Unmotive Show

The conversation covers topics such as holistic methods for anxiety, the stigma surrounding substance use and mental health, the role of environment in substance use, and the importance of sharing personal stories to reduce stigma. The guest, Eric McCoy, discusses his experience as a substance abuse counselor and his passion for helping others. He also talks about his books, podcasts, and radio show that aim to educate and inspire people in recovery.

Meet Frank King, the “Mental Health Comedian” and a 6-time TEDx speaker with a knack for turning personal pain into powerful comedy. Frank's journey to the stage started young; by age 5, he already dreamed of becoming a comedian. After graduating from college, he pursued that dream by moving to the West Coast, launching his career in comedy. Frank spent seven exciting years touring the country, opening for comedy legends like Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey, and Adam Sandler. His career took a turn toward corporate comedy, where he found a lucrative niche performing for business audiences. However, Frank's path wasn't always smooth. His mental health challenges became particularly intense when he faced bankruptcy, leading to a diagnosis of depression and chronic suicidal ideation. Despite these struggles, Frank found a way to combine his comedic talents with a serious message, earning a spot on the TEDx stage. There, he brilliantly demonstrated how humor could bridge the gap in conversations about mental health.

Join us as we talk through Complex Trauma recovery with Gillian O'Shea Brown. The idea that trauma is hard for most people to deal with is not agreed upon. It can depend on the nature of the trauma or the person's mental state when the trauma occurred. That said, some people can work through trauma on their own, but some people come to a point in their lives where they need to address their trauma with a guide like Gillian. The goal of her work is to address the trauma with the patient, help them communicate their feelings surrounding the trauma, and eventually come to a place where they can find healthy ways to understand and process their trauma. Leading to feelings of safety as opposed to turmoil.

Welcome to the last episode in this season's content about culture from the lens of technology. We talked with coaches, entrepreneurial-minded folks, and a few people whose profession gave them good insight into the matter. There is an overlap between mental health and culture. Changes in society have started a larger discussion about mental health. In today's episode, we'll discuss struggles with mental health and some ways anyone can get involved in their well-being. I also want to add a disclaimer: If you are struggling with mental health problems, it's best to seek help from a trained professional. We'll talk about both mental health and mental wellness, for our viewers to get a clear understanding of what the two methods of increasing one's wellbeing can do for them. All with some commentary from our previous guests. I hope this episode gave you an idea of where to start with your well-being. Also, I hope if you struggle with any sort of mental issues, seeking help will be easier. Today, there's much less stigma surrounding mental health issues. I am planning for the third season to be released soon. Those of you who listened to the end of the podcast may have heard in the conclusion that I would be releasing YouTube videos weekly. That didn't happen in the past, but in the future there's hope. I'm getting the creative juices flowing and want to bring that vision to life in 2024. So look out for season 3 and also keep an eye on YouTube for some digs.

What's up and welcome to the season 2 finale, episode one. This episode will be about things that don't quite add up in the digital world. Computers and the internet are layered into our lives like a cake. So the question we'll pose today is about spending a lot of time on the internet while staying mentally and physically healthy. How do we keep our mental wellbeing in good standing? You've heard we all spend too much time on our phones. There are features built into phones now like OnePlus Zen mode that lock the phone for a short period to ensure your undivided attention to other things. In the same vein, we could say that our time on the internet is also like our time at work or doing busy work.  Out with the old in with the new is the consensus, but on the internet, the new is usually more of what we are already interested in or have on our minds. I hope that the season finale episode helps you build a healthy routine for your computer use, and learn to enjoy it more.  

This episode is about Video Games - bang, boom, pop. Trevor Alexander is a dad, podcaster, and avid gamer. His podcast New Dad Gaming brings all three of those things together. We start with the goods - our favorite video games. Trevor's favorite game is Starfield which is a space game by Bethesda the makers of Fallout (a new television series coming soon) and Elder Scrolls. Starfield has looting, RPG elements, mythic elements, FPS elements, and Base-building elements. It's a huge game! and he still isn't through it yet. Trevor just started streaming on Twitch, and he's seen people who are competitive gamers be successful and also channels from people who bring their twist to gaming entertainment. They have a good commentary on the games but aren't necessarily great at the gaming. We also talk about growing up gaming, and how making money from video gaming is becoming more viable as a career.

We're wrapping up the third season soon, with only two more episodes left till the season finale. In this episode, we're speaking with Joe Marotta who is a cinematographer and video marketing business owner. He runs Ascended Entertainment, a direct marketing company that does film production, video production, ad marketing, and some casting services. Direct Response Marketing are videos that compel customers to buy a product. For example, YouTube video ads are direct response marketing. This is because the customers usually don't know the brand completely, so his job is to make videos that scream: here's the product, here's why you need it, here's how it will make your life better - buy it.

