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In This EpisodeIt's afternoon on May 5th, 1864 -- Greenhorn cavalry officer Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson has stumbled onto a third Confederate cavalry force coming down the Catharpin Road. While he prepares his troopers to repeal a rebel counter-attack from his former West Point classmate Gen. Thomas "Tex" Rosser of Virginia, he is desperate to get this new information to Meade before it is too late. The only problem is that Wilson's entire cavalry division -- over 3,000 men and horses -- is completely cut off from the rest of the Union Army. No one is coming to save him or his men.Notable Quotes"I had had no word from Sheridan that day and knew absolutely nothing as to his whereabouts or even as to the position of any part of the army except my own."-- Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson"Pistol and sabre were busy in slaughter while the shrieks of the stricken and the shouts of the victors mingled with the roar of battle."-- Confederate Cavalryman"General Wilson is falling back to this point, followed by the enemy. Col. Chapman reports the enemy that attacked very superior to his [force] and compelled him to retire. Wilson himself had not yet arrived and I can't say what I will do. I have my command here and will receive the enemy."-- Brig.Gen. Gregg"Artilleryyy-ist... Artilllllery-ist? Artiller-ist? No. Can't say it. How's about, 'good shot with a cannon!'"-- Kyle M. Bondo, Amateur Cannoneer
War Yankee - Telegraph Texas or Bust Kyle Bondo talks about his upcoming move to Texas and teases out the next episodes of War Yankee coming on November 10th, 2021. Support the War Yankee Podcast Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee. I research, read, visit, host, mix, edit, and produce every episode myself. I would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for me: 1. Send me a quick note of encouragement at thewaryankee@gmail.com. This keeps me going when times get tough! 2. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting the show by buying me a cup of coffee (or two)! About War Yankee - Overland An American Civil War history podcast hosted by Kyle M. Bondo that follows the Overland Campaign led by General Ulysses S. Grant as he drives the Army of the Potomac on its 47-day, 113-mile military campaign South against the Confederacy in 1864. Quotes "Let me tell you what is coming. After the sacrifice of countless millions of treasure and hundreds of thousands of lives, you may win Southern independence if God be not against you, but I doubt it. I tell you that, while I believe with you in the doctrine of states rights, the North is determined to preserve this Union. They are not a fiery, impulsive people as you are, for they live in colder climates. But when they begin to move in a given direction, they move with the steady momentum and perseverance of a mighty avalanche; and what I fear is, they will overwhelm the South." -- Sam Houston, after refusing to swear an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy to which the legislature of Texas declared his governorship vacant, February/March 1861. War Yankee Telegraph Department Email Us: THE War Yankee AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: waryankee.com Notable Resources: waryankee.com/resources/ All our Episodes: waryankee.libsyn.com War Yankee - Overland! Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! War Yankee is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
War Yankee - Overland Overland.11: Proper Yankee Welcome Discover the fate of Harry Wilson's cavalry division and why it was absent during the opening hours of the Battle of the Wilderness (Part II). Overview Greenhorn cavalry officer Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson has stumbled onto a third Confederate cavalry force coming down the Catharpin Road. While he prepares his troopers to repeal a rebel counter-attack from his former West Point classmate Gen. Thomas "Tex" Rosser of Virginia, he is desperate to get this new information to Meade before it is too late. The only problem is that Wilson's entire cavalry division -- over 3,000 men and horses -- is completely cut off from the rest of the Union Army. No one is coming to save him or his men. Quotes "I had had no word from Sheridan that day and knew absolutely nothing as to his whereabouts or even as to the position of any part of the army except my own." -- Brig. Gen. Harry Wilson "Pistol and sabre were busy in slaughter while the shrieks of the stricken and the shouts of the victors mingled with the roar of battle." -- Confederate Cavalryman "General Wilson is falling back to this point, followed by the enemy. Col. Chapman reports the enemy that attacked very superior to his [force] and compelled him to retire. Wilson himself had not yet arrived and I can't say what I will do. I have my command here and will receive the enemy." -- Brig.Gen. Gregg "Artilleryyy-ist... Artilllllery-ist? Artiller-ist? No. Can't say it. How's about, 'good shot with a cannon!'" -- Kyle M. Bondo, Amateur Cannoneer Support the War Yankee Podcast Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee. I research, read, visit, host, mix, edit, and produce every episode myself. I would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for me: 1. Send me a quick note of encouragement at thewaryankee@gmail.com. This keeps me going when times get tough! 2. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting the show by buying me a cup of coffee (or two)! War Yankee Supports American Battlefield Trust The American Battlefield Trust knows that there is no substitute for experiencing history in the places where it actually took place and has worked to become the only national organization working to save America's historic battlefields today and discover how you can help preserve American history forever. Join me in the fight to save our nation's historic battlefields by visiting the American Battlefield Trust website at battlefields.org. War Yankee Telegraph Department Email Us: THE waryankee AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: waryankee.com Notable Resources: waryankee.com/resources/ Buy Me a Coffee - Support the Show Good Maps: Union Army Actions in The Wilderness (May 5th, 1864) All our Episodes: waryankee.libsyn.com War Yankee - Overland Gagglepod - Once Told, Shared Forever War Yankee is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
War Yankee - Fall Update Season 2 Coming October 2021 Kyle Bondo talks about how life happens when you're making other plans and an update on when War Yankee Season 2 will be released. Support the War Yankee Podcast Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee. I research, read, visit, host, mix, edit, and produce every episode myself. I would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for me: 1. Send me a quick note of encouragement at thewaryankee@gmail.com. This keeps me going when times get tough! 2. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting the show by buying me a cup of coffee (or two)! About War Yankee - Overland An American Civil War history podcast hosted by Kyle M. Bondo that follows the Overland Campaign led by General Ulysses S. Grant as he drives the Army of the Potomac on its 47-day, 113-mile military campaign South against the Confederacy in 1864. Quotes "My pickets report nothing new from the enemy this morning." -- Brig.Gen. James Harrison "Harry" Wilson's last message to Maj.Gen Meade, 5:00 AM, May 5th, 1864 War Yankee Telegraph Department Email Us: THE War Yankee AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: waryankee.com Notable Resources: waryankee.com/resources/ All our Episodes: waryankee.libsyn.com War Yankee - Overland! Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! War Yankee is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
