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Justin Taines, RSM MBA '21, shares his journey from developing kids and family entertainment shows in Los Angeles to the RSM MBA, based in the Netherlands. Why did Justin pursue an MBA (instead of an EMBA) despite having over 10 years of work experience? What was his experience at the RSM MBA as an older student and during Covid? Questions Justin's background (2:15) Justin's shortlist of schools (4:30) Why Justin took the GRE instead of the GMAT (12:36) Justin's positioning and application tips (16:40) Justin's RSM MBA experience (27:10) Justin's thoughts on his (forced) hybrid MBA experience (35:33) Justin's recruiting experience and lessons (45:45) What Justin wished he knew before starting his MBA; how to best prepare for your MBA (1:05:45) About Justin After getting his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of Arts, Justin Taines worked in creative development, developing kids and family entertainment shows. He then worked in business development, building animation studios and helping the city of Jerusalem build up its animation industry. He also started and sold a retail cannabis cultivation venture before heading to the Rotterdam School of Management for his MBA. Justin is currently freelance consulting while exploring new roles post-MBA. Episode write-up: https://touchmba.com/rsm-mba-justin-taines Get free, personalized school selection help at Touch MBA: https://touchmba.com

Justin Anderson is a Manatoba Canada based landscape astro photographer. Justin works by day and chases the beautiful aurora by night. In this interview Justin shares some of his best tips for getting out and capturing the night sky. In This Episode You'll Learn: How Justin got started in astrophotography What Justin struggled with most when learning Why Justin loves shooting astrophotography even in the Canadian winter weather What elements Justin looks for in a good sky photo How Justin prepares for a night of Astrophotography Justin's must-have camera gear to get great Astro images Resources: Astrophotographer Justin Anderson's website Follow Justin on Instgram Follow Justin on Facebook Follow Justin on Twitter Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Free Lightroom Presets! This episode of the podcast is sponsored by USB Memory Direct. Deliver personalized USB drives with your own branding to photography clients.

The boys are back this week in high spirits as Justin celebrates his 29th birthday. They grow up so fast don't they....one day they're finishing all the Nutella in 30 seconds flat and falling asleep on the couch, and next thing you know.....they're still addicted to Nutella and napping at every hour 29 years later. What Justin doesn't know this week is that Josh has planned a surprise birthday bash on the pod. With some inspiration from podcasting greats, The Basement Yard, we've gathered some - not so friendly - birthday wishes from past podcast guests and friends alike. Justin has no idea what's in store so Tune in and watch Justin's friends tell him what they really think about him in this hilarious episode. We bring your weekly dose of everything & nothing this week swell so no need to worry, discussing the ratings they place on movies, are professional athletes allowed to engage in "pleasurable" activities during the playoffs & does the attraction from an old flame ever REALLY go away?

Pro podcaster and filmmaker (and the love of my life) Justin Decloux is back for an episode all about creativity! And we're getting real to answer the question, why is creativity so hard?Today we're talking about why it's so hard to be creative, because we both struggle with this from time to time. And then there are times when we're super prolific. When Justin realizes that creativity is not coming to you as easily as he'd like it to, often times it's just about taking a nap and getting some space, and then moving on.For me, I just get super frustrated and angry with myself and one of my big tipoffs that I'm not in particularly creative mood is that I'm focusing on very mundane tasks that really could be done at ANY other time!We also talk about the value of being creative with a collaborator. This weekend we shot and edited 3 sketches about this new character named No Luck Chuck who gets killed by a gorilla at the end of every scene in very bizarre ways. Since Justin was in a bit of a creative dry spell in his work, we talked about the impact that having a collaborative project has on his ability to get back into a creative mindset. We also discuss the idea of self-editing when working with collaborators, and knowing how to manage your comfort levels so that creativity just flows naturally.Make sure you tune into hear more about:

A lifestyle investor doesn’t trade time for money. They buy cashflowing assets that replace their W-2 income and go on to build a life around what matters most—focusing on their family, their passions and their purpose.  So, what steps can YOU take to become a financially independent lifestyle investor? Justin Donald is the Founder of The Lifestyle Investor, a platform designed to help people use low-risk, cashflow investing to enjoy a life of passive income NOW. He leveraged real estate to grow his net worth to eight figures in less than two years, and he shares the blueprint in The Lifestyle Investor: The 10 Commandments of Cashflow Investing for Passive Income and Financial Freedom. Justin also serves as the host of the Lifestyle Investor Podcast. On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, Justin joins cohost Garrett Lynch and me to discuss the steps he took to replace his lifestyle income and create a life of his own design. Justin explains how he got his start investing in mobile home parks and walks us through his first three commandments for investing in income-producing assets. Listen in for insight on Justin’s mission to help investors buy our time back, achieve financial freedom and pursue a purposeful, inspiring life! Key Takeaways  What Justin covers in The Lifestyle Investor 10 criteria for how he invests for cashflow Buy time with income-producing assets The steps to becoming a lifestyle investor Connect with other people on similar path Find mentors who’ve done what you want How Justin defines a lifestyle investor Leverage assets that produce cashflow Create intentional life of own design How Justin got into real estate investing Replace income with mobile home parks Diversify with other kinds of investments Justin’s first 3 commandments of lifestyle investing Lifestyle first (create freedom vision) Reduce risk Find invisible deals What investors learn in Justin’s mastermind Evaluate deals, advice from community Access to deal flow and tax strategy The danger of herd mentality investing Listen to people with proven track record Do your own due diligence  Justin’s advice on finding income amplifiers Don’ be afraid to negotiate different terms Way deal shows up not how has to end How long it took Justin to achieve financial freedom 2 years to cover family’s basic expenses 3 years to cover lifestyle income ($12K/mo) What Justin wants his legacy to be Help people live life desire TODAY Show plan for how to get there Connect with Justin Donald The Lifestyle Investor Lifestyle Investor Podcast The Lifestyle Investor: The 10 Commandments of Cashflow Investing for Passive Income and Financial Freedom by Justin Donald Lifestyle Investor Mastermind Lifestyle Investor Coaching Resources Register for Deal Maker Live Learn More About Michael’s Mentoring Program Join the Nighthawk Equity Investor Club Robert Kiyosaki Tony Robbins Love Justice International Michael on Lifestyle Investor EP028 Podcast Show Notes  Michael’s Website  Michael on Facebook  Michael on Instagram  Michael on YouTube  Apartment Investor Network Facebook Group   

Here's what you're going to get out of this construction podcast episode with Justin Bride of Ascent Contracting: - The difference between commercial and residential construction, and what each can learn from the other. - The importance of preconstruction in the residential construction industry. What happens when it's NOT done well? - How to market to architects and build relationships with them. - How Justin and his team get referrals from clients. - One specific red flag Justin looks for when talking to prospects. - One thing he focuses on showing homeowners and architects, so he can ignore his competition. - One key to a successful project that is often overlooked. - What Justin believes the role of the general contractor to be, which might surprise you. - A couple of things he feels like his company has cracked the code on. Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: GoSite: Take Control of Customer Reviews - https://www.gosite.com/podcast Approval: Get Paid Faster Based on Project Milestones - https://www.withapproval.com Construction Financial Masterclass: Master the financial side of the business - https://buildermasterclass.com/cfo 3 Questions to Help You Get Paid for Estimates: https://buildermasterclass.com/script How to connect with Justin Bride: Company website - www.ascentcontractinginc.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ascentcontractinginc/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ascentcontracting  

