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Welcome to the Insanity we call the Metal Hand Of God podcast !! Your hosts: Wayne and the RumGuy On this episode we welcome the Twitch streamer, content creator,Philosophy student and fashion aficionado .. Major Grunge. We talk about his channel, how he started with streaming, his musical background, his collage experience, moving across the country, finances, working your ass off to make it in the Multimedia World, show madness and so much more . So like, enjoy, subscribe, share and follow us on anywhere you find podcasts.. Thank you for the support... You want to know more about the Major or his channel go and check him out here------> MAJOR GRUNGE and for all your merch needs check out Pm Star Productions --->here Pm Star Check out all the incredible concerts coming to the Fillmore New Orleans : http://www.fillmorenola.com/ Cover art by Wayne Theme Music by: Patrick Plata Podcast produced and mixed by:Wayne Check for us on Twitter: @mhogpodcast & Instagram: mhog_podcast Our Twitch channel---> MetalHandOfGaming Our YouTube channel ------> MHOG podcast Check us out on Stitcher, Facebook & iTunes. Our website is www.mhogpodcast.com Gamers can find Wayne and Justin under the tags "Nutso 187"and "The Rum Guy" on x-box live #606 #MajorGrunge #Twitch #LiveStreaming #fashionaficionado #Twitchstreamer#covidpositive #MultimediaWorld #podpean #toys #creator #director #artist #musician #Metal #howto #makeitonyourown #collageexperience #Booking #shows #fun #newalbum #Netflix #covid-19 #quarantineLife #BabylonSporsbar #family #bignamedguests #pmstarproductions #merch #toys #comicbooks #MightyConNOLA #trading #WEAREBACK #XboxOne #Xbox #thingstodo #8yearsandcounting #mookie #life #SoothingSounds #FunkoPops #popCulture #Music #fuckcancer #supportlocal #metal #metallife #art #comicbooks #horrormovies #concerts #nsfw #comedy #podcast #mhog #funny #humor #metal #family #jokes #success #culture #freedom #videogames #sports #television #beer #animation #music #theFillmoreNOLA #FillmoreNewOrleans #metalhandofgodpodcast
Allison Dollar is a longtime champion of digital video interactivity. Based in ‘Silicon Beach,’ in her consulting practice she specializes in accelerating early stage digital ventures. These span content, consumer brands, consumer electronics and enterprise technology. In complementary roles, she is CEO and co-founder of the Interactive Television Alliance, a trade association comprised of leading corporations in advanced digital television whose members span advertising, programming, technology and distribution. She chairs the Los Angeles Venture Association’s Digital SIG. Some projects have included IBM’s eBusiness (partnering American Express, Bell Atlantic, Mail Boxes Etc.), Liberty Media (Ascent), AOL’s Guerilla Games, SimplyTV, WB, Creative Planet (IPO), Stan Lee Media (IPO), MobileCasino, Vi[z]Rt (virtual sets), Envivio (France Telecom spinoff, acquired by Ericsson), Homerun Entertainment (Scripps), LSI Capital, Comcast, Digital Containers (P2P), AT&T spinoff Telcordia, Space Tourism Society Orbit Awards, The Horror Channel, Gamma&Density (acquired Global Cinematography Institute), Mozaik (automated video hotspotting), Trumpit (mobile alerts), SnapCuts (social video messaging), AdMedia, Shodogg (cloud video switcher), parWinr (video gamification), WeVu (crowd sourced venue screenings), Aqueti (macro/micro 360° array video camera), Tapin2(mobile concierge commerce), ExciteM (2nd screen social platform), GN (pet lifestyle brand), Connectivity TV Fan Fest, SAMI Games, SuperCloud live streaming, Celebrities Squared and TMT’s Spot Direct. At Vault Comics she advises on corporate strategy and partnerships. For Webcasts.com she was CSO and a founding board member (IPO as iBEAM Broadcasting), CEO of Celebrities.com, and CSO for WhiteBlox and Gizmo Media Group, creating partnerships with Dick Clark Productions, Westfield Mall and numerous media outlets. In addition, she co-founded eTV World, Hollyweb Live!, and venture pitch events iNNOVATORS™ and iBreakfast LA. She chaired NAB’s