Podcasts about Scott Weiss

This week, we're joined by Scott Weiss, the Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, Associate Director of the Channing Division of Network Medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and former Scientific Director at Partners HealthCare Personalized Medicine at Mass General Brigham. Patrick and Scott discuss the challenges of integrating large-scale, longitudinal multi-omic profiling into healthcare settings, demonstrating the value of preventative initiatives to health insurance providers, and why, at 78, Scott isn't planning on retiring from genetics anytime soon.

In this masterclass-style episode of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast, we highlight three unique ways that community can shape the lives of entrepreneurs.Dude Perfect's Coby Cotton gives insight into how his tight-knit community of college friends has had to learn how to live as co-founders and leaders of one of the largest entertainment brands in the country.Mickey Peters shares how his lack of community nearly brought him to complete ruin and how finding community has helped him recover.And Scott Weiss talks about why the OCEAN Accelerator programs have always  emphasized the need for community amongst the entrepreneurs they serve.If you'd like to hear more about the Faith Driven Entrepreneur community groups, go to faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/groups.Coby Cotton's Full Episode: https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/podcast-inventory/episode-176-dude-perfect-the-worlds-most-trusted-source-of-entertainment-with-coby-cottonMickey Peter's Full Episode: https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/podcast-inventory/episode-208-death-of-a-lone-wolf-with-mickey-petersScott Weiss Full Episode: https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/blog/2019/5/21/combating-loneliness-with-community-scott-weiss-ocean-accelerator 

Scott Weis Band “Raise Your Hands”:”Shine Down" with Cindy Mizelle”Judgement Day””Raise Your Hands”“With a Little Help from My Friends”“Mindless””Bitch Please”A Giant Dog “Bite”:”Welcome to Avalonia””Happiness Awaits Inside””I Believe”The Casanovas “Backseat Rhythms”:“The Devil In Me”“When You Want Something From Me”“The Lover”“Baby Wants To Get Down”Escuchar audio

Scott Weis Band “Raise Your Hands”:”Motherless Child with Cindy Mizelle””Shine Down with Cindy Mizelle””Judgement Day””Raise Your Hands”“With a Little Help from My Friends”“Mindless””Bitch Please””Lost Myself with Cindy Mizelle””Stay””Have You Ever Loved a Woman”“Bring Me Home”Hurricane Ruth “Live At 3rd and Lindsey”:“Dance Dance Norma Jean”Escuchar audio

This week, Francis Heaney and Scott Weiss stop by to discuss escape rooms, logic puzzles, and their fantastic new book, "Escape Room Logic Puzzles." Also: Ryan looks for redemption in a new Kealoa that may have some of you drooling with hunger. Stuff to click: Buy Francis and Scott's book on Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or Maggie Mae's Bookshop Test out a couple sample puzzles from the book! (PDF link) Try some virtual escape rooms with Scott and Em at Squonkland Visit Francis Heaney's blog Check out the flyer for Conline 5 If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, kealoa, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, sandwiches, soup, trivia, words

Another bonus episode! This time, Scott Weiss and Francis Heaney run us through some of the puzzles from their new book.   Grab a copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Escape-Logic-Puzzles-Francis-Heaney/dp/1454941235  Follow along with the puzzles here: https://www.consumethismedia.com/erlp    For everything Escape This Podcast, head to https://www.consumethismedia.com/escape-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here: https://discord.gg/AH9MZqM  Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, a vlog, trivia, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's. Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

On this episode we speak with Scott Weiss, Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy, and Ashleigh Cotting, Senior Manager for Green Fuels Marketing with Apex Clean Energy. Apex has a history of developing utility scale renewables with more than 2GW under management and with nearly 8GW of renewables financed. Apex also partnered with Plug Power in April 2021 to develop a 345MW wind facility to support a 30 tonne per day green hydrogen production facility. We are excited to discuss the emerging opportunities in the US hydrogen market and learn more about the challenges and learnings that the first project is providing and how that helps the team build the next generation of production facilities, particularly in the Gulf Coast.----Links:Apex Clean Energy: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/Project partnership with Plug: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/developers-enter-largest-green-hydrogen-ppa-in-us-with-345-mw-of-wind-to-po/603366/ Gulf Coast Projects: https://renewablesnow.com/news/apex-partners-plan-gw-scale-green-hydrogen-hub-in-texas-774262/

For this episode of the eCom Logistics Podcast, we welcome Scott Weiss, Vice President Technical Sales-Warehousing and Distribution Services at Maersk North America. Today, he shares his thoughts on why many brands and 3PL relationships end up falling apart and how to approach issues that arise within the partnership. ABOUT SCOTTScott Weiss has over 25 years of 3PL warehouse and distribution leadership experience.  As Vice President of Technical Sales, Scott oversees the Warehouse and Distribution sales for Maersk North America.  Founded in 1904, A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated, asset-based logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers' supply chains from factory to door.   As the global leader in logistics services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs more than 100,000 people worldwide with 550 global warehouses.  Maersk is one of the leading omni-channel logistics providers in North America that operates over 7,000 trucks, 158 warehouses, and 26 million square feet of warehouse space with an extensive list of e-commerce, wholesale, and retail companies ranging from start-up to CPG Fortune 500 companies.  Scott holds an M.B.A. degree in Management from California State University, Fullerton; a B.S. Degree with a triple concentration in Finance, Banking, and Real Estate from San Francisco State University; and Global Logistics Specialist (GLS) designation from California State University, Long Beach.  He resides in Malibu, CA. HIGHLIGHTS01:31 Majority of brand-3PL relationships end in a divorce07:00 3PLs are at a good position to be supply chain advisors for midmarket brands09:49 What clients ask for when it comes to helping with sourcing a product13:01 Pros and cons of a single node network15:42 Are customers asking for automation and robotics? QUOTES10:35 What to consider from sourcing the product to delivery - Scott: "You need to look at the whole picture. Inbound, real estate,  labor, and outbound, before you can give them the answer. So with global supply chain, looking at that whole piece of a puzzle is the only way you're going to give the best possible answer and recommendations."  16:37 Protect your workforce - Scott: "Employee retention, I've seen a big increase for companies that have their own warehousing 3PLs. The value of treating an employee and taking care of them has never been higher. That's one thing that came out of COVID that companies frankly did not pay as much attention to before." Find out more about Scott in the links below:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottweisslogistics/Website: https://www.maersk.com/

Listener Feedback SurveyAbout our Guest:  Scott Weiss, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at Thomas Jefferson University. He serves as the Chair of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.  Dr. Weiss' research focuses on epidemiology of pediatric sepsis and mitochondrial dysfunction in sepsis-associated organ injury. He recently served as the Co-Vice Chair for the international Pediatric Surviving Sepsis Campaign and was first author on the 2020 pediatric sepsis guidelines.Learning Objectives: By the end of this podcast series, listeners should be able to: Describe the high-quality literature of fluid boluses in the management of pediatric septic shock.Recognize how healthcare settings and resource availability may affect the utility of fluid boluses in select pediatric patients with suspected septic shock.Recall the limitation of the beside assessment to determine if a patient with sepsis is suffering from “cold” or “warm” shock.Describe the role of advanced hemodynamic monitoring in determining a patient's underlying physiology in septic shock.Describe an approach to choosing initial and second-line vasoactive medications in septic shock.Describe the physiologic rationale, evidence, and limitations of targeting a higher hemoglobin threshold for patients with ongoing septic shock. Describe the physiologic rationale, evidence, and limitations of using a combination of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid, and thiamine (HAT) in the management of septic shock. Recognize when VA-ECMO might be indicated in pediatric septic shock.How to support PedsCrit:Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show.Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. Check out http://www.pedscrit.com for detailed show notes. And visit @critpeds on twitter and @pedscrit on instagram for real time show updates.Reference:Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, Agus MSD, Flori HR, Inwald DP, Nadel S, Schlapbach LJ, Tasker RC, Argent AC, Brierley J, Carcillo J, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Cheifetz IM, Choong K, Cies JJ, Cruz AT, De Luca D, Deep A, Faust SN, De Oliveira CF, Hall MW, Ishimine P, Javouhey E, Joosten KFM, Joshi P, Karam O, Kneyber MCJ, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Mehta NM, Møller MH, Newth CJL, Nguyen TC, Nishisaki A, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Paul RM, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Romer LH, Scott HF, Tume LN, Verger JT, Williams EA, Wolf J, Wong HR, Zimmerman JJ, Kissoon N, Tissieres P. Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Feb;21(2):e52-e106. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002198. PMID: 32032273.Support the show

Listener Feedback SurveyAbout our Guest:  Scott Weiss, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at Thomas Jefferson University. He serves as the Chair of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.  Dr. Weiss' research focuses on epidemiology of pediatric sepsis and mitochondrial dysfunction in sepsis-associated organ injury. He recently served as the Co-Vice Chair for the international Pediatric Surviving Sepsis Campaign and was first author on the 2020 pediatric sepsis guidelines.Learning Objectives: By the end of this podcast series, listeners should be able to: Describe the high-quality literature of fluid boluses in the management of pediatric septic shock.Recognize how healthcare settings and resource availability may affect the utility of fluid boluses in select pediatric patients with suspected septic shock.Recall the limitation of the beside assessment to determine if a patient with sepsis is suffering from “cold” or “warm” shock.Describe the role of advanced hemodynamic monitoring in determining a patient's underlying physiology in septic shock.Describe an approach to choosing initial and second-line vasoactive medications in septic shock.Describe the physiologic rationale, evidence, and limitations of targeting a higher hemoglobin threshold for patients with ongoing septic shock. Describe the physiologic rationale, evidence, and limitations of using a combination of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid, and thiamine (HAT) in the management of septic shock. Recognize when VA-ECMO might be indicated in pediatric septic shock.How to support PedsCrit:Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show.Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at pedscritpodcast@gmail.com. Check out http://www.pedscrit.com for detailed show notes. And visit @critpeds on twitter and @pedscrit on instagram for real time show updates.Reference:Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, Agus MSD, Flori HR, Inwald DP, Nadel S, Schlapbach LJ, Tasker RC, Argent AC, Brierley J, Carcillo J, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Cheifetz IM, Choong K, Cies JJ, Cruz AT, De Luca D, Deep A, Faust SN, De Oliveira CF, Hall MW, Ishimine P, Javouhey E, Joosten KFM, Joshi P, Karam O, Kneyber MCJ, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Mehta NM, Møller MH, Newth CJL, Nguyen TC, Nishisaki A, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Paul RM, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Romer LH, Scott HF, Tume LN, Verger JT, Williams EA, Wolf J, Wong HR, Zimmerman JJ, Kissoon N, Tissieres P. Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Feb;21(2):e52-e106. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002198. PMID: 32032273.Support the show

How do you set goals?How do you figure out what to achieve?How do you plan success?Can a vision board help?Why is it important to say "no"?Can ikigai help us?How do we change our behaviors, especially when the largest determinant of health is human behavior?Dr. Kainkaryam discusses it all with our guest Scott Weiss, Founder of Kay Journal and Life Coach, as he shares his own personal experience and journey, and incorporates those tips into working with his clients.

