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A 12-week sermon series from the Bible as we preach through our proposed statement of faith. Pastor Matt continues our series looking at John 17:24.What was God doing before the Creation of the world? The Creator God is first a loving FatherThe Triune God makes us in His ImageThe Triune God is at work in salvation A triune God means my relationship before God is not performance-driven.A triune God shows us that different functions does not mean different value.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the gospel of Mark looking at Mark 15:1-39.The Death of Jesus from a Human Perspective:  A Miscarriage of Justice in a Chaotic Atmosphere (Mark 15:1-15)The Death of Jesus from a Divine Reality:  God's Plan in a Controlled Atmosphere (Acts 2:22-33)Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. - Philippians 2:9-11Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the gospel of Mark looking at Mark 14:26-52.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the gospel of Mark looking at Mark 14:10-25.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt concludes our Advent and Christmas Series 'Unexpected Grace' looking at the life of Mary from Luke 1:36-56.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Unexpected Grace - our Advent sermon series - will follow the women in the genealogy of Jesus. Pastor Matt begins this series by looking at Genesis 38:1-30.Abraham is the father of IsaacIsaac is the father of Esau and JacobJacob marries Leah and RachelJudah is one of twelve sons of JacobJudah has three sonsEr marries TamarOnanShelahTamar has rightsWife of the firstbornShe has the right to be the mother of the heir of JudahJudah has failed to protect and provide for herEr marries TamarOnanShelahChrist is the kind of person who is not ashamed of sinners, in fact he put them in his family tree. - Martin LutherLife Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the gospel of Mark looking at Mark 11:12-25.Old Testament Passages on Fig Trees and God's Judgment:Isaiah 34:1-4Jeremiah 29:15-19Hosea 2:10-12Joel 1:1-12Micah 7:1-7And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant - these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Isaiah 56:6-7 Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the LORD.  Jeremiah 7:11Communion Reflection Questions:Are there areas of my life that I need to repent because I am bearing leaves but no fruit?Am I going through the motions, busy with religious work, but my heart is hardened or indifferent to God?Where do I need to repent of my desire to be more focused on doing things for God than resting in and moving in obedience to God?Who do I exclude from hearing God's Word in the name of religion? How do I need to pray for myself and others in light of the reality that Jesus is both Savior and Judge?  Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark looking at Mark 9:14-32.Faith, a radical dependence on God, must be lived out in a broken world (Mark 9.14-19).It is not the amount of our faith that is key, it is the object of our faith (Mark 9.20-27).Moments of failure in our walk with God are opportunities to drive us to a deeper dependence in Christ (Mark 9.28-32).Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food,the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. - Habakkuk 3.17-19Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series on the Ten Commandments looking at Exodus 20:16."On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness." - Deuteronomy 17:6 "The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst." - Deuteronomy 17:7 "The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst." - Deuteronomy 19:18-19 "There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers."  - Proverbs 6:16-19 "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” - Acts 1:8 Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series on the Ten Commandments by looking at Exodus 20:15.Why do we steal?We want more = greed We are competitive = jealousy We don't trust God We deny the providence of God“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” - Augustine of Hippo, Confessions“What comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person.” - Matthew 15.18-20"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." - Romans 12.1-2Communion Reflection QuestionsWhat areas of my life do I see greed, areas that I need to confess that I place more value on than God?Are there areas of my life I need to repent of due to jealousy over what God has given someone else?What area of my life do I need to trust God in providing what I need, not what I want, but what I need?As I think about what I value, what do I need to let God continue to transform in my heart to show me the finite value of worldly goods and the infinite value of God's glory? Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Have you ever wondered how food can truly build community among residents in senior living? It starts with a fundamental question: What is the purpose and expected outcome of the dining experience? In this engaging episode of Tips from Trestle, we dive deep into the transformative power of food in senior living communities. Join Aaron & Matt Perez as they explore the insights and experiences they have had with developing a strong purpose and advocating for creating meaningful dining experiences. Through his contagious enthusiasm, Matt emphasizes the importance of getting others fired up about food as a catalyst for fostering connections, and collaboration and inclusivity take center stage as Aaron and Matt discuss the keys to crafting dining experiences that resonate with residents. They shed light on the need for flexibility and versatility in food programs, ensuring nutrient density and wholesome food choices that nourish both the body and the soul. So are you ready to make a positive impact in senior living communities through transformative dining experiences? Tune in to this inspiring episode and discover how local produce vendors, well-defined training programs, and prioritizing the team can create an environment where community and connection thrive. Matt Perez is currently the National Director of Dining Operations for MBK Senior Living.  In his role he supports and leads the dining strategic direction for the company, additionally supporting each community culinary & service programs to create a best-in-class resident experience.  A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley, Matt's prior roles included, VP of Hospitality at Vineyard Luxury Communities, National Director of Dining at Kisco Senior Living, Principle of Fork Fusion Consultants and Executive Chef / Partner at TS Restaurants. Tips From Trestle is a podcast focused on discussion about senior living food & hospitality. Hosted by Trestle Hospitality Concepts Founder & CEO Aaron Fish, he shares his thoughts, musings and discussions about the food & hospitality operations, trends and happenings in the senior living industry. To support the podcast, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/tips-from-trestle/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TFT is sponsored by: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Boelter Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Navigator GPO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ eMenuChoice POS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: Aaron Fish: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/aaronfish/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Trestle Hospitality Concepts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trestlehospitalityconcepts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Katie Griffith: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-j-perez-3156a149 MBK Senior Living: https://www.mbkseniorliving.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tips-from-trestle/support