Ep.52 - LIVE from Our Padded Shower Tim and Kyle explore ad-hoc recording setups you can use when you are traveling for International Podcast Day. [PLAYER] Episode at a Glance Tim and Kyle give you five (5) good ways to create a podcast studio on the road Tim and Kyle celebrate International Podcast Day #internationalpodcastday Big Thoughts from this Episode "Don't let the audio setup stop you from doing your podcast. You can do it on the cheap!" -- Timothy Kimo Brien "Happy International Podcast Day!" -- Kyle M. Bondo Ad-hoc Podcast Studios Portable foam science board Padded shower Pillow fort Coat closet Music store practice rooms Friend of the Show Jodi Krangle (Voice Actor) -- From Disney to Depend and beachside resorts to little blue pills, Jodi has just about done it all! (The voiceover work, that is). She truly loves what she does, and what she does is make your job as easy as possible. Want to know more? Visit her at Voice Overs and Vocals DOT COM. Episode Photo Credit Photo by Chester Ho on Unsplash Podwrecked Salvage (Dawg) Team A Big Thank You to our Podwrecked Salvage Team (Guests and Patreon Subscribers) and Friends of the Show: Cliff from Glockaholics Anonymous Mathew from The Podcast Consultant Dave from The School of Podcasting Ross from LiveStream Universe Joe from Super Joe Pardo Terri from EventYak Thank you! And if you would like to become a member of the Podwrecked Salvage Team (or Salvage Dawg Team) and help us make content for our show, please join our awesome Podwrecked Salvage Team Members today! Dive into Bonus Episodes If you want to hear what Tim and Kyle have dredged up from the bottom of the sea before anyone else, please consider becoming a $5 member of our Podwrecked Salvage Team over at Patreon! I want to join the Podwrecked Salvage Team! Oracles of FXBG Tim "POD-stradamus" Brien and Kyle "Yo-da-POD" Bondo keep making predictions! Visit Our Lighthouses Email Us: podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: podwrecked.com All our Episodes: podwrecked.libsyn.com Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! Virginia Podcasters Association (VAPODA) Free Monthly Meetup for learning how to podcast and network with other podcasters! Podwrecked is a Gagglepod production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
Ep.51 - Is Your Arm a Yard Long? Tim and Kyle start a conversation about podcast metrics and discover 10 ways to measure ways to gauge your success. [PLAYER] Episode at a Glance Tim has been researching metrics that matter and compares that to the size of a ship's sail (hanging from the yardarm) Tim and Kyle explore each of these metrics and find examples of what each one could mean in real life. Kyle goes on a tangent about starting a Voice Over Acting portfolio Kyle and Tim give a shout out to Jodi Krangle from Voice Overs and Vocals (voiceoversandvocals.com) Big Thoughts from this Episode "How does this [information] help Cliff?" -- Timothy Kimo Brien "You cannot measure a podcast you never start." -- Kyle M. Bondo Podcast Metrics That Might Matter to You Total Download numbers Times you've been emailed by your audience Times you've been sought out by your audience in real life Times you've been recognized by your podcast peers Amount of money made from your podcast Number of audience members that use your promo codes Number of audience members that click on your special links Number of audience members that leave a rating and review Times you've been asked to speak at a conference Times you've had your voice recognized in public Friend of the Show Jodi Krangle (Voice Actor) -- From Disney to Depend and beachside resorts to little blue pills, Jodi has just about done it all! (The voiceover work, that is). She truly loves what she does, and what she does is make your job as easy as possible. Want to know more? Visit her at Voice Overs and Vocals DOT COM. Episode Photo Credit Photo by Adventures ofmaldives on Unsplash Podwrecked Salvage (Dawg) Team A Big Thank You to our Podwrecked Salvage Team (Guests and Patreon Subscribers) and Friends of the Show: Cliff from Glockaholics Anonymous Mathew from The Podcast Consultant Dave from The School of Podcasting Ross from LiveStream Universe Joe from Super Joe Pardo Terri from EventYak Thank you! And if you would like to become a member of the Podwrecked Salvage Team (or Salvage Dawg Team) and help us make content for our show, please join our awesome Podwrecked Salvage Team Members today! Dive into Bonus Episodes If you want to hear what Tim and Kyle have dredged up from the bottom of the sea before anyone else, please consider becoming a $5 member of our Podwrecked Salvage Team over at Patreon! I want to join the Podwrecked Salvage Team! Oracles of FXBG Tim "POD-stradamus" Brien and Kyle "Yo-da-POD" Bondo keep making predictions! Visit Our Lighthouses Email Us: podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: podwrecked.com All our Episodes: podwrecked.libsyn.com Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! Virginia Podcasters Association (VAPODA) Free Monthly Meetup for learning how to podcast and network with other podcasters! Podwrecked is a Gagglepod production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
Ep.50 - Speedpodding in 3-minutes or less Tim and Kyle experiment with short podcast formats by creating a 12-minute podcast created by chaining three, 3-minute episodes together. Episode at a Glance Tim and Kyle experiment with the shortcast format by speedpodding the show! Tim talks about how 3-minutes or less podcasts are not worth it for 90-percent of niches Kyle talks about who benefits from the 3-minute format and how it could work for your niche Yup! Tim and Kyle do not agree on speedpodding. It happens, folks! Podwrecked secretly celebrates a milestone by reaching episode #50 Big Thoughts from this Episode "In a 30-minute podcast, every minute matters. In a 3-minute podcast, every second matters." -- Timothy Kimo Brien "Compressed storytelling can work for the audience with a short attention span. But 3-minutes is a lot of work." -- Kyle M. Bondo Required Reading Eartime Word of the Day: Shortcast Chaux: 'most consumption will be 3 minute episodes' How long should a podcast be? Why short-form podcasts are about to explode Technology: Hypercatcher - Podcast Bookmarks Short Audio Drama Example: Two-Minute Danger Theater Short Podcast Host Example: Trebble.fm - Daily shortcast hosting 7 Best Alexa Flash Briefing Options & How To Start Listening Now Create My Voice - Turnkey custom-built voice apps What is a Shortcast? Short Podcasts Worth Listening To For A Bad Time, Call The Daily Refresh with John Lee Dumas Podnews Daily The Bongino Brief 60-Second Science Naval Grammar Girl Two-Minute Danger Theater This Day in History Class Brain Training Podcast A Very Fatal Murder Professor Buzzkill History Podcast Robot or Not? Episode Photo Credit Photo by Rahul Shanbhag on Unsplash Podwrecked Salvage (Dawg) Team A Big Thank You to our Podwrecked Salvage Team (Guests and Patreon Subscribers) and Friends of the Show: Cliff from Glockaholics Anonymous Mathew from The Podcast Consultant Dave from The School of Podcasting Ross from LiveStream Universe Joe from Super Joe Pardo Terri from EventYak Thank you! And if you would like to become a member of the Podwrecked Salvage Team (or Salvage Dawg Team) and help us make content for our show, please join our awesome Podwrecked Salvage Team Members today! Dive into Bonus Episodes If you want to hear what Tim and Kyle have dredged up from the bottom of the sea before anyone else, please consider becoming a $5 member of our Podwrecked Salvage Team over at Patreon! I want to join the Podwrecked Salvage Team! Oracles of FXBG Tim "POD-stradamus" Brien and Kyle "Yo-da-POD" Bondo keep making predictions! Visit Our Lighthouses Email Us: podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: podwrecked.com All our Episodes: podwrecked.libsyn.com Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! Virginia Podcasters Association (VAPODA) Free Monthly Meetup for learning how to podcast and network with other podcasters! Podwrecked is a Gagglepod production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
