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We put all of the questions that you submitted in 2022 - nearly 700! - into a giant bag, and we've pulled a few out to answer all at once including Where to find the best Shrimp, the history of Cricket Hill, all the lettered streets west of Pulask, and more.
Our interview with Dan Furman of Cricket Hill Garden, a specialty plant nursery based in Thomaston, Connecticut that specializes in uncommon edible tree crops and ornamental tree peonies. Way back in the Spring of 2021, I stopped by Dan's nursery on a random Wednesday to inquire about some mulberry scion. I was absolutely blown away by the diversity of his demonstration garden. At least in my experience, it's pretty rare to find multi grafted paw paws and espalier grown mulberry only 20 feet away from one another in a designed landscape. That was when I knew we had to have Dan on the podcast, and luckily we were able to make it happen! This episode was recorded in December of 2021, in it we reference Lee Reich's book "Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden" which is a fantastic resource that we highly recommend acquiring if you want to learn more about the plants we talk about in this episode. Find Dan at https://www.treepeony.com/, and don't forget to follow us on our Instagram @forestgardenpodcast!
Painless Podcast episode 33: Jason Coyle (CEO, Stadium / Co-founder, 120 Sports) To connect with Stadium... • On the web: WatchStadium.com • On broadcast television digital antenna in 50+ markets • On Twitter: WatchStadium.Twitter.com • On the Stadium app, available in the App Store, as well as on Apple TV The full Teddy Roosevelt quote we talk about: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Please support our partners: +NCSA: A tech company with a sports mindset, NCSA has been recognized for its culture initiatives, benefits and workplace environment, winning multiple awards. If you’re interested in joining the NCSA team and helping student-athletes connect with college coaches and opportunities, visit the NCSA Careers page at www.ncsasports.org/who-is-ncsa/jobs/careers. +Spikeball Nationals are this Saturday October 14 at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor. Go check out this fun sport and see over 230 teams compete! Visit www.usaspikeball.com for details. +The Hot Chocolate 5K & 15K are two of the largest races of their kind in the world. Painless listeners can take $5 off entry with the code “HCPAINLESS” when you register at www.hotchocolate15k.com! About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg (@chartweg). Focusing on how and why they landed where they are and the role of mentoring and networking to get there. Sign up for Painless emails that include job and event postings at: http://eepurl.com/sOJcf Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork Instagram: www.instagram.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 32: LIVE Big Data & Sports Innovation Panel with... Gabe Ottolini (CRO, Block Six Analytics) Nathan Frank (Data Scientist, STATS) Lotika Pai (Co-founder, POWWFUL) Dezeree Christman (VP of Digital, PCGSportsDesk) To connect further via web / Twitter: www.blocksixanalytics.com / @Block6Analytics www.stats.com / @STATS_insights www.powwful.com / @POWWFUL www.pcgsportsdesk.com / @PCGSportsDesk And find our co-host WISE Chicago at https://www.facebook.com/WISEChicago / @WISEChicago Please support our partners: +NCSA: A tech company with a sports mindset, NCSA has been recognized for its culture initiatives, benefits and workplace environment, winning multiple awards. If you’re interested in joining the NCSA team and helping student-athletes connect with college coaches and opportunities, visit the NCSA Careers page at www.ncsasports.org/who-is-ncsa/jobs/careers. +Spikeball Nationals are October 14 at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor. Want to get in? Sign up a team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% off your entry fee. +The Hot Chocolate 5K and 15K are two of the largest races of their kind in the world. Painless listeners can take $5 off entry with the code “HCPAINLESS” when you register at www.hotchocolate15k.com! About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg (@chartweg). Focusing on how and why they landed where they are and the role of mentoring and networking to get there. Sign up for Painless emails that include job and event postings at: http://eepurl.com/sOJcf Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork Instagram: www.instagram.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 30: Carey Pinkowski (Executive Race Director, Bank of America Chicago Marathon) Tim Hadzima (General Manager, Abbott World Marathon Majors) The 40th Bank of America Chicago Marathon (www.chicagomarathon.com and @chimarathon) is just a few weeks away. Hear from race director Carey Pinkowski (@careyrunschi) on how they turn 26.2 miles of urban roadway into a world-class endurance event for 45,000 runners. Tim Hadzima (@timmyhad) from Abbott World Marathon Majors (www.worldmarathonmajors.com and @wmmajors) joins as well to talk about the collaboration between the world’s top six marathons, including Chicago. PAINLESS/WISE SPORTS & TECH EVENT SEPT 20! Join us from 6-8p on Sept 20 at the new Brickhouse Tavern at Wrigley Field! Tickets are selling fast – get yours here TODAY: https://www.eventsprout.com/event/painlesswise-sports-tech-event Please support our sponsors: +NCSA: A tech company with a sports mindset, NCSA has been recognized for its culture initiatives, benefits and workplace environment, winning multiple awards. If you’re interested in joining the NCSA team and helping student-athletes connect with college coaches and opportunities, visit the NCSA Careers page at www.ncsasports.org/who-is-ncsa/jobs/careers. +Spikeball Nationals are October 14 at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor. Want to get in? Sign up a team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% off your entry fee. About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg (@chartweg). Focusing on how and why they landed where they are and the role of mentoring and networking to get there. Sign up for Painless emails that include job and event postings at: http://eepurl.com/sOJcf Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork Instagram: www.instagram.