Podcast appearances and mentions of jon weber

Generally speaking, lenders don't lend money to companies with the intention of ending up as equity owners. But things don't always go to plan. And anyone who's been there can tell you that the hard truth for certain companies is that no plan could have ever saved it — or as Jon Weber would say: “If the baby's ugly, the baby's ugly.”In this week's episode of Cloud 9fin, senior private credit reporter Shubham Saharan sits down with Jon Weber and Gisele Everett of restructuring advisory Jon F Weber & Co, to talk about some of the hard truths they confront in their work. Among them, is how to avoid “tissue rejection,” to borrow a term from the medical field, which can occur when integrating new owners into an existing company.They also discuss a recent article that Jon and Gisele co-authored in the Journal of Corporate Renewal.Have any feedback for us? Send us a note at podcast@9fin.com.

When migrating to the cloud, many businesses expect instant cost savings and a boost in security—but the reality is more complex. Moving to the cloud requires careful planning and ongoing management to truly realize its benefits, as outdated assumptions about costs and security can lead to unexpected challenges post-migration.SecureChat Podcast host, Cory Pomeroy, sits down with RKON's Director of Advanced Solutions, Jon Weber, Solutions Architect, Josh Grove, and Cloud Operations Engineer, Jon Tetlak, to discuss strategies for cost optimization, security improvements, and how to build a knowledgeable cloud team so you can accelerate value from your Azure cloud transition.

“LMEs buy time for the sponsor, but I'm increasingly seeing that that's all it really does.” Jon Weber, founder of JFW & Co., doesn't mince words regarding the effectiveness of the popular restructuring strategy. Liability management exercises leave executives with a “sword of Damocles” over their heads, failing to really fix anything and with an aftermath that remains a management distraction, Weber told Bloomberg Intelligence's Phil Brendel, in October's feature interview for the State of Distressed Debt podcast. Weber shared his perspectives, honed at Icahn Enterprises, Goldman Sachs and Elliott Management, on running effective boards and companies post-reorganization (6:30). Prior to that, BI's Noel Hebert and Phil discussed the complete dearth of distressed-debt inventory, as the distressed ratio plummeted to a 5.2% 28-month low in September. The podcast concludes with BI's Negisa Balluku joining Noel and Phil for a roundtable discussion covering J&J's latest Talc news, Hertz make-whole appeal, Audacy, Yellow, Tupperware, Telesat and what qualifies as a consensual release these days (59:00). This podcast is part of BI's FICC Focus series.

In this episode of our Member Spotlight podcast, Mark Gerson interviews Jon Weber, founder of Jon F Weber & Co., LLC, exploring the intricacies of corporate boards and the role of board members. Jon, a seasoned Board Member, Advisor, and Executive with over 20 years of experience, shares his insights from working with top institutional investors like Goldman Sachs, Icahn Enterprises, and Elliott Investment Management. With leadership roles including President of Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) and CEO of Philip Services, WestPoint Home, and Viskase, Jon brings a wealth of experience to the conversation. He also discusses his recent venture, Jon F Weber & Co., LLC, which assists creditors in value creation during post-restructuring.Tune in to learn about:The key differences between public, private equity, and post-reorganization boards.What to expect when serving on different types of boards and how to get involved as a board member.How aligning board roles with specific challenges can transform corporate governance and drive success.Learn more about  3i Members and follow us on LinkedIn for updates.Further reading:7 Deadly Sins of Post-Reorg BoardsGoverning the Post Restructured CompanyPicking Impactful Board Members

This week, Jon F. Weber speaks with Reorg's Jason Sanjana about how post-reorganization boards of directors differ from boards in other contexts and can be vital to a successful reorganization. Weber helps creditors manage operationally intensive investments and recently published an article on optimizing board searches, which we discuss. And as always, we also bring you our weekly summary of interesting developments in the restructuring world as well as a preview of what's on tap for this week. Last week included a number of major court decisions, most notably the Supreme Court's decision in Purdue Pharma, which found that bankruptcy courts lack the power to grant nonconsensual third-party releases.

