The Vance Crowe Podcast

Rick Holton is a General Partner at FINTOP Capital. With extensive experience in venture capital, he has served as a General Partner across the Tech, Life Sciences, and FinTech sectors. Rick plays an active role on the boards of several companies, including Arch Design, BridgeFT, CoverCress, Denim Social, SmartX, and Transactly. Beyond…

Mark Reardon returns. Longtime listeners of the podcast know that Mark Reardon is perhaps the most recognized voice in the entire Saint Louis region.

He runs a drivetime daily news show that covers topics all over the spectrum, both about Saint Louis and national stories. Today we talk about what's going on in the city of Saint…

Jason Mauck returns. For new viewers, he is a farmer and the CEO of Constant Canopy, a company that brings together innovation from agriculture, energy, and technology to create products to feed, power, and sustain our finite natural resources for generations to come.

In this episode, we talk in depth about "polycropping."…

Jessie Jarvis is a western fashionista and owner of, "Of the West." She is a mom, a wife, and a highly motivated individual that has unique insight into how to connect the Ag world to much needed workers.

Vance Crowe sits down with Jessie to discuss the evolution of parenting, the benefits and challenges of being into fashion, and…

Bob Gelfond is the CEO of MQS Management, an early investor in Amazon, a currency trader and a libertarian actively engaged in the justice movement.

Vance Crowe sits down with Bob to discuss the Libertarian movement, the federal reserve, currency trading, investing in Amazon and nanotechnology.

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Joscha Bach is a cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher.  Joscha has an exceptional ability to articulate how the human mind works.

He comes on the show to talk about the deeper metaphors within the Bible. Specifically, how the story of Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac, and God sacrificing Jesus, have an even…

Jeremy Lakosh comes on to talk about the state of Eureka College, located in the town Vance grew up in. This college is in critical condition due to several lapses in judgement from the leaders of the school. Jeremy breaks down what is going on, and potential solutions to this issue.

We also dive into the economy, specifically…

Tim Durbin is a good friend, extraordinary note-taker, prolific thinker, and somebody that captures ideas from all around the world. 

In this episode we talk about the most valuable thing you own being your attention, the impact Vance's mentor Pete had on him, the potential risks of taking too many notes, raising children in a…

Chris Bennett returns to the podcast. He is a writer for Farm Journal that has been on the show several times. Despite this, we have not delved into his mysterious and shrouded past. One of the things I always rely on for Chris is a cold, objective look at the way the government is interacting with its people, particularly in rural…

Jerald Barnes is a retired hostage negotiator from the St Louis Police Department. He sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss his process for learning how to negotiate with a person that has gotten to the end of their rope. Barnes uses his knowledge and skills to teach at some of the top business schools in the United…