Systems Meet Humanity

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Systems Meet Humanity is a podcast for entrepreneurs designed to spotlight the intersections where structures we use meet EMOTION. To illuminate the places where the overwhelm of entrepreneurship threatens to drown us unless we create a solid system to help us cope.

Marina Darlow

  • Sep 18, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 31m AVG DURATION
  • 15 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Systems Meet Humanity

What CAN’T be solved with technology? - with Jaime Slutzky

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 24:42


Talking to the CEO of Tech of Business about being a tool-agnostic, the appeal of steampunk, and the benefits of using different tools for similar tasks.

Emotions as Signposts - with Writing Coach Jenna Avery

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 32:56


Today's episode features a sci-fi screenwriter, columnist, and blogger who redesigned her life and career to support her calling as a writer - Jenna Avery. Among many juicy topics in this conversation, we discuss emotions as signposts - how Jenna teaches to use these emotions to guide us. 

Systems to Rein-in Emotions in Digital Marketing - with Marc Guberti

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 25:44


Marc Guberti and I discuss the hardest parts of Content Marketing, the ins and outs of navigating “Shiny Object Syndrome” in the Digital Marketing realm, and the right time for delegation. This turned out to be a really high energy conversation, which is not surprising, because Marc spent fewer years on Earth than most people have of business experience. At his ridiculously young age, he's one of the leading experts with half a million social medial followers. Tune in, he's worth a listen!

Making a Creative Business out of a Creative Hobby - with Jess Van Den

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 43:47


Jess Van Den, the powerhouse behind Epheriel jewelry and the Thriver Circle, shares her insights about running a creative business vs. having a creative hobby, about the emotional bumps in the Creative Process, and about focusing on customer needs and wants.

The real conversation we need to have with people starting a business - with Jason Connell

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 29:35


I talk with one of my business heroes, Jason Connell about the real conversation we need to have with people who are thinking about starting their own business: not about first class flights and answering emails on a beach at Costa Rica, but about the money that won’t come in as soon as you hope, about your friends’ lives outpacing yours, about the risks of depression. And most of all - about the emotional fitness that such a life requires.

“Do what works” - The importance of using systems that work for YOU - with Jodi Hume

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 42:28


For certain things you don’t need a “what” you need a “who”. You need a “who” that already comes with the “how”. - Jodi and I have a fascinating conversation about the importance of finding and implementing systems that work for YOU, no matter what everyone says and thinks.

Freedom to experience the full intensity of emotion - with Dianne Allen

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 25:12


When you encounter an intensely emotional situation, to the point you can barely cope and you need a way out – your first step is to connect with your spiritual self, to meditate, to tap into your “gut feeling”. And from that place you look at the MEPSS model and decide which parts needs to be strengthen. When all parts are in an equilibrium, you’re much better equipped to solve the situation

Perks and Pitfalls of Delegation with Henry Lopez

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 33:50


Today my virtual studio is proud to host Henry Lopez, that you might know as one of the two voices of the popular "The How of Business" show. Currently Henry runs 4 businesses and a successful podcast. We talk about running multiple businesses at the same time, about perks and pitfalls of delegation, and about surprisingly simple systems Henry uses to keep all the balls in the air.

Systems that Power the Team behind FreeeUp - with co-founder Connor Gillivan

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2018 28:07


Today I'm interviewing Connor Gillivan, a co-founder of FreeeUp, a marketplace  that connects businesses of all shapes and sizes with hundreds of top (vetted!) freelancers all over the world. We talk about systems that helped him not only stay sane, but grow FreeeUp over 500% during the last year alone.

Which Emotions are Good (or Bad) for Business? - with Naomi Dunford

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 39:19


Emotions always get in the way. It’s when we IGNORE our emotions  – that’s when all wheels fall off the bus. {Naomi}. In this rich conversation we discuss... - Emotions in business – when they propel us forward and when they paralyze us. - Feeling constantly under a microscope  - and  how the one that's looking is not necessarily outside your head - Systems in “linear realms” like launches (easy) and the challenge in “blue ocean” realms, with no defined rules (“makes me crazy”)  And tons more. It's probably the best episode I published to date. Tune in!

Jumping from a plane every morning - prepared visibility with Carolyn Cole

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 27:01


“I jump from a plane every morning.” “How do get the courage to do that? Metaphorically speaking, where do you get your parachute?” “I don’t get one. I just flap really hard.”

Happy Accounting with Katherine Pomerantz

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 28:41


When should you trust a service provider? What is the first step to taking control of your finances? (It's not organizing). When is your business ready for a big fancy system? All this with the effervescent accountant, Katherine Pomerantz.

The Wall of Awful with Brendan Mahan

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 30:11


Exploring the "Wall of Awful" - a model he created to helps people better understand the emotional toll that negative thoughts and repeated failure have on their ability to take risks and initiate tasks. While the Wall of Awful applies to any life aspect, I find it EXTREMELY relevant to entrepreneurship, which is why I was thrilled when Brendan agreed to talk about it on the show.

Pulling off insanely prolific content-creation schedule

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 28:48


Marc and I talk about “paint-by-numbers” methods, about pulling an insane content-creation schedule, about the systems he swears by, and much more.

Productivity and Emotional Well-being with Mike Vardy

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 38:01


Mike and I talk about the magic of TimeCrafting - a simple, durable, and flexible personal productivity methodology.

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