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Adam misses Saturday Morning cartoons, and he's pretty sure that you do too. Listen as he pitches his idea for a streaming revival that copies that feeling of watching broadcast TV weekend mornings. His Kickstarter will be linked in the video. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brickedpit/message

We love business podcasts and this one is right up our alley, pairing it with another favourite topic -- startup founder experiences. But pulling off a kickstarter podcast is harder than you might think. Getting that balance right between showcasing the founder and the product all while talking about what the podcast is really about, the lessons learned during the crowdfunding campaign, is tricky. What do Eric Byron, Michael Kerr and our guest C. K. Sze, Ubitech founder and Kickstarter-experienced entrepreneur, think this week?  The Art Of The Kickstart podcast exists to help inventors and entrepreneurs successfully crowdfund their products. Billed as the longest-running podcast on crowdfunding, this podcast contains hundreds of interviews with campaign creators who share their stories. CK, Mike and Eric focused on "Monitor and Control Your Utilities with PowerX" for this review. Find it here: https://artofthekickstart.com/powerx/ All Art of the Kickstart podcasts can be found here: https://artofthekickstart.com/ CK's product, the best DIY water leak damage prevention solution available, can be found here: https://ubitech.com/ His Kickstarter campaign can be found here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/custos/custos-starter-kit?ref=backertracker&utm_medium=web&utm_source=backerkit Follow us on Twitter at @noharmaskingpod so you don't miss a review. Eric also publishes his podcasting journey titled "A Podcasting Journal" on Substack at https://ericbyron.substack.com/ Please check out our sponsor: Qollab.me -- the free to use interview planning, preparation and collaboration tool at https://qollab.me/

Mike, Brian, and René are joined by special guest, Brandon Ingram of Dismay Comics! His Kickstarter for Dismay Avenue #1-2 is live now!Support Dismay Avenue #1-2 on KickstarterFollow Dismay Comics:tiktok.com/@dismaycomicsinstagram.com/dismaycomicsfacebook.com/dismaycomicsTimestamps:00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:02:52 - Introducing Brandon Ingram!00:04:15 - One Piece: All of it -- Rene's journey00:07:36 - DC vs Vampires (Spoilers!)00:10:12 - Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol 100:12:45 - Superman: Up in the Sky/Superman for All Seasons00:20:15 - Star Wars: Visions #100:24:34 - A.X.E. (rant)00:28:36 - Eight Billion Genies #500:29:38 - A Cat's Day00:32:27 - Top of Our Pile00:32:49 - Blade Vol 1: Undead Again00:35:34 - Deadpool: Samurai Vol 1/200:37:02 - Superman: American Alien00:39:42 - Listener Picks00:40:05 - Chef's Kiss00:41:40 - Dismay Avenue Kickstarter ft. Brandon Ingram00:59:17 - Wrap/CreditsMusic provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVELProducer: Mike RapinProoflistener: Daniel MartinezEditor: Zander RiggsSupport us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcastEmail: ircbpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @ircbpodcastInstagram: @ircbpodcastDiscord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9sReddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.comIRCB GoodreadsMerch: shop.ircbpodcast.com

Jeff Zanelotti from Zed Comics Original is interviewed in Episode #551 this week! Jeff wears all the hats in Accidental Renegades, and his Kickstarter which you can support here funded in just 11 days! This comic is described this way: “Accidental Renegades puts the ‘fun' in ‘dysfunctional! It's 36 pages of manga-inspired comic craziness about bumbling, super-powered mercenaries who unintentionally ignite a global revolution.” We discuss how this book came to be, what else Zed Comics Original is up to, and what the future holds for this entertaining and engaging book! His Kickstarter will conclude soon, so be sure to support it as soon as you finish listening to our fun interview! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

A few topics on the show today:☑ What inspired Michael to start Ocean7Music.com☑ Why large companies need recycled plastic to meet their ESG goals☑ A circular plastics economy ☑ His Kickstarter project☑ Eliminating plastics in our oceans☑ Providing incomes ☑ Our recent song collaboration☑ How he got started in music☑ More...Check out Michael's awesome Kickstarter project:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...Special shout out to Damon Dae - award-winning musical artist at 3:40.  Michael and I have both been fortunate to feature Damon on our shows and to see his music distribution take off like a rocket.To your success,Andy HedrickCEO - Trucking Tower#plastics #pollution #povertyalleviation #podcast #musician #music #kickstarter

  This week we have Jordan Rannells come on the show and absolutely blow us away.  His Kickstarter is well under way, and he gives us all the sweet sweet deets.  Friendships are made, ships are sunk, saddles all shined up for that quick little stop in Oklahoma City where, lord willing, ill finally take […] The post Geek Cast Live 9.397: Decadently Analog appeared first on Geek Cast Live.

  This week we have Jordan Rannells come on the show and absolutely blow us away.  His Kickstarter is well under way, and he gives us all the sweet sweet deets.  Friendships are made, ships are sunk, saddles all shined up for that quick little stop in Oklahoma City where, lord willing, ill finally take […] The post Geek Cast Live 9.397: Decadently Analog appeared first on Geek Cast Live.

We have creator, musician, writer, and mad man, Gabe Valentin on the show! His Kickstarter for the third installment of Digital Lizards of Doom is live and already fully funded after one day! Hear about his writing process, inspirations, and his connection with our good friends at Lesser Known Comics!  Kickstarter:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dizzydoommedia/digital-lizards-of-doom-level-3-dana-deathly/rewards Don't forget to check out:  https://www.coffeeandacomic.com Get 10% off your order with our code!  Promo code: Apollocitypodcast  Lesser-Known Comics:  https://lesserknowncomics.com 15% Off Promo Code: APOLLOCITY15

Landmark episode #525 features two great interviews—Jason Inman and Simon Birks! First up is Jason Inman, popular podcaster and comics creator! He has an already successful Kickstarter underway for Super Best Friend #1-2, which is described this way: “The live-streamer sidekick of the world's greatest superhero must protect his best friend's secret identity! A 44-page original comic!” We talk about how the comic came to be, who the various characters are, what inspired them, and what else Jason is up to! His Kickstarter will conclude on Thursday, March 3, at 9:56 am ET, so be sure to get on board after listening to this episode! Then everything wraps up with my great conversation with Simon Birks, who has a Kickstarter going on for Clodagh 1 & 2, which is described as “a dark and disturbing journey of jealousy and evil, set in a world halfway between Game of Thrones and Scott Snyder's Wytches.” We discuss the characters, how the series came to be, and what else is up at Blue Fox Comics! This Kickstarter will conclude this Tuesday, March 1, at 12:03 pm ET, so don't delay—support them today! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Comics creator and educator Ryan Claytor is Wayne's special guest in Episode #520, and they discuss his Kickstarter for A Hunter's Tale! Ryan teaches about comics at Michigan State University, and he has converted a poem his grandfather wrote into a comic, which he's now supporting on Kickstarter! The book is described this way: It's “a poem about empathy, presented as 32-page, full-color comic book. Written by Charles Kermit Claytor with art by Ryan Claytor.” I have a great time talking with Ryan about comics, his courses at MSU, and his other interests, including pinball and helping other comics creators make a living in the industry! His Kickstarter is doing very well, but you can help him reach excellent Stretch Goals at the link above, so be sure to back his project after you've listened to this interview! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Julian from Enemy Spotted Studios in the Minneapolis joins us to talk about Enemy Spotted Studios and his upcoming Killwager Kickstarter. Julian develops his miniatures and games with a focus on delivering realism in small unit actions from the use of body armor, stances, and the use of weapon sights. His Kickstarter has just launched and has two ways to buy in: Either go all digital with the rulebook and miniatures, or buy everything physically and receive it in the mail. He is also offering the option of having a model sculpted by those crazy enough to drop the money.

