Podcast appearances and mentions of chris harden

I have known Chris Harden through the startup ecosystem in Orlando, Florida. For us in this world, he is a bit of a legend because he appeared on Shark Tank. What landed him there was his role as Co-founder of TROBO. The Storytelling Robot, a connected plush toy that reads stories about #science and #math to children ages 2-5 using iPhones and iPads.  When asked what his five words are that describe him, he shared Dad, husband, grateful, engineer, artistic, and creator. Chris has another children's book that recently dropped at the end of 2023. The title is Stanley & the Candy Cane Wormhole for tiny humans. Available for order on Amazon (link below). https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Candy-Cane-Wormhole-Delivery-ebook/dp/B0CH3VTM3W  We hope you enjoy this week's episode of The Intern Whisperer. The Intern Whisperer Podcast is brought to you by Employers 4 Change - Increasing diversity through #Skills based #DiversityEquityInclusion #recruitment and #management for #interns and #employees alike. Apply today to be an #Employer4Change that invests in #intern #talent and #employees. Want a break? Play Intern Pursuit Game on Steam.  Thank you to our sponsor Cat 5 Studios.   Podbean: https://internwhisperer.podbean.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8c_T19-pyfghVuAEbOMmHg   Follow us on our social channels  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/employers4change   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/employers4change   X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/employer4change   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/employers4change  #iHeartRadio #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Podbean #YouTube #Employers4Change #E4C #internships #radio #podcast #innovation #employers #smallbusiness #business #FutureOfWork #ValenciaCollegeRadio

Note: as I explained yesterday, this will be the last fresh podcast of October. I'll share some “best of” episodes over the next few weeks, and I'll see you in November.Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Chris: My superpower, lifelong, has been I'm extremely diverse. So I grew up as an artist, an illustrator. I got inspired by Stan Lee. I got my first comic book when I was six, Spider-Man. It just sent me on this journey of creativity, drawing and illustration. I also happen to be good at math and science, so I went into engineering. I've grown up as someone who has really great artistic skills—graphic design. Professionally, I also write, and I've done film, and I'm an engineering manager, director, and VP, so I'm really technical. What this enables me to do is talk with almost—not perfectly—but almost any walk of life. I can have something to discuss with people.Chris Harden has created a family game for Christmas built around a children's book he wrote that teaches values along with diversity and inclusion. Stanley and the Candy Cane Wormhole Game is now available for pre-order on Kickstarter.After working on the story for three years, taking great care to test the associated game with 95 different families, Chris is bringing the game to market. The story's lead character is a blue squirrel who unlocks Santa's wormhole, randomly collecting seven gifts that must be returned. As the squirrel works to return the gifts in what becomes a treasure hunt for the participating kids, parents can teach essential values.The game includes candy, making it a guaranteed hit with little ones.Chris also took care to incorporate diversity and inclusion into the book.Having been raised in the South, Chris remembers the racial tension. Visits home remind him that the problem persists. “When I go home, inappropriate words are used, and the tension between races is strong,” Chris says. “I'm a Caucasian American, and I lived with lots of African Americans in my neighborhood, had lots of wonderful, lifelong friendships, but that racial tension was always there.”“I was so fortunate God was able to put me into a math and science school for 11th and 12th grade down in Mobile,” he says. “That was the first time I got to see more diverse culture and exposure. Then I went to Auburn, which is very diverse.”That personal experience motivates Chris's desire to help children value diversity and inclusion.Shark Tank ExperienceChris was on Shark Tank a few years ago (after being on this show), pitching his children's storybook reading robot Trobo. He got a deal done on air, too.Recently, Chris attended a Shark Tank reunion and shared this report:I went there expecting to see 50 people. And there were somewhere between 150 and 200 that showed up. I had no idea how big it was going to be. We had some of the most successful Shark Tankers ever there and keynote speeches and that kind of stuff. Everyone was super nice and super friendly because we all have gone through a very similar experience on Shark Tank.He learned a powerful lesson, he says, from the experience. “Even as I work in a multibillion-dollar company, even as I have been a VP of engineering for a multimillion-dollar company, even as I have worked for GM and Ford and Coca-Cola and Amazon and the government of the US military, I still realize I don't think big enough.”Chris has used a rare superpower to build a career. He has a diverse portfolio of skills, talents and abilities that together have become his superpower. He calls it his diversity. I'll call it personal diversity to distinguish it from our discussion of diversity and inclusion.How to Develop Personal Diversity As a SuperpowerChris cautions that his superpower has a downside. “The weakness is that if I take the context and switch it, the weakness is I know just knowing myself, I will never be like the world's expert at anything. I'll never get there because I spend my time learning too many other things.”Still, the power of his ability is easy to demonstrate. “Because I can draw and I have an MBA, I learned tools like Visio and Flows. I can take a classic, high-tech engineering conversation and translate it into things that savvy business people can comprehend.” He used that skill to play a vital role in the development of one of my personal favorite technologies: the Coca-Cola Freestyle soda fountain, which has a touchscreen interface that provides access to all of the company's flavors.He illustrates the use of his superpower this way:I can make myself and my teammates in the room check our assumptions. What am I assuming would that feature, say, on a butter knife? I have no idea what a good feature would be. What is everyone else thinking? Let's get in. Let's draw it, do some flows. My ability to draw has enabled me to not just be an engineer who can code and develop but can actually work with a bunch of soft skill types and get alignment. That's the power of communications.Chris has some suggestions for developing a diversity of skills to help anyone in their career. He describes a Venn diagram with three circles.The three circles feature 1) technical skills for the job, 2) soft skills, including communications, and 3) professional skills, things like showing up on time for meetings.For people with managerial responsibility, he adds a fourth circle for leadership.“I'm looking at my teammates, and I'm trying to help them be the best they can be and the best teammate they can be,” Chris says. “I'm looking for gaps and expectations for hard skills, soft skills and professionalism.”By following Chris's example and advice, you can broaden your skill set to create greater personal diversity, allowing you to create a superpower that will help you do more good in the world. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode we learn the story of how Chris Harden took a simple product idea all the way to Shark Tank and beyond! 

