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"Making It Work In Montana" - Outdoors, Business, Community

"Making It Work In Montana" - Outdoors, Business, Community

By David Boye

Montana is Amazing!
Everyone has a story on how they "make it work"
Navigating the outdoors, paying your way, paying it forward. Montana is home to intelligent, experienced survivors that we can all learn from.
This podcast provides a forum for archiving the amazing examples of how people who are living Montana, make it work!
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"Go Find" author, Susan Purvis on her journey of rescue, training and finding herself in Montana

"Making It Work In Montana" - Outdoors, Business, Community Dec 18, 2019

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Our Most "Ram"bunctious Interview Yet! - With Jenna Gilliland

Our Most "Ram"bunctious Interview Yet! - With Jenna Gilliland

Jenna Gilliland moved to Montana and bought a Hobby Farm with a surprise on it... While Jenna and her family wants to raise Highland Cows someday, they were blessed with three live Rams, and therefore needed to become ram-herding professionals immediately! Did you know that people raise Rams domestically? Neither did we!


Here's the video podcast- https://youtu.be/4x8vK3ov6kc Jenna Gilliland is the Flathead County Manager at Flying S Title. You can find her on social media here: Instagram - @jashgilli Facebook - @jenna.analco


Key words- Hobby Farm - Ram - Rams - Montana - Adventure - Move to Montana

Mar 29, 202341:05
Dancing in Montana! Chelsea Speer of Turning Pointe Dance- Kalispell, MT

Dancing in Montana! Chelsea Speer of Turning Pointe Dance- Kalispell, MT

Chelsea taught your host and wife to dance! Check it out... https://youtu.be/vJIIdr4XUwE 

Chelsea teaches dance for all ages and abilities. (Listen to the end for an amazing testimony of how she genuinely helps "all abilities")

This episode is very interesting, motivating and you will likely have a different view of dancing afterwards.

Video podcast here: https://youtu.be/KpJZZpcsIeA

Turning Pointe Dance: http://turning-pointe-dance.com/contact-us/


Oct 18, 202235:46
Fighter - Entrepreneur - Montana Native - Taylor Reed
Jul 08, 202232:22
Nomad CEO Will Schmautz on Why Business is Deeply Personal
Jun 13, 202241:46
Excelling at Endurance and Fitness in Montana- Brian Frank

Excelling at Endurance and Fitness in Montana- Brian Frank

Brian Frank is the CEO and Owner of Hammer Nutrition and he shares his vision, passion and things that help him "Make it Work in Montana"
Learn all about Hammer Nutrition here:
www.hammernutrition.com/
Brian shares about company culture, 35 years of successful business, and the foundation of healthy endurance racing. Brian is extremely committed to his vision and the core values that have made Hammer Nutrition successful. Brian believes in providing free education of how to fuel your body, and generous support to the community of athletes on ultimately establishing a family of clients and employees seeking a common goal.
Check out this podcast for 45 minutes of this, and we could have spoken much longer!
Guest host Maria Phelps, an avid Montana Triathlete!
May 11, 202246:25
Purple Mountain Lavender- Deb Davis
Jul 21, 202129:06
Superwoman! Mom, Wife, Mountain Bike Racer and Overcomer of Obstacles, Rose Grant!

Superwoman! Mom, Wife, Mountain Bike Racer and Overcomer of Obstacles, Rose Grant!

"Trust the process, embrace the work, be grateful, and always stay humble and kind." - Rose Grant is empowering women to pursue their dreams is something that I feel passionate about so that they too can experience the empowerment that comes from victory and defeat, working hard, and pushing limits. .. 5X Mountain Bike Marathon National Champion - 2014-2017 & 2019 4X XCO World Championship National Team member - 2015-2017 & 2019 Pan American National Team Member - 2018- Leadville 100 MTB Champion @rosekgrant
Apr 24, 202029:06
Weathering a financial crisis! Joe Coco of Coco Enterprises, Inc.

Weathering a financial crisis! Joe Coco of Coco Enterprises, Inc.

Joe Coco knows how to go from $0 to $1,000,000+ including doing so over the course of several financial crisis! Listen to Joe and do great when everyone else is worried ;)
Mar 27, 202035:08
Overcoming obstacles, like a bear attack! And being a professional and family man, Anders Broste

Overcoming obstacles, like a bear attack! And being a professional and family man, Anders Broste

Anders is the Chief Technical Officer at Esker Cycles, a Columbia Falls, MT bicycle company. He's a father, husband, and he enjoys the Montana Outdoors with hunting, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, fly fishing, rafting.... Anders is an expert on Making it Work in Montana!
Feb 04, 202034:46
Welcome to "Making it Work in Montana!" Community, Business and the Outdoors of Montana

