Pods n Pies

Alex is the co-founder of WholesomeCo Cannabis. WholesomeCo, located in Bountiful Utah, is one of 8 who received licenses to grow and distribute. They are a complete, plant-to-patient medical cannabis company. They cultivate, process, and sell high-quality products. They believe in the medicinal value of cannabis as a natural path to health & wellness. 

Adam was the CEO of Academy Mortgage until 2019, when he moved to the Chairman of the Board. Academy Mortgage has been around since 1988 and has provided exceptional service and the best solutions and tools to help individuals and families achieve successful homeownership. Academy is recognized and respected nationwide for an unwavering commitment to responsible lending. They are one of the top independent purchase lenders in the country as ranked in the 2018 CoreLogic Marketrac Report (published January 2019). 

Scott is the vice president of people operations for Jane.com. Jane is finding the best ways to help over 2,000 small businesses,  many of them family and female owned succeed, by using the latest technology to build a better online marketplace. Jane maintains a culture of authenticity and collaboration. 

Jeremy is the CEO of Traeger Grills. Traeger is a dominate force in the outdoor grill arena. A single grill has six uses: a family can use daily to grill, bake, smoke, slow cook, braise, and barbecue. 

During this recording, Summer was the HR Director at Young Living Essential Oils, who produce some of the best, most authentic essential oils in the world. Summer has since moved to AppHarvest in Lexington KY where she is also serving as the HR Director. 

James is the founder of BluNovus. He created BluNovus because he had struggled with mental illness and substance abuse for over a decade. BluNovus is a human connection company! They help companies proactively address addiction and mental health in the workplace and effectively connect employees and their loved ones to the resources they need in order to heal.

Rod is the VP of People at Talkdesk. Talkdesk is an enterprise cloud contact center that helps IBM, Trivago and 1,800+ other enterprises improve customer satisfaction and agent productivity. 

Brandon is the Sr. VP of People at LiveView Technologies. LiveView Technologies is an Enterprise Cloud Software vendor providing a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Cloud solution for remote video and analytic data gathering, processing, and delivery.

Scott is the CEO of Wooly. The Wooly platform,  connects brands with the people already talking about their brand, activate sales driving campaigns, and measure the results real-time. Brands like Purple, Marmot, 1-800 Contacts, Stance, iFit, HydroFlask, Salomon, Suunto, Arc'Teryx, YoungLiving, Wilson, Cotopaxi, BGZ, Lander, Liingo, Lane Boots, Vooray, AmpHuman, Heka Good Foods, Nomatic, and more are using the Wooly platform to drive real sales through word of mouth marketing.

Tessa is an HR professional with 20+ years of experience in the field. She's led HR in Fortune 50 companies as well as small start-ups to mid-sized organizations. She currently Founded 'The Job Doctor' which accelerates business by helping companies design effective people strategies and increase workforce engagement.