Podcast appearances and mentions of Keith Roberts

On this episode of The Drive with Paul Swann: We're joined by Keith Roberts, Marshall's Director of Track and Field and Cross Country, and Brooklyn Ulrich from Marshall Softball.  Thanks for listening to The Drive with Paul Swann!Love the show? Help keep it going and growing:☕️ Buy Paul a coffee – support the show directly: buymeacoffee.com/paulswannYour support helps bring you more in-depth coverage of Marshall Athletics, exclusive interviews, and the content you care about. Every contribution makes a difference.

Amy King hosts your Tuesday Wake Up Call.  ABC News reporter Ines de la Cuetara joins the show live from London to talk about Zelenskyy being ‘proud' of Ukraine as country marks 3rd anniversary of war with Russia. Keith Roberts from The Valley Hive talks about California facing a honeybee shortage. ABC News national correspondent Steven Portnoy discusses AP vs White House: ‘viewpoint discrimination.' Bloomberg's Courtney Donohoe updates us on the stock market. The show closes with the host of ‘How to Money' Joel Larsgaard talking about federal worker layoffs, the new iPhone 16E, and VOO becoming the largest ETF.  

Keith Roberts from The Valley Hive talks about California facing a honeybee shortage.

With newspaper headlines like "Brevard's Answer to Shirley Temple," and "Cocoa Beach Girl Star of Tomorrow," you would think Florida native Tammy Lynn Leppert had the world on a string. Performing since she was two years old, Tammy Lynn's career in entertainment was a family affair. Her mother Linda was an actor's agent and owned a talent agency, her older sister would help with costumes and makeup and even her younger brother would watch her performances and applaud. Tammy Lynn had roles in "Little Darlings," and was sought after for voice over work as well as modeling, being on the cover of Cover Girl Magazine. Everyone thought she was on her way with a small role in "Scarface," shooting in Miami, not that far from her home. But she left a few days into the shoot, returned home and went though several months of anxiety, panic and becoming an introvert. She asked a friend whom she dated in the past to come and get her for a drive. Keith Roberts did pick her up on July 6, 1983 and states that Tammy Lynn got out of his car around 5 miles from her home. She has never been heard from or seen again. Where is Tammy Lynn Leppert and what happened? If you have any information about what happened to Tammy Lynn Leppert PLEASE contact the Cocoa Beach PD at 321-868-3251 MAGIC MIND for your Mental Wealth! magicmind.com Promo Code TIPSIS20 FOR 20% OFF    

Eileen Gonzales fills in for Amy for your Black Friday Wake Up Call. Eileen revisits some of Amy's favorite interviews from 2024 including: Keith Roberts from the Valley Hive, the founders of Tepito Coffee, and authors Lisa Gardner and Theresa Cheung.

In this episode of Backstage Sonoma, host Steven Roby welcomes Keith Roberts, The Young Dubliners's charismatic lead vocalist and guitarist. With 30 years of electrifying performances, The Young Dubs have become legendary for their unique fusion of Celtic music and rock, captivating audiences worldwide. In a candid conversation, Keith opens up about the band's incredible journey from their humble beginnings as a duo in Santa Monica to headlining international stages. Along the way, they've crafted a distinctive sound, blending Irish traditional influences with the raw energy of American rock. Keith shares fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from their extensive discography, highlighting songs like "Rosie," a fan favorite, and "We The Mighty," a powerful anthem that resonates with their audience's spirit. The discussion also dives into the band's latest single, "Drive," reflecting their forward-thinking ethos in life and music. As they prepare for their 10th studio album, produced by longtime collaborator Tim Boland, Keith talks about how crowdfunding has provided the band with creative freedom, offering fans a direct role in shaping their new music. Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering the band for the first time, this episode is filled with energy, insight, and a celebration of three decades of Celtic rock. Episode Highlights: The story behind The Young Dubliners' formation and how a Santa Monica bar was pivotal in their rise. A deep dive into the inspiration behind "Rosie," "We The Mighty," and "Drive." How the band embraces crowdfunding for their 10th studio album and what fans can expect from it. Keith's reflections on the band's 30-year career, their influences, and how they've maintained their unique blend of Irish and American musical elements. The excitement around their upcoming show at Sweetwater Music Hall and their popular Irish tours with fans. The band's continued evolution, including new members and how their dynamic has shaped their latest work. Featured Songs: "Rosie" "We The Mighty" "Drive" Links: Tickets for The Young Dubliners at Sweetwater Music Hall: Sweetwater Music Hall Support The Young Dubliners' new album through crowdfunding: Young Dubliners Pledge Page Social Media Hashtags:#BackstageSonoma #YoungDubliners #CelticRock #Rosie #WeTheMighty #Drive #30YearsOfMusic #SweetwaterMusicHall #FanPoweredMusic #CrowdfundingMusic #TimBolandProductions #LiveMusic #MillValleyConcerts

Keith Roberts of the Irish-Rock band "The Young Dubliners" calls the boys FROM Dublin for a chat ahead of the band's upcoming Danbury show.

Beth McCormick and Keith Roberts, owners of Vintage Karma Wine in Huntsville, discuss their journey before opening the wine shop. Beth had a background in designing children's clothes and owned a gift shop called The Cottage Collective. They started selling wine at The Cottage Collective and decided to open a separate wine shop. The build-out process took about three months, and they aimed to create a space where people would want to hang out. The wine shop offers a unique selection of wines and provides a cozy and intimate atmosphere for customers to enjoy a glass of wine. Vintage Karma Wine Studio carefully selects wines from various portfolios and constantly changes its selection to offer new and interesting options to its customers. They also have a menu of wine-based foods, such as flatbreads and charcuterie, to complement the wine-tasting experience.SponsorReLogic is an Engineering, Aerospace, and Technology company dedicated to solving our Nation's toughest defense problems while investing in the bright minds of Huntsville. ReLogic is excited to be a part of the innovation and continued growth of the Huntsville community. Visit their website today to see what they are excited about at https://www.relogicresearch.comSponsorYellowhammer is a local craft brewery serving Huntsville for the past 14 years. They are known for their premium craft beers like T-Minus and Rebellion, but what you might not know is they also offer spirits, wine, seltzers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Next time you stop by their location try one of their seasonal cocktails made with Gemini Bourbon or Yellowhammer Vodka. Or try this year's big hit, Pineapple Punch seltzer. You can find out more information about Yellowhammer Brewing by visiting their website https://www.yellowhammerbrewery.com or visiting their taproom located at Campus 805. Music: Any Day by Them Damn Dogs

“I like to think of life as a trilogy,” says keynote speaker and entrepreneur Keith Roberts. Along with mentor Ryan Avery, Keith set a Guinness World Record for the longest public speaking marathon by a team of two, promoting their co-authored historical novel, “The Eternal Flame: Ancient Wisdom for Today's Modern Leader.”   Keith joins The Conscious Entrepreneur podcast to share insights from his 30-year practice in Buddhism, founding and selling his company Zenman, and participating in the global nonprofit Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and MIT's Entrepreneur Masters Program. He discusses the power of gratitude in creating your ideal life, building effective habits, and the importance of writing down your goals to achieve them faster.   Keith co-created the OAK journal, a 90-day journaling framework with prompts, visualization techniques, and mantras to help keep you on track. He shares his experience of letting go of his first company and the dangers of linking your identity to your business. Learn about the “sunk equity fallacy” and why practicing gratitude is more than just compiling a checklist.   Join Keith and host Alex Raymond as they discuss thought leaders like Joe Dispenza and Ryan Holiday, and explore what's next in Keith's journey.   Quotes “I had this epiphany that I was trading my time for money and it was a really bad deal.” (11:55 | Keith Roberts) “Writing things down, doubles the probability of accomplishing them.” (12:29 | Keith Roberts) “Aligning the frequency in what you're putting out in the world—what vibrations, what you're attracting, what you're manifesting, that abundance vs scarcity mindset—you're doing that every single day by your gratitude and then journaling positive thoughts. Like you mentioned, every day has a prompt, and it's not ‘What's frustrating you today?' Every single one of them is intentionally positive to help you have that right mindset and vibrating at the frequency that's going to attract your best life.” (15:41 | Keith Roberts)  “If you repeat something you're grateful for, you're getting diminishing returns. The more specific you can be with your gratitude, the better the ROI is going to get as far as the neurotransmitters.” (17:39 | Keith Roberts) “I'd built it to the point where it became my identity, and when I was trying to come up with my personal ‘why?' I kept framing it through the lens of this agency that had become my identity. And my ‘why' is not selling more Frontier Airlines tickets or houses for RE/MAX or Bijou—which is this Chinese moonshine, the biggest-selling liquor in the world, we did a site for them so—it didn't have anything to with what I had built and I had to get over this concept of ‘sunk equity.'”(35:10 | Keith Roberts)   Links Connect with Keith Roberts: Website: https://keithrobertsiii.com/ OAK Journal: https://oakjournal.com/   Connect with Alex Raymond: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afraymond/ Website: https://consciousentrepreneur.us/ HiveCast.fm is a proud sponsor of The Conscious Entrepreneur Podcast. Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

Tonight on the program, we'll hear from Keith Roberts, Director of Track and Field and Cross Country at Marshall University, about his first recruiting class. 

Amy King hosts your Monday Wake Up Call. ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers talks President Biden delivering commencement speech at Morehouse College. ABC News reporter Jim Ryan joins the show to discuss the helicopter carrying Iranian President crashed in heavy fog. Amy takes us ‘Out and About' to The Valley Hive and talks with co-owner Keith Roberts for World Bee Day TODAY. The show closes with Amy talking with the Executive Director of Best Friends Animal Society Brittany Thorn on National Rescue Dog Day.

Amy takes us ‘Out and About' to The Valley Hive and talks with co-owner Keith Roberts for World Bee Day TODAY.

In today's episode of The Drive with Paul Swann, we're focusing on track and field. We'll hear from Keith Roberts, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Marshall University Athletics, followed by Marshall runner Ronnie Saunders. Both guests will discuss their preparations for the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Stay connected with all the latest sports updates and behind-the-scenes action by following Paul Swann on X @PaulSwann.  If you're enjoying the show, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could share it with someone you think would also enjoy it. Thank you for your support! And to never miss another episode, be sure to subscribe at https://thedrivewithpaulswann.transistor.fm/subscribe.

Welcome to the Winners Find A Way Show, where we kick off the new year with a bang! I'm your host, Trent M. Clark. In this episode, we're diving deep into the essence of winning and what it truly means to be a winner. As we reflect on the past year, we understand that being surrounded by winners is crucial. These individuals are intentional, reflect our values, and are solution providers who create value for those around them. We're not just talking about any winners, though. We're talking about the 1%—those who, when faced with data showing they're losing, find a way to win. This mindset is embodied in the quote from "The Four Disciplines of Execution," which has become a cornerstone of our show. As we set our sights on 2024, we're focusing on goals, not resolutions. It's about behavioral change and taking action. I had the pleasure of discussing goal setting with Keith Roberts, author of the Oak Journal, which has been a game-changer in how we approach our daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals. The Oak Journal is not just a planner; it's a strategic tool used by some of the most successful people in the world. It's based on the principle that writing down your goals significantly increases your chances of achieving them. By completing the three most important tasks each day, you can accomplish over a thousand critical actions in a year, propelling you towards success. In this episode, I also share insights from my upcoming book, "Championship Leadership," which explores how the skills of elite athletes can be transferred to business and leadership. We discuss the importance of continuous learning and improvement, and I recommend Blinkist as a tool for hyper-learning, allowing you to consume books in a fraction of the time. As we move forward, I invite you to join me on this journey of growth and achievement. Whether you're looking to improve your leadership skills, grow your business, or simply find motivation, the Winners Find A Way Show is here to support you. Remember, winners find a way, and together, we'll make 2024 an incredible year. Tune in every Friday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, 9:30 a.m. Pacific for new episodes, and don't miss our exciting lineup of guests. Reach out to me at trent@leadershipity.com for speaking engagements, coaching, or just to connect. Let's embrace the winner's mindset and make 2024 a year of impactful achievements!

In this week's edition of the AmiSights Podcast, we talk to Keith Roberts, a transformational speaker, expert on leadership, and founder of the OAKJournal. He explains his journey to becoming a bodhisattva – a Buddhist whose purpose in life is to help others reach nirvana or enlightenment. “It is my goal in this life; I wouldn't say I've reached that yet,” he said. “It really aligns with much more with what I do today than the two decades I spent building websites for airlines and bands and things like that.” The main topics of today's episode will be how finding happiness and reaching your full potential are attainable, no matter your profession or background. Keith will tell us how he built a robust reputation as a speaker during the COVID shutdown when he took on any and all virtual speaking assignments. He will also go into explaining how it has been much easier for him to be self-employed than to lead a team of employees. Connect with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenman/ Check out the OAKJournal Method: https://keithrobertsiii.com/blog/the-oak-journal-method Recorded on 11/1/23

Marshall University Softball appoints Aly Harrell as the new Assistant Coach, and there's more reaction to the hiring of Keith Roberts as the new Director of Track and Field and Cross Country at Marshall University on today's edition of The Drive with Paul Swann. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Join Paul Swann on "The Drive" podcast as he speaks with Keith Roberts, the new Director of Track and Field and Cross Country at Marshall University. Get insights into Roberts' vision for the program and his plans to lead the team to success in the Sun Belt. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Keith Roberts is an entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and the Founder of OAKJournal, which provides curated tools to set and achieve goals. With more than 20 years of experience as an inspiring leader, he delivers powerful stories and practical strategies to help people overcome obstacles and reach their dreams. Keith is the former Founder and Creative Director of Zenman, a web development agency taking a Buddhist approach to client relationships. In this episode… Women bring unique perspectives to any endeavor, making them exceptional leaders. Yet leadership groups like Entrepreneurs' Organization lack women executives. How can you support women in their roles and embrace their opinions to fuel your company? Rather than intentionally acquiring women to fill executive positions, entrepreneur Keith Roberts hires the most qualified talent for specific roles. When hiring for senior management, Keith identified and nurtured a female employee's strengths and promoted her within the organization. As a result, this woman supported Keith by helping him prioritize and delegate his time. Entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and Founder of OAKJournal, Keith Roberts, joins Andrea Heuston in this episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show to discuss fostering female leaders. Keith explains how he empowers women in their roles, his “why,” and the definition of “who luck.”

Keith Roberts, the charismatic frontman of Celtic rock band the Young Dubliners, is a force to be reckoned with. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Roberts brings an unparalleled authenticity to his music that has captivated audiences across the globe. With his band, he has crafted a unique sound that merges traditional Irish melodies with modern rock sensibilities, earning them a devoted following and critical acclaim. Roberts' soulful vocals and electrifying stage presence have been the driving force behind the Young Dubliners' success. He formed the band in 1988, and they have since released several albums and embarked on countless tours, both in the United States and Europe. Along the way, Roberts has collaborated with other musicians and even ventured into solo work. This marks his second time on Dystopia Tonight and with two appearances on Dystopia's annual MS benefit Keith has become a fast friend of the show and a fan favorite. Using his unique perspective as an Irish musician living in America to provide a fresh take on our potential dystopian future, the conversation is always lively, spontaneous and tons of fun. Enjoy!  

Hometown Radio 05/09/23 4p: Guest host Dan Shadwell will be joined by musician Keith Roberts, founder of "The Young Dubliners."

Keith Roberts from The Valley Hive joins Jennifer Jones Lee on this Friday morning Wake Up Call to talk about how the California storms impacted beekeepers and the output of honey.

David and Perry discuss a number of books dealing with alternate or parallel streams of time, and analyse in depth the novel Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, and the BBC television series based on it. Introduction (01:50) General News (06:03) Phillip K. Dick Award Winner 2023 (01:18)-- City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky BSFA Awards 2023 (03:13)-- The Extractionist by Kimberly Unger Chengdou Worldcon (01:21) What we've been reading lately (12:36) Pavane by Keith Roberts (06:38) Civilisations by Laurent Binet (05:55) Discussion of Life After Life, TV series and novel (39:16) Windup (00:39) Illustration generated by Wombo.ai

David and Perry discuss a number of books dealing with alternate or parallel streams of time, and analyse in depth the novel Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, and the BBC television series based on it. Introduction (01:50) General News (06:03) Phillip K. Dick Award Winner 2023 (01:18) -- City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky BSFA Awards 2023 (03:13) -- The Extractionist by Kimberly Unger Chengdou Worldcon (01:21) What we've been reading lately (12:36) Pavane by Keith Roberts (06:38) Civilisations by Laurent Binet (05:55) Discussion of Life After Life, TV series and novel (39:16) Windup (00:39) Click here for more info and indexes Illustration generated by Wombo.ai

On today's show, Dean talks more about interacting with nature on your property. He discusses rodent control and bee removal. His guests include National Park Service biologist Cathy Schoonmaker, owner of The Valley Hive, Keith Roberts, and conservation biologist and owner of Bee Catchers, Nicole Paladino. Dean also takes calls and answers questions about homes.