Many people struggle with the church. We go and it feels plastic. Inauthentic. Or it seems like the church is full of people who understand themselves to be crushing it. And so, it doesn’t seem there is a place for the weak or miserable sinner. As a result, many people are disenchanted with the church. Where did all this come from? Is there something better?Semper Reformanda Podcast: Jon and Justin talk about the corporate nature of everything in the life of the church. We survey Ephesians 4 and consider the language of the Scripture and the ordinary means of grace.Resources:Our podcast on TriumphalismOur podcast on Theology of the Cross“Ordinary” by Michael Horton Semper Reformanda Podcast Podcast TranscriptJon Moffitt: Hi, this is Jon. Today on Theocast, we are talking about the struggle with the modern church. If you’ve walked in and you feel like it’s plastic, it’s cold, you feel disconnected, you look around and you feel like an alien, we want to talk about that and why we have those struggles. Stay tuned.Today is a conversation that you and I seem to have almost every week. We are trying to shepherd people that are coming into our context in our church and help them, I would say, find out what it looks like to find not only rest in Christ, but truly rest within the community of Christ, which is the design of God. Jesus died for the church and Paul dedicated his life for the church, and I think the entire New Testament is focused and centered on what the local New Testament church looks like in a fallen, sinful world. How does the gospel go forward in our context and in the world?Justin and I grew up in very different backgrounds; his was more of a liberal Baptist background, mine was more of a fundamentalist background. As we have grown in our theology, and as pastors, we have been able to look at history and we are making assessments about the Christian life and church that are way off. You move 1% off of a line and you start walking that line for many years and before you know it, you’re miles off the mark—and we are definitely miles off the mark.What Justin and I wanted to do today is help you think through your feelings, your observations, your conclusions, and I would even say comparisons to Scripture and the local context of the church. I know there’s a broad range of churches that are out there, but I will say, what we’re talking about today has impacted almost every single denomination that’s out there. That is why we wanted to have a conversation about what happened to the church and why most people struggle with the church and why most books about the Christian life have nothing to say about the church, or what they do have to say about the church is very foreign to something like Ephesians 4. That’s what we’re going to talk about today: the struggle with the modern church, what we see, and hopefully put some words to your own thoughts about your feelings about the local church.To open it up there, let’s talk about when we look at the modern church, what is wrong with this context? How is it that we have got to this place? When you walk into a modern, broad evangelical church, almost an Nevin denomination—describe it to me.Justin Perdue: So many thoughts running around in my head right now. I just want to affirm everything you said and state from the outset that one of the things that I aim to do as a pastor, second only to helping people understand their need for Christ, is to help people understand their need for the church—and in one sense, to help people understand how those two things go together, how we need Christ and we need each other. It’s just not a common notion in our current church context.There are a million reasons why books written today about the church and the Christian life don’t have the church in them. One of the reasons for that is this conversation we’re having today because so many people have had terrible experiences in the church. They are disenchanted with the church. They feel jaded and burned by the church, and have never seen anything legitimate or anything that seems to have any merit in their entire life in their experience of going to church. We want to unpack some of that today and have an honest conversation about some of our own experiences, and hopefully, as you said, put words to the thoughts that many have had.I grew up in a more liberal environment theologically, but the culture of the church that I grew up in was still moralistic. It was this combination of an aversion to doctrine—because all that does is divide and it binds us and it’s bad—but then the emphasis was always just on you being a good person, doing the right stuff, and not doing the bad stuff. It was a very, very confused and difficult situation. I grew up thinking that Jesus was legit and knowing that he was the real deal. There was something about him that I couldn’t walk away from. But everything else about the Christian life that I had been presented with and everything that I had ever seen in the church- it was whack. I was incredibly disenchanted with the church as an institution, and even Christianity as a religion, in light of everything that I had seen.I think for sure, one of the things that stands out for many people is the fact that the church feels and seems to be very superficial, that there is no real admission of real grievous heinous, damnable sins.Or real struggles.Right. And we may get there in a minute. There’s no place for the weak.People seem to be very hesitant to admit the very dark things that go on in everybody’s mind and heart. We know they’re there, but we don’t ever talk about them. You’re happy to admit that you struggle with pride, or maybe that you worry a lot, but you’re not really happy to talk about things that are much maybe darker and more sinister that are going on inside of you. There seems to be, alongside this, a lack of an awareness of sin at the same time. People seem to think that they’re doing a lot better than they are. There’s all this talk about all the things that we need to be doing and the things that we shouldn’t be doing, and it’s just almost full blown works righteousness sometimes in terms of the way that it’s presented. You look around and everybody seems happy to listen to that kind of talk, and your conclusion is everybody else is crushing it because nobody seems disturbed by the fact that we’re just being told things that we need to do, and things that we need to refrain from doing, as though that’s going to earn us righteousness before the Lord. I guess all these people are doing well, but I know I’m not. You’re sitting there thinking, “I must be the only unrighteous hypocrite of this whole bunch. Clearly this place isn’t for me because apparently, these people have it all together. They look put together, they’re saying the right stuff, they seem to understand themselves to just be doing well. Every time they pull the lever, it’s trip sevens. I’m over here floundering and struggling with my own conscience and I’ve blown it countless times this week, and if this is Christianity, then either Christianity is a sham or it didn’t work for me. Our conclusion is: I’m going to go elsewhere because the church has nothing for a sinner like me.Jon Moffitt: It can also become personality-driven. Those who have an outgoing, energetic, bubbly personality seem to be the ones that are always the active, good Christians, and those who are tend to be quiet, introspective, or even melancholy can be the ones who aren’t the good Christians. It’s a divide. This is true of not just one denomination; we’re not even going to pick on a denomination because we’re going to explain how this really has influenced a lot. It has just changed the way the structure and the purpose of the church is supposed to be.You walk into a context of a church and the conversations are not on a familiar level, like the way you would talk to your brother or sister or your wife. They are on a very superficial level: how was your day? How was your week? When there is a small group, the community groups tend to be social groups where you talk about social stuff; you’re not talking about the muck of the Christian life. Their prayer requests are about needing to pray more, or struggling with this, or struggling with pride, or needing a new job. What’s really crushing you, what’s going on, and the depression—that is not allowed. I’ve had a man in my church recently who talked about expressing some serious issues in his life in a men’s group, and they all looked at him like he was crazy. Or they’ll just say, “You need to read your Bible more and you need to pray.” That’s it. That’s the solution.People don’t share because if the response to everything is to read your Bible and to pray more, then why should I even tell you I’m struggling? I already know the answer you’re going to give me, so I’m just not going to say anything. That way I won’t be judged and I won’t feel guilty about my own struggles.Justin Perdue: What you’re describing is a lack of legitimate community. There’s a lot of language about community, and you might even have groups that bear that name, but to your point, there’s no real admission of weakness, there’s no real confession of sin where we are legitimately baring our souls and talking about what’s really going on. We all speak in this very calculated language, because like you said, we have either experienced this in the past, or we’ve seen it happen to other people where they do confess legitimate sin and legitimate struggle, and they are shamed, judged, or run out of town on a rail. And we leave that thinking, “I’m never going to do that again.” Or, “I saw what happened to that person. I’m never going to do that because it just did not go well.”In addition to that, I think that many of us have been in church contexts where we look around and we listen to what’s being said. The way the whole thing is presented to us, it’s like this whole project is about constant improvement. This whole project is about onward and upward, and we are always getting better, everything is always exciting, every Sunday is literally better than the one before. We look at that and we think, “Uh, that’s not how my life works.” This feels like a lot of hot air and a lot of hype. A lot of sunshine is being pumped at me, but this just doesn’t feel legitimate. It doesn’t feel authentic. The way that we could end up coming away from that, aside from it just feeling fake, is because the presentation is one of we’re always getting better, we’re always improving, we are conquerors and we are triumphant, we are the people who are having victory over sin and struggle and weakness and the like, we conclude that there is no place for the weak in the church. There’s no place for the struggler in the church. There’s no place, as I said a minute ago, for like the miserable sinner. For many people, especially the ones who have more tender consciences, for people who have proclivities and bends in their frame, or they struggle with melancholy, depression, anxiety, etc., people like that just ended up feeling like there is no place for them because they cannot keep up. The tender conscience in the room looks around and assesses what’s going on, and then looks within and assesses his or her own heart and mind and thinks, “I have never done anything that’s legitimate or adequate. I’ve never loved God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I’ve never loved my neighbor as myself. I’ve not done this as I should. I’ve failed to do that as I should.” All of this improvement stuff , this constantly getting better stuff, and this constantly getting victory, the tender conscience is thinking, “Well, I’m a failure. I just don’t fit here.”Another thought. You’re talking about a lack of authenticity and a lack of an ability to confess sin. I do think there are a lot of environments where people not only have been burned when they’ve confessed sin, but they receive horrible counsel when they have confessed things in their lives. I’m not even talking about reductionistic, somewhat absurd stuff like, “Read the Bible and I’m sure it’ll be better next week.” I’m talking about legitimate faults, where they’ve brought some deep issue, like a struggle with sexuality, or a marriage is falling apart and the husband and wife go and seek counsel and they’re just told ridiculous things by pastors. “This is what’s going to fix your marriage,” and a particular person in the marriage leaves, thinking, “Well, that’s the last time I’m ever going to trust a pastor after what I just heard.”Jon Moffitt: The trust for the church definitely is not there. We understand that the Bible emphasizes the church, the church is good, but what we experience in the church is not what we feel is right. “Feeling” is a dangerous word to say, but it’s within your soul; you feel this dry, cold distance, and yet you’re yearning for this warm, compassionate connection to Christ in his body.When I was first married, I started to sell this insurance. We would go to these conferences, and so we’re at this conference in Texas, and these people are making all this money and they’re really talking to us about how we can make money. I’m trying to just get through college and I’m just trying to sell this insurance on the side so I can make money, and then they are hyping it up; it’s bumping music, we’re jumping, and we’re clapping. Everything is high, high, high energy, and a ton of emotion. You walk out of there at the end of that conference, and there’s one conclusion that is on your mind: everyone around me is successful, everyone around me is doing it, and if I want to do it, it’s up to me. I walk out of there going, “All right. If I try harder, I become better, and I work longer, I can be like that.” That is what church feels like: it’s high energy, it’s pumping, and the pastor basically tells you all of these amazing stories, and at the end you go, “All right. If I try harder this week, I can be like that.”Justin Perdue: Ultimately, at the end of the day, it depends upon me. And. That can be presented in a number of ways: it can be in this quasi prosperity wave, and it also can be in this way where we’re told that we need to be more disciplined and our lives will go better and we won’t sin as much and all those things. It’s like a smack on the backside: “Go out there and don’t disappoint God.” We leave ultimately discouraged, because again, we think, “Well, this clearly depends upon me, at least in some measure, and my life isn’t going that well. I’m still struggling. I must be messing this up and God is displeased with me.” We leave exhausted and not encouraged.A couple of other observations just really quickly for me; these are not related at all so I’m going to do the best that I can here. Another thing that I think is hard for people is that whenever they have raised concerns in the church, those concerns have been met with pride, defensiveness, and condescension, rather than humility, patience, grace, and charity. That’s sad. I know you and I, Jon, have had this conversation offline many times about how we will fail in this because we’re sinners too, but one of our chief aims as pastors in our respective churches is to meet the concerns of our people and even critiques that are raised. Or when somebody comes to us and they’ve been hurt by us or whatever it is, to aim to meet that with humility, charity, grace, and patience, rather than being proud and defensive.I think pride is only fuel. That flame of pride is only fanned and there’s gas poured on that fire by a lot of the pietistic culture that exists in the church that tells you that you will be doing better if you are disciplined and if you apply yourself in these particular ways, and people think that their discipline, devotion, and dedication are what have gotten them to work where they are. I don’t want to impugn on people’s motivations, but I think they end up looking down upon others who are not doing as well as they are, and are just unable to hear from other people that may raise legitimate concerns before them.The last thing I want to say before we move forward in terms of struggles with the church is this: when we go to services, it seems that the entire thing, or at least most of it is aimed at the non-believer to try to bring the non-believer in. What that means is that the gospel, in particular the way of salvation—Christ for you, that is almost exclusively preached to the non-Christian in order to get them to make that decision to trust in Christ. But then when it comes to the Christian life and the day-to-day and the week-to-week, once I am in, all I’m getting is a bunch of instruction on how to live better, how to improve, five steps to this, here are things that you need to flee from, here are ways to be disciplined. I end up being exhausted by that because I’m not actually given Jesus in the service. I am, maybe at best, in a situation where Jesus is assumed: we all believe the gospel, but we’re going to talk about how you should live today. Our experience of church is not one of rest, it’s not one of being reminded that Christ is our righteousness, it’s not one of being comforted in the Lord Jesus Christ and thereby being motivated to live out of love, joy, and gratitude. It’s a culture that’s driven by guilt, shame, fear, dread, and judgment for the believer. Christ is really only held out to somebody who is not yet believed.Nobody would ever say it this way… Steven Furtick did recently, but a lot of people go to churches where it’s, “If you’re a Christian, this church isn’t for you. This church is for the non-believer. If you’re in, we got nothing for you here. In some ways, we might almost do people a service if we were just as honest as Steven Furtick is and saying that this church, Elevation, doesn’t exist for the Christian, this church just exists to bring people in because in many churches, that’s how they function anyway. The Christians are sitting there starving and are sitting there discouraged and dry because they’re not being given Jesus, who is their life, and apart from him, they can do nothing.Jon Moffitt: The question then becomes, “How did we get here?” We’re going to talk about what we think the biblical church looks like, as part of what this podcast is about—thinking things from a Reformed perspective—and we will get there eventually, but we want to talk about how we got here. Sometimes it’s helpful to understand, deconstruct, and pull back the structure of a church—or the structure of anything—and ask, “Why was it built this way?” I would say the modern church has a patchwork of multi-theology that is not centered on a biblical theology. I think we’re going to start with revivalism, we’re definitely going to talk about the emergent church, and even the massive influence of the purpose-driven church by Rick Warren.Something we reference a lot, but I think it’s important for you to understand… Justin, let’s talk about revivalism a little bit. It’s a response to court cold orthodoxy; you think that the church has lost its way, they call it the frozen chosen, the church is dying, and so you have men who want to revive the church and get them back excited. It is not based upon theology, it