Podcast appearances and mentions of randy bretz

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Jack talks to the former TV broadcaster whose career life has spanned several industries, and Hoosier transplanted to Nebraska about why he came to Lincoln expecting to leave but never did, his research on the people of Lincoln and the exceptionalism of the community for his book "The People of Lincoln" and why a lack of personal connections is changing our society for the worst, and what we can do about that.

What's the difference between a city and a community? What makes a place home? These topics are explored through the stories of people living in the Capitol City. It's all in a new book written by longtime Lincoln resident Randy Bretz. He's the guest on this week's “All About Books” where he introduces his book, “The People of Lincoln: The Framework of Community.”

This week on the "Friday LIVE Extra" podcast: author Randy Bretz; filmmaker Tom Knoblauch; and an extended interview with comedian Patton Oswalt.

This week on the "Friday LIVE Extra" podcast: author Randy Bretz; filmmaker Tom Knoblauch; and an extended interview with comedian Patton Oswalt.

Jack and Dr Randy Bretz talk on how to keep a sense of community despite social isolation and quarantining.

On the first day of TED2019, Randy Bretz joined the show as a guest host to help me interview the founder of TEDx, Lara Stein. My favorite quote from her was "there's so much innovation on the edges." Randy Bretz wrote an extensive piece on this interview on Medium. You can read it here: https://medium.com/@randybretz/lara-stein-founder-of-tedx-and-believer-in-the-open-source-movement-7f2c949c2eb

Vincent Kumwenda is the Organizer of TEDxLilongwe, located in the capital city of Malawi. Because they are next to the second largest lake in the world, they focus on ideas that address local issues, such as Agriculture, Fishing, and the burgeoning startup economy. An interesting fact that you won't be able to tell from listening is that Vincent called me on his cell phone while the city was in one of their frequent blackouts, and I could only see him from the light of his phone. It was eerie and cool at the same time. TEDxLilongwe does something interesting to reach two goals; develop a unique activation for a partner and deliver ideas to the rural regions of Malawi populated mostly by impoverished people. After his event, Vincent packed up team members and speakers and traveled to small villages over a few days and introduced the villagers to TEDx and big ideas. Malawi is a country of 18 million people and provides a rich source of speakers and topics. Vincent's day job is the Chief Executive Officer of mHub, Malawi's first technology and innovation Hub. mHub is a social enterprise that champions the development of local technology solutions. He manages a team of determined and passionate youths who nurture young innovators and emerging entrepreneurs with technical and business skills to create sustainable business solutions. Vincent is also a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow, a US Government sponsored Young African Leaders Initiative. Shout out to Randy Bretz, Organizer of TEDxLincoln for introducing us to Vincent.

Randy Bretz, the Organizer for TEDxLincoln, suggests that the secret to managing a TEDx is that he doesn't feel like you have to do everything, yourself. He's very comfortable asking for help. For anything and everything. Tell us a bit about your background and your TEDx origin story. Randy has a long history in the TV production business, which makes producing a TEDx easy for him. He started his first TEDx in 2011. A friend of his mentioned that TEDx licenses were available and he saw this as an opportunity to marry his production expertise with high-quality content. How many TEDx events have you produced or worked with? Randy's done six main events, 2 TEDxWomen, 2 TEDxYouth, 4 TEDxLive - viewing parties and 10 Salons. What makes your TEDx unique? High-quality video production with a locally oriented feel that mirrors what happens in the community of Lincoln, Nebraska What's your superpower? Producing What was the biggest surprise for you while working on your event? That there was much more to it than he thought. Every event has its challenges, what was the biggest dragon you had to overcome? Getting discouraged. There's so much to do; he looks for inspiration to find the energy to get through the to-do list. What's one piece of advice you have for veteran organizers? For first-timers? Don't do it all by yourself. Learn how to step away. Looking forward to your next event, what excites you the most? TEDxLincolnYouth in August 2017 and getting to work with the kids. What's a TEDx event that you'd like to attend? TEDxWashingtonDC Finally, the show is called Hacking the Red Circle, so what's your best hack? Don't be afraid to ask people to help you, or be on stage, or partner, or give you funding. Just ask.

Happy 2012....The Association of Christian Schools International's professional development director Sam Barfell joins us a first time guest along with friend of the show Randy Bretz of Facts Management .