On today's show, Dean talks more about interacting with nature on your property. He discusses rodent control and bee removal. His guests include National Park Service biologist Cathy Schoonmaker, owner of The Valley Hive, Keith Roberts, and conservation biologist and owner of Bee Catchers, Nicole Paladino. Dean also takes calls and answers questions about homes.

On today's show, Dean talks more about interacting with nature on your property. He discusses rodent control and bee removal. His guests include National Park Service biologist Cathy Schoonmaker, owner of The Valley Hive, Keith Roberts, and conservation biologist and owner of Bee Catchers, Nicole Paladino. Dean also takes calls and answers questions about homes.

Bienvenue aux Voix des Chapitres ! On parle aujourd'hui des rouages temporels.Préparez vous, on pénètre dans les couloirs du temps, les vagues des possibles, des univers à l'histoire différente où les et si ? changent la donne.Restez un instant et écoutez nous… Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/les_voix_des_chapitres/?hl=frFacebook : https://www.facebook.com/LesVoixDesChapitres/Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@lesvoixdeschapitres Voici les œuvres présentées :L'Utopie, Thomas More, 1516, folio classiqueLibertalia, Fabienne Pigère, Rudi Miel et Paolo Grella, 2017 - 2019, CastermanLes pirates des Lumières ou la véritable histoire de Libertalia, David Graeber, 2019 LibertaliaDead Dead Demon DeDeDeDeDestruction, Inio Asano, 2014 - 2022, KanaW ou le Souvenir d'enfance, Georges Perec, 1975, GallimardPavane, Keith Roberts, 1968Roma Aeterna, Robert Silverberg, 2000, Robert LaffontAlexandre le Grand et les Aigles de Rome, Javier Negrete, 2007, L'AtalanteLes lames du Cardinal, Pierre Pevel, 2007, BragelonneWatchmen d'Alan Moore et Dave Gibbons, 1986-1987, Urban Comics Crédits musicaux :Ron Grainer, Doctor Who Titles, Doctor Who OST, 1963Hans Zimmer, Hoist the Colours, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End OST, 2007Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Solanin, 2010Olivier Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps - 2. Vocalise, pour l'ange qui annonce la fin du temps, Luben Yordanoff · Albert Tétard · Claude Desurmont · Daniel Barenboim, 1979Philippe Sarde, Dieu se met toujours du côté des plus forts, Le Bossu OST, 1997Simon & Garfunkel, The Sound of Silence, Watchmen OST, 2009 Ecrit et monté par Tim et JulienLogo et designs créés par AlynkyartJingle d'introduction créé par Jules

Keith Roberts is an author, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. He regularly speaks to entrepreneurs and start-ups, understands their organizations' challenges, and provides practical solutions to those problems. In 1998 he founded Zenman, which went on to become a globally recognized digital agency. After two decades in the agency world, he shifted to stop trading his time for money and created the OAK Journal to fulfill his personal why- by helping others reach their full potential. Learn how Keith teaches organizations the tools they need to discover their purpose and reach their full potential.

This week-Make up or Break up with lovely Maria, we talk "dressing inappropriate at work", Legendary rocker Carmine Appice slams Motley Crue, New slogans for California and an interview with Kieth Roberts of the Young Dubliners.

Suzanne joins Community Relations Director Keith Roberts at Vineyard Park of Covington in Covington, WA to talk about the details of assisted living.  For example, if mom is fine but dad needs help, they have a bonded pairs program where they can come and live together. The care can be provided for dad, mom can live independently, and we'll have an individualized care plan specifically tailored to dad's needs. And if dad ever needed memory care, and it started to not be safe for him to stay here at Vineyard Park, we could literally move him across the parking lot and he can stay with us in memory care as well. She can go visit him whenever she wants, plus she can take him out for activities on this side. There are so many options... if she needed to go to the grocery store, or just needed a little break, she can bring him back. There aren't many options like that in the state of Washington.  Learn more about Vineyard Park of Covington on their website or call 253-480-7050.

Suzanne joins Community Relations Director Keith Roberts for the grand opening weekend at Vineyard Park of Covington in Covington, WA.  Assisted living is a whole new ball game these days because you have so many amenities: you get the theater, you get the activities, you get the best of everything. Being able to come into a community, know you're going to be cared for, have activities, be able to socialize with folks who are on the same journey as you, make new friends, establish new close bonds, and have a good experience and live with dignity for the rest of your life.  Learn more about Vineyard Park of Covington on their website or call 253-480-7050.

Keith Roberts Is a Fitness Trainer and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competitor Based out of Nashville TN. You can take one of his classes at TITLE Boxing, or come train with him at Renzo Gracie Nashville. You can find him on Instagram @brilliantkeith_

New Mexico State has drawn UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Stephen breaks down what you need to know about the Round of 64 matchup, and former Aggie assistant Keith Roberts joins the show to discuss what goes on behind the scenes.

