You Don't Need This Podcast

Dr. Jon Van Der Veer took a path less traveled. He shifted gears later in his practice as a doctor, and Examplar Care has since activated a direct primary care experience brewed to provide patients more personalized healthcare. We chat about transparency, affordability, access, and convenience in healthcare, but also get nerdy with zero knowledge proofs, DNA computing, and life extension. After a quick break that invites you to enjoy the feel of finished with the Collector Hardback Edition of You Don't Need This Book, Dr. Van Der Veer talked with Ben about their aquisition process and tips for others to build with exit strategies in mind. Yes, EP73 will help you stick to those new year resolutions, but we close with health hacks to help you dance with your own inspired life. BONUS MATERIALS https://Exemplar.Care http://Care-Directly.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com YDNTB - Collector Hardback Edition https://BenMcDougal.com/intrinsic https://BenMcDougal.com/career-nirvana http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

Nicole Crain is the incoming president for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. She's been helping to build business throughout Iowa for over 15 years, so it's neat to have this be her first interview as the new leader within Iowa ABI. We toast Mike Ralston and his 20+ years of generous leadership, then discuss nogotiating, public policy, and advocacy that is valued by members. Nicole wraps up the first part of EP72 by shared timeless insight for students pursuing a business degree. After Ben narrates Significance, Alessandra and Stella welcome us back by asking our featured guest, what's worth sacrificing to pursue progress? We then let future-forward ideas flow, scratch on innovative community building tactics, and share how existing business can weave succession planning into their strategy. Congrats to our featured guest on the new leadership role and here's to a fantastic 2025! BONUS MATERIALS https://IowaABI.org Roasted Reflections Break: Significance http://Win-Win-Win.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com EP32 - Connecting Leaders - Jessi McQuerrey EP30 🎙️ Exit Ramps -  Brian Crotty http://PlayforcePrinciples.com http://BENBOT.ai

🥂 Happy New Year 🥂 Alex Myers and Ben McDougal return from the future to refill our mugs and translate nerd into normal. BEN BOT kicks off 2025 with a compelling thought on accelerationism. The humans then chime in on the evolution of AI, nuerotech, and the confluence of human and machines. After the break that invites openess, we discuss the state of web3, corporate networks vs. blockchain networks, state management, material science, and how society can thrive even with information overload. Alex was featured in EP45 last season, so revist that timeless episode (link below) along with this fresh jolt of innovative energy. Stay curious! BONUS MATERIALS Welcome to Web3 YDTNP - EP45 - United We Are http://PlayforcePrinciples.com "Read Write Own" -Chris Dixon Roasted Reflections Break: Open to Next http://Still-United.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

🎄 Holiday Special 🎄 Grandpa Dale visits the studio. At age 92, open this gift of a chat between a grandpa and his grandson, released on Christmas morning. The love of family, stories of riding a horse over a mile to school, peaceful gratitude, and so much more. Ben had a number of ideas for narrating the break, so tune through to enjoy Santa is Real, then we keep the nestaglia brewing. Ben's dad sat in on the fun and twas cool to record this neat family relic. Thanks to all who make Christmas special. Enjoy the holidays and this holiday special. BONUS MATERIALS http://Grandpa-Dale.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Santa is Real https://BenMcDougal.com/tag/family

Chris Snider is an educator who helps students explore the landscape of communications. Knowing so much information is online, digital communication becomes apart of endless discussion. How does multimedia technologies flow so prevalently within marketing? Chris has been exploring the frontiers of social media and has taught at Drake University for over 15 years! Listen as we surf the continuum of content creation. We approach the end of 2024 with this modern glimpse inside our university classrooms. Ben narrates Horizons from the Roasted Reflections library, then we jam on generative AI, intelectual humility, and emerging tools we use to connect, communicate, and collaborate. BONUS MATERIALS https://ChrisSniderDesign.com Generative AI Workshops http://Generative-Humans.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation Roasted Reflections Break: Horizons YDNTP on YouTube Roasted Reflections http://BENBOT.ai

Adrienne Greenwald sits front row to innovation. Venture Net Iowa is a helpful wayfinder and guides entreprenuers toward non-dulituve funding. We chat about how resources are abundant (see below!), but still take time to activate. We also discuss ways to give and receive feedback as founders. Ben narrates a writing brewed for parents during the break, then we ski down the mountain and chat about the illusion of needing financial capital in order to build. We close by breathing through more building blocks that help us all continue to push progress. BONUS MATERIALS https://VentureNetIowa.com/resources http://Non-Dilutive.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Roasted Reflections Break: Training Wheels https://BenMcDougal.com/tag/research https://BenMcDougal.com/resources http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