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series on the Ten Commandments looking at Exodus 20:4-6.Ezekiel 18:202 Kings 10:28-31Colossians 1:15Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our series in the gospel of Mark looking at Mark 7:24-30.God's grace is for the nations and that is rooted throughout Scripture."And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." - Genesis 12.2-3"On the holy mount stands the city he founded;the Lord loves the gates of Zion    more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.Glorious things of you are spoken,    O city of God. SelahAmong those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;    behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush—    “This one was born there,” they say." - Psalm 87.1-4A right understanding of Christ begins with a right understanding of where we stand in relation to Christ.While we should be more than satisfied with receiving crumbs from God, in His grace He is not satisfied with giving us crumbs. "After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for his judgments are true and just…And from the throne came a voice saying, “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great.”  Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure” - for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” - Revelation 19.1-2a, 5-9Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark looking at Mark 6:45-56.SIX TRUTHS TO REST IN DURING LIFE'S STORMS.There are times we are in a storm because we are obedient to Christ (v45).There are times we are exhausted and we cannot see Christ but He sees us (v48).Our greatest need in the midst of storms is to behold the glory of Christ (v48-50). In the midst of the storms rest in knowing His purposes are sure (v45-53). In the midst of storms know that Christ is sufficient (v51).Remind yourself daily of points 1-5 again, again, and again when the storm waters rise.Exodus 33:18-231 Kings 19:9-13Romans 5:6-11Romans 8:31-39Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark, looking at Mark 6:14-29.For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. - 1 Corinthians 1:18 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, - 2 Timothy 3:12 “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit' - yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.'” - James 4:13-15 How do I walk in obedience to God in the midst of everyday life in a broken world? I have a deep trust in Christ (Philippians 1:19). My greatest fear in life is that I don't want to shame Christ (Philippians 1:20) I can trust in Christ because in Him I have a very certain future (Philippians 1:22-26). How do I pray in light of our time together today?I pray that while God has me in this world, I am not of this world (John 17:15-16).I pray that I don't go to work, but that I go to work with God.I pray that I move with integrity and honor God in my work ethic.I pray for wisdom in how to use the resources that God has given me for His glory.I pray open handed with my life, and the lives of my loved ones.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark, looking at Mark 4:21-34.Christ has come to reveal His Kingdom and gather His people from the nations.Be faithful in making Christ known (Mark 4:21-25).Be persistent and rest in God's Sovereignty (Mark 4:26-29).Be zealous for the Glory of God's Name among the nations (Mark 4:30-34).Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