Can't get enough Heroes of Tara? We can't, either! Lucky for us, Jake Duerksen, the creator of HoT, is incredibly generous with his time. Not only did Jake agree to a Hearthside Chat, he ran a great adventure for us, too! His Kickstarter will be live until August 1st, 2021 so go get everything you need to run your own adventures in Ériu today. Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1955128460/heroes-of-tara-players-guide Also, head to the Heroes of Tara website (https://www.heroesoftara.com/) for contact information and for a link to their Discord. If you're lucky, you'll have a chance to play a game with Jake, as well. If you want to support the show and help ensure we can keep bringing you interviews and actual plays, please head to www.patreon.com/podofblunders to learn what your $1/$5/$10 pledge will get you. (Hint: access to our fantastically active discord, exclusive episodes of Jumping the Street Sharks, free games, etc.) You can also support us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Reviews help us reach larger audiences so we can tell more people about the amazing indie games we play and the fantastic folks that create them. Also, a special thanks to Rolemusic for our intro and outro tune taken from the track Pokimonkey! If you enjoy the tune, check out more of Rolemusic's work here https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic or learn about the artist here http://rolemusic.sawsquarenoise.com/ As always, if you have any questions or comments, let us know @podofblunders on Twitter or podofblunders@gmail.com. We truly love hearing from you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What do you get when you combine a person's passion for Celtic mythology with his love of 5th edition D&D? Heroes of Tara! I mean, how did you not guess that? It's right in the title... Moving on... We had a great time interviewing Jake (@jacobvduerksen) who is both the author and writer of this amazing setting/player's guide. His Kickstarter will be live until August 1st, 2021 so go get everything you need to run your own adventures in Ériu today. Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1955128460/heroes-of-tara-players-guide Oh...and we also have a two-part actual play coming up over the next few weeks so stay tuned if you want to see the setting in action. We're so glad Jake was able to be so generous with his time! If you want to support the show and help ensure we can keep bringing you interviews and actual plays, please head to www.patreon.com/podofblunders to learn what your $1/$5/$10 pledge will get you. (Hint: access to our fantastically active discord, exclusive episodes of Jumping the Street Sharks, free games, etc.) You can also support us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Reviews help us reach larger audiences so we can tell more people about the amazing indie games we play and the fantastic folks that create them. Also, a special thanks to Rolemusic for our intro and outro tune taken from the track Pokimonkey! If you enjoy the tune, check out more of Rolemusic's work here https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic or learn about the artist here http://rolemusic.sawsquarenoise.com/ As always, if you have any questions or comments, let us know @podofblunders on Twitter or podofblunders@gmail.com. We truly love hearing from you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Karl Kerchl Talks DC and His Kickstarter campaign for the Abominable Charles Christopher, an adorable funny animal webcomic. You'll hear about Gotham Academy Teen Titans Year One and more DC work. We discuss the latest volume of Charles, the benefits of offering comics free online, then collecting them in print for purchase . Karl was also an original podcaster back in 2005 so We talk a bit about the podcasting biz.

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/paul-boswell-educational-toy-maker/ Our guest this week is Paul Boswell. Paul is co-founder of Turing Tumble. He’s been an analytical chemist, a software engineer, a professor at the University of Minnesota, and a healthcare researcher. Four years ago, he progressed to the next obvious step in his career: becoming a toymaker. His Kickstarter for Spintronics, a puzzle game where players discover electronics in a tangible way, using the first physical representation of electronic circuits, launches on May 20 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/upperstory/spintronics-build-mechanical-circuits

Frank Forte is an accomplished designer, storyboard artist and comic book artist. Frank’s film and TV credits include:Lovecraft Country, Fantasy Island, Solar Opposites, Dreamwork’s 3Below, Bob’s Burgers, Insidious 4, Lego: Guardians of the Galaxy, Despicable Me 2, Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, The Super Hero Squad Show, Marvel Heroes 4D, and Lego Hero Factory. Frank’s comic book credits include: Heavy Metal Magazine, Bob’s Burgers, Warlash, DTOX, Zombie Terrors and Chicken Soup For Satan among others. His Kickstarter page is here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Support Catch The Crazees and pledge today! http://kck.st/3gKjVlE​​ Previous Episode: Shout out Show https://youtu.be/zjcgb-P_kUk​​ Sponsor an Episode and promote your brand today https://www.icreatestories.com/become-a-sponsor  I use Fiverr for all my projects hit this link and give it a try http://www.fiverr.com/s2/2ff3c0855b​​ Follow us on Podbean: https://catchdacraze.podbean.com​​ Visit our Website: https://www.crazeecomics.com​​ Member of the NSC Roadshow https://www.nsclivetv.com​​ #heavymetalmagazine #podcast #bobsburgers

Copywriting is making articles with a specific purpose in mind: selling. And no one does as good a job as Ian Nelson. Is he energetic? Yes. Does he share all of his secrets with us? Absolutely. His Kickstarter project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/willterry/what-they-dont-teach-in-art-school Check out the website for more info! https://josephpoole.com/creationalley

We go out to the great white north to talk with developer, Brad Smith on his latest project titled, Lizard. His Kickstarter brings us a cool platformer for the NES where you explore an 8-bit world while wearing a lizard for a true retro inspired adventure.

Episode 473 is another great Kickstarter doubleheader show, this one with Mike Kennedy and Caleb Thusat! First up is Mike Kennedy from Magnetic Press, one of my new favorite comics producers! Mike talks about their eclectic comics offerings, including Waluk by Emilio Ruiz and Ana Miralles! His Kickstarter is for Monolith, which is described as “BLACK MIRROR meets BREAKDOWN in this lushly illustrated survival tale.” It concludes on March 5, 2021, at 7 p.m. ET, and it is so very worthy of your support. Be sure to check out their online catalog here! A word of warning—I had some technical difficulties during our interview, so if you need to turn up the volume for this portion of the show, please do! Don’t miss what Mike has to say! Then everything concludes with the return of Caleb Thusat, who is crowdfunding his latest comic, Flytrap! It’s described this way: “Terminator meets Back to the Future. The 1986 remake of The Fly inspires the invention of time travel. What could possibly go wrong??” It will conclude on Sunday, February 28, at 11:00 p.m. ET. This is just the latest of Caleb’s excellent comics, the rest of which you can check out here! I highly recommend this terrific one-shot, so don’t miss it!

Episode 471 is another great doubleheader show, this time with Jack Fitzsimmons and Jared Prestwidge! It all kicks off with Jack Fitzsimmons from Time Schmucks! His Kickstarter is happening at this link, and his book is described this way: “The first installment in a six-part comedy/science fiction comic series set in 19th century Philadelphia!” Be sure to support this terrific project once you finish listening to this episode! Then everything wraps up with my fun interview with Jared Prestwidge, who has completed his very first comic: For the Love of the Game, which you can get at comiXology at this link! Here’s it’s description: “A test subject, who has only known life within the cold, lonely walls of a science facility, finds himself at the mercy of their latest experiment. With art by SIDNEY TELES (Action Comics), FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME explores the existentialism, morality, and suffering of the human condition.” I highly recommend this high-octane suspense adventure, so don’t miss it!

It’s another great doubleheader episode in #470 this week, and it all kicks off with the return of Gerald J. Jones from Driver.Eight! His Kickstarter is supporting this second episode in the series, so be sure to look for it and support it on Kickstarter.com at this link! His book is described as: “The explosive, 30-page second issue of the near-future science fiction comic, Driver.Eight, taking you further beyond reality's edge.” Be sure to support this terrific project after you have listened to this episode! Then everything wraps up with Aron Pohara, who has the first issue of his excellent fantasy title, The Book of Lyaxia, which you need to let your local shop know you want ASAP!  It’s described this way: “There is an eternal war between gods. Two brothers of royal blood want to break the cycle. But what is the cost?” Don’t wait—call and ask your neighborhood store to order it today!

