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It's Tuesday, May 27th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Trump delegation investigates violations of free speech in U.K. The Trump administration has sent a delegation to investigate the violations of free speech in the United Kingdom. They met with five people who have been arrested, and even convicted, of praying silently near abortion mills in Glasgow, Scotland as well as Birmingham and Bournemouth, England. At issue is the U.K.'s equating protesting near abortion clinics with silent prayer, and the government's antipathy towards pro-lifers expressing their opinions about killing children. Only 39% of Americans “extremely proud” of citizenship Are Americans losing a sense of patriotism? A 2023 Gallup Survey found only 39% of Americans are “Extremely Proud” of their citizenship status. And a Wall Street Journal/National Opinion Research Center survey found the percentage of Americans who considered patriotism “very important” has dropped from 70% in 1998 to 38% in 2023. Keep in mind Isaiah 40:5-7. It says, “Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are counted as the small dust on the scales; look, [the Lord] lifts up the isles as a very little thing. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. All nations before Him are as nothing, and they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.” Russia launched largest aerial attack on Ukraine since war's start Russia launched 298 drones and 69 missiles on Kiev over the weekend, reports the Associated Press. It was the largest aerial attack on the capital of Ukraine since the beginning of the 3-year war. Altogether, Russia sent 900 drones into Ukraine over the weekend. President Trump responded on his Truth Social account calling Putin “absolutely crazy,” reports The Financial Times. TRUMP: “I'm not happy with what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is doing. He's killing a lot of people. I don't know what happened to Putin. I've known him a long time. Always gotten along with him, but he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don't like it at all. Okay? We're in the middle of talking, and he's shooting rockets into Kiev and other cities. I don't like it at all.” And Trump warned that any attempt on the part of Russia to take all of Ukraine would "lead to the downfall of Russia.” Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” goes to the Senate As The Worldview reported on Friday, Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed the House of Representatives by a single vote on Thursday. The major highlights of the bill include tax cuts, the elimination of $700 million of Planned Parenthood funding, a national private school dollar-for-dollar tax credit to scholarship donors, and an expanded child tax credit. If you have not yet called your two Senators, call them TODAY at 202-224-3121 and ask them to DEFUND Planned Parenthood. We can expect maybe even a bigger fight in the Senate over the spending bill. Republican Senators are split on the bill. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri does not want to cut Medicaid spending. And Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky described the spending cuts this way. PAUL: “I support spending cuts. I think the cuts currently in the bill are wimpy and anemic.” Texas legislature passed Ten Commandments bill on Sabbath The Texas legislature has approved a bill requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools throughout the state come September. Ironically, they passed the bill on the Sabbath, breaking the fourth commandment! The bill heads back to the Senate, after which Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign it into law. A similar law, enacted recently in Louisiana, is hung up in a federal court. Oregon has more elderly than children The state of Oregon's demographics are not doing well. The state now has more elderly over 65 years of age than children under 18 years of age, presenting a demographic challenge, reports The Oregonian. In 1985, there were twice as many children as elderly. At this rate, in 10 more years, Oregon will have 40% more seniors than children. The state holds the position as the eighth worst demographic in the nation. The other states are located on the eastern seaboard. Oregon was the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. That was in 1994. Here is what God says in Deuteronomy 30:19. “I call Heaven and Earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.” 500,000 new homes are on the market The U.S. construction industry should beware! Inventory of new homes has reached 2007 levels — now 500,000 on the market, up from 150,000 homes in 2012. America is most generous nation America is the most generous nation in the world, by a long shot. That's the conclusion in the most recent Global Philanthropy Report produced by the Lilly Foundation. The US is the highest charitable contributor to other nations, by percentage of gross national income. With a total of $50 billion of philanthropic outflow, Americans contribute 70% of the world's philanthropic outflow to other nations, whereas it only makes up 4% of the world's population. Other generous nations included the UK, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Australia, and South Korea. The late Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty proclaimed Jesus And finally, Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame has died at the age of 79. His family announced Sunday that he has gone to be with the Lord. Willie and Korie Robertson Instagrammed that “He reminded us often of the words of Paul. ‘You do not grieve like those who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.'” Phil said, “When I die, don't cry. Sing. Dance. But don't cry when I die. When I die, you say, ‘He made it!'” His son and daughter-in-law spoke of the lives who “have been impacted by his life saved by grace, his bold faith, and by his desire to tell everyone who would listen the Good News of Jesus.” Listen to Phil share his love of evangelism in this excerpt from his Unashamed podcast. PHIL: “It's been the most exciting one thing I've ever done in my life.” WILLIE: “What?” PHIL: “To see people go from lost to saved.” WILLIE: “Oh, that's right!” PHIL: “It's the most exciting thing I've ever done in my life is being a part of that. The guy that ordered the duck call. That's all he wanted was a duck call. And in the midst of that, he cursed God. ‘G.D. this and G.D. that.' Before we hung up, he said, ‘You got my duck call coming?' I said, ‘Yeah, I got it coming.' “I said, ‘By the way, why do you keep cursing the only One that could save you from death?' It was silence. He said, ‘Hey, send me my duck call.' (Dial tone. He hung up). “Well, about 10 minutes went by and the phone rang. He said, ‘Hey, it's me again. You know what? I never thought about that.' I said, ‘Well, you're cursing Him. Unless He can get you out of here alive, I don't know no one else that could. You know what you ought to do. You ought to come over here and I'll tell you about the One you're cursing. You may change your mind.' He said, ‘I might do that.' I said, ‘Well, you ought to.' Well a week goes by, knock on the door, he steps in the door, and he said, ‘I'm the one that was cursing God. And you told me you're going to show me why I shouldn't.' “So, I told him about Jesus. He was converted. About 15 or 20 years later, I ran into him, and he was one of the leaders at that church where I was speaking. So, you never know.” The Duck Dynasty reality program aired on A&E between 2012 and 2017. At its peak, the reality program reached 10 million viewers. Sadly, the network pulled the program after Phil Robertson referred to homosexual behavior as “sinful.” Watch the trailer for the movie about Phil called The Blind and rent the movie itself here. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, May 27th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. 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PHIL: It's time to talk directly about being present. We have mentioned it recently when writing about other topics like listening, paying attention, and hanging out. But what does it involve? I have written elsewhere that we have a verbal … You Can't Love If You're Not There: Why Presence Matters Read More »
PHIL: It may seem obvious; of course you talk to your partner. But lots of conversations are about the shopping or politics or how bad the traffic was, while there can be a whole interior monologue going on that never … Just Talk to Each Other – It's That Simple Read More »
У цьому епізоді шоу Селекція 14 українських прем'єр. Roxolana & Phil It спільно випустили мініальбом “Коли квітне папороть”. SadSvit презентує сингл “Той, хто пісню грав”. Zbaraski видав літній іронічний трек “Як собаки”. Гурт Kalush випустив мініальбом “Для душі”, який нам представить Килиммен. Настя Гонцул у потязі створила пісню “Потяг”. Білий Бо не довго тримав паузу після випуску альбому “Баланс білого” і сьогодні представляє новий сингл “Отрута”. Ми також презентуємо новинки, що випустили Dorofeeva, Tricky Nicki & KAZKA, Golubenko, Сліпток, Stasya & Blockbaby, Смайл, Околиця та Klavdia Petrivna. Продюсер і ведучий шоу Олександр Стасов, редакторка Валерія Федченко, звукорежисери Борис Якименко та Дмитро Кожухар, саундпродюсер Роман Києвицький, виконавчий продюсер Радіо Промінь Максим Яковенко. © Радіо Промінь, Національна Суспільна Телерадіокомпанія України 2024.
www.atravelpath.com 00:00 Introduction 02:30 How Long Should Someone Stay in Newfoundland? 03:15 When is the Best Time of Year to Visit Newfoundland? 04:30 What is Transportation Like in Newfoundland? 08:00 Lodging 09:15 How Are the Roads? 010:30 Activities 11:30 Nightlife 12:15 Sunrise, Sunset, and Stargazing 14:00 Nova Scotia 16:00 Cost 17:15 Cell Phone Service 19:30 Food Scene 20:15 What Are Three Things to Pack to Newfoundland? 21:15 Two Complaints About Newfoundland? 22:30 Crowds 23:00 One Thing You Can't Leave Without Doing It was great to have Phil and Stacy back on the podcast. Today they shared their extensive 3 week trip to Newfoundland and shared everything they learned. They also discussed a few things they would do differently to enhance their trip. Learn all about: · How to handle internet when you travel to another country · Saving time by taking different ferries · Sunrise and sunset locations And More! 3, 2, 1 Countdown Segment: 3 Things You Need to Bring to Newfoundland? · Dietary restriction supplies (green powder, etc.) · Medication · Dress for all seasons no matter when you visit 2 Complaints or Things to Be Prepared For: · Cost of fuel · How big the island is, planning can be tricky 1 Thing You CAN'T Leave Newfoundland Without Doing: · Whale-Watching, and the history at Cape Spear and Gander Find Phil and Stacy At: · https://todayissomeday.net/ · https://www.youtube.com/c/YouMetheRV · https://www.instagram.com/todayissomeday_travel/ · https://www.facebook.com/todayissomeday Charity: · https://todayissomeday.net/military-charities · https://give.ourhfotusa.org/fundraiser/3882334 Phil and Stacy's Newfoundland Video Playlist: · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaXzEjyw7uU&list=PLmOdcNUX3OG3GITb433ZEM96MTMIclQ8z To Do · Gros Morne National Park: https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/destinations/gros-morne · Twillingate Icebergs: https://twillingate.com/to-see-do/iceberg-whales/ · Whale Watching: https://www.gatheralls.com/ · Cape Spear Lighthouse: https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/destinations/cape-spear · Article on Gander: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/newfoundland-labrador-9-11-anniversary · Saint John's: https://www.stjohns.ca/en/recreation-culture/visit-st-johns.aspx · Checklist for Crossing Into Canada: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/checklist-aidememoire-eng.html · Internet: https://www.starlink.com/ Nova Scotia: · River Rafting: https://shubieriverwranglers.ca/ · Bay of Fundy: https://www.bayoffundy.com/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/gently-comes-tomorrow License code: JNNG98EA42W634JP #newfoundland #newfoundlandcanada *All content from atravelpath.com, including but not limited to The Travel Path Podcast and social media platforms, is designed to share general information. We are not experts and the information is not designed to serve as legal, financial, or tax advice. Always do your own research and due diligence before making a decision. Transcript: Tyler: Phil and Stacy, welcome back to the travel tips segment of the Travel Path Podcast. Thanks for having us. Phil: Yep, pleasure to be here. Stacy: Thank you. Tyler: So, for those of you who missed it, we had Phil and Stacy on. They're from "Today is Someday" on YouTube. They talked about everything from checklist preparation, maintenance procedures, and more checklists, and just everything RV life. They're full-time RVers. Today, in our travel tips, we're talking about one particular destination. So, Phil and Stacy, where are we talking about today? Stacy: We're talking about Newfoundland. Hope: Awesome. Now, how much time have you guys spent in Newfoundland? Phil: Not long enough. We were there for about three weeks in Newfoundland. Hope: Okay. And why is this place so special? Why are we talking about Newfoundland today? Stacy: We absolutely fell in love with it when we were there. It's beautiful, it's historic, it is so unique, and just the feeling you get when you're there because it's kind of untouched in many areas of the island. So, we actually loved it there. Stacy: Yeah, we soon found that "The Rock," as the locals call it, had so much to offer. We soon realized that there was no way we were going to be able to see it in the amount of time we had allotted. And as big as Newfoundland is, there wasn't a lot of people in and around the national park and just in general. It wasn't until you got to some of the bigger cities that you started to come into contact with a lot more folks, so it was wide open, at least it felt that way at first. Hope: Very good. Now, to get that full Newfoundland experience, how long do you think someone should plan their trip for? Phil: I think at a minimum four to six weeks. What we quickly discovered and what most people don't realize is Newfoundland is about the size of Texas, so there is a lot of land and a lot of driving to get from one side to the other of the island. So, if you want to take your time and experience everything it has to offer, I definitely would recommend at least four to six weeks. I think if we'd had another couple of weeks, we would have been able to check a lot more things off our list. Hope: And what time of the year did you go to Newfoundland, or what time would you suggest is one of the best to go? Stacy: We were there in the summer. But the optimal, if you're RVing, the best time to go is June through August. It's the mild climates, it's when it's nice and warm. But I gotta tell you, a lot of people go to Newfoundland in the wintertime because they have snowmobiling and a big ski season there too. So, if you want to fly in and not take the RV, that's another option for you. They get about 16 feet of snow a year. Phil: 16 feet. Stacy: I'm sorry, 16 feet, a lot of winter activities there as well. Hope: Well, that's good. It's always nice when you find a destination that you can kind of go all year round because it gives you a lot of different possibilities, especially with your schedule. And also, you can go back at a different time of the year and experience something totally different. Phil: Absolutely. Hope: Now, you mentioned, you know, you could, of course, fly in. So, how does transportation work? You obviously took your RV in, but if someone was going to plan a trip to Newfoundland, maybe they're not RVing, how would you suggest they get there? Stacy: So, if they're flying in, St. John's has an airport, so they can definitely fly into St. John's. And it's a great place to rent a car to see the rest of the island. And they have a ton of Airbnbs, hotels, and cabins throughout the island, so it's a great way to travel around and see all the different regions. Now, if you're taking the RV, you will need to, of course, cross the border into Canada, so you'll need a passport for that, and then take the ferry. So, definitely make sure you plan ahead for that because the ferry does fill up. And one thing to know, this is what we did wrong, so definitely learn from my mistake. There are two ferries, and they're on opposite sides of the island. So, I recommend taking one ferry into Newfoundland and taking the other ferry out of Newfoundland. One of the ferries is a little bit longer, but what that will do is that will enable you to see more and drive way less because it's going to take you two to three days to get back to your original ferry port where you can spend that time exploring and just hop on the ferry on the basically other side of the island instead. Phil: Yeah, the highway that runs through Newfoundland, the main highway, it's not a loop. So, it's kind of out and back if you're coming in and out of the same terminal that we did. So, we went from Nova Scotia to Port aux Basques on an eight-hour ferry and then we took three weeks to drive through Newfoundland. But if we had done the research a little bit better, we would have seen that the road doesn't come all the way back around. We would have planned to take the ferry out of St. John's, and that's a 16-hour ferry, is it? Stacy: It's at least 12. I know it's much longer. It's much longer. So, but you can get cabins on the ferry. There's cabins for pets, there's kennels, and there's cabins that are pet-friendly. So, there are a lot of options on the ferries. Tyler: Sounds like a cruise ship. Phil: It's pretty good size. Stacy: It's a pretty good size. So, definitely a lot of space for and they pack them in. But you have to remember, too, those ferries are where they get a lot of their goods and services. So, all the big rigs get on there for all their shipping to come onto the island. So, the ferries are pretty large. Phil: Yeah, so big rigs and you have a Class A motorhome, so there really was no size requirement. Stacy: No, not at all. You pay per the size. So, however long you are is the amount that you pay for the ferry. Hope: And once you're on that ferry, are you able to access your rig, or do you have to, like, park it and then go up? Stacy: Yeah, once you're on and away from the parking area, you cannot go back. Phil: Yeah, that's the only downfall. Stacy: Yeah, you have to stay above, either in your cabin. There's a restaurant, store, there's plenty of places to hang out up there. But for safety, they don't let you back down with the vehicles. Hope: That's good to know, though. And I think that's a really good tip about planning to take one ferry out and the other one back, just so you don't waste that time and that gas too, just driving around the island on especially roads you've already seen. Stacy: And the big thing is most people only make this trip once in their life. Most people don't go back and repeat this trip. So, I think making the most of your time is really important. Hope: Yeah, absolutely. So, once you get to Newfoundland, you've taken the ferry, we've talked about the transportation. How about lodging? So, you obviously had your camper. Where'd you stay? Phil: We stayed all over. It is very RV friendly, and as a matter of fact, if you have a smaller RV like a van or small Class B, you can pretty much pull over and park anywhere there's a spot. We read a lot about that. There's free parking lots or pull-offs or wherever you find, you can stay. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything quite big enough for our size. We're 35 feet, and all the spaces we found were for smaller sizes. But there were plenty of campgrounds for us, and we winged it most of the time because we didn't really have too many reservations. You know, we weren't really sure how long we would spend in each area. So, we were able to get last-minute spots all over the island. And we were not the biggest motorhome over there. We did see a bunch of 45-footers over there as well. So, I mean, we saw a ton of vans, a ton of truck campers because they could get a little further out into the mountains, pull off on the side of the road in those spots. So, yeah, any size rig will do perfectly. Hope: Now, I imagine you probably parked your camper, and then throughout your day, you took your car and you went and explored. For someone that's driving, maybe like a Class C or a Class B van that doesn't have that pull-behind car, are the roads good for everyone being able to get where they need to be? Stacy: Well, everyone can get where they need to be, but as far as the roads being good, the roads over there are a little, well, they could, let's just say, they need a little work. The island does not have a lot of money to work on the roads, frankly. And it gets really cold, and with the snow, it tears them up every year. So, we were joking that the roads were worse than the trip up to Alaska. But that being said, there's plenty of parking just about everywhere we went. We saw Class Bs, we saw people driving their RVs that didn't have a tow car. So, there definitely is space for you to make that your tow car and to explore the island. Phil: Yeah, in fact, we saw more Class Cs and Bs up there than we did anything else, actually. Hope: Very cool. And then as far as activities, obviously, you can drive around. There's tons of scenery, I'm sure there's beautiful hiking. You know, we know you can do some skiing in the winter. But for the time that you went, what type of activities did you do, or did you see other people doing during the day? Stacy: There's so much, and it's so varied. So, everything from their national park, they have a unique national park, their Gros Morne National Park. You can go to Twillingate, which they're known for iceberg seeing, seeing the icebergs float by. They have, of course, a ton of historic lighthouses. And then one of Phil's favorite things was the whale watching. Phil: Yeah, taking a boat tour out and saying, I mean, we're literally 10, 15 yards away from whales on our trip. So, for me, that was a highlight of the trip. Stacy: Yeah, and then we also explored Gander, which is a really unique town. Gander is the town that accepted all the planes for 9/11 when they were all grounded. It was like 32, was it 32 aircraft or 36 aircraft? Phil: Yeah, it was really cool to go through Gander and learn more about that and how they really everything they did on 9/11 to help all the passengers on those planes. Hope: And then what about at night? What did you guys like to do once the sun went down? Stacy: Well, honestly, most places we were at when the sun went down, the town rolled up its welcome mat, and they were all in bed. So, the only place I would say that that's not the case was Gander. That's a larger town. And then St. John's, so St. John's has a huge active bar scene and music scene. So, there's a ton of restaurants and a ton of nightlife. I say a ton, it's not a huge town, but for the island, it's one of their largest towns. So, yeah, and in fact, we didn't mind going to bed early while we were there because we got up early the next morning and we went to the coast and we caught the sunrise. Phil: Yeah, and then, you know, early bird catches the worm. If you were there at the right time, you would also see whales passing through off the coast. So, that was pretty neat to do. Hope: Any specific spots you saw sunrise, or just anywhere on the coast you went? Stacy: It was at the Cape Spear Lighthouse. It's actually one of the most easterly points. So, we pretty much saw the sunrise before everyone else in not only Canada but in the US. Tyler: Yeah, I think I've read that Cape Spear and Cadillac Mountain, like different times of the year, those two alternate from being the easternmost or where the sunlight hits first in the morning. Stacy: Yeah, and that's pretty cool. Hope: Yeah, so I know you said you went to Signal Hill because you woke up so early, but did you see any awesome sunsets or any really cool stargazing? Stacy: Yes, as a matter of fact, especially over by the national park because it is a dark sky, so there's plenty of stargazing. And of course, it's a very unpopulated island. There are many segments of the island where you'll drive for a while before you see people or towns. So the fact that there's no smog and all that regular city stuff, it really made for a beautiful night sky. Hope: Wow, that's awesome. Definitely somewhere we'll have to get one day, sooner rather than later. You're definitely selling it. Phil: Definitely, we're on it. Definitely recommend it, yeah, highly recommend it. I mean, Signal Hill is where we went in St. John to catch a sunset, and we caught a sunrise from there. So, it's so crazy, the amount of history on that island, from World War I to the Vikings. They have the original Viking settlement there. So, if you're going to Newfoundland, you have to stop in Nova Scotia. We did a river rafting on the Bay of Fundy. Phil: Yeah, it was on the Shubie River. We went out and we rode the tide in. So, literally, we're out there following the water in these rib boats, and the water was only in part of the river deep enough for the boats to get to, and everywhere was sandbars all along there. And at high noon that day, yeah, the Bay of Fundy, the tide came back in, and it was so much water coming back through that river that we caught the waves, and we were up and down. I mean, it was an amazing day. It's one of the highest tides in the world. So, it was so much fun. We actually went into Canada via Maine, into Cape Breton, then into Nova Scotia, and then over to Newfoundland. And then when we came back from Newfoundland, we went all the way through Nova Scotia, jumped on the ferry from there, and came back into Maine. Hope: So, you can take a quick little ferry. It's much faster. It's like a three-hour ferry ride from Maine to Nova Scotia, and it wasn't that expensive. So, check it out. It might be something you're interested in doing because that also saved us like three days of driving all the way back. Just cut across. Hope: Perfect. Very good. So, a lot of fun, lots of helpful tips. So just switching over to cost a little bit, how expensive or affordable is it to go to Newfoundland, do you think? Stacy: I think the most expensive part really is the ferry. And that's based on the length of your RV and your tow car. And we rented a cabin and paid for the ferry. It was around $800 round trip. So, it's not too bad considering. Hope: Oh, that was on the eight-hour trip. Stacy: Yeah. So, it obviously, that's a big expense for some people. And the other big expense RV-wise would be the fuel costs. Fuel is a lot more expensive there because, again, they have to ship it in. You're paying in the Canadian dollar. So, I think cost-wise, those are your two biggest ones. But camping fees are pretty inexpensive. You can find some... they don't call them state parks, they call them, I forget what they call them, but their state parks and their national parks are really inexpensive, as well as some of the private campgrounds we stayed at. So, those will be your biggest two expenses. But I think overall, it was amazing. It was really worth every penny. Hope: Perfect. Definitely sounds like it. And then how was your cell service or your internet service there? Phil: Well, great question. So once we got across the Canadian border and we entered through Maine, our T-Mobile stopped. It's like somebody flipped a switch. So, what we relied on while we were there was our Starlink. And we used our Starlink heavily. Now, we did have to change our plan from a residential plan to... I don't even know what they call it now, it's a mobile global plan, like internal. They forced us to change our plan while we were there, but it was an easy switch online. And that's what saved us while we were there, as far as internet goes. Stacy: Yeah. And with our cell phones, we also had to switch over to international for our cell phones. And almost everybody has it now, it's Canada and Mexico. Hope: Absolutely. And then, how about food? Anything you enjoyed there that you want to mention? Phil: I don't think we have anything specific. I did try a mooseburger and wasn't a fan, not a fan. Tyler: Not a fan? Phil: I had two because we were there, and we tried moose soup. Phil: Yeah, Phil doesn't venture out much when it comes to foods. Stacy: There's a ton of seafood, like fresh-caught that morning. You're going to find it all over the island, and it is amazing. They do have some of their own specialties, and I forget the names of some of them. They had like a cod al'grian or something. Phil: Oh, yeah. Stacy: They do cook sometimes pretty heavy, as far as cheese and fat. So, I was... After three weeks, it was good to get more vegetables. Unfortunately, they don't have a lot of veggies over there because they have to ship everything in. So, we were definitely deficient in our veggies while we were there. But we love eating local and trying out their signature dishes. So, it was interesting while we were there. Hope: Awesome. Well, it sounds great. Just bring your green powder with you. Stacy: Yes, because you can't cross the border with all your fresh veggies. They don't allow you to. So, just kind of keep that in the back of your mind. Phil: Yeah. They have an extensive checklist online when you're crossing into Canada. So, make sure you don't get caught with those because you won't have them very long, that's for sure. Phil: Yeah. You won't. Hope: That's good. And we'll have to link that checklist down below in the show notes. So, just anyone crossing the border in general has that information. Stacy: That's perfect. Tyler: Great. Well, we'll transition to the 3-2-1 countdown, the final three questions of the podcast. So, when you're going to Newfoundland or Newfoundland, however the locals pronounce it, what are three things you're packing? Stacy: All right. So, definitely, if you have any special dietary needs, you need to bring those. And hopefully, your dietary needs can cross the border because items they have to choose from at most of the grocery stores are going to be mom and pop. So, it's going to be hard to get what you normally eat. And then, of course, your medications, depending on how long you're going to be there, because if you run out, you won't be able to just have them called in and pick up. So, those are the two biggest things. And then, I think the last thing would be definitely dress for all climates, all seasons while you're there. Even though we were there for the summer, there were days where the weather would change and it was wet and it was freezing. So, make sure you're not just prepared for summer. You have all the layers and everything you need while you're there. Tyler: Good points. As far as two complaints or things people wish they prepared more for, what would those be? Phil: I think fuel. Stacy: Fuel, yeah. I would say... Phil: And it's surprisingly how much that is because, again, they have to ship it over there, and you have to do fuzzy math while you're at the pump. We deal in gallons; they deal in liters. So, if you're trying to stay within a budget and do the math and the comparison, it could be there for days trying to figure that out. And another thing with the fuel is make sure if you're passing a station, you fill up because gas stations, especially for diesel, were few and far between. So, you definitely don't want to get stuck in a situation where you need gas and there's nothing close by. Stacy: Yeah. And then, the last thing, I think, is just people. We kind of mentioned it earlier that people don't realize how big it is. So, when you're planning to make sure you realize how big the island is. I mean, it would be like trying to visit all of Texas, going from Dallas to Galveston to Big Bend, Austin, and trying to plan all that in just a couple of weeks. It's near impossible to do all that. So, just kind of keep that in mind. Tyler: Great. How are the crowds? I know you went in the summertime; that's probably peak season. But you were able to get campgrounds last minute? Stacy: We never really felt like it was crowded anywhere. Obviously, St. John is their biggest city. But even that, we got right into one of their really nice, big campgrounds without a problem. So, I never felt like it was crowded. And there were... I mean, there were crowds doing the sightseeing stuff, the tours, the whale watching. There were quite a few boats out. But that was again centered around the big city. And we got into all of those. There was never a time where we wanted to do something and we couldn't because it was all booked up. Tyler: Great. Yeah, perfect. Okay, our last question, guys. You talked about a lot of things to do today. But what is one thing you cannot leave Newfoundland without doing? Phil: For me, it was whale watching by far. Getting on that whale watching tour, seeing the different birds and the puffins. They're low-flying to the water, and they were everywhere out there. But not only seeing one type of whale, but we saw two or three different species of whales while we were out there. And the one came up really close to the boat with her calf. For me, that was the highlight. Stacy: Yeah, it was really great. I think more for me, it would be more the historic stuff. The lighthouses... I know Phil hates history, so Signal Hill, learning about Gander. So, all the history stuff that we were able to hit up, I really loved all of that. Tyler: Perfect. Well, sounds like there's a little bit for everything in Newfoundland. So, thank you for sharing. I think this definitely provided a lot of people their itinerary, some tips and tricks for visiting. A lot of helpful tips with cost and traveling. So, yeah, thank you guys again for coming on. And if you haven't listened to part one, again, we talked about how they got started in their full-time adventures. They talked about everything from their checklist, everything they do to travel safely and securely. And one more time, Phil and Stacy, where can our audience find out more about you guys? Stacy: On our YouTube channel today issome todayisSunday and also our website and blog todayissunday.net. Tyler: Perfect all right Phil and Stacy thanks again. Phil: Thank you so much this was fun.
