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In this episode, I welcome Josh Burnette to the show. Josh is a business owner and the co-author of two Adulting 101 books. We hear that term being thrown around a lot lately. Adulting. It's defined as “the practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks.” As Josh describes it, adulting does include the tactical aspects and the hard skills, but it's also very much about cultivating healthy adulthood and living your best life. During our conversation, Josh shares the benefits of having a job at a young age and some dos and don'ts for teen job seekers. He has a lot of experience working with young people, as he is the owner and operator of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Virginia. You won't want to miss the four core principles for success that Josh instills in his team. No matter what your actual age, this episode has something for everyone who wants to become better at adulting! Please visit the show notes page for more information and links mentioned during this episode. Connect with Me! High School Hamster Wheel Facebook Page Instagram LinkedIn Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss a single episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In recent days, WAMC’s Josh Landes been touring Western Massachusetts to cover several annual town meetings, as residents of Berkshire County headed to parking lots and football stadiums to vote on budgets, marijuana bylaws and school spending plans. As Josh found out, emotions sometimes run high.

As Josh likes to say "Don't just be blessed, but be a blessing." This week Josh give is an in depth look at God spoke to man in many forms in the Old Testament. Today God only speaks to us through his word. Join Josh as he discusses the importance of hearing the voice of God. Visit our website: www.scatteredabraodnetwork.org and remember to subscribe to our email list.  "Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetwork Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_scattered_abroad_network/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: The Scattered Abroad Network  Contact us through email at: thescatteredabroadnetwork@gmail.com. If you would like to consider supporting us in anyway, please reach out to us through this email.  Don't forget about our sponsorship/giveaway for the month. Head on over to our joint podcast (Scattered Abroad) and find out what you need to do in order to win.the Book of Ruth. Is the book of Ruth really about her? Join this study to find out! Visit our website: www.scatteredabraodnetwork.org and remember to subscribe to our email list.  "Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetwork Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_scattered_abroad_network/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: The Scattered Abroad Network  Contact us through email at: thescatteredabroadnetwork@gmail.com. If you would like to consider supporting us in anyway, please reach out to us through this email.  Don't forget about our sponsorship/giveaway for the month. Head on over to our joint podcast (Scattered Abroad) and find out what you need to do in order to win.

Josh Rothman has gone native. Originally from New York, he has lived in Alabama for a while, where he is the head of the history department at the University of Alabama. He has a new book, The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America. Josh began his career as a historian at Cornell University, where he completed a B.A. under the guidance of political historian Joel Silbey. He then went on to the University of Virginia, where he studied under (previous podcast guest) Ed Ayers. The Ledger and the Chain builds upon a career dedicated to southern racial and social history. The Ledger and the Chain focuses on three figures in the slave trade: Issac Franklin, John Armfield, and Rice Ballard, who became wealthy dealing in human beings in the slave pens of Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The book uses extensive archival research to tell a rich, detailed, and altogether disturbing story of human exploitation. As Josh shows, the slave trade was capitalism at its most extreme. And despite the cruelty, callousness, and sexual exploitation embedded in the system, slave traders were respected members of their communities. They might have seem ruthless, "no nonsense" individuals, but they were providing a service that was both legal and lucrative.  Before delving into such dark subjects, Josh and Colin talk about the joys of being ABD in grad school and, of course, Bama and SEC football. They also discuss the unfortunate loss a few years ago of historian and journalist Tony Horwtiz. Is it better to "Geaux Tigers!" or "Roll Tide!?" Only Ole Miss fans can now for sure.

Josh Malerman, bestselling wunderkinder of horror, author of Birdbox, Malorie, Unbury Carol and now Goblin, has graced Talking Scared with his presence. We’re talking about Goblin specifically, his new ‘novel in six novellas’ detailing the lives and losses of people in the weirdest small-town west of Castle Rock. It’s got monstrous owls and more monstrous police, an impossible hedge maze, things in boxes that MUST NOT BE OPENED, and the fear of fear itself. As Josh points out (and I hadn’t noticed) the book is about all the different kinds of obsession that make up a life and a town.And we get into Josh’s own obsession with writing, from his ridiculously prolific output, to writing whilst touring with his band.  We talk about how he got published, an odd route involving a friend from school and a stoned conversation with a lawyer. Plus, he tells me all about the time he saw a ghost or something in his house after listening to his mom’s taped sessions with a psychic (scary story!).  He’s a little bit rock n roll and a little bit culture-geek, and the conversation follows suit – with me essentially trying not to gush “thank you for talking to me” over and over again. I love this interview.Enjoy!Goblin is published May 18th by Del ReyOther books we discussed include:Unbury Carol (2018), by Josh MalermanBirdbox, (2014) by Josh MalermanThe Loney (2014), by Andrew Michael HurleyWanderers (2019), by Chuck WendigSupport the show on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TalkingScaredPod Come talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com.Thanks to Adrian Flounders for graphic design.

At the racetrack, the dealership, and in the aftermarket, Roush Performance and Ford are attached at the hip. “And aftermarket is truly not even a good term in my opinion,” says Director of Aftermarket Products Josh Hipp, “because every single thing that we do is engineered to Ford’s level or above.” Case in point: the hugely successful Roush F-150 Nitemare, billed as “the quickest production truck ever made.” As Josh explains to the guys, it’s this spirt for constantly pushing the envelope that keeps the company at the top of its game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This relaxation station is the end of an era with Josh (they/them) as its conductor. As Josh, and many of us, prepare to graduate and start a new chapter of their life they wanted to present this final relaxation station episode with a focus on transition, change, and moving toward a safer and more expansive reality. View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ym6PpYe6iEILpUt1BQdEh2NqmiODgXgSdVaX_mWAkVw/edit?usp=sharing Sources~ Practice: Meditation: A Mindfullness Practice to Generate Change From the Inside Out - https://www.mindful.org/how-to-plant-yourself-in-an-environment-that-enriches-you/ Practice: Meditation: Allow the Storm to Pass - https://www.mindful.org/allow-the-storm-to-pass-a-guided-meditation-for-resilience/ Practice: Meditation: A 4-Step Practice to Awaken Your Intention - https://www.mindful.org/4-ways-to-awaken-your-intention/ Practice: Meditation: Savor the Moment by Elaine Smookler - https://www.mindful.org/an-introduction-to-mindful-gratitude/#Practice --- For SHAC Counseling Services, please call 503-725-2800 or visit the website: https://www.pdx.edu/health-counseling/counseling Have any questions or feedback? Fill out our google form, feel free to shoot us an email, or slide into our DMs on Instagram! Google Form for Questions: https://forms.gle/obDVnDMGWPKUtJVm6 Email: what@pdx.edu // Instagram: @psu_what (www.instagram.com/psu_what/) WHAT Website:  https://www.pdx.edu/health-counseling/what Virtual Mind Spa: https://www.pdx.edu/health-counseling/virtual-mind-spa

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama "Big" directed by Penny Marshall. The story of the film follows 12 year-old Josh Baskin (played by David Moscow), from Cliffside, New Jersey, who one night - while at a fun fare with his Mom, Dad, and little sister Rachel - encounters an antique arcade fortune teller machine called "Zoltar" and who makes a wish to it for him to be "big" and then overnight grows into becoming an adult version of himself (played by Tom Hanks). When the fun fare moves on, taking the mysterious "Zoltar" fortune teller machine with it, Josh is forced to flee his family home to temporarily live in New York City while they attempt to find out where the "Zoltar" fortune teller machine is so that he can be turned back into a kid again. Josh is assisted by his best friend, Billy Kopecki (played by Jared Rushton), who immediately helps him with money, with finding a rundown apartment in New York City, and with finding a job to survive the six weeks that it will take to find out where the "Zoltar" machine will be next - which leads Josh to innitially take a job as a computer operator at MacMillan Toy Company, before he is recognised by the company's owner, Mr. MacMillan (played Robert Loggia), as having an insight into what toys children like and why, and is subsequently given a promotion to becoming vice president in charge of project development at FAO Schwartz. As Josh's reputation in the toy company grows he begins to attract the attention of a rival at the company, Paul Davenport (played by John Heard), who is jealous of Josh's rapid rise and also of all the attention now being put on Josh. Josh also starts to attract the attention and the affection of Susan Lawrence (played by Elizabeth Perkins), who over the course of the film starts to feel a youthful exuberance because of her interactions with Josh, and who starts to fall in love with Josh - but who has no idea who Josh really is, nor how old he really is. The iconic soundtrack to the film was composed by the great Howard Shore. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/markthepoet/message

As Josh and Christi anticipate the release of their new book What Do I Do With Worry? on April 20th, this episode launches a 3-week podcast series specific to kids and worry. To kick off the series, Josh and Christi talk about the battle kids face with anxiety in today’s climate. Here are some highlights: The power of relationships to release worry.The power you hold as a parent when your child has anxiety.The difference between worry and anxiety.What to do when you recognize one child in particular who seems to be “off.” Show Notes: PRE-ORDER WHAT DO I DO WITH WORRY? TODAY! Josh and Christi's new book, What Do I Do With Worry? releases April 20th, 2021. You can pre-order it on Amazon! GET A FREE WORRY POSTER AND ACTIVITY BOOK! If you pre-order What Do I Do With Worry? You can receive a FREE worry poster and activity book. All you have to do is go to whatdoidowithworry.com, fill out the form provided, and your free items will be emailed to you!

“72% of marketers say content marketing increases engagement. In addition, 72% say it has increased the number of leads.” (Source: optinmonster.com) Content writing can be a great way to boost leads for our businesses. In today's episode, Josh Steimle and I discuss how he got into content writing and how he is helping others to do the same. Josh Steimle has generated more than $10 million in revenue from his businesses by authoring books and writing articles for publications like Forbes, Fortune, Time, Inc., Mashable, TechCrunch, and Entrepreneur. Josh created the 7 Systems of Influence. He wrote the book Chief Marketing Officers at Work, which contains 29 interviews with Chief Marketing Officers from organizations such as GE, Harvard Business School, Spotify, Target, and PayPal. He won the BYU Business Plan competition in 2001, the same competition that helped me start my first business in 1997. He was also named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002 by the Utah Small Business Association.  Josh's Entrepreneurial Journey Starting Entrepreneurship Young As a child, Josh loved to find creative ways to make money. He was always recycling paper, cans, and newspapers. In high school, he even sold skateboard goods and competed with the vending machines by selling a lot of candy at school. When he got older, Josh planned to be an artist because he knew how to draw. He didn't realize that entrepreneurship was something he could study. He then learned about business school after his first year of college and immediately switched from art to business.  Starting His Own Business As John got further into the business world after college, he realized he wanted to start his own business. So, he quit his full-time job in 1999 and started a web design firm. “The problem with entrepreneurs is that we have a high tolerance for risk and a low sense of reality. And so I thought, I'm gonna start a business. This is going to be great, I'm going to make a lot of money, and everything's going to be awesome. I had no clue what I was doing.” -Josh Steimle Josh had a difficult time signing on clients at first. He hadn't landed a single client when a telemarketer called, trying to sell him something. Josh told the telemarketer he didn't have any money, and the telemarketer then asked what Josh did for a living. Josh said he designed websites, and the telemarketer replied with, “Oh, my brother needs a website, let me connect you with him.”  That's how Josh received his first client. Things didn't go well at first, but eventually, they picked up. Josh was able to make enough money to survive. He expanded the business to focus on the marketing side of things, providing services such as SEO and paid ads.  Becoming a Writer When Josh was at a low point with that business, he did two things that changed his life. He brought in a partner, and he started writing for Forbes magazine. Up until this point, Josh had never thought of himself as a writer, even though he'd done lots of blogging.  As Josh started writing for Forbes, he began receiving a lot of leads from it. Clients were coming to him after reading his articles, wanting to hire John's agency to do their marketing. This attention from Forbes helped his business grow. After writing for Forbes, Josh wanted to see if he could write for other publications. He started writing articles for Entrepreneur, Fortune, Mashable, TechCrunch, Time, and Business Insider. Josh really enjoyed writing for these publications, which sent his business a lot of leads. Writing also led to his first book deal. Shortly after his book deal, people came to Josh for advice, wondering how he created content that generated attention for his business. He then began coaching clients on how to build a personal brand, how to engage, and how to create thought leadership content. This coaching is what Josh focuses on today. The Importance of Audience Of all the publications Josh has written for, Forbes has been the best for generating attention to his business. At one point, Josh did an experiment with different publications. He had an article on Forbes that led to millions of dollars of revenue for his business. He wrote very similar articles like the ones published on Forbes and published them in other publications, but nothing happened. The articles didn't generate any leads in the other publications. Josh realized that Forbes had the right audience to generate his ideal leads while the other publications didn't. Josh's Passions: Influence and Helping Others Josh is passionate about influence, which is where the seven systems of influence came from. But, it all started when Josh realized he wanted to share what he's learned over the years about marketing and thought leadership. He wanted to help people share their message and make the world a better place. He wanted to help by mobilizing people to become more influential by writing books or building large followings on social media. Biggest Home Run When I asked Josh about the biggest home run in his career, he responded that he didn't think about the most satisfying moments in his career as financial home runs. Rather, the biggest, most important, and most satisfying moments in his career have been about individuals. His home runs have come by doing something that changed a person's life. He finds it satisfying when they come back and say, “I'm a different person!” or “My life has improved because of what you guys did for me.” Recently, one of the students in Josh's Published Author program said to Josh, “I'm not going to write the book I was going to write.” When Josh asked him why, the student said, “I went through your workbook, and I realized I don't even like this business that I'm in. I'm going to go change my career, and I'm going to start something entirely different than what I thought I was going to do.” Josh thought it was amazing he was able to help this student realize he wanted to do something else, which would change this individual's life direction. Published Author Program Josh's new published author program is about making it easy for entrepreneurs to publish books that they are going to use as marketing tools for their businesses. In addition to using the book as a great marketing tool, they want them to write meaningful books, books that will help people and make a difference. The program walks these entrepreneurs through each step of the book publishing process. The program includes different levels. They have some free content on Josh's Published Author Podcast. Then they have a large group that's more affordable, a mid-tier group, and one-on-one coaching. Length of Business Books Most business books are 150 to 200 pages or 50,000 to 80,000 words. Shorter books are becoming more popular. However, Josh says the length doesn't really matter as long as it has good content and is well written. “The fact is that people will pay attention to any content that's good, and if it's good, they generally want more of that. That's why kids read Harry Potter and these other huge books because it's great content, and they want more of it. If a book is boring, it's not necessarily because it's too long. It's just that it's too boring, and the content needs to be written better.” -Josh Steimle Key Takeaways Thank you so much Josh for sharing your stories and knowledge with us today. Here are some of my key takeaways from this episode: We shouldn't be afraid to make changes in our lives to help us get where we want to be. We can use good content to help us generate leads for our businesses. If we are writing for other publications, make sure their audience matches ours so we receive good leads. The length of a book often doesn't matter as long as the content is valuable and well-written. Connect with Josh If you enjoyed this interview and want to connect with Josh or his business, you can find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuasteimle/ or visit https://www.publishedauthor.com/.  Want to be a Better Digital Monetizer? Did you like today's episode? Then please follow these channels to receive free digital monetization content: Get a free Monetization Assessment of your business Subscribe to the free Monetization eMagazine. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.  Follow Monetization Nation on Instagram and Twitter. Share Your Story  How have you used content to help grow your business? Please join our private Monetization Nation Facebook group and share your insights with other digital monetizers.   Read at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/7043/ 

