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Finding that secret sauce can lead to success, but it's not always easy to find. In this episode of the Class E Podcast, we talked with Chris Sexton, founder of the barbecue catering company, Sexton's Smoke-N-Grill. From learning countless lessons in the Greenville Starts program to dealing with personal health concerns, Sexton discusses the future of his company, how he has become more appreciative of his skills, and the importance of keeping priorities straight as an entrepreneur. Guest: Chris Sexton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sextonsmokingrill Host: Mary Sturgill Producer: Isabella Martinez '24   TRANSCRIPT:  MARY: Hi there, everyone. Welcome to this episode of the Class E Podcast. You know, this is the podcast that is brought to you through a partnership between the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Communication Studies Department here at Furman University.  Today's episode is part of the everyday entrepreneur series in which we talk to entrepreneurs who have graduated from our GVL Starts program. And the reason that we're doing that is we want you to hear their stories and be inspired by them wherever they are in the process of their venture. So today we have a very special guest, Chris Sexton, who is the owner of Sexton Smoke-N-Grill, and a new venture that he's calling Mr. Sauce It Up. Chris, welcome to the show.  CHRIS: Thank you for having me. Thank you for having me.  MARY: Chris, I'm so happy that you were able to join us today because one - I'm gonna look right into the camera for the YouTube people - Chris' food is amazing. Now when I was in, you know, I was a broadcaster for 20 years, and when I was in Texas, the broadcasters and you know different people in the community, they call us celebrities or whatever, but we had to judge barbecue competitions. So I've judged many a barbecue competition in my life. And Chris' is by far the best of any that I have done and it all boils down to the sauce, which I imagine is where the Mr. Sauce It Up came from.  CHRIS: That is exactly where Mr. Sauce came from. I've created a new sauce using fruit, alcohol, and just a wide imagination to come up with different sauces. We've got about 10 to 15 sauces that we do.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: All incorporating fruits and alcohol like I said. Like you can take Hennessy bourbon… MARY: Don't give your whole secret away.  CHRIS: No, everything's not coming, but we've got great stuff coming.  MARY: We don't want people to copy it. And you will want to once you taste this, you'll want to try to redo this at home. Tell us about how you got started with this. Because you're in finance.  CHRIS: I'm in finance. So to be honest with you, from working in finance, I've always had a passion for cooking. I started cooking when I was like 14 years old working at a little restaurant in Greer with legendary Peggy Davis. She owns Peggy's Diner in Greer. Started working with her, handing out trays… and I kind of fell in love with that whole environment of cooking, creating. Did that all the way through high school… worked at McDonald's. But the sauce and the cooking came from truly talking on the phone with a guy from Mississippi on the phone about a car deal.  MARY: Oh, wow. CHRIS:  And he asked me what I was doing for Thanksgiving. I told him I was going to try fried turkey. He said you need to smoke it.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And that day, I smoked a duck, a turkey and a…a duck, a turkey, and a Boston butt.  MARY: Wow.  CHRIS: And they all came out great.  MARY: Yeah. On your first time. CHRIS: On my first time, it came out great. Not perfect, but great. MARY: Right.   CHRIS: But it was addictive. It was like it was something that…it's what I needed at that point in time to slow me down and give me some perspective. MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And from there it's just kind of bloomed and grown from there.  MARY: Yeah. What inspired you? Was it just the conversation with him or have you always… I mean, you've kind of always been a little a foodie. CHRIS: A foodie.  MARY: I mean, I consider you a foodie.  CHRIS: So what really inspired me is the process.  MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: I fell in love with it. And I'm a person that loves serving people. So getting to feed people, seeing smiles on their face, people honestly patting your back saying this is the best barbecue I've ever had.  MARY: And there are some smiles when they eat your stuff.  CHRIS: And it's encouraging. So the sauce idea actually came… I made a dish, not gonna say what dish it is, and my mom tried it and when she got done, she says “man, this would be good on some chicken wings.” MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And so me being who I am, it took me like three years… I sat there and thought about it and one day while I was at work, all my great ideas come on the clock… So I was sitting there one day and I'm like bingo. I figured out how to do it, I tried it, and I kind of took it off from there.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And that's… the biggest thing about my barbecue is it's different. MARY: Yeah. It totally is.  CHRIS: And I refuse to do what everybody else does. And my goal with my business is to create a new space in a traditional market.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: When you go to restaurants and you go places… that's the other thing that inspired me…I'm tired of eating vinegar based, tomato based, mustard based barbecue sauces. You know, I want something different and so that's what we've done. MARY: So you have…how many sauces did you say now?   CHRIS: Got around 10 or 15 sauces. MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: The newest…the newest sauce that I'm working on would be a Carolina white sauce. Carolina is known for that fruit flavor for peaches and things of that nature.  MARY: Right.  CHRIS: So imagine taking your traditional yum yum sauce mixed in with a little bit of fruit.  MARY: Oh yeah.  CHRIS: And we're working on that and actually combining the smoked brisket and pulled pork with fried rice with that yum yum sauce.  MARY: Oh my gosh. My mouth is watering.   CHRIS: So, yeah. Look for us on Tik Tok soon. MARY: Yeah, there you go. When we were in the… we were in Greenville Starts cohort together, and the first time I tasted Chris's sauce, I was like, “Chris, you need to call this the best damn sauce ever.”  CHRIS: That is actually the slogan. “The best damn sauce you've ever had.”  MARY: Yeah. Yeah. I love it. CHRIS: I tell people… I'm trying to be humble, but when you have something that's different, you have to let people know.  MARY: Exactly.  CHRIS: And this is when you taste it, it just… it kind of shocks you because you're not… you're thinking barbecue sauce.  MARY: Totally.  CHRIS: But it kind of just catches you… you're like what is this?  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And it just kind of sucks you in.  MARY:  Well, and I think you just said it correct. You're taking a space that is so kind of entrenched in kind of the flavors that are there. And you're creating something new with the idea of barbecue. And I love that. Can you talk us through the process of creating this business because I guess you started with the smoking first and then the sauces and then where are you… how, you know…do you have a website? Do you have a restaurant? How are you coming together?   CHRIS: What we're doing now is… So this is how I initially started out. I was at my desk at Ford one day having a conversation with someone that asked me about catering.  MARY:Yeah.  CHRIS: So I hopped online, in between calls, looking at what I had to do to get started so I went online, I got my EIN…and kind of got in touch with state and got everything going. MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: That was in 2016. So for the last three years off and on, I've done a lot of catering. A lot of on site. My biggest thing is on site grilling. MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: I put on quite a show when I grill.  MARY: I mean you can tell with his personality. You're the entertainment and the food.  CHRIS: So yeah, if you're looking for an entertainer and a grill master, I'm your guy. So we… that's my big thing is I travel, I take my grill, I like to set up shop.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And I also work with… I've been working… I had been working before I took my current job with the church during the Wednesday night Bible studies. I'm big on… like I said my dad is a Baptist preacher.  MARY: Right. CHRIS: So we grew up in the country and all I know is fellowship and eating. I've probably eaten in every county in the state.  MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: Every, every type of food you can have, but those experiences is what inspired me. But long story short, the business idea and the model came from just three years of having to stop and go because working back and forth, and now learning how to balance time, family, and everything. The Mr. Sauce It Up will give me the opportunity to kind of work and service people and enjoy it and also make my first big shine through Mr. Sauce It Up.  MARY: Yeah. So I want to talk a little bit about… because entrepreneurial, you know, ventures are, it's a journey, right? And I know we all have setbacks, and I know that you've had some setbacks, including a health setback for a while that kind of made everything go on pause. So how are you doing now? And let's talk about the setbacks and how you overcame them.  CHRIS: Oh, wow. So it's crazy the night that we had our finale. Our, you know, our big pitch.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: I found out I had a nodule on my thyroid that they had to go in and remove. They thought it was small, but it ended up being like the size of a baseball. MARY: Wow. CHRIS: So it sat on my chest and it kind of impacted me. Dealing with things like that… it impacts…your thyroid is your gas and keeps you going. MARY: Yeah, yeah.  CHRIS: So for like the last three years, I've ran on nothing but adrenaline and you didn't know it. So it's taken me a little… little bit of time to adjust to being normal and not having that excess energy and just you know being actually knowing what it feels like to be tired and having to take a nap. MARY: Right. CHRIS: So for the last six, you know, part of that I ran on you know pretty much adrenaline because the thyroid and I were back balanced. Kind of and it… but it gave me an opportunity to really sit back and refocus and re-  kind of gave me a bigger hunger for what I want to do. I've looked at food trucks, and things like that, but a crazy and a funny fact about me is I've had 22 wrecks in my lifetime.  MARY: 22 wrecks? CHRIS: 22 automobile accidents.  MARY: Oh my goodness, Chris. CHRIS: So me driving a food truck probably nobody around here wants.  MARY: They don't mix.  CHRIS: That's not a good mix so I'm in the process of trying to find a building either…. I would prefer Greenville, but the Spartanburg area is also something I'm open to… to certainly barbecue out of. But until then, I'm gonna let myself and also cakes and sweet potato pies…  MARY: Yeah. Oh my god. Sweet potato pies.  CHRIS: …kind of feed my business and my picture while I kind of work my nine to five and do your day in and day out thing.  MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: The struggle. You know, being an entrepreneur… it takes a… you got to have a little bit of crazy in you to be an entrepreneur. But the biggest thing you have to have to be an entrepreneur is being resilient.  MARY: Yes. CHRIS: You never know what obstacles are gonna come your way. I never expected and never thought I was sick MARY: Right. You had no idea.  CHRIS: I had no idea. You know, and even through it, you got to, you know, one of the mottos I live off of is fake it till you make it.  MARY: Right.  CHRIS: You got to go into every day, no matter what's going on, with a smile on your face, press through. And you kind of put it behind you and live in that moment because you never know life can be taken from you at any given moment. So you got to enjoy it no matter what's going on. And that's what's kind of helped me evolve and get to the point that I'm at now. And for me, I've learned you know, when things are going… when things are going at their best is when things…your biggest hurdles are going to come. MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: For me, I spent all last year partnering with people and creating a lot of partnerships I kind of had to give up. So to kind of reinvent myself and roll back out and rebrand as Mr. Sauce It Up, it's going to be really exciting and I think it's the right way and path to go. The biggest thing I can tell other entrepreneurs is don't be stubborn.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: For a whole course, through Greenville Starts, everybody told me, “it's the sauce, it's the sauce, it's the sauce.”  MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: And I love cooking. I love grilling.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And a couple of weeks ago… I'd say a couple of months ago, it finally dawned on me “Hey, you've got a product that nobody else can do.” MARY: Right. CHRIS: This is your…this is your headline and this is your angle. I'll still grill and barbecue and do barbecue and whatnot. But…I have a gift that I gotta give the world.   MARY: Right. That's your foot in the door -  think the barbecue, but the sauce is so scalable. I mean it gives me goosebumps just thinking about where you could go and seeing this on grocery store shelves. I mean it really does. CHRIS: That's my ultimate goal. My ultimate goal is to… MARY: I mean I literally just got goosebumps.  CHRIS: We've got here in Greenville…we've got we've got the Duke's manufacturing. I want to have something similar to that here just pumping out sauce so hopefully when you're getting you know your Chick fil A… go to McDonald's get a sauce packet, and you'll see my pretty face on it. MARY: I love it. I love it. And you said some really good things about there in that comment about being resilient and not being stubborn. And I think being willing to go with the flow because I know you were in talks about a space right when you got sick. And so every… I mean literally everything went on hold.  CHRIS: So with the space…this is another thing that when in the restaurant business, it's a risky business… MARY: It is.  CHRIS: For me, the biggest thing is finding people that want to invest and that will roll the dice on a restaurant. MARY: And that's true for all restaurant owners.  CHRIS: That's been the biggest challenge, but the buildings I looked at have been highly competitive.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: I looked at a property in Duncan… was looking at property in Duncan and somebody came in at the last minute and outbid me by like 30 grand.  MARY: Right. Wow.  CHRIS: And being in finance and being the underwriter you… the risk… I'm very careful if that's the risk I take and I evaluate it making sure I'm making solid decisions.  MARY: And you understand that risk.  CHRIS: Yeah, because being in business for yourself, is a risk alone. MARY: Absolutely. CHRIS: You don't want your business upside down and trying to make back money that you may not be able to get back. That's not a wise move so we kind of backed off a bit. And it's been a blessing because like I said had I got into it then, gotten sick, we would have been in a worse situation. So thankfully, we got into a position where we're able to press pause and my true belief is that when my opportunity and my time is there, it's gonna happen but until then we're just gonna keep doing what we have to do.  