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You Don't Need This Podcast
Hosted by Ben McDougal · EN
If you're a remarkable student, entrepreneur, intrapreneur, or community builder thirsty enough to make a ruckus, welcome to innovative energy brewed to keep you building.
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Base Camp
Apr 2, 2025Tap to summarizeJoin us at base camp as Jon Kallen builds a mountain for us to climb. We lean into the pain and carry our own gear with stories from Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, and more high altitudes worldwide. When he's not craving gummy worms on snow capped peaks above the clouds, this impactful leader mentors founders commercializing business strategies. We reflect on this leadership alongside our closing message to the mountains. https://JenningsKallen.com https://AlgaeBiomass.org http://Base-Camp.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Landing EP18 – Fourteeners 🎙️ Jeff Reed EP58 – Always Growing 🎙️ Clayton Mooney http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/anticipation 44 Harsh Truths About Human Nature https://films.NationalGeographic.com/free-solo https://Alpinist.com/podcast Snowboarding Utah
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Rock & Radio
Feb 26, 202500:44:31Tap to summarizeMax Schaeffer is an Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee jamming on a new kind of mic. EP79 features a friend and professional conversationalist sharing insight from 40+ years in radio! This influencer is also an award-winning theatrical director, actor, and producer. Ben and Maxwell discuss timely vs. evergreen content, regulations of radio, metrics that matter vs. opinions of estimates, and curating dollowers beyond passive followers. After the break, we explore how to lead by doing, radical ways for radio to remain relevant, and then Max... as he's done so many times, in so many ways, closes things down in style. BONUS MATERIALS Maxwell's Iowa CoffeeCast https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation http://Rock-Radio.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com EP48 – Consistency Counts 🎙️ Michael Libbie EP59 – Agents of Change 🎙️ Amner Martinez EP69 – Generative Humans 🎙️ Chris Snider http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com http://BENBOT.ai
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Hobbies That Pay
Feb 19, 202500:47:06Tap to summarizeSarah Oyibo is a friendly founder and creative content creator. This influencer explores the realities of an entrepreneurial lifestyle by teaching others how to efficiently create lead magnets built on pillars of content. In EP78, we hear how Sarah introduced herself to digital design as a student, then escaped a cubicle by leveraging paying clients to start her business. Ben and Sarah keep building with timeless insight on content creation, balancing a personal brand, and how creative initiative helps us all find work that feels like play. BONUS MATERIALS https://StudioDeltaDesigns.com https://instagram.com/soyibotime http://Hobbies-That-Pay.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com You Don't Need This Book: Entrepreneurship in the Connected Era https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://BENBOT.ai
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Problem Solving
Feb 12, 202500:43:00Tap to summarizeGerald Beranek is an executionist and a professional problem solver who helps others bring product ideas to life. We talk product design, manufacturing, business, and his new quest. We get reps in on financial modeling, pain relievers vs. vitamins, leadership, and enjoying the process as well. Thanks to Gerald for making the trip to join us in-studio! The results is EP77, which brews timeless value for anyone building a product or leading a team. Cheers! BONUS MATERIALS https://BeratekIndustries.com https://ConduitDirectGroup.com http://Problem-Solving.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Executionist http://Manufacturability.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://Additive-Manufacturing.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://Make-Better-Things.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/resources http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai
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Make Better Things
Feb 5, 202500:43:18Tap to summarizeManufacturing and business geek, Mike O'Donnell is inside Iowa State University. He leads the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS), which helps small- to medium-sized industry compete and win in the modern world. EP76 is light and fun, but rich in now value. Manufacturing is the largest industry in Iowa. We talk manufacturing types, environmental complexities, manufacturing 4.0, exoskeletons, talent matching, and future effeciencies. If manufacturing means something to you, if you're building a physical product, if you need resources to keep building, this is an excellent listen. BONUS MATERIALS https://ciras.iastate.edu http://Make-Better-Things.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Tinker https://ibm.com/think/topics/industry-4-0 http://Manufacturability.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/tag/research https://BenMcDougal.com/resources http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai
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DSM USA