is not based upon a doctrine, definitely not based upon the history of the church. You have men who are coming in and they are going to preach passionate, fiery sermons to get people to repent. From revivalism, you have all kinds of new things introduced into the church, which is event-based theology, meaning that revivalism wasn’t happening inside churches but it was happening inside tent meetings.Justin Perdue: It was happening outside the local gathering on the Lord’s Day.Jon Moffitt: That’s right. They would go from town to town. It’s where Billy Graham really got his wings—this idea of these massive events coming from town to town. You have to understand during revivalism, there was no entertainment: there was no radio, there was no TV. When you have someone publicly coming and speaking, and it’s in the center of town and you can hear it, you’re going to be drawn into that. This is where you start hearing about the anxious bench and sort of famous sawdust trail.Justin Perdue: I think concerns with revivalism are several; you’ve mentioned some of them. One is the relocation of the ministry of the Word: it’s removed from the corporate gathering on the Lord’s Day and it’s taken outside of the regular assembly in a field or a tent meeting or something like that. There is a huge emphasis on conversion—making a decision for Christ—not that that’s a bad thing to desire, but there is perhaps an off-centered emphasis, in any means necessary, to get those professions of faith and to see conversion happen. Then in addition to that, there’s a huge emphasis on moral transformation, because there’s always a concern with lax and apathetic living and lawlessness. That is a piece of revivalism.As you look back through the history of the church, the first and second Great Awakening are both revivalistic movements. The first one was better than the second in terms of the theology that was being preached. George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards are preaching better doctrine in terms of the gospel and how people were saved than many in the second great awakening were, like Charles Finney and others. That’s where new methods and all kinds of things were introduced into the church. Like you mentioned, the anxious bench, the altar call, and all of these kinds of things came about in the early to middle part of the 1800s as a result of that movement. It was worse than the first Great Awakening, for sure theologically, and this sounds scandalous to say, but the whole project of revivalism in our minds from our perspective—and this is again thinking about Scripture and thinking about the history of the church and the like—the whole project was skewed and off. The Lord brings revival; He’s the one who does that and He’s going to do it through the means that He has given us. He’s going to do it through the ordinary means of grace that are a piece of the corporate reality of the gathered church on the Lord’s Day when we gather for the preaching of the Word, the administration of the sacraments, for prayer and for song, and we trust Him to do his work there, rather than using these other more extraordinary measures to bring about what we say is a work of God.Jon Moffitt: It was performance-based theology. They were going after moral transformation, they were preaching against all kinds of things like gambling and drinking, they’re trying to shut down bars, they’re trying to shut down pool houses. There’s a massive movement. You have men like Charles Finney, who basically said he could convince an entire room to come to be converted to Christ given enough time. He was a great salesman and he was a lawyer.Justin Perdue: He was a fiery preacher but his theology is so terrible. He would say that every time a Christian sins, he or she needs to be reconverted. This is how you preach fire and brimstone messages. It’s not hard. If you’re dealing with people who are legitimately converted, if you’re dealing with regenerate people who are aware of their sin, it is not hard to convince them they’re sinners. But when you tell them that every time they sin, they basically are now unsaved again, and what they need to do is come forward to the front, this is where a lot of this mess of not only coming forward for the altar call to profess faith, but this whole rededication of life and all this stuff—this is where it comes from.Absolutely. You have a deemphasizing of doctrine, creeds, and confession. These men were not trying to promote a theology based on church history that had been faithfully handed down to them. They were emphasizing the heart of it behind it, I’m thankful; they’re emphasizing evangelism and preaching the gospel. But just because someone has good intentions doesn’t mean that their actions and the way that fulfilled it is correct. I think a lot of the assessment of the men who were doing revivalistic preaching, they were assessing the local churches and what happened to the dead orthodoxy, and I would say they, too, lost their way. This is part of being a sinner. This is why there’s so much warning in the New Testament about who should be elders, who should be teachers, and Paul’s warning against those who are shepherding. But the response had such a ripple effect. The wave of this has influenced church history hugely. Millions of millions of churches and Christians around the world have been influenced by this revivalistic movement.Jon Moffitt: We’re going to move forward a little bit. Revivalism starts to take a shift and change where you’re starting to see a deemphasizing of doctrine. Even theological schools are dying because men are not seeing the necessity of being well-trained in church history, in the languages, and in doctrine. All of a sudden, men who were performing well and know how to articulate themselves well, or are high energy—I would even say good salesmen—you start to see the shift. Where the shift, I think, in the ’90s exploded is in the emergent church, which for a while was really hard to even pin down. What does the emergent church even mean?Justin Perdue: It’s like a big tent.Jon Moffitt: Right. Rob Bell is really big in this. You have Mark Driscoll coming out of it. The emergent church was dealing basically with postmodernism. What they are trying to fight against what they are really pushing back against is resonating with people in the early ’90s , in the 2000s where you had cold, hard facts that were cold and distant from our culture. They wanted something that was more warm and inviting, subjectivity versus objectivity, or spirituality over religion. I can remember that. “I don’t want a religion, I want a relationship.” it’s images versus word, or outward versus inward, feeling versus truth. You can go on. This is where the emergent church really drew in this younger crowd, and they created these massive communities, the people are excited, churches exploded. But as Justin had said, the entire experience came more about how do we draw in a bigger crowd and how do we draw it in and be relevant to the culture? It became all about relevancy. It did not become about faithfulness to the Word of God, allowing the Word of God to convict people of sin, leading to the hope of Christ in the gospel. It became more about how to help people have an experience of God, and the experience became the primary driver of what church looked like.Justin Perdue: One other piece of this in terms of how we got here… I’m going to use a few words and define them. The current church context and the things that we’re describing today are in part a result of triumphalism, and that again is a way to describe this onward and upward, always improving dynamic. The current church context is a result of pietism, which is a hyper-focus on how we are doing on our affections for God, on our disciplines, our obedience and our performance. It’s this very inward, very introspective posture that has certainly characterized the church. So you combine that with a triumphalistic perspective of always needing to get better, and then you’re hyper introspective and always assessing yourself, your affections, your disciplines, and your obedience. That’s a big piece of how we’ve gotten to where we are.Then in addition to that, all of this—the triumphalistic and the pietistic stuff—is a part of a larger theology of glory, which is again, “We’re strong, we’re getting better, we’re getting victory,” and all of that versus what has historically been understood as a theology of the cross that says that we are in fact weak still. Yes, Christ is strong, but we are not; we are weak, we are needy, and that is where the grace and mercy of Christ is made manifest and obvious as he meets us in our need and our weakness. Right now, not only will we be weak, we will suffer, but there is a glory that awaits us. That kind of theology has just gone by the wayside in most churches today, which is what has resulted in something that we were describing earlier where there’s just no place for the struggler, there’s no place for the weak, there’s no place even for the sinner—certainly not the miserable sinner, as Augustine would have called us. Augustine was lambasted for propagating what many called a miserable sinner version of Christianity. If we’re going to be lumped in with him, I guess guilty as charged; we are miserable sinners and Christ is our only hope. But that’s not what’s been heralded to many of us in our church experience and it’s left many of us jaded and disenchanted, and feeling like the church just clearly is not for us.Jon Moffitt: To Justin’s point, if you’re new to Theocast, two really important subjects that we cover a lot; in our description in our podcast, there’ll be links to a podcast for both of those—we did one on the theology of the cross versus the theology of glory, and triumphalism.One of the things I do want to mention and the impact of it: I grew up about an hour away from this church, Saddleback. Rick Warren wrote a book in the mid-nineties called The Purpose Driven Church, which is based off of The Purpose Driven Life. I don’t know if people understand the influence and impact of that book, but that book is listed in the top 100 Christian books that have changed the century. In many ways, people understand the church in general shifted because of what he wrote. If you read the book about what the purpose of the church is, this is the thing that we are battling today in more ways than I’ve ever seen. Justin and I used to shake our heads constantly when we’re thinking about all of the purposes of the church. What is the purpose of the church? You can think about it: it’s social justice, or it’s race, or it’s dealing with gender equality. There’s so much that is driven. When you think about what Jesus handed to us as our primary focus—what drives us, our purpose—and you look at the history of what the church has been driving from revivalism, to the emerging church, to the purpose driven church, you’re not handed, what we are going to argue, is what the Reformed tradition has been holding to and what we think is the accurate explanation of Scripture—which is we’re going to go now—of the explanation of what the purpose of the church is, the design of the church, and what you should experience in a church.Justin Perdue: In short, the church is about Jesus and the people who need him. The church obviously is centered around and built upon Jesus Christ and what he has done for us. He’s the cornerstone; he’s the stone off of which every other stone is oriented in terms of the building of the household of God, and he is the one who bears the weight. He is the one who has accomplished everything that we need. We begin with Christ. We emphasize what he has done for us that we received by faith. This work of Christ stands outside of us. It’s extra nos. We’re always looking to him for our righteousness, for our forgiveness, and our absolution. We are absolved of guilt because of what Jesus has done. We herald that message.Alongside that, not only do we need Christ, but it’s very clear in the New Testament that we need each other. The way that Christ has instituted the church and designed the church is one. It’s a design where we together, as we have all been united to Christ and then are united to each other, thereby we live life together with our various gifts and we together build one another up in love unto maturity in Christ. That’s going to happen in a corporate setting, not when we’re by ourselves; that’s going to happen when we’re with the saints, not when we’re alone. We will grow together or not at all—that’s very obvious in the letters of the New Testament.One of the things that we emphasize regularly is the gathered church. We need to understand that the New Testament epistles are all written to congregations, or they are written to pastors with the congregation in view ala 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus. Thereby, the exhortations in the New Testament are practically all corporate in nature. The use in the New Testament are plural and the exhortations are to people, groups of Christians, who are living life together. We sadly often just rip those from their context and assume that they’re all individual exhortations, but they’re not.The church gathered is a reality that the New Testament upholds all the time. The exhortations about the word of God, or about the sacraments, or about prayer, singing, or any of that, are to take place within the context of the gathered body when we’re assembled. That’s what the Reformed have always historically referred to as the ordinary means of grace. The way that we’re grown in the faith primarily is by gathering with each other and then partaking of these means of the Word and the Lord’s Table, baptism, prayer, and the like. God uses that over the course of a lifetime to do things that we could never have imagined that He would do in our lives.Jon Moffitt: I want to mention several verses that are not emphasized. You’re not going to hear a lot of sermons on these. These are not verses people memorize but these are what I would call verses that the New Testament writers use to structure what life looks like after conversion. When you are adopted into the family, what does family life look like in the house of God? I can tell you what family life looks like in the house of Moffitt, and we have ways in which we function, we gather, and how we care for each other. My family doesn’t live independent of each other. It’s not like we pass each other in the hall and say, “How’s your day going?” That’s not how we work in the Moffitt house.In God’s house, He’s very clear in what He wants. I’m not angry at the modern church. I’m not mad at the church. My heart is broken because what God has given us, we seem to have abandoned. So many people are drowning in their own despair, and they’re so lonely, and they’re so exhausted by sin.Listen to some of these instructions that God gives the writers in the New Testament to help us understand. We’ll start with James: when James says confess your sins to one another. I mention this every Sunday from my pulpit. I say, “Listen, we want to take the Word of God seriously, and James says to confess our sins to one another. Why would we do that? Because what’s the fastest way to create a quality within a group of humans? Have everybody admit that they have all failed.” That’s immediate quality. I don’t care what gender you are, I don’t care what race you are, I don’t care what income you have—you’re in equal need of God’s grace. How do we know that? Because we confess our failures.But here’s another thing: we do not see dependence on the local church. We see dependence on our efforts and ourselves, but listen to how the writer of Hebrews says this. For instance, he says, “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” We don’t hear this explained, preached, and really put out there as a protection and a place of rest saying, “Hey, listen, rightly trained elders and selected elders are there for your benefit.”Justin Perdue: Staying in the book of Hebrews, because I know we’re going to save Ephesians 10:19 and following. I’m not going to read all of it, but the writer says that because of Christ and the access we have to God, and the confidence that we have before God, because of what Jesus has done, he says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” Those few verses are just dripping with corporate language. Let us consider how we can stir one another up to love and good works. Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope because God Is faithful. Let’s not neglect to meet together. Let’s assemble.Jon Moffitt: Even to that point earlier in chapter three, verse 13, “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today’, that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”Justin Perdue: Right. There are so many other passages that we could go to. We’re running a little bit short on time. One last comment that I do want to make, before we move over to the members’ portion of the podcast, is that as we—in the context of the church, in the context of legitimate community, as the gospel is preached and heralded faithfully week after week and we all understand who Christ is for us and what he did for us—what that produces is a culture in the church where honesty is the order of the day. We are confessing our failures and our shortcomings, and it’s actually safe to talk about the things that are really going on in our minds and hearts, because nobody’s going to be shocked. We have a robust enough understanding of sin that we understand that we all do things, think things, and desire things that are evil. We understand that our own performance is not where our standing before the Lord lies so we can encourage each other in the faithfulness of God to us in Christ. The gospel creates this authentic community where these things are taking place. I think that’s what all of us are starving for. I know that by the Lord’s grace, Jon, that’s what you and I—along with our other elders in our churches, and our people—we together are aiming to see those kinds of things happen at Grace Reformed Church and at Covenant Baptist Church. We pray that they will and will continue to.Jon Moffitt: I have a lot more to say but we’re running out of time. Let’s go ahead and move over to our members’ podcast, which will be changing very soon. Stay tuned for that. We have a whole new ministry coming out which will allow you to take this conversation that Justin and I just had, gather with other listeners, and discuss all of your questions and encourage one another locally and online. Stay tuned for Semper Reformanda. It’s coming your way. We’re excited to launch that.But we do need to have a further conversation on what the local church looks like. We’re going to need to do that. If you want to know more about that, you can go to theocast.org and you can learn more about one, how to support Theocast, and two, to join in on this conversation that we’re having about continuing the Reformation, helping the church go back to its roots, focusing in on Christ and each other.We’ll see you over there. For those of you who are listening, we’ll see you next time.