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 29: Scott Paddock (President, Chicagoland Speedway) Hear from the head of Chicagoland Speedway as NASCAR is about invade town. Check out www.chicagolandspeedway.com for track and event info. For opportunities to join their team scroll down to “Join Our Team” at the bottom of their homepage. PAINLESS/WISE SPORTS & TECH EVENT SEPT 20! Join us from 6-8p on Sept 20 at the new Brickhouse Tavern at Wrigley Field! Tickets selling fast here: https://www.eventsprout.com/event/painlesswise-sports-tech-event This week’s sponsors: +NCSA: A tech company with a sports mindset, NCSA emphasizes the importance of their staff team, and has been recognized for its culture initiatives, benefits and workplace environment, winning multiple awards. If you’re interested in joining the NCSA team and helping student-athletes connect with college coaches and opportunities, visit the NCSA careers web page at www.ncsasports.org/who-is-ncsa/jobs/careers. +Spikeball Nationals are October 14 at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor. Want to get in? Sign up a team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% off your entry fee. About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg. Focusing on how and why they landed where they are and the role of mentoring and networking to get there. Sign up for Painless emails that include job and event postings at: http://eepurl.com/sOJcf MORE: Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork Instagram: www.instagram.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 28: Jeff Urban (Co-founder & President, Whistle Sports) Hear from the co-founder of Whistle Sports, a global community with 400 of the world’s most engaging sports content creators that encompasses nearly 400 million aggregate subscribers, fans and followers with a growth rate of over 2 million a week. Check out www.WhistleSports.com/careers for opportunities to join their team. This week’s sponsor: +Spikeball Nationals are October 14 at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor. Want to get in? Sign up a team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% off your entry fee. About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg. Focusing on how and why they landed where they are and the role of mentoring and networking to get there. Sign up for Painless emails that include job and event postings at: http://eepurl.com/sOJcf MORE: Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork Instagram: www.instagram.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 27: Dan Ciccone & Ken Olsen (rEvXP) Focus is on eSports this week! Early on, we talk about an op-ed Dan penned pointing out eSports has been around a LOT longer than the last 18 months. Here’s a link to "eSports - Investing in ‘the wild, wild West?’" -- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/esports-investing-wild-west-dan-ciccone This week’s sponsor: +Spikeball Nationals are at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor on October 14. Sign up your team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% off your entry fee. About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg. Often featuring Painless Networking members. Sign up for Painless emails including job and event postings at: http://eepurl.com/sOJcf MORE: Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 26: David Ladd (VP, STATS, LLC) Among key topics, we talk about STATS being in a big growth mode. Go to www.stats.com/careers for all the details, including 27 openings at their new downtown Chicago HQ, at least six of those are sales roles on David’s team. We also talked about case studies and papers on SportVU and other data uses. Find all those here: https://www.stats.com/data-science/. This week’s sponsor: +Spikeball Nationals are at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor on October 14. Sign up your team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% off your entry fee. About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg. Often featuring Painless Networking members. Sign up for Painless emails including job and event postings at: http://eepurl.com/sOJcf MORE: Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 25: Bob Fallen (President & Commissioner, USHL) This week’s sponsor: +Spikeball Nationals are at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor on October 14. Sign up your team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% off your entry fee. About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg. Often featuring Painless Networking members. Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork
Painless Podcast episode 24: Carrie Williams (Executive Director, Illinois PGA) www.ipga.com This week’s sponsors: +Illini RST Celeb-Am Golf Outing is Friday, August 11, at Deerfield Golf Club in Riverwoods, Illinois. For foursomes and hole sponsorships, email niklapin@aol.com or visit www.IlliniRSTGolfOuting.com. Benefits U of I Department of Recreation, Sport & Tourism scholarship fund. +Spikeball Nationals are at Chicago’s Cricket Hill in Montrose Harbor on October 14. Sign up your team TODAY at https://usaspikeball.com/e/2017-usa-spikeball-roundnet-national-championship. Use code “PAINLESS” and get 50% OFF your entry fee. About the Painless Podcast: Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Hosted by Chris Hartweg. Often featuring Painless Networking members. Key Painless links... URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork
Mike and Dave discuss Dave's solo flight at the Boonton Rock & Brew beer festival. While there, Dave runs into Rick Reed, Founder of Cricket Hill Brewery, as well as Charlie from Cypress Brewing Company and Bill from Pinelands Brewing. Hijinks ensue.