Podcasts about bottle rocket studios

Peter Klayman is the VP of Strategy at Bottle Rocket Studios. He is based in Denver, Colorado. Bottle Rocket is focused on the design of digital CX with a focus on helping to accelerate growth. In this conversation with Mark Hillary, Peter talks about how to justify investment in CX and how to start thinking of the complete customer journey - extending beyond just customer service and contact centers alone. All customer-facing functions need to be coordinated and working together. https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterklayman/ https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/

Apollo is an ERC-20 token, created by Dallas-based veteran software developer and game designer, Matt Johnson, launched on January 12, 2022 and built on the popular and secure Ethereum blockchain designed to raise money to help up-and-coming creators (such as artists, content creators and streamers) get their big break, and fully controlled by the Apollo token-holding community through a powerful Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). Matt Johnson has been a leader in interactive software development for over 30 years. Prior to launching Apollo, Matt founded Eastedge Studios to explore the next wave of experiential computing where he and his team designed and built groundbreaking experiences in the fitness, AR, ML and gaming spaces. His gaming clients included FGTeeV, Eh Bee Family and The Annoying Orange which have a combined reach of over 65 million subscribers. Prior to Eastedge, Matt served as Executive Vice President at Bottle Rocket Studios for nearly 8 years. His extensive experience with emerging platforms, social engagement and software development helped shape Bottle Rocket into one of the largest and most successful mobile development companies in the country, employing over 300 amazing professionals and built on a strong values-based foundation of putting people first.    On this episode, we'll discuss:    Demystifying Crypto: Is it right for me?  The Apollo Difference: NOT just another token… Matt's Keys to Success Social Links: https://discord.com/invite/EBdYkeX5Cu https://t.me/ApolloInuPortal https://twitter.com/ApolloInuToken https://apolloinutoken.com/ Pathways to Success is brought to you by: CityCentral: https://citycentral.com/ (Promo Code "Pathways" for 50% off first 3 months)  DeadSoxy: https://deadsoxy.com/?ref=pathways (Promo Code "Pathways" for 30% off)

Tony Daussat is a Lead Experience Design Strategist and Co-Host of the Liftoff podcast by Bottle Rocket. Over a decade ago, Tony Daussat traded his acting career in New York City—for whiteboards and Sticky Notes in Texas.  Now, as a Lead Experience Strategist at Bottle Rocket Studios, Tony helps craft and guide the product vision and experience for some of the world's most distinguished brands. He is also the co-host of the podcast, 'Liftoff by Bottle Rocket' boasting listeners in over 150 countries.  Tony is a celebrated speaker, guest college instructor and design mentor. On this episode, we'll discuss how to design your personal brand to win trust, grow your business, and advance your career. Tony's Social: https://www.instagram.com/tony.ux/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydaussat/ https://www.tonydaussat.com/ Liftoff by Bottle Rocket: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liftoff-by-bottle-rocket/id1447442459 Bottle Rocket's Social: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bottle-rocket/https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/   Pathways to Success is brought to you by: Codeup: https://codeup.com/ CityCentral: https://citycentral.com/ (Promo Code "Pathways" for 50% off first 3 months)  DeadSoxy: https://deadsoxy.com/?ref=pathways (Promo Code "Pathways" for 30% off) 