Traditional cybersecurity methods are becoming less effective against the evolving threat landscape. As organizations increasingly adopt cloud services, remote workforces, and mobile computing, a new and improved security framework is necessary. In this Season 4 opener of the SecureChat podcast, host Cory Pomeroy sits down with RKON's Director of Advanced Services, Jon Weber, Managing Director, Jeff Laurinaitis, and Security Architect, Rafal Ciesielski, to explore SASE capabilities, implementation strategies, and the user experience.

Representative Jon Weber reflects on the recently concluded legislative session in Idaho. He discusses successes like bills on electrical and plumbing inspections and tax relief for school facilities. He also touches on disappointments, such as a failed homeowners association bill, and weighs in on controversial legislation regarding library materials. Additionally, he shares his views on potential changes to the electoral process and reelection.

Jon Weber and Laura Brookhiser, from L.E.K. Consulting, join the show to share insights from their 2024 'Heat Index' report. The report explores what brands consumers desire the most by category and why. We discuss not only who's hot but why, and how companies can take key learnings from this report to build stronger brand loyalty. With special guests: Jon Weber, Managing Director at L.E.K. Consulting and Laura Brookhiser, Managing Director at L.E.K. Consulting Hosted by: Andy Polk

State Representative Jon Weber, R-District 34, talks about the upcoming 2024 Idaho Legislature and what he hopes to accomplish.

Lurid Orb's Jon Weber steps away from pondering the orb to talk to Matt about their debut release “Folded Visions”. Along the way, they talk about approaching dungeon synth from a fantasy perspective and not a black metal one, the need to instill in yourself quality control, and how Dungeons and Dragons 5e sucks. Follow and listen to Lurid Orb: https://luridorb.bandcamp.com/album/folded-visions https://www.instagram.com/lurid_orb/ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLuridOrb?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://www.youtube.com/@Lurid_Orb http://jonweberart.com/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

As a leading global strategy consulting firm, L.E.K. Consulting has helped its clients deliver value-creating growth by addressing key strategic and operational issues. L.E.K. has worked with fitness clients across many strategic issues, including: Developing a post-COVID-19 growth strategy for a leading fitness certification provider Supporting the sales process for a leading connected fitness company Developing a launch strategy for a digital fitness marketplace Quantifying the unit whitespace opportunity for a boutique studio fitness concept In this episode, we will discuss: The current state of the fitness landscape Fitness market trends Fitness investment themes To provide insights on these topics, we will hear from Alex Evans, Managing Director and Head of the Los Angeles office for L.E.K. Consulting; Jon Weber, Managing Director at L.E.K. Consulting's Boston office; Geoff McQueen, Managing Director at L.E.K. Consulting's Los Angeles office; and Anna Ondik, Senior Engagement Manager at L.E.K. Consulting's Chicago office.Connect with our experts on LinkedIn:Alex Evans: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexevanslek/Jon Weber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonweberlek/Geoff McQueen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-mcqueen/Anna Ondik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-ondik-464a4b13/ Visit L.E.K. Consulting at https://www.lek.com/

Kasper is joined by Rick Worthington, Nate Shelman, and Congressmen Nate Roberts and Jon Weber. Kasper takes your calls and discusses anything your heart desires!

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/_iVcJV5Qy7g Nicolas King and Seth Sikes, two of New York's most popular young nightclub entertainers, join forces for an evening you won't want to miss. The swinging American Songbook is the specialty of these performers, and the pair will pay tribute to the show-stopping stars who paved the way, such as Sammy Davis Jr., Anthony Newley, Eydie Gormé, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peter Allen and more! Nicolas and Seth will carry the torch from these legendary performers and the great songwriters who wrote so many of their hits. King is an award-winning artist who's been ‘belting' out tunes since he was 4-years-old, having been seen in dozens of TV commercials, and numerous times on Broadway opposite Tom Selleck, Carol Burnett, Linda Lavin and Andrea McArdle. King was the longest running “Chip” in Disney's Beauty And The Beast. He toured the country as Liza Minnelli's opening act, and has performed on stages all over the world from Carnegie Hall to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Sikes is one of New York City's most popular nightclub singers. His critically-acclaimed tributes to Judy Garland (which won a Broadway World Award), Liza Minnelli, and Bernadette Peters are a consistent draw for audiences around the world. The hardworking Sikes, a native of Texas, was also Associate Director on the multiple Tony-award winning musical The Band's Visit. Under the musical baton of Jon Weber in New York, Michael Orland and Dave Loeb on the west coast, and Billy Stritch in Boca Raton, Seth Sikes and Nicolas King will deliver a powerhouse performance that promises to capture the glitter and magic of the New York nightclub scene of long ago, and bring it into the next generation! 

