Podcast appearances and mentions of phil yanov

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This is the recording of my short presentation and the Q&A at the second Conversations With Modern Stoicism event, hosted in June 2025 by Phil Yanov. Asked to give a short and provocative presentation about an issue that arises in the everyday applications of Stoicism, we decided on the topic of grief and grieving I first discuss what we can call a "standard Stoic take" on grief, which they understand as belonging to the broader emotional category of pain or distress, and therefore being something bad for us. We then look briefly at some of the treatments of grief and grieving in Epictetus and Seneca. Texts mentioned in this talk: Marcus Aurelius' Meditations - https://amzn.to/3osPFNF Epictetus' Discourses and Enchiridion - https://amzn.to/37G6bE0 Seneca's Letters - https://amzn.to/3dZQrNk Cicero's Tusculan Disputations - https://amzn.to/3L1WoxY

This is the recording of my short presentation and the Q&A at the second Conversations With Modern Stoicism event, hosted in July 2023 by Phil Yanov. Asked to give a short and provocative presentation about an issue that arises in the everyday applications of Stoicism, I chose to focus on a common mistake and distortion of Stoic philosophy and practice. Quite a few people think that Stoicism means that a person shouldn't exhibit or feel care, concern, or compassion for others who experience something that they view and react to as "bad". There are indeed some passages from Stoic authors that one can take out of context to justify such a stance. But when Stoicism is rightly understood, and when we look at other, equally authoritative passages, we see that the authentic Stoic position is to be compassionate and concerned with others.

Listen to our live How to Think Like Socrates book launch from 19th Nov. Phil Yanov was kind enough to send me this recording of the event.Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thanks for reading Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life at donaldrobertson.substack.com/subscribe

This special episode contains a live recording of my recent talk for Conversations with Modern Stoicism, hosted by . We were celebrating Marcus Aurelius' birthday, and I spoke at length about what I think we can learn from ancient Greece about the dangers faced by democracy, and how Socrates and the Stoics could help us. I was speaking live from Athens, the birthplace of democracy. Thanks to Phil Yanov, for providing the audio recording for this podcast episode.Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thank you for reading Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life. This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life at donaldrobertson.substack.com/subscribe

As the tech community is experiencing an “epidemic of isolation” Phil Yanov's goal is to form a community of tech people. Phil decided to create Tech After Five, to help start conversations between tech people. Tech After Five helps bring tech people together, who normally would not get together, to help encourage them to collaborate in a welcoming environment. At these events, color-coated name tags are given out to help determine what you intend to gain from the event, such as help on a business idea, or even just a tech community friend. Tune in to learn which 5 cities you can catch Tech After Five in, as well as new events Phil hosts, such as Networking Over Coffee. Phil Yanov Philyanov.com phil@ta5.com

The Carolina Code Conference is back in 2023! Barry Jones is bringing the event back to live as a one day congregation of all things code. Find out about the event in this conversation with Tech After Five and Networking Over Coffee showrunner, Phil Yanov. Sign up for Carolina Code Conference: https://carolina.codes Join us at Tech After Five: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techafterfive/message

