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Five (or so) good dudes
Janet told me the other day that my blog has been a little gloomy lately so I thought I better blog about some things that are cool. I got thinking about it and I’ve seen some impressive action lately from a lot of cool dudes. Here’s a quick profile.
Andrew Allgaier at Business Brink
Andrew Allgaier, owner of Zoom Agent, is a true entrepreneur. He recently bailed on his “secure” full time job to start his own business. I wonder how his pregnant wife feels about that? Andrew had a cool idea - he’s documenting his start up on a video podcast at Business Brink. Its genuine and interesting to watch.
I highly recommend using Andrew. He created the logo at 10Speed Media, which I think is one of the coolest logos ever (of course I’m a little biased).
Duane Jess at Podfitness
Lately, I’ve been meeting with Duane Jess, VP of Sales and Marketing, at Podfitness. Duane is just one of those guys who is trying to make it when he has a lot stacked against him. He’s got a tough job and I’ve never heard him complain about it. Duane is selling some cool fitness podcasting stuff at Podfitness. He’s working hard to get up sales and he’s also working hard to get the marketing side of the business on its feet. Sometimes all you have to do is shake someones hand and look them in the eye to know they are genuine - Duane is the real deal. The Podfitness guys are lucky to have him.
Marty Fahncke at Conference Call University
Marty is a good dude. I first met Marty at 10Speed Media when he worked with us as a consultant. Now, I’m lining Marty up with his own podcast show on Podango. Here’s why Marty is cool. He has a son with a disability. After having some problems with the school and the state, Marty decided the best thing to do was to move his family to Kansas City so his son could get the best possible education. What a dad! I was very impressed when he told me this story.
Look for an announcement on Marty’s podcast in the next month or two and check out Conference Call University. Â
Brock Blake at Funding Universe
I think Brock is the youngest CEO in Utah but don’t let that fool you - the dude is a pro. Brock is leading a ragtag group at Funding Universe (more affectionately known as “FU”). Brock is scrappy and he works incredibly hard. He has a great group. I remember sitting down the hall from them when I was the CEO at 10Speed. Every time they landed a sale they would yell and jump around and give each other high fives. I thought it was awesome and I miss being down the hall from those guys and seeing them everyday. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Ron Hartley at Podango
Ron Hartley is my right hand dude. When I was at 10Speed, I found Ron randomly through monster.com. I called him up and asked him to come in for an interview. I think I hired him on the spot. Â
I honestly would not be nearly as effective at Podango without his help. Ron is a true salesman and he’s great at developing collateral and proposals. He’s a master at follow up. On top of all that, he’s one of the nicest guys I know. We are truly blessed to have him on the team. Â
Bonus! Five more good dudes
Colin Kelly at Lumin Publishing (Connect Magazine) is a good dude! He sent me an apology after my name was misspelled in the latest addition of Launch magazine. It’s no big deal, Colin. Heck, half the time I call you “Collin”.
John Jonas is a good dude. Regardless of what some people think about John, I think he’s one of the smartest technologies in the state and he gets online marketing better than most people I know. John gets a bad rap sometimes but I enjoy his company and friendship. If you have the privilege of getting to know John, you’ll know what I mean.
My neighbor, Brett Zabel, is a good dude. Brett has helped me lately with my podcast editing. On top of that Brett has mentored me in my responsibilities at church. Thanks, Brett for being there for me!
Connor Boyack is a good dude. Connor recently gave my blog a makeover. He’s a good developer. He’s scrappy and reasonably priced. I love to read his blog. It’s like reading my own thoughts. Connor, thanks for all your hard work! I look forward to a long association.
Scott Bourne is a really good dude. In the short time Scott has been associated with Podango he has taught me so much. Scott is making some big sacrifices for Podango right now including moving from Seattle to San Francisco to set up Podango Productions. Scott sold Netradio for a lot of money and doesn’t need to be doing this but he believes in Podango. We’re lucky to have him on board. Podango is going to be huge!
I am lucky to be associated with such good people. Sometimes we need to be more mindful of those around us who are making an impact on our lives. Thanks to these guys for being good examples to me.
Good dudes… Reminds me of a missionary companion that started every entry in his journal with “Today was a great day…”
Anyway, thanks for the heads up and now I have more people to find out about.
Left by David on 02/09/2007Colin Kelly at Lumin Publishing (Connect Magazine) is a good dude! He sent me an apology after my name was misspelled in the latest addition of Launch magazine.
Is it ironic that you mispelled my name in your posts?
Reminds me of growing up, everybody spelled it with an ‘e’ instead of an ‘o’ and I asked my mom repeatedly to let me change it to Conner so people wouldn’t keep spelling it wrong. 
Left by Connor on 02/09/2007@Connor
My bad! I’ll change it right now.
Left by Chris Knudsen on 02/09/2007Chris Knudsen is a good dude too. He genuinely wants to see people be succesful, and he has the care to tell them when he thinks they’re heading in the wrong direction.
Left by Russell Page on 02/09/2007Russ:
You are one good dude! I think you ought to start your own techno PR firm - just my $.02 after getting to know you.
Left by Chris Knudsen on 02/09/2007