Podcast appearances and mentions of Tom Lawrence

Tom Lawrence always knew his calling had to do with money. Growing up in Southeast London, England, Tom convinced his parents to help him get work experience in hedge funds and investment banks at the young age of twelve. But a few years into his teens, Tom had an amazing encounter with Jesus which turned his whole perspective on life upside down. His passion for money remained, but instead of feathering his own nest, Tom began to see money in the light of funding for the Kingdom.   As an adult, Tom spent about ten years as a wealth manager for private banks and wealth management organizations and his views on Kingdom finances grew and matured with him. Suddenly, Tom found himself without a job, and he soon realized that this was an opportunity to know God as Jehovah Jireh, his Provider. During this time, Tom began an intensive study of what the Bible really says about money. That journey reshaped everything—how he understands ownership, stewardship, and the call the pursue true riches.    Out of that 200 hours of Bible study, Tom founded the Biblical Financial Masterclass, a 12+ hour course that helps Christians build their financial house using God's blueprint from Scripture. Now, Tom equips Believers, churches, and organizations to heal their relationships with money and to rethink their financial lives from the heart outward, grounding principles in Scripture and pointing people towards Gospel transformation. Tune in for a fantastic dive into how God's Word radically reshapes our relationship with money.   Major Topics Include: Three dimensions of money and faith Biblical financial insights from 200 hours of study Commonly misunderstood money scriptures Developing his course Equipping to handle what God wants to give you Getting your heart right in relationship with money The Christian motivation for generosity  What is “serving Mammon?” Peeling back the layers of Mammon in our lives The truth about extravagance in giving Challenges in engaging the local church in financial conversation QUOTES TO REMEMBER “I was just as passionate about money after I got saved and it gave me a reason why I should be rather than just feathering my nest, which was my main ambition at 13 or 14. Between 15 and 17, I began to see it as an opportunity to fund the Kingdom.” “One of the greatest things that we can do is handle money that's not ours, in line with Somebody Else's will, for Somebody Else's glory in order that it would be redeemed and bring about salvation in people's lives.” “More than 10% of the entire Bible is given over to talking about money, finances, wealth, and stuff in some form of another. And about 1 in 6 of Jesus's parables touches on it.” “Do not assume you are outside of God's will just because you're going through something difficult.” “Fundamentally, the entirety of the Bible is a display of generosity. It's a love letter to humanity from God.” “How much money is too much money? It's any amount that replaces our trust in God.” “Cheerful giving comes down to heart preparation.” “When we avoid talking about money, we are not sparing our congregations awkwardness, we are leaving a gaping hole in their discipleship.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Biblical Financial Masterclass Stewardship (UK Ministry) The Finish Line Community Facebook Group The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Luke 16:1-13 | The Parable of the Dishonest Manager   Haggai 2: 6-7 | The Coming Glory of the Temple   For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts.    Deuteronomy 8:18 | God Give the Power to Get Wealth   You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.   Psalm 24:1 | Everything Belongs to the Lord   The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,   Proverbs 10:22 | Blessings without Sorrow   The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.   Luke 6:38 | Give and It Will Be Given   give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”   Genesis 22:8a | The Lord Will Provide   Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.”   Genesis 8:22 | Seedtime and Harvest   While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”   Romans 12:2 | Be Transformed   Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.   James 1:5 | Generous Wisdom from God   If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.   James 4:8a | Draw Near   Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.   1 Corinthians 10:13 | Overcoming Temptation   No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.   2 Corinthians 9:1-6 | The Cheerful Giver   2 Corinthians 8:12 | According to What You Have   For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.   1 Chronicles 29:14 | All Things Come from You   “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.

What happens when a major foundation suddenly triples its giving? In this episode, we talk with Tom Lawrence, CEO of The Leon Levine Foundation, about the decision by the 3rd-largest foundation in the Carolinas to boost its annual grantmaking to $100 million. Ledger editor Tony Mecia talks with Lawrence and board chair Michael Tarwater about how the move fulfills Leon Levine's longtime vision, what kinds of organizations stand to benefit and how the foundation is navigating this turning point. Lawrence shares insights on giving priorities, how funding decisions are made, and what the surge in grant-making means for communities across the Carolinas.For more information on The Charlotte Ledger, visit TheCharlotteLedger.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charlotteledger.substack.com/subscribe

This week we talk about episode 3 of Welcome to Wrexham, our Disney FC label and why we should be leaning into it a bit more.We discuss the Tom Lawrence transfer rumour, the ongoing renovations at the Racecourse and Siân gives us an update on her season ticket relocation. We also look at two more teams that we are set to face in the Championship next season as we profile Derby County and Swansea City. And Siân has a go at this week's quiz.Click to message the show

Today, Bob and Randy are rejoined by Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems, an open-source advocate and YouTuber. They discuss the benefits and challenges of open-source solutions, particularly in comparison to VMware and other commercial software. Tom shares his experiences with open-source storage solutions for large-scale applications and offers insights into consulting on high-stakes IT projects, including data center rebuilding post-crisis. The conversation also touches on the rapid growth of AI technologies, challenges in AI model training, and the potential for AI to reshape various industries. Additionally, the hosts delve into personal stories, talk about the importance of tech community events, and reflect on the role of content creation in tech careers. The episode wraps up with a fun discussion on sci-fi shows and movies, from 'Black Mirror' to 'Star Wars: Andor.'

Ross is joined by Iain to react to Rangers' dramatic 4-3 win over Dundee at Dens Park in the SPFL. Goals from James Tavernier, Tom Lawrence, Cyriel Dessers and an own goal from Dundee secured the three points for Rangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WireGuard and other overlay VPNs are the focus of today's podcast with guest Tom Lawrence from Lawrence Systems. We dig into differences between WireGuard and traditional IPSec VPNs, how WireGuard’s opinionated approach to crypto suites helps improve its performance, and how WireGuard compares to OpenVPN. We also look at the broader category of overlay VPNs... Read more »

WireGuard and other overlay VPNs are the focus of today's podcast with guest Tom Lawrence from Lawrence Systems. We dig into differences between WireGuard and traditional IPSec VPNs, how WireGuard’s opinionated approach to crypto suites helps improve its performance, and how WireGuard compares to OpenVPN. We also look at the broader category of overlay VPNs... Read more »

Sit tight for another #SLGMeetup with a very special guest. Join us for a great conversation with Tom Lawrence-Levy, the Founder and Head of Design at Natural Asthetik, with bases in both Miami and London. ✨ Tom will share insights into the incredible projects he's been working on across the globe, as well as the latest trends shaping the interior design world.

What's next for homelab and tech in 2025? What does the future hold for #virtualization, #AI, and the #homelab? Join Rich and special guest Tom Lawrence as they discuss their predictions for 2025, from all things infrastructure to their plans for this coming year!This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!

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Craig is joined by Tommy and Iain to assess Rangers' 1-0 win over Hibs at Ibrox this afternoon. They ask whether it's all about the points or if performance matters, they discuss Philippe Clement's post match comments and the difficulty of an early Sunday kick off following a Thursday night European game, and look at the defensive improvements that have made it four clean sheets in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Fowler and Robert Borthwick discuss the action from the Scottish Premiership weekend. The pair talk about the many refereeing controversies in Paisley, Ross County finding their Yan Dhanda replacement, Hibs recruitment looking better than advertised, Pape Gueye already cementing the 'Most Improved Player' award, the full debut of Celtic's £10m man and Tom Lawrence fighting to keep his place at Rangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig is joined by Ross and Tommy to discuss Rangers' 1-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice and debate whether Hamza Igamane can be Rangers' starting striker after his impressive performance from the bench in the second half. They discuss the fantastic goal scored by Tom Lawrence, the lacklustre performance in the second half and some individual positive performances from the likes of Jefte, Connor Barron and John Souttar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Davies H & T talk through today's win over Dundee United as Tom Lawrence pops up with another goal! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-gallant-few. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kieran speaks to Southend United chief executive Tom Lawrence, and co-editor of Southend Fanzine, All At Sea, Liam Ager, about the recent takeover of the club by a consortium led by Australian businessman Justin Rees. Follow Kevin on X - @kevinhunterday Follow Kieran on X - @KieranMaguire Follow Producer Guy on X - @guykilty Follow The Price of Football on X - @pof_pod Send in a question: questions@priceoffootball.com Support The Price of Football on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/priceoffootball Check out the Price of Football merchandise store: https://the-price-of-football.backstreetmerch.com/ Visit the website: https://priceoffootball.com/ For sponsorship email - info@adelicious.fm The Price of Football is a Dap Dip production: https://dapdip.co.uk/ contact@dapdip.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Bob and Randy are happy to have back Tom Lawrence (Lawrence Systems, Youtube Channel, CWNR)! It's been a year since his last visit. CrowdStrike is in the news recently due to a faulty update bringing down global infrastructure. Tom helps us understand what happened, why, and what the ramifications are.

Tom Lawrence shares his journey in the MSP space, his passion for finding unique solutions, and the importance of documentation and validation in the tech industry. We also talk about his YouTube channel, where he provides behind-the-scenes insights and unbiased reviews of enterprise IT products. Tom also shares his experience with growing his YouTube channel and provides advice for those considering creating content. He highlights the importance of focusing on creating value for the audience and teaching them something valuable. Tom also discusses his recent merger and how it has allowed him to focus more on his passion for technical work. Takeaways Find unique solutions and break away from groupthink in the tech industry. Documentation and validation are crucial in the IT field. AI can be a useful tool, but human validation is necessary. Tom's YouTube channel provides behind-the-scenes insights and unbiased reviews of enterprise IT products. The hustle culture in the tech industry can be counterproductive to success and mental health. Being an empathetic witness and offering support to others is valuable. Being a good listener and empathetic in conversations is important for gaining valuable insights and perspectives. Shutting up and allowing others to speak can lead to meaningful conversations and connections. When creating content, focus on providing value and teaching something valuable to the audience. Mergers and partnerships can provide opportunities for growth and allow individuals to focus on their passions. Being a CEO involves making difficult decisions and considering the welfare of employees. Reflecting on past decisions can provide valuable lessons, but it's important to focus on the present and future.