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Tony Daussat is an award-winning designer currently working as a Lead Experience Design Strategist at Bottle Rocket Studios in Dallas, TX.  He has worked with some of the world’s most exacting brands including: Hyatt, KFC, BaylorScott & White, Dave & Busters, Fiesta Restaurant Group, Caesars Entertainment, TripCase, FirstData, and Robert Half, to name a few.He has started and sold two online companies, and is currently the host of the Liftoff podcast, boasting listeners in 150 countries. He is a guest lecturer at Dallas Baptist University, and his public speaking includes Big Design, HOW Design Live etc. In his spare time, Tony enjoys renovating his home and spending time with his wife and two toddlers.TOPICS:4:34: How did Tony Daussat get started with podcasting?8:18: How does Tony Daussat come up with new questions to ask famous guests(eg: Chris Doe, Jared Spool) who have done hundreds of interviews?10:49: Starting from contacting a guest to interviewing them - behind the scenes look at Tony Daussat's process15:30: Tony Daussat shares stats for his podcast Experience Design!18:34: Why did Tony Daussat decide to hire a podcast producer to edit his interviews?21:27: Tony Daussat's podcast setup26:58: Tony Daussat explains how to edit a podcast interview - don't try to remove all the "ums", "ahs" etc.34:02: How does Tony Daussat deal with guests who have a terrible audio setup?35:57: Jayneil Dalal opens up about his biggest screwup in his podcasting journey43:54: How does Tony Daussat wing his podcast interviews?49:38: Tony Daussat reveals the secret to being a great interviewer54:03: How does Tony Daussat plan to monetise the podcast?56:45: Shocking news: Tony Daussat will be sunsetting the Expereince Design podcast!CONNECT WITH TONY DAUSSAT:Connect with Tony Daussat on LinkedInFollow Tony Daussat on InstagramListen to the Liftoff podcastIf you are a designer looking to break into the UX world and get a job, check out Tony Daussat's HiredUX course!!TONY DAUSSAT'S PODCAST GEAR:Rode Podcaster microphoneRode PSA-1 microphone boom armJAYNEIL DALAL'S PODCAST GEAR:Samson Q2U Dynamic microphoneBose NC 700 noise cancelling headphonesMicrophone pop filterCaseling podcast kit to store all the podcast equipmentSquadcast for recording the podcast interviewsSimplecast for hosting and distributing the podcastAuphonic for cleaning up the audio automaticallyDescript for editing the podcast interviewsIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts, or share the episode with a friend. Thank you!

As the podcast wings continue to spread--my hope is to get more guest like Alex Cohen. Alex is a co-worker of mine at Bottle Rocket Studios here in Dallas, TX. As a Client Partner and Director of Strategy and Transformation, from the outside one might assume that our roles may not have much in common to talk about. However, we have so much to learn from one and other, and also much in common. He is someone that embraces curiosity, operates with empathy, and as he discusses in the episode... leans into the tensions. I can't wait for you to hear this one friends.Follow Alex on Linkedin, here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-cohen-54728b95/Check out DFW Product Think Tank, here: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/-Feel free to stalk 'Experience Design w/ Tony Daussat' on Instagram at @xdpodcast -As always thank you for listening, and if you enjoy what you're hearing, please share with your friends and co-workers :) -If you are feeling EXTRA inspired, I would love for you to check out my Patreon page here: https://patreon.com/xdpodcast#staycuriousSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/xdpodcast)

John Sarmiento is a Usability expert and is a delight to interview, and work along side at Bottle Rocket Studios.In design - Usability is paramount for a successful product. This week John and I discuss all things Usability. From empathy and public health, to testing labs and field studies. And, oh yeah, maybe a board game.-You can find John Sarmiento on linkedin.You can also stalk the XD Podcast on Instagram and Facebook or check out xdpodcast.com for all show notes and a full transcript. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/xdpodcast)

SYNOPSIS: Josh Wisenbaker from Orchard & Grove (makers of NoMAD and NoMAD Login) joins the pod to talk about engineering at the Login Window level, modern security, and more! YOUR HOSTS: Tom Bridge, Partner at Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge] Pepijn Bruienne, R&D Engineer at Duo Security [@bruienne], Proprietor of EnterpriseMac.Bruienne.com Diana Birsan, Security Awareness Program Manager, Shopify GUESTS: Josh Wisenbaker, Head of Engineering, Orchard & Grove [@macshome] LISTEN! SPONSOR The Mac Admins Podcast is sponsored this week by Spoke and Uptycs Click through for a free 30-day trial of Spoke! Learn more about the NEW Mac EDR Dashboard at Uptycs LINKS & NOTES NoMAD Pro NoMAD Login NoMAD at Gitlab NoMAD Login AD at Gitlab WebAuthn OURSA Oktane PATREON SPONSORS The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd of Rewind Technology, William Smith, Jonathan Spiva and Graham Gilbert. Thanks everyone! COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites ​ MacDevOps YVR in Vancouver, June 7-8, 2018 — NOW WITH 20% DISCOUNT! X World in Sydney Australia, June 27-29, 2018 — Tickets now on sale! Penn State University Mac Admins in State College, PA July 10th-13th Meetups Utah Apple Admins will meet at the Marriott Library at University of Utah on May 16th at 11am Mountain time. Macbrained Twin Cities will meet at Mono on May 16th at 5pm. Macbrained DC will meet at Tequila & Tacos on May 16th at 6:30pm Dallas Apple Admins will meet at Bottle Rocket Studios on May 17th at 6:30pm Seattle Apple Admins will meet on May 17th at a location to be determined. Contact ctdawe on the Slack for more information RATE US ON ITUNES! Give Us Five Stars! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!