Ep.48 - The Future is Nigh Tim and Kyle make their third annual podcast industry predictions about the future of podcasting, podcasting companies, and content in 2021. Episode at a Glance Tim and Kyle share their 2021 Predictions Since we hit 75-percent correct in 2019 AND 2020, these predictions are something you should pay attention too Turns out that Tim and Kyle CAN see the future -- 2-years in a row! Tim and Kyle's Predictions for 2021 Tim and Kyle are constantly making predictions about the Podcast Industry. Here are the predictions Tim and Kyle came up with before 2021: #20 – (Tim) Amazon will be a big player and will be the next one to set up a paywall — (Kyle) Amazon enters the content war by challenging Spotify and Apple with “music, podcast, and audiobook” killer apps. [20.1 - Not only a paywall... but one of the first ones to monetize your podcast.] #19 – (Kyle) Apple will start hosting podcast content and threaten indy podcast hosting companies. This will cause indy podcast companies to start buying out their competitors to form bigger hosting monsters and see the rise of New Podcast hosting companies appearing to support podcasts that have been kicked off of bigger platforms. [Podcast Pontifications with Evo Terra] #18 – (Tim) Disney will set up a paywall for all of their content (including podcast content). #17 – (Kyle) Localization and Local Podcast hubs will finally become a real thing. [Mathew Passy's interest in local podcast discovery] #16 – (Tim) Virtual conferences will increase in attendance outpacing in-person events historically (Podfest Global will beat last year’s record) [Chris Krimitsos' Podfest Events] #15 – (Kyle) Video podcasts will become synonymous with Audio podcasts. Meanwhile, Audio podcasters will have to adapt to the influx of new “video podcasters” but become pretentious “old guard” elitists. #14 – (Tim) Clubhouse will be the next big thing (Like Anchor) when it opens up to Android but will fizzle out quickly unless it is bought out by a big player. (Kyle) Clubhouse will die a quick, unceremonious death this Summer when everyone stops caring. #13 – (Kyle) This arrival of a new standards organization will flip IAB certification upon its ear because it will not be “good enough” for some. The result will create a few NEW standards that will renew the statistics war in podcasting. [Shake-Up at the Podcast Academy] #12 – (Tim) Samson Q9U microphone will come out this year. #11 – (Kyle) Adapt or die – The push for an “improved RSS feed” protocol will gain momentum and force the old RSS feed to finally be phased out. #10 – (Kyle) The number of Spanish-speaking podcasts will overtake English-speaking podcasts in a total number of active shows. [#10.1 - A new iTunes like application will emerge for Spanish Speaking podcasts. #10.2 - A lot more Bi-Lingual Podcasts, and English to Spanish and Spanish to English translations of podcasts.] #9 – (Tim) Apple Podcasts will hit 2-million total podcasts by November, (Kyle) forcing Apple to FINALLY fix their horrible search engine. #8 – (Kyle) Tons of active podcasts will DIE and the number of ACTIVE podcasts on Apple Podcasts will fall BELOW 100,000 as the Content Wars put more and more active podcasts behind paywalls. [#8.1 - Tim thinks below 200,000] #7 – (Kyle) Education-based podcasting will finally formalize to create new and better “podcast universities” where you can actually get a certification or even a degree just from listening to podcasts. #6 – (Tim) President-elect Joe Biden will have a podcast similar to Roosevelt’s Fire Side Chats (that Tim will produce) as (Kyle) every politician in 2021 running in 2022 (or not) starts a podcast — ALL OF THEM! #5 – (Kyle) Hollywood will use podcasting to continue to prototype new TV and Movie content creating a whole cadre of podcasters who become showrunners, writers, and producers for REAL production companies. Additionally, these podcasts will feature a tidal wave of known A/B/C level actors. [Actors in audio drama podcast The Oyster] #4 – (Tim) The first space podcast based in outer space will be started by Space X. [#spaceforce] #3 – (Kyle) The Content Wars heat up as media companies start buying up podcasters, podcast networks, podcast content, or any audio content not nailed down or copyrighted. #2 – (Kyle) Content gets EVEN SHORTER to support smart speaker content exclusively and most big podcasters will have a Shorty version of their shows to adapt to this trend. #1 – (Tim) Podwrecked will reach 75 episodes. [Recount: we actually hit #50 in 2020] Big Thoughts from this Episode "2020 was the year that we had to think about the coming changes; 2021 is the year that we now change how we think." -- Kyle M. Bondo Podwrecked Salvage (Dawg) Team A Big Thank You to our Podwrecked Salvage Team (Guests and Patreon Subscribers) and Friends of the Show: Cliff from Glockaholics Anonymous Mathew from The Podcast Consultant Dave from The School of Podcasting Ross from LiveStream Universe Joe from Super Joe Pardo Terri from EventYak Thank you! And if you would like to become a member of the Podwrecked Salvage Team (or Salvage Dawg Team) and help us make content for our show, please join our awesome Podwrecked Salvage Team Members today! Dive into Bonus Episodes If you want to hear what Tim and Kyle have dredged up from the bottom of the sea before anyone else, please consider becoming a $5 member of our Podwrecked Salvage Team over at Patreon! I want to join the Podwrecked Salvage Team! Captains of Delphi Tim "POD-stradamus" Brien and Kyle "Yo-da-POD" Bondo keep making predictions! Visit Our Lighthouses Email Us: podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: podwrecked.com All our Episodes: podwrecked.libsyn.com Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! Virginia Podcasters Association (VAPODA) Free Monthly Meetup for learning how to podcast and network with other podcasters! Podwrecked is a Gagglepod production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
War Yankee - Update More Episodes Coming in January 2021 Kyle Bondo wishes you a Happy New Year and gives you a brief update on what is coming up on War Yankee - Overland in January 2021. About War Yankee - Overland An American Civil War history podcast hosted by Kyle M. Bondo that follows the Overland Campaign led by General Ulysses S. Grant has he drives the Army of the Potomac on its 47-day, 113-mile military campaign South against the Confederacy in 1864. Quotes "Whatever happens, there will be no turning back." -- Lt.Gen. Ulysses S. Grant War Yankee Telegraph Department Email Us: THE War Yankee AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: waryankee.com Notable Resources: waryankee.com/resources/ All our Episodes: waryankee.libsyn.com War Yankee - Overland! Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! War Yankee is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
War Yankee - Update Overview of New Episodes Kyle Bondo gives you a brief update on what is coming up on War Yankee - Overland and an introduction to the Bonus Series starting on November 1st called War Yankee - Intelligence. About War Yankee - Overland An American Civil War history podcast hosted by Kyle M. Bondo that follows the Overland Campaign led by General Ulysses S. Grant has he drives the Army of the Potomac on its 47-day, 113-mile military campaign South against the Confederacy in 1864. About War Yankee - Intelligence A War Yankee bonus series hosted by Kyle M. Bondo that explores the footnotes that surround the daily lives of the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac as they battle against the Confederacy in 1864. Quotes "Well, the movement so far has been as satisfactory as could be desired." -- Lt.Gen. Ulysses S. Grant War Yankee Telegraph Department Email Us: THE War Yankee AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: waryankee.com Notable Resources: waryankee.com/resources/ All our Episodes: waryankee.libsyn.com War Yankee - Overland! Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! War Yankee is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
War Yankee - Overland Overland.01: Perspective Kyle Bondo introduces War Yankee and how having a personal and family background in military history developed his Unionist perspective. Overview Greetings! I am Kyle M. Bondo and this War Yankee - Overland, my American Civil War history podcast that follows General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac on its 47-day, 113-mile military campaign south from Culpeper to Petersburg, Virginia. As the first episode in this War Yankee series, I want to begin with setting some expectations. You may be asking yourself: Who is the War Yankee? Why the Overland Campaign? Why are you starting in the middle of the Civil War? Those are great questions! Let me begin with some background about myself that will fill you in on what War Yankee is all about. Quotes "That Grant, he was the only War Yankee Lincoln had that was worth anything." -- Grandpa "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here but it can never forget what they did here." -- President Abraham Lincoln, From the Gettysburg Address War Yankee Supports American Battlefield Trust The American Battlefield Trust knows that there is no substitute for experiencing history in the places where it actually took place and has worked to become the only one national organization working to save America's historic battlefields today and discover how you can help preserve American history forever. Join me in the fight to save our nation's historic battlefields by visiting the American Battlefield Trust website at battlefields.org. War Yankee Telegraph Department Email Us: waryankee AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: waryankee.com All our Episodes: waryankee.libsyn.com War Yankee - Overland! Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! War Yankee is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
