Episode 194 Presenter Evolution

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Episode 194 we sat down with the “Thomas Edison of presenting…” Mike Brian. We had read that quote prior to Mike Brian, Partner/CEO at Penna Powers, sitting down with us and were curious to the reference. As soon as Mike opened his mouth and started telling us about his journey, and basically revolutionizing presenting, we knew why it applied!

Mike might be representing Penna Powers which has been known for their marketing campaigns for events such as the Utah Winter Olympics, local grocer Harmon’s, UCAIR’s snowblower exchange program, and other notable Utah campaigns. While this is all exciting and such, Mike’s story BEFORE he got to Penna Powers is where the magic happens. Mike’s passion for presenting is evident as soon as he starts talking. His Thomas Edison status comes in when he figures a way to streamline clunky presentations. Mike tells us how presentations are like movies and how he had his “ah-ha” moment which propelled him into the move from slides to pre-PowerPoint presenting. After years of evolving his way of presenting, Mike is now presenting his brand new book, Presenter Evolution. Mike has broken down presenting into 5 important categories; confidence, passion, preparation, control, and connection. Mike told us that when you practice something wrong, you perfect that. His book is a way to undo those practices.

*You’ll have to get the book to find out how these apply every day!*

Why are all these important? Because Mike is on a mission to get rid of awful presentations by awesome people! Mike doesn’t want presenters to “erode their equity by opening their mouths.” Mike’s passion found its way into his book, offices around the country, and now he will be offering presentations to the general public for three specific dates.

Mike has offered our listeners a discount code PZNEWUT15 it will get you or anyone else that is interested a 15% discount for the upcoming seminars – March 19, 26 and April 2 at the Miller Free Enterprise Center at Salt Lake Community College. Visit PennaPowers.com for more information. You can also visit his website, MikeBrian.com for more information.

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Music By: Folk Hogan. Bootleggers Dance.

Episode 138 Zero Waste Art Projects

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The creativity of Utah knows no bounds. This rings true through our conversation on episode 138 with Sheri and Jen of Clever Octopus.

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What is a clever octopus you say? Well, Clever Octopus is Utah’s very own non-profit, creative re-use center located in Murray on 4973 S State Street. Their purpose and goal is zero waste and they’ve chosen creating art to do just that! It is the first of its kind in Utah that is partnering with local industrial businesses and people in the community to take materials that would otherwise stay hidden in closets for decades or be sent to landfills and teach people about art! In addition to classes, they have their very own store that you can buy the re-usable supplies that are donated for your own projects! *think ottomans and puppets*

Offering classes throughout the year, they have everything from book making *yes like the binding and everything,* needle felting, whiskey barrel ring wall hangings *think huge dream catchers but way cooler,* and more! They travel to senior centers, schools, and libraries to offer hands on creativity. They truly are thinking outside the box when it comes to the supplies they are re-using.

They have a long term plan of expanding to a much larger space that would offer local artist’s studio space, classroom space, a store, a coffee shop, and more! If you would like to offer cash donations or volunteer your time *they are not taking supply donations at the moment due to space* please contact them on their website HERE. Their goal is to be in a new space the fall of 2019! Please follow them on their Facebook page for events and on Instagram.

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Episode 118 The Artistic Side of Plastic Surgery with Dr. Henstrom

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Here at the New Utah Podcast, we get to meet a lot of earth shakers and movers. This week was no different! Dr. Doug “Touchdown” Henstrom of Utah Facial Plastics joined us for a conversation on his journey to facial plastic surgery and where he is going with it.

Why bring in a plastic surgeon you may be asking? Tune in and you will find out!

After playing football for BYU, Dr. Henstrom took off and picked up some training and degree’s from prestigious schools such as University of Iowa, the Mayo Clinic, and Harvard. He isn’t just a doctor, he’s a surgeon! Doug led us through how he found his passion for facial plastic surgery. This included humanitarian work with his father-in-law through the Hirsche Smiles Foundation,  going to school to be an ENT, moving his family around the country, and making the decision to come back to Utah.

When you think of facial surgery, you might think of face lifts, Botox, and fillers. Dr. Henstrom and his business partner Dr. Thompson have taken it to a new level at UFP in Draper and Layton, Utah. They are doing ground breaking surgery and training in facial paralysis surgery, doing mind-blowing hair transplant surgeries, otoplasty’s, and MOHS cancer reconstructive surgeries; as well as many more procedures between both offices. Did you know that with a diagnosis of Bells Palsy, 85% of people will see recovery and 15% will not? Also, we learned that 1 in 5000 people will get some type of facial paralysis. Dr. Henstrom is pioneering the surgery to make sure patients know there are options and they are not without hope!