Show NotesHave you ever wanted to know an answer so bad that you were willing to do literally anything to get the answer? Well our guest today is Josh Rhodes and his question was this: “how do you build wealth?”  As a result of this question he sent out 50 emails to some of the most successful people he knew of and before he knew it he was interviewing these people, recording their conversations, then started a podcast, and now has done over 200 of these interviews for his show. Joshua Rhodes is the founder of Rhodes To Wealth, and the Rhodes To Wealth podcast, a platform set out to provide wealth building advice, tips and strategies from the world’s most successful wealth building experts. As a first-generation college graduate, the idea and thought of how to ‘build wealth’ was not something that Josh was exposed to much while growing up in Houston, Texas. Once out of college, he found himself in an outside sales role in a leading cyber security company, living lean, and building some disposable income. After years of saving his money, he went hunting for advice on what to do next. Rather than ‘blindly’ dumping his money into an asset he’s heard others talk about, he decided to take matters into his own hands - searching for answers in books, articles and from experts. As Josh tore through his wealth building journey, he found that the best way for him to fully grasp wealth building was to invest in himself, and that is how Rhodes To Wealth was born. His goal with the Rhodes To Wealth platform and by talking to wealth building experts is to help non-traditional wealth building Millennials, like himself, who feel they have enough money to invest, but not enough knowledge to do it confidently, find a path that leads them to financial freedom - and hopefully early retirement.  On the show today we discuss the following:Who is Josh Rhodes and what does he do (3:54)Why Josh chose to start a podcast (8:45)What gave Josh the confidence to start on this journey (13:57)What enabled Josh to feel like he deserved the success he was seeing (22:03)What has been the MOST compelling wealth building strategy to Josh (26:03)What has been the LEAST compelling wealth building strategy to Josh (32:44)Beliefs and notions about money that Josh had to dispose of on this journey (36:06)Lessons outside of wealth creation that Josh has learned from his guests (45:40)What does it mean to Josh to be a Contender (49:54)Resources:How to learn more about Josh:Website: RhodestoWealth.comAdditional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:Tim FerrisBrian ScudamoreGetting Things Done by David AllenMillionaire Teacher by Andrew HallamGeometry of Wealth by Brian PortneyEric Bergman - Great.comEntrepreneurial You by Dorie ClarkArt of ManlinessIt's A Wonderful LifeConnect with Us:Our Website: www.contenderswanted.comBy Email: rob@contenderswanted.comSubscribe to our newsletter to never miss an episode: contenderswanted.com/subscribe

In this episode Josh brought up a discussion topic that was the focus of the entire show, how do we go about "teaching and learning games?" Given our backgrounds in education we easily could have kept talking about this but had to cut ourselves off but it was a lot of fun to have this personal conversation in an effort of sharing our perspectives and experiences. In addition, we also dive into game design choices such as intro games, recommended first plays, and campaign/legacy systems as a method of the game trying to be the teacher. We hope that you enjoy this episode, and more importantly find it helpful to you and your game group. As Josh mentioned several times, we would love to hear from you about what you have seen that has worked well or not so well. Please email those suggestions to us at Boardgameimpact@gmail.com. To learn more about Board Game Impact you can: Join the Patreon: Board Game ImpactLike the Facebook Page: Board Game ImpactInstagram: @boardgameimpactEmail: boardgameimpact@gmail.com Audio Transcription (Generated by AI) 00:00:09 - 00:05:02 And this episode of board game impact. We're going to be talking about teaching and learning games and some strategies that ends a stay tuned. How do you welcome to the latest episode of board game impact. My name is bruce. And i'm always joined by. This is josh and today. we're gonna be talking about teaching and learning games. But if you haven't heard if you haven't listened to us before please make sure to hit that. Subscribe button so you can get all the latest episodes because we are taking our educational lenses working on my phd. And josh and i both work and higher education and so we take those lenses and we apply them to the gaming situations that were having to break them down for your group benefit and so two days probably one of the most important ones there because we're literally talking about teaching and learning. It's a little on the nose with this little on the nose with this one like literally. I was teaching my class earlier today. So this is really about like some strategies and things like that. But i'll let josh get into that in a second but that is who we are. We also do some youtube videos occasionally. But we're very excited to be talking to you about this. So make sure to subscribe and then also go on over to facebook and instagram and follow us there. So just this was your brainchild which is interesting because we both work in education in find opposite fifty four for us to do this so walk us through kind of where this game from. Yes so this is a topic that i've been very interested in bringing to the show for quite a while now and where this really started for me is. I have traveled a lot over the past five ten years of my life. I've moved around for different jobs and different things like that and board games have always been my home whenever i find a new home. Is you know the first thing i do is i find. Where's where do people meet up to play board games in this new town that i'm living in and so it's how i introduce myself to people and how i meet people. I have found in the process of doing that. That i as i find new groups and new individuals that i'm learning a lot of new games that i hadn't heard of from other people but i'm also bringing a lot of two groups that have not had those games before and so i'm doing a lot of teaching And a lot of learning. And so i have realized and found and discovered over time some techniques and ways that i have modified the way that i teach games too i think improve my teaching methodology for different games. I found things work. I found things that don't work. And and so. I kind of wanted to bring this topic to the show. And you know. Bruce and i. We've we've talked a little bit. About how a very particular game that we're going to mention a little bit later on has a really great teaching mechanism built into the rule book. And that really kind of prompted me to say you ...

As Josh continues our series, he looks at the end of Chapter 3 of Ephesians to the prayer that Paul is praying for the church in Ephesus. We see Paul understanding the limits of his ability to convey the fullness of grace and the depth of the love Christ has for us. So much so that Paul is on his knees praying they would learn what it means to be dependent on Christ. Do we really understand the grace of God? Do we really understand the depth of love that God has for us? What would it look like to be rooted and grounded in that grace and love? Ephesians 3:14-21.

As Josh starts our new series, God's Story, we are going back to the beginning: Genesis. God creates… but what does this mean to us now?

Episode 4: Dr. John Alverdy Dr. John Alverdy is a highly-acclaimed surgical scientist who currently serves as the executive vice chair for the University of Chicago Department of Surgery. His research in life-threatening infections after trauma and surgery is greatly improving preoperative testing. As Josh would argue, his most momentous achievement has been mentoring the host of this very funny and impressive podcast. John reminisces about his life, his research, his hilarious memories with Josh, and shares some advice for those looking to do research of their own. Follow us on Twitter: @WiscSurgery Give our Facebook page a like: @uwsurgery Follow us on Instagram: @uwsurgery

On this week’s episode I got to sit down with Josh Duntz to discuss the amazing work he and his team at Stasis are doing using the power of breathwork. We discuss why breathwork has gained so much recent notoriety and the science behind the practice. Josh initially developed his passion for breathwork while serving in the Navy as a member of the special operations community. As Josh transitioned out of the military he founded Stasis as a way to share the benefits of breathwork in the field of human performance and as a way to improve mental health and sleep. After Covid-19 hit, he and the team at Stasis started using breathwork to help patients recover and improve lingering respiratory effects related to the virus. Be sure to check out the work Josh and his team are doing at https://stasisperformance.com/.

Ep #248 - This week on The Driven Entrepreneur podcast, I sit down with Josh Landan, a craft brewing entrepreneur who recently founded Ashland Hard Seltzer following a nine-figure exit from Saint Archer Brewing Company.  Josh co-founded Saint Archer in 2013 and sold the company to Coors in 2015. Before entering the craft brewing space, Josh Landan started his career as a storyteller working behind the lens. He filmed, directed, wrote and produced films and documentaries featuring some of the world's top surfers, snowboards and skateboarders. His passion for bringing his athlete friends' stories to life inspired him to later bring the story of craft brewing to life through launching Saint Archer Brewing Co. and later both Harland Brewing Co. and Ashland Hard Seltzer.  Being a trend spotter, Josh recognized that his friends were developing a taste for hard seltzer and saw an opportunity for create something different. He wanted to tell a new story and Ashland Hard Seltzer became his conduit. The story of Ashland is one where its products are brewed to bring people together. It unites people from all backgrounds and various walks of life, so they can now share moments and create stories as one. As Josh says, "Moments are fleeting. Stories live forever." In this podcast interview, Josh and I discuss his initial transition from filmmaking to craft beer, raising $3M in capital with zero experience in the industry or with fund raising and his recent transition from beer to seltzer. Josh describes how the growing health consciousness in America has helped expand the seltzer market and how he's leveraged this trend to quickly grow this new venture. It's a powerful entrepreneurial success story that you simply won't want to miss.   Learn More About Josh Landan's Company, Ashland Hard Seltzer:   Visit the Ashland Hard Seltzer Website: https://www.ashlandhardseltzer.com/     Follow Josh Landan and Ashland Hard Seltzer on Social Media:   Follow Ashland Hard Seltzer on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ashlandhardseltzer/   Follow Josh Landan on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/joshlandan_/     Whether you are new to 'The Driven Entrepreneur' podcast or a recurring fan, please help out by rating, reviewing and subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever you prefer to listen. Your support and your reviews mean a lot to the longevity and success of this show. Plus, it provides me with valuable feedback, so that I can continue to provide the best listening experience possible.   I love hearing from fans and listeners. Please share your feedback, guest suggestions, or ideas for show topics with me on social media. (See links below)     Connect With Matt Brauning On Social Media:   Follow Matt Brauning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattbrauning   Follow Matt Brauning on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbrauning/   Follow Matt Brauning on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattbrauning     Visit Matt Brauning's Websites:   www.mattbrauningpodcast.com   www.fireboxbook.com     Get a copy of my brand new book, "The Firebox Principle," on Amazon:   https://www.amazon.com/Firebox-Principle-Drives-Every-Entrepreneur-ebook/dp/B07FDKK9QW

In part 2 of this Feature, we sit back down with Josh Clemente, the Founder and President of Levels, to discuss the importance of understanding our health.    Becoming healthier is a broad subject with millions of different routes to take. Some routes may work, and others may not.  As Josh mentioned in the previous episode, this ties into a “closed-loop system.”    In a closed-loop system, we could try hundreds of combinations between turning vegetarian and working out 3 times a week or turning to a juice cleanse and working out once a week; maybe they work, maybe they won’t. The key is that it’s the lack of feedback that will always keep us guessing if what we’re doing is working for our own bodies, which is why Josh created Levels.    Levels could help provide you the feedback to understand your health truly.    In part 2, Josh discusses His inspiration for creating Levels; Working with health data; Combining the medical world with a DTC brand; Coping with the stress from the development stage to the first customer; The positive impact of Levels; Finding empowerment through understanding your physical health; and much more.   Join Ramon Vela and Josh as they discuss Levels on The Story of a Brand.   For more on Levels, visit: https://www.levelshealth.com/   *   OUR ENTIRE PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ATTN Agency.    ATTN Agency is a full-funnel growth and performance digital marketing agency with proven strategies to scale and optimize direct to consumer brands through tactical media buying, data-driven analysis, and unrivaled creative services.   If you are looking back on this year wondering what went wrong or what could have gone better, or if you're starting to put together your game plan for 2021, I have one piece of advice: you need to talk to ATTN Agency.   I’ve interviewed several of their clients, and I can say that they are the best in the business. ATTN represents some of the fastest-growing direct to consumer brands, delivering month over month results.   Go to https://www.attnagency.com/storyofabrand/ for a comprehensive, no-obligation, 14 point audit of your social, search, shopping, email, and SMS channels.   *   This episode is also brought to you by Forum Brands.   Have you built an online brand that consumers love? Do you sell in consumer categories that are essential to everyday life? Do the majority of your sales go through Amazon FBA?    If this sounds like you, you should get to know Forum Brands.    Forum is a team of expert investors, operators, and many ex-Amazonians, who provide entrepreneurs and owners with the most efficient and lucrative way to sell their e-commerce businesses.   If you’re interested in exploring a sale and cashing out years of your profits in one day, visit us at https://www.forumbrands.com/ to schedule a 30-minute call.

Competition is fierce out here in the real estate game! Here in Phoenix, there is zero inventory on the MLS, and the distressed market is slim, and that scenario is playing out all across the county. This battle is pushing every real estate investor to look for a way to outsmart their competition to the next good deal. Unfortunately, most real estate investors use the same lists, driving the competition to be even fiercer. So, how do you differentiate yourself? How do you find and close those deals first? It's all about using good data and smart marketing! Josh Miller, founder and CEO of Go For Close left his secure engineering position to pursue full-time real estate investing. After achieving his goal of creating $40K in passive income a month, he retired, as he wasn't passionate about real estate, but he did know he wanted to help people.   Josh realized that what investors needed most was an efficient way to create strong leads, using smart marketing to close the deal. Josh had a problem: he didn't want to handle the marketing side of it, nor the sales; he just wanted to run the business. So, he hired experts in their respective fields to help investors. Go For Close empowers real estate investors to focus on sales and closing deals by providing a specialized team and marketing platform at an affordable rate. They assist clients in finding qualified leads and staying competitive regardless of the market landscape. They do the marketing so that clients can focus on closing deals. Today, Josh shares some phenomenal tips on finding strong data, what data to stay away from, and the key factors to good marketing once you get those leads. As Josh says, "We are in such a competitive market, you have to have multi-channel marketing to scale." Key Insights: How Josh was able to retire young while making $40K in passive income a month Understanding early on that he had to hire for the skills he didn't possess The real estate investor competitive landscape today The next wave of marketing: predictive analytical data Utilizing different data sources to create a comprehensive list Understanding what data is out there and what to stay away from It's tough for individual investors to be expert marketers; know when to hire/delegate that portion of your business What the typical investor is getting data today, and why they have to change their game Data is gold, but if you have hundreds of investors using the same data, it's fool's gold. How to find good data Those phone numbers aren't good leads, you say? Are you sure?  Why you should never rely on one list provider Your initial marketing message is key to your success. If you're not getting a 60% response rate, you're doing something wrong. If you have bad data, you have bad leads, and all the best marketing in the world won't help. Why having an omnipresence is key to outsmarting your competition  How to recognize where your weaknesses are and hire experts to fill those jobs There are no secrets to this game; it's about who can be the most innovative. What's Josh Reading: https://www.amazon.com/Who-Not-How-Accelerating-Teamwork/dp/1401960588/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=who+not+how&qid=1610550553&sr=8-1 (Who Not How: )The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork (Dan Sullivan) Contact Josh: https://www.goforclose.com/ (Go For Close) josh@goforclose.com (get a free consultation, just say Scott sent you!)

This week your host and quiz master Zach Williams is joined by the frontman of Devon based punk rock'n'rollers JOSH FROM CROOKED LITTLE SONS!!! Josh is here here to compete for what should one day be considered the greatest achievement in podcasting - the chance to be crowned my CO-HOST WITH THE MO-HOST. As Josh was the subject on one of the LOST EPISODES OF SEASON 3, will he use his competitive advantage of already having done all this before to knock Zach and Josh of The Midwest Meltdown off the top of the leader board? Or will he be subjected to his own 4 years of orange bastardry? If you want to check out more of Crooked Little Sons, and lets face it you'd be a fool not to, you can find it all via the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crookedlittlesons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crookedlittlesons/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pzv3ZK4GuIUTNzw7f1BSD?si=B4uNd9sCSOWlz5RTYG2eQA Merch: https://crookedlittlesonsuk.bigcartel.com/?fbclid=IwAR21NgKixnrlHL7_iiXCSuCpn6ULPrpAf7uldTy83ft0BErMasrNhWGMXsg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/most-best-podcast/message

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!As Josh begins a new chapter of his life and records the first episode where he is a married man, the boys start The Museumverse. Josh and Charles get into the greatest movies about running and list some of their favorite runners in cinema because there is one scene in Night at the Museum where Ben Stiller runs.