Time for another great Kickstarter doubleheader this week in Episode 469! It all starts with the return of Rob Stanley from The Bite of Brenna Barlow! His Kickstarter is getting underway today, so be sure to look for it here at Kickstarter.com! His book is described as: “The heartwarming tale of a telepathic blind vampire and her sarcastic dachshund.” Be sure to support this terrific project after you listen to this episode! Then everything wraps up with the return of Frank Martin, who has his Kickstarter for the first part of The Polar Paradox already going here at this link! It’s described this way: “When research scientists go missing, an elite team of rescue divers head under Antarctica to unravel a mystery at the end of the Earth.” This great sci-fi/suspense adventure deserves your support, so be sure to pledge as soon as this episode is cover!

Time for another great Kickstarter doubleheader this week in special Episode 450! It all starts with the Ben Slabak from Exilium, who has a Kickstarter underway to support the first issue of season 2 of this excellent science-fiction series! The issue is described this way: “The second series continues right where we left off in season one and is sure to be another wild ride as the trio of Nia, Tr'u, and Ken are called upon in aid of the very foe they had spent most of their lives fighting against. ” We discuss the series, what Ben has in mind for the characters and this universe, and what we can expect in the upcoming season! Be sure to support this terrific project after you listen to this episode before the Kickstarter ends early this Tuesday morning ET! Then everything wraps up with my great chat with Rodney Fyke from Roadkill Rampage! His Kickstarter for the debut issue of this series recently completed successfully, so we look back at how it went and also delve into the book, its characters, and even the animals involved!  His series is described like this: “Roadkill Rampage is a mature horror story following the journey of Ace and Tess, a young couple taking a drive out to the country. Ace being the quintessential bad boy likes fast cars and hot chicks. His classic car and Tess meet both those qualifications. Unfortunately for Tess, Ace has a dark side that she is unaware of. Will they make it out alive?” You can purchase the first issue in this series by going to his website at this address.

David Calcano melded his lifelong love of music and comics when he founded Fantoons in 2012. His Kickstarter in 2015 for a collection of Rush comics and art was 100% funded in its first day and ended up raising 10 times its original goal. Since then, Fantoons has created official Rush merchandise--including the spectacular graphic novel of the making of A Farewell to Kings--and recently released an animated video of The Spirit of Radio to coincide with the release of the 40th anniversary editions of Permanant Waves. And you can hear all about it in this week's episode!

Time for another great Kickstarter doubleheader this week in Episode 444! It all starts with the return of Russell Brettholtz from Side-Kicked, who has a Kickstarter underway to support #6 of this excellent series! The issue is described this way: “The sidekick strike is over. Can the heroes & sidekicks learn to work together when an alien invasion threatens their peace?” We discuss the series, how Russell has kept the characters growing, and what we can expect in the months ahead! Then everything wraps up with my fun chat with Rob Stanley from The Bite of Brenna Barlow! His Kickstarter has already met its funding goal, but stretch goals are on the way! His book is described as: “The heartwarming tale of a telepathic blind vampire and her sarcastic dachshund.” Be sure to support this terrific project after you listen to this episode!

Today we speak with Clay Adams, accomplished actor, screenwriter, and co-founder of Fried Comics. His Kickstarter for his new book Dead Skins raised it’s funding goal in less than 12 hours. We learn the secrets behind his success, as well as talk about his writing process and how to foster a creative team.CHECK OUT HIS KICKSTARTER HERE - www.friedcomics.com/kickstarter/dsCheck out Fried Comics Here - www.friedcomics.comSOCIAL MEDIA:Twitter - @ClaysEvilTwin

Dan Ekis is an American comic artist and writer best known for creating the series Odyssey, Inc. and Soul of the World on Webtoons. He frequently interviews other artists and creators on his YouTube Channel and he currently works as a freelance illustrator doing commissions for various clients from his studio in Pittsburgh. His Kickstarter, Odyssey Inc: The Twin Bengals is an adventure graphic novel and is live now. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/danekis In this episode, Dan discusses: -How the “party was over” when he graduated college. -How he used Craigslist to find animation jobs. -His advice for artists who are first realizing that they have to be the ones in control of their own careers. -His battle with depression. -The importance of gaining momentum in the creative pursuit that you love the most. -How even the masters were once disasters and every great artist has put out a large amount of bad work to get to the good work. -His take on art school. -How to build an audience while your art still sucks by educating, entertaining and inspiring. -Using the words that are going through your audience’s brains. -How to get past self-doubt. -Standing on the shoulders of giants (and also realize that at the end of the day, they were just people). -His Kickstarter campaign for his new graphic novel, Odyssey, Inc: The Twin Bengals and the fortuitous timing of Tiger King on Netflix. -Doing multiple variations in order to get past art block. Dan's Final Push will inspire you to go back to the masters to learn how they achieved greatness!   Quotes: “Ask yourself the question: If you could do one thing all day, everyday, if money and the opinions of other people didn’t matter, and if anything were possible… what would you do with your time?” “If it feels right, do it.” “It’s going to take you years to get good at art, and it’s going to take you years to build your audience, so you might as well build them side by side.” “If you’re in a dark place right now, that doesn’t have to be the end of your story.  You don’t have to stay there forever.” Links mentioned: Dan's Kickstarter: Odyssey, Inc: The Twin Bengals Get Clients Now by C.J. Hayden The Ultimate Sales Letter by Dan S. Kennedy Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson Ross Draws How to Overcome Artist Block (INSTANTLY) - Dan's YouTube Video Connect with Dan: Website / Kickstarter / YouTube / Instagram On the next episode: Mioree : Twitch / Instagram / Twitter Join the discussion in the Facebook group!