Executive Committee to launch Multimedia World, the NAB’s switch to digital (now the South Hall). She was Executive Director of the Media Excellence Awards at its inception and continues on the board. She produced sessions for Silicon Beach Fest, presents at Founder’s Workshops was on the advisory board of KORUS, the Korea-US Vision Council. She is a pipeline partner and advisor for SPROCKIT and Expert Dojo start-up accelerators, and program producer for NAB’s Destination NXT. Previously, as Executive Producer for Phillips Business Information, she led business/online content development for 40+ media trade publications, including In Motion, Film & Video, Interactive Video News, Multimedia Week, and Multimedia Wire. Early on, she worked with Oscar-nominated James Agee Film Project, CBS affiliate WBAL, and the Maryland Film Commission. She was a founding board member of Women in Film & Video, Maryland. A Blue Ribbon Judge for the TV Academy’s Interactive Emmys, Dollar has also been a member of the Interactive Media Peer Group executive committee. She holds a M.A. from the University of Virginia and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Goucher College in Baltimore. Her book, published for NAB by Focal Press, Interactive Television: Tracking and Preparing for an Emerging Market in 2003, examines the historic reworking of the television business model. https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondollar http://itvalliance.org https://www.lava.org http://mediaxawards.com
Dollar is a recognized expert in digital media and a longtime champion of interactivity, specializing in accelerating early stage ventures. As CEO of the non-profit ITV Alliance, Allison Dollar has built a community representing leading Fortune 1000 corporations in interactive television, spanning advertising, programming, technology and distribution. For several digital strategy clients she has taken an interim CSO role, including Webcasts.com (IPO as iBEAM), WhiteBlox and GizmoLive. A sample of others include IBM’s eBusiness (AmEx, Bell Atlantic, Mail Boxes Etc.), Liberty Media (Ascent), SimplyTV, WB, Creative Planet, Stan Lee Media, Vi[z]Rt (virtual sets), @d:tech, Silicon Alley, AOL, Envivio (MPEG-4 France Telecom spinoff), celebrities.com, Telcordia (AT&T spinoff), Digital Containers (p2p) and Homerun Entertainment (Scripps), Mozaik Multimedia (cloud video), Trumpit (mobile alerts), SnapCuts (social video messaging) among others. Dollar chaired NAB’s Executive Committee to launch Multimedia World, and sat on the TV Academy's interactive media peer group executive committee and was a Blue Ribbon juror for the ITV Emmys. She regularly programs sessions for NATPE, NAB, CES and moderates at many industry events, such as Digital Hollywood. She was also the Executive Director of the Mobile Excellence Awards. Her book published by NAB’s Focal Press, "Interactive Television: Tracking an Emerging Market," analyzes the historic reworking of the television industry. She co-founded eTV World and Hollyweb conferences, which complemented her role as Executive Producer at PBI where she led online strategy for 40+ PBI media publications, including CableFax, Film&Video, Interactive Video News, and Interactive Daily. Prior, she contributed to the James Agee Film Project, CBS affiliate WBAL and the Maryland Film Commission. Dollar's M.A. is from the University of Virginia. http://www.itvalliance.org
School Business Matters - The Association of School Business Officials International
The risks to students on social media are accelerating. Join us as we talk about how schools can be proactive about protecting our kids. Follow: @JohnMusso @ASBOIntl @MJohnston_ASBO @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Michael Johnston is the Associate Superintendent of Administrative Services for Clovis Unified School District. He has served on Clovis Unified’s leadership team for nearly 14 years. Michael has over 23 year’s experience in public education finances and management of school districts by working in school districts and county offices of education.
