Podcast appearances and mentions of Richard Ryan

Despite popular belief, money doesn't motivate people. I ran a few ad hoc polls on this topic with readers in the past, and generally, most people “believe” that money is a significant motivator of behaviour. According to this idea, if you want to get people to do what you want, pay them. And if you want them to do better or do more, pay them more, like a bonus. When they have financial skin in the game, people are more likely to be more productive.But alas, it's not true.Harvard Business Review, the respected business and management publication, as much as I cringe at their hyperbole and corporate rhetoric, produced a good summary of findings back in 2013. Apparently, though, no one listened.First up is a study by Timothy Judge and colleagues in 2010. They conducted a meta-analysis of studies examining the relationship between pay and life satisfaction. Results from 92 independent samples suggested that pay level was correlated with job satisfaction at 0.15 and with pay satisfaction at 0.23. For those unfamiliar with statistics, results below 0.4 are considered weak. In gross terms, pay has little or no relation to happiness.In a later study, the same authors said, “Employees earning salaries in the top half of our data range reported similar levels of job satisfaction to those employees earning salaries in the bottom half of our data range” (p.162). Gallup's research on engagement at work also reported no significant difference in employee engagement by pay level.A classic study by Ed Deci, Richard Ryan and Richard Koestner in 1999 found that their meta-analysis of 128 studies examining extrinsic rewards had a negative impact on intrinsic motivation. The authors reported that engagement-contingent, completion-contingent, and performance-contingent rewards significantly undermine free-choice intrinsic motivation. In contrast, positive feedback enhanced both free-choice behaviour and self-reported interest. Remember what I mentioned in yesterday's video on the effects of a positive environment?In their concluding remarks, the authors say, “Careful consideration of reward effects reported in 128 experiments leads to the conclusion that tangible rewards tend to have a substantially negative effect on intrinsic motivation, with the limiting conditions we have specified. Even when tangible rewards are offered as indicators of good performance, they typically decrease intrinsic motivation for interesting activities.”Why is this? I explain in the video. Watch it, let me know your thoughtsEssential Mental Skills Is Launching SoonThe Essential Mental Skills Course is launching soon. It is a structured introduction to mental skill development and contains lecture videos, slides, resources, a workbook, and kicks off with a live group Zoom orientation call. This course brings together what I've learned from my 30 years in business, 10 years in psychology, lecturing and private practice experience in a single system to help you achieve better mental health and optimise your performance in work, sport or business. Find out more and join the waiting list here. Get full access to Peak Performer at peak.humanperformance.ie/subscribe

Richard Ryan is a software developer and media executive with more than twenty years of experience in the tech industry. He has generated billions of views and millions of followers across social media platforms, leveraging his deep understanding of algorithms and digital marketing.  -As a co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company, he helped grow the brand to a publicly traded powerhouse with a $1.7 billion valuation and $396 million in revenue in 2023 -Richard has created a suite of applications to include a YouTube app that debuted in the App Store four years before YouTube. Across multiple apps, he's achieved millions of downloads. -As a media executive, he launched Rated Red with Verizon Media and Hearst Publications, growing it to over one million organic subscribers in its first year. -Richard's YouTube empire includes several channels like FullMag (2.7 million subscribers), with over twenty billion views across all his platforms. The Warrior's Garden: ⁠https://www.warriorsgarden.com/⁠ Today's Sponsors: Montana Knife Company: ⁠  https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/⁠ Bubs Naturals: ⁠ https://www.bubsnaturals.com/⁠ -BUBS IS THE ONLY BRAND THAT IS 100% NSF for SPORT CERTIFIED AND Whole30 Approved. -BUBS is the purest form of collagen, sustainably sourced from grass-fed and pasture-raised cows in southern Brazil -Keto and Paleo Diet Approved -Heat tolerant, you can put it in anything! USE CODE CLEARED HOT FOR 20% OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE

Are you living on autopilot, or are you living on purpose? In this episode of Simply Said, we're exploring what it really means to live intentionally—and why it matters more than ever. Polly unpacks how aligning your daily choices with your core values and long-term goals can lead to greater happiness, health, and resilience. Drawing on research by psychologists Richard Ryan and Edward Deci, we look at how intentional living helps fulfill essential human needs like autonomy, competence, and connection. Plus, we'll break down practical steps you can take to make more mindful, value-driven decisions in your everyday life. This isn't about doing more—it's about doing what matters most. Join the conversation and get more tools for living well at: pollycampbell.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lifelong Sherlockian, Richard T. Ryan is the author of nine Sherlock Holmes novels and currently working on his tenth.  He's also written a well-received murder mystery “Deadly Relations which has been produced twice off-Broadway. He pursued graduate studies at Notre Dame where he majored in medieval literature. Our talk ranged from Knights Templar finding Minnesota in the 1300s to the reasons Arthur Conan Doyle killed Sherlock Holmes to the inefficient bombers of the 1880s and the Scarlet Pimpernel and Mark Wahlberg. 00:00 START 06:20 Drink 1: Watson's Delight 07:20 Reading 1: The Traitorous Templar 11:20 From medieval literature and old English to Sherlock Holmes 16:13 Pastiches, purity, and creative license 18:54 Drink 2: The Baker Street Bramble 20:07 Reading 2: Three May Keep a Secret 21:45 Masters of disguise   25:52 What makes Sherlock Holmes so enduring 30:21 Arthur Conan Doyle's feelings about Sherlock Holmes 35:55 Drink 3: The Moriarty Martini 37:42 Reading 3: The Devil's Disciples 39:24 The importance of getting the details right  43:20 News and fiction    Visit our PATREON for AFTER HOURS with Richard T. Ryan Find Richard at www.mxpublishing.com www.lauravosika.com www.gabrielshornpress.com www.booksandbrews.net   HELP US KEEP BRINGING YOU GREAT AUTHORS! If you enjoy our interviews or have benefitted from them, we invite you to help us continue our work. It takes a great deal of time and money to produce Books and Brews. We've been doing interviews since January 2017 as a free service to authors. We continue to promote those authors on our social media for years after their interviews. Subscribing, following, liking, commenting and sharing all help us to keep doing what we do. A $5 tip helps us pay for our many expenses: Libsyn hosting, web hosting, Google meets, providing the drinks for the interview and the many hours of preparation and editing that go into each episode. Patreon: patreon.com/BooksandBrewswithLauraVosika Tip Jar: paypal.me/booksandbrewsMN Books and Brews products:  (more to come) Sponsor an episode to promote your product or service: contact us booksandbrewslive@gmail.com COMING NEXT MONTH:  Beth Duke, amazon bestselling author of southern fiction and time travel UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: CHILDREN. See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk See Laura's interview with Rob & Joan Carter at INDIE NOVEL SOURCE Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.

Have you ever wondered what it truly means to leave a legacy in business? Today's guest, Richard Ryan, is a powerhouse entrepreneur whose journey spans building businesses, pioneering media strategies, and living a life anchored in intention.Throughout our conversation, Richard and I explore the importance of curiosity, adaptability, and strategic thinking in achieving success.We dive into everything from rally cars and starting from scratch to building a coffee empire and redefining success after an IPO.This episode is packed with lessons about legacy, grit, and why how you show up matters more than what you achieve.Click play to hear all of this and:(00:05:00) How digital marketing's evolution has changed the game for creators and businesses alike.(00:06:19) Why being a subject matter enthusiast is the secret weapon for positioning yourself as an expert.(00:07:19) The intersection of luck, passion, and preparation—and how it creates opportunity.(00:08:34) Why follow-through matters more than ideas and how building the right team can make all the difference.(00:09:01) A peek behind the curtain of Richard's joint venture with Verizon Media and Hearst Publications.(00:10:00) How to tailor content to a specific demographic to create a fiercely loyal audience.(00:15:48) The exact media strategy blueprint that turned Black Rifle Coffee into a household name.(00:20:12) Lessons from the Wild West of analytics and early YouTube—how Richard stayed ahead of the curve.(00:24:02) How to use current events to inspire a brand's visibility and market position.(00:24:51) How to manage your time and focus while juggling multiple projects.(00:25:59) The importance of building a bingeable content library to educate, entertain, and emotionally connect with your audience.(00:30:22) How storytelling creates an emotional bond with your audience.(00:33:23) Richard's life post-IPO and what it means to transition to a publicly traded company.(00:34:20) Making bold moves, from early Bitcoin investments to financial freedom.(00:35:28) The importance of living modestly despite major success.(00:44:50) The importance of enjoying the process, not just chasing the end result.Listen to Related Episodes:I Learned How to Race a Rally Car: Here's What It Taught Me About BusinessCreating Content, Testimonials, and Your Next Offer | Q&AHow to Create More Meaningful Relationships in BusinessConnect With Richard Ryan:https://x.com/RichardRyanhttps://www.instagram.com/RichardRyan

We've touched on the theory of self-determination on the show before, but today, I'm thrilled to dedicate an entire episode to this important topic. Joining me for this deeper dive is Dr. Gina Riley, an expert in self-determination theory and motivation. This conversation will resonate with so many of you because it beautifully ties into themes we often explore here, like low-demand parenting and fostering our kids' natural passions and strengths. In this episode, Gina explains the theory of self-determination and dives into the science behind why it's so impactful, particularly for neurodivergent kids. We explore how it connects with autonomy-supportive parenting and discuss the three tenets of cognitive evaluation theory, which examines what fosters intrinsic motivation. We also tackle the hot topic of whether extrinsic motivators like stickers and rewards have a place and how to genuinely connect with our kids' interests—even when they differ from our own.   About Dr. Gina Riley Gina Riley, Ph.D., is an educational psychologist, Program Director, and Clinical Professor of Adolescent Special Education at CUNY – Hunter College. She has conducted significant research on homeschooling and unschooling, an educational method and philosophy that advocates student intrinsic motivation as a primary means for learning. In addition to her research on self-directed learning environments, Dr. Riley has expertise in Supported Decision Making, an alternative to guardianship for students with disabilities. She is a faculty advisor for Supported Decision Making New York, promoting autonomy and self-determination for individuals with disabilities.  Dr.Riley also has extensive experience in online, hybrid, and HyFlex education, having been actively involved in the field since 1998. Her contributions to educational psychology and alternative education models have been influential in shaping contemporary discussions on personalized and flexible learning approaches. Dr. Riley is the author of numerous academic articles and three books, including Unschooling:Exploring Learning Beyond the Classroom (Palgrave, 2020), The Homeschooling Starter Guide (Simon & Schuster, 2021), and The Joys of Self Determined Learning: A Collection of Essays (Ricci Publishing, 2022). She is the current President-Elect of the New York State Association of Teacher Educators.   Things you'll learn from this episode What self-determination theory is, and how it's connected to intrinsic motivation Why a sense of competence, autonomy, and relatedness, as outlined in the cognitive evaluation theory, are crucial for motivation Why it matters that parents focus on facilitating autonomy and decision-making in their children What the science says about how and why intrinsic motivation leads to better academic and social outcomes in adulthood How intrinsic and extrinsic motivations can coexist and why it's important that they're balanced   Resources mentioned Dr. Gina Riley's website Gina on Instagram Gina on Twitter Unschooling: Exploring Learning Beyond the Classroom by Dr. Gina Riley The Homeschooling Starter Guide: How to Create and Adapt the Best Education Action Plan for Your Needs by Dr. Gina Riley NYS Decision Making Curriculum (free decision making curriculum for schools and homeschools I Will Die on This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World by Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards on Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World (Tilt Parenting podcast) Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Dan Pink The intrinsic motivation of Richard Ryan and Edward Deci The Self-Driven Child, with William Stixrud and Ned Johnson (Tilt Parenting podcast) The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can parents ensure their children grow up to be respectful, kind, and considerate towards others? This conversation with author and academic Richard Ryan examines the typical backgrounds of perpetrators of violence and aggression and gives practical advice to parents so they can meet their child's basic psychological needs of relatedness, autonomy, and competency. In this episode: Self Determination Theory Gendered violence Basic Psychological Needs Modelling values and behaviour Objectification and sexualisation of women in the media Reducing exposure to and setting limits on media use Resilience Links: Helping Our Boys Grow Into Men – Happy Families How to Prevent your Child Becoming A #metoo (and Prevent your Child from Creating One) – Happy Families 4 P's to Prevent Peer Pressure in your Teens – Happy Families Find us on Facebook or TikTok Leave a voice memo here or email your questions/comments to podcasts@happyfamilies.com.au Find out more about joining THE QUEST at our websiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Kim Sorrelle of The Love Is Podcast interview Richard Ryan. Actor, producer, director, writer, known for his versatility, dedication and wide range as an actor, Richard Ryan is the founder of Ox Films, most widely recognized in the role of Joseph Markham in Art of Deception. However, his role of Brad Jenkins in Fortune 500 Man also looms large in his filmography.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Kim Sorrelle of The Love Is Podcast interview Richard Ryan. Actor, producer, director, writer, known for his versatility, dedication and wide range as an actor, Richard Ryan is the founder of Ox Films, most widely recognized in the role of Joseph Markham in Art of Deception. However, his role of Brad Jenkins in Fortune 500 Man also looms large in his filmography.