Anthony Harchaoui receives Chris Harden to discuss how to build a sustainable model of growth within a define sector and what projects are coming next for the group.

What a decade this year has been. And what better way to reflect on it all than with music? Over a dozen local musicians partnered with KOTO to write original songs based on each month of 2020. Think of it as a special “year-in-review” through music. Featured Songs: January: "Walk On" by Anneke Dean with Eric Shedd on bass February: "February" by Eric Shedd March: "Not Alone" by Alex Paul with Eric Shedd on mandolin and Jack Tolan on electric guitar April: "What We Find" by LVDY (Aubrey Mable and Kathleen Hooper) May: "We Got This" by Koral De La Tierra June: "Something Real" by Cousin Curtiss with Chris Harden on bass July: "Serengeti" by Kirk Drogsvold August: "Dancing with August" by Donavan Dailey September: "Wake Up" by Danny D’Alessandro October: "Pandemic Parenting" by Bria Light November: "Good People" by Emily Scott Robinson December: "Christmas Time in Telluride" by Colona (Ethan Hale, Sam Burgess, and Warren Gilbreath)

Chris Harden tells you why you should've never had hope for the Lions from the moment that Matt Patricia was named the head coach of the team.   The Denver Nuggets will be the best team in the NBA Western Conference over the course of the next decade.

Due to sporting events disappearing for Covid-19, this is the first Beg Your Pardon episode during the pandemic. In this episode, Chris Harden and Kile Zimmer go over the events that occurred during the NFL Draft, and discuss what they liked and didn't like about what the Lions did. Of course, Kile and Chris also talk about the Packers trading up to select Quarterback Jordan Love in the first round. We will return to uploading a new podcast covering Detroit sports once a week once sporting events return back to normal. Check us out on twitter: @BYPPodcast

Kile Zimmer and Chris Harden talk about why you should watch the Pistons as they finish out the season. Michigan State is getting hot at the right time, while Michigan is getting cold at the wrong time. In case you haven't heard, the Palace of Auburn Hills is getting demolished, and the Joe Louis Arena has been completely demolished. Kile and Chris talk about what made those arenas special. On twitter: @BYPPodcast

In this episode of the Beg Your Pardon Podcast, Kile Zimmer and Chris Harden say if they think that this years Detroit Tiger's could go down as the worst in franchise history. Most agree that the Lions will be better, but they play in a tough division. Kile and Chris go about their predictions on who will be the division winners as the pre-season is getting ready to kick off. On twitter: @BYPPodcast

Chris Harden and Kile Zimmer talk about the latest pitcher to join the Tigers. Russell Westbrook has been traded to the Rockets, is it possible for Westbrook and James Harden to play well together? The Lions undoubtedly have a better roster to start this NFL season than they did the last. Chris and Kile discuss. Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines are out of excuses, it's time to put up or shut up. On twitter: @BYPPodcast

Today Kile Zimmer and Chris Harden talk about Michigan's biggest weakness... Offense. Also, are you excited that the Pistons could possibly make the playoffs? Or do you not care until they're an actual contender? America's fascination with an inch... The NFL combine and Kyler Murray. Who should the Lions go after this year?   On twitter @BYPPodcast

Kile Zimmer and Chris Harden.   Is Michigan facing more pressure than ever to win out their remaining schedule this season? Why the Pistons are losing games. The Red Wings turning the tables. The Lions continue to disappoint. Daily Draft Duel.