Listeners will be drawn into KJ Charles's atmospheric and compelling historical mystery. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this story of friendship—and betrayal. In 1895, Oxford University student Toby is murdered—and his close friends know that one of them must have done it. Ten years later, Jem sets out to solve the mystery that ruined his life once and for all. As the story moves back and forth in time, narrator Tom Lawrence effectively differentiates Jem's less rarified accent and those of his wealthy, upper-crust peers. Lawrence also conveys Jem's growing desperation as the further his investigation goes, the more secrets are revealed and the more danger Jem finds himself in. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Storm Publishing. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin with today's update as the Damien Garcia deal looks to be off, Rangers eye up another centre half and more interest in Tom Lawrence! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-gallant-few. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready for another exciting episode of MSP Dispatch: The Live Show! Hosted by Tom Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Systems, join us for a quick and comprehensive rundown of the latest news and updates essential for Managed Service Providers and Tech professionals. In this fast-paced live show, Tom will dissect the headlines and explain their significance, helping you stay informed and ahead of the curve. Connect with our host:  - Tom Lawrence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesystems/ Check out our sponsor: - OITVOIP: http://go.oit.co/mspdispatch Be sure to follow us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspmediatv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspmediatv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mspmediatv/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspmediatv    Discord: https://discord.gg/Hc7b55cJPF TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mspmediatv

Hosted by Tom Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Systems, join us for a quick and comprehensive rundown of the latest news and updates essential for Managed Service Providers and Tech professionals. In this fast-paced live show, Tom will dissect the headlines and explain their significance, helping you stay informed and ahead of the curve. Connect with our host:  - Tom Lawrence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesystems/ Check out our sponsor: - OITVOIP: http://go.oit.co/mspdispatch Be sure to follow us on social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspmediatv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspmediatv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mspmediatv/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspmediatv    Discord: https://discord.gg/Hc7b55cJPF TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mspmediatv

In the post-vmware world we live in today, many people are evaluating where to turn next for their virtualization needs. In this video, I sat down with  Tom Lawrence to discuss the viability of open-source hypervisors as an alternative to #vmware and other closed-source hypervisors available today. We touch on #XCP-ng and #Proxmox, their viability in business, the #homelab, whether a Broadcom-style takeover could happen to them, and much more!A very special thank you to Tom Lawrence for taking the time to talk with me about these topics! Find Tom's work here:Lawrence Systems on YouTube and on the web!Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Tom Lawrence, Founder of Highly Effective Leader, Author of "Manager To Leader", "A Limitless Mindset" & "Influence is Leadership" as well as Creator of "The Leader's Vault" Online Courses. Tom shares his own journey into Leadership, his own challenges and what he learned along the way and is now sharing with his audience. If you want to find out how to become a highly effective leader, then this conversation will definitely be of interest to you.

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Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode (Ep 41), Juliane Reinecke and Tom Lawrence discuss their AMR article titled "The role of temporality in institutional stabilization: A process view?" Article web link: https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amr.2019.0486

In this episode, we were joined by Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems and CNWR IT Consultants. He was on the show over a year ago, and his YouTube channel has just kept growing since then. In fact, it's become so successful that he's merging his business with CNWR so he can continue to focus on the YouTube channel while CNWR manage the business projects. Recently, Meta launched Threads and Tom shared his take on the various social networks and how he uses each one. Finally, Tom talked about how he uses AI like ChatGPT to help him manage his business. Bob and Randy played around with ChatGPT and Bob got it to generate this poem: In Detroit's vibrant heart, a celebration did ignite, Randy Walker's 40th birthday, shining ever so bright. Amidst the city's rhythm, where dreams intertwine, Tocororo awaited, a venue so divine. The night air was filled with excitement and cheer, As friends and loved ones gathered, drawing near. Randy, a soul adored, a beacon of light, Guiding others with kindness, a true delight. At Tocororo's threshold, the ambiance embraced, A tapestry of laughter and joy interlaced. The melodies of Motown danced through the air, Celebrating a milestone, a life lived with flair. The walls adorned with memories of days gone by, Each photograph a testament, reaching for the sky. From humble beginnings, Randy had soared, Touching countless lives with the love he poured. In the dimly lit room, candles flickered with grace, Illuminating the journey etched on his face. Friends raised their glasses, toasts filled with cheer, Honoring Randy's presence, a treasure so dear. The aroma of delectable cuisine wafted in the breeze, Tickling taste buds with flavors that pleased. From soulful barbecue to savory delights, Every bite a testament to culinary heights. The laughter echoed, resounding like a symphony, As stories of shared adventures unfolded with glee. From youthful escapades to wisdom's embrace, Randy's path had intertwined with every trace. A live band struck up a vibrant tune, Swaying bodies beneath the luminescent moon. Feet tapped to the rhythm, hearts beating in time, Celebrating Randy, a friend so sublime. As the night waned on, memories etched in hearts, Randy's spirit shone bright, never to depart. With gratitude and love, the celebration drew near, For forty years of existence, cherished and clear. And so, in Tocororo's embrace, Detroit's soul did sing, A testament to friendship and the joy it brings. Randy Walker's 40th birthday, a moment held tight, In the tapestry of time, forever alight. Randy had ChatGPT generate a biography of Bob, and this is what it came up with. It's not very accurate. Bob Waltenspiel is a renowned podcaster and entrepreneur known for his captivating storytelling and insightful conversations. Born on April 12, 1980, in a small town in Michigan, Bob developed a passion for communication and technology from a young age. Bob's journey into podcasting began in the early 2000s when he co-founded a podcast network called "Podcast Detroit." With his innate ability to connect with people and a keen eye for emerging trends, Bob quickly gained recognition in the podcasting community. Under his leadership, Podcast Detroit grew into a thriving network that showcased a diverse range of shows across various genres, attracting a loyal and dedicated audience. Beyond his involvement in Podcast Detroit, Bob became a prominent figure in the podcasting industry through his own show, aptly named "The Bob Waltenspiel Podcast." Known for its in-depth interviews and thought-provoking discussions, the show featured a wide array of guests, including entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, and thought leaders. Bob's natural curiosity and insightful questioning made each episode a compelling experience for listeners. As an entrepreneur, Bob was also involved in several successful ventures. He co-founded a technology startup that revolutionized the way peopl...

Short and sweet this week! Tom Lawrence used to present "protecting digital you" to local banks for their clients. This was an end user facing presentation that did not get in the weeds of the technicals. We have been leaning more into this strategy of targeting clients that have an audience of potential clients. In this episode, we break down the obvious idea and some ways to capitalize on it! Not a member yet? Come join camp and start using excellent marketing campaigns to scale your MSP. Check us out at msp-camp.com. Join the discussion in our open Facebook group: ⁠MSP Marketing and Sales group⁠

The guest this episode is Thomas Lawrence, a Professor of Business at The University of Oxford.  We discuss one of Tom's recently published papers in AMJ, which investigates how an organization imported a ”bad” practice in attempts to solve an important social problem, drug addiction.  The results of the paper are intriguing and speak to the broader theme of how controversial practices can be transformed when applied across different contexts.  Tom also shares his observations about global and local trends in Social Innovation, and we speculate about the connection between his research and one of the greatest television shows in US history.

I have always been passionate about video. I used to edit Dragon Ball Z videos to Linkin Park and created simple stop motion videos with my toys when I was a kid. They all sucked, but it was fun! Not much has changed :) Tom Lawrence has over 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel Lawrence Systems and consistently drives leads for his MSP through this one tactic that he has mastered! Just like me, Tom enjoys making videos. If you enjoy making video, then there should be nothing stopping you from using it in your MSP. If you don't enjoy video, it's probably because you're not good at it. Quick tip, no one is good at it when they start. It took dozens of videos before I was comfortable on camera. Just get started, you won't regret it. Tom shares some incredible tips on consistently creating and posting content to expand the reach of your MSP. This one is long, but trust me, it's worth every minute! We just published a Free guide on video marketing for MSPs at Msp-camp.com. Make sure to check it out if you're interested in getting started growing your MSP with video!

Be a fly on the wall and join Vonahi, AlertOps as we discuss IT Nation 2022 highlights. Also guest star appearances from Tom Lawrence and Elizabeth Copland! Amazing discussion, massive margaritas, Guacamole is made fresh and a really fun environment all around!

Today, while training for The Frontline Walk 2022, I finished the audiobook, All quiet on The Western Front. Written by Erich Maria Remarque and wonderfully narrated by Tom Lawrence. I listened to this audiobook whist training for The ABF Soldiers Charity Frontline Walk. As I write this, in just over 2 weeks, I will be walking along The Western Front of WW1. It is a 100k charity walk from the Lochnagar crater in France to the Menin Gate in Belgium. There is a link below where you can find out more. I bought this audiobook as a way for me to be more involved with this charity walk and to lean. I have been listening to podcasts about WW1 and this audiobook looked good from the reviews. What amazed me about this story is the brutal honesty, insight, and detail in which this story is told. It follows the personal stories of Paul Bäumer, a German Soldier. We follow his story from school to the horrific frontline trenches of Flanders. Through his eyes, we get an incredibly personal and detailed view into life on the frontline in 1914 and beyond. We hear stories of battle, love, loss, home, and war. We get an incredible look into how that generation felt their lives, their youth, was stolen from them. And how brotherhood meant more to them than anything else in the world. I highly recommend this book/audio book to anyone with an interest in WW1. Although I will say that there are harsh, graphic and upsetting scenes in this story. As in the title, I was walking whilst listening to this, and despite that, passing walkers would have seen many expressions on my face; laughter, frustration, disgust, and tears.I give this book an awesome 5/5.There is a modern film adaptation of this story, of the same name, being released on Netflix October 28th. I will review this as a film for my WCCS Movie Room podcast. Which is an extension of my live streaming YouTube podcast, The Writing Community Chat Show.https://events.soldierscharity.org/fundraisers/christopheraggett

Ben and Andrew return to drill into all the latest Blades news, including the signings of Anel Ahmedhodzic and Tommy Doyle, the departure of Oli Burke, the possible arrival of Tom Lawrence and other rumours. Then, we basically tell Hecky what to do in 2022/23 in our section How To Win Promotion: everything that needs to go right / be different from last season, and how achievable we actually think that is... Thank you as always for listening, and UTB!

