Hiring women is not the right thing to do. Hiring women is the only thing to do for businesses and auto dealerships that want to succeed. Gender-diverse companies are more profitable, creative, and attractive places to work. Millennials are att

Create a Mindful Echo Chamber

Aug 31st, 2016 10m 29s

We live in echo chambers, and it's killing our republic. As websites increasingly track and customize what we see based on our interests, we are rarely exposed to new and challenging ideas . . . unless we mindfully curate our educational cuisin

Building the Enchanted Highway with Gary Greff

Jun 27th, 2015 7m 58s

Let me introduce you to this world-changer: Gary Greff. He was a teacher, with a background in education and physical education. He came home to Regeant, ND, population 125, and he saw something that frightened him. I’ll let him pick up the sto

Fill a Room, Not a List

Jul 11th, 2014 25m 55s

Greg Tehven has made it his life's mission to make Fargo the greatest city on earth. Rather than build a list of residents to email them about upcoming events, he focuses on building relationships.As he notes, this is a generational project an

Imagination Differentiation

Jul 3rd, 2014 16m 33s

Unique experience provides an opportunity for one-of-a-kind creation. As businesses and communities we need to focus on local problems. In looking at local problems we have an "imagination differentiation" that enables us to see solutions other

Why the FCC Hates South Dakota

May 16th, 2014 18m 4s

A few weeks ago we wrote about the importance of having an equal playing field for rural communities.The thrust of the argument is that for the first time we have the opportunity to build businesses right where we are. If we don't have equal a

What Makes a Community Great?

May 2nd, 2014 30m 1s

What makes a community great? Travel across the ocean and learn from Guernsey, where a plan of societal reinvention is underway. Then talk with a community developer to learn what tools we can use in our community to make it great.In this epis

Knowledge From a Motorcycle Philosopher - Manuel Marabese

Nov 11th, 2013 31m 14s

Travel creates knowledge according to our guest today, Manuel Marabese.Manuel changed his career path from philosophy to motorcycle guiding for tourists in his pursuit of knowledge. In today's episode Manuel talks to use how you can take a lea

How to Get a Job in the Digital Age

Nov 4th, 2013 29m 50s

Finding a job, interviewing and mastering the follow up requires special skills in the digital age. In this brofounder edition of Digital Homesteading, brothers John Meyer (of the responsive infographic design company Lemonly) and Scott Meyer (

Scott Meyer on Voice of America

Oct 28th, 2013 48m 53s

The mic is flipped around as I was interviewed by Voice of America's Angela Sharpe. Angela walked through why we created the Digital Homesteading podcast, how to get started on digital media and the most important things businesses in rural are

Changing the Arc of a Small Town with Becky McCray

Sep 30th, 2013 33m 18s

Becky McCray oozes small town. She runs a small cattle ranch, the local liquor store, writes about Small Biz Survival and even helps with rural tourism.Obviously when it was time to learn what makes some small towns thrive and others fade away

Developing Your Community with What You Have with Pamela Slim

Sep 11th, 2013 42m 30s

Develop your community with the resources you have. Pamela Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation and the forthcoming Body of Work, talks about community developing, working remote and aligning passion with work.

Developing Local Solutions to Solve Global Problems with Erik Hersman

Sep 2nd, 2013 33m 50s

Erik Hersman, also know as White African after his tech blog and twitter handle of the same name, creates local solutions based on exisiting technology. His organization Ushahidi finds new use cases for technology based on omnipresent tools. By

Using Focus to Own an Industry with John Meyer

Aug 26th, 2013 31m 44s

How can a rural business work with large clients around the world? In a word: focus.My brother and brofounder John Meyer joins us today to talk about focusing on your "superpower", the one thing you are most skilled and passionate about. We'll

Reviving Rural Communities with Deb Brown

Aug 19th, 2013 29m 26s

How do you revive a community? In today's episode, we look at how one community of 8000 that lost its main manufacturing employer decided not to quietly fade away. Instead of a brain drain, they have experienced a brain gain by encouraging ent

Saying Yes to Fear with Marcella Chamorro

Aug 12th, 2013 34m 51s

We often think of fear as an indication to be wary. To take care.What if we thought of it a whole new way and actually said yes to whatever scares us?That's what Marcella Chamorro has done. She took the leap to prioritize the things most impo

Micro-Business Revolution with Chris Guillebeau

Aug 5th, 2013 9m 12s

Chris Guillebeau has inspired travelers and entrepreneurs by pursuing and fulfilling his mission of visiting every country in the world. During his journeys he built a business and helped show others how to find and pursue their passions. His f

Empowering Ideapreneuers with Carla White

Jul 29th, 2013 19m 21s

Carla White originally thought she would write a quick ebook over the weekend. Months later she published her first ebook: Ideas to Apps.Years later the publishing houses took notice and asked her to create her ebook in to a full-fledged book.

Building Around Micro-Awesomeness with Greg Tehven

Jul 20th, 2013 21m 31s

Greg Tehven returned to his home in Fargo, North Dakota and decided he wanted to connect the creative class. By finding the "micro-awesomeness" in his community, he created champions to build around. Today Fargo is an increasingly connected, cr

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