For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe:  https://youtu.be/3Bpk_EbYYRU Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper Celebrate the Release of Jeff Harnar's latest CD! “I KNOW THINGS NOW: MY LIFE IN SONDHEIM'S WORDS” NYC ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT ENGAGEMENT AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER ALBUM AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE FRIDAY, JUNE 17 MAC and Bistro Award-winning artist Jeff Harnar heard in the songs of Stephen Sondheim the story of his own life. Ron Thomas received a BA in Theater from the University of Denver and moved to NYC in 1977. He worked at Time Inc. from 1978 to 2015, and lived with his partner, then husband, Bill Stubing, also from 1978 to 2015. https://www.facebook.com/ron.thomas.79230/ Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and performed all over the world, winning numerous accolades for performance and composition - and scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon's music.  KT SULLIVAN most recently starred with Steve Ross in The Irish Rep's virtual presentation of “Love, Noël” after a sold-out run in the summer of 2019. KT was named artistic director of The Mabel Mercer Foundation in 2012.  Specializing in Broadway recordings, Bart Nigal has worked on albums like Fun Home, Porgy and Bess, On the 20th Century, On the Town, Follies, Passion, and many more. As a writer, he and Amanda Droste have written songs for Dora and Friends.  Dancer, actress, director, consultant, teacher, and acting coach Sondra Lee (b. Newark, NJ, 30 September 1930) has been a fixture in American and European theatre for over fifty years. Especially remembered for her intensity and unwavering focus as a performer.  

Candidate for Idaho House of Representatives Jason Drollinger talks about his platform and why he is running. Drollinger is running against Jon Weber for House Seat 34A.

Candidate for Idaho House of Representatives Jon Weber talks about his platform and why he is running. Weber is running against Jason Drollinger for House Seat 34A.

Jon Weber explains how to create a culture where students feel supported and free to grow & thrive.

State Representative Jon Weber of Rexburg is ready for his second year in the legislature. He talks about the highlights from 2021 and what he hopes and expects to happen in 2022 in Boise.

This week's episode (sorry, a day late again, I know) features Jon Weber from Par Weber watches. If you aren't aware, Jon is doing something pretty neat in the micro brand watch space. He has created his own proprietary luminance system called Enduro-Lume, which is patent pending! He has deployed this technology in a watch that Buzz and Spence have been lucky enough to try out for a good chunk of time, the Coefficient.Jon's is a watch guy, but he realized that not all lume, light sources, etc. are created equal. He found this out while feeding his newborn son at 4:00 A.M. (been there!). His Seiko, while great, wouldnt last that deep into the night. His G-Shock required a button push or flick of the wrist to engage the backlight, not exactly easily done whilst feeding a baby that you want to get back to sleep.What he has developed is an always on lighting system using a series of LEDs running at extremely low output, hence a battery life of around 3 years. Buzz and Jon get really deep into the challenges of manufacturing enduro-lume, how he got the LEDs to work, how he managed to get the technology into something as small as a watch, and how the design of the watch plays into the form following function ethos of a true tool watch. This is an exciting episode, because what Jon has developed is some very cool technology, much of which is manufactured in the United States, all packed into a watch that is an excellent wear! We really hope you enjoy this episode.