***As Josh mentions at the start of the podcast, we'd love you to join our live Webinar straight after Episode 5 airs in the UK at 9.15pm UK on Tuesday 20th October. Everyone is welcome to join us for a fun immediate reaction to the latest episode - registration is free - just click here***Chocolate Week started off with a challenge to make Chocolate Brownies, which all of the bakers did a fantastic job on, we then moved on to making a babka, which confused the hell out of Lottie, who is probably still trying to fit it in to the tin she was using. We ended on a celebratory chocolate showstopper which had more tenuous back stories than anyone could ever ask for. Josh, Jane and Howard were joined by the brilliant Ian Cumming (star of series 6) - as we recorded this podcast remotely via Zoom. We'd like your questions and comments to keep us going in the new series. Hit us up at thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com and we'll read out your comments on the upcoming episodes.We are having great fun hosting online baking classes for fans from all around the world. We've got a huge range on sale, so whether you'd like to learn how to make pasteis de nata, florentines a yule log or so much more, check out our latest online baking classes on our website. They start at 5pm UK on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate bakers from around the world, in particular our many friends from the USA. They're great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off. We're even baking on Black Friday 27th November.Also, perhaps you're missing your work colleagues or friends and thinking about how you can have a fun activity during these difficult times and a private online event with us is the perfect answer! We're also starting to book in Christmas Parties! Head over to our website learn more about online baking classes.*** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.***This podcast is part of the Stripped Media podcast network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As Josh & Tom kick off a month of spooky, horrific video games, Cast to the Past looks back at 2013's PS3 Swan Song: THE LAST OF US! What did Tom think about his first every playthrough? How did Josh feel about the game's shocking ending? Would Jenny McCarthy be against a Clicker vaccine? Find out all these answers and more in our newest episode!Be sure to subscribe for more in-depth gaming history! Follow us on:TWITTER - https://twitter.com/CastToThePastINSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/casttothepast/TWITCH - https://www.twitch.tv/casttothepastMusic Credits:"Back to the Future Theme 8bit/Chiptune Remix" by Bitonal Landscapehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAvQXwEbKIA

When Josh Lasky was in his early twenties he saw his father succumb to the ravages of Parkinson’s disease. He became one of his father’s main caregivers, discovering why carers are the unsung heroes of our time. As Josh entered adulthood, he had to grapple with the realisation that is father was human, and flawed. Through Josh's eleven years of experience as a caregiver he relates his journey from bitterness to gratitude, learning the value of time and the power of endurance sports. To find out more about Josh's story and his book 'Every Step is a Gift' go to www.joshlasky.com. See below for Josh's favourite: Place: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Bradley+Beach,+NJ,+USA/@40.2019285,-74.0210317,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c22f89d59842b9:0xe2709a9e4e5c7e41!8m2!3d40.2023354!4d-74.0120814 (2nd Ave Beach, Bradley Beach, New Jersey) Piece of music: Time Machine Invention by Cloud Cult Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meditations-Penguin-Pocket-Hardbacks-Aurelius/dp/0141395869/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_2/258-0222061-9335838?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0141395869&pd_rd_r=1784cbc2-b0df-4026-a75e-525a1e786856&pd_rd_w=tONqy&pd_rd_wg=CZ1li&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=8EJZBTXCGFDV0NZ1PZ3Y&psc=1&refRID=8EJZBTXCGFDV0NZ1PZ3Y (Meditations by Marcus Aurelius) and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Run-Hidden-Ultra-Runners-Greatest/dp/1861978774 (Born to Run by Christopher McDougall)

What a year it has been! As Josh, Bobby, and Adam celebrate the 1-year anniversary of The Big 3 IDP Podcast, they can't help but think of all the fun they've had in the Sode Shack and on Streamyard. With a motto of "entertain, then inform" driving them the past year, it wouldn't be an anniversary celebration if the trio didn't look back at some of the funniest moments from the show's first lap around the sun. So sit back, pop the top on a beer and a Monster, and enjoy this trip down memory lane with The Big 3 IDP Podcast! Follow the show @Big3IDP on Twitter and Instagram, give us a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and consider supporting the show over on Anchor. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/big3idp/support

Every individual responds differently to what they eat. We all know eating a healthy diet is important, but what is happening on a chemical level inside our bodies? Josh Clemente started out as an engineer and welder at SpaceX to explore the outer atmosphere, but what he realized was most important was monitoring what was going on inside our own bodies. This episode is a great deep dive into what helps and hinders your metabolism, key tips and tricks for stabilizing your glucose response and understanding what it takes to train metabolic flexibility. As Josh says, “you have to put in focus, effort and repetition to develop metabolic health- it doesn't just happen.” Make it happen Spartans!   LESSONS  Individuals respond differently to foods  Measure, monitor and respond to your glucose  Walk after meals  Train your body into metabolic flexibility   Put in the effort to develop metabolic health  Learn dietary flexibility  It’s not just what you eat, it's how you eat it  Understand the consequences of your decisions  Place your actions in context    This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by GONEROGUESNACKS.COM - use code SPARTAN25 for a discount  LINKS https://levels.link/spartan https://www.levelshealth.com/ https://www.instagram.com/unlocklevels https://twitter.com/unlocklevels ᐧ TIME STAMPS 0:00 research highlight 0:30 Joe De Sena introduces Josh Clemente1:30 GoneRogueSnacks.com intro  3:30 Working at SpaceX  5:00 Starting Levels Health 6:15 Continuous glucose monitoring  7:00 Understanding metabolism  8:00 Glucose disfunction  9:15 Individuals response to food  13:00 Real time data to make educated choices  14:00 Exercise after meals for blood sugar response  15:25 Blood sugar responses  16:45 Stored fat  17:30 Metabolic flexibility  19:30 “Bonking” & intermittent fasting  20:30 “fat-adapted”  21:30 Metabolic fitness  22:00 GoneRogueSnacks.com break  24:30 Dietary flexibility  27:00 Glucose excursions  30:00 It's not just what you eat it's how you eat it 31:30 Sleep affects insulin resistance  33:00 Applying control to your decisions  35:00 Listening to your body  37:00 Developing software around glucose monitoring 38:15 Metabolic Fitness Score  40:30 Electrochemical glucose monitoring  42:30 Joe De Sena reviews lessons learned  44:00 GoneRogueSnacks.com close SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena  Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are out training their metabolism!  Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty   © 2020 Spartan

As Josh returns, the guys welcome in Jacob Vines @Jsnake_DFF to talk about a possible Raheem Mostert trade, the Patrick Mahomes contract, and break down the NFC East. 

As Josh returns, the guys welcome in Jacob Vines @Jsnake_DFF to talk about a possible Raheem Mostert trade, the Patrick Mahomes contract, and break down the NFC East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Josh continues to vacation for one more week, Andrew Leehy from SidelineSquib.com sits in to discuss the Cam Newton signing in New England, and breaks down the NFC South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Parker-Naples is a best-selling author, award-winning voicover actress, and online guru who has an ingenious method for segmenting her potential customers using her quiz. Listen in as she shares her method with all of us. Check out Anna's qui... Anna Parker-Naples is a best-selling author, award-winning voicover actress, and online guru who has an ingenious method for segmenting her potential customers using her quiz. Listen in as she shares her method with all of us. Check out Anna's quiz at https://annaparkernaples.co.uk/ Episode Transcript Josh Haynam: Hi, everyone. I am here with Anna Parker Naples. She's an entrepreneur and podcasting expert, like a real, real expert with just a ton of experience, and we'll get into that. Thanks for being here, Anna. Anna Parker-Naples: Hey, nice to be here, Josh. I was delighted to be asked to come and talk about the quiz that I created. Josh Haynam: Yeah, yeah. I think this is going to be a lot of fun. We chatted a little bit before we hit record, but tell everybody what your background is, where you come from, how you got to where you are now. Anna Parker-Naples: Right now I help people, entrepreneurs and creatives, people with big missions and stories, that want to transform people's lives in some way, to get their message out there. Part of that is really to be seen, to be heard and to be remembered. That's kind of been a funny old journey to get where I am because most of that is now through the power of podcasting. I believe it is the fastest growing and most influential platform on the planet. Anna Parker-Naples: Three years ago, I had a massive audio background, and I thought I was leaving all of that behind me to help other people realize how successful they could be. A lot of that is mindset based. So I thought three years ago, as I came into this online entrepreneurial space, that it was about the mindset piece. How could I teach people to be successful with how they think? Anna Parker-Naples: What became obvious to me was that people were struggling to get their message out there. At the same time, this massive industry of podcasting is growing at a phenomenal rate, and I kept reading books about podcasting because if I'm passionate about something, I'll go all in. I'll go all in with the knowledge. I kept reading books that just felt like they were missing vital components of information that entrepreneurs needed. I only knew that because my background is as a multi award winning voice actor. I've won lots of awards in Hollywood for my work on audio books and radio dramas and all sorts of things. Anna Parker-Naples: I'd never really intended to follow an audio path, all those years ago. It happened because I was told that I would potentially never walk again, 10 years ago. As Josh is looking at me now, he can see that I'm in a studio, a proper studio, at least that's how it looks. It actually was our airing cupboard, our laundry cupboard, and it was the only space in the house that my wheelchair used to fit. So audio and voice became this massive catalyst for me as an actor, as a mom who thought she was going to never walk again, to be able to have that sense that I could still be recognized in the world as a performer at this point and get my message out there and be seen on a world class level. Anna Parker-Naples: It's interesting that I always framed my voice work, my voiceover work, in that way, not having a clue where that journey was going to take me, to Hollywood and then to massive stages, particularly in the UK, and that I've gone on to become a best-selling author about the journey from being no one, being a nobody, to visibility. My book is called Get Visible, and my podcast is Entrepreneurs Get Visible. I'm really passionate about helping people who feel like they have a message or feel like they have a mission in some way, to get that message out there. Podcasting is absolutely crucial to that. Josh Haynam: That's incredible. Anna Parker-Naples: Quite a story. Josh Haynam: Yeah,...

Anna Parker-Naples is a best-selling author, award-winning voicover actress, and online guru who has an ingenious method for segmenting her potential customers using her quiz. Listen in as she shares her method with all of us. Check out Anna's quiz at https://annaparkernaples.co.uk/ Episode Transcript Josh Haynam: Hi, everyone. I am here with Anna Parker Naples. She's an entrepreneur and podcasting expert, like a real, real expert with just a ton of experience, and we'll get into that. Thanks for being here, Anna. Anna Parker-Naples: Hey, nice to be here, Josh. I was delighted to be asked to come and talk about the quiz that I created. Josh Haynam: Yeah, yeah. I think this is going to be a lot of fun. We chatted a little bit before we hit record, but tell everybody what your background is, where you come from, how you got to where you are now. Anna Parker-Naples: Right now I help people, entrepreneurs and creatives, people with big missions and stories, that want to transform people's lives in some way, to get their message out there. Part of that is really to be seen, to be heard and to be remembered. That's kind of been a funny old journey to get where I am because most of that is now through the power of podcasting. I believe it is the fastest growing and most influential platform on the planet. Anna Parker-Naples: Three years ago, I had a massive audio background, and I thought I was leaving all of that behind me to help other people realize how successful they could be. A lot of that is mindset based. So I thought three years ago, as I came into this online entrepreneurial space, that it was about the mindset piece. How could I teach people to be successful with how they think? Anna Parker-Naples: What became obvious to me was that people were struggling to get their message out there. At the same time, this massive industry of podcasting is growing at a phenomenal rate, and I kept reading books about podcasting because if I'm passionate about something, I'll go all in. I'll go all in with the knowledge. I kept reading books that just felt like they were missing vital components of information that entrepreneurs needed. I only knew that because my background is as a multi award winning voice actor. I've won lots of awards in Hollywood for my work on audio books and radio dramas and all sorts of things. Anna Parker-Naples: I'd never really intended to follow an audio path, all those years ago. It happened because I was told that I would potentially never walk again, 10 years ago. As Josh is looking at me now, he can see that I'm in a studio, a proper studio, at least that's how it looks. It actually was our airing cupboard, our laundry cupboard, and it was the only space in the house that my wheelchair used to fit. So audio and voice became this massive catalyst for me as an actor, as a mom who thought she was going to never walk again, to be able to have that sense that I could still be recognized in the world as a performer at this point and get my message out there and be seen on a world class level. Anna Parker-Naples: It's interesting that I always framed my voice work, my voiceover work, in that way, not having a clue where that journey was going to take me, to Hollywood and then to massive stages, particularly in the UK, and that I've gone on to become a best-selling author about the journey from being no one, being a nobody, to visibility. My book is called Get Visible, and my podcast is Entrepreneurs Get Visible. I'm really passionate about helping people who feel like they have a message or feel like they have a mission in some way, to get that message out there. Podcasting is absolutely crucial to that. Josh Haynam: That's incredible. Anna Parker-Naples: Quite a story. Josh Haynam: Yeah,...

Josh Carpenter, UAB's second Rhodes Scholar and Director of Innovation and Economic Development for the City of Birmingham, joins UAB Green and Told. As Josh shares, his exposure to poverty as a student at UAB and a teacher in Perry County that ultimately led him to apply for the prestigious scholarship. He also explains how, of all things, looking at a painting with his mentor helped formulate his research. Plus, find out what's next for him as he works to fuse his experience at UAB with his current position as he looked toward the future of a post-COVID Birmingham.

The COVID-19 coronavirus has had an unprecedented global impact on health and economy and it has been heartening to see so many efforts to offer relief appear throughout the world. BitGive founder Connie Gallippi joins Tatiana and Josh from Tahoe, where the coronavirus has impacted a disproportionate number of residents, to share the ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts happening through BitGive’s donation platform, GiveTrack and shares her experience in helping to rally the crypto community and beyond during this crisis. BitGive, the first bitcoin and blockchain non-profit,  has applied it’s RSK blockchain solution, GiveTrack, to transparently record donations from around the world to benefit  Direct Relief, GiveDirectly, and One Fair Wage Emergency Fund with an initial fundraising goal of $20,000. RSK Labs got them off to a great start with a $10,000 donation. With their integration partnership with Uphold, supporters can now donate using bitcoin, fiat, or any of the more than 30 cryptocurrencies supported by Uphold. GiveTrack’s blockchain fueled transparency introduces a timely use case for blockchain and cryptocurrency by allowing supporters to watch their donation move from their wallet to the intended charity and then to see how the charity spends their donations, all one one platform. BitGive has also set up several funds to help expand their reach. Supporters can donate to Growth Fund, the Innovators Fund, or the Leadership Circle to empower BitGive’s mission. As Josh mentions, crypto evangelists should be enthusiastically supporting efforts like BitGive. Have a good month and a little extra to spare? Supporting charity efforts though BitGive and GiveTrack are a great way to walk to the walk of getting government out of charity. Before the close of the episode, Josh shared some great feel-good news: people in Ireland are repaying the Hopi and Navaho Nation tribes in the United States for a favor done for Ireland in 1847. Connie wasn’t the only one who got chills hearing about this beautiful effort.

The COVID-19 coronavirus has had an unprecedented global impact on health and economy and it has been heartening to see so many efforts to offer relief appear through out the world. BitGive founder Connie Gallippi joins Tatiana and Josh from Tahoe, where the coronavirus has impacted a disproportionate number of residents, to share the ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts happening through BitGive’s donation platform, GiveTrack and shares her experience in helping to rally the crypto community and beyond during this crises. BitGive, the first bitcoin and blockchain non-profit,  has applied it’s RSK blockchain solution, GiveTrack, to transparently record donations from around the world to benefit  Direct Relief, GiveDirectly, and One Fair Wage Emergency Fund with an initial fundraising goal of $20,000. RSK Labs got them off to a great start with a $10,000 donation. With their integration partnership with Uphold, supporters can now donate using bitcoin, fiat, or any of the more than 30 cryptocurrencies supported by Uphold. GiveTrack’s blockchain fueled transparency introduces a timely use case for blockchain and cryptocurrency by allowing supporters to watch their donation move from their wallet to the intended charity and then to see how the charity spends their donations, all one one platform. BitGive has also set up several funds to help expand their reach. Supporters can donate to Growth Fund, the Innovators Fund, or the Leadership Circle to empower BitGive’s mission. As Josh mentions, crypto evangelists should be enthusiastically supporting efforts like BitGive. Have a good month and a little extra to spare? Supporting charity efforts though BitGive and GiveTrack are a great way to walk to the walk of getting government out of charity. Before the close of the episode, Josh shared some great feel-good news: people in Ireland are repaying the Hopi and Navaho Nation tribes in the United States for a favor done for Ireland in 1847. Connie wasn’t the only one who got chills hearing about this beautiful effort. Please make sure to follow Connie and BitGive on social media and share the love! If you like this content, please send a tip with BTC to: 1Q2QHoNowg8D2QzWhBQU1YrraG771aCpgS More Info:   GiveTrack’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief FundBitGive TatianaMoroz.com Vaultoro Friends and Sponsors of the Show: Proof of LoveCrypto Media Hub *You have been listening to the Tatiana Show. This show may contain adult content, language, and humor and is intended for mature audiences. If that’s not you, please stop listening. Nothing you hear on The Tatiana Show is intended as financial advice, legal advice, or really, anything other than entertainment. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Oh, and if you’re hearing us on an affiliate network, the ideas and views expressed on this show, are not necessarily those of the network you are listening on, or of any sponsors or any affiliate products you may hear about on the show.

Josh Norek is a difficult man to define. He is generally a behind the scenes kind of guy - president of Regalías Digitales (a firm that helps hundreds of Latin recording artists collect their music royalties and license their songs to film and television productions), co-founder of the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), co-host of the nationally syndicated public radio show ‘The Latin Alternative,’ former VP of Nacional Records, artist manager, music attorney.  Then again sometimes he’s an in-front of the scenes kind of guy, like with his group Hip Hop Hoodios, which he describes as “probably the world’s only Latino Jewish hip hop group out there”. As Josh tells it, “It’s a group that started as an inside joke” but that ultimately carved out an impressive space within the emerging Latin Alternative space of the early aughts.  Hip Hop Hoodios went on extended hiatus for over a decade, releasing the occasional single or remix but generally staying quiet, until late 2019 when they released “Knishin’ In The Mission” which was followed by last month’s “Turn Back The Clock” featuring Mexican Institute of Sound and Santi Mostaffa. The song and video have enjoyed surprising chart success in the Coronasphere.   In both contexts, Josh is an intensely curious and creative music business guy, with both a sense of humor and a sense of purpose. He’s an artist advocate who fights for artists to receive every penny that they deserve. He has served on the boards of advocacy organizations A2IM (American Association of Independent Musicians) and Voto Latino. Here he talks about releasing new music during a pandemic, how he approaches his collaborations, and the secrets of securing Spotify playlist placements.

