TORCOM TALK

We are so happy to have David Jay join us. David is a successful entrepreneur who has launched several tech companies.  

The perspective that David brings not only to business but to life is refreshing and positive. We cover a broad spectrum of topics in this episode including:  

➡️Life 

➡️Business 

➡️The pandemic 

➡️Politics 

➡️Starting a business in uncertain times 

➡️So much more greatness! &nb...

We are so excited to welcome back Garrett Wales to Torcom Talk!  

Garrett is a hugely successful entrepreneur in Central Oregon and offers some great advice to businesses that are trying to make it through these crazy and uncertain times.  

On top of all of that, we really dive into what the future might hold for Central Oregon and the state as a whole, as we all navigate through this pandemic.  

This is a raw and un...

Torcom Talk is back!   

On today's show, we have Michael Sipe making a return to the podcast. We thought this was fitting because Michael was the last guest we had on before we took a brief hiatus due to COVID-19.   

You are not going to want to miss out on this! We cover so much ground and discuss the things that everybody is talking about at this time.  

We dive into topics including: 

👉 Politics&nb...

Having bootstrapped four successful businesses over a 40-year, Minneapolis-based career, Jim Schell is a serial entrepreneur.  

Following the sale of his fourth business, Jim began a writing career and has authored eleven books, including co-authoring Small Business for Dummies, one of the nation’s leading sellers in that category.   

Since Jim moved to Bend in 1994, he founded Opportunity Knocks, CO 2-1-1,...

With a passion for utilizing government money in the most efficient way possible, who couldn't look up to CEO of Pacific GeoSource Michael Frey? 

 Growing up with a love of building, he landed himself a construction engineering degree at Oregon State University before starting Pacific GeoSource -- a civil engineering company that uses innovative technology and strategic consulting to create more efficient roadways. &...

Becoming a car dealership general manager at only 28 YEARS OLD-- which everyone knows is a job typically reserved for older gentlemen not young women-- Jen Keane is truly incredible.

After sharing how she got herself that leadership role, in this episode she reveals:

💥 How to get a huge following from your employees

💥 The HUGE benefit to women who work in auto sales

💥 Tips for women wanting to adv...

Believe it or not, I sat down with the host of the popular science misinformation and urban legends Skeptoid podcast, Brian Dunning.

His podcast is awesome.

He is awesome.

This episode is awesome.

In it, we delve into:

👽 How to find the truth

👽 The truths on why big pharma is so expensive

👽 Why cell phone cells DO NOT harm people

👽 What the hell moral foundations theory is

👽 The correlation between autism rates &...

Today we have the one and only Founder & CEO of BlackStrap Industries Abe Shehadeh!  This was a great conversation on how this awesome product came to be.  An amazing story of how first found a need for a better face mask on the mountain. Then spent countless hours designing and sewing the perfect facemask with the perfect material. A few years later he is now one of the industry leaders in this market space! Check ou...

Money makes everything better right? 🤔

Sure, we have to have proper investments in place to provide for our family and ourselves. But beyond that? Let's get into it.

Youri Bujko is an amazing friend, mentor, and all-around great human being that I am very excited to have on the show today. We brought the studio to his hangar and talked about how money doesn't always buy happiness. Although Youri has gained a lot of wealth thr...

Today we have Affton Coffelt.   If you are trying to learn how to start a company out of your kitchen look no further. There are a lot of insights that I have learned from Affton about launching my own side hustle (Habit Hot Sauce). Things that are a must-do, things that are a must avoid. There are a ton of take-a-ways in this episode so grab a pen and paper and take some notes! Affton it was a pleasure having you on, and...

In Bend, Oregon, sex slavery is a very real thing.   Most people deny this fact, but in this incredibly important episode of the Torcom Talk podcast, the team from Guardian Group shares stories of sex trafficking happening right here in our town (and probably yours, too).  In it, they disclose: ▸ How women get sex trafficked by their own families ▸ The youngest girls that get sex trafficked (HINT: It's infants!) ▸ Wh...

Today we have the president of the Bend Chamber of Commerce Katy Brooks! 

We get into some really innovative ideas such as:

🔸 Why businesses should help with child care (and how they can)

🔸 How you can get on the Bend Chamber's low-cost health care

🔸 What creative home ownership looks like

🔸 The HUGE value in innovation districts

🔸 and so much more.

This isn't your grandpa chamber.

Enjoy! And as always, if ...

Today we have Shannon Keith and her new CEO of Sudara, Inc.... Lisa Flynn!  You heard that right! Shannon Keith is passing down the torch and we are happy for her to announce it here first on our podcast!  

We dive into some touchy subjects, but subjects that need to be heard.  

🔸Resources & stats on women in the workplace that both women & men can learn from  

🔸Changing the culture of men VS. woman in...

⭐Grab a notepad because this one is chock-full of takeaways!⭐ 

 Today we have something a little bit different on the show! We are laying all the cards on the table on how we set up a traditional funnel strategy for John MacDougall the owner and founder of the Macdougall Bat Company.   

A few tactics & tools we will cover today are:  

✅ Custom Audiences 

✅Lookalike Audiences  

✅Pixels  

✅...

Today we have the one and only Sally Russell Mayor of Bend, Oregon!  Here are some of the questions that are discussed and answered:  

► Can Bend's infrastructure support this huge population growth?  

► How in the world are there no wildfires right now, and why is that? How can we let that keep on happening?  

► What is Bend going to look like in 20 years?  

► How do we make sure we keep the culture we hav...

Hey, welcome to today's episode! 

Today we have a special guest who flew all the way from Washington DC to be on the show with us today. His name is Dan Lesniak. He is a self-made millionaire. Owns three businesses, an author, a podcast host. The guy knows how's to do it. And the guy knows how to do it fast. I dove into how he operates, how he ticks. Afterward, we actually shot an episode for his podcast. So be on the loo...

Today's guest on is Shannon Keith! This is a woman business tycoon that's doing things a bit differently. What is she doing differently? She's saving the world. She is helping bring women out of sex slavery. Giving them jobs as seamstresses in India and built a multi-million dollar business doing it. This podcast goes deeper than how to build a successful company. It actually makes you start grappling with the thoughts of slavery. ...

 Nick Shivers is a good friend and business colleague of mine. He is one of, if not the best Portland-Metro realtor. Who is a huge philanthropist doing a big program called sell a home save a child. That has been spreading across the country, and parts of the world. We get into philosophy, faith, how it applies to business, how some people in Nicaragua can be poor and happier than ever. While other people in the United States ...

Hey everyone! Super excited about today's guest on the podcast. It is the one and only Founder & President of Deschutes Brewery Gary Fish. This guy started the craft brewing scene in Bend back in 1986. And he's built the empire that we all know as Deschutes Brewery. With epic beers like Black Butte Porter and Fresh Squeezed IPA the list goes on and on. Actually their brewery is just on the other side of our studio right here. &...