Derek Arden and Justin Urquhart - Local Business Investment - Regionally It was a brilliant interview with Justin Urquhart-Stewart. We covered Brexit, Speculators, Bitcoin, March budget, Politics, Trump, Biden, Boris, Sir Kier, UK economy, Daily Mail column and Cannabis investment. What Justin expects from the Budget: Good investment is dull. All about greed and speculation Fascinating look into political situation in UK at moment. Europe and weak leadership. Worries about Euro currency. US - old school back, dull but good. Justin's business Regionally - raise money for business. Regional hubs. growth businesses, for investors. https://www.regionally.com/ High street changes. Property markets - offices Cheap assets around. Cannabis Investment. Cornwall, mining, technology, opportunities

Show NotesJonathan and Angela asked for questions and listeners submitted all sorts of questions ranging from leadership, entrepreneurship, podcasting, and life. The questions were tough, amazing and required some digging deep to answer; along with many laughs.Find Us OnlineAngela Hapke - @angelahapke - https://www.clinnect.caJonathan Bowers - @thejonotron - https://www.twostoryrobot.comCreditsProduced by Jonathan Bowers and Angela HapkeMusic by Andrew Codeman (CC BY 3.0)TranscriptJonathan: [00:00:00] I think your renos have created a slight echo.Angela: [00:00:02] Are youJonathan: [00:00:03] it's just, it's just slight. It's fine. We'll leave it in. Cause I, I don't want to deal with it right now.Angela: [00:00:08] We could put like a blanket over my head or something?Jonathan: [00:00:11] that's how podcasters do it.They go in closets because of all the clothing and then crawl under a blanket. I'm not doing that because I'm not bringing this whole desk into a closet.Angela: [00:00:21] maybe I need like, a blanket tent to go over top of me.Intro [00:00:26]  You are listening to Fixing Faxes, a podcast on the journey of building a digital health startup with your hosts, myself, Angela Hapke, and...Jonathan: [00:00:36] I'm Jonathan Bowers and this is our Q and A show. We've got questions from listeners and we're going to answer them. I'm very excited. Yeah. I'm a little disappointed that no one asked, like really obscure, odd, weird questions about. You know about things that are unrelated to podcasting or startups.Cause we've, we, you know, we're, we're deeper people than just this,Angela: [00:01:01] barely. Yes, no, no, we are. Yeah.Jonathan: [00:01:05] Uh,Angela: [00:01:06] I there's so many, I mean, these questions are wonderful and they're beautiful and they're going to get into some, some interesting, things here, but, yeah, there's no like wild or wacky questions for us. So,Jonathan: [00:01:18] and I apologize that my first response to getting questions was to criticize the quality that criticized the criticize, the questions I just realized that I'm kind of a poopoo.Angela: [00:01:28] you did you poo-pooed on them? I, yes. Thank you. Let's do it.Kaileen, on leadership [00:01:34] let's start with Kaileen because Kaileen jumped on this and I'm so proud of her for like, Jumping on it and putting it out there. So let's start with her. Yay. Yay. Kaileen and, let's jump into the leadership questions that she had. Okay.So she asked a few questions around leadership and she said that she'd love to hear both of us answer these questions. And the first one was what is a piece of leadership advice you think everyone should know? I know? Right? Just likeJonathan: [00:02:11] JustAngela: [00:02:11] head first, right into the deep end. Yes.Jonathan: [00:02:14] Ah, I don't know.Angela: [00:02:18] Kaileen authenticity.Um, we can, we can read all the leadership books that we want to, and we can, try and emulate all these wonderful, amazing examples of people out there. But at the end of the day, being authentically yourself is what I would just tell anybody. If you found yourself in a place where you're in a leadership position in your life, you're, you're doing what we do.We probably done something, right. So I would say authenticity.Jonathan: [00:02:47] I think there's a temptation to put on a facade, which does have, which does have its place. Uh, there is a, there's a place for that, but I think generally, yeah, being authentic, Yeah. And just being open, honest and maybe a little bit more vulnerableAngela: [00:03:03] Yes, please, please. We need more leadership with vulnerability, please. Can we do that? Yes. Okay. Her second question is what is a common myth about leadership you think we all need to let go of? You go first on this one.Jonathan: [00:03:20] Uh, Oh my goodness. So I haven't prepared for any, I haven't read any of these questions. I just copied and pasted these in, I haven't had time to think about them. a common myth. I don't know what, Ooh. I don't know.Angela: [00:03:33] Do you want me to go?Jonathan: [00:03:34] Yeah, I'm struggling. I'm struggling to answer these because I don't, I don't know. Maybe cause I don't read enough books, uh, to know like what are some of theAngela: [00:03:43] I just don't read enough books, period. Um,I think a common myth about leadership, but it's also not just about leadership. I think it's about, especially as startup, culture in general is this hustle culture that we have created. And we think being busy is the ultimate, Showcase of success.It's not at all. It's I think it's quite the opposite. Actually. I think having a lot of room and flexibility in your day, it makes, makes you a much better leader than burning yourself out.Jonathan: [00:04:23] Yeah, I'm I'm, I'm not gonna offer anything different than that. I'll just, I'll just agree with that. Like, I think that's totally true. even, uh, like Justin, Justin Jackson, he asked a question, we'll get to that, but he shared his calendarAngela: [00:04:36] I saw that.Jonathan: [00:04:37] a blank canvas with like two meetings in it.And I think part of that is because his business partner is away on holidays, but, um, regardless, he's still like, he's still, you know, that's, that's, his goal is to maintain that. And I, I, you know, I really like that. I look at my calendar right now and it is, it has very few holes in itAngela: [00:04:55] Oh, no.Jonathan: [00:04:56] stressful.but that's, I mean, that's just a personal thing. Like, like, I don't know that that's,Angela: [00:05:02] But isn't that what leadership is like? I mean, leadership is so personal, right? Yeah.Jonathan: [00:05:07] Yep. So yeah, I would agree. don't hustle so hard.Angela: [00:05:09] Don't. Slow down. Take a breath free up your calendar.Jonathan: [00:05:14] this idea that Kaileen and I are kind of batting around a little bit around, taking some of the lessons we learned from endurance training and applying it to, to work in life and things like that. And we we've all, we always say like this isn't a sprint. It's more like a marathon.And I think putting in the measures and practices that allow you to sustain a pace over the long-term is, I think what will get you there? Not, not sprinting. Cause you can't, you just can't, you can't sprint in this. You're just going to burn out.Angela: [00:05:45] no, I totally agree. Okay. Like that. Okay. Jonathan, what is your best leadership qualities?Jonathan: [00:05:54] I don't know.Angela: [00:05:56] Just made an awful.Jonathan: [00:05:58] I don't know. I don't know how to answer these questions. Like I really don't causeAngela: [00:06:02] think you need to have a little, like sit down with yourself.Jonathan: [00:06:06] I, I mean, so I think, I think I'm fairly authentic. I, um, I try to lead from the heart sometimes. That's, uh, that puts me in a, I'd make, not as great business decisions doing that occasionally. Um, but yeah, I think, I think I try to lead from, I try to, I don't always, I don't always succeed at that, but I think it's, I tried to lead from the heart.What is your best leadership quality?Angela: [00:06:34] Oh, I made the same noise. I know. Let's see. I, I don't know. I think. Oh, gosh, we should have had her team answer this for us too. Like a 360 review. I know what's my best leadership quality. I'm, I'm not sure. I think, you know, when I did mention authenticity at the beginning, I think that is a piece of it.I try and be actually pretty vulnerable leader. I let my team know. Maybe when I made some bad decisions so we all can learn from it rather than being, Oh, just trying to like you talk about facades. Oh my goodness. Like, I couldn't, that would just be too exhausting. So maybe that's my best leadership quality.I'm not really sure. Kaileen thank you for asking, but I okay.Jonathan: [00:07:19] Humility, maybe that's it.There's nothing. Nothing. You say nothing. So it's humility.Angela: [00:07:29] Yeah. Yeah, no. I did my, my, any Enneagram, have you heard about this?Jonathan: [00:07:35] Is this another, is thisAngela: [00:07:36] It's like a, basically a personality test is what this is. It's like very Myers, Briggs, ask. But, I'm, I'm an throw it out there. I'm an eight. And, um, I am very sure that, humility isn't top of like the best leadership quality of an eight we're we're very like anyway, anybody who knows what the Enneagrams are probably giggling right now.Yep.Jonathan: [00:08:00] I don't know anything about that.Angela: [00:08:01] Okay. What is a leadership lesson that you keep having to relearn or remind yourself of?Jonathan: [00:08:08] this one's easier for me to answer. Um, well, it isn't, it isn't, it isn't because, if I keep having to relearn it, I'm probably not, it's probably not sticking. but the one, I think that just because it happened again was, to just give people more freedom than, than you might be willing to. Cause they're there they'll surprise you.Angela: [00:08:31] Yes. That's that's a beautiful one.I'm going to jump on board with that one too. I do have to relearn that one a lot. Sadly. That's embarrassing toJonathan: [00:08:40] It's hard. It's hard because when you start from, like, when you start from one, right. When it's just, you, you're so used to doingAngela: [00:08:47] everything. Yes.Jonathan: [00:08:49] a way that you think that it needs to be done. And the way that it's always been done. And you just gotta remember to like, let go of that.Angela: [00:08:56] Oh my goodness. Yes. Yes, yes, yes.Hope, on podcast metrics [00:09:00] Jonathan: [00:09:00] from Hope, I don't know who Hope has, whose Hope? We know,we both know killing. Oh, hope. Yeah. Oh, sweet.Angela: [00:09:05] Hope just started a new marketing company. and it is called  Hello Unicorn Marketing. Yay. Hope I'm super proud of you for starting your own business.Jonathan: [00:09:19] that's awesome. I didn't know she had done that. Good for you. Hope. so her question is I'd love to know how much reach your podcast episodes are getting, how much you measure this, any best practices on launching podcasts for the global market. I'm, I don't really want to share the podcast numbers they're not that impressive.Angela: [00:09:42] Hope, uh, reach. We have had listeners all over the world, like, Oh, all different parts of the world. So that's pretty cool. how are we measuring this? Well, maybe Jonathan, tell them how we use Transistor.Jonathan: [00:09:57] yeah, Transistor, the  podcast hosting platform that we used has has analytics. they measure the listens to each episode. there's I think some problems in, accuracy in measuring. Podcasts downloads because like, you never know if someone asks you to listen to it, they may have just downloaded it.so it, it works really well. there's some somethings that I wish were a little bit more specific, because, so we can, I can see when somebody, when somebody binges the entire, the entire show, because there's a huge spike. Yeah. There's a big spike. And that, like, I think is a bit of a hint as to how low our numbers are, because thatstands out. so it's yeah. Tips on tips on launching a podcast for the global market. I don't know, like we we've, we've just new at this and we haven't, we haven't really managed to have the podcast grow a whole lot. it is picking up more listens though. Like people are, are discovering it and listening to it more, but it's not at a pace that is impressive.Angela: [00:10:57] It's a little bit like Clinnect not at a pace. That'sJonathan: [00:11:00] yeah.Angela: [00:11:01] yet.Jonathan: [00:11:03] Are podcasts like the startup we're starting is just sort of,Angela: [00:11:06] Trudging alogn. Keep on going.Jonathan: [00:11:08] My tip is, to not get too stuck on the details  of the, like the mechanics and the format and all of that. Just start recording something and get comfortable with.Talkingand just, even if you throw some of those away, just record. Cause that's what we did. We recorded one,Angela: [00:11:27] One or two, I think, and then we trashed them. They wereJonathan: [00:11:31] them. One B we actually made a recording mistakes. So that's helpful to do a practice that we made a recording mistake. and then the second one, just,Angela: [00:11:39] Was bad.my husband said to me last night, what we're doing with this podcast is like flexing a muscle and, and it's absolutely, it's absolutely true. not only do you have like the podcasting muscle being flexed, but it has run into so many other parts of my life. I used to get really nervous standing up and presenting or talking in front of P peopole people.And I was like that.now even just doing this has helped a ton with meetings and. Talking about being able to articulate how I'm feeling, what I'm thinking, formulate my words around my thoughts and things like that.So I highly recommend exactly what Jonathan just said is just start recording. Just start trying if it's all junk at first, who cares? Keep going.Jonathan: [00:12:43] yeah, I've, I've found myself, Leaning on, I mean, part, partly just the equipment to set up. So it's really easy, but, when I need to communicate something asynchronously to the team that doesn't make sense to write, I'm just, it's so easy to just hop onto, hop onto a screen record and do that now. And that, that has been really helpful.Just like practically as a, as a, like you said, like a muscle that I can, that's been worked out. I'm like, yeah, I know how to do this. And the same way that, like, I can just go for a run, like I know how to do that.Angela: [00:13:10] I wish I could just say that. Okay. Um, I'll get there. Justin, on B2B vs B2C [00:13:16] Okay, Justin Jackson. So we mentioned Transistor already. Justin Jackson is one of the co-founders of a Transistor that we do use. And Justin decided to ask a pretty tough question here. Why did you decide to go B2B instead of going a direct to consumer health startup? I think we need to define what B2B is just for anybody listening that may not know what that is.Jonathan: [00:13:41] Bananas to Bango. Oh no.Angela: [00:13:43] But, um, it's, it feels like that sometimes, B2B business to business, um, it's a, it's a business, a business, product. So Clinnect is not direct to consumer, so meaning direct to a patient. but rather it is doctor to doctor. So B2B. so why did we do this? Who you want the long answer, the short Justin.Jonathan: [00:14:11] I'm sure he wants the long answer,Angela: [00:14:13] know we don't have time for the long answer and, butJonathan: [00:14:17] Listen to the whole podcast, continue listening. He listens, he listens to most of the podcasts that start up on his, on his platform. which is awesome. But I think at some point he's like, okay,I'm done listening now.Angela: [00:14:27] everything he'd just spent his whole 24 hours of his day listening to podcasts. the way the Clinnect started was it had started out of a, out of a, actually a government project and it was very much focused on a doctor to doctor referrals. And so that's it organically came as a B2B.I think though. What, and I'm just going to infer here. What Justin is asking is, is it sometimes maybe easier to do a direct to consumer health startup? And my answer to that would be hell yes. It is much easier to do a direct to consumer start up. I think when you're in the, doctor to doctor, sphere and you are not linked to the government, it can be, it can be a bit lonely out in those seas sometimes.And it's hard to do. and your, your accessible market is so much smaller than if you're just going to do a direct to consumer.Jonathan: [00:15:28] I would, I kind of want to push back on that a bit, because I feel like a direct to consumer, would be very hard because accessing that market would be very, very expensive.And, Like our problem doesn't really affect consumers in a way that they would want to pay for it.so the market doesn't even like the market isn't really there for what we're trying to do, but even if we were to be, you know, selling something that was more, applicable to a consumer, they're just hard to get. Like there it's expensive to market, to consumers and as a, maybe as a bootstrapped company, that would just not be possible.Angela: [00:16:03] I dunno. I feel like this is a much longer conversation.Jonathan: [00:16:08] Sweet. Well, let's turn that into a whole episode. Maybe we'll invite to ask to not Justin, come on to our, come on to our showAngela: [00:16:15] Andask us the tough questions. Okay. IJonathan: [00:16:17] Or actually just share some of the knowledge because I mean, he talks a lot about, uh, about markets and, you know, catching, catching the wave.Right. You know, and I think, I think what, what we've, what you've done is you've identified a problem that people are already paying for it. Right? Like fax machines exists. People are sending referrals are actually paying money to do this, putting energy into it. It's expensive and it's a pain in the butt.and so you're trying to. take advantage of some other things that are happening, to try and turn this into a, into a product that people would pay for it because they're used to paying for something like this.Angela: [00:16:48] Yeah, I think I'm just a bit of exhausted of trying to convince doctors that pay for all of this stuff anyway, to, to do it in a much better, easier way. And it can be exhausting. So I think that's probably why I was like direct to consumers ways or just if you have, I mean, it all depends on the idea.Like you say our product, our idea doesn't translate to a consumer product. At all it is a B2B. and that's why we went this route with it, obviously. but yeah, there's a, there's a, I think if you were to look at like healthcare startups as just a big blanket term, I don't know if there can be, there is a lot of arguments to be made to going to direct to consumer, but, well, we can talk about that another time we can deep dive into, Lindsey, on design [00:17:38] Lindsey.This is for you.What is yep. Specifically for Jonathan? What has the most valuable lesson in design that you've learned? Or what has, what has been the most valuable design lesson in design that you've learned and whyJonathan: [00:17:56] I, so I, I did think about this one a little bit, cause I wasn't sure. I think for me the most important or the most valuable lesson, is. I want to say empathy, but like that doesn't quite get at it. Like it's, it's empathizing with the user, but to the point where you deeply understand their problem.And I think what a lot of people think design is about is, making things look nice and it isn't, it's more, it's more around, what is the problem that needs to be solved and what's the best way to solve it. And part of that is also like balancing practicality with, timelines and the needs of businesses and, trying to get product out the door.but it, to me, it's, it's ultimately like empathizing with, with who you're designing for who the customer is, what problem do they have and what sucks about their experience, trying to overcome that problem or that, that struggle and. And just always sort of rooting yourself in, in that frame of mind rather than, you know, I'll just put some buttons and they can click on the buttons.That's not really what design is. It's more, you know, just, just thinking through and talking with people that are suffering from these, from these problems.Angela: [00:19:11] That's a really great answer. I loved that.Prior to working with you guys. I thought design was making it pretty.Jonathan: [00:19:21] Oh, Oh,Angela: [00:19:22] I had no idea I've learned so, so much with working with Two Story Robot and their designers. And, and now we have a designer on staff at CRS and, Design is so much more, so much deeper rooted in, like experiences and feelings.And then I ever gave it credit for.SoJonathan: [00:19:49] thank you. I'm glad to hearAngela: [00:19:51] that's it's yeah, that's such a cool one. Andrea, on job offers [00:19:53]so my, my friend, Andrea sent this one in Andrea Phillips. How do you decide you should stay the course as an entrepreneur or accept one of the many offers to join a team? Yep. That was exactly, exactly my response to that one.And I will tell you. So I've been, I've been working on Clinnect to and Central Referral Solutions for, three years almost full-time now. And, there has been offers that have come at me that have been. Very tempting. And it has been incredibly, incredibly difficult to navigate whether you stay the course as an entrepreneur or accept one of those offers, to join the team. At the end of the day.And I can just speak from my own experience on this cause. That's all I got is I am so glad up until now that I have stayed the course as an entrepreneur, it has given, it has allowed me to grow in a way I never would grow in a big corporate, or big organizational environment. it has also given my family the flexibility of my time that has been.Incredible cause I have a six-year-old and a three-year-old. Now, if you were to ask like my bank account, whether this was a good decision, that's another question mark, but it's, it's so much more than that. I have learned so much in the last three years that I wouldn't give up a day of that for, for an eight hour a day in a, in an office, in a big organization,I think.Jonathan: [00:21:43] What would you do with the money anyway?Angela: [00:21:45] What would I do with them? I do want my list. I know it's I think it's a super individual question. and, and the push pull is real, though. It is real every time an offer like that comes through the door, man, I think hard.Jonathan: [00:22:04] I don't get offers and I honestly, I'm not entirely sure why, like myteam gets regularly recruited. people are like trying to recruit my team and I don't get any of that. And it's, I mean, I used to think, Oh, it's because like it's because my profile is like not accepting jobs and, um, also listed as a founder.Um, and so maybe you're like, ah, he's on recruitable, but, um, now I'm wondering like, Oh, Maybe no one wants me.Angela: [00:22:31] I, no, I don't think that's it. I often get an offer with, so how is and see in CRS going? Yeah, like they're, they're very concerned that, and they're kind of like appealing to that side of me that is maybe, um, not like not in the, like the successful, amazing bucket yet. So they're like how much you come, come do this for while, but maybe because you're so successful, Jonathan, you'reJonathan: [00:23:04] No.Yeah. I, I, so I, I will caveat that with, I measure success in a very different way and it is not, monetary.Angela: [00:23:14] Clearly I do do.Jonathan: [00:23:16] Yeah. So I'm not rolling. I'm not rolling in dough. I mean like comfortable, like I'm not, we're not worried. Right. We were talking about, earlier about, just like the privilege of, if, both of us need to take lots of time off to deal with COVID orwhatever's going on,we're fine.Like we're not gonna, you know, we're not gonna not be able to eat and I'll be able to pay rent. but like, it's not like I can go and buy a mansion and buy a new car whenever I want also kind of frugal. so. Yeah. I mean, kind of, I like to, I spend money on my dumb, a dumb desk, but, um,Angela: [00:23:54] I like it. Andrea, thank you for that question. That it's an amazing question. It did hit, it did hit home for me pretty hard there. So thank you forJonathan: [00:24:02] Yeah, that's awesome.thanks, Andrea. all the questions we're going to do for today, but we've gotAngela: [00:24:08] Well, we gotJonathan: [00:24:08] to do more questions on the next episode. Outro [00:24:11] So thanks for listening to fixing faxes, building a digital health startup I'm Jonathan Bowers. And my co-host  is Angela Hapke. Our music is by Andrew Codeman.Follow us on Twitter @FixingFaxes. Yeah. And we'd love for you to give us a review on Apple podcasts and share it with a friend and tell some folks. thanks for listening.Angela: [00:24:28] I'm reading through her questions and they're hilarious. I have so many podcast ideas period. She saidJonathan: [00:24:37] That's a great question.