Is UniFi better than Cisco? What's great about UniFi and what's not? Tom Lawrence tells us his thoughts about UniFi WiFi, switches, routing and other products. For Transparency: Both Ubiquity and Cisco have given me products. Ubiquity have never paid me money for any video (but Cisco have sponsored videos in the past). // MENU // 00:00 ▶️ Cisco licenses are a nightmare 01:00 ▶️ Tom Lawrence & Unifi 03:12 ▶️ Difference between Unifi & Ubiquiti 05:56 ▶️ Tailored for WISP 07:08 ▶️ Cisco Business 09:08 ▶️ Configuring Unifi switches & access points 10:09 ▶️ Terrible Unifi support 11:51 ▶️ Making money resetting to default 12:10 ▶️ Do the devices have CLI? 13:09 ▶️ Web-browser on Unifi devices 13:30 ▶️ Unifi Controller 16:28 ▶️ Unifi Consoles 18:05 ▶️ Unifi Routing 21:16 ▶️ Do the switches support routing? 22:59 ▶️ Unifi switches as layer 2 switches 24:12 ▶️ Unifi USG 26:46 ▶️ Pros and Cons of Unifi 33:49 ▶️ Buggy Ubiquiti software 35:52 ▶️ Confidence in Unifi 37:44 ▶️ Access Points rule of thumb 38:42 ▶️ Advantages of Ubiquiti 43:17 ▶️ "The world is changing" 45:13 ▶️ Running the controller without a Unifi account 47:19 ▶️ Vlans & Routing 50:23 ▶️ Unifi Switches 54:23 ▶️ Unifi 6 Access Points 57:43 ▶️ Recommended products 01:01:56 ▶️ Unifi firmware updates 01:02:55 ▶️ Inexpensive options 01:05:04 ▶️ Third-party support 01:06:12 ▶️ Unifi 6 Long Range 01:07:22 ▶️ Unifi Camera 01:10:42 ▶️ Closing thoughts and recommendations 01:11:26 ▶️ Conclusion // Videos mentioned // Hackersploit: https://youtu.be/yYY5mJoUZjU Eric: https://youtu.be/cMR19vkNqS8 // Books Mentioned // Privilege Escalation Techniques: https://amzn.to/3FUDcLO Mastering Python Networking: https://amzn.to/3MkaZQN // David's SOCIAL // Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal // Tom's SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTeckn... Website: https://lawrencesystems.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrences... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawrencesys... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com wifi ubiquiti unifi ubiquiti networks ubiquiti unifi unifi dream machine unifi dream machine pro cisco vs ubiquiti access point dream machine pro unifi alternative unifi controller dream machine unifi udm unifi dream machine unifi dream machine review best wifi unifi switch unifi controller setup unifi controller linux unifi controller mac ubiquiti unifi setup unifi protect app unifi vs pfsense unifi vs omada unifi vs meraki unifi vs mikrotik unifi vs cisco cisco wifi tom lawrence lawrence systems lawrence unifi unifi tom lawrence unifi lawrence #unifi #ubiquiti #wifi

Jason and Cory are joined by Jack Bryan from Jack Bryan football. We discuss Derby's victory against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. We talk about the fantastic support at the match and this season as a whole. We talk about contracts for young players and why its crucial we get them signed up ASAP. Malcolm Ebiowei and Eiran Cashin are key discussion points in this debate. We discuss the takeover and why this is a big 72 hours for the football club and its future. We caution that the takeover has yet to be completed and why that's worrisome. We discuss the futures of Ravel Morrison and Tom Lawrence and debate if they will be playing for Derby next season and we discuss our Player of the Season (Curtis Davies) and Young Player of the Season (Max Bird) selections. Thank you for listening! Get in touch with your questions or comments. Send us a voice message! On Twitter: @ramsreview1 ; Facebook: @ramsreviewpod and email ramsreview@hotmail.com.

Why is it best to put people before processes in order to achieve the best possible results? My guest Tom Lawrence has learned the answers through intense study of thought leaders and dedicated application over the years with his own teams. Now he's passionate about sharing his experiences and insights with aspiring and current leaders. You'll get many practical tips from someone who's still on the job every day honing his leadership skills.Tom is unique among my guests because he's worked in engineering for his entire career. His undergraduate degree is in mechanical engineering, and his master's degree is in maintenance engineering. He had his first leadership role as a project manager in 2009. As a result of his various experiences in all levels of leadership positions, Tom is now on a mission to help aspiring leaders as well as current leaders enhance their leadership skills so they bring out the best in the people on their teams. As part of his mission, he's written two books, Manager to Leader: How to Become a Highly Effective Leader and A Limitless Mindset: How a Highly Effective Leader Thinks. I highly recommend both of them!You'll discover: Tom's journey from acquiring engineering skills to a focus on people in order to achieve the best resultsWhat Tom means by a “highly effective leader”Why character-based leadership is the most powerful way to influence peopleThe differences between secure and insecure leadersHow Tom helps people learn how to solve their own problems

Around the County - Our Silent Heroes - Guest: Tom Lawrence. Hosted by Rogers C. Anderson, Williamson County Mayor. Recorded on November 21st, 2008.

Discussing the recent news surrounding the Ubiquiti lawsuit filed against Brian Krebs in the state of Virginia. Also discussing whatever else comes up. News article: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/ubiquiti-teaches-aws-security-and-crisis-comms-via-counterexample/ FreePBX training: https://www.clearlyip.com/events/training-class-for-freepbx/ *** Use coupon code APRIL15 for 15% off your class sign-up! UI Notify: https://uinotify.net UI Store (affiliate): https://store.ui.com/?a_aid=crosstalksolutions —————— Buy me a beer! https://ko-fi.com/crosstalk Or donate some Crypto! Contact Crosstalk Solutions ... Read More

Real World Talks: pfsense firewalls for home and business? // Featuring Tom Lawrence Are pfsense firewalls any good for home or business? Which businesses are supported by pfsense? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using pfsense? How big can they go? Lots of questions! Fortunately Tom answers these and many more in this video. // MENU // 00:00 ▶️ Introduction 01:29 ▶️ What pfSense is and Tom's experience with pfSense 03:43 ▶️ Tom and Open Source 04:38 ▶️ The benefit of pfSense being Open Source 05:21 ▶️ Systems Tom has deployed with pfSense 07:22 ▶️ pfSense licensing cost 09:09 ▶️ Using pfSense at home 11:45 ▶️ Virtualization 12:28 ▶️ Raspberry Pi support 13:02 ▶️ Virtualization vs hardware 14:37 ▶️ Tom's recommendation for small/medium businesses 19:43 ▶️ pfSense actual cost (pfSense vs pfSense+) 22:22 ▶️ Reasons not to use pfSense 24:45 ▶️ Tom's biggest pfSense deployment 26:07 ▶️ pfSense above 10G 27:11 ▶️ pfSense and VPN 28:32 ▶️ Handling lots of VPN connections 29:29 ▶️ Advice for starting a consulting business 31:09 ▶️ Technical skills vs sales skills 32:22 ▶️ The benefit of having sales skills 35:58 ▶️ It's about the customer, not the product you use 38:02 ▶️ How Tom got his first customers 40:21 ▶️ Why Tom has a YouTube channel 43:46 ▶️ This video is not sponsored by a VPN company 43:53 ▶️ Skills to learn in 2022 to get started 48:13 ▶️ Story 1 - Hacked client 49:10 ▶️ Story 2 - That will never happen in the real world 51:28 ▶️ Story 3- We've all done it 52:40 ▶️ Final advice 54:15 ▶️ Networking with people // David's SOCIAL // Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal // Tom's SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTeckn... Website: https://lawrencesystems.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrences... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawrencesys... // MY STUFF // https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: sponsors@davidbombal.com pfsense pfsense router home router home networking open source router raspberry pi pi pfsense pi pfsense raspberry pi opensource linux router pfsense tutorial pfsense setup pfsense basics pfsense course Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #pfsense #linux #firewall

The new audiobook by Dr David Hone which explores the frontiers of dinosaur research. Ever since we first started discovering dinosaurs in the early-1800s, our obsession for uncovering everything about these creatures has been insatiable. Each generation has made huge strides in trying to better our understanding of these animals and in the past 20 years, we have made more discoveries than in the previous two hundred. There have been extraordinary advances in palaeontological methods and ever more dinosaur fossils promise a landslide of new data and huge leaps forward in our understanding of these incredible animals. Over time, we have been bale to look at the sizes and shapes of bones, we have identified patches of fossil skin, we have looked at footprints and bite marks and we've calculated mass estimates and walking speeds. With surprisingly little data to work from, we can put together a picture of an animal that has been extinct for a million human lifetimes. But for all our technological advances, and two centuries of new data and ideas, there is stull much more we don't know. What parasites and diseases afflicted them? How did they communicate? Did they climb trees? How many species were there? In The Future of Dinosaurs, palaeontologist Dr David Hone looks at the recent strides in scientific research and the advanced knowledge we've gathered in recent years, as well as what we hope to learn in the future about these most fascinating of extinct creatures.

The third novel from the author of The Burning Men and The Killing Choice, featuring DI Alex Fin and DCI Mattie Paulsen. Sadie Nicholls has been found dead, brutally and strangely murdered, in her South East London flat. Her little boy is missing. DI Alex Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen know that, in the case of a missing child, it's the first 24 hours that count. They don't have many left to find out where Sadie's son might be and the identity of her killer. Why would anyone want a struggling single mother, loved by many, dead? But when they realise a similar crime was committed at the same house nearly 20 years ago, a question is on everyone's lips: is this more than just a coincidence? This is third in Will Shindler's Finn and Paulsen series - a British detective series that ranks with Mark Billingham, M.J. Arlidge and Stuart MacBride.

Life Is Simple tells the remarkable story of how a 13th-century monk's search for simplicity led to the emergence of the modern world. We begin in the turbulent times of the medieval friar, William of Occam, who first articulated the principle that the best answer to any problem is the simplest. This theory, known as Occam's razor, cut through the thickets of medieval metaphysics to clear a path for modern science. We follow the razor in the hands of the giants of science, from Copernicus to Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Darwin, Einstein, Rubin and Higgs. Its success suggests that we live in the simplest possible habitable universe and supports the revolutionary theory that our cosmos has evolved. By highlighting the very human passion, curiosity, mistakes and struggles of those who were inspired by Occam's razor to create the modern world, JohnJoe McFadden provides new insight into what science is really about. And that the principle of simplicity is as relevant today as ever.