A mix-and-match episode of BEHIND THE LENS this week as w/d/e/actor RICHARD RYAN joins us talking about ART OF DECEPTION. Plus, my exclusive interview with director THEA SHARROCK discussing the wickedly delicious WICKED LITTLE LETTERS. First up is my prerecorded exclusive interview with director THEA SHARROCK go in-depth on one of the most hilarious films you will see all year – WICKED LITTLE LETTERS. I laughed so hard that I had to watch the film twice to hear all of the dialogue. Boasting a first-rate cast with Olivia Coleman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones, Eileen Atkins, Joanna Scanlon, and Anjana Vasan, with a script by Jonny Sweet, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is quite simply, perfection. Based on a true event from the 1920's United Kingdom, foul language itself becomes a character thanks to the verbatim verbiage of the profane letters at the heart of this tale, which is then punctuated with outstanding production values and performances while also addressing themes as topical today as in 1920 – freedom of speech, oppression, workplace discrimination, socio-economic discrimination, discrimination against women, and overall misogyny. Then take a listen as the man wearing all the hats, RICHARD RYAN, joins us talking about his latest film, the action-packed thriller ART OF DECEPTION. Talking about choosing collaborators, developing the script, a prolonged "part-time" shooting schedule, post-production, and more, Richard covers his roles as producer, writer, director, actor, editor, line producer, post-production supervisor, VFX, and the inherent challenges he faced in bringing ART OF DECEPTION to life. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

Second guest for today: Richard Ryan!

Richard Ryan is a talented actor, producer, director, and writer known for being versatile in his roles. He's the founder of Ox Films and became famous for playing Joseph Markham in "Art of Deception" and Brad Jenkins in "Fortune 500 Man." Ryan started Ox Films, making short films and later feature films. His big breakthrough came with "Art of Deception." Even though he didn't start with a film school, he later attended The Art Institute of Sacramento to learn more about filmmaking. In his early career, Ryan had roles in TV and independent films. He learned from various acting teachers and even went to improv classes. He believes in studying acting and creating your own material to keep growing as an artist and person. Teachers like Aaron Speiser, Michelle Danner, and others have influenced him, showing his commitment to getting better at his craft. Art of Deception  Film - Suspense Thriller  "Art of Deception" is an intense story about spying and tough choices. The CIA has a big plan to control everyone's minds for world domination. Joseph Markham, a top scientist, discovers this plan and has to decide whether to save a lot of people or his wife, Valentina. His choice leads to a chase by CIA henchmen and a country-wide search led by Deputy Director Roland Smith. Valentina gets kidnapped and faces tough questioning, making the story even more gripping. The movie explores important ideas about life, love, and power on a global scale, showing how one person's decision can affect the whole world. Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

In this episode, we offer up three independent segments. Matt Richter is joined first by Nidhi Sachdeva. Nidhi is both an evidence-based learning designer and a researcher. She just completed her PhD in the spring, and the two talk about the differences between learning and performance. Then, Guy Wallace is in the house. Guy needs no introduction, having been a performance analyst and instructional architect for a few decades now. We talk about his latest book, The L&D Pivot Point, published by LDA Press. Finally, in our third segment, the inimitable Thiagi joins Matt for a new series we will intermittently run called “A Person of Interest.” Thiagi shares his biography… his story with us.You can find Nidhi most easily on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-sachdeva-toronto/, or her blog with Jim Hewitt here: https://scienceoflearning.substack.com Guy can be found here: https://eppic.biz/guy-w-wallace-2/ And, Thiagi here: https://thiagi.com. Nidhi references the work of Paul Kirscher, John Sweller, and Richard Mayer and their article, Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching. You can find it here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1207/s15326985ep4102_1?needAccess=true Matt & Nidhi refer to the cognitive architecture and instructional design when discussing complex skills. He references the Sweller, van Merrienboer, and Paas article from 1998: Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1022193728205 They also deviate and start talking about SDT (Self-Determination Theory), and you can learn more about that here: https://selfdeterminationtheory.orgAnd, Matt wrote an article about SDT in the context of learning found here: https://ldaccelerator.com/lda-blog-1/open-the-motivational-door-and-let-the-learners-in-and-keep-them The 85% Rule for Optimal Learning can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12552-4 Scott Rigby and Richard Ryan, Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-01778-000  Guy's book, The L&D Pivot point can be purchased here: https://ldaccelerator.com/the-ld-pivot-point Thiagi studied with Albert Elsen. Here's more info about him: https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/1453.html BEST AND WORST REFERENCES:Daniel Willingham Tik Tok on the fallacy of rereading for studying. Ok… there are a ton of Tim Tok videos by Dan. We aren't sure exactly which one she referred to, but after going through several to find it, we recommend the whole darn Willingham channel. It's great. https://www.tiktok.com/@daniel_willingham 

Commitment, a measure of mental toughness is largely about making promises to yourself and then going on to follow through with those promises, without being sidetracked or derailed.  As a Sports Psychologist I note that a lot of people are highly driven and could be argued to be goal setters.  Regularly setting goals and striving to attain them.  Yet, they aren't shown what are helpful goals and they don't question whether the goals that they set are going to be beneficial for their performance or well-being. In this solo episode I unpick this, where I ask you to consider your goals, are they intrinsic or extrinsic? Are they helping you get to where you want to get to?  Do you feel good, as a result of your goals? This episode should appeal to coaches, parents, teachers and athletes themselves.   Key Learning Points Check out the work of Edward Deci and Richard Ryan prominent US based psychologists and the founders of Self Determination Theory. Deci and Ryan's work on Self-determination Theory suggests that as humans we have three innate psychological needs that are the origin for self-motivation. These are autonomy, competence and relatedness​​. It can be argued that intrinsic goals are motivated by internal reasons or basic psychological needs, such as feelings of competence or relatedness. One example of an intrinsically motivated goal in a sporting context includes a goalkeeper who is having difficulties dealing with crosses.  The goal then is to improve this aspect of the goalkeeper's game, where the goalkeeper tries to see the situation as a challenge that can be overcome or a learning point, if they want to perform better for the team. Extrinsic goals, go on to satisfy external reasons and usually depend on external approval from others, rewards or avoiding punishments. Examples of extrinsic motivation driven goals include: The young goalkeeper who is told by their dad if you play well today, you'll get a bottle of prime after the match or a cricketer who is told by his coach in a grumpy manner that he or she needs to improve their skillset, and learn to master a new shot for the new season. A person's self-motivation and commitment levels, as well as their results are affected differently by the two kinds of goals that they set. Connect with David Charlton Sign Up to The Mental Edge Join David @ The Sports Psychology Hub Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Relevant Podcast Episodes to Help Your Commitment Levels Ep002: Steve Judge – How to Deal with Adversity Ep021: Steve Hackney – How To Reach Your Full Potential Ep042: Mark Bennett MBE – Characteristics of High Performance Athletes  Ep138: Nick Littlehales – Why do the Mentally Tough see Sleep and Recovery as Important Ep141: David Charlton – How to Help a Child Who Wants to Quit Sport Other Relevant Blogs and Resources to Boost Your Commitment Blog: Focusing on the Process as a Team Blog: Focus on the Process Blog: Why You Should Stop Setting SMART Goals Blog: Cricket Psychology Tips: Control the Controllables 4 Steps To Form A Habit That Actually Sticks Our guide to checking if your goals are intrinsically driven. Self Determination Theory Website

For many, motivation can come in waves. There are days when you feel like you're getting everything on your list done and there are other days when you can barely manage to open up your to-do list. But why does this happen? How can we increase motivation? For starters, we have to look at how motivation is sustained and built. When we have a deeper understanding around motivation we are more likely to leverage this knowledge when we need it the most.  The basis of this podcast is all around self-determination theory. This is a broad framework on the study of human motivation. It defines intrinsic and various extrinsic sources of motivation that has been developed by psychologists, Richard Ryan and Edward Deci, in 1985. Now, we don't go into a lot about self-determination theory but we do break down the three sources of motivation which are: autonomy, competence, and relatedness.  SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you're not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don't want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you're feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they're also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

"Ingenting är som det ska. Likadant från dag till dag.  Allting följer samma mönster - Ser på stan ifrån mitt fönster.  Människor på rad i kö, äta, jobba, sova, dö"   Välbekanta rader för er som kan ert Gyllene Tider, men hur många har egentligen lyssnat på vad PG sjunger? Är det inte så att känslan ibland är precis som i texten, allting följer samma mönster och är likadant från dag till dag? Om det är bra så är det givetvis bra, men ibland kanske det finns saker som skaver, som du vill ha annorlunda, som du skulle vilja ändra, men du kommer inte till skott. Du väntar istället på att något ska hända. Att något ska ändras men vet du vad, vill du ha skillnad så måste du göra skillnad så därför tar vi i veckans podd ett grepp om självbestämmandeteorin (SDT - self-determination theory). En modell framforskad av Psykologerna Edward L. Deci och Richard Ryan, och som beskriver tre grundläggande behov som behöver uppfyllas för att känna inre motivation!   Trevligt lyssnande! Michael & Oliver Podcasten drivs av sälj- och marknadsexperten Oliver Lopez samt ledarskap- och effektivitetsexperten Michael Alphov. Oliver driver till vardags Structsales AB och Michael driver Effektiva Metoder AB. Kolla gärna in www.structsales.se  och  www.michaelalphov.se

Nir Eyal, author of "Hooked" and "Indistractable," joins Manisha Snoyer to discuss his family's homeschooling journey, the philosophy of child-led learning, the role of technology in education, and how to raise indistractable kids. Throughout the conversation, Eyal highlights his daughter's experiences with self-directed education, the importance of personalization in learning, and the benefits of a flexible homeschooling schedule. He also shares insights into managing screen time, distinguishing between good and bad digital experiences, and fostering a love for learning. This episode offers a profound exploration of the current educational landscape, providing valuable perspectives for parents, educators, and anyone interested in a modern approach to teaching and learning.Nir Eyal (@nireyal) is a renowned author, lecturer, and expert in behavioral design. Primarily known for his work on the psychology of habit-forming products, he has also made contributions to the field of education, particularly homeschooling. His book "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life" serves as a manual for maintaining focus in an increasingly distracted world, a concept that he applies to educational settings as well. Eyal's approach blends technological innovation with cognitive psychology, focusing on creating habits and routines that make learning more interactive and tailored to individual needs. His insights not only enhance learning but also offer fresh perspectives in the constantly evolving landscape of learning. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Nir Eyal:Website | X | Facebook | LinkedInHooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products -  Nir EyalIndistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life - Nir EyalFree to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life - Peter GrayRegain Hours of Lost Productivity - Indistractable Workbook How to Craft an 'Indistractable' Summer Schedule for Your Kids - Nir And FarWyzant - Professional tutorsNo, Smartphones Have Not Destroyed a Generation - Sarah Rose CavanaghSelf-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being - Richard Ryan, Edwar DedciThe Modulo CommunityThis site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. Time Codes:[00:01:00]: Manisha introduces her guest, Nir Eyal. He shares his personal homeschooling journey.[00:06:42]: Nir shares his daughter's positive experiences with self-directed education in the form of having the autonomy to hire her own teachers.[00:09:25]: Explanation of the multifaceted advantages of homeschooling, such as schedule flexibility and the ability to include activities traditional schooling can't accommodate, and provides a detailed account of what a typical day looks like.[00:14:45]: Nir shares his philosophy of natural consequences, focusing on guiding rather than dictating. He emphasizes the importance of allowing children to make their own paths, understanding the results of their choices, and building a more authentic learning experience.[00:20:10]: Nir Eyal highlights the importance of being honest and transparent with children, sharing personal anecdotes and struggles.[00:30:50]: Discussion about the social benefits homeschooling provides, including examples of how a customized education can cultivate broader social skills and adaptability.[00:34:43]: Nir Eyal presents his beliefs about screen time, stating that it isn't inherently bad. He emphasizes the importance of moderation and age-appropriate content, along with communication between parent and child.[00:39:20]: Offering a fresh perspective on managing screen time and understanding children's virtual behavior, Nir gives insight into the displacement hypothesis, the idea that children may seek online what they lack offline.[00:49:36]: The significance of scheduling time for online activities and free play.[00:53:53]: Manisha asks the guest, Nir Eyal, about something new he is currently learning.[00:56:00]: Nir Eyal introduces a workbook that can help anyone become less distractible. He outlines four key strategies, opening up a practical path towards focused and effective living.[01:01:24]: Conclusion, book recommendations, resources, and final thoughts.