Handi: Hey, creative habiters! Welcome back to another episode of our podcast. I'm your host, Handi. Phil: And I'm Phil. And we're super excited to have you guys here with us today. Handi: Imagine you wake up and how you pronounce words suddenly sounds completely different, almost foreign, from the last time you spoke. For example, your American English accent sounds African. This might seem bizarre, but it's a rare motor speech disorder aptly called foreign accent syndrome, Today's episode is going to be all about Foreign accent Syndrome – something that many people might not be familiar with. Phil: Yeah, it's a really interesting topic, and it can be helpful for those who are trying to learn a new language. Handi: For those of you who don't know, Foreign accent Syndrome is a rare condition that occurs after a person suffers a brain injury or illness, and can cause them to speak in a foreign accent or language. Phil: It's actually quite surprising – these people can suddenly start talking as if they're speaking an entirely different language, even though they've never actually studied or spoken it before. Handi: Right, and while it's rare, it's a really fascinating phenomenon that has been studied and documented in scientific literature and research. Phil: In fact, there have been several cases of people who have developed Foreign accent Syndrome, and some of the most notable ones made headlines all over the world. Handi: Yes, like the case of an American woman who suffered a head injury and woke up with an Irish accent. Or the man who had a stroke and began speaking fluent Mandarin – even though he had only learned the basic phrases. Phil: So, what causes this syndrome? Studies have shown that when parts of the brain that are involved in language are damaged, it can cause the brain to reorganize itself and adapt to new forms of communication. Handi: It's also been suggested that this is due to the brain's sensory regions being rewired after an injury or illness – leading to a completely different way of processing language. Phil: While rare, Foreign accent Syndrome is a real condition, and it's important to understand that it's not something that can be controlled. But it does raise some interesting questions about how the brain processes language, and how this might open up new avenues for language learning in the future. Handi: Absolutely. In fact, there's been some recent research that suggests that even without a brain injury, people can still develop traits of Foreign accent Syndrome when learning a new language. Phil: In a study done by scientists from the University of Chicago, it was shown that people who are fluent in two languages sometimes exhibit distinct cognitive and behavioral characteristics depending on which language they're speaking. Handi: That's really interesting. It suggests that when you learn a new language, you're not just learning a new way to communicate, but you're also potentially rewiring your brain to process information in a new way. Phil: Which is another reason why learning a new language is such a valuable skill – it can help you think in new ways, and see the world from a different perspective. Handi: Yes, and it's something that everyone should try at least once in their life. Phil: Absolutely. Well, we hope you guys found this episode informative and fascinating. If you want to learn more about Foreign Language Syndrome, we've included some links to articles and research in the show notes. Handi: And as always, please feel free to reach out to us on social media with any questions or comments. Thanks for listening, and we'll see you next time! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-habits/message
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Recovery Matters Podcast 6-14-22Sandy: Hi, honey. It's just the two of us this morning.Phil: Does that frighten you?Sandy: No.Phil: Oh, good.Sandy: You don't scare me anymorePhil: anymore? I don't think you scare me anymore. Cause you don't have your big corporate office where you used to scare me.Sandy: I know. That was really surprising back then.Phil: Yeah. Well you became like a new person, a different person.Sandy: Yeah. In the workplace. I would be a leader and at home, I would be completely submissive to your ...desires and wishes.Phil: So we're here soloSandy: duo.Phil: Yeah. And at this stage in our life, I think there's a big topic. You both, you and I don't really want to talk about, but think we probably should.Sandy: Yeah. So just recently, just a few months ago, you lost both your parents within 48 hours.Phil: And the strange part too being, they were divorced for 40 plus years and died like 48 hours almost to the minute, right.Sandy: From completely different reasons and their progression towards those final days, started around the same time for four, five months prior.Phil: Well, it was, and I'm interested. So when do you think my, my mother's progression started?Sandy: Yeah. So your mom was, well, your mom had very serious diseases and ailments probably for her last. 30 years. Right. And kept surviving them.Phil: Tough. She's tough.Sandy: Very tough. But the kind of the deal breaker was she was bumped into, by a car and a grocery store parking lot and just couldn't rebound from that.Phil: And then she was at 88 and my dad was 87 and had along, we think. Probably four or five, six years of progressive dementia. Alzheimer'sSandy: yeah.Phil: Yeah. But all of that sped up for him around November, December the same time she was hit by the car and they both went to the hospital and they both went to short-term rehab. And then your mom moved into. Assisted living then got hospice care and your dad went back home under the care and love of his wife and got hospice care and then they chose the same week to leave usPhil: well. And you know, 88 and 87 62, they've been part of my life for 62 years, obviously. Right. They've both had good lives, I would say overall, you know and there's so many issues here around grief and our recovery principles. So I'm interested to see where this conversation goes because recently I I wanted to process some of the issues with a therapist or a counselor and I signed up and I got somebody that was like, frankly appalling in a lot of ways. So I'm not quite sure what that was about, but here we are a few days later, you and I to talk about it and we talk a lot in our car rides down, back and forth to the beach and process this I think I want to start by asking you a question. As we are pretty much pretty close to bedside with both the deaths, right. And seeing how the funerals and the services played out, how our kids responded. What have you learned? And you also have a lot of other grief in your life. So, yeah, and my sister was a huge part of all this as well, and this played an amazing role. So what have you learned?Sandy: Well, can I first start maybe by recapping my experiences a little bit.Phil: Of course,Sandy: I think it comes out of accumulation. So when I was 39, my father passed away. He was 86 and over the next 10 years, my sister died from, so my father died from congenital heart failure. He was someone similar to your mom who had a major, major illness or disease. At every stage of my life, but I came along the scene. He was 48 when I was born. So I came along the scene later in life. But it, but, so that was kind of expected his age and what his body had been through. My sister had leukemia and survived it. Had radiation induced dementia. And in my mind, she died of dehydration living in a nursing home, but in my mind, she died of the side effects of that disease. And then my brother died of melanoma. And then, so that then my mom,Phil: well, since you're kind of recapping how everybody died, I'm not quite sure why you're talking about how they died. But your brother was agent orange in Vietnam, right?Sandy: Right.Phil: Yeah. That was where the melanoma came from.Sandy: Yeah. Yeah. And it was sharing cause you had shared how your parents, what they died from.Phil: OhSandy: yeah. And then,Phil: well, alzheimer's, isn't listed on my father's cause of death.Sandy: That's interesting.Phil: It's some it's too. I can't even remember what it was, but anyway,Sandy: and then my my mother died of Alzheimer's and then that will happen in 10 years. So between 39 and 49 for me, and then not quite two years ago, another sister died of colon cancer so I have one sibling left and I had 18 onset uncles, and they've all passed away in this same kind of time period,Phil: Bobby.Sandy: And then. 2017, my nephew, who was same age as I am died of alcoholism. So I'd been walking that path for a long time and interspersed in there was your battle with stage four cancer and so when you asked me the question of what I learned by this most recent season, it's really accumulation of experiences for me and I'm very emotional, which is a little unexpected this early in the conversation, but this is going to sound super harsh. Don't show up for me at my funeral if you haven't shown up for me in life.. That's what I've learned. I've learned that everybody turns out then, and if you're showing up for the family, you know, if your purpose is to show up, to support the family all about that. But if your purpose is to show up for me, cause I'm dead and he didn't show up for me in my life, then just skip it because I don't know, I am already in the baddest place imaginable so I'm ok. So either shut from my family or show up for me when I'm living. And I know that's wicked harsh.Phil: Well for you, that's harsh. It doesn't sound harsh to me,Sandy: but I've just seen it again and again and again, and it it's folks will have regrets that they don't need to have. And it's about, you know, so many times we've talked about, do we really want to go do this, or, you know, what kind of routine do we have time? Can we fit that in when or where do we choose ourselves over somebody else? But there are people in our lives who I don't give enough of my time to who show up for us again and again and again. And it's an incredible gift to have those people.Phil: Well, you and Don a different trail than I thought you were going to go down.Sandy: Okay.Phil: No, that's cool. I mean, just you've always been over the decades. I've known you. You've always talked about showing up and how important that is. And I think that's almost a recovery principle, 90% of life is showing up, right?Sandy: Yeah. Well, the early recovery pathways were just show up, right? Not just to show up, but not just to go and show up for yourselfPhil: for othersSandy: who show up for others.Phil: Right.Sandy: I'm not in any way implying. I am great at. But as a receiver, it's an incredible gift when people show up for you.Phil: That's true.Sandy: So what did you learn? So there's my, there's my answer to your question.Phil: Well, that was more kind of a esoteric or surface thing that you've learned about.Sandy: Really. I think that's surfacePhil: while other people show up. What have you learned internally about processing grief and life and all thatSandy: I got ya. I did go down and I take a fork in the road that you didn't deflect.Phil: But I can answer your question first, if you want more time to think about it.Sandy: No, I, I I know my answerPhil: are you going to be able to say it?Sandy: I feel that grief is not time-bound. It is. So we talk about smart objectives. Specific measurable time bound grief is not smart. Grief is not time-bound grief does not operate on a calendar. You can go through your loved one passes away and you might walk right through their birthday, their next birthday, having the best day you ever had. And then on some random day you'll see a bird or in my brother's case, I can see a fire truck, 364 days a year. He was a former fire chief passion, love everything for him. And on one random day, one random fire truck, it will hit me and wash over me like a tidal wave. And so grace, when you're going through, grief has in giving grace to myself that if it hits me hard on whatever day or time it's okay because I think the grief isn't measured to the love, the love that you received from the person, the love you had for the person. And if there's a whole lot of grief, it's because there was a whole lot of love. And there's me, there's that answer thatPhil: I talk about the tears are reflective of the amount of love.Sandy: Well, I like when you say that, then when you're crying, that's lovely king. We know that I leak a lot. Yeah.Phil: Well, for me it really is turned me introspective and I am by no means through it. You know, I think there was some certain trauma I experienced just by being with your mom and dad within 48 hours at their last breaths. And my mom was in a lot of pain in the last day until she really calmed down and, you know, the hospice and the morphine took care of all that. And my dad was laboring breathing for a couple of days and, you know, we were, we're also with hospice and administering morphine. Turned them over on one side and he just gasped and stopped breathing with me, holding his hand, his wife, holding his hand until, you know, those final memories. They almost super impose themselves on the 60 prior years and all those memories. And it's a question of sorting through all those and you know, just remembering who they were. I mean officiating at the services and, and delivering a eulogy helps you sort through those, you said you found a lot of comfort and insight going through my mom's old things and old papers and everything.Sandy: Yeah. So when we were, when she moved into assisted living and we were helping your sister clean out the condo, there was an old Barrow in the basement with water damaged, scrapbooks and letters of not only your moms, but your grandmothers and I didn't know your mom much before the age of 60, I think is I met her when she was 58 and I didn't know that version of her. And so to comb through and see the little calling cards from gentlemen and friends and the sorority girl that she was, and the adventurer who is biking and fishing and boating and swimming and playing tennis. I felt like I get got to know that able-bodied person because of my experience and because I had grown up with so much older parents, I really was more familiar with having parents who were not able bodied for long periods of time. So it was really a great way to connect aside from her current situation. You know, I treasure the memory of going into the assisted living facility to visit her after I had done that and teasing her about a letter from an admirer from college. And she said, well, did you find the telegrams from Tony? And I said, no. And she goes, you're a terrible Snoop. So that was just such a, like, that was just a really. Trying to find those nuggets of gold in those final days when you know, you're the one you care about is in such pain and, and connecting them with those happier times.Phil: Right. I think the, the tools of recovery, or just the fact that we were in recovery, that we were able to show up. Uh, You and I drove to Rhode Island, you know, just about weekly to visit my dad and D and when mom took a turn for the worst, we were there. I can't, I don't even know, but it was the last time. So we showed up, but I think if I was actively using alcohol and drugs, I been at the bar. Yeah. I ended up visiting my dealer. I wouldn't want to deal with death. I think a lot of times when people are dying there's a lot of fear associated with that. And you can face the fear, you know, the flight, the fight, which is facing the fear or flight, and just taking off in the way I always took off when I didn't want to, when I wanted to avoid feelings was to use. Yeah. And I don't, you know, just the fact that we were there, I think was an incredible gift. Not only to me, but to my parents as well. Right. And I know you were available for all your relatives that passed all those times. I don't know if you get better at death or you build thicker skin and it doesn't affect you as deeply because you know how much it affects you, but I'll have to say for me, one of the big learnings was being very grateful for my recovery, but looking at my own mortality in the face. I mean that clearly that there's a likelihood that I could end up the same way. And what do I do about that? But more importantly, What do I do with the time I have left? And I haven't come to any conclusions. I love working in the recovery field. I know I'm tired, but I don't know how much of that is, you know, 23 years of working in the recovery field, or if it's just. You know, the grief upon me, the sadness is upon me. So I'm kind of in a fog, so I'm not going to make any decisions there. But I have learned to find a moment of awe and wonder, at least a few in every day into appreciate the time you have today to live in the present. And. It really comes down to joy. Are you enjoying what creation is around you? Are you enjoying the people around you? I mean, I didn't get sober to be miserable. I don't want to go through the rest of my life. Miserable. Physical pain is physical pain that doesn't have to make me miserable. I can still hurt and be joyful.Sandy: Well, I'm smiling just because I had a, I had a few of extreme pain riddled days with the frozen shoulder, and I was not feeling much joy earlier this week, but I'm good. You know, so, yes. Right. Even when you were going through your cancer treatment, you know, there were some songs that played a role like Tim McGraw, Live like you're dying, like you're dying. And then there's that other, there's that other song that we're both kind of sematic, but to make sure that you are finding some joy in every day, because we can't control all these circumstances. I do think that the pandemic has created a slightly different version of walking through things like this then before too and I can't really put my hands on the impact of that. But, you know, the, you said, you know, I've been through this more often and so a couple things, there is one thing that I've learned and it came about this week too, with experiencing a ton of shoulder pain, like really at the, between zero and 10, I was between seven and nine for a couple of days. And you said to me the other day, should you be going to work? And I was like, absolutely have to go to work. And the day after my last sister died, who was like a mom to me, she was my oldest sister. I went to work or the day I found out, I found out early in the morning, I didn't tell him. I went to work from home, didn't talk to anybody. So work has always been grounding for me. And when I think about when all my family members were dying, I didn't do it with you. So we had four kids raising kids and I would always defer you to take care of the kids. And I went off and handled my family members situations, you know? So it wasn't that you were supportive, but I didn't want our family impacted by what I was going through. So that's how I always managed it. Like I managed it like work... And it's okay cause those were my decisions at the time, but I think you and I, as our chicks have left the nest and this happens to be the last day of high school for our youngest child that you and I have almost returned to our early days together in recovery, where we're talking and connecting about.... about recovery and you're teaching me to be a better recovery coach for you and you're a great recovery coach for me. And I think we spent all those rides for, for the last two years, having recovery coaching conversations that we have walked through your first really intense experience with death together. And. It's not so much that we are doing this beautifully, but I can think about how hard it would have been without the connection that we've had and without sharing the experience together. So like returning to our formative years in recovery and returning to all those tools and practices, we were somewhat intentionally, but mostly unintentionally equipping ourselves for such a time as this.Phil: Yeah. I think when I think about recovery and the, and the spirituality associated with many people's recovery and certainly I associate spirituality with my recovery and. You watch the, almost like the mystical spiritual conversations that you're for me, my mom and dad were having with things that they were seeing and nobody else was and I had seen that a few times before. And you had witnessed. That it just reinforces the idea of the spiritual or the supernatural, I guess some people could say it's like delusions in their head or something, but it didn't look like that. To me, they were definitely seeing things. There were wrestling things. One time I was sitting next to my mother's and she just yelled. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. And I don't know who she was talking to. I just held her hand and said I'm right here, mom. It's okay and I think about sometimes the grief brings me to think about what it will be like when I'm on my death bed, if, if that's how I go, you know, andSandy: it's going to be interesting. I'm just going to say that,Phil: well, I don't, I don't know.Sandy: Interesting.Phil: Well, I just, you know, will I be afraid? Will I welcome it? I think that it, I know my faith tells me that death is not final, but there's a finality to death.Sandy: Yeah.Phil: That it's, it comes up in the strangest way that love what you talked about. Grief doesn't have a timeframe. It's not like a three-month process and you've walked through it. I don't think so. I think it was more like It's at the weird time and went and had a colonoscopy. My mother loved to hear about that. She was a nurse at one time. I wasn't going to call her and say, well, these are the results of my, I'm not going to do that. You know, you know, I can't do that. And you're like start to get all choked up because even something you could connect with your parents about. And you've often talked about my dad, just going back to the house and the presence he had in the house that he was always fun-loving, welcoming. It was our kind of like homestead, you know, that everybody returned to, andSandy: really, for six years, he was in that recliner in the middle of that house and that presence, but,Phil: oh, it's usually pretty peaceful. You know and yeah, it sense of humor. Yeah.Sandy: Love seeing the dog, more than us used to be the kids, but thenPhil: the dog, he loved the dog.Sandy: But I know when I was, I was typing up an invitation list for Mary's graduation party and I went to write dad and D and just started sobbing to just write, you know, D with that dad. And the other day, I went to describe her room and dad's house. And that just took my breath away too. So it catches me.Phil: Well, the theme I put in each of the, the, when we talked at the funeral services was grief, relief and gratitude. Right? The relief really was that they were out of pain and at some level both of them wanted to do. Die. They were done, you know, and the gratitude is just for their lives. They lived, then what they gave me, gave me life. I mean, that's simple as that, as basic as that. Right. And there was much, much more than that, but the grief is the thing that is it's it's a lot more than just like sadness. I mean the sadness will come upon me. I I've noticed that I've become way more quiet. I don't want to necessarily engage and talk with much, much more introspective. And I think that's part of the grief. There's anger at times, and it bubbles up in strange places and weird times that doesn't quite match the event that happened. There's a lot of love and tears and missing. So another tool of recovery is, you know, I I've expanded my own personal emoji chart. Right. I know. Yeah. I know that there's many more emojis that make up Phil and I'm able to say now, I, I kind of know what I'm feeling. I didn't always know. And I can also label that if it's a, yeah. Okay. This is the frustration one or the anger one and it's not associated with this event. It's probably has to do with this though. The strange thing too. And I think we've both experienced it. And my sister talks about it frequently is the fatigue. It's just like, why are we, so whySandy: It's almost like having a case of mono.Phil: And it just go and I don't think it's anything like physical. I do think, you know, I, I did catch COVID in the months after all those years, I caught a bout a COVID, but I don't think it's that. I think I'm over that. And, I'm still there's times where, you know, I know I probably should go walk in the woods. I'd feel better. But I certainly can't get myself to do it. Yeah. Is that depression is that fatigue is that, I don't know what that is.Sandy: I think sometimes our bodies are telling us it's okay to go and take time, you know, so many different cultural customs have this space and process for grieving and sit and grieve and I think, you know, we got, we got right back to. Life. And it was very intense, right? They both died week one, two days apart. And we did funerals for both week to two days apart and, you know, and then there's things to navigate afterwards and to help withPhil: the family coming in and out dynamics. And both have very Understanding work environments, workplaces, but there's still demands of work and settling estates and all that stuff and cleaning condos and distributing furniture and other items andSandy: well, if you even think about work, right, our whole, our whole workplace thing around grieving is, you know, you get three or five days around the time of the funeral services,Phil: beurevement? You get your beurevement leaveSandy: might be four months later that I fall apart. You know, I remember when you you had gone through six months of cancer treatment and you were figuring out some things for a couple months after that, and then that next month I just emotionally fell apart. Right? Like I stayed the course through the whole thing and I fell apart. And you actually did something kind of romantic?Phil: No, I didn't.Sandy: I know these, aren't hard to remember. Cause there's so few,Phil: but that's why I do them so few. So you'll remember thatSandy: you sent me a vocab flowers with a note that said. It's okay to fall apart now. I'm okay.Phil: I did?Sandy: You did.Phil: That was sweet.Sandy: I know. That's why you don't remember because it's so rare too, but you know, I think that that's kind of the thing and it's okay. You need those three to five days to go to the funerals and all that good stuff. But I think that, that, again, it's not time bound, but one of the beautiful things for me that has been an outcome of this is I met you through my relationship with your sister and we have navigated life. We've had different seasons of raising children with each other, and we have children who are involved in activities that are different and we just haven't had the kind of capacity and time together. And so having her back really. In our lives again, and walking through it with her has been a treasure. And I'll never forget on your dad's final day. I was not managing my emotions really well. I was went upstairs having a full blown melt down and here she is, she had just walked through her mom's death. And she'd been with your mother. Daily for so long. And she came up and just shared the most beautiful words to comfort me and in a time of intensity for her. And so those are the things that you look for in this, because there will be nuggets of gold in the darkness, and it's just trying to find them and, and and cherish them. I don't know if they told you this, but our son, Matthew is telling me this week that he, when he made the decision to come for the funerals, when he went to fly in for the funerals, that he didn't focus on his own feelings about at all at all, that he just wanted to be there for us and, and Samantha shared that she knew that if he was going