This week, Ryan and Brian talk sandwiches, clubs, a handful of famous people no one talks about anymore, Scott Weiss's latest Anti-Match Quiz, and a strong week of puzzles. All that plus a contest crossword at https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqrhm56ysn1qoab/fmi346con.puz?dl=1 If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

Scott Weiss talks about the roots of Underground Roots, how to constantly keep new designs coming, and why he treats customers like friends. Plus he even throws in a few cooking tips! Shop all the UG gear at https://ugrootsclothing.com/ Hang out with Scott at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ugrootsfriends For more info on Streetlevel Uprising: streetleveluprising.com facebook.com/streetleveluprising instagram.com/streetleveljay --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkinreggae/support

Please join me and Scott Weiss of Underground Roots Clothing for a one of a kind episode full of laughs, giveaways, stories and good times!!! If you have ever needed a pep talk about why you should just say f*ck it and follow your dreams, this is the episode for you! Scott tells us the history behind the brand, his future plans for travel and vending, the artists behind the imagery and so much more! This is the unedited, RAW story of Underground Roots Clothing Company. Please follow UG ROOTS on all platforms including https://www.facebook.com/ugrootsclothing https://www.facebook.com/groups/492753278198799 https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacelovegiveaways For live shows please follow me on FB @sunshine.cantu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thesunshineshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thesunshineshow/support

This week, Ryan and Brian cover the diverse topics of hot sauce, #enigmarch, solving streaks, and a bit about a crossword constructor from the 1950s. All that plus a new contest crossword at https://bit.ly/fmi336con Other stuff to click: These Puzzles Fund Abortion Too, a fundraiser + crossword set Scott Weiss's Anti-Match Quiz results Patrick Berry's A-Frame Games If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. We shout out the names of our patrons on the first new episode of each month -- including today! Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

Molly and Scott Weiss are back to run Dani and Bill through a coffee shop themed escape room! Play all of Scott and Molly's rooms at https://squonkland.net/    Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#espressocrunch    Check out Enigmarch at https://enigmarch.com/     And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/    For everything Escape This Podcast, head to https://www.consumethismedia.com/escape-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here: https://discord.gg/AH9MZqM  Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's. Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Intro.(1:40) - Start of interview.(2:00) - Matt's "origin story". He grew up in San Diego, CA. He's lived in and around New York City for the last 30 years. After college he worked as a consultant (Mercer Consulting) and VC (General Atlantic). In 1995 he joined the executive team of MovieFone, a small cap public company. He helped the company "figure out what the internet was all about." They sold the company to AOL in 1999 (for $388M in stock). Then he started a company called Return Path in 1999. It was a 20-year run where they scaled the company to about $100m in revenue and 500 employees worldwide. They sold the business in 2019 to Validity. In 2020, he founded a new company called Bolster, a marketplace for on-demand executive and board talent. Along the way he wrote a couple of books (Startup CEO in 2013, and Startup CXO in 2021), and he's sat on several boards (such as those of Oblong, Authentic Response, Moz and Feedburner), one major trade association (DMA), some community/academic (local Little League, and a couple of different Princeton fundraising boards). He has been "increasingly spending time on board matters as his career has gone on."(5:50) - On the first edition of the book Startup Boards (2013), by Brad Feld and Mahendra Ramsinghani. Brad and Matt will publish the second edition of the book this June. It takes a fresh look at the topic, with more diverse voices. They added a section for aspiring board members (interested in becoming independent directors).(8:51) - On why he started his new company Bolster, a marketplace for executive and board talent. "About a quarter of our business is focused on running board searches for private venture-backed and public companies (in their first year they did about 30-40 board searches)." They want to "help startup CEOs rethink the way they use and find senior talent."(11:41) - On his focus on increasing the number and diversity of independent directors in venture-backed companies. Bolster's benchmarking study on independent directors in startup boards (based on a study of 250 private company boards):Only 32% of private company boards have independent directors. Half of boards have open independent director seats they expect to fill in the next 12 months.Compared with investor or management directors, independent director seats are 3 times as likely to be held by women. 86% of director seats overall are held by men, and 56% of early stage private company boards have no gender diversity at all.Four out of five seats on private company boards are held by individuals who are White, and 43% of boards are completely homogenous with regard to the race/ethnicity of their directors.CEOs are broadening their searches to diversify their boards. Two-thirds of CEOs are open to bringing on first-time directors, and 41% of independent directors have either some college or an under-graduate degree only (vs. a post-grad degree).Board composition tends to over-index on investors and management directors. 59% of boards have more than one management or founder director and 59% of boards have 2 or more investor directors.Men seem to have a slightly higher average earning potential (measured in basis points per year and grant value) compared to women directors at like companies.(12:40) - "Our Mantra is the 'Rule of Ones' : you should be putting independent directors from day one, private company boards should only have one founder on the board, and for every one investor you should have one independent."(13:59) - On Fred Wilson's Board Diversity Proposal. "Fred walks the walk on that one, as does Brad Feld and Greg Sands." (all 3 VCs are board observers on Bolster's board). "At the end of the day, they all have very meaningful voices in and outside the boardroom, but they have made room for us to bring very good and diverse candidates." [Bolster's board has 4 first-time independent directors.](18:50) - On the impact of record-breaking VC financings, SPACs, IPOs and M&A on startups. "It's put a lot more money and valuation into startups."(19:52) - On his advice to CEOs on how to manage their boards: "The CEO should think of it as having two teams: one team is the executive team, the other is the board." "Start by making sure board composition is right". Scott Weiss: "boards eat whatever you put in front of them." Matt's rule: "No slides in board meetings, it's not a dog and pony show."(23:41) - On virtual board meetings via Zoom or otherwise post-pandemic. "It used to be that boards would have four in-person meetings per year." "In the private company world, VCs are constrained by the number of boards they sit on, but with virtual board meetings their ability to sit on boards has gone up 40-50% [since they don't have to get on planes so much anymore]." Matt's best practice approach: "Once or twice a year the board should meet in-person, and the rest is OK to meet virtually."(26:23) - On ESG in private companies. "This is an area where private companies are ahead." On growth of public benefit corporations (PBCs).(30:03) - On diversity in startup boards. "There is a lot more awareness on the need and benefits for more diversity on boards." "It has to start with the commitment to add one or two independents."(35:43) - On the difference between CEO coaches and mentors: "A coach is someone who helps you be the best version of you. A mentor is someone who has done your job before, knows how to do it cold, has probably done it at your stage and the stage beyond. He/she can help you teach the craft of the job." "Executives need both a coach and mentor, sometimes it's the same person."(37:07) - What makes Bolster different for board searches? "It's faster and cheaper [because we have a curated and qualified marketplace.]"(39:08) - On how the pandemic has changed the geographic distribution of talent.  "People can live anywhere now." "NY has become a crypto talent pool." "I think there is a role for DAOs, but I don't think there will be a mass movement away from traditional corporate structures." "I think leadership matters, and companies would be hard pressed to make hard calls by vote [if you don't think that's true, look at Washington DC]."(41:30) - Matt's favorite books:The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand (1943)The Goal, by Eli Goldratt (1984) [in business books]The Advantage, by Patrick Lencioni (2012) ["my CEO bible"](42:32) - Who were your mentors, and what did you learn from them?His grandmother "I really learned resilience and grace from her."His dad "I learned perseverance and the importance of having a strong moral compass."(43:33) - Quotes that she thinks of often, or lives her life by: Theodore's Roosevelt "Man in the Arena" speech (1910): “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” ("for me that's the entrepreneurs' quote").(45:05) - An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves: Mexican food! "I also love reading American and Presidential history."(46:21) - The living person he most admires? Oprah Winfrey is super interesting and inspiring. Jeff Bezos (innovation gene and perseverance). Jeremy Bloom, CEO of Integrate (the only athlete in history to ski in the Olympics and also be drafted into the NFL).Matt Blumberg is the founder and CEO of Bolster, a marketplace for on-demand executive and board talent. You can follow Matt at the following links:matt@bolster.comwww.linkedin.com/in/blumbergmattwww.startupceo.com (blog)www.twitter.com/mattblumbergwww.bolster.com__ You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Turns out it was Covid. But Ryan soldiers on and we bring you another week of Fill Me In. More news on Franklin, gluttonous ice cream joy, and a new Anti-Match Quiz courtesy of Scott Weiss! All that, plus a contest crossword at https://bit.ly/fmi332con. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. We shout out the names of our patrons on the first new episode of each month -- including today! Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

Detroit native Scott Weiss grew up in a family that emphasized formal education, but by his own admission, he was not a particularly good student. Scott attended Michigan State University, which was more a means to make money than to gain an education. After graduating, Scott made his way to Atlanta, landed a job with Turner Broadcasting and by the age of 34 he was an executive vice president who launched the CNN Airport Network and often worked directly with Ted Turner. At this stage, Scott's bosses sent him to a communication training workshop at Speakeasy that changed the course of his life. Because of his experience, Scott left Turner and joined Speakeasy, a move that slashed his salary by two-thirds, but that added much needed purpose to his life and his career. Today Scott continues to lead this organization that profoundly impacts people's lives. Click here to learn about Speakeasy. More information about Scott Weiss and his book DARE: Accepting the Challenge of Trusting Leadership is available at this link.

In this episode of “The CX Tipping Point Podcast,” Martha Dorris speaks with Scott Weiss, formerly a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow and IDEO alum with an expertise in human centered design and organizational strategy.  As a PIF, Scott worked with federal agencies to strengthen their human centered design, customer experience and innovation capacity and capabilities. Scott begins by describing the purpose of the PIF program and its codification in law to create a more modern and innovative government. Scott leveraged his passion for design and the intersection of social impact to work with many federal agencies and efforts to create measurable outcomes to underserved communities. Learn about how the PIF program supports the improvement of government services.    Scott was able to use his expertise with the Department of Veterans Affairs, support the development of a framework to mature the CX capabilities of the High Impact Service Providers (HISPs), to work with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Domestic Policy Council to help operationalize the Executive Order on “Advancing Racial Equity and Supporting Underserved Communities,”  helping to mature the service capabilities within GSA's Technology Transformation Services, and with the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA).Learn from Scott's experience in government implementing innovation and improving trust in government. As well as his insights based on his expertise, experience in the private sector and ability to influence government at the highest levels.  

Scott Weiss is the Partner and Principal Recruiter at Makena Partners where he primarily recruits candidates for some of the leading roles in technology. He shares a wealth of advice in and around the interview process, branding yourself properly, and ultimately how to best position yourself for your dream job including: -The benefits creating a failure resume -The #1 advice for your next interview with a hiring manager -The truth about about designer looking resumes -How to approach getting the interview -When experience trumps potential -LinkedIn profile best practices to standout to a recruiter and more.. ----- email questions or comments to omaid.me  

Today Dr. Roger interviews Scott Weiss of Kay Journal. They discuss what led Scott to Founding Kay Journal Coaching and how he helps people discover their purpose and intentionally live up to their potential. For more info: https://www.kayjournal.com/ IG @Kay.Journal FB @ Kay Journal --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/move-well-radio/message

This week, Brian and Ryan strategize how to get fried chicken into what is allegedly a no-chicken zone in California, spend more time than usual talking about crosswords (hello, super long episode), but the highlight of the day is a chat with Ben Zimmer! There's a contest crossword from Sid Sivakumar (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi288con), and you should check out our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Stuff to click: Brooke Husic's self-proclaimed "stunt puzzle" on Chris Piuma's blog Scott Weiss's latest Anti-Match Quiz If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon.  Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

This week, Ryan and Brian talk turkey, amaze at aeronautics, and banter 'bout buttcheeks. Yup. There's a Contest of Still Going On (you can download it at https://bit.ly/fmi271con), and you should check out our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Stuff to click: The DaroCaro Pixar Puzzle Hunt starts on December 4. Join our team! Find us on Slack, especially to talk turkey about the Pixar hunt, and any other group events we put together. https://bit.ly/fmislack Scott Weiss's Anti-Match Quiz, Grammys 2021 Edition Dani Siller's Audio Escape Room (more info on squonkland.net) "My Journey to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament" Puzzles That Need a Home (Brian Thomas) Brain Candy (Amanda Rafkin) If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link:https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

You'll spend one-third of your life at work, yet too many of us are passive about what we do from 9-5. Today, we talk all things work with Scott Weiss, a career businessman who is the current chairman of OCEAN Programs, one of the nation's foremost faith-based business accelerators. His wisdom and experience are invaluable, no matter where you are in your career. 