Laban Njuguna brings the world together with a cup of excellence. Ben McDougal is the Regional Rep for 1 Million Cups and was on a community visit to celebrate the launch of 1 Million Cups Grand Island in Nebraska. This episode within our "In The Wild" category features an experienced coffee maker and international bridge builder. Laban and his team at Zabuni are brewing a large selection of specialty coffees from Kenya. Ben shares a caffeanited invitation to 1 Million Cups, then narrates Reluctance in the break. We then teleport back into an IRL and impromptu, but fantastic chat from within Nebraska. Do you know how coffee goes from the earth into your morning mug? Perhaps coffee is addicted to us, haha, so let's have some fast sailing around the coffee industry's global supply chain. The cherry on top is a closing chat on global collaboration. Stay wild and let's keep building. BONUS MATERIALS https://shopzabunicoffee.com Nebraska Commission on African American Affairs Find 1 Million Cups Community Present at 1 Million Cups Roasted Reflections Break: Reluctance http://Kups-from-Kenya.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://RoastedReflections.com https://TailoftheDragon.com http://BENBOT.ai

Joe Roth leverages game play to build community. This proverbial camp director ignites commodore through The Dealt Hand and connects people through a shared experience. Listen as we talk analog game play, event management, and embracing activities that bring you pleasure. Enjoy your time playing in this real and keep doing hard things. After Ben narrates Echos from the Roasted Reflections library, Joe jams on leading within the startup community. Specifically, his time as the lead organizer for 1 Million Cups Des Moines. We brew on identifying roles amongst a volunteers, fueling diverse collisions within an audience, tips for presenting at 1MC, and how graduating gracefully adds valuable thickness in an entrepreneurial ecosystem. BONUS MATERIALS https://TheDealtHand.com http://Game-Time.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://1millioncups.com/s/communities Reading Break from Roasted Reflections: Echos http://BENBOT.ai

Kourtney Perry is authentic in a way that delivers consistency. She shows up and sets the vibe with scents that connect to the human experience. Light a candle from Ladie Lex Candles, close your eyes, and enjoy! This episode explores how Kourtney took her business from the basement to a physical storefront, and now a mobile boutique fueled by a community of true fans. After the breaks, we hear key takeaways from Kourtney's experience working through Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women, Black Entrepreneur Bunkers Lab Series, Walkers Legacy Prospectus Procurement Accelerator, and the FedEx Learning Lab. We share one whiff we'd like to take before we pass, commemorate Neighbor's Day, how to manage a growing product line, building strategically with customer segmentation, and the values of private journalling versus publishing in public. BONUS MATERIALS https://LadieLexCandles.net Be Your Authentic Self Care Workbook http://Aromatherapy.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

Vada Grantham helps companies understand their customers by activating effective research strategies. Along with supporting customer discovery through Revelations Research Solutions, Vada has helped college students explore the entreprenuerial lifestyle at DMACC for over 20 years. In EP64, we chat about Vada selling his family business that had 500 employees, how feedback is data, keeping an eye on cash flow when working with large companies, and how leaders can remain indispensable. BONUS MATERIALS https://RevelationsResearchSolutions.com http://Taste-Testing.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Reading Break from Roasted Reflections: Linchpin https://BenMcDougal.com/tag/research http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

Chris Lo is a film maker who captures mesmerizing magic. He's the camera guy in the pit, behind the DJ, and flying drones at your favorite concerts. Ben and Chris are both Time Trappers who have collaborated in the nightclub and on the golf course, so we had to record this relic. We talk about videography, leveraging A/V equipment, organizing mountains of media, and how to effectively collaborate with artists. After another reading from the Roasted Reflections library, we hear a crazy story and jam on how full-time creatives can sequence paid gigs with portfolio-building efforts that maintain a runway to stay creative. Let's get loud. BONUS MATERIALS Situasian Films on YouTube https://instagram.com/the_situasian01 http://Trapping-Time.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation-videography Reading Break from Roasted Reflections: Uncharted You Don't Need This Podcast on YouTube http://BENBOT.ai

