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Here at Mind Pick, we pick the brains of various people ranging from everyday people to business professionals. Our goal is to create exciting and engaging content which provokes the mind through interesting conversation. We hope you enjoy!

Aidan J Montoya

  • Oct 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 49m AVG DURATION
  • 35 EPISODES


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How Routine Can Help Change your life w/ Anthony Morales

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 55:10


What are you studying? Where did you get your degree? and Why did you choose to pursue it?What was it like moving from a different country? How did you adjust?Can you explain the “21” poem you wrote, the poem that was written on your GoFundMe post?What was Chemo like? What advice can you give people going through it?What type of cancer did you have? What lessons did you learn from having cancer and how do they apply in your life?Why do you like the “customer service” aspect of the business? Why do you think helping people is important?What is the business you want to start? Why?Why do you say “no one in life really knows that they’re doing”?Why is your story important? Why should people listen?What drives you to keep going?

How to develop your confidence w/ Ryan Poole

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 42:11


Why are you passionate about video editing and photography? Where did you learn it? What has it allowed you to do? Why is self-love and confidence important to you?When did you start having problems with your confidence?How did you meet your now wife? Did it help with your confidence?How can one develop their confidence in your opinion?Did it ever affect your work life? How do you deal with difficult people?How can one develop patience in your opinion?What drives you to keep going?

How to bounce back from your mistakes w/ Brady Hester

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 38:39


Why are you passionate about being of value to others? Where did you get your degree from? Why Public relations? What is your business about? What does it provide?Elaborate more on your experiences on how you failed as an entrepreneur?Why did you choose to pursue your own business? What job did you learn the most from? Who has influenced you the most in life? (Ask for examples)How do you stay creative during rough times?What should a business owner learn to master to be successful?What drives you to keep going?

Overcoming the odds w/ Aaron Golub

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 30:52


What exactly is your condition Peter’s Anomaly? Where did you start playing Football? and Why did you choose to pursue Football?What was it like being the first legally blind D1 athlete?What types of adjustments did you have to make playing contact sports and in life?What are Golub Goggles?How do you feel about the term legally blind?How and why did you make the switch from NFL Free Agent to Finance? ( How does being an NFL Free Agent work? and what do you do in finance?)What lessons did you learn from football and your condition that apply in your life?What was the hardest moment in your life that made you think, “do I really want to do this?”What drives you to keep going?

Dealing with unforeseen circumstances w/ Parth Patel

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 24:32


What can you do with a degree in Pharmacy?Where are you going to Pharmacy school?Why did you choose to pursue it? Growing up what did you struggle with most?One thing that stood out to me was the fact that you said that you “have a white family”, can you elaborate more?How has DACA affected you?When did you find out you were undocumented?Why do you think that people who are undocumented get a bad rap?How has your mindset developed over time?What drives you to keep going?

How your condition can help shape you w/ Christina Rodriguez Estrada

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 61:36


1. What services do you provide for your side hustle?2. How can one hope to start their own social media agency?3. What is your general process behind client outreach and acquisition? 4. How did you get your first client?5. What do you do for content curation and branding?6. How do you stay organized and manage your time by having a full-time job and a side hustle?7. Why did you choose to pursue a side hustle?8. Tell me a little more about your condition and how it affects you?9. How has it shaped you? Why is health so important to you?10. What do you think is an unseen problem for entrepreneurs first starting out?11. How do you deal with difficult people? 12. What drives you?

How to maintain a positive outlook on life w/ Asim & Sahil

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 46:30


How did your store get looted?What was it like coming from a different country and starting a business?How do you manage being a father and business owner at the same time?Why is “The most beloved deed is to feed the poor and uplift the unprivileged.” your favorite quote?How do you plan on rebounding from this situation?What did you learn from it?What does it take to own a convenience store?How and why did you start yours?How could someone try and remain positive in this situation?How can someone live a happy life?What drives you to keep going?

How to be a great substitute teacher w/ Sam Baturoni

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 24:21


1. How did you become a substitute teacher?2. Do you have a secret teaching style?3. What did you do before substituting?4. How do you have such a positive attitude when coming to school?5. What lessons do you try to instill in your students?6. Why do you choose to keep helping people even when they’ve graduated?7. Why is it important for us to stay in your life?8. How do you feel when you see us all grow up?9. How did you find your love for math?10. What advice would you give to kids who are still in high school?11. What advice would you give to kids that have graduated?12. What drives you to keep going?