VOTE. This week, Ryan and Brian are confronted by a potential undercover operative and also launch a boat. There's another week left on our current contest (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi266con), and you should check out our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Things to click: Scott Weiss's newest Anti-Match Quiz Brain Candy Puzzle Boat 7 New York Magazine's crossword xwords by a ladee If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link:https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss Annie Get Your Gun, Learned League statistics, ampersands, and still don't know how to pronounce "lagniappe." Our biweekly contest was written by Scott Weiss (and you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi262con), and you should check out our semiweekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Stuff to click: Omnibus podcast: Defenestration NahlikZ's Learned League stats (for LL members only) Barnacle links: lagniappe more lagniappe keep your pants on keep your hair on Aries Puzzles And we didn't talk about it on the show, but Boswords has a fall crossword league! If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link:https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

This week, Ryan and Brian talk asterisks and defenestration, and your guess is as good as ours whether it has anything to do with crosswords. There's a new contest, courtesy of Scott Weiss (which you can download at http://bit.ly/fmi262con), and you should check out our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Stuff to click: Next Door Comics has an online shop on Wednesday night! Use code NDC707 for great deals! Ben Zimmer's "dude" column Brain Candy Rossword Puzzles If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link:https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

Christian Michael Folk is a graduate student in music education at the University of South Carolina and the creator of the Diverse Composers of Wind Band Music database. He joins the show to tell the story of his young career and to share the story of how the database came to exist, some of the criticisms he faces, and thoughts about diversity in music education practice. Topics: Christian’s background and his early teaching experiences. The Diverse Composers of Wind Band Music database. A LONG conversation about diversity in music. Links: Diverse Composers of Wind Band Music Database Maslanka: A Child’s Garden of Dreams Biography: Christian Folk is a music educator, conductor, and performer interested in advocacy and resources for diverse composers and incorporating equity and anti-racism into the music education curriculum. Christian taught for three years in public and private schools in the Charlotte, NC, and Columbia, SC area, and is currently working on his Master's Degree in Music Education with emphasis in Conducting and Euphonium Performance at The University of South Carolina. As a conductor, Christian has guest conducted with the Carolina Wind Symphony and the Congaree New Horizons Band, and has participated in conducting symposia with John Locke, Cormac Cannon, and Scott Weiss. Christian has commissioned pieces from Cait Nishimura, Kimberly Archer, John Mackey, and Nathan Daughtrey. A strong advocate for music by diverse composers, Christian is the creator of two databases for wind band and orchestra that cataloged thousands of works by women composers and composers of color, which have been featured in clinics at The Midwest Clinic and the National Association for Music Education Conference. He is also a representative of the "...And We Were Heard" project. Christian lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife, Christy, their dog, Linny, and two cats, Sirius and Kingsley. ------- Are you planning to travel with your group sometime soon? If so, please consider my sponsor, Kaleidoscope Adventures, a full service tour company specializing in student group travel. With a former educator as its CEO, Kaleidoscope Adventures is dedicated to changing student lives through travel and they offer high quality service and an attention to detail that comes from more than 25 years of student travel experience. Trust Kaleidoscope’s outstanding staff to focus on your group’s one-of-a-kind adventure, so that you can focus on everything else!

This week, there's the inevitable nonsense about bacon and baseball, but we also announce Lollapuzzoola details! Constructors, schedule, how to sign up (as if you don't know already). Our Contest of Still Going On is still going on (which you can download at https://bit.ly/fmi254con), and we invite you to our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Stuff to click: Grids For Good – BUY THIS! Daily Crossword Links (Matt Gritzmacher's list) Scott Weiss's work at Squonkland.net and his newest Anti-Match Quiz Adam Aaronson's puzzles TIME Magazine article about Erik Agard If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link:https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

This week, Ryan and Brian talk Sondheim (but not really in the way you'd think), learn about mass nouns, and attempt to tame a small bit of literary criticism fire. There's a new contest (which you can download at https://bit.ly/fmi254con), and a twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Stuff to click: Grids For Good – BUY THIS! Daily Crossword Links (Matt Gritzmacher's list) Boswords 2020 Scott Weiss's work at Squonkland.net Ben Zimmer's column about "e-mail" Brian Gubin's crosswords If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link:https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

Scott Weiss from Konig Wheels joins us to talk about his history with Konig and the automotive industry.

Dr. Scott Weiss is the co-author of Confusing the Enemy: The Cus D’Amato Story and a licensed physical therapist and board certified athletic trainer based in New York. He is also a registered exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning specialist with over twenty years of experience. Scott was also a part of the USA Sports Medicine team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing, and the 2012 Olympics in London. He has trained elite athletes at the NCAA, Olympic, and major league levels, as well as top performing individuals competing at the highest levels of international sport. 

Tonight on Dog Talk, host Dave McMahon is joined by: Dr. Scott Weiss, Head of infectious disease at the Ontario Veterinary College Dr. Weiss will tell us what we need to know about our pets and COVID-19 Tim Goss, owner of Pet Food Outlet, joins the show to talk about summer accessories for dogs such as lifejackets, cooling coats, and floating water dog toys.

Scott Weiss is the Founder of Referagig and President of Makena Partners, a technology recruiting firm. Both companies are based in Seattle, Washington.

The TRC Crew are joined by Scott Weiss of Konig Wheels to talk about wheels, podcasting & the COVID situation in New York. (This podcast was recorded in early-April) More info about Konig Wheels: https://KonigWheels.com/ WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/PQ-561pbOrU  KEEP UP with the show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gIO6hW4cp3LuHwUn0MSEM Leave us a RATING & REVIEW on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rag-company-podcast/id1269337267?mt=2 Take the TRC Podcast Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7ZWN9MJ Take the TRC YouTube Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8QLXF56 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRagCompanyPodcast https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRagCompany LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRagCompanyPodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/TheRagCompany/ https://www.facebook.com/TheShopJournal JOIN THE CLUB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheRagCompanyPodcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/DeTalks SHOW INFO: Hosts: Dane Hennen, Levi Gates, Anthony Fisher Guests: Scott Weiss Produced by: Tim O'Brien OUR SITE: https://www.TheRagCompany.com Content provided courtesy of The Rag Company ©2020

Scott Weiss is the owner of Weiss Financial Group, a fee only firm in Mahopac, NY. In today’s episode, we discuss Scott’s previous career as an art director in the magazine world, as well as why he decided to leave that industry and enter into the financial planning profession. Listen in as we delve into Scott’s story: what it was like joining a family firm, how they broke the business into a tax firm and a financial planning firm, the experience of earning his CFP®, and what he’s doing to stay relevant to his ideal client base. We recorded this episode March 20, 2020, when the world started to spiral into this state of uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scott talks about where we are today as a country and as an industry, and he shines light on how he's been able to leverage a community, his network, and his education to ensure that he can show up for his clients, himself, and his family. If you're interested in how to grow a family business or how to just keep your head above water during these wild times, this show is for you. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://www.xyplanningnetwork.com/250  

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THIS WEEK: Dane, Levi & Anthony join Scott in the Konig booth at SEMA 2019 to talk about the wheels and how to care for them! WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/6-Q8z1VeC_k KEEP UP with the show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gIO6hW4cp3LuHwUn0MSEM Leave us a RATING & REVIEW on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rag-company-podcast/id1269337267?mt=2 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRagCompanyPodcast https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRagCompany LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRagCompanyPodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/TheRagCompany/ https://www.facebook.com/TheShopJournal JOIN THE CLUB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheRagCompanyPodcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/DeTalks SHOW INFO: Hosts: Dane Hennen, Levi Gates, Anthony Fisher Guest: Scott Weiss Recorded by: Tim O'Brien Edited by: Tim O'Brien OUR SITE: https://www.TheRagCompany.com Content provided courtesy of The Rag Company ©2019

Episode 5: Scott Weiss & the UofSC Symphony Orchestra Nate is joined by UofSC’s Director of Bands to discuss the upcoming Symphony Orchestra concert tonight, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Weiss has been an esteemed conductor at the University and shares his experiences and how the orchestras season is decided and planned.Koger Center Arts Roundup is hosted by Nate Terracio and produced and edited by Lauren Smith; the theme music was written by Steve Borders.

This Episode is in English :-) ÜBER DIESE EPISODE Mit über 750 Mitarbeitern in Berlin und New York und Millionen von aktiven Subscriptions ist das 12 Jahre alte Berliner Grown-up Babbel so erfolgreich wie nie zuvor. Scott Weiss zeigt uns in dieser Episode welche Rolle Product Design bei der Sprachlern-App spielt, und was ihn als Nutzer der App vor drei Jahren auf die Idee gebracht hat für die Firma zu arbeiten. ÜBER DEN PODCAST Digitale Leute Insights ist der Podcast für Passionate Product People. Wir interviewen Top-Produktentwickler aus aller Welt und werfen einen tiefen Blick auf die Tools, Taktiken und Methoden digitaler Professionals und Unternehmen. ÜBER DIGITALE LEUTE Hinter Digitale Leute steht das Team von deutsche-startups.de. Wir schauen hier mit einer neuen, frischen Perspektive auf die deutsche Digitalszene.

Wet hop beer is the subject and our guests are from Old Possum Brewery, Scott Weiss from Redwood Hill Farm (where they produce great local goat cheese) and now Redwood Hill Hop Farm, and Sandro from Old Possum Brewery. Herlinda Heras and Mark Carpenter are also in today. Old Possum Tap Room and Kitchen is located in Santa Rosa (off Standish at Sutton) and have been open for a year and a half. The got started by transporting wort to local breweries. Later they decided to start producing too. They try to up-cycle whatever they can, their tasting room was built with all used equipment. Sandro is from Trieste in northeastern Italy. He worked in wine, with D'Argenzio in Sonoma County and other places. He still makes wine but he has moved into beer too. There are fresh hops in the studio, see the pictures of the Cashmere hops. This is their third year selling hops to Sonoma County brewers and also to Richmond, San Rafel and Napa. They also have produced goat cheese for 50 years and have brought some of that. They also brought the Fog Belt Wet Hop Beer (pictured), which uses their hops. Since there are so many breweries in Sonoma County now, and so many new hop growers, there are a lot of wet hopped beers. They have to use the fresh hops quickly so their proximity is an advantage. They appreciate the grassy taste and compare it to using dried or fresh basil in a recipe. They have brought Cashmere and Common hops. These are new public varieties. Some varieties are proprietary where the breeders have the rights for as few years. They grow 7 different varieties on about 1.5 acres, and they are expanding. They use the organic matter "goat berries" from the goats to help fertilize the hops. Deer and gophers don't like hops so that's fortunate. The hop shoots can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable, or also pickled. Mark says they're not that good but they're seasonal and people like them. They taste the Old Possum IPA and Mark says he likes the name. Possums are cool animals and they show up at night at his house to eat grapes. They also eat ticks, which is nice. They produce about 500 barrels for the tap room and they are developing their wholesale accounts. They have canning on the horizon. Sandro worked with Dr. Charlie Bamforth at UC Davis. They are located at 357 Sutton Place, off Standish, exit Todd Road, in Santa Rosa. Exit Todd Road, go west, turn right on Standish and left on Sutton They are open Wed-Sun noon-8 or 9 on weekends. They will also be at the Freshtival on October 12. Sandro will make a special IPA for the festival. Sandro is also a winemaker, working for his father in law, Ray D’Argenzio at D’Argenzio Wines. They make Italian varieties Dolcetto, Sangiovese, Barbera, and they even found some Montepulciano in Kenwood this year. Redwood Hill Farms has a herd of goats and the farm is open for visits in the Spring, which is fun when the young goats are running around. His parents started the farm in 1968. Their cheese is famous because it’s so good and Herlinda says it goes fantastically with the Wet Hop Beer. The website is redwood hill dot org Mark reminds us that Hopland was named after the many hop farms that used to be in Sonoma County. They need a lot of hours of light, so more northerly locations are advantageous. There are many in Yakima Valley which is at a similar latitude to hop growing regions in Europe. Hops are coming back and there are 15 growers in the NorCal Hop Growing Alliance.        

