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Chandra Janakiraman is the chief product officer, executive vice president, and a board member at VRChat. Previously, he was a product leader at Meta, where he led Facebook's social experience interfaces and Reality Labs' growth; served as CPO at Headspace, where he helped relaunch the platform, driving a 4x subscriber boost; and was a GM at Zynga, delivering massive hit games that reached hundreds of millions. In our conversation, Chandra shares:• His playbook for developing a product strategy• The difference between “small s” and “big S” strategy• How to run strategy sprints• Who should be involved in strategy work• Common pitfalls in strategy development• The role of AI in future strategy development• More—Brought to you by:• Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments• Airtable ProductCentral—Launch to new heights with a unified system for product development• OneSchema—Import CSV data 10x faster—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/an-operators-guide-to-product-strategy-chandra-janakiraman—Where to find Chandra Janakiraman:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandramohanj/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Chandra's background(04:47) The importance of strategy(12:40) Defining product strategy(15:42) Developing a winning strategy: an overview(18:51) The preparation phase(30:46) The strategy sprint process(45:51) The design sprint (51:19) Document writing(57:39) Rolling out your strategy(01:01:28) Resourcing and roadmapping(01:04:42) Strategy lessons from Zynga(01:11:34) Strategy lessons from Meta(01:15:55) Big S strategy(01:26:58) AI in strategy formulation(01:38:12) Final thoughts and lightning round—Referenced:• Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/• Good Strategy, Bad Strategy | Richard Rumelt: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/good-strategy-bad-strategy-richard• 5 essential questions to craft a winning strategy | Roger Martin (author, advisor, speaker): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-strategy-roger-martin• VRChat: https://hello.vrchat.com/• Andrew Chen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmandrewchen/• Template: Working Backwards PR FAQ: https://www.workingbackwards.com/resources/working-backwards-pr-faq• How LinkedIn became interesting: The inside story | Tomer Cohen (CPO at LinkedIn): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-linkedin-became-interesting-tomer-cohen• Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/making-time-for-what-matters-jake• Identify your bullseye customer in one day | Michael Margolis (UX Research Partner at Google Ventures): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/finding-your-bullseye-customer-michael-margolis• Chandra's flow chart: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SLmQ0oRFadzJnNM3MJetnLUvB18U4W4GXU4KtJ2ujEQ/edit?tab=t.0• Chandra's strategy template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNeYUaMnpicvkpVZO-gj9cCxLeHfWN0xtGm_QoxgemE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5d3jz6v86yrs• Zynga: https://www.zynga.com/• David Foster Wallace's quote about water: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/97082-there-are-these-two-young-fish-swimming-along-and-they• Oculus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus• Elon Musk's quote: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wf8TadbGYok• Concept car: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_car• Acquired podcast: The Mark Zuckerberg interview: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/the-mark-zuckerberg-interview• Armand Ruiz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armand-ruiz/• What is a multi-armed bandit? Full explanation: https://amplitude.com/explore/experiment/multi-armed-bandit• IF on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/IF-John-Krasinski/dp/B0CW19SCVW• Dune: Part 2 on AppleTV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/dune-part-two/umc.cmc.363aycnv6vy9qgekvew6fveb9• Dune Prophecy on Max: https://www.max.com/shows/dune-prophecy-2024/57660b16-a32a-476f-89da-3302ac379e91• Capybara Go on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/capybara-go/id6596787726• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/• Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Lost-Interview/dp/B01IJD1BES—Recommended books:• The Art of War: https://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Sun-Tzu/dp/1599869772• Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors: https://www.amazon.com/Competitive-Strategy-Techniques-Industries-Competitors/dp/0684841487/• Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Strategy-Bad-Difference-Matters/dp/0307886239/• Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X• Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422• Sprint: https://www.amazon.com/SPRINT-Jake-Zeratsky-Knapp/dp/0593076117• Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination: https://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Triumph-American-Imagination/dp/0679757473• Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration: https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Expanded-Overcoming-Inspiration/dp/0593594649/• The Ten Faces of Innovation: Strategies for Heightening Creativity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385512074—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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Los Mejores Libros para Transformar tu 2025 En este episodio, te presentamos las lecturas imprescindibles para emprendedores, líderes y visionarios que quieren potenciar su 2025. Inspirados en recomendaciones de expertos y autores de renombre, analizamos libros que abarcan desde estrategias de negocio hasta historias fascinantes que expandirán tu perspectiva. Descubrí cómo títulos como Putin's People, Autocracy Inc., y Dead in the Water desentrañan el poder y la política global. Exploramos la evolución empresarial con Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination y el detrás de escena de gigantes como TikTok y Disney. Además, reflexionamos sobre lecciones de vida con Excellent Advice for Living y Shantaram. También nos sumergimos en temas clave como: Negocios y liderazgo con The Prize y The Power Broker. Diseño y creatividad con 99% Invisible. Relatos de resiliencia y éxito con The Whole Story. Este episodio es perfecto para emprendedores, founders y profesionales que buscan inspiración y nuevas herramientas para triunfar en 2025. ¡No te olvides de consultar la lista completa y acceder a nuestras recomendaciones extra en las notas del episodio! Disponible en Spotify, YouTube y todas las plataformas de podcast. __ Gracias a SUNDES por el apoyo! ¿Pensando en tus próximas vacaciones? ¿En qué destino estás penSUNDES? Lo que buscas está en Sundes. Encuentra las mejores propiedades para alquiler vacacional en los destinos más TOP de Europa: ¿Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, La Toscana, Courchevel? ¿Croacia, Grecia? Olvídate de largas horas en internet filtrando entre miles de propiedades, en Sundes entregamos certezas de calidad. Deja en manos de expertos tu próximo viaje a Europa. Cotiza en sundes.com y nosotros hacemos el resto. Abriendo las puertas a experiencias excepcionales. www.sundes.com __ Links del show: La lista de libros de Lucas: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/llopatin_mi-top-10-de-los-45-libros-que-leí-este-año-activity-7279119359057313792-VIzq/?originalSubdomain=es Putin's People: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50208611-putin-s-people Autocacry Inc. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207186496-autocracy-inc Disney y TikTok: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/kevin-mayer-on-leaving-disney-and-tiktok-joining-dazn-pay-tv-decline.html Walts Disney: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6585128-walt-disney Excellent Advice for Living: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63101004-excellent-advice-for-living The Whole Story: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197510434-the-whole-story Dead in the water: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60065285-dead-in-the-water 99% invisiblle: https://99percentinvisible.org/ The Prize: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10903900-the-prize The power broker: https://99percentinvisible.org/club/ Shantaram: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60211192-shantaram Tenes alguna pregunta? Escribinos y seguinos en: Twitter: @CristobaPerdomo y @llopatin Linkedin: Lucas Lopatin  y Cristobal Perdomo  y Visitá: Indie Build Wollef

Alisa Cohn is an executive coach who has worked with C-suite executives at startups like Venmo, Etsy, Wirecutter, and DraftKings, and Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Google, Pfizer, Dell, and IBM. Inc. Magazine named Alisa one of the top 100 leadership speakers, and she was named one of the Top 50 coaches in the world by Thinkers50 and the #1 startup coach for the past four years by Global Gurus. She is also the author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up, which won the 2022 Independent Press Award and the American Book Fest 2023 Best Book Award for Entrepreneurship, and is the creator and host of a podcast of the same name. In our conversation, we discuss:• The psychology behind why we avoid difficult conversations• Specific scripts for having five common difficult conversations• How to handle defensive reactions in the moment• The three questions you should end every meeting with• “The founder prenup” that every founding team should work through• Common leadership myths• Stories of failure from Alisa's career—Brought to you by:• Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments• Rippling—Automate HR, IT, and finance so you can scale faster• Liveblocks—Ready-made collaborative features to drop into your product—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/scripts-for-difficult-conversations-alisa-cohn—Where to find Alisa Cohn:• X: https://x.com/AlisaCohn• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn• Website: https://www.alisacohn.com• Podcast: https://www.alisacohn.com/podcast—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Alisa's background(04:48) Having difficult conversations(12:48) Scripts for performance feedback(20:20) How to respond when someone is defensive or upset(25:07) Scripts for handling promotion disappointments(31:00) Scripts for handling terminations(35:44) The importance of positive feedback(38:49) Understanding your job as a leader(44:55) Recognizing your own blind spots(49:38) Three vital questions to ask in every meeting(55:57) The founder prenup(01:08:24) Failure corner(01:13:00) Final thoughts and lightning round—Referenced:• Alisa's free PDF downloads for Lenny's listeners: https://www.alisacohn.com/Lenny/• Radical Candor: From theory to practice with author Kim Scott: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/radical-candor-from-theory-to-practice• Non-Violent Communication (NVC) Model: https://www.ucop.edu/ombuds/_files/nvc-model-requesting-change-remove.pdf• Sheryl Sandberg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-sandberg-5126652• How embracing emotions will accelerate your career | Joe Hudson (executive coach, Art of Accomplishment): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/embracing-your-emotions-joe-hudson• Joe Gebbia on X: https://x.com/jgebbia• Noam Wasserman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noam-wasserman-462425• Core Values List: https://jamesclear.com/core-values• How Cofounders Can Prevent Their Relationship from Derailing: https://hbr.org/2022/04/how-cofounders-can-prevent-their-relationship-from-derailing• Inside Out 2 on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/inside-out-2/6MeZYf9JkFii• Ninja CREAMi: https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-NC299AMZ-Milkshakes-One-Touch-Container/dp/B09QV24FFZ• Joseph Campbell quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/136819-if-the-path-before-you-is-clear-you-re-probably-on—Recommended books:• From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Up-Grown-Up-Grow-Leadership-Business/dp/1398601403• Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Revised-Kick-Ass-Humanity/dp/1250235375• Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Working-Backwards-Insights-Stories-Secrets/dp/1250267595• Unpacking Amazon's unique ways of working | Bill Carr (author of Working Backwards): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/unpacking-amazons-unique-ways-of• Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination: https://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Triumph-American-Imagination/dp/0679757473—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

In today's episode, Shawn O'Malley (@Shawn_OMalley_) will be breaking down the Magic Kingdom company: Disney. You'll learn about why recognition value is so important to Disney, why hit movies are just the top of the sales funnel for Disney, how Disney has built a flywheel supporting its businesses, what the outlook is for Disney's streaming efforts, how Covid hurt the company and how it has bounced back, why the company's famed ex-CEO Bob Iger returned, what to make of Disney's financials and valuation, plus so much more! Prefer to watch? Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - How Disney relies on recognition value at the top of its sales funnel 04:36 - What to understand about the flywheel of Disney's businesses 11:34 - How Disney's streaming business is doing 14:17 - Why Covid was so challenging for Disney 19:17 - Why Disney's famed ex-CEO Bob Iger returned to the company  32:02 - What makes ESPN so profitable 36:43 - What to make of Disney's financials and valuation 39:51 - Shawn's opinion on buying the stock And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Check out The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons learned from 15 years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Bob Iger. Check out Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. Breakdown of TV Sports Rights. Check out the books mentioned in the podcast here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle's favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Toyota Public Fundrise Facet NetSuite Connect with Shawn: Twitter | LinkedIn | Email HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

What I learned from rereading Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. ----Get access to the World's Most Valuable Notebook for Founders You can read, reread, and search all my notes and highlights from every book I've ever read for the podcast. You can also ask SAGE any question and SAGE will read all my notes, highlights, and every transcript from every episode for you. A few questions I've asked SAGE recently: What are the most important leadership lessons from history's greatest entrepreneurs?Can you give me a summary of Warren Buffett's best ideas? (Substitute any founder covered on the podcast and you'll get a comprehensive and easy to read summary of their ideas) How did Edwin Land find new employees to hire? Any unusual sources to find talent?What are some strategies that Cornelius Vanderbilt used against his competitors?Get access to Founders Notes here. ----Join this email list if you want early access to any Founders live events and conferencesJoin my personal email list if you want me to email you my top ten highlights from every book I read ----Buy a super comfortable Founders sweatshirt (or hat) here ! ----(2:00) Disney's key traits were raw ingenuity combined with sadistic determination.(3:00) I had spent a lifetime with a frustrated, and often unemployed man, who hated anybody who was successful. — Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumacher. (Founders #242)(6:00) Disney put excelence before any other consideration.(11:00) Maybe the most important thing anyone ever said to him: You're crazy to be a professor she told Ted. What you really want to do is draw. Ted's notebooks were always filled with these fabulous animals. So I set to work diverting him. Here was a man who could draw such pictures. He should earn a living doing that. — Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination by Brian Jay Jones. (Founders #161)(14:00) A quote about Edwin Land that would apply to Walt Disney too:Land had learned early on that total engrossment was the best way for him to work. He strongly believed that this kind of concentrated focus could also produce extraordinary results for others. Late in his career, Land recalled that his “whole life has been spent trying to teach people that intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out in people resources they didn't know they had.”  A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War by Ronald Fierstein. (Founders #134)(15:00) My parents objected strenuously, but I finally talked them into letting me join up as a Red Cross ambulance driver. I had to lie about my age, of course. In my company was another fellow who had lied about his age to get in. He was regarded as a strange duck, because whenever we had time off and went out on the town to chase girls, he stayed in camp drawing pictures.His name was Walt Disney.Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc. (Founders #293)(20:00) Walt Disney had big dreams. He had outsized aspirations.(22:00) A quote from Edwin Land that would apply to Walt Disney too: My motto is very personal and may not fit anyone else or any other company. It is: Don't do anything that someone else can do.(24:00) Walt Disney seldom dabbled. Everyone who knew him remarked on his intensity; when something intrigued him, he focused himself entirely as if it were the only thing that mattered.(29:00) He had the drive and ambition of 10 million men.(29:00) I'm going to sit tight. I have the greatest opportunity I've ever had, and I'm in it for everything.(31:00) He seemed confident beyond any logical reason for him to be so. It appeared that nothing discouraged him.(31:00) You have to take the hard knocks with the good breaks in life.(32:00) Nothing wrong with my aim, just gotta change the target. — Jay Z(35:00) He sincerely wanted to be counted among the best in his craft.(43:00) He didn't want to just be another animation producer. He wanted to be the king of animation. Disney believed that quality was his only real advantage.(47:00) Walt Disney wanted domination. Domination that would make his position unassailable.(49:00) Disney was always trying to make something he could be proud of.(50:00) We have a habit of divine discontent with our performance. It is an antidote to smugness.— Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: Being Very Good Is No Good,You Have to Be Very, Very, Very, Very, Very Good by David Ogilvy and Ogivly & Mather.  (Founders #343)(53:00) While it is easy, of course, for me to celebrate my doggedness now and say that it is all you need to succeed, the truth is that it demoralized me terribly. I would crawl into the house every night covered in dust after a long day, exhausted and depressed because that day's cyclone had not worked. There were times when I thought it would never work, that I would keep on making cyclone after cyclone, never going forwards, never going backwards, until I died.— Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson (Founders #300)(56:00) He doesn't place a premium on collecting friends or socializing: "I don't believe in 50 friends. I believe in a smaller number. Nor do I care about society events. It's the most senseless use of time. When I do go out, from time to time, it's just to convince myself again that I'm not missing a lot."— The Red Bull Story by Wolfgang Fürweger (Founders #333)(1:02:00) Steve was at the center of all the circles.He made all the important product decisions.From my standpoint, as an individual programmer, demoing to Steve was like visiting the Oracle of Delphi.The demo was my question. Steve's response was the answer.While the pronouncements from the Greek Oracle often came in the form of confusing riddles, that wasn't true with Steve.He was always easy to understand.He would either approve a demo, or he would request to see something different next time.Whenever Steve reviewed a demo, he would say, often with highly detailed specificity, what he wanted to happen next.He was always trying to ensure the products were as intuitive and straightforward as possible, and he was willing to invest his own time, effort, and influence to see that they were.Through looking at demos, asking for specific changes, then reviewing the changed work again later on and giving a final approval before we could ship, Steve could make a product turn out like he wanted.Much like the Greek Oracle, Steve foretold the future.— Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kocienda. (Founders #281)(1:07:00) He griped that when he hired veteran animators he had to “put up with their Goddamn poor working habits from doing cheap pictures.” He believed it was easier to start from scratch with young art students and indoctrinate them in the Disney system.(1:15:00) I don't want to be relagated to the cartoon medium. We have worlds to conquer here.(1:17:00) Advice Henry Ford gave Walt Disney about selling his company: If you sell any of it you should sell all of it.(1:23:00) He kept a slogan pasted inside of his hat: You can't top pigs with pigs. (A reminder that we have to keep blazing new trails.)(1:25:00) Disney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World by Richard Snow.(1:33:00) It is the detail. If we lose the detail, we lose it all.----Get access to Founders Notes ----“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. 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Today's review covers the second half of Walt Disney's career, following up on the success of Mickey Mouse and Snow White.

There are many people with TV shows named after them, but only a few have entire networks, and only Walt Disney transformed American culture.

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The Most Magical Place on Earth. Walt Disney World and Disney itself is a world of magic, escape, and storytelling. What has Disney tapped into? What do their stories reveal about the Story? How do Cinderella, Peter Pan, and Toy Story hint at the story at the gospel? The biography of Walt Disney that RD mentioned is linked here. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679757473/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JDH9D5C4BX2RM2H8S96XGreg and RD will be hosting a live Off Stage Q&A on Thursday, May 20, in Fellowship's student center. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, and the Q&A will begin at 7 pm. Send your questions to offstage@fellowshipknox.org For more information on this podcast, visit podcast.fellowshipknox.org 

We take a look at Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination.

Where does innovation come from? What about the greatest game-changers lets them see opportunities the rest of us miss? What is genius? Walt Disney is a perfect case study. Neal Gabler's Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination is the most detailed, exhaustively researched portrait of Mickey's creator ever written. It takes a deep […] The post MBA1493 Must Read: Walt Disney by Neal Gabler appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Where does innovation come from? What about the greatest game-changers lets them see opportunities the rest of us miss? What is genius? Walt Disney is a perfect case study. Neal Gabler’s Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination is the most detailed, exhaustively researched portrait of Mickey’s creator ever written. It takes a deep […] The post MBA1493 Must Read: Walt Disney by Neal Gabler appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Episode #315! This week the gang is back together for plenty of "Cool Stuff". First up Scott tells us about the book "Walt Disney - The Triumph of the American Imagination" by Neal Gabler. Next up, Barry tells us about the "lost" movie "The World, The Flesh and The Devil". DL has a wonderful book full of lost 70's art with "Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love". Returing guest Ellis Goodson shines some light on Showcase Presents Sgt. Rock vol.1 and Hawkman vol.1. Give this episode a listen!

Walt Disney: The Triumph of The American Imagination, written by Neal Gabler, and narrated by Arthur Morey celebrates the remarkable life of Walter Elias Disney. Episode includes discussion with guest Gilbert Tang. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination **Selected Video References:** Alice's Wonderland Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Trolley Troubles Plan Crazy (Mickey Mouse) Silly Symphonies: Flowers & Trees Silly Symphonies: The Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf Multiplane Camera E.P.C.O.T.   **Additional Links:** Connecting with Walt podcast Walt Dinsey (PBS) Mickey’s 90th Spectacular Disney Dish podcast: The Mineral King Project, Part 1 Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company Cuphead

With an expanding landscape of audiobook listening options, special guest Gilbert Tang shares his experiences with Audible on the Apple Watch (Series 3 & 4) and Sonos smart speakers. Audible on Apple Watch Apple Watch: Series 3 , Series 4 Apply CarPlay Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones Apple Airpods Audible on Sonos Sonos: Beam, One, Play:5, Connect:Amp Apple HomePod Amazon Echo What are we listening to? Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination [see Episode 28] Foundation series Hugos There Podcast The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Lord of the Rings Record of a Spaceborn Few [Wayfarers] Contact: @_narrated

Inspired by Audible's Mount Everest Badge, we explore longer audiobooks by drafting our favorite audiobooks longer than 20 hours. Guests include Mark Siegal and Gilbert Tang. **Round 1:**Mark: Leviathan Wakes [20:56]Gilbert: Song of Ice and Fire [33:46-48:55]Scott: Stormlight Archive [45:29 - 55:05]**Round 2:**Mark: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [27:02]Gilbert: Console Wars [20:41]Scott: The Found and the Lost [34:03]**Round 3:**Mark: The Lord of the Rings (Omnibus) [54:05]Gilbert: 1Q84 [46:45]Scott: Dark Forest [22:36] **Additional Picks:**Mark: A Discovery of Witches [24:02], Infinite Jest [56:11], Les Misérables: Translated by Julie Rose [60:26]Gilbert: The Century Trilogy [30:38 - 36:51], The Kingsbridge Novels [30:19 - 45:32], The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [126:31], Anna Karenina [35:35], David Copperfield [Audible] [35:35], Walt Disney:The Triumph of the American Imagination [33:24], Benjamin Franklin: An American Life [24:45], Moby Dick [21:19]Scott: KingKiller Chronicle [27:54 - 42:55], Oxford Time Travel [20:58 - 26:20], Dune [21:08], Oxford Time Travel [20:58 - 26:20], A Deepness in the Sky [28:25], European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman [24:27]Patrick Rothfuss' "review" of Doors of Stone (KingKiller Chronicle, #3)

In this special, live episode, Chad and Stephanie discuss the life and legacy of visionary creator Walt Disney and this month’s book-club choice, Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination.

In this episode, Steve chats with Michael Zimmerlich, the founder and president of 80/20 Records. Michael formed this independent record label and management company in 2008 basing it off of the Pareto principle, giving 80% of royalties to artists. As the manager of the psychedelic indie-rock band Captain Squeegee, Michael gives an insider view of some of the hilarious antics that come with managing the band and how playing Magic the Gathering taught him the strategy he needed to run a successful business. Michael discusses the importance of discovering in life what makes you happy, how to maximize your results by focusing on the 20% of things that make 80% of the difference in your life, and how not letting yourself be afraid to fail can lead to big success. The pair chats about some of the world's greatest creative minds including Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, and Ed Catmull, and share how important it is to beware of the inner critic to avoid blocks and ensure that you're constantly creating. Featured Music: Dually Noted by Captain Squeegee Links: www.icreatesound.com www.8020records.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @8020records Notable Captain Squeegee music videos: Our Children (Mentioned in the podcast) Inevitable (Award-winning claymation video) Dually Noted The Factory Support the podcast using these affiliate links: Creativity Inc. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Audiobooks are Steve's favorite way to enjoy great books and Audible makes it super simple with any time, anywhere listening! Get your Audible membership by clicking on this link https://amzn.to/2MinP7d and start enjoying exclusive member savings. Sign up for the mailing list for a bonus episode with Mike! 80/20 records on strategies to start making connections in your career! (thelanguageofcreativity.com/newlistener) Tags: Pareto principle, 80/20 Records, Creativity Inc., Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull, Richard Branson, RIAA, royalties, Indie Radio, Magic the Gathering, happiness, success by design, Captain Squeegee, Warped Tour

Welcome to Disney in Review! Today, we trace Walt Disney's lineage, travel to his hometown of Marceline, Missouri, and join him in France during World War I.    Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @disneyinreviewpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/disneyinreviewpodcast/) Twitter- @DisneyinRev (https://mobile.twitter.com/DisneyinRev) Instagram- @disneyinreview (https://www.instagram.com/disneyinreview/) I'd love to hear from you via email at disneyinreview@hotmail.com!   Sources Cited: 1. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler  http://amzn.to/2EdjNYT  2. How to Be Like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life by Pat Williams with Jim Denney  http://amzn.to/2EFWPY6  3. In the Service of the Red Cross: Walt Disney's Early Adventures: 1918-1919 by David Lesjak http://amzn.to/2EdW4HZ    Disney History Timeline   Herbert Arthur Disney (December 8, 1888 – January 29, 1961) Raymond “Ray” Arnold Disney (December 30, 1890 – May 24, 1989) Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) Ruth Flora Disney (December 6, 1903 – April 7, 1995)   Disney Lineage -d’Isignys of Normandy, arrived in England with William the Conqueror and fought at the Battle of Hastings (October 14, 1066) -In late seventeenth century, during English Restoration, a Protestant branch of the family moved to County Kilkenny, Ireland   July 1834 (Decade before the Potato Famine) -Arundel Elias Disney (Elias’s grandfather, Walt’s great-grandfather) sold his holdings and moved from Liverpool to America with wife and 2 kids & his older brother (Robert) and his wife and 2 kids on the New Jersey   1835 -Arundel bought 149 acres along Maitland River and moved to the township of Goderich in SW Ontario’s wilderness (Canada), near Lake Huron -Arundel built his area’s first grist mill and sawmill, farmed his land, and had 16 kids (8 girls & 8 boys)   1858 -Oldest son, Kepple (25), married Mary Richardson (another Irish immigrant) -Bought 100 acres of lands and built small pine cabin and moved to Bluevale in Morris Township (north of Goderich) -Elias Disney (February 6, 1859 – September 13, 1941) -Kepple restlessly strikes out             -Oil struck nearby in Oil Springs – rented his farm, left family with Mary’s sister, and joined drilling crew for 2 years (Struck no oil)             -Returned to Bluevale, then left to drill salt wells for one year (still no fortune)             -Returned to Bluevale and built new frame house on his land and started farming again   1877 -Kepple left with Elias (18) and Robert (2nd oldest son) heading to California, where gold had been struck -Only got to Kansas. Kepple bought >300 acres in NW Kansas (Ellis county) from Union Pacific Railroad (trying to get people to settle at division points along the train route throughout the state; Disneys couldn’t get land through the Homestead Act because not American citizens) -Dry and bitter cold climate/rough frontier, making it hard to farm, so raised livestock instead (sheep and cattle could graze on yellow buffalo grass) -Difficult to farm, so men join railroad crews and women sell buffalo bones to fertilizer manufacturers   1886 -Winter of 1885/1886 rough (10-12 foot snow banks) -Kepple and Elias (27) went on a reconnaissance trip to Lake County, middle of Florida with their neighbors, the Call family, including their 16 year-old daughter Flora Call -Kepple returned to Ellis County, Kansas, but Elias stayed with the Calls in the middle of Florida   Call lineage -Moved from England to America in 1636, first near Boston then to upstate New York -In 1825, Eber Call, Flora’s grandfather, left for Huron County, Ohio with wife and 3 kids, to escape hostile Indians and “bone-chilling cold”, and farmed several acres -Eber’s son, Charles Call, graduated with honors from Oberlin College in 1847 -Charles then headed to California to find gold then drifted around the West for a few years until he ended up near Des Moines, Iowa and met a German immigrant by the name of Henrietta Gross. -Charles Call and Henrietta Gross got married on September 9, 1855 -Charles and wife returned to father’s house in Ohio, and Charles became a teacher like his two sisters -Flora Call (April 22, 1868 – November 26, 1938) -January 1879- Charles and his wife and 10 kids moved to Ellis County, Kansas because he was afraid one of his 8 daughters would marry one of the neighbor family’s 8 sons, all of whom were “not sober enough” for the devout father, Charles Call -1880- Flora was sent to Ellsworth to train to be a teacher and roomed with Albertha Disney, Elias’s sister   1886 -Elias moved to Acron. -Calls moved to adjacent town of Kismet. Charles raised oranges on several acres and began teaching in neighboring Norristown -Flora was the teacher in Acron her 1st year and Paisley her 2nd year   1888 -Elias (29) and Flora (19) got married on New Year’s Day, 1888 in the Calls’ home in Kismet -Elias bought an orange grove, but freeze destroyed most of the crop -Charles Call had an accident while clearing his land of pine trees and never recovered -Charles Call died in early 1890 -Robert Disney (Elias’s younger brother) had moved to Chicago in 1889 and built a hotel in preparation of the 1893 Columbian Exposition (celebration of the 400-year anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America. -Herbert Arthur Disney (December 8, 1888 – January 29, 1961)   1890 -Elias, Herbert, and pregnant Flora moved to Chicago (Rented one-story frame cottage at 3515 South Vernon in South side of Chicago, located 20 blocks from exposition)   1891 -Raymond “Ray” Arnold Disney (December 30, 1890 – May 24, 1989) -Elias earned $1/day as a carpenter -Saved $700 and bought land in 1892 through Robert’s real estate connections and built 2-story wooden cottage at 1249 Tripp Avenue (later renumbered as 2156 North Tripp Avenue in 1909)   1893 - Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) -Disneys moved to Tripp Avenue in spring 1893, which had just begun undergoing construction -Elias bought plots of land in the neighborhood, designed houses, and built them -By 1900, Elias had built 2 homes: sold one home for $2500 and rented out the other for extra income -St. Paul’s Congregation Church built in October 1900, 2 blocks from the Disney’s home (Elias named a trustee and member of the building committee) -Disneys attended church throughout the week, and when the preacher was gone, Elias would occasionally preach -Walt born in the upper bedroom of the Tripp house -Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) -Bet with pastor: Minister Walter Parr’s wife and Flora were pregnant at the same time. Elias and Walter agreed if they both had sons, they would name them after each other (Supposedly Ray was originally named Walter, per his birth registration; Walt had no birth certificate, just a baptismal certificate) -Also rumored Walt was born in Mojacar, Spain, his parents had emigrated to the US and worked for Elias, who adopted Walt, per the Spanish magazine, Primer Plano -The Parr’s child was born in July 1902 and named Charles Alexander -Another of Parr’s children, born in May 1904, was named Walter Elias Parr -Ruth Flora Disney (December 6, 1903 – April 7, 1995)   1906 (Marceline) -2 neighbor boys the same age as Herbert and Ray and from a family in their congregation attempted to rob a car barn and killed a cop in a shootout -Elias was afraid his boys would follow the same path, since the neighborhood was getting rougher -February 1906, sold Tripp house for $1800, and sold another in March -Elias, Herbert, and Ray went to Missouri in a boxcar to prepare the farm -Flora, Roy, Walt, and Ruth came later on the Sante Fe train -Uncle Robert owned 500 acres a mile west of the Disneys -45 acre farm near Marceline, Missouri, 100 miles NE of Kansas City on Santa Fe RR, with whitewashed house -Walt’s first pet, Maltese terrier, followed Roy into town one day and didn’t come back -Piglet named Skinny, followed Walt like a puppy -Walt didn’t start school until age 7, so he could accompany Ruth to school -Marceline was the seat of the western division of the Santa Fe Railroad. Because of its large workforce, it had a large progressive population that supported William Jennings Bryan, and this contributed to Walt’s cultural education -Walt saw his first circus parade. Walt made his own and displayed it for neighboring kids -Walt attended his first Chautauqua (traveling tent show that featured the leading speakers of the time) -Walt saw his first theatrical play: Touring performance of Peter Pan starring Maude Adams             -Walt and Roy reprised the role at school using a hoist and tackle set that broke -Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show paraded through Marceline, when Buffalo Bill stopped his buggy and invited Walt to join him -Walt saw his first motion picture: Depiction of crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Walt convinced Ruth to go, and they both got scolded by parents when they came home after dark -Uncle Edmond “Ed” Disney (Elias’s younger brother, with intellectual disability, real-life Peter Pan, Walt admired his juvenile sense of freedom) -Uncle Robert and his wife Margaret would visit, and Aunt Margaret “Auntie” would bring pencils and Big Chief drawing tablets for Walt to draw on. She encouraged his art. -Doc Sherwood (Retired doctor with wife and no children, so they basically adopted Walt as their son) -Doc commissioned Walt to draw his prize Morgan stallion, Rupert. That day Rupert was skittish, so Doc had to hold his reins, and Walt had trouble drawing the horse. -Different stories: Doc paid Walt a nickel or a quarter for the drawing (unlikely for the frugal doctor) OR Doc framed and hung the drawing in his house -Walt and Ruth used tar from barrels’ tar lining on the farm to pain the side of their whitewashed house. Walt convinced Ruth because he told her it could come off.   1907 -Herbert and Ray grew wheat on Uncle Robert’s land with his permission, neighbors harvested it, and they got the money. -Elias asked what they were going to do with the money, and one said he wanted to buy a pocketwatch. Elias freaked and said instead he would take the money to help pay off the farm. -Herbert and Ray left the farm that night, withdrew their money from the bank, and hopped on a train for Chicago. -By spring, they had moved to Kansas City, where Robert got them jobs as bank clerks -Herbert became a postal service mail carrier in 1909 -Herbert and Ray would send old clothes to Flora for her to hem for Roy and Walt -Herbert and Ray would occasionally visit the family in Marceline, but the rift/wounds never fully healed   1910 -Farm was harder to run without Herbert and Ray -Elias formed a chapter of a farmer’s union, The American Society of Equity -Elias became sick with typhoid or diphtheria early in 1910, after which he was too weak to work the farm -Crop prices fell, and there was a 5-month-long coal strike in summer of 1910 -Elias finally sold farm in November 1910 for $5,175 -The Disneys moved into town in Marceline to a small 4-room house at 508 Kansas Avenue, so kids could finish semester and Elias recover his health -Walt would remember his idealized version of Marceline, the rustic farm city, which would eventually inspire/influence:             -So Dear to My Heart, Pollyanna, Disneyland’s Main Street USA and Tom Sawyer Island, and early cartoons about animals and farm life   1910 -Moved to Kansas City to 2706 E 31st St (small house, no indoor plumbing, outdoor shed “barn” that Walt and Roy would stay in when family visited, close proximity to Fairmount amusement park) -Elias bought distributorship of Kansas City Star newspaper in Roy’s name -13 editions of the paper delivered per week -Elias made about $28/week. Roy made $3. Walt (9) made “some little amount.” - Walt and Roy delivered papers starting around 3:30AM daily (took pushcarts resembling roman chariots to the paper’s distribution points, load up with papers, then return to Santa Fe St to deliver papers; papers too heavy on Sundays to make one trip) -First year, Walt delivered his 50 papers per edition by foot, second by bike (Walt got the bike because Roy left the route to become a bank clerk after graduating, and Walt took over Roy’s route too) -To make extra money, Walt also delivered medicine on his route for a pharmacy. Eventually Walt got 50 extra papers to sell near a trolley stop, then on the trolley -Because of the paper route, he would get to school late and leave early -Walt had to walk up to each door to make sure the paper wouldn’t fly away (put under a brick or between 2 doors) -In winter, snow would come up to his neck, and he would fall asleep in entryways of apartment buildings on his route. -In his 6 years on the route, Walt only missed 5 weeks:             -2 weeks with a severe cold             -1 week to visit his Aunt Josie in Hiawatha (Hi-wath-uh), Kansas (1913)             -2 weeks in 1916 when he kicked a piece of ice that had a nail hidden in it (Spent his recovery renovating Bellefontaine house with new kitchen, bedroom, and a bathroom to replace outhouse) -Walt never forgot his time with the paper route (Still having nightmares 40 years later about missing a customer on the route) -Elias’s temper and frugality distanced him from Walt (Elias invested Walt’s money earned from the trolley; Walt got another job at a candy store to earn money to buy extra papers for extra money that Elias didn’t know about) -Disney frugality -> Walt’s most memorable Christmas gift was a new pair of steel-toed leather boots to replace his worn-out shoes -Elias ordered 14 year-old Walt to the basement for a beating for being “too insolent,” but Roy pulled Walt aside and told him to resist. Walt went downstairs, and Elias followed. Elias yelled and grabbed a hammer to hit Walt, but Walt rose up and grabbed his father’s hand and took the hammer. After this, Elias never touched Walt again. -Roy took a parental role for Walt and Ruth (buying toys and candy, taking to the movies, trade stories, etc.)   1912 -Roy left home in the middle of the night for Kansas -Walt in 5th grade at Benton Grammar School -Walt’s best friend, Walter Pfeiffer (lived on Bellefontaine) -Walt had a curfew of 9pm for the paper route, but he’d sneak out to the Pfeiffers (family of performers) -Walt’s principal, Mr. Cottingham (1938 Walt invited entire student body to watch Snow White for free) -Walt/Walt skit in school talent show, “Fun in the Photograph Gallery” -“The Two Walts” skits and comedy routines at amateur night contests in Kansas City at Agnes Theater -Walt did impressions of Charlie Chaplin, drew cartoons, and told stories -Walt continued to draw throughout school (margins of textbooks, perfect Teddy Roosevelt on chalkboard, school posters for events, cartoon advertisements on glass slides for Agnes Theater) -Just as he had for Doc Sherwood, Walt drew cartoons for Bert Hudson, owner of a barbershop, in exchange for free haircut or 10-15 cents, and Bert Hudson would hang the pictures in a special frame. -Amusement parks in Kansas City: Fairmount Park “Fairyland per Ruth” (giant dipper rides, 9-hole golf course, zoo, swimming/boating on lake, 4thof July fireworks show) Electric Park (one of the largest amusement parks at the time, band concerts, thrill rides, spectacular nighttime fireworks displays, steam-powered train that circled the park, named from 100,000 electric bulbs transformed nightly)   1914 -Summer/Fall 1914 moved to 3028 Bellefontaine 2-story house (still along paper route)   1916 (Walt 14) -Elias allowed Walt to begin taking Saturday art classes at the Kansas City Art Institute in the downtown YMCA building (learned basics of sculpture and casting) -First feature-length film seen: silent movie of Snow White, starring Marguerite Clark   1917 (Walt 15) -March 1917- Elias sold newspaper route for $16,000 to invest and buy shares in jelly-canning firm, O’Zell Company of Chicago -Elias, Flora, and Ruth moved to Chicago to head up construction and maintenance at company’s factory. Elias became O’Zell executive -Walt stayed with Herbert and Roy in Bellefontaine Street home (Herb married with 1-yo daughter, Roy unmarried bank clerk) -June 1917- Walt graduated from Benton School (school ended at 7th grade) -Principal Cottingham gave Walt a $7 prize for a comic character Walt had drawn -Roy joined Navy in June 1917 after America entered WWI (2 weeks after Walt graduated) -Roy got Walt a summer job as “news butcher” for Van Noyes News Company (selling newspapers, candy, and tobacco to passengers on Santa Fe RR, brief education in business; quit after 2 months) -At end of summer, Walt moved to Chicago with his family -By day attended William McKinley High School in West Side Chicago, near Disney’s house on Ogden Avenue. -Walt worked as cartoonist on McKinley HS magazine, The Voice -Winter 1917 until Spring 1918- Elias paid for night classes at Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (Walt convinced Elias it had “educational value”). Walt’s first exposure to live models, but he realized his talent lay in caricature, not being a “fine artist” -Leroy Gossett and Carey Orr, Chicago newspaper cartoonists, mentored Walt and inspired him to pursue career as newspaper cartoonist   1918 (Walt 16) -1st Girlfriend, Beatrice Conover -Walt worked part-time at O’Zell Company from the time school let out for summer until July   World War I -Walt tried to join the Navy with friend, Russell Maas, but rejected for being too young -Walt tried to join Canadian Army with his friend, where age limit was lower, but Russell was rejected for poor eyesight (wore glasses and Walt didn’t want to join without Russell) -Turned down for post office job because too young (got job same day by wearing father’s hat and false moustache and returning to same man) -September 3, 1918- Bomb went off in Chicago Federal Building where Walt was walking through the post office after finishing his mail run (Bomb killed 4 and injured 30) -Walt tried to join Red Cross’s American Ambulance Corps (age limit 17) with Russell (fake names: St. John brothers). Plan failed when asked for passports, and Russell’s mom told Flora -Walt asked parents to join Red Cross. Elias refused. -Walt enlisted on September 16, 1918 (changed his birthday from 1901 to 1900 on his certificate after his mom had it notarized) -Walt’s training at Camp Scott (Chicago South Side near University of Chicago) cut short by influenza epidemic, contracted within days of starting training. Walt, Flora, and Ruth sick, and Flora took care of them at home (Hospitals considered unsafe). -When Walt recovered 3 weeks later, his unit shipped for France with Russell. -A month and a half later, on November 4, 1918 – Walt returned to Camp Scott, reassigned to new unit and sent by train for training at Camp King, located in Sound Beach, Connecticut. -Walt trained with Ray Kroc (15 year-old ambulance corpsman, lied about age also) -November 11, 1918 –Armistice signed at Compiegne, France (War ended) -November 18, 1918 –Walt shipped out for Le Havre, France aboard SS Vaubin (converted cattle ship) to be ambulance driver -November 30, 1918 –Walt landed in Le Havre, France. Took train from coast to Paris, where he chauffeured military officers around Paris. -February 1919- Transferred to Neufchateau (150 miles east of Paris) and ran errands for the canteen that served troop replacements passing through Neufchateau. Later drove relief supplies to war-ravaged areas. -Made extra money by painting discarded German helmets to look like battlefield souvenirs (Sent money home to Flora via American Express with instructions to buy Ruthie a watch and save rest in bank) -Walt started smoking (Eventually became 3 pack-per-day habit by end of life)   1919 -July 1919- Walt reassigned to Paris -August 7, 1919- Walt applied for a discharge -September 1919 –Walt’s ambulance unit disbanded -October 9, 1919- Walt arrived in New York Harbor on SS Canada -October 10, 1919- Walt discharged from Red Cross -October 11, 1919- Walt arrived in Chicago -Beatrice wrote Walt letters while he was in France, but she was engaged when Walt returned to Chicago (got married in April 1920), and Walt declared himself “through with women.” -Walt had saved $600 from his earnings in France ($300 from a craps game in Neufchateau) -Walt declined Elias’s job offer at O’Zell and set his sights on becoming a newspaper cartoonist.   The intro and outro of this podcast are public domain songs obtained from freemusicarchive.org. Intro- The Royal Vagabond by Jockers Dance Orchestra Outro- Hello Central, Give Me Heaven by Byron Harlan   Thanks for listening! Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Tom Bilyeu reviews Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. Impact Books is a book review series that focuses on highlighting impactful books sure to free you from the Matrix. Every book reviewed will give you the insights and tools to help further you along your journey of transformation. Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world.   FOLLOW TOM BILYEU TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iyjY5P INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2j7vqX8 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2hPStWo   FOLLOW IMPACT THEORY TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iC5lN3 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2hPSGJa FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2iystOf   Subscribe to the PODCAST to get episodes early: http://apple.co/2icO5wz

Tom Bilyeu reviews Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. Impact Books is a book review series that focuses on highlighting impactful books sure to free you from the Matrix. Every book reviewed will give you the insights and tools to help further you along your journey of transformation. Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world.   FOLLOW TOM BILYEU TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iyjY5P INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2j7vqX8 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2hPStWo   FOLLOW IMPACT THEORY TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iC5lN3 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2hPSGJa FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2iystOf   Subscribe to the PODCAST to get episodes early: http://apple.co/2icO5wz

What I learned from reading Walt Disney based on the book Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler.

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Complaining about Facebook has become one of the web's favorite spectator sports. But if you were the king of Facebook, what would you do to fix it? Well, Tom Webster and I decided to do something about it. We appointed ourselves the potentate and caliph of Facebook for a day and solved all of the company's problems in 30 minutes. Impossible you say? Well, we can cover a heck of a lot of ground in just one podcast, like ... Can Facebook be a profitable company without pissing people off? How much personal information is too much? Is Facebook lacking data or insight? Why is Facebook advertising no better than TV? The dynamics that will drive Facebook's content quality down. Facebook Deluxe -- a new revenue model? The ethical house is not in order -- Why this is bad business and what to do about it. Data reserves as a strategic weapon and how Facebook can create competitive advantage by leading on the data protection issues. Why doesn't Facebook pay us for our content? Should Facebook take the comapny private? Like I said -- A lot of food for thought here. What's that you say? You can't wait another minute? Well, let's get to it! Resources mentioned in the podcast Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Vintage) Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams Mark's post about the Facebook experiment Tom's post about the Facebook experiment Content Shock blog post Why Facebook will be the most dangerous company on earth

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) In this episode of the Mouse Lounge, we hop into our DC-3 and head south of the border. Also, a full docket of Disney News from departments Entertainment, Theme Parks East, Theme Parks West, and Business. From the Walt Disney Family Museum: Listen as Walt describes the sights and sounds of the lands in Latin America. Excerpted from Walt Disney -- The Triumph of American Imagination: By 1940, the Walt Disney Studio had moved from Hyperion Avenue to the new Burbank studio still used today. The financial windfall of Snow White was now a distant memory and Walt had two financial failures on his hands, Fantasia and Pinocchio. The studio had been overrun by union organizers and production on Bambi was slowed to a crawl. Those crossing the picket line were working on Dumbo, fronted as a picture they could just knock out quickly. While the lawyers were settling with striking workers in 1941, Walt needed to get away and find other projects. He found it in a working trip to South America. Learn about what prompted this material gathering tour of South America and the two unusual movies that resulted from it. Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record. This week a very special mix from three films featuring Donald and Joe Carioca. From 1944s, The Three Caballeros we meet Ya Ya selling cookies (and a little more) in the brilliant Baia sequence from the film. Also from 1944 on Decca Records A-373 Charles Wolcott and his Orchestra perform the title track, sung by Ray Gilbert. Then, from 1948s Melody Time and 1943s Saludos Amigos, Joe gives Donald a lesson in the Rhythm of the Samba! Each week we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West. This week, from the Mexico Pavilion in Epcot we have a listen to Mariachi Cobre and take a ride on El Rio del Tiempo. We close the show with a trio of interpretations of Tico Tico, from the Andrews Sisters, the Charles Wolcott Orchestra, and Don Swan and his Orchestra Enjoy! Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323 The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries. Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice. All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act. Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

Neal Gabler discusses his biography, "Walt Disney: The Triumph Of American Imagination". Gabler explains why - 100 years after Disney's death – his art and enterprise still have an influence on virtually all aspects of our culture, including Broadway.