How to use corporate world knowledge as an entrepreneur w/ Erika Aquino

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 50:05


Erika Aquino* Today’s guest is Erika and she is a business professional with an entrepreneurial twist. She has experience in public relations, marketing, business development, and publishing. Also, she co-heads a few business ventures and one of which provides STEM education to underprivileged children in the Philippines.1. When did you find out when you wanted to be an entrepreneur?2. Tell me more about the ventures you’re associated with?3. How did you become a part of all these ventures?4. What would you say is the most effective way to tackle a problem in business?5. Any advice for people trying to grow their social media pages?6. What have you seen going on in other businesses that you think they can do better?7. How do you think people should network?8. How have you grown as a person over time?9. How do you deal with difficult people?10. What drives you to keep going?

How to start your own production company w/ Ryan Cassell

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 44:22


Why did you quit your day job?When did you find your passion for video?How did you learn on the go with no formal video production education?How does your business work with clients?How do you create value?How has your business grown over time?What do you think makes you and your business different?What advice would you give to people if they’re pursuing their passion?What are your views on formal education?What drives you to keep creating?

How to embrace the power of routine w/ Mateusz

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 68:26


What made you want to work on a dating app?What have you learned about an app?What do you do at AIESEC?How do you manage your time between school & AIESEC?How have you grown over time?What are your future goals?How do you view competition in school and life?How and why did you teach yourself English?How did you push through tough financial times?What was your upbringing like?What’s the difference between Poland and America?What drives you to keep creating?

How Number Six With Cheese started

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 42:52


How did you get the name Numbersixwithcheese?At what moment did you say “hey I want to start a business”What goals/objectives do you have for your business and life?What did you do before food reviewing? Why did you both move to Chicago?How did you guys meet in improv class?Do you think that the improv classes helped you with what you do? Do you guys do anything else besides food reviews?Is there a process behind your videos? What drives you to keep creating?

Why commitment is important W/ Saroosh

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 45:04


What was it like coming from a different country?How were you raised?Did you learn anything when we failed our e-commerce store?When did you learn that you wanted to make money for yourself?Can you walk me through some of the scams that you went through?What has been the son of a business owner taught you?What do you do now?What has forex taught you about money?Do you like what you do on youtube?What quality has gotten better over time for you? What drives you to keep creating?

How to scale your business w/ Adrian Rosado (Pt.3)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 34:56


1. How and Why did you start The Zion Group?2. How does your business create value?3. What's the difference between a Hostel and a hotel?4. How do you go about providing interns for the US Army, Bureau of Land Management, and Veteran Affairs offices?5. How does your business go about providing workshops?6. What are your thoughts on Intra-racial mentoring and Inter-racial mentoring, which do you think is more beneficial?7. What lessons did you learn from your lack of resources as a first-generation student in college transfer over into your professional career? 8. What did growing up in a single-parent household teach you?9. Do you think race plays a role in business?10. How were you able to get people to work with you compared to when you were younger?11. Do you have any examples of how to approach a difficult person in a group?12. What drives you?

How to scale your business w/ Adrian Rosado (Pt.2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 30:34


1. How and Why did you start The Zion Group?2. How does your business create value?3. What's the difference between a Hostel and a hotel?4. How do you go about providing interns for the US Army, Bureau of Land Management, and Veteran Affairs offices?5. How does your business go about providing workshops?6. What are your thoughts on Intra-racial mentoring and Inter-racial mentoring, which do you think is more beneficial?7. What lessons did you learn from your lack of resources as a first-generation student in college transfer over into your professional career? 8. What did growing up in a single-parent household teach you?9. Do you think race plays a role in business?10. How were you able to get people to work with you compared to when you were younger?11. Do you have any examples of how to approach a difficult person in a group?12. What drives you?

How to scale your business w/ Adrian Rosado (Pt.1)

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 29:20


1. How and Why did you start The Zion Group?2. How does your business create value?3. What's the difference between a Hostel and a hotel?4. How do you go about providing interns for the US Army, Bureau of Land Management, and Veteran Affairs offices?5. How does your business go about providing workshops?6. What are your thoughts on Intra-racial mentoring and Inter-racial mentoring, which do you think is more beneficial?7. What lessons did you learn from your lack of resources as a first-generation student in college transfer over into your professional career? 8. What did growing up in a single-parent household teach you?9. Do you think race plays a role in business?10. How were you able to get people to work with you compared to when you were younger?11. Do you have any examples of how to approach a difficult person in a group?12. What drives you?