MARY: One hundred percent. One hundred percent. So what's been the most rewarding thing about starting this venture for you? CHRIS: Networking and meeting new people.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And to be honest with you, the other thing people don't know about me is I'm kind of shy.  MARY: I don't believe that for a minute. Because the first night we were in Greenville Starts together, I mean, we clicked, obviously but…but yeah, no. But you, probably like me, I have to overcome it when I'm with people. Once I get there, I'm fine.  CHRIS: So I guess you can say my shyness comes out different. When I get nervous and get shy, it's like lights on, like camera on, game on, let's go. So you never really know it. So I embrace it. And being able to… this has taught me how to fight through that and how it really… I guess having a good time meeting new people and the biggest thing I think I'd say is just learn. Being an entrepreneur has taught me so much and it has stretched my limits. And so when I was younger, I was a hothead. MARY: I believe that.  CHRIS: Something happened… something happened and I'm, you know, fired up. MARY:  Right. CHRIS: So for instance, a couple of weeks ago, my first time back out and I go to leave and my grill catches a flat tire.  MARY: Oh, no. Yeah.  CHRIS: And the old me would have been saying Sunday School words and throwing stuff and all upset. We just pressed pause and regrouped and it has made me grow and develop patience. And understand that some things you cannot control. If you can't control it, you just move on.  MARY: I would think that this entrepreneurial process that you're on, and that health scare, that major health scare, probably both had something to do with that kind of, okay, it does no good to get upset about this stuff, just deal with it one thing at a time. CHRIS: Well there's another factor in there also. I've got a grandson now.  MARY: Oh yes, that's true. Happy Grandfather.  CHRIS: So, being a grand dad, it kind of…I would say the moment I took my daughter to the hospital.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: Got the call. I had to take her to the hospital. That's when life changed.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: We just kind of… I don't know it's something about having a grandchild that you can give back to them.  MARY: Right.  CHRIS: It kind of changes you. At the same time, it just shows your new appreciation for life. So all of that within the three month period, it really has slowed me down… made me appreciate life even more. But at the same time, it's made me a fighter. It's really made me a fighter and made me...  MARY: Yeah, because you want to be around for him. CHRIS: Yeah, to be honest with you, this whole get up, I've thought about for the last four years.  MARY: Yeah, this is what it's gonna look like. CHRIS: Yeah. And going through that experience gave me the courage to kind of step out of the shell and put it out there and move forward because what's the worst thing that can happen? Somebody will laugh at you? MARY: Right. Exactly.  CHRIS: You know at the end of the day, this is who I am.  MARY: And who cares? If they're laughing at you, they're looking at you?  CHRIS: They're looking at you. They're going to remember.  MARY: Right.  CHRIS: This is who I am. A little country guy from South Carolina just trying to sell some good barbecue and sauce.  MARY: Yeah, I love it. Chris, I love it. So we were, like I said we were in the Greenville cohort, Greenville starts cohort together, and for those of you may not know that's like an eight week program where the participants could expose everything from, you know, fundraising, capital to legal issues and things that of course, you're not an expert in everything, right? And so we learned so much to marketing. I mean, you name it, we touched on it in that class. What were some of the takeaways from that that you are implementing now? Almost a year later.   CHRIS: Want to hear a good story? MARY: Yeah always.  CHRIS: It kind of goes with the question you asked me previously about my experience.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: Do you remember the night that we wrote the breakup letter?  MARY: Yes. We had to write a breakup letter to our business. And you know, you're the second person to bring this up in these conversations, but his breakup letter was amazing. But go ahead.  CHRIS: I lived my breakup letter this year. And that night, the night that we had read that letter out loud and share that experience…  MARY: Yeah.   CHRIS: I lived it this year. And going through it and living it and seeing your dreams kind of, let's just say be taken away.  MARY: Yeah, yeah.  CHRIS: It makes you appreciate your gifts and it makes you appreciate what you did. So, without Greenville Starts, I probably wouldn't have pushed through this year. I probably would have gave up and just gone back to working the nine to five and just you know enjoy life but my experience with Greenville Starts and having to, you know, go through a made breakup with something that you love and then having to go through it actually, it kind of gave you…I can go back and I can remember some of the speeches that the speakers gave. I will say it gave me motivation and courage and more than anything else it taught me that I'm not a know it all. I've worked in the banking industry for years as a banker and on the other side of the fence, telling people no to loans and being actually on the opposite end of it - trying to be approved, trying to get all your documents together gives you a whole new appreciation for what people on the other side go through. We've been on both sides. I have an appreciation for both now. But I will say that Greenville Starts… it gave me the courage to bounce back and gave me that fight and it prepared me for the hurdles that were ahead. So if anybody in Greenville County has a business idea and they feel like they can make it, but their confidence is an issue, I would definitely recommend Greenville Starts. We have the all-American, the GOAT, the great, the best hair, Brian Davis. He just…has a way of inspiring…inspiring you. Like just…any of our cohorts, I think about you guys and where you're at and I see your successes and it motivates you. You see other people being successful and that pushes you on.  MARY: One hundred percent. Which is the whole reason we do this podcast is to share your all's stories with the public so that we can encourage other people to go ahead and follow their dreams and create their ventures, you know, and I mean, you talk about Greenville Starts being an inspiration, you're an inspiration to, I know our entire cohort.  CHRIS: I appreciate it. I appreciate it. I think, you know, God puts you in a certain place at a certain time. And I think I feel like that was a perfect time because like going into it, I'll be honest with you toward the end of class I kind of felt like something was off. It drained me. It drained me. It put me… I don't like talking about this aspect of it, but it impacted my mental health.  MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: It gave me some anxiety and put me in a depressive state and it you know, that's not me. MARY: Right. CHRIS: One hundred miles per hour, 100 days a week.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: So at the end of the class, it was like okay, what we got going on? And you guys really pushed us through. It's like a family. It's not just like a class. It's not just like a group of people. It feels like family and a cheerleader group.  MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: I've coached football, played football. I love sports and I love that team aspect. And that's what it felt like. Each week it wasn't a competition against each other. It was a way that we can push each other…push each other to make each other better. It's been a year and a half now. And when you can go back and recall specific conversations and specifics in a needed time, that's when you know it had an impact on you. That's what Greenville Starts said to me.  MARY: Yeah. CHRIS: It put a lot of information in this encyclopedia up here.  MARY: Yeah. I love that. I love that. What advice do you have to other entrepreneurs that you… either from Greenville Starts or just your personal experience?  CHRIS: I'm going to steal one from Ted Lasso.  MARY: Okay.  CHRIS: The great Ted Lasso. You got to believe. And what he also says…that's number one is believe.You got to believe in yourself. You got to believe in the process and you got to trust, you know, that the good Lord put you in a position he gave you whatever gifts that you have for a reason. And you have to follow the plan in your process. When things get hard, you got to go harder.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: And when things get easy, you got to kind of scratch your head and say, why is that so easy and know that something's coming. MARY: Right. Be prepared.  CHRIS: Be prepared because something's around the corner. The other thing is, I'm a Florida State fan. And the reason I'm a Florida State fan is because of…He talked about a lot about what you do when people aren't watching.  MARY: Yes.  CHRIS: And as an entrepreneur… it's what you're doing behind the scenes and when people aren't watching is what's going to make you successful. You know, the… you know, I cook a brisket 26 hours for it to be gone in 30 minutes.  MARY: Right.  CHRIS: So it's what I do behind the scenes and the effort and what people don't see is what makes you a great entrepreneur and a great… and great at what you do. And the last is something I learned from a guy named Tom Leopard back in 2012. Your priorities. As an entrepreneur, you have to have your priorities in order. It's got to be your faith, your family, and your fortune. If those three get out of whack at any point in time, it's time to step back, reevaluate, and bring them back in line and then things will start flowing so greatly. So always remember your faith, your family, and then you're fortune and as long as those three are aligned, you can always be successful and bounce back.  MARY: I love that. The three F's.  CHRIS: The three F's.  MARY: I love it. So you brought some… before we let you go, you brought some goodies for us. So, boy, I wish people…I wish we had smellivision because that cake smells so good. Oh my gosh. So Chris, what do we have here? This is one of the cakes that you do.  CHRIS: This is my spin on a…You lived in Kentucky?  MARY: I did not live in Kentucky.  CHRIS: I don't know why I thought you lived in Kentucky. So, this is my take on a Kentucky butter cake.  MARY: Okay.  CHRIS: So I call it a Carolina butter cake.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: It's a pound cake with some secret flavors.  MARY: Okay.  CHRIS: As all things as Mr. Sauce It Up does, we also do cake glazes.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: So this has a pineapple. No, I'm sorry…a peach mango rum glaze to it.  MARY: Yeah. Oh my goodness. This is going to be so good.  CHRIS: Mixed in butter. Something I came up with. I am the king of taking a recipe and turning it into my own. MARY: Right.  CHRIS: So, that's what I do the best. I don't… You know, if I go out to eat I'm probably going to take two… two combos, two meals and turn it into one.  MARY: And put them together.  CHRIS: So this is kind of what I've done with this and created my own flavor, but I feel pretty confident, I'm willing to bet you a $1 to your paycheck that you've never had a flavor like this.  MARY: All right, let's see it.  CHRIS: Let's see. Let me pull out my Dexter knife.  MARY: He's going to pull out his Dexter knife. Oh yeah, that's a Dexter knife. All right. All right. All right, let's cut into this sucker. So remind me again what the glaze is?  CHRIS: This is a peach mango with a hint of rum.  MARY: Okay.  CHRIS: And some other stuff that I can't really share with you at the time. I'll share with you at the time.  MARY: Right let's go. Cheers.  CHRIS: Cheers.  MARY: Oh my gosh.  CHRIS: Mmm. Mama where you at? Come on over here, get smacked.  MARY: That is so good. Did you say mama come on over here, get smacked?  CHRIS: Come on over. Come on over.  MARY: Oh yeah. So, we're going to have to change that phrase, well or add to it…the best damn sauce…the best damn glaze…because this is good stuff.  CHRIS: Thank you so much. Thank you so much.  MARY: Oh my goodness. Alright. So again, we'll have the links to how you get in touch with Chris wherever we're posting this podcast, both on YouTube and all of our podcast channels. Just look under the copy, the body copy. And you'll see that there because you… if you are having an event, you want to hire Chris to cater that event. Again, it's the entertainment and food. You can't beat that. CHRIS: Let me tell you.  MARY: Yeah.  CHRIS: I didn't mean to interrupt, but this cake is good.  MARY: It does taste good.  CHRIS: It tastes good. I'm a pound cake foodie and I think I've found something here.  MARY: I think you have too.  CHRIS: Not to brag, but yeah.  MARY: I think…I can't put it down. I got to finish eating so I can say the rest of the show so I can close the show out. Oh my gosh. So good. Alright. How do people get in touch with you if they want to get some sauce or they want you to cater an event?  CHRIS: Cater an event. You can find me on Facebook - Chris Sexton or Sexton's Smoke-N- Grill. Also on Instagram, it's Chris Sexton or Sexton's Smoke-N-Grill. Email me at sextonssmokengrill@gmail.com. www.sextonssmokengrill.com. And that's just Sexton's, Smoke, the letter “n”, grill.com. Or you can call me 864-680-4629. We got the sauces.  MARY: Alright, Chris, thank you so much.  CHRIS: Thank you. Anytime. Anytime.  MARY: So remember, if someone you know is an entrepreneur or has an idea, Greenville Starts is a great place for them to get started or if they're somewhere in the process along the way and they just need that little extra “umph” to learn things that they don't necessarily know, then that's a great place. So, in order to get into the next cohort, all you have to do is Google Greenville Starts and Furman and it should be the very first link that pops up and get yourself on that list.  The other thing I wanted to remind everybody of is that we have the Paladin Pitch competition, which if you are a Furman student, you can win $10,000 for your venture. That's coming up in April, but you have to participate in some pitch competitions before that. So, contact the Hill Institute, get your pitch to them and start working and then from all those pitches throughout the year, they'll choose the finalists to pitch in April. So be thinking about that, be brainstorming. If you want to do something, now is the time to do it. So, that does it for this episode of the Class E Podcast. I'm your host Mary Sturgilll. Remember this podcast is brought to you through a partnership between the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Communication Studies Department here at Furman University. It is produced by student producers, Kayla Patterson and Eliza Polich, a true example of the Furman Advantage. And remember, you can get this podcast two ways now - you can listen to it wherever you listen to your podcast, we also have a YouTube channel where you can watch it and you can see this beautiful cake that we just ate and see us eating it. And we also.. follow us on Tik Tok if you're on Tik Tok because we just started a brand new Tik Tok channel and you'll see a lot of the outtakes and a lot of cool stuff on behind the scenes stuff on that Tik Tok channel. Until next time everybody, dream big.    