The Uno reverse card is played! After Ryan Snaadt brought Ben into his studio for EP. 022 of The Rhymes with Odd Podcast, these content creators reconnect to share video-flavored marketing insight. Learn how to disconnect time and money by leveraging a fleet of products with digital depth, in creative ways that meet your audience where they're at. We also chat about producing a podcast, as Ryan talks through how to plan, record, edit, and distribute this heartfelt form of content creation. We close with encouragement on accelerate others to activate invaluable know, like, and trust factors. BONUS MATERIALS https://RyanSnaadt.com https://SnaadtMedia.com https://SoloVideoPro.com http://Rhymes-with-Odd.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://YouDontNeedThisKeynote.com http://BENBOT.ai

How do you get comfortable with being uncomfortable? Having lived on two different islands in Japan, Italy, and the Philippines, Lisa Behrends is a seasoned business strategist and executive with an explorer's perspective. Follow your instincts and surround yourself with EP61, as Lisa and Ben are in-studio talking about all the things! This episode's title pays homage to a quest you'll hear more about here, called Intentional Connections. Within these community-driven environments, we talk about how to show up, stand out, and following up to thicken an engaged network. This will help you find a healthy slowness to help those you meet, be seen, heard, and valued.  After a special break with another writing from the Roasted Reflections library. In this episode, Ben narrates "Anxiety". After this mindful moment, Lisa talks about ways to live intentionally. Being aware of how you brew life's resources, time, and relationships. A powerful closing shines as we close. Enjoy, share with one friend, and thank you for strolling on a thought-filled walk with us. BONUS MATERIALS https://LisaBehrends.com https://IntentionalConnectionsEvents.com http://Intentional-Connections.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Reading Break from Reasted Reflections: Anxiety http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

Nic Roth is an author, illustrator, and full-time artist. He is also Ben's younger brother, so have fun sharing EP60 with a sibling and laugh out loud as we explore what it takes to be a full-time creative. We also talk about book publishing, becoming a muralist, and attending art school, before hearing Bloop from the Roasted Reflections library. After the break, we invite leaders to always create, while at the same time, welcoming mistakes to brew lasting progress. BEN BOT then helps us compare invested time, versus spending, passing, and wasting time. After a few quick thoughts on being brothers, Nic wraps up EP60 by recognizing that belief in one's self is contagious, as well as, how opportunities to collaborate awaits all of us, every step of the way. BONUS MATERIALS https://NicRothStudio.com http://Goosebumps.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com https://BenMcDougal.com/bloop http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

Amner Martinez goes for the heart and bridges cultural gaps by inviting us all to tell our stories. Along with The Amner Martinez Podcast and Amplified DSM delivering an inspired environment for podcasters, Infinite Resources connects companies recruiting diverse talent and job seekers looking to fuel positive change within a new team. If you've thought about starting a podcast, Amner and Ben will help you stay creative without a roadmap. After the break, we explore hiring talent and how job seekers can find a team to sing their own song of significance. BONUS MATERIALS https://AmplifiedDSM.com The Amner Martinez Podcast https://InfiniteResourcesDSM.com http://Agents-of-Change.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/Producing-a-Podcast http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://FliteBrite.com http://BENBOT.ai

"Behind mountains, there are more mountains." Well spoken by Chief Farmer of Clayton Farms, Clayton Mooney. This dude runs a kabillion miles by running 20+ ultrarunning, went through Y Combinator in 2019, stays stoic with painting, writes, illustrates poetry books, played poker professionally back in the day, enjoys boxing, and has felt the summit of many mountains. Clayton arrived to the Waukee APEX building and together, we cruise IRL inside the new Pour Over Publishing studio for Season 2 of #YDNTP. You're gonna love this! Clayton, Danen Pool, and team at Clayton Farms have been growing technology on a thesis of providing food that people deserve. They've been building with aeroponics for indoor farming, delivered ultra-local greens directly to people's doors, and are now converting closed restaurants into 24/7/365 farming. This means a "picked today salad" like the spicy arugula w/ blackened shrimp, awaits you at a nearby drive-thru! You've heard of farm-to-table. This is farm-to-window. With so many connected twists in conversation, don't miss the way BEN BOT brews on boxing compared to painting, haha! After the break without a commercial, which narratives Seth Godin's blurb on the back of You Don't Need This Book (which now has a Collector Hardback Edition?! link below)... we're reminded to think in decades. Ben and Clayton continue the fun, then Clayton closes us down in style, with how easy decisions equal hard life; hard decisions lead to easy life. BONUS MATERIALS http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://Always-Growing.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai https://ClaytonFarms.com https://substack.com/@openclayton https://x.com/MooneyMillions Following October Poetry Book