123 | Howie Busch Shares How to Grow and Maximize Your Business Connections Do you have the right connections in your business? Howie Busch is an Inventor, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Attorney. The self-described World’s Least Handy Inventor has figured out how to get his products to market without being able to make a thing. Yet he has somehow managed to license more than 5 products, fund a successful Kickstarter campaign in just 2 days and appear on Shark Tank with his product, DudeRobe.  With DudeRobe, he re-designed & re-engineered the men's bathrobe into something guys today will actually want to wear. As a Coach & Consultant, he has helped a number of other inventors get their products to market. He has spoken at major universities & the US Patent & Trademark Office. What kind of networks have you built? Your network could be the difference between YES and NO!  When things go badly in business (and we know that they can!), it may be your connections that keep you from losing thousands of dollars.  How can you build this network of strong connections? If you’re scrolling through your LinkedIn, looking at potential connections, and thinking “oh, I could use their help,” then you’re networking all wrong! Making these connections isn’t about finding people who can help you: in fact, it’s about you helping others!  When you focus on creating connections and giving value to others, when the time eventually comes that you need your network, you’ll have a strong network that will be able to step up and say YES to you! This week’s guest on Success Unfiltered, Howie Busch, was about to launch his Kickstarter, and was told that he’d not be able to manufacture the DudeRobe at the costs agreed on - that NO could cost him six figures! Then, he leaned into his network, and found connections that kept his Kickstarter launch on track, and earned him an invitation onto Shark Tank! If you’re ready to get outside your comfort zone, make sure that you tune into this episode of Success Unfiltered! You’ll be inspired to stretch yourself beyond your imagination! Enjoy, and thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered! To share your thoughts: Email The Pitch Queen @ hello@thepitchqueen.com Ask a question over at www.ThePitchQueen.com Share Success Unfiltered on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & LinkedIn  To help the show out: Please leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe to the show on iTunes. Special thanks goes out to Howie Busch for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode! Your Business Depends On Relationships. And You Can Start Building Them TODAY! Business is about mutually beneficial connections with REAL live people. But creating those relationships doesn’t have to be a scary ordeal! All you have to do is show up, be yourself, and connect with people in a genuine way. Listen more than you talk. Don’t rule out anyone for a potential conversation. And stay open to opportunities no matter where you are. Sound like a lot of work? It doesn’t have to be! My FREE guide, “3 Simple Steps To Building Relationships ANYWHERE” will show you how to come out of your shell, embrace new connections, and “get out there” without stressing yourself out! Grab it HERE! Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode: Michelle introduces Howie Busch. Howie shares about his business, and how he appeared on Shark Tank for the DudeRobe: a robe designed especially for dudes. Howie’s first encounter with rejection was when he was working with companies to do bathroom advertising. He was able to build connections, but after a while, most of the companies pulled out their advertising because they weren’t quite ready to work with Howie yet! Howie ended up making “the safe decision” and went to law school. You need to be able to notice and be aware of when you need to pivot in your business. “Other people are not judging your failure as harshly as you are.” ~ Howie Busch Howie didn’t want to license or manufacture anything when he started DudeRobe: but two weeks before his Kickstarter was supposed to go live, his manufacturer told him they couldn’t work with the prices he had been given. Howie reached out to his network, and was able to find help through his connections! His Kickstarter campaign was what earned Howie a spot on Shark Tank. You need to always have connections and resources available at your fingertips for when things go badly. When his manufacturer said NO, Howie had spent time networking with people to build connections that moved him forward! To build connections, make sure to be a giver, not a taker! Always be ready to make offers to others! Invest in younger entrepreneurs. Add value for others: create podcasts, share content. When a person asks for “a half hour of your time,” it’s ok to say NO!  If you want to connect with someone, engage with them and interact with their content: build the rapport and relationship with them before you ask them to give their time. Being on Shark Tank helped create so many additional connections for Howie!  Howie shares about his pitch on Shark Tank. “Don’t wait for the perfect time; there will never be a perfect time.” ~ Howie Busch If you wait for the perfect time, you will miss the opportunity. “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” ~ Howie Busch Howie shares what he would tell his younger self. Connect with Howie Busch: DudeRobe Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Your Business Depends On Relationships. And You Can Start Building Them TODAY! Business is about mutually beneficial connections with REAL live people. But creating those relationships doesn’t have to be a scary ordeal! All you have to do is show up, be yourself, and connect with people in a genuine way. Listen more than you talk. Don’t rule out anyone for a potential conversation. And stay open to opportunities no matter where you are. Sound like a lot of work? It doesn’t have to be! My FREE guide, “3 Simple Steps To Building Relationships ANYWHERE” will show you how to come out of your shell, embrace new connections, and “get out there” without stressing yourself out! Grab it HERE! Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com

Allen Holland on the Nessh Jacket, a high-tech jacket which smashed its crowdfunding target. For every jacket sold one is given to a person affected by homelessness. Plus manufacturing, product design, licensing and international business advice.Most folk running a crowdfunding campaign might be nervous with 18 days to go. Not Allen Holland.His Kickstarter campaign for "the warmest jacket in the world," smashed through its target within 24 hours.Backers love the product. They also love the company's One Sold, One Given promise.Allen explained how the business has worked with homeless people and charities to ensure the jackets they will donate are fit for purpose.And he has superb advice for anyone intending to crowdfund. From planning to choosing rewards, pricing, creating a video, and selecting a crowdfunding marketing agency – listen and learn!

Jamey Stegmaier has been writing about, talking about, and has been wildly successful on Kickstarter. Three years ago he walked away. As my guest, we discuss what it would take to bring him back and the way Kickstarter has changed over the years.Jamey is the president of Stonemaier games. His Kickstarter projects have raised millions of dollars. Jamey is also the author of "A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide: Build a Better Business by Building Community" His blog, Kickstarter Lessons, is considered one of the definitive sources for all things Kickstarter - You can find his blog at https://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter/lessons/Jamey has been on the show numerous times over the years and always brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective.

Andy Mazeika (USMA ’08) is an entrepreneur who is passionate about creating games that people love. His latest release “Cartel: A Card Game" is Euro Styled game where players run their own cartels by raising as much cryptocurrency as possible. In this episode, Andy and I discuss: His story about creating a card game and his goal to become a filmmaker How he connected with the right people that brought his game to life His Kickstarter campaign and how you can support it Connect with Andy: Andy's Kickstarter campaign Andy's website If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can join our supportive community and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show: Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Leave us a 5-star review! Special thanks to Andy for joining me this week.  Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

Gather is a modular home for your essentials, thoughtfully designed to help you cut through the clutter. I’d hazard a guess that 99% of our readers work at a desk and that most those will probably be as untidy as mine. Designer Jeff Sheldon, founder of Ugmonk, felt there was a need to a more customisable and attractive solution. So he created Gather, a beautifully designed minimal organizer, a place to bring all your essentials together. His Kickstarter campaign was fully funded within 24hours. I wanted to find out how Jeff managed to pull this off and why this product turned into a popular hit. Header over to our website for the full transcript - https://www.madebyfolk.com/listen/gather/

It’s time for another double-header this week in Episode 329! First up is Michael Bracco, maker of The Creators, a fascinating story about adolescents with temporary special abilities and how they cope with them. He also gets us up to date with his other projects as well! I’m happy to report that his current Kickstarter has already reached its goal, but he’s offering terrific Stretch Goals you won’t want to miss! Then everything wraps up with my interview with Kevin Roditeli, who discusses his upcoming series Glaxial. Kevin talks about this frigid setting for the book as well as the unique characters we find there! His Kickstarter is underway now and has met its goal as well, and you can find out more by heading there! There are plenty of excellent Stretch Goals to be had, so don't miss them! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Today The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling welcomes former WWF Referee turned WWF Superstar as Dangerous Danny Davis joins the show. Discussing his Kickstarter campaign to help fund the release of his autobiography "Mr. X: The Story of Dangerous Danny Davis, the "Dangerous" one shares with Chad and John the struggles he faced as a youth and how his book can serve as a guide for similar children today who may need a little reassurance and positivity in their lives. We also cover the wrestling career of Davis that saw him rise through the ranks of the WWF and what eventually lead him to the much remembered "heel" referee angle that fans still fondly recollect today. His Kickstarter campaign can be found at this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kennycasanova/dangerous-danny-davis-wwe-wrestler-referee-autobio?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=danny%20davis For this and every other episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling and The Triple Threat Podcast featuring "The Franchise" Shane Douglas please subscribe to us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Podomatic, and Player FM. Also follow us on Twitter @TwoManPowerTrip

Episode thirteen of Denver Orbit features these things: Composer Nathan Hall talks to us about his music and process. His Kickstarter is here. The piece Marine A 2, from Elevator Music by Nathan Hall. You can watch the video here. The short story Animated Ethereal Worker Bees by Amanda EK. A version of this story … Continue reading "Episode Thirteen: Echoes and Reverberations"

Episode thirteen of Denver Orbit features these things: Composer Nathan Hall talks to us about his music and process. His Kickstarter is here. The piece Marine A 2, from Elevator Music by Nathan Hall. You can watch the video here. The short story Animated Ethereal Worker Bees by Amanda EK. A version of this story … Continue reading "Episode Thirteen: Echoes and Reverberations"

Episode thirteen of Denver Orbit features these things: Composer Nathan Hall talks to us about his music and process. His Kickstarter is here. The piece Marine A 2, from Elevator Music by Nathan Hall. You can watch the video here. The short story Animated Ethereal Worker Bees by Amanda EK. A version of this story … Continue reading "Episode Thirteen: Echoes and Reverberations"

Once again, it’s a double-header episode this week, as #293 focuses on two great comics creators! First up is Rich Tommaso, THE creator behind Spy Seal, a fanciful yet realistic spy story that follows the adventures of a seal character who becomes a spy! We discuss how he’s bringing this imaginative title to life with Image Comics, who the characters are in this spy franchise, and what we can expect from him in Spy Seal in the future! For more on this graphic novel series and about Rich, go to this website. Then everything concludes with the return of Sam Johnson, who updates us on his Geek-Girl comic, among other things! His Kickstarter for the Geek-Girl collected edition ends this week, on Thursday, August 10, so this is the perfect time to jump on board because Sam’s has been adding excellent goodies to this successful project! Sam also discusses what’s in the future for this most “human” of super-human comics! For more about Geek-Girl, go to this link! You can follow Sam here to keep up with what he’s creating!

