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The American Dream isn’t dead—it’s being rebuilt. The American Dream Factory is a podcast about the people and ideas reshaping what it means to build a life of purpose in the modern world. Hosted by entrepreneur and civic innovator Nick Smoot, the show dives into conversations with founders, investors, policy leaders, artists, and system disruptors who are creating new models for work, community, ... more

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In this episode of the American Dream Factory Podcast, Nick Smoot sits down with Morgan Linton, co-founder and CTO of Bold Metrics, early Sonos employee, AI builder, and one of the most compelling people experimenting at the edge of artificial intell... more

In this episode of the American Dream Factory Podcast, Nick Smoot sits down with Daron Babcock, Managing Director of Community Transformation at Stand Together Foundation and founder of Bonton Farms, for a powerful conversation about poverty, dignity... more

Nevada is putting real capital behind founders, manufacturers, builders, and companies ready to scale.

In this episode of American Dream Factory, Nick Smoot sits down with Kyle Ferguson, head of Nevada’s Battle Born Growth Escalator venture program,... more

In this episode, Nick & Joe sit down with John Keisler, CEO of Sunstone Management and former Economic Development Director for the City of Long Beach, for a conversation about public-private partnerships, civic expertise, investment, and what it rea... more

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Kyle Ferguson
Founder/leader of Battle Born, the Nevada venture fund
Battle Born
Episode: $38.5 Million for Builders: Nevada’s Bet on the American Dream
John Keisler
CEO at Sunstone; former Economic Development Director for the city of Long Beach
Sunstone
Episode: How Government, Capital, and Community Work Together to Build the Future
Morgan Dixon
PhD student in computer science, data scientist, and entrepreneur
University of Idaho; An Innovation Collective; healthcare analytics projects
Episode: Building What Matters In The Age of AI
Josh Wright
Head of Growth and Partnerships for Lightcast (public sector)
Lightcast
Episode: Data That Could Save America
Lee Davis
Founder/Owner of Clean Agency
Clean
Episode: The Soul of a City
Matthew Barzun
Former US ambassador, diplomat, author of The Power of Giving Away Power
Former US Ambassador; Constellation Thinking advocate
Episode: Rethinking Power, Community, & the American Dream
Seth Levine
Venture capitalist; co-founder of Foundry
Foundry Group
Episode: Rethinking Power, Community, & the American Dream
Ernesto Sirolli
Founder of the Sirolli Institute, author and educator in enterprise facilitation
Sirolli Institute
Episode: Lessons From 50 Years of Economic Development
Joe Toney
Former Malibu acting city manager who led bureaucratic and emergency response efforts during fires
Malibu city government
Episode: Managing Cities In Turbulent Times

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Nick Smoot
Entrepreneur and civic innovator, host focused on conversations with founders, investors, policy leaders, and community builders.

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The Soul of a City
Q: What drew you to stay in North Carolina and make this region home?
Lee cites the region's geographic and cultural diversity, the mix of mountains, beaches, and a strong sense of community, plus personal roots and family as key factors that make the Triangle feel like home.
Building What Matters In The Age of AI
Q: What advice do you have for young people trying to break into tech today?
Build something tangible, shadow professionals to learn the day-to-day, and pursue structured routines that maximize productive time, focusing on problems you are passionate about and can iterate on quickly.
Building What Matters In The Age of AI
Q: How did you navigate internships and job searches to land roles in Seattle and beyond?
He describes a proactive, in-person approach—visiting many employers, presenting a portfolio of work, and leveraging personal networks to secure opportunities, rather than relying solely on online applications.
Building What Matters In The Age of AI
Q: What motivated you to move from economics to AI and data science?
Morgan explains a long-standing interest in solving real-world problems, the power of hands-on projects, and opportunities in healthcare tech that align with his goals of human flourishing and public good.
AI for Normal People
Q: How should a company think about data privacy and private information when using AI tools?
Populate only the necessary private data into a controlled context (system prompts, private repositories) and avoid exposing sensitive data in general prompts. Use separation of environments (on-prem or private cloud) when needed and leverage retrieval-augmented generation to limit what the model has access to. Maintain strict data governance and audit trails.

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A curator of entrepreneurial and community-building conversations, this show repeatedly explores how ambitious individuals and organizations reinvent work, ownership, and opportunity in an era of automation. Episodes span tech-enabled real estate, consumer-brand disruption, local storytelling and mentorship ecosystems, plus commentary on culture, education, and global perspectives shaping the American Dream. Listeners are likely drawn to pragmatic insights from founders, investors, and community builders, with an emphasis on persistence, practical deal-making, and the intersection of technology with everyday life. A notable through-line is the emphasis on local impact, cross-industry collaboration, and the privacy- and data-focused future o... more

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