SYNOPSIS: Tom, Pepijn and Marcus talk with Fraser Speirs about the state of iOS in Education, ChromeOS, G-Suite and more! YOUR HOSTS: Tom Bridge, Partner at Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge] Pepijn Bruienne, R&D Engineer at Duo Security [@bruienne], Proprietor of EnterpriseMac.Bruienne.com Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom] GUESTS: Fraser Speirs, Head Teacher, Cedars School of Excellence [@fraserspeirs] LISTEN! SPONSOR The Mac Admins Podcast is sponsored this week by Spoke and Uptycs Click through for a free 30-day trial of Spoke! Learn more about the NEW Mac EDR Dashboard at Uptycs LINKS & NOTES Accidental Education Podcast iPad Still Excels 40% C300 failure rate: Acer Chromebook Tab 10 Diffusion of Innovations PATREON SPONSORS The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd of Rewind Technology, William Smith, Jonathan Spiva and Graham Gilbert. Thanks everyone! COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites ​ MacDevOps YVR in Vancouver, June 7-8, 2018 — NOW WITH 20% DISCOUNT! X World in Sydney Australia, June 27-29, 2018 Penn State University Mac Admins in State College, PA July 10th-13th Meetups Utah Apple Admins will meet at the Marriott Library at University of Utah on May 16th at 11am Mountain time. Macbrained Twin Cities will meet at Mono on May 16th at 5pm. Macbrained DC will meet at Tequila & Tacos on May 16th at 6:30pm Dallas Apple Admins will meet at Bottle Rocket Studios on May 17th at 6:30pm Seattle Apple Admins will meet on May 17th at a location to be determined. Contact ctdawe on the Slack for more information RATE US ON ITUNES! Give Us Five Stars! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!

SYNOPSIS: Gretchen, Joshua and Rusty from the Penn State University Mac Admins Conference join the pod to talk about the upcoming PSUMA 2018 Conference! The hosts talk about news and events afterward. YOUR HOSTS: Tom Bridge, Partner at Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge] Pepijn Bruienne, R&D Engineer at Duo Security [@bruienne], Proprietor of EnterpriseMac.Bruienne.com Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace at Jamf, [@cedge318] Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom] GUESTS: The Penn State MacAdmins Organizing Committee Gretchen Kuwahara, Member of the conference team, [@osuterrycat] Joshua Miller, Member of the conference team [@joshuadmiller_] Rusty Myers, Member of the conference team [@thespider] LISTEN! LINKS & NOTES Conference website Proposal submissions Youtube channel #psumac-mentors on Slack Calendar 2 cryptominer in the App Store Fun story from Panic Odd NTP Bug with 10.12 SAMBA is also sub-good: CVE1 CVE2 COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites ​ Brainstorm Sandusky May 6-8, 2018 MacDevOps YVR in Vancouver, June 7-8, 2018 X World in Sydney Australia, June 27-29, 2018 Penn State University Mac Admins in State College, PA July 10th-13th Meetups Utah Apple Admins will meet at University of Utah’s Marriott Library at 11am on March 21st. Houston Apple Admins will also meet on the 21st at Conservatory in Downtown Houston at 6pm. Check the #houston channel in Slack for more information. Dallas Apple Admin will meet at Bottle Rocket Studios on March 22nd at 6:30pm Sydney Apple Admins will meet on March 27th at 5:45pm, check the site for more details. MacDeployment Meetup will happen at 1025 10th St SE in Calgary Alberta on March 28th at 6:30pm. London Apple Admins will meet on 12 April at 6:30pm at Treatwell. RATE US ON ITUNES! Give Us Five Stars! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!