Vocalist Connie Evingson and pianist Jon Weber talk about their shows this week as part of Jazz Fest Live at Crooners Supper Club. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Vocalist Connie Evingson and pianist Jon Weber talk about their shows this week as part of Jazz Fest Live at Crooners Supper Club. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Vocalist Connie Evingson and pianist Jon Weber talk about their shows this week as part of Jazz Fest Live at Crooners Supper Club. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Local business owner and Madison County Commission Chairman Jon Weber announced his candidacy for Idaho House of Representatives. Weber is running for the District 34 A chair.

Pianist Jon Weber talks about his shows coming up at Crooners Supper Club next week including solo shows and duo shows.

Pianist Jon Weber talks about his shows coming up at Crooners Supper Club next week including solo shows and duo shows.

Pianist Jon Weber talks about his shows coming up at Crooners Supper Club next week including solo shows and duo shows.

País Sudáfrica Dirección Oliver Schmitz Guion Brian Cox Música Paul Hepker Fotografía Leah Striker Reparto Steve Coogan, Garion Dowds, Andrea Riseborough, Robert Hobbs, Deon Lotz, Brett Williams, Carel Nel, Lauren Steyn, Matthew Dylan Roberts Sinopsis En 1987, 164 personas fueron ejecutadas en el corredor de la muerte de Pretoria, Sudáfrica. Jon Weber es el abogado encargado de defender ante un juez a León, un joven guardia de la prisión de máxima seguridad de Pretoria traumatizado por todas las ejecuciones que ha presenciado. Basada en hechos reales, esta es la historia que puso la pena de muerte en duda y cambió la historia.

Happy GrUBday fam!   For this episode of the Growing Up Black podcast, we speak to Jonathan Weber about his pursuit towards writing and acting, growing up as the only black person in his family, and the importance media plays in helping young people of color discover who they are.   We all have different starting points as we navigate our way through life. Some of us may be born into wealth, others in poverty. Some grow up with all members of our family in the same neighborhood while others may not even have the benefit of knowing half of their family history. But through stories and media we often have the privilege of taking a look at life through a multitude of different perspectives. In today’s episode, Jon and I talk about the role tv father figures played in his life, his journey towards discovering and defining his blackness, and why he believes storytelling is one of the most effective ways we can understand each other as human beings. Jon is one of the most charismatic people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and I know that just listening to this episode is bound to brighten your day.   Be sure to follow us on Spotify, rate us on iTunes and continue to share the cast on all of your social media networks! That’s how the GrUB fam continues to grow and you never know who might benefit from hearing someone else’s story. For more from Jon, follow him on Instagram @jwebs42 and if you want some GrUB merch, check out thegrubcast.com/shop.   With that said, I wish happiness and prosperity to you all, much love, and as always, keep eating.

Singer-songwriter Willie Nile will release his 12th album, Children of Paradise, July 27 on the artist’s own River House label through Virtual Label. In a press release, Nile says of the album, The music always lifts my spirits, and that’s what these songs do for me and it’s why I wrote them. Hopefully they can lift others’ spirits as well. Children of Paradise is co-produced by Nile and Grammy-winner and longtime collaborator Stewart Lerman (Elvis Costello/Patti Smith/Norah Jones). The album features such timely compositions as Seeds of a Revolution, All Dressed Up and No Place to Go, Don’t, Earth Blues and Gettin’ Ugly Out There. Lookin’ for Someone  was co-written with longtime friend Andrew Dorff, who wrote country hits for the likes of Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley and Kenny Chesney. Dorff died unexpectedly shortly after the song was written, and Nile has dedicated Children of Paradise to him. Along with Nile on acoustic and electric guitars and piano, the record features Nile’s longstanding live band: guitarist Matt Hogan, bassist Johnny Pisano, and drummer Jon Weber. The sessions also featured guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Steuart Smith (Eagles/Rosanne Cash/Rodney Crowell), keyboardist Andy Burton (John Mayer/Rufus Wainwright/Ian Hunter) and backing vocals by r singer-songwriter James Maddock, Leslie Mendelson (Bob Weir) and Frankie Lee.