This is Chris Sexton giving you his thoughts on the season so far at the qtr mark. 5 games in he gives you his reactions to the team so far and what he things we need to improve as a team moving forward to get to the ultimate goal (Super Bowl baby).

"I Mustache You" is a whimsical magical realistic comedy, inspired by Buster Keaton, Looney Tunes, and NYC about Abby, a woman with social anxiety, OCD and agoraphobic tendencies who receives an invitation to love, self acceptance, and the outside world. Shara Ashley Zeiger is an award winning Jewish actor/filmmaker from Philadelphia residing in NYC. Shara's played roles on "The Plot Against America" (HBO), "BULL" (CBS), "The Last OG" (TBS), various indie films, Off Broadway, Regional Theatre, and National Tours. "The Punishment" depicts a grief-stricken father whom hunts down the boy responsible for the events which led to his son's murder but finds himself unable to escape the consequences of his own violent actions. Chris is an Assistant Professor of Film & Program Manager of the Digital Cinema A.S. at State College of Florida.

Chris Sexton of HeliGuy Serpents joins us this week to talk Morelia, some balls, chondros, and more! Like this episode? Want more? SUBSCRIBE via Soundcloud, iTunes, Google Play, or Spotify! Follow us - https://bit.ly/2MRsNJ1 Follow Justin - https://bit.ly/2AnesKR Follow Phil - https://www.instagram.com/knobtails.ig/ Follow Steve's Snaketuary - https://bit.ly/2KO9BIY Support the show, pick up a shirt! - https://bit.ly/31gO7ux Into track: RadioSlug by Anitek - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Anitek/Luna/11_RadioSlug

Second hour of Fast Break Friday we head to Whistling Straits for a Ryder Cup update with ESPN's Bob Harig.  We then get our first CELEBRITY GUEST PICKER in the form of Louisville River Bats great Chris Sexton.  We talk about the Bats reunion this weekend too,  And Mike and Bob do their PICKS AGAINST THE SPREAD! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special Morning Focus podcast, we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Alan Morrissey speaks to Maureen O'Neill Regan, President of the New York Clare Association, who spent a year after 9/11 as part of the rescue and recovery team at Ground Zero, Brian Connolly, member of the New York Fire Department on 9/11 who subsequently went onto work at NYPD, Patrick Connolly, member of the New York Fire Department on 9/11 and currently a FDNY Captain, Aidan McEnroe, who was an air-traffic control officer at Shannon Airport that day, Jan Godfrey, a Boston-native now living in Liscannor, whose brother Mark Trottenberg is a camera man and filmed the towers collapsing and to Chris Sexton, a US citizen in Miltown Malbay, who spent his teens in New York and Washington. Picture (c) Canva

Chris Cubed… Usually the three Chris’ on this podcast would be labeled as round… but in this case…  Bad joke… didn’t land.  I apologize.  Anyway, Episode 55 is in the books where I actually get to talk to and hang with Chris Salemi from the Bronx Zoo.  Let me repeat that…  A wild animal keeper from the Bronx F#ckin’ Zoo said yes to being on this dumb podcast.  Chris works with Lions, Tigers and Bears Oh My but then adds some Godd#mn Gorillas to the mix too.  This dude is a legit bad ass from the Bronx which surprises me cause I didn’t think there were any left.  And he keeps all types of Australian Pythons as well! You wanna talk sexy… Chris Sexton from Heliguy Serpents is on 15 Minutes of Lame this week. Hope you guys seriously love this one cause we had a great time recording it. Upcoming Shows June 9 - Leveling Up - Episode 4 - Morph Market w/ John Lehman on the YouTube Channel June 13 – NO OPEN ZOOM CALL… I’ll be in TX! June 15 – New Episode of the Podcast June 27 – The Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers Returns! July 1 – New Episode of the Podcast July 10 – Leveling Up – Episode 5 – Expansion w/ Justin Kobylka on the YouTube Channel

Parent Driven Development Episode 067: Goodbye, for now. 1:00 Parent Driven Development reflects on what it’s like being a panelist on the podcast Imposter syndrome Multiple purposes to be an effective parent Expanding perspectives, ideas, and parenting techniques Ability to relate with one another 8:40 What we hope to our listeners take away from the podcast There is no one way to parent You’ll continue to grow as a parent You are not alone - every parent, kid, family, circumstances are different 13:30 What would we have done differently? Earlier sponsorship Episode format 16:15 Parting words for listeners Thank you!! You’re doing a great job. 17:17 Final genius and fail moments Chris Sexton’s daughter uses the word arithmetic with her peers, but no one knows the word leading her to question whether her parents played a prank on her. Allison calms down her family with deep breathing after her daughter has a potty accident. KWu’s 3-year-old son feels super proud after helping shovel the snow, and he helped! Chris Arcand finds the perfect snow sled for his son to be towed around in the deep Minnesota snow. How can I support the podcast? Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Chris Arcand (https://twitter.com/chrisarcand) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Allison (https://twitter.com/allie_p)

Parent Driven Development 66: Finding a new job during the pandemic. Welcome, Jean Hsu! Jean Hsu (https://twitter.com/jyhsu) is a writer, coach, and software engineer turned leadership coach after working for a decade in Silicon Valley. She is the VP of engineering at Range Labs (https://www.range.co/) and Co-founder of Co Leadership (https://coleadership.com/), which focuses on filling the gaps in leadership development in the tech industry. Jean doesn’t miss writing code, but she does miss deleting it. 0:53 Finding a new job during the pandemic Desire strikes for leadership The hiring process 5:20 How did the pandemic change your thought process Intentionality of specific desires - management, leadership, flexibility Enjoying the journey rather than letting comparison or stress take over 7:30 What would Jean do differently now? Finding ways to lean into async communication with a remote team in different time zones, while keeping the team engaged and connected with each other Hybrid mix of in-person and remote is the future for companies 13:13 Pre-pandemic commute tales Feels like a different lifetime 15:40 New expectations for Range during the pandemic Getting rid of the 9-5; windowed work with colored labels Core hours for team meetings Setting boundaries 19:40 Genius and fail moments KWu closed her son’s fingers between a door hinge… #fail Allison’s daughter turns 3 and shines at her yearly doctor's appointment. #genius Jean downloaded TikTok and discovered the best parenting hack to tell your kids to do a task, rather than ask. #genius Chris brings back his daughter's love of Star Wars. #genius How can I support the podcast? Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Allison (https://twitter.com/allie_p) KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Jean Hsu.