to be there, that he would do that because otherwise she was considering coming in from Kenya, which would have been really difficult for her in that quick space of time. And that then he went back and had to figure it out. But we now have adult children who are looking at us, like it's hard to believe that we now have adult children that are trying to figure out what their role is in not parenting us, but supporting us as adult children. And that, you know, I remember sitting at your dad's funeral with Colleen next to me, and, you know, seeing the love and memory and grief and her and you know, knowing the joy that he had and all his grandchildren. And that, you know, he got to meet his grand. They both got to meet their great grandchildren as well.Phil: And to have Joshua and Matt align be part of the service and do all that. And Mary's God bless her. She's been with us every step of the way and listened to us so many timesSandy: the only chick left in the nest watching this whole thing.Phil: Yeah, it was pretty remarkable to see your, your children responding and greeting people with warmth and humor and confidence and you know, his death. And I think what you're, you're bringing home for me, death is, is not 100% all sadness, you know, because. It's sad for us that we don't have those people in our lives anymore, but it's not really sad for them because while they're dead and who knows where they are, I kind of have my own idea. I think I do believe they're in a better place. I mean, when my mom passed, we can almost feel it right. That she almost said to us, this is great, you know, or I'm good. And you could feel that. So. I think about art, you know, art Woodard, when he passed his energy since then has seemed to explode and expand in a lot of ways. He's still reaching people. A lot of the things that he taught me passing on, you know, and they, they reside deep within me. So, you know, my parents do as well. And I'm not, I do feel overall that the fog is starting to clear I've been proceeding cautiously. But when you're like in a boat in the fog, you proceed cautiously until the fog lifts a little bit and you can see farther and see the next channel marker. I can see the next channel marker. So that's the direction I'm added and I'll go there. We'll see what happens, but you know, even though you go through these seasons of life, the words of my sponsor still ring true. And I believe it with all my heart, even for you and I, that the best is yet to come. And that does include death.Sandy: Yeah. I'm not afraid to die. I'm afraid to be in pain, but I'm not afraid to die. I just wantPhil: I'm a little afraid to die. That's what I think I've discovered. And I'm okay with that. But, you know, because it's, I think it may be, that's watching my parents, you know, you get a like, well, I don't know about all that.Phil: I don't know if I want to do that, but,Sandy: well, and I had had different experiences with my brother and my sister. So. The experiences with your mom and dad were very different. So I thought that I was prepared and I, I, I wasn't for that either. I do think, you know, when my sister Jeannie died with radiation induced dementia, she was in the hospital for four days in a coma passing, and we were able to share stories around her bed and share music and And she was very peaceful. It was not, it was a peaceful process. And it was when her oldest grandchild came into the room on the fourth day, late in the day. And he had, I think he was like maybe 13 ish. He had a song he wanted to play for his grandmother and she passed while the song. But he felt this sense of urgency out of all the four days, that was when he wanted to go. And he got his dad to bring him and he played the song and she left us. And with your dad, you know, Mary 17 years old had never driven an hour and a half to what island by herself all day, she was checking in with us. Do I go, do I come? Should I come? We didn't know how to answer it for her. All of a sudden she decided at four o'clock, but she was coming and she got there at five 30 and she went in and he was in a coma and she held his hand and told him she loved him and he squeezed her hand and he died shortly after. And I think both those things are symbolic because our children or their grandchildren are their legacy. That they are inPhil: passing on the life, kind of forced down and through the last timeSandy: that they are physically gone from our lives, but hopefully all the good carries on through the families and generations and the people that they've touched.Phil: I think the last thing, when you talk about that too, is, is the, the slogan that I learned about letting it go, letting it. And you heard me talk with both mom and dad, and I know you did the same. I think our kids go that any, and Shelly, my sister talked about it's okay to go. That we gave them permission that we're good. We got each other, we'll watch this, we'll do this, whatever that may be for the circumstance to, to say. You know, like Shelley and I will take care of each other. We promised mom, you know that we got D you know, you can go, you know, and all that did really well set all that stuff. we hear hospice nurses, cause we talked to our share and nursing home that family wants to hold on, hold on, hold on and do whatever they can to keep them alive. And I don't think either one of my parents wanted to continue living in that physical and mental state quality of life kind of thing, you know? Right. So I think I did a fairly good if it's a job, but I did that well is to really let them know w they transitioned well, as far as I'm concerned, I had no animosity. Everything. I wanted to say, had been said along the line, and that's all a gift of recovery as well. So when it was their time, it was their time and it hurts and it's, but it's beautiful as well. It's, it's a strange thing.Sandy: Yeah.Phil: But I thank you for walking through it every time I, I understand when your family, I do feel I was there, but I wasn't as involved as you. Because of our you know, I ended upSandy: We had babies.Phil: I know we had a lotPhil: of kids and you were saying, even on the way here, how did we do that? How do we take care of like four kids all the same time or a house? And man that was happening. I wonder why people retire. They're just tired from doing that thing. Anyway, look forward to the future with your thanks for sharing.Phil: I love you. Love you too.
IT TOOK LONG ENOUGH. BUT THE WAIT IS OVER!A conversation that has been a long time coming, Bear Nation's Rob Napoli welcomes his best friend and former business partner, Phil Delvechhio in another episode of The Bear Necessities of Entrepreneurship. Phil, who used to work with big names like Microsoft, formed a friendship with Rob and started Hapday Group together. Tune in as Rob and Phil share their story about the beginning and the end of Hapday Group. HIGHLIGHTSHow Phil and Rob's friendship startedThe idea behind Hapday GroupFrom friendship to business partnershipLetting go of Hapday to MoveLife after Hapday GroupQUOTESRob: “Execution and building are where the teamwork makes the dream work.”Phil: “It was literally me talking to somebody, and on a whim offering to do something for pay, ‘ ‘I was like, you know, I can help you out with that, and we could figure out how to make it work.”Rob: “If you're going to use multiple founders, there has to be a clear expectation, and clear transparency on who does what and what you want to get out of this and what you're leveraging it for.”Phil: “There is just an immense amount of learning that can be had when you're running a business, especially if it's your first time and The relationships and experiences that you will get out of it are just unmatched when it comes to opportunities in this world.”Connect with Phil through the links belowLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/pdelvecDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review.Connect with Rob:www.beacons.page/robnapoliwww.linkedin.com/in/robnapIG: @robnapoli.riseupSpecial offer for #BearNation listeners who are interested in trying Brilliantly Warm, use this 10% off discount code WELCOME10.We have teamed up with Phin, a social impact marketing firm, to give back for each episode. To learn more, visit: https://app.phinforgood.com.
Season 1 Episode 21 of It's Time to Rewind: Groundhog Day After Day After Day. Host Bubbawheat and Heather Baxendale from the MILFcast discuss Phil's twenty-first Groundhog Day that starts at 58 minutes and 36 seconds with Phil angrily doing his Groundhog Day broadcast and ends at 59 minutes and 20 seconds with Phil "It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be gray, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life." Heather can be found at: The MILFcast The MILFcast on Instagram The MILFcast on Twitch The MILFcast on Facebook Follow @Bubbawheat on Twitter Join the Facebook Group It's Time to Rewind Support the show on Patreon Opening and closing theme music by the No Corporation, Groundhog Day remix by Bubbawheat
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Phil Case, now Chief Client Officer, joined Max Connect Marketing after running an agency for nine years – one that consistently lost clients to this highly performance-based digital agency. One key to Max Connect's success is that 90 percent of its 47 employees are compensated based on the performance of the campaigns it runs. At Phil's previous agency, the sales team would work 6 months to close a new client and then hand the client over to the digital team. The digital team would complain about the extra time they had to spend running the campaign without that effort generating any more financial compensation. Aligning compensation with performance boosts the Max Connect team's motivation to go “above and beyond” to produce outstanding results. Max Connect's clients are typically national or international B2B companies or companies that sell big-ticket consumer goods . . . especially purchases that involve a complex, nuanced customer journey that requires education, brand-building, and a focus on the customer relationship, and involve “a lot of datapoints.” Phil refers to these datapoints as the up to 100 to 140 “digital breadcrumbs” that people leave as they navigate a “considered” several-hundred- or several-thousand-dollar purchase decision. The agency targets audiences based on “real-time in-market data, demographics, psychographics, and online intent,” runs that data through its proprietary algorithm, and then places frequent, hyper-targeted ads in front of that audience on multiple digital channels. The goal is to provide a customer journey with a high level of detail and a “personalized touch.” Phil notes that privacy concerns are creating an international trend toward a “cookieless world.” The immense amount of data Max Connect collects is stripped of personal information to prevent potential privacy law violations. The sheer volume of information provides an opportunity to gain the insights needed to build more specific, nuanced customer journeys and increase sales, but also to drive a company's ability to innovate – to create the types of products and technologies consumers will demand in the future. Phil believes most digital marketers make the mistake of assuming they know their audiences and how to reach them without any real-time analysis. Max Connect starts with identifying a client's audience through empirical data . . . analyzing on- and off-line conversion data, hypertargeting the audience, reaching out to them through up to six different channels, and then assessing which channels are most effectively converting audiences. Phil describes this customer journey approach as both “more personalized” and “ubiquitous.” Phil, who grew up in the deserts of Arizona, is enamored with the diverse outdoor opportunities in Utah. When the Bear's Ears monument controversy damaged the businesses of a large number of Utah-based outdoor brands, Phil worked with the brands' CEOs to found a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association to promote thought leadership, knowledge sharing, events, and roundtables . . . all to strengthen Utah's natural resource interests and outdoor brands. Phil's goals for 2020 were to “be more deliberate in decision-making” and to put himself out of his comfort zone – which would give him the opportunity to “grow and stretch.” 2020s' challenges provided that for him without his even trying. Growing and stretching remain goals for the coming year. Phil can be reached on his LinkedIn profile: Phil Case, https://www.linkedin.com/in/philcase/ or on his agency's website at maxconnect.com Transcript Follows: ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Kischuk, and I am joined today by Phil Case, Chief Client Officer at Max Connect Marketing based in the Salt Lake City area right in the heart of the Silicon Slopes. Welcome to the podcast, Phil. PHIL: Great to be with you. ROB: Excellent to have you here. Why don't you give us the rundown on Max Connect Marketing and what capabilities are really driving growth there? PHIL: It's interesting; at my last agency, I came across these guys more than a few times, and I consistently lost clients to them – a few over the last couple of years. As I was able to begin to get to know them and ultimately join the team over a year ago, I began to find out that not only did they have a uniquely digital-only focus, but it was very much data-driven with an audience-specific approach that I hadn't really seen anywhere else. In terms of their capabilities and being able to see that customer journey, the level of detail and personalization that they provided blew me away. ROB: What's a typical client that you're working with over there? PHIL: The more complex the customer journey is – and what I mean by that is, if there's more datapoints, if there's more digital footprints – we think of Hansel and Gretel and breadcrumbs. The breadcrumbs that we leave as we make decisions in our own lives throughout the internet are immense. Most of us probably don't realize that. Going into a typical several-hundred- or several-thousand-dollar decision that a consumer might make, for instance, there's anywhere from 100 to 140 touchpoints or data digital breadcrumbs that you've left. What we do as an agency is harness that on behalf of the brands we work with. It could be an automotive client selling cars to a homebuilder selling homes to a SaaS tech company selling B2B software to consumer products and other brands in ecommerce. Really what unifies all of these clients across industries and sectors is when there's a nuanced customer journey, when there's education, when there's brand-building, but particularly when they're wanting to build a relationship with a consumer or a professional. That's when we tend to really thrive in terms of what we provide on their behalf. ROB: Got it. So, you're in both consumer and B2B, but the common theme is this is a larger ticket, considered purchase. It's not a “swipe your credit card right now and buy this piece of SaaS software you just saw for $10 bucks a month.” PHIL: That's right. It's when you're weighing options, you're doing your research, and potentially when there's a human being that you often will speak with, whether that's via chat – you're probably familiar with Backcountry and the guides and the experts or really gearheads that they provide at Backcountry.com. Comparing that with a car salesman or a homebuilder and a real estate individual involved, there's typically a human touch either verbally by phone or in person or via chat. That's when we tend to do extremely well working alongside that ecosystem. ROB: Got it. You've got web traffic maybe connected to email opens, maybe connected to digital chat, maybe with some logging of calls from a representative who's in on the sale? Is that a lot of the footprint, or what else is in that? PHIL: No, that's exactly right. I can get a little bit more into that, but to put it this way, when somebody in today's world goes and purchases a car – let's say you wanted to go get that new Mustang you've had your eye on. There's about 25 points that have been somewhat standardized across an auto buying journey, and 25 steps that need to be made. Up until this year of 2020, there's 19 of those that Google has now said “this is a digital first touchpoint.” Before, we used to think about car buying as “I want to buy a car,” so you just show up to a dealer and say, “I have no idea. Tell me what I ought to buy,” and they get those dollar signs in their eyes and they say, “Here's somebody that I can probably pull the wool over their eyes or sell them and guide them to what I'm going to either make the most money on or what my manager tells me we'll get kickback on incentives.” What's changed now is any time somebody steps foot onto a lot, they typically have down to the VIN number what they want to purchase. They know exactly what the dealership has, and they know what they're willing to pay because they've seen the invoice price. It's a little different. So as a dealer, those 19 digital touchpoints – with 2021, it's pushed us closer to 21 to 22. So, you literally show up to the dealership and it's, “I'd like to buy this car and I'm willing to spend X,” and it's a matter of will they do that for me or not? So, it's interesting. That's the challenge that businesses face now. Most of that research and backstory is done with research online. Consumers come more prepared than ever, and we need to make sure that whether it's across social channels, whether it's across video, whether it's just throughout the internet or on Google, you're being seen and found and providing relevant education and really driving that individual to purchase, that you're the right organization to buy that from. ROB: I laugh a little bit; I shared with you beforehand that I spent some time in Salt Lake City this past summer. What I didn't share is we were on a road trip and our van basically broke down, and we ended up purchasing a vehicle in Salt Lake City on the middle of a road trip from Atlanta. So, I've been on that journey in about five days. PHIL: There you go. And I'll tell you a little bit more on that note. Most digital marketers get it wrong, and they make assumptions about their audience that they'll behave a certain way or that they're a certain age or demographic. They feel like “Facebook can help me reach that audience,” so they have almost a single or maybe a dual channel approach by which they invest money in, and they say, “Is this channel giving me a return?” We think that's entirely the wrong way to think about marketing. We think you first identify your audience utilizing empirical data. Let the data speak for itself and let your audience be able to be uncovered as you're measuring and counting and looking at those conversions that come across your website or on- and offline transactions. As you understand then who that audience is, we feel like you first hyper-target your audience and then you reach them through four to five to six different channels. It's not about “Is this channel performing or not?” It's “Is this audience that we've defined converting at as high a level as this other audience?” It's really about being ubiquitous across that customer journey and providing a more personalized approach for that individual. For instance, if you've ever seen Minority Report where Tom Cruise walks into the store and he's got the new set of eyes, the Asian that he purchased from, you'll notice that it says “Welcome, Mr. Yakamoto. Last time you were here, you bought these jeans. Can we show you this size now?” That's really where we're headed. We've gotten to that level that in marketing, we should be able to provide a unique, curated, personalized customer journey for those audiences and individuals looking to interact with you as a brand. There's no reason that we're limiting ourselves by any one channel or medium. You should use any and all channels and mediums and digital marketing mix to allow you to reach that individual and develop a relationship with him or her. And that could be across anywhere on the internet. We all have different consumption behaviors and patterns. ROB: A lot of people do look at that Minority Report scene still as being a little bit intrusive and creepy, but we see that project into the world we're in as well. You'll hear people certainly say, “I was just talking about this thing the other day and then I started seeing this advertisement from something else. I know my Alexa was listening in on me.” I think sometimes we underestimate how much we've been influenced by some prior touchpoint or how much marketers just know our demographic in the first place. PHIL: I think it's a mixture of both. I think there's enough Big Data out there that we have an idea of the type of buyer profiles we're looking at, but I think you're exactly right; there is a lot of data collection that's happening on any of the big tech companies you can imagine. And just to address that point, we've been hearing as marketers there's going to be a cookieless world, that there's more stringent requirements in Europe and California, throughout the United States, with privacy. Which I think is a good thing. Any data that we collect is anonymized. We're in no way wanting to violate any PII type laws. But because we can integrate with Facebook and Google and these other major platforms and their SDKs and APIs, we can still get very granular data among audience with anonymized users in a way that not only allows us to have incredible attribution, but it allows us to get greater insight into the traits and attributes and digital breadcrumbs that really drive conversion. So even though we might live in a cookieless world, there's still a lot of anonymized data, and there's other ways to work through these big tech companies to almost replicate, if not even improve, the amount of data and personalization we're able to do. ROB: Right. It's almost like we've shifted the point of contact. If you think about a company the size of Verizon, all the different datapoints that they control, all of the different touchpoints, they may only do first party cookies on each site instead of third-party cookies, but if they can tie them together – and they certainly can – it seems like it's really going to move the boundary to some of these media companies selling the audience through to the people who want to buy it. PHIL: And particularly the consolidation we're seeing in media assets. I think you're right on. We see that – I'm forgetting the movie theater chain that's chosen – anyway, as you've noticed, some of the bigger movie producers are now simply coming straight out to HBO Max. It's interesting to see not only consolidation, but across networks and entities and as buyouts are happening, the amount of data being shared. To your point, it might all be first party data, but if it's packaged in such a way and they can have a holistic vantage point of a particular consumer across multiple properties, that data alone is very valuable. ROB: Right, because HBO Max is AT&T, it's TBS, it's TNT, it's Cartoon Network, it's Bleacher Report. It's a myriad of touchpoints. They're like a Fortune 5 company or something. They're going to figure something out. PHIL: And that really becomes the currency of the future. It's data. It's being able to not necessarily control data but have data in a way that you can draw insights that you know how to target your consumer, that you can provide more personalized marketing or touchpoints. Because we're collecting an immense amount of data, the companies that can harness that will have not only a more specific and nuanced type customer journey and approach and they'll sell at a lot higher rate, but it's that data that ultimately allows them to drive innovation, allows them to drive the type of products and technology that users and consumers are demanding in the future. So, I think we'll continue to see data be a major currency of business in the future. ROB: Very, very interesting. Phil, you mentioned seeing your own business that you built coming up alongside Max Connect. While you weren't necessarily at Max Connect on Day 1, what can you tell us about the origin story, and maybe the parallel journey you saw them on versus what you were doing that you learned from along that way? PHIL: I'll give a little bit of my background to give context. In college I studied international business and relations, and I actually for a semester did Arabic. I was working on a national political campaign for president, studying Arabic, really wanting to get into the government work. Then I met a girl who would become my wife, and when I described to her this vision of living in the Middle East and speaking Arabic and having our children in these international schools and I'd be a diplomat, she looked at me and said, “Well, that sounds incredible, and I'm really excited for you, but I probably won't be on that journey with you. I hope you can find a girl that will.” It caused me to pause, and as I began to reevaluate those opportunities of business, I began to gravitate into investment banking and finance. As I graduated with a minor in business, I had taken all but one marketing class and I kind of thought it was a joke. I thought, “This comes somewhat natural and it's easy. Who would ever read the textbook?” And I don't say that in a boastful way; I just didn't think very much of it. But when I looked to begin an internship and began in marketing, I was fascinated by it. For the first couple of years, I kept trying to leave to have my full-time employment be in finance and banking, but there was a moment in my career where I was speaking to a client and they said, “Boy, you must have the best job.” I said, “What do you mean?” They said, “I look forward to every week when we meet, and it's the highlight of my week because it's so fun. It's exciting, it's creative. It's what I look forward to. You get to do this every day.” I began to look at the solemn, stern faces and this lack of personality of those that work in the finance industry and I thought, why would I ever want to work in finance? [laughs] This is far too much fun. So, I've been in the agency world my entire career. My last agency, Fluid Advertising, I ran for about 9 years. I exited that at the end of last summer. But in that timeframe, one of my passions is the outdoors. I live in Utah; we were abundantly blessed with natural assets and resources, more so we feel like than other states. We have everything year round that you can imagine. So, I'm an avid hiker, mountain biker, I love to camp, I love to get in the backcountry and long distances in. But in the winter, one of my favorite pastimes and hobbies is hiking up a 2,000- or 3,000-foot mountain at 5 or 6 a.m. and then skiing down it in untouched powder. It's one you've got to be careful with because there's backcountry danger and avalanches. I'll tell you this: Salt Lake suffered a major earthquake in March of this year. It was right at the beginning of COVID. Everybody's a little nervous, and I decided one morning with a buddy that we were going to go scale a mountain and ski down it. So, we're in the middle of the canyons and the mountains, and you would think avalanches and earthquakes don't mix well together. I guess at 7:20 a.m. that morning, Salt Lake Valley suffered a major earthquake, more so than it ever had. There was damage and destruction. Not major as much as others, but fairly significant. My wife was just beside herself because all she knew was I'm in the middle of the avalanche terrain, hiking, and an earthquake happens and I must be dead. I didn't answer the first three times she called me because I didn't really have my phone on. Finally, when