  If you like what you heard, like us on facebook or set a review on itunes. It helps wonders. If you have any questions or suggestions on how to improve the podcast, don’t be afraid to email me at podcast@myfoodjobrocks.com Manuscript Looking at my calendar, I saw that this podcast actually started in June. It’s felt like a long time. A lot of things have happened while creating this podcast. I met some incredible people, collaborated with geniuses, and made my connections with my friends unbreakably strong. Other than that, a total of 15,000 people have downloaded the podcast, averaging 215 listens per episode. For me, I’m happy with this. So in this episode I just wanted to really flesh out the events that made this podcast for what it was today, and how it slowly transformed. From the independent website, graduate student series, to why I am changing some of my questions, I want to tell you just how fun it was making this thing and where we’re planning to go next. Let’s being Beginnings Have I told this story before? Maybe only to my guests, or with my friends. When I first moved to Phoenix, I became obsessed with Podcasts, almost about the same time I started hating my job, which you can listen about in episode 60, which was around the time I wanted to find a way out. I noticed that sure, listening to music was fun, but it wasn’t productive. So I started listening to audio books which I borrowed form the Phoenix library. Soon it evolved into podcasts. My first podcasts I listened to often were Smart Passive Income and Entrepreneur on Fire. I’d consider these entry-level because they are indeed inspiring stories with a little bit of tactical knowledge. This went on for about a year. In maybe January 2016, I read an article by Tim Ferriss about how he started his podcast. Through his write up, I found it was pretty easy to do. For example, the equipment was dirt cheap, and the barrier to entry is pretty good. About a month later, Nicole posted the fated article about how the food industry is hiring people at a declining rate and everything kind of clicked. The lesson here is really about this simple equation, that opportunity + preparedness = luck is something that resonates with me when I do projects. If I didn’t listen to podcasts, or read how to do them, I would never had had the opportunity to work with Nicole. There are many other factors in how this started up that made it worked as well. For example, Foodgrads was a startup, so they were flexible and willing to support me in this venture. Though they didn’t give me initial capital, the power of just getting a thumbs up is more than enough justification to get started with the podcast so I set aside $1000 dollars and went to town. I would provide the episodes, and they would provide the website that I could post on. I bought equipment recommended by Tim Ferriss including this microphone. I downloaded Audacity, and then I bought a course called Podcaster’s Paradise. This course was created by John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneur on Fire. I subscribed for about 3 months and learned a lot of technical tidbits in not only on how to use Audacity, but how to structure my podcast from getting guests to sending thank you notes. It also gave me some amazing tools such as calendly.com and libsyn. I also found the facebook group they had extremely supportive and that’s also where I met Kim from Peas On Moss, who started her podcast the same time as I did. So starting that, I now had to get guests. First up was Nicole and Juliette from Foodgrads as they were the ones hosting it on their website, so it just seemed right. Then I got Trevor Fast, Brian Chau, and Taryn Yee, while on a work trip to California. I literally scheduled time to meet and record. It was really fun! I remember doing the dumbest thing while doing Trevor’s interview. I thought the room was too noisy so I thought we could do it in the office. We ended up doing the interview in a cramped, noisy room where chocolate was being refined. Editing that was a pain. So you keep going. Episode 6 was my most valuable guest being Dr. Howard Moskowitz in more ways than one. This one was a stroke of luck I had no idea how I got him on the show. I just connected on linkeidn, he sends me a bunch of stuff and I asked him to be on the podcast. That’s so cool! I realized then, that the ability to ask someone to be on a podcast is an extremely valuable tool. For one, it gives you a very legitimate excuse on inviting, and talking to people you want to talk to, and I would say about 70% of my podcasts have guests I personally contacted, 10% are from people who sign up to be interviewed randomly and another 20% are referred to by either previous guests or friends. My biggest tips for finding great guests is pretty simple, especially for people on linkedin. For one, if they post a lot, it’s more likely they would like to be on the show. There are only a few exceptions I’ve had with this. People who are going to launch something, whether it’s a book or new product, are especially willing to talk about it as well. This is how I got Ali Bouzari on the show, for instance. Connectors, whether self-proclaimed are not have their perks too. Rochelle Boucher, for example, knew