Which is worst? Too much ego in the workplace, not ENOUGH ego in the workplace, an inability to read the room and tune to the right level of ego needed for the moment? The answer is Yes. Ego can lead to self-deception and self-sabotage. Where humility is required, we often find exactly the opposite. We so often encounter (or embody) a total lack of awareness of how actions and behavior are perceived. In the workplace, especially as consultants, this is amplified by clients, context and environment. Getting it right is just not an easy thing to do. I asked my good friends to join me for a discussion the topic of ego. Watch as Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn, and Oliver Cronk help me sort it out. Please do indulge us and our egos. For this, our 60th episode and the end of Season 5, we have a record-setting 5 minutes of cold open... It definitely is worth it. Well, at least partially. In this episode: What does the word "ego" actually mean outside of a clinical context? What is too much or too little ego? How does one fine tune the ego for the situation? How do you know when ego is getting in the way of your objectives and how do you correct that? How do we hold ourselves accountable for our ego? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Social media is a wonderful, terrible thing. It is a cosmos of tools that allow us to be our best or, perhaps more often, our worst. If we're a knucklehead in real life, Facebook can make us a louder knucklehead... For consulting professionals, the use of social media is typically career related or career-adjacent. Given there are so many ways to engage, given the sheer amount of noise, given our own proclivities to react emotionally to things we read, how does a professional get their message out while avoiding the combative social trap? I asked my friends Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk and Whynde Kuehn what they thought. What are the right ways for professionals to leverage social media to connect, build a brand, share ideas, communicate and learn? In this episode: Why should a professional care at all about social media? What are some ways to avoid the social media conflict zone? How does one cut through the noise on the socials? What are some tips on maintaining equanimity while still engaging? What are some common pitfalls to avoid and useful tips to employ? There's some extra goodness in the outro. Hope you enjoy. Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

What is an architect? What is architecture? In the business technology context, is architecture a profession? What do architects do? A quick Google search reveals an endless debate on these topics that's been raging for several decades. Let's add more fuel to that fire and stir that pot... This episode is the third in a mashup series on this topic that began with an episode of IASA Global's "The Argument" podcast hosted by Paul Preiss (https://youtu.be/A6Bli8FYXz0) and continued in an episode of Tanium's "Architect Tomorrow" podcast hosted by Oliver Cronk (https://youtu.be/e6Q5y2o6JWU). Check these out as they each have a thematic take on architecture! While I enjoy a good endless debate with smart people, I wanted to focus on the topic of Architecture through the lens of Consulting. Joining me is Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk, Whynde Kuehn and Chris Potts. Chris is an internationally recognized enterprise architect and mentor for small and large businesses across industries. He's also the author of a number of business novels about change called The FruITion Triology (https://technicspub.com/the-fruition-series/). In this episode: Consulting is known as a profession. Is architecture a profession? Can any consultant become an architect? Are architects actually consultants? Is there a difference between an architect inside a company versus an architect in a consulting firm? What skills do architects have versus consultants? This episode represents the third entry in the Podcast Mashup series representing the following totally awesome podcasts: Architect Tomorrow - https://youtube.com/ArchitectTomorrow/ Business Architecture Straight Talk https://bit.ly/st-podcasts https://bizarchmastery.com/straighttalk Consultants Saying Things - https://www.consultantssayingthings.com The Argument by IASA - https://iasaglobal.org/Public/Public/Events/Use-as-templates/TheArgument.aspx Tech After Five - https://www.techafterfive.com/ Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

We are about to have our first live event since the lockdown. Are you ready for that? Let's talk about what it means to be in person, and how we might all get ready for that. Phil Yanov and Scott Pfeiffer address your questions about live events in this episode of the Tech After Five podcast. Want to stay in the know about all things Tech After Five? Get on the list: https://ta5.us/get-on-list Got questions, comments, or need some help from us? Try one of these links: Join us for gold-standard virtual professional networking at Networking Over Coffee. See all of our upcoming events: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com Follow Phil Yanov, the Founder, Creator, Showrunner, & Executive Producer of Tech After Five.: https://philyanov.com Scott Pfeiffer is the author of Building Business Value. He can be found online at https://fscottp.com Learn more about Tech After Five: https://ta5.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

