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In this weeks episode, I sit down with a wife, mom and dentist to discuss her journey of working together over the last 6 months!    Here's what Parul had to say:   "As I finish my 6 month program, I can say my biggest win is building awareness about my eating habits with the habit-tracker and My Fitness Pal App. Learning how to build my meals to be more balanced in nutrition and keep doing it consistently. I don't feel hungry all the time as I used to earlier and feel less of an urge to snack throughout the day as my meals are more nutrient-dense now. Need to work on: My strength work-outs. I realized I can only manage 3 work-outs consistently /week with work and kids so plan to keep doing that for now until I can figure out how to squeeze more workouts. Best Book I read this year on recommendation from Justin was "Atomic Habits". Highly recommend it as well:)) Thanks Justin for being such a great Coach!"   Google review:   "I completed a 6 month coaching with Justin and it has been a game changer for me in the way I eat and work-out. I absolutely love my habit-tracker and plan to use it even after I finish the program. The program creates so much of awareness about your daily habits /nutrition that you get a clarity on what needs to change to get the results you want. Justin keeps you accountable every week by one-on-one coaching calls . Overall a very well-rounded program."   Nutrition Questions? Text 214-799-2521   FREE 100+ page Nutrition eBook: Click HERE   #TeamiCoachNutrition Private Facebook Community: #TeamiCoachNutrition   Apply to work with me 1:1 Apply HERE Website: www.iCoachNutrition.com Instagram: @coachjustinmurphy Facebook: iCoach Nutrition YouTube: Justin Murphy, BS Nutrition, CPT Twitter: @JustinNutrition LinkedIn: Justin Murphy Email: justin@icoachnutrition.com

Justin Kan is an entrepreneur, investor, content creator and co-founder of the streaming platform 'Twitch' - which was sold to Amazon for $950m. In this episode we dive into the work and dedication it takes to build a successful company - but more importantly how to build a successful life. We go deep in this one and we think it's one of our best. Thanks Justin.   follow us on instagram; @rebelscreate

“I just keep thinking about how there were so many easy ways to opt out and to not keep going down the music path. I think there are a lot of times where it’s so easy to just turn around and go with a safer path.” – Justin ThunstromOn today’s episode of the Finding Fire Podcast, we sit down with Justin Thunstrom, music producer and entrepreneur. We talk with Justin about his love for music and how he took the leap to follow his passion and never looked back. Fun fact, Justin created and produced the Finding Fire Podcast intro song. Thanks Justin!

In this episode we are talking to Justin. An ex-coworker of mine who has a very interesting story about how when he first came to Japan and how the JET program sent him to be exiled onto a small Island off the coast of Ehime prefecture. He is also a very talented writer and has already published several books. Thanks Justin for the interview dude.