It's the Beg Your Pardon podcast with Chris Harden and Kile Zimmer.   How much pressure is Michigan facing now standing at the top of the division? Are the Pistons a legit playoff contender this year? Are the Lions mailing it in for the season following the Golden Tate trade?

Love sports? Hear this weeks episode hosted by Chris Harden and Kile Zimmer.   What kind of game will we see in Michigan Vs. Notre Dame? The Irish are favored by 1 point. Has Henrik Zetterberg played his last NHL game? What teams will go to the Super Bowl? Pre-season Super Bowl picks by Kile and Chris.

Eli Kidder, Tooth, Chris Harden, Lady A and I discuss sports, music, and tattoos with Johnny coming in a late from assignment.

We talked about studio construction, getting great drums, guitar, and horn sounds, and how to build your production career. My guest today is Chris Harden, A Chicago based producer, engineer, and mixer and guitar player, and partner at IV Lab Studios. Getting his start as assistant engineer on the Grammy nominated Plain White T’s single “Hey There Delilah,” Chris went on to work with Rachael Yamagata, The Von Bondies, Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), Wayne Baker Brooks, and supergroup Hard Working Americans.   Chris’ production credits include Miracle Condition, District 97, Like Pioneers, and Chicago Farmer. And he continues to perform locally with The Pod (a Ween cover band) and tour nationally with the Ike Reilly Assassination. And He also tours as a live sound engineer and is a member of the Recording Academy. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more on Youtube If you love the podcast then please Leave a review on iTunes here Want to learn more about mixing? Get Free mix training with Lij at: http://MixMasterBundle.com CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES AT: http://RSRockstars.com/143

Read the full GoodCrowdinfo article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/1ZNi2XK. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. Chris Harden and Jeremy Scheinberg created Trobo, a robot that is an educational toy focused on teaching young children STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). They successfully raised $61,000 on Kickstarter. Here’s how they did it. Chris explains, “We got started at an event in November 2014 called ‘Startup Weekend.’ It’s a 3 day weekend where you pitch a brand hew business idea, form teams, and create as much of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) as you can. You also go out to a market place and get feedback, specifically to determine whether people would buy and how much they would pay.” The biggest challenge, Chris explains, was to actually do what they’d promised with finite resources. Our biggest challenge to overcome how to turn a $61K Kickstarter into what is now roughly a $240K+ investment. The physical product, the marketing, the patent, and definitely the application cost a lot more than $61K dollars (which is even less after Amazon and Kickstarter’s cut). We were fortunate enough to get a Phase 1 SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation for developing the product and trying find a fit for it in the Education space. We interviewed 40 administrations and 60 Educators which ended up improving our approach to the product as well as helping us vet that market. We also invested personal funds as needed. Ultimately, Chris attributes their success to luck–and the media. We have been lucky with TROBO. The dolls, our STEM for Very Early Education concept, and our story has been compelling enough that we have been graced with loads of exposure from like-minded publications such as USA Today, Tech Crunch, People, Xploration Station, and Popular Science (who gave us Best of Toy Fair 2015). This kind of PR is extremely helpful to a startup, because all of our money has gone to executing on the product and infrastructure. We didn’t have money for Marketing. So the exposure has brought in others who have helped us along the way, whether it be investing in our Kickstarter, connecting us with significant influencers, or just sharing the word on social media. All of that has helped us build a core audience of loyal early adopters that we rely on heavily even now for sharing announcements and growing word of mouth. Read the full GoodCrowdinfo article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/1ZNi2XK. Please consider whether a friend or colleague might benefit from this piece and, if so, share it.

Richard talks with Jeremy Scheinberg and Chris Harden about their Kickstarter, Trobo: The Storytelling Robots. Lessons learned include thoughts on marketing, PR, Kickstarter fatigued, and social media management tools. herecomestrobo.com