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 1: Golden Mic Awards; Matt Barkoff | Cold Bear Plunge | Skip Wilson | DRAFT Media Partners | Mollie Engelhart | Sage Region Bistro | Kathya Irias | Spirit Animal Coffee – The Daily Grind

“Authenticity, that always wins” on the Daily Grind ☕️, your weekly goal-driven podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson @kellyfastruns and special guests Matt Barkoff, Skip Wilson, Mollie Engelhart, and Kathya Irias.Matt Barkoff is the President & CEO of Cold Bear Plunge. Cold Bear Plunge offers cutting-edge, high-quality Cold Plunge Systems that are designed to meet the needs of those looking to use Cold Plunging as a way to recover. Skip Wilson is the founder of advertising agency, DRAFT Media Partners, and host of “The Advertising Podcast.”Mollie Engelhart, founder and CEO of Sage Region Bistro, one of two vegan restaurants that she owns. She’s one of California’s strongest advocates for regenerative farming. Kathya Irias is the co-founder of Spirit Animal Coffee based in Honduras. Spirit Animal Coffee is a company that roasts, packages, and ships coffee beans that are locally sourced from small-scale Honduran coffee growers. S7 Episode 1: 4/1/2025Featuring Kelly Johnson with Special Guests Audio Credit Intro: Draw The Line Mastered by Connor ChristianFollow Our Podcast:Instagram: @dailygrindpod https://www.instagram.com/dailygrindpod/ Twitter: @dailygrindpod https://www.twitter.com/dailygrindpod Podcast Website: https://direct.me/dailygrindpod Follow Our Special Guest:Matt Barkoff (S6, Episode 27)Website: https://coldbearplunge.com/Instagram: @coldbearplunge https://www.instagram.com/coldbearplunge/ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/p/Cold-Bear-Plunge-61551764407018/ Skip Wilson (S6, Episode 24)Website: https://www.draftadvertising.com/ Instagram: @draftavertising https://www.instagram.com/draftadvertising/ X: @DRAFTagencyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/draftadvertisingtechnology Mollie Engelhart (S6 Episode 37)Website: https://www.sovereigntyranch.com/ Instagram @chefmollie https://www.instagram.com/chefmollie/ Kathya Irias (S6 Episode 32)Website: https://spiritanimalcoffee.com/ Instagram: @spiritanimalcoffeeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spiritanimalcoffee X: @SpiritAnimalCo1

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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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