The work environment can be tough. It is often political and tiresome and exhausting. The work week can be a tough slog. However... the workplace can often be very funny. Or at least, worthy of mockery and parody. We set about trying to lighten the mood by taking a look at various tropes and memes about work in general and consulting in particular. The jokes are many and can often be NSFW. We selected a number of memes off of Instagram and discussed them, had a laugh, and tried to decipher whether there was any merit to the meme. Are they true? Are they exaggeration? Are they simply myth? I'm joined by Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk and Whynde Kuehn. In this episode: What are some good consulting memes that capture the essence of this line of work? For each meme, what are the real aspects and what is simply hyperbole? Can consulting memes teach anything to those wanting to enter the field? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Hello friends... I know it's been a while since we've talked. You've got questions. Good questions about what is going on with our events, with all events. What comes next? Will we be in person again? When? Where will we be? What's changed? Will there be new cities? Well, Phil Yanov and Scott Pfeiffer address those questions and more in this episode of the Tech After Five podcast. Want to stay in the know about all things Tech After Five? Get on the list: https://ta5.us/get-on-list Got questions, comments, or need some help from us? Try one of these links: Join us for gold-standard virtual professional networking at Networking Over Coffee. See all of our upcoming events: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com Follow Phil Yanov, the Founder, Creator, Showrunner, & Executive Producer of Tech After Five.: https://philyanov.com Scott Pfeiffer is the author of Building Business Value. He can be found online at https://fscottp.com Learn more about Tech After Five: https://ta5.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

There is often a tendency for companies to prioritize action and delivery over planning and analysis. More "Deliver the widgets!" and less "What does our company actually do?" This can be seen in places where decision making is driven by technology and timelines instead of desired business outcomes, where the "How" and "When" is obsessed over while the "Why" is practically forgotten. But friends! It doesn't have to be this way! In the world of effective Business Architecture, understanding the "Why" actually enables and accelerates the "How" and the "When". In other words, if people on Project XYZ actually see and understand what the company does, why it does it, what business problem is being solved by their project and how the thing they're delivering helps move the entire enterprise toward its goals... well... things go faster, smoother, cheaper and end up better for everyone. My 100,000-foot view sounds easy. To dig into the right level of detail and understand Business Architecture, how it works and what it can really do, I turned to my smart friends Whynde Kuehn, Oliver Cronk and Phil Yanov. (By the way, Whynde is a globally recognized expert, consultant and educator in this space. A quick peek at her LinkedIn profile will give you the scoop...) In this Episode: What the heck IS Business Architecture anyway? How is it practiced? What are the methods and frameworks? What benefits does it provide? Who in the company should care? What are good examples of Business Architecture practice? What are bad ones? How does Business Architecture relate to Enterprise Architecture? How can you, yes YOU, get started in Business Architecture either as an employee in a company or as a consultant? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