Today's guest is a super-connector. What's that mean? He, self-admittedly, sucks at nearly everything... except remembering others' talents and connecting them with those that needed those skills. Having been new to entrepreneurism just 3.5 years ago, he now runs a successful global PR company. Listen to find out how he did it. Please welcome Justin Breen. 0:40 - Justin Breen's Background 2:16 - Connecting on a Global Level 10:06 - Secrets of Success 13:22 - Me and my wife 16:05 - Scaling with other People Contact Info https://www.brepicllc.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbreen1   Justin Breen, welcome to learning from others. How are you, sir? Dude, you're the man I'm pumped for this man. Big time. And funny, we've been on a world. We've been on a whirlwind romance. Justin, we've only known each other for a couple of back and forth. So it's been fun. I mean, it's a high-level bromance, highest level, 30 minutes you can imagine. And it's just going to continue to bromance. It's the bromance will exponentially Broman. Well, you, and I know why we love each other, but why do the listeners love you? What is your background?   What are we gonna learn from you today? Sure. Um, so in terms of, uh, connecting people on a global level and getting people in mainstream media and on podcasts at the highest level, there are very few people in the world that are better at it than I am. And I just stay in my zone of genius. And, uh, I'll tell you what, I'm not good at later, but I just, a hundred percent of my day is in my zone of genius.   None of this has worked for me at all. A lot of fun. Yeah, I want to ask you about that, but you, you already touched on what was coming. Next is question number two is what are you not so good at? So one of the best people in the world that connected people on a global level and getting people in news at the highest level, really, really good dad, average above average husband, useless to society, besides that things that a child could do, like make a puzzle or, you know, build something very easily.   Can't do it. Can't do it. Well, you being a good dad. I wouldn't say you're worthless to society because I'm sure that's a trickle down effect in some capacity. Yeah. So as long as my kids don't ask me to like, do a puzzle with them or, Hey, can you build this? Would they knew. I asked mommy, what was your kids?   What would your kids say dad does? Yeah, so, um, my eight year old's already started his first business and my six year old wants to be a Navy seal. So this isn't like typical family. Um, they would say that, uh, their dad, uh, Works with some of the most brilliant people on the planet. Well, let's dig into dig in deeper to that because people that aren't familiar with you, that's going to be a pretty broad statement.   So can you say more on what you mean connecting on a global level? Yeah. Yeah. So, um, so I'm flying the plane. Uh, most people are landing the plane, I'm flying the plane. Um, but, uh, No, I'm in three of the top entrepreneurial groups in the world. One is strategic coach, the others entrepreneurs organization.   Then just trying to abundance three 60 with, uh, you know, Dr. Peter Diamandis started that, uh, you know, people like Elon Musk are in it. And so it's the most brilliant people on the planet. And so, yeah. I have access to the top minds access to the most innovative technology access. So the top networks in the world.   And so I just hang out with people like that all the time. And then when you do that, you just become, you just become one of those people, you rise with the tide. And so I can talk to someone in Australia, someone in Melbourne or Sydney, or. Adelaide or whatever, whatever. And then they'll say something random and I'll be like, Oh, I know someone in Utah that thinks like that.   And then I'll just connect them. We closed it. It'd be like, how'd, you know how to do that? We're doing business together. We're best friends or we're partners or referral buddies, whatever. And they're like, how do you know how to do that? Yeah. I don't know snide to do it. So it's just what I know how to do.   And so a by-product of that. By-product is constantly getting intros to companies around the world that want to hire my firm. No sales, no, no funnels, no, no, no scrape value for people they create value for you, create value, create value. Well, how does that translate to Justin paying his bills? Yeah. So thank you.   They, uh, you know, companies invest in my company to, um, get a news at the highest level. So they pay, they invest in, uh, my company's ability to. Tell very high level newsworthy stories and then get connected to the right mainstream media or podcast host. So you're like a mega Rolodex. Yeah. That's one of the best questions anyone asked me ever has ever asked me because my brain is essentially a supercomputer of geniuses.   So I have a PR firm, but, um, what, well, my company really is, it's just this giant incubator geniuses around the world and we're constantly introducing each other. So my 10 X thing in life. One, what I've learned is my brain has endless capacity to store that type of knowledge. I don't know how I don't question it.   I know just don't question. It just don't ask me to build anything, but, uh, I, it's just an endless, endless, endless CRS. I'm like, I don't have a CRM. I don't write anything down. It's just my brain's a CRM of geniuses and it just keeps growing every single day. All right, Justin, I'm the random listener that isn't Damon and doesn't know you.   You're arrogant. Justin, what do you say to that? Yep. Yep. So people with the wrong mindset, that's what they say. People with the right mindset, understand that that's not arrogance at all. It's actually extreme confidence. So arrogant people think they're great at everything. I'm actually terrible at almost everything terrible at almost everything.   What's one thing that you're terrible at that you enjoy and wish you weren't so terrible at   usually I'm not stumped, but I don't have to think of it now. I don't do anything that I'm terrible at. I don't do anything that I'm not good at it. And I don't like to do, um, I used to be a much faster runner. I still run six days a week outside, no matter the weather conditions. So it gets to be negative 20 years sometimes.   And blizzards, I guess I'm pretty terrible runner now, but I still like doing it. Um, why do you like running? Yeah, so I run a, I've been running six days a week. No matter the weather conditions outside for 15 years, at least. So. Usually before the sun comes up. So that can be pretty dangerous here, black ice or skunks or whatever.   Um, you know, both, both, they're both dangerous, but, um, is it her physical benefit or do you do it for like mental clarity? Um, most of the really good ideas I've had with my company since I started in the last three and a half years has been during those runs are solidifying things. And then, uh, I listened to 'em.   He used to listen to a lot of music, concerts and stuff, um, live concerts. And then I, now I listened to a lot of, uh, like podcasts like this, or, um, things in strategic coach, one of the entrepreneurial groups I'm in Dan, Sullivan's the co-founder, he's my hero. And, uh, so I listened to a lot of his podcast and it's a great way to great way to start the day, get motivated in the right way.   And then, and then just breathe. You remind me of, uh, uh, your own version of a savant. Are you a savant, Justin? Yeah. Some people think I'm an idiot savant. Um, but, uh, I'm a, I'm a polymath that's on my, uh, LinkedIn and Facebook and, uh, so I'm just kind of know. Things about things, but explain, define that. What is that?   It's just like someone who's wise in a lot of different things. Um, and I guess, you know, the thing that I, again, I, I don't, I stopped questioning my brain, uh, in terms of how it works. I just focused on what works and what I like to do. And then I just keep doubling down on that and those things. And again, I worked zero hours every week.   None of this has worked for me at all. It's just a lot of fun. Um, byproduct is companies insanely profitable and will continue to be that way because you know what I've learned three and a half years is you plant seeds was these types of people. These things happen. Talk to these type of people. These things happen partner with these types of people.   This is the result. And so the seeds that have been planted in 2020, and even since COVID, it'll be amazing, but fruit is what bear fruit bears from that because, uh, you know, the seeds I planted. Three years ago, those are starting to bear fruit now. And the people three years ago, it was just a different, different type of person than it is now, just because a lot of the groups I'm in.   So those seeds planted will lead to what's 2020 been like for you. Cause, uh, understandably, a lot of listeners they've had downsides, um, you know, you and I have chatted. Uh, I'm one of the fortunate ones that have been on the upside, but what about you? Yeah. Thank you for asking that. So, um, When COVID started, I'm like, Oh, maybe this will destroy my company, entrepreneur life, whatever you can handle.   Bankruptcy, depression, anxiety, dice level, or traumatic experiences as a child or younger. You're an adult. Don't become an entrepreneur because I have not met one. I haven't met one yet. Who hasn't overcome at least one of those four things most are well over one, but at least one. So on. When, uh, COVID started, I'm like, Oh, maybe it'll destroy my business.   And, uh, his background, my wife's a pediatrician. I have a lot of clients in healthcare. I've had a client that almost died from COVID. So I'm very empathetic, very empathetic. My wife's in there front lines. Um, so because I only partnered with visionary investment, abundance mindset, people, again, visionary, abundance, investment mindset.   People it's been the opposite of destroying my company since COVID, it's actually exploded since then, because those people. There's no cost scarcity. There's no panic. They're just figuring it out. Invest pivot and invest, pivot and invest. So are you talking about how you don't question your brain and it just works the way it does.   So is it awkward at when somebody comes to you and says, Hey, guess when you've had success? What's the secret is the answer basically. I dunno, a kid. No. So it's the opposite answer to that. So here's the, here's the, that's a really good question because the question I get is, are like, so. So, how did you do this?   How did, uh, like, so I started my business three and a half years ago. Didn't know what an entrepreneur was. Didn't know, an LLC was didn't know you had to pay taxes four times a year. Didn't know what a w nine was. I still don't know what S-corp stands for. All that stuff. Just landing the plane garbage.   Who cares mean that's just meaningless. It's just flight. That's landing the plane. So, so people like, how did you, that's what I wrote my book about. It's like, how did I do this? So, but, so it's mindset, one mindset, one network, one a. And then everything else is a byproduct of that. So mindset one. That's why I'm so intentional with how I talk, because it's a magnet for attracting people with visionary, abundance, investment mindsets, and those people are either running high six figure to 10 figure businesses, see their families whenever they want to and do what they like to do and what they're good at, or they will be one of those people they're not there yet, but they will because they have that mindset.   So it eliminates all the noise and nonsense and just, it just eliminates that. And then those people, because they have that mindset, they're attracted to other people with that mindset. And then they just introduced me to more people like that. So there's no sales or fun. None of that. There's no funnel.   It's just tray value people with the right people. And then they create value for me. It's very simple. I the story I'm about to tell, I, I told when you and I met with Steven and I'll probably tell every audience that you and I are on together as it's funny. So when Justin and I first met, he says, um, kind of like what you touched on entrepreneurs.   Perform highly have this characteristic and this characteristic and this characteristic. And then, and then one of the other things that he said was, and interestingly enough, most of their, their spouses, if it's a male entrepreneur, their wife is, did you say teacher and nurse teacher, nurse pediatrician, social worker, something normal kind of rules, order meetings.   All of that. So he goes still, he goes, what about your wife, Damon? And I said, ah, you know, she stays home and he sits there for a second. And then he goes, what would she do? I'm like, damn it. A nurse. So there's two again, because, so my brain is a pattern of simplify a brain. So you talk to these number of people, you see what, you just see what the patterns are, and I can just.   I can just squirrel it away. So there's two patterns in that regard. Most of the time, visionary, wackadoos like us, they marry someone who's a nurse or a social worker, someone who's a human someone. Who's like a very sound very sound fundamentally. Um, my wife is literally the exact opposite personality as me.   Thank God. So that's most of the people, I guess, married people like that. Good balance. Some of the people like us marry other people like us and they become business partners and that does work. That's great. Sometimes it doesn't work sometimes it does. Um, but again, if I had someone like me, I can't even imagine it would just be, it would be terrible.   What, what, so your wife's the opposite of you? Does, what does she think of your brain? Does she not question it or does she, is she just like, whatever boy, that's a really good question. So at first she'd never understood. She didn't understand, uh, now here's what happened. So my wife, here's how I answered that my wife has made me somewhat of a human somewhat, and then I have made her more adventurous, more risk taker.   Now I'm like, Oh, do you think I should invest 15 K in this thing? She's like, yeah, do it. She would have never said that three years ago. No, no, no, no, no. That would have been, that would have been like an alien landing on the planet if I had said that, but now she's like, no, no, no, you just do it. Just do it.   It is the scope of, of the increase in being a risk taker within the business world. Or you can jump out of an airplane for me, both my wife would never jump out of an airplane. Um, but the reason why I jumped out of an airplane last year to 2019 is that, uh, time and time again, people had told me.   Starting a business from nothing which I did with zero clients. Zero revenue is the same as jumping out of an airplane, seeing if the parachute will open. So my business, the parachute open parachute open. And when I jumped out of a plane with an instructor, I certainly didn't do that by myself, but with an instructor of the parachute open.   Very similar feeling of what were you doing before three and a half years ago? Yeah, so I was a journalist for 20 years, created my entire business model based on how PR firms annoyed me for 20 years. So when people laugh at that, but it's, so here's the, again, you see the pattern simplifier. So it's a very simple formula to creating a successful global company.   So here it is, this is it. You see a problem. You create solution to problem, problem solved, successful global company. See a problem creates solution to problem, problem solved successful global company. So that's all I did in PR. So I problem created solution problem solved, successful global company. Well, what are some examples of what were annoying and the traditional PR world?   Yep. Yep. Sure. So the problem is, again, I'm a simplifier. So the problem is hundreds of times a day, you receive useless press releases from people you don't know as a journalist see hundreds of times of the day being annoyed. I don't like to be annoyed. So badging being annoyed, hundreds of times a day for your professional career, by people you don't know.   So that's annoying. That's a problem. So my firm, this is all my firm's website. No hidden tricks. No, no, just here's what my firm does. No hidden trips. So it's go ahead. What's the w how do you approach these? So how do you scale, you're obviously very personal and intentional with your relationships. How do you do that at scale with other people?   Or is it, is it really you behind the scenes? Yeah, so I've, I have, um, some freelance writers that do some of the stories, how this will scale is, uh, I'm on a mission to find my Babs. So 99.9% of people have no idea what I'm, what I'm talking about, but I will, I will land the plane with that. So Dan Sullivan is my hero.   He's the co-founder of strategic coach. He just, he just does his damn thing. He does his podcast. He does his speeches. He does his workshops, his co-founder partner. Her name is Babs. Babs does all the logistical behind the scene. Things. Yeah, it's the, the, the employees. So when I find my Babs, that person can do all that stuff.   Um, I'm just flying the plane. I'll I would never be able to hire a bunch of people. That'd be a terrible thing for me to, so I just hired the one person. Then that person does everything from there. That's how it's scaled. Tell me about writing. About how many books have you written. So I've written one book officially.   I've. I don't have the exact number, but since I've been a journalist over 10,000 stories, so yeah. What, uh, what format were the stories that you mostly wrote was just like newspaper or magazine? What was this? Every thing you could imagine? Uh, I've been in every basically, so when I was a journalist, they didn't know what to do with me, cause I was never really meant to be.   An employee. Um, so they'd give me these weird jobs. So it'd be like assistant managing editor for content or some BS like that, or photo editor slash sports editor or pages designer slash sports reporter. Like it's just not, how did you get work in there then if you weren't meant to be there to begin with?   That's a good question. So I've always wanted to be a journalist, but what I've learned is I'm an entrepreneur who happens to be a journalist. Big difference between an entrepreneur who happens to be a journalist, as opposed to a journalist who happens to be a journalist big it's like a lawyer, who's a lawyer, as opposed to an entrepreneur who happens to be a lawyer.   Very big difference. So it was good that I did that for my whole career. Cause it, cause I liked him. I liked to be here journalist. I'm just an entrepreneur that happens to be a journalist. So I learned that since starting my company. Did your kids, you talked about what they're aspiring to be. So is that because of, did they inherit your Savantas or are you guiding them above?   Yeah.   