The Breadcrumb Effect Podcast

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Welcome to The Breadcrumb Effect! We interview interesting people with a story to tell and help them uncover the breadcrumbs that led them to where they’re at today!

  1. 3d ago

    Mumus, Carbloading, and the Names We Almost Gave Our Kids Episode 26

    Special Carbloading Episode in Mumus: The Breadcrumbs Behind Our Kids’ Names   In a mumu-wearing “carb loading” episode, the hosts Brittany and Dani (after realizing they accidentally didn’t record the first 30 minutes) talk through how they chose their children’s names and the “breadcrumbs” behind them. Dani shares that her first choice for a daughter was Harper Fay, but Chris’s friend’s wife used Harper first, leading them to choose Ella Capri—Capri inspired by an Italy trip where they saw Capri by boat and stayed in Sorrento; they later discovered both of their maternal great-grandmothers had Ella in their names (Iris Novella and Ella). Brittany explains her daughters’ names: Abigail Harper (a name Chris chose, later tied to the Aristocats swans Abigail and Amelia) and Amelia, inspired by liking the name and Amelia Earhart; she notes Amelia’s strong views about girls’ strength. Dani also discusses naming her second child Claire Monroe, with Claire nodding to her sister’s middle name, and closes by inviting listeners to share naming stories. 00:00 Mumu Cold Open 01:13 Pockets And Sponsors 02:18 Kids Names Setup 02:39 Recording Fail Story 03:28 Harper To Ella 06:50 Capri And Italy 08:40 Ella Family Breadcrumbs 10:41 Abigail Harper Meaning 12:28 Amelia Earhart Energy 13:56 Raising Strong Girls 15:31 Gender Neutral Names 15:57 Resume Bias and AI 16:32 Aristocats Name Coincidence 17:09 Live Tattoo Podcast Plan 17:42 Old Movies Revisited 18:19 Second Child Jokes 19:06 Naming Baby Claire 21:41 Middle Name Monroe 23:12 Dad Joke Name Puns 24:27 Listener Breadcrumb Stories 26:30 Recording Fail Aftermath   Hosts Brittany Dailey and Dani Brymer discuss   Thank you to our podcast sponsor Dr. Kel who offers an amazing course, Are You in Alignment with Your Dreams? And a great workbook, The Feel Good Workbook. Our listeners get 10% off! Use code breadcrumbs10 at checkout here.https://linktr.ee/Dr.kelley This is an affiliate endorsement: we receive a commission if you purchase using our link & code.   New episodes out every Wednesday!    Watch all videos on YouTube!    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TikTok!    Where's Waldough? Did you find the hidden loaf? Post and tag us on socials!    Want to be a guest? Fill out our Guest Interest Form!    If you loved what you heard, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a review. This really helps us out as we get started and helps us know what great content to continue generating for each of you.    In the meantime, go follow your breadcrumbs!

  2. Sep 2

    Breadcrumbs on Leadership, Hope & the Realities of being a CEO w/Joe Thornton Ep25

    In this podcast conversation, Joe Thornton discusses leadership “breadcrumbs,” dreaming bigger through confidence, and leading from contribution rather than title or money, emphasizing a leader’s responsibility to be a voice for the voiceless and to instill hope. He reflects on emotional challenges of leading 40,000 employees, including tragedies, and describes humanizing leadership through transparency and his daily inspirational “Cup of Joe” message, stressing that leaders rarely over-communicate. Joe shares key ideas from his books, including The Hostility of Change (change as choice, dissatisfaction as catalyst, and improvement vs. change), The Depths of Mediocrity (mediocrity as capable indifference), and The Power of Or (prioritization and saying no). He addresses mental health, curiosity versus certainty, childhood trauma and neglect shaping empathy, identity struggles during a 16-month break to write, and lessons about CEO loneliness, collaboration, listening, paranoia, mentors, and candid executive-team culture. New episodes out every Wednesday!    Watch all videos on YouTube!    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TikTok!    Where's Waldough? Did you find the hidden loaf? Post and tag us on socials!    Want to be a guest? Fill out our Guest Interest Form!    If you loved what you heard, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a review. This really helps us out as we get started and helps us know what great content to continue generating for each of you.    In the meantime, go follow your breadcrumbs!  00:00 Welcome and Setup 01:48 Early Breadcrumbs 02:44 Dreaming Big and Purpose 05:23 Hope Driven Leadership 07:14 Tragedy at Scale 09:43 Humanizing the CEO 10:13 Daily Cup of Joe 15:23 Change and Communication 16:16 Hostility of Change Ideas 19:30 Mental Health Check Ins 23:20 Lead With Curiosity 26:21 Writing and One Degree 28:36 Depths of Mediocrity 31:24 Defining Success 31:45 Redefining Success 32:38 Storytelling Lessons 37:23 Contentment Over Chasing 38:34 The Power of Or 41:34 Childhood Breadcrumbs 47:03 Writing Through Crisis 51:48 Fatherhood Reflections 53:46 CEO Real Talk 57:26 Mentors and Honesty 59:53 Audiobooks and Farewell 01:01:39 Find Your Breadcrumbs