À la différence de l'utopie, qui met en scène un lieu imaginaire, l'uchronie part du passé réel pour bâtir un récit historique alternatif. Ce genre littéraire, qui s'est surtout développé à partir du XIXe siècle, connaît une faveur qui ne se dément pas.Une autre HistoireL'essence de l'uchronie pourrait être résumée par la célèbre réflexion de Pascal, qui s'interrogeait sur l'apparence du nez de Cléopâtre. S'il avait été plus court, aurait-il séduit César, puis Marc-Antoine ? Bref tout le cours des temps à venir n'en aurait-il pas été changé ?Et c'est bien là ce qui intéresse les auteurs de récits uchroniques : prendre pour base un épisode réel de l'Histoire, puis le modifier. Il ne leur reste plus alors qu'à imaginer les conséquences qui découleraient de ce léger changement du passé. L'uchronie, c'est donc un peu l'Histoire telle qu'elle aurait pu être si un événement, aussi infime fût-il, était venu en modifier le cours.Un genre qui inspire les écrivainsLe premier véritable récit uchronique est dû à la plume inventive d'un certain Louis Napoléon Geoffroy-Château. Dans son roman "Napoléon et la conquête du monde", publié en 1836, il imagine que l'Empereur, engagé dans la campagne de Russie, en 1812, aurait quitté Moscou avant le début du terrible hiver russe.Préservant ses troupes du désastre, il aurait pu ainsi poursuivre ses conquêtes. Dix ans plus tard, le romancier anglais Nathaniel Hawthorne écrit une nouvelle, "La correspondance de P", dans laquelle le narrateur rencontre des célébrités qui, au moment de l'écriture du récit, sont déjà mortes.Il croise ainsi un Walter Scott sénile et un Lord Byron qui a perdu toute sa superbe romantique. Et le genre de l'uchronie n'est pas près de s'essouffler. Ainsi, dans un récit paru en 1962, le romancier américain Philip K. Dick postule la victoire de l'Allemagne et du Japon en 1947.Quant à l'écrivain américain de science-fiction Keith Roberts, il imagine, dans un roman paru en 1968, les conséquences d'une invasion de l'Angleterre, au XVIe siècle, par les vaisseaux de l'Invincible Armada, lancée à l'assaut du pays par l'Espagne de Philippe II. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Check out our episode with Keith Roberts, Entrepreneur | Author & Keynote Speaker | Creator of the Oak Journal.   We chat about creativity, mentorship, entrepreneurship and so much more/----more---- Katty: I'm so excited to interview a good friend, Keith Roberts, an incredible creative and the creator of The Oak Journal, for this session of the Artisan Podcast. Hello, Keith, welcome. Keith: It's an honor to be here, thanks for having me. Katty: I'd love to start the conversation, Keith about you as a creative and how you got your start and then we'll make that move into where you are today with The Oak Journal. Keith: Great. So my start, I actually went to Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California, where I got a degree in Industrial Scientific Photography with a minor in Undersea Photography, so really applicable to the real world….sarcasm there!   I think one of the many gifts that I took away that was a life changer for me with Brooks was the level of presentation and professionalism that was required. It was easy to get into Brooks Institute of Photography, it was incredibly hard to graduate. There were 58 students in my class and 12 graduated. If you got to C you failed, you had to retake the class. A second C you were expelled.  So they were really about making exceptional artists and not about just making money, which I really appreciate, and being somebody that's owned an agency for 25 years and seeing what a lot of the schools turn out now that are based on profit versus not, really instilling what the students need to have a successful career as a creative. That was enormous for me. The other thing that I took away from that was, you know, a very special relationship with the founder of the school, Ernest Brooks. I minored in Undersea Photography and I got to spend several months living on a boat diving every day with a gentleman who has, you know, an exhibit in the Smithsonian Institute for his underwater photography. We had Jean-Michel Cousteau, Jacques Cousteau's son, dove with us for several expeditions. So the taste for once-in-a-lifetime experiences, I got at a very early age. Katty: Oh my gosh I got goosebumps. That's incredible to have that opportunity at such a young age, that just opened up the whole world for you to be able to look at everything through their eyes too. Keith: Yeah, and I would say it also set an expectation that I did not want to have an ordinary life. I remember to this day at my grandmother's trailer in rural Indiana she had a poster of the poem, The Road Less Traveled. And I always remember that last verse “Two roads diverged in a road and I took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference” and that was an early opportunity to see when everybody else is sitting in a classroom or working on being an engineer, which was the safe job in the 90s you know, and my dad was an engineer, and that was the safe route to go..what was possible if you really followed your passion. Katty: Beautiful. And I know that, unfortunately, Ernest Brooks passed away recently. And you wrote a beautiful tribute about him. Can you talk a little bit about mentorship and just kind of what that meant for you to be under the tutelage of this incredible person? Keith: Absolutely, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to continue to honor Ernie. He was one of the many mentors that I've continued to work with. It was a gift and I think, realizing as a Buddhist, I believe that there is no such thing as a coincidence, but when the student is ready to teach her presents itself and I think there are so many lost opportunities when people don't realize that there's this synchronicity happening all around them.  And so, with Ernie Brooks, I remember something specifically said that the boat we lived on was “Just Love.” and he said, “The time we spend upon just love is not deducted from our lives.” And it still chokes me up to this day, and I think that's why he lived to be as long as he did is because he spent so much time on that gorgeous boat.  But mentorship is essential and it's not something that ends with the first. Ernie sent me on a path, but at Brooks, I met Lapsom, who was somebody that worked with the Dalai Lama, and he put me on a path from being a devout atheist to finding Buddhism and changing the entire path of my life. Even though Lapsom was very briefly, in my life. And then there was a gentleman, Dave Larsen. I assisted a couple photographers Vic Huber and Bob Carey, those were also mentors that helped me continue to push what I wanted to be as a professional, but when I broke out and started working as a photographer, stock photography was really decimating the market and a lot of established photographers were closing and so I spent a year as a starving artist, and then had to get a real job. And that's how I got into doing design, where I met my next mentor, a gentleman named Dave Larsen. He saw me as a designer that, head down when things weren't going to get accomplished by my peers, I would jump in and make sure that we hit our deadlines, and he was the one that actually gave me the opportunity to move to Denver, he promoted me within that organization that was acquired by Equifax. And then the next step was EO and the mentors like Warren Rustand and having those people that continue to inspire you to tears. Katty: Well said. EO for the audience is the Entrepreneurs Organization, a network of about 16,000 members entrepreneurs across the globe, and that's how Keith and I know each other. We're both members of EO, and have a lot of people, a lot of mentors in common. Warren Rustand is the gentleman that Keith just talked about. So, obviously, the influence of all of these incredible people has created an indelible impact on you, one that you carry with you still today. When and who kind of lit that spark of entrepreneurship for you?  Keith: That's a really good question. I don't know. Actually, I do. I remember in seventh grade. The funny thing is it wasn't really inspirational, it was my accounting teacher or some class that I had and I remember he explained a definition of an entrepreneur, and it was horrible. It was somebody that was going to have many failures before they have a success, probably have, you know, one or multiple bankruptcies. I mean he really described an entrepreneur as an atrocious choice to make in your life, and I remember sitting in that class and being like, “Huh, I think that's me”. Going against the grain, not following the rules, and facing insurmountable odds with optimism. So it was sort of an adverse inspiration. Katty: I love that. I absolutely love that. You can see this on my wall, it says “dwell in possibilities.” It's my absolute favorite quote, and that's what entrepreneurship is all about. There is a possibility out there so let's go and do it. Katty: I love that. At what point in your career after you were working and obviously studying photography, making the move to design and working for Dave Larsen. At what point did you say okay now I'm ready to start my own agency? Keith: It was actually serendipity, so I had been doing some stuff as Zenman, as a freelancer, while I was working at Equifax, which is where I worked for Dave Larsen. And then they had moved me from California to Denver when the merger happened. Like with most acquisitions they within six months realize the redundancies that they'd acquired and they'd also moved us out here. So, I always had the goal that before I was 30 I wanted to be my own boss, to have my own business, to be an entrepreneur. And I actually was given a freeroll, I had a six-month runway, it was pre-September 11, the economy was great. Based on my management level, I had a half-year runway. I looked at that opportunity like once in a lifetime, I'm never going to be given this gift again. I took my severance package I tore up my resume, never to be edited or used again, and formed Zenman as official business. Katty: It's one thing though to go from being a solopreneur, and to running and creating one. Having employees, having that responsibility for other people, beyond just yourself. When did you make that transition? Keith: That was a couple of years later. So for the first three years, it was just me, it was called Zenman because I was the Buddhist creative guy I was the Zenman. But then as we started adding employees and scaling, you're absolutely right, two things happened; my stress level increased exponentially and my personal income decreased catastrophically. And it probably took five years to get back to where I was after adding that overhead and that did not alleviate the peaks and valleys that came with a service-based industry.  We weren't doing a lot of recurring revenue at the time, so each month it was eat what you kill, and it was feast or famine, many times. And I would even say past that, so that was eight years into the business. It was another five years before I joined EO, that I really learned how to be an entrepreneur. The first decade was stubbornness, willingness to work 100 plus hours a week, which led to, you know, illness and all sorts of issues. But it was actually learning how to run a business, learning how to be a leader, even learning what EBITA meant, which I didn't know the first 10 years. These things are essential, but we don't know them all right out of the bat. We weren't taught those and you know photography school or, you know, wherever we go.  Katty: I think you bring up a really good point, in terms of kind of what, what has been taught currently in art schools. For artists and creatives, as a whole really putting their practice and their expertise in the various programs that they use, you know, whether it be Adobe Creative Cloud or Figma or whatever it may be, but not to forget the business side of them because so many of them are solopreneurs and are running their own freelance business; to really have a good understanding of what the accounting side of it needs to be. Either to outsource it to an accountant and or do it themselves, whichever they want, but to really look at that business as a business. I think it's really important to be able to have that full-scale picture of it. Keith: It's a really good point Katty because I learned the presentation skills and that's one of the things I learned at Brooks was a well-put-together portfolio that's perfectly mounted and everything is top-notch is going to get more jobs and better photography with a sloppy presentation. The one thing we didn't learn was the business part of running a studio, photography business, freelance business.  So for the first 15 years of my company or longer. I saw the business's checking account like Monopoly money, it wasn't real money to me until it came to me. I mean millions of dollars were wasted by not having that clarity and understanding and business education, which is essential. And I think you know the tables have turned, and now the most secure opportunity is to be your own boss to be an entrepreneur versus trusting your career into some other company hitching your wagon to that star and hoping that they not only are successful but that they continue to value your contribution and reciprocate that with job security. Katty: Very very true and very well said thank you for that. Now you've recently transitioned out of your business. Is that correct? Am I saying that correctly?  Keith: No, that's correct. Yes, I sold Zenman to a SaaS company called Mblue in Latin America. It has been an amazing transition. I was really nervous. I know so many people sell their business and they lose their identity. They make a bunch of money and then they become miserable. I feel very very fortunate that it's been a serendipitous partnership that maintains a legacy in the business and I'm helping them grow and accomplish their goals. I think the mindset of win-win, it wasn't I'm tapping out the last day, it's that I'm committed to it and that the people on the other side have the trust and respect to let us continue to run our practice as we do. Katty: Fantastic. And obviously, I know this from having known you the past few years, you've embarked on this passion that is now your sole focus in your business, which is an incredibly beautiful journal that you've created for others to use, and I can see the experience for having put a great presentation together that you learned so many years ago, really manifests itself in the Oak Journal, it's absolutely beautiful. Can you talk about what that spark was and why did you decide to go into this business? Keith: Yes, it is a combination of two things, it is my Ikigai but I didn't know it when I started down that journey. Ikigai is a Japanese term that means life's purpose. But one of the things that I really wanted to do was stop trading my time for money. I realized when I had kids that time was the one finite resource we had. As an agency owner and a top paid creative, I make a lot of money per hour and it's still not a good exchange. So, my goal was to come up with a product-based business that would fulfill my needs of financial independence without trading my time for money, and in finding the right product that's how I came up with the Oak Journal. I wanted something that I could use my knowledge to create and do a better job than anybody that was currently doing this with the skills I built over the two decades of running Zenman. So being able to design something-- I've designed many many books over the years, but being able to take the life experience, skills, you know even Warren Rustand's 10 10 10 and weave that into a paint by numbers roadmap that anybody can use to live their best life has been transformational and it really made me want, with intention, transition out of the Zenman which was 100% my identity, it's my nickname, it's what people call me, to helping others and being a bodhisattva. Katty: Fantastic. So, as a practice as a mindfulness practice and gratitude practice. Is that something that you were doing anyway before you put the journal together? Keith: Yes, I've been meditating for 20 plus years and about 10 years ago I started practicing Transcendental Meditation, and it has had as big of an impact on me as the Entrepreneurs Organization has. Meditation is a superpower. If somebody doesn't think that they have enough time in their day to meditate, you need meditation, more than anyone, and you will find if you start a simple practice, it gives you time in the day because you're more productive, you're more clear, you're more creative, you're more focused. I wish people would look at meditation like a free pill that would give them superpowers like that movie with Bradley Cooper, Limitless, you know, it's not quite that but it's pretty amazing how much, just having a 10-minute meditation can change your day. Katty: I love that. Can you talk about that and creativity and where you see the through-line between the two because we talked about being quiet for a few minutes, that's what we're talking about here. Keith: Yeah I mean that's a really good question Katty thanks for asking. I mean the most amazing ideas if you look at, you know songwriters or inventors they happen in the shower or while they're driving down the highway and the reason that is they're not thinking about other thoughts, they're not thinking about their problems, their mortgage their issues with their partner, they're just washing their hair and at peace with their mind, their mind itself and so we're able to come up with those really, really creative ideas. So I am intentional with creating those moments from meditation, to start my day to even having core hours where I turn off all devices not just my email, my phone is in airplane mode there's no you know Twitter open. I don't do that ever anyways, but you know there's all distractions are turned off so you can focus on writing your book, working on that creative project, or whatever it is that needs to be accomplished. You can really get into those that state of theta brainwaves with intention. Willie Nelson actually does it by just driving his truck; he writes his best songs when he's driving down the highway. So once he figured that out when he wants to be creative, gets in his truck and he starts driving. So there are all different ways you can get into that state. Katty: Yeah it's interesting because creativity doesn't necessarily happen nine to five staring at a screen. It happens when you're out in nature and happens when you're just, you allow your mind to get creative. To go inward I think it's just so important to be able to do that. Keith: 100% I agree. Katty: I've done meditation for years. I only can do it if it's a guided meditation. I have not gotten to a place where I can do it on my own. But even in the guided practice, I find that so impactful and so helpful to be able to do that. Keith: Yeah, I agree. Try TM it's just a mantra I think that one will--And there's nothing wrong with guided meditations. I still do those as well and I practice those with my boys, but I have struggled with contemplated meditations that weren't guided until I found TM. Katty: Okay, I will look into it. There's also a couple of other friends who embark upon TM. You're the third person I'm hearing this from, so I think maybe the universe is talking. So you've started your boys on meditation? Keith: Yes, now we make that part of their day. In fact, when they were very very young, we had them in three different preschools before we found a school called Morningstar that was a yoga and meditation-based preschool. So the boys started every day with yoga, they did guided meditations. It was a very Eastern hippy Boulder-esque type of preschool, but it really resonated with our boys. Now, they don't embrace it with the same joy that I do, but they understand the value of it. It's almost like a joke in our house that we'll all talk about the benefits of meditation and be like “I know Dad, you talk about this dad, I know that you wrote an article about this, dad.” So I'm hoping one day, they'll listen with the same attentiveness that somebody to keynote does. Katty: Fantastic. I know that the Oak Journal you just came out with a new version of it, can you talk a little bit about the differences between this and what you were doing? In addition to the different sizes, but what's that creative process for you, because clearly you're still a very creative person and you've just channeled that creativity into this. Keith: Yeah, I love making things. So the main changes that we made, the biggest one is we move production to the US, and now it is being produced with environmentally friendly materials. The factory that we were using in China, didn't have the same standards and so that was the biggest one to us to have something that was made with our core value of environmentally friendly alignment, and also, it helped with just production delays and shipping and everything we're dealing with right now around the world.  The other piece is, each week has a positive psychology exercise, and we had people that have been doing it for over a year and so they were repeating the same, let's create our bucket list every nine weeks and so they were getting diminishing returns. So the next version is to 2.0, we're going to make four versions total so that you can have 48 different positive psychology exercises. I'm sorry, 54 different exercises that you would do in a year in two weeks, and then you could repeat it. We're also working on two other products. One is called the Sequoia, so that's your 10-year journal you set your BHAG and your moonshot. And then you're incrementally working towards that. With the series of 120 Oak Journals and then our passion project right now is the Acorn. So this is for children, and this is actually something that we're intending just to give away. We'll definitely print it and have them for sale. But anybody that wants an Acorn Journal anywhere on the planet will have a free. Katty: How beautiful and I love all the tree references and all the nature references. Keith: Thank you. Going back to our roots, beautiful. And thank you for connecting me to your resources for my journal too. You've been so gracious, I have to say that Keith, talking about mentorship, early on. You've just been so gracious with sharing your knowledge and all the trials and tribulations of bringing this journal to market and sharing that with me and with others who are interested in that. So definitely a mentor, so thank you for that. Keith: Thank you very much Katty, I appreciate it. I truly believe all ships rise with the tide. And, the more we can help each other, it just benefits everyone. And I know more people having your book and your journal is going to help them. I think one of the things I'm blessed with here in Colorado is the creative community was very symbiotic. We do compete with people but at the same time, my competitors would reach out to me and say hey there's jobs out of our league, this is more in your wheelhouse, could you take it. I think when you have that mindset of collaboration, then it's reciprocated. Katty: And it's beautifully said because so many freelancers are so siloed and the importance of community can't be overemphasized, to be part of that community, whether it's Creative Mornings or AIGA or whatever it may be, but to find a community of other creatives to be able to collaborate with is so critical. Keith: Yeah, you said it perfectly, not being on an island, not being in a silo. You know just leaning on somebody, I mean, EO was great during COVID. I don't know how many people in our chapter wouldn't have gotten their PPP, if it hadn't been for other members that say hey I have this connection at a community branch we can help you, don't worry about going through the big bank you've had for 20 years, you need to call Mary at Mbank and she'll submit your proposal at three in the morning to get you taken care of. Mentorship, and also the peers that you just have, in a connected, trusting, and vulnerable way when people don't have their guards up when they're honest with what's going on. It's amazing how we come to each other's aid. When we just raise our hand and say hey I need help.  Katty: Yeah, very very true. It's been an interesting year for sure. And we're still in it, by all means, it's not a done deal. What would you say is one of the biggest lessons that you've learned for yourself during this pandemic year and a half? Keith: The importance of community and connection. You know I've seen other people that don't have the network, that really struggled that sort of went inside and dealt with everything personally, versus just like we mentioned having that community that you can reach out to. I mean one of the blessings of EO is that it's a global community. So, I took it as an opportunity because I could go have a coffee with a friend in Denver every day, to have a zoom call with a friend in Melbourne or you know just other ways to connect with people around the planet. I actually feel like, for me, it broadened my global connections, even though I wasn't able to travel and I am chomping at the bit to go travel to meet these friends. Katty: Yeah I agree 100% We did that on the family side. And I don't know if I told you this when we saw each other last week, but since March 20th we started a family zoom, and we've had one every single Sunday since then. So March 20th of 2020, and my family is all over the world, nobody lives here in Los Angeles, so to be able to have this very intentional focused one-hour zoom call with one another. This is with grandparents and grandkids and aunts and uncles and the brothers and the sisters, that I think the max point we had 18 people on our zoom. And it still happens today, every Sunday at 10am. It's the Douraghy family zoom call, and it's similar to a forum exercise. So everything starts with an icebreaker: everybody talks about a win, everyone does a one-word open, and it's been transformational because we're actually learning things about each other that we wouldn't otherwise because we're not asking these very intentional questions of each other when we're physically together. So it's been phenomenal in terms of how close we've become as a family. Keith: That is really cool, that's such a cool gift. I think it's also a perspective, right? I mean you could look at it that “hey I haven't been able to be in the same room with these people.” But the flip side of that coin is you just created a tradition that hopefully will go on for generations. And we were blessed to have the technology to be able to do that, I mean even 10 years ago it would have been a different world we were in and I think so much more challenging to face this isolation. Katty: Oh, I agree 100% 100% agree, and look, the future of work has changed. And without the technology that we have today wouldn't have been possible to continue. Katty: What is getting you excited and inspired these days? Keith: You know what gets me excited is actually, I think, something that's really messed up right now. And that's the changes that I think are inevitable with social media. You know what's coming out about algorithms intentionally presenting inflammatory content. I'm actually excited that there will be action taken to hold these people accountable. It's going to turn the world on its head as far as advertising, e-commerce. But that's already happening with iOS changes and privacy, which is not a bad thing. Personally, I am quite happy having the exact product that I want presented to me in a way that makes it easy to purchase it. But I am excited about the change that's going to help remove the wedge that's dividing this country apart because the truth of the matter is on 95% of the issues were exactly the same. And I think there are some toxic influences that are exasperating our divide, and I am for the first time in years, optimistic that we're going to start taking that wedge out and coming back together. Keith: Whatever we can do to make that happen. Katty: Yes. And one final question for you, something to leave behind for our audience, especially those who are embarking on their creative career, and/or because of COVID have had to pivot their freelance business or if they've lost their jobs. What are some lessons learned that you want to leave them with in terms of determination to just continue, continue the task? Keith: Two tools that I will leave one; I'm a big fan of Dr. Joe Dispenza, and he has a tool on manifesting what you want. So if you're struggling right now, maybe you lost your job during COVID or your business failed or something. Set your intentions with a tool he created where you take a piece of paper out, you write emotions on one side and intentions on the other. So if your goal is a new job, what is the intention? I get to travel three months out of the year and see the world. I'm making enough money that I'm financially independent. What are all the intentions that you have? And then on the other side under the emotions, what are the feelings that you have? Actually, try to feel those emotions so you can manifest it. And that is a great tool. I love that tool but it is the first step.  The second step is doing the work. The thing that I hate about the book The Secret is it's all about having the right mindset and everything's just gonna appear in your life. The mindset is critical. It's essential, but it's the first step, you've got to make continuous daily progress, you can't just wish upon a star, that you're going to have your dream job. What did you do today to actually accomplish that goal? What incremental progress, even if it was just five new connections on LinkedIn that you sent out. What was the incremental progress you made today towards living your best life? Katty: Beautiful. Thank you, Keith, thank you for joining us here. Where can people find you and where can they find that your beautiful journal? Keith: Oakjournal.com you can connect with me on social. Look for Zenman, you will find me or anything Oak Journal related, you will definitely find me and you can direct message me, you can even email me at keith@oakjournal.com if you have any questions. Katty: Thank you. Before I let you go, I forgot to ask this, you also do a lot of sessions where you teach people how to journal and meditate and so forth. Correct? Keith: Absolutely. Yep. I do it, I literally just got off one right before we started. I was doing one for EO Cape Town, but I also do them for individual forums, for companies and I have a masterclass that's a six-week class people can do, it's an Oak masterclass. Keith: oakmasterclass.com or Oak Journal. They all are pretty good at all the SEO interlinking web thing having owned an agency. So if you get to one of my properties you can find everything that you need and will guide you through that journey.  The master class is a six-week intensive that we work on in small groups and then individually. And it's a requirement I do a little bit of coaching but I'm really really particular with working with people that have the growth mindset that you know are going to be a good fit. So everybody has to do the masterclass first to make sure we're both on the same path. Katty: Got it.  I'll put all the links in the show notes so that everybody knows how to find you and where to find you.   Thank you for listening to the artisan podcast, brought to you by Artisan Creative.  

New Zealand's leading tradie marketplace Builderscrack has been acquired by Australia's hipages Group Holdings Limited. The 100 per cent acquisition of MyQuote Limited, trading as Builderscrack, is for A$11.8m in cash and equity. Founded in 2007 by general manager Jeremy Wyn-Harris, Mark Dickson and Keith Roberts, Builderscrack grew to post more than 95,000 jobs on its platform in the past 12 months. It has facilitated more than $250m of value from more than 480,000 jobs posted since its foundation, including more than $67m in the past financial year. hipages Group CEO and co-founder Roby Sharon-Zipser said: "This makes hipages Group the clear transtasman market leader connecting trusted tradies to homeowners. Jeremy and the Builderscrack team have built a great business around a strong technology platform and an incredibly loyal tradie base." The acquisition gives the ASX-listed hipages Group, Australia's largest online tradie marketplace, access to a new $26b total addressable market, in addition to Builderscrack's 4000 active tradies and 200,000 registered homeowners. "We will supercharge their growth by leveraging the strategic and operational experience we gained from scaling our business in Australia, as well as helping them to grow their brand to capture the huge market opportunity in New Zealand," Sharon-Zipser said. I'm not interested in Business News newsletter. Please don't show me this again. Wyn-Harris said hipages Group is a "natural partner". "Joining forces with Roby and his team will enable us to take our business to the next level. We look forward to learning from them and sharing ideas, as well as rolling out new products and services to add value for our tradie customers," he said. This year, with many in Covid-19 lockdown, 80 per cent of New Zealand homeowners undertook home maintenance, repairs or renovations, compared to 71 per cent of Australian homeowners. Electricians (56 per cent), plumbers (52), and builders (37) were the most in-demand NZ tradies. 