Welcome to the Type1lifting podcast. In this episode we talk to personal trainer, gym owner, and friend Chris Sexton * When he started personal training * What made him open a gym * What have been the pain points that he had to endure * What are his plans for the new year You can I’lle always check out Type1lifting by going to www.type1lifting.com Instagram @type1lifting Twitter @type1lifting Facebook Type1lifting Tik Tok @Type1lifting Thank you for listening and enjoy the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Parent Driven Development Episode 054: How to Manage Your Tech Career With Kids 01:17 How do personal priorities and desired job circumstances change? Flexibility + time off Managing parents during emergencies Building resilience within a company 08:18 Chaos monkey Applying the method to people Setting quality expectations that everyone agrees on 10:45 Benefits are important Healthcare, dental care, infertility, adoption, etc… 12:46 Perceiving direct reports from a manager perspective about what parents really care about Salary should fit one's needs, they aren’t worried if their kids need braces What employees care about matters! Managers syncing up for 1:1 calls is essential Standing meetings 17:30 Time management Planning interruptions as a parent Coding flow Essential reminders Working nights and weekends by choice 27:57 Genius / fail moments Chris Arcand hacked his three-year-old sleep with a soothing sound bath #genius Chris Sexton’s son is a Scout and had to tackle the virtual retreat by sleeping in the yard for one week to mimic the real thing. Quarantine win #genius How can I support the podcast? Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community! Panel Chris Arcand (https://twitter.com/chrisarcand) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton)

Parent Driven Development Sponsored by: RAYGUN (https://www.raygunsite.com/) Episode 047: Darcy Lockman - All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers and The Myth of Equal Partnership (https://darcylockman.com/) 00:23 Welcome, Darcy (https://twitter.com/Darcy_Lockman)! Darcy Lockman is a former journalist turned clinical psychologist and the author of All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership (Harper). Her first book, Brooklyn Zoo (Doubleday), chronicled the year she spent working on the psychiatric ward of a city hospital. She lives and practices (for the time being virtually) in New York City. 00:39 Orgins of All The Rage Child care falls on Darcy more than her husband.. moms more than dads? Why are we living like this? The impact of patriarchy on all of us 04:25 Patriarchy instilled into our culture Women carry 65% childcare work, while men carry 35% The feminine is looked down in society Communality / agency - girls raised to be more communal, boys are raised to be more agentic Women join the workforce, but keep up with childcare duties 09:32 How to guide kids with equal partnership at home Kids easily influenced from their outside world Identification with the same sex parent Gender detectives - searching for the group that they belong in The one way glass study Women have this idea that their male partner should not be inconvenienced, and that it’s ok if they are 16:17 Is being traditional wrong? What good dads get away with Stay at home mom stigma 19:05 Dual earning couples is sole focused on from All The Rage Book After work “breaks” ?After work “breaks” ? Unequal experience, unequal ability Taking care of children takes practice Paid paternity leave for men in other countries - use it or lose it 24:20 Who is responsible for the mental load? Techniques to share the workload Women tend to feel more responsible and may have to unlearn this feeling of taking no time off Underbenifitor / Overbenifitor - both sides uncomfortable 29:50 The pandemic is making the invisible workload more visible Possible progress to be made in couples 32:45 Genius / Fail moments JC’s kids have been helping around the house since the pandemic hit, including dinner! #geniuswin Chris grounds steak with kids to make tacos. They were a hit and ready to go, until Chris accidentally dropped a glass dish right next to the taco meat and glass got in the taco meat… Dinner restart #fail Darcy embraces a sugar vacation during the pandemic and let’s her girls feast on junk food that is usually not allowed. #genuisfail maybe?? ### How can I support the podcast? Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community! Check out Fiverr (https://track.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=121216&nci=7416) for all your Freelance needs. Panel JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Darcy Lockman.

Skitch brings on long time good friend Chris Sexton to stroll down memory lane and reminisce about classic high school memories.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loularocco59/support

Parent Driven Development Sponsored by: The Preschool Box (https://www.thepreschoolbox.com/) Episode 045: Miriam Tocino - Zerus and Ona 01:56 Welcome Miriam (https://twitter.com/miriamtocino)! Zerus & Ona (https://zerusandona.com/) were born from Miriam's own circumstances as a mom. By the time she had her baby, Miriam was the coordinator and teacher of a Development Bootcamp in Amsterdam. So, when the time came to go back to work (her son was 3 months old), she jumped back. After some weeks in the job, Miriam realised she couldn't do it. She was constantly sleep deprived and with no help around from family (we're expats). Miriam quit her job and stayed at home with her baby. She then started to use his naps to draw and write Zerus & Ona. **FREE PDF from Zerus and Ona on the ABCs of Computers (https://zerusandona.com/parentdriven) 03:29 Orgins of Zerus and Ona Miriam was leading tech bootcamps, then got pregnant Her baby was more work than expected ;) Miriam returns to work, but quit after a few weeks after returning Sleep deprived evenings inspired new ideas! 08:40 Finding more intention as a new mom Thriving through a creative outlet Craving more information for her child in the future, specifically around TECH Motherhood and creativity are interconnected 2 year journey to build Zerus and Ona 15:05 Switching from architecture to tech to creative children’s books Binge learning and career switching No regrets 19:05 Zerus and Ona “bits” Breaking down complex topics to make them easily understandable Miriam switches from thinking with her head, to listening with her heart. Unlocking creativity through The Artist's Way (https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252) Intuitive writing, journaling and play! 28:15 Zerus and Ona 2.0 Evolution of creating the books If you’re thinking of making a move, do it! Learning to move on from perfectionism 32:20 Genius / Fail moments Miriam allows her son a device while she finishes a project (unheard of in her house), only to discover all her original drawings of Zerus and Ona are GONE afterwards. #fail Allison’s son acts out more than usual during a super busy week for the family and realizes that maybe their communication could have been clearer with him from the start #fail Chris commits to structuring a new art piece with his daughter by watching YouTube videos. He ends up paying someone else, but instills a solid mindset in his daughter during the process #genius Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Miriam Tocino.

Parent Driven Development Episode 043: Pressure and Considerations Around Leaving a Job for Ethical Reasons. Welcome, Nick Means (https://twitter.com/nmeans)! Nickolas Means loves nothing more than a story of engineering triumph (except maybe a story of engineering disaster). When he's not stuck in a Wikipedia loop reading about plane crashes, he spends his days as a Senior Engineering Manager at GitHub working on Security and Compliance tooling for our users. He's also a co-host of the Managing Up podcast, a show about leading and managing in the world of technology. He works remotely from Austin, TX, and spends most of his spare time hanging out with his wife and kids, going for runs, or trying to brew the perfect cup of coffee. 01:54 How do you approach management with parents on your team? Treating your team as you would want to be treated as a parent Setting examples to your team as a manager Evaluate the job performance on the work actually done, and not clock a few hours taken off for kid responsibilities Flexibility and trust in team members and manager 07:12 Work life balance and work life integration Work sometimes becomes an escape from parenting life Self care for parents! No kids included, you need you 11:35 How do you encourage your team members to take time for themselves Ask the right questions to figure out what will fill their cup? As a manager, you’re more aware of the state of your team members and can identify things quicker Applaud team members when you see them take the effort for PTO 17:18 When you’re the only parent on the team.. How to make others understand Speak with kindness, set boundaries, have trust Time zone issues Setting boundaries with your team members How to structure workflow with team members in different zones 26:20 Managers making it explicit that it is OK to be done when you leave your workstation 28:02 Managing for non-remote teams Inflexibility when have to go into office Complexity for parents when they are totally out of the convo when working in an office 31:40 Moms vs. Dads double standard Putting family time on calendar Single parenting, the lack of help 33:40 How can managers support parental leave Encouraging more time for first time parents The job to support parents starts when they decide to have kids, not just during the leave Twins 37:50 Genius // fail Chris Sexton, how do you spell drop? #fail Josh had the sex talk…. but bombed on the timing with his daughter #geniusfail Allison has a nice turkey day with kids and neighbors, building her more positive memories! #genius Chris Arcand makes his nanny wait on her scheduled time off #fail Mandy gets a puppy… and it's a beautiful new experiences to share with her daughter Nick and his wife forget about homework… his son gets it done, but they all struggle the next day #fail Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Arcand (https://twitter.com/chrisarcand) Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Nick Means.

Parent Driven Development Episode 041 : COVID-19 In today's episode we discuss what everyone is talking about, COVID-19. Yes, we talk about it. We're talking about the new normal, full time remote work, childcare - or the lack there of, how to communicate the situation to our children, and what this means for our world moving forward. Tune in! 00:55 COVID-19 check in On a scale of freaking out vs totally chill… How many tweets are you reading? Self quarantine pre plan Chris has a dry run when his son catches the flu... *The actual flu. 05:40 The new normal Will grocery stores shut down? Limit social outings Sports, events, and all gatherings are being cancelled… more of an inconvenience 09:10 Tech has shut. it. down. Everyone is working for home, asap What’s the deal with other industries? If you can stay home, stay home 13:20 New policies What about goals? College kids subbing as the new neighborhood babysitters Privilege in steady jobs Preschools and schools - some open vs. some closed 24:10 What about the kids? Toddlers situation.. They need room to move, but also need to be hand-washed supervised Parenting milestones 27:55 Full time work from home Hermit life has become even more hermit-y Parenting switch offs 29:15 How to communicate covid-19 to our children One kid was shown a picture of the virus.. So now all the kids in preschool want to see a picture of the virus Middle school kids are informed with a bit more detail Those are the rules! No more toys at school 37:28 Genius // fail Chris blames the cats… but they were framed!! By his corgi Allison has a COVID-19 #fail KWu’s strategy is to switch over to online purchases when possible.. Minimal contact #genius Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Katherine Wu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl)