This image is from a recent surgery from Utah Facial Plastics.

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What makes Dr. Henstrom and Utah Facial Plastics stand out from other facial plastic surgery offices up and down the Wasatch Front? Most definitely their bed side manner and lest we forget their amazing social media! They have pioneered transparency in Utah plastic surgery offices on their Instagram and their Facebook. Live streaming procedures and posting before/after photo’s showing the work they are doing makes them stand out; as well as fantastic communication and their amazing support staff in their offices. Dr. Henstrom and Dr. Thompson are also working on continuing education both for themselves as well as the community including education on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). Two of the questions Dr. Henstrom and Utah Facial Plastics ask when they recognize this could be the situation in their office are, 1. How long have you wanted the procedure and 2. Why do you want to make the change. (age, divorce, to get someone back, to get a job, etc.) Then they proceed from there. Alright, alright, we don’t want to give away the WHOLE interview. We want to make sure Dr. Touchdown gets the props he deserves for the differences he is making in his patients lives.

You can find Dr. Henstrom or Dr. Thompson on their website, Utah Facial Plastics, on their You Tube channel, on their Facebook and on their Instagram,


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Episode 106 Mobile Coffee Queen of Salt Lake

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Once upon a time there was a teacher who was tired of the lack of top notch coffee in her neighborhood and the Sev *that’s the 7-eleven* was just not cutting it on the way to work and on the weekends. She knew she was passionate about her community and decided to be proactive, quit her day job, and do something about this lack of brew! This gal volunteered as tribute and opened up a mobile coffee truck in Salt Lake City. This mobile coffee truck is known as, the Buzzed Coffee Truck!

Future grand-wizard barista Trina Perez, founder of Buzzed Coffee Truck, sat down with us for episode 106. That short story above isn’t just a fairy tale! Trina told us that she saw a need in her community, did the research, and that is how Buzzed Coffee Truck came to fruition. How often do you see people do that? Not often, right? Rose Park is a small and diverse community, and unfortunately with that size came a lack of coffee shops. Odd, right? Especially with a Starbucks on what seems like every corner now days. Trina quit her day job as a teacher, bought an old Fed Ex truck, got certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America, and took to the streets! Not only is she serving tasty and locally roasted coffee; she offers fair trade coffee to support Cafe Feminino, and she is passionate about local and is partnering with other local Utah artists and food innovators for pop up cafes in Rose Park!

You might not be able to order a frappuccino at her window, but we promise between the Rimini beans and the recipes they use, you will be able to find something that will become your regular drink on their menu! Oh! and no need to feel left out, non-coffee drinkers, there are drinks for you too! We highly recommend the nitro brew, the caramel macchiato, and the hot chocolate! Or you can try Trina’s three favorites; the Nitro, the Mexican Mocha, and the chai! Don’t forget to say YES to the chocolate espresso bean on top!

We hope to see Buzzed Coffee in a brick and mortar sooner than later, so go out and support her dream!

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Follow Buzzed Coffee on Instagram and Facebook for their weekly schedule. You can find them on Saturdays through October on the north center area of Pioneer Park at the Downtown Salt Lake Farmers market from 8-2pm.


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Episode 91 Street Gang Chocolate Wars

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Episode 91 was super full of delicious food and wizardry!

Last week we had the honor of being the first guests to grace the counter top at Viet Pham’s brand new concept restaurant, Pretty Bird Chicken! The official opening was February 21st. Located on Regent Street just next to the new Eccles Theatre, it is a small and very quaint space. We got to talk to Viet and interview him while he and his chef’s cooked the Nashville hot chicken thighs for us! We tried the thigh and the boneless thigh sandwich. Hard to say what was the favorite because all of our plates were pretty close to clean when we left! You may know Viet from Food Network shows such as Iron Chef, Extreme Chef, and The Next Food Network Star. Viet has been perfecting his Nashville chicken for 5 years and it is so exciting to see it come to fruition. We had Viet on almost 14 months ago and he told us how he was going to be opening Pretty Bird Chicken and we are so grateful it has finally made it to Salt Lake! Viet’s Nashville chicken comes in four heat levels: Mild, Medium, Hot, & “Hot Behind.” Pretty Bird is open from 11 AM to 9 PM Monday-Thursday and until 10 PM Friday & Saturday.