Merchants of Dirt Episode #55 Kyle introduces Event Yak podcast dedicated to talking to event industry veterans who live, eat, and breathe live events. Introducing: Event Yak As Race Promoters and Directors trying to keep your Event Business alive during this unprecedented time, you need to find all the help and ideas you can get! Introducing: Event Yak -- a podcast hosted by my good friend Terri Walters from Moonfish Production. Terri's podcast features interviews from some of the top event industry veterans who live, eat and breathe live events. In this episode, Terri interviews someone who is near and dear to Mr. Murphy's heart -- ME! Learn more about Terri Walters and Event Yak: Moonfish Production Event Yak Podcast Event Yak on Apple Podcasts Event Yak on Google Event Yak on Spotify Get Lost Racing coming to Merchants of Dirt! The Get Lost Racing Podcast, hosted by Kyle M. Bondo, is a podcast about defining off-road racing disciplines! Each episode takes a look into an off-road sport and explains what it is, how it works, and how you can experience it! Over the next week weeks, Merchants of Dirt will include Get Lost Racing (GLR) episodes that explore endurance race disciplines that could be used to create your own virtual race portfolio! Thank You for Listening! Contact Us: MerchantsofDirt AT GMAIL DOT com Episode Show Notes: merchantsofdirt.com Podcast Episodes: merchantsofdirt.libsyn.com Race Promotion Thinking: Reckoner.com Merchants of Dirt is a Gagglepod production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
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Merchants of Dirt Episode #53 Kyle explores The Lockdown AR-style virtual activity challenge designed by Rootstock Racing and what you can learn from this experimental four-day event. Race Invention is the Mother of Necessity Rootstock Racing, based in Philadelphia, PA, is hosting The Lockdown: an AR-style virtual activity challenge designed to bring what they are calling "a little bit of normalcy" to an Adventure Racer's life between Mon April 13 - Sun May 31, 2020. The idea behind The Lockdown is to have participants complete a personal eight-stage, four-day (96-hour) event within a 21-hour window of activity. The Lockdown stages include: Stage 1: Run/Trek Stage 2: Bushwhack Stage 3: Road Ride Stage 4: Trail Ride Stage 5: Multisport Stage 6: Non-Bike/Run Discipline Stage 7: Strength Building Stage 8: Navigation challenge What's the catch? The Lockdown challenge must be completed by May 31, 2020. This means you can start The Lockdown any time between April 13 to May 28, 2020. But once you start it, you have 96-hours (4-days) to complete all eight stages. Those that sign-up (anywhere in the world - $35) and become official finishers receive a t-shirt in the mail and enter to win prizes. Rules, details, and participant information is sent by email within 24 hours of registration. All proceeds (minus administration costs) go to charity. Learn more on Facebook Event Page or Register now of The Lockdown! NOTE: Kyle M. Bondo, Merchants of Dirt Podcast, or Reckoneer is not connected to this event nor affiliated with Rootstock Racing in any way. I'm just a really big fan and hopefully one of the finishers. As of Tuesday, April 14th, The Lockdown had 147 registrants representing 35 states and 3 countries -- so they are off to a great start! About Rootstock Racing Rootstock Racing, founded by Abby Perkiss and Brent Freedland, is a non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rootstock seeks to add adventure into the daily lives of its racers, regardless of age or experience. Serving the greater community of Philadelphia but also reaching well beyond the city limits, Rootstock encourages individuals, friends, and families to explore the natural world around them while also challenging themselves physically and mentally. In addition to fostering sports and adventure, Rootstock Racing seeks to give back to local environmental and conservation efforts while advocating for responsible use of the amazing outdoor spaces participants will visit. Learn more on their Facebook Page or at Rootstockracing.org. Thank You for Listening Email Us: MerchantsofDirt AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: merchantsofdirt.com All our Episodes: merchantsofdirt.libsyn.com More Race Promotion Thinking: Reckoner.com Merchants of Dirt is a Gagglepod production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
Episode #033Tim talks about his new podcast - Create Art Podcast.Kyle talks about his new podcast - Not Easily Squished.Tim describes his new art podcast experiment that explores how sound can be art with Obviously Avant-Garde.Kyle describes his new audio drama podcast experiment which will be a dark military comedy called Three-Minute Joe.What did we learn?YOU are your own gatekeeper and YOU are the only one holding your podcast and podcast experiments back.Always be creating because the only thing worse than a podcast that doesn't work is not doing one at all.Push yourself to become comfortable with being uncomfortable if you want to improve your podcasting skills.Continuous creation and experimentation are important to your podcast journey.You need to try new things in podcasting to keep yourself from getting bored or stale.We go down a brief comic book podcast road when Tim crosses DC with Marvel in a LIVE experiment.We even get into Veteran Coffee Roasters because we love coffee and know what good coffee tastes like.Podcast ExperimentsCreate Art PodcastCreate Art Podcast (CAP), hosted by Gagglepod Co-Founder and Head Instigator Timothy Kimo Brien, is focused on creating more than we consume through conversations on art, interviews with artists, projects to share, and commentary about articles and books on creativity. Creativity is best when it is with friends. Let's connect and create together!Not Easily SquishedNot Easily Squished, hosted by Gagglepod Co-Founder and Chief Creative Kyle M. Bondo, explores the real ideas, principles, and work that needs to go into a podcast design that will survive long enough to find an audience. Go beyond just content creation and delivery and learn the long-overlooked skills your need to know before you ever sit down in front of a microphone. Turn your podcast idea into something that is Not Easily Squished!Obviously Avant-GardeTimothy Kimo Brien, an accomplished artist with over 20 years of experience in the fine arts and poetry world, is experimenting with audio, sound, voice, and silence to bring you a listening experience unlike any other. Enter the mind of the artist in a podcast that explores the nature of art in an audio-only medium. You might even find it Obviously Avant-Garde! Learn how to listen to art in this new podcast by Tim Brien.Three Minute JoeWhen veterans from an elite military counter-terrorism unit retire and open a coffee shop, they can't fully espresso their excitement enough! However, just when they think their retirement will be nothing but dark roast and easy days, their long list of enemies decides this is the time to get their revenge and finish these real American heroes off once and for all. Can the owners of Three-Minute Joe fend off a rogue's gallery of villains while brewing the perfect cappuccino? Find out in this new audio drama dark comedy, written and directed by Kyle M. Bondo.Podwrecked Salvage TeamIf you would like to help out the show, please become an awesome subscriber. Here is a Big Thank You to our Podwrecked Salvage Team (Patreon Subscribers):Cliff from Glockaholics AnonymousMathew from The Podcast ConsultantThank you! And if you would like to become a member of the Podwrecked Salvage Team and help us make content for our show, please join our awesome Podwrecked Salvage Team!Quotes“No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.”― Albert EinsteinSupport the ShowEvery episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee! We research, read, record, mix, edit, and produce every episode ourselves.We would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for us:FEEDBACK: Send us a quick note of encouragement to us. This keeps us going when times get tough!VISIT: If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting our website at podwrecked.com!Thank you for taking the time to listen. You are appreciated!Tell Your StoryPodwrecked is an Oncetold Production. Tell your own story with Oncetold.