  3. Aug 26

    City Girl to Ranch Life: Susan on Family, Ambition, & Finding Your Purpose Episode 24

    In part two of the Breadcrumb Effect podcast, Dani and Brittany continue their conversation with Susan about how a California city girl came to embrace ranch life in Texas after meeting her husband John at Lowe’s, where they were friends and peers before advancing together. Susan shares details about their 14-year relationship, raising three boys with goal-setting, reading, and hands-on work, and involving them in the family’s growing business, Bulletproof Demo and Dumpsters, which expanded from dumpster drop-offs into demolition with new equipment and a barn. She reflects on leaving college unfinished after moving to Texas and helping support her mom and sister, and emphasizes leadership, ambition, and the importance of surrounding yourself with honest, supportive “board of directors” people, especially her long friendship with Brittany. In “Carbloading,” Susan recommends Transformation Church’s “Distractions of Demands” series and her word is “find.”} 00:00 Back to High School 00:16 Part Two Setup 00:46 City Girl to Ranch Life 02:13 Cows and Rescue Donkey 02:34 Donkey Memory Trick 04:13 Bird Feeders and Squirrels 05:42 Bidet and Poop Seed Chaos 07:49 Love Story at Lowes 10:27 Raising Ambitious Boys 12:49 Family Business Lessons 15:08 Ranch Chores as Punishment 15:47 Family Building Skills 16:21 Working Young Regrets 17:17 Brittany Friendship Origin 19:04 Club Nights Freedom 19:54 Degrees Versus Experience 21:09 Choosing Your People 24:12 Carbloading Segment 25:29 Faith Series Takeaways 27:33 Find Your Breadcrumbs 28:24 Outro And Hidden Loaf

  4. Aug 19

    Susan’s Breadcrumbs with Ranch Life, Faith & Grit Episode 23

    Susan’s Story: From California to Texas, Finding Faith, and Building Grit   Bri & Dani introduce Susan, Brittany’s best friend, joking about her reliance on ChatGPT and sharing how they discovered many similarities, including being from California, loving rocks and the outdoors, and having leadership backgrounds. Susan recounts growing up in Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga raised by her single mother, with her much-older brother as a father figure, and describes poverty, strict upbringing, and traumatic experiences with an abusive alcoholic father, including time in a women’s shelter and support from people like Marivel. She explains moving to Round Rock, Texas in 2005 before her senior year, adjusting culturally, and developing a drive to maximize her potential. Susan shares how church influences (Gail at Ross and Brittany at Shoreline) deepened her relationship with God and helped relieve pressure for external validation, including during marriage struggles. Professionally, she describes a 10-year career at Ulta Beauty (after 10 years at Lowe’s), rising to district manager, and emphasizes grit, vision, and encouragement in leadership. 00:00 Meet Susan 01:14 ChatGPT Bestie 01:48 Friendship First Impressions 02:41 Phone Calls and Decompressing 03:34 So Much in Common 04:00 Rock Collector TSA Story 05:26 Roots in California 07:32 Moving to Texas 10:46 Culture Shock at School 11:44 Trash Can Pool Childhood 13:16 Shelter and Survival 16:26 Gratitude and Pressure 18:34 Faith and Self Worth 19:41 Finding Church Community 22:35 Leadership Lessons at Work 23:55 Snapping Out of Spirals 24:16 Reach Out to People 25:58 Work Pride at Ulta 28:13 Gary V and Tough Love 30:47 Grit and Vision Mindset 34:56 Shared Roots and Friendships 37:33 Mom’s Immigration Story 39:28 Family Addiction and Healing 42:13 Staying Active and Showing Up 43:09 Podcast Hiccups and Wrap-Up   New episodes out every Wednesday!    Watch all videos on YouTube!    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TikTok!    Where's Waldough? Did you find the hidden loaf? Post and tag us on socials!    Want to be a guest? Fill out our Guest Interest Form!    If you loved what you heard, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a review. This really helps us out as we get started and helps us know what great content to continue generating for each of you.    In the meantime, go follow your breadcrumbs!