In our connected world of technology, the ways in which we engage with businesses and clients can have a big impact. And as we've seen with the ways in which our public and private data is used by companies like Meta, not all impacts are positive. Some are downright manipulative. How does a company or an employee or a consultant working with a client know how to operate with transparency and integrity? We know that certain industries have regulations that define what is acceptable and compel compliance (law, medicine, accounting). There are also voluntary standards and practices established by working groups and business consortiums that can serve as guides to ethical behavior. However, many industries and especially many different forms of consulting lack clearly articulated and codified ethical rules. Is it right or wrong to give or receive bribes (or dinners, or gifts) as part of doing business? Where are the guardrails in fudging timesheets? Is it okay to use user-data, given voluntarily or not, to target ads or shape opinion or manipulate thought? Even if these things are done for 'good' purposes or without ill intent? Beyond employees or corporate entities, there is an opportunity for those of us who advise and solve problems for our clients to be better Philosopher-Consultants and operate with virtue and integrity. But ethics can be complex issues, often culturally specific and rarely black or white. Tough scene for consultants to navigate. So I asked my friends Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk, and Whynde Kuehn to chat with me about it. In this episode: What does it mean for a company or a person to act with virtue? What does it mean to be ethical? When are ethics clear? When are they ambiguous? What are the cultural contexts at play here? How does a person in a company navigate ethics? How does a consultant work ethically and advise clients ethically? How does an employee or consultant know that they're acting ethically? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Consultants often help clients think about complex problems with few easy answers. There are almost always trade-offs to be made, regulations to follow, expenses to incur all while trying to run a business and make a profit. One of the most complex issues involving tough decisions is around how best to utilize business (or national) resources in a manner that ensures the business (or nation) can continue to grow and thrive in a way that doesn't negatively impact everyone else. Are you an oil company looking at how you'll be in business in 40 years if no one is buying gasoline or oil-based plastics? What alternative product lines should you be looking at? Are you a search-engine giant that uses more electricity than some countries to power your data centers? How do you supply that business need without causing brownouts? Solar? Wind? Fusion? Are you a Northeastern Pennsylvania-based mid-size paper company that uses a lot of trees? Perhaps finding a way to make your product from fast-growing varieties like bamboo instead of old-growth oak is a good way to ensure your business can continue to make product into the future. Decisions... some forced by the State, some forced by shareholders, others just good business planning, others perhaps totally altruistic. Sounds like an opportunity for a consultant looking to make a difference. I gathered my friends to discuss Sustainability and opportunities in that space. Along with Oliver Cronk, Whynde Kuehn and Phil Yanov, I was joined by Jonathan Gibbard who is a Business Unit Director for Sustainable Infrastructure & Operations at Ricardo Energy & Environment in the UK. In this Episode: What do we really mean by Sustainability? What is driving companies to invest in Sustainable practices? What is the state of the Sustainable Consulting industry? Where are there career opportunities in this space for new or experienced consultants? What does a consulting engagement look like that deals with Sustainability? Who has the worst middle-name combo, Chris or Oliver? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Are you missing the people you need to succeed? It might be time to upgrade your network or build one from scratch. Phil Yanov & Scott Pfeiffer give you a framework for building a powerful social and professional network. Join us for gold-standard professional networking online at Networking Over Coffee. See all of our upcoming events: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com Follow Phil Yanov: https://philyanov.com Scott Pfeiffer is online at https://fscottp.com Learn more about Tech After Five: https://ta5.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

If I were to only read my LinkedIn feed, I'd think every industry is being disrupted all the time, every day... Certainly a search for "future of consulting" yields plenty of opinion along with thought pieces about new business models and such. Many of these results are a bit frenzied, foreboding and filled with gloom about AI and Gen Z taking over consulting. I'm not sure exactly what the future of consulting looks like. So I asked my friends, Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk to give me their thoughts on the subject. In this episode: What do we think is changing? What was the impact of COVID-19 on consulting? How do consultancies change with the times? How does automation impact consulting? How do consultants position themselves to take advantage of changes to the industry? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

This is a deep cut. It's an episode from November 2014 of the Your Day radio show which ran for 14 years on South Carolina Public radio. At one point on that show, Eric Rogers and Phil Yanov would co-host a technology call in. The pace was relaxed and fun. There was quite a bit of good natured banter between the calls. It was Car Talk, but about technology. Our tech call ins usually ran on Thursdays and we would take calls for an hour live on the air, and then for another 40 minutes off the air. This is (mostly) a full episode from the show. Thanks to Clemson University Broadcast Productions for the audio. News: Your Day Ends. Join us for our upcoming events at: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

There are two kinds of businesses in the world, and one of them has transferrable value. That means you can sell it to someone and actually get paid something for it. If you want a business like that, you have to plan ahead. There are key decisions you have to get right so that you don't lose out. This week, Phil Yanov interviews our co-host, Scott Pfeiffer, author of the soon to be released book, Building Business Value. Scott brings up the decisions you need to make in advance if you want to build a business that you can sell. Learn more about Tech After Five: https://techafterfive.com See our upcoming events: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com Connect with Scott Pfeiffer, and get your copy of Building Business Value: https://www.fscottp.com/ Connect with Phil Yanov on social: https://philyanov.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Is it The Great Rebalance? The Great Reshuffle? The Great Resignation? The Great Discontent? To read about it, companies are really struggling to find workers these days. Clearly there aren't enough people that want to work. We think that's just a load of codswallop. There was a recent LinkedIn News story about the consulting boom/bust job cycle that caught my eye. The story said that 2 in 3 consulting firms are short-staffed and 1 in 5 have to turn down work as a result. More than half said that recruiting and retention have become much harder this year. I wondered, is this because the firms didn't forecast demand correctly? Were they spooked by COVID and didn't plan recruiting properly? We know labor force participation in the US is declining... are consultants just dropping out of the workforce? Are people doing their own entrepreneurial thing? I wanted the input of my smart friends Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk. In this episode: Is there really a shortage of consultants? Why might there be one? What is going on in the overall labor market that might add context? Is there a labor shortage or just a labor realignment or are the workers just hiding in plain sight? How do consultants navigate this boom/bust cycle of demand for their skills? What should existing or aspiring consultants be considering as they look at this landscape? What changes should consulting firms be making to attract and retain talent? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