On the podcast we talked about the various methods of delivery of porn to the populace. We gloss over the various mediums like Only Fans and the fact that during the pandemic many people who worked in industries that were upset moved to Only Fans to make money. People like waiters, hostesses, and waiters - both male and female - turned to Only Fans and other mediums of porn on the internet. Some would call it dangerous to have such access to porn readily available and some people are more susceptible to becoming a porn addict. So, we talk about what a porn addict is, and how it can affect a person's life. There is also the other side of minors getting involved in watching porn so we talk about various tactics parents can use to keep their children from watching porn.

It is pivotal for couples to have conversations regarding finances without anyone feeling offended and that is one of the subjects we discuss. Beyond this, having a conversation with ourselves about our own expenses also plays a significant role in deciding on which expenses are necessities, before having the conversation with our partner. All in all this is an episode about being prepared to have tough discussions about finances, mental health and being more present day to day for the people in our lives.

Kyle is the head of an agency called "The Brand Leader" and he is also a former magazine editor who has also worked for Nike. He spent much of his career focused on e-commerce in the fashion, outdoor, and sports industries, which are perfect examples of culture as lifestyle brands. We talk about this idea of brands in culture in this episode. Kyle's company "The Brand Leader" has worked with the likes of Lulu Lemon, and Power Bar. So we talk about what business culture is, and how lifestyle brands build a culture internally and externally. In addition, we also have a discourse about mental health and the workplace.

Ari is a graphic design director by day and by night he is a motivational speaker and life coach. Graphic design is just to pay the bills, but his real love is speaking. Covid-19 put a damper on his speaking engagements, but he is getting started a'new with his passion. We even do an impromptu coaching session live during this episode's podcast.

Welcome back to Unmotive Show. To kick of the return of Unmotive Show I want to start with a prequel to the third season. Jay Hill is a DJ and upcoming podcaster. He was nice enough to record an episode for Unmotive Show. We talk about mental health a little bit during the episode. How music can be a mode of therapy.

In this episode of Unmotive Show, we talk with Brian Krawitz talks more about his project "The Connected Experience" (T.C.E). He has been presenting the idea to many high-profile business contacts from corporations nationwide. To learn more about T.C.E visit the website or listen to the discussion in episode three of this podcast. Brian shares his views on culture, art, and science as a point of connection bringing people together in one space. 

This episode we have Randall Libero whose introduction speaks for itself. For starters, he is an Executive Producer at VoiceAmerica. We met on LinkedIn and he was super interested in my content, I had a few consultations with him and took it to the road. Later I invited him to be a guest on the show because the information he gave me was smack dab in the vein of the second season's topic of culture from the lens of technology.

DEI isn't a new thing, but it is in its trial period. Tied to culture season 2 episode 4 brings us a guest who was looking for a new way to look at the topic if DEI and found it in the sub-group of white affinity. Depending on your ethnic or cultural upbringing there may be a difference in opinion from the extreme path of the recent past. We now have the luxury move forward with positive outlooks. The episode will take all the serious elements of DEI that could be laid bare but are heightened here in a very specific way. 

Presenting a special episode of Unmotive Show. Season 2 Episode 3 on culture from the lens of technology has us visiting with Brian Krawitz - creator of The Connected Experience, and Tulley Rafferty - creator of Splinter, an indie game available on steam. Both these self-starters are professionals with years of experience in software and media and as luck would have it, they are aware of the community and culture that has grown around Burning Man and Twitch, respectively. 

In season two episode two, we talk with Jake Duckworth in the heart of the Silicon Valley. A pastor from Crossroads Community Church in Palo Alto is a musician and presiding pastor at the church and the technology-based community coworking space that is hosted on church grounds. This episode is about the different ways that the community has grown with it. Jake does talk about Christianity like how he interacts with the people at the coworking space. In addition, we talk about how music is used at Crossroads Community Church.

Ray Stevens III joins us to talk about his music career and many years in the skateboarding industry. Both music and skateboarding are part of modern culture. Ray is a punk-rock musician who has a superbly-refreshing take on music. I don't think I have met someone as easy to get along with as Ray in quite a long time. Perhaps that is why he has so many high-level friends like Steve Cabellero, Tony Alva and Steve Alba who are also skateboarders and musicians. He's played in too many bands to name over the years. His current focus is on the popular bay area band RS2 Solid Sound. Join the party as we talk about beers, skateboarding, friendship, and our all-time heroes.