On this week's episode Jordan and Brian are joined by hilarious human homie and pioneer press poster: Matt Perez...Matt is passionate about both Indiana sports and McRibs and came on to talk to us about both. We talked about the recent announcement of the McRib Farwell Tour, the update in the Delphi Case, we watched the most insane man on the planet tell a dad joke, and we play our first ever Kokomo Press Edition of Smash or Pass.Check out all of this and more on this week's episode of the Kokomo Press Podcast!!!@thekokomopress on YouTube, Facebook, and instagram.Jordan Grainger is @ultrajoyed on twitter, facebook, and tiktok.Jordan Bell is @curatorbell on all major platforms.Cortni Richardson is @cortni88 on instagram and @cortni_lean on twitter.Brian West is @veinypeckerpete on twitter and @westjr.brian on instagram.

It's more than a feeling...that's how the Boston tune goes. And it's how this episode of TFT went, as I connected with Matt Perez to talk about hospitality as a strategic value, and what that actually means when you have to sell the vision to both the C-Suite and the front line. Matt and I bonded over a shared passion for what a great hospitality strategy can do for a senior living operator, and we share our (similar) senior living origin stories and why those set the stage for our careers as industry leaders focused on bringing the best experiences to our residents. Southern California native Matt Perez has enjoyed a career that has taken him to some of the most sought-after destinations in the world. He is currently the National Director of Dining Operations for MBK Senior Living. In his role he supports and leads the dining strategic direction for the company, additionally supporting each community culinary & service programs to create a best-in-class resident experience. Matt's prior roles included, VP of Hospitality at Vineyard Luxury Communities, National Director of Dining at Kisco Senior Living, Principle of Fork Fusion Consultants and Executive Chef / Partner at TS Restaurants. Perez was educated at the highly regarded Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley and over the years, has honed his skills working with some of the country's best known restaurateurs including Chris Cosentino, Jordan Kahn and Adam Fleishman. In Hawaii, Matt had the privilege of serving under Hawaii Regional Cuisine Founder, Peter Merriman. Tips From Trestle is a podcast focused on discussion about senior living food & hospitality. Hosted by Trestle Hospitality Concepts Founder & CEO Aaron Fish, he shares his thoughts, musings and discussions about the food & beverage operations, trends and happenings in the senior living industry. To support the podcast, click here: https://anchor.fm/tips-from-trestle/support Links: Aaron Fish: www.linkedin.com/in/aaronfish Trestle Hospitality Concepts: www.trestlehospitalityconcepts.com Matt Perez: www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-j-perez-3156a149/ MBK Senior Living: www.mbkseniorliving.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tips-from-trestle/support

Matt Perez has been training users for the past 12 years and has worked professionally in CAD and CAM solutions for over 20 years. Through his company, CADucation, he provides top level content creation services to software companies, helping train the next generation of designers, inventors and creators. His company company provides CAD and CAM digital training. He spends his time and energy creating educational content helping designers, engineers and machinists connect the dots between their practical knowledge and the digital design tools of their choice. http://caducator.com/ How the multicolor pen works: https://blogs.solidworks.com/tech/2021/08/mechanism-library-multicolor-pen.html Matt's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg70DWh6Cu7NuRaILAUC1mw Rafael Testai, Co-hostABOUT BEING AN ENGINEERThe Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us

Matt Perez realised that his successful career as a boss in a Silicon Valley tech company had made him a worse person and so he co-founded Nearsoft in 2007 to be a company that works for everyone. His recent book, Radical Companies Without Bosses or Employees, takes self-organisation one step further to include co-ownership so that people aren't dependent on what he calls ‘enlightened monarchs.' We talk about what he's been learning, including the development of a distribution mechanism that decentralises ownership and supports egalitarian and equitable wealth sharing based on contribution. Resources: Matt's book ‘Radical Companies' Related Leadermorphosis episodes: Listen to the episode with Anabel Montiel to learn more about Nearsoft Listen to the episode with Jabi Salcedo and Dunia Reverter from K2K

With the increasing need for software development, finding the right talent to meet your company's needs is vital. Many are turning to engineers in Mexico to build integrated teams. In this episode, Adam Torres and Matt Perez, COO & Co-Founder at Nearsoft, explore the benefits of using engineers in Mexico to build software development teams. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/