We open with an incredible statistic on the need for Open Source Talent. If you are looking for new opportunities in IT, Open Source has lots of paths for you — and it comes with an incredible community. Phil Yanov and Todd Lewis talk about the incredible opportunities in Open Source and how you can leverage the upcoming All Things Open event to meet the people who can help you advance your career. Use the Tech After Five Discount code to get your free ticket: https://ta5.us/ATO2021 Learn more about All Things Open: https://2021.allthingsopen.org/ This episode was recorded at Networking Over Coffee: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

This is a conversation from Networking Over Coffee. Phil Yanov interviews Chris Lockhart about the career move he made to leave his corporate gig and enter consulting. He's never looked back and he's got advice and guidance for people who might be looking for the flexibility and challenge of working in the consulting space. Are you in corporate IT but think you'd like to make the jump to consulting? Maybe you just want to get a different point of view on consulting life. Those are both good reasons to listen to this podcast and share it with your friends. Follow up with Chris Lockhart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrislockhart/ The People Problem: https://amzn.to/3m7NuhX Consultants Saying Things Podcast: http://www.consultantssayingthings.com/ Join us for the gold standard in professional networking for IT Professionals, Entrepreneurs and their allies at Networking Over Coffee: https://techafterfive.eventbrite.com Watch this and more on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechAfterFive --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

I used to think that if I could just clone myself a few times I might have the most perfect team and we'd produce the most perfect slides... Aside from that likely being a disaster, I used to think that's how mentorship worked. I mentor or coach someone to do things in the method of whatever firm we were working for so that I had more arms and legs to do work for clients. Luckily I learned better. It isn't about the firm or the client or even the work. It's about individual growth of both the mentor and the mentee. I wanted to explore the concept of mentorship with some of my smart friends. So I sat down with Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk. In this Episode: What do we mean by mentorship? What are the different models of mentorship? How do we compare apprenticeship, coaching, mentorship? Why is it important to people at all stages of the career? What is the difference between mentorship and therapy? What is good mentorship and what isn't? What works? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Well it looks like things are getting back to normal. Everyone should just go back to doing things like they did prior to Covid. All will be as it was… Or not. As the case may be. Have you heard the predictions for an imminent return to normalcy? Are you excited by the prospect of everyone working the 9-5, Monday thru Friday grind in the old cubicle just like before? Isn’t every consultant thrilled about the notion of going back to that 4am Monday flight to Peoria or Altoona or Wichita to sit in a conference room, face lit by the soft glow of PowerPoint slides and Excel formulas until that late Thursday flight home? What does the looming return to work portend for business, for clients, for consultants? I decided to ask my friends for their input on the matter. Joining me is Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk. In this Episode: Where do things stand a year into Covid now that vaccinations are in play? What about our business models and work routines has changed? Which changes will stick? What will go back to the way it was before? What should we be thinking with regard to our work patterns? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Now is the perfect time to make a plan. It looks like the world is changing again. New opportunities are emerging. Are you ready? Ho do you get rid of the ideas you've been carrying and make the plan that catapults you forward. You can do this. You've learned some new lessons. How do you decide what will work for you in 2021? (Answer: Listen to this.) Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj your hosts of the Tech After Five podcast: Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Showrunner and Executive Producer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Christina Eanes (LI) is a former FBI violent crime analyst and senior manager, now author, speaker, podcast and YouTube channel host. Christina specializes in superachieving and is on a mission to help others achieve more. Christina’s newest book, Life is an Escape Room: Applying Lessons Learned from Successful Escapeletes to Achieving More in Life, demonstrates how the skills you gain playing escape rooms with intention will make you more successful in all aspects of your life. She talks to us about Emotional Intelligence and how we can use the lessons learned in Escape Rooms to solve the everyday challenges we face at home or work. It's a lesson in self awareness. Learn more about her at: ChristinaEanes.com QuitBleepingAround.com SecretToSuperProductivity.com LifeIsAnEscapeRoom.com Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj your hosts of the Tech After Five podcast: Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Showrunner and Executive Producer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Few people have done as much in their tech career as Shellye Archambeau. Her resume includes CEO, Silicon Valley leader, Board member for Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies and Okta Inc. She is hard driving, objective driven, and has used her laser focus on getting her goals accomplished... for multiple organizations. We talk to Shellye about her career arc, her time in sales, and what she found out to be the key secrets of business. Her book, Apologetically Ambitious, is a powerful read for anyone navigating a leadership role in tech, and was chosen by Fortune magazine as the business book of the year. website: https://shellyearchambeau.com/ Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj your hosts of the Tech After Five podcast: Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Showrunner and Executive Producer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