I answered – she thought I was dead. So, we finished the run, skied down, I got home, and it was one of those conversations of, “We'd better go get our food storage and how's your life insurance policy?” It was interesting; that day there was a major earthquake in the valley, we didn't even feel a tremor where we were. But with that context of my love of the outdoors, I helped launch the Utah Outdoor Association, bringing brands together like Black Diamond and Petzl and Specialized and Goal Zero and brands like Amer Sports – you have Solomon and Atomic and many other iconic brands. Most of them are located, at least their U.S. headquarters, in Utah. It's incredible. I found working with these brands that the Outdoor Retailer Show had left because there was a little bit of politics there a few years back. It got very political with President Obama and President Trump with Bears Ears and land grants of what's national versus what's state-owned land. It was interesting; in the midst of all that, Utah got left with a black eye and the brands themselves suffered because there wasn't leadership. So, working across these brands with their CEOs and executives, we formed a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association to help these brands band together to have a voice, to speak for themselves, to be able to further develop and grow what Utah's been, again, abundantly blessed with – not just in natural resources, but particularly with having an inordinate amount of outdoor brands here. We've begun to build over the last few years this nonprofit that I continue to be passionate about, and where we'll do thought leadership and knowledge sharing and events and roundtables. We'll tackle industry issues, we'll do joint marketing campaigns. It's been a lot of fun. ROB: There's certainly so much to direct people towards. If people get started and have a good experience, they're going to buy more of this gear. It makes a lot of sense. You just need to show people. I mentioned we were out in Utah and we did the Salt Lake City area and we did South Utah. I talk to people and I almost can't believe it when they haven't heard of some of the places around Utah because it is truly remarkable. PHIL: Again, there's wonderful places all over the country, but I grew up in Arizona, and in the back of my mind I always thought, “There has to be better places to live than a desert. Living in the foothills of beautiful mountains and all sorts of recreation, I certainly enjoy. To answer your other question on Max Connect, this agency began 8 years ago. Not necessarily a parallel story, although we were competitors. But they began in an attic. Couple of people left another ad agency, weren't being treated fairly. They recruited one of the top digital marketing minds that had done major work for Netflix and for Chevron and others. The four of them founded Max Connect, and over the process of time they grew out of the attic fairly quickly and another office building. We now have a massive space that houses about 47 professionals, most of which are doing the digital marketing efforts. It's all in-house. We work coast to coast. We work with international clients. They've built a remarkable team. The one thing I'll say that I think is somewhat unique is that most of the team – call it 90% of all employees – are compensated based on the performance of the campaigns we run. So if you as a client are selling more stuff – more cars, more homes, more software – we as an agency compensate our team accordingly so they have skin in the game. They're willing to go above and beyond because they know it means more in their paycheck. My last agency, we'd bring in a great client, give it to the digital team thinking “This took me 6 months to close. This is an incredible opportunity,” and they'd moan and complain and think “Now I have to stay an hour later to run this campaign and I'm not necessarily making any more money.” Just to have that alignment, even from a financial and performance perspective, it's been night and day. The team and the commitment and the willingness to really be strategic and insightful has been so fun to work alongside. ROB: Is that something that you then also put out in front of clients and roll out as part of the agreement? Or is it more subtle than that? PHIL: Some clients it's too much for. We actually have a homebuilder that every home they sell, there's a portion of that that goes into a digital marketing bank account by which it then funds the next month's marketing campaigns. So, we've gotten down to a transaction level. But a lot of clients will say, “I have a budget of $40,000, $50,000, $60,000 a month. We're going to deploy this with you. These are the results that I need,” and on the backend we then compensate our team with a portion of their compensation coming in terms of that performance. So rather than make it overly complicated, we just do that anyway. But with some clients that really want to dig deep, we're willing to structure a performance model. ROB: That would seem to me like that would create much more interest from your team and much quicker feedback on campaign data. Some people just know what they're supposed to spend in a month, and they spend it and then they ask questions later. Do you see a pressure towards tighter feedback loops? And how do you help equip your team with that information? PHIL: Great point. We have a lot of clients that are on a weekly cadence. We certainly will do a full month review where we're trying to draw a lot of insights and bigger pivots. But on a daily and weekly basis, whether that's a dashboard we're exposing to them that's starting to produce those insights and data or our team – I mean, our team's in every campaign almost daily because to get the level of results and performance, we have to. But on a weekly basis being able to report, “This is where we've been able to lower your cost per acquisition and this is where we've begun to pivot and adjust marketing dollars and how the response has been” – it is a tighter feedback loop, but it's one that for the client – I think we're more used to instantaneous type, “Hey, I put money in the market. Am I getting results?” So, we've really structured our agency around that. ROB: Right. You're talking about these longer buyer journeys. I guess there's an extent to which one week is probably rarely enough to fully measure something, unless it's me rapidly buying a car. PHIL: Some of the shorter cadences, we have several ecommerce and subscription. It's been interesting. COVID has driven that industry forward in unparalleled ways. It's experiencing as an industry phenomenal growth, and for most retail-like or brands that traditionally were selling in the, for the most part, wholesale consumer space, where there were distributors and people were buying it retail – because of COVID, what we've heard from big brands across the country and really the world has been, “Our traditional brick-and-mortar is down. Our ecommerce, we can't even begin to keep up with projections. We're 400% to 500% above forecasts.” They're saying, “How can we pour more money into both human assets, but particularly the digital ecosystem? Because that is our major focus moving forward.” We've actually pivoted as an agency and invested and put an entire team on just ecommerce alone. To put that in perspective, sometimes there's conversions that will take – it might be a multi-week period. But we're continually reporting on progress on touchpoints and conversions where the conversions for this week might have begun a customer journey that was the week prior. But what's important is there's week over week value creation and continuing to help sell on their behalf. ROB: It seems like once the Christmas push has passed, January could be a big opportunity. How are you looking at that with clients? PHIL: Again, there's a little bit of some cyclical nature of the businesses we work with, and some that really take advantage of the holiday season. But the cost of inventory is even more. We've had some clients that have actually, because they're not so much a Christmas gift-giving type sector, pulled back slightly in terms of their budgets because the cost per impression, the cost per click, the cost of inventory is high right now. We saw between the election – well, the election it feels like isn't over. But between that Black Friday and Cyber Monday week, the cost of all advertising spiked so dramatically because you still were getting political ads. You had the biggest month potentially ever of ecommerce that we've ever had in the history of ecommerce. So we see January as really level-setting with a lot of advertisers where it's really just blue sky. They're really excited because they can come out swinging. They've recalibrated; they've gotten past the Q4 push. They know that the cost of inventory, for the most part, is down. So we've done a lot of planning around Q1 of continuing – again, whether that's retail – but there continues to be major consumer type opportunities as we're building to tax-free day, as we're building to Martin Luther King and Presidents' Day weekend. Again, it depends on the industry, but that certainly has been a highly talked about timeframe for our agency. ROB: For sure. Phil, between joining Max Connect and building your own agency before that, what would you look at doing differently if you were starting over based on what you've learned on this journey? PHIL: It's interesting; first in my career it was very much about how I closed that next client and making sure I was involved in most if not all interactions and really trying to provide strategic insight. I realized it was all about me. I was a leadership athlete, I'd call it. It was “How can I singlehandedly push this agency forward?” It's interesting because we grew, but I don't think we grew nearly as quickly as we could've if I would've not only extended trust but continued to surround myself with individuals that can do the heavy lifting alongside myself, that were likeminded. I heard this terminology a few years ago, that it's not so much about being a leadership athlete, but a leadership coach. How do you help develop that next generation of leaders? How do you value the team and how do you work through others? It's about developing future leaders and helping them be totally comfortable in situations that may have been uncomfortable a year before, and really helping them in their own journey. And that's really where a lot of the satisfaction and retention comes about. Somebody is getting that fulfillment, there's autonomy at work, but there's also challenge, and they're continuing to be challenged mentally in the tasks they're taking on, and you're pushing them forward. So not only do they become more valuable to you running the agency, but they're becoming more valuable to themselves. Their earning potential continues to skyrocket, and they build that confidence. I think that's important. Another learning that I'd probably take away as I've reflected on this is focusing on the important few versus the eclectic many. So often, particularly in an agency that you're trying to grow, it's almost like “Hey, you want to pay us money? Great, we'll sign you up tomorrow. Let's go.” As you mature and as you take on bigger accounts, you begin to become more picky-and-choosy. But I will say that even with internal initiatives, just having a focus of just a few, just a handful, the simpler the better. I've found that the end of the row, the frontline employee, it's hard to focus on more than just two or three things at any given moment. So really simplifying business plans, simplifying go-to-market strategies –it's about the right clients. It's the bigger elephants, the mammoths that you're hunting. It's not about a race to more clients; it's a race to the right clients and providing real, lasting value on their behalf. I'll give you an example. I used to be the kind of guy that goes to a networking event, and it was kind of like, how many people can I talk to before this day is over? And how many business cards can I collect and then follow up with? Which I now know was the wrong mindset. Now the mindset is, is there a person or two in this room that I should get to know? And that's it. There might be hundreds, but what are the one or two relationships that I can walk out of here that might benefit her or him or might benefit myself? I think slowing down, taking a moment, and just being strategic with the decisions, the relationships, and the initiatives within an agency or a business in general – those are a handful of things that I've seen time and time again have proven themselves out, and a level of setting for the next agency and doing it right. I'd hopefully take that with me. The last thing I'll say with that – my two words for the year of 2020, which was well before COVID was a thing, were “deliberate” and “uncomfortable.” Those were the two words I wanted to take into the year. I wanted to be more deliberate in the decisions I made, in the turns that I took skiing. I wanted to be uncomfortable. I wanted to do those things that would put myself not only out of my comfort zone, but cause me to grow and stretch. 2020 just kind of took care of itself. I feel like in the future, that's where the growth happens, individually and with a team. So those are some words that continue to fuel me. ROB: That's all fascinating. It's very interesting to think about how the tone of those first interactions or the ongoing interactions with someone in a social setting sets it up. You can have a transactional interaction with them, seeking a transactional sale, or you can go deep and it sets the table for whatever you do eventually to be deep. It seems like there's symmetry there. PHIL: And the best clients that tend to stick around never begin from a transactional sense. Here as an agency, the two things we do well – one of those is digital, but the other that we do just as well is relationships. If you don't have both, you don't have a long tenured client. You tend to have a lot more churn. You tend to not be an integral partner of their business, and that's, I think, what clients value long term. ROB: Perfect. Phil, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. When people want to reach you and connect with you and Max Connect Marketing, where should they go to find you? PHIL: The only social channel I'm regularly on is LinkedIn. Profile Phil Case, linkedin.com/in/philcase/. Our website is maxconnect.com. ROB: Excellent. Thanks for sharing your journey, Phil. Congrats on everything, and onwards and upwards for Max Connect. PHIL: Hey, thank you so much. Great to be with you today. ROB: All right. Thanks. Be well. Thank you for listening. The Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast is presented by Converge. Converge helps digital marketing agencies and brands automate their reporting so they can be more profitable, accurate, and responsive. 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Phil Rosenthal is the host of Somebody Feed Phil and the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BEST TRANSCRIPT: ZAK: Today on The Best Advice Show, I talk to a dream guest, Phil Rosenthal. Phil is the host of the Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil. It's a food/travel show and since we can't travel right now, the closest I get to travel is watching Phil's show. You should watch it too. Phil also created a little sitcom that you may have heard of, it's called Everybody Loves Raymond. Today on the show, we talk about TV and creativity and of course, food. It's Food Friday. PHIL: The best single piece of advice I ever got was from an old show-runner named, Ed Weinberger who I asked for advice from when I was writing the pilot for Raymond and he said this, "Do the show you want to do because in the end they're gonna cancel you anyway." It's a way of life. Not just about the sitcom. We all get cancelled one day. hahaha. So live your life. ZAK: And what's the alternative? What's the flip-side of that advice? Not making the show you want to make. What happens to you then? PHIL: You take all the notes from the studio and then you're dead anyway because you took their notes and they made it terrible but they don't take the blame. They blame you. Sorry. Either way you're out of luck. Most things don't get on the air so they're gonna cancel you anyway. If you're not gonna get on, why do what they want? ZAK: How do you think that advice applies to folks that don't make TV. PHIL: Once you're in a position where you can call the shots a little bit. Where you've already worked on other people's things. You've worked for other people. If you were opening a store and it was finally your store and you saved up enough money, right? Would you take advice from everybody on what should be in that store? You might listen to everyone but at the end of the day, you put in that store what you want to put in that store! What you want to sell in that store. If you're making sandwiches, you're gonna make the sandwich the way you think it should be made. Not the way that guy thinks it should be made unless you agree that that's better. But if you don't think that that's better, why would you listen to that guy!? It's your store! It's your sandwich. Do the show you want to do because you're probably gonna fail anyway which is the joke part. The joke part is because they're gonna cancel you anyway, right? But it's only half a joke because most of the time businesses, all businesses don't make it. And it's rare to have wonderful success. But you don't have a chance at wonderful success if you take everybody's advice that goes against your own. ZAK: So that leads me to my final question is, what is the greatest sandwich you've ever eaten. PHIL: Ooooo, that's a very good question. The first thing that pops in my head is Howlin' Ray's hot chicken, fried chicken sandwich. It might be the best fried chicken I ever had. It might be the best sandwich I ever had. That's in LA. You know, sometimes it's the sandwich that you're having right now that is the best. People say, you say this is the best all the time. Yes! It is the best. I'm having it right now which makes it the best. ZAK: My wife always makes fun of me for that. She says "You say every movie is the best." But that's an aspiration! Why wouldn't you want that? PHIL: It is the best. It's the best of that thing. Right? Of course there's qualifiers but it's the best of that at this moment in my life. I can't judge it ten years from now or ten years ago. I'm judging it right now! Not it's the best. Warren Zevon went on David Letterman when he was dying of cancer. He knew he was dying. Letterman knew he was dying. The audience knew he was dying. We knew this was gonna be his last appearance. Here's another piece of great advice. Letterman said, "Do you have any advice being in your position?" And he said, "Dave, enjoy every sandwich."
If you're a CPA, an accountant, a bookkeeper, an office manager, or if you're an oil and gas operator that's doing the accounting yourself, you are who our brand new podcast is for.We've partnered with Tom Wierman, Executive Director of COPAS (The Council of Petroleum Accounting Society) to bring you the Oil & Gas Accounting Podcast.We noticed that no one has the conversations that actually help oil and gas accounting professionals do their job better.So we decided to change that and start to discuss the things and common issues and questions we know our clients and partners ask, and that you may be wondering yourself.Here's what this podcast is about: Phil Sherwood: Welcome to the initial episode of the Oil and Gas Accounting Podcast. I'm your host, Phil Sherwood, along with my co host, Tom Wierman. Hey Tom, how's it going today?Tom Wierman: Great, Phil, how are you? It's good to hear from you.Phil: It's good to hear from you. It's weird that we can't get together these days. Everything seems to be virtual. But that works really good when you're recording a podcast, right?Tom: It does. It really does. You know, we have not really had this situation before. But I think we're adapting pretty well. It's been a few months now since we've had to go through this. And I think we've just like anything else, just make it work.Phil: Yeah, I agree. So as we get started, one of the questions you may be asking is why a podcast on oil and gas accounting? Well, first and foremost, we want to bring valuable accounting information to the folks who deal with oil and gas accounting on a daily basis. If you're a CPA, an accountant, bookkeeper, an office manager, or if you're an oil and gas operator that's doing the accounting yourself, you are who this podcast is for. There's so much happening in the world today, especially in oil and gas, that affects the accounting function and we want to be a place that you can come to for relevant and timely information on the different accounting issues that you're facing. The second question you may have is Who are you guys? Who is Phil Sherwood and Tom Wierman? And that's another great question. Tom, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background?Tom: Sure. So I'm the current COPAS Executive Director. I started my role in March of 2012. And I've been executive director since then. So my day to day responsibility is really the Member Association. Managing the organization for the Council of Petroleum Accountant Societies. And so before that, I actually worked in industry, I was at Koch Industries for 30 years. I ended my career there. I have probably done the majority of my time in EMP, exploration and production; I was the controller. I served other functions in that particular company as well. I ended my career in financial reporting for Flint Hills Resources. But, you know, 30 years is a long time to see a lot of different issues. And, you know, things are certainly complex. They got more complex every day as we went through this, but I think, you know, just just the opportunity for me to have experienced what some of the people who we hope will hear this podcast are going through, you know, I actually had an opportunity to do some of those things. My role has changed certainly now, where I'm at, but I think I even as the executive director of COPAS I can bring some perspective to thisPhil: Okay, and I'm Phil Sherwood, and I've been involved in oil and gas accounting for 28 years now. I started out consulting with small companies and helping them set up their accounting systems. And around the same time, I helped a couple of oil and gas operators set up their offices with personal computers and accounting software. And after trying to get their work done with
PHIL: It’s hard for me to know what I want and how I feel because I, like most people, conform to fit in. It’s how to be accepted, to be one of the group. It stems from when being ostracized … Why Matching Values Are Important For Your Relationships Read More »
I'm joined by guest Phil Stacey as we discuss the final Grateful Dead studio album Built to Last. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom - Built to Last released on Halloween 1989 - Jay had just graduated from college, Phil was a junior - Jay: Don't remember this album even coming out - Phil: It's not memorable - Felt like band was going through the motions - Brent Mydland dominated the album with four songs - He was suffering from depression; died a year later - Maybe Garcia and Weir didn't have enough good material - Fall '89 Dead shows are considered the band's last great run of concerts - Tried the same recording technique as previous album but it didn't work - Garcia said Mydland's songs were better - Final song is really bad - Phil: They had enough material to record another album - You can find version of them online - Garcia started getting into drugs again - Concert performances suffered - Band members started doing other projects - A couple of decent songs on this album - Mydland songs seemed like they'd fit in a different genre - Phil: He was good in concert - The Dead didn't need another hit album - Jay: At the end of this journey, have more of an appreciation for the Dead - Definitely some bad records - Can appreciate the live performances to a point - Jay: I respect the fanaticism of Deadheads; not for me, but that's okay - No more guilty pleasures; you like what you like Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
INTRO: "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/We’re doing it guys! We’re back on schedule, and our son is in a new bed, so it’s time for us to talk while he’s (hopefully) asleep! In this episode we discuss:Phil's birthday month and wish listNew PC Build from Phil - It gets technicalPhil's been fast and loose with "Fast and loose"Grayson stares into the void and cameraBig Boy Bed - A milestoneObstinance in a child, followed by praise from othersPhil takes things personally from toddlersBaby Dust and other lingo from parenting forumsMaking money off of pregnancy test resultsLauren's Dad's inability to Whisper (its genetic)Phil's way of describing faces (it's an art thing)Escapism in literaturePhil compares Fable 3 to the Hunger Games prequelLauren's recent comics - Once and Future and MiddleWestGroundhog day religionWe had junk mail this time to read!
A few questions Are you overweight? Are you miserable in your current job/career situation? Do you keep repeating the same patterns in life? Do you want to make more money? Do you feel you have more to offer this world? Are you tired of where you are living? Are you yearning for new, life giving relationships? Are you tired of the SAME OLD, SAME OLD? Sounds like you make be ready for some CHANGE!!! On today's program, I want to share with you ‘7 Truths You Must Face If You Want To Make A Change' BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE: Philippians 3:13-14 13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Isaiah 43:18-19 18 “Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. 19 “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is an appointed time for everything … An amazing insight from Steve Jobs A few questions Are you overweight? Are you miserable in your current job/career situation? Do you keep repeating the same patterns in life? Do you want to make more money? Do you feel you have more to offer this world? Are you tired of where you are living? Are you yearning for new, life giving relationships? Are you tired of the SAME OLD, SAME OLD? Sounds like you make be ready for some CHANGE!!! On today's program, I want to share with you ‘7 Truths You Must Face If You Want To Make A Change' BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE: Philippians 3:13-14 13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Isaiah 43:18-19 18 “Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. 19 “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is an appointed time for everything … An amazing insight from Steve Jobs How many people do we know that never stop to consider this, much less have the courage to address the necessary change that brings about fulfillment and results. Why are we willing to continue at the expense of what COULD BE? Truths You Must Face If You Want to Make a Change Your present circumstance is a reflection of past choices You cannot change what you are not willing to acknowledge (Dr. Phil) It starts with the man in the mirror … no one else is responsible for YOU Change Your Mind, Change Your World When You Can't Change Your Environment, sometimes you have to create or find a new one To resist change is to forfeit your future Nothing Changes Until Something Changes WHAT ABOUT YOU? What are you READY to see changed in your life? What are you willing to change about YOU so that you can see the change you want to see? Are you blaming others for what only YOU can change?