  5. Jul 22

    Giving, Creating & 21 Years of Marriage Lessons: Roger Part 2 Episode 22

    Find Your Breadcrumbs: Giving, Creating, and 21 Years of Marriage Lessons   The speakers discuss how helping others can be small but meaningful, sharing stories of children urging their mother to assist a family after a house fire and of giving money to a man with no legs who refused charity, plus a lesson from India where a child selling a bracelet rejected pity, prompting the advice to buy what someone is selling rather than offer charity. They reflect on the idea that trying to remove another’s suffering can be arrogant, then shift to how philosophy, prayer, and “breadcrumbs” guide art, including a return to creativity after a long hiatus, inspiration from Rumi and Hindu symbolism, and learning leatherwork through repetition and simplicity. They explore marriage insights from 21 years together, emphasizing learning from other couples, honest conflict, not treating mudslinging as truth, and building supportive relationships for a spouse’s future, ending with the tagline: find your breadcrumbs, then follow them.   00:00 Kids Teach Generosity 02:06 Facing Discomfort With Compassion 03:55 Charity Versus Dignity 05:06 Stoic Take On Suffering 05:49 Philosophy Into Art 06:28 Creativity After Hiatus 08:49 Rumi And Divine Breadcrumbs 11:48 Learning Leathercraft Fast 14:51 Reps Make Mastery 17:53 Simplicity And Picasso 20:41 Progress Behind The Scenes 23:20 Evergreen Podcast Mindset 24:13 Marriage Wisdom Teaser 24:42 Asking Couples Secrets 25:59 Early Marriage Breadcrumbs 27:14 Uncle Legacy Lesson 30:58 Elders Family Support 32:49 Ocean of Love 34:13 Owning Your Ambition 36:54 Art Without Price Tags 38:54 Carb Load Reading List 42:10 Rumi Chickpea Story 45:23 Fighting Fairly Together 49:17 Breadcrumbs Sign Off 51:17 Aftershow Banter Wrap   New episodes out every Wednesday!    Watch all videos on YouTube!    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TikTok!    Where's Waldough? Did you find the hidden loaf? Post and tag us on socials!    Want to be a guest? Fill out our Guest Interest Form!    If you loved what you heard, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a review. This really helps us out as we get started and helps us know what great content to continue generating for each of you.    In the meantime, go follow your breadcrumbs!

  6. Jul 15

    Roger on Family, Faith, and Following the Breadcrumbs Episode 21

    Roger describes growing up frequently moving between Houston, Texas, and Michigan due to his parents’ auto-industry layoffs, long car trips where his mom packed mostly vegetarian road food, and early responsibility caring for his younger brother, including teaching him school lessons. He recalls getting lost in snowy Detroit as a child and sensing he would find home, connecting that “knowing” to later life themes like intuition, being directionally challenged, and close, intuitive family bonds. The discussion shifts to adulthood, where Roger says a health scare prompted him to prioritize calling family to “fill his cup,” including an impulsive 3:30 a.m. call to tell his dad he loves him. They explore listening to inner “breadcrumbs,” rekindling art, learning across faiths through Rumi, Sufism, and interfaith experiences in India, and challenging ego and judgment by publicly sharing acts of service, like preparing and delivering breakfast tacos to firefighters.   00:00 Cold Open Banter 01:12 Meet the Guest 02:05 Growing Up Moving 02:53 Money Plant Road Trips 05:00 Lost in the Snow 06:33 U Turns and GPS 09:26 Raising a Little Brother 11:12 Family Calls and Connection 16:25 Calling Dad at 3 30 19:29 Breadcrumbs and Inner Knowing 20:43 Spiritual Intuition Talk 21:22 Podcast Inspiration Tease 21:43 Trusting Gut Warnings 22:24 Returning to Art 23:43 Prayer and Spiritual Curiosity 25:24 Rumi and Shared Faith 27:55 Ego Annihilation Stories 29:15 Ryan Holiday in Real Life 32:21 India and Breaking Labels 36:24 Golden Temple and Service 38:09 Sharing Good Deeds 42:55 Tacos for Firefighters   New episodes out every Wednesday!    Watch all videos on YouTube!    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TikTok!    Where's Waldough? Did you find the hidden loaf? Post and tag us on socials!    Want to be a guest? Fill out our Guest Interest Form!    If you loved what you heard, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a review. This really helps us out as we get started and helps us know what great content to continue generating for each of you.    In the meantime, go follow your breadcrumbs!