Ep.33 - Inside the Podwrecked Workshop Tim and Kyle tell what they do in their bunkers by giving you some behind the scenes details into their latest podcasting projects and experiments. Episode at a Glance: Tim talks about his new podcast - Create Art Podcast. Kyle talks about his new podcast - Not Easily Squished. Tim describes his new art podcast experiment that explores how sound can be art with Obviously Avant-Garde. Kyle describes his new audio drama podcast experiment that will be a dark military comedy called Three-Minute Joe. What did we learn? YOU are your own gatekeeper and YOU are the only one holding your podcast and podcast experiments back. Always be creating because the only thing worse than a podcast that doesn't work is not doing one at all. Push yourself to become comfortable with being uncomfortable if you want to improve your podcasting skills. Continous creation and experimentation are important to your podcast journey. You need to try new things in podcasting to keep yourself from getting bored or stale. We go down a brief comic book podcast road when Tim crosses DC with Marvel in a LIVE experiment. We even get into Veteran Coffee Roasters because we love coffee and know what good coffee tastes like. About Create Art Podcast Create Art Podcast (CAP), hosted by Gagglepod Co-Founder and Head Instigator Timothy Kimo Brien, is focused on creating more than we consume through conversations on art, interviews with artists, projects to share and commentary about articles and books on creativity. Creativity is best when it is with friends. Let’s connect and create together! About Not Easily Squished Not Easily Squished, hosted by Gagglepod Co-Founder and Chief Creative Kyle M. Bondo, explores the real ideas, principles, and work that needs to go into a podcast design that will survive long enough to find an audience. Go beyond just content creation and delivery and learn the long-overlooked skills your need to know before you ever sit down in front of a microphone. Turn your podcast idea into something that is Not Easily Squished! About Obviously Avant-Garde Timothy Kimo Brien, an accomplished artist with over 20 years of experience in the fine arts and poetry world, is experimenting with audio, sound, voice, and silence to bring you a listening experience unlike any other. Enter the mind of the artist in a podcast that explores the nature of art in an audio-only medium. You might even find it Obviously Avant-Garde! Learn how to listen to art in this new podcast by Tim Brien from Gagglepod Studios. About Three-Minute Joe When veterans from an elite military counter-terrorism unit retire and open a coffee shop, they can't fully espresso their excitement enough! However, just when they think their retirement will be nothing but dark roast and easy days, their long list of enemies decides this is the time to get their revenge and finish these real American heroes off once and for all. Can the owners of Three-Minute Joe fend off a rogue's gallery of villains while brewing the perfect cappuccino? Find out in this new audio drama dark comedy, written and directed by Kyle M. Bondo from Gagglepod Studios. Do you want to go to Podfest 2021: Kyle -- who's gone three years in a row -- highly recommends it! Super Early Bird Tickets: Podfest Multimedia Expo - MAR 5-7, 2021 - Orlando, Florida Join our Podwrecked Salvage Team: A big Thank You to our Podwrecked Salvage Team (Patreon Subscribers): Cliff from Glockaholics Anonymous (Coming Soon) Mathew from The Podcast Consultant (New) Thank you! And if you would like to become a member of the Podwrecked Salvage Team (details coming soon) and help us make content for our show, please join our awesome Podwrecked Salvage Team Members Cliff and Mathew! Industry Predictions: Read our growing list of podcast industry predictions for 2020! Our Podcast Family: Gagglepod - Until Every Story is Told! Virginia Podcasters Association (VAPODA) Free Monthly Meetup for learning how to podcast and network with other podcasters! Audience Challenge: Still waiting for some suggestions for our transition music to include: TODO: Way-Back Music TODO: Prediction Music Visit the Podwrecked Lighthouse: Email Us: podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com All our Show Notes: podwrecked.com All our Episodes: podwrecked.libsyn.com Podwrecked is a Gagglepod production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.
Bonus Episode #11 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about his 5 lessons learned gained by putting himself through the NaPodPoMo 2019 Laboratory to create Pause for Dramatic Effect. (Read the full blog post at http://gagglepod.com/process/the-5-lessons-learned-from-napodpomo-2019/)
Bonus Episode #12 (Season One Wrap-Up) - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about receiving feedback from his audience, how constructive criticism improved his final production, and why showing gratitude to those that helped realize your vision was essential in creating Pause for Dramatic Effect.
Bonus Episode #10 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about his philosophy behind his story telling and audio drama journey during the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect.
Bonus Episode #9 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the reasons for music and how he used music to create mood and tone during the production of Pause for Dramatic Effect.
Bonus Episode #8 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about what quality means for a deadline driven and solo actor production like Pause for Dramatic Effect.
Bonus Episode #7 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the audio gear used to create Pause for Dramatic Effect.
Bonus Episode #6 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about sound development, foley work, music, and how he needed to get creative when developing audio effects for Pause for Dramatic Effect.
Bonus Episode #5 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about working with amateur actors and how he turn them into Pause for Dramatic Effect characters.
Bonus Episode #4 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the mistakes made behind the scenes during the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he recovered from them.
Bonus Episode #3 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the process behind Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he records and edits raw audio during post-production.
Bonus Episode #2 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the voices behind Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he creates the voices of different characters.
Bonus Episode #1 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he came up with the idea for this audio drama in the first place.
From their iTunes Description:The Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Kyle M. Bondo, is a podcast dedicated to helping you become a successful off-road race promoter. Each episode provides you with Kyle’s exclusive, behind-the-scenes perspective that only his 20+ years of producing endurance, trail, water, orienteering, mountain bike, and adventure races can provide. The result is a show that can help you start a new race, or improve on what you’ve already started. Merchants of Dirt Podcast is part of Reckoneer Media and joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Kyle’s mission to teach race promoters how to start, direct, and grow successful racesWebsite: http://merchantsofdirt.com/Episode: http://merchantsofdirt.com/four-horsemen-of-the-race-planning-apocalypse/Opinion:The audio quality and energy were great. You did a good job of explaining what was coming on the show, and what the show was about. The only thing you did, is you introduced the four horsemen at the beginning of the show, and then you did the intro, and then you introduced them again. This time with sound effects, but being that it had only been a few minutes since you introduced them, we had not forgotten them. I would just say, "So the first horsemen we are tackling is.." and went right into it. Then to transition, you can say things like, "Horsemen number 2 of the Racing Apocoplyse is..."If you have any credentials you might want to add that to answer the question, "Why should I listen to you?"If you'd like a full review of your podcast check out Podcast Review Show or if you need Podcast Consulting, Book and Appointment Today Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1a62eb for 40% off for 4 months, and support Podcast Rodeo Podcast Reviews and First Impressions.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #30, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider's guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I illustrate how to turn a No into Yes and get into places you’ve never raced before by using an approach that will help you form better relationships with your local trail steward organizations. An Example of a Beautiful Partnership I explore an interesting example found in a recent article in Dirt Rag Mountain Bike Magazine of how to form a relationship with trail stewards The article titled ACCESS: Tomorrow Sometimes Comes - Flood Becomes the Catalyst for a Beautiful Partnership by Ben Davis (DirtRag Issue #199, Pages 54-58, July 1, 2017) talks about how a 2013 flood helped change mountain biking in Golden, Colorado forever. By understanding his story, you not only see how he helped transform the perception of mountain bikers in Golden, but how you too can use this approach to: Build better relationships with trail stewards by being the first to volunteer Take on a servant-first/benefits-second attitude when it comes to your view of trail maintenance Partner with other trail users (e.g. equestrian groups, hiking clubs) can be mutually beneficial Understand why you need to be the one to set the example Call to ActionThank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter or by Email. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on FacebookIf there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group. Get Lost Racing PodcastIntroducing my new podcast Get Lost Racing (GLR), hosted by me, will help you master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by teaching you what they are, how they work, and what makes them great -- one discipline at a time! Please check it out at getlostracing.com. About the Merchants of Dirt PodcastThe Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo, is a show dedicated to helping you build better off-road races and give you the sports management skills needed to promote successful mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, and endurance events. As part of the Reckoneer Media Network, Merchants of Dirt Podcast joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Reckoneer’s education mission to teach race promoters how to build a successful race promotion business. Each episode provides subscribers with an insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering and useful race promotion education from the point-of-view of Kyle’s 20+ years of experience in the off-road racing industry. Sponsor Spotlight - Reckoneer.comReckoneer.com is your #1 resource for the race promoter who didn't major in business. The result is over 100 free lessons, strategies, and tools that give you a better way to build off-road and endurance races. Enjoy the best lessons learned in event design, race management, and race promotion that will help you grow your racing business, or give you a place to START on the path to becoming successful off-road race promoter! Build better races with Reckoneer.com today Thank You for ListeningNow go build better races!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #29, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, learn how race promoters use the Always Be Racing (ABR) growth model to maintain their sales volume enough to make racing a full-time gig. Always Be Racing Building volume has everything to do with the number of races you host in a season. Consider it your racing portfolio and it is an essential part of a new approach I want to teach you today called ABR -- a simple term that means “Always Be Racing”. Call to ActionThank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter or by Email. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on FacebookIf there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group. Get Lost Racing PodcastIntroducing my new podcast Get Lost Racing (GLR), hosted by me, will help you master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by teaching you what they are, how they work, and what makes them great -- one discipline at a time! Please check it out at getlostracing.com. About the Merchants of Dirt PodcastThe Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo, is a show dedicated to helping you build better off-road races and give you the sports management skills needed to promote successful mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, and endurance events. As part of the Reckoneer Media Network, Merchants of Dirt Podcast joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Reckoneer’s education mission to teach race promoters how to build a successful race promotion business. Each episode provides subscribers with an insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering and useful race promotion education from the point-of-view of Kyle’s 20+ years of experience in the off-road racing industry. Sponsor Spotlight - Reckoneer.comReckoneer.com is your #1 resource for the race promoter who didn't major in business. The result is over 100 free lessons, strategies, and tools that give you a better way to build off-road and endurance races. Enjoy the best lessons learned in event design, race management, and race promotion that will help you grow your racing business, or give you a place to START on the path to becoming successful off-road race promoter! Build better races with Reckoneer.com today Thank You for ListeningNow go build better races!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #28, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. In this episode, you learn why waivers your first line of defense against personal injury lawsuits and remind you that it is your duty as a race promoter to avoid being negligent. Having a Solid Liability Waiver is VitalAll off-road sports are inherently dangerous and involve clear risks, but so is not having a well-written liability waiver. Not only are waivers your first line of defense against personal injury lawsuits, but they remind you that, as a race promoter, it is your duty to avoid being negligent. By making your racer’s sign a liability waiver, you require them to read and acknowledge that they assume the risk of injury that could result from a race. However, it also reminds you that a waiver only covers you to a point. You should probably know the answer to this question long before you ever hold your first race. Sponsor Spotlight - Reckoneer.comReckoneer.com is your #1 resource for the race promoter who didn't major in business. The result is over 100 free lessons, strategies, and tools that give you a better way to build off-road and endurance races. Enjoy the best lessons learned in event design, race management, and race promotion that will help you grow your racing business, or give you a place to START on the path to becoming successful off-road race promoter! Build better races with Reckoneer.com today Steps to a Good WaiverWhen you’re ready to start changing, start applying the techniques of: #1 — Don’t make it up yourself In classic liability waiver cases, a racer injured while participating in your off-road race will have a questionable liability claim due to their signing of a liability waiver. That is if your liability waiver is valid and enforceable. Don’t try to save a few bucks and leave yourself unprotected by trying to create a weak liability waiver yourself. #2 — Don’t race without knowing your State’s law Liability waivers in most States are a mixed bag of legal issues when it comes to enforcing them outright. In simple terms, a liability waiver does three things for both you and your racers: It informs them that off-road racing is inherently dangerous and involve clear risks It limits their right to sue you in the event of injury It provides an assumption of risk defense that can be utilized by you in the event of a legal claim #3 — Don’t be surprised when you get sued Unfortunately, being sued is a part of being in the race promotion business. We all know that injuries are going to happen, and most are going to be self-inflicted. But regardless of the liability waiver, an injured racer’s signed, a few will still try to come after you for damages. The study cited by Stites & Harbison stated that of the over four million extreme sports injuries reported between From 2000 to 2011. many of them showed that exculpatory clauses (e.g. liability waivers) were found to valid and enforceable under common law principles. When the exculpatory clauses (e.g. liability waivers) violated public policy or the damage was the result of willful or wanton conduct on the part of the defendant, they were found to be not valid and unenforceable. In other words, when the injury is a result of the race promoter’s gross negligence or deliberate misconduct, the liability waiver did not provide any legal protection. Call to ActionThank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter or by Email. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on FacebookIf there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group. Get Lost Racing PodcastIntroducing my new podcast Get Lost Racing (GLR), hosted by me, will help you master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by teaching you what they are, how they work, and what makes them great -- one discipline at a time! Please check it out at getlostracing.com. About the Merchants of Dirt PodcastThe Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo, is a show dedicated to helping you build better off-road races and give you the sports management skills needed to promote successful mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, and endurance events. As part of the Reckoneer Media Network, Merchants of Dirt Podcast joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Reckoneer’s education mission to teach race promoters how to build a successful race promotion business. Each episode provides subscribers with an insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering and useful race promotion education from the point-of-view of Kyle’s 20+ years of experience in the off-road racing industry. Thank You for ListeningNow go build better races!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #27, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. In this episode, you can't fix a race you never start, so stop caring about what other people might think and go define your own race direction style. Negative Thinking Reality Checks Reality Check #1 -- Everyone starts somewhere YOU HAVE VALUE and your race will have value too, but you can’t create value if you never actual build the thing. Reality Check #2 -- Anything worth doing is hard But if it was easy, everyone would be doing it and If you never start, you will never get better. Reality Check #3 -- You can only please half of your customers half of the time The few bad people will never be happy, no matter what you do. So stop letting the possibility of someone having a bad time bother you. Sponsor Spotlight - Reckoneer.comReckoneer.com is your #1 resource for the race promoter who didn't major in business. The result is over 100 free lessons, strategies, and tools that give you a better way to build off-road and endurance races. Enjoy the best lessons learned in event design, race management, and race promotion that will help you grow your racing business, or give you a place to START on the path to becoming successful off-road race promoter! Build better races with Reckoneer.com today Build New Coping SkillsWhen you’re ready to start changing, start applying the techniques of: Coping Skill #1 -- Feedback is a force multiplier Use positive feedback to keep yourself motivated and ignore the negative feedback that is not constructive. Coping Skill #2 -- Don’t be afraid to experiment Experiment, discover new things and always be learning. Coping Skill #3 -- The hard slog is easily overlooked Accept that there are no overnight successes and only compare yourself TO yourself. The key is to take action. Call to ActionThank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter or by Email. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on FacebookIf there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group. Get Lost Racing PodcastIntroducing my new podcast Get Lost Racing (GLR), hosted by me, will help you master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by teaching you what they are, how they work, and what makes them great -- one discipline at a time! Please check it out at getlostracing.com. About the Merchants of Dirt PodcastThe Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo, is a show dedicated to helping you build better off-road races and give you the sports management skills needed to promote successful mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, and endurance events. As part of the Reckoneer Media Network, Merchants of Dirt Podcast joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Reckoneer’s education mission to teach race promoters how to build a successful race promotion business. Each episode provides subscribers with an insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering and useful race promotion education from the point-of-view of Kyle’s 20+ years of experience in the off-road racing industry. Thank You for ListeningNow go build better races!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #26, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. In this episode, Cy Sack from adventureracehub.com walks me through the State of Adventure Racing and shows how a little data can go long ways to making big decisions. Interview with Cy SackI had the chance to interview Cy Sack from Adventureracehub.com. Cy gets into the analytics surrounding Adventure Racing and gives us a view into the State of American Adventure Racing that you will not believe. Unique sports analytics and data-driven decision making that only Cy Sack -- Adventure Racing's Big Data Scientist -- can provide! Cy dives deep into where adventure racing is thriving, where it needs help, what AR formats are most popular, why AR statistics are so hard to find, and why he things adventure racing needs to make some changes. Call to ActionThank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on FacebookIf there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group. Get Lost Racing PodcastIntroducing my new podcast Get Lost Racing (GLR), hosted by me, will help you master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by teaching you what they are, how they work, and what makes them great -- one discipline at a time! Please check it out at getlostracing.com. About the Merchants of Dirt PodcastThe Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo, is a show dedicated to helping you build better off-road races and give you the sports management skills needed to promote successful mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, and endurance events. As part of the Reckoneer Media Network, Merchants of Dirt Podcast joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Reckoneer’s education mission to teach race promoters how to build a successful race promotion business. Each episode provides subscribers with an insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering and useful race promotion education from the point-of-view of Kyle’s 20+ years of experience in the off-road racing industry. Thank You for ListeningNow go build better races!