    Tom Lawrence started out as an engineering apprentice at an automotive company in Liverpool in the UK. He worked in this industry for a few years, throughout which he found himself working under multiple managers who were not particularly good leaders. These were the quintessential managers of the past… people who just focussed […]

In this episode, Tom Lawrence and I talk about leadership and his recent book.  If you are a leader, or aspire to be one, you will enjoy Tom's story.Three Pillars he touches on.LeadershipPersonal GrowthInfluenceTo learn more about him and his book, check out https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomlawrencementor and https://highlyeffectiveleader.com/Support the show (https://cash.app/$cwhitking)

Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems joins us to talk about hackers, masks, and details on his YouTube projects like The Homelab Show and how he organizes his content himself. (Sorry for Randy's audio issues--he's working on it.)

This episode was created from my heart ♥ for you.There are hundreds of books that teach us how to be a “leader”. Most of them are good and teach the right things. But, Tom Lawrence has seen very few that teach us how to influence our people, or take our personal growth seriously, or even lead if you're not in a “leadership position”.Tom Lawrence wants to change that by writing books for people who are interested in leading and inspiring others.He wants to help people who are not in a leadership position but are aspiring to become a leader, current managers who want to take the next step and become highly effective leaders, and to help senior leaders enhance their leadership skills.Tom began his career in 1999 as an apprentice mechanical engineer, working for an automotive company in Liverpool, UK.After completing his apprenticeship he was made redundant from that company and had to find other work, that is when he joined the rail industry working for Merseyside's train operator. He worked there for six years, and during that time he achieved his degree in mechanical engineering, his master's degree in maintenance engineering, and he started his first leadership role as a project manager in 2009.After leaving Liverpool in 2011, he has worked in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London where he currently lives. Tom became a chartered engineer in 2013 and is a mentor for new and upcoming engineers working towards their chartership. Working in these different cities he had remained within the rail industry and led different types of engineering teams, learning and practicing different leadership styles.To visit Tom's website head over to www.highlyeffectiveleader.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit debcrowe.substack.com