As a mortgage industry veteran, Josh Lewis from BuyWise Mortgage has been in the business for a long time. He’s accumulated over 20 years of knowledge and utilizes his experience to inform borrowers to help them find the best deals possible and ease their homebuying experiences. As Josh mentions in the podcast episode, what makes your business successful is focusing on the client and working hard every day to give them top-notch service. Tune in to hear about the importance of establishing healthy real estate agent relationships and learn tactics you can implement that will motivate them to work with you.  Show Notes:  Past vs. Present in the Mortgage Industry (8:36) Brains of the Operation (10:57) From Generating Leads to the Loan Process (25:47) Pitching to Potential Real Estate Partners (36:39) Work-Life Balance (46:03) Industry Advice from Josh (49:36)

As Josh, our Specialist Games correspondent is still out sick, we felt we couldn't delay any longer. So we bring you a bit different episode of The Independent Characters. Jody and Carl pivot to discuss The Challenge from Episode 202 and discuss the lore behind each of their creations and how they would interpret their play on the Tabletop. It's a bit short for an episode of The Independent Characters - but still comes in at about an hour and a half of fun discussion. Our intention is to get Episode 203 out hopefully before Adepticon. It's a fun episode, and we hope you enjoy it! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction 0:11:00 - Hobby Progress 0:43:00 - Heroes of The Challenge 1:16:00 - Final Thoughts and Show Closing Relevant Links: The ICs Patreon Miniwargaming.com - SPONSOR Tablewar! - SPONSOR Forge World Games Workshop The Black Library https://www.tablewarcharities.org The Narrative Guys FB Page

On this episode of Mission Driven, author and speaker A.C. Cristales is joined by Josh Tovar, principal of Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas. Socorro High School currently enrolls over 2,400 students, and what Josh and his staff have done to make sure that every student feels that they are cared for is nothing short of spectacular. In this episode, Josh opens up a bit about his journey to become principal, and also about how schools of today can utilize social media platforms to showcase the positive things that students and staff are doing. This is an episode where you will want to take notes on what you can use on your own campus to create a culture that will lead to success for all of its stakeholders.  And it all begins with how much you value your students. As Josh likes to say, "kids don't care how much know until they know how much you care." For more information about Josh Tovar and Socorro High School, follow him on Twitter at Socorro_HS. Also, you can contact A.C. for more information if needed. Visit A.C. at his website, http://acspeaks.com

Adoption hasn't been an easy journey for the Douglass family. Judy Douglass, a mother of three and the author of "When You Love a Prodigal," shares the realities of raising a rebellious child. Judy explains that she and her husband, Steve, fostered Josh for a number of years before feeling led to adopt him. While they knew it wasn't going to be easy, they assumed their love and attention would be enough. As Josh got older, he became involved with drugs and alcohol. Judy shares how she continues to be amazed at God's continued work in Josh's life. Show Notes and Resources Request access to Prayer for Prodigals online community.   http://www.prayerforprodigals.com Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network.  https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/ Have the FamilyLife Today® podcast and resources helped you?  Consider becoming a Legacy Partner, a monthly supporter of FamilyLife. https://www.familylife.com/legacy

It's no secret that human beings have an obsession with innovation -- but has our species already found every good idea? As Josh and Chuck break down the continuing search for the next great idea, they touch on everything from hand tools to cancer cures. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

It's no secret that human beings have an obsession with innovation -- but has our species already found every good idea? As Josh and Chuck break down the continuing search for the next great idea, they touch on everything from hand tools to cancer cures. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

With Josh Clarke behind the mic this week we’re talking about personal journeys, making good, and rebranding failures as experiments. Josh is the founder of Clarke Studio and Make Good, but his story goes back many experiments before that. Josh grew up knowing he wanted to be some combination of Mr Dressup, Bob Ross, and Marty McFly. Once getting over the news that Mr Dressup was just tracing all that time we talk about Josh’s early desire to go into architecture, which later evolved into an experiment with structural engineering. We’re deliberately shedding the “favourite failure” analogy this time and instead reframing them as experiments. As Josh explains an experiment is an object - it can fail, it can succeed, but the goal is to learn. After learning that structural engineering wasn’t Josh’s calling he entered a career in the non-profit world, working with the homeless and helping people in need, which he says completely changed his life. “I was running on fumes for many years and then those fumes ran out.” He recalls the struggle of taking on the stress of his clients and the toll it took on him, and going on a journey with PTSD as a result. Having grown wary of the concept of a self-made man and the all or nothing approach it would be time for Josh to take on his next experiment. Josh heavily engaged with Calgary’s craft beer community, planning to start a brewery of his own and completing an enormous amount of planning before realizing it wasn’t that he wasn’t to have a brewery, but to be a part of that community. Next Clarke Studio would be born, a freelance design brand specializing in brand identity design. There’s a good chance you’ve drank a Calgary craft beer out of a can that Josh designed. In addition to Clarke Studio Josh would form Make Good, a combination of all the learnings form his previous experiments. Make Good’s mission is to empower young people to positively shape the world around them. So far Make Good has engaged in a project with the youth of Cochrane to improve mobility accessibility in the town and worked with Mitford School on Project Mental Wellness. Let’s Meet For A Beer! Alberta Beer Festivals: website | twitter | instagram Clarke Studio: website | twitter | instagram Make Good: website | twitter | instagram

My good friend Josh Trent, CEO of @wellnessforce has joined me this week to discuss his journey home to truth. Josh started out much like myself in jobs, roles and spaces that did not align with his true inner being. His awakening started with health and wellness, but then became so much more. Josh explains a series of reckonings to be real that pulled him toward alignment, as well as the continuous process of expanding, letting go and coming closer to your true self. As Josh explains, the truth is hidden in plain sight and we can all find it by looking within. Learn more about Josh and Wellness Force here! Josh Trent is the Founder of Wellness Force Media and host of the Wellness Force Radio Podcast. Josh has spent the past 16 years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world.  

Josh Moates, founder of Indie Film Lab talks with Joey Miller and Sarah McAlexander about getting started with film, printing your work, film’s future and more. Josh believes film has soul and that no digital preset can do what film can. He started Indie Film Lab because he believes the revival of film is strong and understands that when you shoot film, it can be hard to find a lab that processes your work the way you want them to. Finding the right lab is like finding a partner to help you accomplish your vision. As Josh began experimenting in processing his own film other people noticed the quality of his work, loved how it looked and kept asking if he’d process theirs as well. Eventually, Josh said yes, and thus Indie Film Lab was born! Other Resources Referenced: Indie Print Company Long Live Film Workshop -October 21-24  Canon 1V Nikon F6  Nikon F100 Spotlight on Ally Aycock Patterson: Ally is the New Video Items Supervisor here at Lensrentals which means she’s always busy. She spends her days around here inspecting the high-end video cameras, sourcing new products and building one-click solutions for customers. Ally formally worked at a local news station in almost every role possible and she doesn’t miss that job one bit. She started producing and directing her own work after starting at Lensrentals having great fun and some success producing local commercials and music videos for local bands. Zigadoo Moneyclips - Telephile The Lensrentals Podcast is hosted by Roger Cicala. Our sound engineers are Ryan Hill and Julian Harper. Other contributors include: Sarah McAlexander, Joey Miller, Drew Cicala, John Tucker, and SJ Smith. Let’s keep this conversation going! Leave a comment on our voicemail at 901-609-LENS or shoot us a question at: podcast@lensrentals.com www.Lensrentals.com Read our blog Find us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook Send us pictures of your cat on Twitter

As Josh digs into Cameo, the service that allows you to have celebrities provide you with a personalized greeting, he gives advice on finding side gigs that can support your core business. And he and Kevin also give landlord advice.For more original LiveXLive podcasts and the best in streaming music and video, head to https://www.livexlive.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/livexliveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/livexlive/

As Josh digs into Cameo, the service that allows you to have celebrities provide you with a personalized greeting, he gives advice on finding side gigs that can support your core business. And he and Kevin also give landlord advice.For more original LiveXLive podcasts and the best in streaming music and video, head to https://www.livexlive.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/livexliveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/livexlive/

Special Episode: How to Prepare Your Resume Joshua: Good morning. Good morning. You're talking to Joshua and I've got a fantastic guest on this show. I've got Denim here and he is actually going to be talking about why he's decided to start his first business. Now this is really exciting because there's a lot of different people that we have that talk about lots of different things and this is right fresh. There's a lot of reasons why he wants to do this. Now he's worked for many different industries and what he's found over the years is people have shit resumes ultimately and we want people to have great resumes because great resumes lead to great jobs. So what do you think Denim? Read more about resume preparation: https://dorksdelivered.com.au/blog/463-how-to-prepare-your-best-resume Denim: Yeah, thanks Josh. Thanks for having me on. Yeah, so the business ACS consulting services, we're actually I've been there for looking at people's career development right from where they are from either a graduate level from a 5-10 years sort of working perspective or a senior sort of person from 10 years plus. As Josh has pointed out, have worked in various industries. Some of those including banking and finance, telecommunications, defence, hospitality. So I've got a wide variety of experience in those areas, but my most recent experience in the recruitment world has led me to actually see and what's actually happening on the ground with those who are job seekers today. I see a lot of a gap, I guess, between the skill sets that people have versus what they're actually putting down on paper and so the business has been set up to help people actually realise what abilities and competencies they have to deliver into their industry of choice and look for us to actually help them, guide them in the right direction so they can present themselves in the best manner. Joshua: That's a great answer. I guess what you're saying ultimately is we're not all salespeople and ultimately no one should have to be a salesperson except for a salesperson, but you want to make sure you're leading the right job that you're getting. Would that be right? Denim: Yeah, that's absolutely right. I've spent a good 17-20 years in sales predominant environments and when I look at the resume or CV coming through for job seekers today, I actually unfortunately for them, haven't been involved in sales areas, but presenting yourself on paper is actually a sales position type of activity and a few hints and tips and support along the way will go a long way in terms of getting your key strengths highlighted and getting you to that next step which is an interview. Joshua: I couldn't agree more. And now from my perspective as a business owner of 12 years who has interviewed countless resumes and seeing the shit come through, I can say that if I was able to see some golden stars through some of the shit that I've gone through, I would definitely be going towards those more than anything else. So you want to make sure that you're really honing in on your resumes. You don't want to just be sitting there going, "Oh man, look at this thing," and you creating this resume and it looks like this boring thing. If you're bored to read it, if your wife's bored to read it or your 12 year old daughter or whatever is bored to read it, your employer or potential prospecting employer is not going to have any interest in reading it. Would that be fair to say? Denim: Oh look, absolutely. That would be Josh fair to say and I think to add to that, I think what's necessary is to provide a very genuine and very honest account of your experience to date and have that presented in the right fashion that meets the criteria of the role that you're looking for and again, it's very important to be yourself. Tell your story on that paper. That's an actual genuine representation of yourself. Joshua: I completely agree and you want to make sure you're representing yourself right? Yeah? Denim: Yeah, that's right. You've got to be able to represent yourself the right way and to do that sometimes just requires a little bit of support and guidance as to looking at the experience you've had in the past a little bit deeper, pulling it apart and assessing where your strengths have actually been that are relevant to the next step of your journey. Joshua: Well, I can say this and this is something that I've found. So when I've employed in the past and I've found someone that's absolutely amazing at doing tech work and then they push themselves forward and push themselves through and then I think, "Man, I've got to start paying them more and I've got to start doing whatever I'm doing with them and making sure I'm staying with them, staying engaged," and sort of decide to put them up to a managerial role and you know what I found out is they are terrible at that role. They're terrible at being a manager. They don't want to be a manager and what is important is you don't have to pay your managers less or more. You can pay them whatever you want. It doesn't have to have any relation to the people that they're managing all to ultimately. The reason I'm saying that is people have managerial skills. People have technical skills. People are great at what they do, but most people are not great at writing resumes and most people are not great at marketing themselves and this is something that Denim is really bringing to the marketplace that I've not seen before Denim. So it's important that you think about how you're writing your resumes, why you're doing that, and what your outcome is. What do you think? Denim? Denim: Yeah, thanks Josh. I think you're absolutely right. The motivation behind why are you searching for a particular position needs to come through within what you're presenting on paper. I think that motivation needs to be honest so that you don't get, find yourself in a position where you start in a new role and you find that that's actually not the right role for you. So on the flip side, I guess yes, your employers looking for you being the right fit, but you're also looking for the right place for yourself and what does that really mean for you? Look, I mean a lot of people would say, "Look, I just need a job. I'm desperate to get a job," but how does that impact you? What sort of lifestyle are you really looking for? What hours are you looking for? What sort of salary are you looking for? What are you looking to do with those sort of things? So are you looking for additional time or are you happy to work really hard so you can pay off your mortgage faster or are you looking for more work/life balance where you might be able to spend with your friends and your family because that's really important to you. So it's important when writing of a resume that you take into account, I guess your complete picture as to where you are today and where you'd like to see yourself over the next few years in particular. Joshua: Absolutely and that comes down to I think about when you go to sell a house. You love your house and you had the best way to promote why your house is your house and your house is beautiful for your house. When you go to sell that house, is that the house that everyone wants to buy? When you start talking about the reason why you put something in and it might look really obvious and maybe you're talking in your resume about why you got that training. That may have nothing to do with the buyer that you're selling that to. So you really need to think about why are you selling what it is that you're selling? That could be a skillset. That could be a time. That could be your freedom. It could be anything and all of the above. The important thing is you need to know the person that's buying your resume in this situation and you need to make sure you go through a broker or someone that is going to be able to listen to what you have to say and be able to represent you in an appropriate way for the person that's going to be buying your services. Denim: Yeah, great and I think it's all about identifying I guess through a session of exploration with ICS to discover, I guess what it really is that you're essentially looking for. Some people might be looking for career progression that might also require some support with your existing resume or CV. So I think that's really important that what we can help you with is actually identifying for yourself what it is that you're looking for, what your key strengths are, how you will apply those in a new position. Coupled with, I guess, following on from that process or combined, intertwined with that process, looking at how will you make yourself presentable in an interview sort of a perspective. What sort of questions you might have in moving into a position. What do you know about that particular company? What can you bring to the table? What are your key areas of strengths that you know in your heart that again can make a difference. That you've made a difference in the past before and highlight some of your achievements. Always very important start and from there we can sort of look at coaching through that whole process of initially starting to search for a role, putting together a very sharp presentation on paper and then delivering within an interview environment so that we can get you the goals that you're after and the dream job you're looking for. Joshua: Well said and I'd say ultimately know yourself, but know your competitor even better than you know yourself. So you make sure that you are the one that is there to win the opportunities that are going out. So I've hope you've enjoyed this. If you have, definitely make sure to jump across the iTunes and leave some love there. Stay good.  

Speaking at a day school in Manchester earlier this year, Josh Holroyd of Socialist Appeal discusses the events surrounding the Peterloo massacre of 16th August 1819, when thousands of protestors demanding political rights were brutally repressed by local representatives of the ruling class. As Josh explains, the Peterloo massacre marked a turning point for the working class in England. In the years that followed, powerful trade unions were forged in order to fight back against the attacks of the capitalists. And within decades, mass political movements such as the Chartists were on the rise, striking fear into the hearts of the bourgeoisie. 200 years on, we stand on the shoulders of giants as we attempt to build on these revolutionary traditions - fighting for socialism in Britain and internationally.