Parent Driven Development Episode 037: New Panel Intro - Welcome Chris and Adarsh! This episode we feature two new panelists on Parent Driven Development, Chris Arcand and Adarsh Pandit! Chris is a Minnesota native holding two bachelor degrees in musical performance and computer science. After some years spent in Washington DC, Chris and his wife decided to return to their home in Minneapolis to start their family. They have a 2-year-old son and one more on the way! Chris currently works as a software engineer at Hashicorp. Welcome Chris. Adarsh is a developer consultant living in Oakland, California with his wife and two sons. He is the founder of Cylinder Digital and is currently on the Ruby Developer Board. Originally from Michigan, this former scientist taught himself code while working for boutique consulting firms. Adarsh is currently the primary caregiver at home and is embracing every sock and sandal dad moment he can get! Welcome Adarsh. 00:30 Welcome Chris and Adarsh! 00:51 Chris Arcand Chris shares a bit about his past work experience, family and himself! 03:04 Adarsh Pandit Adarsh shares a bit about his past work experience, family and himself! 05:40 Do we do too much? Adarsh’s wife is practicing physician and is super busy! Early mornings, late nights and even weekends Adarsh is totally a hands-on dad! Taking on the majority of childcare in the home (socks and sandals kind of guy with no shame) Bringing in software development tools into parenting, scheduling activities, etc… and they are useful! 07:25 Irregular work schedules This can cause more difficulty in scheduling for kids Kids thrive under routine and consistency and irregular schedules can be tough Adarsh currently does leadership consulting and is a CTO working about 20-30 hours a week, this gains him flexibility 09:10 Consulting and irregular work schedules, how do they mesh? Coding needs more focus and uninterrupted time, not conducive to irregular scheduling To-do lists are super important, but so is knowing when to let them go! 11:59 Summer vs. school schedules Allison’s kids are currently in year-round school, she preps for the years of summer camps, activities, and whole new schedules… uh oh! 14:05 Older kids get more responsibility You’re actually managing less as your kids grow up. Baby bags are essential! Kids bring extra hands on vacations Parents now empathize with crying babies AND the parents holding them 15:40 Traveling with young kids Trend in families with a known “bad baby traveler” The treats are not really necessary, a crying baby is normal Chris had a seat neighbor draw a panda on a bag for his youngster when he had an uncomfortable flight Overall consensus, we shouldnt be bribing each other 19:40 How moms and dads are treated differently Mom’s may be glared at for having a screaming baby on a plane, dad’s are instantly supported More empathy comes from parenthood, especially when you get more educated on child development 24:30 Growing families KWu’s son starts part-time preschool, and is expecting her second! Chris expects his second child as well Doula‘s plus photography bundle - are these photos too personal? Emergency births are very overwhelming Scheduled C sections are bizzare, but can be more calm 31:45 Multiple kids Is it the different personalities of the kids, or is the younger child a bit easier to manage? Multiple kids can help entertain each other Time goes quicker after each kid Kids learn lessons when having siblings Oldest vs youngest child 43:28 Genius / fail moments Adarsh's family camping trip ends in the hospital #fail Chris fails at pre-planning to move-out of his house.. by taking a vacation the week before! KWu fails at unpacking from her cross-country move, misplacing her microphone and engagement ring… Allison has a genius finishing her daughter’s “quiet book” Chris finds success by implements reading time before bed #genius JC has a proud dad moment #genius KWu’s forgets the bug repellent #fail, but scores from a teenager to keep her son safe! #genius Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Chris Arcand (https://twitter.com/chrisarcand) Adarsh Pandit (https://twitter.com/adarshp)

Parent Driven Development Episode 036: Adoption This episode will discuss the process of international adoption, the major changes that hit home, and future challenges adopting parents and children face 00:28 Welcome, Kalimar How long does it take to adopt a child internationally? It took Kalimar 2 ½-3 years! Kalimar and his wife have had their baby girl for 6 months, she is now 21 month old Huge learning curve welcoming a child that already has mobility 01:12 Why choose adoption? Kalimar and his wife are 35+ and decided this was the right option for them 01:39 What is process for international adoption? Adoption ad in paper, an option International adoption agencies is most common and safe International adoption requirements: Micro scale of state approval, social workers, background checks, reading, workshops, cultural events, then moving to federal approval then international country approval 4:43 How hard is it to adopt a child? Is parenting easier or harder? The paperwork is tough, but Kalimar says parenting is harder! Everyone and every book has a different advice on parenting Kids don't come with instructions 6:05 Challenges of being a new parent? No more late nights because baby doesn’t sleep in The need for more friendly activities with friends, luckily most of Kalimar's friends already have kids! Secret sledding hills that have mostly been kid only zones are now opened up to play at 8:08 Experiencing everything with fresh eyes KWU's son is full of excitement and the energy is contagious Kalimar's daughter eats spaghetti for the first time and its adorable New toddlers like to explore their limits and gravity 10:36 Things to consider when adopting a child The challenges in adopting a newborn verse a toddler Kalimar had to baby proof before bringing his daughter home The danger kid zone within the house, everyone has one 12:20 Are post adoption services and consultants available? Yes! Massive support from adoption agency, trainings, workshops, other families and community members Why parenting classes are important and how biological parents should be put through parenting school just like adoption parents First day with adopted child - the bumps, triumphs and everything in between 15:23 How do you decide which agency or country to choose from? First google agency, then attend an open house and adoption seminars, see who you mesh with Factor in expense of international adoption cost and timeline that it will take 17:45 How do the adoption seminars prepare you? Kalimar reflects on the self question of making it known that his daughter is adopted in daycare or not Adoption transition tips - understanding the child is going through HUGE emotional changes Kalimar feels lucky his daughter is so adaptable How to talk about the adoption process with your child at the level they can understand. Open discussion is best, remove the taboo Adoptive parents do a whole lot of work and are totally the parents 24:13 Top parent concerns, are they adoption based? Kalimar worries about his daughter being treated as a minority, as he and his wife are caucasion and their daughter is Indian. Girl and dad relationship, other common worries Become a part of the local community of their daughters orgin Pros and cons of exposing your child to their origin country 28:46 Genius / Fail moments Chris stores old legos and toys in his attic until his friends with new babies need them. Out of the house and supporting a friend #parentingwin Allison gets crafty by using walkie-talkies to keep in touch with her 4-year-old son at her office HQ #genius JC’s 10-year-old daughter is a total catch! She learns how to put in the work to improve her skills as her teams catcher. KWU’s son is repeating everything. She’s noted to watch her language, but proud that her son has picked up on her good habits and is mimicking new language. Kalimar temps his daughter back to the dinner table by making it look like the most delicious time ever! Kids continue to throw food on the ground... to learn reaction and explore new roles #fail Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Kalimar Maia.

Parent Driven Development Episode 034: Back to School and Extracurricular Activities for Kids 00:59 Welcome, Barrett Clark Barrett Clark is a data programmer, speaker and author of Data Visualization ToolKit. He is a longtime member of the Ruby community and a co-organizer of RailCamp South. Married for 22 years, Barrett and his wife have two teenage boys and a new dog. Ruby community Family: 2 highschool teenage sons (senior / sophomore) both in band. Parent advisors and past president to children’s band team 01:46 Extra curricular activities for kids Barrett’s son involved with band The parents get involved as well, to have the kids know that you value them and their interest carpools with fellow parents 08:25 Extra cirrculars taking up more time than school and work. How to deal? Helping kids see the importance of prioritizing (school, dating, work, band, etc) 12:20 Helping kids find their “thing” + Overly committing kids to activities to help them find a passion Signing your kids up for more activities Kids getting wiped out from over activity Teaching kids the importance of community at a young age 15:15 Help kids find their community Friends of similar interests and ideals Creating deeper bonds Certain activities lend towards a larger community than others. gymnastic - girls range from 12-18, while sports often limit to one age group 17:13 Becoming a part of your kids activities More time with your children Build your own community amongst the other parents involved with your kids Flexibility in being involved “part-time” 20:51 Uninvolved parents vs. involved parents Single parents Younger kids in school Parents helping each other get their kids to activities Making sure other kids have support if their parents aren’t there or too busy 25:45 Ways to keep busy parents in the loop: build greater community Film concerts, games, etc for distant family members or busy parents to help keep them involved Building the community feel past just teammates and classmates 27:28 Discussing the organization of extra cirrculars before getting involved Sit down and discuss with your child. what’s important to you most? will you have time for all these sports and clubs? Ask about the history of the organization and decipher if it’s the right fit for you and your child 30:02 How to deal with “that parent” + learning to manage other parents in your kids activities Don’t yell at refs Overly involved parent envy 32:14 The financial side Fundraisers - parents typically have to get involved as well Writing a check vs. spending the time on fundraisers Kids take responsibility (older kids) Parents budgeting for future extracurriculars for kids Non-negotiable extracurriculars for kids - kids choice vs. have-to’s Budgeted financial support for activity or sport 42:35 Genius / fail moments The volleyball team offers a weekend trial for students to try without commitment. #genius New favorite child when they take on your same activity Barrett plays catch up with son’s college applications - the struggles motivating your child and parent strategy #geniusfail Middle school back to school night, too many teachers and no quality time #failmoment Allison’s son on a mission to find Sukana bread… except she doesn’t know what it is #fail Kwu’s son’s first haircut goes awry #fail So Kwu stepped up, orders tools and cuts his hair at home now #genius Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Special Guest: Barrett Clark.

Parent Driven Development Episode 032: Tackling More 00:45 Welcome, Dana Jones Our guest, Dana Jones (https://twitter.com/danabrit), Engineering Manager at Abstract (https://www.abstract.com/). Dana has 4 children. Came in to software development from an untraditional path. 2:00 Dana goes back to school Dana has also recently gone back to school to get her college degree and talks about her experience 5:15 talking about the people side of our work and people management 8:40 how do you organize yourself? 14:00 kids and driving 16:30 how are challenges different at different times in your life and when you’re kids are different ages 20:20 professional development with non-tiny children and child development/phases 22:00 Meeting kids where they’re at 23:00 how has family time changed as children have gotten older 25:00 ask more questions and give fewer answers at work and at home 28:00 moderating your reactions as a parent 35:37 Genius and Fail moments! Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Special Guest: Dana Jones.

Parent Driven Development Episode 031: Negotiating A Shorter Workweek 00:16 Welcome, Itamar Turner-Trauring Itamar Turner-Trauring started his software career in the cutting-edge field of multimedia CD-ROMs. He currently works as a consultant helping speed up Python code and deployments (https://pythonspeed.com), and shares his software and career mistakes every week with 3700 programmers on his Software Clown (https://softwareclown.com) newsletter. His crowning achievement as a parent was when months of brainwashing paid off and his daughter stopped saying "my legs are tired" and started saying "my legs are getting stronger! Itmar is that author of "You Can Negotiate A 3-Day Weekend" (https://codewithoutrules.com/3dayweekend/). 00:51 Working Part-Time as a Programmer and Writing a Book "You Can Negotiate A 3-Day Weekend (https://codewithoutrules.com/3dayweekend/) 03:54 Overcoming "This Isn't Normal" or "Entitlement" Feelings Negotiation is easier at your current job. Your work ethic is already established. Frame/approach it as a problem-solving situation. 08:05 Difficult Parts of Negotiation Harder to do up-front at new companies. Communication concerns. What about emergencies? Worries about getting work done and job commitment. 11:26 Scheduling Your Shorter Workweek Be courteous of your team. Plan around regularly-scheduled meetings. 14:40 Utilizing Extra Time as a Parent 17:52 Taking on Remote-Friendly Tasks + Peer Reactions 20:12 Output Value + Impact You can be productive and work shorter hours. The better the management, the less of an issue. Asking yourself, "What is enough work?" can be a struggle to measure when you're not counting hours. Honor your commitments. Parents are excellent multitaskers!!! 28:44 Genius / Fail Moments KWu uses a sippy cup at night so she doesn't knock it over. (#Genius) Chris told his daughter, "You are not your homework," which was adapted from "You are not your code!" (#Genius) Itmar's daughter's snack negotiation skills are getting more sophisticated. (#Genius/Fail) It took less than 90 seconds for Allison's life to fall apart in her household! (#Fail) Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Special Guest: Itamar Turner-Trauring.