Well, if you’re looking for a new job in the information technology field, you’re probably going to want to keep this event next week in mind.  Listen in as the CTO and lead recruiter talk about the upcoming job fair for United Shore’s open IT positions… Details at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/united-shore-it-career-fair-march-4-2020-registration-91911982213 Speaker 1: Hey, what’s going on? This is episode three 36 of the it and the D show guests this week include Jason Bressler. He is the CTO Matt Turner. He is one of the head recruiters of United shore mortgage. They’re putting on a career fair on March 4th over 300 open it positions, everything from coding to networking. They’re going to be talking all about it. You’re going to Snowmageddon in Detroit and we got a lot of funny stories and Dave, you may fire when ready. Hey, what’s happening? What’s going on? This is episode three 36 of the one and only it in the D show. We are broadcasting live here in studio one podcast. He threatened beautiful snowy Royal Oak, Michigan spot. The sales guy. That is Dave the geek. Randy. I do the Twitters is doing the Twitters, find us online it and the D. dot com and do us a favor. Give us a like on the socials, subscribe to us everywhere. Fine podcasts Speaker 2: or sold. Hey, so what do we have? We got a the Anarbor event coming up on, uh, three, three, uh, I forget. I always forget the odd even thing. I should have that memorized by now and I just don’t two years now. Yeah, I am. I, my brain refuses to commit that to memory. Uh, and then we had, uh, well the next one is, uh, the 19th that will be at the cozy lounge. Uh, and they are really kind of dorked about us being there. And not only that, they’re named for one of the best burgers in Southeastern Michigan. Yeah. They were like one of the, yeah, the one of the top 10 burgers, right? Like, Oh my God, they’re so cool. I agree. And I would like James [inaudible] from Mabel gray who was like, I think he’s James Beard. He’s one of the top chefs in, yeah. Speaker 2: He like swears by their chicken biscuits. So like that honestly, God for, it’s a little dive bar. It’s a little townie bar, but they’ve transformed that they can do like kind of a cool little place, great little place. And we’re looking forward to it. And, and you know, and then the last week we had our event at Woodbridge pub. Um, really? Well, that was the first time I remember being there. I haven’t been there before, but I haven’t been since my Wayne state days. Oh yeah. And, and like that place like just brought back tons of, yeah. It was phenomenal. Like love that place, love to go back. Everybody was like, it couldn’t have been happier and it was yet another one. That’s like, a lot of the people that showed up were like, Oh my God, heard about this place. Never been here. Really digging it. Speaker 2: And they have decent sipping room and you know, and they have food as long as you don’t want the chicken wings. No chicken wings. Yeah. Chicken wings are gone. I was in the mode, but then I had, I ordered that chicken one tons. That sounds weird. All over to that. And it’s chicken egg rolls. It’s like you take the bottom of chicken soup and you slab in an egg roll and it was actually pretty good anyway. Yeah. Looking forward to it. Looking forward to cozy. It should be good. Um, and then, Hey, uh, just on a personal note, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention, um, Hey, rest in peace. Kelly Tucker, uh, great guy. Uh, local, uh, I mean he, he did, uh, stuff with us back in the raw radio X days. Uh, he was a sound guy over at the Ritz downtown at st Andrews. Speaker 2: He did stuff out at diesel. Uh, Kate, one of our engineers actually went to graduated specs wait time. A lot of people touch a lot of lives. They, I was, uh, if you read his wall today, man, touching a lot of lives. Yeah. Great. Great guy. Gone too. Damn soon. Uh, so rest easy bro. So Honda, funny, yucky cheats. Nah, no show. Must go on, right. He would say the same thing. Don’t cut the damn Mike. But one of the, uh, the funny race and I don’t, one of the funniest tweets I’ve seen all week. Uh, basically I didn’t even know that this was possible or this was a thing. Um, but basically it’s an app powered car and this couple when basically in rural California on the mountain, like basically for a drive on the weekend. Yeah. And they lost cell signal cell coverage and their car Brecht. Speaker 2: And it got stuck literally in the middle of the shit’s villain nowhere. That was the best day Heather. So car will not go. And I, I guess this is where we live now. Right? But here’s the stupidest part. I’m like, wait a minute, you’re tweeting. So the cell phone works. So the first tweet they answer their own like stupid question. They’re like, it appears though I do not have enough cell service to start. My only means of transportation. I do have enough to live tweet my struggle. So thanks for tuning in. I’ll be here. And definitely like again, I was stupid. Like you can send out tweets but you know, what does the car need? Like just bandwidth requirements. Got it. Who died? Yeah. That’s one of the dumbest things I did. Like I, I was going back to like, the one thing I could think of was like the old stories about like you don’t know far superstar, uh, that had like the GPS tracking devices and cutouts cars, the low jacks and all that stuff on financed vehicles. Speaker 2: Yeah. So just, yeah, just the bizarre I, yeah, I, it’s just one of those weird things that like you don’t really think through well they would think there’s not full coverage everywhere. You, you know, I don’t know. It did remind me though. I watched the worst photo. That seems like a pretty common shortsighted oversight of it. It, there isn’t, there isn’t a cell, there isn’t a cell company that says a hundred percent coverage. Like they all say 99.9% or whatever. They, you know, there’s always some weird pocket and weirdo they prominent use sprint or something. It’s Bryant. Yeah, it does remind me of the worst. I think one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen in my life this weekend and that saved something and I should’ve known, I should’ve known better. It was called cell. And you know, I think I’ve seen like the trailer for this, but I haven’t actually watched it. Speaker 2: I love me some John Q SAC, he’s one of my top of all time, who’s coming to town in April. He is for the free. I tweeted them to see if he’d come on the show. That’s not going to happen. But whatever wishful thinking. We’ve got Anthony Michael Hall, my Mizel, you know, I’ll shoot for the moon at this point. I’m Samuel L. Jackson was in it and uh, it was kind of like the all 11% on rotten tomatoes. I know. I go, there’s no way it can be that cause it, was he tired of the cell phones on his head? No, no. I didn’t get that bad. But like it was a, and then it was like 18% audience score. I go, there’s no way it could be that bad. And it starts off like put, wait. Oh, but wait. Yeah. So he starts out like John Q six in the airport and all of a sudden, like, everyone that’s on their cell phone is like, uh, killing people. Speaker 2: Like right. Like, it’s almost like Dawn of the dead wood Ving right. We’re in the beginning. It’s like that cool scene where like the outbreak starts and like the town’s on fire and all this, so they go out in a remote remote, whatever. And if you were like open up a cell phone like so like cell phones became that VHS tape in the rain. Then the people open up their models and like get cell signal like [inaudible] and like then they like, yeah it ended there. Basically a guy handsome, they find this diner and the guy hands him like a flip phone. He says, dial this number when you need to save. And like at the end of the movies, like he calls the number and then he’s like in this ring of people around the cell tower and now they’re all going to [inaudible] and that was it, dude. Speaker 2: I swear to God I could go. That couldn’t have been it. And the credits are rolling. I’m like, I sat through this whole, I don’t know, this sounds like a good cheesy movie date night. It’s not the watch one of those. Like what have you heard the MST three K? No, I was gonna say my standard. No, because it wasn’t, it wasn’t like the Perato movies and all those stupid we, me and my wife watched some dumb one where like there was a beast in the sand and have you touched the sand? I was like, well floors, lava and you eat and, and at the end it came out of the sand. Was it the Sarlacc? I guess I’m going to stick with my standard cheesy date movie. Then a good snow. What’s that? Oh, you haven’t seen dead snow. Is it worse than Jack Frost? It’s a, not that Michael Keaton one the horrible where the snowman kills people, but nobody thinks to light a fricking match Nazi zombies up in Norway. Speaker 2: Come on. It’s amazing. Nazi zombies. No, I did see the one that was the has a sequel red dead two red versus dead, which is Russian zombies versus Nazi zombies. What was the one Nazi Nazi midgets and later hosing or something. And there was like a movie that was like, I’d show it to him. I had to click on and I lasted about eight minutes. This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life. That’s outstanding. I’m kind of a weird week for hackers. Yes. Week. So, and I did, I found this interesting. Um, so the same hacker ran two exploits, um, against [inaudible] and managed to walk away. Well, what’s, for those that don’t know what’s, what’s DFI? It’s a decentralized finance. So it’s, you know, like, uh, all the cryptocurrency stuff that you got it. Got it. Got it. Um, and it’s one of the, one of the, you know, the trading houses and walked away with over $1 million in Ethereum over the course of two transactions. Speaker 2: But see, now explain to me this dumb dumb guy in me says, don’t you, where do you cash that out if you stole it because it’s tagged, it’s marked, it’s fingerprinted. Do you follow what I’m saying? Like, you can’t go on Coinbase and cash it out. Like if you just took it from softball. I mean, in theory you could, but I mean, it’s actually more to the point that knowing those exploits are feasible and viable. Um, cause yeah, I mean he basically just, you know, exploited, uh, I guess what in in certain circles as a very well known, uh, I just kind of flaw in the way that the, you know, the transactions are authenticated and that kind of stuff and just overflowed the system and whew. There want a million bucks. Wow. That was, this wasn’t a pen test. This was like, just like, how did they know? Speaker 2: Was it like stupid kid bragged about it? Like on social? No, they realize it’s gone. Yeah. Yeah. There’s two transactions over $1 million call and you’re going to notice, Oh my God, that’s insane. Oh yeah. Good luck with that. Yeah. So this one was, I, I don’t know if you, if you watched the video of this at all, um, especially in light of, Oh, by the way, the news broke today. Did you hear that? We’ve picked up a second moon. What, uh, the earth has picked up a second moon that’s no moon yet. Uh, and it’s about the size of a car. Um, they said it’s, it’s basically an asteroid that drifted close enough to get sucked into our gravitational orbit. Uh, there’s a whole ton of shit in our grad gravitational orbit, but not like this, not orbiting the earth like this. Um, and so, but they said it’s already on. Speaker 2: Um, like a, I forget what they call it, a skewed trajectory. So it’s probably only gonna be around for, you know, a while and then it’s going to get flung back out. Um, you know, it’s doing the whole star Trek whip around the sun. You know, it is a quote temporary captured object. Yes. Are we going to land on it? And somebody will not land on this planet in the name of, somebody will put their name, spray paint their name on it. Why not? I’m sure Elon Musk is desperately trying to figure out how to get there, to put it, put a logo on it. Yeah, totally. Uh, but no. So, uh, there was an asteroid that, uh, hit, well it didn’t hit, but it exploded, um, over the, over India and basically turned at night into day for awhile. Dude, I remember when we were kids, there’s a gas plant on Moravian and Shaner that blew up and I’m maybe 10 or 12. Speaker 2: There’s people, I remember this story cause their cars melted, the siding melted and the whole sky three in the morning is orange. Yeah, this sounds good. I scream that the aliens are going to get us and my parents like, cause I was, I watched all that crap. The big foot shows, the alien shows the UFOs. And I’m like these sound like the sort of coincidence is that trigger or complete agent spells. Like you know when the sky burns and whoops, yeah, the seventh sign of the whatever it is. Well yeah, 53 equivalent to 53 tons of TNT being detonated in the skies, CCTV footage of a cheese. And they said there’s a, and that was good. I, I went down the rabbit hole with all these, with all these kind of stories. And then there’s basically, there’s another one, um, that should be missing the earth, uh, by about, I forget what it was. Speaker 2: I think it’s like 2 million miles. Um, which sounds like a lot, but it’s really not in astronomical terms apparently. Um, but they said the next time it comes around in 20 years, it’s going to do this exact same thing and it’s one of those bigger ones that we probably want to figure out a way to deal with it before it hits the atmosphere. I don’t shoot up a bill, Bruce Willis and exactly the same Aerosmith balance, much easier to train in a minor to be an astronaut than an astronaut. Ben Affleck, who else is in a piece of shit movie? Lou Tyler stupid. Just Oh, what’s his name? Speaker 2: Oh God. That movie is hell. I’m not saddling blade in that movie. Billy Bob, you refer to him as Slingblade. I couldn’t spit it enough crap. Since then by the French fried potatoes. I’m no stupid one. And I want to test, see if Tom Lawrence has cars, we should mess with them. Uh, in meal daddy. Yeah. I want hackers stuck apparently a two inch strip of tape on a 35 mile an hour speed sign and trick to Tesla’s and accelerating the 85 miles an hour. That’s what they did. Yeah. They took two inch tape cause you know the, the lettering is, or the numbering is two inches wide, the paint strokes, uh, and turned a 35 mile an hour sign and do an 85 mile an hour sign. So riddle me this, like when you got GPS on in your Googles and your car, they have the posted speed limit. Speaker 2: So wouldn’t that, Oh you would think that would override reading tape. Cause there’s no place in the U S where there’s an 85 mile an hour speed limit isn’t a Wyoming. I believe there is Montana maybe. But like, but no. So it coders would put you, you would, you would think that they wouldn’t. So and so Tom actually kind of laid this out a little bit pretty decently where it is. So it was the old, it was a, the Teslas that were hit were running the old first generation. Um, don’t they update those and I guess they hadn’t at that point. Uh, and so they were