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Episode 10: Brittany Cole Bush - Modern Day Shepherdess Jul 10, 2017

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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.

Episode 9: Tara Chapman - Two Hives Jun 25, 2017

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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.

Episode 8: Stephanie Gaudreau - Stupid Easy Paleo Jun 12, 2017

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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.

Episode 7: Tim Joseph - Maple Hill Creamery May 28, 2017

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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)

Episode 6: Mark Sisson May 14, 2017

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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.

Episode 5: Chris Kerston Apr 30, 2017

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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.

Episode 4: Will Harris Apr 16, 2017

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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.

Episode 3: John Foraker / April Fools Behind the Scenes Apr 03, 2017

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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

Episode 2: Robb Wolf Mar 20, 2017

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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

Episode 1: Katie & Taylor, Founders of EPIC Provisions Mar 06, 2017

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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

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