Today I interviewed my good friend and fellow coach, Chris Sexton. We took a deep dive into Chris' story and how he overcame many obstacles in his past to get where he is now as a nutrition coach and then discussed the importance of mindset in creating success for our clients (REALLY overlooked piece of the puzzle when it comes to nutrition/fitness).If you enjoyed the episode, go ahead and leave a 5-star rating and review! Also, it would mean a ton if you took a screenshot of this episode and shared it on your Instagram/Facebook story. Tag Chris and I, and let us know what your biggest takeaway from the episode was! Thanks for listening!Grab your FREE copy of my 75+ page ebook, "The Athlete's Guide to Nutritional Periodization" by clicking HERE!Find more FREE content here:InstagramFacebookBlog ArticlesGet started on your own journey today:Apply for coaching!

Parent Driven Development Episode 027: Fear Mongering and Inducing Panic Show Background Resources Momo challenge: The real victims of the hoax are the parents who believe it (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/momo-challenge-internet-viral-hoax-parents-a8806836.html) Momo Is as Real as We’ve Made Her (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/style/momo-mania-hoax.html) A pediatrician exposes suicide tips for children hidden in videos on YouTube and YouTube Kids (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/24/pediatrician-exposes-suicide-tips-children-hidden-videos-youtube-youtube-kids/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e8215c20ac71) 01:29 Firsthand Experience? Mandy's daughter had no idea about any of this until it was brought to her attention. 03:17 Momo Challenges (maybe?) Explained 06:11 What do we do as parents to protect our kids? Do we lock them down from consuming all the media, or do we let them consume it and deal with it? Educating our kids and guiding them when things come up. Checking in with them during media consumption. Being honest. 15:13 History of Moral Panics Moral panics happen when young people get involved in something parents just don’t understand. Do we, as technologists, have an advantage in understanding better than non-technologists? 22:15 Rules and Boundaries -- Letting Live and Letting Go The "But what if?" Mindset Age restrictions. Ignoring the trolls. Tracking/monitoring your child via GPS location. Find My Friends App (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/find-my-friends/id466122094?mt=8) 32:03 What To Do When Things Happen Flagging. Reporting. Calling authorities. 36:57 Genius / Fail Moments Jess: Her son picked up the ukelele! (#Genius) JC: Winding down involvement in extracurricular activities. (#Bittersweet) Chris: Baseball as a low-pressure team sport. (#Genius) Mandy: Her daughter picked up her Mimi's birthday tradition without prompting. (#Adorable) Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Jess Szmajda (https://twitter.com/jszmajda) Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton)

Parent Driven Development Episode 025: Girls in STEM 00:34 Why Joulez (https://www.joulez.co/)? Getting girls and women engaged in technology Lending opportunity for girls in the 8-12 age bracket The Juelez Formula: Identity Vocabulary Skills Tribe 06:05 Designing Into Motivation Fixed vs Growth Mindset (https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/) Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (https://ceeo.tufts.edu/) Marrying fun and education Programming and Computer Programming 15:35 How can parents help? Context Vocabulary Building with them 22:38 Gender Expanding contexts in which we engage children in STEM Where are the toys that build empathy in boys? Providing opportunity for people of all sorts As a society we have a lot of unlearning to do 33:41 Genius / Fail Moments Chris: Snow day stress and frustration. (#Fail) Jess: Providing printed pictures for her son (due to his lack of having access electronically)! (#Genius) KWu: Buying a "Baby's First Chinese New Year" book....when it was his second. (#Fail) Stephanie: Extensive troubleshooting...when it was just a loose pin. (#Fail) Lesson learned? Troubleshooting is important! (#Genius) Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugrl) Jess Szmajda (https://twitter.com/jszmajda) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Stephanie Rowe.

Parent Driven Development Episode 021: Self-Care For Parents 00:25 Defining Self-Care Refilling your energy bucket. Naps. Taking care of your human body. Parenting yourself. 04:50 Flexible Sleep and Work Schedules Treating yourself with respect and kindness. Doing things for the good of the family. 10:56 Parenting Identities Time spent caregiving vs adulting. Having different strengths as parents. Having a network of "other" parents and families. "Intentional Community." 17:24 Specific Self-Care Suggestions Setting your environment. Meditation. Having non-distracting routines and activities. Cooking. Creative outlets: Music, etc. 27:05 Being Okay with Kids Temporary Unhappiness and Discomfort Yes Spaces (https://www.janetlansbury.com/2014/08/play-space-inspiration/). Ignoring tantrums. 30:49 Genius / Fail Moments KWu: Her son called her Mama!! (#Genius) Chris: Teaching his kids sarcasm. (#Genius) Jess: Teaching her son to use Google Home to tell him jokes! (#Genius) Mandy: Mazie's first chorus concert. (#Genius) Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Jess Szmajda (https://twitter.com/jszmajda) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton)

Parent Driven Development Episode 012: Traveling with Kids 00:48 The Great Screen Debate Today's particular panelists are all about screens while traveling as long as it's not detracting from the travel experience. Everyone agrees that screens are a great way to keep kids occupied and quiet. 08:09 Transportation Challenges, Woes, and Genius Tips When your kid gets flagged on her first plane ride... TSA Pre√ (https://www.tsa.gov/precheck) (Worth its weight in gold!!) Download shows to devices in advance Have a variety of activities (besides screens) Hotel Paper & Pens Books Cheerios ... and a Walkman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman)? Building Up Good Will with People Around You: Is it worth bribing others (with chocolate??) and socializing or should they just deal with you traveling with your kiddo(s)? Use Car Services like Lyft! (https://www.lyft.com/) 24:25 Transportation + Car Seats (Deserves its own conversation, obviously.) Amazon a cheap one + have delivered to your destination then donate when you go home (Pro tip: Do the same thing with diapers!) Uber and Lyft have car seat options in select cities (https://offspring.lifehacker.com/how-to-ride-with-a-car-seat-in-an-uber-or-lyft-1826237627) Renting Car Seats: Yay or Nay? 32:58 On-The-Go Childcare Hotel Concierge - Check Yelp (https://www.yelp.com/) Reviews! Make sure you know where the closest hospital/urgent care center is 37:46 We're Here. Now What? Google "Top 10 things to do in X" Use an app like Winnie (https://winnie.com/) 39:48 A Round of Helpful Hints and Tricks Josh: If possible, get a hotel room with a separate bedroom. Mandy: Hotels with pools are delightful. (Especially if your kids can swim on their own.) Also use Uber Eats (https://www.ubereats.com) for food delivery to the hotel if going out is undesirable. Chris: Pizza chains will deliver to hotel pools for an easy pizza party. Great for traveling sports teams! Allison: Bring a roll of duct tape and use a taller chair on the side of the bed to act as a bedrail. Andy: Aluminum foil and a sponge! 43:42 Genius / Fail Moments Allison: MilkStork (https://www.milkstork.com/): A breast milk shipping company when you're away from your infant. Andy: Andy's son offered his teddy bear to a friend in need! Chris: Playing Mario Kart (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart) on the Nintendo Wii (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii) as a family activity to teach good sportsmanship and kindness. Mandy: Staying on the boardwalk part of the beach on the ground level. Also, if you do a lot of traveling, save up points! Mandy uses Marriott Rewards (https://www.marriott.com/loyalty.mi) to get free nights in select hotels for summer vacation fun! Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Andy Croll (https://twitter.com/andycroll) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz)

Parent Driven Development Episode 011: Being a Trans Parent 00:30 We're joined by our friend Jess (https://twitter.com/jszmajda) today We've been soliciting questions from our audience which will help guide our conversation today 02:00 How do you help young children who want to categorize everything in to boys and girls? How do we talk about boy parts and girl parts and gender identity especially with young children? It's a complex topic. Different children classify in different ways. Does it talk to how we socialize children? It changes when your children interact with other children in school. Science has proven that gender identity is mostly internal and it is in flux until children are around 3 and then they demonstrate more behaviors that can be associated with a specific gender. 07:50 How much do body parts relate to gender identity? Talking about body parts and explaining that you can't tell what a person is by looking at them. You need to ask, 9:00 Children see the world in different ways There's a need to talk to children in different ways because the way children classify and categorize are different. It's important to reach a child in a way that makes sense for them. You can still categorize and have these boundaries but talking about what defining characteristics and boundaries are is important. We're seeing more categories now that are gender non-binary or gender fluid and that's another set of categories to introduce and look for in books. When other people define those categories, it's also very difficult and overwriting peer pressure and social norms is tough. We have to understand details and nuance. Needing to overwrite social norms and outside influence is so much of parenting. It's a beautiful thing when parents can help their children learn compassion and talk through these questions. 14:14 If a child sees someone and wants to know what gender that person is, what is a good way to make sure we're guiding them correctly and having them ask in a way that is not offense and hurtful to the individual? Parents react in a variety of ways when children ask. Jess talks about some of the reactions she's gotten and what is helpful in the moment. The polite way to ask as an adult is "hi, my pronouns are and . What are your pronouns?" It's hard to tell by looking at folks so it can be normalized by just asking. Sarah talks about a camp that does this and the children have picked up on it super quickly. Kids are much more open to these discussions now than we are at our age and they might be more open to these discussions because they are being raised in a different time. 19:50 Listener comment Conversations about a trans girl in elementary school led to a lot of parental learning. 20:20 Are younger kids talking about this more and recognizing this earlier? Definitely. Talking about media representations and cultural expectations of trans people in the past and present. Late transitioners are going to become less and less common. 22:00 What's helpful as parents to make sure our children feel comfortable having these conversations with us? Podcast: How to be a girl (http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/) about a parent raising a trans girl Book: Transgender 101 (https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-101-Simple-Guide-Complex/dp/0231157134) helps address these issues As well as some helpful questions and approaches for parents with children talking about gender identification. 25:00 - 28:30 How do you deal with people who can't understand? trigger warning Gender dysphoria and depression dysphoria and euphoria. Talking about calling in a support system and recognizing how to be honest with ourselves and our families. 29:00 As parents, how to support trans families? Best allies are simple things like using the correct pronouns because it's more about being a person and not about being trans. Jess shares a Mother's Day story which shows fellow parent support and an example of allyship. 32:00 How to help young children develop identity in a world of gender policing? Graciously accept gifts and then lose them. Trying to phrase things as play or as talking about play as what the child is doing. Giving children options is good as well. 36:00 What are good resources? Red: A Crayon's Story (https://www.amazon.com/Red-Crayons-Story-Michael-Hall/dp/0062252070) I am Jazz (https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Jazz-Jessica-Herthel/dp/0803741073/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Kids books are few and far between. For adults, pflag (https://www.pflag.org/) chapters are also good. Jenny Boylan (http://jenniferboylan.net/) as an author is great. Jess is also happy to chat on twitter! 39:00 Genius / Fail moments Allison - I took my son to see the fireworks and he was excited but also terrified and asked to leave. I thought it was ok but then once we got home we needed to have a long discussion about how he's safe in the house from fireworks. I may have scarred him for life. #Fail Chris - My kids wanted to wash the truck which was great but then they got bored of washing and took the hose to the side yard and now it's a muddy mess. #Genius Jess - My son's daycare has been growing cucumbers and he brought home cucumbers to make pickles! #Genius Josh - The food wars continue. My daughter helps me pick out the meals that get sent every week so she recognizes that she's agreed to what gets sent. #Genius Sarah - My daughter drew a picture of being a spider vet when she grows up, but actually it was a spider pirate. She's got a great imagination. #Genius Also, future genius? Family vacations are hard so instead of a family trip. We're doing 1-on-1 trips depending on where each child wants to go. 53:40 Contact Us! Tell us if you have a question you want us to discuss on air! Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com) Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel: Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Sarah Olson (https://twitter.com/saraheolson) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Jess Szmajda.