Scott Weiss sits down for an intimate conversation with Assistant Superintendent Fred Rundle, a public education professional with 20+ years experience in the public school system, to talk about career strategy, public education, mentors, and life.

Today we’re in Cincinnati, Ohio connecting with Scott Weiss with Ocean Accelerator. They have an incredible birth story—coming from the lobby of Crossroads Church in Cincinnati they launched into an accelerator for fast-growing tech companies. For the past few years, they’ve been on a mission to equip faith driven entrepreneurs and owners that bravely step out to change the world. Whether it's their Ocean Conference or their accelerator, they’re committed to investing in entrepreneurs who have a faith in God and a passion for success. As you listen to Scott’s story, you’ll likely hear echoes of what many entrepreneurial journeys sound like. They started in a church lobby where young entrepreneurs gathered for the free WiFi and coffee. What they found was that even though all these startups worked in the same geographical area, they possessed very little community. Scott sheds some light on the loneliness that plagues so many entrepreneurs and how Ocean Accelerator started as an attempt to combat isolation with community. He also dives into the inner workings of Ocean Accelerator—how they operate, how they counsel young businesses, and how they choose the people they work with. Scott also gives a brief taste of what they might be looking forward to in the future. But if you’re looking for a key takeaway, or something that you can write down and think about all day, it’s about understanding your “Why”. Scott talks about the passion, energy, and enthusiasm so many entrepreneurs have, and he shows how connecting those things to an underlying motivator—a “Why”—can be an impetus for future success. Scott Weiss was an incredible guest, and we hope that you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we did making it. His wisdom, insight, and encouragement were illuminating for our team and we believe they will be for you as well. Useful Links: Ocean Accelerator Scott Weiss Entrepreneurial Profile Scott Weiss speaks at Startup Grind Cincinnati

Spending years in a corner office helping turn large companies around, Scott Weiss knows how to make tough decisions and, ultimately, make money. But what he didn’t know—at least not at first—was that when you’re leading some of the world’s largest companies, it’s difficult to effectively lead your own family. Since returning to the United States and stepping away from corporate life, Scott now uses his skillset (and the important lessons he learned as CEO) to invest in up-and-coming founders through the OCEAN Accelerator in Cincinnati, Ohio. Scott Weiss is the former CEO of Evenflo and the current Entrepreneur in Residence and Chairman of the Board of OCEAN Accelerator, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Scott’s experience as an executive spans many well-known companies including P&G, Bristol-Myers Squibb, The Clorox Company and Fosters. He is also on the board of Inline Plastics Corp. and is the Advisory Board Chair of Cerkl.

If you are planning to launch a job search, be prepared to sell yourself. In this episode of Let's Get to Work, professional recruiter Scott Weiss describes how to use fundamental selling techniques to market yourself to potential employers.

Dr. Scott Weiss and colleagues discuss their recent article, "Major Adverse Kidney Events in Pediatric Sepsis".

Dr. Scott Weiss and colleagues discuss their recent article, "Major Adverse Kidney Events in Pediatric Sepsis".

In the first episode of the "Let's Get to Work" podcast series, host Scott Weiss talks with Gino Ferrand, the Founder and CEO of Tecla, about the current and future state of hiring and managing remote workers, primarily software engineers, and how his technology platform is making it easy for companies to find and hire the best talent outside of the US for full-time positions.

Scott Weiss' career in user experience has its origins in the late 1980s, when he served an internship at Apple in the days of System 6 and 7. He went on to write one of the reference books on mobile user experience, 'Handheld Usability'. Today he leads product design for the language learning app Babel. He's seen the evolution of experience-led design from a wide range of angles, including founding his own New York-based design agency, working client-side for successful start-ups like Swiftkey and managing the complexities of Symbian's UI Council. He talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski about the interests which have driven his career, future skills for user experience designers and the lessons he continues to learn as he builds expanding design teams. Get in touch with feedback and questions @mexfeed on Twitter or email designtalk@mobileuserexperience.com. Show notes with links to everything discussed: https://www.mobileuserexperience.com/category/podcast/ Contact: T: https://twitter.com/mexfeed/ E: designtalk@mobileuserexperience.com

As we continue through the new season of stand-alone rooms, we find ourselves outside the coolest club in town. Of course, it's closed and we've already been kicked out, but when we are given an excuse to get in and explore the place, how could we say no? Our guests this episode are Cole Burkhardt and Michelle Nickolaisen from the Unplaced podcast. You can also find Michelle on her actual play podcast Serendipity City and Cole on their actual play podcast Blue Dawn. Make sure you also keep an eye and ear out during Podmonth for extra table top shows #Iamhear Cole's twitter | Michelle's twitter As always, you can download the full notes for the room below to play along, or run a game yourself!Full Room Write Up Supplementary: Dart Board We've started a Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus murder-mystery episodes, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms, such as today's featured patrons: Molly and Scott Weiss. Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on facebook and twitter.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This is THE show for foodie Italophiles! Bill and Suzy Menard, foodie Italophiles themselves and proprietors of the fabulous, Via Umbria in Georgetown, are in studio with their exceptional in-house team and their also-exceptional partners from Umbria, Italy. Join us for lots of great conversation with Bill and Suzy; their exec chef, Liam LaCivita; Via Umbria's butcher, Scott Weiss; awesome, Umbrian chef and restaurateur, Simone Proietti-Pesci (in whose restaurant in Bevagna, Italy our family had New Year's Eve dinner last year!) and Albertino Pardi of the storied, Pardi Brothers vineyards in Montefalco for a deliciously robust conversation about all things Umbrian to eat and drink! Buon appetito!

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. This is THE show for foodie Italophiles! Bill and Suzy Menard, foodie Italophiles themselves and proprietors of the fabulous, Via Umbria in Georgetown, are in studio with their exceptional in-house team and their also-exceptional partners from Umbria, Italy. Join us for lots of great conversation with Bill and Suzy; their exec chef, Liam LaCivita; Via Umbria’s butcher, Scott Weiss; awesome, Umbrian chef and restaurateur, Simone Proietti-Pesci (in whose restaurant in Bevagna, Italy our family had New Year’s Eve dinner last year!) and Albertino Pardi of the storied, Pardi Brothers vineyards in Montefalco for a deliciously robust conversation about all things Umbrian to eat and drink! Buon appetito!

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show we visit the Italian region of Umbria, which lies just south of Tuscany. Our guides are the owners of the D.C. restaurant and store Via Umbria, located in Georgetown, Bill and Suzy Menard. Also on today's show: * Simone Proietti-Pesci, chef/owner at Le Delizie del Borgo restaurant in Bevagna, Umbria; * Albertino Pardi, whose family owns and operates Cantina Fratelli Pardi, a winery in Montefalco, Umbria; * Liam LaCivita, the executive chef at Via Umbria; * Scott Weiss, the head butcher and manager at Via Umbria.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show we visit the Italian region of Umbria, which lies just south of Tuscany. Our guides are the owners of the D.C. restaurant and store Via Umbria, located in Georgetown, Bill and Suzy Menard. Also on today's show: * Simone Proietti-Pesci, chef/owner at Le Delizie del Borgo restaurant in Bevagna, Umbria; * Albertino Pardi, whose family owns and operates Cantina Fratelli Pardi, a winery in Montefalco, Umbria; * Liam LaCivita, the executive chef at Via Umbria; * Scott Weiss, the head butcher and manager at Via Umbria.

On this episode of the Catalyst Podcast, Jason Haynes sits down with both Chuck Mingo and Scott Weiss from Crossroads Community Church to see what it looks like when a church invests in its community.

