The Daily Grind Podcast 🎙

Welcome to the Daily Grind! Your weekly goal-driven podcast featuring host Kelly Johnson. Established August 2019 in Chicago, IL. Currently based in Portland, OR.

Q: Tell us more about the Daily Grind.

A: The Daily Grind is a weekly goal-driven podcast hosted by Midwest native Kelly Johnson, motivating YOU on your ‘daily grind.’ Every episode she sits down with a startup founder, business owner, sports professional, industry expert, or social media influencer giving you everyday tips and key takeaways to reaching your goals. Make every day count and as always, keep up the grind! 

Q: How did the Daily Grind become created?

A: Kelly realized her story was unique and inspiring. With her outgoing personality and through interviews with colleagues, industry experts, and working professionals across all industries, Kelly thought it would be interesting to share their ‘daily grind’ and what they do and how they achieve their goals by being efficient, productive and best practices in everyday life.

Podcast Episodes

Releasing a new podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday!

S7 Episode 8: Emma Grome | Changas de Naranjito | Professional Volleyball Player The Daily Grind

“Resilience. Whatever life throws at you, whatever challenges you have to overcome, thinking in a way I’m going to come out of this so much stronger. Overcoming these things will make me better prepared for the future!” on the Daily Grind ☕️, your weekly goal-driven podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson @kellyfastruns and special guest Emma Grome @emmagrome. Emma is a recent grad & now alum of the University of Kentucky’s women’s volleyball team! Awarded the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2021, she continued to excel by securing the title of SEC Player of the Year and earning 2nd team All-American honors in 2022. Emma's strategic play and leadership were further recognized in 2023 when she was named to the U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team. Her prowess as a setter and her competitive spirit continue to drive her to new heights, including signing her first pro contract and now Setter for Changas de Naranjito. S7 Episode 8: 04/24/2025Featuring Kelly Johnson with Special Guest Emma GromeAudio Credit Intro and Outro: Daniel ChayraFollow Our Podcast:Instagram: @dailygrindpod https://www.instagram.com/dailygrindpod/  X: @dailygrindpod https://x.com/dailygrindpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailygrindpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailygrindpodPodcast Website: https://direct.me/dailygrindpod   Follow Our Special Guest:X: @emmagrome x.com/emmagrome Instagram: @emmagrome https://www.instagram.com/emmagrome Tiktok: @egrome https://www.tiktok.com/@egrome Linktree: https://linktr.ee/emmagrome
  1. S7 Episode 8: Emma Grome | Changas de Naranjito | Professional Volleyball Player
  2. S7 Episode 7: Chad Frick | Songwriter | Artist
  3. S7 Episode 6: Jeff Sauer | MeasureU | Co-Founder
  4. S7 Episode 5: Zac and Emily Yensen | Balsall Creek | Leadership Team
  5. S7 Episode 4: Weston Zimmerman | SynkedUp | CEO + Co-Founder

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Our Podcast Team

Kelly Johnson
🎙 Podcast Host
📍From Milwaukee, WI
📚 University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Kansas
🗣 The term “podcast” is a mashup of iPod and broadcast — it was coined by a journalist in 2004.
Crisvel Azevedo
🎙 Event Marketing
📍From Belleville, NJ
📚 LIM College
🗣 Over 100 billion garments are produced every year, and around 85% of them end up in landfills. This waste is a huge contribution to environmental pollution with textiles releasing harmful chemicals as they break down!

Aidan Donaldson
🎙 Business Strategy
📍From Toronto, Canada
📚 Durham College
🗣 The National animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.

Emily Elias
🎙 Social Media
📍From Larchmont, New York
📚 University of Maryland
🗣 The Statue of Liberty was once a lighthouse! After 1886, it became a working lighthouse for 16 years with its light visible from 24 miles away!
Danny Chung-A-Fung
🎙 Podcast Production
📍From Silver Spring, MD
📚 University of Maryland
🗣 An okapi is an animal that is a cross between a deer and a zebra- and it’s also the only living relative of the giraffe!
Savannah Crane
🎙 Social Media
📍From Seattle, WA
📚 University of Washington
🗣 Green Park in London used to be a beautiful flower garden but after Queen Catherine caught Charles II picking flowers for his mistress, she ordered all the flowers be destroyed, which is why it is called Green Park today as flowers have not grown there since.
Elias Cortez
🎙 Podcast Production
📍From Brooklyn, NY
📚 CUNY Hunter College
🗣 The OBEY skater clothing brand was created by a sticker using a photo of Andre the Giant AND from John Carpenter’s 1988 movie They Live.

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