The highs and lows of an entrepreneurial lifestyle are dramatic, but the plateaus can be just as wild. Find your own feng shui as Vanessa Mcneal guides us on a relaxing ride through the internal parts that make you move. This episode reshapes our appreciation toward the inevitable plateaus of life. Midway through, you'll hear a fresh addition to how our coffee breaks will add value throughout Season 2. Ben narrates a writing from Roasted Reflections. After the break, we dive into the vindication that is keynote speaking! Vanessa and Ben have spoken to so many different types of audiences, so listen to how they share tips on giving an engaging talk, building trust to connect with an audience, slide deck design, collaborating within different budgets, and appreciating times of slowness that offer a waiting room to prepare you for next. We open with an unplanned appreciation toward love and trusting our powers. We close by contrasting the acceleration that comes with coaching, versus the processing that can come from therapy. BONUS MATERIALS https://VanessaMcneal.com http://Plateaus-of-Purpose.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://RoastedReflections.com https://BenMcDougal.com http://BENBOT.ai

Together, we have fun exploring the frontiers, and how we leverage time is one of life's greatest explorations. Welcome back for a brand new season of recorded relics with leaders like us, who do things like this! After the 55 wonderful whirlwinds that made for an epic Season 1, you may not need Season 2 of this podcast, but you're in the right place. This special episode includes an entertaining reflection on Season 1 of #YDNTP. Our timeless and unscripted host, Ben McDougal, brews in acknowledgements, a fun unboxing in the break, thoughts on what's to come, and a hidden giveaway activated by the voice of BEN BOT. Enjoy this season 2 premiere, and your first look/listen from inside our new recording studio. Whatta fast start to more weekly jolts for the entrepreneurial lifestyle, then stay tuned, your weekly drip is back online, with all-new episodes released each Wednesday morning. Cheers and let's keep building!   BONUS MATERIALSCaffeinated-Manifesto-2.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Complete Season 1 Thread Roasted Reflections BenMcDougal.com

SEASON 1 FINALE Ben McDougal and Jim Morgan compose a symphony of sound and share BIG news to tie a beautiful bow on a sensational season of You Don't Need This Podcast! Recorded at the largest sound stage in Minnesota, together we jam on producing new music every day, sleeping in a kick drum, and being a part of other artist's creative process. Before the break, we hear the story of Conduit Sound, then celebrate pure wonder and serendipity by talking about inspired leadership within creative, inclusive, and open environments. In a special break without commercials (17:30), you'll be first to hear news of the brand new Collector Hardback Edition of You Don't Need This Book: Entrepreneurship in the Connected Era! This relic is now available in limited supply, so click here to experience the feel of finished. After the break, we put hands on the 1/1 author's proof for the Collector Hardback Edition of YDNTB! We then click into AI within music and transitioning from behind the camera to in front of an audience. We close by appreciating the support of family, invite you to ship your own art, and fight to a fun finish for Season 1. Thanks to listeners who have been a part of this experience and to all who have helped evolve this idea into a reality. Wait...there's more! You'll want to stick around for the last drop, as BEN BOT articulates a transmission from the future. Revisit timeless insight from all 55 episodes at YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com as we get ready for next.

Welcome back to Wisconsin! Ben McDougal was visiting UW Stevens Point to deliver You Don’t Need This Keynote at the 2024 Think Like an Entrepreneur event. As part of a wonderful whirlwind, he visited a local coworking and makerspace to record this special "In The Wild" episode. Kevin Neuman leads the way as Assistant Dean within the Sentry School of Business and Economics at UW Stevens Point, while Christopher Klesmith is the Neighborhood Planner at the City of Stevens Point. Special thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Martin for coordinating such a unique collision between ecosystem allies! Together, we discuss how placemaking connects with higher education and how entrepreneurial ecosystems can integrate students. We also celebrate agility within the future of work, ask what is school for, discuss collaboration between educational institutions, and close by solving the power paradox. EP54 is a timeless reminder for those who are blurring the lines between the classroom and community, which paints a reality that activates innovative ways for leaders to interface with the world.