About the Merchants of Dirt Podcast The Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo, is a show dedicated to helping you build better off-road races and give you the sports management skills needed to promote successful mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, and endurance events. As part of the Reckoneer Media Network, Merchants of Dirt Podcast joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Reckoneer’s education mission to teach race promoters how to build a successful race promotion business. Each episode provides subscribers with an insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering and useful race promotion education from the point-of-view of Kyle’s 20+ years of experience in the off-road racing industry. Show Notes Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #25, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I talk about what strategies you can use to improve your next events registration numbers. How to sell out your race How Pre-Registration Works: Getting an event set up on an event registration site gets your event on their front page, in their search engine, and out on the Internet for your racers to hopefully find. This allows you to generate a cash flow long before your event’s race day. The Pre-Registration Sellout Myth: Popular events have created a huge mythos around the success of online pre-registration. This has created a false impression for most new race directors that think that pre-registration is the end all and be all of getting folks to their races. Unfortunately, what registration websites do not provide you with is a guarantee that racers will actually register early. Low Pre-Registration Fallout: Additionally, professional timing companies (especially the ones with those nice radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips) don’t come to races that cannot attract more than 100 pre-registered racers. But to make matters worse, venues like State and Regional parks also have issues with low pre-registration turnouts. Pre-Registration Tactics #1 – Create a Brand Identity: Create an event name that is memorable, not boring. A customer that can remember the name of your event will most likely remember it nine months later when it comes time to sign up and race it again. #2 – Create Collateral: Develop your own trail maps, event flyers, and branded materials that you can give to racers and businesses. Having handouts — both printed and digital — is a quick way to share your event without having to explain it over and over again. #3 – Have a Real Website: A real event website not only states that you are serious about producing your event but also creates a home for building a branded product. #4 – Create Advertisements: Now it’s time to get the word out to your audience and inform everyone that one of your event dates is approaching (within three months). This is when you open your pre-registration site or page on your website, advertise how early registration can save them money, and add any new info (videos, blog posts, sponsors) to your website. #5 – Open Pre-Registration: If you’ve primed the engine of anticipation with your customer base and determined your graduated pricing levels and change dates, you can now finalize and open pre-registration at least two months before your event. Final Thoughts The Early Promoter Catches the Racer. Proper planning and early management of your event are critical to giving you enough time to effectively change tactics if things start to go wrong. Without the luxury of a time cushion, attempting any of these steps within only a few weeks of your race will most likely end in low turnout or worse, having to cancel your event. If you follow the above five tactics as part of your event management process, your pre-registration numbers should improve. And now you know. Coming Up Next In our next episode, I had the chance to interview Cy Sack from Adventureracehub.com. Cy gets into the analytics surrounding Adventure Racing and gives us a view into the State of American Adventure Racing that you will not believe. Unique sports analytics and data-driven decision making that only Cy Sack -- the Adventure Racing Data Scientist -- can provide! You do not want to miss the next Merchants of Dirt Podcast! All that and more on the next Merchants of Dirt Podcast! Call to Action Thank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on Facebook If there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group. Get Lost Racing Podcast Introducing my new podcast Get Lost Racing (GLR), hosted by me, will help you master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by teaching you what they are, how they work, and what makes them great -- one discipline at a time! Please check it out at getlostracing.com. Thank You for Listening Now go build better races!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #24, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, Mark Montague and I get into what it takes to put on adventure races. Interview with Mark MontagueAre you ready to take your race promotion skills to the next level? Then let me introduce you today’s guest, Mark Montague. Mark is the Founder and Race Director of Soggy Bottom Boys (SSB) Racing based in Portsmouth, Virginia. There are a lot of reasons to want to pay attention to what Mark and SSB Racing is doing. SSB Racing currently produces three of the toughest Adventure Races in Virginia each year -- with one of them an expedition level race called Storm the Eastern Shore -- an 18- to 24-hour event. That makes SSB Racing only one of two Adventure Racing promoters to do any 24-hour events in Virginia. You can find out all about these epic races over at sbbracing.com. Mark gets into all of this and more! Coming Up NextI’m going to get into strategies you can use to improve your race registration numbers. With a little practice and some discipline, I can show you how to NOT suffer the woes of poor registration turnout. All that and more on the next Merchants of Dirt Podcast! About the Merchants of Dirt PodcastThe Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo, is a show dedicated to helping you build better off-road races and give you the sports management skills needed to promote successful mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, adventure racing, and endurance events. As part of the Reckoneer Media Network, Merchants of Dirt Podcast joins the Get Lost Racing Podcast in supporting Reckoneer’s education mission to teach race promoters how to build a successful race promotion business. Each episode provides subscribers with an insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering and useful race promotion education from the point-of-view of Kyle’s 20+ years of experience in the off-road racing industry. Call to Action Thank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on FacebookIf there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group. Get Lost Racing PodcastIntroducing my new podcast Get Lost Racing (GLR), hosted by me, will help you master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by teaching you what they are, how they work, and what makes them great -- one discipline at a time! Please check it out at getlostracing.com. Thank You for ListeningNow go build better races!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #23, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I talk about what strategies you can use to be more consistent when you communicate with your customers. Have a Question? Thank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on Facebook If there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #22, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, Michelle Faucher and I walk step by step through her latest adventure race launch and we learn how to Brake the Habit. Interview with Michelle Faucher Adventure racing is one of those sports that is really a bunch of sports all wrapped into one big sport. It’s like an off-road triathlon in the woods, but with canoes... and orienteering... and maps... and you get to decide the course. Wow! Adventure racing is really NOT like triathlon at all! So how would you ever go about building one of these races? I get a chance to talk a little Adventure Racing 101 with Michelle Faucher, Founder and Executive Director of Adventure Addicts Racing. There are a lot of reasons to want to pay attention to what Michelle and Adventure Addicts Racing is doing. AAR currently produces not one but four Adventure Races a year -- probably THE toughest formats to build in off-road racing. And if that wasn’t tough enough, they are involved in hosting this year’s XTERRA Charlottesville. Michelle is also the ONLY race promoters in the United States to produce a Women Only Adventure Race -- called The Buff Betty! You can find out all about these epic races over at adventureaddictsracing.com. Michelle gets into all of this and more! Call to Action Thank you so much for listening to Merchants of Dirt Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter. I have a few things I want you to do right now: Action #1 -- Get my Monthly Newsletter Go to Reckoneer.com/Join and provide your email, and I will send you exclusive content ever month before anyone else. Action #2 -- Subscribe to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast By subscribing to my podcast you make sure you never miss an episode and provide me the confidence to keep going! Action #3 -- Feedback I want to know what you think about the podcast! If you would like to leave some feedback (and hopefully a 5-star rating on iTunes) please do the following: 1. Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. 2. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. 3. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Join the Conversation on Facebook If there is a topic you would like me to cover, please join my Facebook group: Merchants of Dirt Race Promoters Group.