still using the, trying to use the recognition of there’s the sign, read the sign instead of what, you know, what we have now where, you know, yes, your nav system knows, you know, a lot of what the local speed limit signs or what the local speed limits are and all that kind of stuff. Speaker 2: Uh, so theoretically this shouldn’t be too big of a problem, but it’s still an issue. It’s a piece of code that says like no read, sign, run. Yeah, it did it true across database to decelerate and that’s, that’s not a cool thing. God, give me my old 76 Cadillac and my eight track player and just leave me the hell alone with seal seal room hover caps. Anyway, uh, the best story of the week, this is by far I do the world TaeKwonDo foundation yes. Has changed their name. WTF is just world TaeKwonDo because they were tired of everybody trying to buy their merchandise and use their apparel because it said WTF wasn’t, it was like that when we were, when I was like 19 or 21 like around that norm. Like the Fordham university cause it was FTU and like South Carolina it was like just Cox did that. Speaker 2: Those are like, those are like the best. Everyone had those hats like when we warm to spring break and then you never warm again. Oh it was it like a guide like the university of North Texas and everybody bought the coffee cup because when you put the handle out with yeah, right, right, right, right. Oh yeah. Yeah. C C was the head and I’ll get the UNT university North. Yeah, they still sell those, don’t they? I probably, yeah, but no. So I just, I think it’s hilarious that it all right. If I were them, I would have just embraced this and run with it all day and just take the merchandise sales and run [inaudible]. All guys were selling too much merchandise. Know how. Is this a problem? What did they change it to? I can’t even see. I just world TaeKwonDo shout up. They just dropped the F. Speaker 2: I’m still pissed at the world wildlife fund by the way. They will never be the WWF to me. No of the picture of the Panda bear hitting the other church. A chair that started real quick. I’ve sent them, I’ve sent them letters like you’ve ruined wrestling. I hope you’re happy. I hope your pan does die. Yeah, I was, I was better when it first happened. I still haven’t called a WWE since a bunch of garbage, isn’t it? Just w w now WWE entertainment movies and stupid stuff. Yeah. Anyway, cause they had to prove they weren’t a sport because whatever, cause they’re soap opera for people who don’t wanna admit to us. Soap operas. It’s a soap opera for dudes who would never admit they watch soap operas. Yes. So we got that, we got that update we talked about on the Samsung phones, find my mobile and I, I didn’t wake up to it cause my phone’s downstairs when I sleep, you know, probably for the, for the better. Speaker 2: And I thought nothing of it. I thought it was weird finding my mobile. I’m like, I thought, you know, cause we’re all connected. Family plan. I’m like somebody’s lost phone, whatever, but there’s an update. I didn’t, uh, what was three last week was Samsung basically saying, um, yeah, just accidentally trigger the alert. Nothing to see here. Move along. Right. And then the story updated this week. I w w I don’t know what the update is to be honest. I like what did, what did they say? Uh, so from what I, from what I, from what I recall from the story, I believe there’s a data breach in the midst of this cause something was, something came out that you could see certain phones could see other user’s data. Yeah. But it was like random and you didn’t know whose it was, but you could see their names, phone numbers, mailing addresses, email addresses. Speaker 2: Oh, it went that far. Yeah. So I’m sure the sand and their previous orders through the Samsung store, I’m sure this will get updated more over the course of the next week, but it, it wasn’t just the, oops that Samsung originally led everyone to believe. It’s funny, I was a, there was a video of Gary V talking about how Samsung, if it wasn’t for the note catching on fire, they would like completely dominate the market. They would have owned it unequivocally. And he goes, I don’t know why they just don’t come out and innovate and make the world’s greatest phone right now and call it the Samsung fire and just own it. Just like your name, Skippy, own it. Put it to bed and just come out with the greatest phone ever and call it go. I would buy it. Yeah. As long as that FYR Edo cause that’s stupid. Speaker 2: Right. And then people would say, can people stop saying that’s so fire. By the way, I didn’t realize that was a thing until that festival documentary. Instead of saying like, that’s awesome. And some people say that’s dope. That long predates that festival does it really needs it needs to stop. Mix tape is fire that needs to do that forever. Oh my God. By the way, I’m totally non-related. Um, my desk at work, I have like one of those 120 slim Jim dispensers. So when you like you come by are like the, we get a lot of walk-ups at work and like people, Will’s got the root beer barrels the candy, like, so we were like a little little party store going on. I got the slim Jim’s and people walk by like, Hey, what’s up? And they grab a slim Jim kind of what, you know, just whatever preaching. Speaker 2: One of the guys that works with me brings over the Savage slim Jim. And he goes, dude, this cost five bucks. I go, let me see this thing. It’s, you know, the deli slim Jim’s that are like triple the slim Jim straw? No, no, it’s, no, it’s bigger. I’m really, so you know the deli ones that are like three times the size of normal, the long slung gyms, this is three times the size of those. And it’s a $5 slim gym and it’s got macho man on it and it’s a F it’s got three servings. So I go, let me see the damn, uh, this is the thing that nutrition on the side serving eight pounds of salt. Surfing’s three. No, you’ve got, um, we did the math. It was 71, 70% of your daily sodium if you ate the whole thing. So we were like egging the mind to eat the whole thing. Speaker 2: And it was the day before punchy day two. So of course, like we, you know, we smashed like three dozen punch. Good. I’m like, I can’t believe like who’s sitting? And then I go, when I started, they never heard my whole dissertation on boardroom stuff. Like who’s sitting around going, you know, I really big slim Jim. We have, let’s make one three times bigger and see if people buy it. Yeah, well sure. As shit. People are buying some gyms. Savage, slim Jims, Savage something, another website. It’s not, no, it’s got like macho man on the wrapper. I have a picture of it. It’s [inaudible]. It looks like. I like it. Those mini baseball bats they give out at Comerica park. Here we go. That’s crazy. Go ConAgra. Uh, so I’m, I, I guess, uh, you know, Kelly had virtually was the only person who died. Uh, you’ve got, uh, Larry Tesler a name that most people do not know. Speaker 2: Uh, but they know what he did. He’s the guy that invented the Tesla and paste. Oh yeah, he did read about that. So he invented, you know, control C, control V uh, you know, control and more important than that is then the cut and the copy is the invention of the clipboard, like imaginary place where data goes and you can retrieve it. Dude, I remember pre PCs when we had the typewriters and I had the three lines of digital and you could cut basically in paste and like, Oh my God, we can’t afford it for a day. And the whole selling point was we can move paragraphs. I’m like, when did I ever write a paper where I moved one paragraph above or below another one, like cut copy basis. Like we use it for a thousand different things. But that was what they sold it to be. Speaker 2: Oh, you could move Y like sentences. Like when did I ever move a sentences? Everything was all word processing. Bob. That’s, that’s all it was for. Yeah, exactly. No word. Perfect. It’s amazing. You’re steno pool will love it. One of the things, Oh my God, one of the, one of the articles that I usually, I’m a, I’m a fan of some stuff and some stuff I’m not, and this one was a kind of interesting, like, so the employees of Kickstarter, um, voted to unionize and they’re calling it a big step in tech. And I’m, I’m reading further and I’m like, okay, I’m in. Well apparently, um, 46 voted in favor, 37 opposed so there’s only like a hundred and whatever. We’ll do the math, whatever. That’s like 80, 90 employees and they’re like overjoyed by it. And somebody like wrote on LinkedIn, they’re like, wait, let me get this straight. Speaker 2: Like, you’re going to fight for higher weight is like, you’re already, you’re in tech, you’re, you’re, you’re, you’re in Silicon Valley. You’re probably higher paid than anyone ever and you’ve probably got options coming out the wazoo. What are your free lunch options aren’t good enough. Like what are you getting? You’re not getting mistreated. You’re not working out. Like what, what exactly are you doing it just business date. Like workers’ safety. You’re in tech, like, so y’all just deal with carpal tunnel syndrome, right? Like, okay, I get it. Like, where’s the, like I usually, I understand it if it’s like, okay, we’ve been mistreated, we banned or paid, but if you’re, you know, especially Silicon Valley tech, we’ve had this conversation now bajillion times, every time, you know, that they’ve talked about, uh, you know, it workers unionizing and that kind of stuff. And, and I, I don’t, especially with the, with the way the market is right now, um, like I, I understood it, you know, back when things were horrible in the it industry and, you know, and people were, you know, getting, you know, burned down to the nub, you know, they were, you know, they want, you know, they were trying to get, you know, systems architects with, you know, 20 years of experience to take a BA job. Speaker 2: You know, cause it’s all they could find and that right before a big outsourcer. And so like, I, you know, I, I got it. But like now, dude, like if you’re not happy, go down the street. It’s no joke. Every, you know, you put out a, like I asked the guys on my team and we talked all the time, how many resumes, how many recruiters hit you a week? They’re like, Oh my God, I just pulled my stuff off LinkedIn. I can’t like, what am I supposed to say? I need to be polite. Yeah, like here you got like, yeah, they kickstarted, they’re probably all making minimum buck and a half easy for like just, it’s not that, you know the work camp is what? It’s UI coding. I don’t even think like what way it goes. It’s just, it’s running servers. Right. And then 5% they’re all in the cloud. Speaker 2: They’re not doing a lot of server monitor stuff and taking 5% that’s, that’s the Kickstarter business. Go fund yourself are that’s all part? Yes. We have a thing where if your couch has been a thing, they’re like, so we can play tell people to go off your couch. So we’re making FYC we made a logo and it’s going to be for your consideration. So when we play politely say like we know we can’t for your consideration, here’s why in insight it’s going. So I just gave away the beans, didn’t I? Absolutely. If your college dude, this is weird and I guess this is one of those things that like, you don’t even think about like when, when shit gets put together, um, I guess ACEs graphics cards were like significantly overheating because they weren’t screwed down tightly enough. What? Speaker 2: Yeah. You know, the metal wasn’t making enough contact with the, to display the heat. I don’t like ACEs. Stephanie was one letter away from anus. Every time I see it, that’s all I like to see. Ane that’s why I like a company. I want her and I’m like, don’t be one letter away from any swear word or body part. We’re like, no, this screwed. Like, so it’s coming. Obviously they’re coming out of China. It’s coming out like th these things are all cheaply made, but like just loose screws, like ridiculous. It’s an imperfect world. Screws fall out all the time. Now that’s um, if you ever did business in Brazil, we had to ship servers basically without screwed together. Yeah. And basically, so you’d have to pay their VAT, you’d get, there’d be assembly plants and you would screw everything like one, two, three, four, and then save 30%. Speaker 2: But you employed people down in Brazil. I’m wondering if that’s got anything to do with that or like where they came from that does it so bizarre to me that that’s awesome. Yeah. Weird. But don’t try and tighten your screws yourself. They’ll do it under warranty. Will they? Oh. Oh, they said don’t touch it. Don’t try to tighten it. Don’t touch it. Thank you. By the way, Jif peanut butter that finally came out of the woodworks and said, we’re Jeff. They’re GIF hard. J J I disagree. The creator of the trolling graphics is hard to choose. The P in JPEG, JPEG, photo graphic J fag graphics. No, you’re J graphics. You’re a giraffe. Exact jury. No. You ever go scuba diving? Yes. Every day. Speaker 2: Nobody. What he did George, a good thing to get the peanut butter industry involved in computer, uh, acronyms. I just, I wonder how many people are going to go out and buy jars of peanut butter because that’s their whole thing is they want to, they’re releasing a limited, a limited run of ones with the different labels. Right. And it’s going to be at every UI, UX, like it software is going to have one on their desk. Yeah. Include it. Yeah. Smart. Kind of brilliant. Actually. It’s good for them. Um, I wonder if, Oh my God, I wonder if this had to, this is a thing. So we’re working, I was working on a cert ticket where mobile wasn’t, everything was working for the Apple. Certainly everything. Yeah. Everything was working except for Safari browser. So this came out, there’s a, this actually hasn’t kicked in yet. Speaker 2: It doesn’t, this, this won’t take effect until September of this year. That’s what I was wanting. A visitor said, Oh my God. But it will take, it does take an effect in September. And I do, I understand what they’re doing. Like I, I mean, I remember, you know, search could never be more than 12 months for the, for the longest time. Um, and, but you know, you’ve got a lot of ’em, uh, whether they’re self signed or super certs that are extended out, uh, you know, in some cases, two and three years. Uh, and what Apple said is, Hey, look, uh, we are not going to allow or accept, um, authentication from any certificate that’s greater than 13 months old. Wow. And I get it. And, and I like it because it does, I mean, dude, a lot change, especially in the tech industry, a lot changes in 13 months. Speaker 2: Plus nobody respects the, uh, implementation of revoking certificates. Right. You could theoretically having a two year old certificate floating around doing harm for two years. Absolutely. I honestly wonder if this was it though, because literally there was, we were having certain issues and it was people going, it shouldn’t, like I said, people weren’t going crazy trying to figure this thing out. Like I said, it shouldn’t because this isn’t supposed to