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Recorded: 11-14-2019 This Week On Breaking the Panel: Mrs. Smith breaks the Rock God’s panels as the boys talk Disney+ Hosts: Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It's a ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Guest Host: Guest Host? We don’t need no stinking Guest Host! Welcome Panelteers, we’re Breaking the Panel! Charles, Paul, Chris, and Casey bring you the humor, the fun, and the ever-evolving conversations you’ve come to expect. Charles is back from yet another week off, which WILL be reflected in his review, and he and the boys are all-in on the topics of the week. We FINALLY get to listen to Chris’s seven minute in heaven with Kev & Jay, and it’s as sloppy as you’d assume. Disney+ launched this week and we’re giving our first impressions of the platform and see what the community is thinking. George Lucas’s influence lives on in the D+ release of A New Hope; is the third time a charm? The Nostalgia Wars heat up as Netflix approaches some worthy allies. Charles is excited to see the Netflix adaptation of his favorite ECW wrestler’s biopic series(E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB!). Finally we talk ominous quotes and their potential ramifications for the MCU, and possibly Star Wars, creative practices going forward. All of that amazing content and YOUR feedback. Join us and join the conversation. Topics This Week: Star Wars: George Lucas Makes One Last Change to Han/Greedo on Disney+ Netflixodeon Sandman: Gaiman Already Working on Season 2 of the Netflix Adaptation Kevin Feige Confirms You’ll Need To Watch Disney Plus Marvel Shows To Keep Up With The Movie MCU Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!! Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer at Large & Publisher: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Recorded: 11-14-2019 This Week On Breaking the Panel: Mrs. Smith breaks the Rock God’s panels as the boys talk Disney+ Hosts: Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It's a ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Guest Host: Guest Host? We don’t need no stinking Guest Host! Welcome Panelteers, we’re Breaking the Panel! Charles, Paul, Chris, and Casey bring you the humor, the fun, and the ever-evolving conversations you’ve come to expect. Charles is back from yet another week off, which WILL be reflected in his review, and he and the boys are all-in on the topics of the week. We FINALLY get to listen to Chris’s seven minute in heaven with Kev & Jay, and it’s as sloppy as you’d assume. Disney+ launched this week and we’re giving our first impressions of the platform and see what the community is thinking. George Lucas’s influence lives on in the D+ release of A New Hope; is the third time a charm? The Nostalgia Wars heat up as Netflix approaches some worthy allies. Charles is excited to see the Netflix adaptation of his favorite ECW wrestler’s biopic series(E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB!). Finally we talk ominous quotes and their potential ramifications for the MCU, and possibly Star Wars, creative practices going forward. All of that amazing content and YOUR feedback. Join us and join the conversation. Topics This Week: Star Wars: George Lucas Makes One Last Change to Han/Greedo on Disney+ Netflixodeon Sandman: Gaiman Already Working on Season 2 of the Netflix Adaptation Kevin Feige Confirms You’ll Need To Watch Disney Plus Marvel Shows To Keep Up With The Movie MCU Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!! Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer at Large & Publisher: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “MISSING” Wisdom, Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Guest Host: Claude Rains Topics This Week: Spidey's Back! Does "Woke Culture" make it harder to do Comedy? Alpha Dream finally says Goodnight Roundtable Cube World and Evil Internet vs Good Internet... Chaotic Internet? Opinions? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “MISSING” Wisdom, Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Guest Host: Claude Rains Topics This Week: Spidey's Back! Does "Woke Culture" make it harder to do Comedy? Alpha Dream finally says Goodnight Roundtable Cube World and Evil Internet vs Good Internet... Chaotic Internet? Opinions? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “MISSING” Wisdom, Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Guest Host: Tony P Henderson Topics This Week: Congrats to our own Bill and 1 MILLION downloads for "SwitchCraft" George Lucas News sparks a Star Wars/Lucasfilm Roundtable Original Jurassic Park actors return... GOLDBLUM! Call of Duty Modern Warfare mode… 1 yr exclusive Epic Games Store Roundtable What recharges your batteries? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “MISSING” Wisdom, Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Guest Host: Tony P Henderson Topics This Week: Congrats to our own Bill and 1 MILLION downloads for "SwitchCraft" George Lucas News sparks a Star Wars/Lucasfilm Roundtable Original Jurassic Park actors return... GOLDBLUM! Call of Duty Modern Warfare mode… 1 yr exclusive Epic Games Store Roundtable What recharges your batteries? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “MISSING” Wisdom, Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Topics This Week: Charles dances on MoviePass's grave. Again. (he loves to do that) Do we need to terminate the Terminator franchise? Breaking El Camino - Anxious or Excited? Rumors abound of Magneto and Prof X The Far Side - Reboot? Electric Boogaloo? Roundtable - When is it time to stop being nice regarding ineptitude in entertainment companies? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “MISSING” Wisdom, Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Topics This Week: Charles dances on MoviePass's grave. Again. (he loves to do that) Do we need to terminate the Terminator franchise? Breaking El Camino - Anxious or Excited? Rumors abound of Magneto and Prof X The Far Side - Reboot? Electric Boogaloo? Roundtable - When is it time to stop being nice regarding ineptitude in entertainment companies? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Guest Hosts: Bill from Run Jump Stomp Topics This Week: Gamestop shuttering some stores? Is the MCU going to miss Pete when he's gone? Joker getting some serious hype but is it entirely deserved? Favreau: Star Wars Legends character references in The Mandalorian Bill! Welcome! Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Hosts: Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating Guest Hosts: Bill from Run Jump Stomp Topics This Week: Gamestop shuttering some stores? Is the MCU going to miss Pete when he's gone? Joker getting some serious hype but is it entirely deserved? Favreau: Star Wars Legends character references in The Mandalorian Bill! Welcome! Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil give us a rundown of the GSTU Networks takeover of Dragon Con 2019. Nerds. Recorded: 9-4-2019 Hosts: Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall Guest Hosts: (everyone we asked was too tired to show up. which we understand, so we ain't mad at 'em) Topics This Week: Experience Dragon Con through the eyes of The G.S. Team-Up, Team Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil give us a rundown of the GSTU Networks takeover of Dragon Con 2019. Nerds. Recorded: 9-4-2019 Hosts: Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall Guest Hosts: (everyone we asked was too tired to show up. which we understand, so we ain't mad at 'em) Topics This Week: Experience Dragon Con through the eyes of The G.S. Team-Up, Team Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil & Jenna & Shannon - Lotsa Movie & Game Talk this episode. Nerds. Recorded: 8-21-2019 Hosts: Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall Guest Hosts: Jenna Garrett, Shannon Tucker Topics This Week: Return of The Matrix Dark Phoenix Ends Theatrical Run as Lowest Grossing X-Men Movie Disney-Sony Ends Marvel Studios Involvement In ‘Spider-Man’ Netflix/He-Man and the Masters of the Universe with Kevin Smith Roundtable - DragonCon what's hot, what's not, what are we looking forward to? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil & Jenna & Shannon - Lotsa Movie & Game Talk this episode. Nerds. Recorded: 8-21-2019 Hosts: Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall Guest Hosts: Jenna Garrett, Shannon Tucker Topics This Week: Return of The Matrix Dark Phoenix Ends Theatrical Run as Lowest Grossing X-Men Movie Disney-Sony Ends Marvel Studios Involvement In ‘Spider-Man’ Netflix/He-Man and the Masters of the Universe with Kevin Smith Roundtable - DragonCon what's hot, what's not, what are we looking forward to? Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil infringe on the Toy Power Podcast's I.P. (and the usual stuff) Recorded: 8-07-2019 Hosts: Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It's a ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Topics This Week: Disney/ESPN/Hulu bundle announced CW Crisis on Infinite Earths News just keeps on coming Seth MacFarlane's 'The Orville' Moving to Hulu for Season 3 Why is #BoycottBorderlands3 Trending? Roundtable: What toy, from today, do you need as an Adult and would've LOVED as a Kid Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! Watch the Boys record Breaking the Panel each week on TWITCH! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil & Mike - Nerrrrds and Wine! But mostly nerds. Recorded: 8-14-2019 Hosts: Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall Guest Host: Mike Annis Topics This Week: Marvel's 80th Anniversary Celebration Continues This Summer MARVEL TV CHIEF: Ghost Rider will lead 'Terror Universe' of live action shows at Hulu Wheel of Time series is cast Round Table: Should Arcades Return Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! Watch the Boys record Breaking the Panel each week on TWITCH! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil & Mike - Nerrrrds and Wine! But mostly nerds. Recorded: 8-14-2019 Hosts: Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It’s a-ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall Guest Host: Mike Annis Topics This Week: Marvel's 80th Anniversary Celebration Continues This Summer MARVEL TV CHIEF: Ghost Rider will lead 'Terror Universe' of live action shows at Hulu Wheel of Time series is cast Round Table: Should Arcades Return Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! Watch the Boys record Breaking the Panel each week on TWITCH! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Charles & Chris & Paul & Phil infringe on the Toy Power Podcast's I.P. (and the usual stuff) Recorded: 8-07-2019 Hosts: Paul “Soapbox” Klotz, Phil “It's a ME!” Keating, Charles “Rock God of Podcasting” McFall, Chris “The Wiz” Wisdom Topics This Week: Disney/ESPN/Hulu bundle announced CW Crisis on Infinite Earths News just keeps on coming Seth MacFarlane's 'The Orville' Moving to Hulu for Season 3 Why is #BoycottBorderlands3 Trending? Roundtable: What toy, from today, do you need as an Adult and would've LOVED as a Kid Got an opinion on anything we said this episode? Here’s how you can get in touch! Send us your thoughts!!!! Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website (Speakpipe works on any Laptop, Desktop or mobile device with a Microphone) Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Support the Show: Check out our awesome Patreon with new rewards and interactions. Patreon.com/breakingthepanel and join the awesome community today. Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Breaking the Panel Merch!!!!!!! Watch the Boys record Breaking the Panel each week on TWITCH! The Credits Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Producer and Publisher at Large: Mike Woodard Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 6-26-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 6-26-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 6-26-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 6-26-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 6-12-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 6-12-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 6-12-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
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The Boys have finally sent sound files that can't be seamlessly wrestled into a podcast. IT"S NOT THEIR FAULT! Technical difficulties are a Motherfucker! Phil and Charles have sent a bit of Back-up audio (over an hours worth!) and I'm gonna piece things together as best I can... Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 5-29-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
The Boys have finally sent sound files that can't be seamlessly wrestled into a podcast. IT"S NOT THEIR FAULT! Technical difficulties are a Motherfucker! Phil and Charles have sent a bit of Back-up audio (over an hours worth!) and I'm gonna piece things together as best I can... Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Recorded: 5-29-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
更多英语知识，请关注微信公众号: VOA英语每日一听Todd: Phil, you said you're a teacher. Did you study education in college? Phil: No, actually, I studied engineering in college. Todd: Really. Engineer! Phil: Yeah, I was an automotive when I was younger. Todd: Automotive, like cars? Phil: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Todd: Oh, cool. Wow. Phil: It was really interesting a job really exciting but I kind of came into teaching to try something different and to maybe gain confindence in myself as well. Todd: So if you're an engineer then you must like gadgets, right? Phil: Oh, yeah, I love gadgets. I got many in my room. Todd: So what kind of gadgets do you have? Phil: Well, my favorite has to be my laptop computer of course. I think everyone should have a laptop now because it's complete entertainment. I can watch movies. I can download music from the internet. I can write reports on my students. I can research new games on the internet. I can do anything in the world on my laptop. It's just amazing what you can do. Todd: So you talk about downloading things. Like you must have an MP3 player or iPod. Phil: I've got an iPod as well, yeah. I love my iPod. Every day I listen to music. Music is one of my main passions in life and I particularly like rock music and scar punk as well, so I download bands from all over the world on the internet that maybe ten years ago nobody would have been able to find information about, so I think things like iPod have opened up the world of music to everyone. Todd: Right. Right, No, I agree. Actually, I have an MP3 player and an iPod and I use them all the time. Phil: Yeah, it's amazing. Todd: So, you're really into your laptop. You're really into your iPod. Any other gadgets that you really like? Phil: I suppose I have to say my digital camera. When I was younger, I was absolutely useless at taking photographs - well I still am absolutely useless at taking photographs. I always manage to miss the main part of the picture or the thing I'm aiming for. Once I get the lighting composition completely wrong. So with a digital camera, I can choose the photos I want and I can keep retaking them until I know I got the one I actually want, and then on my computer, back to my laptop again, I can edit the photos until they look exactly like I want them to, so digital camera is amazing for me. Todd: Yeah, I agree, like I use cameras a lot for the website and I couldn't make it without them. Phil: Yeah, it's amazing how in the last ten years things have changed so much like we said with the iPod earlier, I used to have a cassette player when I was younger. Todd: Right. Phil: It was huge, and it was like taking a brick with me everywhere I went, and not the iPod just fits in my pocket and I don't even know it's there. It's amazing the difference. Todd: Yeah, I listen to the podcasts on the way to work and it makes my train commute so much more enjoyable. Phil: Yeah, yeah, I get the news from the BBC, the British website, so I can listen to the news in the morning and find out what's happened back in my home city. It's like keeping in touch with the rest of the world Todd: Right, right. OK, thanks a lot, Phil. Phil: OK, thank you.
更多英语知识，请关注微信公众号: VOA英语每日一听Todd: Now, Phil, you mentioned that you actually studied automotive engineering.Phil: Yeah, that's correct.Todd: OK, can you explain what automotive engineering is?Phil: It's basically car design and basic technology involved in cars in all aspects: the engine, the performance, the aerodynamics, so it's basically an overview of all kind of car aspects for the future.Todd: Cool, so you must know a lot about the cars of the future and stuff. I mean, how do you see cars in let's say twenty years, thirty years, forty years?Phil: In the near future I think the big developments will be alternative fuels. At the moment petrol and diesel engines are causing a lot of damage to the planet and we're going to eventually run out of natural resources, so I think the developments will be towards electric or hybrid cars.Todd: Right.Phil: Maybe even using fuel cells such as hydrogen.Todd: Well, like how many years away do you think this is?Phil: Realistically, ten to fifteen years away before we start seeing the first ones in production but before we see everyone using them, it's going to be twenty years, I would have thought, I guess.Todd: Right... Now, I once had a student who was an engineer for Chrysler, Daimal-Chrysler, and he was saying that they already have cars that can drive without people like you can just say your location and it'll go there. Have you heard about that?Phil: I've seen the technology from a German company called Volkswagon as well. The problem with this technology - it's brilliant. It's amazing what it can do, but people's attitude is the problem. People like the sense of freedom from having a car.Todd: Right.Phil: And if your car is driving you then you lose that. It's like being on a train or something, so you lose that individual sense of freedom.Todd: Wow, that's right. That's a good point.Phil: And then, there's the infrastructure.Todd: Oh, so you think that basically, it'll never take off, that people will always want to drive their own cars?Phil: Possibly, although maybe they could develop a system wherein the inner cities the system is used, basically to help, because traffic flow and congestion is a problem.Todd: Right.Phil: So maybe within the cities, the system could be used, but outside the city, people would always want their freedom in the country roads - the thrill of driving, the excitement.Todd: Right... Now when you watch movies, you often see cars that can fly, or cars that can go underwater like in a James Bond movie. Do you see that maybe in the future?Phil: Underwater I think would be a bit pointless, and very difficult to achieve the engineering. It's possible now, but the engineering is just ridiculously hi-tech, but I don't know about the flying cars. Maybe in hundreds of years but certainly not in my lifetime and not in anyone's lifetime who's listening to this website, no.Todd: All right. Thanks a lot, Phil.
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GUEST BIO: Dave is a Software Developer who has been building web applications since using HTML tables for layout started to go out of style. A background in classical design and computer systems technology has enabled him to roam between the worlds of design and development. Dave hails from Ottawa, Canada where he works remotely for Test Double. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Dave Mosher. He has a background in classic design and computer systems technology. Today, he works remotely for Test Double as a Software Developer. Dave has also held this position at Shopify and Pillar Technology. For several years, he ran his own consulting company DAVEMO. He specializes in producing high-performance front-end web architecture and is currently working on getting more deeply involved in coaching and mentoring. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (1.04) – So Dave, can I ask you to expand on that intro and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Dave started his IT career working as a designer. He started out just working with HTML and CSS. At first, he did a lot of desktop publishing work. But, he soon moved on to development, working with databases. (2.27) - How did you get into Test Double? When did that come about? Dave spent a few years working at a start-up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, doing Python app development on Google App Engine. During that time, he grew a lot and learned to wear lots of hats. That role ended and Dave found himself at a loose end. Around the same time, Kevin Baribeau, a fellow test dabbler, was also under-occupied. He got a job at a consultancy called Pillar Technology. So, Dave applied for a role there too and was hired as a remote consultant. During much of his time with Pillar Technology he worked directly with the guy who hired him, Justin Searls. He also came across Ted Kaufmann while working there. Within about two years, Justin and Ted left Pillar Technology and set up Test Double. Dave ended up working for them as a consultant and later as a full-time employee. It was Justin that helped him to learn TDD, how to write tests and introduced him to the realm of Agile software development. Dave says he learned more in the nine months he worked directly with Justin than he had in the previous five years. (4.53) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the I.T. career audience? Dave’s advice is not to chase technology if you are not happy in your current role. In all likeliness a shiny new piece of technology is not going to solve your problems. If you start chasing after shiny tech it usually ends in disappointment. Ultimately, technology is not really the source of the challenge you are looking for. Solving people’s problems is what brings job satisfaction. You don’t need to be using the latest technology to do that. Phil asks if he is saying that you need to avoid the shiny penny syndrome. Dave confirms that is the case. Chasing after the latest tech is a trap that a lot of newcomers fall into. They tend to underestimate the human factors of software development. (7.09) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? And what you learned from that experience. Before joining Double Test full time, Dave took a job with Shopify. He wanted to get away from using JavaScript and learn to use Ruby on Rails. Overall, it was a good move. He learned a lot while working there. But, it was also where his worst career moment took place. At the time, he was refactoring their asset pipeline. It was really slow, taking five minutes to run, so Dave re-tooled it. He did a good job and got the run time down to about 20 seconds. So, they rushed his enhancement out to production. That was a mistake, a big one. They ended up taking down the whole of Shopify for about 15 minutes. At the time, there were around 80,000 websites running on the platform, so it was a big deal. This incident taught Dave that if you are making a change to a big platform you need to be especially careful before proceeding. You have to slow things down a bit and vet everything in every possible environment. It is also important to keep your QA and production environments as closely aligned as possible. At the time, Shopify had not succeeded in doing that. Dave and the people he was working with had been lured into a false sense of security. When the enhancement test went green in the QA environment they, understandably, assumed it would work in production. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. (11.10) – What was your best career moment? For Dave, that was when he first started working for Double Test. At the time they were working on a contract for a very large firm. Like most large corporations, the work environment was incredibly restrictive and inflexible. They had lots of standards in place and hoops to jump through. It was impossible to work fast because Dave and his colleagues had virtually no autonomy. However, they did find a way around this. Working with one of the firm’s developers, who did a lot of API work, they were able to build a shim and their own tooling. This enabled them to work in isolation at the front end with the angular piece and JavaScript. That meant that they could work much faster. For everyone involved in coming up with this solution it was a great technical triumph. But, Dave took the most pleasure from the fact that they had been able to help the team lead they were working with to gain confidence and excel. They invested a lot of time and energy into coaching him and giving him personal encouragement. This included teaching him people skills, for example, how to avoid confrontations and not become defensive. By the end of their time together he was a completely different person. So much so that he actually said “you guys changed my life.” (13.50) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The fact that the barrier to entry has been lowered significantly really excites Dave. Code boot camps are making the field of IT a lot more accessible. In particular those boot camps that have structured their courses so that you do not necessarily have to pay your tuition fees up front. Dave has also been involved in producing educational resources. He took what he was doing at work and replicated the processes via screencasts so that he could help and educate other people. It was wildly successful and Dave found that putting together the lessons helped to solidify his knowledge. So, the benefits were twofold. Both parties benefited. He has noticed that a lot more people are starting to do share their knowledge, recently, something he is very pleased to see. (17.10) – What drew you to a career in IT? Dave drifted into IT through design. But, to get involved in the back end he had to go back to school and complete a Computer Systems Technology diploma. It was the only way he could go from being a starving artist, so to speak, to making some real money. (17.36) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? That advice came from Justin. He was struggling to convince Dave that test-driven development was the way to go. Dave, like most developers, was used to starting with the code first, then thinking about tests. Justin knew, from experience, that he was right. But, when Dave did not listen he did not continue to badger him. Instead, he let him go his own way and discover the painful way that he was wrong and Justin was right. Test-driven development did work best. This experience taught Dave the value of allowing yourself the freedom to fail. He learned how to use his pain as a motivator. He still remembers how going down the wrong path feels, so stops and thinks more before choosing a course of action. Dave is also more inclined to listen to others than he was when he first started his career. (18.54) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Dave says that he would probably spend a lot more time working with relational databases. If you want to specialize, being a database admin, and understanding the nuts and bolts of PostgreSQL or Postgres is a great approach, right now. He would also get a better handle on data modeling. Developers have a tendency to start without the data. As a result, all too often, they end up painting themselves into a corner pretty quickly. (19.56) – What are you currently focusing on in your career? Right now, Dave wants to get more involved with mentoring. He wants to have more of an impact on people’s personal lives. Dave is currently figuring who the people in his community are so that he can make himself available to them and help others to level up. (20.39) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? For Dave, that is his musical abilities. He plays piano, drums, bass, and guitar. Dave finds playing to be a good creative outlet and has noticed that there is a lot of crossover between musicality and IT. While playing music, you learn to pick up on patterns and how to improvise. This skill set is useful for IT professionals as well as musicians. Playing music with others sharpens your ability to spot where they are going and follow them or add to what they are doing. These skills are also useful in the workplace. (22.18) – Phil asks Dave to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. Dave’s parting piece of advice is - When you feel it's time to move on, reconsider. Usually, if you are at the end of your rope there will still be something you can do to reframe the engagement in a way that is positive. Adversity provides you with the chance to rise to the challenge and learn. So, when you are struggling, stop, think and see if you can solve the problem without necessarily changing companies. Only move on when you have considered things carefully and determined there is no way to fix the problem. BEST MOMENTS: (1.45) DAVE – "I was drawn to the web via the power of design." (3.05) DAVE – "Don't chase technology would be my number one career tip." (7.08) PHIL – "It's the right technology for the right solution as opposed to a specific technology." (10.45) DAVE – " Take a little bit more time than you think you need and try to vet all of the things that you're working on in every environment possible" (18.33) DAVE – "Allow yourself the freedom to fail." (22.23) DAVE – “When you feel like it's time to move on, reconsider.” CONTACT DAVE: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dmosher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmosher/ Website: https://blog.davemo.com
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Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 4-18-2019 Hosts: Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Guest Host: Frank "Toy Power" Allan Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 4-15-2019 Hosts: Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Guest Host: Neru "Neru" Neru (The Nerds From Work) Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 4-15-2019 Hosts: Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Chris "I'm Baaaa-aaack!" Wisdom Guest Host: Neru "Neru" Neru (The Nerds From Work) Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
GUEST BIO: Rhia is a software engineer for a data-driven tech company where she creates backend software applications using C#, .NET, Python, AWS and a variety of other tech. Rhia is an active member of Kansas City Women in Technology and she is passionate about encouraging underrepresented and underexposed communities to take advantage of the opportunities available in tech. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Rhia Dixon. She is a young software engineer, who is just starting her IT career. Yet, she has already done a lot within the industry. Rhia has already worked with C#, .NET, Python, AWS and several other languages and tech platforms. Recently, she delivered her first tech conference speech. She is also an active member of the Kansas City Women in Technology group. Rhia is passionate about encouraging underexposed communities to become more involved in the IT sector, so is actively looking for more ways to do that. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (1.06) – So Rhia, can I ask you to expand on that brief intro and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Rhia explained that she put herself through a boot camp to get started in the tech industry. She completed a full stack coding program to be able to start her career as a software engineer. Rhia did well and found her current position, while she was still studying. That job has her working mainly at the backend using C#, which has been a great way for her to cement and hone her skills. Importantly, this role has also enabled her to quickly branch out and work with other languages and platforms. (2.03) – Is there anything in particular that you enjoy about this role? The fact that she gets to touch all kinds of tech is something Rhia loves about her work. She really enjoys the fact that the team she works with has the autonomy to try out all kinds of new things. (2.51) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the I.T. career audience? Rhia’s main tip is to learn to communicate well. Networking was how she landed her current role. It is also how she became more involved with Kansas City (KC) Women in Technology. Her advice is to put yourself out there and ask plenty of questions. It is the best way to get to understand what people do and how things fit together. (3.30) In terms of networking, how did you go about doing that? Attending meetups was encouraged in the boot camp, something Rhia took note of and did, right from the start. That is how she came across KC Women in Tech. In class, she was learning to code using React. But, the KC women were using Angular to do HTML, CSS and JavaScript. This opened her eyes to the fact that there are a lot of different techs and pushed her to try out new things. Through these meetups, she met business analysts, product owners, and people in dev adjacent roles. These experiences and connections sparked her interest in all kinds of other things. Rhia also started talking more to people she already knew and began to network with them and learn as much as she could from them too. (5.10) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? And what you learned from that experience. Rhia has only been working in IT for about a year. As a result, her worst career moment is connected to missing out on a fantastic opportunity rather than a mistake she has made. At the boot camp, all students were required to research the IT industry in the city. During this process, Rhia came across a firm she really liked. They provided a fun work environment, had an ethos she liked and were offering work she would be qualified to do once she had finished boot camp. They even had an opening for a JavaScript developer. But, she still had 3 months to go at boot camp. So, despite the fact career services encouraged her to apply, she didn’t. Mostly because she just did not have the confidence to do so. Now, she realizes she should have just applied. After all, the worst thing that could have happened was that she did not get the job. (7.40) – So, I assume you would do things differently now. Rhia says that if she came across something she was only 20% qualified for, she would still apply. Often a lack of a certain skill is not a deal breaker. It is an approach that has already worked well for Rhia, although she is aware of the fact that she has a big personality helps too. She tends to stand out and be memorable, which seems to lead to people being very willing to give her a chance. (8.29) Phil asks Rhia if she is making the point that it is not always about technical skills. Often, it is also about what else you bring. Rhia says yes that’s it exactly. (8.47) – Please share a couple of your career highlights with the I.T. Career Energizer audience. About two months into her current role, a third party site did something and broke their system. It was a high-stress situation, but, it gave Rhia the chance to dig deep and see how stuff actually worked. For the first time, she had a high-level view. Unfortunately, everything had to be built up from scratch. Not ideal, but, for Rhia, this was actually a good thing. It enabled her to really connect the dots and understand what was going on behind the scenes. Being able to obtain mentorship from people for different things has also been a highlight. For example, she wanted to become a tech speaker. When she asked Jennifer Wadella, the founder of KC Women in Tech, for advice, she offered to mentor her. In February, Rhia was able to give her first tech talk, which was very well received. That event was another career highlight for Rhia. Phil comments that he likes to get an understanding of what is going on in the IT industry from all perspectives. So, it is really interesting to hear how someone like Rhia, who is new to the industry, is establishing herself in the sector. (12.10) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The fact that the industry is ever evolving is something Rhia enjoys. There is no need to get stuck doing the same thing. She is particularly excited about the way, and pace at which, the envelope is being continuously pushed. (13.28) – What drew you to a career in IT? Rhia realized a career in IT was a possibility when she saw a Facebook add for a boot camp. It looked exciting and like something she would enjoy doing, so she gave it a go. When she realized that building applications is a logical process, like solving a huge puzzle, she was hooked. The fact that it is also so creative, like composing music, is another plus. (14.14) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? By far the best advice Rhia ever got was to drop words like aspiring and junior from everything about me. She did as advised and removed them from her resume, LinkedIn, Twitter and business cards. Rather than call herself an aspiring or junior software engineer she took ownership of who she is instead of who she wants to be. Surprisingly, this simple change has made a huge difference. (14.55) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Rhia says she would learn Python first instead of starting with the frontend. (15.17) – Do you think you would have still gone through the boot camp? Would you recommend it as a way into the IT industry? Rhia says she would recommend boot camps. But, you have to remember that you get out of it what you put in. It is not possible to learn everything in such a short period of time, but, it is a good way to get started. (16.11) – What career objectives are you currently focusing on? Right now, Rhia is focusing on learning to write good tests. She wants to improve coding infrastructure standards. Her main aim is to make things more reliable. To achieve this goal, Rhia is working out how to log things and how to monitor application health. She believes taking this proactive approach will enable her to spot and deal with issues, at an earlier stage. (16.46) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? Having good networking and organizational skills has proved to be very helpful to Rhia. Being well organized is helping her to write cleaner code. She is learning to write in a way that ensures she will be able to easily go back over it and enhance her code, in the future. After all, you cannot have a version 2.0 if you do not know what version 1.0 did. Rhia knows that she would not have made it so far, so fast, without her networking skills. So, that is also a non-technical skill that she is working on improving even more. (17.40) – Phil asks Rhia to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. Rhia says – get out there and try everything that is available. That could be different languages or something that is not strictly IT related like finding out about different industries. For example, right now, Rhia is particularly interested in the parcel intelligence sector. It does not really matter what it is, expanding your reach will help you to figure out where to go next. BEST MOMENTS: (3.15) RHIA – "Go and talk to people and ask more questions, and just try to figure out how people fit into things and what they can do." (8.27) PHIL – "It's not just about your technical skills. It's about who you are and what else you bring" (12.49) RHIA – “I’m excited about the different horizons and the different envelopes that continue to be pushed" (17.50) RHIA – "Get out there and try all of the things that are available to you to try” (18.34) RHIA – “Expanding your reach is how you'll figure out where to go and what you even like to do.” CONTACT RHIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFakeRiRi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhiadixon/ Website: http://www.rhiadixon.com/