Nick is joined by writer and broadcaster Lydia Hislop on the middle day of the Boodles July Festival at Newmarket. They take stock of the Day One action, reluctantly conceding the best days may be behind Adayar while hailing the conspicuous promise and talent of Nostrum. They take a look at the two big Group ones of the weekend, and round up all the news from off the track. Also on today's show, Teme Valley's Richard Ryan discusses two big fancies for Saturday, Australian Turf Club Director Angela Belle McSweeney talks about the massive prize money boost for the Everest and the renamed King Charles III, NHRM Chair Frances Stanley drops in to highlight the Banksy exhibition in Newmarket and much more, while Racing Welfare's Hetta Harris discusses her new role in supporting Stud Staff. Food and wine are provided once again by Neil Phillips and Damian Adams.

In this week's Saturday edition, Charlotte Greenway previews the July Cup ay Newmarket with connections of the favourite Shaquille, owner Martin Hughes and trainer Julie Camacho. Plus Ralph Beckett and Michael Dods give their insight on their runner Kinross and Azure Blue, Also, Teme Valley's racing manager Richard Ryan discusses their best chances over the weekend.

Nick is joined by writer and broadcaster Lydia Hislop on the middle day of the Boodles July Festival at Newmarket. They take stock of the Day One action, reluctantly conceding the best days may be behind Adayar while hailing the conspicuous promise and talent of Nostrum. They take a look at the two big Group ones of the weekend, and round up all the news from off the track. Also on today's show, Teme Valley's Richard Ryan discusses two big fancies for Saturday, Australian Turf Club Director Angela Belle McSweeney talks about the massive prize money boost for the Everest and the renamed King Charles III, NHRM Chair Frances Stanley drops in to highlight the Banksy exhibition in Newmarket and much more, while Racing Welfare's Hetta Harris discusses her new role in supporting Stud Staff. Food and wine are provided once again by Neil Phillips and Damian Adams.

Dr. Mark Fabian on the importance of introspection, the Ideal, Ought and Actual Selves, our basic psychological needs and much, much more… Dr. Mark Fabian is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Warwick. Mark has held research and teaching positions at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at Cambridge University, the Institute for Social Change at the University of Tasmania and the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. Chapters 0:00 Show Intro 2:50 Self-Actualisation 10:30 Comfort in Ambiguity 26:25 The importance of introspection 30:30 Disclosure of Being 36:30 Healthy introspection 40:40 The Motivation Continuum 50:05 Introspection strategies 57:30 Integrity Further resources “The Coalescence of Being: A Model of the Self-Actualization Process” https://openresearch-repository.anu.e... Mark's podcast, ePODstemology https://www.buzzsprout.com/1763534 “Self-Determination Theory” by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci “A Theory of Subjective Wellbeing” by Mark Fabian “The Scout Mindset” by Julia Galef To view other episodes of TMWBS on YOUTUBE    / @thementalwellbei...   To view short clips of TMWBS on YOUTUBE SHORTS https://www.youtube.com/@thementalwel... To view TMWBS on SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/4yAzyeo... To view TMWBS on TIK TOK https://www.tiktok.com/@tmwbspodcast To view TMWBS on INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/tmwbshow/ To view TMWBS on TWITTER https://twitter.com/IndiDissa

Cześć, dziś odcinek solo. Dziś opowiem o tym jak motywować pracowników, gdy nie masz 100 tys na podwyżki? Finanse są istotne. Bez wątpienia dla każdego ważne jest, żeby zarabiać więcej i mieć więcej możliwości dla siebie i innych. Menedżerowie szastają więc przysłowiowymi "marchewkami" lub "kijami" żeby bardziej zmotywować pracowników. Motywacja zewnętrzna często jest jedyną zachętą do zwiększenia zaangażowania pracowników. Edward Deci i Richard Ryan w latach 70 ubiegłego wieku stworzyli teorię samodeterminacji. Okazuje się, że dużo menedżerowie mogą dużo więcej zyskać jak oprócz kija i marchewki stworzą środowisko, gdzie pracownicy sami będą chcieli chcieć. Żeby je stworzyć wystarczą 3 składniki: - potrzeba autonomii - potrzeba kompetencji - i potrzeba więzi (relacji) To te 3 składniki tworzą dodatkową motywację wśród pracowników. Czym mniej kar i marchewek i więcej tych składników w firmach tym zaangażowanie pracowników, efektywność i zyski firm jest większe. Przy okazji dowiesz się też jakich jest 7 zagrożeń zasad kija i marchewki w firmie. Miłego słuchania. -------------------------- Kontakt do mnie: ☎️ 664 707 757

Nick is joined by renowned sports broadcaster Rishi Persad to bring you the latest news and events from around the world of horseracing. Among the guests today are Ricci racing manager Joe Chambers, who signposts that Royale Pagaille is likelier to head to Fairyhouse than Aintree, Noel Meade, trainer of Irish National favourite Thedevilscoachman and Aintree hopeful Diol Ker and Richard Ryan, whose Teme Valley Racing is trying to conquer in two hemispheres this weekend. Dr George Wilson tells Nick about his research into jockeys' nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University, while Josh Apiafi details how racing is marking the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Nick and Rishi also touch on the appointment of Jack Tudor at David Pipe's stables and the latest leaks from the gambling white paper.

Nick is joined by renowned sports broadcaster Rishi Persad to bring you the latest news and events from around the world of horseracing. Among the guests today are Ricci racing manager Joe Chambers, who signposts that Royale Pagaille is likelier to head to Fairyhouse than Aintree, Noel Meade, trainer of Irish National favourite Thedevilscoachman and Aintree hopeful Diol Ker and Richard Ryan, whose Teme Valley Racing is trying to conquer in two hemispheres this weekend. Dr George Wilson tells Nick about his research into jockeys' nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University, while Josh Apiafi details how racing is marking the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Nick and Rishi also touch on the appointment of Jack Tudor at David Pipe's stables and the latest leaks from the gambling white paper.

In the latest Saturday Edition, Charlotte Greenway looks ahead to this weekend's action from the Northern and Southern hemisphere. Firstly, ahead of the big clash down under between Anamoe and Dubai Honour, Dubai Honour's trainer William Haggas gives an insight into what it's been like in the build up to the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Channel 7s Jason Richardson explains why this race is so important. Teme Valley also run two in opposition so racing manager Richard Ryan discusses whether they might be able to cause an upset. Back in the Northern Hemisphere and changing codes, ahead of the Irish Grand National on Monday, Noel Meade runs through his likely runners including favourite, Thedevilscoachman whilst Rich and Susannah Ricci's racing manager Joe Chambers reveals their best chances over the Easter weekend.

Motivation är en kraftfull positiv drivkraft när den riktas rätt. Så hur stärker vi den på jobbet?Att vara motiverad och ha ett eget driv inför uppgifter i vardagen hjälper oss och får oss att må bra. Men motivation är inte en egenskap. Det är inte så att vissa är motiverade medan andra är det. Möjligheten att vara motiverad finns inom oss alla.Hur stärker man motivationen?Vi ställde frågan hur man kan stärka sin egen och andras motivation till Magnus Lindwall, professor i psykologi på Göteborgs universitet. Han är särskilt inriktad på hälsopsykologi och där ingår också att studera mekanismerna bakom motivation, det som driver oss att vilja utföra aktiviteter och beteenden.Självbestämmandeteorin (SDT)Magnus har framförallt forskat på det som kallas självbestämmandeteorin, på engelska Self Determination Theory (SDT). Teorin utvecklades av psykologerna Edward L. Deci och Richard Ryan och finns beskriven i populärformat i boken Why we do what we do – understanding self-motivation. Tillsammans med Olof Röhlander har Magnus Lindwall nyligen gett ut den svenska boken Motivationsrevolutionen – från temporär tändning till livslång låga.Motivation kommer inifrånEnligt självbestämmandeteorin är inte motivation något vissa människor har mer av och andra mindre av. Det är inte heller något en person kan ge en annan. Det är något som finns inneboende i en person och det handlar inte om kvantitet utan om kvalitet.Inre behov – inte morot och piskaMånga tror att människors motivation och beteenden styrs av morötter och piskor, alltså belöningar som lockar oss eller hot som väcker vår motvilja. Men enligt självbestämmandeteorin är det tre grundläggande behov som styr oss:att få känna sig kompetentatt ha någon form av självbestämmandeatt känna tillhörighetDet som är viktigt att tänka på är att yttre belöning kan kväva den inre motivationen. Det är inte alltid bra att ösa på med bonusar, löneökningar och höga mål – det kan faktiskt göra att den inre drivkraften minskar.Relationer och dialog är nyckelnVad ska man göra då? Jo inventera behovstillfredsställelsen hos sina medarbetare. Vad innebär det för var och en att känna samhörighet, kompetens och självbestämmande? Det kräver att man odlar relationerna på jobbet och har en pågående dialog. Ledarens roll är inte att bara släppa taget. Självbestämmandet behöver visserligen bygga på viss frivillighet men det kräver också ramar. För att vi ska känna oss kompetenta behövs en struktur som kan stötta oss i jobbet. Och ska vi känna tillhörighet behövs det någon som lyssnar och visa genuint intresse för det vi gör om dagarna.Balans mellan kontroll och stödVi ogillar att känna oss kontrollerade men chefer har förstås ett behov av att följa upp medarbetares arbete. Att bara ge oändliga valmöjligheter och ingen struktur leder bara till kaos. Vi behöver hitta rätt balans mellan kontroll och stöd. Och för att motivationen ska hålla i längden behöver vi tänka att arbetet är ett Vasalopp snarare än ett sprintlopp där det ideligen ska släckas bränder.Vår samarbetspartner motivation.se har veckans ämne redan i sitt namn. Självklart har de en massa att läsa om just motivation. Vi har valt ut en artikel som heter Motivationskoden där en av våra tidigare gäster Frida Spikdotter intervjuar författaren Tommy Lundberg om ledarskapets roll för motivation.Fotograf: Niklas Palmklint för bokförlaget Forum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company. In this conversation, we talk about his entrepreneurial career, building mobile apps before YouTube was in the app store, how he built a media company with Verizon, all the secrets of Black Rifle Coffee, and tips to grow an audience online. ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We're gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40. General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================

In this episode 100, I am delighted and honoured to be joined by esteemed researcher, psychologist and co-founder of Self-Determination Theory, Dr. Richard Ryan. Dr. Ryan's work has been cited over 510,000 times and his work with Edward Deci on intrinsic motivation and Self-Determination Theory has changed the way educators understand raising motivation in the classroom. Dr. Ryan provides us with detailed, insightful perspectives on the current research around raising Self-Determination Theory as well as how it applies in the language acquisition classroom. An absolutely fantastic discussion with a researcher that has changed the world of education. This is a must listen for all teachers. Keep in touch and share widely! Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.

Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcast |Google Podcast | Amazon Music | Spotify What can an entrepreneur teach a non-entrepreneur?  What value could a relationship like that even bring?  With an open mind, it may help you build for tomorrow. Jason Feifer is the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine.  But that is not who he is or what defines what he does.  Instead, Jason Feifer is a person who tells stories in his own voice. As a successful editor, author, speaker, and podcast host (there isn't much he doesn't do), Jason doesn't work simply with entrepreneurs; he works with all of us through his valuable skill of telling stories that help us build for tomorrow.  But what exactly does that mean?  It centers around not panicking when you see change coming or when it has already arrived.  The ability to learn to apply filters reduces the constant and consistent noise that surrounds us.  And the capability to help liberate ourselves from nostalgia and build a new narrative for our lives. Jason lays out three important questions we should ask ourselves if we are to liberate ourselves from nostalgia and build a new narrative of our lives.  Additionally, he provides great frameworks for utilizing Richard Ryan's self-determination theory and Bethenny Frankel's theory of buckets. But one of my favorite topics we covered was at the end when we talked about how LeBron James has an intense focus on "making the main thing, the main thing." Please enjoy my conversation with Jason Feifer. For show notes and resources discussed in this episode, visit tammacapital.com/97. For more episodes, go to tammacapital.com/podcast. Follow Paul on Facebook and LinkedIn. And feel free to email Paul at pfenner@tammacapital.com with any feedback, questions, or ideas for future guests and topics. 

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One of the core tasks of team leaders is keeping motivation and inspiration high. This doesn't mean all great leaders are charismatic and inspiring. In fact, the opposite is often true. Motivating employees isn't about what you say to them, it's about understanding what they're seeking from work. And while understanding the unique desires of each team member might take a while, there's a proven model for understanding human motivation that just might help you uncover your team's motivation mysteries faster. In the mid-1980s, researchers Edward Deci and Richard Ryan outlined a model of motivation called “self-determination theory.” Their theory posited that intrinsic motivation comes in three forms: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. In this article, we'll outline each pillar of motivation and offer some practical ideas for leveraging it to motivate your employees as a leader. 0:00 Introduction 1:51 Autonomy 4:21 Competence 5:47 Relatedness 7:42 Conclusion Often just looking at this list of three pillars of motivation, one becomes apparent as lacking on your team. If so, start focusing there first. But don't neglect the others. Individuals need all three to feel optimally motivated, and a team needs all three in order to do its best work ever. //DO YOUR BEST WORK EVER If you liked this video and you want to help your team do their best work ever, check out the free resources we've compiled at https://davidburkus.com/resources //ABOUT DAVID One of the world's leading business thinkers, David Burkus' forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders and teams do their best work ever. He is the best-selling author of four books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world's top business thought leaders by Thinkers50. As a sought-after international speaker, his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. He's worked with leaders from organizations across all industries including Google, Stryker, Fidelity, Viacom, and even the US Naval Academy. A former business school professor, Burkus holds a master's degree in organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University. //SPEAKING Like what you heard? Find more on David's speaking page (and find out about bringing him to your company or event) at https://davidburkus.com/keynote-speaker/ //CONNECT + LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidburkus/ + Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/davidburkus + Facebook: http://www.FB.com/DrDavidBurkus + Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DavidBurkus //MUSIC "Appreciate That" by David Cutter https://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Ce cours abordera 4 thèmes interreliés permettant de mieux comprendre le continuum de la gentrification d'un quartier, les enjeux touchant l'abordabilité et la pression sur l'habitation à Montréal et au Québec, ainsi que des pistes de solution. Crise de l'offre ou crise de l'abordabilité ? Logement social, abordable, abordable pérenne, privé… comment se retrouver dans la compréhension de la crise. Professeur-e(s) Richard Ryan Après avoir œuvré dans le milieu de l'accueil et l'intégration des personnes immigrantes, puis organisateur communautaire dans le réseau de la santé en CLSC, Richard Ryan est devenu conseiller municipal du Mile End dans l'arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal de 2009 à 2021. Préoccupé par les questions de logement, de gentrification, d'urbanisme et d'aménagement urbain, il a au cours de ces années en politique, joué un rôle sur différents comités et commissions au niveau de l'arrondissement, du conseil municipal et de la Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal. Il a porté plusieurs règlements en arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal, sur les enjeux d'hébergement touristique (airBnB), rénoviction, politique locale d'inclusion de logement social dans les projets de construction (ancêtre du règlement pour une métropole mixte)... des règlements et interventions repris par d'autres arrondissements. En novembre 2021, il s'est retiré de la politique après 3 mandats bien remplis. Il est maintenant consultant et formateur sur les enjeux de l'habitation. Présenté devant public le 12 octobre 2022 au comptoir-brouandrie La Brassée

Ce cours abordera 4 thèmes interreliés permettant de mieux comprendre le continuum de la gentrification d'un quartier, les enjeux touchant l'abordabilité et la pression sur l'habitation à Montréal et au Québec, ainsi que des pistes de solution. Gentrification : de la revitalisation à l'éviction d'un quartier Ça commence souvent par une certaine attractivité d'un quartier pas cher de personnes moins fortunées mais avec un capital social et culturel, puis ça se poursuit jusqu'à.. parfois l'éviction. Professeur-e(s) Richard Ryan Après avoir œuvré dans le milieu de l'accueil et l'intégration des personnes immigrantes, puis organisateur communautaire dans le réseau de la santé en CLSC, Richard Ryan est devenu conseiller municipal du Mile End dans l'arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal de 2009 à 2021. Préoccupé par les questions de logement, de gentrification, d'urbanisme et d'aménagement urbain, il a au cours de ces années en politique, joué un rôle sur différents comités et commissions au niveau de l'arrondissement, du conseil municipal et de la Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal. Il a porté plusieurs règlements en arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal, sur les enjeux d'hébergement touristique (airBnB), rénoviction, politique locale d'inclusion de logement social dans les projets de construction (ancêtre du règlement pour une métropole mixte)... des règlements et interventions repris par d'autres arrondissements. En novembre 2021, il s'est retiré de la politique après 3 mandats bien remplis. Il est maintenant consultant et formateur sur les enjeux de l'habitation. Présenté devant public le 5 octobre 2022 au comptoir-brouandrie La Brassée

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Summary Research reveals cooperation among strangers has varied over the past 60 years and the results may surprise you.   Transcript Welcome to episode 149 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how cooperation among strangers has varied over time. It's easy to think that society has become more individualistic and self-centred. With that, you might assume that cooperation between strangers has decreased over time. However recent research demonstrates that the opposite is true. In the US at least, cooperation among strangers has steadily increased since the 1950s.   The researchers worked through over 500 studies conducted from 1956 to 2017. This research included over 63,000 participants. In summarising the findings, one of the researchers, Van Lange, said “U.S. society may have become more individualistic, but people have not." Today we'll explore what that means for us in a work setting. Edward Deci and Richard Ryan have contributed greatly to our understanding of human motivation and needs through their research. According to Deci and Ryan, the need for connection, belonging and support is a basic human need. They found that supporting others is also part of that need - we are motivated to help others. We want to help people and cooperate - it motivates us and makes us feel more positive.  As we have steadily moved from regional areas towards cities with more people living alone, we now meet these basic needs more through strangers. Pre-pandemic our days would include many times more interactions with strangers than would have been common in the 1950s. However, with a move towards people working from home, perhaps this trend has shifted back, if only for a few years. Maybe we will build deeper connections in our immediate area around where we live. Only time will tell. Part of what makes work engaging is the ability to work with others - to provide and receive support that contributes to something bigger than ourselves.  This week, why not put these findings to the test. Find ways that you can support others, even those you don't know very well. It won't just help them, it will help you too. If you found this episode helpful, I would love it if you could take a minute to provide a rating and review. This really helps others to find the podcast. Have a great week.   Reference Mingliang Yuan, Giuliana Spadaro, Shuxian Jin, Junhui Wu, Yu Kou, Paul A. M. Van Lange, Daniel Balliet. Did cooperation among strangers decline in the United States? A cross-temporal meta-analysis of social dilemmas (1956–2017).. Psychological Bulletin, 2022; 148 (3-4): 129

A reunion here in "The Good Listening To" Clearing, 34 years later after we both 'hacked our ways into the thickets of life', having trained together as actors at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School!"So Richard, what's it like to Fight Direct and keep correcting Robert DeNiro? How was it working with Brad Pitt on the set of "Troy"? And how did you end up being Michelle Pfeiffer's Stunt Double in "Stardust"?" To answer this and all the usual other questions, Ladies n' Genmin please welcome to the Good Listening To 'Clearing', internationally renowned Stunt Coordinator, Fight Director & Master at Arms for the Film & TV, Richard Ryan, currently Fight Director for Netflix's "Vikings Valhalla".Richard was mentored in his early formative training by the great Henry Marshall, who handed on the glorious title of "Master at Arms at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art" to Richard as his successor. Richard was subsequently also mentored by perhaps the greatest Film Fight Director of all, William Hobbs.William Hobbs fight coordinated all of the best sword movies in the 70's-90's, including the iconic fight, regarded by many as being "the greatest sword film fight ever filmed": The sword fight and final 'battle to the death' between Liam Neeson & Tim Roth in "Robroy", with John Hurt & Brian Cox looking on.