Julian Placino is a Recruiting Professional with 11 years of experience in agency and corporate staffing. He's been instrumental in advancing the careers of hundreds of technology, creative and sales professionals around the country. Today, he leads talent acquisition for Bottle Rocket Studios, one of the premier mobile development firms in the world.  Julian is the Creator of the Pathways to Success Podcast in iTunes where he conducts in-depth interviews with world-class performers to discover their mindsets, tactics, and behaviors. He has interviewed CEO's, New York Times bestselling authors, TEDx speakers, celebrity athletes, company founders, leading entrepreneurs, and prolific thought leaders. Leveraging the experience, knowledge, and resources of the Pathways to Success network, Julian founded the Pathways to Success Training Co. which provides corporate training solutions in sales, leadership, career development, and wellness.  Having a unique and engaging presentational style, Julian was signed to the theatrical and broadcast division of one of the most prestigious talent agencies in the country, Kim Dawson. He has done acting, modeling, and voiceover work for AT&T, Ford, NFL, American Heart Association, DCCCD, Edward Jones, Hilti USA, ABM Aviation, Orthofix, and more. Connect with Me! Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

SYNOPSIS: Arek Dreyer’s back this week to talk about his new book, macOS Support Essentials 10.13! He joins us to talk about everything that’s in his new volume, a great discount code for listeners, and more. In news this week, Apple updates their business-facing documentation, some interesting security problems in BitTorrent and two new vulnerabilities discusses via Patrick Wardle’s research. YOUR HOSTS: Tom Bridge, Partner at Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge] Pepijn Bruienne, R&D Engineer at Duo Security [@bruienne], Proprietor of EnterpriseMac.Bruienne.com Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318] James Smith, IT Administrator, Culture Amp, [@smithjw] GUEST: Arek Dreyer, Dreyer Network Consultants, Inc., Consultant, integrator, trainer, author [@arekdreyer] LISTEN! LINKS & NOTES macOS Support Essentials 10.13 Book page at Peachpit Code: DREYER35 Offer: Save 35% Good through : 1/8/2018 – 2/28/2018 Apple Style Guides Transmission (and probably other BT clients) bug allows RCE using DNS rebinding to force downloading of malicious torrent, replace user files Patrick Wardle has a quietly patched vulnerability with auth tokens finally acknowledged and assigned a CVE Also a second vuln with an AMD Radeon kext that causes a kernel panic due to out of bounds read, Wardle will publish details soon Patreon for Patrick Wardle Brief period where iOS 10 signing was happening again New Apple Guides for Business Apple Business Page Products & Platform Business – Get Started Business Resources Employee Choice Guide for IT Employee Communications Kit Employee Starter Guide for iOS Employee Starter Guide for Mac Mac Deployment Overview iOS 11 Security Paper Apple is getting very serious about Enterprise IT Apple Training Page Updated COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites ​ Mac AD UK in Leicester Square, February 20-21, 2018 Brainstorm Wisconsin March 4-6, 2018 Brainstorm Sandusky May 6-8, 2018 MacDevOps YVR in Vancouver, June 7-8, 2018 X World in Sydney Australia, June 27-29, 2018 Penn State University Mac Admins in State College, PA July 10th-13th Meetups Denver Mac Admins Meetup on January 11th 2018 in Centennial, CO at Rewind Technology Dallas Apple Admins will meet on January 18th at Bottle Rocket Studios in Addison Texas [Franken Admins] will meet on 24th January at 6:30pm at Crazy Nate’s West Coast Mexican at Zwingerstraße 9, Nuremberg, Germany MacDeployment Meetup will meet on January 24th at Market Mall Apple Store, in Calgary, Alberta at 6:30pm. London Apple Admins will meet on 25th January at 6:30pm at the London School of Economics. RATE US ON ITUNES! Give Us Five Stars! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!

Calvin Carter is the Founder and CEO of Bottle Rocket Studios, a multidisciplinary mobile studio that connects future-focused brands to their customers through sophisticated yet simple mobile experiences.    Prior to launching Bottle Rocket, Calvin ran a private equity and business development company that completed many successful projects and made equity investments into 16 companies, many of which were technology focused. He has founded or co-founded several other businesses, including i.con interactive, an Internet software development and professional services company. This company eventually merged with seven other Internet firms to form Luminant Worldwide, a publicly-traded company with $160 million in revenue and over 1,000 professionals. Outside of Bottle Rocket, Calvin serves on numerous corporate advisory boards and was president of the Dallas Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization, an international membership organization of more than 5,500 business owners worldwide. He later served on the President's Council of EO and as its North American Regional Director. Calvin holds a BA in Accounting and BA in Organizational Behavior and Business Policy degrees from Southern Methodist University and is a graduate of both the Stagen Integral Leadership Program and Transformational Leadership Program. Topics: Figure out your values early on. Share them with everyone you meet. Don't do things to impress your friends. Do things you love. Don't have priorities. Have a purpose.

