Guest: Mark Oliver – Owner of the Hot Water Inn, filmmaker, musician, entrepreneur and podcaster

Hosted by: Connie Stopher – Southern Idaho Economic Development
 
He’s a hostel owner, filmmaker, musician, entrepreneur, podcaster, snowboarder and all around Renaissance man. We caught up with Mark Oliver, native of Sun Valley, Idaho, to hear what inspired him to bring back the “ski bum” culture to this Southern Idaho resort town and why he says he’s lucky to live there.

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Guest: Porter Long – Food Scientist at Chobani
Hosted by: Connie Stopher – Southern Idaho Economic Development
 
Grab a snack before you hit play—this week’s episode is all about food! Have you ever wondered how Chobani invents new yogurt flavors and innovations? Chobani food scientist Porter Long stopped by to tell us all about it! In today’s episode, Porter takes us on a tour of his favorite local restaurants and the best parts of the “outdoor paradise” of Southern Idaho. (And we get a sneak peak of some new Chobani flavors and products… Yum!)

Guest: Shane Cook – Owner of Twin Falls Sandwich Company and Koto Brewing
Hosted by: Connie Stopher – Southern Idaho Economic Development
 
What makes someone move from Salt Lake City to set up shop in Twin Falls, Idaho? Shane Cook joins Secret’s Out Idaho to share his experience opening his first business in Twin Falls (and now a new brewery!), what it was like for him to see a downtown come alive again and why he made the move from a big city. Interested in becoming a small business owner? Or maybe you want to get in on the secret of Southern Idaho? Listen in to this week’s episode.

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The first episode is now available on southernidaho.org/blog and on popular podcast apps including: the Google Podcasts app, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and TuneIn.

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