New Zealand's leading tradie marketplace Builderscrack has been acquired by Australia's hipages Group Holdings Limited. The 100 per cent acquisition of MyQuote Limited, trading as Builderscrack, is for A$11.8m in cash and equity. Founded in 2007 by general manager Jeremy Wyn-Harris, Mark Dickson and Keith Roberts, Builderscrack grew to post more than 95,000 jobs on its platform in the past 12 months. It has facilitated more than $250m of value from more than 480,000 jobs posted since its foundation, including more than $67m in the past financial year. hipages Group CEO and co-founder Roby Sharon-Zipser said: "This makes hipages Group the clear transtasman market leader connecting trusted tradies to homeowners. Jeremy and the Builderscrack team have built a great business around a strong technology platform and an incredibly loyal tradie base." The acquisition gives the ASX-listed hipages Group, Australia's largest online tradie marketplace, access to a new $26b total addressable market, in addition to Builderscrack's 4000 active tradies and 200,000 registered homeowners. "We will supercharge their growth by leveraging the strategic and operational experience we gained from scaling our business in Australia, as well as helping them to grow their brand to capture the huge market opportunity in New Zealand," Sharon-Zipser said. I'm not interested in Business News newsletter. Please don't show me this again. Wyn-Harris said hipages Group is a "natural partner". "Joining forces with Roby and his team will enable us to take our business to the next level. We look forward to learning from them and sharing ideas, as well as rolling out new products and services to add value for our tradie customers," he said. This year, with many in Covid-19 lockdown, 80 per cent of New Zealand homeowners undertook home maintenance, repairs or renovations, compared to 71 per cent of Australian homeowners. Electricians (56 per cent), plumbers (52), and builders (37) were the most in-demand NZ tradies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we are excited to speak to Keith Roberts! Keith is a true inspiration! He has had a fascinating journey as an entrepreneur, digital marketer, author, and Founder of the OAK Journal. His tools have helped change the lives of many, and are sure to do the same for many more going forward. In this episode, Keith discusses his purpose in life and inspires others to become the very best version of themselves. He also shares his knowledge and experience, talks about the OAK Journal, explains what he is doing to help kids in the future, and shares some valuable tools that you can apply immediately to help you in your journey as an entrepreneur. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Keith Roberts today! Keith Roberts' bio Keith Roberts is an author, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. He created the OAK Journal to fulfill his personal why - Through kindness and generosity to help others see who they could become. Keith regularly speaks to entrepreneurs, start-ups, and corporate clients to empower them with the tools to achieve any goals. You will learn to be the best version of yourself through positive psychology and scientifically proven techniques. Keith's life purpose is to inspire others to be the best possible version of themselves. He continuously accomplishes this with science, spirituality, and gratitude. Growing up in the 80s Keith grew up in the 80s. He was expected to follow a safe career path and become an engineer. However, when his seventh-grade teacher described an entrepreneur as someone who would have a life of hardship and go bankrupt many times, Keith set his sights on becoming a successful entrepreneur. Photography Two years later, he watched a photo develop and fell in love with photography. After leaving school, he went to Brooks Institute of Photography, got a degree specializing in undersea photography, and spent several years working for Bob Carey from the Tutu Project, a foundation that raises money for breast cancer survivors. After that, he worked for Vic Huber, the world's top automotive photographer, and then broke out on his own and spent a year struggling as an artist. Graphic design Keith got a job at Barnes and Noble as a graphic designer. After a couple of years, he started running a business at night. Then he got into doing freelance design work and later web design. Zenman  Keith started his agency, Zenman, in April 1998. It grew into becoming one of the top agencies in Colorado. Keith sold Zenman at the beginning of 2021, but he still works there.  Not a path he would choose again Even though he learned a lot and gained valuable experience from running the agency, he would not choose that path again because egos got involved, it took a lot of money to keep it going, and there were too many peaks and valleys.   The OAK Journal The OAK Journal is a 90-day-structure journal based on positive psychology and neuroscience. It helps people set goals and then achieve them. It is based on the life-changing practice of starting each day with ten minutes of meditation, ten minutes of reading, and ten minutes of journaling. The Entrepreneurial Master's Program Keith found the Entrepreneurial Master's Program at MIT life-changing. It inspired him to create the OAK Journal.  Great results It took three years before Keith and his partners had a version of the OAK Journal that they were ready to present to the public. It was designed for entrepreneurs and highly driven individuals, so Keith was shocked to find that people suffering from depression and other challenges got the same results. A life-changing tool A life-changing tool from EMP is The Four Sevens: Imagine you have seven years left to live and write down the things you would like to accomplish. Do that again for seven months, then seven weeks, and finally, seven days. That will clarify what truly matters in your life. Finding your icky guy (Ikigai) Ikigai is a Japanese term that means life purpose or reason for being. It consists of four concentric circles representing what you love, what the world needs, what you are good at, and what you can be paid for. It helps you find the center of all those things so that you can have financial freedom and the time to do what you want. That will keep you happy and let you live a happier and longer life. Success If you want to be successful in today's world, you need to be authentic. Don't be a hypocrite, and walk your walk. Personal branding Keith hates personal branding because it's not authentic. Your company might be a brand, but you are not!  Keith Roberts' thoughts on character The best measure of a person's character is how they treat someone who can do nothing for them. Finding a balance between authenticity and respect There is a fine line between being authentic and remaining respectful, and it is hard to find the middle ground. If we try to change history, we will be forced to repeat it. On the other hand, we should not be offended by descriptive words that are not insulting to anyone or anything.  Entrepreneurship is essential Entrepreneurship is essential. Keith believes that politicians are not going to save the planet, but entrepreneurs most certainly will.  Meditation and mindfulness Keith has seen that high-performing individuals from all walks of life practice meditation. Meditation and mindfulness clear the mind, bring focus, and inspire creative thought.  Good leadership Good leaders stay in touch with their workforce. Leaders get the best results when they have an intimate connection with everyone in their organization and treat everybody with equal respect.  The Acorn Journal COVID has been a lot harder on kids than it has been on adults. Keith decided to create the Acorn Journal to help this generation overcome the challenges of the last eighteen months of social distancing and isolation. It will be similar to the OAK Journal, but for tweens, and will be given away for free. Connect with Eric On LinkedIn On Facebook On Instagram On Website Connect with Keith Roberts On his Website OAK Journal Email Keith: keith@oakjournal.com Book mentioned: The Lies My Teachers Told Me by James W. Loewen    

Improving your life can seem like an incredibly daunting task, but if you just take some simple steps in doing so, you can accomplish anything. Keith Roberts is the Founder and Creative Director at Zenman & US Director at emBlue, as well as the Creator & Author of the “Oak Journal” and an upcoming book “Becoming Zenman”. He has searched the world to find ways that people can use to make incremental changes in their lives for the better, like setting one personal goal, one family goal and one business goal a day to become a balanced individual. He joins host Dan Ryan to share his insights on #hospitality and how mastering your goals can create a better you! Takeaways:    Life is too short to learn from experience. It's helpful to provide people with roadmaps on how to accomplish goals that they have set for themselves in life.  If you want to reach your goals in life, you need to work on it everyday and have a structured system to get it done.  To be a balanced individual, everyday you need to make incremental improvements in one business goal, one personal goal and one family goal. Hospitality isn't just the food or the location, but it's also the atmosphere and going above and beyond for those staying at your hotel or restaurant. Start your day with gratitude. It gets your day going on a positive note and makes you a happier person overall. Following Warren Rustand's 10-10-10 rule will change your life for the better. You start your day with 10 minutes of meditation, 10 minutes of reading and 10 minutes of positive journaling.  To make sure you reach your goals, the oak journal that Keith wrote created a three step process; state your goals, visualize it and then actually feel the emotion from it. As Henry David Thoreau once said, “Suck all the marrow out of life”. That is advice that Keith would give to his younger self.  Quote of the Show:   11:18 We've all heard that story about that, the forgotten Teddy bear. But I think it's in so many books because it's such a perfect example. Kid forgets the Teddy bear and can't sleep. Dad calls the four seasons and says, Hey, I forgot my Teddy bear. I convinced little Billy to go to bed because Teddy bear stayed for an extended vacation. They not only sent the Teddy bear back, but they sent a photo book of the Teddy bear playing golf, the Teddy bear at the spa with cucumbers over his eyes. So they spent an hour, the employees probably had a blast doing it, and it's in dozens of books on culture, business, customer service, leadership, that example. You never know what little above and beyond thing, and for me, for the journal, I get paid to speak. But if there's one person that I meet at an airport, I will give my keynote If I've got time to that person and share the knowledge, the tools, and hopefully inspire them to be the best version of themselves.”  Links:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zenman42 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenman/ Website: https://www.zenman.com/ Shout Outs:   2:16 Bodhisattva 3:41 Warren Rustand 4:03 Gino Wickman 28:49 Machu Picchu 32:18 Henry David Thoreau 33:08 Walden Pond Ways to Tune In:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A2XOJvb6mGqEPYJ5bilPX Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defining-hospitality-podcast/id1573596386 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVmaW5pbmdob3NwaXRhbGl0eS5saXZlL2ZlZWQueG1s Amazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8c904932-90fa-41c3-813e-1cb8f3c42419 Podbean: https://www.defininghospitality.live/ Youtube : https://youtu.be/bvDcall04eM

In this episode, Brandy and Shenandoah speak with Keith Roberts, Author of the OAK Journal, Speaker, Founder of Zenman & BigFoot Web, EOCO President, Buddhist, & Dad. This discussion delves into how to pursue and master your side hustle, from the unique perspective of an extraordinary entrepreneur! Have any questions? Reach out to us on Facebook, Instagram, and check out the resources on our blog!If you'd like to join our newsletter to be the first to know about our new positions, click here.Are you looking for an exceptional nanny, newborn care specialist, or private educator? Get in touch!Do you have what it takes to be an Adventure Nanny? Apply Now!

Keith Roberts is an author, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. He created the OAK Journal to fulfill his personal WHY - Through kindness and generosity to help others see who they could become. Keith regularly speaks to entrepreneurs, start-ups, and corporate clients to empower them with the tools to achieve any goals. You can be the best version of yourself by hanging out with us today on the podcast!

Adam Young and Steve Liddell host Episode 29 of the Aggie Hour Podcast, sponsored by Coors Light. Former Aggie MBB staffer Keith Roberts serves as the guest.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 54 of EIUPanthers Podcast as this week we introduce fans to one of the Panthers newest head coaches, Keith Roberts, the new EIU Director of Track and Field.  Roberts comes to Eastern Illinois following a successful stint as an assistant coach at ACC member Pittsburgh.  Roberts talks about his experiences at Pitt and his other coaching stops on today's episode in addition to talking about his background as a football and track athlete at Kent State and how that helped shape his approach to coaching.  

Episode 54 of EIUPanthers Podcast as this week we introduce fans to one of the Panthers newest head coaches, Keith Roberts, the new EIU Director of Track and Field.  Roberts comes to Eastern Illinois following a successful stint as an assistant coach at ACC member Pittsburgh.  Roberts talks about his experiences at Pitt and his other coaching stops on today's episode in addition to talking about his background as a football and track athlete at Kent State and how that helped shape his approach to coaching.  

Why should ill people who don t even feel like getting out of bed, have to drag themselves from office to office, clinic to clinic, in search of someone who could figure out what is going on in their bodies? Why couldn t someone devise a way to let the body tell us what was going on with it and how it could best correct itself? - excerpt from Decoding the Human Body Field by Peter H. Fraser Dr. Roberts has been successfully treating patients for 43 years. He graduated from New York Chiropractic College in 1978. After extensively studying under some of the top doctors in the Chiropractic field, (such as Dr. George Goodheart, Dr. Wally Schmitt, Dr. John Bandy, and Dr. Alan Beardall), he then developed his own technique that helped him achieve results quickly and effectively by accessing the human-computer, the brain, in order to receive information about the whole body system. Dr. Roberts opened his first practice in Houston, Texas, and treated patients alongside his brother-in-law for 6 years. He relocated to Southern California in 1984 and has been practicing here since. Dr. Roberts passion and dedication to his patients are shown through his actions. He is always keeping up to date on the latest cutting-edge healthcare webinars, attending seminars every year, and continuously developing new techniques to add to his treatment regime. Connect with Dr. Roberts here: https://www.cardiffhealthandwellness.com ******************************************Connect with Dr. Brook here: https://linktr.ee/drbrooksheehan

Why should ill people who don t even feel like getting out of bed, have to drag themselves from office to office, clinic to clinic, in search of someone who could figure out what is going on in their bodies? Why couldn t someone devise a way to let the body tell us what was going on with it and how it could best correct itself? - excerpt from Decoding the Human Body Field by Peter H. Fraser Dr. Roberts has been successfully treating patients for 43 years. He graduated from New York Chiropractic College in 1978. After extensively studying under some of the top doctors in the Chiropractic field, (such as Dr. George Goodheart, Dr. Wally Schmitt, Dr. John Bandy, and Dr. Alan Beardall), he then developed his own technique that helped him achieve results quickly and effectively by accessing the human-computer, the brain, in order to receive information about the whole body system. Dr. Roberts opened his first practice in Houston, Texas, and treated patients alongside his brother-in-law for 6 years. He relocated to Southern California in 1984 and has been practicing here since. Dr. Roberts passion and dedication to his patients are shown through his actions. He is always keeping up to date on the latest cutting-edge healthcare webinars, attending seminars every year, and continuously developing new techniques to add to his treatment regime. Connect with Dr. Roberts here: https://www.cardiffhealthandwellness.com ******************************************Connect with Dr. Brook here: https://linktr.ee/drbrooksheehan

Lead Singer of the Young Dubliners - Keith talks to John about how they got their name, band mates, performing the day before the world shut down, working with some of his favorite bands, Irish politics and his love for comedy. Enjoy!