Are you mystified by YouTube? Would you love some clear practical strategies to get people to watch your videos and get more subscribers on your YouTube channel? If so then you'll love this podcast episode with YouTube expert Justin Brown. Justin demystifies YouTube and explains what you really need to do if you want to grow an audience on YouTube and get your videos seen by MORE people. Listen and discover how the YouTube algorithm works (and how you can help te algorithm show your YouTube videos to MORE people). Find out if subscribers are really more important than views and why keywords should be your number one priority on YouTube. If you're just starting on YouTube then listen as Justin explains why your thumbnails are so important (and how to get them right), why optimisation is crucial and the five things that you need to do to make sure people stop scrolling and watch your videos rather than someone else's. {Click on the player above to listen to the podcast episode and/or read on for a detailed overview. Scroll down to the bottom to read the show notes including all the links mentioned in this episode.} Join my Build Your Online Audience programme Build Your Online Audience programme Podcast shownotes   About my 2021 Sorted Annual Content planning event (01:09) What Justin does and how he became a YouTube expert (7:57) Why you need a budget for marketing your videos (10:49) Where people struggle with creating video (12:06) Why you need to create content that people want to see (13:07) Why you should start your keyword research before you create your video (13:38) The three things your YouTube video has to do (15:20) How to approach a YouTube video strategy based on search (20:40) Why keyword research is important for your YouTube video title (24:30) Why you shouldn't avoid the popular search terms (26:27) How the YouTube algorithm works (27:55) Why YouTube subscriber numbers are a vanity metric (30:39) Why thumbnails are so important to get views on your video (32:02) The five-step video process that Justin uses to hook people in (33:40) How to create a good video experience for people (36:44) How long should your YouTube videos be (38:17) How to make sure that people stick with your YouTube video to the end (39:40) Why your video needs to be clear and concise (40:20) What kit do you really need and why your audio is most important (41:38) Why your first videos won't be perfect (and how to make them better) (43:58) Why consistency is important and what you need to remember (45:30) How to use your competitor's YouTube videos to research (46:01) Why the first 24 hours are really important for your YouTube videos (47:29) Why you should have a re-optimising strategy for your older YouTube videos (49:40)   Resources   Justin's website Justin's YouTube channel Buy my 2021 Social Media Diary & Planner Join my Build Your Online Audience Programme Other useful podcasts   [Bonus] Should you join my Build Your Online Audience Programme? (podcast) [Bonus] Should you buy my 2021 Social media Diary & Planner (podcast) [324] How to stop talking about video and just do it with Dan Knowlton (podcast) [346] How to look and feel more confident on live video with Ian Anderson Grey (podcast) [347] How to create engaging social media videos (even if you hate being on camera) (podcast) [372] How to build an engaged online audience (podcast) Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram Facebook and LinkedIn

"I think the biggest thing with grief is knowing that some days you’re gonna be drowning and unable to breathe, and I think I’ve had 12- to 24-hour cry-fests where you literally feel like you’re going to suffocate or die of dehydration. But it does end eventually. And then you take that deep breath and drink a glass of water and look outside and the world is still there. And you can keep going. Just having the hope to keep going is the most important."   Justin Grunewald is a doctor, ultra runner, and avid chaser of FKTs. He's happiest running up mountains in pursuit of running the fastest known time on any given trail. (So far in 2020, Justin has run more than 15 FKTs — two of which he did since we recorded this episode!) In addition to his many accomplishments, both professionally and on the run, Justin is perhaps best known as husband to the late Gabe Grunewald, who passed away last year after a long and arduous battle with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer. On this episode, Justin shares what he's learned about grief, and how he finds hope even when life feels particularly hard. He talks about feeling joy amidst pain, crying happy tears alongside sad ones, and about finding love after loss. Justin opens up about meeting Amanda Basham, and reveals some big news on their behalf.   Thank you to AfterShokz for sponsoring this episode of the Ali on the Run Show! Go to ontherun.aftershokz.com for 15% off wireless headphones!   What you’ll get on this episode: What’s making Justin happy right now? And where is he living? Plus what it’s been like working in a hospital during the past seven months (3:35) How Justin met Gabe (16:25) How Justin held onto hope as Gabe’s health worsened (18:50) What the final days of Gabe’s life were like for Justin, and why he chose to share so much on social media during that time (26:40) What Justin has learned about grief, and how he’s learned “not to sweat the small stuff” (33:30) On “going public” about his relationship with Amanda Basham (40:55) Taylor Swift talk! (58:25) Justin pops in with some “wild and crazy news” (1:00.48)   Stuff we mention on this episode: Gabe Grunewald on Episode 62 of the Ali on the Run Show Brave Like Gabe Foundation Ladia Albertson-Junkans on Episode 178 of the Ali on the Run Show   Follow Justin: Instagram @justingrunewald1 Twitter @justingrunewald   Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Like the Facebook page Join the Facebook group Twitter @aliontherun1 Support on Patreon Blog Strava   Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play   SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

In part one of an excellent series on AI product management, LinkedIn Research Scientist Peter Skomoroch and O’Reilly VP of Content Strategy Mike Loukides explained the importance of aligning AI products with your business plans and strategies. In other words, they have to deliver value, and they have to be delivered on time. Unfortunately, this is much easier said than done. I was curious to learn more about what goes into the complex AI product development process, and so for answers I turned to Yelp VP of Data Science Justin Norman, who collaborated with Peter and Mike in the O’Reilly series of articles. Justin is a career data professional and data science leader with experience in multiple companies and industries, having served as director of research and data science at Cloudera Fast Forward Labs, head of applied machine learning at Fitbit, head of Cisco’s enterprise data science office, and as a big data systems engineer with Booz Allen Hamilton. He also served as a Marine Corps Officer with a focus in systems analytics. We covered: Justin’s definition of a successful AI product The two key components behind AI products The lessons Justin learned building his first AI platform and what insights he applied when he went to Yelp. Why AI projects often fail early on, and how teams can better align themselves for success. Who or what Beaker and Bunsen are and how they enable Yelp to test over 700 experiments at any one time. What Justin learned at an airline about approaching problems from a ML standpoint vs. a user experience standpoint—and what the cross-functional team changed as a result. How Yelp incorporates designers, UX research, and product management with its technical teams Why companies should analyze the AI, ML and data science stack and form a strategy that aligns with their needs. The critical role of AI product management and what consideration Justin thinks is the most important when building a ML platform How Justin would approach AI development if he was starting all over at a brand new company Justin’s pros and cons about doing data science in the government vs. the private sector. Quotes from Today’s Episode “[My non-traditional background] gave me a really broad understanding of the full stack [...] from the physical layer all the way through delivering information to a decision-maker without a lot of time, maybe in an imperfect form, but really packaged for what we're all hoping to have, which is that value-add information to be able to do something with.” - Justin “It's very possible to create incredible data science products that are able to provide useful intelligence, but they may not be fast enough; they may not be [...] put together enough to be useful. They may not be easy enough to use by a layperson.” -Justin “Just because we can do things in AI space, even if they're automated, doesn't mean that it's actually beneficial or a value-add.” - Justin “I think the most important thing to focus on there is to understand what you need to be able to test and deploy rapidly, and then build that framework.” - Justin “I think it's important to have a product management team that understands the maturity lifecycle of building out these capabilities and is able to interject and say, ‘Hey, it's time for us to make a different investment, either in parallel, once we've reached this milestone, or this next step in the product lifecycle.’” - Justin “...When we talk about product management, there are different audiences. I think [Yelp’s] internal AI product manag

Justin Gary is an award-winning game designer, author, and speaker. He started his career in gaming at the age of seventeen when he won the Magic: The Gathering US National Championships. He went on to play Magic professionally for several years, winning a Grand Prix, Pro Tour, and World Championship along the way.Justin dropped out of NYU Law School to pursue an opportunity as a game designer. He went on to lead-design the DC Comics: Infinite Crisis set and create the World of Warcraft Miniatures Game. Justin left his job as a game designer to start his own company.In 2010, he created the smash hit deck-building game Ascension. Justin’s latest project, Ascension Tactics just raised nearly half a million dollars of pre-orders on kickstarter, more than triple the original goal. In this episode we talk about:What Justin learned from playing Magic professionally and the biggest distinction between those who succeeded as professional gamers and those who didn't (9:40)How Justin found the courage to quit in the middle of law school and pursue his passion instead (19:40)How you can tell if you are on the right path in your own life, or just following someone else’s plan (22:30)The key to happiness that most people get backwards (40:30)How to get started as a game designer (44:45) -- like most of what we discussed in this episode, these principles apply to any creative work (art, starting a business, writing, etc). Books Mentioned:Open by Andre AgassiThe War of Art by Steven PressfieldA Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger VonOechLinks:JustinGary.com - Justin’s main websiteThink Like A Game Designer - Justin’s book and podcast (look out for the online course coming soon)@Justin_Gary on Twitter

Want to avoid mistakes in Long Distance Investing?  Download your FREE document at http://billykeels.com/7mistakestoavoid   Episode 31: How To Go From Full Time Employee To Successful Asset Manager   In the conversation with today’s guest Justin Fraser, you’ll learn the following:   [00:40 - 03:09] Justin’s profile, in Billy's guest introduction.  [03:09 - 08:37] The backstory of how Justin got to where he is today. [08:37 - 13:20] What Justin learnt from managing properties himself, and how that knowledge and experience has helped today in investment syndication and asset management.  [13:20 - 16:19] Justin's mission of sharing his knowledge and approach to asset management with others.   [16:19 - 25:16] The positive impacts of having a mentor to guide you, how it works, and what to do to get yourself a good one (and what not to do!) [25:16 - 30:18] About Justin's own family support system, and how a husband and wife with busy schedule can make their marriage and family life run smoothly and stress free.   Here’s what Justin shared with us during today’s conversation: Favourite European City: Reykjavik, Iceland.  He currently lives in Central New Jersey. Best thing to happen in the past 24 hours: Enjoying a sunny day playing with a soccer ball, football and baseball with his 3 year old son - a proud Dad moment! A mistake Justin would like you to learn from so you don't have to pay full price for it: He got himself the wrong properly manager, and even though the person was vetted etc they didn't have the experience in managing the same larger sized properties in the same locations, which turned out to be of great importance, as the property manager didn't have the relevant experience and for that reason he failed.  Book Recommendation: Traction, Gino Wickman.   Be sure to reach out and connect with Justin Fraser by using the info below:   www.truemultifamily.show www.88realestatecapital.com Social media: @Justin Fraser Podcast: True Multifamily  Start taking action TODAY so that you can gain more Education and Control over your financial life.   To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just CLICK HERE.   Do you want to have more control and avoid the mistakes that I made getting started in long distance investing?  Then you can DOWNLOAD the 7 Mistakes to Avoid in Long Distance Investing Guide by clicking HERE.   Be sure to connect with Billy!  He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites:   Website: www.billykeels.com Youtube: billykeels Facebook: Billy Keels Fan Page Instagram: @billykeels Twitter: @billykeels LinkedIn: Billy Keels