Hurry to http://upstart.com/kfgames to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Get started with your first month of Hims free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. It's a slow news day. So Blessing and Gary Whitta spice things up with talks of Super Nintendo World details, Gamestop stocks plummeting, and a new segment where "Gary Judges You". Time Stamps - 00:06:30 - Housekeeping Book of Eli’s 10th Anniversary is today Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:07:27 - GameStop Stock Plummets After A 27.5% Decrease In Holiday Sales, this comes from Matt Perez of Forbes 00:25:18 - Super Nintendo World to focus on "interactive experiences", this is from Rebekah Valentine over at Gamesindustry.biz 00:32:50 - Valve Index out of stock around the globe ahead of Half-Life: Alyx launch, this comes from Haydn Taylor over on Gamesindustry.biz 00:37:45 - Layoffs reported at Perfect World Europe, this is by Haydn Taylor of Gamesindustry.biz (2 points for Haydn) 00:39:20 -Mobile gaming projected to surpass $100b in spend in 2020, this is by Rebekah Valentine of Gamesindustry.biz (2 points for Rebekah) 00:41:30 - Out today 00:47:11 - Upstart 00:48:15 - HIMS 00:51:10 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:52:10 - With time being limited for people what characteristics do you look for when wanting to play a game that is games as a service? - Frank Furtter 01:00:08 - Squad Up: Josh(PSN) -TheFarmerJosh 01:00:30 - GARY JUDGES YOU 01:08:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Fran

Orlando Comedian Matt Perez Hello, my name is Adam Lowery. I hope you’re taking care of you and living your Cognitive Rampage! What does that mean? It is about cultivating happiness through a passionate pursuit of life optimization, an enthusiastically persistent search for competence in mind, body and belief while building an optimistically rational life philosophy and living and growing your purposeful structure. The Cognitive Rampage hosts cerebral guests, offers mental health help and pushes you to question everything, including yourself. I fuse the cognitive, behavioral, social and biological sciences into a book & podcast. Available on Amazon & iTunes

Matt Perez (@matt_perez) nos acompaña en este episodio donde charlamos acerca de sus experiencias co-fundando Nearsoft y lo que implica construir una Cultura apropiada en tu lugar de trabajo.

Our first director draft! Producer Matt Perez-Mora and director Holly Thompson take on the significant task of drafting the 7 best films by QT.  Recorded at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica

Matt Perez, candidate for Care & Equipping Pastor

It’s time to explore another great Indie comic, this one called The Six Swords! In Episode 335, I interview one of its creators, scripter Chris Massari, who discusses how the book came to be, who the characters are, and what we can expect from the series after its initial terrific issue! Here are the folks making this excellent comic happen: The Six Swords, created by Melchor Sapiandante, Matt Perez and Chris Massari. Art: Ryan Cody, Plaid Klaus. Colors: Elaina Unger. Letters: Renato Quiroga. For more on this book, you can go to Facebook at this link! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Join us with for a fascinating conversation with Matt Perez, co-founder and COO of Nearsoft, Inc., a successful software development company with a freedom-centric culture. Learn how Matt and his co-founders intentionally designed Nearsoft as a self-managed organization that allows people and culture to flourish. Matt will share how Nearsoft's culture drives it success, sets the stage for its strategic decisions, and what organizations considering a freedom-centric culture need to know.

There are conflicting thoughts regarding separateness and unity. In one breath we can say, "everything is connected", and on the other breath we recognize the purpose to separate ourselves from attachment. To separate from attachment could be simply recognizing habits, such as: using your phone too much, over eating, talking too often. But when you start to dig deeper and recognize your attachments are also within thought, within memory, beyond form, and so on; you realize all attachment is singularly pointed towards your awareness which resides inside the body. So in a way you could say we are just putting our awareness on our awareness, yet in another way it could be seen as if we are separating our body from our awareness. Matt Perez, perhaps unknowingly, engages this separateness through fasting, taking drugs, meditating, and exercise. Recognizing the body's potential and experimenting with its limits. Matt takes us through a new venture in his discovering the potential of the body and mind as he discuss his encounter with Sensory Deprivation. While immersed in a silent absence of familiarity, Matt slowly witnesses a nothingness that envelopes him. While in the past it was this body he had used as a means to understand himself, although this time he realizes that by removing his body entirely he was able to see himself and everything around him in a new light. Where is this familiar nothingness? It may be awareness itself.   Matt Perez is a musician and plays in the band ThreeDayWeekend. You can hear his band by visiting: threedayweekendma.bandcamp.com   All music is performed by Nick Filth For more information, questions, or comments, please email polishingtheblackstone@gmail.com You can hear more episodes by visiting iTunes and subscribing to Polishing The Black Stone.