I interviewed Tim Sinclair in Episode 015. During the interview, Tim mentioned that he had gone through the inaugural class of the Ocean Accelerator. He also mentioned that Ocean is a faith-based tech accelerator. I had never even considered the intersection of faith-based organizations and tech accelerators and was immediately intrigued. I asked Tim if he could put me in touch with Ocean, which he did. Scott Weiss is the CEO of Ocean and James Clair is the Marketing Manager. UPDATE: Ocean came out with important news for potential applicants just before the podcast release. They have increased their seed funding for companies accepted into their 2017 class from $35,000 to $50,000. Everything was already in place for the episode release when the news came out, and it would have been difficult to alter the audio to make the change. Contents Episode Outline Resources Mentioned in Episode Episode Transcript Disclosure concerning affiliate links Episode Outline Click [Website] to go to the corresponding website location. Once on the website, you may listen to the episode starting at any timestamp [mm:ss]. [00:00] Intro [Website] [03:12] Accelerator Defined [Website] [04:54] Accelerator Capital and Convertible Notes [Website] [07:28] Ocean's Founders [Website] [08:07] Accelerators Versus Incubators [Website] [09:05] Ocean's Unique Spiritual Component [Website] [11:39] Focusing on the Founder [Website] [12:27] Non-Business Relationships and Stakeholders [Website] [13:17] Ocean's Message [Website] [13:49] Ocean's Five Capitals [Website] [15:24] Maintaining Balance during a Business Venture [Website] [16:35] Marketplace Success [Website] [17:41] Ocean's Work Ethic [Website] [19:18] Ocean's Program Overview [Website] [19:48] Demo Day and Business Curriculum [Website] [21:16] Keynote Speakers – Day One [Website] [23:23] Keynote Speaker Discussion – Day Two and Beyond [Website] [24:53] Ocean's 2017 Program Plans [Website] [25:20] Ocean's Policy on Faith [Website] [26:12] Faith as a Component of Business [Website] [27:32] Ocean's Program [Website] [27:45] Weekly Program – Speakers and Workshops [Website] [30:20] Syncing Program Behavior with Business Life [Website] [31:47] Ocean's Field Day – The Importance of Customer Dialogue [Website] [32:39] Relocating as a Founder with Family [Website] [35:27] Ocean's Ideal Company and Founder [Website] [37:29] Ocean Capital [Website] [38:07] Ocean's Origins at Crossroads [Website] [40:48] Ocean's Mentors [Website] [41:29] Role of the Mentor [Website] [42:36] Mentor Demographics [Website] [44:49] Partners [Website] [45:51] Brand Identity Kit [Website] [46:23] Design Style Guide [Website] [46:44] A Creative Space to Build Relationships [Website] [48:20] Cincinnati as a Hotspot for Entrepreneurs [Website] [48:51] Cincinnati's Community Spirit [Website] [50:02] Cincinnati as an Ideal Region for Startups [Website] [51:23] Appropriateness of Cincinnati for Founders with Families [Website] [52:37] Ocean's Schedule for Applications [Website] [53:19] Benefits of Demo Day [Website] [54:42] Post-Demo Day Activities [Website] [57:08] Universal Message of God's Interest in Enterprises [Website] [58:39] Conclusion [Website] [Website Contents] Resources Mentioned in Episode Please see Disclosure* (below transcript) concerning affiliate links on this page. 805 Creative – According to the website, 805 Creative is an “Ohio-based creative agency dedicated to empowering our business partners with compelling ways to communicate their stories.” Listen or read at [44:49]. Business Canvas Map – Also known as the Business Model Canvas. A strategic management template for visualizing a business's partnerships, resources, revenue, and customers. Ocean's program provides mentoring through the canvas creation process, focusing specifically on planning, the business model, the strategy canvas, and value proposition. Listen or read at [19:48]. CincyTech – “A trusted partner for high potential technology companies in Southwest Ohio,” according to the official website. Scott Weiss mentions it to emphasize the many organizations surrounding Cincinnati which make it an ideal place for entrepreneurs. Listen or read at [48:20]. Cintrifuse – Cintrifuse is Located in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. According to the website: “Cintrifuse acts as a connecter and supporter to create a global destination for entrepreneurial success. Cintrifuse connects the region's high-potential, venture-backable startups to advice, talent, funding, and customers.” According to Scott Weiss: “Cintrifuse's role is to coordinate all the activities, to minimize wasteful redundancy, and to get everyone in this broad region, which includes northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio, to work cooperatively so that we share resources and share programming.” Listen or read at [50:02]. Lean Startup – Business development method pioneered by Eric Ries. Lean Startup's methodology is built on the principle that designing products to meet the needs of early customers can prevent many product failures and funding expenses in the future. The claim gained widespread renown after the publication of Ries' bestseller,The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses*. Listen or read at [32:25]. Ocean – Ocean is an independent tech accelerator that is uniquely faith-based and focused on building founders. Ocean application – Ocean's application window is (currently) September 1 to October 31. Listen or read at [52:37]. Ocean Capital – Ocean Capital is a separate legal entity from the Ocean Accelerator but affiliated with the accelerator. It collects money from a broad range of investors. It puts money it into convertible notes for the companies in the accelerator. When investors get a return, the entity tracks the flow of money so that investors can be properly taxed. The entity does not have investment profits and losses. Listen or read at [37:29]. Ocean on LinkedIn Ocean on Twitter – @OCEANAccel [Website Contents] Episode Transcript Intro [00:00] Ron Gaver: This is Episode 017 of the SaaS Business Podcast: Ocean, The Tech Accelerator [00:16] Scott Weiss: One of the benefits of Ocean for any startup is [that] our demo day is on a large auditorium stage in one of the Crossroads buildings. This past year, we had 1,400 people attend live. We had 1,800 people stream it live. So that's a total live audience of over 3,000. Last year, after we finished, we posted the stream (the stream's downloadable). Ten thousand people downloaded the stream between last year's demo day and this year's demo day. So, if you're launching a business, you get to come here. You get to go on a stage designed to speak to thousands. You get [a] professional production team fine-tuning your speech. You're streamed live. Your slides are amazing. You get to launch your brand to, literally, thousands of potential customers and hundreds of potential investors. We work real hard to make sure that the audience has a high percentage of angels, angel funds, and customers. [01:32] Ron Gaver: Hello and welcome to the show! I'm your host Ron Gaver. This is the podcast designed to help you put the pieces of the puzzle together to start, grow, and succeed in your SaaS business. [01:44] Ron Gaver: Before we get into the show, I would like to personally invite you to visit our website. The URL is SaaSBusinessPodcast.com. When you visit, please be sure you sign up to get the FREE Resource Guide. This is a living guide that grows with the podcast. By signing up, you will always have access to the latest edition. [02:01] Ron Gaver: For each show, you will also find extensive show notes on the website. Show notes now contain ALL links for resources mentioned in a show, an outline of the show, and a full transcript. I have designed these show notes to help you quickly find valuable information. To get to show notes, just enter the base URL, a forward slash, and the three-digit episode number. [02:22] Ron Gaver: This podcast, the Resource Guide, and show notes are produced at considerable expense. They are my gift to you for your continuing growth and success. [02:37] Ron Gaver: I interviewed Tim Sinclair in Episode 015. During the interview, Tim mentioned that he had gone through the inaugural class of the Ocean Accelerator. He also mentioned that Ocean is a faith-based tech accelerator. I had never even considered the intersection of faith-based organizations and tech accelerators and was immediately intrigued. I asked Tim if he could put me in touch with Ocean, which he did. Scott Weiss is the CEO of Ocean and James Clair is the Marketing Manager. Welcome Scott and James. [03:07] Scott Weiss: Hey, how are you? [03:08] Ron Gaver: Just fine, and you? [03:10] Scott Weiss: We're doing great up here. Thanks. [Website Contents] Accelerator Defined [03:12] Ron Gaver: Good. Alright, well let's get right into it. For the sake of the audience: not everyone may fully understand exactly what an accelerator is, what you do as an accelerator; and then, beyond that question, I would like to know how Ocean is different. We'll get into that, I'm sure, in a great deal of detail; but, first of all, what is an accelerator from your point-of-view, and what is an accelerator's purpose and function? [03:37] Scott Weiss: That's a great question. I'll lead off. So, let's start with the founder. The founder has a great idea, and they work on it, they tinker on it, they devote themselves to it, and it gets to a point where they need some help; and that's the role of investors. Whether they be friends, family, or angels, the capital they provide enables the idea to continue to move forward. [04:01] Scott Weiss: Accelerators do two things: we provide a roadmap that allows the entire thing to accelerate—to speed up, to compress a year of business growth into a few months; and, secondly, we provide access to mentors that will enable the founder to have a far greater circle of knowledge than they have alone. There's about 220 accelerators in the United States, and all of them do that. Most of them, including Ocean—ours—also provide a level of seed funding—a small amount of money that allows the founder to relocate and participate residentially in that accelerator, as well as enough money to keep the enterprise going. In essence, that's—from my —what an accelerator does. [Website Contents] Accelerator Capital and Convertible Notes [04:54] Ron Gaver: Alright, then, you mentioned the aspect of capital. [04:58] Scott Weiss: Mmhm. [04:59] Ron Gaver: And so with the capital usually comes something on your end—there's a bit of dilution as far as the founder's ownership of the company, generally. Is that true across the board, or is it not? [05:10] Scott Weiss: Well, actually, there's a narrow range of what accelerators that provide capital get in exchange for that capital. Let's start with Ocean, the accelerator that James and I are honored to work for. Our note, when the company accepts it, is a convertible note. It's debt. It does not dilute the cap table. It maintains their equity ownership. And if that company raises subsequent money, the holders of the note—which is a separate guy who manages all that—determines whether or not we want to convert that note into equity at that time or simply get our money back with a modest interest rate. So that's a very “founder-friendly” capital structure. On the other end, accelerators will take anywhere from 6-10% direct equity in the company in exchange for the capital they're investing. That begins the dilution process for the founder, because they're giving up direct shares or direct equity for the money. [06:14] Ron Gaver: Well that's good. I didn't understand what the “convertible note” part meant. Now I understand. And that sounds like an excellent option for the founder to basically be able to pay that back if he or she so desires. [06:27] Scott Weiss: Well, to be clear, it's if the investor so desires. [06:30] Ron Gaver: Oh, okay. [06:32] Scott Weiss: It's the investor's choice. I'm not an investor in our fund because I work there, but if the investors say, “Hey, we really like Ron's company, and we want to convert our debt into equity.” Boom! That happens. Or they say, “We really like Ron, but the company's not our cup of tea. We'll just take out money back.” And it's money back with a very low interest rate. So the investor chooses, not the founder. [06:54] Ron Gaver: Okay, and what did you say the dilution is, usually, on that, in your case? Or does it vary? [06:59] Scott Weiss: There is no dilution with a convertible note. It only dilutes if it converts and the terms of the conversion are spelled out based on the amount of funds raised, so if the company goes out and raises money with an evaluation of three million bucks, and you've got fifty thousand dollars in seed capital from an accelerator that converts at fifty thousand, you can see that the dilution would be very, very modest. [07:23] Ron Gaver: Alright. I didn't understand, then. I'm sure that there are others who would not have understood that. [Website Contents] Ocean's Founders [07:28] Ron Gaver: So, we've talked, just briefly, about what an accelerator is, and how it functions (at least, peripherally). Now I'd like to talk about how Ocean is different. I realize, from your webpage and from talking to you and from talking to Tim Sinclair (who went through your program), there were three founders, originally. They're Tim, Tim, and somebody else whose name was never actually documented on that page. [07:53] Scott Weiss: Chad. [07:54] Ron Gaver: Those were your three founders? [07:56] Scott Weiss: Tell you what: let me back up and just tell you what makes us different, and then we'll jump into the story of how we got here. [08:01] Ron Gaver: That's great. [08:02] Scott Weiss: Perfect. I'll prattle on a little bit more, and then I'll let James jump in. [Website Contents] Accelerators Versus Incubators [08:07] Scott Weiss: So, we've already covered in very high-level, broad strokes, what an accelerator is. The other important perspective is: there are 220 accelerators in the United States, and there are over 1,000 incubators. Let's go sidewise. Very high-level—the difference between an accelerator and an incubator is that accelerators tend to be time-limited. You get accepted, and you get so many months in the program, and then you get out; and accelerators tend to give you money. Incubators generally have no time limit. You get in and you stay as long as you are getting value from the incubation. And, generally, you pay the incubator. Almost every university in the United States has an incubator, and students have access to it, but they're paying for it with tuition dollars in order to that incubator. [Website Contents] Ocean's Unique Spiritual Component [09:05] Scott Weiss: So there are 1,400 organizations out there trying to help high-tech entrepreneurs grow businesses faster, and we're just like all of them. We're just one of 1,400 and we think we're pretty good (and we can talk about that later), but what makes us different—what makes us truly unique—is we are one of only two accelerators in the United States that integrate a spiritual journey with the business journey we take you on. And we do that because our focus is not exclusively on the business. Our focus is on the business and the founder, and the lens we look at it with is faith. [09:45] James Clair: Yeah, to pop in and add onto what Scott was saying: when Scott was laying out exactly what an accelerator is, you can think of it like putting guard rails around an entrepreneur or packaging a program for an entrepreneur, to accelerate their business; not a package or a program for a business that leaves out the entrepreneur. All of our curriculum and program—its scope is centered on the founder as an individual because we understand that they have the ability to create multiple ventures that are successful. And they also have the ability to recover from a failed venture versus most businesses and products that don't get off the ground. Unfortunately, most of them never recover. [10:33] James Clair: So, this sustainability and life expectancy of a founder is much, much more valuable than an individual idea, and, like Scott said, our difference is that lens of faith. And you can think of it like an orientation point. So a lot of decisions are made, unfortunately, with a motivation for financial gain, as the first thought or sole inspiration. We believe that Scripture clearly lays out that God, and the disciplines and principles that He taught, are what should be our initial point of inspiration, and that financial decisions are simply a filter that we run those following decisions through. So, we don't want to tether ourselves to our money. We want to tether ourselves to our faith and use smart, financial intellect and decision-making to forward our progress. [11:29] Ron Gaver: Alright, I understand, and I think that I would certainly embrace having your faith at the center of all that you do and having God at the center of all that you do. [Website Contents] Focusing on the Founder [11:39] Ron Gaver: So you're trying to focus more on the founder. Not only on the business, but also on the spiritual, the physical, the relational, and the intellectual because, you say, essentially, that the founder has a greater shelf life than any business, potentially. [11:53] Scott Weiss: Well said. [11:55] Ron Gaver: And then you explore the role of faith. One of your founders said that that is, arguably, the proper place for faith to be put in building the business and putting it all together, and so you're trying, also, to build the person up, strengthen that person, and edify that person to bring the spiritual to bear on that person's business so that that person is a more graceful founder or can more gracefully transition into that business and not burn out in the process? [Website Contents] Non-Business Relationships and Stakeholders [12:27] James Clair: Yeah, exactly, because, oftentimes, we can forget that there are non-business-related relationships at stake—most notably family, friends. So if we consider the entire amount of stakeholders that exist within an entrepreneur's idea or their business venture, we want to make sure that we don't exclude those relationships and the physical health that's put at risk when a founder, unfortunately, is not tethering their decisions to the right source. A lot of people can identify with what it's like to lose friends during a business venture, to have lost marriages, to gain weight, to go through physical ailments—a lot of people identify with that. [Website Contents] Ocean's Message [13:17] James Clair: It's not just the high-tech founders that come through our accelerator, and that's also another layer to our uniqueness—that our message translates to a vast kingdom. And that's our mission: to expand God's kingdom; and we are looking to do it through the marketplace, or into the marketplace through entrepreneurs. But they have the ability to take that with them and transfer that to their families, to their friends, and then to future business associates, well after they're out of their current venture. [Website Contents] Ocean's Five Capitals [13:49] Ron Gaver: I find this idea to be very exciting because, looking at starting a business, one thing I would not be willing to sacrifice—or the things I would not be willing to sacrifice—would be my marriage, my family, and my health. My friends, maybe a little bit after that, but my marriage, my family, and my health—those are the things that God has given me to be a steward over, and those are the things that I must maintain. I have a mandate to do so, and I have a responsibility to do so. The sacrifice that goes along with losing those things is, in my mind, a failed proposition. [14:26] Scott Weiss: We would agree. It's also important for your listeners to know two things. We are trying to help the founder see these five capitals (and you articulated them already): [in ascending order, financial, intellectual (or ideas), physical (or health), relationships, and spiritual]—to see they have all five of these things, in different measure and at different times in their life, and the key to navigating a successful startup is to recognize that you have access to all five capitals. And while you're watching the business, you don't need to sacrifice your family, but you are going to impact your family. You simply will have far less time for your family. You will need to use many of your relationships to build your business, just to interview them (what do they think about your product?), to do your pitch, to ask for money possibly, to ask them to become a customer, or ask them to ask friends to become customers. [Website Contents] Maintaining Balance During a Business Venture [15:24] Scott Weiss: So, we try to help the founders understand: you're not going to have a balanced life; you're going to have an unbalanced life. Now, how do you enter that journey, recognizing its imbalance, and come out on the other end with healthy relationships intact? You do that by taking everyone on the journey with you, by over-communicating where you're heading, by using the other capitals you may have in excess to feed the capitals differently than you normally would. So, while I no longer have the time for the relationships I used to have, I will have access to new learning, new intellectual development, new networks, new people—let me introduce them to my wife, my children, whoever is important in that family. So this is very much