The Daily Grind Podcast 🎙

Welcome to the Daily Grind! Your weekly goal-driven podcast featuring host Kelly Johnson. Established August 2019 in Chicago, IL. Currently based in Portland, OR.

Q: Tell us more about the Daily Grind.

A: The Daily Grind is a weekly goal-driven podcast hosted by Midwest native Kelly Johnson, motivating YOU on your ‘daily grind.’ Every episode she sits down with a startup founder, business owner, sports professional, industry expert, or social media influencer giving you everyday tips and key takeaways to reaching your goals. Make every day count and as always, keep up the grind! 

Q: How did the Daily Grind become created?

A: Kelly realized her story was unique and inspiring. With her outgoing personality and through interviews with colleagues, industry experts, and working professionals across all industries, Kelly thought it would be interesting to share their ‘daily grind’ and what they do and how they achieve their goals by being efficient, productive and best practices in everyday life.

Podcast Episodes

Releasing a new podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday!

S7 Episode 36: Rosie Goldwasser | Founder | More Than Matcha – The Daily Grind

“Done is better than perfect” on the Daily Grind ☕️, your weekly goal-driven podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson @kellyfastruns and special guest Rosie Goldwasser, who is the founder of More Than Matcha, where they are dedicated to being more than just a matcha brand. Their mission is to cultivate a community and empower consumers to feel, taste, and love the benefits of matcha by making it easy to incorporate into their daily routines.S7 Episode 36: 07/31/2025Featuring Kelly Johnson with Special Guest Rosie GoldwasserAudio Credit Intro and Outro: Daniel ChayraFollow Our Podcast:Instagram: @dailygrindpod https://www.instagram.com/dailygrindpod/  X: @dailygrindpod https://x.com/dailygrindpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailygrindpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailygrindpodPodcast Website: https://direct.me/dailygrindpod   Follow Our Special Guest:Website: https://morethanmatcha.co/ Instagram: @morethan.matcha, @rosieegoldwasser
  1. S7 Episode 36: Rosie Goldwasser | Founder | More Than Matcha
  2. S7 Episode 35: Jackson Koorenhof | Owner | Trilogy Coffee
  3. S7 Episode 34: Amanda Bedell | Owner + Advisor | BBC Business Consulting
  4. S7 Episode 33: Gerald Sutherland | Author + Artist
  5. S7 Episode 32: Evelina Kaganovitch | Fashion Copywriter | Evelina Kreative

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Our Podcast Team

Kelly Johnson
🎙 Podcast Host
📍From Milwaukee, WI
📚 University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Kansas
🗣 The term “podcast” is a mashup of iPod and broadcast — it was coined by a journalist in 2004.
Elias Cortez
🎙 Podcast Production
📍From Brooklyn, NY
📚 CUNY Hunter College
🗣 The OBEY skater clothing brand was created by a sticker using a photo of Andre the Giant AND from John Carpenter’s 1988 movie They Live.

Aidan Donaldson
🎙 Business Strategy
📍From Toronto, Canada
📚 Durham College
🗣 The National animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.

Charles Wu
🎙 Event Marketing
📍From Valley Stream, New York
📚 University of Georgia
🗣 Kiwis have more potassium per calorie than bananas.
Lissandra Fuerte
🎙 Event Marketing
📍From Colusa, CA
📚 Oregon State University
🗣 Humans share about 50% of their genes with bananas.

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