On The Same Team

About On The Same Team

Business podcast about collaboration, shared successes, and a mindset of abundance!

Publisher

Jacob Stevenson

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jan 2025

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Iowa State Senator Catelin Drey on Local Politics & Running for Office

   How does an everyday parent go from frustrated scroller to Iowa State Senator in just a few years? Catelin Drey, State Senator for Iowa's District 1, shares how showing up in her community led her to public office, and why local involvement matters more than most people realize. On this episode of On the Same Team, Catelin talks about making Sioux City her hometown after moving six times growing up, her path from Morningside University to teaching in Honduras, social work, photography, nonprofit work with the Sioux City Public Schools Foundation, and digital marketing. She explains how frustration with policy led her to start Moms for Iowa, a social media account that helps parents stay informed and engaged, and how that work led her to run in a 2025 special election with just 47 days to campaign. We also dig into the real mechanics of running for office, why local races like school board and city council deserve more attention, what it really costs to serve in the Iowa Legislature, and why she believes honesty and accessibility make a good public servant. In this episode: - How everyday citizens can get involved in local advocacy - How a special election and nominating convention work - Why local offices matter as much as national ones - Building trust through honesty, accessibility, and accountability - Legislator pay, campaign finance, and who's missing from the table - Leading by bringing people along with you CHAPTERS 00:00 Making Sioux City her hometown 16:32 From social work and photography to starting Moms for Iowa 23:06 How everyday citizens get involved and run for office 33:25 Why local races matter more than you think 50:07 The real cost of serving: legislator pay and campaign finance RESOURCES MENTIONED Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder CONNECT WITH CATELIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catelindrey (https://www.facebook.com/catelindrey) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catelin_drey/ (https://www.instagram.com/catelin_drey/) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@catelin_drey (https://www.tiktok.com/@catelin_drey) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dreyforiowa (https://www.youtube.com/@dreyforiowa) Subscribe to On the Same Team for more conversations on collaboration, leadership, and building championship teams. #Iowa #CivicEngagement #OnTheSameTeam

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   From Tesla to Lamar: Sales, Culture & Community Leadership | Sean Fessler

   What do Tesla's early days, cold calling, and billboards have in common? Sean Fessler, Vice President and General Manager at Lamar Advertising in Sioux City, shares the lessons that took him from pushing carts at Costco to leading a market for the largest billboard company in North America. On this episode of On the Same Team, Sean talks about working 40 hours a week while earning his degree at Rockhurst University, starting in freight logistics, and joining Tesla during the Model S boom, including what made that culture so intense and why he eventually stepped away. He explains how he found his way to Lamar, climbed from account executive in North Carolina to sales manager in Montana to VP/GM in Iowa, and what cold calling taught him about resilience. We also discuss how Lamar enters a new market as a community partner, donating billboard space to local nonprofits, and how private equity and acquisitions are reshaping the outdoor advertising industry. In this episode: - Time management lessons from working full time in college - Inside Tesla's early culture: camaraderie, belief, and burnout - Why cold calling builds better salespeople - The power of referrals and word-of-mouth marketing - How a national brand becomes a local community partner - Gratitude as a daily habit for success CHAPTERS 00:00 Working full time through college 10:53 Inside Tesla's early culture, and the burnout 21:06 Why cold calling builds better salespeople 31:52 How Lamar becomes part of a new community 47:18 Sean's success habit: practicing gratitude RESOURCES MENTIONED East of Eden by John Steinbeck Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry CONNECT WITH SEAN Lamar Advertising Sioux City: lamar.com/siouxcity Find Sean on LinkedIn Subscribe to On the Same Team for more conversations on collaboration, leadership, and building championship teams. #SalesLeadership #Leadership #OnTheSameTeam

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   How Ted Kaasch Grew Omaha REIA to 400+ Members | Networking & Real Estate Investing

   How do you turn a local meetup into a 400-member real estate investing community with 50 sponsors, during a pandemic? Ted Kaasch, broker, investor, and owner of the Omaha Real Estate Investors Association (Omaha REIA), shares how networking built his entire career. On this episode of On the Same Team, Ted traces his path from selling Kirby vacuums at 12 to top car salesman through radical honesty, running a four-state territory for Thrasher, and eventually becoming a real estate broker and investor. He explains how he bought Omaha REIA in 2020, went all in on free, public content, and grew membership from roughly 70 to more than 400. We also get into flipping condemned properties, midterm rentals in the Midwest, reviving a car wash, creative laundromat income streams, and what he's learned growing the Kash & Dash podcast, including landing Brandon Turner and Pace Morby as guests. In this episode: - Buying and scaling a real estate investors association through COVID - Why honesty and clear expectations close more sales - Midterm rentals, Furnished Finder, and using guest feedback to improve your Airbnb - Turning condemned properties into profitable rentals - Podcast growth: big guests, cross-promotion, YouTube Shorts, and staying national - Why the best leaders build teams around their ideas CHAPTERS 00:00 Buying Omaha REIA as the pandemic hit and growing to 400+ members 08:47 Sales lessons: radical honesty and clear expectations 20:22 Condemned properties, midterm rentals, and a car wash 37:27 Building the Kash & Dash podcast 56:24 Stay in your lane, or build a team around it? RESOURCES MENTIONED Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss The One Thing by Gary Keller The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone Who Not How by Dan Sullivan Profitable Podcasting The Richest Man in Babylon CONNECT WITH TED Website: tedkaasch.com Instagram: @kaaschmoney Facebook: Omaha REIA Subscribe to On the Same Team for more conversations on collaboration, leadership, and building championship teams. #RealEstateInvesting #Networking #OnTheSameTeam

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• April Mahr
• Stacie Anderson
• Beau B
• Ryan Deakin
• Brandy Cudum

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