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This interview features Brendan Gahan, Partner and Chief Social Officer at Mekanism. We discuss working with OG YouTubers like Smosh back in 2005, founding Epic Signal and selling it to his former employer, hanging out in El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach, why it takes him 100 drafts to publish content, the future of the creator economy, and learning how to enjoy what you create.Subscribe to our newsletter. We explore the intersection of media, technology, and commerce: sign-up linkLearn more about our market research and executive advisory: RockWater websiteFollow The Come Up on Twitter: @TCUpodEmail us: tcupod@wearerockwater.com---EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Chris Erwin:Hi, I'm Chris Erwin. Welcome to The Come Up. A podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and leaders. Brendan Gahan:I felt like my strengths could be better utilized going off on my own. It was really as simple as, well, I want to do this work the way that I know how to do it and the way I want to do it. And if that takes me going off on my own, then that's what I'm going to do. So I did. In hindsight, it sounds much smarter than it was. It was not smart from like an on paper standpoint, but I just felt like it was the right thing for me to do because I've been doing it longer than most people, I have relationships, I have a sense of what strategically works. I want to do it the way that I want to do it. Chris Erwin:This week's episode features Brendan Gahan, partner and chief social officer at Mekanism. So Brendan was born in Ventura, California, and grew up surfing many local breaks. But although his parents were educators, he entered college without a career focus. But just a few weeks away from graduation, a last minute call from his uncle sparked his entry to media and advertising, and he never looked back. His career started at a creative agency working on some of the first YouTube campaigns with hit creators like Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox's Smosh. With a growing reputation as a social and digital expert, Brendan eventually started his own agency, Epic Signal, which he ended up selling to Mekanism. Chris Erwin:Today, Brendan is their chief social officer. On the side he also publishes a wide array of content, making it one of the industry's most well regarded thought leaders. Some highlights of our chat include what it was like to sell his company to his former employer, why he's hanging out in El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach, how it took him 100 videos to post his first TikTok, the future of the creator economy, and learning how to enjoy what you create. All right, let's get to it. Chris Erwin:Brendan, thanks for being on The Come Up Podcast. Brendan Gahan:Thanks for having me, pumped to be here. Chris Erwin:We were just having a little chat about, you got a surf in this morning, if that's right. Brendan Gahan:I did. I'm working in El Salvador this week in a little town called Zonte, people may have heard of it referred to as Bitcoin Beach. And there's a nice little right hand point here, so made sure to get out there. Chris Erwin:Are you regular foot or goofy foot? Brendan Gahan:I'm regular, yeah. Chris Erwin:Okay, so you like the right-handers. I'm goofy, I like to go left. Brendan Gahan:Yeah, right hand point in particular, it's like my favorite kind of wave. I grew up in Ventura. So grew up surfing C Street, at the point in Ventura. And then every once in a while I would make the trek up to Rincon and stuff. Chris Erwin:I'm curious, where exactly did you grow up? Were you in the LA County or were you up north? Brendan Gahan:No, I was in Ventura. So there's Ventura County, which encompasses quite a bit of Southern California, but I grew up in the city of Ventura, maybe three quarters of a mile away from the beach, it's like a 15-minute walk or so, and yeah, it was great. Chris Erwin:Great. And do you still have family that's in Ventura? Brendan Gahan:Parents are still there. I've got some aunts, uncles, cousins in the area. And then my younger sister lives, she's still in Ventura County, but about 30 minutes away from where we grew up. Chris Erwin:I often talk about Southern California real estate. And you look at one of the few pockets in SoCal that's near the beach that has been underdeveloped is definitely Ventura. I think that's true for the last 30 years. I think that's finally starting to change, particularly during COVID and remote work. Have you seen that there? Brendan Gahan:Oh my gosh, it's crazy. I was just there this past weekend. And there's all these developments going up, like apartment complexes and condos, and yeah, it's sort of interesting. When you look at Ventura on a map, there's sort of like this no man's land between LA and Santa Barbara. And for years, Ventura was just sort of like overlooked. It was like people would pass through Ventura to go to either Santa Barbara or LA, but then more and more Ojai started to become a place, and Ventura has become a bit of a destination and there's now some startups out there. Before the biggest company there was Patagonia. Ventura, growing up was sort of like this blue collar cowboy meets surfer vibe for the most part. And yeah, that's definitely evolving. Chris Erwin:I think cowboy meets surfer vibe sounds about as good as it can get, you know? Brendan Gahan:Yeah, yeah. Chris Erwin:I forget who, but when I was at Big Frame almost 10 years ago now, I remember there were some industry friends that had set up shop in Ventura and were commuting to LA, and it was only about like an hour, hour and 15 away, not that crazy if you timed it right. So curious, looking at you being at the nexus of digital media and advertising and all the things, were there any media influences when you were there, when you were younger? Did that come from your parents or anything like that? Or was your upbringing focused on completely different things? Brendan Gahan:Yeah, definitely not. LA seemed like the furthest thing in the world to me growing up. And it seemed like a city, it may as well have been New York in my mind. Even though it was only like an hour and a half, we would go to LA on a field trip every couple years, or maybe my parents would take us there and we'd visit a museum or something like that. But it was not like a destination that was really on my radar. And from a professional standpoint where my head was at, I sort of had the cliche jobs in mind, it was like, oh, okay, maybe I'll be a teacher or a lawyer. A lot of people I knew growing up, and a number of relatives were like firemen, so my mind was sort of gravitating towards, I thought I'd either be a doctor, a lawyer or a psychologist. So I didn't have much of like a media or a tech influence until later. Chris Erwin:What did your parents do? Brendan Gahan:They were both in education. So my mom was a teacher's assistant in resource classes. And then my dad initially was like a teacher and then became a principal at a number of the special education schools in Ventura County. And then when he retired, he was the director of special education in Ventura. So education ran deep in the family, I guess. Chris Erwin:Yes. No, clearly understood. But I think you mentioned that you had an uncle that was in the media space, right? Brendan Gahan:That's right. Yeah, yeah. So I had an uncle who worked in advertising and he was at Wieden+Kennedy like in the heyday when it was like Bonos, Air Jordan, all that, when it was as big as it could get, and they lived a ways away. But whenever I saw him, I would just like pepper him with a million questions because to me, somebody working in advertising, in particular on like Nike and in that era, it wasn't just ads. It was like shifting culture, like Spike Lee and all that stuff. So I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. And I'd always ask him a million questions about it. But in my mind I never thought that I would end up working in that space. It seemed like this extra terrestrial sort of thing. Brendan Gahan:But he was always really cool. And he was like a creative director doing a lot of the Air Jordan spots and that sort of thing. So he always had funny stories he would share. And I just thought it was the coolest thing. I remember being in like elementary school, he'd visit or we'd go visit him, and I'd just pepper him with questions. So it was always sort of like seated in the back of my mind, but at the same time it felt unattainable, but I was really fortunate. Brendan Gahan:I don't know if we want to skip ahead too much, but basically he ended up offering me my first internship, totally came out of the blue. I got a phone call one day, I was like two days away from graduating from college. And I was about to go home for summer and work, and yeah, just out of the blue, he's like, "Hey, I got this guy on my team," he had started his own agency at this point, he's like, "And we need some young kid who understands digital," because this is 2005. And so I came up there and I interviewed with this guy he wanted me to intern for- Chris Erwin:But you did not go to college for this, if I understand correctly, you went to, is it UC Santa Cruz and you were psychology and history? Brendan Gahan:Yep. Yep. Chris Erwin:And again, you thought with that you were going to follow in your parents' footsteps, become an educator, or become a lawyer. Brendan Gahan:Something like that, yeah, I thought I was zeroing in on like teacher, lawyer or psychologist. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do. And psychology I always thought was fascinating. So I studied that, and then I realized two, three years in, I was like, oh, I've taken a ton of history courses and if I just take a few more, I can get a double major in apparently history, because of all the writing and stuff if I remember correctly, it was like not a bad thing to have if you were looking to get into law school. So it just kind of like was a circuitous path to get where I ended up. Chris Erwin:It didn't feel like you were overly passionate about anything at that point. I think you were open minded and you had some, call it nuclear, familial inspirations or influences. But when you got this call from your uncle, you're like, hey, this has been the cool uncle that was part of these massive sociocultural movements, Michael Jordan and Nike, I totally hear you. So when you got that call, were you really pumped up or was it, oh no, this sounds like something interesting and there's some direction and let's just go see what happens. Brendan Gahan:I was really pumped. I was also really torn because I was going to go home and work as a teacher's assistant for the summer and do summer school, which I know my parents were sort of excited about on so many different levels, because I'd be home. They would see me. They loved the idea of me getting into education, at least I'm pretty sure that's what they were excited about. And so I was like very torn, but also super excited. Brendan Gahan:And I went out and drove up to San Francisco for the interview. And I still remember walking into the ad agency office for the first time just being like, holy shit, this is so fucking cool. This is an office, people work out of here. It was like this creative space. And I remember thinking, especially as a college kid, wow, there's like a beer fridge and your pool table, and all these things. And obviously I knew work was happening, but it seemed like a great environment to get work done. I don't think I ever overdid it on any of the fun things, but it was like this relief to sort of have that there, and it felt really exciting to me. Chris Erwin:So then you get the job and you move up north. Brendan Gahan:Yep. Chris Erwin:What were you focused on in the beginning there? And then, I think from our notes that you did some early work with Smosh, is that right? Brendan Gahan:Yeah, exactly. So I did an internship and then I eventually got hired, and I was technically like a junior account executive. This was 2005, 2006, 2007, I think, and it was in the early, early days of social media and I was the youngest guy in the office. So people would ask me random questions, like, "What's the deal with MySpace, what happens on that?" Or, like Facebook, nobody else could get on Facebook because you still had to have your college email address. So I sort of found myself being this resource, and at the same time me being flabbergasted by the way advertising was being done. Brendan Gahan:I remember the first time I found out how much a billboard cost, and looking at that and being like, this is almost more than, I mean, I can't remember the number right now, but I remember thinking, this is about as much I make in a full year with my salary and being like, I don't think anyone does anything because of the billboard, or certainly not like a normal billboard ad, and seeing this huge disconnect between what drove people to do things and what people were genuinely excited about and where dollars were being allocated. Brendan Gahan:So I think I slowly started just embracing that and being like, to me, it was common sense to a certain extent, like, look, I can go on YouTube and I can see how many people watch this video. Why aren't we doing this? This shows millions of people. Once again, like walking down the street, I don't know of anybody who does anything because of a billboard. And so that sort of evolved, and I started just pitching ideas proactively. And I remember I even tried to pitch clients and stuff, and stuff I in hindsight probably didn't have- Chris Erwin:Existing clients of the agency, or were you doing some new business development? Brendan Gahan:All of the above. I remember reading about it in the ad trades, like, oh, so and so company fired their agency and I'd be like, well, why don't they work with us? And literally come up with ideas and mail them things, and like try and get a response. And I don't know, just like this sort of, we're a creative industry, let's be really creative. Chris Erwin:Was that the expectation from your role or was that you just having some gumption of being a self-starter? Brendan Gahan:Not to pat myself on the back, but I think it was definitely me sort of having a little bit of gumption. I think I also just didn't know. It was a relatively small loose agency. And so I thought, well, it wasn't like this is exactly how you're supposed to do this job, and this, this and this, I think creativity was really encouraged and so long as work was getting done, anything I wanted to do sort of beyond that was like, all right, yeah, sure, that sounds cool. Chris Erwin:So did that spirit, is that what drove you... Did you work directly with Smosh? What is that story there? Brendan Gahan:Yeah. So late 2006, this client the agency had had before I was even there, they came to the agency and they were like, "Hey, we want to do an ad campaign. We don't have a big budget." And it was a portable MP3 player. And the partners at the agency were talking about it right behind me. And they were about to turn it down. And it was one of those situations where in hindsight, yes, it was not much money, and they should have turned it down by all means. But I just butted in. I was like, "Hey, what if we pitched them this idea of getting these kids on YouTube to promote it. And we just rather than try and squeeze like a campaign into this budget, let's just do one video." Brendan Gahan:And so they were like, "Oh, that sounds kind of cool. Yeah, let's pitch it to the company, to the brand." And they bought it. I think I literally turned around after the partners said it was okay to pitch it to the client and I emailed Ian and Anthony, found their email on MySpace and they emailed me back that afternoon. And I think the next week they came by the office because they were just up in Sacramento area, so it wasn't too far. Chris Erwin:They were one of the biggest YouTube channels at the time, right? Just for context, this is 2005, 2006. Facebook had just started in '04. YouTube had just started in '04. Google bought them I think a couple years later. So Ian and Anthony were probably one of the biggest personalities on the platform at that time. Brendan Gahan:Yeah. I think they might have been number two. I know they eventually were number one for a couple of years, but I don't think they were quite number one yet. It was sort of like early days and there was a lot of jostling for position and stuff. Chris Erwin:So you got their emails from their MySpace page, you hit them up. That definitely wouldn't happen today, not as easy to go direct to the top creators. And then they came by your office, what happened? Brendan Gahan:Yeah, they came by, by that point we had gotten the thumbs up from the client to like, "Oh yeah, sure, we're down, if you can make it work." They came by the office, we literally got in a room and it was sort of funny. I remember nobody knew what you would charge for something like this, you know? So we were literally just kicking around like, what would you want to charge for this? I don't know, how much do you want to pay for this? Just going back and forth. And then finally, one of the partners was like, "Well, I don't know, would you guys do it for like 15 grand or something?" And they were like, "Probably, why don't we go back to..." I think Anthony's dad was an accountant or something like that. Brendan Gahan:And they were going to run it by him. I might have those details wrong, but they were like, it was basically like a, pretty sure that'll work. Let's go talk to our parents. And then they came back and they were like, sure, and so we did it, they made this video called Feet for Hands. I remember when it went live it crashed the client's website, which I thought was so fucking cool. I felt so validated. And then, yeah, it got like millions of views. And I just wanted to do that again and again, and again. And I saw what Mekanism was doing and my first boss at that agency, he'd left for Mekanism, Jason Harris, the president and CEO of Mekanism now. He joined Mekanism, became a partner. And we had a great working relationship. Brendan Gahan:I interned for him and stuff. And I showed in that video, I was like, look, look, look at this thing. It's got three million views. I know I can help you guys. I was so envious of the work they were doing. They were doing like early viral video stuff. And this is like 2006, 2007, when a lot of this stuff, people weren't paying attention at all. And so I was just so envious of the projects they were working on. And they brought me in for a few interviews and I literally met the whole agency, which at the time was pretty small, I think like twice. And then they hired me. Chris Erwin:Was this East Coast based? Brendan Gahan:This is all West Coast. They were in San Francisco, just a few blocks away from the office I was at, at the time, and then got hired, it was like Mekanism was doing a ton of branded content, viral video stuff but oftentimes without any paid media. The platforms, most of them didn't even have paid media as an option. I think at the time you could buy a YouTube homepage banner and that was it. Facebook didn't have it. There was no sort of formal way of promoting that stuff for the most part. So we sort of, myself and a couple other guys, younger guys, we built out a team over time that was the social media team. And we were just constantly coming up with different ways to promote content, doing everything from Reddit seeding to tons and tons of work with creators. We worked with all the big creators in those early days, which was great, because it was a small community. We got to make a lot of deeper relationships at the time. Chris Erwin:Yeah. And you were probably working with a lot of those creators direct versus now there's tons of representatives, managers and agencies, and sometimes you never even talk to the end talent, but back then probably different. Brendan Gahan:Oh, 100%, yeah. We would get pretty elaborate sometimes with these campaigns, we would do like in person summits and kickoffs. We worked with 20th Century Fox on some campaigns, and we would fly like 50 influencers in and a bunch obviously would be in LA, but host these elaborate dinners and events, and sometimes it'd be two, three days long where they're meeting with the execs, meeting with actors, kind of getting a download of the campaign, what the expectations were for them. Then we'd take them out, go partying. So it was cool. Got to spend a lot of face time with people and it was a really fascinating time. Chris Erwin:You were there for about five to six years at Mekanism, right? Brendan Gahan:Yeah. Chris Erwin:And then I think you transitioned to full screen after that for a brief stint, but then you started your own agency, Epic Signal. So what was the catalyst for you to leave this kind of the broader corporate support and other people that were helping elevate your career to say, I want to do something differently, I'm going to do it by myself. Brendan Gahan:I felt like full screen was exploding at the time. You know this, all the MCNs were blowing up, but I felt like there was a lot of distraction and stuff. And the thing that I was really passionate about at its core was the strategy in collaborating with both brands and creators to create something awesome. And I felt like full screen, it was like they were trying to grow this MCN, this network and make a scalable business. So it was a little bit different from what I was really passionate about. And so I left, I thought I was just going to take my time sort of consulting. But I mean, this was like when influencer marketing was reaching this new fevered pitch because... We talked about it yesterday. Sometime around there, Maker was acquired, all these clients that I'd worked with and people at different agencies that I'd worked with over the years came out of the woodwork and were like, we have to have an influencer strategy. Brendan Gahan:We have to have a YouTube strategy. And I'd been the, air quotes, like YouTube guy and influencer guy since 2006. So I was one of a handful of people who had sort of like this deep bench and experience in this niche. So all my old clients started hitting me up. All of a sudden I had more work than I could personally do. And slowly started hiring people just out of necessity, because I didn't want to say no to these awesome opportunities. I was like, oh crap. I get to work with Mountain Dew, hell yeah, let's do it. Chris Erwin:I do want to clarify, but when you went off on your own, I mean I'm sure look, as the industry is growing, Google original channels program happened in 2011, 2012, hundreds of millions of dollars of funding into digitally native production companies to fuel the overall video ecosystem to help you to recruit more advertisers. And so when you decided to go off on your own to start Epic Signal, why was that? Had you always wanted to be an entrepreneur? Did you think like, hey, I want to be an owner and I'm early in a very nascent industry and so this is scary, but I'm going to get an early foothold and see what happens. Brendan Gahan:It honestly wasn't as strategic as that, it was more like, I felt like my strengths could be better utilized going off on my own. And I like being really hands on and strategic. It was really as simple as, well, I want do this work the way that I know how to do it and the way I want to do it. And if that takes me going off on my own, then that's what I'm going to do. So I did. And in hindsight, it sounds much smarter than it was, it was not smart from like an on paper standpoint. I left full screen. I left my equity on the tape because I left just shy of a year, but I just felt like it was the right thing for me to do, because I knew, I'd seen this space grow so fast and I was like, I've been doing it longer than most people. I have relationships, I have a sense of what strategically works. I want to do it the way that I want to do it. And that just made me feel good, and so that's what I did. Chris Erwin:Now did you launch Epic Signal in LA or did you move to New York? Brendan Gahan:So I was in LA, but very quickly was splitting my time up between LA and New York. I was going back and forth. I'd spend two weeks in LA, two weeks in New York, back, forth, back forth constantly, and then was about to move to New York officially, I ended up having more clients there than anywhere else, more brands I was working with there than anywhere else. And then as I was sort of putting the plan together to do that, I ended up selling it. And then I had to move to New York, so it moved things along. Chris Erwin:That happened pretty quickly, right? Because I think you had Epic Signal for, was it a couple years before you sold it to Mekanism? Brendan Gahan:Yeah, I think it was just shy of two years. It was almost two full years, yeah. Chris Erwin:Okay. And when you decided to sell, how big was your team at that point? Brendan Gahan:It wasn't big. It was like a half dozen people. Chris Erwin:Okay. Why did you decide to sell? Brendan Gahan:I found myself in a situation where I was doing so much back office stuff. It was like the very thing that I left to go do was, I wanted to focus on the strategy and deal with that, do the actual work. And then what I found was, when you are an entrepreneur, it's very easy to get sucked into dealing with lawyers and accounts, and payroll, and all this stuff that is not fun, all that back office stuff. Chris Erwin:I'm feeling you right now on that. That's where I feel like I'm at with RockWater. Brendan Gahan:You try and delegate it, but it's like all these things get this overflow back to you. And so I was back in this situation where I was doing the work that wasn't making me happy. And at the same time, I sort of felt like I have this window of opportunity where it's like, this is a really small team, we're lean and mean. We've got great profit margins. We've also got dope clients. We were working with like ABI. We worked on Bud Light campaigns, Corona. We did work with several PepsiCo brands, a handful of others. So we had a dope roster of clients that we were working with, a handful of whom were on retainer. And I was like, we have this niche where we're focusing on helping brands with YouTube strategy and YouTube creators. And oftentimes, especially the bigger brands, like a Pepsi, Mountain Dew, they had multiple agencies and they would have like a social AOR even. Brendan Gahan:And they did have a social AOR, but I was like, it's only going to be a matter of time before I get squeezed out and they start offering this services that I'm sort of in this interesting niche I can offer at this time that they don't have. And so I felt like the cache of the brands that I had, the team in place, people would find it desirable because of the relationships and already booked revenue, and great team. And so I thought I'll try and capitalize on my time and see if I can make a deal happen. Brendan Gahan:And then I had a letter of intent on the table and I would call my old boss at Mekanism for advice. "Hey, I'm negotiating with these guys, and this is a deal on the table. Does this make sense? What should I push back on?" So he was aware that things were moving along. And basically I was in New York, I had signed a letter of intent, things were sort of going through due diligence and all that. And he was like, "Let's grab drinks." So I met up with him for a drink. He's like, "Just come back." I was like, "All right, well, I got a deal in hand if you can beat it, I'm down. Like let's do it." I loved working with him. Chris Erwin:Hey listeners, this is Chris Erwin. Your host of The Come Up. I have a quick ask for you. If you dig what we're putting down, if you like the show, if you like our guests, it would really mean a lot if you can give us a rating wherever you listen to our show. It helps other people discover our work. And it also really supports what we do here. All right, that's it everybody, let's get back to the interview. Chris Erwin:I have to ask, did you run a formal sales process where you decided to sell and then you're like, all right, here's the 20 best fit buyers that are out there and I'm going to go call them or I'm going to hire someone to dial for dollars on the company's behalf. And/or were you also just getting unsolicited in bounds that you were like, oh, hey, this is interesting. Maybe with the market timing, things that you were sharing, where there was a lot of brands had big agencies of record, you felt that you were going to get squeezed out. So now is the time to sell, what was that looking like? Brendan Gahan:Exactly that, but sort of like the inverse. Initially, I sort of had a hunch and so I sort of informally had some conversations and dinners with people where like, I didn't come right out and say, "Hey, I want to sell," I didn't want to come across as desperate. Because I mean, and I wasn't, I wasn't desperate, but I wanted to sell. But I would sort of just seed the idea, like, "Hey, I'm kicking around the idea of selling, I'd love to do X, Y, and Z. And like' Chris Erwin:Just like dating, the classic courting phase, you're just doing the dance. Brendan Gahan:Exactly. And then once people started expressing interests, I was like, okay, I'm definitely onto something. This is something I'm way out of my depth on. So I asked around and some buddies recommended some lawyers and I hired them and signed a deal with them. And I was like, all right, let's make this happen. And that was the best decision I could have made. They earned every dime I paid them and then some, because beyond just the relief of handing it over, they definitely got me more money and I didn't ever have to be the bad guy throughout the process, which I'm very bad at saying no to people in negotiations and stuff like that. They were just like, every step of the way they were like, "No, just pass it over to us. We'll