How to learn from failure W/ Shawn McGrath

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 47:08


What has football taught you about business?How did you fail your first business and what did you learn?In what way did you look at your failure to view it as a learning experience?If I was eager about starting a business what advice would you give me?How did you get the idea to start your business?What does your business do?Do you have future plans in place for growth?How do you network with people?How have you changed over time?What drives you?

Drug Education W/ CG Kid

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 72:30


How did you come up with the name CG Kid?I remember in one of your videos you said that “you are able to try drugs and not get addicted” what did you mean by that?What’s your experience with addiction? And what drugs were you addicted to?What got you to break your addiction How can someone break an addiction?What’s the difference between Dopamine high and a Serotonin high What do you think the D.A.R.E program could do better?Why do you think “addiction work” needs to be reformed? Do you have any examples?What are you’re thoughts on spirituality and how has it helped you?Do you believe in the supernatural, and do you think drugs play a role in that?Have you had any supernatural experiences?What have you been doing in quarantine to stay occupied?

How to start your own clothing brand w/ Jeantoons

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 53:39


1. How did you get the name Pony Boy?2. What was it like to live in Japan? Can you speak Japanese? How did it help you with JeanToonz? 3. What do you think sets you apart?4. Can you give any examples of when you were having a hard time and you pulled through?5. What do you love about what you do?6. How do plan on scaling your business in the future?7. What do you do when you’re not working?8. Tell me about your upcoming collabs9. What are you studying in school? What are your thought on school?10. How has the virus affected your business 11. What drives you?

How to find your passion w/ Angel Sierra

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 79:05


1. What was it like coming from a different country?2. Why do history and art interest you?3. What made you want to become a tattoo artist?4. How did you become a cook?5. What was it like to work at a shelter?6. What made you want to pursue a degree in psychology?7. Other than helping people, what topics interest you in psychology?8. What does a case manager do?9. How did you land your dream job?10. Angel starting a podcast, and what it's gonna be about11. How would you approach an angry person?12. Why would you need to “turn off the social worker” as you say, Why is it important?13. What drives you?

Calming Anxiety Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 69:08


In this episode, Aidan and Martin talk about how he changed his life, how he came up with the podcast, and techniques to calm anxiety and achieve true happiness.

Skokie Raps

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 57:26


In this episode, we talk about how Elijah shocked people with the release of his music. Also, we talk about how he developed his mindset and how his experiences led him to think the way he does now.

The Birth of Montoya Customs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 55:46


In this episode, I talk to my uncle and owner of Montoya Customs. Micheal Montoya talks about how he changed his mindset and how it helped him start his own business.

Messiahsez

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 70:06


In this episode, we talk about how Dennis (aka Messiahsez) changed his life and delve into his amazing perspective on life. We even talk about meditation techniques you can implement today!

Alliance Coffee Co.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 55:14


In this episode, we talk about how Clay Wilson started his coffee shop with no experience and no business degree. Also, we talk about his views on life and how he views the world.

Ceramics Professor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 54:01


In this episode, we explore the world of art and how it plays an important part in society. Also, we talk about what drives Professor Shane Lutzk as a professional, as well as his story.

FI marketing w/Jim Iverson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 93:28


In this episode, we discuss Mini Man Monkey Brains, FI marketing, life and Jim's time in the Peace Corps. Also, some interesting views on business and what it means to be professional.

Euro Echo Cafe

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 60:14


In this episode, we talk about Aynur's passions as well as her cafe that in my opinion is a gem of Skokie.

Lives of Entrepreneurs

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 44:02


In this episode, we talk about how Maaz and Saroosh were brought up and the mindset they've developed by pursuing financial freedom.

Business Owner

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 50:33


In this episode, we talk about how Jose started his own business and why. Also some life tips. I hope you enjoy!

Spicy Noodle Challenge W/Esports Advocate

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 38:54


In this episode, we go over how gaming and upbringing have impacted Theo overall as a person. While under the influence of spicy noodles............

Calisthenics & Workout advice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 34:04


In this episode, we talk about how you can Implement calisthenics into your workout regimen, as well as some healthy eating tips that can help anyone!

Korean Roommate

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 34:04


In this episode, we talk about the differences between USA and Korea. Specifically, gaming/gaming cafe, graphic design, spots in Korea to visit, food, etc. Please pay no mind the long pauses, because my roommate had to look up some of the words.

Young Entrepreneur

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 47:00


Dungeons and Dragons

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2019 30:32


In this episode, we discuss the various campaigns that I and the DM (Charlie Claus) have been apart of as well as how he Makes money as a DM.

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