Jan 29, 202500:43:10Tap to summarizeTiffany Tauscheck is the President & CEO of Greater Des Moines Partnership! This special episode highlights the results of Tiffany's recent 11-county listening tour with 23 different chambers of commerces and how different communities can collaborate even when environmental factors are different. We then shift gears to discuss leadership within transitional times, data-driven storytelling, and the future of the Des Moines metro. After you refill your mug, Ben and Tiffany talk about evolving startup communities and entreprenierual ecosystem building. As a cool connection to EP72 of YDNTP, listen as we discuss innovative ideas for member-supported organizations, such as chambers of commerce, non-profits, and industry associations. We review the economic and talent development showcased in the DSM Partnership's 2024 Annual Report, then go flying with ecosystem allies before an invitation to get in the arena. BONUS MATERIALS Tiffany Tauscheck Bio Living in Des Moines Spark DSM + Scale DSM DSM Partnership's Entrepreneurship Resources http://DSM-USA.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com EP5 – Jam with Jay 🎙️ Jay Byers EP13 – Growing the Garden 🎙️ Diana Wright http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai
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Speak Up
Jan 22, 202500:44:57Tap to summarizeErik Dominguez equips leaders to confidently communicate. He transforms fears into fuel and speaks nationwide. Whether you're interested in paid public speaking or working to unite a team, EP74 will inspire you to pause, listen, then come off mute. After your friendly host narrates Anticipation within another classic break without commercials, Ben and Erik share a handful of specific terms to avoid, assets to extend your reach, and how to cut things to create space for storytelling to land. If your message matters, this is yet another timeless relic to savor. BONUS MATERIALS https://ErikDominguez.com https://ErikDominguez.com/youtube-2 http://Speak-Up.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Anticipation Waukee APEX http://BENBOT.ai
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Care Directly
Jan 15, 202500:37:23Tap to summarizeDr. Jon Van Der Veer took a path less traveled. He shifted gears later in his practice as a doctor, and Examplar Care has since activated a direct primary care experience brewed to provide patients more personalized healthcare. We chat about transparency, affordability, access, and convenience in healthcare, but also get nerdy with zero knowledge proofs, DNA computing, and life extension. After a quick break that invites you to enjoy the feel of finished with the Collector Hardback Edition of You Don't Need This Book, Dr. Van Der Veer talked with Ben about their aquisition process and tips for others to build with exit strategies in mind. Yes, EP73 will help you stick to those new year resolutions, but we close with health hacks to help you dance with your own inspired life. BONUS MATERIALS https://Exemplar.Care http://Care-Directly.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com YDNTB - Collector Hardback Edition https://BenMcDougal.com/intrinsic https://BenMcDougal.com/career-nirvana http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai
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Win Win Win
Jan 8, 202500:44:56Tap to summarizeNicole Crain is the incoming president for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. She's been helping to build business throughout Iowa for over 15 years, so it's neat to have this be her first interview as the new leader within Iowa ABI. We toast Mike Ralston and his 20+ years of generous leadership, then discuss nogotiating, public policy, and advocacy that is valued by members. Nicole wraps up the first part of EP72 by shared timeless insight for students pursuing a business degree. After Ben narrates Significance, Alessandra and Stella welcome us back by asking our featured guest, what's worth sacrificing to pursue progress? We then let future-forward ideas flow, scratch on innovative community building tactics, and share how existing business can weave succession planning into their strategy. Congrats to our featured guest on the new leadership role and here's to a fantastic 2025! BONUS MATERIALS https://IowaABI.org Roasted Reflections Break: Significance http://Win-Win-Win.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com EP32 - Connecting Leaders - Jessi McQuerrey EP30 🎙️ Exit Ramps - Brian Crotty http://PlayforcePrinciples.com http://BENBOT.ai
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Still United
Jan 1, 202500:49:55Tap to summarize🥂 Happy New Year 🥂 Alex Myers and Ben McDougal return from the future to refill our mugs and translate nerd into normal. BEN BOT kicks off 2025 with a compelling thought on accelerationism. The humans then chime in on the evolution of AI, nuerotech, and the confluence of human and machines. After the break that invites openess, we discuss the state of web3, corporate networks vs. blockchain networks, state management, material science, and how society can thrive even with information overload. Alex was featured in EP45 last season, so revist that timeless episode (link below) along with this fresh jolt of innovative energy. Stay curious! BONUS MATERIALS Welcome to Web3 YDTNP - EP45 - United We Are http://PlayforcePrinciples.com "Read Write Own" -Chris Dixon Roasted Reflections Break: Open to Next http://Still-United.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai
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