Get Lost in Season 1: Trek and Trail Master the endurance sports that make up off-road racing by learning what they are, how they work, and what makes them great. What the heck is Get Lost Racing? The Get Lost Racing Podcast, hosted by Kyle M. Bondo, is a podcast about defining off-road racing disciplines! Each episode takes a look at an off-road sport and explains what it is, how it works, and how you can experience it. How am I going to do that? By teaching you what they are, how they work, and how you can experience them. One discipline at a time. Why one discipline at a time? Ask yourself, "What is off-road racing?" Some define it as a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles compete in races through off-road environments. Where does a mountain bike fit into that definition? Isn’t a mountain bike race an off-road race? Then you get someone to raise their hand and ask, "Don’t you mean endurance racing?" To which others define endurance racing as a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants. Motorsports again! Only this time its teams of multiple drivers attempt to cover a large distance in a single event. Sound like the motorsports rampage of the Baja 1000, not the mountain bike endurance race of the Whisky 50. Still, others might try to call it endurance sports. So what is endurance sports? Now, this is where it starts to get tricky. Endurance Sports is a relative description of just about any sport depending on the nature of the athlete in the sport. It could go on to describe any intense effort that lasts over 1 or more hours. A trail runner could consider a 5-mile run as an endurance sport, while an ultra-trail runner doing 100 miles would feel very differently from that definition. You could be overly scientific and determine that endurance sports are prolonged efforts in which you use your aerobic system more than your anaerobic system. Or you could use my definition, which is an off-road sport (like a 12-hour adventure race) that starts off fun, but then at some point in the middle, you find yourself saying, "Why do I do this?" Only to come full-circle about 10-minutes after it's all over, loving what you just did and wanting to do it again. The point is, off-road or endurance sports are very hard to define. No matter how you try to define it you'll always be left with someone pointing out that you forgot to consider one sport or another. The Mission of Get Lost Racing The Get Lost Racing Podcast is an attempt to explore each would-be off-road and endurance sport I can find, and find out what makes it tick. My plan is to select only sports that meet these three rules: #1 - It can’t have a motor #2 - It must take place in a rural, rugged, or non-paved environment, and #3 - It must look somewhat fun to race If it meets those rules, it's on the list. So far, those rules create a very long list! But it also provides plenty of off-road and endurance sports to chose from as I go through each one. We’ll see if changes over time. And we’ll also see if I can find some definitions for off-road and endurance sports that can improve on what's out there now. I Look Forward to you Listening Meanwhile, I look forward to having you join me on this journey of sports mastery. My wish is that you find some of these off-road sports interesting, and maybe even try a few yourself. Until then, I hope you Get Lost Racing! Outdoor Reckoneering Links Reckoneer - Business School for Race Directors Merchants of Dirt Podcast - Outdoor Event Management Our Sponsor Gagglepod - Become Podcast Worthy What Do You Think? I want to know what you think about my podcast! Please leave me feedback by doing the following: Go to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast iTunes page. Click View in iTunes under the show artwork. Submit a review and give it a 5-star rating! Thank You for Listening Thank you so much for listening to Get Lost Racing Podcast. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to me @MerchantsofDirt on Twitter, by Email, or my Contact Form. Join the Conversation If you're thinking about creating a race for this discipline, please join my Facebook group: Race Promoters' Hangout.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #21, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I talk about how race day volunteers can be a key element in your race’s success but only if you can recruit, manage, and deal with them in an effective way.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #20, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I talk about why having an accurate timing process starts off being essential to deciding who won or lost your race and ends up helping you pay for future races.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #19, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I talk about how you fix a bad race course with a good design strategy that includes walking the course, testing your design, and getting feedback from real racers.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #18, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I help you explore the beginnings of your location development strategy and the 7 venue areas that reduce customer confusion, control customer flow, and show your customers how organized you really are.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #17, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I teach you how to obtain the legal permission to use the venue by developing a process for getting your permits approved each and every time.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #16, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I’ll introduce you to a few race day risk mitigation strategies that include time padding, pre-race checklists, and why you always walk a venue BEFORE race day.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #15, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I’ll introduce you to risk, risk management, and why you need to create your own risk mitigation strategy BEFORE bad things happen. By learning how to manage what you see as risks to your race promotion business you can start to actively manage risks before they actively manage you!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #14, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, we learn why you need to take emergency response planning very seriously. Especially when -- not if -- your efforts will directly contribute to saving a racers life, and why when it comes to Mr. Murphy, 9-1-1 will not cut it!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #13, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this first episode of 2017, I'm dedicating lucky number episode #13 to my co-host, Mr. Murphy! This will be the first of 4 cautionary tales dedicated to topics Mr. Murphy wants to talk about -- which means the month of January 2017 is focused entirely on the Murphy's Law of Racing, and how we deal with topics like risk management, disaster recovery, and how to bounce back when everything goes wrong! Because when you’re dealing with Mr. Murphy, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Right? By the way: Mr. Murphy just called... your race was just canceled! Ooohh!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #12, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this last episode of 2016, we’re going to find out why simply improving the way you treat people, your business will be rewarded with customer attendance, money, and most of all, love! Meanwhile, please enjoy this special New Year's Eve edition of the Merchants of Dirt Podcast with regular theme music replaced by Carol of the Bells Rock by bequadro. This version of Carol of the Bells is an uplifting and upbeat full power arrangement in rock style of the popular Christmas carol composed by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914. The song is based on a Ukrainian folk chant called “Shchedryk”. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #11, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode we’re going to talk about race date selection strategies and how your business strategy greatly impacts your race date choices, introduce Cy Sack from Adventure Race Hub in the Coffee’s for Closers segment, and talk about why focusing on newbies, greenhorns, and amateurs is a good way to bring a failing adventure race business back to life. Meanwhile, please enjoy this special Christmas edition of the Merchants of Dirt Podcast with regular theme music replaced by Carol of the Bells Rock by bequadro. This version of Carol of the Bells is an uplifting and upbeat full power arrangement in rock style of the popular Christmas carol composed by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914. The song is based on a Ukrainian folk chant called “Shchedryk”. Enjoy!
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #10, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, we’re going to talk about why you need to understand the reality of market forces, competition, and customers before you decide to base your whole racing business on another fad. Then we are going to test that what we’ve learned by looking at Snowshoeing and Fat Biking -- two of the latest off-road sports to enter the market -- and see if they have what it takes to be worth your time to promote, or are just more marketing spin.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #9, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, we’re going to talk a lot about money, budgets, and getting your race expense under control, I’ll introduce you to racing financials in an attempt to put the fun back into race budget fundamentals, and we’ll learn how to apply the principles of a profitable racing to your budget.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #8, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, we’ll hear the interview I gave to Carey Green from Podcastification at DC Podfest last month that goes into why I started the Merchants of Dirt Podcast, how it relates to building your first race, and why building races is essential to the survival of the off-road racing industry. And I will introduce you to the principles of a profitable race where you will begin to understand why having standards will help you make better decisions, make you money, and stay in business longer than five minutes.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Episode #7, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. This is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode I have a few tips about how making your race name memorable, I’m going to debunk the myths race promoters have about race profits, and we are going to introduce a new segment where we tell you about new sports management technology and tools race promoters can use to for building better races.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. his is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, we’re going to get into why developing systems -- that is sets of repeatable processes -- is essential to building successful races, how the techniques of documentation, consensus, and orchestration form the cornerstones of your race promotion business, and how to put those cornerstones into practice by building your first race promotion system -- or what I like to call your ROADMAP.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. his is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, we’ll talk about the rant I recorded at the DC PodFest this past weekend, I'll tell you about the new Race Promoters Group I started on Facebook, and get into how you should handle the politics that mess with your race promotion business.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. his is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, we’re going discuss why all race promoters are race directors, but not all race directors are race promoters. What does that mean? It means the answer will decide the future direction of your business.
Welcome to the Merchants of Dirt Podcast, hosted by Reckoneer.com founder Kyle M. Bondo. his is your insider’s guide to practical recreational engineering where I teach you the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. In this episode, I am going to guide you through the creation of something every race promoter needs before they decide to go into business and how to create your strategic vision of the future!
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