BGBS 055: Mike Rohde | Sketchnotes | No One Has Your Persnickety-ness How can you dare to do something you previously thought you couldn't do? Mike Rohde, designer and author of two bestselling books: The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, helps everyday people overcome just that. Through simplifying the art of drawing and providing a judgement-free space, Mike empowers his students to realize their Sketchnoting capabilities. Mike defines Sketchnoting as a communication device that is first for you, then for other people. Whether you make scribbly drawings or masterpieces, the importance is that you engage with what you've retained to find value in what you learn. Drawing was always a part of Mike's life, and we learn about his journey from doodling cars from memory as a kid, to working as a print designer in the pre-computer era. All of his knowledge truly paid off when having full control of the hand-lettering and drawing within his books. To Mike, writing a book is like climbing a mountain, but he emphasizes that celebrating each small win makes it oh-so worthwhile. Today, Mike is on a mission to teach, and the world is definitely better off because of it. Keep making the world a little bit braver Mike! In this episode, you'll learn... In most of Mike's workshops, around 80-90% of participants begin the session believing they can't draw. His goal is to make these same people confident in their abilities by the end of at least an hour. “Ideas, not art.” People get hung up on the idea of their ability to draw as a stumbling block. Once Mike teaches them a simpler way to visualize in a flexible setting, non-artists realize that they have much more capability than they believe Here's the thing about Sketchnotes: It's first for you, then for other people. If you have a scratchy drawing that captures meaningful information, that is more valuable than a beautiful Sketchnote that doesn't represent what you've heard Growing up, if Mike wanted something, he had to create it himself. This is how he made his own comic books and newspapers, allowing him to hone and master the skill of drawing from memory, which helps him with work to this day In a long haul project like writing a book, it's all about the progress, not the achievement. It can't be done overnight; there will be lots of grinding and revisions and being happy with the progress made, no matter how small, will make everything worthwhile. Before the name “Sketchnote” was coined, Mike named his creation “sketchtoons”. After writing notes for a life-changing event in 2007, the new name felt more fitting Mike enjoys using both an iPad or pen and paper for his work and doesn't prefer one over the other. The way he sees it, you wouldn't ask a professional mechanic if they prefer a wrench or hammer! They each have their own strength and purpose. Lately, Mike has been into drawing with good old Paper Mate Flair Pens on his own Sketchnote Ideabook, which has thick, white paper ideal for Sketchnoting Mike believes that the thickness of a pen line will affect your state of mind while working and can impact the way you draw The Sketchnoting technique is beginning to be used within schools to get students more engaged in their learning and discover how to better analyze and make sense of the world  Resources Website: rohdesign.com LinkedIn: Mike Rohde Facebook: @Sketchnote Handbook Instagram: @rohdesign Twitter: @rohdesign Quotes [11:54] The more important skill in Sketchnoting is actually listening and analysis. So the ability to listen and to make sense of what's being said, and to then be able to draw it is really key. If you have scribbly, scratchy drawings and writing but you're able to listen and make sense of something and capture it, that's going to be much more valuable than a beautiful Sketchnote that doesn't represent what you were learning or what you heard. [24:12] Ultimately, it wasn't about the money...I've been through enough projects where I wasn't in control of things to know that when you turn it over to someone else, they just don't have your vision or your persnickety-ness to make things exactly the way you want it.  [30:38] Here's some wisdom for people who are thinking about book writing and creation. It's definitely worthwhile when you're done. But it's definitely a journey when you're going through it. And that's okay, I think it's good to have those lifetime experiences where you can't do it in a weekend, you've got to do it over months. [41:51] Seth Godin always talks about if the idea is good, you're probably not going to be able to stop it...I just look back at these certain pivot points where it hit a point and accelerated, and it just continues to do that. And now, there's tons of people doing it and teaching it and sharing it. And I really like that. I love having lots of voices in the space. I think it just verifies that it's a real thing. And it's definitely a benefit to people who adopt it. Podcast Transcript Mike Rohde 0:02 It's really funny that all that stuff happened in the first that first 2007 I think that the first 2007 was where I realized, it feels like I should call it sketchnoting. Before that, it's funny like, up to that point it was like the pro name for it was sketch tunes like I was, it was sort of like was cartoons and sketching. But when I did this event, it was a little less like cartoons and just more like sketching and noting and that word just came to me. So it was right at that event, when I just really started calling it sketchnoting. And for whatever reason that name seemed to make sense to a lot of people and they liked it. Marc Gutman 0:39 Podcasting from Boulder, Colorado, this is the Baby Got Backstory Podcast, where we dive into the story behind the story of today's most inspiring storytellers, creators and entrepreneurs. I like big back stories and I cannot lie. I am your host, Marc Gutman, Marc Gutman, and on today's episode of Baby got backstory, we are talking to someone who has impacted my life in ways that very few have and today we are talking with Mike Rohde, the author, and I guess you can say inventor of Sketchnotes, the unique method of taking notes visually. And before we get into my conversation with Mike, if you'd like and enjoy the show, please take a minute or two to rate and review us over at Apple podcasts or Spotify. And Apple and Spotify use these ratings as part of the algorithm that determines ratings on their charts. Better yet, please recommend this show to at least one friend you think will like it. Hey, while you're at it, one enemy who like it as well. It's time we bring the world together over the common love of the Baby Got Backstory podcast. Today's guest is Mike Rohde. Mike is a designer and the author of two best selling books, the sketchnote Handbook, and the Sketchnote workbook. He teaches in evangelizes sketchnoting. in Visual Thinking literacy around the world, he's a principal designer in visualizer. at Johnson Controls, his team helps group and define problems and imagine new solutions using Human Centered Design Thinking principles. Mike illustrated the best selling books rework, remote, the hundred dollar startup in the little book of talent. And as I mentioned, Mike's book changed my life. I'm not I'm not joking here. I believe it was Brent Weaver, who suggested the book to me in passing. And it wasn't supposed to be life changing. Just a little recommendation from a friend, or something he had heard of, or briefly seen. Hey, you should check out this book, about sketchnoting. I think that's what it's called, is what he told me that when I opened up the book, it was as if Mike was speaking directly to me, to the way I saw the world, to the way I learned to the way I listened at events. But I had self doubts. I didn't, and still don't see myself as an artist. My drawings are rough and crude. But Mike's book told me I could do it. If I followed his teachings, if I followed his steps. And you know what? He was right. And a whole new world opened up for me, my aperture expanded and I was able to communicate in a way that was authentic to me in a way that was beneficial to me and appreciated by others. Today, I get stopped by others who crane their necks to see my notes. I've shared my notes that the requests of others and classmates and people at conferences. And most importantly, it has helped my memory of key ideas and events in a way that handwriting just can't. Oh, and by the way, I have the world's worst handwriting. Several times a day, I lose an idea or a to do item on my list because I can't read my own handwriting. Drawing and big type in pictures was designed for me. Recently, my good friend Keith Roberts and I were interviewing one another, and he asked me about Sketchnotes. And we published that interview to YouTube. And you might imagine my surprise when on a Saturday morning while drinking coffee, Mike Rohde emailed me saying he liked our video that started an email conversation back and forth. And here we are. I'm so excited to introduce you to Mike Rohde, and this is his story. I am here with Mike Rohde, the author of the sketchnote handbook in the follow up the Sketchnote work. book. And as I told Mike, when we when we just met on zoom here a couple minutes ago, it is a real honor because Mike is a personal hero of mine. I'm a big fan of sketchnoting. I did a little YouTube video about it and via the power of the search engines and crawling algorithms that found its way to Mike and Mike reached out and said, I was really cool that you like my sketchnoting? And I said, Yeah, that's really cool. You liked my video about your sketchnoting? Yes, no. And so here we are. And so Mike, let's get right to it. Like what is Sketchnoting? Mike Rohde 5:39 So Sketchnoting is this way of capturing information visually. So it's note taking, but you're not limited to only writing, you can write, and you can draw pictures, and you can do lettering and use icons and color to express yourself in a way that's more expressive. And I think, provides more ability to remember and recall information than simply writing in text. Marc Gutman 6:05 Yeah, I would agree that's one of the things that I love most about it is the ability to recall I mean, I'll be flipping through old notebooks. And I'll see like something funny that I, I drew that was it was meaningful to me, like, Yes, I completely remember what that was about, and what we talked about in the takeaway, versus if I'm thumbing through and I see a bunch of text and, you know, it just doesn't resonate in the same way. So that that memory recall, is one of the the biggest things I love about it. And, you know, I think one of the first questions most people probably have is, you know, do I have to be an artist? Do I have to be have this immense talent to be into Sketchnoting? Mike Rohde 6:39 That's a really great question. And when I used to present in person, I haven't presented so much in person lately. One of the first questions I would ask in one of my workshops, whether they were an hour or a full day, is who here feels like they can't try, please raise your hand, and usually 80 or 90% of the room would raise their hands. And I would get excited about that. Because having done the workshop hundreds of times now, I know that by the end of at least an hour, people will feel more confident in their ability to draw in the key to it is exactly what you pointed out, people are concerned that this is art. And if I'm not a good artist, I can't do it. And so it's really fun to show them another way. Another way to, to visualize it doesn't necessarily rely on the art that they may have been taught in school, which in a lot for a lot of people is baggage, it's more harmful than helpful to getting started. So one of my mantras is ideas, not art. And it's not, it sounds very provocative to an artist. I'm an artist as well. And I don't feel that way at all. I think what it what it means to me. And the reason I use that term, is the idea that people get so hung up on their ability to draw, being a stumbling block, that I needed to take that stumbling block away from them, I needed to provide them a simpler way to visualize what they were thinking that would not be so demanding, and so difficult for them to do, right. And especially in an environment where you're doing this live while thing people are talking and being able to draw, making it simple, is a really, really big key to getting people to do this, because you can you know, most people who come to the classes already can write. So I mean, unless you're teaching, you know, second graders or something like that, that the challenge is just be writing, right? Maybe actually, the second grader could draw better than they could write. But for most people, they can already do notes as it is right. They can write things, but they are really afraid of drawing. In fact, I kind of wonder if the fear of drawing is actually stronger than the fear of public speaking in some ways. And the reason I say that is, as you think about it, let's say you're a really successful business person, maybe a CEO, or a high powered executive, and you're supposed to go and draw something. But if you can, if you can't draw any better than a fourth grader, that's not going to be your best side, you don't want to reveal your weakness, right? So it can be really scary for someone who feels like that's a weakness in their life, to admit it to someone else. So I think it's really important to in these workshops, and also individually to create some kind of a safe space where it's okay to not be graded, trying and again, so it comes back to the simple way of drawing that makes it possible for non artists to do this work. And to see that they've actually got tons more capabilities than they probably realized when they walked in the room. Marc Gutman 9:32 Yeah, I totally agree. And you talk a bit about writing in this in this idea of writing and how we all know how to write but, you know, to me, there's this mythology that artists are born they come out of their mother and they are just talented. And when you were speaking it reminded me that well, yes, well, we all can write it's a learned skill and we don't come out as babies with the ability to to make characters and we actually spend quite a bit of time practicing, and we have, you know, in our class, we have dotted paper and all these things to make the most basic characters. And what I really like about Sketchnoting is this same idea that it's something that you can learn, and you can build up your own alphabet, so to speak, you can build up your own library of things that you can draw on, it really is more about being suggestive. And I think, you know, what I really love. And I don't remember which book it is. But there's, there's a variety of ways of even doing like human figures, like I'm like terrible human figures, but you can do stick figures with pointy noses. And just by the way that you can't the line or have an arm movement, you can suggest motion and all sorts of things. So really taking that away and using Sketchnoting more as a communication device and something that people can learn. And so that, you know, that's something that is that I've taken away from your books that, you know, with a little bit of practice, like you can build up your own library and get pretty, pretty good, at least for your own skill level of wherever you want to be. Mike Rohde 11:01 Yeah, I mean, it comes back to is it helping you be better be a better person, right? is it helping you? If you go to a conference and you want to learn something? is it helping you remembers and helping you process and helping you learn better, like, I could care less? If it looks awesome, right? That's not the point of it. In fact, you don't even have to show it to me, you can keep it private. If that's what you feel like, I think that's sort of a misnomer was Sketchnotes that seems to travel with it as well. If you Sketchnote, then you have to publish it on social media and the show everybody in the world, your work? Well, you can but I don't think it's required, it's first for you, and then for other people. Mike Rohde 11:37 So it's going to have more meaning for you, because you're the one that did it. And all those little short hands that you're doing, as you're creating the Sketchnotes mean a lot more to you, especially since you were there in the moment when it was happening, right, it's gonna bring back memories that nobody else has got in their heads. So I think actually, the more important skill in Sketchnoting is actually listening, and analysis. So the ability to listen and to make sense of what's being said, and to then be able to draw it is really key. So if you have, you know, scribbly, scratchy drawings and writing and stuff, but you're able to listen and make sense of something and capture it, that's going to be much more valuable than a beautiful Sketchnote that, you know, is doesn't represent what what you were learning or what you heard. So I do think listening is kind of like the secret weapon that a lot of people overlook, for drawing really well. And I think, you know, drawing is sort of a part of it. But it's almost like a whole body experience of listening and drawing and involves every part of your body, which is another good reason to do it, because it's really fully engaging in a lot of ways. Marc Gutman 12:45 And so you're in Wisconsin now, is that where you grew up? Mike Rohde 12:49 I grew up in the Chicago area, actually, as a kid, and moved here. When I was in my teens, and had been here for quite a while, raised a family here really liked this area. I always felt good. Being a Midwesterner, I like the seasons. So it's been a really good fit for me and my family. And I like I like being here. Like, kind of like being from Milwaukee, there's, it's kind of a cool little town that sometimes people don't always think about when they come here, like this is a really cool city. How did I not know about this city? So it's kind of fun to sort of know my way around and know the cool places to take people. And it's kind of fun. It's it's good to be from the Midwest, and in the Midwest, I guess. Marc Gutman 13:28 Yeah, I can attest I last time I was in Milwaukee was I think, during the polar vortex, like two years ago, and I couldn't really go outside very much. But it was it was really great and really cool seeing there. And I can't remember the name of it. But I went to this really cool kind of indie movie theater. And I see that you're in the movies there with your background with Blade Runner and Star Wars Back to the Future. And, and that's a big love of mine to see I really, really loved that. And Wisconsin. And so when you were growing up in Chicago, and then into Milwaukee, I mean, were you always kind of doodling Were you always thinking in images? Mike Rohde 14:02 I think I was when I look back as a kid. You know, we we were I guess, lower middle class. I don't know. I don't think that can be judged a lot of different ways. But we did have like tons of money. If I asked for stuff like maybe I'd get it for Christmas, or maybe my birthday. I didn't have lots of toys. We had used bikes that my dad would get from a cousin fix it up. And my dad was good at fixing things. So typically, we would get things that were repurposed, which I kind of appreciate now, and so if I wanted something, I would sort of have to create it. So I got into making my own comic books and I made a little newspapers and books and you know, I did drawing a lot because it was kind of fun. I think a lot of it. I was seeing things and the way I saw things is a little bit unusual for a kid. Mike Rohde 14:49 So I remember, as a little kid, my parents told me that I basically memorize the front's of old cars and I saw the faces In the cars, so the headlights and the grills how had faces to me. So you could be driving down a road and I was Oh, that's a Buick. And then as I got older, that's all the saber, or you know, like I could identify the differences between these cars by the identifying grills or tail lights or other, you know, the lines of the vehicles. And I think that actually encouraged me to draw those. So I could draw them from memory. And I can still do some dumb practices like I did when I was a little kid. But you know, that the ability to memorize and sort of turn cars into objects, I think, sort of primed me in some ways for this idea of doing the visual library that you talk about, like, how can you break down these complex things into simple, simple shapes or simple objects that you could recreate, and you have the essence of the thing, even though it's like, you know, 10 lines, you can capture the essence of a Pontiac lesabre. Right. So that that also came into play. Later, when I was in college, I was a print major and became a graphic design major, one of the things I loved was type graphy. And that was another thing that I could memorize the letter form. So certain letter forms go with certain typefaces, and you could spot a typeface. And all you really need to know is like three or four of the key letter forms. And if you see it in a sentence, you can spot Oh, that skill sands, or that's whatever, right because of specific characteristics. So I think it's the same kind of thing. It's like identifying and boiling things down, and then being able to rely on that memory. I think that's helped me now in doing that kind of that same kind of work. And drawing was always sort of part of my life. And it just never, they never were, no one was able to ever shake it out of me. So I guess I'm lucky in that way that I got to draw since I was a little kid. And it really never stopped. Until now, even in my professional life, I found a way to kind of squeeze it in. Or sometimes they say it leaks out of me whether I like it or not. So that's been a real, I'm really fortunate that that's true for me. Marc Gutman 16:58 Yeah. And that was gonna be my question. So your your parents cool with you pursuing a career in art? Did they see that as a way that you were going to be able to, to make a living, I am sure for, you know, the way you just described it, that middle to lower middle class that like, hey, they probably were like, Hey, we just, we just wanna make sure Mike is okay, you know, he makes a living. And he can make a buck where they were they cool with the art path? Mike Rohde 17:21 Well, my mom is always actually very artistic. And my dad was very good at troubleshooting. So I took on both of those aspects from them. So the funny thing about me is I always had sort of a technical side and an artistic side. So I had both those. I think my dad was probably more concerned. And I'm sort of facing this now, because I've got a son who's just turned 18. So we're kind of wondering, like, what's he going to do right now I'm in the same spot as my dad was. But I think he just didn't understand like, what was an option, then, like, he didn't know understand what graphic design or commercial art was, in our school or high school, I happened to have a really good printing program, at the time, where you could learn printing in the school, do all this work, and then you'd get an apprenticeship and get a job in industry and just transition and be a full time could make pretty good money as a printer back in the day. Mike Rohde 18:10 But as it would, as luck would have it, it was right around the time of a kind of a recession. And so the jobs that normally would have been wide open for a kid like me coming out of high school, with those skills suddenly dried up. And so I went to a Technical College, again, in printing. And in my printing class. There, we did lots of cross training. So I ended up in these design classes with designers in the commercial art or graphic design program. And so I ended up in these design classes, and they're like, what are you doing in printing, you should be a designer. And so I sort of thought, you know, that's, that's a pretty good idea. I'm pretty good at this. And I do like the technical side of the printing. So I switched majors and became a print designer to start my career. And I think I always had the advantage of, you know, I mentioned I was always had a technical and an artistic side. Having come from that printing side, I understood that the reason why printing worked and what the limits were. So when I did my design work, I sort of always had that in the back of my head, and I could go to a press check with a printer, and I could have a discussion with them about ideas for making things print better, or, you know, my stuff would tend to print pretty well because I knew what I should and shouldn't do because I was a printing student. So that's sort of where I made my shift into design and my dad's ended up being very happy with my career choice, but I think a lot of it is he just didn't understand at the time that there was actually a way to do art and be paid for it. He just thought of the starving artists eating ramen noodles in a studio apartment right and then starving their way through life or something. So, you know, he did his best and you know, he ultimately had to trust your kids to make good decisions and that the the train that you gave them up till they were 18 would rub off on him a little bit and then Seems like it did. Marc Gutman 20:02 Yeah. And so your dad, you know, had the wherewithal to step back and let you be your own man. But like, what were you thinking? Were you super confident coming out of school that like you were gonna conquer the world with your art degree? Or was there? Are you uncertain? Or like how clear were you coming out of like, if this was gonna work or not? Mike Rohde 20:20 Well, I was pretty hard, I was pretty hardcore for printing, like, I was pretty good at that I had an artistic eye for it. And I was good at the technical stuff. And I understood the concepts and knew how to apply them. And, you know, there was a little bit of an at the time, because it was still pre computer, when I was coming out, there was a little bit of artistic flair to printing at the time, right? Because you did things made most things you did manually. So there was some human aspect to it, that you could, you could be kind of almost artistic in this in this profession. And I was pretty good at it, I was pretty dedicated to going into that. And then, like I said, the economy sort of changed the direction. And I'm glad it did, because, you know, it sent me back to college, because otherwise I might have just gone right into that business and would have been a printer. And so, you know, it sort of made me pause a little bit and rethink, there was a time for, I think, for a summer that I was into photography as well. Mike Rohde 21:18 So I've always had an interest in these, I guess, communications or visual arts, in general. So all those things are still interesting to me doing photography, I by no means a professional photographer, but you know, I like to, I like taking good shots, I like good lighting, like all those things sort of informed all the work that I do now. So I tend to be, I guess, you know, I would call myself a renaissance man. But I like a lot of different things. I like to have competence in different areas. So having those skills is definitely worked out. Well, for me being able to do as a solo person, or partnering with just one or one other person, like in the case of the Kickstarter, you know, shooting, shooting photos, and doing illustrations, and, you know, all that kind of stuff, all those skills have come become very valuable. Now, as I'm doing this, you know, teaching and product work. And even the books that I wrote, all that printing skill that I had sort of forgotten for a long time came in handy because when peachpit, the publisher came to me, they said, Hey, can we give you like $5,000? And have you design your own book? That's like, Yeah, sure. So I took it all the way from writing the text, and sketching and doing the illustrations to production. So I'm quite an unusual author in that sense that I actually turned over my production files to the printer, and they ran the book, based on my production work. So that's, um, that was a really nice thing to have control from end to end over the whole product. But what were both of the books. So you know, at the time, it's sort of like, you know, the Steve Jobs, quote, you can't see how things how the dots line up until you look back. And that was definitely one of those cases like going into it. He told me when I was a printing student, that one day, I would write this book about visual notetaking. And I would design the book, and it would be a best seller. And I've traveled the world teaching it like, you got to be crazy, like, you would never believe that. But here we are. Looking back and all those experiences. And all that knowledge that I gained over time, really did help me in doing the things that I'm doing now. Marc Gutman 23:23 Yeah, and just for those of you listening, since we are on an auditory medium versus visual, like if you you know, I do want to point out like the complexity of your book, this is not like, you know, I think I think you know, today you can go you can do an E file, you can send it to Amazon, you can get a little cover art, and they'll turn out a book that looks amazing. That looks like it was you know, that's the real deal. But your book is a very visual artistic book, every page is hand lettered, every page is hand drawn to some degree. And so that that's no like insignificant fact that you put in our work. Yeah, he put this book together. I was like, $5,000, like, they got a good deal for that! Mike Rohde 24:04 Yeah, it wasn't like, you know, I took that opportunity as well. I can make money doing it. But I have control that was really, ultimately it wasn't about the money. It was about the ability to make sure so I I've been through enough projects where I wasn't in control of things, to know that when you turn it over to someone else, they just don't have your vision and or your persnickety ness to make things exactly the way you want it. Right, and maybe that's being a perfectionist, but, you know, I I've heard stories of other authors who are also designers who gave up that right someone else. And they were really, really frustrated, like they would spit covers and they would get all turned around. And I just had a really great working relationship with my editor and all the people on that team that they trusted me and I trusted them and we just really worked together well, and it's, it worked out really well. And it's interesting, you mentioned that the book being hand lettered. Mike Rohde 24:58 Actually, one of the things that I I realized as a print production designer was, I do not want to hand write this whole book, because there's going to be too many typos that I'm going to make. So I actually reached out to a friend and said, Hey, do you know somebody who does typeface work? And he's Yeah, sure, this guy named Dell wetherington. Does that work? So I reached out, and he was willing to make a typeface out of my handwriting. So we did several different fonts. And that's what we use to produce the book. So it made it like almost like typesetting like you would use Microsoft Word or something. And then in the end, we had turned that into a product now you can actually buy that typeface for your own projects called the Sketchnote typeface. So, you know, this thing that we did for the book purpose ended up being, you know, an asset later that people use it. In fact, three weeks ago, I saw an ad in a Costco. flyer in my email was using my typeface. So it's, it's pretty crazy how you think it's a one time thing, and it can often have greater impacts. And maybe you imagined in the first place. Marc Gutman 25:59 Yeah, I mean, that's going to be quite the feeling when you see your own typeface and the Costco flyer, and you tell Dell, if he's ever looking for a model of a typeface that's legible. I would be happy to to be you could use my handwriting. You This is like, but it makes me feel a lot better that that was typeset versus, versus hand drawn. Mike Rohde 26:18 Most of it Marc Gutman 26:19 Yeah, yeah. Mike Rohde 26:19 Some of it, Some of it was handwritten, like some of the, in the sketches, Sketchnotes, do have people's actual handwriting. But I mean, the body of the text was my, my typeface, which, you know, Delve was pretty sneaky. He found out there's a feature in this