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 4-8-2019 Hosts: Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Kurt "Kurtstable" Boutin Guest Host: Josh "Tank" Tankersley (The Nerds From Work) Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 4-8-2019 Hosts: Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Kurt "Kurtstable" Boutin Guest Host: Josh "Tank" Tankersley (The Nerds From Work) Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 3-31-2019 Hosts: Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Tony "P." Henderson Guest Host: Josh "Tank" Tankersley (The Nerds From Work) Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 3-31-2019 Hosts: Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a-ME!" Keating, Tony "P." Henderson Guest Host: Josh "Tank" Tankersley (The Nerds From Work) Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
GUEST BIO: Fernando Cejas is a Developer Advocate at IBM having previously worked at SoundCloud and at Tuenti. Over the past decade, Fernando has mainly worked as a Core Engineer and Tech Lead focused on Mobile Development. Fernando describes himself as a nerdy geek and a strong believer of sharing, which he does by speaking at conferences, participating in communities and through his blog. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Fernando Cejas. Fernando is a Developer Advocate who is currently working at IBM. He has also spent time working at SoundCloud as a Mobile Core Engineer and, prior to that, at Flomio and Tuenti as a Mobile Software Engineer. Fernando is a huge fan of agile methodologies, programming, and tech in general. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with others and putting it to use by helping people to solve their problems. His urge to share what he knows has turned him into a prolific public speaker. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (1.10) – So Fernando, can you expand on that brief introduction and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Fernando said that Phil’s intro was a good summary of his career. He also explained that he is also taking the time to share his knowledge. Mostly by giving talks at conferences, which he really enjoys. It provides him with the chance to help people to avoid some of the mistakes he has made. (2.16) – Can you share a unique IT tip with the career IT audience? Fernando says that it is important to share your knowledge. He knows that his sharing what he has learned, including as a result of failures, can help others from hitting their head against a brick wall. From experience, he has found that it is your failures that teach you the most. Phil agrees with the saying “you learn from your own mistakes.” But, he also says that it is better to learn from other people’s mistakes. So, you don’t make them yourself. (3.39) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? Interestingly, that happened only five or six years ago when he was working for SoundCloud as an Android Developer. When he was asked to be the release captain for a project, during his first week, he said yes. In those days, there was no continuous integration environment. Releases were not automated they were done manually. By that time SoundCloud had about a hundred million users. Unfortunately, when Fernando shipped the release, he forgot to change the input. The application had worked on his phone, so he shipped it. But, he was in the development environment, not the production one. That environment consisted of two Mac minis serving the API in the content. Unsurprisingly, in the far bigger scale live environment, there were issues. This led to a 2-hour outage that affected millions of users. The CEO even rang him and asked why their core functionality – playing a song – was not working. Fortunately, the fix was easy. DevOps increased the instances of the development API, did some forwarding for the APIs and a few more technical things and it was fixed. But, the outage was a big deal. (7.37) – What did you learn from that experience? Avoid having manual steps in a process. Automate as much as you can. Fortunately, there was no finger pointing at SoundCloud. Something that Fernando was grateful for and thinks was very beneficial. They recognized that a weakness in the process was uncovered. Then they worked to fix that issue, so something similar could not happen again. The no blame culture allowed everyone to be totally honest and uncover the real issues. (9.16) – What was your best career moment? For Fernando that was the first time he gave a talk. He feels that is when he crossed the line from being introverted to being extroverted. After that, he was no longer afraid of starting a conversation. (10.50) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The fact that tech is changing at such a rapid pace is something that excites Fernando. Recently, he has been doing some work on quantum computing and he believes that is going to change the world. This field has so much potential, they are so fast, which means any problem is solvable. Quantum computers are not likely to replace traditional computers, but they will be ready to complement them, in about five or six year’s time. These are the computers that will solve exponential problems. However, we will still need classical computers to feed the quantum ones. (12.41) – What drew you to a career in IT? Basically, it was curiosity that drew Fernando into the world of IT. He first started working with tech when he was 16 and was spending time at his local hospital gaining work experience. While there, he got sucked into creating and maintaining Ethernet networks. From there, he just kept trying things out starting with small things like hacking microprocessors to play games. (13.48) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? Over the years, he has received lots of great career advice. But, for now, he is going to pick “Don’t be afraid of saying no.” If something is not possible, you have to say so as soon as possible. It does not matter who that person is or where they sit in an organization you must not be afraid to speak up. (14.34) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Fernando does not think he would do much differently. He would still start out by writing code. (15.14) – What are you currently focusing on in your career? Right now, he is focused on helping to solve people’s problems. He enjoys the fact that people are complex and are not predictable like computers are. The challenge of interacting with others and solving their problems is something he enjoys, so that is his focus. (15.41) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? Because Fernando likes sitting down and working through issues with people he thinks that patience is his number one non-technical skill. He knows that non-technical skills like being honest, respecting others, communicating effectively and being humble are all invaluable when you work in the IT sector. (16.59) – Phil asks Fernando to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. Fernando’s advice is not to be shy. Speak up and ask questions even if you think they may be a bit dumb. He also believes you should prioritize human values over technical knowledge. After all, computers are only a means to reach out to other people. BEST MOMENTS: (3.02) PHIL - "It is better to learn from other people's mistakes. So you don't make them yourself." (7.43) FERNANDO – "Automate all things, manual steps should be avoided." (8.20) FERNANDO – "There was no finger pointing, we acted as a team here" (13.51) FERNANDO – "Don’t be afraid of saying no." (16.42) FERNANDO – "Respect, communication, honesty, and humility, I think those things are key." (17.43) FERNANDO – "Computers are only a means you reach out to people." CONTACT FERNANDO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/fernando_cejas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandocejas/ Website: https://fernandocejas.com/
This week: Tony P. Henderson! Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 3-25-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
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This week: Onrie Kompan and Dennis Robinson! Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 2-25-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
This week: Onrie Kompan and Dennis Robinson! Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 2-25-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
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This week: The Tony P! Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 2-25-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Special Guest: Kurt Boutin Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 2-18-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Special Guest: Kurt Boutin Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
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Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 2-11-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
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Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 2-04-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
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Another Fine Podcast From the Giant Size Team Up Network GSTU Merch! Buy our Merch! Get all the Mugs! T-Shirts! Stickers! Get the Shirts!!!!!!! Week: 1-21-2019 Hosts: Charles "Rock God of Podcasting" McFall, Paul "Soapbox" Klotz, Phil "It's-a ME!" Keating Guest Host: Dennis "Space Family" Robinson Speakpipe: Click Link on the Right edge of our Website Email: btp@giantsizeteamup.com Patreon.com/breakingthepanel Big thanks to Dennis Robinson of Botched Podcast for the opening audio. The Post Credit Stingers Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil KeatingHost in absentia: Chris WisdomProducer and Publisher at Large: Mike WoodardBreaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support
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GUEST BIO: Chris is the author of the award-winning Wahl Network Blog and host of the Datanauts podcast. Chris focuses on creating content that revolves around virtualization, automation, infrastructure and evangelizing products and services that benefit the technology community. He is also co-author of “Networking for VMware Administrators”, has published hundreds of articles and a conference speaker. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: The guest on today’s show is Chris Wahl who has been working in the IT industry for over two decades. He is the host of the Datanauts podcast and the author of the Wahl Network Blog, both of which have won awards. His focus is on using his experience to give others the expertise they need to create the data centres of the future. Chris specializes in workflow automation and building operational excellence and the successful adoption and integration of new technology. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (1.07) – So Chris, can you expand on that brief introduction and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Chris said that he spent most of his career rising through the ranks. Three years ago, he set up Rubrik, which is already a market leader in Cloud Data Management. He now runs a fairly large team. The change from individual contributor to a full-time kind of manager has been a blast. (1.45) – Did you make the decision to change in terms of moving more into a management role? Chris said, yes, kind of. But, he tends to gravitate towards new things that push him to learn. For him, it is an effective way of managing the “imposter syndrome” that most of us experience. He also realized that if he continued to work as an individual how much he could achieve would be limited. On your own you can only get so much done. With a team you can build in more capacity to get things done, move the technology forwards and complete large projects. Chris has found that creating a team has enabled him to pursue some passion projects. (2.34) – Phil asks Chris for a unique IT career tip. Chris explains that it is important to push yourself out of your comfort zone. It ensures you continue to learn to keep up with the fast pace of technology. Chris has what he calls a “fear compass”. When he finds something that makes him go wow and take a step back initially, he usually dives in instead of backing away. You cannot afford to become stagnant or stale. (4.18) – Chris is asked to share his worst career moment. For Chris that happened early on. He was working for an IT shop that had a call centre type of operation to assist customers and keep the business running. One day Chris did an update and rolled it out without thoroughly testing it. Unfortunately, he had accidentally put a wild card in the script which nuked everyone’s system 32 folders. Leading to the operating system failing. On that day, 200 terminals went down. Chris could have tried to sweep his mistake under the carpet. But, he didn’t. Instead he was transparent, which enabled him and his team to get things back up and running as normal, very quickly. He felt really guilty about it. But, since then he has never broken the “test first” rule, which has helped him to deliver excellent solutions and propel his career forwards. (7.95) – Phil asks Chris what his best career moment was. Chris says that moment goes in tandem with his worst IT experience. On another job, a client asks him to do an upgrade at 11 am on a Wednesday. One of the busiest times of the week, so he warns them this is not a good idea and documents the fact. Yet, they insist he does it and everything goes down. Immediately, Chris was surrounded by the whole team, very upset and all panicking. Despite the pressure Chris was able to remain cool and quickly solve the problem. His worst career moment had helped him to understand the importance of remaining calm at moments of crisis and give him the chance to practice that skill. So, he was ready and able to deliver his best career moment. (9.26) – Phil wants to know what excites Chris about the future of the IT industry. Chris says the fact that the way we deal with IT is changing to a more collaborative way of working is exciting and important. Chris calls it the DevOps blend. He also likes the fact that everything is becoming more workflow and process driven. It is also good to see automation being utilized more. (11.19) – Phil asks Chris what drew you to a career in IT. Chris was only about 3 or 4 when he started playing computer games. He was programming by the time he was 8. He said that IT chose him rather than him choosing it. (12.18) – What is the best career advice you have been given? Surround yourself with the right people and success will follow. Positive people who challenge you and are great to work with will always drive you forwards. (13.04) – Phil asks Chris if he has ever been involved in Masterminds. Chris says not exactly. But, whether he is working on a project, attending a conference or something else he always seeks out the experts. Often, he ends up working collaboratively with them. (13.47) – If you were to start your IT career again, what would you do? Chris jokes that he would have invested heavily in Apple stock. Refreshingly, Chris does not think he would change much in the way he approaches his career decisions. (14.30) – Phil asks Chris what he is currently focusing on in his career. Chris is no longer getting heavily involved in the engineering aspect of IT. Instead, he is now focusing more on what the greater architecture of IT looks like. He is working to understand how to make this technology more accessible, so normal people can deliver this stuff. So, recently, he has been attending a lot of Gartner events and analyst conferences. (16.22) – What would you consider to be your most important non-technical skill, Chris? Writing, the ability to take something that is complicated and make it simple enough for most people to understand is a great skill. Communication is key. There is no point in producing something fantastic, if you unable to share it with others. (17.19) – Phil asks Chris to share a few final words of IT career advice. Don’t focus too much on the details, if you do you will just spin your wheels. Stop fixating on which cloud to learn, get your feet wet, learn and pivot later if you need to. BEST MOMENTS: (3.41) CHRIS – “Standing still means you're just gonna be brought down. You have to constantly keep moving and finding that fear factor.” (3.47) PHIL – “It’s a case of challenging yourself to be able to grow and move forward” (10.21) CHRIS – “I really liked that we're blending those two worlds and gathering a lot of the great practices that the dev world has done and applying that to ops.” (12.25) CHRIS – “Surround yourself with great people, and successfully follow." (16.31) CHRIS – “As I've grown my career, I've realized that everything boils down to communication.” (17.11) CHRIS – “Learning how to extract ideas from your head and put it into a consumable format is such a huge skill” CONTACT CHRIS WAHL: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisWahl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wahlchris/ Website: http://wahlnetwork.com/
Besides another economic recession, nothing can stop a company's growth faster than business regulation violations. These hidden costs sneak up on many business owners at the worst time, if we let them. So what's our best defense? An even better offense. Whether you're planning a new start-up or a seasoned business professional, this episode will both educate and give you the necessary tools to protect your organization from unnecessary regulation violation fines. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make better business decisions. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ ---- Show Notes: MATT: Regulations – the rules of the road within business; a term carrying many mixed feelings. Some say we have too many, others say we have too few. Regardless of where we stand, the reality is we must comply with the laws of our land or face penalties. On this episode, we're sitting down with Judith Wright, Assistant Clinical Professor of Business Law at Kelley, whose helping us play by the rules and protect what we've worked so hard to build. Let's get to the podcast… ||ROI MUSIC PLAYS|| MATT: Welcome to another episode of the ROI Podcast presented by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. I'm your host, Matt Martella alongside Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Phil Powell. If this is your first time joining us, welcome to the podcast. We put out a weekly episode to help organizations make better business decisions. And for those who are sharing this with friends on social media, we want to say thank you. We are very honored you find enough value in our weekly content to pass these episodes along. And Phil, I think today's topic carries a lot of value, especially for those of us in the early stages of organizational development. However, no matter how established our companies are, there are some great take-a-ways on this episode to protect not just ourselves, but our clients, our employees, and our organizations. PHIL: Absolutely Matt. We're taking a dive into business regulations because so many times, organizations are unaware they may have requirements, restrictions, or compliances they must follow. And it's the failure to follow these regulations that cripple businesses of every size. But before we dive in, it's important to establish why regulations exist in the first place. Judith Wright: A lot of people think, "Oh, there's too much regulation and regulation is bad." Until something happens to you. And then people say, "There ought to be a law!" Right? You've heard that phrase before? So, let me just give you an example of that. All businesses have to provide worker's compensation protections. So what that means is the government looks to business to provide for compensation for individuals who are hurt while they are at work. This is not new law. It's ancient law actually. And has been around since the 1800s and earlier than that even in Europe, then we brought those ideas to the US of course when we formed a country here. So, since the industrial age, if you get hurt at work your employer has to provide some protection for you, has to help you recover from that. Without that, think about what would happen. If you went to work and got hurt severely, theoretically, an employer could call your family, tell them to come get you and just plug in another worker. That doesn't seem like a fair way to treat workers. So I kind of liken it like this, this will make sense to you, it's like driving a car. You get behind the wheel of a car, and you're expected to know all the rules of the road, and comply with all the rules of the road. And if you don't you can be pulled over and ticketed for that. So when you get behind the wheel of a business, and you want to drive that business, you're supposed to know all the rules of the business, and if you don't comply, you can be ticketed for that lack of compliance. MATT: It's important to understand that regulations exist for protection. It cannot be stated enough. Of course they're not perfect and according to Judith, they are usually lagging from what's actually happening in the marketplace. And as she mentioned as an example, though it can be burdensome for an organization to comply, they are meant for organizational safety. Just like monopoly regulations protect industries and keep competition alive, environmental regulations make sure our drinking water is clean, and health regulations make sure we get the right treatment. PHIL: It's easy for organizations to say that regulations hinder their business or more regulations need to exist. That's not the point. Regardless of our beliefs about regulations, the reality is, they exist and we have a legal obligation to comply. We want to make it clear, our focus is helping us leaders be proactive and educated about regulations affecting our industry rather than having to react to sanctions and pay fines for breaking the rules. Especially for violations we unintentionally are not following. If your organization is currently facing some government sanctions, stick around because Judith offers some next steps for your business. MATT: So let's start with being proactive. As organizational leaders, it's our duty to understand, not only our industry, but how we are to operate, legally, as a business. The hard thing is, we are so consumed with growing our organization that we do not have the time to follow each law being passed into Congress - and ask if it applies to our industry. So how do we stay educated? The first way to be proactive on industry regulations is by joining a Trade Association. Judith Wright: So what these organizations do, essentially, is help educate members about running a business in that specialty area. So they provide newsletters, they have webinars, they have training programs, they provide market information, what's going on in your market, what are the trends. They do consumer studies. They have technology reports. Economic impact studies. All kinds of things that, if you're willing to educate yourself, help you feel more in control of those issues. So if there's a new rule proposed, for example. I saw the other day that the start of California is looking at banning plastic straws. So if you're a business that uses plastic straws, that's suddenly of interest to you. But the trade association can be in there early on helping influence whether the government actually bans them, if so, how the ban will take place and what kind of straws are ok and what kind are not and influence the outcome of that. Helping the regulators understand the cost of making this change for folks that are using plastic straws. PHIL: These associations, typically, have full time staff members whose job it is to educate organizations on new laws and even laws being proposed that could affect the industry as a whole. For us leaders, the one resource that's most scarce is time. We all have the same hours in a day, no matter what. So to have a team of individuals breaking down regulations affecting our organization is critical to remaining proactive. Judith also mentions that since many of these associations make up multiple businesses, they bring more influence to the law makers versus our organization as an individual. Judith Wright: And it works because, if you or I own a coffee shop and we want to call the governor or the legislator and tell them what we think about it, they might take your call and be very interested. At the same time, a trade association represents dozens in a state and thousands nationally and therefore can kind of get the voice of the small business person before a government party in a way that you or I would find time consuming, maybe frustrating and maybe difficult to do. MATT: So now that we have an education pipeline for protection, the second way our organizations can remain proactive on regulation compliance is to invest into legal counsel sooner, rather than later. Judith Wright: That said, ignorance of the law is not a defense. And so, often times, for example a health code violation, if they change something and you don't know, you're going to get cited for that for each day you're out of compliance, potentially. The cost of non-compliance is 2-3 times the cost of compliance. Meaning, if you fail to follow the rules and you get caught and you're subjected to fines, it's felt by experts that it's going to cost you 2-3 times the cost of just doing it right in the first place. And those costs come from things like fines, of course from doing things you're not permitted to do, but just the disruption in your business, the damage to your reputation, because the competitors do make hay with that. If there's, you know, a newspaper story that your company got cited for health code violations, your competitors are the ones who fan that flame. And then just the whole cost of having to restructure how you do business and get it on track. And the legal fees in terms of settling that. I think that's an important thing to realize, ignoring the cost of regulation can be very expensive down the road when it catches up with you. PHIL: The hours spent with a lawyer outside the courtroom are so much lower than having to hire one once our company is before a judge, which means a substantial cost reduction. When getting a lawyer involved early on, lean on their expertise for clarity. They are the ones to check our organization's blind spots and make sure we've structured our companies properly. Start to ask other business owners who they work with – or better yet, ask the trade association for legal recommendations. And, should we find ourselves dealing with sanctions, we'll have someone to defend us early on – which could mean the difference between keeping our doors open and polishing up our resumes. MATT: So we joined a trade association for our industry, we've met with a lawyer who checked our blind spots, as an organization, now it's time to create systems within our company that make sure we stay compliant to these regulations. Judith Wright: Go back to the driving the car analogy, we all know there are rules to driving a car, but that doesn't keep us from getting in there, learning them and driving that car. And it's the same in business. Once you get a command of those rules and you know, for example, when you drive down the road, every day, you don't consciously in your head say, "Oh, be sure to stop at the stop signs." You know, and it's an intuitive reaction on your part. Once you know the regulation in your business and you become comfortable with that and you've built it into your processes and you have confidence that you're doing things right, every time you do them, and you have a calendar that reminds you when to do filings and that sort of thing, it becomes just part of the intuitive why you do business. It's not scary, it's just the way that it is. PHIL: B-P comes to mind when I think of major violations. As we know, back in April of 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded – sadly killing 11 employees and leaking around 4.9-million barrels of oil, according to the U.S. Government - into the Gulf of Mexico. This caused major environmental problems along with legal battles, bad press, and huge fines. The EPA estimates that B-P has paid $4 BILLION in settlements, fines, and penalties. According to the White House Oil Spill Commission, B-P could have prevented the missteps that lead to the disaster by educating their workers and creating systems to comply with regulations. The report also states there were no procedure set on how to communicate faulty test results to experts. So as the leaders of our organizations, taking a little extra time creating systems within our organization that address regulation compliance could save us not just our jobs, but our organization as a whole. MATT: After we educate ourselves, get legal advice and make sure we have the right systems in place, the final take-a-way to be proactive on regulations is budget for them. If we're an entrepreneur, do research to find compliance costs that affect our organizations and include it in our financial planning strategy. If we're established as an organization, continue leaning into the trade association for ideas so that if we have to change compliance or add systems to protect ourselves, we have the cash to do so. Judith Wright: The US Chamber of Commerce did a study where they asked small business owners for information about the costs in their companies. And what they found was that, on average, a small business pays just under $12-thousand dollars a year, per employee to cover regulatory costs. Now I'm guessing most small businesses who are excited about their entrepreneurial business plan have not factored in $12-thousand dollars per employee to pay for regulation. And the same study found that on average a small business spends $83-thousand dollars to comply with regulation in its first year of start up. So that's a hidden cost... it's not hidden, it's just one that folks overlook. And as your business grows, and you get a little larger, additional federal laws starts to play. For example, some federal laws apply to businesses with 15 or more employees. So when you go from 14 to 15, suddenly you're in a realm of new regulation that you may not have thought about. And the thing that's interesting for people to take into account is that oftentimes the fine is per violation. For example, lawn care services frequently have to deal with disposal of grass and yard waste. Or clippings and trimmings from trees and that sort of thing. And more than half the states, at a state level, regulate how that waste gets disposed of. So if the rules changed on that and you think you're ok but you're not, each time you improperly dispose of that waste could be a separate fine. And let's say for sake of argument the fine is $1,000 per violation. But if you've disposed of things improperly for the last month or so, without realizing it, you could have multiple thousands of dollars in fines before you even realize you're doing something wrong. Now, does the government come and catch you in the net and say, "Oh, you've done something here." Not necessarily, sometimes they'll work with you to help you understand that. PHIL: And it's examples like these that help us prepare for the ever changing regulations. Whether we're on the brink of filing for that LLC or about to celebrate our 100 year anniversary, we can still become proactive to make sure our organizations continue its journey of success. Regulations will affect us in some capacity – if we educate ourselves, invite the right help, create systems of protection, and make sure we have the cash available, our organizations can enjoy life in the fast lane. MATT: Let's switch sides now. Say, as an organization, we find ourselves in trouble. We violated a regulation and now we're facing a penalty. Judith Wright: Here is some legal advise, you don't call the regulator yourself and try to work it out. You really need legal counsel at that point. So number one, if you realize you have a problem, number one, face it, acknowledge it. Number two, get legal help now. If you don't already have a legal advisor, it's time to get legal help now. And let that lawyer help you interface with the government about how to resolve that problem. There are very few problems that can't be solved. Perhaps you can change your practices in a way that show you have a "good faith" effort going forward and they're not going to be so punishing with you. Perhaps you can negotiate a fine with the government. Honestly, they're there to make sure the protections are in place. They're not there to drive people out of business. But if you find that you really violated the law in some way, a lawyer is someone you should sit down with and talk to about it. PHIL: B-P still operates as an organization, despite the $4-billion in payouts, negative press, and setbacks they've endured since 2010. Now, hopefully we're not facing major problems like B-P, but the take-a-way here is to endure. Acknowledge our violation and more importantly our responsibility going forward. Make the changes necessary, pay our fines, and then jump into proactive mode. It's like a car accident or getting a speeding ticket. When we get back in the car, we become hyper aware or nervous, but what's most important is the fact we got ourselves back in the car and on the road. Our business can make it through if we lead it the right way. ||ROI MUSIC PLAYS|| MATT: So let's recap. Whether we agree with regulations or not or whether we think there are too many or too few does not change the fact that as an organization, we are obligated to abide by these laws. Embracing this truth helps us become proactive – keeping our organizations protected from fines. The first way we can be proactive on regulations is by joining a Trade Association. Not only do they provide the proper education, they voice our concerns to lawmakers with authority. Next, invest into legal counsel. They will ensure we have the right structure within our business to comply with regulations. Plus, if we find ourselves in violation, our legal experts already understand the inner workings of our organization, potentially saving us thousands in legal fees later on. Then, we need to create systems that ensure and protect our compliance. Whether its calendar reminders, check-ups, educational courses, or audits, create systems that keep our companies safe. Finally, complying with regulations costs money. If we work these costs into our startup plan or budgeting protocols, when we do have to pay, we're not scrambling to find cash. And if we find ourselves facing regulatory penalties, it's very important to acknowledge the problem, then get legal help as soon as possible. It's highly discouraged to work with regulators alone. This could mean the difference between massive payouts or ultimately having our business shut down. If you've enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more, head over to your favorite podcasting app. While you're there, be sure to hit the subscribe button so you can receive the latest episode each week. Thanks again for spending time with us on the ROI Podcast presented by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. I'm your host Matt Martella alongside Phil Powell, where we work to help organizations make better business decisions. We'll see you next week.