a ton of people and supported me in huge amounts getting guests that came to her Miele location. I returned the favor with my own resources. After my recent talk with Alex Oesterle from Food Marketing Nerds, I found that he has a very different way of contacting. A bit more professional, which I might want to dive in the future. He goes through PR firms or PR departments to get amazing guests from the marketing department. I’ve only had a couple of guests been blocked by denying permission, which I actually find kind of, a strange and outdated practice, but I understand. But the method I use works, I have absolutely no problem finding guests and I actually realized that I don’t need big shots on my podcasts. I actually really enjoy interviewing fresh, inspiring graduates. Some recent examples like Jon Weber and Louis Edmond, who both just got their jobs, were extremely satisfying to talk to just because of their passionate outlook in life and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So this brings me to another topic about what you want your podcast to represent. This means knowing your audience, and catering to that audience. Overall, the message and structure for My Food  Job Rocks is a pretty simple one: explore different food jobs, dive in a little bit of their history, and explore their viewpoints on current events such as technology or current events. At the end, we cool down and talk about books, quotes, and favorite foods. The questions we’ve designed for our show is pretty standard, but testing certain questions has made the process a lot of fun. One of the questions I’ve changed was “what is a standard day like?” I used this question in the beginning, but all I got was “every day is different!” So I changed this question and worded it in multiple different ways. Sometimes I say “what’s the most exciting part of your job?” or “what’s the worst?” some of my personal favorites include asking the process of how to make a certain food such as with Jocelyn Ngo or Haley Richardson. By diving into a subject filled with enigma versus a standard routine, in usually generates more excitement. One of the other questions I’ve had a good time playing around with is “what do you think are the important skills you need in your job?”. My favorite answer to this question is from Tiffany Tong from Canada’s Smartest Kitchen, where she said adaptability. After she did a beautiful explanation of the word, I dug deeper. “How do you become more adaptable?” I guess the trend and evolution of the questions I ask is more about “how can I make this podcast more exciting/unique, and what type of tactical and actionable advice can I give to my audience?” Next topic is in regards to why we split off from Foodgrads initially, around episode 16: Well, I wanted more control and a certain person who was there at the time didn’t want that. Eventually, they had to approach to let me go. I’m bad at assuming things, so I’ll leave it as: I grew too big for their nest so I had to leave. With a mix of disappointment, support from my friends, and admittedly, utter rage, I decided to make my own website to host my podcast. I still had a weekly podcast so I had to make a website fast. Luckily, this wasn’t just a start-from-scratch bang my head against the wall. Ever since I started hating my job, I dabbled into website design. I made my first “successful” website called Az Asian Food Review. Where I reviewed Asian food in phoenix. I had to pay for a theme dedicated to podcasting (which in hindsight, I never used that feature) and a pretty good front page function. Building the website was actually one of the most exhilarating I’ve done for this project and I am really proud of the website I made. Using my skills from Canva, and my website experience, I made a website for maybe under $150 dollars that I could use as my playground. And looking back, I used it as a playground very well. Evolving the shownotes, making a blogging section for my own personal use, and recently, hosting another person’s content made this website a proud accomplishment. Eventually, I made a deal with Foodgrads to work with them. Yes, it was awkward at first, but both Nicole and I supported each other. I actually had a huge internal debate not to do it because of an ego issue on my end, but that was a dumb, childish reason. The main reason is really, we can’t do this alone. If we’re split now, there is no way to conquer the industry. I need Nicole to be a powerhouse distribution force in the future, and she needs my high quality content to satisfy her readers. Two lessons appear from this: don’t burn bridges, and don’t give up. I could have easily been extremely hot headed and aggressive in this scenario, and let my ego do the talking, but I had to bite my tongue. It’s paid off. Another thing is consistency. If you really want to make this not a hobby, you need to be consistent with your episodes. Too many people get burnt out or just lose motivation on doing a weekly podcast. What actually happened was I liked interviewing so much I ended up having so many episodes, I had to open the flood gates and launch 2 episodes a week. I was so hard to switch to 1 but I realized that two episodes a week really took a toll on my life. Luckily, I