Nicolás Uribe is a painter born in Madison, WI, currently based in Bogotá, Colombia. He graduated with Honors as an Illustration Major from School of Visual Arts in NY. Nicolás has had numerous solo exhibitions both in the US and South America, and has exhibited his work in Mexico, Spain, and Egypt, among other countries. He splits his time between preparing works for upcoming projects and teaching Life Drawing and Painting at the Fine Arts Faculty of the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá.  Nicolás is also part of the team at Blank Atelier in Bogotá, where he teaches workshops privately. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/nicolas In this episode, Nicolás discusses: -Some of his earliest artistic influences. -The realization that he wasn’t good at creating comic books and the shift that he made as a result. -The influence that his teachers have had on him, especially Steven Assael. -How the fundamentals of painting are the same, no matter who is teaching them. -The idea that art is taught within art and the problems that sometimes arise because of it. -How to escape the influences of your teachers in order to develop your own style. -The way that art is based on the things that YOU care about, and much less on the technical skills of making a piece of art. -His advice for discovering your own true voice or style. -Being able to be appreciative of other artists’ work instead of being envious. -Taking inspiration from another artist’s journey, rather than their individual works. -How your art doesn’t have to be larger than you think it has to be – it doesn’t have to make the world better or change the universe. -His opinion on the “next Rembrandt” and trying to copy art. -How human experience is what drives a great painting. -The fear that comes from taking the first step in many of the things we do. -His Kickstarter project and the vulnerability involved with it. -How the projects that we do don’t have to be about making money, but about sharing, giving back, and creating something memorable.   Quotes: “My one doubt, always, is to know if I have the same effect as my teachers had on me.” “The effect my students have on me is probably far larger than the one I hope to have on them.” “You can go to twenty workshops of twenty different artists and honestly, you’re going to hear the same exact thing.” “That thing you’re feeling, that little thing in the pit of your stomach where you know that you’re suffering while you’re learning?  We’ve all been through it.” “Art is amazing because it’s about so much more – so many other things that are not really even dependent on those skills.” “Let’s try to figure out why you like something, and in trying to figure out why you like something, you’re going to learn something about yourself that is far more useful than knowing how to paint an apple.” “You have to get to a point where you face yourself and you’re vulnerable.” “When you’re moved by something, don’t walk away from it.” “That first step, that’s what exceptional people do.  They take that huge first step.” “This is measurable.  I’m going to do this and if nobody cares, it’s like the world telling me that nobody cares about my work.  That is horrifying.” “I could care less what people will tell me about my painting.  I would still go back and paint.” Links mentioned: Nicolás's Kickstarter Connect with Nicolás: Website / Facebook / Instagram On the next episode: Nukazooka: YouTube / Facebook

Joshua Harker is an American artist considered a pioneer and visuionary in 3D printed art and sculpture.  His series of “unmakeable” technically complex tangles is credited as the first to break the design and manufacturing threshold of possibility. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/127 In this episode, Joshua discusses: -His “Tangle” sculpture series and how it pushed the threshold of what was once thought to be impossible. -The reception that he got from pushing the boundaries in the way that he did. -How he ended up becoming something of an ambassador for 3D printing. -How he runs his operation on his own without employees, and how secretarial work can sometimes take up more time than you want. -His advice for any creative person that has a lot of things on their plate. -His Kickstarter campaigns, the avenues they opened up for him, and the exposure that they gave him. -His advice for the times that you are not being as productive as you want to be. -His relationship with social media and his advice for navigating it. Joshua's Final Push will inspire you to do it because YOU LOVE IT and because you HAVE to do it!   Quotes: “Even if you fail, I still think there’s productive rewards from just going through the process.” “Discipline needs to be there.  You need to get to your space, whatever that is, and actually make stuff.” “If anything, the problem is that I have too much stuff I want to do, so trying to prioritize what I need to do and focus on can be a problem for me.” “I don’t want to turn the process into a punching-the-clock kind of thing.” “The internet is ridiculously distracting.” “The more you can concentrate on just making good work, being productive, and continue to push it out in different avenues, the better off you are.” “Do it because you love it and because you have to do it.” Links mentioned: Facebook 20% Text Overlay Tool Connect with Joshua: Website / Facebook / Instagram

Jacob Looney was born in Athens, Texas. He moved to Philadelphia in 2008 to study animation at the University of the Arts, but later transferred to The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts to study painting. He graduated with a B.F.A and Certificate from P.A.F.A in 2013 and went on, with a travel scholarship, to explore around parts of the UK and Scandinavia. Jacob returned to Philadelphia in 2014 and began working at several museums while continuing his art practice in West Philly. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/jacoblooney In this episode, Jacob discusses: -His path after college that got him involved with museums. -The notion of really slowing down and internalizing that things you are looking at. -His Kickstarter project and what he is attempting to accomplish through it. -How the first drawings or notes that you take down might seem awkward in an empty book, but it quickly becomes natural. -The experience of putting his private drawings out into the public and how it is like exposing a piece of himself to the world. -The joy that can come from not putting your drawings on a pedestal, and instead of worrying about making a perfect drawing, concentrating on having fun and expressing yourself without expectations. -What people can expect from the Kickstarter project. -Some of the things that held him back in the past, such as a verbal shyness. -His advice for not taking personally people's disinterest in your art. -His formula for balancing his time. Jacob's Final Push will inspire you to be brave and get back to your creative calling, no matter what other path you are already going down.   Quotes: "Museums were what really pushed me into fine arts." "It became this momentum of really studying the energy of these places." "Drawing gives you a process of really looking at something, internalizing it in your mind, and using your hand to put that information on paper." "When you get to this point where you're trying to make this a thing that you can live off of, you have to learn how to get excited about sharing it with people.  And find a way that they can use what you are sharing with them to better their own lives." "I'm really pushing for this movement to allow people to start drawing again." "If you can get people to slow down and just enjoy the moment, so much more of that experience is taken in, remembered, and allowed to be something of substance." "I got to a point where there was just no excuses for not making things." Links mentioned: Drawing at the Academy of Natural Sciences, THE BOOK by Jacob Looney Connect with Jacob: Website / Kickstarter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Instagram / Tumblr