So that kids can do whatever they want. What I will say as my eye now he's eight. He started his first business when he was seven. He's a mini version of me, tremendous pain in the ass. But he has just enough of my wife's just enough of my wife's genetics to, um, you know, normalize him. And, um, so, and then the six year old wants to be a Navy seal, but, um, he's, he's nothing like me other than his temper and he eats a lot.   Um, but he's, he's like, uh, he's like the snugly sweetest. He's just like my wife. Well, it will probably be a PDF and he has, they both have photographic memories like my wife does. So they'll the six year old, probably be a doctor. Like my wife is seven or he's eight now the eight year old, whatever. I don't even care if they go to college, that's English to me.   It's half my clients can barely read, but if they do go to college, which I'm sure they will, because my wife is different than me in that regard. But yeah, if they do go, my only deal breakers, they have to must. Must take entrepreneurial and business classes led by people that are not yeah, they actually know what the hell they're doing.   That's my only that's it. I don't care what else they do, but that's the only deal breaker. How long ago did you realize that Justin is different? Yup. Boy, that's a good question. So again, seeing patterns. So I have found that people like me were floating around up here. They are aliens within their own families.   They're aliens within their own communities. They're aliens with their own verticals. And so that's why I'm constantly on a quest to find people like me on a global level, because I need to find people that I know. I understand that they understand that you understand me. And so entrepreneurs at the highest level in terms of mindset and network, which I definitely am.   Um, they did their families, usually not always, but usually their families don't understand them. Their community does not understand them. So that's check one, check two, and then usually the vertical journalism, whatever it is. And they have no idea what I was doing. No idea, but I was doing or what I was.   Okay. So, so I've known that I was different basically my whole life. Now I just submitted, did that by understanding that people like made their that's, how they are aliens. So I'll, I'll ask him the same question, but then with, on the last note you said, so you may have always recognized it, but at what point did you accept it and realize the value in owning that?  Probably when I joined strategic coach, which has been about two years, Because that's changed my life. And people say life-changing flippantly being in that program has changed my life in every, every possible way. 90% of the way I communicate live my life from my businesses, what I've learned in that program in the last two years.   So   let me answer it like this. So most people are miserable in their lives for two reasons. One, they never. Find out what they're good at and what they like to do. So they're doing something eight to 10 hours a day that they don't like to do, or they're not good at it, or both. You would be miserable too. If you were doing that too, too, they do find out what they're good at and what they like to do, but they don't do anything about it.   So strategic coach has taught me a million things, but the main thing is just focusing on what I'm good at and what I like to do. So whether that means I'm an alien or different or whatever, which I know I am. But I just focus on it's. Okay. Then I'm different. It's in fact, it's awesome. People don't want normal.   They want weird, they want different normal two-ish years ago when you kind of grew from what you're learning is strategic coast coach, uh, was being different uncomfortable before that. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Yeah, because, uh, so I'd go to these lower level networking things. And I'm like, what the hell is wrong with me?   I don't, I, I don't need a painter. I like trying to run a global company here. I don't understand why don't these people think like me. So I'm like, is there something wrong with me? And when I found out, no, there's nothing wrong with me. It's just, I, I don't think like 99% of people, or even 95% of entrepreneurs, I just don't think like that   But what I did find is once you find people that you do think like, then. No people like you at a high level, then it becomes infinite. Then the possibilities. It's interesting. A lot of things that you say because, um, you know, it bothered my head over here. You know, I went to a lot of, like, I could just never do the BNIs and things like that.   Like I get why they're beneficial for some people, but great. That's your tribe. If that's your tribe, then fine. Be happy in your tribe. That is not my tribe. God. Yeah. So , I'm always, it's comforting to hear and I'm sure for some listeners too, when, you know, I've I recognize the things that make me happy in my alienness, but you're like a step ahead of me in, you know, recognizing the patterns and things like that.   So it's probably comforting for a lot of listeners to go. Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, I just haven't found my tribe yet, or I need to be open to accepting my differences. I think a lot of people it'll it'll click for them. So the dings that just went off in my head, the, the non audible things is that you just summed up exactly why my company is a successful global business.   So what happens if I do, I do interviews like this or whatever 90. It, depending on the audience, but most little, just say most of the audience will be like, what the hell is going on here? This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. He's arrogant, whatever, all day, whatever. But the people who get it, they will reach out.   And the people who get it again are either running high six figure to 10 figure businesses. Either families, whenever they want to doing what they're like to do, or they will be those people because they have those attributes. That's why I'm so intentional. All right. So let me, let me plan out a timeline here.   So prior to three and a half, there's Justin prior to three and half years ago, there's Justin now who are, seem like significantly different people, but what about the beginning of big Justin? What about the beginning of the new Justin? Maybe the two and a half, three year Mark would. So you've accepted your alienness, you're starting to find your superpowers already done that.   Yeah. Did, did you accept where you offended when you would get the arrogant statements at that point in your life? Because right now it's clear that like you get the, it's just a difference and understanding, but what about three years ago? No, that never offended me ever. Um, that's so interesting that that was your question because that, um, never offended me because I've always known, I've always known that there's just.   I'm just not like most, I'm just not, I'm just not like most people, um, uh, you know, like if you get me at a normal party talking about normal things, I'll sit in the corner and not say anything. So people like me were like ambiverts so you get me talking on a format like this I'm the biggest extrovert, because I'm so passionate about this.   I care so much. That like, Oh, this is the way people can live their lives, make as much money as they want to and see their families whenever they want to and work with only the people that will like, why wouldn't I be passionate about that? You asked me about the, you know, white socks or what's going on in the local diner.   I don't know, carrot, like that's meaningless to me. I don't just don't care. Um, but what's interesting about you is your Colby's nine five three two. So, and as the fact-finder side, I just, I think that's, what's amazing because, uh, I'm an aid fact finder and I'm so endlessly curious. It's unbelievable. And then you're even a step above that.   So that's what really. A lot of things. Interesting. Interesting me about you, but that's that's number one, because you're just on a constant quest to find information. I think that's the neatest they needed and I've never met a 10 fact finder. Never. I don't even know if, I mean, I guess it exists, but I've never met one.   So you're the highest I've met. Explain to the listeners what scoring metric you're referring to. Okay. Sorry. Ellen. Okay. So I've taken a lot of entrepreneurial tests or personality tests, whatever. So coldy K O L B E the a index test. It's by far based on my experience, the top entrepreneurial test in the world, it's the Bible of strategic coach.   Anyone who's, anyone has taken that test or knows what that is. So when you know, someone's Colby test or they've taken it, it's a higher level of conversation. Okay. So that's the background. Any top entrepreneur in the world knows what this test is or has taken it. So there you go with that. I can't recommend it enough.   It's $55, you know, 20 minutes, 30 minutes. It's B. So it's not a personality test. It's your brain strengths. And so, so you are a nine five, three, two. So I'll translate that for audience. So it's one to 10 that there are no bad scores, no bad scores. So nine fact finder that's really high. Really really most entrepreneurs are like a five or six.   It's still pretty high, but not a nine. I'm an eight. You're a five follow-through which for an entrepreneur that's really high. Most entrepre nurses have little to no follow through. They're all over the place. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. And they have no follow-through, that's why they hire a million people you don't follow through is higher than most.   Entrepreneurs is a five. Mine's a six. So it's even higher than that. Your quick start is really low for an entrepreneur. You're a three. Most entrepreneurs are eight, nine, even 10, and Sullivan's at 10. So they're like, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. And then they have no follow-ups there.   They hire a bunch of people. So I'm a seven quick start, six follow through. So I have high quick start. Boom, boom, boom, and high follow-through. So I just say it, do it, say it, do it, hit the gas, pump the brakes. Do what I say. That's very rare by the way, for people in general and for entrepreneurs, but. And then you're a two implementer, meaning like working with your hands and things like that.   You're up futurist see things in the future. So I'm a one implementer I'm a million times worse at implementing things than you are the difference. The woman, the two, my wife's a two implementer. If we have to build anything, she won't like doing it, but she'll do it. I will run across in traffic as opposed to trying to build something.   Um, So that's what, that's what it is. And so when you're hiring some, if you're hiring someone or you just want to know how people's brains, it means work, the Colby test is the ultimate. It's the ultimate guide for that ultimate. Well, I was having a discussion with my wife yesterday, about something he touched on about, you know, small talk and same thing for me.   Like, it's just not my thing. And, but, but I am sympathetic to it being other people's things. So I'll listen, I don't say that I care. Oh yeah. Humanize it. You'll humanize it. Yeah, it is. Can you do that or you can't even do that. I can do it. And, um, It's not easy for me, but what, what I here's, here's the interesting thing of what you just asked is that sometimes I actually crave it because when you're up here flying the plane with these tens of thousands of these people, and I have, we'll just call this a meeting I have between five and 10 of these types of meetings every single day with people at your level.   So when you're up here all the time, I mean, all the time. Um, it's it actually is it's. Yeah. So I was talking to one of my fraternity brothers is by the way, also a very high level entrepreneur. And I was just talking about fantasy football, which I'm like, Oh man, can we just not talk about like scaling our businesses or like, you know, working on this six figure project.   And like, it would just. Like talk about Antonio Brown if he's gonna play. And so that, but just every now and then I liked those conversations most of the time. No, do not get me involved with that. Cause I will be very bored very quickly. All right. Well, let's uh, as we wrap up, I want to ask you what's next what's what's the big game plan.   Where are you at five years? 10 years, whatever. Again, nothing random about that question. So I'm working on my 10 year vision now. And, uh, so the mission statement, I have to write a 300 word synopsis of it, but the mission statement is to connect every visionary, abundance, investment mindset person, and share their stories with the world.   So I'm doing that now, but it's a hundred X thing that it's whatever. And so again, finding that Babs, finding that person to, yeah. Integrated, what did he do at all? What do you imagine Babs will do? Like how's everything that I don't want to do everything. Well from a technical answer. Yeah. She's gonna do all that stuff, but from a visionary position, what, what do you think she's going to bring to the table?   So Moneyball, good movie. So there's a scene in Moneyball and Moneyball is the movie about the Oakland A's general manager, Billy Bean. So the owner, this is. This is what I'm trying to say. It's not like this, but this is what I'm trying to say. So the owner of the AEs has a five minute meeting with Billy Bean saying, here's your budget and I'll get to work on the owner floating up here.   Here's my five minute thing do this. And Billy Bean takes care of everything else. That's it. So that, that Babs person just needs to follow my vision and to make sure every person that they hired. So you don't even have any specifics in mind that you would hope Babs would bring to the table. You're gonna lean entirely on Babs lean entirely on.   Yeah, because, because I have zero implementation skills, meaning I just want to fly the plane. Yeah. Yep. And, and if, if I w I will find that person, um, Because it's just going to organically happen. Do you think that's what I was going to ask? Do you think it'll come through, like, it'll, it'll probably come through a connection and like this, where I'm putting out these radio frequencies now, and then someone will see it and they'll reach out to me.   That's what, that's what will happen. You know, I think he'll be blindsided. You think it'll come from some point of connection when it's meant to happen? It's meant to happen. I don't believe in randomness because. Like, there's nothing random about your ten-year question when I'm working on my 10 year vision right now.   No, there's nothing random about that. So, um, I listen to my self on podcasts from three years ago and things I was saying, then they weren't happening then, but they're happening now. Of underwear. Are you wearing, can I throw you a random one? Uh, blue and green boxers. All right. Random enough. All right, Justin, it's been a pleasure.   I enjoy our relationship. I'm looking forward to seeing where we continue to grow together. And I'm going to give you the last few moments to tell our listeners and your future Babs, how they can find out more about you.   No, you're just a good, you're just a good human being. And, uh, that's what people like about you, all this SEO stuff, whatever. I mean, that's fine, but they like you, they they're attracted to you and you do do a good job. I appreciate that. Stephen gentlemen, that we did a duo with, he, he said something similar.   Right? So Stevens, if you think I'm flying the plane, he's flying the spaceship. Yeah. Yeah. He's on a different he's on, he might not be human. He's like, that's not it. I mean, he might not be human. Yeah. I mean, I haven't invited him now. I need to invite him on the show. Oh my God. That's it. That's it. All right.   Kevin, the editor listeners, I hope by the time this errors, Steven follows up Justin's episode. I mean, that will be a really interesting you. Two are very, you're very different. I mean, he's different than everyone. That's what makes him so interesting. But yeah. I'm trying. I will listen to that because he he's just.   He won't be able to draw anything in that interview will yeah. For the listeners. Uh, Steven's very visual with how he communicates and he has a whiteboard on his thing. So. All right. I'm going to steer the, I'm going to steer this back to, okay. So you were landing the plane. Uh, LinkedIn. I use LinkedIn as a commercial for other people.   I'd like 23,000 flowers there. Uh, so if you want. There's my book. It was what I always have is never talk about the, so Chris Wallace wrote the forward. No, it's always funny because it doesn't, that's just, that doesn't matter. Like it's, it's the brain, but, uh, the, so that's how the book is the, like I talked that the book is exactly that there's no deviation and then Chris FOSS wrote the forward.   So. Anyone who's anyone has read Chris's book. I never split the difference. So he's the, he's the real deal. So let me ask you on that because, um, the last couple of guests we've had have talked about having really cool foreword writers, how did you get that forward written? Yeah, so Chris's son, Brandon's in my strategic coach group.   And, um, so Brandon is the first person that ever called me connector. He's like, Oh, you're just the connector. I'm like, what? So Brandon is the genius. And so Brandon. They're the it's a black Swan group is Chris bosses and Brandon's company. So they were looking for an entrepreneurial financial planner.   I'm like, Oh, one of my clients is a perfect fit. So then I introduced them. They want to pertaining and for all their employees, then when it came down to, uh, writing the forward a book, I'm like, Brandon, your dad would be, I mean, there's a perk. That's perfect. He Brandon's in strategic coach with me. Chris Voss is in strategic coach.   Uh, total. So there you go. That's so that's one out of a good Jillian stories of how built company that's one tiny, good example, but one of many, many, many, all right. Justin's on LinkedIn and www.brepicllc.com Well, tell, tell me about the company name. Where'd that come from? I always laugh when people are like, Oh, we spent millions of dollars and months and it's playing in.   No, no, no. So I was driving up to Wisconsin. My wife has surprised me for my 40th birthday. I go into this five-star lodge and on the way, halfway up through Wisconsin, I'm like, Oh, I'll just name my company.  cause I like saying the word Epic.  That's it? No, no thought just action   town is falling apart. I was going to say they didn't like the name now we live by a hospital, so, Oh, I was going to say, I've heard a few sirens run by. All right. Justin Breen find him on LinkedIn and uh, that's it. That's a wrap. Thanks Justin. Thanks for joining, learning from others in the man. You're the man. Damon. 