"It's never been a better time to be a Stoic" - Brittany Polat Dr. Brittany Polat, author of "Tranquility Parenting: A Guide to Staying Calm, Mindful, and Engaged" joins us to talk about Stoic parenting. It turns out that ancient philosophy has some great ideas on how to bring wisdom and calm to modern parenting. It is practical advice you can use right now. Connect with Brittany Polat at https://www.apparentstoic.com/ and check out her popular Facebook group on parenting. (also check out https://www.livinginagreement.com/) Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj your hosts of the Tech After Five podcast: Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Showrunner and Executive Producer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

My mother told me not to talk to strangers. It turns out that it's not great advice for an adult. More talking with people outside of our circles leads us to better places. Kio Stark is the author of When Strangers Meet. She challenged herself and she challenges us to expand our circles and defy that advice we got as kids. Kio Stark is the author of When Strangers Meet, the novel Follow Me Down and the independent learning handbook Don’t Go Back to School. She writes, consults, teaches, and speaks around the world about stranger interactions, independent learning, and how people relate to technology. In other lives, Kio has worked in journalism, interactive advertising, community research, and game design. She has taught about stranger interactions and intimacy and technology and how we mistake technology for people at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. Practice your networking skills and expand your network with us at one of our Tech After Five events. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj your hosts of the Tech After Five podcast: Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Showrunner and Executive Producer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

This is the last of our 2020 episodes. What did we do? What did we learn? What comes next? Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Richard sits down with Phil Yanov, Founder of Tech After Five, a technology networking event series. Phil is a natural when it comes to networking and has figured out this idea of building a tribe. In the interview he points out that there is a specific way you can grow your tribe, a way to digitally pivot with more effect than in-person events can bring. Phil Yanov is a technologist with personality. He’s a natural born connector and has built a career out of helping others understand how they can best leverage technology at work and at play.He is a sought-after voice in matters of personal technology, information security, and personal networkingThirty thousand people receive his weekly emails, and pre-covid, he held live events in Greenville, Columbia, Charleston & Charlotte every month. Attendance at the events averaged between 75 & 150 people.Tech After Five has hosted over 500 live events and has mastered the shift to the online world, seemingly effortlessly.https://www.linkedin.com/in/philyanov/https://www.linkedin.com/company/19042927https://www.linkedin.com/in/bliss/https://www.facebook.com/groups/232255188420318https://www.blisspointconsult.com