interfaces you can do called contextual alternates, and some, some software like our page layout software, will use it. And what it does is you can have like 10 different A's and 10 different E's and 10 different ages, and it will randomly rotate through them to make the make the typeface look more random. So especially important for a handwritten style typeface to you know, not like not the same as over and over again, it would actually rotate through I think he, I think he kept it at like four is four characters for each letter that can potentially spin in there randomly. So it gives it a little bit more of a random feel to it, which I thought was kind of a neat little nuance that nobody but me and delve and now your listeners will know about. Marc Gutman 27:19 No, I think that's fascinating. I never knew that that was possible. And just like the or even, you know, just technology, like there's such a custom aspect to it yet. It's it's really brought to us via technology. It's incredible to me. So you mentioned this a little bit. But, you know, what's what's challenging about writing a book like this or writing a book in general? Like, what don't we know? Mike Rohde 27:43 Well, I would say this, if you're thinking about writing a book, I encourage you to do it, because I think I never thought I would write a book. And here I am an author of two books. So I think there is definitely there are definitely books in people. So I would encourage you to do it. Mike Rohde 27:56 But I would also go into suggest you go into it clear, I didn't know that writing a book is a huge undertaking. It's like walking the Appalachian Trail or climbing a mountain. And I say that in the sense that the thing that I learned about writing the first and then the second book was if you're used to pulling all nighters and doing projects, forget it, it doesn't work that way. I, I kind of grew up in the design business where you could like pull all nighters and do like an annual report in a weekend or, you know, stuff like that, you could pull it off, right? You cannot do that with a book, it just doesn't, it won't accept that option. You can do an all, you know, you can spend all weekend and write something, but it's going to be a long haul. So basically know that it's going to be a long haul and sort of plan accordingly. What I found really valuable for me was having a team that would sort of keep me on track and make sure that I was doing the things that I was doing. So editors, editors are hugely important. If you think you can get away without an editor and you're writing a book, then you're fooling yourself. You need editors, both copy editors to make sure you're not saying dumb things to you know, other other editors who make sure that your concepts makes sense and hold up and challenge you and say, Do you really believe that? Is that really true? Like those kind of things, they're going to make your work better? Like it's a pain in the moment, but it's better in the long run. So I think a good team is really important if you're going to write a book, even if you have to assemble it yourself. And then I would say the probably the last thing is, well, I'll say two more things. The next thing is you have to know that in a long haul project like this, it's all about progress. It's not about achieving it. Like I said, you can't pull the weekender and knock out a book, I guess you could but it might be a bad book. But it's gonna take lots of revisions and lots of grinding. You just have to be like, happy with progress, like, Hey, I made progress today. You know, even if it's writing a page or whatever it might be like look at the progress. And know that if you continue along that path that's going to build up into a whole book. And I would say the last thing is, when you write a book and you're done with the book, you're only have done because the other half is promotion. And often that's actually harder than writing the book. So, you know, know that promoting is going to be a ton of work. And that it, it requires a lot of effort to do that as well. And, you know, something I learned in that space was don't do everything, all the ones like so don't have all your podcasts launched on the first day, like spread them out. So they sprinkled through the, you know, a month or something. So it seems like you're everywhere for a month, right? That's gonna be probably your, your best option to get people's attention, you know, repeated repeated action, in their mind is sort of what where it's at. So there's some wisdom for people who are thinking about book, writing and creation. It's definitely worthwhile when you're done. But it's definitely a journey when you're going through it. And if that's okay, I think it's good to have those lifetime experiences where it's, you can't do it in weekend, you can do it over months. Marc Gutman 30:56 Yeah, and so much more to a book than just as you mentioned, writing it, you know, there's the promoting and thinking about what you're going to do. That's, that's great advice. And thank you so much for sharing that. This episode brought to you by Wildstory. Wait, isn't that your company? It is. And without the generous support of Wildstory, this show would not be possible. A brand isn't a logo or a tagline, or even your product or a brand is a person's gut feeling about a product service or company. It's what people say about you, when you're not in the room. Wildstory helps progressive founders and savvy marketers build purpose driven brands that connect their business goals with the customers they want to serve. So that both the business and the customer needs are met. This results in crazy, happy, loyal customers that purchase again and again. And this is great for business. If that sounds like something you and your team might want to learn more about, reach out @ www.wildstory.com. And we'd be happy to tell you more. Now back to our show. I'd like you to take a moment and think back and do you have a clear recollection of like when this thing sketchnoting was born? When you look down in your notebook? And you're like, I've got a Sketchnote! Mike Rohde 32:28 I actually do. And it's the funny thing is is like it actually started earlier than I realized, but I just didn't know what it was. And that that actually tracks with so many people that I've met that said, oh, I've been doing sketchnoting for so long. And I just never knew what to call it, which is a great feeling. Right? I was sort of the lucky one that got to name it and the name that stuck. But I do remember that actually, the first sketchnote that I call a Sketchnote is one I did in early 2007. Mike Rohde 32:53 That's really where I think it started, where I intentionally went to a conference in Chicago, from Milwaukee on the train design conference, with a different mindset around note taking up into that point, for probably three, four years, I'd somehow gotten myself to a place where I wrote like everything down and I use the pencil so I could race mistakes. And I had a giant notebook. Like and it was a huge burden I hate I was really good at it. And I hated it. It was the worst. And so early in 2007, I found that I can't take it anymore. I got to do something else. And as a designer, I'm always faced with constraints and restrictions. You know, you can only have this many colors, you got to use that typeface. You got to use my ugly logo, all those kind of things are always in my life, right? So I thought, well, what if I put a if I put some constraints on myself, what would happen if I did that? So I thought, let's now that you know, it's time I didn't think about it. But I kind of did it. George Costanza, remember that episode of George Costanza decides to do everything opposite of what he normally does. And then he like, starts dating a beautiful woman and gets the job of his dreams. You know, all these good things are happening because he's doing the opposite. It felt kind of like that, where I said, Okay, I'd normally carry a big book, what if I carry a pocket book? I usually use a pencil. What if I use a gel pen. So those are sort of my first two decisions. I sort of boxed myself in. On the train. All I had with me was a pocket moleskin that I bought, I don't know, a month before and didn't know what to do that because it was too beautiful. I finally had a purpose for the thing. And then I had these jeetu gel pens if that. Okay, I'm just going to take these two things. I'm going to show up at this conference and see what comes out because I really wasn't sure. And once I sat down, the interesting side effect of these two limitations was I was faced with the fact that I couldn't write everything down that I normally did. And that when I did write stuff down, it couldn't I couldn't erase it because it was ink. So it's sort of put my put my mindset in a different place. My mindset now shifted to I need to really be thinking about what's being said right now. I can't, I can't just write everything down and maybe describe Ever later, I got to think about it. Now I got to really listen closely, I have to really analyze what they're saying, decide if it's worth me putting on the page, because I'm using a pen, and then put it down. And from my perspective, I suddenly had tons of free time, because before I was just writing, writing, writing, writing, I never had time to think twice. So suddenly, for me, I had all this free time to do like, the lettering that I loved, and drawing images that were popping up in my head or sketching something from one of the slides. And I, I really loved it, I got to the end of that day, and I just felt like this is the this is the solution. I have to keep doing this. And I kept looking for opportunities to go to conferences and kept trying it. And that was really that conference in 2007 was really where I think sketchnoting was born for me, intent that, you know, with intention. And when I look back to my college years, when I was in that, remember I said I switched from printing to design. I happened to dig up my old notebooks from those years of after sketchnoting and sort of taken off and said, holy cow, I was doing sketchnoting I was doing this exact same thing in my classes. I was trying. And I was writing and I was doing lettering, and I'm like, how did I forget that? What what happened to me over these last couple years. And I think looking back now I sort of realized that the technology side of me sort of took over I got into palm pilots and powerbook duo's and I you know, I started typing everything. And you know that I just sort of shifted my mind to a different place. So when I went back to analog and books, I just kept following the assumption that I had a keyboard in my hands, and I could write everything instead of really realizing that, you know, that thing I did in college is actually really effective for remembering and studying from. And I ended up not realizing that I would stumble back into what I actually had been doing before. So I didn't call it sketchnoting back then. But it really, when I look back at it, it is what I was doing. So I think I was probably doing it all through college and probably back into high school to some degree in some form or another but never really intentionally, like as a thing like I would call 2007, where I really put all the pieces together and realize, hey, this really works. And I was aware of it. Before I sort of just did it naturally. And accidentally here is where I really did it with intentionality. Marc Gutman 37:20 Yeah. And so if you weren't calling it sketchnoting, at that time, when did you have a name for it? Or were you just like, Hey, this is just the way I do it. Mike Rohde 37:27 That was just the way I did it. I didn't have a name for it. It's kind of funny. Marc Gutman 37:31 And then so you're, you're Mike, you're doing your thing, you are taking notes in your own visual way. And like most great things I have to imagine, I mean, you're doing it for you. I mean, you're not probably thinking, Hey, this is a speaking tour. This is a this is a book like when does it become a thing? Like when do you start to get? Where does it start to become like a real part of your life? Both? I guess it's already become a part of your life from a conference standpoint, but like professionally, like what all of a sudden, do you become like the Sketchnote guy? Mike Rohde 38:03 Well, there's sort of a couple of points along the way. So this is early 2007, when this first thing happened. And I kept on wanting to try it. So I think it was in the summer or the spring or late spring, early summer. And the guys who are on Basecamp. Now that used to be called 37 signals, they decided to do a conference at their at a space that they had access to for like 150 people. And so I said, I'd really like these guys. And I said I'm going to go do this conference. And this would be a good chance to test out this note thing, the sketchnoting thing that I'm playing with and see how it works in this kind of setting. Right. So I went to that event and I did that event and Jim Kou doll who's friends with the base camp, guys. They're also Chicago firm. They're like an ad firm. They do. They're the guys behind the field notes. If you know what field notes are. Marc Gutman 38:49 Yeah, my friend Aaron draplin, who's been on the show has also partnered— Mike Rohde 38:52 Yeah, partnered up with those guys. So they could all partners found my Sketchnotes on Flickr somehow. And they put it on their blog, and then 37 signals whose Basecamp they put it on theirs. And that's that was a really big bump in like awareness, people started being aware of it. And I kept doing it and doing it. And I went to South by Southwest that following spring, I think 2008 and did it and I published it again, at the time I was publishing on Flickr and I use Creative Commons, I intentionally use Creative Commons because at the time, it was pretty popular. And the thing that I liked about it was I retained all my rights to the work. But I could build in usage rights right into the licensing. And what that meant at the time was bloggers, if they found the images compelling. Mike Rohde 39:40 They could just use an embed code and stick it right in their blog, and they wouldn't have to ask me for any permission because I'd already pre given it to them. So that was really important in spreading the concept and that that got back to the South by Southwest leadership. So the next year they said Hey, Mike, if we give you a pass this off by Will you come in sketchnote officially, like spend the whole week and just capture the experience of being here. Like, yeah, sure. So that was my next event. So that was a really important one. Because that's South by Southwest in 2009. I wanted to see like, could I handle this for a whole week, and what would get tired first, my brain or my hands. And it turned out, my brain actually got more tired than my physical body did, just from all the thinking and analyzing, but it was a blast, I really loved it. And that, so that was a really important point, because then that sort of spread it even further. And then it was around 2011, or something like that is when the book stuff happened. in between there, there was a point where I created Sketchnote army, and that was basically this desire to share other people's work, I had been sharing and pumping my own work. And I just felt like, it's not so much fun to be doing this alone. I mean, I started seeing other people doing and it seemed like there's a movement, and maybe I should be the one to capture this in one place. Because it was really hard at the time, around 2008 2009. To find this stuff. You just had to scrounge everywhere. I thought, well, what if what would happen if I invited people to submit their stuff, and we just put it on our website, then you just go to one place, and you could see the stuff. So that was an important moment in 2009. And shortly after that, the book deal came out. And in between there, you know, I did illustration work for the guys that Basecamp for rework, and then later remote. So that was those are also, you know, points that sort of brought awareness to that work, right. So they I think they all sort of added up over time, and it just kept building. And once I wrote the book, you think after doing all that work on the book, and there's a video that we did, that suddenly would take off, and I think it did pretty well. But, you know, nobody knew who I was, other than maybe they saw a book. So it took a little while for it to kick in. But it just kept on growing and growing. I think the idea was that Seth Godin always talks about if the idea is good, you're probably not going to be able to stop it. And I think that's sort of what what happened, right? I sort of solved the problem in my own life, which was I hated taking notes in this old, dreary way. And I found a way that made sense to me. And I figured, well, it solved the problem for me, there's probably a few other people out there that it could help. And it turned out there were a lot of few other people out there, right. So I think that's why it just kept on growing and growing. And I just look back at these certain pivot points where it almost like, you know, hit a point and accelerated, and it just continues to do that. And now, there's tons of people doing it and teaching it and sharing it. And I really like that I love having lots of voices in the space, I think it just verifies that it's a real thing. And it's definitely a benefit to people who adopt it. And it makes you know, being in a community is way more fun than being all alone. So there's lots of benefits to the way that it's worked out over these many years. Marc Gutman 42:48 Yeah, and yeah, and I can even my own experience, it's like, I've been a part of some long term education classes and things like that. And there's just something magical about the Sketchnotes, right, like, people see me doing it, and they're drawn to it. Like, I think everyone wants to do it as well. Like, it's like this universal way of, of communicating. That's just so incredible. And so, when did you coin it? Sketchnoting? What, like, when did you be like, when were you like, this is the name? Mike Rohde 43:16 I think, actually. So it's really funny that all that stuff happened in the first that first 2007 I think the first 2007 was where I realized, it feels like I should call it Sketchnoting. Before that, it's funny, like, up to that point, I was it was like the promo name for it was sketch tunes, like I was it was sort of like was cartoons and sketching. But when I did this event, it was a little less like cartoons and just more like sketching and noting and that word just came to me. So it was right after right at that event, when I just really started calling it Sketchnoting. And I don't know, for whatever reason, that name seemed to make sense to a lot of people and they liked it even over the more established names that existed before like graphic recording, which is kind of a different thing. or visual notetaking like, you know, Sketchnoting just has a little bit more of a branding ring to it, I guess, you know, it's less clunky and it's descriptive and it's concise and it just seems to work so that's that's sort of when it popped up was right at about that same time as the first Sketchnotes kind of appeared in my head. I had a name for them, so I guess it was destined to be. Marc Gutman 44:25 Destined to be, and so is Sketchnoting now your your full time gig, is that what you do for a living? Mike Rohde 44:32 It isn't actually it's something I do on the side. I do pretty steadily on the side. It's kind of my side, my side gig. I primarily I work as a principal designer, doing user experience and service design for large organization. I really like it I like working in a team I like I still have a real love for design in general service design, specifically solving you know the company work for isn't a big industrial company. Mike Rohde 45:01 So there's all kinds of opportunities to apply these ideas. And, you know, visualization opportunities like crazy, because so much stuff is just bad PowerPoint. So the opportunity to do illustrations and Sketchnote and even, you know, doing using my design skills in that space is really, really powerful. And I see lots of upside and opportunity. So a lot of why stay there. And you know, I've got a family as well. So it's good steady work, and it allows me to do this stuff on the side. And so far, it's worked out pretty well. Marc Gutman 45:33 Yeah, not too bad. Not too bad. And so do you have, you know, I know you're probably not like your children, right? You're probably not supposed to talk about your favorite Sketchnote. But do you have a favorite that you just, you look back and you're like, you know what, that's that's the full expression of Mike. That's, that's, that's it. Mike Rohde 45:52 There's a couple of them. But if I if I was forced to pick one, there's one that's in my Flickr feed, that I still love that still has really fun memories for me. And it's the story behind it is that I was doing a work project in the Oakland area in San Francisco, and we ended up going to shape nice, we couldn't get into the main shape, nice. But we got into the cafe, which is like a smaller venue, we got reservations for myself and to work colleagues. And I happen to have my notebook along. So I pulled my notebook out. And after I would finish a course, I would sketch out what it was and built this whole little two page Sketchnote in my notebook. And it just really has like a captures everything like a captures a moment in time a really great meal. With two good friends. If you look at it, it's not really it's all black and white. So there's no color. Mike Rohde 46:40 Some of the stuff that I drew is not really super detailed. Like it's not a standard illustration. It's not a piece of art, it's more of a, it's a Sketchnote. It's like the purest expression of a Sketchnote for me, and I really, every time I see that I'm like, wow, that that really turned out really good. And it was actually it's kind of old. It's like 2012 it was right around the time. Not too not too long, before I started on book work, so I was really fortunate that I had the opportunity and that one among others. There's some other ones that I really like as well. But that if I was forced to pick one, that would be it. Marc Gutman 47:14 All right, paper or iPad, you know, I was really I got your headshot in for the the press kit. And you're standing with an iPad. And you know, I I don't I'm not surprised I'm actually using an iPad right now. And I think it has Oh, by the way, there you are. But as we're talking I'm drawing Mike but um, yeah, I pad or paper or both? Mike Rohde 47:38 I'm a both person I think of I started think like when the iPad Pro and the pencil came out, that was the moment where the iPad became useful to me as a drawing tool. Like I'd used it before, for reading for like, part of my book, I actually typed in an iPad with the keyboard. So I mean, it had been useful to me. But as a illustration tool, a serious illustration tool when the pencil came out, which I think is 2017 or 18. That's when I picked it up. And I saw the value. And I always think of like, you know, I think there's sort of a desire always to like say, Oh, the iPad is a paper killer. It's like, Why does it have to kill it? Like, why can't I use both? Right? Mike Rohde 48:15 You know, you go and do a professional mechanics toolbox, they're not going to say wrench or hammer. Right there, they need both of them. Because in some cases, you need a wrench. In some cases, you need a hammer, sometimes you need a six point wrench because man that bolt is on their heart, and you've shot it with some penetrating oil, and you're gonna have to wail on that thing. And like a adjustable wrench isn't going to work, right. So even within wrenches, there's specific things right. So I think of like the iPad is sort of one tool, and it depends on what I'm doing. Like if I need to do lots of changes. So like client work, or have to go back and modify things or move things or I want the ability to shift things, that is often the best choice. And then there's other times when I want to use paper when I don't want to be potentially distracted, right? The problem with an iPad is you're like a second away from Twitter or Facebook or who knows what, right so and the battery can run out. I mean, they made the batteries last a long time. But if you forgot to charge it, you know, now all of a sudden, you've got a Karen feeding issue, write up a notebook and a pen, you know, it's probably gonna run the other. The other funny thing I always say is like, you know, you know how many pieces of paper and beautiful pens you could buy for the cost of an iPad, like you have a lifetime supply for what you pay for an iPad. Now, that's not to knock the iPad, it is a valuable tool, but it's always again about what's the right what's the right purpose for the tool. And so I look at it as a spectrum all the way from, you know, paper to an iPad and I choose the thing that makes sense, or that I feel is right and I just like having options, I guess. Marc Gutman 49:50 Yeah, and that makes complete sense. But you know, you're talking about paper and, and pen and we were talking right before we recorded about just you know Kind of this there's something magical about pen and paper, you know. And so it was what's your favorite combination the gf got going right now. And if you're anything like me, it changes like mine has changed. Yeah, over time, you know, but but I kind of come back to the same, the same kind of combo more often than that. Mike Rohde 50:17 Well, the last couple years, I've become an ambassador for this company called Norland, it's a German company that makes markers. For graphic recorders. Graphic recording is basically like sketchnoting. Except graphic recorders typically work at large scale, they typically work in front of the room. So everybody watches them while they doing while they're doing it, they have to be very skilled at listening and trying. And these tools are built for those people. But they realize the value of sketchnoting and they're starting to build more tools for Sketchnoters. So they have a variety of tools that I really like the fine one line, which is designed for sketchnoters in mind, have some really nice tools. Mike Rohde 50:53 The thing I like about New Zealand too, is every one of them now is refillable. So you can buy bottles of ink and refill your pens and just keep reusing them. If your nibs get squishy, because they're felted you can pull the nibs out and put new nibs in so they're in effect. They're like lifetime investments, kind of like the tools I was mentioning, right. So those are really great tools and the the colors and the quality of the pigments are really great. So it's not a hard thing to choose. As far as gel pens go, you're exactly right, I started jumping around. For the last little while I've been really into good old Paper Mate flares like you had in junior high school black paper, mate flair and boxes. And I just you know, as they get too mushy, I just go to the next one. And they just have a really nice, there's something about the feel of it that I really like. So that's another one. And then I'm always like checking the latest gel pens and trying stuff out. The latest one that I really liked is Sharpie of all pens has come out with a gel pen. And the one that I stumbled onto is a 1.0. So if you know your thicknesses of pens, it's really wide pen. But I love it because it just lays down this nice black line, it's really juicy. But because it's gel like dries nearly immediately, so I don't have to worry about smearing it so much. So that's sort of my latest gel pen that I'm into. And then as far as books go, I did a Kickstarter campaign with my friend Mike Ciano last year. And we basically designed a sketch notebook that's ideal for sketchnoting. So it's really thick, hundred 60 GSM kind of a thick, almost cardstock like paper and bright white, and a polymer cover that's really tough, and then guides inside, but the paper inside is really fantastic. So actually really, I really use my own notebooks to do sketchnoting with and then for, you know, if I'm doing bullet journaling, which I do every day, I've been using the leuchtturm brand, a bullet bullet journal or the dot grid books. And then there's also no Island is just released one that's a little bit bigger, that I've been using for a while since they sent me one as an ambassador, and I've been testing it, it's been actually really nice. It's a little bit bigger than a typical five and a half by half sheet so I get a little bit more space. So I've been enjoying that. So those are a couple couple things that I've been using pretty regularly and quite enjoy. Marc Gutman 53:11 Wow, that's awesome. Yeah, I have long been electrum fan. And that's been my go to book but I've actually got one of yours on the way and I'm very excited to to try that. Mike Rohde 53:22 I'd love to hear what you think of the paper and all that stuff as a product and branding guy. Marc Gutman 53:26 Yeah, as well as the Newland pens. Yeah, I was hoping that pink I like to make extra colors pink, you know, I like that a lot. And that didn't have it, but it had smooth. So I got some I got some other stuff that I'm very excited about. And like I were talking about before the show started I could just really geek out and try different pens. I like to you know, my goat my go to that I keep coming back to is actually the the pilot Gtech that has that like kind of scratchy feel, and it's a thinner line but like I have less control as I do because I like I'll crosshatch or that's all fill it in. But like or even in your technique, I'll do multiple lines down. But now I also feel like that's a little bit for me was like a more of a beginner pen less control, I can control the ink and, and I do like playing with Federline pens as well Mike Rohde 54:12 it is interesting how like the pen you use can impact the way you draw. So like a real thick pen will sort of produce a certain kind of a, it almost puts you in I'm in a mind state or something. And if you use a thin pen, it's put you in a different mind state. You wouldn't think so. But I've noticed it's subtle, but it actually is there. And it's it's it also sounds like if you and I went into an Office Max or an Office Depot, we'd be the guys standing at the pens the pen aisle like for an hour like look oh look at that one. Marc Gutman 54:41 Never tire I've got like pen cases for like even like like armful of pens. Yeah, I keep finding like pen cases with like pens that I packed for a trip that like then I like sit down I pick up I'm like oh my gosh, like I've got all these pens like I forgot that I even like packed for a trip just in case you know. So, Mike as we as we come to this Our time here. What's next for sketchnoting? Where do you see this going? We're ready. Hope it goes? Mike Rohde 55:07 Well, I'm really excited about a couple things. So one thing that's really excited and I have a little tiny bit to do with, but actually pretty small is it's moving into education. And the reason it's moving into education is because teachers are like totally crazy for sketchnoting. And they're crazy for it because of a couple things. Because the teachers told me this, that they see their students really embracing it, their students are actually much more engaged when they teach, because they're being given the the right to do doodling in class. Mike Rohde 55:41 Now, of course, it's directed toward the subject, but they get to do drawing and doodling and stuff. So they get engagement. And then the, the other benefit that teachers seem to be really excited about is, when they use sketchnoting. In the classroom, the students actually remember a lot more, right. So it becomes this really great tool that gives them the ability to analyze and process which a teacher wants and then remember more. So when they go to a test, they can actually do better. In fact, I have one friend in the Fresno school district in the science department that does something called sketch booking, which uses the sketching technique in it. And I believe she lets the students like as they learn stuff in science they get, they have to draw it in their sketchbook and it gets graded. And then a test time, I believe they have open book testing