Guest Bio: Jennifer is a JavaScript developer, international speaker, foodie, fitness geek and community organiser, most well known for her work creating innovative and highly sought-after programs for women in technology. Jennifer is also the founder of Kansas City Women in Technology, an organisation aimed at growing the number of women in technology careers in Kansas City. And, amongst other things, Jennifer is Missouri’s Coolest Woman, according to Pure Wow. Episode Description: In this episode, Phil sits down with Jennifer Wadella to talk about how she entered the IT industry, women in IT in general, and what to do when you find yourself in a negative work environment. Jennifer also talks about self-motivation, and that you don’t necessarily have to find inspiration in other people, but can focus on your own personal growth and skills and have faith in yourself to be able to improve and succeed. Key Takeaways: (1.13) Phil begins by asking Jennifer to tell the listeners a bit more about herself. Jennifer says that she’s been a nerd her entire life, and while she liked being among nerds, she really didn’t see much in the way of women nerds and has made one of her missions to get more women involved in IT. (1.38) Phil says he’s seen a lot of progress on that front, with more women entering the industry and Jennifer agrees, laughing while recalling that while at the last Kansas City Developer Con, there were so many women that there was a line for the ladies bathroom, which was a first. (2.08) Phil moves along, asking Jennifer if she has a unique career tip that she’d like to share, and she talks about how she often hears people talking about being stuck in terrible job environments with terrible bosses and that because people in IT love their craft and what they do, they’ll stay in these jobs they hate. She advises people in those situations to not waste time in leaving to find a place where they can be happy doing the work they love. Phil strongly agrees that a good work environment is extremely important. (3.01) Phil then asks Jennifer to speak about the worst experience in her IT career and what she learned from it. Jennifer replies that during one of her first jobs out of college, she had a boss that was a poor leader who would give her projects without much direction, and when she compiled reports on how long the project would take and the resources it would need, he didn’t like her answers, cornering her alone in the office to yell at her about how she was “a bad person with a bad work ethic.” (3.45) Jennifer continues, saying that this was one of the lowest moments of her career, but it taught her to stand up for herself in the future and to understand and value her self-worth. The story at least has a happy ending, as she was able to get a new job just three days after updating her resume to leave that one. (5.02) Phil takes that opportunity to ask Jennifer about her greatest success in her IT career. Jennifer talks about being a web developer right when things were expanding with JavaScript frameworks and single-page applications. As she learned JavaScript, she felt like she was struggling compared to other, more experienced people. But one day one of them came to her with a framework question and she was able to help them, and it gave her confidence and motivation to keep moving forward in her career. Phil agrees that this is often a turning point for people in their career. (6.31) Phil asks Jennifer what she finds most exciting about the future of IT, and she answers that people are drawn to IT because they like problem-solving and that right now it feels to her like there’s no cap on what technology people can come up with to solve problems. Specifically, she’s excited about the possibilities of advancements in IoT. (7.58) Phil moves into the Reveal Round, beginning with why Jennifer started working in IT. She says that, like many, she fell into IT a bit on accident. She was a graphic designer but couldn’t find work. In the meantime, she was building websites mostly for fun and realized it could be a career, and she was attracted to the creative side and creating something from nothing. (8.33) Phil asks Jennifer for the best career advice she’s ever gotten, and she tells him that she had a mentor tell her not make herself fit a job, but to make the job fit her and not to try to force yourself to fit a mould. (9.03) Phil then switches gears and asks Jennifer what she would do if she had to begin her IT career all over again right now, and she replies half-jokingly, “start younger.” (9.32) As to her current career objectives, Jennifer says that she has been focusing on public speaking at international conferences and being at a place where she can “be a happy little code monkey.” (10.05) Phil asks Jennifer’s opinion on what has been the most helpful non-tech skill to have in her career so far, and she answers that for her, it’s a tie between leadership skills and faith in herself and her ability to grow and always be improving. (10.45) Phil brings things to a close by asking Jennifer for some parting words of advice for the audience, and she replies with the motto, “work hard and understand that there are no limits.” She adds that there is no cap on what you can learn and that you should focus on yourself and your own growth and not what other people are doing. Best Moments: (1.16) Jennifer: “I’ve been a nerd my entire life, and when I got into a career in technology, it was nice to be surrounded by other nerds. But one thing was lacking and that was female nerds. So that’s kind of the origin of me creating Kansas City Women in Technology.” (2.35) Jennifer: “If your day job isn’t making you happy and is making you miserable, my advice would be to go find something that makes your heart sing. You’re lucky enough to love writing code, do it somewhere where you’re gonna love doing it.” Phil: “I think you’re absolutely right. I think if you don’t find fulfilment and enjoyment within your career, it’s time to think about what you’re doing.” (3.45) Jennifer: “That was one of the lowest moments because it was a really big assault against my character, but it was a really good life lesson of understanding how to stand up for myself and how to value my self-worth.” (5.50) Jennifer: “It was kind of an amazing moment for me to realize, ‘I can do this, I can be a really successful developer,’ and just because I started out behind doesn’t mean I can’t come out ahead.” Phil: “It can be quite self-inspiring, when people come to you for advice and knowledge and so forth and you realize that you’re actually able to provide that support and input.” (8.58) Jennifer: “If you can find a way to bring your own unique skill set to the table, you’re gonna be way more successful that way.” (11.10) Jennifer: “Find ways that work for you to learn and grow. Don’t look at what everybody else is doing, don’t try and emulate or be exactly like other thought leaders you see. Focus on yourself, what works for you, and the unique skills you have to share.” Contact Jennifer Wadella: Website: www.jenniferwadella.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/likeOMGitsFEDAY @likeOMGitsFEDAY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-wadella-7985b46/
How many times do we feel like we're "stuck" in our career? Or as though our personal growth has plateaued? On this episode, we spoke with Traci Dolan who shares her success as the former CFO of ExactTarget. She offers three, practical tips to launch your career to the next level. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make better business decisions. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/35aeAfZ ---- Show Notes: MATT: As we approach the 10-year mark since the 2008 financial collapse - as a global market, we're still picking up the pieces. However, the economic comeback we're seeing across the United States shows favorable conditions for both new business creation and corporate development - which in turn means better chances for your start-up business's success or that big promotion. On this episode, we're talking with a CFO who offers some practical tips for professional growth. The sun is rising on our financial landscape. How will we make the most of it? Let's get to the podcast. (The ROI Podcast Music) MATT: Good morning, and welcome to another episode of the ROI Podcast presented by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. I'm your host, Matt Martella, broadcasting from the downtown Indianapolis campus with my special guest, associate dean of academic programs, Phil Powell. Hey Phil… MATT: Now Phil, we're only a few months away from the 10 year mark since the horrible 2008 financial collapse, that many experts are calling the worst implosion the global market experienced since the Great Depression… leaving so many families in turmoil and creating a highly conservative approach to the way both businesses and families spend their money. However, the global markets over the past few years indicate a sort of “bounce back.” PHIL: You're right! The confidence people have in the economy in recent years is really reflected in the strength of our current global market. And that's breathing new life into the start-up business environment as well as expansion and growth in corporations. Simply look at the recent trends. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, start-up firms were at an all-time low in 2010 following the collapse. Jump to 20-17 and we saw the number of new business creations grow by close to 100-thousand since 2010. Just last year, start-ups gained 1.7 million jobs since 2016... and the growth seems to continue. MATT: And major corporations seem to be reaping the benefits too. In fact the U-S Bureau of Economic Analysis are calling the first quarter of 20-18, just the first quarter ALONE, an all-time high for corporate profits since 1950. U-S corporations have profited close to 1-hundred-ninety billion dollars this year. That's some serious spending power if you're sitting in the executive suite to grow your corporation. PHIL: And this should also give those of us who have been kicking the bucket around, waiting for the right time to start a business some hope and encouragement to finally take the leap. MATT: Let's talk about that for a moment. Following the 2008 financial collapse, we experienced a MAJOR slow-down in small business creation. In fact, new business start-ups fell by almost one-hundred-50-thousand, going from just over 6-hundred-thousand new businesses in 2006 to barely crossing the 4-hundred-fifty-thousand mark in 2014, according to the U-S Census. What do potential entrepreneurs need to do to overcome their fear and take advantage of this incredible economic growth? PHIL: Well it's simple to hear, but hard to implement. The bottom line is they need to be confident. They need to trust the economic trends and plug themselves into this financial growth our country is experiencing. Starting a business will always come with uncertainty, fear of the unknown, and will most definitely push a new business owner's comfort-level, no matter how the market is doing. But seeing how far we've come since 2008, I feel if there was ever a time to take that chance for your new business, that time is now. MATT: One of our marketing professors, Kim Saxton, sat down for an interview with former CFO of ExactTarget, Traci Dolan, who most certainly can speak about pushing personal comfort levels. Not only did she rise to the CFO of a tech company WITHOUT a technology background, but as CFO of a different company, she led the decision to take a public company private. That alone would create a huge level of uncertainty. She says that no matter where we are, whether we're about to start a business or on the tip of the spear for making uncomfortable business decisions that ultimately could affect our career, we have to be comfortable BEING uncomfortable. Traci Dolan: “You can't be paralyzed by fear - my greatest achievements in my professional career have been because I put myself out there a little bit, outside of my comfort zone, either applying for a job that I really didn't know if I was qualified for, or taking the lead on some project that I might've not had the skill-set and knowing it wasn't going to be perfect. I often see people struggle with decision-making because they're fearful of making a mistake, and it's paralysis to an organization if that happens.” PHIL: This is not simply for those of us trying to start our own business either - this can apply to those of us in the corporate world who have sites on upper management positions, director roles, or even the big “C-level” office. Those looking to grow themselves in the professional world have to constantly push their comfort levels. I'm not saying we make radical decisions without doing our research first, but we cannot expect to grow ourselves as a corporate professional OR an entrepreneur by staying complacent. If we're struggling with complacency and don't know what to do, the best advice I can offer is find those people who have succeeded. We have to surround ourselves with those who have our dream jobs, our dream business, or are successful in an area we want to succeed. Take them out to coffee and simply listen. Find out their personal habits, see what they're reading, ask them what their success looks like, ask them about their failures, but more importantly, ask them how they overcame defeat. This will help us lay down tracks for our own professional goals without having to “re-invent the wheel” so to speak. MATT: And if we're in a position that affords us the power to hire, Traci says to surround ourselves with the best, then GET OUT of their way. Traci Dolan: “Hire people smarter than yourself, let them grow and develop, and hopefully [they'll] take the role you were sitting in so you can keep growing too. Often times people are less inclined to do that, they're either micromanaging or they're somewhat concerned that someone's going to "up-stage' them - I think that's [the] absolute wrong way to look at it. By bringing on the smartest people you can find and actually trying to fill the gaps that you yourself don't possess is the greatest way to keep growing, developing, and ending up in the C-suite.” MATT: The beauty of these principles Traci shares is they're scalable for entrepreneurs and corporate professionals. Because no matter what our title or where we fall in the corporate chain, we will have to make decisions. Some decisions will affect our organization, but MOST of the decisions we make will affect us personally. PHIL: That's a good point. Because even unmade decisions – decisions we are afraid to make or decisions we chose to avoid, are in fact a decision. In those moments, no decision BECOMES our decision. And people around us see that. And a lot of that stems simply from a fear of failure. As American's, we have a culture of “winners” and “losers”. If our decision succeeds, we turn a huge profit, hire the perfect candidate, or get ahead of our competitors, we're a winner. Yet, if we fail, we decide that person doesn't fit our company's morals, lose short-term profit, or get some bad press, we become a “loser”. And that's what business leaders have a hard time navigating through - they simply don't know how to let go of that winner/loser mentality. MATT: And for many, it's that fear of being viewed as a “loser” that prevents people from even trying in order to stay in their comfort bubble. But that view has to change because no matter what, life always guarantees us failures. It's not about winning or losing in business, it's about growing or stagnating. If Traci let her failures define her, I would bet my money that she would simply be crunching numbers as a public accountant still. However, she took a different approach when it came to failures… Traci Dolan: “I'm sure my life is full of failures, but I just kind of dust myself off and don't look at them as that way. I look at them with learning because tomorrow I'm going to fail at something - I'm not sure what it'll be, but it won't be what I failed at today because I will have learned and picked myself up to keep going.” MATT: And what better example of how to navigate through failure then watching Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, deal with some poor business choices recently. Let's study Facebook for a moment. Here we have a multi-billion dollar company, make some poor business choices that affect us, the consumer, on a very personal level. We're talking about a lot of people's personal information not valued the way we would expect. We even find Zuckerberg having to testify before Congress, gaining the attention of major national media outlets. For most, this would destroy their reputation, profits, and potentially their company. And who knows, this could still blow up in their face, but at the moment, their stock price indicates quite the opposite. So, what if Zuckerberg let fear overtake how he leads? What if he let the failures or his anxiety cripple his decision making process? PHIL: It would be corporate suicide. Despite all that's still stacked against the future of Facebook, they're essentially turning their lemons into lemonade. Sure it's coming with a high financial price tag - and I guarantee Zuckerberg feels the anxiety of his decisions, especially with the microscopic scrutiny of the media. But the BIG take-away is, he's still making decisions and moving forward. And even though they may not all be the right ones to make, the fact that they're made gives investors the confidence they need to put their money back into stocks. Despite their bad press, they closed at $207.23 per share on July 16th. That's the highest they've been since they went public! So if you're one to become overwhelmed with anxiety in the midst of making decisions, one practice to build your confidence is to know what's going on in your department or your organization as soon as possible and make the best choice with what is known. Traci Dolan: “I think the sooner I can come up to speed on what's going on in the organization, the more effective a decision-maker I will be. I haven't been mentored to do that, per se, but just by career history, it's just evolved.” PHIL: Fear of failure and the anxiety that comes with decision-making put serious growth stoppers in our path to professional success. We have to remember that these emotions are normal for everyone. What separates those who are successful from those you are stuck are, they learn how to overcome them instead of being overcome by their emotions. MATT: Finally, it's extremely important that we don't limit ourselves by saying it cannot be done. In order to be a leading business owner or a top-level executive, we have to let go of the “we can't do this” mentality. Traci quickly learned her focus as a public accountant had to expand past the numbers and spreadsheets. This shift in seeing the big picture and how to make uncomfortable choices ultimately landed her the coveted “C-Level” position. Traci Dolan: “What becomes really important is being a strategic business partner - once you establish yourself as that, and understanding the business and trying to find ways to say yes so that the answer isn't, "No, you can't do it," but it's, "No, you can't do that, but let's figure out how we can do this so that it's a win for the business.” —BUTT TO — “In fact, if you're not working with the business and you're sitting in your office cranking on spreadsheets, pretty soon no one is going to want to talk to you, and you've lost your strategic value to the company.” || MUSIC PLAYS || MATT: So let's recap. The key is to start. Start the business, start learning your organization, start finding a mentor, or start embracing the uncomfortable growth necessary for success. Next it's about shifting our perspective of failure - whether in fear of failure or anxiety of decision-making - we have to see failure as fertile grounds for personal growth. Finally, we CANNOT limit ourselves with a “can't do” attitude. We have to figure out ways to make it work so our business and we ultimately succeed. || MUSIC PLAYS || MATT: Thanks for tuning in this week. As always, thank you Phil for being here today. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to discover more, check out our archived episodes and don't forget to subscribe. While you're there, tell us what topics you would like to hear, leave a review, or just say hi. I'm Matt Martella and this has been another edition of ROI Podcast presented by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. || MUSIC FADES OUT ||
Guest Bio: Shawn Rakowski is a seasoned software developer with Gullview Technologies out of Brainerd Minnesota, where he specializes in delivering full stack .NET solutions. Shawn is also a husband, father, conference speaker, blogger, former podcaster, aspiring entrepreneur, and game dev hobbyist. Episode Description: In this episode, Shawn explains the value of taking time for personal creative projects to challenge yourself and create a more diverse portfolio and skills set. Shawn also talks about the dangers of second-guessing yourself, as well as the importance of always pushing yourself to learn more and gain new experiences. Key Takeaways: (1.31) Phil opens the interview by asking Shawn to tell the listeners a bit more about himself. Shawn says that he’s been working in software development for about a decade, generally working in e-commerce and distribution, but has been recently focusing more on speaking about game development at conferences, including Codemash this past January. (2.37) Phil then asks Shawn for a “unique career tip,” to which Shawn responds with the advice that anyone doing software development should make a point to spend time developing games or other side projects. He explains that games, in particular, are very useful for teaching developers new ways to learn and adapt and that they can be combined with different disciplines like music, art, physics or math. (4.08) Shawn goes on to illustrate how games also provide a tangible product for developers to add to their portfolios. Shawn also tells Phil about “game jam” events where the participants have to build a game in just a couple days. Game jam events are useful because the time constraints force you to be creative, and there’s usually a prompt to follow, which solves the problem of not being able to come up with an idea. (5.41) Phil notes that game development seems like it would make you think differently about problems and solutions, and Shawn agrees that game dev offers complexities that you would not typically encounter in your regular IT or developer day job. Because of this, devoting time to game dev can also help you challenge yourself and make you a better developer overall. (7.28) Phil asks Shawn about what he considers the worst IT moment of his career and what he learned from it. Shawn talks about working at a job where he didn’t like the culture of the office and felt like he didn’t fit. While he did leave that job for a remote one, he was convinced to come back on the grounds that management had changed and things were better, only to find that this was not the case. Shawn says the main thing he learned was to trust his feelings and to move on and don’t look back rather than stay unhappy at a bad job that might change. (11.00) Phil changes gears and asks Shawn to share any highlights of his IT career. Shawn relates a story about how he developed his first indie game for Xbox Live and that, while it did not make him much money and was “kind of a terrible game, creating it pushed him to learn command patterns, object-oriented programming, C# (Sharp), and .NET. Now he works with .NET for a living and owes it to developing that terrible Xbox Live game. (14.47) Phil and Shawn discuss the future of IT, with Shawn mentioning the book Developer Hegemony by Erik Dietrich, positing that we are moving more towards independent IT and development firms with small, specialized teams that can be brought into major organizations to solve problems. (16.7) Phil starts the “Real Round,” asking Shawn what got him into IT. According to Shawn, LAN parties were his first introduction to computer technology but that he was actually going to school for a philosophy degree before falling in love with computer science. (17.49) Next Phil asks Shawn for the best career advice he’s ever received. Shawn says it wasn’t just career advice but life advice from a guest on his podcast who recommended he look into meditation and mindfulness as a way to handle the feelings stress and frustration at being stuck at his old job. Learning to be more conscious of his feelings and rationalize them has improved his mindset when it comes to both work and life. (19.41) Shawn tells Phil that if he were starting his IT career now, he would skip college and jump straight into programming and learning on the job. Shawn also mentions that he would make it a point to look into functional programming, stating that it’s a better way to compose software and that, as it is on the far end of the adoption curve, now is the best time to become familiar with it. (22.22) On the subject of the most helpful nontechnical skill to have, Shawn says that it’s being fearless about stepping outside your comfort zone in regards to things like public speaking, podcasting, and not stopping yourself because you’re worried you’ll make a mistake or that someone is better than you. Shawn and Phil both emphasize the value of new experiences. (23.24) Finally, Phil asks Shawn for some parting advice for a career in IT, and Shawn recommends joining a “mastermind group,” which is a group of like-minded people trying to reach the same goals that regularly meet up to help hold each other accountable as well as provide support, advice, and fresh ideas. Phil agrees and says that he’s in a podcast mastermind group as well. Best Moments: (3.29) Shawn: “I’ve come to find that developing games opens you up to a lot of other disciplines and artistic endeavors that you can kind of combine with software development, which is something that I think is good for the soul and can be very, very good for your career.” (5.41) Phil: “It [game development] seems quite different in terms of the mindset of the people who do it and the way they think about solutions.” (7.10) Shawn: “I think games are a great domain for developing because they challenge you in ways that you don’t normally get challenged at your day job.” (10.29) Shawn: “When you find that you and a place no longer fit together, it’s best to just cut it and go forward and move on.” (19.27) Shawn: “I’m able to capture those feelings that I’m having and those thoughts I’m having and pinpoint them and realize that they’re not exactly true and realize that I can rationalize and get over things like fear, anger, and emotions like that.” (23.06) Phil: “It’s taking yourself out of your comfort zone, it’s new experiences, isn’t it really?” Shawn: “Yeah, being willing to embrace those new experiences and realize that those are important and paramount to your growth and just overall to your happiness.” Contact Shawn Rakowski Twitter: @shwany Website: www.mylifeforthecode.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srakowski/