0:00-6:00 – We introduce our guest, sportswriter Josh Horton of the Everett Herald. Josh covers the AquaSox during the summer, making him arguably the most qualified person on earth to do an episode about the Mariners’ affiliate in Everett.  6:00-16:00 – How do the AquaSox adjust to life in Everett? Which of the players have the most unique stories? Who plays the role of translator for the AquaSox’ Spanish-speaking players? Kate points out the Mariners’ promotion strategies when it comes to challenging their prospects. 16:15-25:00 – Austin Shenton talk! Josh has seen him play, in person! We run through some of the less-heralded players in Everett who have stood out in their first month of pro ball. What sort of skills should we look for in the low levels of the minor leagues? Also, son of Beef Dad is discussed. 25:10-33:20 – The AquaSox fired their manager, and that’s about all we know. As Josh tells us, there’s lots of secrecy around this team. He can also confirm that the Northwest League gets chippy, and the championship was once won on a walk-off balk. 33:30-44:00 – What is the best name on the AquaSox roster? There are legitimately too many to choose from. Damon Casetta-Stubbs is an interesting high-ceiling guy that many fans aren’t paying attention to. And at long last, some love for Trent Tingelstad and Carter Bins. What is the best between-innings game or promotion at Funko Field? 45:45-1:01:55 – Robinson Canó stories! Believe it or not, the Mets legend was once an Everett AquaSox. How creepy is Webbly the Frog? Is Webbly in cahoots with The Rainforest Café? Stop making the “When are they getting traded?” joke about all of our baseball children!!! Matthew ends with arguably his worst take yet, combining his loves for West Coast Conference Basketball and being wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you love political minutia and hate entertainment? Do you like Veep but wish it was devoid of humor? Have you always thought 24 should "just drop the whole action thing already!?" Oh boy, do we have a show for you! In a desperate attempt to find anything relevant to currently popular TV show, Stranger Things, we watched the 2014 David Harbour star vehicle (just kidding he's only a supporting character) State of Affairs! Can you believe a Katherine Heigl project was a huge failure? No way! But at least it's got President Alfre Woodard! Josh fills in for Morgan while she's "across the pond," and we struggle to make our brains absorb this exceptionally banal show. We also try our best to talk about anything but State of Affairs, including reading the titles of books from the bookshelf, recounting direct to video National Lampoon movies, painstakingly recapping 90s Mentos commercials beat by beat, creating the hit new slang term "meeting chats," and devising the best way to trick someone into thinking you're a gem expert. As Josh always says... C.I.A.-YA LATER! Cut the Shit: Josh - Designated Survivor Mike - Dan and Kody Podcast   If you enjoy the show please help spread the word by giving us a quick review on iTunes and sharing us with friends. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @badreceptionpod. If you have a show you’d like us to watch, you can tweet at us or send an email to pod.badreception@gmail.com. For those links and more go to BadReceptionPod.com   We are proud members of the PodFix network. Visit their website to find more awesome shows like ours, and follow them @PodFix on Twitter. Special Thanks to Ben Hunter for help with social media promotion. Logo designed by Sean-Matthew Leary.   #PodernFamily #UnderDogPods #LegionOfIndiePods #Podbean #mbmbambinopodcasters #WLIPodpeeps #PodFix #HeiglFiles

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others. Longtime attorney and executive coach Josh White believes strongly in the importance of “managing up” (or “coaching up”) as a practice for leaders at all levels to maximize their ability to contribute to their organizations. At the heart of this practice is relationships, says Josh, or more specifically, the desire and drive to prioritize building a good relationship with your manager or leader while helping your business or organization. Not only does “coaching up” aid in building your personal growth, but it also enhances communication in the workplace and allows you to have valuable influence within your organization. At the same time, this skill highlights your leadership capabilities and may even lead to a promotion or evolution in your job responsibilities. In addition to providing key actionable steps to manage up, Josh matter-of-factly tackles common myths and skeptics’ arguments. He explains why managers really do value employees who can manage up effectively and why coaching up is most certainly not sucking up. As Josh points out, committing to this practice allows you to put on your best business hat, acting as a good steward and adding value to your company, both essential attributes of emerging leaders at all levels.

Do you feel overwhelmed and think that if there were just more hours in the day you could get it all done?  Instead of managing your calendar, manage your energy.  Learn how one minute can save hours with my guest Josh Davis, PhD and author of the international best-seller, Two Awesome Hours. He is Sr. Director of Research and Faculty at the Institute for Personal Leadership.  He is a trainer at the NLP Center of NY, and teaches The Art of Public Speaking.  He received his doctorate from Columbia University, then joined the psychology department at Barnard College of Columbia University, prior to working in leadership development.  His writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Fast Company, Huffington Post, strategy+business, Training + Development, People & Strategy, Psychology Today, and others. He or his work has been mentioned in the Times of London, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other major media sources. Well. Josh, thank you so much for joining us today. I really look forward to what you're going to be sharing with us on the podcast. My pleasure. It's really nice to be back with you. Well, Josh, why don't you tell us - what is the science that you're going to share with us today? I'm looking forward to sharing something about how the brain works that we can leverage in order to get ourselves out of that state of overwhelm when we're stuck at it being like, oh my God, it's just so much to do, right? That kind of a state and instead be able to get us to a place where we're putting our efforts into the things that really matter. I love it. That's something I hear all the time with the executives I work with. They're overwhelmed. There's not enough time in the day and this is definitely something that is going to resonate with a lot of people. Excellent. It just seems to be getting worse. Actually. There's more and more on everybody's plate is no longer a nice to have and I think it's becoming clear to many people that it's not going to be possible to solve this problem by trying to cram everything into the calendar. I don't know. Some of your listeners may have already come to that conclusion, but if they haven't, that's also something that I'm going to suggest. That's great. Why don't you share some of the hacks that you have around how we can become less overwhelmed and really be more effective with our time? Okay, so first of all, I think it's helpful to draw a contrast between what many of us do and you don't have to admit publicly that you do this, so you may recognize this behavior in yourself from time to time that you know when we get overwhelmed, what we tend to do is to just think like, well look, there's so much work to do. I just have to keep myself working constantly. I've got to work every minute. I've got to work more hours. How else am I going to do it? And logically, it makes a lot of sense. It's simple math, right? Do you have a team? You get them to do more work as well and have no downtime as much as you can. That would be a fantastic solution if what you were talking about a factory where you get the exact same output every time you run the machines and then you should just keep that thing running. But human beings are not anything like a factory. Yeah. When it comes to this, we are different in a really important way, which is that we can be phenomenally creative, productive. We can make clearheaded decisions, we can map out plans, we can think about how to influence others, all of the things that are so key to knowledge work. We can do these things just exceptionally well at times and very quickly. You could have a morning where you're just hitting it out of the park. You're taking care of everything that was on your list, and then at other times, if you're anything like me, you can spend three days where you're, you're practically worthless. So the solution is not going to be that what would seem obvious if we were thinking about something where you get the same output every time you run it. Instead, what we need to do is to work with the way that human brains and bodies work now because we can be so quiet, impressively productive and creative at certain times and not at others. It means there are certain conditions that helped to set that up and when you turn to the research you can learn what some of those conditions are. Some of them have to do with things like rather than trying to manage your calendar, you can be trying to manage your mental energy. You can be trying to manage your attention. There are times in the day where if you've just been through a really tough meeting, you might be highly emotional. It's actually harder to think clearly in those contexts that in those moments you actually are not as capable and you may not realize it of making good clear decisions or making them as quickly or even taking into account the same information you would under different circumstances. If it's later in the day and you've been making a lot of decisions, it has been shown with judges, for example, that they tend to make worse decisions as the day goes on and now these are decisions that have major implications for people. Parole decisions for example, that are made later on in the Judge's day, or this side or that side of lunch, they tend to be either better or worse for the people seeking parole - that what happens is when the judges are more fresh, they are capable of and motivated to take into account more information. Now the judges are not aware of doing it differently. They still think they're doing the best they can and being very fair. Right, right. This is all happening often outside of their awareness, the brain is simply operating differently. Once you have accumulated a certain amount of mental fatigue, it is just simply harder to make those kinds of decisions. The thing is, we can take this stuff into account. Now, you can take it into account when you're about to start an important task. You could take it into account when you're planning ahead, you can say, look, this is going to come late in the day. Then the really important negotiation, I'm going to create a space for myself to be able to refresh before that. Get a little exercise, take a nap, something like that. But Carl Icahn, famous billionaire, he is said to have scheduled frequently his really challenging negotiations in the afternoon because he knew that the other lawyer he'd be interacting with would be fatigued and then he would schedule a nap beforehand. I mean, the thing is, it's evidence. So simple. You might say, well yeah, of course I'm fresher. Of course I'm better, but yet you know what the science says you are so much fresher than you realize, the difference is extraordinary in terms of making that an incredibly productive and effective time period or not. Now you can also in the moment, when you're about to sit down to do something, say, is this the right time for it? And now you might say, well look, I'm tired all the time. As time goes on. If you're focused on setting up these periods of time when you can be at your best and the most important work, you will find that you started doing things that enable you to not just be tired all the time, that it actually starts to lead to greater work life balance and what happens is not that you're doing everything on your list, but you're getting to that elusive goal of saying no to the things that are not as important because you're able to think more clearly about it. So I'll pause here for a moment. I've been weaving together a few different pieces. Yeah, I really liked the fact that you talked about not managing your calendar but managing your attention and managing that calendar is something that I struggle with and other leaders struggle with. What are the things from a leadership perspective that you would recommend be on the calendar earlier in the day when you're fresher to really be more effective leading yourself and leading others? Yes, I do have an answer for that. That I think is really an essential piece. We have to step back for a moment and think about what's really important to do day-to-day. And if you're a successful person, you could probably, you know, if we're having a conversation over beers and we were just on the weekend, at some point you could tell me, well look, these are the things that are important for me to do. You know, there's certain relationships I want to build. There's this new marketing platform I want to invest in. These articles I want to write, whatever it is, the important stuff. You could tell me that and then I could ask, how do you spend your time? How long have you been saying to yourself - that's the important stuff, right? So you know what the important stuff is usually from time to time, sure it may not be clear, but you know what the important stuff is usually. And then we find ourselves saying, how did I just spend three hours on that, on these forms or these things that I should have outsourced that to somebody else? Or you know what? I didn't even need to do some of those , to respond to some of those emails. What, you know, what's wrong with me? Right? Right. And so we, we look at it and say like, my calendar is so packed but back to back. Right? And you know, these kinds of ways of talking to ourselves and yet at the same time we can have these experiences of wasting time feeling like we actually wasted the afternoon. We didn't get to the important stuff. So what I'm going to suggest is that the issue is not a calendar issue. The issue is that we're not finding a way to connect with what's important. Now it's not that you don't know what's important and it's, and you've probably have read Covey and you know that you should be putting x percentage of your time into the stuff that's important and not urgent, right? You know those things. But for some reason you're not doing it well. Here is what's going on. Once you get started on a task, you get into this reactive mode. You're kind of on autopilot. You're leveraging parts of the brain that are relatively less conscious, where you're going to be relying on parts of the brain that has to do with habits, behavioral habits, habits of thought. And the thing is as we go through life, we accumulate more and more habits. And the whole point of that is that we don't have to expend as much mental energy conscious. Deliberate focus is very energy intensive and so we avoid it whenever we can. So whenever there's some kind of way of being on autopilot, we do it well. What happens is that let's say you flip open your email and you started checking it, you get on autopilot, right? That takes over and you become reactive. As soon as, that is another way of talking about it, this reactive mode, as soon as you, you're in that reactive place, all of a sudden it's just much harder to be in touch with what's important. It's that it's hard to even recognize that you need to take a moment and step back and think about what's important and whatever you're doing in the moment. Yeah, there's some importance to it. So it's going to feel important in that moment. And so this is why we have to create opportunities and we have to start practicing doing this. To make it a habit, you have to create opportunities to break out of autopilot, to step out of that reactive mode, bring back online this conscious, deliberate attention and focus that attention on the question - "What's really important today?" You know, by the end of the day, which thing am I going to be happy that I spent some time on at the end of the week, by the end of the month, even by the end of my life, which are those things and leverage that conscious, deliberate focus that we can have when we break out of autopilot. The thing is to break out of autopilot, you can't just willfully do it in the moment. It's so strong, it's very hard to willfully break out of it. So you've got to plan ahead. And one of the things you started out by asking me "What can you do first thing in the morning?". First thing in the morning, and I would actually recommend doing this a couple of different points in the day, like first thing in the morning and then right before you actually started your first task in case things have shifted or just to help you refocus is to how, it can even just be one minute. It could be 10 minutes, but it could even just be one minute where you have freed yourself out from being reactive. The computer is not open so you couldn't be responding. Your phone is not in your hand, so you can't be responding to it. When there are not other people in front of you, so you can't just be reacting to them, but you create a space where you can actually step back, often physically, I encourage you to physically step back from the desk if you can and just pause until you can connect with and remember, okay, what is that important stuff? Once you have that in mind, then if you're a competent person, you're going to be able to find ways to think about -  okay, you know, what? Could I afford to spend some time on that right now? If not, when can I do that today and how can I make it so that I'm going to be mentally fresh when I get to that point? Does it mean that I want to do it after lunch, before lunch? Create a little bit of a break, do some exercise right before to reset. That, if that's the important stuff, then it's the important stuff. And what happened is that it also becomes much easier to say, look, here are some of the things that I'm, I'm going to save for when I'm fatigued or I'm just not going to get to, right? Because it's not the important stuff. But the thing is you've got to leverage those moments that you build into the day to do that because you're not going to be able to catch yourself and think about it as you're going through the day. Once you are in reactive mode, you're in reactive mode. So that's something that I think is absolutely critical to do at the beginning of the day. And of course you can do it multiple times a day and should, you know, put it on your calendar or the beginning of any new task or the end of the meeting. Have one of those moments where you step back and you'd do that. I call them decision points. So I think that's perhaps the most important thing that I can offer actually in terms of reclaiming your day and doing the stuff that matters and doing it well. Yeah, I love that. I got that from your recent book, Two Awesome Hours, where it talks about those key decision points and knowing when you have to make those decisions on either, like you said, going forward with the work you're doing or stopping and saying, is this really where I need to spend my time? That's really powerful. In those decision points you can also, after you've connected with what's really important, you can also just quickly check in and think about how, how mentally energize or fatigued to am I right now? Because I don't know about you, but I can sometimes, if I'm sitting at the computer and I am in reactive mode and I'm doing stuff, I can think like, you know what, I feel fine. I could keep going for another couple of hours, but once I step away and I go get that coffee or something and I'm standing there, I realized how clouded my thinking is. Yeah. And I realized this is not the time to tackle those challenging issues that I'm going to do it in half the time if I wait till the morning, you know, or if I wait till a little bit later and I'm going to do it better and this is the time for me to do something else. So, so you can also check in on your mental energy in those moments you can make a big difference. Yeah, I think that's a great point. Especially the standing up, moving around, catching yourself, even if you took a minute, right, you said, this isn't a, you're not talking 15 to 20 minutes meditation, you're talking one minute, get up and really move yourself away and, and check with what's going on. I think that's a really powerful tip and something that I know I need to do more myself and I know it makes a big difference when I get up and walk around throughout the day, keeping me fresh. One minute to save hours. Right. Especially if you got in that rut, that rut of maybe checking email or focusing on something that's more of a tactical task in the morning. So Josh, how have you applied this to yourself? Oh, you know, that was one of the wonderful things about writing this book. You know, I already had some ideas. There were some things I had experimented with, but when I did the research, I started to, you know what? I started to believe it a lot more to be honest. Yeah. And so I would actually go and experiment. I mean, I was like, oh wow. You know, these things do make a difference. So, for example, , and this was something that you shared this with me earlier, that you went ahead and and redesigned your office. Right? That's so me. Even now that I know that essentially my attention systems are designed to pick up on things that are sitting around precisely, you know, that's what it is for. My attention systems are not designed to stay focused, they are designed to pick up on whats changing, what needs attention, what is threatening, things like that and all the things that are sitting on my desk are things that I owe to somebody or I forgot to do, or it was important or it seemed hard. They're exactly the things that are going to take my attention. It is simply not fair to myself to sit down at a desk littered with these things. It's so much extra mental work. I'm fatiguing myself unnecessarily. Every time I get distracted, my mind's gonna wander to one of those things instead of wander to creative solutions on whatever I'm doing, right? And so I've just gone ahead, you know, I was not somebody who cleaned up my desk and cleared things away all the time. And now you walk into my office and there's nothing on the desk. You know, even like people see it and they sort of, they comment on it. They're like, oh wow. You know, and, and whenever there is a shared space that I'm using, you know, people come in, they always want to sit down on my desk because it's the cleanest one, because they're drawn to that too. They know it's going to be easier for them, right? And it's easier physically to sit down, but also mentally it's easier. So I mean those are some of the things. And there's another one was like learning about how exercise, you know, we think of exercise as this thing that it's like, well if I exercise I'll probably be healthier long term. And of course that'll help my work. Cause if I'm healthier I won't miss work and blah, blah, blah, Right? That's motivating to some degree. You know, it's like I don't want to die young. Yeah. Right. There is some motivation. But what that motivates me to do is a few times a week go and try to work out for an hour, an hour and a half, really hard, right? And it could happen anytime. I could do it right before going to sleep, but now I've seen that exercise is one of the most reliable ways to reduce anxiety in the short term. Meaning like in the next few hours. So if I want to reduce my anxiety and have an easy time paying attention, easy time staying present, essentially letting go of the things that don't matter, exercise is a virtual guarantee, and it doesn't have to be for an hour or two hours. Moderate exercise, 20 minutes on the treadmill, working up a little bit of a sweat breathing heavily, that's going to give me those psychological benefits actually better than if I'm really pushing hard and then I don't want to waste those on sleeping. I mean, sure it will help me sleep. It's nice, not a waste. These are the things I want to strategically use for the immediate benefit. All of a sudden I can just switch into a state where I'm less anxious and more present and have an easier time focusing. Anytime I'm doing important work, that's where I want to be. So now all of a sudden exercise become something that I'm using strategically. I was able to exercise every day. You know, I really, I exercise every day, sometimes a couple of times a day, just briefly if it's going to be key for work, I use it as a strategic tool. So actually thinking of exercise as this strategic work tool has gotten me to exercise more regularly then when I was exercising for its own sake. So as a result of having the health benefits too. That was a big shift for me, was that exercise is a strategic tool to be used for that day or your work capability that day and it's a reset button. You can do it anytime if you need to reset, there's an important thing later in the day, you're having a tough morning, you can build it in. Those were a couple things I think were really unexpected that were kind of real pleasures of doing this research. Changed how I function. That's great. What's the exercise? Can it be 10 minutes walking? Maybe brisk walk outside if you don't have a treadmill or something available for you throughout the day? So there's a slightly more nuanced answer to that. Short answer is yes, but the longer answer is that some of the psychological benefits will occur from something like just 10 minutes of something that you do have to get your heart rate up. You do have to, you know, you want to be breathing heavily. Maybe getting to the point of almost breaking a sweat, but it should not be more than moderate. So if you want all of the benefits then moderate exercise is key. If it's a brisk walk, often it doesn't need to be longer. Like if it's a brisk walk and you're not actually breaking a sweat, then what would get to that level of moderate exercise from, in terms of the physiological factors that are changing, it would probably be more like a 40 minute walk. You know, like going for a brisk walk at lunch kind of thing or a brisk walk while you're having a meeting or something like that. You know, a walk and talk kind of thing could be done if you've got somebody else's really on onboard with that. Something really brief. 10 minutes, you know, going up and down the stairs, doing a few jumping jacks, that kind of thing. But you know this also depends on the person, what's going to count as something that requires exertion. Great point to mention how in shape you are, how far you can walk in and what it will take to do that. I know people who might be in less good shape might have an advantage here because there's a little bit less time they could put it into it and still get some of that. I haven't experimented with that. I just had that thought in the moment. One of my favorite executives that I worked for, every morning he made sure that there were not meeting scheduled before eight o'clock. It was a rare exception because it was so important for him to make sure that he did get exercise and work out that morning because it just made a difference in his day. Yeah. That's great that you have that have that reference experience. Nelson Mandela made it a part of his daily routine in jail. He would actually run in place for 45 minutes cause he knew that it made him so much mentally sharper, is how he described it. Yeah. Well Josh, have you worked with any other leaders or organizations to implement some of these techniques to help them with overwhelm or just be more effective? So I have had a number of opportunities to go in to companies, share these ideas and the different ways that people apply it are just to me, kind of extraordinary. Ways that I wouldn't have expected, you know? So you've got some people, let's say salesforce, that might be in cars all the time, right? And so you think like, oh, well how are they going to apply some of these things, right? They have these very restricted physical locations. And here I've got people talking about how they're able to take exceptional advantage of the idea of these decision points because they have this forced time when they can't be writing, they can't be staring at something else. And so rather than just putting on something to listen to, they're deliberately taking some elements of that time to do some of these decision points and as well as some elements of the time to do something else I talk about in the book, which is really great for fostering creativity and then ending up working less. And I have had, now this will sound like bragging a little bit. I've had people come back to me and say, I have a new problem. Some of my colleagues are getting frustrated with me because they feel like I'm not essentially overworking myself. I'm not, you know, it used to be a badge of honor for everyone to talk about how hard they're working, how many hours they're putting in, how exhausted they are. And to be honest, I'm getting what I need to get done. In fact, I'm getting more of it done and I'm not as exhausted and I'm not staying late all the time. And I've had a couple of people who were sort of frustrated with that, what do I do about that? And I, you know, so there's a famous psychotherapist who once said "progress is moving from the same damn thing over and over again to one damn thing after another." So that's where we want to get. It's like, let's get to that point, let's change that culture. Let's start deciding, well what is it for me, that counts as success and look, some people have been very clever, right? You know, there are some situations, and I've been in these from time to time who I've learned to not let people see that I have work life balance because I know they're not ready for it. So, I don't know if that's where you're going with the question, but those are some of the things that I have heard and worked with people in financial institutions and the big names places and then worked with people in pharmaceutical companies and various different types of industries and different types of levels as well. There's one group that made it a big part of their onboarding program based on this book. You know, there's been different ways that people have implemented this, but those are some of the kinds of things that I'm, I'm very happy to say do really seem to make a big difference. And I also kind of want to let people know it is possible. That's a great problem to have that you know, people look at you and you are so put together, you know, don't seem to be stressing as much as they are. But tell me a little bit more about some examples of decision points that they were making - the salesforce. So I did not in this specific example I was offering, I didn't actually probe and get a whole list of the specific decisions. There's a couple of things that I did get that I can share it so I don't have a whole lot of examples in this case. But one example would be there are certain key accounts and look, everybody knows they need to be putting in, every salesperson knows they need to be putting in more into their key accounts, right? Because these are going to have an outsized impact, right? And therefore need outsized attention and yet it doesn't always work out that way because of the amount of time, the amount of effort that can just go into these other leads. And I'm like you don't know exactly where they're going, right? It can draw your attention and can really like, you don't want to leave any stone unturned. And so it's actually a very disciplined, conscious decision to actually come back and be able to say, "All right, let me step back and look at the big picture here and be very strategic about where my attention is going and about which relationships I want to nurture so that these key accounts, they are getting the love from me that they need on a regular basis." So some days where it could have been days that would go by without them getting the attention because you're attending to these other things, but ultimately you actually don't think need as much attention - its that kind of a shift. Actually intentionally looking and saying, where am I spending my time? And there's a lot of mental offered on client that's not as high a return as others. And it's about being intentional. And the thing is, nothing I'm going to say here, is going to be rocket science, you know? And that's, but that's the point, these are things that we can know ...we're just not doing them. So what I want to suggest is that if we want to learn to do them, we can take advantage of understanding how the brain works and how, where we get into these pitfalls, how we get stuck and when we have the opportunities to think differently, what we would have to do to be, to step back and connect to what matters. That's great. I love that. So as leaders listening to this podcast and thinking about, Gosh, I am at the overwhelmed stage, or I'd love to have that work life balance problem where it, you know, I've got it pretty much under control. What's one thing that they could do right away after listening to this? One small thing that could make a big difference? So there's also a phrase from psychotherapy that "You're looking for the difference that makes the difference". So I will suggest that the thing that makes the difference may be different for different people. But if this is something you're not already doing, then I would say see what happens this week. If you give yourself one minute when you get to your office, when you sit down, before you look at any media, before you look at email, before you open your computer, where you pause and you think about "what's the really important stuff that matters to me today and when during the day am I going to do that?" If you just give yourself that one minute, once a day, each day this week, just try it and notice what happens. Now if that is something that you're already doing, then what I would invite you to do is to go to the next step and during that one minute to ask yourself, "what's my mental energy like right now and as a result, do I want to reorder how I'm doing things?" If there is a really important presentation coming up in an hour and I don't want to be fatigued for it, maybe now is not the time for me to go and make a whole lot of meaningless decisions about emails that are just going to get me kind of frustrated. Maybe now is the time for me to go and do something creative. That's going to get me energized for this and you might end up coming to a different decision if you're thinking about what's the mental energy I want to show up to that meeting for. So that's the second thing you might do during that minute. I love that. Yeah, just that short reflection time, if they're not doing, can make a big difference. And sometimes it's right after you wake up because that's when people check their media. Yes, yes. Most of us have our phones as our clock right by the bedside and pull it up and you know, you're curious and sometimes it's exciting, sometimes even want to see what there is. And regardless if you pull that up, just realize you'd get into reactive mode and look, you can recover from that, but you'll need to have some planned time to step back. But at some point that morning before you really get into things, I recommend if you're open to it, to experiment with not even looking at it until some specified time of the day, like 10:00 AM or even later, you know, just to discover what happens for one week. Just discover, do I actually survive the week? Am I still alive at the end? Do I still have a job, right? Did I end up making different decisions as a result of giving myself that mental freedom in the morning? Yeah. So if you're willing to try that, I encourage you. That's great. I think that's a great tip to start and you have so many great tips in here too in your book Two Awesome Hours. Like I told you, I did read it and I have been applying it and I like that you've got tips in here, not just for yourself but from almost an organization perspective and environment and a space perspective. So I'd really recommend everyone get a copy of Two Awesome Hours and read that. Its a really easy read as well and it's very practical and it's not sciencey. So you did a great job with that too. Thank you. Thank you. I, you know, I worked hard on all of those things. I'm glad to know that you had that reaction. And you know, you remind me of one thing also is that when everybody else in your environment knows the same thing, you can support one another in it. Right? You know, you can know, you can leave one another alone when you're thinking, for example. From a culture perspective, what you uncovered I think has a lot of implications that leaders and HR leaders too can really be thinking about, to set the right environment for their teams. Oh, wonderful. Yeah. Yeah. Well, thank you so much. I really appreciate your time today and I just wanted to check in with you and say, was there anything else that you wanted to share? Anything you've, maybe you're working on next? Oh, thank you. Thank you. Yes, for those people who do find public speaking to be a challenge, I'll just put this out there as a teaser that, it is possible to actually learn to not just get through it, but to enjoy it. And so if you're curious about that, then you know, look me up on Linkedin and you'll see the next time I'm offering the course. I've been teaching it for many years and it's a very different approach to public speaking. It's about how to learn how to enjoy it. And it is also science based, research based, drawing on tools from the behavioral sciences and psychotherapy as well. Oh, that's excellent. And so they should just look up Josh Davis on Linkedin. Josh Davis, Phd, there's a ton of Josh Davis's, everybody had the same idea to name their kids that at the same time, but, but Josh Davis Phd will take you there and that way you'll see the next time I'm doing it, I do them in LA and sometimes in New York. Great, and I'll put your information on the transcripts as well. Well Josh, I really appreciate you spending time with us. I look forward to having you back to share more of your work. Maybe your next book. I'm sure you're working on your next book at this point, right? Yeah, just beginning it. Oh, okay. Yeah, just beginning the process right now, so yes, I would love to come back. All right, well thank you and I hope you have a great day. All right, thanks. Take care. So to recap, to get ourselves out of that state of overwhelm when we're stuck thinking we have so much to do, we can utilize decision points to get us to a place where we're putting our efforts into things that really matter. The issue is not a calendar issue. The issue is that we're not finding a way to connect with what's important. Avoid getting into that reactive mode or autopilot. Create decision points and put them on your calendar because you're not going to be able to catch yourself and think about it as you're going through the day without being intentional. You have too many habits that you've built. Josh also reminded us of the psychological benefits of exercise, even 30 to 40 minutes of moderate exercise to keep your mind fresh. Here's one thing to try over the next week. Give yourself one minute when you get to your office, when you sit down, before you look at any media, look at any email and before you open your computer.  Pause and think about what's the really important stuff that matters to me today and when during the day am I going to do that? If you just gave yourself that one minute once a day, each day this week, just try it and notice what happens. As Josh shared one minute to save hours, I really recommend reading his book Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done, it has some great tips in there. I hope that this was helpful to you and I would love to hear how you're implementing these tips yourself. I use these myself and share them with the leaders that I coach. Want to know more about what Josh is doing - www.twoawesomehours.com is the place to go.  Linkedin is also a way to connect with Josh. If you're interested in coaching or leadership development for yourself or your organization, please reach out to me directly by email at jillwindel@talentspecialists.net Have an amazing day.  