Nearsoft is a software development company with a distinct advantage in attracting and retaining talented developers. In 2007 it all started with 8 staff that is now 240 and growing world-wide. Co-founder Matt Perez is viewed as a pioneer in workplace innovation by my colleague Doug Kirkpatrick and in this interview you'll find out why. We talk about:How the company began - the inspiration for starting up as a self-managed companyHow staff initiated leadership teams function as a dynamic hierarchyThe role of transparency in replacing assumptions with real information and in reinforcing fairnessWhy there's more structure in self-managed companies than where power is centralizedThe inspiration and benefits to a healthy workplace environmentThe connection between playfulness and creativityHow to scale freedom to contributeHow decisions are made in an intentional and structured wayMatt credits the role of Ricardo Semler's book The 7-day Work Week and mentions participation in WorldBlu for freedom-centric companies. At the end, uou'll receive an offer you can't refuse from Matt who is committed and serious about helping other companies both make the transition to workplaces that work for people (including clients). Learn more at www.nearsoft.com Much thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick for continuing to steer me to companies leading the way in future workplace design happening today. Intro music is provided by Mark Romero Music. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Perez has been in the technology industry for a very long time, working in both small and large companies.  Almost 10 years ago he co-founded Nearsoft with partner Roberto Martinez. Nearsoft helps their software development company clients grow development teams with engineers in Mexico. Clients can then reap the benefits of a team that speaks the same language and works in the same time zone. Currently, Nearsoft has around 200 employees and 3 offices in Mexico. Even more unique than their strong presence in Mexico is the fact that there are no managers or titles at Nearsoft… it is completely self-managed! According to Matt when people start working at Nearsoft it takes them a while to really believe that they don’t have a boss. They have an onboarding process that is currently being expanded from 2 to 6 weeks to help deal with that. The process highlights how to work with clients and communicate within the organization. New hires are assigned a mentor for any questions they may have. Everything, such as philosophy and values, is written so employees have context and know the appropriate things to do. It isn’t so detailed as step by step instructions but includes the necessary materials for employees to accomplish their goals. Nearsoft also encourages leadership teams as part of a decision matrix that spells out the types of decisions that are made around the company. Anyone can start a leadership team on any topic, from trivial to profound. Others can choose to sign up, and the only rules are to keep minutes and post them for transparency. Even if a decision is made that Matt and Roberto don’t agree with, they will do what the employees feel is in their best interest. Without a manager, employees remain accountable for their own work by using OKRs, or objective key results. They define personal and work-related goals that they want to accomplish for the quarter. Nearsoft has a very well defined governance framework. So employees should explore what they are doing to contribute to the company’s vision and purpose for the next 5 years.    What you will learn in this episode:   What it’s like to work at Nearsoft What self management is really like The concept of how to treat people like an adult Ownership by decision making Workplace flexibility Holacracy Pros and cons of this type of organizational structure Link From The Episode: Nearsoft.com (Music by Ronald Jenkees)

Today’s episode features Eastlake HS alum, and GLG coworker Matt Perez. We talk about how…

Steve Johnson, CMO, Primary Intelligence, Leads Google Hangouts Discussion On Titles, Responsibilities And Tools Of Product Managers with Cindy F. Solomon and Pete Dudchenko, Matt Perez, Alan Pinstein, Greg Gehrich, Nick Coster, Adrienne Tan, and Richard Nutinsky Background Resources: http://bit.ly/wbRq48