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250. Marnita Schroedl Mar 10, 2020

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Marnita is the founder of Marnita's Table - a non-profit organization that puts together community events utilizing "intentional social interaction" (what they call "IZI") to increase equality and decrease disparities across difference. Marnita has an incredible story as an adopted foster care child who grew up as the only person of color in her small town in the Pacific Northwest. She ultimately found her talent as a cook and community leader after she left home at the age of 16 and threw herself into countless opportunities starting her new life in San Francisco. Enjoy Marnita's amazing journey through life and learn how she has built one of the most influential non-profits in the Twin Cities.

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249. Mick Stenson (founder of Davanni's Pizza) Mar 03, 2020

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Mick Stenson (short for Gladstone Mckinely Stenson Jr.) is the founder of Davanni's Pizza - a local Minnesotan New York-Style Pizza and Hoagie shop with over 20 locations across the state. From originally being Pontillo's and renaming the place to Davannis to then opening their first location in St. Paul selling pizzas to University of St. Thomas students in 1975, Davanni's story is loaded with rip roarin' stories to keep in your Backpocket for a life time.

Note: **their hot hoagies were one of the reason's we originally chose to go to St. Thomas**

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248. Kris Lindahl Feb 25, 2020

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Kris is the owner of Kris Lindahl Real Estate, a father, and a speaker. Most people recognize his signature pose on every billboard in the Twin Cities, but not everyone knows his story. From sports and an early family tragedy to starting the biggest real estate company in 3 years time, Kris has an insane come up story that you won't forget next time you see his billboard.

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247. Our 3 Year Journey in 1 Hour Feb 04, 2020

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Get caught up to speed on our 3 year journey since the creation of Backpocket. If you been with us since the beginning or this is your first time listening, this is the perfect place to be if you're trying to get ready for the premiere of SZN 4 February 25th, 2020. A big thank you to Producer Ty for putting this together.

245. Mark Dowdle Nov 19, 2019

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Mark is an aspiring Ultra Marathon runner and defensive backs coach at the University of St. Thomas. Mark is our final podcast guest of the year and we couldn't have asked for a better person to cap it off. Mark has listened to us intensively for the last year and is the first guy in our inbox each week with ways in which guests have provided tools for his Backpocket. What you'll find out about Mark is he is one of the most mentally tough guys out there. After running his first marathon in September of this year, Mark has caught the bug for long distance training and has now signed up for multiple 50k's and even an Iron Man for 2020. Take a dive inside this man's journey and get ready for what this guy WILL accomplish next year.

*Disclaimer: originally Marketing Intern Spotlight #62 - Mark Dowdle*

Every listener is a marketing intern. The Marketing Intern Spotlight (MIS) is a conversation with a marketing intern. This podcast is for the marketing interns by the marketing interns! If you want to be apart of the MIS movement, reach out to us at thebackpocketpodcast@gmail.com or by raven!

244. Phil Esten Nov 18, 2019

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Phil is the athletic director at the University of St. Thomas. After being hired in January 2019, Phil has endured the adversity with St. Thomas getting kicked out the MIAC and responded with moving the athletic program to the Division 1 Summit League (effective in 2021 if accepted by the NCAA). From his time at the U of M where he lead the charge for building TCF Bank Stadium, to handling the 2008 recession at Cal Berkley, to changing the culture of athletics after the Sandusky scandal at Penn State, to now finally coming back home to his alma-mater St. Thomas is every implication you need to know that Phil is ready for anything that comes his way at St. Thomas. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally S3 E40 - Building the D1 Mindset (feat. Phil Esten)*

243. Piff Peterson Nov 14, 2019

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Piff is a Tik-Tok creator from the Twin Cities. Back in December of 2018, Piff was helping film our final episode of Season 2 and told Declan "hey man have you ever heard of Tik Tok? It's this new app I'm having some success on" (not sure if that's exactly what he said but you get the point). At that point, Piff had 50k followers and by the time he came on our podcast earlier this year he had 150k. He currently has grown his following to over 2 MILLION followers and has had an incredible year being invited to the VMA's, Vid Con, and working directly with Tik Tok as one of the most influential creators on the platform. We catch up with Piff since having him on in March and unpack what an incredible year he's had and where he's going in 2020. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally Back End Show #38 - Piff Peterson*

242. Tommy Bayer Nov 12, 2019

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Tommy is a 23 year old stand up comedian in the Twin Cities who started his career in comedy back during his freshman year of college at Winona State. During his time there, Tommy would donate his plasma for gas money in order to use his roommates car to drive to open mics and shows around the area. 4 years later, he now has won the honors of Funniest Person in Minneapolis, he performs in shows all over the Twin Cities, and is soon starting a podcast with fellow Twin Cities comedian Ryan Kahl. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally Marketing Intern Spotlight #61 - Tommy Bayer*

241. Ben Leber Nov 11, 2019

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Ben Leber is a former MN Vikings linebacker, Fox Sports College Football color analyst, and Vikings sideline reporter. From being a small town guy in South Dakota, to playing under Bill Schneider at Kansas State, to getting drafted by the Chargers and later playing for the Vikings, Ben has one hell of a story rooted in humility. We chat with Ben about what it's like playing under Rex Ryan at Kansas State (21:00), getting into broadcasting after his NFL career (41:45), and what we subscribe to when it comes to porn star names. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally S3 E39 - Win from Within (feat. Ben Leber)*

240. Intern Sam and Intern Ty Nov 07, 2019

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We have our trusty interns back in the studio one last time before the end of our 3rd season as a podcast to say thank you. Intern Sam got us off to a hot start for the first 5 months and Intern Ty finished and elevated our season in ways we could have never expected. It's an all around great time on this podcast as we catch up on what a year it's been Enjoy.

*Disclaimer: originally Back End Show #37 - The Interns*

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