Bottle Rocket is an international, multi-disciplinary mobile studio that connects future-focused brands to their customers through sophisticated yet simple mobile experiences. With their award-winning applications and solutions, Bottle Rocket's partners strengthen their businesses through enhanced user and brand interactions. Bottle Rocket is a mobile specialist within Ogilvy—an international advertising, marketing and public relations agency, which is part of WPP, the world's largest communications services group. On this episode, I discuss the origin story of Bottle Rocket Studios with Founder and CEO, Calvin Carter.   

Calvin Carter is the founder and CEO of Bottle Rocket. Calvin built Bottle Rocket on the belief that exceptionally innovative technology not only enhances the way we do things - it redefines the way we live our lives.  A visionary with an entrepreneurial spirit, Calvin launched Bottle Rocket in March 2008, the day after Steve Jobs announced the iPhone being opened to third-party developers and months before the App Store opened. Named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013, Calvin has grown Bottle Rocket to over 200 Rocketeers and completed more than 350 apps.    Prior to launching Bottle Rocket, Calvin ran a private equity and business development company that completed many successful projects and made equity investments into 16 companies, many of which were technology focused. He has founded or co-founded several other businesses, including i.con interactive, an Internet software development and professional services company. This company eventually merged with seven other Internet firms to form Luminant Worldwide, a publicly-traded company with $160 million in revenue and over 1,000 professionals.    Outside of Bottle Rocket, Calvin serves on numerous corporate advisory boards and was president of the Dallas Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization, an international membership organization of more than 5,500 business owners worldwide. He later served on the President's Council of EO and as its North American Regional Director. Calvin holds a BA in Accounting and BA in Organizational Behavior and Business Policy degrees from Southern Methodist University and is a graduate of both the Stagen Integral Leadership Program and Transformational Leadership Program.

There's never a shortage of people complaining about their clients. You can get stuck in that kind of thinking, but there is another way of looking at things. It all comes down to the way you think about yourself and your client. After all, you can't do a great job taking care of clients until you've taken care of yourself. Today's guests are Mark McKinney, VP of Client Development at Bottle Rocket Studios and Steve Fedorko, both authors of the book My Client Is the Devil (And Other Myths). They're both psychologists who happened to work in marketing agencies, so they put their expertise together. They left academia to learn and teach how much psychology is used in business everywhere. There are a lot of books on helping clients, but not a lot on how you help yourself get better at helping clients. This is one of them.

There's never a shortage of people complaining about their clients. You can get stuck in that kind of thinking, but there is another way of looking at things. It all comes down to the way you think about yourself and your client. After all, you can't do a great job taking care of clients until you've taken care of yourself. Today's guests are Mark McKinney, VP of Client Development at Bottle Rocket Studios and Steve Fedorko, both authors of the book My Client Is the Devil (And Other Myths). They're both psychologists who happened to work in marketing agencies, so they put their expertise together. They left academia to learn and teach how much psychology is used in business everywhere. There are a lot of books on helping clients, but not a lot on how you help yourself get better at helping clients. This is one of them.

Leah Gilpatrick is an expert at providing high level customer service and creating memorable VIP client user experiences.  She is the Office Experience Manager for Bottle Rocket Studios, a mobile development firm that is known for its legendary office experience as well its world class apps. She is the swiss army knife of this beautifully designed, 42,000 square foot space that Bottle Rocket calls home. In addition to managing the office experience, Leah is also the Social and Culture Chairman for LIFT, a team dedicated to shaping an ideal company culture and work environment.  Leah credits much of her ability of effectively dealing with people from her experiences working in fast food restaurants and high volume call centers.  You will learn:  The #1 easiest way to get people to like you 3 surprising customer service lessons from the fast food industry  How to make friends with anyone  How to diffuse heated situations and other personnel conflicts  What every business can learn about customer service from the fast food industry Why body language can be the difference between someone liking or hating you How to create a happy work culture through a dynamically engineered office environment  Subscribe to Podcast: iTunes: http://bit.ly/Pathwaystosuccess Stitcher: http://bit.ly/1MmRW7T Website: http://www.julianplacino.com