take effect until September. Oh. So it should be an issue yet. I hope not. So a little close to home, you’ve got a OCC, uh, that has not only got facial recognition, facial recognition technology running on their campus, uh, but they have banned students from even talking about the fact that there is facial recognition technology running on the campus. Dude, this goes back, I, you know, some people are fans and some people aren’t, uh, uh, you know, Jordan Peterson, he’s a professor up in Canada and he’s very pointed on certain, on language being dictated to you by government. Speaker 2: And this is another one, but you can’t even talk about it. Like, or what, or what, what are you going to do from a community college? I guess from the standpoint of they couldn’t talk about it from the standpoint of they couldn’t, uh, they were trying to organize meetings, uh, and they wanted to, you know, have these groups and associations past like nine non-binding, um, you know, uh, recommendations, all that kind of stuff about it. They’re blocking, they’re blocking. The students were organizing to prevent the technology from being adopted. So they’re blocking students from even meeting. Yeah, let alone talking about it. Not, not a fan. [inaudible]. Yeah, no, I even looked, I got a, I got a kid coming up for college. I’m like, what’s college costs these days? You know, it’s been a long time. Uh, there’s still like 90 bucks a credit. Yeah. If that, you know something like, Oh, you know, you’re going to OCC for two years, kid, just like yogurt. What? You want to get a bar? Yeah. Yeah. Just like the old man did. [inaudible] none of this $80,000 debt. Oh shit. Hell no. Well, but I mean, you know, by the time she gets it, you know, Bernie Sanders will want it. It’ll all be free. So stop talking. Stop talking. What’s the deal with ’em? What did Google do to Chrome now? Because like, you’re not going to get anyone to go back to Firefox. Nobody’s going to get your internet for whatever the hell they call it these days. Speaker 3: It’s pretty good. It’s actually built on Chrome, chromium moments or Frederick Chrome is built on and built a new version of edge off of it. So they share the same underlying, but, uh, they built in the ability to deep link into a page directly, directly to a word on the page. What does that mean? So, uh, if you’re going through search results or something like that, Google can actually direct you directly to a specific word on a page instead of a built in HTML header or something like that. Speaker 2: Well, and not only that, but so the, the one thing, uh, that was kind of that they said that people were kind of getting up in arms about was the, uh, what is it, the on mouse event, uh, that they were enabling within the browser. That was just basically just further enabling a lack of privacy when you’re using that browser and how much and how much of that data is getting sent back to Google and where it’s getting sent back from. Uh, where it, it or excuse me, where it’s getting sent back to. Um, but I mean they, they’ve already kind of backed down off of it and I think they, I think they already released a patch to the patch that initiated that. If I recall correctly. If anybody’s thinking they’re getting privacy from Google, uh, go to activity.google.com and you can call me, you can call me tomorrow while I’m, we’re to the point, remember the good old days when you know the home page of Google said, you know, don’t be evil. Speaker 2: Yeah, that’s, that’s been gone for a long time. That’s been gone for a long time. Speaking of evil, we’re going to be back in a quick moment with a nother Jason Bressler and the CTO and Matt Turner, one of the head recruiters from United shore talking about a cool job fair and how, what it’s like to grow one of the biggest companies in Michigan. This is the it that he show. He’ll be right back with the capital one venture card. You weren’t an unlimited double miles on every purchase every day. And you can use those miles towards travel expenses like flights, hotels, rental cars, and more. Just book and pay for your travel, using your venture card and redeem your miles towards the cost. Capital one. What’s in your wallet? Credit approval required. Capital one, bank USA and a. Speaker 1: Hey, what’s going on? Thanks for hanging out with us. This is segment two, episode three 36 of the one and only it and the D show, broadcast and life here in studio one in podcast. 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He’s a one from United shores. All mr Matt Turner. How are you guys doing? I’m doing great and have never been better in all my life. One of the, uh, I guess we’ll, we’ll jump right into it. Um, this, this United Shore’s been on a tear lately on the news. We’ve been, they’ve been talking about, uh, number two in the entire mortgage industry above Wells Fargo, bank of America. Did. Jason, you’ve been around for a while. How did you even foresee that this was even possible coming out of a little shop? Detroit just moved to Pontiac and, you know, uh, it’s been kind of a wild ride. I mean, Speaker 4: first of all, yes, for sure. We saw that it was possible. And that was kinda the goal all along. And this isn’t our goal right now is to be number two. I’d go, our goal is to be number one. Sure, we’ll get there for sure. But yeah, I mean we’ve really, I’ve been here for about four years now and we’ve really done everything possible to get to this point. And the growth has been exponential and fantastic to see and really we support it and we do the best that we can. But you know, I mean we were again blessed with such a great CEO who’s so business-minded and does what’s right by people. And that’s really what’s kind of fueled our growth for sure. Speaker 1: No doubt. And that’s the one thing that, I mean, what are you up to now as an it department? We, you were at 700 I think. Did I hear 800 recently? Speaker 4: I think we’re, I think we’re just about 800 somewhere around there. Yeah, for sure. Speaker 1: And then, I mean, here’s the thing, you know, I, I’m sitting in meetings and there’s people saying I need a dozen people. You like, go get them. I need seven people. Go get them. Well you need to find a town. So there’s a, you know, the kind of the reasons why you guys are here is on March 4th, uh, United shore is having an it career fair. Yup. Um, I guess talk to me Matt. Um, what is I guess w here’s the thing and here’s the thing, I’m just going to point that out. Like a lot of people hate is like the cattle call environment on some of these it fairs. I guess. Talk to me about a, what you’re trying to accomplish. And B, talk to me about why this one’s going to be different. Yeah. So Speaker 5: this one, so 100% it focused. We’ve got leaders from all departments of it. So if you’ve got representatives, re-upping app dev from the engineering team, uh, support teams, and we’ve got over 700 people registered already for the events, and essentially they’re going to have the opportunity to see these leaders one-on-one, talk to them, talk to them a little bit about their experience, and possibly go into a second more intimate interview. And maybe even get offer. Speaker 1: Well that’s what, that’s the one thing where I was like, I heard that they’re like, they’re going to, you know, Hey, interviews are going to be in the, in the cafe and there, there might be offers to put on the table. Yeah. Speaker 5: Well conference rooms for deeper dive. Speaker 1: Right, right. I guess that’s new to me and I, I’ve never even seen their, Andy, I don’t know if you’ve ever seen that at job fairs. I was always, you know, thanks for your info. We’ll here’s a, here’s a postcard. Right? Yeah. Walk me through how that’s even possible. Speaker 5: I mean, last year we ran two career fairs and I think from each one we hired about 200 people in each one, but we hired some folks from it who are, you know, drove up from Findlay, Ohio and we ended up taking him aside with, uh, Mark Wallace and a couple of the other guys and, and app dev and interviewing the guy and taking them out. And he was a, you know, great developer and we ended up moving forward and to make me an offer the next day. Speaker 1: No kidding. Um, yeah, no, I guess walk me through who are you hiring? Cause I mean, here’s the thing, like we talked to architecture and all of a sudden you need seven people and uh, you know, uh, work with, uh, the cloud team. And I know you need probably four or five cloud engineers. I guess walk me through some, or what’s your biggest needs? What are the biggest hits? Is it everywhere? Is it dev? Is it, is it DevOps? Is that architecture? Is that everything? Speaker 5: Uh, I pulled the numbers before I got here and we have 299 approved opening. Is that it right now? 299, I’d say 90% of that we’re looking for experienced hires. So we’re looking for people who have a couple of years of experience professionally in creating applications or doing QA automation testing or dev ops working with tools like puppet and um, uh, Docker Coopernetti’s, um, red cloud architects. So it just, pretty much everything is, is open there. This guy just keeps shoving new openings down my throat. So Speaker 1: my job. Yeah, exactly. I mean, one of the things that, you know, we just brought, I just brought a new guy on my team and one of the things I talked to him was, you know, it’s funny, we just interviewed a guy at Ford and we asked him what he’s been doing the last four years and he said folder permissions. Yeah. And we talked to him. I go, you’re in a sincerely unique environment where like if you say tomorrow I want to work on Kubernetes around, I want to do the container stuff, containerization and we will let you, you know, if you want to go learn how to do ADFS, we’ll Google go. Like, this isn’t like there’s nothing really limited in you, I guess. You know what, talk to me about, you know, I guess managing that, like, you know, it’s, it’s a unique environment. It’s gotta be structured. By the same token, it’s loose enough where, uh, we can give to two, two employees. Speaker 4: Well, I mean, and yes we can, but the thing is from a, from an experienced team member perspective, it’s, you know, like when you were seven years old and your dad took you to, your mom took you to Cedar point, like the water park for the first time and you’re like, Oh my God, this is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. I run around and I can do anything that I want and it’s a nice hot sunny day. And that’s like working at United shore. That really is the best way to put it from a technology standpoint. And you know, really, I’m just trying to get you in a bathing suit by buttocks waterpark. Exactly. But it’s like we had a UHF, it’s like working at a fish market, except you don’t have to clean and gut fish all day. Yeah, I mean, you really get, from a standpoint, from a, from a sandbox standpoint, whatever you want to do. Speaker 4: And you know, if you have interest in something, and I know we talk about this all the time, but if you have an interest and a desire and you’re going to hold yourself accountable and be held accountable by other people, then we’ll actually put you where you want to go and what your interests are. As long as you’re, you’re, you’re a good, good fit, you’re all in for UWM, you’re all in for it, you’re all in for the team. If that happens we’ll let kind of let your run where you want to run cause we want to keep you here for the rest of your life. And so you know, we want to make sure that you’ve really, everybody feels fulfilled. Sure. And you, I guess you just had a big switch where you don’t have the team leads managing just BAS, right? You did it like a cross environment thing. Speaker 4: How did, I guess walk me through the process on saying like did you, is this feedback you’re getting and you’re just transforming on the fly because you know it’s kind of a big step. So it was a big step. And this is this from an application development standpoint. And so about four years ago when I came here, we were what I’d call cross functional teams. So it’s one leader kind of leading a team of developers and BAS and QA and scrum masters. And you know, from, from that standpoint and as we got here, we had so many good people that we really succeeded almost in spite of ourselves. And I mean that in the best way possible. It was, we were moving so fast, even four years ago, we needed to take a step back if we were really going to scale and say, Hey, for us to take our team and our technology team and UWM to the next level, we’ve got to take a step back and actually focus on the disciplines. Speaker 4: And so we went to a matrix model and so we had developer leads and BA leads and QA leads and PO leads. And we kind of like set a true structure and a new SDLC and a new framework of what we were going to do. And as we continue to progress and grow. And we got new leaders in, we got a lot of experience. The time was right for us to go back to cross functional teams with the right leaders kind of leading those teams. And so now we’re really focused on incremental delivery and you know, really delivering as fast as we possibly can, our end product. Um, and then giving all the control. And this is, you know, from the dev ops standpoint, giving all the control back to the teams and letting them kinda run in their own environment with their own SDLC and their own gate checks and making sure that they’re responsible for their own work. And that’s really what I think every application development team wants. And so that’s, I, that’s another good point you bring up like moving fast. Like I don’t think people realize how, when you say moving fast, how fast that is. Like you were, I think the last time you were on, you talked about the CIO symposium, you spoke out where like people are Speaker 1: talking about dev cycles at nine months and you kind of laughed and yeah. But I mean, when you talk about moving fast, I guess walk me through what’s, what’s your expectations? Speaker 4: It’s a little hard, but my, I mean I would say my expectations are, we should, so if we have sprints that are two weeks and you know, I mean we should be planning properly and we should be deploying and we should, you know, be accountable for what we do during that timeframe. But when I say move fast, I mean I want to, we were in a very unique situation where we only have one client and that client is the business, the business of UWM. And so we make sure that we do everything on a dime and when the business says we want to change this and we want to do it now, it’s why we write all of our own software. It’s why we try to stay completely vendor agnostic. And if we could not use vendors at any point from a technology standpoint is because we don’t want to be bound to anything that we do. So when I say move fast, it’s, Hey Bob, if I need to make a change today, then within 24 hours I’d like that written. I’d like a user story out. I want it developed, I want to test it and then I want to make sure that it goes