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-336 – Varsity Punk Director Anthony Solorzano  (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4336.mp3] Link Team Hoyt Boston 2016 Campaign -> MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to episode 4-336 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  I'm squeezing this one in on an off week to help out my interviewee today, Anthony Solorzano, (sounds like a character from a Quintin Tarantino film), but he's a lifelong runner, with a passion, who is making, or has actually made a movie called Varsity Punks.  His Kickstarter campaign to put the finishing touches on this new cross country team themed movie ends on April 13th.  I figured with a little extra midnight oil I could get this episode up in time before that kickstarter closes.  If you want some good swag and want to help Anthony bring a running-themed feature length film to market go now and kick some cash his way.  I'm not getting any kickbacks, I just like the idea of bringing the discussion around running as a real sport out into the open!  I try to help people when I can.  It's karma.  So, yeah, we're talking to Anthony today about his movie.  Go watch the trailer – it's cool – the links are in the notes.  If I can swing it you'll get 3 podcasts in three weeks – plus all the good stuff I'm putting into the members section. In the first section I'm going to talk about why sometimes your training is always hard and why it's ok.  In the second section I wax counter-culturally about passion.  What I'm not going to give you are any advertisements.  No Harry's razors, no Audible and no Stamps.com.  Actually, while we're on the topic, I think you should go to the post office.  The public post is one of the great enablers of civilized society.  Yeah it's slow and everyone is grumpy but that's why you should go down there.  Think of the great impact you and your positive attitude can have on those poor, lost souls standing in line!  If you bought your stamps online you'd be denying them your bright light. Those confused old people using pennies to buy stamps ae the greatest generation.  They are the defenders of democracy and the western world.  You should go get to know them. Get thee to the post office!  Go when it's busy.  Stop along the way and bring coffee and donuts.  Strike up conversations, make friends and make someone's day.  Life's not just about the miserly squeezing of pennies and minutes.  Treat it like a safari, and adventure.    We are Ad free and listener supported.  To keep it that way we have created members' only content. By signing up for a membership, you will get… Access To Exclusive Members Only audio Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! (You have to check out the zombie story I put out last week... It's awesome) Exclusive Access to Individual Audio Segments from all Shows Intro's, Outro's, Section One running tips, Section Two life hacks and Featured Interviews – all available as stand-alone MP3's you can download and listen to at any time. (I've got episodes 4329 – 4335 up – in pieces - already) We will consider other benefits as they are requested by you, because when you're a member it's all about you! I'd like to thank Eric and Keating and Cliff and Judith for paying the dealer this week.  I asked for feedback and Eric said I'm not funny anymore.  I used to be funny.  So I'll tell you some jokes:  Clean jokes for your kids.  For all you teachers and coaches.  The first one is for trail runners.  Q: How do crazy runners go through the forest? A: They take the psycho path. No didn't like that one?  This next one I may converted from a blonde joke…Q: Why did the Labrador retriever jog backwards? A: She wanted to gain weight! And here's one the 3-5 year-olds will think is hilarious… Q: Did you hear about the race between the lettuce and the tomato? A: The lettuce was a "head" but the tomato was running to "ketchup"!  … I kicked ass in the Eastern States 20 miler a couple weeks ago as my last tune up for Boston.  I came in at 5-10 seconds a mile faster than my goal pace even though it was my 2nd 20 miler inside of 7 days and I had to make a 2-minute potty stop at mile 7.  My Heart rate was a bit high and I had a little power loss at mile 16-18 but my legs were strong and I finished strong.  All the lights are green for Boston.  We just have to get decent weather and I have to figure out how to navigate around the 14-16,000 runners between where I'm starting and my pace group.  My number is 28766 if you want to track me. Now I'm in my taper.  That doesn't mean I'll stop training it just means I'll switch to race specific training like shorter speed work, strength and stretching.  I also have to reign the diet in to see if I can cut 5-10 pounds for the race.  I was a wrestler in high school – so I know how to drop weight. I've been pretty hard on myself for not being able to make this qualification time.  I could have knocked this time out without too much struggle in 2011 before I ran (heh heh) into a couple of wee health challenges.  But, I suppose, if you look at the age-graded curve with the new qualification times you could make a case that if I succeed this year it will be an age-graded PR for me by 3-5 minutes.  I don't know. I try not to get too wrapped around the axle on this sort of mental gymnastics.  It's all a bit self-serving.  Anyone who wants to say ‘hi' on marathon weekend, that's typically a challenge for me because I'm pretty busy and I like to lay low before the race.  I usually go into the expo on Saturday Morning to get my stuff.   My club has a hotel room at the finish if you want to stop by and have a shower or an adult beverage I'll be there.  Fair warning though – given my starting coral I may not be rolling in until after 4:00!  It's ironic that we are almost back to the traditional noon start we used to have for the race! Crazy days!  Everything is going too well.  Must be a crises coming! … Getting ready to talk with Anthony this week I did some reminiscing about my stint on my prep school cross country team.  I'm fairly confident that my time on a New England Prep School team was probably different than Anthony's time running in high school in East LA.  Who knows, maybe there are more similarities than differences?  I only ran for my last 2 years.  I joined up because the captains of the wrestling team were also the captains of the cross country team.  We had a pretty small team.  But I made the varsity team.  I was the 5th man.  This is the slow guy that you need to fill out the team for scoring purposes.  The top 5 guys get scored in the meets.  I would finish in the middle of the pack.  I was probably running in the low 6-minute mile range.  Story of my life – steady and mediocre! I hated the races.  Our courses were short and mostly off-road.  Some of them had obstacles like steeplechase.  Like fallen trees, steep hills – stuff like that but also a lot of athletic fields.  Most of the courses in our league were 2 miles or less – so it was pretty much an all-out anaerobic effort.  Those short races hurt like hell. They'd line us up across some soccer field or something in separate corals by team, maybe a couple hundred feet of starting line – all spread out.  Then invariably after 100 meters or so they'd slam you into a single path trail. Everyone would have to come off the line in a dead sprint to get to the trail first and box the other guys out.  Yeah, it was like the hunger games.  But, I loved the practices.  We'd go out as a team on these long runs all around Groton.  Out on the back roads and through the woods. It was awesome.  I learned a lot about training and running. We used to ride to away meets in a school van.  Because our team was so small we could fit in one van.  Our coach would drive.  He was a kindly guy who was also the Trigonometry teacher.  Oddly enough he smoked a pipe.  Hey it was the 70's.  The pipe tobacco he liked was called “Borkum Riff” and I remember that smell as he smoked his pipe in the van on the way to the meet.  Sports were never a priority for me.  I am so glad that the prep school I went to forced you to do competitive sports.  If they hadn't I might never have learned what little I was capable of.  It isn't about winning, or being a champion.  It's about learning. Learning what you're capable of.  Learning how to be a member of a team.  Learning how to suffer for that team. Make sure you and your kids and your community have that opportunity to learn. On with the Show! Section one - Running Tips It's supposed to hurt sometimes -   Voices of reason – the conversation Anthony – “Varsity Punks” Yes! The first link below takes you to our Kickstarter campaign (which ends early April) and has the first trailer to Varsity Punks, as well as a lot of the pertinent info. I was hoping you'd be able to squeeze in Anthony shortly before the end of the Kickstarter but late April would absolutely work.    I also included a few other links. I specifically recommend the KCET article.            What is Varsity Punks? An independent feature film in the making! It's a fun high school movie about belonging, portrayed with authentic teenage moments and inspiring sports drama. Genre: Coming-Of-Age Sports Comedy Setting: Present-day San Gabriel Valley Estimated Running Time: 100 min. Logline: When star quarterback, AJ Montoya, breaks his hand, his only hope is to team up with his longtime rivals – the cross country team, a group of nerds and misfits with potential for high school glory! Production Update: (as of Nov. 2015) We are currently in post-production. That means we are done shooting and now it's time to put the movie together through editing, color correction, music and sound design. You can expect a completed film early in 2016. Where Can I See It? Some time around Spring/Summer 2016   Section two 5 myths about finding your true passion - Outro Friends and members, runners and cavaliers, you have giggled, guffawed and snickered your way to the end of Episode 4-336 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  Now go do something useful.  When this podcast drops I'll be around 10 days out from Boston.  I'm still not injured or broken.  I'm a little heavy but my legs are strong.  Coach has me doing pace runs and shorter track stuff to ‘freshen the legs'.  The hay is in the barn and it's almost time to dance with the devil.  Did you see Neely from last week's interview was on the cover of that famous running magazine this month?  I swear those guys follow me around just to poach my good ideas!    A couple reminders before I let you go.  You can still support my Team Hoyt campaign for Boston.  The links are in the show notes.  April 24th is our 25th anniversary Groton Road Race. We've set up the virtual race if you want join from afar – just go to – Hope to see you there.  It's been a great privilege for me to be able to work with the race.  I figure everyone already knows by now but I have 3 books that you can get on Amazon.  First is called “The Mid-Packer's Lament” a collection of running stories, some of them quite funny, (Eric), “The Mid-Packer's Guide to the Galaxy” is a second collection stories, some of them quite funny and my latest “MarathonBQ” outlines the program and all the tricks and tips I used to qualify for Boston when I was a puppy – and that one is on Audible as well and isn't funny at all.  More jokes here…These are a little edgier…you might want to tell them to your 10 year-olds. Q: What do you get when you run in front of a car? A: TIRED Q: Q: What do you get when you run behind a car? A: EXHAUSTED Q: What do you do when a golden retriever throws a pin at you? A: Run! She's got a hand grenade in her mouth.  … I'm looking forward to Boston and Groton.  As I get older I'm learning to enjoy these great sign-post moments in my life.  I stop the smell the roses more.  I can't tell if that is the blunting of my own passions or the sanguinity of self-awareness. Zen Runner did a bit a few weeks ago about bucket list items.  I was looking at the things that people came up with and wondering about my own list.  Which is another strange thing we do – compare the things we've accomplished or more appropriately collected with other people.  People were listing things like run a marathon or an ultra or maybe qualify for Boston…things like that.  And it kind of struck me that while I've been going about my business I've collected a lot of souvenirs and memories.  I've been graced and for that I am grateful. Run a marathon? How about more than 50? Qualify for Boston? Yup. Write a book? Uh huh 3 of em. Ultra? Sure.  Start a business, yessir.  Triathlons? Yup.  Mountain bike ultras? Done.  Be a race director? Affirmative.  Read the classics? Most of em. Stay married and raise a couple of functional adults. Present and accounted for.  See the world? A good chunk of it. Interestingly, I never sat down and said ‘these are the things that I want to accomplish'.  This was an organic mélange of little projects that interested me at the time.  A portfolio of hobbies, passions and necessities.  I'm not done.  Not by a long shot.  I've got a list of cool stuff in my back pocket that I'm going to shoehorn into this world one way or another.  Like the marquee on a B movie “The Adventure Continues (dot dot dot)”. It's not a contest.  There is no score on the polished granite marker that lays in the grass above your withered corpse.  Yesterday, today, tomorrow; it's all the same.  Do what interests you.  