Josh Gaal (@joshuagaal) is an Art and Design Graduate from Butler University and Co-Founder of Train918, a video production company in Indianapolis that partners with businesses to help bring their brands and ideas to life. In this interview, Josh talks about the journey and inspiration behind the business, which he started with fellow Butler graduate, Tim Valentine. He discusses the key elements of success when it comes to growing and scaling the business, hiring the right people, and providing solutions and new ideas to customers. Josh also reflects on what he learned from his experience with the company, and the importance of being open to learning, acquiring, and applying new knowledge. You can find more information about Train918's work at train918.com, and you can find Josh on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Show Highlights: 4:30-21:30: Josh gets into his background and how he first arrived on the Art and Design path. He discusses the importance of following a career path that revolves around self-expression, sharing unique information through your work, and giving back to people through your job. 21:30-37:30: Josh talks about the creation of the business Train918 and the inspiration behind it. He explains what the company did from the onset to establish its identity and create trustworthy relationships with its clients. 37:30-46:30: Josh gets into the key elements in growing and scaling the business, including hiring the right people, creating an energetic environment for the team, and keeping a hands on approach. 46:30-1:00:00: Josh discusses the process of bringing an idea to life for a client. He talks about bringing new ideas to the table and providing the best solution for a customer based off its needs and vision. 1:00:00-1:15:30: As Josh transitions out of the Train918 company, he reflects on the great skills and perspective that the company provided him. He defines what it means to build on success, and keep your mind open to new and applicable information. He ends the episode with advice on the right mindset to have when you're not sure what your next move is. joshuagaal.com Special Guest: Joshua Gaal.

Attention! Naval officer and real estate investor Mike Foster talks to Erik and Josh about his own podcast and mentorship program “Active Duty Passive Income”. As Josh reconfigures his microphone, Mike details how his military training regarding calculating risk, provided a foundation for his creative approach to property investing. He continues to develop his mentorship program, where he and his team coach active service members into securing their own financial future. It truly is Financial Freedom for the Freedom Fighter! Reference links: Mike Foster Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mike.foster.1485 Mike Foster LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/readventurer Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) Podcast https://www.activedutypassiveincome.com/ Military House Hacking https://www.activedutypassiveincome.com/military-house-hacking-new-edition Grant Cardone’s 10X Growthcon https://10xgrowthcon.com/ Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1543626610 Bigger Pockets https://www.biggerpockets.com

Consistency is key but what do you talk about? How do you come up with ALL of that content??Josh Pitts is a Loan Officer by trade, but 9 months ago he started an FB Live show #LOLIFE L O Life, as in Loan Officer Life. Josh’s high energy interviews and content have been a staple every day. That's right, when Josh decided to start his FB Show he made a point of going live EVERY Day!How do you come up with enough content to do a show every day? You learn to “Steal like an artist”. As Josh explains, Stealing is not plagiarism. Stealing idea’s OK

As Josh’s oldest son gets closer to the teenage years, attitude issues and ears deaf to advice are incredibly frustrating but Jon has some helpful ideas. The Dad Bros go through the new emojis slated for release in 2019. List of new Emojis with description. Drink of the Show: Founders Dank Wood Visit DadBros.com and Follow the... The post Ep 391 – No Emojis in 1945 appeared first on Dad Bros.

In this talk from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Josh Holroyd discusses the origins of the capitalist system, the violent and contradictory revolution it carried out across the world, and the implications these hold for the fight against capitalism today. As Josh explains, the society in which we live is often presented as something eternal; a natural expression of human nature and common sense. But the reality could not be further from the truth. Capitalism - a system based on competition and production for profit - has in fact existed for only a few hundred years. It is only a brief and unique episode in the history of humanity. And far from being the organic product of human nature, the birth of the “free” market required the violent overthrow of the entire existing economic, social and political order. It brought with it the greatest wave of dispossession and enslavement the world has ever seen. True freedom, therefore, can only be brought about by breaking with the anarchy of the capitalist market and introducing a socialist plan of production based on needs, not profits.

In this episode of Power Station, Josh Hoyt explains that the way you make democracy work is by organizing the people who are left out. This is the proposition that guides his leadership of the National Partnership for New Americans, a multi-ethnic and multi-racial organization comprised of the nation’s largest immigrant-serving coalitions, 37 nonprofits in 31 states. These immigrant led organizations serve both traditional hubs of immigration, such as California and New York, and emerging communities in Minnesota, Alabama, Idaho and Nebraska. Those they serve, Latinos, Asians, and Africans, have been marginalized by a lack of public resources, corrosive rhetoric and the politics of fear. But they are powerful organizations that, through the collective power the NPNA, are shaping the immigrant integration sector. Their collective voices are heard through the National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC), a dynamic and singular gathering of those who serve their communities every day and advocate for policy reforms at the city, state and federal levels. A hallmark of the NIIC is the New American Dreams Platform, whose planks includes Full Citizenship For All and America As A Refuge. As Josh says, an organizer listens and brings people together. In this case, coming together is changing the face of America and the composition of Congress. 