An interview with a singer, guitarist and founding member of The Young Dubliners! Keith and I wax philosophic about wine, women, song and toilets. Many stories from a many storied career to be had in this one, listeners!

Ep #49 - How to Zen Up Your Agency - Want to learn How to Zen Up Your Agency? Stay tuned as another episode of The Climb is coming where Jon and David discuss an interview Jon had with Keith Roberts of Zenman this past week.

Join us as we talk & learn with Mr. Roberts! Keith helps entrepreneurs start, build and grow their business by providing coaching, education and strategy development. His career spans over 4 decades as a successful entrepreneur, a technology industry leader, a certified master business & life coach, consultant, author, speaker, trainer, and SCORE Mentor, Better Business Bureau Board Member, and community leader! Connect with Keith at the links below: https://www.makenewrules.com https://www.facebook.com/MakeNewRules https://www.linkedin.com/in/wkeithroberts https://twitter.com/MakeNewRules https://www.instagram.com/keithrobertstx https://www.entrepreneur.academy https://www.the90daygameplan.com Contact Keith - Phone: (903) 224-5110 Email: coach@makenewrules.com Your Host - Brad Richard Scars & Stripes Coffee: https://www.ss.coffee/bradrichard Pure Green: https://puregreenfranchise.com/our-story-1 YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y7uzojak Website: https://www.bradrichard.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manat50/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manat50/support