Parent Driven Development Episode 010: Doing Good with Kids, Live Episode 00:50 We're LIVE from Ruby For Good (https://rubyforgood.org/) 02:30 How do we make our kids do good? School is a good place to start. There are lots of options for kids and parents to start out. We talk about different activities at different ages, preschool to high school 03:37 Where to start when you want to have childcare at your conference Treat it as any other vendor Go to the conference venue and ask for recommendations Ask for recommendations from the hotel, local user groups, etc. 5:30 Various programs are mentioned For Girl Scout cookies (https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/all-about-cookies.html) you can purchase a cookie to have sent to troops overseas Girls on the Run (https://www.girlsontherun.org/) each session has a theme related to "good" things 6:40 For young children, focus on having the conversation What does it mean to do good things? We talk about PJ Library (https://pjlibrary.org/home) and Tikkun Olam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikkun_olam) Simple things are good like the Dawn soap (https://dawn-dish.com/en-us/dawn-saves-wildlife) that you can use to tell a story Box Tops (https://www.boxtops4education.com/) can be taken to school The more exposure, the better 9:50 Bring the kids along At this conference, bringing kids can help them see that we're doing good things. It also happens when kids see you packing up food for shelters. The more exposure you have, the better JC talks about how they help people move a lot. Religious institutions are also a good way to find opportunities. Mandy talks about doing something nice for a homeless person and the conversation that resulted from that action 13:30 Helping family is also a good option Helping family members and grandparents can be very important. Finding places with family and extended family or neighbors to do good things for is really great. Helping our kids be aware of opportunities to help others is key 17:00 The News We talk about what's going on in the world and how we help our kids understand them. Do we bring our children to rallies? or marches? What is the importance of talking about what is going on in the news and being aware of how it affects our children, the world, and others. How do we support our children if they want to participate in walk-outs or some of the activism happening with our kids these days? 21:20 - 22:53 Trigger Warning: We talk a bit about the Parkland Shooting and gun violence related to our children 23:00 What do we do for the world for our kids? Beyond involving our kids, we get involved in issues that affect the world our children are growing up in Like elections, environment, infrastructure, etc. Writing letters to the Senate can be incredibly important so that funding continues for life changing programs. 26:30 Showing kids that doing good is also bi-directional. You give and you get. Local tech stuff, mentoring, starting a Women Who Code (https://www.womenwhocode.com/) chapter and more 29:00 Monetary donations are also great Sometimes you're not going to be able to do things hands-on, giving money is also important Involve kids in where to donate Allow children to allocate money to a charity or charity type Birthdays are a great opportunity as well, money to charity instead of gifts 34:00 Genius / Fail moments Allison - We sleep trained our daughter! We were going to wait but we didn't and it's worked out really well. #Genius JC - Teenager was being a teenager and we took him off the Spotify premium family plan. #Genius Chris - My son doesn't enunciate always and we had a Trader Joe's chicken in the freezer and we called it Emergency Chicken. One day Lars was in class and said Emergency Chicken is his favorite food. #Fail Mandy - I've been super busy this conference season and end of the school year and I missed an email from a teacher which apparently said there were portfolio reading. My daughter was super sad and I just missed it. But I'm making up for it! #Fail 44:40 Contact Us! Tell us if you have a question you want us to discuss on air! Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com) Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel: Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton)

Parent Driven Development Episode 007: Keeping up to date with tech 00:27 Welcome back Allison 01:00 Today topic: Learning during the work day 02:47 It's ok if learning doesn't happen when your kids are little 04:14 Learning if you're a single parent is more difficult It's more difficult if you don't have a partner to hand things off to Real talk: you will always just have less time 7:15 Choices and Bringing your laptop along Being efficient and aware of the time you have But don't burn out 12:36 The pressure to always be learning Pros and cons to these feelings How it relates to burn out How it related to work/life balance 15:35 Staying competitive in the industry Tools, tips, and tricks 18:36 Learning staycations 22:33 Know how you learn and setting goals Knowing how you learn is really important How much do you want to learn? To what extent? etc. 23:34 Learning while you're on the clock Convincing your employer to give you time to learn Selling learning time to your boss 34:36 External groups like meetups, slack, etc. are extremely important for having a peer group to learn from Support groups are super important Coworking locally is even helpful if you can't make it to meetups, etc. 37:10 Genius / Fail moments Chris - Conference swag as gifts for kids when you get home #Genius Allison - I get to do 3 because it's been a while. I started a subscription to Le Tote so I can get new clothes that are nursing and postpartum body friendly #Genius Baby has been sleeping for the entire podcast #Genius My son didn't realize he could get out of his room on his own in the morning and he thought he had been left home alone #Fail Josh - Labo (https://labo.nintendo.com/) is a set of projects made out of cardboard and it's integrated into a Nintendo Switch. It's awesome, but we haven't had a chance to do it yet. #Genius JC -We're participating in the mulch fundraiser. My kids had to go out and hustle and sell mulch, cover fees, etc. But the fail was that my 15 year old had a snarky answering machine message on his phone and he lost a sale as a result. #Genius turned #Fail 53:00 Contact Us! Tell us what you're learning! Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com) Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel: Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena)

00:32 Meet our guest Jonathan Wallace He is a mentor, speaker, organizer, developer and open source contributor. Married with three kids and a dog. He's also been a Georgia state legislator since January. 01:07 Net neutrality We start off talking about net neutrality and how it affects our children. How the repeal affects who regulates the infrastructure companies. How does it affect the internet content builders, how might it affect free speech, and how the internet is becoming the civic square. Are rules being put in place ahead of time or coming up and cleaning up after? 6:04 States are stepping in What effect does having states stepping up to manage net neutrality have on the internet? Is zero rating an unfair practice? How about throttling? QoS is also a useful tool but at what level is it fair? Playing favorites can benefit consumers in some instances, but it could be detrimental to competition and innovation. Monopolistic practices can come into consideration. We don't see the choice of ISPs we would like to see throughout the country. Rural areas in particular are underserved. We've had instances where zero rating has come into play. Everything is online. Government services are online and people need to have adequate access to the internet to function in society. 13:36 Nuances in the discussion over net neutrality What are some of the nuances we miss regarding the net neutrality discussion when we view it from a distance? Jonathan talks about some of the insights he has about this. Telecom providers were required to lease space to other providers. Multiple ISPs provided DSL but used the same telecom in the background. New technologies can leapfrog existing technologies that have regulatory constraints. Providers may not be able to prioritize service in areas where it is not profitable due to too much regulation. 17:37 Bringing technological expertise to the legislature Jonathan speaks about how his experience in technology has helped his approach as a legislator. There are so many aspects of law to cover that he points out how he brings his expertise in tech but also ignorance in other areas. Legislators are either rich, retired or broke. There are a lot of retired people in legislation, but there are few that have a tech background. He's been learning what the process and tradition are as a legislator. There are many layers of abstraction and nuance in the legislative process. 20:16 Net Neutrality and basic human rights The discussion shifts to speaking about net neutrality and how it relates to basic human rights. Free speech is important to be preserved in this new public square. The concentration of power can be abused by the few. It's important to have rules in place to ensure freedom of communication in these private networks. We can't control the passage of time, but we can control where we are paying attention. 25:16 Managing it all Jonathan is involved in technology and now in the public sphere, so how is he managing all this along with his family? There is a zero sum game when it comes to time available. His son was ready to start advocating for his opponents so he might be home more. With the blessing and support of his family, Jonathan's been able to make significant changes and sacrifices to be able to serve. It's a part-time job wth full-time obligations. 29:48 Jonathan's approach to children and technology How has Jonathan introduced technology into his children's lives? Jonathan considers it his moment of shame. He's been able to introduce some education games and shown them some programming with Scratch. He sees himself more of a facilitator and a support for his children. 32:55 Genius / Fail moments Johnny Rae - Still no cable. Their streaming device crashed and it did not get replaced and the kids were fine. #Genius Josh - Nightly family routine watching a "Just add magic" episode and discussing it with their daughter. #Genius KWu - Has been introducing solids to her 6.5 month baby, specifically avocados. Since baby will only eat a bit and not wanting the avocado to go bad, KWu has been eating the rest of it. #Genius JC - Won the tie tying competition at the daddy/daughter dance with his 3rd grader. Took home a giant heart-shaped mylar balloon. #Genius Jonathan - Both a Fail and a Genius moment. * Did not manage his child's anxiety properly knowing he'd be gone during the week and got impatient. #Fail * Uses Dragonbox (https://dragonbox.com/) to teach the concepts of algebra to his kids in a sneaky way. #Genius 40:12 Where's Jonathan? You can find Jonathan on Twitter at @jonathanwallace (https://twitter.com/jonathanwallace) for personal and @wallacefor119 (https://twitter.com/wallacefor119) for his political work. 49:40 Contact us! We're here ready to answer all your questions with terrible advice! Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel: Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Johnny Rae Austin (https://twitter.com/recursivefunk) Katherine Wu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Special Guest: Jonathan Wallace.