So... You're thinking about writing a book. Does this process seem too big to get started? Are you having trouble with a framework to capture all of your ideas? Are you afraid nobody will read it? You might be stuck on the wrong questions. In this episode of the Tech After Five podcast, Scott reveals that his thinking on writing a book has changed. Phil & Scott talk about that and explore how to get started in getting your ideas into a format others can learn from. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

It's time for you to Breakout! There are brand new features in Zoom, especially the new user driven Breakout Rooms. We talk about what's possible and how we are already using it at Tech After Five! This episode includes a brief recap of our virtual Gadgetfest as well! Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Zoom fatigued? Maybe it's because people aren't using the tool in a way that respects you, the audience. Why do people join a video call and then not take advantage of the video? How can you organize a meeting people will enjoy? How can you get more out of meetings by using the tool better? Can you help educate your fellow Zoomers? In this episode Phil Yanov and Carol Hamilton talk about the human side of communication. We can communicate effectively using video conference. It just takes a bit of practice. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Is there an overriding Philosophy for IT Professionals? Does being in tech drive us toward Determinism or even Objectivism? We need a practical philosophy. Do the Ancient Greeks or Classical Roman Stoics have an answer? In this episode, we discuss the question and we look for answers in the Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov and others. Can we save Sarah Connor? Can we save ourselves? Can we act as a beneficial lever in the use of technology to lead to better lives? Can we achieve the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number? We explore the question and point towards some answers. We've got our friend and fellow podcaster, Chris Lockhart of Consultants Saying Things to bring some additional perspective. And, we tease the idea of a new cross-over with his podcast. You'll want to hear them both. One more reason to listen to the podcast, we've got a non-metaphorical use of the word "Luddite." I've got to believe no other podcast will bring that to you any time soon. It's a fun and free-ranging podcast where we explore the underpinnings of what it means to be in tech. Come listen, play, and think with us. We'd love to have you as part of the conversation. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Check out the Consultants Saying Things podcast with Chris Lockhart. Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Gratitude is a powerful tool for changing our attitude and life. It can make small changes quickly and when practiced regularly it can reorient us to accomplishing more and finding contentment. This isn't just a feel good move. The idea of purposefully expressing gratitude in a specific way changes us. This idea has clear connections to the ancient Greek philosophers and the many famous practitioners of Stoic philosophy. Looking for a change in yourself. See how we do it in this episode of the Tech After Five podcast. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

We flipped the tables on this episode. Scott Pfeiffer asks Phil Yanov the questions. How did Tech After Five get started? Why does it exist? How did it grow to multiple cities? How did we make it to 600 events? What's next? We've got the stories. Listen in. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Whether you’re having your annus mirabilis or annus horribilus, you probably can get benefit from reflection. How do you do that? You write it down. There are lots of great techniques for this, and we have tried several. In this episode of the podcast we start with the benefits of journaling and then cover some of the methods that have worked best for us. There is no better way to clear your mind fo what comes next, than by having a conversation with yourself by journaling. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Some of the rules we have for ourselves just don't work for us. In fact, they are keeping us from being content. They are keeping us from getting where we want to go. If that's you, you might need better rules. Where do you get them from? We start in a simple place and then encourage you to explore. Jefferson's Ten Rules to Live By: https://ta5.us/3kcRlHs Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

We are about to celebrate Tech After Five #600, so we thought we'd plan a a party. Care to help? Listen in and tell us what you think! Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