Uno de nuestros más queridos intelectuales latinoamericanos fue Jorge Luis Borges, irremediablemente está presente en casi todas las aristas de la condición humana y es fuente inagotable de la cual bebemos siempre, para renovarnos. Sobre el tiempo, Borges especuló bastante, ya que fue uno de sus tópicos de cabecera. En su reconocido ensayo NUEVA REFUTACIÓN DEL TIEMPO, Borges escribe: El tiempo es la sustancia de la que estoy hecho. El tiempo es un río que me lleva, pero yo soy el río; es un tigre que me devora, pero yo soy el tigre; es un fuego que me consume, pero yo soy el fuego. Hemos diseñado una estructura mental que nos permite asimilar ese constante devenir, ese flujo al que Heráclito representó como el río, el mismo río borgesiano. Pasado, presente y futuro, son las formas que naturalizamos para posicionarnos, afincarnos a la realidad con cierta medida que nos permita establecer puntos de referencia… En el episodio anterior iniciamos un viaje, Intentamos dibujar los MUNDOS POSIBLES desde la Utopía, la Distopía y la Ucronía. Luego de revisar algunas consideraciones sobre por qué considero que ya vivimos en una distopía, quiero que hoy nos aproximemos a la Ucronía como una forma de jugar con el pasado, o lo que creemos que son hechos históricos. En nuestro último episodio intentamos comprender los efectos de la corporatocracia, la locura de los tecnócratas contemporáneos y por qué todo este escenario global tiende cada vez más a parecerse a una Distopía. Si, la historia es ese conjunto de relatos que decidimos contarnos, entonces los acuerdos son fundamentales en cómo la hemos escrito oficialmente. Esto lo revisamos anteriormente en el episodio con Tatiana. Aquí vamos a partir del fundamento de la importancia de reconocer la historia como algo que aceptamos como grupo humano. Lo que denominamos “hitos” o grandes momentos históricos son acontecimientos que determinaron cambios drásticos en la forma en que vivíamos como colectivos. Como especie y gracias a la oralidad o la escritura, nos hemos esforzado mucho por conservar estos acontecimiento para la posteridad. El problema, claro está, radica en quién, cómo, cuándo y para qué se ha hecho. Enfocándonos en el acontecimiento como tal, la Ucronía se presenta como una posibilidad. Si tomamos un hecho determinado de la historia e intentamos contestar a preguntas como : ¿Qué hubiese pasado si…? En literatura y cine la Ucronía ha ganado un espacio indestronable. Cuando suponemos qué hubiese ocurrido si un acontecimiento específico no hubiera pasado, o se hubiese presentado de una manera diferente, allí en ese momento específico, generamos el punto de partida disyuntivo para crear una Ucronía. Una Ucronía genera entonces realidades alternativas, es decir, un presente o futuro diferente en el cual por la nueva línea temporal los sucesos derivan en contextos totalmente diferentes o con variaciones a la realidad que conocemos.Jugamos a especular, pero no es cualquier tipo de especulación. Quienes se han arriesgado a elaborar ucronías lo hacen con fundamentos muy serios sobre las variaciones o probabilidades más factibles de los hechos. Es decir, se aplican complejas elaboraciones para “suponer” desde la realidad, que hubiera pasado si…  La ucronía como ficción especulativa en la literatura y el cine ha planteado escenarios realmente tenebrosos respecto a las posibilidades históricas si algunos acontecimientos trascendentales del pasado, no hubiesen ocurrido, o se hubiesen desarrollado de maneras alternativas:Los Nazis comandados por Hitler ganaron la II Guerra mundial, la victoria de la Armada Invencible sobre Inglaterra, la inexistencia del Cristianismo, los dinosaurios nunca desaparecieron.Estos son solo algunos de la inmensa cantidad de escenarios “posibles” sobre los cuales se han construido grandiosas ucronías. ¿Y si los dinosaurios gobernaran todavía el planeta? Tenemos (Al oeste del Edén, de Harry Harrison).La inexistencia del cristianismo fue planteada en  (Roma eterna, de Robert Silverberg).La victoria de la Armada Invencible sobre Inglaterra (Pavana, de Keith Roberts y Britania conquistada, de Harry Turtledove).¿Y qué hubiese pasado si Hitler gana la II Guerra Mundial? , pues aquí tenemos (Hitler victorioso, de Gregory Benford, El hombre en el castillo de Philip K. Dick y Patria, de Robert Harris).Muchas de estas ficciones se han llevado al cine, no obstante, algunas producciones con carácter muy original han llamado la atención, como las del Director, productor y guionista Quentin Tarantino. En su película Inglorious Bastards, por ejemplo, propone el asesinato de Hitler de manera grotesca, a manos de un equipo especial que aniquila nazis. Así mismo y más recientemente, en su película Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, juega con personajes como Bruce Lee y permite que Sharon Tate, esposa de Roman Polansky, no muera a manos de los psicópatas que en la vida real la asesinaron: la Familia Manson.  ¿Por qué son importantes las Ucronías? ¿De qué manera puede ser útil revisar el pasado y plantear presentes y futuros alternativos? ¿Por qué el cambio en acontecimientos históricos es un tema tan atractivo para la literatura y el arte en general?Después de revisar el concepto y tratar de organizar las piezas del rompecabezas, voy a arriesgarme con 2 razones. La primera es que las ucronías son importantes porque al regresar en el tiempo y suponer lo que “pudo haber ocurrido si…” realizamos un ejercicio profundo de reflexión sobre el impacto presente de aquellos hechos. Recordemos lo que nos decía la Dra. Tatiana Duplat:  Toda la historia se escribe desde el presente y quien lo hace, lo hace para resolver un problema del presente, no por el solo hecho de revisar el pasado.  Esto me lleva a concluir que el ejercicio de construcción de una nueva línea temporal donde los hechos se desarrollan de manera diferente, permiten al creador de la ucronía proponer mundos posibles que solo existen en la imaginación, sí, pero que al mismo tiempo son producto de deducciones lógicas factibles y no tan alejadas de lo que denominamos realidad. La segunda es que podemos realizar interesantes ejercicios personales pensando en nuestras propias ucronías, nuestro propios multiversos donde decisiones y acciones del pasado nos hubiesen conducido por caminos radicalmente diferentes a los que hoy transitamos. No es un ejercicio vano ya que nos permite autopromover actos profundos de consciencia que lejos del remordimiento o los arrepentimientos inútiles, ayudan, en últimas, a consolidar el valor, la sensatez o la pertinencia de acciones pasadas que pudieron ser y no fueron por cualquier razón personal que le ataña a cada escenario particular. Las etiquetas de bien o mal quizás no caben aquí, pero definitivamente todos tuvimos eso que popularmente se conoce como “Momentos Bisagra”. Esos instantes donde una decisión ha cambiado abruptamente el curso de nuestras vidas. Pues bien, creo firmemente que revisar nuestro propio pasado con esta lupa, es de gran ayuda para deconstruir nuestro presente y proyectar las posibilidades del futuro.  Observar el pasado para intentar comprender el terreno sobre el cual se posan nuestros pies hoy, es un ejercicio personal y colectivo. Definitivamente la ucronía despliega una gran cantidad de oportunidades para realizar esa tarea. El mundo en el que vivimos ya es lo suficientemente complejo… sí, pero imaginar y especular sobre los Mundos Posibles es una de las libertades que sólo el ser humanos puede permitirse, entonces, ¿por qué no?Por ahora, solo quiero dejarte esta pregunta ucrónica: ¿Cómo sería tu vida actualmente si nunca hubiese aparecido el Coronavirus?Visita nuestro sitio web  https://findelmundopodcast.com/Facebook Fin del Mundo PodcastInstagram @findelmundopodcastTwitter @findelmundopodLINKS DE REFERENCIA. DISCLAIMERDeclaro que no poseo los derechos totales ni parciales de las citas y piezas de audio externas, su uso en el presente episodio es solo con fines explicativos sobre el tema en cuestión. Los derechos pertenecen a sus creadores y/o productores por lo cual anexo links de referencias a fuentes primarias. Nueva Refutación del Tiempo https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_refutaci%C3%B3n_del_tiempoJorge Luis Borges https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_BorgesCrímenes de la familia Manson https://www.lavanguardia.com/hemeroteca/20140809/54412424586/sharon-tate-actrices-asesinatos-familia-manson-roman-polanski-cine-satanismo-la-familia.html#:~:text=La%20actriz%20Sharon%20Tate%2C%20'sex,secta%20dirigida%20por%20Charles%20Manson%20.Heráclito de Efeso http://www.filosofia.org/enc/ros/herae.htmFicción especulativa  https://www.escueladeescrituracreativa.com/teoria-literaria/ficcion-especulativa-que-es/Inglorious Bastards https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inglourious_basterdsOne Upon a Time in Hollywood https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131622/David Esteban Cubero https://cursosdeguion.com/quien-soy/Oscar Andrés Calderón B. https://twitter.com/magoandresito

Organizations around the world are hungry to capitalize on the immense potential of AI, machine learning, and deep learning. But sometimes in their haste to apply AI to solve problems, these well-meaning organizations overlook their end users. What are the users' needs? After all, they're the people who need to interact with the AI model's output, and based on that output, might need to change behaviors, habits, workflows, or more as a result. Such "cognitive collaboration" is a new concept for most organizations to understand and apply so they can make the most of AI. On today's show, Change Healthcare's Adam Sullivan, senior director of Artificial Intelligence, and Keith Roberts, vice president of Engagement, have a lively discussion about how AI works with humans in healthcare, and what organizations need to know to ensure cognitive collaboration works. Here's what they hit on: How the precision of AI is helping reinvent engagement Thinking about the user and the idea of augmented decision-making Why gaining an empathy-based understanding of users is critical to the success of AI What mindset an organization needs to embrace AI The role of behavioral scientists The 400-page medical record: human vs. machine or human plus machine? The human implications of problem solving with AI Factors that affect AI program success Episode Resources Adam Sullivan's bio Keith Roberts' bio Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Show Resources SUBSCRIBE to the podcast using any podcatcher or RSS reader Get the iOS app Get the Android app Suggest or become a guest Contact Change Healthcare

Victim: Dorothy Jane Scott - Disappeared 28 May, 1980 Victim: Tina Webb - Murdered 14 May, 2017 - Murderer: Joshua Lee Webb Hi-Fi Murders Victims: Byron Naisbitt, Sherry Ansley, Carol Walker, Orren Walker, & Stanley Walker Crime Committers: Dale Selby Pierre, Keith Roberts, & William Roberts

One of America’s most brutal hostage situations took place on April 22nd, 1977. Two young Air Force Airmen took 5 people hostage in an audio equipment store robbery. They left after killing 3 individuals and leaving the other 2 with gruesome injuries. The details of this case are not for the faint of heart. This is True Crimecast.

Wine Appreciation with an Irish and Japanese Accent Okay, so here’s a really off-the-wall episode of Grape Encounters Radio. What happens when the lead singer of a leading Celtic Rock group meets up with Grape Encounters host David Wilson? Well, you’ll hear the answer in episode 510 of Grape Encounters Radio. Keith Roberts is the Read More The post Episode #510 – Keith Roberts of the Young Dubliners and Hakone Gardens appeared first on .

In this interview, I get to chat with Keith Roberts who had the masterstroke idea of matching top portrait photographers with the world's top cruise line. He talks about his life prior to setting up Paragon Pixels with many funny stories along the way (listen out for how he managed to screw up a critical roll of film while working in medical photography, leaving him barricaded inside the hospital dark room!) Keith is a remarkable guy on a number of levels - not least of which, is that he is a phenomenal photographer in his own right but has spent most of his life promoting the work of others (something that is all too rare!) It was his idea to match up some of the world's top portrait photographers with the world's top cruise line and, along with Phil, his brother, and Phil's wife, Lydia, he set up the company which now delivers beautiful images to discerning passengers around the globe.  And I am very lucky to BE one of those photographers! Keith cites his favourite book as Steve McCurry's South Southeast. Enjoy! If you did enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography where there are articles and videos about this wonderful industry.  You can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, PodBean and Spotify. PLEASE also leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would simply like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk         

Episode 3 of our “Cellar Sessions” Podcast is all about tradition, family business, and some of the most delicious ham on the planet. In this latest episode, an episode that’s been aging in our recording studio since early fall of 2018*, our VP of Marketing Michael Kimball hams it up with our CSW Kenny Bumbaco and the “Ham Evangelist” Keith Roberts of Edwards Virginia Smokehouse. Warning, this episode will cause severe hunger and thirst. Make sure to have a bottle handy and prepare a charcuterie platter! Click the link in our bio to listen and/or search “Cellar Sessions” on a iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts. *Recorded in the fall of 2018 and contains information about an upcoming event that has already come and gone. Disclaimer: All views and opinions expressed are those of the guest and not of the Williamsburg Winery or its affiliates.

Stacey recounts the terrifying Hi-Fi Murders which occurred during a robbery of a Utah based electronics store. Erin tells us about the German serial killer Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann aka The Butcher of Hanover.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ISGDpodcast)

On this week's Grit with Deb and Fitz, we'll talk to the "ham-evangelist" himself, Keith Roberts of Edwards Virginia Smokehouse. We'll get some insight into their smoked, cured, and country hams including their signature Surryano ham. Also on the show, a major debate breaks out about season 2 of Marvel's Luke Cage and some details emerge about the coming 3 Cities Chef Challenge dinner.

June 4, 2018 A fun chat with Keith Roberts from the Irish rock band the Young Dubliners out of Los Angeles. After 28 years, this fine citizen is still rocking, writing great songs and hitting the road to please his fans worldwide.

Hey OneHourParkians!!! We're back on track. A bit of a gap from recording to uploading. Episode 41 with Keith of Mistress Fannypack. Keith has been all around New England playing a mix of dark dance electronic music that we can't get enough of. We talk about on this episode: Owning animals, music challenges, laundromats, Lush, the office, comedians from Nashville, and advice for all you artist folks. Check out Keith's work on mistressfannypack.bandcamp.com like on facebook!

Keith Roberts of the Valley Hive talks about the displacement of bees by the wildfires, fake toy monkeys may make your child sick and the net neutrality verdict aftershocks.

(see our previous episode) Keith Roberts wrote nine groups of short stories, four of which are linked novellas. Kiteworld was published nearly 20 years after Pavane and bears more than a passing resemblance to the earlier collection, despite it's post-apocalyptic setting. Music credits “Cylinder Four“ from Cylinders by Chris Zabriskie chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // free…Read more Episode 213: Kiteworld by Keith Roberts

This episode is a collaboration between Fictoplasm and the Tabletop Roleplayer's Book Club. Ralph discusses their April book choice, Keith Roberts' alternate history Pavane with guests Ray Otus and Paul Mitchener. Show Notes Pavane by Keith Roberts Paul Mitchener and Ray Otus with Ralph Lovegrove Introducing the Tabletop Roleplayer's Book Club 00:50 // Synopsis 02:00…Read more Episode 212: Pavane by Keith Roberts

The first hire fail with “Newman” and his DJ labels. The second hire fail with “Brother” and working with family. Our guest today is Keith Roberts, the founder of the Denver-based digital agency Zenman. Keith graduated from the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography in 1995, just as the emergence of stock houses was set to turn the photography business model on its head. Knowing that there wasn't much of a future ahead of him in photography, Keith fibbed on his resume, tried to learn graphic design over a weekend and launched his career in digital marketing. He founded Zenman in 1998, building talent around him while he continued to grow his own craft in web development and digital marketing. Today, Zenman employs 20 people with $2 million in annual revenue, working with clients like Frontier Airlines and Denver Mattress.

Juliane didn’t get it, so Luke explains the plot and the concept of Pavane by Keith Roberts. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: http://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow […]

President Keith Roberts of The Valley Hive is the top guy at the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association. Here is their action statement: Our primary purpose is the care and welfare of the honeybee. We achieve this through education of ourselves and the general public, supporting honeybee research, and practicing responsible beekeeping in an urban […]

Bob will discuss Keith Roberts and more veteran issues.

Join us foir this show. Keith Roberts update among other issues.  

Bob Walsh will discuss Airman Keioth Roberts case SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE, on Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals  (05-2425) Keith Roberts, wrongly imprisoned Vietnam-era veteran now living in a half-way house in Northern Wisconsin received an adverse ruling Friday from an en banc (full) panel of the UNITED […] Read More at Veterans Today    

Bob will be our guest. He will be talking about the Keith Roberts case. He was Keith's attorney. What a show this is going to be.  

En nuestra novena edición nos planteamos repetidamente la pregunta "¿Qué hubiera ocurrido sí..?" y hablamos de las Ucronías o Historías Alternativas. Damos un repaso a los principales hitos en la Ciencia-Ficción que usan este recurso narrativo y nos centramos en dos clásicos: "El Hombre en el Castillo" de Philip K. Dick y "Pavana" de Keith Roberts. También comentamos su presencia en otros medios como el cine, la TV o el cómic. Como es habitual nos despedimos con los comentarios de nuestros oyentes y el adelanto del próximo programa. Como banda sonora nos acompañan el disco "Play Favourites" de Los Straitjackets y nos despedimos con "Another Girl, Another Planet" de The Only Ones. La sintonía, como es habitual, es el tema "Spectre Detector" de los Tiki Tones. Busca nuestra lista de reproducción en Spotify. Síguenos y contacta con nosotros a través de Facebook en http://www.facebook.com/retronautas . Hoy más que nunca, saludos desde los días del futuro pasado.

En nuestra novena edición nos planteamos repetidamente la pregunta "¿Qué hubiera ocurrido sí..?" y hablamos de las Ucronías o Historías Alternativas. Damos un repaso a los principales hitos en la Ciencia-Ficción que usan este recurso narrativo y nos centramos en dos clásicos: "El Hombre en el Castillo" de Philip K. Dick y "Pavana" de Keith Roberts. También comentamos su presencia en otros medios como el cine, la TV o el cómic. Como es habitual nos despedimos con los comentarios de nuestros oyentes y el adelanto del próximo programa. Como banda sonora nos acompañan el disco "Play Favourites" de Los Straitjackets y nos despedimos con "Another Girl, Another Planet" de The Only Ones. La sintonía, como es habitual, es el tema "Spectre Detector" de los Tiki Tones. Busca nuestra lista de reproducción en Spotify. Síguenos y contacta con nosotros a través de Facebook en http://www.facebook.com/retronautas . Hoy más que nunca, saludos desde los días del futuro pasado.

Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda recently reviewed Keith Roberts' magestic novel, Pavane, in The Washington Post, describing it as a fix-up novel, a term coined by the late A.E. van Vogt. The review sparked a conversation about fix-ups, what they are and where the term comes from, and how terminology forms in the SF field. It's digressive, unresearched, and un-factchecked, but at least it's not talking about awards. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast.