-fed bison supply in America and why she got a bison tattoo to commemorate it. You read right: she got a BISON TATTOO after securing a huge win on EPIC. Talk about doing EPIC shit!
Finally, we give you a sneak peek at some big things we have planned for January. 2017’s been a great first year for us, but we’re just getting started!
This week, we flip the script and take you the launch of EPIC’s Impact Journal! To kickoff the episode you’ll hear exclusive behind the scenes audio I secretly recorded and then we’ll chat with Katie and Taylor about their dream of an Impact Journal came to be. We’ll then get to hear from the heart and soul of the Impact Journal, our author and designer, David and Andrea. They’ll explain how they took our founders’ vision, and turned it into a 100+ page publication filled with inspiring stories and images.
We’ll end the podcast with our normal interview, but this week’s guest is not just a Meatcast hero, he’s also one of the heroes featured in our Impact Journal! We’ll chat with Jason Rowntree, professor of Animal Science at Michigan State University, and the man responsible for bringing Regenerative Ag to academia. He and I cover
- How he converted 70%+ of the meat served on campus, to local producers and how teaching campus chefs to cook chuck roasts played a pivotal role
- Why he refuses to villainize factory-farm beef producers and rather, how he gets them to buy-in to a more holistic model
- What is it about a Tri-Tip steak that’ll save a marriage
Finally, throughout the episode, I explain how YOU as a loyal Meatcaster, can get your free copy of the Impact Journal, just for listening!
This week, we chat with the co-founders of Siete Foods, Miguel and Veronica Garza. Their refrigerated grain-free tortillas often outsell milk and their tortilla chips are one of the Top 3 selling items in Whole Food’s entire salty snack aisle!
This episode is a lot different than our past episodes. We get a rare glimpse at the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, we discuss the challenges of being 1st or 2nd generation americans when your food and cultural values conflict, and we talk about what its like to have your idols suddenly advocating for your brand!
For this week's INSIDE EPIC we chat with our Brand Journalist, David Leffler. David explains how he turned a freelance writing assignment interviewing our founders, into a job where his words represent the voice of EPIC
We'll also be teasing our big 12/1/17 announcement AND giving yall details on how to win a Meatcast T-Shirt!
Meatcasters! This week, we bring you Kiss The Ground’s Finian Makepeace. Before Finian was a professional musician, gracing the stage of America’s Got Talent, he was an avid environmentalist who understood the fundamentals of climate change and what he could do about it. Or so he thought. Come listen to how a single lecture on soil health transformed Finian’s life and birthed Kiss The Ground. Using their backgrounds as artists and storytellers, Kiss The Ground has become an incredible resource for education and advocacy for the Regenerative Ag movement. Finian and I touch on the following during our conversation and plenty more! * How Kiss The Ground is using the power of media and storytelling to raise awareness for soil health * Why famous actors such as Rosario Dawson and Adrian Grenier care about composting * How can conscious carnivores get a seat at a climate change table filled with vegetarians and vegans? * Why everyone needs to stop using the word “sustainable” * Kiss The Ground’s Upcoming Book and Documentary
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we bring back our Office Coordinator / Interior Designer Ashley Leline. A woman of many talents, Ashley is also our Wellness Warrior, planning events like team bouldering and yoga or simply whipping up essential oil tinctures for the office diffuser. We talk about her holistic philosophy on wellness and how she translates that into events and content for the EPIC team. YALL, we have Meatcast t-shirts! Listen in and I'll tell you how you can win one for yourself and a friend!
This week we head seaward, as we dive into responsible seafood with Duncan Berry from Fishpeople Seafood. Come listen as Duncan describes
- Why only 30% of Americans are eating seafood at home
- How we export 90% of our seafood catch, only to import it all back and sell
- Why its just as important to serve the Walmarts of the world as it is to serve the Whole Foods
Duncan also provides some great advice for how you and I can shop for better seafood, and we have our first ever 100% marine Rank Your Meats!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC we’re talking to EPIC’s Western Sales Manager Tim Krausse. Tim tells us the incredible story about how Type 1 Diabetes almost took his life and how diet and lifestyle literally saved it.
Finally, with us on the eve of Halloween, I provide some advice on haunted houses, trick or meating, and how you can score some EPIC swag.
Today on the Meatcast, we welcome our first vegetarian guest, author of Defending Beef, Nicolette Hahn Niman. You read right, she’s a vegetarian, Defending Beef consumption. Nicolette’s unique story and experience have made her a best-selling author and a renowned advocate for regenerative agriculture, with her writing featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and the NY Times.
Here’s a small sample of what Nicolette and I cover during our conversation
- How a vegetarian ends up becoming an advocate for cattle ranchers, and why she’s chosen to remain a vegetarian
- Why it’s important to understand that beef isn’t bad for our health
- Debunking the most common myths around beef production and its harm on the environment
For this week’s Inside EPIC we take yall to EPIC’s Roam Ranch, as EPIC’s fiercest outdoorsmen lead our sales team on a hunt for Axis Deer. Trekking through thick brush before dawn, hoping to hunt and harvest a deer we’d all share for lunch that same day; not your typical Sales Team meeting. Afterward, Katie and Taylor give us a tour of the ranch and lay out their vision for its future. The work happening on this ranch is literally the EPIC mission coming to life, so we’re incredibly excited to share this with you and hope it's the first of many Meatcasts featuring a peek inside Roam Ranch.
Meatcastocrats!
Today we’ve got your typical Marine sniper turned accountant turned chicken farmer, Paul Grieve from Pasturebird. Beyond his incredible story, Paul is an amazing resource on the complications of raising chickens and why doing it right is such a delicate process. There’s no better person to explore the intricacies of a single animal species than him!
Paul and I discuss….
- How he founded Pasturebird and landed the Los Angeles Lakers as his first customer
- Diving deep on our existing chicken supply chain and why pastured poultry is so incredibly rare
- Every stage of raising chickens from breeds, to feed, to slaughter and how Pasture Bird is doing things differently each step of the way
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC segment, we talk with our first sales employee ever, Martha Siskron. Without a sales team, EPIC products never make it to your store shelves — and for our early years, Martha was EPIC’s sales team. Now she’s responsible for getting you EPIC where you least expect it (but so desperately need it!). If you’ve come across our products at an airport, convenience store, or in a vending machine, thank Martha: that’s where she works her magic!
This episode of the podcast is going to be a little different than usual. As y’all know, Texas was rocked by Hurricane Harvey last week, particularly the Houston area — which happens to be where I live.
That’s why I thought I’d give y’all a look at my evacuation experience, as well as sharing the stories of a a couple EPIC employees whose families felt the wrath of Harvey. My goal is this: to highlight how, in the grand scheme of things, the problems we faced (and in some cases, are still facing) are minor inconveniences compared to so many others who have been left homeless or worse in the hurricane’s wake.
Unfortunately, such tragedy touched one of our very own EPIC Wolfpack. We’ll hear from our founder Katie’s mother, Terri as she shares an incredible story of courage and kindness.
And to help make some sense of things and how we can all do our part to help out, I chat with Elizabeth Pena, Development Director for the Central Texas Food Bank. In addition to being our closest charitable partner, the food bank has been running at full steam collecting donations and getting aid to people in need.
Meatclipsers!
We’ve got your ideal soundtrack for the solar eclipse as we chat with Planeteer, Judith Schwartz (that makes her Gi for all you Captain Planet fans). Judith’s first book, “Cows Save the Planet,” is required reading for all new EPIC employees, so we’re honored to have her come on to talk about her latest book, “Water In Plain Sight.” Listen in as we dive into a number of compelling topics, including the current challenges our environment is facing today and how almost all of them can be traced back to our land's inability to hold and retain water. We also touch on…
- Why our economy encourages environmental destruction vs. protection
- How the design of modern cities has created ideal conditions for drought
- The impact of supporting local vs. global economies
- What you can do to help improve and restore our ecology
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, we talk to our Warehouse Manager, Steve Huish. When Steve’s not rapping about Thrift Shops, he’s ensuring your EPIC product—the most precious cargo of all—is delivered safe, sound, and on time. He and I talk about the challenge of running a warehouse for a fast growing company, how he’s helped build the EPIC culture there, and how working at EPIC has impacted his and his family’s health.
Listen all the way to the end to for a once-in-a-decade Meatcast/Eclipse offer.
As EPIC fans, I’m sure many of you are familiar with this week’s guest, Diana Rodgers! Diana scratches all of EPIC’s itches, as she’s a dietician, a regenerative ag farmer and she runs the Sustainable Dish podcast and website. Her articles and podcasts are often forwarded between EPIC employees, and so we were really excited to bring her on and chat about the following...
- Why people should eat more red meat, and less chicken for their health AND for the environment
- Why she became a Registered Dietician, despite disagreeing with most of the curriculum
- The power of Regenerative Ag within a community
- How to not be the crazy ‘Paleo Parent’ with your kids’ food choices
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC segment, we chat with Sarah Creech, EPIC’s Marketing Coordinator. Sarah has one of the coolest jobs at EPIC, managing our brand partnerships, our ambassador program, and our field marketing efforts. We chat about her sowing seeds of bacon lust in the yoga community, her journey to EPIC, and she drops some real inspiration with what her time here has taught her.
This week we're exploring the Whole Foods universe with David Woods, their Global Category Manager for salty snacks— or in layman’s terms, the gatekeeper for every delicious item that enters the Whole Foods salty snack aisle. Y’all seem like the kind of people that go to Whole Foods to load up on samples, so here are some tiny morsels from our conversation....
- His journey from drugs and pizza delivery to paleo and Whole Foods
- What is he looking for when choosing brands for Whole Foods and why it might be easier getting into Harvard
- The unlikely place to get his attention if you're trying to get your brand into Whole Foods
- How being a CrossFit athlete impacts his work
For this week's Inside EPIC segment, we speak with the "to" in farm-to-table, EPIC's supply chain lead Rebecca Linz. Simply put, without Rebecca, we'd be eating a farm table. She talks about her experience being part of the General Mills "due diligence" team that evaluated EPIC prior to the acquisition, what was it like being the first General Mills employee to join the EPIC team, and what are the biggest differences she's seen between the two organizations.
Also, for the first time ever, I read one of our Apple Podcast reviews. Tune in and find out if its yours....or my mom's.
This week we chat with modern-day Shepherdess, Brittany Cole Bush. What’s a modern-day Shepherdess? Imagine replacing your landscaping crew with a flock of goat and sheep. Come listen to Brittany explain….
- Why public and private businesses throughout the Bay Area have hired her and her flock to help manage their land
- How she started not just a shepherding business, but also a fashion business using the very animals she herds
- The opportunity to bring the ancient / endangered occupation of herding to our generation and into the cities
- How the business of shepherding can touch communities and individuals we often fail to reach
- Why everyone should eat more goat!
For this week’s INSIDE EPIC, our CFO/COO Robby Sansom gives yall the first ever behind-the-scenes look at a change we’re making to one of our top products that's rolling out right now. We thought the Meatcast would be a unique opportunity to explain the change and address some of the common questions our audience might have.
Before she was a beekeeper in Austin, Tara Chapman was an agent for the CIA. I know, I know, yet another spy-turned-beekeeper story...
Kidding aside, this interview is a special one for so many reasons! You'll hear one of the most fascinating personal journeys and you'll learn a ton about the insane role bees play in our food and agricultural system. Below is just a sample of what we covered
- Why the queen bee is not the Beyonce of the hive
- How male bees undergo nature's most devastating walk of shame
- Where we ship more than 80% of America's bees, alive on 18-wheelers, once a year
- Why are bee colonies mysteriously dying and what can we do about it?