take care of it." And then they would hit me up and they're like, "Here's what's on the table, here's what we advise. What do you want to do?" And the process was stressful enough as it is, but having them sort of take the reins just alleviated so much stress. Chris Erwin:Selling your company is a very unique work stream that requires a very unique set of skills to execute well. And it can be very emotional for a founder, operator and CEO. This is your baby. You could transform your life through a big liquidity event, but it's also going to impact, you might be selling to another company and working for someone else. So having a partner there to guide you along the way is really important. I mean, I saw this a lot because I was a banker on Wall Street back in the day and sold a variety of different companies and helped shepherd the sale with Big Frame to Awesomeness TV. I just talked about that in the last podcast with Sarah Penna, one of the co-founders of Big Frame, and it's a really big decision. Chris Erwin:So I totally get it. I'm curious, who were the buyers that you were talking to? Was it different brand agencies? Was it different brands that wanted to actually just bring you on in house? Was it some of the emerging YouTube MCNs that wanted to build out their influencer sales arm? What was that group looking like? Brendan Gahan:I think it was two MCNs and this holding company, I won't name names and stuff, but it was a fascinating process. And to your point about seeing it and it being stressful and all this stuff, if you think about it, it's like, it's an experience that, as an owner or an entrepreneur you're out of your depth, it's a very unique thing that happens. It doesn't happen that often. And so bringing in professionals is so helpful because they actually do these deals. I'm doing totally different types of deals. I have no experience selling an organization. Chris Erwin:Yeah. You need to create a very compelling story and also urgency, get people excited and the feeling that they're going to miss out. So if you kind of go after the process willy nilly, you can set up a really bad result for your company. And also for your counterparties that are saying, "Hey, we're interested here. We've been in talks for a while. Why is this dragging along? Who else are you talking to?" Chris Erwin:So you can really damage, not only all the value that you've created for your business, but it can impact your team, it can impact the ability of you to continue working in the industry thereafter. So got to do it right. But so many say, I was just talking to a banker about this yesterday. Oftentimes, transactions result from long standing relationships and trust that have been built. So the end buyer for Epic Signal was your past boss at Mekanism, that became your eventual home. So after you joined forces with them, was the mandate, "Hey Brendan, come back on board. You're now part of the senior leadership team. The market opportunity is even bigger. Let's go after it with you and your whole team in a bigger way." Brendan Gahan:Pretty much, yeah. It was a bit of a plug and play option, they had... Obviously there was a social team when I left, the feeling was like there wasn't... A number of people had left by the time I came back, so I was able to bring my team in, merge it with the existing team. And we started expanding the offerings again. When I was running Epic Signal, I deliberately tried to keep it very narrow in niche, because I couldn't compete with a big social agency, it just wouldn't happen. Brendan Gahan:But by having two very key offerings, it streamlined so much of the processes and it gave me a clear point of differentiation. And when I joined back up with Mekanism, it was like full service, social, we're doing everything, community management in the lightweight, social content creation, analytics, reporting, influencer marketing, all this stuff. And so had to scale up the team and integrate with the larger organization as a whole. And it was fun. I think I'm sort of like this entrepreneur at heart or intrapreneur, and I like the process of sort of building and evolving and exploring new opportunities. So it was a really good fit, is a good fit. Chris Erwin:Thinking back on all of the brand and influencer campaigns that you've done, there's got to be one or two that stand out in terms of just something crazy went down. I think back to at Big Frame, working with some talent, doing a six figure brand deal, talent deciding literally two hours before something's supposed to go live that they're not going to post it or having a meltdown on the floor of VidCon and sobbing and crying because they're having a personal breakdown, because look, that life is tough and burnout is real in the influencer space. I remember a bunch of stories when we were launching different content verticals and flying in different 40 creators into like a creator house. This is like back in 2013, before there was like the modern creator houses of today. So any stories from the trenches that you remember from your early days? Brendan Gahan:Oh my God. Yeah, it's like, working with creators I think is one of those things, when you're in it, you're almost like, I'm never going to do this again. Then afterwards you're like, oh, that wasn't so bad. That was really fun. I think probably one that took the cake as far as stress goes, was we were working with Brisk Iced Tea, which is a PepsiCo brand. And we're about to host a summit because Brisk was relaunching, they had Eminem in the super bowl spot, and they were reviving the Claymation look. They did one with Ozzy Osborne, they did one with Danny Trejo, and we were actually having Danny Trejo fly out to New York, and he was going to meet with all these creators and stuff. And this was during the winter before super bowl. So I don't know if it was like December or January, or maybe early February, but there was a massive snowstorm. Brendan Gahan:Flights kept getting canceled and delayed. And I remember being glued to my phone, refreshing constantly, looking at, I think there were a handful of flights that were going to make it out of LA to New York before things were going to get canceled. And I remember, we signed up all these creators, Danny Trejo was going to show and he was going to be the cool, shiny object, and his flight to New York. I remember it kept getting delayed, delayed, delayed, it got canceled. We got him on another flight, delayed, delayed, delayed. And I was just like refreshing my phone and being like, this whole thing is going to fucking fall apart if that flight doesn't take off. It sounds like not that big a deal right now but I remember it was just one of those moments where I was just like, the whole thing was going to fall apart. The world was on my shoulders and I was just freaking out. But I've had a million situations like that, I remember- Chris Erwin:Did that work out? Did he get on the flight and did the campaign come together? Brendan Gahan:Oh yeah, he ended up [crosstalk 00:34:02]. Chris Erwin:He's like, I can't leave the audience hanging. Brendan Gahan:Yeah. He made it and it was freaking amazing. We thought we had him for like an hour, he was going to do a little talk, kind of talk about... His story's amazing first off. And then his spot with Brisk was super cool. And we thought people were going to get a kick out of that. I think we had like 45 minutes for him booked. He was going to come out and hang out and talk with the creators. I think it was like 20 or so creators. And we thought that was going to be this awesome experience for everyone before we sort of called it a day and then went out. And he was so cool. He came out, told this story, which is insane. And then he was like, "All right, what are we doing next, guys?" And he hung out... We had all these YouTubers there. Brendan Gahan:We had like Nice Peter and Mike Diva, and Tim DeLaGhetto, all those guys. And he made himself available to do cameos and their vlogs or any content they were making. Chris Erwin:Wow. Brendan Gahan:People would be like, "Hey, can you pretend to choke me out and beat me up for my video?" And he'd be like, "Oh sure." He just was there hanging out all day. And then we were going to take all the creators out to a dinner, take them to [inaudible 00:35:10] or one of those, where drinking and bowling and stuff. And he's like, "Oh, could I come along?" He doesn't drink. So he didn't drink. But he was hanging with the whole crew, all of us until, I don't know, like one in the morning or something. He was the nicest guy, and so it was this amazing sort of transition from like the day before, one of the most stressful experiences of my life. I don't think I slept that night to everything went off better than I could have possibly hoped for. Chris Erwin:I just want to call that out. I think that's one of the beautiful things about working with digitally native creators and being in the advertising business, is meeting all these incredible personalities. So I think Danny Trejo, tell me if I'm wrong, but I think he's LA born, Latin, very tatted up, I think had a pretty rough upbringing, but made his way into American movies and TV series. And he often plays like the bad guy or the thug and maybe those roles have been evolving, but what you see on screen- Brendan Gahan:It's pretty spot on. Chris Erwin:Yeah, what you see on screen is clearly very different than who his actual personality is, and were it not for what you're doing, Brendan, you would never have gotten to meet him, and you probably have hundreds of stories like that, that's a pretty beautiful thing. Brendan Gahan:We did one campaign with Virgin Mobile, they were sponsoring Lady Gaga's tour at the time, we got to go hang out with Lady Gaga after one of her shows like, it was wild. I bring up celebrities, but I think honestly hanging out with the creators was my favorite thing, because especially back then, there was a lot of uncertainty in terms of like, how am I going to turn this into a job? Or this is my job, but I'm just kind of scraping by. And it was an interesting mix of sort of a lot of belief in what they were doing, which I found super admirable, and I was almost envious of the fact that they took that leap as well as this sort of insecurity and doubt that they had. Brendan Gahan:There's so much pressure to keep making content and to power through, but at the same time, not knowing exactly where it was headed. You think back then, like the daily vloggers, that was a big thing in that era, those guys, we would spend all day with them doing stuff for the brand. And then when other people would go have dinner and drinks late into the night, they would have to go edit and they'd be editing until like three in the morning, running on [crosstalk 00:37:21] of sleep. Yeah. Chris Erwin:You ask what kids want to be nowadays, they want to be a creator, but whether it's a daily vlogger, or you're creating content, you're managing a fandom that is always on, and that's a lot to take on and that's why there's burnout. And I hear you, some of those early creators, they were probably just racing because they're like, hey, I have put all my resources into this, all my focus. Maybe this goes away in a couple years because the fans' interests and the passions are going to change or the algorithms are going to change and maybe this is not going to be here. So it was like a money land grab. Chris Erwin:But Brendan, when you say that you would look at creators and say, oh, I was jealous how they took the leap, maybe I want to take the leap as well. You took that leap during COVID and you started really building out your own personal audience and thought leadership. And that speaks to that you like to do things on the side. I think you have a strong entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial spirit as you described. And I don't think it just started over the past couple years. I think when we were talking in advance of this interview, you were investing back in the day as well. And I think that you were an early investor in Big Frame, is that right? Brendan Gahan:So I did invest in Big Frame, but via Mekanism because I knew Sarah from back in the day when she was working for Phil DeFranco. And so when she was starting it, I was like, oh my gosh, can we get in? So yeah, we made this small investment and I just sort of wanted to be a part of all that. I definitely had like a serious case of FOMO. Chris Erwin:Yeah. I think that was really cool. I think Sarah and Steve, we actually had a bunch of different creators and I think peer business partners in our cap table, a way of giving them ownership as a thank you, helping us build this together. And so when we sold, all those creators that were in our cap table got some money. Was it life changing money? No, but it was something. And I think they really represented a pretty special ethos from the top. Brendan Gahan:That's awesome. That's so cool. Chris Erwin:But yeah, and you are also early on and I think you still are, you're an advisor to the VidCon board, is that right? Brendan Gahan:Yeah. So I sit on the advisory board for the industry track specifically. So I mean, I've been to all the US VidCons, a bunch of the international ones. So I was always deep in that space. And I've known Jim since the Revision3 days, he was, Jim Louderback the CEO was the CEO of Revision3, which was one of the big early MCNs. And I'm not sure exactly to be honest how that came about other than... But I think what prompted it was as part of the acquisition of Viacom for VidCon, Jim came on board and I think it was a way to make sure that, I think he put together a few advisory boards to make sure that he was getting a lot of input from multiple points, because for so long the community was relatively insular, and its expanded so much so quickly. Chris Erwin:I first met you, I think via an introduction from Chas, Chas Lacaillade who I think was an early interview on this podcast. You guys overlapped at full screen back in 2013 and then have both built your own businesses after that, pretty funny track. And first met you in New York. And I remember a conversation a year and a half ago or a couple years ago, I was asking, what are you focused on? What are you doing? You're a dabbler in so many things, you're at Mekanism, but I'm seeing that you're doing all this incredible thought leadership on LinkedIn, all these incredible posts and you're really consistent about it. Chris Erwin:They were really high quality. And you said, "Hey Chris, I'm really focused on building an audience. And I think audience in the modern creator economy is one of the most valuable currencies that you can have." And you weren't completely clear what you wanted to do with that audience, but you're like, I'm going to build and now's a great time to do it. So I am curious to hear that story of how that came to be and what you're working on today. Brendan Gahan:You probably said that so much more articulate than I did. I'm going to have to remember that, but yeah. That was definitely the insight. I think the way it came about was sort of like, I was legitimately beating myself up over the fact that I had probably hundreds of pages of writing and thoughts in Google Drive that I'd never published as a blog post. And I would just like constantly beat myself up over this. I'd have what I thought was a great idea. I'd work on a blog post and then it would just sort of get longer and longer and longer and longer. And then eventually it became this daunting task to like push it out, because I had a blog for a while and I would sort of fall into this pattern and then not publish for like a long, long time. Brendan Gahan:And the thing I sort of found was the hardest part was to press publish really. And so I was like, okay, well what's the easiest way I can get myself to kind of overcome that, because I did want an audience. I felt like I had thoughts that I wanted to get out of my own head. And so basically I was like, all right, what is sort of the easiest way to do this and inoculate myself to this idea that this fear of pressing publish. And so I started small and basically I was like, all right, well, I'm going to start posting one thing a day on LinkedIn. It doesn't matter if it's simply sharing an article, just writing cool or writing a whole blog post if I feel like it. And that made it very approachable. Brendan Gahan:In the early days, I would literally just sit there and press a timer, 20 minutes and write. When it was done, I'd give it a once over and then press publish. And that really helped me sort of start to overcome this fear, and did that for all of, what was that 2020 I believe. And then at some point towards the end of 2020, I was like... We'd already done multiple TikTok campaigns and I'd seen the power of TikTok, and like early days, you can still get in there and you can have an impact. Brendan Gahan:It's a softer landing than it will be later. So after seeing all the successful campaigns, I was encouraging my fiance to get on there and do it. And then every time she would post something, it would blow up. Because she had a decent sized YouTube channel and Instagram but it wasn't massive. And I was like, just get on TikTok, trust me. So I found myself sort of giving this advice to everyone, but not taking it myself. And I was like, all right, I should just... These opportunities they only come by every few years if you're lucky, and I was like, I need to just take my own advice. And so in the same way I had to get over writing and sharing my thoughts, I had to get over that with TikTok. Chris Erwin:Yeah, putting yourself on video, that's a big difference than writing and text base expression on LinkedIn. Brendan Gahan:It was so hard. It was so hard. She used to laugh at me because I would put the camera on me and then I would just try and say something, and I would be like, "Fuck, fuck," and then try and say a word and I'd stutter. And I would sit there for like 20 minutes trying to spit out two sentences. Chris Erwin:Brendan, I got to say, I feel you on that because Kevin Gould at Kombo Ventures, he would do these job rec videos on LinkedIn where he'd just be like, call it one or two minutes. "Hey, we're Kombo Ventures, I'm Kevin, we're looking to hire someone, this is what we're doing. And here's who we're looking for." I record these and this is like an inner tip on me. I'll record that like 15 times, it's a one minute video, but I'll say no, I skipped up, I said something I didn't want to say. I don't like how I look. I don't like the lighting, and people think like, oh yeah, you just put it up and that'll be like my one thing I need to get done in the morning, and it'll take me 15 tries to do it. Then you just go to think about, okay, if you're a professional creator doing that for a living, I really feel it then, it's a pretty good glimpse into it. Brendan Gahan:100%. And I think one thing I saw Roberto Blake, maybe, I think I saw a video or saw him tweet, you've got to make 100 bad videos to get to your first good one, or maybe it was Mr. Beast. And I was like, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, that's very true. And that sort of made me embrace the fact that the first ones are going to be awful, and I tried to not focus on like each one, but more building the habit because that would, I don't know how else to say it, but sort of inoculate yourself to that feeling of just sheer fear and anxiety of getting in front of the camera. Chris Erwin:On the outside looking in, I look at, we're a big content marketing machine at RockWater to drive awareness and legitimacy for the services that we do as the self-described McKinsey of the creator economy, right? Market research, strategy advisory, capital raising, and all of that. We look at what you're doing, Brendan, from your LinkedIn posts to your blog, to now almost I think over 100,000 followers on TikTok. It's very, very impressive. A lot of people in the industry say the same thing, right? Like, oh, do you see Brendan's path and what he's posting? It's incredible. I look at the TikTok videos. They're very well edited. Are you doing that yourself? Do you have a team helping you? Brendan Gahan:I'm not editing them myself anymore. I was up until late last year. So I hired an editor out of the Philippines actually who works full time on my TikTok. Then he does design for my blog posts and a bunch of different things basically, he helps me out with a bunch of stuff and that's been a huge relief because now I feel like I'm trying to transition to... There's almost sort of like, as a creator and this is something I observe, but I'm having trouble implementing it, sort of like people find you because of your topic is interesting or maybe you've got a helpful bit of information, but then they stick around and embrace you because of kind of the personality piece. Brendan Gahan:And I'm really trying to sort of evolve it into creating something that provides more insight into me at the same time. And hopefully people feel like there's a connection to me rather than like, "Hey, here are just some interesting stats or an interesting strategy." So that's sort of like where my head is at in terms of where I want to take it. I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to do that. But I think similar to just the same way I got started before, I'm just trying to throw things out there and see what sticks. Chris Erwin:Loudly from the RockWater team, keep doing what you're doing. We love it. Brendan Gahan:Oh, thanks. I appreciate that. Chris Erwin:Yeah. A closing theme before we get into some rapid fire questions and close out the interview. What's next for Brendan and Mekanism? And maybe that's a theme of talking about, what do you think is most exciting in the creator economy and how do you want to support it? You've been writing about Web 3 and X to earn models. Is that something that you're thinking a lot about lately? Brendan Gahan:In terms of Mekanism, I really enjoy that. And so long as I get to work with great brands and great people and do great work I'm content. In terms of the creator economy and stuff, I love everything that's happening there. And I do a little bit of investing and advising, and I love nothing more than sort of brainstorming with people who are building, it's so exciting. And I think the aspect of the creator economy that I'm really fascinated by is sort of... Rather than, most of the VCs coming in are like, oh, we're going to build this scalable product for creators. And that's interesting, but I think the thing that's more interesting is sort of the creators building their own brands, and I think right now production and productization, that's sort of the commodity piece. The development of a brand and cultivation of an audience is becoming the differentiator and the most valuable asset. Brendan Gahan:We were talking about that at the beginning, an audience is leverage. And so as we see sort of this transition from like Web 2 to Web 3, where everybody sort of breaks it down, Web 1 was read, Web 2 is read, write, Web 3 is read, write, own. If the creators of platforms and communities within Web 3 are the users and owners, it makes sense that they would be less likely to embrace traditional methods of advertising. There are some stats out there, like 96% of people hate ads. Yeah, nobody likes most advertising. There are great ads, but by and large people don't want advertising. So those who are sort of able to understand how to embrace communities and build communities, they're going to have a leg up as we sort of transition to Web 3. And we're already seeing the ripple effects of this. Brendan Gahan:I mean like iOS 14 impacted the ability to advertise, do targeted advertising. Creators are launching big brands now faster than ever, partnering with creators is the easiest way to have an impact because they've maintained that direct line of communication to their audience. And so I think creators building and owning brands is really exciting. And also, people are like, oh, like creators think it's in this nascent state. And yes, in the grand scheme of things, it is. But there are already multi billion dollar creator brands. It's so funny, I mean, you probably know him, but Richard Ryan, he was a YouTuber back in the day. I used to do a ton of work with him. He and this other YouTuber, Matt Best, they partnered with some other guys a few years back. They were the guys that launched Black Rifle Coffee, which I didn't realize how big that brand was until they IPOed, and like- Chris Erwin:Yeah, they just went public, right? Brendan Gahan:They went public. I actually was in Austin two weeks ago, I hung out with Richard. It was so wild. It's like, that was built, the platform for that initially was YouTubers. So it's really fascinating. And we're seeing all these other great brands, Logan Paul and KSI, their Gatorade competitor, et cetera. I think that aspect of the business, it just shows how powerful these creators are, which I think is really, really exciting. Chris Erwin:The Black Rifle Coffee, we were doing some research into that company a year ago to understand how some of these creator led brands and particularly CPG brands are incubated and looking at their story, and look, I don't want to undersell what they have done, but I think the quality of their coffee is good, but that's not their specialty. It's that they have these personalities behind it. And this ethos founded by former members of the military, pride in country. And they've built an incredible business doing that. And they've gotten a lot of other ambassadors that have helped them build their business along the way. And I think, yeah, it was funny, Chas was telling me about this. I guess you guys maybe hung out with Richard together. I would love to interview Richard on the podcast. So if he's listening, I'm going to be reaching out soon. Brendan Gahan:Richard's a really, really good dude. Chris Erwin:All right. So Brendan, we're going to enter the last segment of this interview. We're going to do a rapid fire, six questions, and the rules are as follows. With these questions, looking for short answers. So one sentence, or maybe even just one to two words, do you understand the rules? Brendan Gahan:Yes. Chris Erwin:Let's get into it. Proudest life moment? Brendan Gahan:Still ahead of me. Chris Erwin:What do you want to do less of in 2022? Brendan Gahan:Emails and late night work sessions. Chris Erwin:What do you want to do more of? Brendan Gahan:IRL time with friends and family. Chris Erwin:Okay. Maybe more time in Bitcoin Beach, down in El Salvador. Brendan Gahan:Yeah. Serious. Chris Erwin:What one to two things drive your success? Brendan Gahan:I'll keep this one short, crippling insecurity. Chris Erwin:Okay. I dig it. Advice for media execs going into 2022? Brendan Gahan:Get your hands dirty. Chris Erwin:Any future startup ambitions? Brendan Gahan:TBD. Chris Erwin:To elaborate on that, that could be some intrapreneurship at Mekanism or other things you're doing on the sides. I think my prediction is, this audience that you're building particularly on TikTok, I think something's going to come out of that in a pretty unique way. Brendan Gahan:So long as I can think and strategize, I'm very content. Chris Erwin:Here's the last one, Brendan, pretty easy. How can people get in contact with you? Brendan Gahan:Just Google my name, Brendan, B-R-E-N-D-A-N, Gahan, G-A-H-A-N. I'm on all the socials. So whatever your platform of choice is, you'll be able to find me. Chris Erwin:Yeah. And his website is great, lots of content there. Brendangahan.com. All right, cool. Brendan, thanks for being on the show. This was a delight. Brendan Gahan:Thank you. This was a lot of fun. I really appreciate you having me on and I love all the content you guys put out, so I'm really stoked to have made the cut and be on this. Chris Erwin:Very welcome, an easy decision. Chris Erwin:Wow. That was a super fun interview. And I really learned a lot. I think that Brendan and I are kindred spirits in a couple ways. One, our mutual love for surfing in Southern California, and two, just the vulnerabilities of putting yourself out there as a content creator. So that was really fun. Quick note, we just hosted our first executive event of 2022 just this past Thursday in LA. We did a media and commerce executive dinner at Chilena. It was awesome. We had an incredible array of guests. I think over 50 people came out and I also hosted a panel about the future of livestream commerce. So we had the head of operations of Popshop Live there, and the founder and CEO of both Verb, which is the parent company of Market.live and also StageTEN, just an awesome chat. It was a lot of fun, really great energy, and we're pumped to do more. Chris Erwin:So I think we're planning a dinner for investors in media and commerce coming up in the fall in New York City. And then also, we want to put another one together for sports media. So if you'd like to get involved as a sponsor, as a guest, or you want to be on a panel that I will moderate, reach out, you can hit us up at hello@wearerockwater.com. And then as always for all you listeners out there of our podcasts, we love to hear from you. If you have any ideas for guests or any feedback on the show, just shoot us a note, TCUpod@wearerockwater.com. All right, that's it everybody. Thanks for listening. Chris Erwin:The Come Up is written and hosted by me, Chris Erwin, and is a production of RockWater Industries. Please rate and review this show on Apple Podcasts and remember to subscribe wherever you listen to our show. And if you really dig us, feel free to forward The Come Up to a friend. You can sign up for our company newsletter at wearerockwater.com/newsletter, and you could follow us on Twitter @TCUpod. The Come Up is engineered by Daniel Tureck, music is by Devon Bryant, logo and branding is by Kevin Zazzali, and special thanks to Alex Zirin and Eric Kenigsberg from the RockWater team. 

Black Rifle Coffee Co-Founder Richard Ryan talks about what it was like ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange for BRCC, why he's so invested in Bitcoin and what he believes the future of NFTs is, and his early days as a comedy writer and YouTube star.   Buy Drinkin Bros' new HardAF Seltzer Here!   Go to ghostbed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 30% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, and more) -- plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in the USA!

In this episode you'll learn what goes into designing a successful drinks brand, from the smallest details to the biggest challenges.Foxy and Will were invited to a secret, private pub in an undisclosed Ulster location for an interview with one of the most creative, insightful and driven leaders in the global drinks industry, Richard Ryan. Richard is a spirits savant, equally comfortable designing the best bars in the world (Merchant Hotel, The Dead Rabbit, BlackTail), scheming new brands into life for clients (Gunpowder Gin, Hinch Whiskey), developing world class brand homes (Roe & Co., Johnnie Walker Princess St.) or crafting his company's own portfolio of new to world brands (The Shamrock Whiskey, Jawbox Gin, Bowsaw Bourbon). In a full length interview, Richard gives a masterclass in using design as a tool for building a brand, not merely creating a product. It is simply the best advice you will ever get on how to go about creating a drinks brand that will stand out, add value and achieve your goals.Desert Island Drink will return in the next episode.If the quality of this episode can't persuade you to give is a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or  to buy us a coffee to support the work we do, well we just don't know what will to be honest!For more highlights and lowdowns follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @BizBevPod (manned by Foxy), or LinkedIn/Facebook (manned by Will).Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/ independently produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a personal capacity.All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.Recorded at Hellfire Studios.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BizBevPod)