One of the five-part series of podcasts connected to our 2017 Trends Summer Reader publication. On this episode, Manager of Multimedia Matt Stevens and Senior Multimedia Specialist Christian Daugstrup break down what brands should consider when adding multimedia to the marketing mix. Using examples such as Mr. Clean and Progressive Insurance's Flo, they discuss the importance of figuring out what your brand sounds like and how to effectively show off your brand's personality to increase awareness and audience engagement. Learn more by reading the episode show notes. https://www.thundertech.com/blog/June-2017/thunder-cast-Trends-Summer-Reader-2017-Special-Pre
The Top Entrepreneurs in Money, Marketing, Business and Life
Jonathan Epstein. He’s the current senior VP for international at Sentient Technologies, the maker of Sentient Ascend, the first conversion optimization solution that is powered by evolutionary artificial intelligence. Epstein has been in many companies at the forefront of technology and media including GameSpot, which he’s the founding CEO, and Omek which was sold to Intel and GameSpy which was eventually sold to IGN. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – Hire With Your Head What CEO do you follow? – Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Favorite online tool? — BuiltWith and SimilarWeb How many hours of sleep do you get? — 5-6 If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “I wished I had stepped on entrepreneurship early” Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:22 – Nathan introduces Jon to the show 02:18 – Jon’s good exit range is from tens of millions to the hundreds of million dollars 02:39 – Jon helped the founding CEO of Gamespot turn it around 03:18 – Jon has worked in an actual gaming company 03:29 – Jon started at IDG as magazine publisher 03:49 – GameSpot was the first professional online review site for games 03:56 – GameSpy had an editorial element and Jon published some of its software 04:35 – GameSpot was launched in 1995 04:45 – Jon launched the magazine Digital News and Multimedia World 04:53 – Jon was working for IDG when he launched the magazines under their brand 05:28 – Jon had great partners when he started GameSpot 05:55 – The initial idea came from the 2 co-founders 06:20 – It was clear that the internet thing was happening 06:30 – The problem, then, was that the release of the magazine came out way too late for newly released game reviews 06:55 – Having the magazine online is a better way to update the gamers 07:13 – GameSpot took in external investors 07:34 – GameSpot was sold for stock in ZDNet 08:09 – Jon had an international role and wanted to gain experience in dealing with other countries 08:16 – ZDNet had joint ventures and Jon had been with them for a while 08:34 – Jon had invested from ZDNet to GameSpy 09:04 – Jon had 8% of GameSpy 09:28 – Jon joined GameSpy in September 2001 09:32 – GameSpy was sold in March 2004 10:01 – Jon made around $61M cash from GameSpy’s exit 10:21 – Jon stayed with IGN after the exit and stayed there for a while 10:30 – Jon joined Double Fusion, which is a venture-backed startup 10:55 – Sentient had been around for 9 years and was one of the best funded companies 11:21 – Jon fell in love with Sentient because of their goals 11:29 – Sentient was built with a powerful AI platform 11:34 – It focuses on AI at scale and is able to run AI problems across millions of GPUs 11:58 – Sentient does multiple types of AI 12:00 – One is deep learning or neuron-network which is used for handwriting, voice recognition and image analysis 12:12 – Another product of Sentient is the evolutionary computation which is an AI that mimics natural selection 12:38 – Sentient ran a hedge fund using their products 12:51 – The fund size is growing rapidly 13:14 – Big investors invest to hedge funds in order to achieve stable, good returns 14:16 – Sentient is a SaaS business disrupting the world of AB testing 14:48 – Using the evolutionary AI approach speeds up AB testing 15:41 – Sentient currently has 25 paying customers 15:52 – Average contract price is $3K-30K a month 16:12 – Zero customer churn 16:24 – CAC 16:52 – Sentient is also doing paid advertising 16:56 – Sentient attends conversion conferences where they spend $5K-10K for sponsorship 17:40 – Sentient has raised a total of $143M 17:52 – Sentient has around 110 employees 17:58 – There are still 15-20 open positions 18:24 – Sentient was founded in 2007 18:57 – “We think it’s too early to sell” 19:15 – Mark Cuban said that the first trillionaires will come from AI 20:35 – The Famous Five 3 Key Points: Never be scared about exits – it just means new doors are opening for you. Be in a company that you’re really interested in—where you can align yourself with their goals. Start as early as you can when it comes to entrepreneurship. Resources Mentioned: The Top Inbox – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences Organifi – The juice was Nathan’s life saver during his trip in Southeast Asia Klipfolio – Track your business performance across all departments for FREE Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Host Gator– The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible Audible– Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books Freshbooks – Nathan doesn’t waste time so he uses Freshbooks to send out invoices and collect his money. Get your free month NOW Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Guest Faith Rogow, Ph.D., the Media Literacy Education Maven, and co-author of The Teachers Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World, helps us navigate fake news with critical thinking and observation skInsighters Educational Consultingills