- Why a beekeeper deadlifts
- What EPIC is doing with Tara and bee hives at the EPIC Roam Ranch
For this week's Inside EPIC, Tara actually let me accompany her on a hive visit. Now that alone would be quite the experience for anyone, but for me, its special because I’m totally afraid of bees. Tara takes me to a hive with thousands of bees, we harvest some honey, I get to eat it right there off the comb, and I may or may not pee my bee suit.
Excited to welcome Steph Gaudreau into the Meatcast Den! Many of you know Steph for her “Stupid Easy Paleo” fame, but I’m guessing many of you don’t realize the journey she took to becoming one of the most influential leaders in the fitness and nutrition community.
Tune into the episode and.….
- Find out why she left her job as a school teacher to start her own business
- Follow her athletic evolution from mountain bike racer → Crossfit Regional Athlete → Olympic Weightlifting Coach → Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Hear her thoughts on the evolution of the Paleo diet over the past few years
- Discover why her recent blog post on body shaming went viral
- Learn about The Women’s Strength Summit
- Hear me butcher her last name, despite her plea
For this week’s Inside EPIC, we honor the upcoming Father’s Day with our office dad, Clint Clancy! He'll explain why there's an EPIC t-shirt with his face on it and what's the most common consumer complaint we get on our customer hotline.
This week, we explore the grass-fed dairy side of the Regenerative Ag movement and talk to Tim Joseph, founder of Maple Hill Creamery. Maple Hill is one of the fastest growing yogurt brands in the country, but more importantly, is leading the charge and having an incredible impact on the domestic grass-fed dairy supply. They were actually the first brand that exposed me to grass-fed dairy, when I was first dipping my toes in the paleo pool years ago.
This was a really fun conversation for me, because Tim isn’t someone that speaks in quotable press-releases. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, but also authentic and engaging. Think yall will really enjoy hearing about the following, and plenty more!
- Tim leaving his corporate 9-to-5 gig to become a dairy farmer
- The explosion of Greek Yogurt and why its expensive to produce
- Why sometimes seeing “Grass-Fed” on a label isn’t good enough
- The role of diary in the regenerative agriculture movement
For this week’s Inside EPIC, we explore the 50 shades of Shawn Gray. A man of many interests and talents, Shawn’s hands touch almost every epicbar.com order that leaves our warehouse. Listen to Shawn explain how an epicbar.com order gets from Austin to your house and why there might be a picture of Celine Dion on the box (hint: it's not Because You Loved Me)
What do Mark Paul Gosselaar, Mark Wahlberg, and Mark Sisson have in common? They never age! Zach Morris still looks like Zach Morris, Marky Mark still looks like Marky Mark and Mark “Primal” Sisson is in better shape than the majority of men half his age!
Listen to this week’s episode and get a peek into Mark’s philosophy on training, nutrition, and life that’s helped him become one of the most influential leaders in the paleo community! He and I discuss the following and much more!
- His journey from professional athlete to entrepreneur
- Why he refuses to eat anything that doesn’t taste good, no matter how healthy
- His unique approach to endurance training
- The role of supplements for nutrients vs. eating real food
- Why he launched the Primal Kitchen food brand
- The launch of the Primal Kitchen restaurant franchises
For this week’s Inside EPIC, we’ll chat with the original EPIC Eric, Eric Rasmussen. He’s the man behind our product development, so if you’re interested in how our products go from concept to creation, you’ll love the stories Eric has to share. You’ll also learn how he and Taylor literally ‘made it rain’…....meat.
At last I fulfill a lifelong dream to interview Kwame, Planeteer and friend of Captain Planet. Well, not quite Kwame, but close! When it comes to healing the land and "Earth!" few are having as huge an impact as Chris Kerston and the Savory Institute.