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Welcome to Shroom Land. This week we'll be chatting about Evil Dead 2, directed by Sam Raimi. Strap in for a bit of gore, a lot of strangeness, and a disproportionate amount of sex jokes. EXPLICIT content. Listen at your own risk. This gets a little horrifying and pretty weird. It's exactly what you're looking for with our podcast. Thanks Justin for the awesome recommendation! Be sure to check out his podcast, Not Just Any Bookclub and follow them on twitter for some amazing tweets @NotJustAnyPod. If you're into it, please subscribe and give us five stars. We really do appreciate it! And if you want more content from us, you can follow our social media handles below or shoot us an email with some recommendations for content you think we should go over! Insta- @shroomlandpodcast Twitter- @shroomlandpod Email- shroomlandpodcast@gmail.com Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for our episode music: Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Act Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4472-tenebrous-brothers-carnival---act-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shroom-land/message

ALTERNATE TITLE: Bryn and Nikki try and do Marge impressions for an hour. This week we attempted to tackle a fic uploaded to fanfiction.net called "Lisa Wants Ice Cream" by Justin Bonesteel. Thanks Justin for the great inspiration! Follow us on Twitter!Nikki - @penichillinBryn - @eatchillisShow - @showmeyourficShow Me Your Fic is a fanfiction project by Nikki Miller and Bryn Richards. Every other Friday they upload an episode to all available streaming platforms. Ish. We're working on it. This episode was uploaded on Friday 25/09/2020.

Here's Part 2 of the whole session split into two parts. Part 1 contained conversations with Luis Del Pino and David Norton. In this part, Part 2, Justin Senryu Williams, a friend I gained on Facebook, joins us.  And halfway through this part, Mike M. from Chicago joins us. This conversation gets a little political, but it's cordial and informative.  We learn a little about how it is like in England and Europe, according to Justin.  Justin is a master bamboo flute player, and he plays a little here, I ripped it and used it as an intro to this episode. I hope to get some more of his playing on here. Thanks Justin.

Justin Rigney from K9 Services Unlimited LLC and I dive into the psychological aspects of Auditory Exclusion. Thanks Justin for hanging out with us here at Canines on Duty/K9 Mindfreak! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canines-on-duty/support

Are you looking for some deep & rich St. Patricks Day history? Would you like it to come from the 3 least qualified individuals on a podcast? You're welcome, because Kev gives a brief lesson right off the bat.  An episode full of St. Patrick shenanigans, including a special Name that Show, The Best Cereal comments, a lot of crickets are heard, things falling out of a Florida Mans pants and a very heated Chase Rant! Oh and for the first time, The Bachelor gets brought up on the podcast and its during 7 minutes in heaven, our sports segment. Go figure... Thanks Justin!   Cheers!     *The Cup to Cup Rundown*   Florida Man @ 10 minute   Bracket @ 14 minute   Name that Show @ 24 minute   7 Minutes in Heaven @ 31 minute   This is Where We Fucked up @ 45 minute   Are You Smarter Than this Kid @ 52 minute   Would You Rather @ 54 minute   Chase Rant @ 57 minute     Mansaped.com - Use code "cuptocup" to save yourself 20% off and get FREE shipping.   The Crunch Cup - Use code "cuptocupshow10" for a discount.   Thanks for listening and supporting us! Please subscribe, drop us a review and share us to a friend. Seriously, tell a stranger!   As always, check out CuptoCupLife.com for merch, updated brackets, to drop a voice nugget, blogs and more.   Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube   Email the podcast if you want to be a guest or sponsor an episode!  