So, you're wanting to scale your business to the next level? Or, maybe you've recently launched a startup with high hopes of its success. Well, you're in luck. In this episode of The ROI Podcast, Faraz Abbasi, a partner at a private equity firm, reveals what they look for in a business before considering an investment. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make better business decisions. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/3m2G6D5 ---- Show Notes: (The ROI Podcast Music) Shane: Welcome back to The ROI Podcast, everybody! I hope you're having an amazing day out there! I'm your host, Shane Simmons. I've got the associate dean of academic programs for the Kelley School of Business, Phil Powell next to me and we have a really cool episode. As you know, we are a few episodes into our CEO series, where we've been interviewing some amazing executives and figuring out what has helped them elevate their careers so they can live their best life. Well in today's episode, we're talking to someone who you could call a CEO to CEOs. His name is Faraz Abbasi, he's a Kelley School graduate who's the Senior Managing Partner at Centerfield Capital – a private equity firm in Indianapolis. And Phil, I know you've known Faraz for some time now. Phil: Absolutely. I knew Faraz as a student in the Evening MBA Program. During the program, he made a decision that he wanted to go into private equity, and to make that jump, he contacted Centerfield Capital to volunteer his time. And now he finds himself as a managing partner. He's been very successful. It's a classic example of going after what you want to do. Now he finds himself making investment decisions in new businesses. So, he brings a lot of wisdom and I'm glad we could have him in our episode today. I started my chat with Faraz talking about the factors that determine whether or not a venture fund chooses to invest in a company. Faraz: So the common sentence in our industry is we're investing in management, not in the company necessarily - the management team holds the most critical component of our investment thesis. The most important point I would make is when management teams have a strong track record and put skin in the game. We've done a ton of analysis over 18 years where we've looked at what has worked for us and what hasn't. The one thing which sticks out is when the management team has skin in the game – they're re-investing their capital, they take some chips off the table, and for the first time, they're becoming investors in the company. Phil: So Faraz says the management team needs to be engaged and have skin in the game – which he says is when they are re-investing their capital in the company. But Faraz makes it clear – that many firms, before investing in a company – are looking at the first impression they get from the CEO. Faraz: When we go into a management presentation where a management team is presenting to us an investment opportunity, if several people are on their cellphones, we walk out – we try to wrap the meeting up pretty quick. If they're not fully engaged with the conversation, [that's not good]. Faraz: In terms of other things with management, if they're not engaged and it's a team where we feel one person is talking during the whole management presentation and the rest aren't participating, that's a big red flag as well. This person leading the organization must be a control freak, he's one that's demanding or controlling the whole conversation. We'd like to get a chance to speak to each member of the management team and look at their management depth – again, we're not investing in one person, we're investing in a whole team. Phil: So if you are out there looking for investors or venture capital – think about what Faraz just mentioned. It's not always the idea or product that investors are looking at – they are also looking into the management. This is where you really have to sell yourself! But what about specific traits investors may look for? Here's Faraz's response. Faraz: I would say the knowledge. I'll give you a quick example, we invested in an outdoor gaming product company in Westfield, and it was a company which in the initial review didn't pass The Smell Test because of the size – it was a smaller company, and we typically invest in companies with four million of [unintelligible] plus. Because it was local, we decided to talk to the management team and discuss the company further. Another risk has we thought it was a one-product company, mostly cornhole and beanbag games. Long story short, we went and visited the management team, spoke with them, and they really wowed us in terms of the knowledge they had. They seemed to be not only very knowledgeable but also very partnership-driven, so we took that meeting, came back, and decided it was a company we wanted to go after and invest in. Phil: So, to all of you business owners or executives out there looking for investors – Faraz mentions knowledge and having a partnership-driven attitude. Faraz: That's a big win, and the other big win is where the CEO has built such a good team that they have a strong succession plan. If they get hit by a truck, they have enough people in a place where the company will still survive and thrive without them. That, again, that bolds to a higher evaluation for that kind of businesses. It's not common to see those kinds of CEOs in our businesses where, again, often times we augment the CEO in place already with other people where in 3-5 years the CEO will retire and the next tier of management team will take over for that reason. Shane: So here is the lesson Faraz really wants our listeners to take away: You may have an awesome product or service, but without great executive leadership, those businesses don't look nearly attractive in the long-term. And this is especially important if you are looking to raise capital for the business. Phil: It's really this simple: A good venture capitalist, when she gets a business plan, first turns to the leadership bios, and if it pasts that test, then they look at the business model and the product. So it's the complete opposite of what you think. That's the way smart money follows smart opportunity. Shane: And as I listened to this interview, Phil, I picked up on something Faraz said and we all talked about after the interview, and that is that better executives can let go faster. Meaning, they don't have to be involved in the day-to-day, they've built a strong enough team who can take care of the details, while they focus on the big picture. Phil: If you're going to be an effective executive then you have to scale yourself. Which means you constantly have to be shedding tasks. As the chief executive officer, you're really the chief communicator. (The ROI Podcast Music) Shane: That's going to do it for this episode of The ROI Podcast. We want to thank Faraz Abbasi for being on the show and giving us an inside look at what investors are looking for in leadership before investing. We will be back here next week talking about traps to avoid as an executive – and how to prevent feeling too overwhelmed. In the meantime, don't forget to subscribe and leave The ROI Podcast a review on iTunes. Keep up with everything we're doing! And we'll talk to all of you next week here on The ROI Podcast!
When you step to the table for a negotiation, do you feel confident you can come to a solution that's mutually beneficial to all parties? We've got you covered. In this episode of The ROI Podcast, Kelley School professors Stephen Hayford and Tatiana Kolovou discuss the ins and outs of negotiation and how you can master the art. ---- Do you have a question? Looking to get help on a business decision? Know a great guest for our show? Email roipod@iupui.edu so we can help your organization make better business decisions. ---- Ready to take your next step? Check out if a Kelley MBA is right for you: https://bit.ly/3m2G6D5 ---- Show Notes: Shane: It's been said by Deborah Tannen that communication and dialogue is a dance, not a boxing match. What does that mean you might be asking? Well, in order to get what you want in business, or in life, you HAVE to be a great negotiator… And after listening to this episode of The ROI Podcast, you'll have the tools of a powerful negotiator. Let's do this! (The ROI Podcast Music) Shane: WELCOME BACK!!! Episode 29 of The ROI Podcast is here… 29 episodes, Phil… It's hard to believe, isn't it? Shane: Phil… I want you to think of something… How important is a negotiation, and communication in general, in our lives? I mean, think about it. When you're a kid you negotiate with your parents for that new toy or to stay out past curfew. At work, you negotiate a higher salary or an idea you've pitched. Even things we don't think about like negotiating where you and your spouse will have dinner… We do this often times subconsciously. 11:05 Steve: In today's dynamic business and professional world, you cannot predict outcomes - you can't even predict relationships at all times. But if you master process, if you understand how to play the game of negotiations, then that process skill set emboldens you to realize that you'll find the answer. 11:33 You don't need to know the answer at the beginning - if you master process, you'll recognize the answer when you find it. Phil: You just heard from Stephen Hayford, Professor of Business Law at the Kelley School of Business. He's an expert in negotiation and conflict resolution… Steve: I've learned to recognize the people who do and don't understand the process – those who don't understand the process, when they find themselves in conflict, negotiating a contract, or solving a problem, tend to focus on arguments on who's right and who's wrong. They [also] tend to focus on overuse and overreliance on power – power and the merit of ideas are both very important aspects of negotiated decision-making, but when one recognizes and understands the importance of process, you have a playbook you can consistently use. Can I add one thing here to what Steven is saying: sometimes we get in trouble or we do a bad job with negotiating or we don't get as much out of it because we hurry up the process. Phil: And that was Tatiana Kolovou, Senior Lecturer at the Kelley School of Business. Tatiana's expertise also falls within negotiation and conflict management. We're not patient enough to try to learn more about the other person, to try to build rapport, and maybe be able to use the information, not in a bad way, but to use it to build the relationship further. If we try to hurry it up and think that it's a transaction, like putting gas in your car at the gas station, you're not going to be able to be successful. What Stephen teaches is all of those signs and signals and having faith in the fact that this process exists and you have to walk the path. Shane: I'm going to pause there for a second and let's talk about this process, which is so important. What is this process? Where do you start? Phil: So Stephen and Tatiana say it starts before the negotiating ever begins. Stephen: I think the real key at the front end is listening. This idea of diagnosing the relationship, for example, if I'm dealing with you as a supplier and you are my customer, and I know that you have three viable alternatives to working with me, that's going to make a big difference in the way I present myself to you contrasted with the circumstance where I know that I am your only alternative. There is no what we call “BATNA”, Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - if I know that you are an impatient negotiator, I understand from the beginning that I'm going to have to slow you down and show you the benefit of methodical approaches, as opposed to shooting from the hip. My experience has taught me that mindfulness, being alert, being patient, diagnosing the circumstance before I begin to act always pays off. Phil: And from a communication standpoint… Tatiana: First, you have to exude confidence, and I'm not talking about the over-confidence, sort of the aggressive “I'm going to take you down!” type of confidence, but a sense of calm and collectiveness that people have when you see them, you think, “This person has their act together”. It goes from how you sit at the table, how you make eye contact, how you learn and listen, or how you mirror the body language of the person you're interacting with. If you are to be patient and calm, your body has to speak that as well. Sometimes our students don't see that – they are in a certain channel of operation, and no one has stopped to say to them, “You tend to frown a little too much when you're listening, and it may look like you're not accepting what the other person is telling you!” I've done this quite often or videotaped people, and they have these big awareness “aha!” moments where they realize they may not be coming across as being open listeners to what the person is saying. Even from a body language - I'm reading a lot on power cues and in general, use of gestures – you want to be able to communicate that confidence, but you also want to read your audience. Phil: So that's step 1 of this negotiation process. The next step is starting the conversation and Steve: Focusing on process, I think the first substantive step is to bifurcate the issues at play into what we call distributive issues, those that involve these resource allocations - zero-sum, thick sum kind of decision-making, like cost, time, the available technology perhaps - and separating or delineating them from what we call the integrative issues where the parties' goals are not in a conflict where it's not a zero-sum game where we can create value. In that first distributive side, those issues are all about claiming value, and that's an important part of the negotiation. If I'm a supplier, I want to maximize the price I achieve for my product or service. At the same time, it's important that we move the process toward the value-creation side, which is integrative bargaining; we create value by identifying our mutual, non-conflicting goals and the interests that underpin those goals for each of us, and then we focus the process on serving those interests. Tatiana: As we've said earlier, at this point, listening, paraphrasing, and clarifying is important so that you show that you have invested interest in being there with your counterpart in the negotiation - that, again, is an opportunity to build rapport. How you do that is probably more with non-verbals than with verbals - you even want to nod and make strong and good eye contact. We talk about remembering people's eye color, doing that intentional of eye contact so that you are not distracted by anything or people around you, obviously not any technology and being a good listener. In some cases, you want to show that depending on the situation or where you are, that you're pacing with the person that you're negotiating with. If the person seems to talk a little faster or seems to want to decide or speak to one specific topic, that you're mirroring some of that, you don't completely follow your style of communication. You dance with them, if you may say, so that you can be more in that equilibrium that Stephen was talking about. That doesn't mean that you're not direct or precise in your wording – as a good communicator, we recommend you pick your topic and your theme and you keep going back to that. Phil: So we've got the trust being built, we've begun to use our non-verbal's to move the conversation forward… Next, we have to look for the nonverbals the other person is giving us to let us know whether we can move and push the conversation even further. Tatiana: The head-nodding, the eye contact, the open body language – all of that kind of tells me that I can move forward. If the person starts their shuffling papers, or if you start looking at your watch or distracted by what's going on behind you, that just doesn't give the signal that you have the patience to move forward to the next step with the person that you're working with. Phil: But as I'm sure we've all experienced… We are human and we make mistakes… So we asked Tatiana and Stephen what are some common mistakes they see in negotiation and how can we correct them? Steve: I think inadequate preparation is one of the big ones that I see. I think the failure to manage the expectations of one's constituency before you get to the table, so as to define was a truly acceptable outcome is. Tatiana: I want to quote the author Deborah Tannen that talks about “communication and dialogue is a dance, it's not a boxing match”. If you go into it thinking you're going to shoot, they're going to shoot, you're going to be playing offense and defense all the time, you can't be a good listener because you're just waiting for them to slip so that you can get your point across. you have to learn to flex your style if you're going to be a good negotiator. When we don't, that's a big mistake – we have to adapt. Phil: So to wrap this up – when you're heading into a negotiation situation: Prepare, know the process and the agenda you're wanting to accomplish, but also be flexible – because as Tatiana said: Negotiation is a dance, not a boxing match. (ROI Music) Shane: Negotiating can be one of those topics that can be uncomfortable for us in the beginning, but what I really picked up from Stephen and Tatiana is it's not nearly as intimidating if you go in prepared and set some clear expectations. Shane: And that's going to do it for this episode of the ROI Podcast. Thank you to Kelley professors Tatiana and Stephen for sharing their expertise with us. And both of them will have a course opened up to the business community in the coming months. We'll post more about that when it becomes available. Phil: And don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review on iTunes. Shane: And we'll be right back here next week on the ROI Podcast!
This episode is unlike any I've done before, and it turned out terrifically well. If talking about sex makes you uncomfortable, then this episode is especially for you. Especially if you're a woman. I talked to Kit Murray Maloney, CEO of O'Actually. O’actually celebrates sexually stimulating content, products, and knowledge that focuses on enhancing and stimulating women’s sexual pleasure. The company is dedicated to changing the landscape of adult entertainment to prioritize women’s arousal by distributing new types of film, audio, visual arts, and literature. O’actually also shares sexual enhancement knowledge and recommends products that promote female pleasure. Kit bared her soul (no pun intended) to talk honestly about the importance of women's orgasms, why masturbation is ok, and why porn and pleasure are at opposite ends of the spectrum. On Porn, Masturbation and Pleasure Phil: Welcome to the show Kit. Tell us why you started O’Actually. Kit: We are here to remind women to owning their own pleasure that is often missed we are here to remind everyone involved that it is important. There’s a real lack of awareness around women's pleasure, and most porn is made purposefully for men. It isn’t made for real life. Phil: Are you telling me porn isn’t real life? Ha! Kit: With the persuasiveness with porn in mainstream life it gets real muddled with entertainment and reality, with the age a young man first sees porn has dropped from 11 to 8. Adults can realize that porn isn’t reality but if you are introduced at a young age to sexuality through porn, you’ll wind up confused. Not to mention that porn is adult entertainment and made for men to enjoy alone and they are geared towards that stimulus. Because it’s all we have, it gets turned into education or that's thinking that’s what women's bodies are meant to look like. Phil: How do we introduce that subject without it being that weird story of the stork or odd story of the birds and bees? Kit: It does seem we have these extreme porn stories with sex and none of its real. We need to be open and honest factual and truthful. We need to talk about pleasure and we need to be honored. Pleasure is this wildly missing word with sex educators. I’d like to ask my audience and yours for anyone that has used that word when talking about sex. That used the ‘p’ word. Share this: Pleasure is this wildly missing word with sex educators. @KitMalo http://bit.ly/2cRWIxO I’d like to celebrate anyone I really think they need to be honored and thanked for bringing that in. We really focus on prevention, prevention of disease, prevention pregnancy, what we don’t want to happen, we are lacking the potential the focus and exploration of all the great things of sex and sexuality. Phil: How did you get introduced to this? Kit: Back when I was 18 and I was about to go to college and I got affected by the rates of sexual assault on college campus knowing this was arena I wanted to be involved. I went to my college and I was I couldn't hold this negativity into and during this time I experienced my own sexual trauma that I only started sharing. A couple of years ago I realized pleasure is completely missing from the conversation. Heal the trauma A space where we can we all be honest Phil: Kit, what is your background? Kit: I was Engaged in Social Activism for about 20 years, accidently picked up a women's study minor. I earned a masters in social economics and gender studies. From there, I got involved with a few early stage businesses and startups. Phil: You have a podcast. Tell us about that. Kit: The podcast has been a gift and it combines the things that I intuitively love doing. And I love doing it and learn so much. I’ve had beautiful conversations and it’s been such a gift and I’ve taken it anywhere that I have had questions or been curious. There have been no taboo topics Phil: Take us through the services that you provide and the products you sell. Kit: Please keep checking out our site, we are about to have a lot more there it has to be highly curated. Which is hard. And there’s some exciting stuff to come. There is a surprising amount of women who love to write erotica and I love to give them a space to contribute and to be present and active. Phil: It’s not something people talk about. Why do we think it’s such a taboo subject? Kit: We tell ourselves so many stories as a society and individuals. About sex. And I think we really put sex and women's sexuality into prude and whore dynamic and it’s really hard to navigate what’s in the middle where are the boundaries. And who am I? I don’t live up these clichés? I don’t live up these expectations of people with people who give themselves permission for sex If you are going to call me a bad name or something, that usually has something to do with the other person than with me. Phil: Why is it so challenging? Kit: We are just so ingrained to never talk about masturbation or solo-sex. If we look at sitcoms there is an abnormal amount of jokes around male masturbation and none around about women. I have a great group of women friends and I would have said that we don’t have any taboo topics and then I realized we do have those taboo topics; we don’t talk about solo sex or adult entertainment. When we create the space to listen and hear and be honest ourselves we are allowing others to give back to us in that same manner and that’s what I found with close with whether it be friends or family. It’s been great for me, I get to ask all those questions. Phil: That’s kind of scary, right? Kit: Once we get past that initial uncomfortable part, we get to the business sense. There is the depth and soul to it. and the the genuine holistic part and the importance of orgasms in your daily routine. So many entrepreneurs don’t talk about sex, they don’t consider it in self care or routines and I am one of the few entrepreneurs that includes it in my talk about self care and routines who has awareness of sex. I disdain the term work hard play hard. I want to love my work, love my play. I want to genuinely love my life. Now don’t get me wrong, I have my bad days, I am human. It’s not yet truly in the mainstream, to think that. It’s a mind shift on things, for sure. It doesn’t have to be extravagant. Allow yourself to enjoy it. Share this: I disdain the term work hard play hard. I want to love my work, my play. I want to genuinely love my life. @kitmalo http://bit.ly/2cRWIxO It is deeply important to me and I prioritize things and things comes to fruition for me. Really cool things are possible when you focus on them. And, you have to make choices. There is a balance and trade-offs. Phil: How can women get started on the path on finding their pleasure? Kit: We talk about triggers in self development, we can have pleasure triggers. We can pleasure triggers that infuse happiness and pleasure. Just identify one pleasure trigger. It could be anything, and it could change. More from Kit and O'Actually O'Actually website - learn more about their very important mission Check out the Pleasure with O'Actually podcast Continue the conversations with O'Actually on Facebook
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