We love Open Source. It’s an incredible piece of the IT industry that brings together both an incredible range of technical disciplines with a unique sense of community. As Todd Lewis points out in this interview, Open Source presents a great on-ramp for IT careers. Whether you are new, mid-career looking for a pivot, or just want to learn more about the technology and people working with Open Source software, there are opportunities to collaborate, learn, and be inspired. The bottom line of this interview? Thousands of people will come together to learn, network, and create opportunity at All Things Open 2020. I can’t think of a better learning or networking experience you can have from your own home or office. Learn more as we talk to Todd Lewis of All Things Open. Want to learn more about All Things Open? Check out the event, keynotes, speaker panel, and executive sessions. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Think of yourself as an Introvert? Wondering how someone like you can build a strong network of friends, colleagues, and associates but feel awkward or uncomfortable around others? You are not alone. As an Introvert, you have to come up with new ways to talk to others and meet new people. We've got an expert for that. Nick Shelton is the best selling author of An Introverts Guide to World Domination. His book goes way beyond ordinary professional networking and tells you how to level up your networking in all areas of your life. In this episode we ask him about how networking has changed during quarantine, what we can do now, and how can we set ourselves up for success at networking. He tells us why we should make ourselves memorable and how to get to the key person in any room. This episode is full of tips that any Introvert can apply immediately. You can build your network now. Let Nick tell you how. Our Guest, Nick Shelton is the author of An Introvert's Guide to World Domination, and can be found at ConnectedIntrovert.com. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Did you know that there are resources online where you can learn to write software for free? Whether its Front End Development, HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Java, or Ruby on Rails, there are programs, now online with SCCodes.org. Whether you are a new developer or wanting to build up your skills for your next career transition, there are classes and mentors available. By the way, are you as excited about this as we are? It turns out there are opportunities to serve as a mentor as well. Thanks to Kaity Miller, Program Director at SC Codes for being our guest on the podcast. She is an enthusiastic advocate for the program and ready to get you connected to the program either as student or mentor. Kaity told us 8000 people are already registered for the program, and that the online programs fill to capacity very quickly, so if this is for you, jump on over to SCCodes.org and sign up. Kaity Miller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitymiller/ SC Codes: https://www.sccodes.org/ Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

We want to talk about distractions. And eliminating them. And getting ourselves focused. So we did. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Ever heard about the Six Thinking Hats? It’s a decision quality framework you can use to make better decisions. We’ve all been in situations where groups (or even just us) make poor quality decisions because we failed to take into account other options, or we didn’t check the data. There is an established tool for helping us avoid these problems. It’s been around for many years, and we’d like to be the ones to introduce it to you. Welcome to the Tech After Five conversation about Six Thinking Hats. Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

We think you can organize your networking plan. There are tools you can use to focus your efforts. One class of these tools is called "personal knowledge management." To introduce us to the idea and a couple of tools that we'd never spent any time with, we brought in Sandra Halling of The Data Mavens. She helps her clients come up with a plan to use the data at their fingertips to accomplish their big goals. About Our guest: Sandra Halling, President, The Data Mavens, https://thedatamavens.com/ The apps she tells us about: Roam Research: https://roamresearch.com/ Notion: https://www.notion.so/ Are you on the Tech After Five mailing list? http://eepurl.com/KLhj Looking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhamiltonlive/) Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

The Carolinas' Premier Gathering of Entrepreneurs & Venture Capitalists is September 15-17. It's three, half day events filled with learning and an exciting first look at a number of companies looking for funding in a Shark Tank like event. We wanted to learn more about who should be there and why, so we asked conference director Alex Estevez to tell us everything we and you need to know. Join us for this informative conversation about an exciting upcoming event. more info: https://www.nextventurepitch.com/ NEXT Venture Pitch is the best place to get your company’s lucrative ideas in front of the largest group of VCs from the state of South Carolina. It's also a place to learn from experienced entrepreneurs about getting your company ready for funding. In its 5th running year, NEXT Venture Pitch will bring out top principal VCs, angel investors, and community leaders to hear pitches from entrepreneurs and innovators just like you. Look forward to fireside chats, CEO workshops, keynote speakers, and more. About our guest: C. Alex Estevez is the Conference chair, NEXT Venture Pitch and a Venture Partner at Accel. Your hosts: Scott Pfeiffer helps entrepreneurs succeed and partnerships thrive @ Mind Your Own Business. Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message