Pieces of Impact

Stories worth gathering around. Pieces of Impact features creators, athletes, outdoorsmen, entrepreneurs, and original characters with a world worth stepping into and lessons they have earned.

Pieces of Impact is a business podcast hosted by Steve Seger, with 41 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Steve Seger hosts Pieces of Impact, a business show with 41 episodes published.

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  Episode #41

  #41: Tyler Sharp: Africa, Hemingway, and the Story Behind Modern Huntsman

  Aug 14, 202646 min

  Tyler Sharp is a documentary photographer, writer, filmmaker, and the founder, CEO, and editor in chief of Modern Huntsman, an independent publication focused on hunting, conservation, food, culture, and wild places. In this conversation, we trace the path that took him from USC film school to the Tanzanian bush, years of traveling and working around the world, and eventually building Modern Huntsman. Tyler shares the story of a lion with a mohawk mane returning to his tent across multiple full moons and another encounter when a leopard charged him from twenty yards away. He explains what Africa taught him about living inside the natural order, why many of the wild places he knew are disappearing, and how misunderstandings about hunting inspired him to build a publication that could reach non-hunters without preaching to the choir. We also talk about balancing creative work with running a business, his connection with the Hemingway family, and what is coming next for Modern Huntsman. Subscribe to Longfire for more stories worth gathering around. Show Links Modern Huntsman Subscribe to Modern Huntsman Follow Tyler Sharp on Instagram Read “Hemingwrite to the Rescue” WATCH ON YOUTUBE Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Connect with Steve Seger on LinkedIn Follow Longfire on Instagram Chapters: 00:00 Star Wars, Aragorn, and Fighting Liam Neeson 04:48 The Lion With a Mohawk Mane Outside Tyler’s Tent 12:44 Charged by a Leopard in Zambia 15:41 From USC Film School to Six Months in Tanzania 20:35 Larry Knowlton and the World’s Biggest Joke 22:12 The Wild Places That No Longer Exist 27:39 Why Tyler Built Modern Huntsman 32:17 Translating Hunting and Conservation for Outsiders 34:08 Creativity, Leadership, and Administrative Shit Shoveling 38:14 Hemingway, Writing, and a Life of Adventure 41:51 Why Independent Publishing Needs Subscribers 45:02 Mark Maggiori and the Next Modern Huntsman Volume

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  Episode #40

  #40: 26 Conversations Later - The 5 Lessons That Actually Stuck

  Aug 7, 202629 min

  After every guest conversation on Longfire, I save one piece of advice that stayed with me. For episode 40, I went back through all 26 interviews and grouped those ideas into five themes: expect the work to be hard, choose direction over activity, build the work around a life you actually want, remember that people are the point, and stay teachable. This is my slightly late 2026 midyear check-in on what the show has taught me so far. I get into volume and luck, strategy as subtraction, work that gives energy back, the outdoors as a reset, the cost of chasing achievement at the expense of relationships, and why collecting advice is not the same as living it. If one lesson stays with you, send me a note and tell me which one. Subscribe to Longfire for more thoughtful conversations with builders, athletes, outdoorsmen, entrepreneurs, and original people whose stories are worth gathering around. 00:00 26 Conversations, Five Lessons 01:45 Why Episode 40 Was the Time to Look Back 02:18 The Work Is Supposed to Be Hard 08:34 Direction Matters More Than Activity 13:50 Build the Work Around a Life You Actually Want 19:18 People Are the Point 23:51 Stay Teachable and Optimistic 26:44 Summary and Conclusion