I can't even...it's just...my goodness...let's just say that in Episode 18 we learned that Justin is never again going to organize our live show notes. I mean, Delirium was released, we can now influence drop percentage for our favourite map drops, Master Missions will be able to be accessed from the map portal soon, and honestly so much more! There were so many great things that happened since launch and Justin just had to screw it all up. Thanks Justin...thanks a lot. Let's just say we're fighting now, M'Kay?www.foreverexiled.comTwitter @ForeverExiled82Path of Exile WebsiteWrecker of Days Builds ListDiscord...

Former competitive power lifter turned fly fisher, this week we visit with Justin Lovell in Cape Breton Nova Scotia of CB Fly Fishing. We talk about how Justin came to discover fly fishing, where he spends his time in salt and freshwater and the species he targets in and around Cape Breton. Thanks Justin for sharing you passion for chasing fins off the East Coast of Canada.

Does it make sense to focus on one sport and become an "expert" or to branch out and work in any sport? That is today's question that we're tackling on the Work in Sports podcastHi everybody, I'm Brian Clapp Director of Content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast.It's Monday, it's grey and rainy here in Pennsylvania… and I am super pumped for this week. I know, I'm not the type to say things like super pumped, because it sounds forced and inauthentic… but I am so I will.Here's why. I love booking great guests for our show. I love it. There is this sense of validation that comes from someone saying yes. And better yet, as our show grows and more and more people become connected to it, there is a huge ego boost that comes from someone saying, I love your podcast of course I will come on.You aren't supposed to admit things like ego boosts, you are supposed to have more chill than that… but come on, I'm human like all of you, I get excited and geeked up when important people in the industry know and respect what we are doing here!You get excited right? Me too. I'm no different than you are.So, why am I excited… Let me count the ways.1: I just had an awesome, and I mean awesome interview with Christopher Flynn Oakland A's Sales manager for the CORE. The CORE is their Sports Business Development Academy and it is cutting edge and super cool. I love it when an interview flows and is very natural… we crushed it.2: This week I'm interviewing –Katie Gillen, Atlanta FC's Manager of Social Media and Analytics – Atlanta FC is crushing it in fan engagement and social, but there is so much more to social than just tweeting behind the scenes photos -we're going to get into that with Katie.Kristina Wedseltoft – Indiana Pacers Community Relations coordinator – so many of you have expressed interest in community relations, so pumped to have Kristina on right as the NBA season is getting underway.Bill Guertin from Inspiration Sports Business Institute – Bill is the guy who teams hire to train their sales staff. He's worked with over 40 professional teams, he knows the skills you need, what teams want and how to break in to sports.And finally – Brian Killingsworth the Chief Marketing Officer of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights are crushing it in Vegas, and Brian is behind so many of their great ideas. So excited for that interview.So yeah, I'm pumped up. If you have any question you want me to ask any of those guests, post them in our private facebook group! Go to the Work in Sports podcast on facebook, join the group and post your question as a new thread. I will pick the best questions, incorporate them in the interview and give you a shout out for asking it.Pretty cool right?Justin Collier:Just wanted to connect and say thank you for the work you do. I just recently found your podcast and when I did I was wondering if I needed to relocate to succeed in the sports industry. I randomly scrolled down through the episodes, and amazingly the one I stopped on was “Do I really need to relocate for a sports career?” This was a sign to me that the podcast was what I needed in my sports career.  (Thanks Justin!)I am currently a seasonal Account Executive with the Tennessee Titans and as my time with the Titans comes to an end, my job search is kicking back into gear. So the one main question I have: Is it a good idea to stay in one sport so that you can master that specific industry, or is it a good idea to branch out and try multiple sports so that you can be well versed in every industry? Thanks again Brian! Justin it's a good question and I'm going to be very very assertive with my answer.Branch out.With one exception that I'll get to later.Why branch out? First lets just work through some examples. You know how I mentioned I'm interviewing Brian Killingsworth CMO of the Vegas Golden Knights later this week?Check his resume:10 years with the Tampa Bay Rays – that's baseball.3 years with the LA (then St.

I begin my series of IRONMAN© 70.3 Muncie series with my good friend Justin Brown. Justin admits that he didn’t train to the best of his ability for this race and had a not so great day by his standards. He also sheds light on how it is to go cheap for a race by camping versus hotels. Yes, you have showers. That was my first thought. But seriously, he has several good tips for new athletes and experienced athletes a like, grab a pen and some paper for some notes on this episode. Thanks Justin for coming on and sharing your experience. -Enjoy the show. To see pictures from his race, go to https://www.coachterrywilson.com/perfectrace/088 -Weather that day: 68 - 90Water: 83-Age Group: M 35 - 39Height: 6’0”Weight: 190Calories per hour: PSI for this course: 110lbsDepth of Wheels: standardSwim – 55:06T1 – 2:29Bike – 2:54:13T2 – 2:04Run – 2:45:39Total Race Time: 6:39:31-Gender Rank: 604Division Rank: 103Overall Rank: 903-Follow Justin,Strama: Justin BrownFacebook: Justin Brown -Follow Coach Terry:Instagram: @CoachTerryWilsonFacebook: CoachTerryWilson-To learn more about me, go to www.CoachTerryWilson.com

I begin my series of IRONMAN© 70.3 Muncie series with my good friend Justin Brown. Justin admits that he didn’t train to the best of his ability for this race and had a not so great day by his standards. He also sheds light on how it is to go cheap for a race by camping versus hotels. Yes, you have showers. That was my first thought. But seriously, he has several good tips for new athletes and experienced athletes a like, grab a pen and some paper for some notes on this episode. Thanks Justin for coming on and sharing your experience. -Enjoy the show. To see pictures from his race, go to https://www.coachterrywilson.com/perfectrace/088 -Weather that day: 68 - 90Water: 83-Age Group: M 35 - 39Height: 6’0”Weight: 190Calories per hour: PSI for this course: 110lbsDepth of Wheels: standardSwim – 55:06T1 – 2:29Bike – 2:54:13T2 – 2:04Run – 2:45:39Total Race Time: 6:39:31-Gender Rank: 604Division Rank: 103Overall Rank: 903-Follow Justin,Strama: Justin BrownFacebook: Justin Brown -Follow Coach Terry:Instagram: @CoachTerryWilsonFacebook: CoachTerryWilson-To learn more about me, go to www.CoachTerryWilson.com

Just Cook It!145 Built-To-Be-Easy Recipes That Are Totally DeliciousBy Justin Chapple Suzy Chase: Welcome to the Cookery by the Book Podcast, with me, Suzy Chase.Justin: My name is Justin Chapple, and my new cookbook is called, Just Cook It!Suzy Chase: You graduated from the French Culinary Institute, then you went on to become the Deputy Test Kitchen Editor at Food and Wine Magazine, in addition to being the host of Mad Genius Tips, your James Beard nominated video series. What does a Deputy Test Kitchen Editor do? That sounds so official.Justin: Believe it or not, it's actually a little more official because I was recently promoted to Culinary Director of Food and Wine.Suzy Chase: Oh, well look at that.Justin: Basically what it means is, I get to cook, and I get to eat all the time, but most importantly I get to develop recipes and food content for everyday people, which is really what I love about my job.Suzy Chase: Basically, the home cook, me?Justin: Yeah, exactly. Basically what I do is ... I've been at Food and Wine for over eight years, and in that time I've had various roles, but the thing that I like to say is my favorite part of my job is I basically translate difficult recipes for the home cook. I've spent so many years testing recipes from famous chefs, or even chefs that really nobody knows about yet, but who would like to run recipes in Food and Wine Magazine. Basically it's been my job for so long to look at the recipes and streamline them, maybe reduce the number of ingredients, simplify the technique so that it's something that is really approachable. Then, I basically redo the recipe, still keeping in mind the chef's vision, and just make it so much easier for the home cook.Justin: When I started writing this book, I thought to myself well, how can I do something that not only has my point of view, rather than so many of the great chefs that I work with, but that teaches people all of the things that I've learned along the way? That's what I've done in, Just Cook It.Suzy Chase: It struck me by how many different types of cuisines are in this cookbook, but it's not discombobulated. It all works together. Is this how you cook at home?Justin: Yeah, it really is how I cook at home. A lot of that is just because over the years I was cooking food from so many different people, I've learned so much about different cuisines. When I started writing down and figuring out what I wanted to put in the book, I thought, okay, well what type of cuisine should it be? Should it be American? Should it be Italian? Should it be French, which is what I'm trained in? But then I thought to myself, I should actually really put all the different types of recipes and cuisines that I cook at home, because I cook very globally. That said, none of the recipes are truly authentic. They're really inspired by a region, or a type of cuisine, or a recipe that I've had at some point. Then I've reinvented it with my own perspective. I think it worked out well.Suzy Chase: I do too. I live for nostalgia, just like you. I'm dying to hear about Grandma Barbara.Justin: Oh, Grandma Barbara, she was my savior, really. She's really the first person who introduced me to home cooking. Part of how she did that was she plopped me down on sofa next to her. She'd say, we're going to watch these shows. We'd watch Yan Can Cook, and we'd watch The Two Fat Ladies, Jacques Pepin, Julia Child. This was before food television was really what it is today. This is back when most of the time when you watched cooking shows, it was on PBS. I love it. I fell in love with it. I remember as a kid I used to say, I want to be a chef. Or at that time, I probably said cook. She encouraged me. She would teach me, started out simple, she would show me how to make tuna salad. One of the most advanced things that she taught me as a kid was how to poach eggs. Of course, I think my poached eggs have come very long way now, compared to the watery mess they were when I was a kid.Justin: She just taught me so much. What I think is so amazing when I look back is, how much she taught me that she doesn't realize, because we didn't grow up with a lot of money, and we didn't have a lot of resources. We didn't have a lot of fancy kitchen equipment. Still, every day she made incredible meals that were so inspiring. Throughout the book, I've taken some of the things that I learned from her and I've made them a little more modern, maybe changed a few ingredients here and there, but really tried to achieve what I remember having as a kid.Justin: A couple of examples are that are my bacon and egg ramen, because growing up she used to take little packaged ramen noodles and she'd put them in the microwave with an egg, some scallions, and maybe a little chicken broth. It ended up becoming something that was totally different than what you think of when you think of packaged ramen. I tried to recreate that in my book. I think I did pretty well. I think she'd be happy with it.Suzy Chase: In the cookbook you wrote, don't tell anyone, but I might have been a little bit dorky as a kid. Not that I've changed much. I was freckly and quirky with all sorts of big bizarre dreams. I would read cookbooks and food magazines, watch Two Fat Ladies, and Yan Can Cook, and fantasize about becoming a chef. What advice would adult chef Justin, tell young, quirky Justin?Justin: Actually, that's a really good question. I'm glad you asked, because I recently was able to speak to this high school culinary program. They had asked me to come. It was actually my high school which since I left they drew out this incredible culinary program for high school students. They asked me to come back and speak to the kids, and I did. One of the things I told them was, don't let anyone tell you that going to trade school or vocational school is a bad thing. Because when I was growing up, you were strongly encouraged to go off to a four year university. I went off to school, yet all I really wanted to do was cook. In our industry we call ourselves career changers, because I had established myself as an adult before I decided to go to culinary school. Then one day I said, you know what? I've always wanted to cook. I still want to cook. I'm going to cook. So I went to culinary school. That was almost 10 years ago.Suzy Chase: I've talked to quite a few cookbook authors who were unfulfilled by working in a professional kitchen because the personal link to the customer was missing. Talk about your connection between the food and the people you make food for.Justin: Well, that's exactly right. When I worked in restaurants, you cook all day. But I was in fine dining, and so you're really kept in the back. You're kept in the kitchen. You don't really get to see reactions. You don't get to see if people are enjoying it. You don't get to hear the feedback of whether or not they want something different. But since I've been at Food and Wine, and I've been creating recipes for the masses, for lack of a better way of describing it, especially nowadays with social media, I get so much feedback. I hear what people want. I hear the types of foods people want to eat, and the types of food people would like to prepare at home. I change what I do based on that. It's what I love about what I do now, is that I get to interact with the people who are actually cooking my food, or the people that I'm cooking for.Justin: When I developed the list of recipes that I was going to put in the book, I really considered all the things I've heard over the years, all the favorite dishes that people like to make at home, all of the types of foods that they'd like to learn more about, which is why, if you go through the pages of Just Cook It, you'll see a lot of vegetable recipes. Because more recently, people are just obsessed with vegetables. They're obsessed with side dishes. That's one of the things I really focused on when I wrote this book, was providing all the different types of vegetables. Some of them are more involved than others, but for the most part they're all super, super easy, really approachable, and they teach you to use ingredients in fun new ways.Suzy Chase: You have a must-have equipment section in the cookbook. One of your must-haves is a cast iron pan. As a New York City apartment dweller, I wish I could grill. How do you grill indoors?Justin: It's really hard, because I also live in New York City, and I have a small apartment, so it's really hard to grill indoors, but I like to use a grill pan. Rather than getting it as hot as possible, if you just reduce the temperature just a little bit, you are better off with the fear of setting off your smoke alarm.Suzy Chase: I've heard you say hacks are one thing, and shortcuts are another. What's the difference?Justin: I get asked that question a lot, because I do have the video series through Food and Wine, which is called, Mad Genius Tips. It's all about food hacks. It's all about finding really bizarre ways of creating a shortcut. Technically a hack is a shortcut, but nowadays the term hack has really become a term for shortcut when the shortcut is really outrageous. Whereas a shortcut is just a smart, often times professional way of making something easier. Throughout my book you will find a few hacks here and there, but for the most part I wanted to include just a ton of shortcuts so that people wouldn't be intimidated, so people weren't afraid to get in the kitchen, so that you can make all the things that you perhaps thought you could never make.Justin: Just for an example, I have my new school beef bourguignon, which is really inspired by a classic beef bourguignon, which if you're not aware of what it is, it's a beef stew made with red wine, probably made famous by Julia Child. In order to make it at home you'd normally dry all your meat and then you cook it in three or four batches in your big pot. Then you have to brown all your vegetables separately. Then you have to braise your meat separately. At the end you put it all together.Justin: But really, I've streamlined the process by first, rather than cooking the meat in so many different batches, I dry it all and I spread it on a baking sheet. Then I broil it so you brown it all at once. Then I put that into the pan, into the pot with the red wine, and your aromatics, and then you braise the meat that way. Then of course rather than browning all your vegetables in different skillets, I add them all in. It's definitely a shortcut, and the recipe is definitely still delicious. I really think it's reinventing how a very classic French dish can be made at home.Suzy Chase: Another shortcut that caught my eye in, Just Cook It, is preserved lemons that can be made in 10 minutes on the stove. Describe that.Justin: I haven't yet been asked about that recipe, so I'm so glad that you did because it's really a brilliant cheater version of preserved lemons. Preserved lemons are lemons that have been salted and basically cured for upwards of a month. They have an incredible, incredible, deep very floral flavor. You don't actually use the flesh of the fruit. Some people do. They like to spread it on toast, or they like to stir it into stews. But for the most part when we talk about using preserved lemon, we talk about just using the rind, because the rind gets really soft once it's been cured. It mellows out and you can actually just eat it, but it's still intense. But, it's used as a condiment, so you can put it into vinaigrette. You can put it into aioli’s. You can put it into a stew, or into a chicken braise, or something like that.Justin: You can buy them in the store. That's definitely something that you can find pretty much at most stores nowadays, but I developed this trick for doing it at home. It's a shortcut that I think is really phenomenal. When you want to use preserved lemons in a pinch, and really what you do is you scrub the lemons and cut them into wedges. Then you cook them in a saucepan with just water, and salt. What it does is it softens the rind, much like the month long curing process would, and with the amount of salt that I use ... Which I think I use three or four tablespoons in the recipe. It gives it that kind of flavor that you would get from the salt curing process.Justin: In my opinion, it's such a smart shortcut for something that could take upwards of a month. Now you can do it at home in really 10 minutes. The best part is once you make them, because they're technically salted still, they can be in the refrigerator for six months. You can do a double or triple batch. Cook them in 10 minutes. Put them into a jar or container, like a plastic container with a lid, put it in the back of the refrigerator, and they'll be there for six months. Every time you need a little, you just take it out, you chop it up, and it's ready to go.Suzy Chase: One thing I hate to do is cut up cucumber. I can never make perfectly diced cukes. Thank you for telling us to smash our cucumber. Talk about that.Justin: That is probably one of my favorite techniques in the whole entire book. Throughout the book you'll find little things like that, like little ideas that don't require more effort. They often times require less effort, but huge reward. That's what smashing the cucumbers is for me. Because what I do is I basically put the cucumbers onto a cutting board. I like to use Persian cucumbers, because I love their really, really, really crisp texture, and the fact that they have very little seeds. You can find them pretty much everywhere now. They're the perfect snackable cucumber.Justin: I basically put it flat on a work surface. I put my knife flat on top of that, with the blade facing away from me. Then I just use my palm, and I just smash them. Then I tear them into pieces. What's so great about that is because the crushed cucumber has all these nooks and crannies now, it absorbed the dressing so much better than if you just sliced them or chopped them, and it makes it more fun to eat.Suzy Chase: That is so smart. That's totally a game changer.Justin: It's 100% a game changer. The salad that goes with it, in my book, Just Cook It, is so simple. It's an Asian inspired salad with just a couple ingredients, and then some herbs which are optional. I just think it's the perfect recipe for now.Suzy Chase: The other evening I made your recipe for shumai stew on page 100, and your peel and eat shrimp on page 191. Now, that stew-Justin: Thank you.Suzy Chase: The stew was so different and delicious. How did that recipe come about?Justin: That recipe came about because I'm a little bit of an addict when it comes to buying frozen dumplings, and frozen raviolis, and stuff like that from the store, because living in New York City, I work until 06:00, and often times the only time I have people over, it'll be on a weeknight. I tend to like shortcuts like prepared raviolis and prepared pot stickers, in this case, shumai. I had bought some shumai from a corner store. Here in New York we call them bodegas. Because I was just craving some little dumplings. I think I remember the ones that I bought, they weren't that great. I ate them, but I had some leftover in the fridge, and I said to myself, how can I use theses up? So I made a stew out of them. It was such a weird, happy accident, because what I really did was just sauteed a little aromatics, like ginger and shallots and garlic, threw in some chicken broth, added the shumai, added some greens, and it became this really hardy Asian inspired dumpling stew that now I make it all the time.Suzy Chase: Oh my God. I've never seen anything like it.Justin: This too, in my opinion, is a game changer because it really shows you a new way of using something. You go to the supermarket. They always have that section of frozen pot stickers, and frozen dumplings. They even have often times the frozen udon noodles in the same area. Those ingredients, believe it or not, you don't have to use them in the traditional way. You can reinvent the way you cook at home very easily. That's what I really wanted to show in this book, was how with just a couple smart ideas, you can change the way you cook forever. That's why I like to say this shumai stew is a game changer as well, because it teaches you something simple like putting those frozen dumplings into a soup.Justin: It's something that you'll walk away from the book with and you'll do it. You might not follow the recipe next time. You might do something else. You might say, well okay, I don't have mustard greens, or I don't have shiitake mushrooms on hand, so what can I do? Maybe you take those shumai dumplings and you do an Italian inspired soup with tomato, and basil, and with your dumplings in there. Because you're using them as a condiment. You're using them as an ingredient as opposed to making them the focal point.Suzy Chase: Here's my problem with the Trader Joe's frozen shumai, is that when I steam them, they get crunchy around the edges. I've decided to never buy those again, but I used them for the shumai stew, and in the stew the shumai stays moist. It doesn't get that weird crunch on the edges.Justin: Right. That's true for a lot of frozen ingredients. Because they get a little frostbitten, and then they start to dry out. That's a really good point. Because they're in the stew, they're going to absorb all that delicious broth and just get really nice and tender and juicy.Suzy Chase: With the peel and eat shrimp, I never knew that if you cooked them in the shell, they stayed juicy and tender. The green chili butter on the shrimp was so luxurious.Justin: That green chili butter, which I sometimes I use jalapeno, other times I use the serranos. It's such a smart secret weapon. It really is, because what I do is sometimes when I make that recipe ... So, for those of you listening, basically my peel and eat shrimp has two really, really smart tips to it. The first one is to cook your shrimps in the shell, because they stay really moist and tender, and you don't overcook them. What I like to do is take little scissors and then I just cut down the back, which not only allows you to remove the vein, but it exposes the meat so that you can spread it with this chili butter. That's the first tip.Justin: The second tip in this recipe, which is a secret weapon in my opinion, is making this green chili butter. You just mash butter with chilies. Like I said, I use jalapeno, or I use serrano, some chives, some lemon zest, and then just salt and pepper. That's it. You blend it in a bowl with a fork, and then you spread it on the meat under the shell of the shrimp. Then you chill the shrimp, and then when you roast them in the oven, they get perfectly cooked and the chili butter is just the little kick that you want, because it doesn't overwhelm the shrimp. But, it makes them even more juicy and more tender.Justin: But the reason I say that green chili butter is a secret weapon is because sometimes I make a double or quadruple batch. And then I use some for the shrimp, and then save the other for anything I want. Sometimes I toss it just on boiled noodles. Sometimes I just put a little pat of it on top of the grilled steak. Sometimes I spread it on top of a grilled, or roasted piece of skinless chicken breast. It just adds this little bit of oomph that you're looking for something that's really simple at home.Suzy Chase: I used jalapenos and I was a little worried because I was feeding my 11 year old. I'm like, just eat the shrimp. I was standing back watching him. But it doesn't absorb the heat. It just had the flavor of the jalapeno.Justin: Right. That's because to make the butter, you first seed the chilies. You seed them and then you mince them, and so because you're removing the seeds and the ribs, that's where all the heat is in the chili. You're really just using the pepper itself. The pepper, sometimes they can be hot, but I have a really smart trick for knowing whether or not a chili is going to be really spicy. We've all been there where a recipe calls for one or two peppers, and you can choose. You never know how much to use because you're not sure how hot they are unless you taste one.Justin: But, I actually learned this trick from my friend Melissa Clark who works for the New York Times. She said, what you do is you cut the jalapeno or the chili in half, and then you smell it. If it smells like a bell pepper, then it's sweeter. But if it smells really spicy then you know it's going to be a really hot chili, and you should maybe start with less before you add more. She taught me that, and I was like, why have I not ever known that? It's such a brilliant trick.Suzy Chase: Right. Well, thank you Melissa Clark.Justin: Yes. So smart. Now I do this. I wish I had known that right before I did the book, because I would have put it on every recipe that has a hot pepper in it.Suzy Chase: Where can we find you on the web and social media?Justin: Well, you can find me all over social media and on the web at, Justin Chapple, just my full name. My last name is spelled C-H-A-P-P-L-E. I really do hope that people reach out, because I'm really responsive on social media and on the internet, just because I love talking with the people that are making my recipes and eating my food. It's one of my biggest pleasures in life.Suzy Chase: Well, I will echo what Valerie Bertinelli said, this is for all of us home cooks who want to up our game in the kitchen. Thanks Justin, for coming on Cookery by the Book Podcast.Justin: Thank you so much.Suzy Chase: Subscribe in Apple Podcasts and while you're there, please take a moment to rate and review, Cookery by the Book. You can also follow me on Instagram, @Cookerybythebook. Twitter is IamSuzyChase, and download your Kitchen Mix Tapes. music to cook by on Spotify at Cookery by the Book. Thanks for listening.

