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229. Jake McHenry & Ross Larson Oct 14, 2019

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Jake and Ross are the co-founders of Float - the Airbnb for boats. As many of you know, we are two guys who are not from MN, do not have a cabin, nor a boat (yet) and only experience lake life when our friends are nice enough to have us over. Float is everything we need to get us on more lakes next summer and we're excited to say the least. From living in basement of Jake's parents house, to leasing out their own boats as a beta-test, to now building out their platform on multiple lakes around MN this past summer, the Float boys have an incredible story. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally S3 E35 - Let's Float (feat. Jake McHenry & Ross Larson)*

228. Brandon Poliszuk Oct 10, 2019

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Brandon is the founder of The Social Butterfly, an advertising and creative media agency, and Link N Drink, a networking and panel event held every other month in the Twin Cities. It's been one year since Brandon's last appearance on the podcast and we discuss his recent ventures and experience with Link N Drink, how he plans on attacking Q4 with Social Butterfly (*insert meme of Tim Tebow holding up 4 fingers heading into the fourth quarter), and the changes he's made in his life through challenging himself with at least 1 thing every single day.

*Disclaimer: originally Back End Show #33 - Brandon Poliszuk*

227. Tony Perrella Oct 08, 2019

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Tony is a University of St. Thomas alumni who currently works for Optum and recently just bought his first house with the intentions to flip and make profit through the Air Bnb model described on the Bigger Pockets podcast. Tony teaches us a thing or two about making money as someone who has no idea how to save money as a 20-something as well as how he can potentially make money in the podcasting industry. Enjoy!

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!

*Disclaimer: originally Marketing Intern Spotlight #56 - Tony Perrella*

226. Lawrence Pruitt Oct 07, 2019

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Lars is the lead singer of Yam Haus, a pop-rock band based in Minneapolis, MN. We catch back up with Lars and reflect on the time it's been since we discovered him and his amazing band over a year ago. Through this time we've had Yam Haus play a concert in our backyard for Halloween and they were the headline performance at Boatchella this summer. We caught Lars at the perfect time as Yam Haus just recently SOLD OUT First Avenue as the headline act in December. Overall, this was a phenomenal podcast and conversation with a guy looking to connect with the people he can touch. We CANNOT wait until these guys blow up.

They are performing with O.A.R. November 8th @ The Myth. Get your tickets NOW!

*Disclaimer: originally S3 E34 - Welcome to the Thrill (feat. Lawrence Pruitt)*

225. The Live Evolution Oct 03, 2019

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Intern Ty joins us after a 3 week hiatus and we get his takes on our plan to restructure and how we see the Backpocket evolving. We've been following our #DominateTheSandbox model for almost a year now and we used this time to step back and reflect on what it is we're actually doing as well as where it's heading. Other highlights include (but are certainly not limited to) Andy's dentist visit after having 5 cavities 6 months ago and Declan starting a corporate rumor at work about his boss starting a cannabis farm.

*Disclaimer: originally Back End Show #32 - The Live Evolution*

224. Brandt Weldon Oct 01, 2019

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Brandt Weldon is a studying chiropractic doctor at the University of Northwestern Health Sciences University, an ex-collegiate hockey player from the Concordia University-Wisconsin, and one of the most fun-loving Canadiens who came to the US from Manitoba a little over 7 years ago. We talk to Brandt about the art of "sacrificing your body" and how that played a roll into wanting to be a doctor of chiropractic. We also get into his obsessions with cross fit and oreos (yes you read this right, he's OBSESSED with Oreos). Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally Marketing Intern Spotlight #55 - Brandt Weldon*

223. James Farrow Sep 30, 2019

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James Farrow is a hip-hop artist from the Twin Cities who recently started a new band called "Russell Ave." From being the #1 high school football recruit and committing to Virginia Tech, to googling "furthest place from Blacksburg, VA" and moving out west to San Diego, to pursuing a music career in LA and NY Jimmy has an incredible journey. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally S3 E33 - The Drive from Within (feat. James Farrow)*

222. Mike & Matt Schwandt Sep 26, 2019

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Mike & Matt Schwandt are owners of BauHaus Brew Labs, a local German brewery in Minneapolis who are growing family of forward drinkers who celebrate the joy of art and craft in everyday life. We discuss their new venture, Bolo by BauHaus, a hard seltzer they released THIS WEEK. We drank an entire 12 pack making sure their product was potent and our pallets were satisfied before we gave our signature of approval. We dive DEEP into the topics of meditation, Matt talks about getting diagnosed with pancreatitis, and our average qualities collectively struck up some incredible conversation.

If you're in the spirit for drinking some German beer and music, get STOKED for the 6th Annual Schwandtoberfest on 9/28. Get your tickets here.

*Disclaimer: originally Back End Show #31 - Mike & Matt Schwandt*

221. Khadijah Cooper Sep 24, 2019

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Khadijah Cooper is a stand up comedian, a mother, and a sex educator in the Twin Cities. She has always been involved in the comedy scene since a young age watching her MOTHER (CC Cooper) deliver hilarious sets. It wasn't until very recently when she finally took it upon herself to take the stage. Khadijah's day's are full of educating kids anywhere from 4th to Freshman in college about sex. Her profession and passion regarding sex made us sweat a little but ultimately made for one of the funniest podcasts to date. Enjoy!

"White b*tches LOVEEEE me. I'm their biggest fan" - Khadijah.

If you're a white girl and like comedy, Khadijah has a show coming up on November 16th at Sisyphus Brewery in Minneapolis (but even if you're not a white girl, please come it will be a GREAT show). Get your tickets here.

*Disclaimer: originally Marketing Intern Spotlight #54 - Khadijah Cooper*

220. Brandon Ferdig Sep 23, 2019

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Brandon Ferdig is a documentarian, a journalist, and founder of The Periphery, a Youtube channel featuring conversations with people all over the world, and explorations of ideas that shape our societies. Brandon's newest documentary features a story on "The Wall" - a homeless camp in the Twin Cities that was closed down in December of 2018.

*Disclaimer: originally S3 E32 - The Wall (feat. Brandon Ferdig)*

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