  7. Jul 1

    The Full Carbload: Shoot the Sh*t on Sh*t We've Done Episode 20

    Carbloading is usually a segment, so we decided to make it a full special carbloading episode! We shoot the sh*t on sh*t we've done! Hosts of the Breadcrumb Effect Podcast, Dani and Brittany, switch from interviewing others to helping listeners get to know them through a playful true/false and two-truths-and-a-lie game about activities, travel, and past experiences. They discuss Dani’s kickboxing/self-defense class, belly dancing, and aerial yoga (including getting stuck at home and peeing herself), while Brittany shares that she has gone skydiving and tried trapeze but has not been white-water rafting. They talk about dancing, cheerleading, and teaching, including Dani being hired as her high school’s cheer coach to help pay tuition, and Brittany being prom queen. Other topics include horseback riding fears, hiking Mount Vesuvius and summiting Lassen, Big Bend adventures, travel highlights like Italy (Colosseum, Sorrento) and India (Taj Mahal, Red Fort), family history, reading and writing ambitions, and Dani’s sourdough baking obsession. This episode will help you reminisce about your own past, it will make you want to get out there and try some adventures, and motivate you to learn something new!    00:00 Carb Loading Setup 03:26 Welcome and Rules 04:40 Kickboxing and Self Defense 08:29 Belly Dancing Finds 09:42 Aerial Yoga Chaos 12:35 Skydiving and Trapeze 16:37 Dolphins and Animal Senses 20:09 Dance Life and Clogging 22:08 Horseback Fears and Ranch Life 27:56 Hikes Volcanoes and Bears 34:08 Bear Trail Anxiety 34:49 Coyotes Bobcats and Loss 35:49 Colorado Hike Reality Check 36:52 Alpine Divorce Horror 37:51 Becoming a Teen Cheer Coach 40:26 Scholarships and Tuition Shock 42:18 Cheer Magazine Cover Snub 43:24 Prom Queen Trivia 44:30 Dreams of Writing 46:41 Dyslexia and Writing a Book 49:55 Reading Habits and Naps 52:11 Sourdough Starter Obsession 57:10 Travel Highlights Italy and India 59:18 Punjabi Breadcrumb Connections 01:02:05 Family Roots and Wild Stories 01:05:25 Wrapping Up and Breadcrumbs   New episodes out every Wednesday!    Watch all videos on YouTube!    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TikTok!    Where's Waldough? Did you find the hidden loaf? Post and tag us on socials!    Want to be a guest? Fill out our Guest Interest Form!  If you loved what you heard, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a review. This really helps us out as we get started and helps us know what great content to continue generating for each of you.    In the meantime, go pick up your breadcrumbs!

  8. Jun 24

    Connection with and without Screens: Greg’s Breadcrumbs, doing it for the story & creating Your Sojourn Episode 19

    This is for all the folks who love to travel, those who travel with others, those craving connection, and those who are the planners in their family and/or friend group! You will be inspired by places to visit and learn about helpful tools to get you there!   Greg joins Dani and Brittany to discuss how connection and honest communication can solve many problems, especially as AI grows and people crave more genuine, flawed human interaction amid concerns such as the “uncanny valley” and AI-generated content. He shares his nontraditional path from studying architecture to earning an MBA, moving to Seattle for tech, and blending creativity with analytical rigor while building the app Your Sojourn. The app helps friends create in-person experiences by notifying contacts about travel, avoiding missed meetups, sharing bucket lists and bookmarks, enabling “open sojourns,” and organizing trips in one place (itineraries, flights, lodging, messaging). Greg recounts extensive travel, mountain-climbing lessons (one step at a time, adapt, refuel, celebrate progress), earning a pilot’s license during COVID, proposing to his wife after re-matching on a dating app, and emphasizing following breadcrumbs with optimism and perseverance.   00:00 Connection Over Everything 00:45 AI Versus Authenticity 04:17 Meet Greg And The Mission 05:31 Gregs Winding Career Path 07:31 Why Sojourn Matters 09:32 How The App Works 12:37 Open Sojourns And Planning 19:20 Discover Page And Bookmarks 20:22 Travel Stories Behind The Idea 24:50 New York Safety Storytime 28:32 Using The App For Trips 30:23 Mountaineering Lessons For Work 31:51 Start Before You’re Ready 33:52 Perseverance Mindset Lessons 35:51 COVID Pivot to Pilot License 37:12 The Surprise Proposal Flight 39:15 Meeting Again on Dating Apps 40:37 Sojourn Timing and Iteration 43:01 Optimism and Breadcrumbs 44:09 Career Shift and Big Dreams 47:29 In the Gap Keep Showing Up 50:04 Do the Thing Anyway Story 52:15 Flour Hour Connection Hot Takes 56:15 Follow Your Breadcrumbs Wrap-Up   Download the app on iOS or Android today! https://www.yoursojourn.com Follow them on TikTok @your.sojourn & Instagram @yoursojourn   New episodes out every Wednesday!    Watch all videos on YouTube!    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TikTok!    Where's Waldough? Did you find the hidden loaf? Post and tag us on socials!    Want to be a guest? Fill out our Guest Interest Form!    If you loved what you heard, we would greatly appreciate it if you left us a review. This really helps us out as we get started and helps us know what great content to continue generating for each of you.    In the meantime, go pickup your breadcrumbs!    [All photos were used with permission from Greg Toupalik]

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Welcome to The Breadcrumb Effect! We interview interesting people with a story to tell and help them uncover the breadcrumbs that led them to where they’re at today!

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  • Creator
    hellobew
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
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