Many people have avatars or persona's they adopt on different platforms. There are terabytes of content that is made up of media from large organizations, friends to employee's. The trouble with having such a wide array of content is that it may appear there is no connection from one platform to the next. In this episode we will explore the idea of culture and answer the question "how is the internet a representation of our culture and why is it that internet users have been able to make these changes happen?"

Season One was about UX Design, Entrepreneurship and Engineering. We had interviews with people like Chris Marciano, Miguel Coder and Greg Morawietz who are experts in their respective fields of UX Design, programming and security. This season finale episode we answer the question: It has been said that to become an expert at something it can take 10,000 hours of practice. What about when someone seeks to be a good designer and a good programmer, what would make this possible for them?

It is well known that once technical employee's have years of experience in their fields they get promoted to a management position. Some of the skills these new managers need to succeed is the advanced knowledge to oversee an engineering or design department. While other skills that are common to all managers, they may need to work on developing. Arlyne Diamond is a consultant who has helped high level managers and organizations at large increase their management efficiency and operations through a people first approach.

Kash Momodu is a Failure Analysis and Quality Assurance Engineer who worked at FitBit and Square. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Francisco State. While the hype is all about Software Engineering and Programming the products we use today would not be possible without a solid Quality Assurance approach. Even the best engineering teams need to have their products tested both before release and after to ensure that there is consistent functioning of all the parts that make up an engineered product.

Ed Ipser is the founder of IpserLab and Coactify. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has been an an entrepreneur since right out of college. Learning from these founding experiences he has been applying his experience but has also found that building a successful business based on technology often involves elements of market fit that don't solely rely on engineering. He brings up topics revolving around lean startup methodology, Minimum Viable Product, Minimum Lovable Product and design.

In light of Juneteenth we have a special episode with Sani Momoh a social worker in the San Jose Bay Area. We the topic of social injustice with technology as a bridging topic. Not only do we talk about online news media as it relates to social injustice but we include a segment on the micro issues in equality for black people. Sani also answers an interesting question: How would he allocate funds matching the $100,000 million dollar commitment Apple made to the cause to support #blacklivesmatter

Ryan Matthew is a partner and co-founding member of Neuron, a UX Design and strategy consultancy in San Francisco. He has been working remotely for years with Neuron and since operations have moved to fully remote because of the Covid-19 Pandemic he has great insights into the current shelter-in-place order which required many businesses to move employee's to remote work.

UX Designer Andrew Jarecki is a UX designer with over 8 years of experience. Currently, he is a contractor at Visa and we also talk about some career and resume tips to get job seekers going in their search for a UX design position. We skim over some topics in UX design such as design principles and how to apply them. More substantially for todays current events with COVID-19 we conclude with a discussion on remote working during this pandemic.

Creative Director Ted Holladay speaks from his years in the industry as a designer and running his studio. We talk about some things every designer should know about working with clients. Later on we get into a section on bridging the gap between computer users who didn't grow up on tech and the generation that did grow up with it, like his two 15 and 16 year old kids. We also have a short discussion about the future of technology as it relates to design.

Danny Mclane is the owner and operator of JamiiTech, a web and application development agency in San Jose, California. He gives mentoring to youth groups, creates technology strategies for businesses and speaks on career growth in tech. He is a leader and visionary. As someone well positioned in the Silicon Valley to give insight into technology we are pleased to speak with him on The Unmotive Show.

Judy has been creating art and selling her art using both online and traditional methods. She is a avid reader and has a lot to say about web trends from the perspective of someone who didn't grow up with technology. The Unmotive Show seeks to bridge the gap between casual technology users and professionals and as part of that goal we want to explore how our society has changed because of technology.

We get to talk about Apple and more so working at Apple as a programmer with Miguel Coder. We also talk about his take on why programming is so fun and rewarding for so many people.

We will be sitting down with Greg Morawietz the owner of Single Point of Contact(SPOC) a web security company in Palo Alto, CA. We talk about big data, privacy concerns and how regular users can secure their computers.

User Experience design is the missing link between Users and the Business models that separate them. This show is meant for casual technology users and also those in the field already. UX Design is a great way to kick off a discussion about how the web industry is adapting to its popularity and overwhelming success as a platform for people to connect.

Emoji's the perfect symbol for this show. We take the new technological capacity of the internet to be a communication medium for users. In fact, this podcast is taking advantage of one of these new communication mediums. Welcome, to the first season on Design, Programming and Tech Trends.