It is no secret that parking in New York City is a miserable experience.  Everyone knows this, but especially Josh Futterman.  He's been driving and parking in New York City for 34 years.  Spending a lot of time battling New York City traffic and circling the blocks looking for an elusive parking spot, Josh thought there had to be a better way. So Josh decided to start a company to solve the problem and ParkYou! was born. Josh's idea is centered around the concept of bringing drivers in New York City together. Of course, you can't bring all 8.5 Million people together all at once, so Josh is starting in micro-communities. Unlike other companies that have been algorithmic predictors of parking availability or even tried to monetize public parking spaces, ParkYou! is based on the concept of sharing. Once a user indicates that they will be leaving a parking space another user will be matched if they are parking in the area at the same time as the first user is leaving. The secret sauce: in order to be able to receive a parking space, you need to have first offered up a space. As Josh says, "it's forced altruism". Listen to the episode to learn more about New York City parking and the extensive research Josh did before starting the Company and why the Company's mission is so important to Josh and how the start-up was destined to be born in Harlem. More on ParkYou!: https://www.park-you.com/ For a transcript of the episode please visit: https://nylaun.ch/parkyoutr

As Josh and Al recover from a busy weekend of playing games, they talk about two of their favorite empire building/4X games.

This podcast episode is from Smart Social Week: An Online Parent Conference To Get Your Kids Off Their Screens. Learn the 70+ apps your kids might use: https://smartsocial.com/social-media-webinar/ Learn from 70+ safety experts in our Smart Social Week Conference: https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-week/ Unlock 70+ videos your kids watch to learn how to shine online in Parent University: https://smartsocial.com/parent-university/ Read this episode on our blog Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Web Player Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar. Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. Please share this episode with a friend and subscribe so we can help more parents. Thanks for all your support. Join our next webinar to learn the 30 worst apps your students should never use: https://smartsocial.com/social-media-webinar/ Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. View the top 70+ good and bad teen apps in our Popular App Guide page for Parents and Educators. This week, we sat down with Caroline Leach who helps people tell their stories and embrace the future. Caroline writes, researches, and speaks about why professionals need a social media strategy for their career and how to use social media to build a career. She posts weekly to her blog and LinkedIn, in marketing and communications for Fortune 500 companies. The opinions she expresses on our podcast are her own and are not those of her employer. Key Takeaways from The Power of LinkedIn: Why Every High School Student Needs to be on LinkedIn with Caroline Leach Whether you actively define your personal brand and live by it or not, you have a brand (from The 3-Word Exercise By Dorie Clark) How you live your life and what you post on social media can reshape your personal brand. On LinkedIn, students can post about accomplishments and areas of interest in the “3 A’s” – academics, athletics, and activities. You don’t know if colleges and employers will actually look at your LinkedIn profile or not, but students should assume that they will. 1. Why is LinkedIn important to include in your digital footprint? More than 560 million people are on LinkedIn For students, that includes college admissions officers, college application readers, and internship recruiters. That makes LinkedIn the perfect place for a high school student to tell their unique story. LinkedIn is the home base for your professional network in your career. LinkedIn is for professionals where people post work-related content. It’s more positive than other social networks. You don’t see trolling or much political commentary. It’s a great place to establish your personal brand. What is a personal brand? Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says it’s what people say about you when you aren’t in the room. Whether you actively define your personal brand and live by it or not, you have a brand. Here’s an easy way to discover what your personal brand is today: Ask friends and teachers for 3 words that describe you. Look for patterns in what they say. Is that what you want to be known for or not? If you want to change it, how you live your life and what you post on social media can reshape your personal brand. On LinkedIn, you can … Connect with fellow professionals: Students can connect with teachers, professors, college officers, other students, and people at companies of interest. Access news and information about your career field, your company, and your industry: Students can access information about their dream schools and companies of interest for internships. Share your knowledge and become a thought leader: Students can post about accomplishments and areas of interest in the “3 A’s” – academics, athletics, and activities. Even when you finish high school and college, your education is never complete: The world is changing so quickly that we all have to learn something new every day. LinkedIn is a great place for lifelong learning. Your “home” feed shows you content from your network about the working world. “What people are talking about now” has the 10 current hot topics on LinkedIn. With a paid subscription, you can access thousands of online classes, webinars, and videos on almost any topic to build your skills. 2. Why should students start a LinkedIn profile? Among those 560 million people on LinkedIn are college admissions officers, college application readers, and recruiters for internships and jobs. By establishing a presence on LinkedIn, you make it easier for people to find you and learn more about you online when you apply to college, internships, and jobs. You make it easier for people who want to learn more about you online when you apply to college, internships, and jobs. Kaplan Test Prep does a survey every year of college admissions officers. This year, more than two-thirds (68%) of colleges say it’s “fair game” for them to visit applicants’ social media profiles to help them decide who gets in. And in last year’s Kaplan survey, more said that social media had helped a student’s admission chances. In fact, 47% said “what they found had a positive impact on prospective students.” That was more than the 42% who said “what they found had a negative impact.” Another group, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars Admissions Officers, says more than 75% of colleges are looking at social media. Now, you don’t know if they’ll actually look at your profiles or not but students should assume that they will. And why not make it easy for them? Students can put a link to their LinkedIn profile in their college application. This expands the 650-word limit to your essays in the Common Application for colleges. You can think of a LinkedIn profile as your online portfolio of work and everything you’d want a college admissions officer to know about unlimited by any word count. Of course, you want to make your LinkedIn profile easy to navigate, visually appealing, and easy to read. Include lots of work samples including photos, videos, and links that are appropriate. Students should personalize their LinkedIn URL. That way, you have a personally branded link with your name, rather than a jumble of automated letters and numbers. It will appear as linkedin.com/in/yourname You can format your name the same as your handles on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. You can include your LinkedIn URL in things like an email signature, a bio, or a resume if you have a separate one from LinkedIn. 3. At what age should students get started? At this time, anyone 16 or older can establish a LinkedIn profile. As soon as you’re 16, you should start your profile. Before that, when students are 14 or 15, they can: Keep a digital file of accomplishments in academics, athletics, and activities. Take pictures and videos of a Model UN competition, a science fair, your sports team in action, or while you’re volunteering for your favorite charity. Josh encourages younger students to be active on Facebook and Instagram, which you can join at 13. Your activity on these platforms can help when you’re old enough to join LinkedIn. When students turn 16, they already have a record of items to start their LinkedIn profile. Speaking of age, I know it’s hard for students to look far into the future, but here’s an interesting stat: more than half of babies born in developed nations in the 2000s can expect to live to 100 or beyond, according to the medical journal The Lancet. That means a lot of years will be spent working. For younger workers, it could mean 12 or 15 different jobs over a lifetime, according to Forrester Research. To transition from job to job, your reputation is important to recruiters and hiring managers. Your reputation builds over time, and it’s something you can shape. As Josh speaks about so compellingly, you can influence those transitions by a strong and positive presence on social media, including LinkedIn. 4. What should students do on LinkedIn? Start with completing your profile – complete each field until LinkedIn says you’re an “All Star” (from Be Bold In Your LinkedIn Profile). You don’t have to do it all at once. Work on it over a series of days or weeks. Your profile is always a work in progress. As you do new things, you add them to your profile. Here are some tips from Catherine Fisher at LinkedIn from a conference I attended: Include a professional photo. Your profile is 14 times more likely to be viewed if you have a photo. It should be a close up of you, and it should look professional. Your senior portrait might work. If you don’t have a high-quality recent headshot, get one done. There are even photo analyzers out there that will tell you how your headshot portrays you. While you’re at it, customize the background photo. Rather than the default blue with dots and lines, choose a picture that tells your story. Personalize your headline. Don’t use the default, which is your current job title. Show what you do and what makes you unique. Look at headlines for other students and young professionals to find inspiration and see what catches your eye. Add visuals. There are more than 20 million pieces of content on member profiles. Is your content among those? Post videos and pictures of your best work. Upload relevant presentations that are appropriate for sharing with the public. Science fair project? Sports team playoffs? Community service event? Think about what you’re doing that you can share on LinkedIn. Post a compelling summary. Make it 40 words or more. Include “keywords” for your interests, so people can find you in a search. Read other summaries by students and young professionals to see what appeals to you. Writing in first person is stronger and bolder than using third person. Try to show at least 2 “positions.” You can include any paid work. Maybe you’ve started an online business. Small jobs you may have done for neighbors count, like dog walking, babysitting, or house sitting. Include volunteer experience and causes. This information increases profile views by 6 times. If your community service interests and activities happen to align with those of your top colleges of interest, be sure to highlight those. Check out LinkedIn Learning. We all get to be lifelong learners, and this feature offers hundreds of online courses. It’s a great reason to become a premium subscriber as a young professional. You also get access to analytics, or data about your activity on LinkedIn. This is super helpful for insights about your profile views and how your network engages with your content. Share your contact information, as appropriate. Include your email address and, if you have them, your blog and/or your Twitter handle. For privacy and safety, there’s no need to share your mobile number. Customize your public URL. For consistent branding, use your name in the URL the same way you use it in other social profiles. Put it on your email signature and your resume. Add skills and get endorsements. Be deliberate about skills you list. What do you want to be known for? Your top 3 skill endorsements display in mobile search, so reorder them to show the ones that best tell your story. Give back to your network by endorsing others’ skills. Follow and engage with University pages for colleges of interest Beyond visiting a college campus, being active on a University Page shows your interest in a school. Students can engage in content on a university page by liking and commenting on posts, as well as asking questions. Leave thoughtful comments that give your point of view and add to the dialogue. Keep Josh’s Light, Bright and Polite™ mantra in mind. Just don’t overdo it. Once a week maximum. Take cues from how often others are posting and what they are posting, both the good and the bad. Look for people from the college who are active on the page and consider following them or inviting them to join your network with a personalized invitation about why you’d like to connect. Again, keep your messaging Light, Bright and Polite™. Here’s what LinkedIn says about University Pages (also, the LinkedIn Help Center is a great resource with lots of valuable info): University Pages can help you connect with a school’s administrators and student community, explore what alumni are doing now, and join conversations with those who can inspire your career. Here’s a list of University Page sections and how you can interact with them to get the information you want: Explore the careers of alumni – Find out what students and graduates from your school are doing now. Click the bar graphs to select filters and see what they’ve studied, where they work, and what they do. Find inspiration from the career paths of your peers to help shape your own. Activity feed – You can share updates and join conversations on your University Page feed. Reach out to students, alumni, and school leaders to find out what schools are really like and get valuable insights to help guide your career. Be sure to follow the university pages you’re interested in to receive updates on your homepage. Notable alumni – See which alumni have achieved something particularly noteworthy and get a sense of what’s possible for you in the Notable alumni module and on the Notables tab. Click the person’s picture to learn more about their background. General Information – Expand the General Information section to find key facts about the school such as the student population, community information, location of the campus, and more. Students & Alumni – The Students & Alumni tab allows you to see your current LinkedIn connections who attended the school. You can also grow your network by connecting with peers with similar interests. Recommendations – Post a recommendation on your University Page to share your college experiences with future students and school administration. Have conversations about your academic program, professors, and campus life. Build your network (from Be Bold in Growing Your LinkedIn Network) This can include friends, friends’ parents, community leaders from activities like scouting and athletics, and many more. Be aware that sometimes teachers must wait until a student is 18 before they can connect with them on social media. Every time you meet someone new, you can add them to your LinkedIn network. You can follow and/or connect with speakers who come to your school and college reps who visit your school. Tip – always personalize your invitation. In a few short sentences, say why you’d like to connect. This will make you more memorable and increase the likelihood that your invitation will be accepted. Take advantage of the “People You May Know” algorithm in LinkedIn for other ideas. For colleges of interest, you could connect with alumni whom your parents know. Share content (from How to Get Started with LinkedIn Updates and 11 Engaging Topics for LinkedIn Updates) Share your interests, passions, and accomplishments in words, images, videos, and links. Choose topics that are appropriate for a professional network. Focus on leadership, teams, and how you’re making the world a better place. That can include sports teams, school clubs, and community service. What are you doing in academics, athletics, and activities that would be good to share? Are you attending interesting events? Going to cultural destinations like museums? Traveling and being exposed to different parts of the world? Share your experiences and what you’re learning. Add a relevant hashtag or two to your posts. This makes it easier for people to find your content. You may want to use a consistent group of hashtags that are unique to your areas of interest, whether it’s science or the arts. Social media is all about reciprocity, so “like” others’ content that fits with your interests and leave thoughtful comments. Remember to always read links before liking, comment on, or sharing them. Make sure you agree with the content and that you’re comfortable with how that content reflects on you. In other words, “look before you like,” and “look before you link”. 5. What are the positive aspects of LinkedIn? You can virtually “meet” people you might not be able to meet easily in real life. Think of college admissions officers, hiring managers, and people who are thought leaders in your area of interest. You can influence people’s perceptions of you. You can actively shape your personal brand by what you post and who you connect with. You can be found by people you might want to know by posting good content on your LinkedIn with hashtags and keywords that make you easy to find. 6. Who should you trust to give you feedback on your LinkedIn activity? Your mom or dad. A friend or colleague of your mom or dad who is active and well-connected on LinkedIn. The may know someone who is a college admissions officer, a corporate recruiter, or a hiring manager who would be willing to give feedback on your LinkedIn. A trusted teacher. You could ask an English teacherl while the class is working on college essays. A community leader, like your sports team coach, or your Girl Scout or Boy Scout leader. Register today for Smart Social Week: An Online Parent Conference To Get Your Kids Off Their Screens.

As Josh prepares to run a marathon he signed up for a year ago, we consider what it takes to commit to something long-term and prepare for it. Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-125-long-term-commitments-and-preparation/

As Josh’s conversation with new team member Sam continues, they discuss agencies, what they do, and how to find them.

Countdown To Classic triumphantly returns on a Tuesday just to mix things up! As Josh continues to finish his notes on the week's forum episode, we turn to even more interviews! This week, Josh sits down with tanking veteran and listener of the show, Turocko, for an epic chat about everything and anything tanking in vanilla World of Warcraft. Then, Josh answers the phones again, and takes a call from a mysterious AAA game studio veteran about World of Warcraft: Classic development theories and testing cycles.  Then, Josh speaks with a PS CM all about managing an MMORPG community and some of the work that goes on behind the scenes of a PS. Highlights: In Depth Interview - 3:30 Anger Management - 1:00:05 The Hot Seat - 1:04:10 Calling Countdown - Call #1 @ 1:16:10, Call #2 @ 1:35:25   Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Send your Memory Lane stories, Anger Management rants or just say hello to Josh at feedback@countdowntoclassic.com or get in touch on social media: Twitter: @count2classic FB/Insta/YouTube: @countdowntoclassic Add Countdown To Classic on Twitch: @CountdownToClassic And join the Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/2xJAwNf

Josh Long ( https://twitter.com/starbuxman ), Developer Advocate at Pivotal, Java Champion and author of 5 books, gives us a great tour through the latest that is happening in the Spring Universe. If you are new to Spring check out http://start.spring.io/ and create your first project within minutes. When it comes to Reactive make sure to check out https://projectreactor.io/ and dive into https://micrometer.io/ to learn more about how to extract metrics from Spring applications. As Josh is constantly traveling the world chances are high you can meet him at a local conference.

Josh Long ( https://twitter.com/starbuxman ), Developer Advocate at Pivotal, Java Champion and author of 5 books, gives us a great tour through the latest that is happening in the Spring Universe. If you are new to Spring check out http://start.spring.io/ and create your first project within minutes. When it comes to Reactive make sure to check out https://projectreactor.io/ and dive into https://micrometer.io/ to learn more about how to extract metrics from Spring applications. As Josh is constantly traveling the world chances are high you can meet him at a local conference.

Over three quarters of higher education institutions use the phone in some way to reach out to donors each year. At the biggest programs, this amounts to a student caller phonathon, which contacts thousands of alumni, parents and friends. These phonathons or telefunds can generate millions in support, not to mention great conversations which build the relationship with a donor. We’ve just released the RNL Phonathon index, looking at 93 phonathon programs from 2014 to 2017, with over $300M in pledges. We uncover some of the key trends and best practices in phonathon programs and make suggestions about how to take your phonathon to the next level. You can download the full index at RuffaloNL.com today. I got on the line with podcast pal Josh Robertson, a fellow phonathon veteran, to break down the results and talk about what’s next for this key donor contact channel.   Chances are, if you’re doing the same thing you’ve been doing with your phonathon for years, you’re probably not getting what you could out of the channel. This channel deserves the best you can offer in terms of strategy and technology.  As the only truly scalable personal conversation channel in higher education fundraising, phonathons can have a lot of value. But only if you do them smartly, in a data-driven and focused manner. As Josh mentions, it depends on your goals, but you can craft a solid 21st century phone strategy, as these 93 institutions show. So, if you want to take your phonathon to the next level, drop us a line here at RNL. We have a team of experts ready to help.