Don't keep score. Keep swinging away until the bat falls from your hands. And I'll see you out there. Closing comments   So, yeah, the universe is in balance… – and l'll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-336 – Varsity Punk Director Anthony Solorzano  (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4336.mp3] Link Team Hoyt Boston 2016 Campaign -> MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to episode 4-336 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  I’m squeezing this one in on an off week to help out my interviewee today, Anthony Solorzano, (sounds like a character from a Quintin Tarantino film), but he’s a lifelong runner, with a passion, who is making, or has actually made a movie called Varsity Punks.  His Kickstarter campaign to put the finishing touches on this new cross country team themed movie ends on April 13th.  I figured with a little extra midnight oil I could get this episode up in time before that kickstarter closes.  If you want some good swag and want to help Anthony bring a running-themed feature length film to market go now and kick some cash his way.  I’m not getting any kickbacks, I just like the idea of bringing the discussion around running as a real sport out into the open!  I try to help people when I can.  It’s karma.  So, yeah, we’re talking to Anthony today about his movie.  Go watch the trailer – it’s cool – the links are in the notes.  If I can swing it you’ll get 3 podcasts in three weeks – plus all the good stuff I’m putting into the members section. In the first section I’m going to talk about why sometimes your training is always hard and why it’s ok.  In the second section I wax counter-culturally about passion.  What I’m not going to give you are any advertisements.  No Harry’s razors, no Audible and no Stamps.com.  Actually, while we’re on the topic, I think you should go to the post office.  The public post is one of the great enablers of civilized society.  Yeah it’s slow and everyone is grumpy but that’s why you should go down there.  Think of the great impact you and your positive attitude can have on those poor, lost souls standing in line!  If you bought your stamps online you’d be denying them your bright light. Those confused old people using pennies to buy stamps ae the greatest generation.  They are the defenders of democracy and the western world.  You should go get to know them. Get thee to the post office!  Go when it’s busy.  Stop along the way and bring coffee and donuts.  Strike up conversations, make friends and make someone’s day.  Life’s not just about the miserly squeezing of pennies and minutes.  Treat it like a safari, and adventure.    We are Ad free and listener supported.  To keep it that way we have created members’ only content. By signing up for a membership, you will get… Access To Exclusive Members Only audio Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! (You have to check out the zombie story I put out last week... It’s awesome) Exclusive Access to Individual Audio Segments from all Shows Intro’s, Outro’s, Section One running tips, Section Two life hacks and Featured Interviews – all available as stand-alone MP3’s you can download and listen to at any time. (I’ve got episodes 4329 – 4335 up – in pieces - already) We will consider other benefits as they are requested by you, because when you’re a member it’s all about you! I’d like to thank Eric and Keating and Cliff and Judith for paying the dealer this week.  I asked for feedback and Eric said I’m not funny anymore.  I used to be funny.  So I’ll tell you some jokes:  Clean jokes for your kids.  For all you teachers and coaches.  The first one is for trail runners.  Q: How do crazy runners go through the forest? A: They take the psycho path. No didn’t like that one?  This next one I may converted from a blonde joke…Q: Why did the Labrador retriever jog backwards? A: She wanted to gain weight! And here’s one the 3-5 year-olds will think is hilarious… Q: Did you hear about the race between the lettuce and the tomato? A: The lettuce was a "head" but the tomato was running to "ketchup"!  … I kicked ass in the Eastern States 20 miler a couple weeks ago as my last tune up for Boston.  I came in at 5-10 seconds a mile faster than my goal pace even though it was my 2nd 20 miler inside of 7 days and I had to make a 2-minute potty stop at mile 7.  My Heart rate was a bit high and I had a little power loss at mile 16-18 but my legs were strong and I finished strong.  All the lights are green for Boston.  We just have to get decent weather and I have to figure out how to navigate around the 14-16,000 runners between where I’m starting and my pace group.  My number is 28766 if you want to track me. Now I’m in my taper.  That doesn’t mean I’ll stop training it just means I’ll switch to race specific training like shorter speed work, strength and stretching.  I also have to reign the diet in to see if I can cut 5-10 pounds for the race.  I was a wrestler in high school – so I know how to drop weight. I’ve been pretty hard on myself for not being able to make this qualification time.  I could have knocked this time out without too much struggle in 2011 before I ran (heh heh) into a couple of wee health challenges.  But, I suppose, if you look at the age-graded curve with the new qualification times you could make a case that if I succeed this year it will be an age-graded PR for me by 3-5 minutes.  I don’t know. I try not to get too wrapped around the axle on this sort of mental gymnastics.  It’s all a bit self-serving.  Anyone who wants to say ‘hi’ on marathon weekend, that’s typically a challenge for me because I’m pretty busy and I like to lay low before the race.  I usually go into the expo on Saturday Morning to get my stuff.   My club has a hotel room at the finish if you want to stop by and have a shower or an adult beverage I’ll be there.  Fair warning though – given my starting coral I may not be rolling in until after 4:00!  It’s ironic that we are almost back to the traditional noon start we used to have for the race! Crazy days!  Everything is going too well.  Must be a crises coming! … Getting ready to talk with Anthony this week I did some reminiscing about my stint on my prep school cross country team.  I’m fairly confident that my time on a New England Prep School team was probably different than Anthony’s time running in high school in East LA.  Who knows, maybe there are more similarities than differences?  I only ran for my last 2 years.  I joined up because the captains of the wrestling team were also the captains of the cross country team.  We had a pretty small team.  But I made the varsity team.  I was the 5th man.  This is the slow guy that you need to fill out the team for scoring purposes.  The top 5 guys get scored in the meets.  I would finish in the middle of the pack.  I was probably running in the low 6-minute mile range.  Story of my life – steady and mediocre! I hated the races.  Our courses were short and mostly off-road.  Some of them had obstacles like steeplechase.  Like fallen trees, steep hills – stuff like that but also a lot of athletic fields.  Most of the courses in our league were 2 miles or less – so it was pretty much an all-out anaerobic effort.  Those short races hurt like hell. They’d line us up across some soccer field or something in separate corals by team, maybe a couple hundred feet of starting line – all spread out.  Then invariably after 100 meters or so they’d slam you into a single path trail. Everyone would have to come off the line in a dead sprint to get to the trail first and box the other guys out.  Yeah, it was like the hunger games.  But, I loved the practices.  We’d go out as a team on these long runs all around Groton.  Out on the back roads and through the woods. It was awesome.  I learned a lot about training and running. We used to ride to away meets in a school van.  Because our team was so small we could fit in one van.  Our coach would drive.  He was a kindly guy who was also the Trigonometry teacher.  Oddly enough he smoked a pipe.  Hey it was the 70’s.  The pipe tobacco he liked was called “Borkum Riff” and I remember that smell as he smoked his pipe in the van on the way to the meet.  Sports were never a priority for me.  I am so glad that the prep school I went to forced you to do competitive sports.  If they hadn’t I might never have learned what little I was capable of.  It isn’t about winning, or being a champion.  It’s about learning. Learning what you’re capable of.  Learning how to be a member of a team.  Learning how to suffer for that team. Make sure you and your kids and your community have that opportunity to learn. On with the Show! Section one - Running Tips It’s supposed to hurt sometimes -   Voices of reason – the conversation Anthony – “Varsity Punks” Yes! The first link below takes you to our Kickstarter campaign (which ends early April) and has the first trailer to Varsity Punks, as well as a lot of the pertinent info. I was hoping you'd be able to squeeze in Anthony shortly before the end of the Kickstarter but late April would absolutely work.    I also included a few other links. I specifically recommend the KCET article.            What is Varsity Punks? An independent feature film in the making! It’s a fun high school movie about belonging, portrayed with authentic teenage moments and inspiring sports drama. Genre: Coming-Of-Age Sports Comedy Setting: Present-day San Gabriel Valley Estimated Running Time: 100 min. Logline: When star quarterback, AJ Montoya, breaks his hand, his only hope is to team up with his longtime rivals – the cross country team, a group of nerds and misfits with potential for high school glory! Production Update: (as of Nov. 2015) We are currently in post-production. That means we are done shooting and now it’s time to put the movie together through editing, color correction, music and sound design. You can expect a completed film early in 2016. Where Can I See It? Some time around Spring/Summer 2016   Section two 5 myths about finding your true passion - Outro Friends and members, runners and cavaliers, you have giggled, guffawed and snickered your way to the end of Episode 4-336 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  Now go do something useful.  When this podcast drops I’ll be around 10 days out from Boston.  I’m still not injured or broken.  I’m a little heavy but my legs are strong.  Coach has me doing pace runs and shorter track stuff to ‘freshen the legs’.  The hay is in the barn and it’s almost time to dance with the devil.  Did you see Neely from last week’s interview was on the cover of that famous running magazine this month?  I swear those guys follow me around just to poach my good ideas!    A couple reminders before I let you go.  You can still support my Team Hoyt campaign for Boston.  The links are in the show notes.  April 24th is our 25th anniversary Groton Road Race. We’ve set up the virtual race if you want join from afar – just go to – Hope to see you there.  It’s been a great privilege for me to be able to work with the race.  I figure everyone already knows by now but I have 3 books that you can get on Amazon.  First is called “The Mid-Packer’s Lament” a collection of running stories, some of them quite funny, (Eric), “The Mid-Packer’s Guide to the Galaxy” is a second collection stories, some of them quite funny and my latest “MarathonBQ” outlines the program and all the tricks and tips I used to qualify for Boston when I was a puppy – and that one is on Audible as well and isn’t funny at all.  More jokes here…These are a little edgier…you might want to tell them to your 10 year-olds. Q: What do you get when you run in front of a car? A: TIRED Q: Q: What do you get when you run behind a car? A: EXHAUSTED Q: What do you do when a golden retriever throws a pin at you? A: Run! She's got a hand grenade in her mouth.  … I’m looking forward to Boston and Groton.  As I get older I’m learning to enjoy these great sign-post moments in my life.  I stop the smell the roses more.  I can’t tell if that is the blunting of my own passions or the sanguinity of self-awareness. Zen Runner did a bit a few weeks ago about bucket list items.  I was looking at the things that people came up with and wondering about my own list.  Which is another strange thing we do – compare the things we’ve accomplished or more appropriately collected with other people.  People were listing things like run a marathon or an ultra or maybe qualify for Boston…things like that.  And it kind of struck me that while I’ve been going about my business I’ve collected a lot of souvenirs and memories.  I’ve been graced and for that I am grateful. Run a marathon? How about more than 50? Qualify for Boston? Yup. Write a book? Uh huh 3 of em. Ultra? Sure.  Start a business, yessir.  Triathlons? Yup.  Mountain bike ultras? Done.  Be a race director? Affirmative.  Read the classics? Most of em. Stay married and raise a couple of functional adults. Present and accounted for.  See the world? A good chunk of it. Interestingly, I never sat down and said ‘these are the things that I want to accomplish’.  This was an organic mélange of little projects that interested me at the time.  A portfolio of hobbies, passions and necessities.  I’m not done.  Not by a long shot.  I’ve got a list of cool stuff in my back pocket that I’m going to shoehorn into this world one way or another.  Like the marquee on a B movie “The Adventure Continues (dot dot dot)”. It’s not a contest.  There is no score on the polished granite marker that lays in the grass above your withered corpse.  Yesterday, today, tomorrow; it’s all the same.  Do what interests you.  Don’t keep score. Keep swinging away until the bat falls from your hands. And I’ll see you out there. Closing comments   So, yeah, the universe is in balance… – and l’ll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -

This week! An interview with Chip Beauvais of Chroma Cubes fame about his new game, Smoke & Mirrors. Then we give our own review of Smoke & Mirrors and discuss our fear of Kickstarter. Gin is imbibed throughout, and Tom probably swallows loudly into the microphone at least once, because he is a monster. Intro Gag: Comin' to ya' live from the badminton championships, I'm Johannes Stauffer and with my as always are some kinda' feathery balls, and this is the Mildly Alarming Podcast. Episode 111: Disaster Toilet Control Segment 1: Interview with Chip Beauvais Chip can be found on twitter at @the_FlyingSheep and on the web at flyingsheep.com. His Kickstarter for Smoke & Mirrors (combined, as discussed in the episode, with two other games for one big, exciting three-game Kickstarter) can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/239309591/button-shy-wallet-game-series-3-micro-games Episode Sponsor: Uncle Pepperdin's Fleezius Bermjax Segment 2: Smoke & Mirrors Gameplay. Also, Kickstarter Outro Gag: The Mildly Alarming Podcast is made possible by an unlocked door at the recording studio, a series of easily guessed passwords and security questions, and Johannes' ability to subdue a security guard by just flexing until the veins in his neck get all bulgy and gross. Music in this episode: "Clear Waters" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Drew Tablak sings, dances, and plays instruments while riding a bike as one of Disney's Dapper Dan's. He has created a Kickstarter page as a way of connecting with his fans and shares with us how it is to be a Disney cast member and feel that connection with fans.His Kickstarter page can be found as Drew Tablak

No one likes to fail. But one good failure can teach us more than a dozen successes. Michael Keller generously rejoins the podcast to discuss what went wrong with his very successful board game, City Hall. His Kickstarter project failed to catch on and he sheds light on lessons learned.