Chris, Savory's Director of Outreach, joins us on the Meatcast and we cover the following
- His journey from suburban Cali kid to rancher to Savory savant
- Explaining what the heck is Regenerative Agriculture and how it can save our planet
- How you can support the Savory Institute and Regenerative Agriculture in spite of your homeowner's association
- Chris disrupts "Rank Your Meats" with a game-changing entrant
For this week’s Inside EPIC we’ll chat with our office coordinator, Ashley Leline. Ashley's responsible for EPIC HQ's amazing interior design, and we'll learn about her inspiration and process when she's outfitting our office.
If you’re interested in a deeper look at EPIC’s sourcing, this is the episode for you. Our main guest is Will Harris from White Oak Pastures, the gold standard of EPIC's ranching/farming partners. We also chat with our very own Kirk Blanchard, EPIC’s Protein Sourcerer, who manages our partnerships with ranchers and farmers.
Will Harris is a fourth-generation rancher who’s seen both sides of the industry. He spent much of his early career running White Oak Pastures as a conventional, industrial farm, but for the past 20 years has adopted practices that have made him recognized as a leader in the regenerative agriculture movement. Will and I cover the following topics and plenty more in only the way Will Harris can…
- His switch from industrial farming to regenerative agriculture
- Why my lawn looks like shit
- Why today’s food “revolution” is dependent on the consumer
- Why the NYTimes and NPR’s Planet Money recently visited the farm
- Will’s disdain for big company cowardice
For this week’s Inside EPIC we’ll chat with Kirk about how his journey with EPIC, how the heck he sources nearly a dozen species for EPIC’s animal kingdom, and the work we’re doing to impact America’s grasslands.
For Episode 3 of the Meatcast, we speak with John Foraker, president and CEO of one of the largest natural organic food brands, Annie's. John is leading the charge to democratize organic foods, growing awareness and distribution in a way that they're available and accessible to all. We discuss
- Growing Annie's from a small family business, to a company publicly traded on the NYSE, to being acquired for $800M+
- His mentorship of other young food start-ups
- How leaders should be interacting with their consumers and employees on social media
- His pivotal role in the courtship of EPIC by General Mills
For this week's Inside EPIC -- we take yall behind the scenes for our April Fools prank! Hear how we came up with the idea for a placenta bar and the reactions from our team members!
Show notes can be found at http://blog.epicbar.com
Excited to bring you the caveman himself, Robb Wolf for the Episode 2 of the Meatcast! While Robb may not be the Danny Tanner of the Paleo family, he’s at worst, Uncle Jesse - our most beloved and popular relative.
On this episode we cover:
- Robb's path to writing his first best-seller, the Paleo Solution
- Why it's necessary to take a personalized approach to nutrition and the tools to start
- How to juggle nutrition in the context of life (family, work, etc.)
- HIs unique approach to Brazilian JuJitsu and how any of us can apply it
- A peek at his next big project
- Robb ranks his meats and reveals a legit liver recipe
Also we introduce you to Cory, a member of our EPIC Warewolves team, as he explains his role in ensuring our trade-show booth is always EPIC AF.
Show notes can be found at http://blog.epicbar.com
We're excited to launch the Meatcast, a podcast by EPIC Provisions, and our first guests are none other than EPIC's Co-Founders, Katie & Taylor! We chat about the following and plenty more!
- How vegan ultra-endurance end up running a meat snack company
- How many times Katie resigned in the early days
- Why they almost walked away from the General Mills acquisition
- When a corporate spy infiltrated their company
- Juggling parenthood, entrepreneurship and being competitive athletes
- How you can help feed Eric's son
We also chat with EPIC's designer Andrea about how she designs EPIC's award-winning packaging.
Show notes can be found at http://blog.epicbar.com
We're excited to launch The Meatcast, a podcast by EPIC Provisions. We'll be chatting with athletes, entrepreneurs, ranchers, educators. Folks who are working to improve the health of humans, the care of animals, and the regeneration of our soil. Here's a quick preview of the amazing guests and conversations to come!
Warning: Clouds rain, animals poop, and farmers curse. Just a warning for the wolves listening with their cubs!
Subscribe now via Itunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Tune in March 6th for our first full episode!