had Veronica Hislop save me with her willingness to provide awesome content with her blog posts. So I want to wrap this whole thing up into a lessons learned scenario. Both podcasting and website design were once small interests, that later became hobbies and then actually became revenue generating. Yes, I made my initial investment back 5 times over. Some were direct requests, others were from referrals from guests. Not only that, but certain guests have contacted me for other projects and what’s coming in the next couple of years is really something. At the end of the day, the biggest lesson I have for you is to just start doing something an hour a day. It can be researching, or reading, or just gathering information. Eventually, a seed will be planted into your mind. When the opportunity strikes, you’ll be prepared. As maybe you could tell from this episode, most of the opportunities I was given was So the best place to invest a minimal amount of skill? I’ll give you two resources where you can find a skill and then have the opportunity to dig deeper. Entreprenuer Podcasts The SPI podcast by Pat Flynn is probably the best resource to find a collection of people who are making income in unconventional ways. This was actually one of the avenues I’ve used to another area of interest which ended up being a bad investment but that’s another story. You can probably find things similar to SPI by typing in entrepreneur podcast in your favorite search engine. Other search terms you can use is Bootstrapping, and built. Recently, Reid Hoffman’s Masters of Scale has been one of the best things I’ve ever listened to so if you’re going for it, you gotta listen to his stuff. And Facebook sponsored webinars If you’re like me, a bunch of people are now pitching their “free webinar” facebook ad on my feed constantly. Maybe it’s because I like stuff that attracts those adds to me… Anyways, you should try it out. You’ll only invest one hour of your time. But be careful! These types of webinars will always try and sell you something. It’s just their design. Whether you buy or not, is up to you. However, as a disclaimer, I buy maybe 20% of products that I see in webinars. The point in exploring different avenues is to eventually find something where you can utilize the skill. The demand or timeline will be your bridge from interest to skill. The power of having your back against the wall, you’ll be surprised in what you could get done. Have a website to build in a week when someone lets you go? Time to get serious. This is actually what I’m kind of missing now, the stuff I’m doing is awesome, but I need a sense of urgency to kick me in the butt. Apparently, it’s just my personality. So where is this podcast heading in the future? I don’t know. My goal is 100 episodes. Judging by the rate of this, we’ll be there in January. With more than 50 interviews under my belt, I think it’s time to push a little bit on wrapping up the content in a nice little bow and send it to people who would find value in it such as professors, career consolers, or whatever. I think I can put a little more oomph in sharing the content to others who might want to take the food industry as a career path. Overall I have to tell you, I’m in this for the long run. Not just the podcast, but the connections I’ve made with every guest on the show is extremely valuable and every time I see their names or faces, I remember of the pieces of gold within their interview. Every podcast guest has taught me so much about just how passionate people are in their job. Whether it’s young professional’s eagerness to learn or the startup CEOs who hustle and works her butt off 24/7 but are fueled with endless energy, those are the guests that keep me going. The next set of episodes are absolutely amazing. And there’s a lot more variety too. More food safety guests thanks to Marian Zboraj, editor for a Food Safety magazine. She gave me some absolutely amazing people in that sector. What else, more sales reps, where I go more into what makes a good salesman, and the best CEO I’ve ever met. There’s just so much coming up, that I always look forward to trying something new. Thank you to everyone who’s been with me this past year. Thank you to all of our listeners, to all of our supporters, whether financially or emotionally. I don’t know what’s coming next, but things are building and as long as we’re in this together, we can do anything.  

In this episode, Eddie is joined by friend of the show Jon Weber to talk about how we define the weight of games and review the undoubtedly-heavy game The Gallerist!

Chicago pianist Jon Weber talks about his jingle writing years, his love for every kind of jazz from the early days to the present, and what his recent move to NYC has done for his playing.

This is Jon Weber's snare solo from the Marching Percussion Festival hosted by OSU in 1994 with Matt Savage as clinician. Jon placed third at PASIC in 1994 (Atlanta) with this solo (one judge had him in first, one in third - the average score placed him third overall). Jon was a student at OSU from 1990 to 1995. He currently is on faculty at Michigan State University and has been the instructor for the Spartan Marching Percussion Section since arriving at MSU in 1996.