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  Episode #39

  #39: Steve Smith -The Career Move I Wish I Made 20 Years Earlier

  Jul 31, 20261 hour

  Steve Smith has spent nearly 30 years at the intersection of technology, strategy, and operations, with a career spanning startups, IBM, TSIA, 8x8, and now Intelligence by Intent, where he helps law firms put AI to work. In this conversation, we trace his path from teaching adults to program when he was 13 to leaving corporate America and building a business he says he wishes he had started 20 years earlier. Steve explains why AI should handle individual tasks while people protect relationships and judgment, how firms can move from chatbots to agents, and how his agent system, Project Ollie, manages email, calendars, research, projects, and client knowledge. We also talk about becoming more present with family, protecting close friendships, skiing with his kids, and the standing rule that work stops whenever his 165-pound Saint Bernard brings him a toy. Chapters: 00:00 Rapid Fire: Ping Pong, Star Wars, and Steak With Magnus 03:54 Thirty Years in Tech, Startups, IBM, and RevOps 06:46 The Career Move He Wishes He Made 20 Years Earlier 08:54 The AI Advice Steve Gives His Kids 12:40 Building Intelligence by Intent for Law Firms 16:48 Choosing the Right AI Tool and Moving Beyond Chatbots 22:55 Teaching Adults to Code at 13 and Learning How to Learn 26:26 Magnus: Life With a 165-Pound Saint Bernard 33:53 Building More Time for Family, Friends, and Presence 38:21 Writing, Teaching, and Sharing What He Learns 46:24 Project Ollie: The Agent System Running His Business 52:46 Claude Code, ChatGBT, and Agentic Travel Planning 56:12 Final Wisdom: Find What Makes You Tick Subscribe to Longfire for more stories worth gathering around. Show Links Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Steve_Seger2 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pieces-of-impact/id1851467002 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IGYfTSYNvsD96UjUqqCJt?si=f5abdaf2294c4a35 Connect with Steve Seger on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveseger Intelligence by Intent: https://intelligencebyintent.com/ Read Steve Smith’s Substack: https://www.smithstephen.com/ Connect with Steve Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smithstephen

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  Episode #38

  #38: Rick Wittenbraker - The Brand Lessons Behind YETI and Howler Brothers

  Jul 24, 202656 min

  Rick Wittenbraker has built a career by following curiosity into rooms he was not necessarily planning to enter. His path has included private equity in Latin America, commodities trading, a medical device startup, YETI’s early growth, angel investing, and more than a decade helping grow Howler Brothers. He joined YETI when eight employees shared one Gmail account, then later joined his friends at Howler Brothers as the company grew from a small team into a distinctive outdoor brand. In this conversation, Rick explains why the best brands know what they are not, why creativity and originality have to be protected as a company grows, and how curiosity can create opportunities that no career plan could predict. We also discuss building work around things you genuinely care about, investing as an extension of learning, creating companies that can outlast their founders, his belief that every business is ultimately a people business, and why he can beat Liam Neeson in a fight (All Credit to Seth MacFarlane for the bit). Subscribe for more stories like Rick's. Chapters: 00:00 Rapid Fire: Liam Neeson, Favorite Brands, and Lonesome Dove 06:16 Rick’s Path From Private Equity to YETI 10:53 From YETI to Howler Brothers Through Friendship 12:49 What Made Early YETI Special 17:49 How YETI Turned Coolers Into a Tribe 19:39 Building a Complete Brand World at Howler Brothers 24:48 Protecting Creativity as the Company Grows 27:58 Why Every Brand Needs a “Not List” 30:49 Finding Work That Overlaps With What You Love 36:08 Investing as an Exercise in Curiosity 46:19 Building a Company That Outlasts Its Founders 51:04 Every Business Is a People Business Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Steve_Seger2 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pieces-of-impact/id1851467002 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IGYfTSYNvsD96UjUqqCJt?si=f5abdaf2294c4a35 Howler Brothers: https://howlerbros.com/ Howler Brothers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howlerbros Rick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wittrick/?hl=en

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  Pieces of Impact

  A New Name and a Clearer Mission: Welcome to Longfire

  Jul 23, 20264 min

  In this short solo episode, Steve explains why Pieces of Impact is becoming Longfire and what the new name represents. Longfire will continue sharing conversations with builders, athletes, outdoorsmen, entrepreneurs, creators, and original people with worlds worth stepping into, but with a clearer mission: to tell stories worth gathering around. The goal is to help busy, ambitious people slow down, reconnect, and remember the people, places, and experiences that make the work worthwhile.

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