00:19 - Dave Bock - Multiples! Dave has been a software engineer since 1991, with several forays into management, and even ran a small consulting firm with a couple of friends for 8 years. He’s currently the DevOps Service Area Lead at Excella Consulting, a father of 10 year old triplet boys, is the director of the nonprofit LoudounCodes, helps organize the RubyNation and DevOps DC Days conferences, and co-organizes a handful of meet ups in the Northern Virginia area. 00:55 10 Year old triplet boys! Dave and his wife did IVF. They were hoping for one child and were delighted/shocked to have three! The odds for three embryos implanting was 2%. They always wanted three, just didn't expect them all at once. 3x of everything! It was 3x the work with only two of them. Now that they are older, they do help each other a lot. 3:50 Going back to work Leveling up the difficulty by quitting his job and starting a consultancy 3 months into the pregnancy. Dave talks about the tension with billing hourly and feeling like you're losing money if you're not working while trying to manage three newborns. They realized with triplets all milestones (walking, talking) happened within days of each other too, so you need to be paying attention. It took a while to get the consultancy to the point where there was a good work/life balance. 8:52 Triplets vs One at a time The stages are spread out across longer years vs doing all the work for each stage at once. Some people with three kids do diapers for 10 years. For them, when they were done with diapers, they were done. They had to use assembly line processes to get the kids fed. They couldn't keep up and started buying pre-mixed formula. The delivery person thought she was delivering food for a pony and asked to see it. No hand-me-downs. Have to have at least 4 choices when getting something so each kid can have a choice even if picking last. 13:23 Andy joins the call! We continue talking about how the triplets have their individual personalities and how they've nurtured that individuality. They've kept the kids in separate classrooms with their own friends and such. They go on one-on-one outings with each kid. Invidual personalities come out when they are on their own but blend when the kids are together. 17:15 Multiples learn to share early on The kids develop a sense of fairness early on. Older kids seem to get stricter parents, but it's probably just a matter of being able to control their environment. Kids are growing up with a lot of screen time. 20:35 Technology at different ages Spread out kids have different technology available when they get to a certain age. Triplets hit the same tech at the same time. 21:54 How do you find events to take kids to? Dave talks about how he's volunteered for years in different capacities and at different places. That's allowed him to influence the curriculum the kids are exposed to regarding technology. He suggested Hour of Code and they've been using it since his kids were in first grade. He also teaches highschool kids and runs the LoudounCodes program. He buys started kits that teach his kids how to solder and build electronics. Also local events in the community, playgrounds, museums, etc. Programming with Scratch. Letting the kids find something they like to do and giving them free time to do it. 27:44 An endlessly adapting river of water of parenting After a long and varied career, Dave's wife decided to stay home and work at home with the children. She's the one that keeps everything running. Dave also credits his mom with helping keep things going. She has an in-law suite at their home and helps with the children and dinner. Andy talks about how he and his wife have been able to work from home while having their children. JC talks about being able to work from home for a large part of his children's early years and how that helped the balancing act with his wife who eventually went back into the workforce. Allison talks about mental load and how difficult it can be to mentally unload the home management part of life while working full time. Dave talksa about being equal partners and sharing the load. It's called parenting, not babysitting your kids 36:44 Teasing your children Dave talks about a few ways they've pranked the children. Zombies, the Walking Dead and RubyDCamp. Gummy bear addiction. 40:42 Genius/Fail moments JC - Decided to take his kids to see Black Panther as a surprise and forgot about his daughter's end of season pizza party which she missed. #FAIL Andy - Managed to survive their childrens' "half-term" days off when all their plans fell apart. #GENIUS Allison - Ran out of patience and yelled. The rest of us feel like it's called "morning". - #FAIL Dave - After one of his kid had his apendix removed, a second started having similar symptoms. The third child started worrying that it may be contagious. Dave tried to tease him about it and the kid turned it around on him. - #FAIL 48:44 Where's Dave? You can usually find dave under bokman on various sites. He's bokmann on Twitter (https://twitter.com/bokmann), Github (https://github.com/bokmann), Skype, and just about anywhere. His non-profit can be reached at Loudouncode.org (https://loudouncodes.org) with a mission to support computer science education for Loudoun County's K-12 students. 49:40 Contact us! We'd love to hear from our listeners. Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel: Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Andy Croll (https://twitter.com/andycroll) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Special Guest: Dave Bock.

0:31 First Guest! Heidi Waterhouse (https://twitter.com/wiredferret) - Parent of two. Developer evangelist for LaunchDarkly (https://launchdarkly.com/). Volunteers teaching sex ed to teenagers. She likes to sew her own conference dresses and ride her bike. 1:00 Internet privacy and safety and how it is adaptable to kids of all ages. How should kids protect themselves online, have manners, and use their time wisely. Online behavior is permanent these days, so kids should also consider using obfuscated names online. Pseudonyms are personas you can discard if necessary while keeping you safe. Online predation is possible, but you are more likely to be get gendered grief online. 8:00 Problematic relationships with Facebook You can have a real name account, but you have to behave as if in an office all day. Kids have a harder time controlling impulses. Due to COPPA regulation, parents wanting their non teenage children to have an online account have to lie about the child’s age when signing them up. COPPA (https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule), well intentioned, but disenfranchises kids under 13 and forces parents to jump through hoops when getting their children online. 10:57 Wallet identity Sometimes you want accolades and other positive achievements tied to your persona. Each kid is different and some will want the attention while others won’t. Some things you do in public and online forums will be public, regardless of your preference. As parents, we make decisions for our children. Everything decision we make for our children will be things they’ll have to live with. Some parents choose to not make choices for their children regarding online personas. 14:45 Less physical spaces A book from Danah Boyd (https://www.amazon.com/Its-Complicated-Social-Lives-Networked/dp/0300166311) discusses how we’ve deprived teenagers from any space they can meet and hang out so the only space they have left is cyber space. Overscheduling, curfews, no hanging out at malls. Technology is making physical gatherings less common. 16:29 Cyber safety is the new Sex Ed Schools have Google accounts for kids to use the Google suite for education. Cyber security education is the equivalent of abstinence only sex ed. 70% of parents have a password to their kids’ phones and monitor their devices. 20:35 Safe places for kids to explore online communication and not raising trolls. Online platforms where kids can interact safely. Discord (https://discord.me). Teach children what is appropriate, and give them the ability to identify what is right and wrong. “It’s only online, it doesn’t matter” is how you build an online troll. Everyone is a human on the other side of the screen. 24:51 Determining when your children should level up Each kid is different and timing depends on each kid. Learnign what should be downloadable to your computer so it doesn’t break. What about your kid wanting a YouTube career? (Yes YouTube, no comments) Keeping their online circles to friend they know in person helps, while having open discussion about their online lives. Let them know they can be monitored, and privileges can be narrowed. 35:13 Genius/Fail moments Andy - Picked up his kids from school but left his dog there. #FAIL Allison - Continuation of last episode’s fail. Still reading fire safety book at bedtime. #FAIL Heidi - 15YO assembled IKEA storage system by himself. #GENIUS Chris - Kids decided to spend time roughhousing instead of online. Though he overheard from downstairs: SON: Stop! You’re going to break my arm! DAUGHTER: I don’t want to break your arm, I want to break your spirit! #GENIUS Mandy - Going to Disney World! After a long long time of saving, it’s happening. #GENIUS Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel: Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Andy Croll (https://twitter.com/andycroll) Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Mandy Moore (http://twitter.com/recursivefunk) Special Guest: Heidi Waterhouse.

00:34 - Combating Burnout Mandy was on “vacation” and has to make an appearance at another conference. Her daughter doesn’t want her to go and Mandy feels really bad about it. She’s been on the road a lot the past six months and is feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. JC says it’s important to learn to say no and recharge by doing hobbies. Chris says it comes down to priorities. 06:12 - Playing Activity Hooky: AS A PARENT! Mandy also feels bad because she knowingly skipped her daughter’s gymnastics practice because after returning from her trip, she didn’t feel like going, her daughter didn’t bring it up, so they didn’t go! Revelation: Other people have been known to do it too! The panelists talk about how most of them grew up with their parent’s beliefs being drilled into them that if you sign up for a commitment, you do the commitment. Allison had the opposite upbringing when it came to that though. 16:45 - Feeling Judgement As well as feeling bad about all of the above, Mandy has people in her life that judge her parenting style -- namely nosy neighbors. The panel talks about the differences between mothers and fathers getting judged and possibly having different licenses in the gender department when it comes to being parents. They also discuss kids playing outside these days and that it is scary to let your child run free sometimes but come to the consensus that it’s generally necessary and healthy. 27:07 - Letting Kids Figure it Out by Themselves The panelists talk about how it’s important for kids to learn conflict resolution instead of solving all of their problems for them. Eventually, they WILL work it out! They also agree they like to let their kids be themselves and have some independence when it comes to dressing themselves. Genius/Fail Moments of the Week: Allison: Her son is afraid of smoke detectors! #FAIL Josh: Unknowingly let his daughter stay home from school for a snow day -- from the wrong school! #FAIL Chris: Played Survive: Escape From Atlantis (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2653/survive-escape-atlantis) all day to keep his kids busy during a snow day! #GENIUS Mandy: Signed up for the food delivery service, Plated (https://www.plated.com/). #GENIUS Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel: Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Mandy Moore (http://twitter.com/recursivefunk)

01:40 - Allison Intro Allison talks a bit about kids being curious, asking questions, and how they somehow sneakily get past some safety measures we try to put in place. The older ones blatantly just write us notes and leave the house. 04:53 - Andy Intro Andy introduces us to parenting multiples and how he’s been “leading a small team!” We also comment on how our children always seem to plot against us. 08:17 - Sarah Intro Sarah goes into how she’s navigating being the parent of a gymnast and how kids activities easily can consume your life. She also talks about how her little one is an empath and the panelists talk about how sad movies (i.e. Bambi) have ruined everyone forever as parents. 12:55 - Josh Intro Josh says that his family has moved around a lot and that it can be hard on kids. He talks about his daughter’s hobbies which include cosplay and that they are entering the adolescent years terrified as two dads facing the puberty of their little girl. We are all confused as to why wearing bras is now the cool thing to do. (Before it’s necessary!) We also briefly touch on the difference between having boys and girls and gender neutrality. 22:02 - Mandy Intro Mandy tells the story of how her daughter got the nickname “Chicken” and being a single mom. We then talk a little bit about a topic that we are going to delve into more in two weeks with our guest, Heidi Waterhouse: Internet Safety & Privacy. 26:25 - Johnny Intro Johnny talks about some solutions he’s found to combat the Internet monitoring conundrum such as the Nvidia Shield (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/) and Mobicip (http://www.mobicip.com/). We also talk about kids do have a conscience and are capable of understanding the difference between right and wrong. Andy mentions he is reading the book, The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt (https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777). We also weigh the pros and cons of “making” our kids watch educational content. 38:55 - KWu Intro KWu says she is nervous about going back to work after having a baby. Allison suggests learning to enjoy little moments like finishing a cup of coffee when it was still hot. And then there’s the topic of pumping and how your brain chemistry changes after having children. The panel also touches on how having a partner can make parenting easier and Mandy talks briefly about being a single mom and using the Spoon Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory) to get through the days. Except she calls them her “Fs to Give”. 49:32 - JC Intro JC has kids of all ages (between 8 and 17) and talks about how it goes so fast. He also has a pet name for his daughter: “Monkey”. His family also loves their lives since having cut the cable cord. 56:48 - Chris Intro Chris’ son wants to be a developer so he encourages him to play Minecraft. Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community.   Panel: Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Andy Croll (https://twitter.com/andycroll) Sarah Olson (https://twitter.com/saraheolsen) Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Mandy Moore (http://twitter.com/recursivefunk) Johnny Ray Austin (https://twitter.com/recursivefunk) Katherine Wu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) JC Avena (https://twitter.com/jcavena) Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton)

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