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Our guests this week are one of a kind in Salt Lake City and in Utah! Steve and AJ of The Chocolate Conspiracy stopped by, with chocolate in hand, and gave us a lesson in how good, natural chocolate is and can be made! Once upon a time AJ started by peddling his chocolate bars as a natural foodie chocolate guy on the mean streets of Manhattan, he was rejected by Steve while Steve was working at a local natural goods shop. After much determination, AJ adjusted his recipe and came back strong and The Chocolate Conspiracy is now selling in over 12 states,  including Hawaii! What makes their chocolate so unique? First of all AJ knows his food and the science behind it. He has created a dark chocolate bar out of a non-roasted cocoa bean and honey! No dairy, no soy, no gluten, and no refined sugar. You hear that people with allergies and dietary restrictions? You can eat these bars!! Then you have Steve who has helped build and get the Chocolate Conspiracy name circulating and in your mouths.  AJ, Steve, and their small supporting staff have partnered up to create chocolate bars for Utah locals; Fisher Brewing Company, Aceda Honey, Hip and Humble, and Orchid Dynasty. We don’t want to give away the whole interview, but they also just made the list of Best Chocolate Shop in Every State from the Daily Meal. You can find them online at EatChocolateConsipracy, at the local farmers market on Saturday’s, on Instagram, on Facebook, and on Twitter.  They host a ton of classes, so follow them so you can go!

 

Today (Feb 23rd) starts the second year of Wizarding Dayz! We had founder, Val Cameron-Walker from episode 34, stop by for a few minutes and talk to us about what is different this year and how they have grown! They added a large amount of workshops and panels including masters of dueling, a Jedi panel, a puppetry class, and truth about the new Lord of the Rings series from TheOneRing.net! They added a HUGE Narnia wardrobe, an actual real live tattoo artist doing geeky tattoos, a trading post where you can bring anything to trade, and of course their book exchange is back! They collected over 3000 books they donated last year and this year will even be bigger! Bring in your books for exchanging or donating. Look for our friend Hraefn and his Ravenhenge! Tickets are still available. Please go support this amazing event in our community. Click on the picture below for more information!

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Episode 63 Hard Cider in Utah

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The New Utah Podcast was honored to be invited to record at Mountain West Cidery this week! It seems like it was just yesterday that Jen, co-owner, joined us for episode 18! This time we got Jeff, also an owner, and Jess their marketing guru!

First things first. Did you know that in Utah cider is classified as a wine? Yea, we didn’t either and it’s kind of dumb. The only way to change these silly laws is to get in with the legislative sessions like Jeff has been doing! If you are interested in helping, just reach out to them. Mountain West Cider is heavily involved in the community, which we love, and are currently wrapping up their second year of Gay Ruby for Utah Pride celebration. After we spoke to Jen last year they introduced Desolation to their line up, proceeds from bottle sells support the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. This bottling brings them to four; 7 Mile, Ruby, Desolation, and Cottonwood. They are working on a second release of Stillwater, which is their hard cider aged in High Whiskey barrels for 6 months! Yum! They are getting ready for their second annual 4th West Oktoberfest at the end of September, doing quarterly gallery strolls with local artists, an upcoming partnership with Subaru, and a third Thursday of the month exercise and cider night! They also book events at their space if you are interested.

Partnering again with Green Urban Lunch Box, look for their bottling this fall of their second edition mash up of apples! You can find them on ALL the social media’s; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and now SnapChat!

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EVENTS:

Hang on to your beards!! Our friends from Olio Skin and Beard Co. are presenting this years 4th Annual Beard and mustache competition at Snowbird to kick of Oktoberfest!

Craft Lake City will be in full swing at the Gallivan Center this weekend.

The Food Truck and Brewery Battle will be at the Gateway on the 12th from 5-10pm. Sample local fare and beer! Then vote for your favorite!

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Episode 61 Cigars for Idiots 101.

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Bad news guys… toxic algae has arrived…. What isn’t toxic is this week Jessica shared with us about her aerobatic flight that she took with local Heber company, Utah War Bird Adventures, in a Pitts Biplane. Great news, firework season is finally over for Chris. Thank you wee baby Jesus.

They always say don’t meet your heros… However, we think there are exceptions… always.  Kendrick Woolstenhulme, owner of Beehive Cigars, joined us this week. We should have kept the cigars hidden until the end of the episode because it was like kids at Christmas waiting to open presents. Yes, you may be familiar with that other cigar shop across town BUT we are here to make sure that Beehive Cigars becomes a Utah institution!

From dueling pianist at Keys on Main to a cigar shop owner, we were able to talk to Kendrick about his journey of walking in and buying a cigar shop, creating blends specifically for their house cigars at Beehive Cigars (you’ll want to listen for the historical significance on each of those), and of course future events and plans for Beehive Cigars.  You can visit their website, follow them on Twitter, or on Facebook to keep up to date.