Motivation is one of the most important learning design principles – but also one of the most difficult to design for. Lots of the things we need to learn aren't intrinsically motivating, especially if it's something just have to learn for work or for our studies. And extrinsic motivators, like rewards and punishments often don't work. So, a key aim for Learning Designers is to maximise the intrinsic motivation in a learning experience. That means fostering self-direction and agency, providing positive feedback on performance, and encouraging perseverance when things get hard (and learning is hard!) We share some examples of recent learning experience that we've gone through and which we found really motivating (music production, running and wellbeing) – and think about why that was, and what some of the Learning Design decisions were in the products that we used. We discuss two theories of motivation: Self-determination theory (from researchers Richard Ryan and Edward Deci) suggests that there are three essential ingredients for motivation: autonomy, competence and relatedness. That means we need to feel in control of our learning, we need to feel like we're achieving and making progress, and we need to see how what we're learning is relevant to our lives and personal interests. The 'ideal future self theory', based on research by Zoltán Dörnyei tells us that if we can help learners to build a clear and tangible vision of who they want to become through learning, then we can develop motivation. And finally, we talk about how we've put these theories into practice in some of our recent projects.

Professor richard Ryan has been named as one of the most important Psychologists of the modern era, and for good reason. He is the co-founder of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the world's most researched theory of motivation with huge relevance to anyone who is a parent, teacher, coach or leader - or anyone who wants to achieve their goals.In the session, we explore the relevance of SDT for everyday life across a number of different domains, and Richard reveals what we can learn from his fascinating profiling of serial killers. Strap yourselves in for a tour de force on motivation from a true leader in his field. For those who want more, you can explore SDT and the different sections for parents, teachers, caches and leaders at selfdeterminationtheory.org and you can purchase Richard and Ed Deci's comprehensive book on SDT here on amazon.You can also find Richard on LinkedIn and Twitter (@richardmryan3).If you enjoyed the podcast, kindly leave us a review and don't forget to hit subscribe.

In this episode, I feel very grateful to have had a conversation with Dr. Richard Ryan, the co-developer of the Self-Determination Theory. Dr. Ryan's work has been instrumental in the field of human motivation over the last 4 decades. He has won 3 lifetime achievement awards in the profession and has dedicated himself to better understanding the conditions necessary for all humans to flourish. His team's work has been accessed and applied by many researchers/writers around the world, including Daniel Pink, best-selling author of-Drive: The Surprising Truth of What Motivates Us. It was a genuine honor to speak with Dr. Ryan in this episode and to share his amazing work.Dr. Ryan's Bio: Richard M. Ryan is an influential University of Rochester Professor Emeritus of Psychology. He is a clinical psychologist and co-developer of Self-Determination Theory, an internationally recognized leading theory of human motivation. He lectures frequently in the United States and aboard on the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning (applied to such areas as work and organizations, education, health, sport and exercise, video games and virtual environments). Ryan is among the most cited researchers in psychology and social sciences today and the author of over 400 papers and books in the areas of human motivation and well-being, including his best-selling book, Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development and wellness (Ryan & Deci, 2017). Reflective of Ryan's influence internationally and across disciplines, he has been recognized as one of the eminent psychologists of the modern era[1],[2] and listed among the Top 20 most influential industrial-organizational psychologists[3]. He has also been honored with three lifetime achievement awards for his work on motivation, personal meaning, and self and identity.Connect with Richard: Website: https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/selfdeterminationtheory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/centerforSDTInstagram: https://www.linkedin.com/company/selfdeterminationtheory/Special thanks to Bronx band Conversing with Oceans & Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/

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