As a teenager, Justin Nelson was always curious about who we are and why some people succeed and others don’t.   Throughout his twenties, he had an amazing career yet he felt he was not living his life’s purpose.  So when he turned 30, he went on a spiritual journey of self discovery that eventually led him to Tony Robbins. He became a speaker where he talked about things that matter most to him: emotional state, self image, belief system and identity.Five years later, he moved back to Utah where he settled with his wife.  This is also where he met Spring Bengtzen whom he partnered with in growing her real estate business.  Let’s hear from Justin, what he is passionate about right now, and what his insights are on the importance of having a leadership mindset.In this episode, we talk about...  (05:00) What Justin and Spring did better than everyone else in the real estate industry(07:51) How to bring value in team meetings?(12:02) Why you need to approach everything as an amateur(13:07) The most powerful thing you can do for yourself and your team(13:57) What is positive accountability?(16:38) How to achieve a zero turnover rate(19:32) How to create the culture that you want(25:13) How to leverage SISU at a higher level(33:04) What’s the most challenging and daunting task that exists in real estate(45:59) Justin’s most important piece of advice

What if you could find the marketing formula that would double your business, and then double it again? This is the kind of growth Oral Essentials is currently experiencing as they’ve dialed in and refined their approach to marketing and paid advertising.  On today’s episode, I’ve invited Justin Madahhi, Co-founder and Head of Online Sales and Marketing at Lumineux Oral Essentials, back on the show. Justin and his team were already experiencing fast-paced growth when we started working together two years ago, and since he was on the show last fall, their growth has continued to skyrocket. In this episode, Justin talks about dialing in your messaging, the marketing formula they’ve created to drive consistent sales, how to drive subscription revenue and how to get your team into alignment during high-growth times. Episode Highlights 7:32 What Justin learned is critical for rapid, successful growth  9:43  A sophisticated approach to Facebook marketing 13:00 Expectation vs Reality: What startling fast growth actually looks like 15:51 Justin’s three main roles in the company today and how his team has grown over the last year 19:34 Shifting focus to a long-term brand vision 21:13 How to get your team into alignment, set realistic expectations and maintain a high work ethic 24:20 The sales channel Justin believes is going to take the company to the next level 26:03 Factors to consider when crafting paid ad content 28:00 The one thing you need to ask yourself before deploying a new marketing strategy 32:22 Why disruption is a double-edged sword and the impact it has on your marketing 35:27 Oral Essential’s approach to email marketing and the changes they made over the eight months that have had drastic results  38:15 Three steps to successfully drive subscription revenue 40:55 Key metrics that will increase the valuation of and stabilize your business 43:43 How failure helped Justin get more perspective and learn to set an example for his team 45:34 Justin’s advice for entrepreneurs trying to build 9-figure businesses 47:47 The most helpful resources Justin has found on his journey, including his recommended Twitter follows 50:37 What freedom means to Justin and how it shows up in his business 52:13 Analyzing the long term effects of COVID-19 on consumer psychology  57:41 Oral Essentials is hiring! Links and Resources: Episode 221: Secrets of a Facebook Superstar: How This 24-Year-Old CMO Doubled His Business In Less Than A Year Episode 264: How to Grow and Sell A 7-Figure Business Lumineux Oral Essentials justin@oralessentials.com Justin on Twitter David Herman on Twitter Andrew Foxwell on Twitter Digitally Native on Twitter Social Savannah on Twitter Exit Strategy Podcast by Moiz Ali Google Data Studio The Coalition Brand Guild @a_brawn on Twitter Brand Growth Experts Review or subscribe on iTunes

If you were interested in a planning strategy that involved a specialized topic, like Social Security, what lengths would your financial professional go to in order to help you make an optimal decision? In this episode, Justin Bennett walks you through a planning case study. You will explore the case of a longtime, high-performing client and how Justin approached his question. In this episode, you’ll learn: What Justin considered when helping his client arrive at a decision Justin’s philosophy on using outside professionals for expertise in specialized topics And more! Listen now to hear a case study that demonstrates what steps Bennett Financial takes to help his clients.  Resources:    Bennett Financial Group | Bennett Financial Group Facebook Page | Justin Bennett on LinkedIn  2020-104984 Exp 07/22

Want to avoid mistakes in Long Distance Investing?  Download your FREE document at http://billykeels.com/7mistakestoavoid   Episode 16: The Real Life Truth Behind Entrepreneurial Success  In the conversation with today’s guest, Justin Brooks, you’ll learn the following:   [00:32 - 03:15] Justin’s profile, in Billy’s guest introduction.  [03:15 - 08:40] The journey Justin took to get where he is, and the important things he learnt along the way. [08:40 - 13:43] How put all the theory he learnt into practice, and the process he had to go through. [13:43 - 14:15] What is meant by "BRR" strategy.  [14:15 - 18:10] The lowdown and key points you need to know about  Sustainable Growth  [18:10 - 21:45] In what areas Justin likes to focus his entrepreneurial business.. [21:45 - 25:40] A thorough explanation of Residential Assisted Living.  [25:40 - 27:02] What is coming up next for J H Brooks and Company.   Here’s what Justin  shared with us during today’s conversation: Favourite European City: Greece in general!  He currently lives in Kansas, Missouri. Best thing to happen in the past 24 hours: Saying a prayer, meditating, and appreciating life! What Justin would like to pass on to you that he learnt from his own past mistakes: Don't be afraid to pay full price for your mistakes, as it happens for a reason! Book Recommendation: How To Make Friends And Influence People,  Dale Carnegie. CHECK OUT JUSTIN'S BOOK 'RESILIENCE', and to request a FREE ebook email info@jhbrooksand company.com    Be sure to reach out and connect with Justin Brooks by using the info below:   www.jhbrooksandcompany.com www.realliferealequity.com Podcast: Real Life Real Equity  emails: justin@realliferealequity.com justin@jhbrooksandcomoany.com Start taking action TODAY so that you can gain more Education and Control over your financial life.   To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just CLICK HERE.   Do you want to have more control and avoid the mistakes that I made getting started in long distance investing?  Then you can DOWNLOAD the 7 Mistakes to Avoid in Long Distance Investing Guide by clicking HERE.   Be sure to connect with Billy!  He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites:   Website: www.billykeels.com Youtube: billykeels Facebook: Billy Keels Fan Page Instagram: @billykeels Twitter: @billykeels LinkedIn: Billy Keels

0:00 – Show Intro 4:20 – Podcast begins 5:49 – What Justin does at Kansas State University 10:52 – What is heart rate variability (HRV)? 15:00 – What is the research saying about HRV with endurance athletes? 27:05 – How Justin's practical background influenced his research and understanding of academic papers 34:27– Finding limitations of data and research 46:20 – What Justin plans to do with this Ph.D. 54:06 – Research Justin has came across regarding sports specialization 1:05:52 – Where is HRV going with strength training? 1:12:53 – Justin's recommendations for the average person doing CrossFit 1:23:44 – Is a graduate degree worth it in the exercise science related field? 1:31:36 – Field data scientists as a new career path About Justin DeBlauw Instagram: @theeblueguy Justin DeBlauw is a Ph.D. candidate at Kansas State University working in the “Functional Intensity Training Laboratory” with a research focus on “Biofeedback for individualized exercise prescription”. Previously, he studied at the University of Minnesota and Purdue University, where at Minnesota volunteered as a sports performance intern. He's been an ACSM CPT since 2011 and previously competed in USA weightlifting and soccer, currently training for a Duathlon. Studies mentioned and referenced: C. Bouchard (2001) Individual differences in response to regular physical activity V. Vesterinen (2016) Individual Endurance Training Prescription with HRV V. Vesterinen (2013) HRV in prediction of individual adaptation to endurance training Kiviniemi (2007) Endurance training guided individually bby daily HRV measurement Kiviniemi (2010) Daily exercise prescription on the basis of HRV among men and women Hautala (2006) Individual differences in the responses to endurance and resistance training Plews (2013) Training adaptation and HRV in Elite endurance athletes Borresen (2009) The quantification of training load, training response and effect on performance 

Resource Links:  A free copy of my Kick-Ass Meeting Report (https://www.ericanderton.com/kickassmeetings) Book Recommendations:  Who by Geoff Smart  Traction by Gino Wickman  Good to Great by Jim Collins  Snowball by Warren Buffet With the average turnover rate being 38% to 40%, construction companies are experiencing a struggle of finding good talent in the industry resulting in company growth being put to a halt. Any successful company can say that success is a team effort and not just a one-man show. People are our most valuable assets but attracting the right talent does not just happen without strategies in place.  In this episode I talk with Justin White, the President of K&D Landscaping. He shares how his company has managed to reduce the turnover rate to 18% by a shift in mindset that led to the mirroring of marketing and sales strategies that they use with clients. He provides concrete examples of tactics that worked for them and how they make sure that they don’t just hire the right talent but keep them. The points discussed in this episode can serve as an eye-opener to construction business owners.  If you are excited about getting the right talent but clueless on what steps to take to go about it, then this episode is definitely for you.  What’s Discussed In This Episode:  What Justin’s company is focusing on this year [3:06] How dilution of talent impacts company growth and client experience [3:36] Effective strategies to attract good talent [4:26] Applying the marketing mindset to attract talent [4:59] Marketing in the hiring perspective [6:14] Community outreach as a marketing strategy [9:03] Justin shares hiring methods that did not work out for them [11:46] Phone interviews [14:18] The hiring manager [17:04] 1st in-person interviews [19:12] 2nd in-person interviews [21:29] The screening process  The ‘hire slow’ methodology [23:08] Use of assessments [24:53] Onboarding: The ‘90-day’ period after the hire [27:18] What happens when you hire the wrong person [29:36] How to mitigate employees having negative leverage over the employer [33:12] The importance of getting in touch with applicants right away [35:52] Why employees should be top priority [38:30] Wrap-up of discussion [39:24] About the Guest:  Justin White is the President of K&D Landscaping a full-service construction and maintenance landscape company located in Santa Cruz, California.  Connect with me on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to the Construction Genius: A Leadership Master-Class Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. Thank you for tuning in! 

Today, Justin Hoff drops in virtually and we jump into a conversation about surviving the end of the world and quarantine dating. Justin knows more about bees than anyone ever should and Emma answers all your burning sex questions. Get ready to take notes on mastering your first date finesse and how to not scare people away with your porn preferences as Emma and Justin go on a date. Listen in to hear why every apocalypse needs a hype man and all the reasons Justin is going to out-survive us all if things go south. Episode Timeline:     •        [00:01] Intro •        [03:37] Every apocalypse needs a hype man •        [07:36] Justin Hoff’s crisis plan •        [09:31] The rule of 3's •        [13:33] Coronavirus quarintine and depression •        [18:33] Sex questions •        [22:45] Why sex is less important to Emma these days •        [24:54] When you're not on the same page sexually •        [26:45] Quarantine and Dating •        [29:04] Justin on sleeping with someone on the first night •        [31:43] First date questions •        [37:09] Justin and Emma go on a date •        [39:33] Caring what people think •        [47:16] What Justin wants God to say at the pearly gates •        [48:39] The things he's not very good at •        [58:18] Emma’s tips and tricks •        [1:04:00] Corona advice •        [1:05:16] Where to find Justin Hoff    Resources Mentioned: •        Social Media Meltdowns IG •        Social Media Meltdowns YT   Standout Quotes: •        “If a guy judges you for sleeping with them on the first date its because they think oh, 'she'll do this with any asshole,' which means they have very low self-esteem. You know what I mean? They just think, 'I'm just any asshole.'” -Justin Hoff [29:21]     •        “People are so dumb and it really gets on my nerves...Isnt it funny that people as a whole, I hate them so much. I hate people , I hate humans, like we're all so dumb. But I've never wanted a group of people to like me more.” -Justin Hoff [39:48]   Connect:     Find | Emma Wellmann At emmacomedy.com On Instagram: @emmawillmann On Facebook: @emmacomedy On Twitter: @emmawillmann On Youtube: @emmawillman   Find | Justin Hoff On Instagram: @thejustinhoff @socialmediameltdowns On Twitter: @jahoff On Youtube: @Justin Hoff         SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST On Apple Podcasts On Google Podcasts On Spotify --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emmawillmannshow/support

Still under a State wide Shelter in Place order your hosts Jason and Justin (the Police and the Fireman) are back to talk about the crazy week they've had not coming into contact with anyone. Except for the part where they have to. The guys talk about the unique challenges of avoiding contact with people in a job that literally requires just that and how they view the economy's reaction to the virus rapidly sweeping through the US and having disastrous results in Italy and Spain. In this episode the guys talk about: What Justin means by "contact precautions" and why he hasn't hugged his wife or kids in a week How has MC's response with the trainee changed? Is PD actually staging and waiting for an all clear from EMS now? If 1 week was this stressful...how will we handle 3...or more? Don't forget to subscribe to the show and rate us!

Justin “Hasard” Lee, F-35 fighter pilot and host of the Professionals Playbook podcast, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Justin talks his incredible experiences flying all types of fighter jets including the F-35 and other elite vehicles. Justin talks about the feeling he gets wizzing through the air, what it’s comparable to, why he loves it, and the very real dangers of it. Justin also talks about the performance and the mindset needed to successfully fly such a fast and potentially deadly vehicle and how he conditions himself before and after flight to ensure his safety and success. If you’re wondering how to think, act, and perform like a world-class fighter pilot, check this episode out now!    *Download this episode now and subscribe to our channel to get more of these amazing interviews! In our episode we go over: How Justin got the call sign “Hasard” in the military How Justin became a fighter pilot and how he was inspired by the Top Gun movie What Justin today and why he started his own podcast What exactly goes into the background training for being a fighter pilot The debriefing process and why Justin spends 90% of the time in debrief talking about the 10% of the mistakes they made The 3 different types of errors that pilots can make Missing an important radio call and the consequences of this Decision-making errors and what happens when you make this type of error Choosing the wrong moves and how to fix this error in flight and in life Errors in execution and how to minimize these as greatly as possible The general amount of time it takes to reach a level of proficiency The top speeds of the F-16 and the incredible maneuverability of this incredible plane The feeling of flying a fighter jet and the comparisons to riding a roller coaster Pulling up on 9G forces and having to fight the incredible powers of gravity at such a high speed The importance of being in great shape and taking care of your body before and during flight The real dangers of flying fighter jets and how pilots can be killed routinely if they are not extremely careful The best part of flying fighter jets and what Justin enjoys most about flying these incredible machines Justin’s time in combat and what he and his team do to keep America safe Communicating with your team while having to coordinate the attacks precisely and effectively The accuracy of the smart bombs that the U.S. possesses and why dropping a bomb through someone’s chimney is actually very real Why meditation has helped Justin with flying fighter jets and why he starts every morning with meditation The importance of prioritization and why many people are missing it Balancing the fast-paced life of flying fighter jets with normal, ordinary civilian life Check out Justin Lee on: Website: professionalsplaybook.com Instagram: instagram.com/justinfighterpilot Sponsors: * Have you joined the Elite Man Newsletter yet? If not, get on it now! Go to EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter and sign up to get special Elite Man content not seen nor heard anywhere else. Get all of our bonus podcast information, sneak peaks into upcoming shows, behind-the-scenes content, special offers, and exclusive Elite Man updates you won’t find anywhere else. I’m telling you if you’re not on our newsletter yet you’re missing out. Go to EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter and become a true member of the Elite Man Community. I look forward to speaking soon. EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter.  *Check out Justin’s new book ELITE MIND at EliteMindBook.com or EliteManMagazine.com/elitemind. *Follow Justin on Instagram now for daily content not found anywhere else - go to Instagram.com/JustinStenstrom

Justin Stenstrom, Elite Man Podcast host, founder of Elite Life Nutrition, and creator of Elite Man Magazine, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Justin shares his favorite Elite Man Podcast episodes of 2019 and what his biggest takeaways from them. He talks the episodes you must listen to or re-listen again. Justin also shares the 3 things you must do in 2020 to be successful. He covers purpose, goal-setting, not caring as much, and getting the most out of this upcoming year. If you’re wondering how to make 2020 the best year of your life, check this episode out now!     *Download this episode now and subscribe to our channel to get more of these amazing interviews! In our episode we go over: The best episodes from each month in 2019 The biggest takeaways from interviewing some of the best experts in the world Figuring out your passions and your purpose as a man How to be more productive and get more done throughout the day The goal setting process and how to actually get them done Why New Year’s resolutions don’t often work for people How to set a goal in this coming year that you can achieve What Justin learned about the Law of Attraction this past year The guest who Justin interviewed who had an IQ of 200 Why none of the guests Justin interviewed has anything that you don’t have The biggest factor for success that Justin has seen in all of his successful guests What to do if you have toxic parents How to not let others bring you or your beliefs down Removing negative influences from your life What to do if your parents don’t support your goals or beliefs Whether you need your family to support your ambitions in life How to not care what others think, within reason Justin’s friend The Natural and what Justin learned off this man The right way to not care what others think Not taking this not-care-attitude too far and becoming a jerk What Justin has learned the most from studying the world’s most successful people How to change your life and make 2020 the best year ever Not giving up on your goals, even when you want to Being dedicated to achieving your success and what this actually looks like on a day to day and year to year basis Check out Justin on: Website: elitemanmagazine.com Instagram: instagram.com/justinstenstrom Book: EliteMindBook.com Sponsors: * Have you joined the Elite Man Newsletter yet? If not, get on it now! Go to EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter and sign up to get special Elite Man content not seen nor heard anywhere else. Get all of our bonus podcast information, sneak peaks into upcoming shows, behind-the-scenes content, special offers, and exclusive Elite Man updates you won’t find anywhere else. I’m telling you if you’re not on our newsletter yet you’re missing out. Go to EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter and become a true member of the Elite Man Community. I look forward to speaking soon. EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter.  *Check out Justin’s new book ELITE MIND at EliteMindBook.com or EliteManMagazine.com/elitemind.

In this episode, we are speaking with Justin Brooke who runs AdSkills, a service that helps ad buyers build more profitable ad campaigns, get certified, and get matched up with clients or jobs.  Justin is a traveling nomad, who was actually talking to us from his car, as he’s been traveling with his family for the last four years. His business allows him this benefit and in this show, you'll learn how he has honed his skills over the years while failing a few times only to create a new business from scratch. You’ll also hear why he feels Google advertising still beats out the rest, the proper ways to run your advertising effectively and the best thing to do to get traction if you are just starting out. Once you’ve got your wheels turning on how to get more leads, be sure to check out our episodes with Mike Rhodes and David Schloss who reveal more ways to use both Google and Facebook advertising for awesome results. “I always try to have one client in the background so I’m still in the game. I feel like that I owe that to my customers so I’m not just teaching, that I can still talk about things.” - Justin Brooke Some Topics We Discussed Include: Justin’s scalable recipe for paid traffic  Why he is no longer afraid of failure and what led him to “break the code”  The big important difference between Facebook advertising and Google advertising Our unique strategy where we give another shoutout to Dan Ryan (Hi Dan!) The results behind one of Justin’s most talked about Facebook posts The secret spot to go to get the best wifi when traveling (conference rooms included!) What Justin learned by going through Russell Brunson’s closet Justin’s tool stack and how using just three sites can get take you lightyears ahead And much, much more! Contact Justin Brooke: Google Justin to check out his other interviews and to find him on social media, plus check out his YouTube channel where he gives a ton of great value and information References and Links Mentioned: Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here where you’ll get not only all of the notes for everything episode we’ve done and will do in the mail, a private forum community, plus new training videos all the time with us and our guests. Retargeting Recipes by Justin Brooke The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes AdSkills Active Campaign (Justin loved them just as much even before he was sponsored by them) Zapier Wishlist Member Pipedrive for sales Drip Easy Webinar Steve Olsher How To Scale Your Business Using Google Ads – Mike Rhodes How To Use Facebook Ads To Load Up Webinars – David Schloss

Justin is best known for helping marketers and business owners to convert their offers on cold traffic. With his cold traffic ninja strategies, he was able to grow his own supplement company from $0 to $23 million in sales in just under three years. After accomplishing that feat, listen in as Justin explains why he felt empty, and what he did to turn himself around. This conversation goes deep right away, where we talked about psychedelics, therapy, emotions and tapping into your empathic side. Justin also has a super interesting approach to email marketing (you actually have to apply to be on his email list).  There’s some key insights in this episode as Justin lays out how he triggers specific emotions with his copywriting in people and how to get people emotionally charged up about their current situation.   If this show gets you rethinking your ads and copywriting, be sure to check out our previous episodes with Kevin Rogers and Joy Houston for more tips on how to write copy that speaks directly to your ideal customers. “One of the most eye-opening things I’ve realized is that these things that you think are little things that happen in your childhood affect every single thing in your business.” - Justin Goff Some Topics We Discussed Include: Why Justin has people apply to get on his email list What Justin went through to get to $23,000,000 in sales The value in Justin’s email list that you need to apply to get on The emotional elements of running a business How plant medicines help with realizations How to work emotional triggers into writing your copy Compliance methods for best practices with cold traffic Examples of difference niches and what emotions you should use and why And much, much more! Contact Justin Goff: JustinGoff.com Justin123.com to apply to get on Justin’s email list References and Links Mentioned: Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here where you’ll get not only all of the notes for everything episode we’ve done and will do in the mail, a private forum community, plus new training videos all the time with us and our guests. This episode is sponsored by our go-to SEO research tool, Ahrefs.com. We use this amazing tool pretty much daily, and if you listen back to some of our most recent episodes, we breakdown some of the tactics we use in our intros, such as website audits, looking at our competitors’ websites, and finding low hanging fruit keywords for easy Google rankings. It’s like having cheat codes for business. As of this episode, they have a 7 day $7 trial, so be sure to check it out. Copy Excelerator Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson Turning Pro by Stephen Pressfield Our episode with Kevin Rogers  Our episode with Joy Houston

Justin is best known for helping marketers and business owners to convert their offers on cold traffic. He grew his own supplement company from 0->$23 million in sales in just under three years by focusing on cold traffic growth. After selling his supplement company in 2017, Justin now helps some of the biggest names with their marketing like Golden Hippo, Dan Lok, Agora Financial, V-Shred, 4Patriots, Mike Geary, Danette May, Six Pack Shortcuts, Natural Health Sherpa and more. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:  [3:10] Jeremy introduces his guest, Justin Goff.  [6:00] The most difficult email Justin ever sent.  [14:00] The story behind the “I pooped my pants” email.  [19:00] Why Justin started his email list.  [21:10] Chasing happiness and finding answers. [30:00] Looking to the future and Justin’s decision to not have children.  [35:30] The biggest marketing mistake most businesses are making.  [40:40] Client success stories.  [46:00] Upsale examples.  [53:30] More marketing tips from Justin.  [1:03:10] How Justin connected with Dr. Sebring & what it takes to find a spokesperson.  [1:08:30] What led to Justin’s exit from Patriot Health and what the fallout was like.  [1:15:30] Closing thoughts.  In this episode… Have you tapped into the power of email lists? You've likely heard that email marketing is either dead or dying - it's not true! People use their email regularly - don't you want to get your message in front of them? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you'll hear from business leader and renowned marketer - Justin Goff. In his conversation with Jeremy, Justin opens up about why he is so vulnerable in his emails, how to connect with an email list, what it was like to exit his business, success stories, and much more! Have pen and paper ready - you don't want to miss a minute of this powerful episode featuring Justin's story!  Have you ever had someone open up and share something personal with you that you never thought they would? Imagine getting an email explaining how someone's mother wouldn't support or encourage their career - that's what Justin Goff did! While opening up to thousands of strangers via an email sounds crazy (It is) it is also incredibly effective. As a result of that deeply personal email - Justin saw a huge increase in the engagement he had with his email list. The lesson is this - vulnerability can go a long way!  On the other side of the coin - some will be turned off by intensely personal stories. Justin shared a story about suffering from Crohn's Disease, which involved descriptions of struggling with painful bowel movements. As you can imagine - that wasn't the cup of tea for everyone on Justin's email list! The mixed and somewhat negative feedback that Justin received from that email didn't slow him down one bit. Today, Justin is committed to being honest, raw, and real with his following.  Have you ever found yourself struggling with fulfillment in your life? What have you tried to fill that void? Have you found anything that works? Business leaders all over the world struggle every day to find their life's purpose beyond what they do and what they can produce. If you've ever struggled with your self-worth - you aren't alone! Struggling to find meaning in his life - Justin set out on a quest to learn from other leaders who have had similar challenges and made it out the other side. What Justin learned changed the course of his life for the better! Here is a hint - Justin's turnaround didn't involve making more money.  When you get the chance to learn from a marketing expert like Justin - you don't take it for granted. In his conversation with Jeremy, Justin was kind enough to reveal his take on marketing strategies and methods that work and ones that need to fade away. Here are three upsell approaches that Justin says work every time.  More of the same - where you offer an increased amount of the same product.  Results faster - offering a product that will fast track the results they are looking for.  Done for you - proven and prepackaged methods that deliver results.  If you'd like to go deeper with the significant insights and resources that Justin discussed with Jeremy, make sure to check out his website and apply to his email list! You can find all the information you need to connect with Justin in the resources section at the end of this post.  Resources Mentioned on this episode Justin Goff www.justin123.com Ready, Fire, Aim Brian Kurtz Finish Big Intro Music by Kidd Russell [box type="download"] Sponsor for this episode Rise25’s mission is to connect you with your best referral partners and customers. We do this in 3 ways… Our Done for you Media - We help your company completely run and launch your own podcast. we distribute your show across more than 11 different channels including a dedicated blog post and social media. You simply show up and talk and we do everything else. Our team has been working with podcasters since 2009. I personally credit podcasting as the single best thing I have done for my business and my life. It has allowed me to connect with the founders/ceo’s of P90x, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, Rx Bars, and many more. 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Justin Stenstrom, Elite Man Podcast host, founder of Elite Life Nutrition, and creator of Elite Man Magazine, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Justin covers everything you need to know about improving your sleep and ending insomnia for good. He goes over his 12 sleeping tips and shares his experience with beating insomnia. Justin delivers the goods on everything you need to know about sleep in this one. If you’re wondering how to dramatically improve your sleep and wake up with a childlike zest for life, check this episode out now! *Download this episode now and subscribe to our channel to get more of these amazing interviews! In our episode we go over: His past sleep issues and the worst bout of insomnia he’s ever had How he was able to get his sleep back to normal What he did to optimize his sleep and how he’s able to sleep great now Aligning your sleep with that of the sun Why humans are not wired to sleep late The effect of using blackout curtains Why being able to see your hand while you sleep is not good Using a white noise machine The fact that white noise can calm the brain and relax you Getting a comfortable room temperature What the optimal room temp is for you to sleep in Having comfortable sleeping gear Investing in a good bed and why it’s so important to not be cheap with this Using your bed for only two things Having a good sleep routine and especially a winding down routine What Justin’s routine consists of and why it works so well Taking supplements to help with sleep and what supplements Justin recommends The major drawbacks of sleep medication Meditation and its role with sleep How to properly and easily meditate Why you need to stop stressing about sleep to sleep better Using red lights to help with sleep Trying a very strange meditative chant – that actually puts you to sleep Check out Justin on: Website: elitemanmagazine.com Facebook: facebook.com/JustinStenstrom Instagram: instagram.com/justinstenstrom White Noise Machine: Amazon.com/marpac-white-noise Sponsors: *Most subscription boxes are FULL of samples and junk you’ll never use. But NOT BattlBox – it’s the monthly subscription box for MEN FULL of solid gear for adventure seekers, survivalists, and outdoor enthusiasts. BattlBox is your monthly subscription for hand-picked outdoor, survival, and everyday carry gear. BattlBox introduces you to the best products, new gear, and innovative companies at a much lower cost than if you were to buy them individually. Plus, who doesn’t like to get a package full of mystery adventure gear? Go to TryBattlBox.com/ELITEMAN and pick the box you want – they start at just $25 per month. Plus, they release a video for each NEW box so you can see what’s coming and HOW to USE it! They’ve shipped over half a million boxes AND they won Best Men’s Subscription Box 2017. Sign up today and be ready for anything! Right Now our listeners get a FREE tactical knife when you sign up for your first BattlBox at TryBattlBox.com/ELITEMAN. That’s TryBattlBox.com/ELITEMAN. Right Now – get your first BattlBox PLUS a FREE tactical knife at TryBattlBox.com/ELITEMAN. * Have you joined the Elite Man Newsletter yet? If not, get on it now! Go to EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter and sign up to get special Elite Man content not seen nor heard anywhere else. Get all of our bonus podcast information, sneak peaks into upcoming shows, behind-the-scenes content, special offers, and exclusive Elite Man updates you won’t find anywhere else. I’m telling you if you’re not on our newsletter yet you’re missing out. Go to EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter and become a true member of the Elite Man Community. I look forward to speaking soon. EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter. *Subscribe to our YouTube channel by going to EliteManMagazine.com/youtube right now!