Welcome to "Making it Work in Montana!" Community, Business and the Outdoors of Montana

Greetings! Thank you for checking out this podcast. My name is David Boye, and I have lived in Montana since 1996, and have met famous athletes, wealthy entrepreneurs, and unsung community heroes, right in Montana! Apparently, they all “make it work,” so that they can spend their time in the greatest of the 50 states.
Inspired by my opportunity to meet Gary Vaynerchuk, my goal is to create an interesting and entertaining way to honor some of these amazing individuals, and to provide inspiration for those who have just arrived or have been here a long time and are trying to “make it work!”
Through my career as an independent mortgage broker, my life as a husband and father, my recreation as a mountaineer, and generally living life to the fullest in Montana, I have been fortunate to meet people that are some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, some of the highest levels of athletes, and some people who have immersed themselves in community. I believe that these people are what make Montana great!
Please enjoy this podcast, communicate ideas and suggestions, and just make sure you enjoy Montana!
Feb 04, 202000:50
Shea Fast! "Cowgirl," Entrepreneur, Brand coach, all in MT

Shea Fast! "Cowgirl," Entrepreneur, Brand coach, all in MT

From her website, www.sheafast.com/ "After years of being a brick and mortar entrepreneur, and a stay at home MOM, I love building business online! Social media marketing is huge, and the future. I see the power of our hand held devices, and the potential to build an income from your phone. Little upfront investment, and zero loss of time. " but before all that, she was a competitive snowboarder and the coffee proprietor who has Made it Work in Montana!
Dec 20, 201934:53
"Go Find" author, Susan Purvis on her journey of rescue, training and finding herself in Montana

"Go Find" author, Susan Purvis on her journey of rescue, training and finding herself in Montana

Learn more at: susanpurvis.com/ Susan Purvis’ writing has appeared in the New York Times. She is an empowerment speaker, explorer, educator and author of the bestselling outdoor adventure memoir, Go Find. Susan spent her entire career in the outdoors. Her book chronicles two decades of saving lives and teaching humans and K9’s to do the same. She found passion and purpose in training avalanche dogs, search dogs, cadaver dogs and became a K9 dog training specialist. Susan spent years leading wilderness survival trips, search and rescue training, and wilderness medicine courses. Go Find is a rare find if you are searching for avalanche books, survival books or anything between pet care and mountain climbing or a book about finding your way.
Dec 18, 201932:54
Giuseppe Caltabiano- Circumnavigating the world, global success in Montana
Nov 22, 201931:33
The David Steele! Mountaineer, Lifesaver, Selfless Partner in Montana's Great Outdoors!

The David Steele! Mountaineer, Lifesaver, Selfless Partner in Montana's Great Outdoors!

David Steele exemplifies Making it Work in the Outdoors in Montana! He has climbed some of the most noteworthy peaks, skied many of them, and regularly gives back more than he takes. Denali, Baker, St Nicholas, The Lithoid Cusp... 100's more! David was a climbing partner to a friend that had a fall of over 500 feet, and he successfully stabilized his friend, hiked to the nearest communication point and directed a helicopter to a location for his friend to be air evacuated towards a hospital for life saving treatment. This is an interesting podcast, to say the least.
Nov 16, 201939:35
John Dunnigan a Musician who has Made it Work in Montana
Nov 15, 201931:56
5.5 Million views! Swimming with ice bergs, a notable teen mentor and teacher, Noah Couser!
Nov 09, 201934:54
Andrew "Bear" Barinowski- Project Manager with Malmquist Construction

Andrew "Bear" Barinowski- Project Manager with Malmquist Construction

Bear has spent 20 years in Montana, and he is everyone's friend! He truly explored the world and settled in Whitefish, MT. Bear was recently featured on the highest viewed HGTV Dreamhome giveaway, with a slopeside ski area home built by Malmquist Construction. Bear is a man of the community that has "made it work in Montana" ... stay tuned for the 2nd segment where Bear explains his "counter cultural" view of today's social media. Bear is one of the most honest and genuine people that I have ever met!
Nov 06, 201939:22
Melissa Ellis of "Get a Grip Climbing Wall" on her journey to "Make it Work in Montana!"

Melissa Ellis of "Get a Grip Climbing Wall" on her journey to "Make it Work in Montana!"

Melissa grew up in Whitefish, MT and Arizona and settled into her first career as a waitress at the Buffalo Cafe in Whitefish. She then took a leap of faith to become a successful business owner, community leader and entrepreneur. She knows all about Making it Work in Montana! You can find Melissa on Facebook owning "Get a Grip Climbing Wall," as the Membership Director of the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, and she owns a vacation rental in Coram, MT on the way to Glacier National Park.
Oct 25, 201929:01