Episode 15’s guest is my cousin Stacey Adamczyk. Stacey has dedicated her life to service others by sharing the sacred teachings of Yoga as a certified Yoga Teacher. Stacey has taught over 1,000+ hours of lessons to her students across the worl

Episode 14 - Dr. Jonathan Martin on Covid-19

May 8th, 2020 26m 44s

Dr. Martin received his doctor of osteopathy from the Kansas City University of Medicine and specializes in infectious diseases. Jon speaks with Justin about how Covid has changed the very nature of his job, saying that no other disease has cha

Episode 13 - Seth Levine - Optimism and Decision Making In a Time of Crisis

Apr 19th, 2020 1h 6m

My guest for Episode 13 of The Vertical Podcast is Seth Levine a graduate of Macalester College and co-founder of the Foundry Group, a VC fund investing in tech companies throughout North America.Seth and I speak about his journey to becoming a

Episode 12 - The Power of Storytelling - Cornelius McGrath

Apr 5th, 2020 1h 34m

Cornelius McGrath is an entrepreneur, storyteller, and founder of Everyday Entrepreneur, a new media collective that helps visionary brands, organizations and visionaries tell deeper stories. Cornelius has been published in such publications as

Episode 11 - Libie Motchan and Daniel Nelson

Mar 1st, 2020 49m 55s

In Episode 11, Justin speaks with Libie Motchan and Daniel Nelson, co-founders of Atlas, a shoe insole company that creates an insole from sustainably sourced cork. Justin speaks with Daniel and Libie about their journey to Wharton Business Sch

Episode 10 - Nathan Rubin

Dec 31st, 2019 1h 5m

Nathan is the founder of Millennial Politics - a digital media company highlighting progressive candidates, causes, and organizations. Nathan and Justin speak about the role politics has played in Nathan’s life and how that role has morphed int

Episode 9 - Elio Sabo

Dec 31st, 2019 1h

Elio Sabo is the founder of Stax Agency - a digital agency aimed at producing top digital and social media content production for sport brands and athletes - and the co-founder of Athlete’s Stance - a short form content YouTube channel which he

Episode 8 - John Dewan

Dec 31st, 2019 56m 40s

In this episode, Justin speaks with John Dewan, the co-founder of STATS Inc. and Sport Info Solutions, two of the most influential companies in the world of sports analytics. John founded STATS Inc. in 1981 and worked alongside Sabermetric lege

Episode 7 - Eddie Grochowiak

Dec 16th, 2019 1h 21m

Eddie Grochowiak sits down for Episode 7 of The Vertical Podcast. A born and raised Chicagoan, Eddie discusses his journey from Chicago to the University of Dayton, and back to Chicago to co-found two companies - Go Empire (a full-service sport

Episode 6 - Paarul Bansal

Dec 14th, 2019 59m 57s

Casino. You think of slot machines, blackjack, and losing money. But when talking to Paarul, casino doesn’t remind of Las Vegas, but a relatively unknown dancing art form originating from Cuba. Paarul and Justin talk about this art form and how

Episode 5 - Colin Keeley

Dec 9th, 2019 47m 36s

Justin speaks with Colin Keeley, venture capitalist and host of the Tech in Chicago podcast. Justin and Colin discuss how and why Colin started the podcast and how he uses it as a networking tool. Other topics include the importance of a compan

Episode 4 - Emma Hawkins Leyden

Jul 12th, 2019 1h 24m

Emma imparts her wisdom on Justin as they discuss the issues permeating through the world of women in sport. Emma, a college basketball player herself, talks about the creation of Pick Her Up Basketball, a weekly women’s pickup basketball leagu

Episode 3 - Ben Peters

Jul 12th, 2019 34m 22s

Justin sits down with Ben to discuss his own podcast - Millennial Commute - and how it has helped countless people in their college application processes. Ben also discusses how he decided to start the podcast and the development of his college

Episode 2 - Mike Oppland

Jul 12th, 2019 54m 9s

Mike and Justin reunite for the first time in several years to talk about their time at Macalester, Mike’s own professional basketball career, and the lessons he has taken from the game and applied to his life after basketball. Mike also discus

Episode 1 - Freddy Freegan

Jul 12th, 2019 54m 20s

In this episode, I have a sustainable conversation with my dear friend, Freddy Freegan. We discuss what is freeganism and what it means to be freegan? We then dive a bit deeper into his story of becoming a freegan, his motivation for doing so,

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