an issue of: it's not about balanced life. It's about understanding the impact the imbalance it's going to cause and using the resources available to you to navigate that successfully. It's a real important concept that often gets lost. I'm just going to carry on, so I'm just going to throw the second thought at you pretty quickly, if that's OK. [16:34] Ron Gaver: Sure. [Website Contents] Marketplace Success [16:35] Scott Weiss: We are very, very focused on the founder, but we recognize the founder comes to us with an idea that ignites his or her passion. They have this idea, they want to create it, they want to see this enterprise enter the marketplace and grow, and hopefully succeed, and hopefully succeed at whatever level's appropriate for that idea. So, we don't have a different benchmark for marketplace success.The marketplace determines success, and we strive to prepare the founders to have their invention, their idea, their product, their company, succeed; and succeed at the highest levels. We think its excellence is absolutely an affirmation of the gifts God has given you, and using your gifts to deliver excellent results is what we aspire to do. So this has helped the people understand the journey they're on and to use all the things it's provided to them and to navigate that journey successfully, and navigate that journey, delivering, an excellent company that delivers excellent results. [Website Contents] Ocean's Work Ethic [17:41] Scott Weiss: So, in many ways, when we're interviewing candidates, we try to help them understand: coming here is more work than going to most accelerators. The outcome is more enriching, more edifying, and you will leave here (if you engage in it) with awareness and knowledge and relationships that we think will serve you the rest of your life, but it's a lot more work. It's not easier, it's harder. [18:10] James Clair: Yeah, very much so. Hearing Scott brought to my mind: when God is shining a light in some of our darkest corners—many times, we can be scared, or we can be afraid of what impact and anxiety that's going to bring to us or to the people around us; but one fruitful piece of our overall mission is that we want to change that feeling for a founder from being afraid and scared to feeling free; and that there's freedom in identifying these characteristics and behaviors that we have as individuals and how they affect, not just our personal lives, but the success of our business. And, many times, [for] the biggest fault-line in our individual ventures, there's a relatable behavior that's reflecting in our personal life; and addressing those realities and really dying to them and bringing truth to what that really should mean for us is what ties together both of those pieces really well. [Website Contents] Ocean's Program Overview [19:18] Ron Gaver: One thing that, Scott, you mentioned, “taking everyone along on the journey”—and I think that that's a great concept—how do you implement it, though? Do you use it by talking to people more, by demoing your product—is that what you said? By basically involving them as much as possible in this whole process with you? Is that how you do that, or can you elaborate a little on that? [19:39] Scott Weiss: Sure, I think I can. Let me paint a pretty clear picture, and this will take just a few words and then I'll pause and answer any questions. [Website Contents] Demo Day and Business Curriculum [19:48] Scott Weiss: The Ocean program—once you arrive, it's a four-month program and then demo day occurs and then there's one month following demo day that we're all together. And accelerators, while they do the same thing, do it differently; and one way to look at accelerators is there are very unstructured accelerators (you get in and you have access to a bunch of mentors and advisors and customers, and you're kind of on your own), or you have structured accelerators. We are a structured accelerator. So, the companies arrive, and we have laid out a curriculum that starts everybody at one level and takes them up through, and past demo, day; and it's a business curriculum that's built on the business canvas map that really gets them focused on what value they're creating in the marketplace, validating that value, and getting out there and testing it, and then generating revenue off of it. [20:44] Scott Weiss: We have a variety of speakers that come in and talk about that, and entrepreneurs who have both succeeded, and many of whom have failed (or failed once or twice and then succeeded); and they just come in and tell their stories that supplement whatever concept we are focusing on that week. So that's the business curriculum, and every week there is a speaker on the business side of it to prepare the knowledge base of the founders to accelerate—to run their business more effectively and to grow faster. [Website Contents] Keynote Speakers – Day One [21:16] Scott Weiss: So let's say it's day one. The very first speaker we had this last year happens to be a venture capitalist who drove over (about six hours) and taught a session on: what is the mission of your company? He taught very well. He's taking them through questions and answers, and he's really engaging, and then he kind of stops and he says, “You know, I'm on my third fund.”  (Which means he's succeeded. So he's been able to raise money three times—it's now many, many millions of dollars in funds.) “And I have this many analysts who work for me. And I personally hear 300 pitches a year.” (I think is the number he said—maybe it was 500, I forget.) “And you will never get to me to give me your pitch unless you can answer the question: ‘What is the purpose, the mission, [and] the vision of your company?' And I'm not looking for an advertising slogan. I'm looking for the insight and depth that communicates to me that you have found something that uniquely will add value in this world.” [22:20] Scott Weiss: And then he unfolds all of the worksheets he and his analysts use to determine that. So you're sitting there, day one, and you're hearing a live, venture capitalist give you the answer to the quiz. How do you get them to open the door and talk to you about your idea? You tell them the vision and mission of your company in great depth and in a way an investor, or potential investor, can understand it. [22:44] Scott Weiss: That's kind of day one. They all go out to lunch. They have a great time. They come back. And day one, I had a creative director from a local studio there, and he led a session that he called (I think it was a “he”), led a session on, “I believe in God, I believe that God's a creative force, and I believe God wants me to create, and that's what it means to be in God's image.” And all that he talked about was his personal faith journey and how God had come alive in him and given him the courage to step out and create these incredible visual images that multiple clients pay for. [23:21] Scott Weiss: That's it. That's day one. [Website Contents] Keynote Speaker Discussion – Day Two and Beyond [23:23] Scott Weiss: And the next day the companies all come back in, and I walk up to the front of this great co-working space we have, and it just happened to be my turn, and I say, “Okay, let's talk about the venture capitalist.” [23:34] Scott Weiss: We begin getting all these companies—there were nine of them, so there's about thirty-five people in the room—processing through what the vision and mission of their company is. They're jumping on Google. They're looking stuff up. They're just busy little beavers. And I let that go for about ten minutes, and then I say, “Wait a second. What does any of that have to do with the guy in the afternoon?” And the room just explodes. So half the companies will say, “It has nothing to do with it.” And half of them will say, “It has everything to do with it.” [24:02] Scott Weiss: And the way we drive integration is we then just process that discussion and then have, over the balance of the week, three or four more speakers come in and speak to the exact same thing, but more and more overtly on how understanding what God wants you to do may have an awful lot to do with the vision and mission of your company; and we replicate that each week, in a different way and more creatively, to get the companies to begin integrating this concept of: “I'm on this journey called life, and I happen to be creating a company; but God has a plan for me in this journey called life, and how do I put this together in a way that honors Him and maximizes my meaningfulness on this earth?” So let me unpack it a little bit more because that's an awful lot to swallow, and you're sitting there saying, “Geez, how do they do that?” [Website Contents] Ocean's 2017 Program Plans [24:53] Scott Weiss: Next year, what we're going to do is—because we think, “Ok, that worked really well”—but next year, when the companies arrive the very first week, instead of sitting in Cincinnati and going to our great co-working space and starting this, we're taking them all off to a local park. We're getting everybody a room in the lodge, and we're going to spend three days getting personal and intimate about: “Where are you in your walk with God?” [Website Contents] Ocean's Policy on Faith [25:20] Scott Weiss: We do not select based on your faith. We've had Christian believers in the accelerator. We've had non-Christians. We've had seekers, people who say: “I think I'm an agnostic or humanistic. I'm not really sure. I'm trying to figure this all out.” We've had all different religious faiths from the Christian side. We select based on your willingness to go on this journey, and we're very clear, while we respect where you're at, understand: the journey we're laying out for you is from a Christian perspective. We all believe that's a source of great truth for all of us. [25:54] Scott Weiss: So, we're going to take them out for three days We're going to have multiple workshops leaders come in. We're going to have all kinds of exercises, and begin unpacking: “Where are you? Where are you in your walk with God? Are you having one? Are you not? How does that manifest itself? What do you believe?” Then we're going to come back and do all this business/faith stuff. [Website Contents] Faith as a Component of Business [26:12] Scott Weiss: Then, about two months later, we're going to go away again, and on that weekend sojourn, we're going to say, “Here are the biblical truths, the biblical principles, we've been talking about. How are you going to apply those—if you choose to—in your business?” And we have taken the time to unpack key biblical truths into business principles, and almost all businesses in Judeo-Christian cultures use biblical principles in running their business. Love others as you love yourself. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Treat the customer the way you want to be treated. We get them to unpack that and to write out their objectives for their company so they have specific goals for the culture and company they're trying to create. [26:59] Scott Weiss: Then we come back, we get through demo day, and then we're going to take them off again. Now they've met all these investors, they've had this launch. What are they going to do all this as they leave us and launch into the world? How's this all going to come to life in how they're going to run a company based on biblical principles that, hopefully, has great commercial success? So it's an intense, fun, creative process that involves literally dozens and dozens of people, willing to give of their time and talent, who come to us from all over the country to help make this possible. [Website Contents] Ocean's Program [27:32] Ron Gaver: You've gotten into some of your program—the actual functioning of the program, month-in/month-out, day-in/day-out, week-in/week-out—and there's one graphic on your website that is a circle with the formal program in it and you have monthly events, weekly events, and daily events. Could you go into a little bit about how that program works? [27:53] Scott Weiss: Absolutely. [Website Contents] Weekly Program – Speakers and Workshops [27:45] Scott Weiss: The weekly events are the series of speakers that I outlined. Every week, we have someone come in and lead a workshop on a business topic that's aligned with accelerating high-tech companies. We have a speaker come in every week and lead a session on a faith topic, and then every week we have a workshop that integrates them. Every week we have at least one, but generally two, guest speakers for something we call “coffee chats,” and these are founders, these are people who've started businesses. Last year, we had a founder from Israel drop in. We've had a major leader from Google drop in. We have all kinds of local entrepreneurs. A young man who's been on shark tank came and talked, and they just tell their story. And we tell them, “This week we're talking about this business topic and this faith topic.” And they tease out of their story something that's occurred to them that exemplifies either or both of those topics. [28:48] Scott Weiss: Every week we do a community meal. We provide soup (I love soup), and we'll have all the founders there. Their families are invited. All the mentors are invited. We'll have all the lawyers who volunteer for us. We'll have 30-50 people every Friday for a big community lunch and soup, which forces you to sit next to somebody and drink or sip out of a bowel. So, it gets everyone talking, and suddenly we're not in an accelerator anymore; we're just doing life. Every week we'll have optional participation in a Bible study. Every week we'll have optional physical activity. [29:25] Scott Weiss: Daily, we ask each company to journal. We post a journal question up on the board—we're going to do that differently next year—and the journal question is very much against their faith walk, very much is taking them on a guided journey of questions that, if you went back and read all the answers you wrote to these journal questions, you'd have a pretty interesting diary or chronology of ever-deeper growth and understanding. [29:52] Scott Weiss: And then, about two weeks into the program, every week we practice pitches on a stage, with microphones, with slides, leading up to our demo day, which is probably one of the highest-attending demo days in the United States in terms of physical audience size and streaming audience size. So, we do the combination of all those things to make the program entertaining, engaging, creative, and fun. [Website Contents] Syncing Program Behavior with Business Life [30:20] James Clair: Yeah, it's important to have those different layers because we want the program to reflect how we live life. There are routines and there are rhythms that we don't do every day but that we want to make sure we prioritize, and that we make space for, as we go through the journey of the program. So there's a key reflection in what we do outside of our businesses and what we do in life, and we put that into the program so then that way, if you don't have a very good rhythm or routine with spending time journaling or in Scripture every week, we want to almost kick-start that rhythm for you, so that when you leave the program, you're going to take that behavior with you. Same thing with the encouragement of physical fitness, and then encouragement of getting in a small group and discussing your faith or Scripture. [31:15] James Clair: Especially when you're in a format like we are, we find that routine to be very beneficial because they're also naturally integrating what they're currently going through in their companies into whatever topic we're discussing in the Bible studies. So, the program—although it looks very cool and it's laid out (we've got monthly, weekly, daily)—we could easily eliminate whatever words we put in there for those bubbles and put rhythms and routines in our daily life, and it would make perfect sense to a lot of people. [Website Contents] Ocean's Field Day – The Importance of Customer Dialogue [31:47] Ron Gaver: Okay, so the cornerstone of the program is the faith aspect of it, and, of course, you bring in the other speakers who talk about more technical, business-type aspects, and then, on the monthly events, you also get into legal, investment, leadership, and something called “field day.” I'm not sure what that is. [32:05] Scott Weiss: That's just getting people out to validate their idea in the marketplace. The number one cause of high-tech failures is people fall in love with their own idea and actually never talk to anybody in the marketplace about it; so whatever they're working on (whether it's B2C or B2B), we line up time, space, and interviews with the right audience to validate their idea. [32:25] Ron Gaver: Alright. In the Lean Startup vernacular, something like, “Get out of the office.” [32:29] Scott Weiss: Exactly. That's exactly what it means. Get out in the field, and go and talk to customers. It's a big principle we teach: to constantly listen to the marketplace. [Website Contents] Relocating as a Founder with Family [32:39] Ron Gaver: Hypothetically, let's say I'm a founder. I've been accepted and you've made the convertible note available to me, and I'm relocating to Cincinnati for the four-to-five months—well, five months, including the month after demo day—and I've got a family. How do the founders usually negotiate that with their families? What do you usually see happening there? [33:04] Scott Weiss: That's a great question. So this past year—our program runs January through May, so we just had our bon voyage party for this year's class—this past year, there are nine companies that got accepted. We take anywhere from about eight to twelve. It's hard to get in. There are hundreds of applications that get boiled down to the people we offer to. Of those nine, five were from outside the Cincinnati region. Two of those were from Europe and relocated from the United Kingdom (both were from London, coincidentally) to Cincinnati. One was a single person (and her co-founder popped in and out), and the other was a married gentleman with a wife and two children. [33:48] Scott Weiss: The “spouse with children” is a common story from people relocating to Cincinnati or in Cincinnati. About half of our founders tend to be married with family. So, we go through all this in the interview process. We want to understand their game plan. [34:04] Scott Weiss: When that individual arrived, we had reached out to our network and we had already lined up twenty or thirty rental properties of people willing to rent to him on a short-term basis. He, from London, envisioned his family being here on two separate times during his five-month sojourn (so they would relocate for an extended period and then they would go home); and then he would fly back and forth from London twice and spend a week there and Skype in or stream in and participate in the program that way. [34:36] Scott Weiss: So we helped find housing at a very favorable rate. We then worked with a non-profit that gives away automobiles, and they gave him a car. He's going to give it back to us when he's done, and we'll give it back them, but he had free use of a car for his duration, as did the other person from London (as would anybody relocating here who doesn't have a vehicle—we would arrange that). And we lay this all out so, when they get here, we know how their family's going to navigate it, they know how their family's going to navigate it. When that individual's family showed up from London, we also had arranged families of our mentors to take time out of their lives, show them Cincinnati, invite them over to their home, take them out to dinner—without imposing, giving the family time, but still being welcoming. That's how we do it. [35:24] Ron Gaver: Showing them great hospitality. [35:26] Scott Weiss: Exactly. [Website Contents] Ocean's Ideal Company and Founder [35:27] Ron Gaver: Now as far as the type of companies that you look for: do you look for any specific type of company—or the one speaker that you referred to last year was looking for people who could clearly articulate their mission—is there a particular type of mission that you focus on when you're selecting applicants, or is it basically just whatever floats up to the top? [35:53] Scott Weiss: We're very focused on the industry being high-tech because you can accelerate a high-tech company. If we're making fans, you can't accelerate because you've got to cut molds, you've got to make the product, and you have to test the product; but high-tech is coding so we can accelerate. They have to be high-tech. The product has to be at or beyond the MVP stage (minimally viable product stage). We don't like to start with companies before then because it's too hard to get them ready for demo day. [36:22] Scott Weiss: There has to be at least two founders. We won't take solo founders—it's just too hard. And they have to be willing to [take], and seeking, this spiritual journey; and we sort that latter piece out in an extended interview either live or via Skype. At this point, we've done dozens and dozens and dozens of these, so we have a pretty keen sense when someone's being honest and sincere in their answers and when, perhaps, they're just saying they want to do that so they can get in and get the money. So that's kind of what we look for: high-tech, at least two founders, willing to relocate, product at or beyond the MVP stage, and a sincere and open heart to a spiritual journey. [37:03] Ron Gaver: And you also prefer one of the co-founders to be a technical founder, I believe? [37:09] Scott Weiss: We skew that way, just for practical reasons, although we've taken about a third of the companies where neither was a technical co-founder, but they were able to resolve that issue through outsourcing or hiring a CTO. Chances for commercial success are higher if one of them understands coding and can actually build the product. [Website Contents] Ocean Capital [37:29] Ron Gaver: As far as Ocean is concerned, the accelerator itself is a non-profit organization and then there's Ocean Capital as well, which is basically the financial end of it. [37:38] Scott Weiss: Correct. That's a separate legal entity that, under IRS rules, is an SPV (special purpose vehicle), which means it collects money from a broad range of diverse investors, and its job, as a legal entity, is to track the flow of money so that, when those investors get a return, that they can be properly taxed. The entity itself doesn't make any profit. It doesn't lose any. It collects money and puts it into convertible notes for the companies. [Website Contents] Ocean's Origins at Crossroads [38:07] Ron Gaver: And as far as Ocean, the accelerator, the non-profit side of that—it grew out of Crossroads (the church), and then an organization within Crossroads called Unpolished, which I believe was a group of business people getting together and talking about business, and then they wanted to do something more. Is that correct? [38:26] Scott Weiss: That's a great story. Unpolished is a group within a large church—very vibrant and active community in Cincinnati called Crossroads Community Church—and this group had coalesced and formed and was meeting monthly and providing speakers; and they're sitting around one day, brainstorming (it's a small leadership team): “What else can we do?” And three of the participants in that were high-tech founders—had all founded high-tech companies, and one had had a successful exit (had started a company, grew it, sold it, and was now starting another one)—and those three articulated that the path for a high-tech founder is arduous and fraught with risk and often results in significant damage to health, relationships, and faith, which James talked about earlier. So they said, “Let's start an accelerator. Let's create an accelerator that approaches it differently—that focuses on the founder, with this lens of faith we've been talking about all afternoon.” And the larger group and the church said, “That's a great idea!” And Crossroads very generously kick-started the entire campaign with a donation that allowed for the conversion of this old warehouse space into a fantastic co-working space. So that's how it all started. [Website Contents] Ocean's Financial Support [39:41] Ron Gaver: You say they kick-started it. I read somewhere on your website that they did it with a 2014 Beans and Rice Week? [39:49] Scott Weiss: They do a really interesting fundraiser where, every week, they ask their entire community to take on a third-world diet, which is largely vegetarian and beans and rice, and to contribute the difference they would spend normally for food (dining out, buying a first-world diet)—to calculate that and contribute that to Crossroads. Crossroads collects that money, which is a large sum—the first year was like $350,000, last year was $700,000—all of that money, a hundred percent, goes outside Crossroads to support a variety of partnerships or programs, that don't have any relationship with Crossroads, around the world. It supports building schools in Nicaragua. It supports Ocean. It supports paying to have public swimming pools open in the greater Cincinnati area in a year when the city didn't have any money to keep the pools open. So they give that all away and we were the very fortunate beneficiaries of some portion of that the first year. [Website Contents] Ocean's Mentors [40:48] Ron Gaver: Then as the founder arrives—we've talked about family accommodations, and that's something you call concierge, but there's also really a package of things that you do. We've talked about seed financing. We've talked about the unique, five-month curriculum with all that that entails. A couple of things we haven't gone into too much: first, your mentors. You say you have a great pool of mentors, and I've seen on your webpage a bunch of pictures of all the different mentors. Could you kind of give a characterization of your cadre of mentors—not necessarily saying “this person, this person, this person,” but the type of people that come and support and want to be a part of this? [Website Contents] Role of the Mentor [41:29] James Clair: Yeah, that's very much the guardrails of the program. We introduce a very diverse mentor—I should first say, we identify and address a very diverse mentor pool—and our goal is to educate them as to what it means to be a mentor in an accelerator space, and what it means to be a coach in an accelerator space where you have nine founders (like we had this last class) but 100 mentors and coaches. Obviously, ten mentors and coaches aren't going to meet with every founder every week—the capacity of that doesn't make sense—but it's the right person at the right time, and that's where we come in, where we say, “This entrepreneur is at place X, and that's perfect alignment with this mentor that we have in our pool.” So we're going to introduce them, and we believe that that mentor is going to help shape [the founder] or help put that founder back on track—or you could even say “introduce a discipline” that will help put the founder back on track—[or] share life experience, and don't let me make it seem like it's just business. [Website Contents] Mentor Demographics [42:36] James Clair: These mentors have voiced that they're really passionate about sharing their faith journey and their faith story, just as much as their business successes and even business failures. Our mentor pool—they're not just diverse in the sense of demographically but geographically. Scott has mentioned different mentors and speakers coming in from Israel or East Coast or California, Silicon Valley, the South. That aligns perfectly with our mission of Kingdom expansion globally, and our program speaks to a lot of people, not just in Cincinnati, not just in the mid-West, but [as] we've seen in our applicant pool, in the UK. It speaks to people in Europe. It speaks to people around the globe. We want our mentor pool to be capable and ready, and we want to arm them well enough that when we introduce them, our founders are going to benefit from that exponentially. [43:33] Scott Weiss: So I would just add, Ron, the mentors will break into two broad groups. All of them want to share their personal life story, their faith journey, and they break then, subsequently, into two groups. We have a large group of subject matter experts—accountants, marketing, product developers, project managers, legal—and then we have a smaller group of people who have started businesses and understand the journey. That smaller group tends to form an intimate, one-on-one relationship. One person from that smaller group will end up being with one of the companies for the whole five months. They'll be there every week. They'll have them over their house for dinner. The person who has started the business has the time, the energy, and the maturity in their faith to be able to kind of wrap their arms around a company and be a truth-teller—not to run the business, not to tell them what to do, but to listen and give them honest feedback. Everyone else tends to cluster around tasks, as James pointed out, and we tend to pulse them in and out based on their subject matter and where each company is on any given week. [Website Contents] Partners [44:49] Ron Gaver: In conjunction with that, you also have some partners—some business partners, law firms, banks, Crossroads itself, an organization called 805 Creative (which is a design and creative production agency). [45:02] Scott Weiss: Yep. Companies all get free legal advise the whole time they're in the program. That's a combination of the generosity of the University of Cincinnati Law School, which provides legal fellows, and they're supervised by a local law firm. Last year it was Frost Brown Todd, and it'll either be them or another great local law firm next year (there's two law firms that want to do that). And then all these other business partners line up, and they're very clear: “We will donate this much time.” So the lawyers just said, “We'll be your lawyers.” Each studio says, “We'll give you 20 hours.” And, when we line them up with the company, we say, “Okay, you're asking this agency to do some work for you. And at 20 hours, the clock starts running and you're paying for it, so let's get really focused so you can get done what you need done in 20 hours.” That's what we coach them on doing. [Website Contents] Brand Identity Kit [45:51] Ron Gaver: One of the objectives of that creation experience is a brand identity kit? [45:56] Scott Weiss: Yeah, some of the companies need that. Some do not. This past year, most of the companies had well-established brands and arrived with trademarks in place and graphic design done and operational websites. If the company doesn't have it, we provide that. If they do have it and want to validate it, we provide that. But most of them have really solid brands. In fact, only one of them needed a lot of branding work this past year. [Website Contents] Design Style Guide [46:23] Ron Gaver: And there's something called a style guide in there? [46:26] Scott Weiss: Yeah, that's just a tactical tool on design (the product design itself); what the interaction is like if it's a B2C business (business to consumer). Of the nine companies, almost all of them were B2B (business to business) this past year, so while the style guide is still important, it's not as profoundly important. [Website Contents] A Creative Space to Build Relationships [46:44] Ron Gaver: So then, they're there. Are they all basically in one co-located space, and they feed off of one another and thrive on the ideas and inputs from one another? [46:56] Scott Weiss: Yes, we have a fantastic space. It's a large space, so each company gets a table and all those tables are co-located, and the intimacy and friendships and relationships and energy that come out of that is amazing. And, consistently, when the companies leave, in their evaluations, they tell us: “The most important thing are the relationships I formed.” [47:19] Scott Weiss: They can then get up and walk from there to multiple places in the building, into a private conference room, all glassed in, and they can jump on a video network feed and talk to a customer anywhere in the world (or anybody anywhere in the world), or they can put a presentation up in a larger conference room and have customers come in. They can walk to other parts of the building, which are just quiet spaces, where you can go work alone on your laptop or sketchpad, or you can go and pray or study. And then we have “huddle” areas—we have couches thrown around with area rugs where [I could go] if I wanted to get four or five people together and just hash something out. Whiteboards everywhere—moveable whiteboards everywhere—and everything's open. [48:01] Scott Weiss: There is no closed space. And everything is reserve-able or schedulable, or if it's open, just walk in and use it. We then we have a kitchen area that we use for soup day, and we do a happy hour every Friday and about half of them are on our space, and that's when we set up the beer and the soft drinks and all that good stuff. [Website Contents] Cincinnati as a Hotspot for Entrepreneurs [48:20] Ron Gaver: You're also big fans of Cincinnati itself. You site various things that are going on in the Cincinnati area and the area around Cincinnati, as far as start-up events, accelerators, incubators, co-working spaces, universities, something called CincyTech, funds and angels groups, economic development, and various associations. You seem to be real community supporters, and (from my point-of-view) you feel Cincinnati is a great place to do this kind of work. [48:50] Scott Weiss: Yes. [Website Contents] Cincinnati's Community Spirit [48:51] James Clair: What we do is a reflection of what already exists in Cincinnati, that there is an output now of an entrepreneurial spirit that has existed in Cincinnati for a while, and now there are minds and the intellect coming together and opening up about some of these innovative ideas on how this can work in a place not located on the West Coast. And we embrace the community because—I love that you referenced the beans and rice fast; that is the community of Crossroads Church—it was our catalyst to becoming who we are and opening this space that we're in. [The community that goes to Crossroads—not eating lavish meals for a week or pausing their grocery trip for a week, and deciding to go deep into their cupboards—sacrificed.] They made that sacrifice so that what we're doing right now would come to fruition, and I believe that we just simply reflect that in how we speak about our city and how we speak about the community. It's just an affirmation both ways. This is an output that's tethered to a Divine source. [Website Contents] Cincinnati as an Ideal Region for Startups [50:02] Scott Weiss: There's many great places in the world to start a company—to start a high-tech company—so this is not about being better than anybody, but Cincinnati is a very competitive space and has access to four terrific universities (so a broad swath of engineering talent), has access to a large number of customers who are seeking startups to offer creative solutions and that are willing to do tests and are willing to invest their money, has a unique infrastructure where those large companies have formed something calledCintrifuse (named after Cincinnati)—and Cintrifuse's role is to coordinate all the activities, to minimize wasteful redundancy, and to get everyone in this broad region, which includes northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio, to work cooperatively so that we share resources and share programming. So, we think this is a very vibrant, dynamic region for startups, and then the city itself is in the midst of a huge renaissance and can be read about in travel magazines or dining experiences. It's a fun place that's attractive to a lot of entrepreneurs to come and start a business and, hopefully, stay; but, if they depart, depart with the sense of, “I was in a very blessed area for a period of time.” [Website Contents] Appropriateness of Cincinnati for Founders with Families [51:23] Ron Gaver: Would you say that Cincinnati is a family-friendly city? [51:27] Scott Weiss: I would say it's both a family-friendly city, and it's increasingly a city that attracts and has a lot to offer single people who are just starting their careers. [As I mentioned earlier, a number of our founders are married with families, but a larger number are single, and the city has enough to offer them as well.] [51:47] James Clair: Yeah, and that's a great point: for the effects that starting and scaling a business have on a married founder—when I think about moving myself from maybe my hometown or home area, across the country to a new city—the way we support that individual founder is just as much as we would the married founder—the one, you know, relationship from a long distance. We leverage Cincinnati as a diverse city that just has this infectious fun about it, and it's a place where you have an opportunity to do a variety of things no matter, geographically, where you're from. There's a lot of things here that are applicable to, not just mid-western, skyline Chili. It's not all Chili in Cincinnati. There's, like Scott said, a renaissance that's really diversified, honestly, Cincinnati's portfolio as a city. [Website Contents] Ocean's Schedule for Applications [52:37] Ron Gaver: Alright, then as far as Ocean's schedule for a year, when do you usually open up applications? [52:43] Scott Weiss: We'll be opening up applications in September—very early September; maybe very late August—and that'll all be announced on our website. We accept applications from (let's call it) September first to the end of October. We go through our screening process in November and make offers shortly after Thanksgiving [at the end of November] for a class that starts the second week of January. [53:06] Ron Gaver: And that begins your cohort, that goes through it, marching down to demo day as the major milestone at the end; and you said it's a very well-attended—both physically and virtually—event. [Website Contents] Benefits of Demo Day [53:19] Scott Weiss: So first, one of the benefits of Ocean for any startup is [that] our demo day is on a large auditorium stage in one of the Crossroads buildings. This past year, we had 1,400 people attend live. We had 1,800 people stream it live. So that's a total live audience of over 3,000. Last year, after we finished, we posted the stream (the stream's downloadable). Ten thousand people downloaded the stream between last year's demo day and this year's demo day. So, if you're launching a business, you get to come here. You get to go on a stage designed to speak to thousands. You get [a] professional production team fine-tuning your speech. You're streamed live. Your slides are amazing. You get to launch your brand to, literally, thousands of potential customers and hundreds of potential investors. We work real hard to make sure that the audience has a high percentage of angels, angel funds, and customers, based on whoever's in whatever class; and it works incredibly well as a company launches a public event to say: “I am here, and I am ready to go into business,” or “I am in business and I'm ready to meet you and do more business.” [Website Contents] Post-Demo Day Activities [54:42] Ron Gaver: So demo day comes, and demo day goes, and then your companies are still with you for another month. What happens in that month? [54:51] Scott Weiss: Post-demo day, we help the companies take action based on whatever occurred on demo day. So one company is actively negotiating with two different investor groups as we speak, so we are continuing to provide support for them. They're still working out of Ocean—met with them today. Another company came out of Ocean and finalized its application to get into a different accelerator, an accelerator that is core to their industry and will give them access to a dramatic number of customers. They were successful and that will be announced publicly Wednesday. It's a major accelerator. One company received hundreds and hundreds of customer inquiries, who want to hire them, and they're processing through: “How do we manage that and monetize that and service all that?” [55:42] Scott Weiss: So, each company ends up with opportunity coming out of demo day, and we provide support on: “What do you do with that?” And then we also have a few weeks of integrating the entire program back to: “What does this mean for you now in your life? Where do you go from here in your life? The company's a very important part of that, but you're a far more important part of that. You are what God cares about. Where are you going to go?” And then we kind of have a ceremony—we call it a bon voyage party—and we launch them. As of this point, about three of the companies have moved on—they've left our building; they've moved on. One came in and said goodbye today, and the rest are still kind of hanging around, figuring out where they're going to rent space and all that good stuff. [56:29] James Clair: You hit this pinnacle at demo day, and it's amazing, and the companies do an amazing job. They deliver on the highest stage with the most visibility they'll ever have at one time, in their young companies. Post-demo day it's—what Scott said: “What does this mean now? How do I digest this in a healthy way, the feedback that I received from demo day, both good and bad? I retain it as a leave the accelerator.” And that's really what we're there for. We're there to be [sounding boards] and to help them digest and retain feedback from demo day. [Website Contents] Universal Message of God's Interest in Enterprises [57:08] Ron Gaver: That was pretty much the end of my list of questions. The next thing that I was going to ask you is: is there anything that you would like to say or cover that I haven't asked you about yet? [57:18] Scott Weiss: I'm reflecting on this great conversation we've had, which I'm so appreciative of. We've had a terrific conversation, and for anybody in your audience who listens to it, the universal message is: you, individually, matter. You matter to something much bigger than any of us, and that's God, and He cares deeply about you, and He cares about your enterprises and your visions and your dreams. And whether it's a high-tech company trying to get into an accelerator, or someone trying to get an education or someone trying to get a job at a local garage, lean into your gift and lean into it with the knowledge [that] God wants you to utilize that gift to your best ability; and in that leaning into it with the spirit of “what does God want me to do in this,” greater riches will come to you than in any other way in your life. So, our message would just be: lean into the gifts you have, and keep asking yourself, “What does God want me to do in this?” And more will come back to you than you can possibly imagine. [58:20] Ron Gaver: Well, thank you very much for your time

The Linux kernel of many popular operating system distributions contains 200-500 million lines of code. The average user never touches many of the libraries that are contained in these operating system distributions. For example, if you spin up a virtual machine on a cloud service provider, the virtual machine will have a USB driver. This The post unikernels and unik with Scott Weiss appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Ian Pavord talks to Scott Weiss, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, about his review on the genomic origins of asthma, which considers several areas where environmental exposures, genomics, development and asthma occurrence overlap. Read the full review: http://goo.gl/KctouZ

Optimizely is a superb example of the democratization of software development. You don't need an engineering degree to fire up Optimizely and start testing how design changes on your website -- down to the pixel level -- affect things like time on site, closing sales, navigation, etc. The a/b testing Optimizely offers is just one example of a new wave of tools born of the internet, and designed for how people work, shop, research and entertain themselves online. Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Weiss, who is taking a seat on the Optimizely board following a16z's recent investment, a16z Partner Tom Rikert, and Optimizely co-founder Dan Siroker discuss the next wave of internet tools, where entrepreneurs are headed next, and how virtually anyone can avail themselves of this technical brawn.

Ej and Lisa are fresh off the Olympic scene and back with regularly scheduled programming again. Today we have Dr Scott Weiss, who co-authored the Cus D'Amoto Story in the book 'Confusing the Enemy' and he will come on to discuss the process and history of Boxing. Secondly, Ana Parsons & Edelyn Okano are the creators behind "Jeremy Lin, the unauthorized musical" and will be discussing how and why they are doing it.