through through all the gate checks and then it gets deployed into, in new production that quickly. Sure. Speaker 1: Um, and I think that’s one of the things we’re not, when I, when I see the things I see everyday is like the growing pains of being in an organization that we didn’t plan on being a huge enterprise. I’ll just go kind of shifting it to, to enterprise technology. You know, you weren’t on the radar for the Cisco’s and the peers and the Microsoft, right. Like a year and a half year, year and a half ago. And now you are, you know, they want to fly you out to San Jose to go to the vet. You know, the management meetings. They want you to, you know, you’re an enterprise client, they want you to have weekly meetings. And you know, I guess is, is that a, is that a good thing or did you like flying under the radar? Speaker 4: Uh, I love flying under the radar. I think that’s the best way to do it. Um, um, at the end of the day, I hate attention and I would like to stay as humble as we possibly can. And I mean that from even an enterprise technology standpoint. And the only way that you can really move very quickly is to make sure that nobody really cares what you do until they expect you to do the best all the time. And that’s really where we are right now. And so from an enterprise technology standpoint, we’ve really, you know, and, and, and again, you’re, you’re a Testament to this is once you find the right people and you can drive and motivate and cultivate the right environment and you work in a, in an environment where we basically say, if it makes sense, go do it. Yeah. So get out right now by what you need to do, get the licensing and try it. And if it works, let’s continue to build off of it. And if it doesn’t, just learn from it really quickly and then tell us what’s next. Speaker 1: I’ve never seen it in my life like that. Like you need to go pee. Oh, you need to go get that. Go ahead, go get it. It’s to me it’s like not insane, but it’s go, you need a tool, you need to go get it. You know, you can’t hit good out of the sand, go buy yourself a decent sandwich. Like, you know. Um, but yeah, the just seeing the, the what the, I wouldn’t even call it a trial and error. It’s, it’s go get what you need to get. Um, how do you, how do you want to, you know, the business is uptime for us. Sure. Um, you know, we need our customers Speaker 4: on all that. Cause that’s the one, the one thing that was eyeopening to me is, you know, Hey, we’re 30, 32 35% of the market for wholesale mortgages. When we go down, the market goes down, industry goes down the industry. Right. And it’s like living with that on your shoulders. I mean, you know, the, the stupid cliche is, Hey Jason, what keeps you up at night? Yeah, exactly. But that’s got a way on you. I mean, have you as the head that wears the crown. And that’s the thing is, you know, like we’re supporting so many brokers, tens of thousands of brokers across the country where we do all of this and we give it to them because we really think that they’re a better option for consumers. Like we are legitimately trying to do the right thing. And so when you do that, and it’s a being a product of your own success, when you get so successful at delivering quality software and quality technology to people that could never afford it or didn’t even know what it was, when, when, when you go down there, whole world’s over, they have no idea what to do. Speaker 4: And so we have to always be up all the time and always be 10 steps ahead of the game to make sure that we’re on top of that. And that’s one of the things, from an enterprise technology standpoint, it’s really easy to get seduced by the newest thing or what’s next or somebody chirping in your ear of, Hey, you should try this. Well that’s a th that’s why flying under the radar is such a better thing because when you got a clear roadmap and you’ve got a clear vision and you stick to it, then those ancillary things just kind of pop in and out as it happens instead of everybody just chasing whatever the next big thing. So, you know, we don’t chase whatever the next big thing is. We are the next big thing. And so we kind of dictate what we want to do and then we let people kind of fit into that model. Speaker 4: So what’s a, so here’s the big thing is the AME conferences see what is association of independent mortgage brokers or whatever last a year that were a few months ago. Actually, I think it was like a, but it was brand three 60 was kind of like an automated marketing engine for, for brokers, right? Um, this year, the big plans for, I know we can’t talk about it, but [inaudible] are you excited about what’s coming out? Absolutely. I mean, it’s going to be huge for the industry. It’s going to be absolutely massive for our broker partners and we’re really excited. We’ve been working on it for awhile and we’re really excited to release it at aim for sure. Yeah. No, I, I mean Tiffany had said, I mean, uh, you know, the, the one thing I wanted to talk about, I think it’s funny now that I’m a on the other end of the stick on LinkedIn and it’s amazing to me how bad salespeople are and I’m getting these messages. Speaker 4: It’s like looking at yourself in the mirror. I’ve, I’ve, I, I was never that bad. Like that’s true. I did get asked, can you introduce me to Jason Bressler was, and you are connected to him on LinkedIn. I’m like, yeah, but it’s, it’s, I wish there would be a class to like, you know, I would like to talk to you how to, how we could have helped other companies such as United shore with their automation needs. It’s like, do you ever see a, there’s a thing called deck.com the bullshit generator now and uh, it was like from the dotcom days, but it still exists and it was like every press release written in like 2002 to 2004 hit this button and it was like synergize E platform. Uh, you know, and it was the, one of the funniest things. This is the crap that I get Speaker 1: to me. Like I can’t believe every four day, I can’t imagine what you have to go, how many voicemails you have to delete every day. Speaker 4: I don’t even get through the voicemails and even the LinkedIn messages are basically for the most part, if they’re like that they’re deleted. I do occasionally, and I almost hate to say, cause we’ll see what happens from it. But I did get, somebody sent me an iPad with a full customized message, which it was fantastic of me, my history, full blown iPad, full blown iPad with, and it just said press play. And I press play. And it was this, it was a sales woman and she went on, she knew everything about me, everything about my history, everything about UWM, how we grew, what we did. And basically was like, Hey, we just want to help. So all I’m asking you to do is just call back and just let us talk to you. And at that point, how do you not, right? Like how do you not, when somebody takes that kind of care and time to do something that’s not like the RC car and you’re like, call me and I’ll give you the remote. Yeah, I remember those days. That was fun. When I got my first one in that there was such a mistake to call back. Do you ever get a pair of shoes? I never got a pair of shoes. I just want to get my foot in the door. Speaker 1: Ah, so Matt just, uh, uh, I guess, you know, we talked a little bit about, um, the, you know, the hiring spree and needing to hire, I want to talk to you about how you’ve hired, we went and we went through some numbers on all the people that talent is brought through. Like hiring three, you know, there’s goals down here, 3000 people at your, how many did you hire in 2019? The team, Speaker 5: the team, uh, 3000, 27. Speaker 1: So how, how so I see you all walking around giving you, so you don’t just, this isn’t just a cheap interview. You, you’re doing tours, you’re meeting, you know, the leads. How do you hire and you don’t have that huge of a team. It’s a decent size team. But like how do you go about hiring that many people? Speaker 4: Wow. That’s a question. Open ended, you know. Exactly. Speaker 5: Um, so you know, as you mentioned, the team size, so everyone, including the associate recruiters who are supporting the recruiters and the leaders, all of us total out to about 40 people, which were added throughout last year. So you’ve got to be really creative with how you move forward through these processes. And I think we have a really solid leadership team from uh, the talent leadership. So they came up with a couple ideas like doing, interviewing blitzes, uh, the late afternoon hours for some of these positions like underwriting and closing, uh, where we’re willing to train people and we’re looking for them to have a certain level of excellent expectations for their education. But they’ll bring them in and we’ll take them through, we’ll give them a full tour of the building, go through all the benefits with them, take them through a screen, make sure they’re a fit for that. Speaker 5: And in terms of it, we did the two career fairs last year, which we netted a few people but you know, specifically to it. So a lot of grinding. So company-wide we have about, I wish I had the number off the top of my head, but it’s right around between 55 and 60% of our hires under being referrals. So the referral process is huge for us. And that’s something we’ve tried to increase incentives, increase our incentives in this year with the new referral program where if you refer somebody and then they refer somebody, it kind of trickles back up to you. So that’s, that’s a big, big area for us. And the only way you get referrals is if people enjoy working for your competition. So it says a lot about United shore as a whole, being that over half the people we hire end up being referred in by people who work there. Speaker 1: And that’s the biggest challenge I see in, in it recruitment. And I don’t know how you guys filter it out, but we see like, you know, they have all the certs, they check all the boxes, they, they’ve done the, they, they list off everything that they’re looking for. Then you get them in a room and ask them a question and they’re like, well no, I didn’t really work on that. Or like you have it written down right here. It’s on your skill. You know, I guess obviously it’s frustrating, but how do you filter through that? Speaker 5: Yeah. So we, I think we have some really good efficient processes set up at this point. Obviously we’re always trying to improve them, make them better and make them easy as possible and the candidate. So I’ll give you an example. Um, from the app dev side, when we’re interviewing experienced and that candidates were, I’m going to talk to them, find out what they’re looking for, um, why they’re looking to leave a job, the basic recruiting questions, and then we’re gonna dive into some high level object oriented questions. And I’m going to kind of figure out, you know, what does this person using on a day to day basis? I don’t want to grill them super hard, but they’re, if their salary expectations are at a certain level and they’re not able to answer some pretty basic questions, you kinda get the sense from there. And so, um, one thing we’ve done to make it easier on the candidate, once we go through that data and gather that we actually use an online code assessment tool, which has, uh, for this, for their net positions, there’s an hour time limit on it. Speaker 5: So basically two questions. So write out your code and C sharp, we want to be able to review it and we’re not really as concerned about you getting, you know, all 20 test cases right on it. But we want to understand how you solve the problem and why you want through it that way even if you didn’t get all of them. Um, and then we’d bring you in for a face to face interview. That’d be about an hour and a half of your time. So really on the candidate side, it’s an hour and a half of their time. We get all that screening before they go to the leadership team. So I’ve got a code assessment, I’ve got my high level, uh, object oriented questions, I know their salary info and everything else and we can determine before investing too much time to that person. Is this the right fit? Speaker 1: Yeah. It’s funny, I just got brought into a, the Bax interviews in the BA. If you don’t know what that is, the BA, it’s kind of like an entry level to be a move into a business analyst role. And it’s funny to me like half the people like, here’s a math problem. I want you to figure this out. Don’t have a pen or paper. Um, here’s a, I want you to put together, I want to see how you, you know, and then you know, halfway through, Oh my God, I’m so frustrated. Like, you know, just internalize that. You know what I mean? It’s just funny to me. Not funny, but it’s just like, it’s one on one stuff and you know, I mean I will respond Speaker 3: pressure differently though. So, you know, some people aren’t good test takers, they’re not going to do well under pressure for like, Hey, write these 20 test cases in an hour. Is it because they don’t test well they don’t get the job or is it, you know, something you take into consideration like, you know, personality wise, like, uh, you know, you leaving them in a room with an assignment, they’re good. You say, Hey, you’ve got an hour to finish this and all of a sudden, you know, they’re shut down because they’re worried about the pressure. Speaker 5: Well with the, with the, with the coding test that’s done on their own time and at their own

We’ve known Tom Lawrence for a long time now, whether from the Sunday Morning Linux Review, his PC repair business, various meetups around the area, Penguicon, and more… he’s a regular fixture at things going on and happening, and if you’re not familiar with him yet… you should be.  Check out as we chat with Tom in particular about how he’s built up a very successful Youtube channel with tens of thousands of subscribers and millions of views… Check out Tom’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTecknowledge   IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Sometimes it’s good to just catch up with friends, and this week was no exception.  We sat down with Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems to talk a little about his business, but more about how he’s built a wildly successful YouTube channel dealing with technology (and some hot sauce).  Next up was Neil Nosakowski of High Score eSports to chat about the science of eSports, what goes into it… and why we’re all already far too old to even bother trying to make a run at it.  Then, to wrap things up, we chat all things Detroit with Jeremiah of Daily Detroit – their history, his favorite and craziest topics, and the intricacies of running a daily podcast… Lawrence Technology Systems is at: https://www.facebook.com/pcpickup/ The YouTube channel is at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTecknowledge High Score eSports is at: https://www.facebook.com/highscoreesports/ Daily Detroit is at: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyDetroit/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit