ConversActions
ConversActions
Podcast Description
ConversActions cuts through the noise with conversations that lead to action. Hosted by Bill Mitchell, each episode brings you unique perspectives, practical advice, and strategies from business leaders that you can apply to your own life or business.
With over 20 years of experience connecting companies to growth opportunities, Bill Mitchell brings a wealth of knowledge to the ConversActions podcast. His mission? To help you learn from the best and apply those lessons to your journey.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers various themes related to business growth, leadership, and innovation. Episodes explore topics like customer retention strategies as showcased by Benz Metal Products, innovation in product development from Palermo's Pizza, and multi-generational leadership insights from Century Companies. Each episode aims to deliver concrete takeaways that listeners can apply in their own journeys.

ConversActions cuts through the noise with conversations that lead to action. Hosted by Bill Mitchell, each episode brings you unique perspectives, practical advice, and strategies from business leaders that you can apply to your own life or business.
With over 20 years of experience connecting companies to growth opportunities, Bill Mitchell brings a wealth of knowledge to the ConversActions podcast. His mission? To help you learn from the best and apply those lessons to your journey.
Andrew Hutchison is the president and head baker at Madison Sourdough. What starts as a story about bread becomes one about craft, resilience, and legacy.
Andrew shares how a fine arts degree – and even getting fired from his first bakery shift – led him to discover the discipline and patience behind great bread and great leadership. He and Bill explore how fermentation, teamwork, and time shape not only dough but culture and business.
If you believe success is built through consistency, not shortcuts, this one’s for you.
In this episode, we explore:
(00:00) Passion forged through persistence
(05:44) Why the French prefer milder bread
(08:14) Crafting unique, fresh-milled loaves
(10:36) Guiding the magic of fermentation
(13:16) The patience behind perfect shaping
(16:48) Building connections in the Midwest grain network
(19:59) Breeding winter wheat for Wisconsin
(26:23) Planning for business legacy and exit
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