In grade school Tara was known as the “Questioning Queen."  Being dyslexic, she had to find alternative ways to gain a deeper understanding of the subject at hand. Which meant asking “Why,” “How” and “What if” until the point of exhaustion. She owes these experiences to the reason why she values the importance of intellectual curiosity and encourages others to engage in this way of thinking.  In 2015, Tara graced the TEDx stage with her talk, Curiosity Saves the Cat.  Tara graduated from Oklahoma State University where she got her degree in Advertising and Strategic Communication. At her time at OSU she held a variety of leadership positions including Social Chair for her sorority, President of the Advertising Club and was the Account lead for the National Student Advertising Competition. Upon graduation she spent the first four years of her career at Tracylocke working on amazing brands like Pizza Hut, Samsung and Cattle Barons Ball. Tara has recently joined Bottle Rocket Studios, a mobile app development first that has created some of the highest quality apps in the world, as their newest Client Executive.  On this episode we discuss:  What Dyslexia is and how it affects the brain's ability to process information How Tara adapted her learning style to cope with Dyslexia  How Tara turned a learning “disability” into a superpower  The importance of intellectual curiosity  The TEDx application process and her full TEDx experience  Important takeaways from Unleash the Power Within - Anthony Robbins Seminar What she learned from walking barefoot across 2,000 degree coals

Joshua Hall is a Usability Expert who has worked in a variety of industries including gaming, travel, e-commerce, healthcare, retail, food & restaurant. Highlights of Joshua's Career:  Certified Usability Analyst with Human Factors International. His testing experience includes mobile, tablet, web, command line, kiosk as well as gaming applications  Led the usability testing effort for Sabre Airline Solutions, which is used by 200 + global airlines Credited in the Borderland 2 end credits, which is one of the best selling games of 2012, with over 12 million copies to date He's worked with other amazing brands including Coca-Cola, Chik-Fil-A, Mary Kay, ABC, NBC and American Airlines He's speaker and organizer in the Dallas UXPA community Today, he leads all usability efforts for Bottle Rocket Studios, and award winning mobile development firm that has produced some of the highest quality mobile apps in the world. On this episode we discuss: What usability is Benefits of usability How usability can enhance your business  Usability ROI How to do low cost scrappy usability Best practices of usability and much more! 

Sharing the love at the office has never been easier. This week’s office hack comes to us from Bottle Rocket Studios in Addison, Texas. It takes an Amazon Dash Button, a severed rubber hand and a chat messaging service and makes high-performing teams feel appreciated. To see some of these wacky gifs and to learn how to hack an Amazon Dash Button, check out: http://bit.ly/VirtualHighFive

Mike Leduc is a very accomplished software engineering leader with over 20 years of experience. He was former the Vice President of Software Engineering for Bottle Rocket Studios, a mobile app development company that has produced some of the highest quality mobile apps in the world. At Bottle Rocket, he managed the software engineering group which consisted of iOS, android, sever, web and quality assurance professionals. In addition to providing strategic and tactical leadership, he has hired, trained and mentored some of best software engineering talent in the market.  He has an uncanny ability to recognize engineering talent then groom them to becoming world class software engineers. Several of his proteges have gone off to work for companies like Apple, Twitter, Amazon and many other amazing companies. Although a significant portion of his career has been spent in leadership roles, he is certainly not afraid to get his hands dirty in code. Quoting from his linked in page, “I am, and will, always be, an engineer at heart. Scratch me and I bleed code.”  Mike is a brilliant software engineering leader and an incredible coach and mentor. In this episode, he gives great career advice for computer science students and entry level programmers looking to build a career in software development. 

Ian Parkinson is a technology professional and former Marine Sergeant. Today, he is the Quality Assurance Manager for the AWE Division of Bottle Rocket Studios, one of the premier mobile development firms in the world. As a recruiter, I've encountered many of our veterans who are struggling to find work and translating their military experience to a private sector job. On episode 05 of the Pathways to Success, former Marine Sergeant, Ian Parkinson shares how he conducted his job search after his active duty and ultimately built successful career in technology. Please share this episode with any of our veterans who are struggling to find employment.