This week we talk about Deadpool 2 (Spoilers start at 1:24:00 {I remembered this time. Thanks Justin!}). We also talk about Solo (Spoiler Free), Far Cry 5, The Toys That Made Us, District B13, Dresden Files, Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix, Translating Vulcan to Klingon, SoCalShaolin goes to Killer Klowns from Outer Space Live, Marvel Stadium, The Fountainhead, The Expanse finds a new home, Ted Dabney, Earthsea, Marvel joins the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture, J.R.R. Tolkien's last work to be published, and a Star Trek theme park gets bandied about. So, GO X-FORCE! It's time for a Geek Shock!

Hello everyone!! Thanks for tuning in yet again. In this episode I chat it up with my good friend, Justin Kozonis. Justin is another former CSUDH student that works in post production as well as producing music on the side. We talk about his day to day at his current job as well as obstacles he faces. Along with that we take a stroll down memory lane and discuss our recent NAMM trip as well as ideal gear that we lust over. For this episode I am hosting it at my home so you will hear my brothers and dog in the background as well as my noisy neighbor. We are also drinking brews and eating pretzels so I apologize in advance as you will hear us slurp, burp, and chew. Note: Justin was gracious enough to do all the processing on the vocals. We are hearing his work first hand. All I did was master and put up on here. Thanks Justin!! Feel free reaching out to us at anytime: podcast@gearnbeerspodcast.com ENJOY!!!!!

Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Justin Gold, the Founder of Justin’s Natural Foods Company, which produces organic and natural nut butters and peanut butter cups. From their humble beginnings at local farmers’ markets to launching a national brand, Justin’s is now one of the country’s fastest growing natural foods companies. Justin’s has received numerous local and national accolades and ranked in the top 15 on the Inc. 500 and 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies List, in the Food and Beverage category, two years in a row. Jan and Jim speak with Justin about innovation in sustainable food and reduced packaging, and  how entrepreneurial and academic mentors guided Justin in his business start.  They also discuss how taking an innovative risk led to becoming an industry thought leader, and how Juston worked out a plan with an acquiring organization that allows him to continue his innovative ways. Listen in to learn more about how leadership and sustainability can support profitability.   Key Takeaways [5:24] In a Twitter exchange with musician John Mayer, Justin accepted the challenge to produce the world’s first Chocolate Almond Butter with Cookie Dough. John put a photo of it on Instagram, and wrote, “Thanks Justin. You've ruined me for all other of life's awaiting pleasures.” [9:27] Justin believes in walking the talk. If we’re going to support sustainable food ingredients, and reducing the packaging on our products, then we should be really mindful of the origin and disposal of everything we use, not only in the company, but in our lives. Their products are actually making a difference to people, with healthier food, and less packaging. [11:02] Justin challenges his team consistently to question the way it’s always been done in the past. People in companies fall into a rhythm, and keep sustaining this rhythm, because it’s easy. We lose track of how we got into this rhythm in the first place. Whether in packaging, product, or consumer engagement, keep looking for better ways to work. Always question everything. [12:59] Justin didn’t hit his home run until he moved out of the form factor of jars. After years of really not succeeding with jars, they had the idea of the squeeze pack, and it was a category disruptor for nut butters. Then they tried the peanut butter cup, which led to the snack pack. If he hadn’t started with jars, he would not have gotten to the squeeze pack and beyond. [14:50] Tips to get momentum: get validation from someone you admire; have the attitude that anything’s possible. When you’re positive and you’re excited, that energy is infectious, and it will draw the right people to help you. Positivity attracts positive people. [18:37] Justin did not foresee being a thought leader. He sought out early as much help as he could from other entrepreneurs, and they were all open to help him. He made note of that, and realized his obligation and purpose to pay it forward. Knowledge gained can really help a young company. Justin gets inspired by opportunities to share knowledge that did not come easily. [21:48] Justin got help from the U of C Leeds School to write a business plan. Looking back at his first plan, Justin laughs, because he had no idea what he was talking about, but it was important to get it on paper and declare to the world, this is what I want to do. After a professor’s critique, he rewrote it, and it was spot on. He was able to execute it successfully. [26:01] Justin’s first hire was a roommate, but his biggest step to success was hiring Lance Gentry, who became a business mentor and hero. Lance raised investments, saw them through the 2008 downturn with expertise, and landed them Whole Foods and Starbucks national orders. Lance passed away suddenly, and Justin necessarily carried on to become a leader. [32:54] Justin talks about Hormel. Finances, commodity supply, and manufacturing capacity, required partnering with a big company to provide top quality at the quantities needed, without creating conditions for a food recall. Hormel and Justin inspired each other with their visions of the future of food, so they came to a deal. Justin’s goal is to impact change at a larger scale. [43:23] Justin loves the Whole Planet Foundation’s Microloan a Month program. It gives beginning entrepreneurs the ability to start a company, which gives people jobs, a sense of importance, and the opportunity to earn money to buy their own food, while building a local economy. Justin’s also sends products to relieve conditions after natural disasters.   Quotable Quotes “If we’re going to support a healthy lifestyle, then we should be engaged in a healthy lifestyle.” “When they see me doing it and they see the other leaders ... do it, it gives them permission and a sense of motivation.” “A lot of times, with technology, or with science, there are new ways to engage consumers or to solve an end-use problem.” “What I do know, is, if you don’t start with your idea, then it ends right now.” “Your mission as a business evolves as you grow and become more successful and more powerful.” “Positivity attracts positive people.”   Bio Justin Gold is a passionate entrepreneur, who encourages others to follow their passions, and never stop asking questions along the way. In 2013, Justin was recognized as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Mountain Desert Region. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife and children, finding his work/life balance by enjoying an active lifestyle there as an avid trail runner, mountain biker, skier, and backpacker. Justin is a founding member of the Whole Planet Foundation’s Microloan a Month program that supports microfinancing institutions across the globe. Justin is passionate about pollinators, sustainable sourcing, mindful packaging, and children’s education. Website: Justins.com

TGNSUMMIT! Jason came to Vancouver and we adventured! From great food to hiking in the north shore mountains and diving in the chilly waters of Howe Sound, we went fully Grey Nato on Vancouver and our main topic is a recap of the weekend. Watches, new hiking shoes, jelly fish and rubber natos, we've got it all covered. In Q&A we chat about GMT watches under $2500 and make a few recommendations for great watches to commemorate a graduation. As per usual, final notes is a mix of cars, daring adventurers and watch thieves - don't miss out - press play! Granville Island http://bit.ly/2aAg89h St Marks Summit http://bit.ly/2acndII Halios Watches http://bit.ly/2akJ7PV Oris Pro Pilot Big Crown Altimeter http://bit.ly/2alhvnB Arcteryx Bora GTX Mid Boots http://bit.ly/2aoy0k7 Helly Hansen Rapide HT Boots http://bit.ly/2acnRGo James' Flickr http://bit.ly/2apWCIY Howe Sound http://bit.ly/2aAgMUh Kelvin Grove Dive Site http://bit.ly/1XtVsjt Sola 800 flashlight http://bit.ly/2aoIJNP Lion's Mane Jelly Fish http://bit.ly/2aGV3YG Porteau Cove Dive Site http://bit.ly/2aFdmjS Seiko SRP777 http://bit.ly/29aUEiT Doxa Mission 31 http://bit.ly/2alhnoh Halios Delfin http://bit.ly/2aEXEW8 Halios Tropik http://bit.ly/1KSLipi Zulu Diver 328 Rubber Nato http://bit.ly/2aoyMxt Laguna 2 http://bit.ly/2aoyu9X Q&A #1 - Thanks Justin! Alpina Alpiner GMT 4 http://bit.ly/2akJF8l Omega Seamaster Pro GMT 2534.50 or 2538 “Great White” http://bit.ly/2aAh2Cv Omega jumping local hand video http://bit.ly/2aEXsqa Grand Seiko SBGM021 http://bit.ly/2aFdRuj GS High Beat GMT http://bit.ly/2ahUX9n #2 - Thanks Garret! Sinn 556 http://bit.ly/29Wgbud Sinn 104 http://bit.ly/2acnYlb Archimede Pilot Watches http://bit.ly/2az9SwT Sinn 856 B-Uhr http://bit.ly/2akJOJ9 Tudor Ranger http://bit.ly/2aDbjvA Final Notes Watch Theives That Picked LA Clean http://thebea.st/2acoAXP Outside Online Podcast - EP 01 Robert Young Pelton http://apple.co/2acoEXO Subaru's 600hp Isle of Mann STi http://bit.ly/2apYhya Mark Higgins big save http://bit.ly/2aGW572

Good afternoon! This episode is sponsored by NENA and INdigital. I am currently in Nashville, TN for the 2014 National NENA Conference and this is just one of a series of episodes I’m recording here. In this episode I spoke with Dana, a dispatcher with Sumpter County Sheriff’s Office out of Florida and a Friends of 911 Scholarship winner. This is a must listen for anyone looking for information on not only the conference but how to apply for next years Friends of 9-1-1 scholarship. We also spoke briefly on the Mini-C that Dana attended back in April and the hard work that Tom of the Cool Kids of 9-1-1 puts into the conference. As always, if you have any questions or would like to be a guest on the show, send an email to wttpodcast@gmail.com. The Cool Kids of 9-1-1 - Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Dana (Dispatch Dana) - Facebook | Twitter | Instagram   Episode topics - Dana recap of the Mini-C Friends of 9-1-1 Scholarship Process CMCP certification Where Dana sees herself in 9-1-1 Drunk dial 9-1-1 tape (Thanks Justin!)

1999-05-13 To Shel/Mind Control (3:06:33)Hey.. If you like___, I got some____. Yeah! Hello. First come, first served.. you know how it is.. Thanks again to Pokey for answering the phones.. Taz, what do you have to say? Quien es tu papa? Outer Siberians stopped by. Pokey said hello. Taz goes off. Bill has nothing. I don't know about this... Another did you know? News on Shel. Whose got the book? Does Andy? Can Andy get off his couch? Andy knows who Bill is but can't say. Do you guys mind about this? No one is listening to this show. Cj has nothing to say either. No more talking! Woo! Okayyy~ Things happen. The song we've all been waiting for! A moment of silence. I don't know what to play. They want Mother. Welcome back to the Main Event. Yo soy es tu papa. Do you read brains? What's up Wayne?! I like Classic Club Ginger Ale. Thanks Justin. Some advice. Are you Experienced? Are you Lost? Ow! SHEL SILVERSTEIN... More and more banter.. It gets Late. Late Schmate, Early Schmerly. Hit backspace. Is this the worst hour of the day?? Pie. Audio Dj.. You have to choose. I slip a lot. Running down a dream -> Free Fallin' with Ben and Jason. Oh my, I would apologize for this part, but I can't.. haha! Time to move on! Time to get going.. Guests- Taz, Benny C, Brian Terenna, Jason, Justin Hoke, Vas, others Phone Guests- Bill, Andy Hall, CJ, Wayne, others 1999-05-13 | 3:06:33 | 2BS Radio Archive | The Main Event | Wednesday (actually Thursday) | Midnight to 3AM | WRHO 89.7 FM Hartwick College Oneonta NY | The B-Smith Radio Archive | Archived Recordings from my College Radio Show | 2bsradioarchive.blogspot.comwww.twobs.com | 2bsradioarchive.blogspot.com