Episode 26: Andy Stone
Andy Stone is a two-time high school state champion and went on to compete in college forensics at Arizona State University where he was a six-time national finalist. As a coach, he helped lead Desert Vista High School to 8 consecutive state championships and worked at some of the nation’s most prestigious speech summer camps in Arizona, Illinois, and Florida. For several years, Andy was a producer and co-host of the Encyclopedia Show Arizona, a live semi-educational variety show in Tempe, AZ. Andy graduated from the University of Dubuque with a Masters in Business Administration in 2019 and spent 10 years working at Apple Inc before accepting a position earlier this year as a strategic customer success manager at Sendoso, a rapidly growing tech startup in Scottsdale, AZ. He is married to his former duo partner and AFA national champion Julia Kolsrud.
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In this episode, Robert and Andy discuss falling in love with speech from the very beginning, falling in love with winning, and falling in love with a teammate. Listen for free through Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Overcast, Podbean, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Andy loves imaginary pumpkins. See how big this one is?