If you had to define it, could you clearly say what it means for a company to be a “lifestyle brand?” When Josh Stanton first started on his entrepreneurial journey he didn’t know either. In fact, it was the furthest thing from his mind. He just needed to make some money.   His story goes something like this: After a very short stint studying engineering at university, he was exhausted and not enjoying what he was doing, and his Dad recognized the problem. He told Josh, “You don’t have to do this. You can do whatever you want.”   Josh says that was the conversation that enabled him to understand that it was OK for him to take control of his own life and not follow the path everyone else does. So he did.   Today, most people know Josh as one half of the dynamic team behind Screw The Nine To Five, the company and community aimed at becoming the #1 lifestyle brand in the world. In this conversation you’ll hear the backstory of how Josh and his wife have gone from owning random online businesses that felt a lot like corporate jobs, to leaders of an energizing community that empowers those seeking lifestyle freedom.   If Josh can make money selling a goldfish book, you can be an entrepreneur too   The first thing Josh Stanton did to move into the realm of online business was to hire someone to research and ghostwrite a book about the care and feeding of goldfish. Sounds like a strange topic, but he had his reasons. The book was written, Josh got it formatted, put it on Amazon, and began selling it - to the tune of $15,000 in total sales.   It may not sound like much of a business… but most people never step out to create anything of their own. $15K earned from a simple book, in his first attempt, was all it took for Josh to see that he really could support himself independent of someone else writing him a paycheck.   Your first effort as an entrepreneur doesn’t have to be world-changing. In fact, it’s probably better if it’s not. The lessons you learn in those initial forays into the online business world  are what teach you the things you need to know in order to make a difference over the long haul. Josh describes his own meandering path to success in detail in this conversation.   Why Josh Stanton sold money-making businesses to pursue something greater   As Josh and Jill become more successful as entrepreneurs, they had their hands in many different types of online businesses. There were many affiliate relationships, skin care brands, health care products that filled their bank account each month. The Screw The Nine To Five Community was also starting to take off.   But it wasn’t as satisfying as Josh had assumed it would be. All those unrelated, random businesses started to feel like drudgery, something he didn’t really want to work on anymore. Sounds kind of like a corporate job, doesn’t it?   After discussing what they really wanted to contribute to the world, Josh and Jill decided to sell those businesses and put all their focus into Screw The Nine To Five. That decision proves to have been exactly the right choice for them. They have plans to make it the #1 Lifestyle Brand in the world. Their focus now is on helping others achieve success in three specific areas: business, health, and life.   How does one go about building a world-changing lifestyle brand? Josh reveals the ups and the downs of the Screw The Nine To Five journey, in this episode of Corporate Escapees. Do you know how to make the decision about who your ideal customer is?   When Josh and Jill first began Screw The Nine To Five they were focused on helping people start businesses and develop ways of producing side income. All of that is fine, but they discovered that many people were following along without committing to make their own lifestyle dreams happen.   That’s when they decided to narrow their focus by identifying their ideal customers. Rather than targeting anyone who was interested in learning about generating online income they decided to find those who are truly ready to start their own business. That subtle shift has enabled them to scale their business faster than ever before.   In this conversation Josh describes how they’ve learned to identify that target audience, how strategic partnerships enable them to help their audience with less effort, and why Facebook Ads have turned out to be unreliable in terms of long-term business success. Those are powerful lessons-learned you can benefit from, so be sure you hear them on this episode.   Members of the Screw The Nine To Five Community are given the opportunity to give back   The Screw The Nine To Five community is a dynamic place where those who are building their own businesses come together for support, resources, and training. It’s the main way Josh and Jill empower others to create the same kind of lifestyle they have.   But they want more for their members than business success. They also want to help them give back through their success. That’s why they are working to establish relationships with 3 non-profits. Every monthly member will soon be able to select one of those charities as the recipient of a percentage of their membership fee each month.   As you can see, Josh and Jill are eager for their lifestyle brand to do more than equip people to make money, they want to nurture a mindset that truly gives back in significant ways.   This is a great conversation that reveals many of the strategies Josh and Jill have used to establish their business and empower others to create the lifestyle they want. You don’t want to miss this episode.   What you will learn in the podcast [0:36] Paul’s introduction of Josh Stanton’s journey with Screw The Nine To Five [2:45] Everyone thinks Josh has a weird obsession with pugs (but he doesn’t) [4:12] The backstory: not quite the typical corporate escapee story [7:05] Josh’s first internet business: a goldfish book business that made $15K [11:59] Why it took so long for Josh to be comfortable saying he was an entrepreneur [14:20] The full time work that is Screw The 9 to 5 and how Josh and Jill made the decision to ditch profitable businesses to focus on their community and business [18:55] Discovering and targeting their ideal customer and build strategic partnership [27:07] Lessons-learned using Facebook Ads and why he wants organic traffic instead [31:19] The biggest challenges right now revolve around capacity [35:31] Daily habits Josh employs [38:39] The charity and giving projects the Screw The 9 to 5 team is aiming to help [42:05] Josh’s top 3 productivity tips [47:58] Parting advice from Josh: Stick with it - there’s always better on the other side   Links mentioned in the podcast www.BuildLiveGive.com/webinar Frank Kern - well known marketer and copywriter Jason Gaignard’s Mastermind Talks Amy Porterfield’s Webinar Training Course Nathan Chan of Foundr Ari Meisel BOOK: Traction Grill’d Burger Company Kiva: Microfinance loans that change lives Asana Slack Evernote Voxer Text Expander BOOK: The E-Myth   Connect with Josh Stanton Screw The 9 to 5 Website www.ScrewCommunity.com - Facebook Group Screw The 9 to 5 Podcast   Connect With Paul and Live Build Give On Facebook On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive On LinkedIn On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

As Josh embarks on another leg of the tour - this time halfway around the world - we reflect on what he's learned from his previous experience and how he has adapted. Tune in to hear tips for combatting jetlag, tackling travel challenges, and what Josh has been reading lately. Let us know what you think! Instagram: @simplywalkthetalk Website: www.simplywalkthetalk.com Email: hello@simplywalkthetalk.com

Giving Days – Campaigns that focus a groundswell of donations to a specific day, have really made a splash in the fundraising world. Using online portals that track donations as they come in, as well as offering challenges, match donations and real excitement for donors, giving days have been a game changer. We’ve just published a new study on how giving days can transform your fundraising. The RNL Giving Day Index looks at over $32 million in giving to answer key questions about average donations, campaign totals and donor counts, as well as the impact of volunteer ambassadors. You can download the full study at RuffaloNL.com right now to see how your giving day stacks up. I got on the line with my podcast pal Josh Robertson to unpack the results and talk about what they mean for your giving day success. As Josh explains, giving days are one of the best opportunities to get donors excited and to build a sense of urgency around giving. Outside of calendar or fiscal year end, they’re really the only other option to answer the key question “why give now.” And giving days do this simply, with the answer – because everyone else is doing it. In order to have a successful giving day, you need the right technology and a provider who knows how these complex campaigns work. With RNL Giving Days, powered by the ScaleFunder platform, we’ve integrated the best technology to make donors feel comfortable giving to YOUR institution, and make it easy. It’s important to integrate giving from all channels in your platform. We’ve also implemented key donor engagement tools like heat maps, challenges, matches, and leader boards to make it fun. Contact us today to see how RNL Giving Days can help take your special event to the next level.

You may have heard the expression, “C students make the best teachers.” They remember the struggle of not getting it. They tend to give students the kind of support they wish they’d had themselves when they were struggling to learn algebra (or English, or chemistry, or whatever). The same can be said of functional fitness coaches. While natural-born athletes can certainly make great coaches too, the self-described “fat kids” have a natural empathy for their prospects that helps close the sale and keep clients coming back. And as perverse as it sounds, we’ve observed that true empathy is often the key to getting dollar bills to rain down from the ceiling. This week we went up to L.A. to meet with Fit Body Boot Camp’s Josh Carter, a fat kid turned swole, and one of the best in the business when it comes to marketing. From copywriting to group-closing, Josh takes us through the process that contributes to the astounding success of Fit Body Boot Camp. And it takes more than just remembering the feeling of wanting to get fit yourself. “Here's the first thing I would recommend people do, is know your audience,” says Josh. “That would mean poll your audience. Other than knowing them, ask them, ‘What do you want? What are your goals?'... And get them to tell you, and then use their words. When you use their words, you can better speak to them.” Listen in to hear about what a comprehensive marketing plan looks like for a gym, and get some good advice on how to close those sales. (ABC: A - Always. B - Be. C - Collecting email addresses. Always be collecting email addresses.) The good news for the many of us who don’t love the “sales” part of our job: Closing prospects at a gym should be mutually beneficial every time––otherwise we’re just crooks. We should believe in our product to the extent that if a potential client walks, we legit feel bad for them. As Josh explains, “When we’re selling, we’re literally selling health and happiness.” Take this knowledge to heart, and then get them to sign on the line that is dotted. Enjoy, Mike

This is 40: After many years of marriage, Josh (Paul Rudd) is the sole male in a household that includes his wife, Greg (Leslie Mann), and two young daughters (Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow). As Josh struggles to keep his podcast afloat, he and Greg navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children. They'll have to learn to forgive, forget and enjoy the rest of their lives -- before they kill each other.Just kidding, we review 'Reward' by Good City Brewing in Milwaukee WIBreak Music Provided by Horseshoes and Hand-grenades www.hhgmusic.com If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Josh Silverstone is the CEO & Pokerpreneur® at Aces Raise, where he trains businesses and salespeople on Poker game theory to help them understand the commonalities between Poker strategy and Sales strategy. As Josh states "“Pokerpreneurship is a way of thinking to evaluate opportunities, assess risks, and make calculated decisions. Sometimes we make the right choice and lose; stay focused on the process, continue to play your A-game, and you’ll be a winner.” Josh joins the show to talk about how the process of mirroring and looking for “tells” maps directly to building relationships and understanding your audience in sales, how your sales strategy should factor in “adaptability” along the way, and how knowing your expected value and probabilities in poker correlates with knowing your numbers and forecasting in sales. If you want to learn a new creative way to look at your sales game to improve your strategy and win more business then you will want to listen to this interview.

Here we are at the end of the world with Emily Altman, a UCB comedian and Emmy-nominated writer for shows like Inside Amy Schumer, Difficult People, and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. As Josh discovers, she's well prepared for Trump's America – thanks to years of violent video games. Also: they're both from Philadelphia, so American dystopias are in their wheelhouse. Sit back and let the cool confidence with which this pair plan to face down our conservative hellscape wash over you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're gearing up for All Hallow's Eve with a pair of movies that take place during the week of Halloween -- HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH and COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE (aka KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR). It's aberrant horror meets honorific anime! As Josh introduces Halloween 3 and Rob introduces Cowboy Bebop, we re-touch on the slasher genre, discuss our failures to get into anime, and share our mutual love for John Carpenter. It's the Forgotten Film Pod...! The Forgotten Film Pod can also be heard on iTunes and Stitcher. Clips in this episode brought to you in part by Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, and Sony Pictures Television. Theme: “Vintage Education” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

As Josh gets sleepier, he and Cassie discuss why jogging is stupid, Harambe (it was still relevant when we recorded!), and of course, Spencer and Heidi Pratt those lovable goobers.

The podcast is coming from inside the smartphone – and it's a ghost. Or a zombie. Or an alien. Or... oh, it doesn't matter. As Josh and comedian/writer Halle Kiefer discover this episode: Only John Carpenter makes a solid horror movie. They also touch on TV set in Los Angeles, explore the Lifetime film canon, and diminish the importance of Improv as an art form. Before the show's over, you'll know quite a bit about about how to impersonate Aziz Ansari, how to steal Jennie Garth's hair, and, of course, how to fake your way into a consulting job. The secrets of the cosmos are contained in Episode 60. And they'll horrify you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by fellow London correspondent and returning podcast guest Robert Triggs, Josh and Nirave manage to get a live podcast recorded and filmed in a random hotel lobby in Central London. As Josh tries to handle having two Brits flank him on the podcast, Nirave has a slew of newly appointed royal names for the regular hosts of the podcast and Triggs brings a calm and collected opinion to an otherwise topic-filled episode of the AA Podcast. Join them as they talk about the ongoing S7 vs G5 debate, the potential impact of RemixOS, and the possible implications following the loss of the app drawer in future versions of Android. All coming to you live from London! The Android Authority Podcast - discussing topics in Android every week.

In this installment from 2013, the guys from nowhere preview the 5th Annual Long Beach Comic and Horror Convention. As Josh flies solo, he runs through the upcoming highlights of the event and talks with the Sales Director of the Long Beach Comic Con, Phil Lawrence.

Welcome back to #WeThePeople LIVE! As Josh is about to tell you, this is a prerecorded episode, so we took the opportunity to discuss some issues so constant that they get overlooked. Don't worry, things get just as impassioned as our previous episodes. Our panelist bringing the passion this week were Tea Hacic, Mychal Denzel Smith, and Anthony Fisher. We were also honored to have such an engaged audience at Pine Box Rockshop as you're about to hear. This episode you'll hear a discussion about ageism (or is it sexism), gentrification, who's middle class, does France matter, and will computers take over (seriously). All in a half hour! Make sure to vote who you think won the news: @WTP_Live #WeThePeopleLIVE @JoshZepps Visit our website at www.WTPLive.com Check out our sponsor's Double Cross Vodka @ doublecrossvodka.com & Speakeasy Ales and Lagers @ goodbeer.com Please leave us a review on iTunes, it makes a huge difference. Remember. It doesn't matter who's right. Only who's popular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we borrowed comedian Josh Macuga from the three's too much podcast (also airing on Toadhop Network every tuesday 5-6pm pst), & immediately inquire about his sub-par twitter profile pic, and he gives the listeners an honest rating of each Jayden's first impression intimidation factor. Josh being recently single, we give his new ex a shoutout (because we all know she's listening), which leads into sharing some evil ex revenge experiences. We round out the show by exchanging "going-down gone wrong" stories with some very happy endings. As Josh teaches us, there's no better way to let someone know it's really over than by appearing on a show with two pornstars!

Not all marriages are meant to last forever – some of them don't make it to a year. That was the inspiration for the comedy about romance, I Give It A Year by writer/director Dan Mazer. Dan tells host Robin Milling he went to an elaborate wedding where the guests were wagering it wouldn't last past six months, and it didn't. Married in Morocco, Dan is going on eight years with his wife which he says works because they are right for each other. Comedy ensues in the film when Rose Byrne, married to the wrong person, is wooed by the stunning Simon Baker who turns out to be Mr. Very Right. Dan confesses he has a huge man crush on Baker who had everyone on set melting over him. “Simon Baker could turn me! Honestly I had feelings that I never felt before when I would be in the room with him. He is mesmerizing. And the hair is something to behold! As Josh the character says, 'I could drink him in!'” Fellow Aussie Rose Byrne tells Robin she actually grew up mooning over Baker watching him play a heartthrob on Australian soap opera, E Street. In the film she was impressed by his unwavering composure when he wines and dines her and doves are flying everywhere. “He was literally unflappable landing on his head, and I was a mess! Luckily nobody got pooped on but that would've been the least of my worries!” Next Rose reunites with Get Him To The Greek director, starring with Seth Rogen in Townies.

It's no secret that human beings have an obsession with innovation -- but has our species already found every good idea? As Josh and Chuck break down the continuing search for the next great idea, they touch on everything from hand tools to cancer cures. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

It's no secret that human beings have an obsession with innovation -- but has our species already found every good idea? As Josh and Chuck break down the continuing search for the next great idea, they touch on everything from hand tools to cancer cures. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Nowadays roller derby is increasingly popular across the US -- but how did it get its start, and how does it work? As Josh and Chuck delve into the world of roller derby, they touch on skateboarding, women's rights and more. Tune in and learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Nowadays roller derby is increasingly popular across the US -- but how did it get its start, and how does it work? As Josh and Chuck delve into the world of roller derby, they touch on skateboarding, women's rights and more. Tune in and learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

As Josh deals with a misunderstanding between Lucy and Sarah, Conan tries to convince him to turn back to crime.

As Josh deals with a misunderstanding between Lucy and Sarah, Conan tries to convince him to turn back to crime.