We want to wish our New Utah Alumn, Nick Passey, a Happy Birthday and if you want to head to his birthday show, it is TONIGHT (27th) at the Green Pig on 4th South in SLC.

Melinda at Thyme and Place is hosting a cement containers workshop this Saturday.

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Episode 59 Red Rover, Red Rover Send Dylan right over

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Episode 59 we were visited by local podcaster and creator, Dylan Mazziotti. Dylan is the creative director (aka the owner) at Lennon Design and the host and producer of Your Cre8tivity podcast. We switched it up a little this time, we had New Utah Podcast alumn, Stephen Hatch, send us the questions! We learned about apartment living, why he wanted to start his own graphic design company (which is very successful and you probably know more of their logo’s than you thought), and how a blog evolved into a podcast!  We even got to be asked a question this time!

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Here is the link to the new Japanese Interment Camp museum in Topaz. If you get a chance to go hours are 11-5pm daily Monday-Saturday. There is no admission but please, we implore you to leave a donation. It took a long time to get this museum constructed.

Kids… firework damage is real. What do you think about cities enforcing a firework ban for the 24th of July? Jeremy had a home just blocks from his go up in flames because of fireworks.

Events this week include:

Our very own Chris has his birthday on the 19th!!!

Manchester United VS. Real Salt Lake on Monday 17th. Tickets ARE still available.

Fire on the Water is the 15th at Jordanelle.

Halloween in Summer on Main Street in Magna is happening on Saturday.

And if you know someone in need, New Utah alumn Aaron Bryant and Inspiro Recovery will be starting intake officially next week and having their grand opening!

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Episode 54: And now, for a little Chocolate and Dating with Stephen Hatch

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Once upon a time there was a boy who picked up a lost tradition of hand-dipping chocolates from his hard working grandmother. . .

Episode 54 we were graced with the awesome presence of Hatch Family Chocolates owner, Stephen Hatch! A Utah food institution, and not located anywhere else in the valley but in the Avenues, they continue to offer some of the best and most original hand- dipped chocolates in Utah, even after 14 years of business! Hatch Family Chocolates goal of bringing a community together through memories and chocolate is a unique and special one and it is working! Hatch Family Chocolates will be starting up their annual outdoor movie series on June 16th. Check their Facebook and Instagram pages for up to date information and new treats! Especially their ice cream bars! **They do NOT ship in the summer**

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Stephen is a co-host on the Your Cre8tivity podcast with Dylan bringing tons of the creative Utah community together to show they each have a story and a place in Utah. Oh, and Stephen is also looking for a date. So if you want to read his list of 40, we can connect you!

Events this week include the start up on the Salt Lake Downtown Farmers Market at Pioneer park! Visit some of our awesome friends like Olio Beard and Skin Co. Artist Kat Martin, and RubySnap each Saturday!

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Episode 51: Utah’s OTHER Waterpocket

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This weeks episode should be titled, “Living out of a suitcase makes you weird…”

This week we we got an awesome insight into Alan Scott, one of the co-founders of Utah’s NEWEST up and coming distillery, WaterPocket! He also brought us some of their whiskey! Which we are always grateful for.

WaterPocket Distillery has been distilling since February but they are getting ready to have their grand opening June 2nd in West Valley Utah! That means they will be ready to sell out of their production shop. You know, laws and things like that that has to be done so you can officially open. WaterPocket Distillery is what happens when you get the drive and experience of one man (Alan) and the genius and background of one woman (Julia) and they put their heads together.  Why the name WaterPocket you ask? Well, you’ll just have to listen! Yes, there are other distilleries in Utah, so what makes them unique? They will be producing a couple of regular spirits, but they will also be curating their own liqueurs. That is HUGE because there is no other liqueur producer in Utah doing that! We are intrigued and very excited and cannot wait to go visit. This looks like a long and happy relationship between the New Utah Podcast and WaterPocket Distillery. You can follow their journey on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Take a listen and let us know what you think of distillery number 13 in Utah!

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Events around town this weekend include:

Living Traditions Festival the 19-21st at the City Hall building in SLC.

Chubby’s Cafe in Saratoga Springs is hosting their first crawfish boil on the 20th.

Lantern Festival in Tooele at the Motorpark Complex on the 20th where you can send off your hopes and dreams into the night sky.

Don’t forget NEXT week is Mountain West Cider’s new cider release party on the 24th for Desolation Prickly Pear Cider! Proceeds benefit the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance! We love a good cause.

Let us know if you have any events upcoming! We know summer is going to be full of them!

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