LIVE from Graham Sessions in Austin, Texas, I welcome Justin Moore on the show to discuss the American Physical Therapy Association.  Dr. Justin Moore, PT, DPT, a physical therapist and veteran of both the profession and the association with more than 20 years' experience, leads the American Physical Therapy Association in the role of CEO. He has been with APTA for 18 years and has held numerous positions, including executive vice president of public affairs, leading the public policy agenda and payment and communications departments, leading its federal and state affairs advocacy departments and serving as the association's lead lobbyist on Capitol Hill. In this episode, we discuss: -How the APTA strives to provide an inclusive experience as a macro organization -What Justin would change about the APTA -APTA’s role in the World Confederation for Physical Therapy -Justin’s biggest takeaway from the Graham Sessions -And so much more!   Resources: Email: justinmoore@apta.org Justin Moore Twitter Justin Moore LinkedIn World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2019 The Healing of America by T.R. Reid Book   For more information on Justin: Justin Moore, PT, DPT, a physical therapist and veteran of both the profession and the association with more than 20 years' experience, leads the American Physical Therapy Association in the role of CEO. He has been with APTA for 18 years and has held numerous positions, including executive vice president of public affairs, leading the public policy agenda and payment and communications departments, leading its federal and state affairs advocacy departments and serving as the association's lead lobbyist on Capitol Hill. Moore also previously oversaw APTA's practice and research departments. He has been honored for his contributions to physical therapy and public policy by receiving the R. Charles Harker Policymaker Award from APTA's Health Policy and Administration Section and the Distinguished Service Award from APTA's Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. In addition, Moore has written, presented, and lectured on health policy, payment, and government affairs issues to a variety of health care and business groups across the country.   Moore received his doctor of physical therapy degree from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2005, his master of physical therapy degree from University of Iowa in 1996, and his bachelor of science degree in dietetics from Iowa State University in 1993. He was honored by Iowa State University's College of Human Sciences with the Helen LaBaron Hilton Award in 2014 and the university's Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition's Alumni Impact Award in 2011, and he was the Family and Consumer Sciences' Young Alumnus of the Year in 2003. He also recently completed a 3-year term on Iowa State University's College of Human Sciences Board of Advisors. Moore was part of the inaugural Leadership Alexandria class in 2004 and served on the Northern Virginia Health Policy Forum Board of Directors.   Read the full transcript below: Karen Litzy:                   00:01                Hey Justin, welcome back to the podcast. I'm so happy to have you back. So we have a couple of questions to get through today and we also want to talk about the first half of Graham Sessions. So we are recording live at Graham sessions in Austin, Texas. And I've got a couple of questions for you and then we'll talk about your big takeaways from the morning session here at Graham sessions. So first thing is, and this will probably be addressed at Graham sessions tomorrow, but what is the APTA doing the American Physical Therapy Association doing to address the current needs of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students to ensure their membership is quote unquote worth it? Justin Moore:                00:44                Yeah, it's a great question.  It's a question I get often and unfortunately don't have always a great answer because it is such a personal and passionate issue of how do you find value inside this community of APTA. And as you know, value has two meanings, an economic meaning, do you get a return in your investment? And so we look at the physical therapist and the physical therapist assistant of investing in APTA and do they get a return, so there's an economic part of this question, but there's also a principal part. Do you value APTA? And we'd like to focus on that. And then how can we really engage the physical therapist and the physical therapist assistant and really showing value to APTA and getting value from APTA. And I sort of look at it in Adam Grant's philosophy of give and take, you know, the transactional or economic value is what do you get from APTA? Justin Moore:                01:38                And then the give is what do you give to APTA? We're really blessed by our members giving to us and increasing the value for all. And I think the value at the end of the day, the take home value that PTs get from APTA is we're an unabashedly, aggressive about increasing the opportunities for physical therapists. So if you believe in that mission and that value, how do we continue to connect you to your colleagues? How do we continue to build a community that's going to make this career you've chosen make a difference in people's lives, but also return a fulfilling career to you. And so get that return on investment and that value. So, another thing I'll just tie is our board of directors has been really aggressively looking at how do we continue to be relevant to the next generation of clinicians. And we know healthcare is changing. We know business is changing and we have to be getting better at being relevant at the point of care. We have to get better at promoting the value of our profession and we have to get better at connecting our experts. And right now, I think that's what our strategic planning process is about, is how do we become more relevant to those individual clinicians and professionals. Karen Litzy:                   02:50                And I think that's different from a couple of standpoints. One and we’ll probably talk a little bit about this tomorrow, is that APTA is obviously a macro organization. There's 101,000 members. So how do you incentivize members from one not dropping off, So a retention issue, right? And two, how do you attract them in to have that feel of more of a micro organization? Right? Cause it's all about the details and it's all about incentives.  So how can the APTA, which is a very large organization and it needs to be that way. It can't be small. So how do you give a macro organization a micro feel? Justin Moore:                03:35                Yeah, absolutely. It's our greatest challenge. And I think, you know, one of the things that is very good about APTA is we interact with probably 95% of potential members in a five year period. So we have 80% market share of students, 30% market share of practicing professionals. It's a little less than 10% of physical therapist assistants. So we do engage with almost our entire community over a five year period. But we have to return value in the short term to keep them a member. And the greatest challenges that is, how do you let this very diverse clinical community, how do you build a spirit and harness the power of inclusion? So people can find their people so they can find their community inside this large network of professionals. And sometimes APTA has been too complex, too fragmented, and too divisive to achieve that objective. Justin Moore:                04:29                And so we have to look at those themes on a pretty regular basis is how do we become more inclusive? And so how do we help people find their people, their network of individuals, because they're going to get great value in that if they're going to be a better private practitioner, if there going to be a better pro Bono clinic operator? If they can connect to their people that's going to return value, how do we reduce the fragmentation? We all are committed to promoting the value of PT Well, if we're talking about the value of a certain part of PT, we're constantly competing inside the PT world. It really dilutes our impact. And we know that from data is we're a pretty fragmented community. And so we've got to reduce that fragmentation and build unity. And have to be better working together. Justin Moore:                05:17                We're not unified.  The bigger you get, the harder it is to feel the intimacy. We had a consultant work with APTA’s board one time and he put up a matrix.  He said, you can be three of the four things in the quadrant, but you can't be the two things that are across from each other. And the two things that cross each other in that matrix were intimacy and strategic. And so to be a strategic organization, can you still be intimate in an association of one where you address every need, every one, and we have to figure out, we're going to be a complex organization, but we have to figure out how to give an intimate experience, but be strategic in that intimate experience. Karen Litzy:                                           And it's a challenge. It's a challenge for a large organization, but it's good to hear that that's on the minds of the people at APTA. Justin Moore:                06:06                Yeah. I think we've realized that we have fallen short at times of really being able to connect people, really giving people a sense of inclusion. Even though we've tried to be inclusive. If it is not conveying that to the end user or member and they don't feel included then we're missing the mark. Karen Litzy:                                           One thing it's not about is the money. Justin Moore:                                        We can give you in economics, I always tell the story is, you know, it is a federated model, has a complex new structure, but APTA dues are 295 in the realm of that, it's a pretty low price point inside of professional associations.  If you compare us to other medical associations, other nursing professions, it's a pretty low price points. We probably return economic value for transactional value to the member, and show that value pretty well. But if they don't value their experience, it doesn't matter what the price point is. And so that's what we really have to work to achieve. Karen Litzy:                   06:59                Yeah. Not Easy. I look forward to seeing what comes out in the next couple of years there. Okay. Moving on. If you can end with, maybe we already said this a little bit, but if you can change one thing about the APTA organization, what would it be and why? Justin Moore:                07:13                I think it would be to harness the power of inclusion. We've really been focused on that and how do we create a community that at times has been competitive or fragmented and how do we bring them together for commonality and unification around promoting the value of PT, promoting the brand of PT and we're going through a process right now at APTA of rebranding and we're going to be launching that in the next 12 months. And what we found is we went through the research on doing that is we're conveyed way too many opportunities to put your own perspective of what the value of PT is. And we need to really get unified and more inclusive in that march toward promoting our value. Karen Litzy:                   07:57                Simplify the message a little bit more.  It is hard because within physical therapy you have so many options of workplaces and how you work and who you work with and states and personalities. And I mean the list can go on and on. I would imagine having that sense of inclusivity among 101,000 members, but 300,000 PTs across the country is not easy when everyone is so diverse, diverse in race, religion, gender and diverse in practice settings. So it's like you have to not be, I'm trying to do everything but a master of none. Justin Moore:                08:43                If you're trying to do everything, you're actually doing nothing. That's sort of been a challenge for APTA. They're trying to be all things to all people and was at times maybe a little bit mediocre at everything. So we really have to do that. And I think the common theme is we've done some analysis both on the data side and then actually a social listing. And two themes come out about the PT community is we're pretty divisive. So when you guys see this is people like to tear other people down or can say that they're better at a certain thing than others. So if we could get away from that divisiveness and correct that, that would be great.  If an outsider was looking at our dialogues, it would not be a positive experience.  Karen Litzy:                   09:36                I’ve had a patient tell me like what you guys really don't get along.  I’ve seen some conversations on social media. And I was first of all shocked that a patient would actually bring that up so people are looking and they are reading. Justin Moore:                09:44                We've had outside consultants that have look at this and they said they can't believe two things. How some of our acting members tear us down. And so these are people who have already made a decision to join us but yet like to tear down the organization. And then what we found is when we were out looking at the research on our next strategic plan and looking at net promoter scores our highest distractor group, was some of our longest serving members, and essentially we figured out we're not engaging their expertise well enough. And so that was sort of a wake up call for us instead of saying, oh, why are former leaders tearing us down? We said, wait a minute, they're feeling lost. They're feeling not included. They have given a lot of time to this association and now they feel like they've been dropped off a cliff. And so how do we give them a parachute, how do we give them a glider? What can we do to keep them in the spirit of inclusion? Karen Litzy:                   10:36                I think that's great because you know, in some conversations I had yesterday, someone brought up to me that it was really great and it was that the APTA has 101,000 quote unquote experts. So the organization is not the expert. They're the facilitators of all these experts that they have at their fingertips. And just think how much the organization can do by being a stellar facilitator of all those experts. Justin Moore:                11:05                APTA is a vehicle. We don't practice, we don't do research, right? We don't do, we do a little bit of education. We do a little bit for professional development, but we can be a vehicle where our educators can educate, our researchers can publish, our researchers can have access to funding and our practitioners can get that. So we have to really leverage our role as convener. Our role as networker. As a funder. The very basic principle of association is people come together for collective success. So they give us dues you use to put into a collective operation for PR, for advocacy, for all those things. And we've got to get better at that. Include that spirit of inclusion. Karen Litzy:                   11:46                Perfect. Alright, next question. So the World Confederation of PT Conference is coming up in a few months in Geneva in May. So how is the APTA improving its outreach and involvement in the international world of physical therapy? Are you going to be in Geneva? Justin Moore:                11:54                Yeah, it's a big priority for APTA to be an international partner and contributor to global PT. And so WCPT is one part of that. It's not our inclusive effort. But APTA has a long history of involvement with WCPT including being one of the founding countries and including having at least a couple of presidents I believe. So, most recently, Marilyn Moffat was president of the WCPT. So we have a longstanding commitment and contribution to WCPT and the conference in Geneva will be a great community of international leaders where we can go and be in a posture of learning. So a lot of times we're not going to, we go and have a delegation at WCPT, but we're really going to interact with our colleagues in Australia and the UK and the Netherlands and really learn from their successes and how we can apply those back here. Justin Moore:                13:01                I think this morning at the Graham sessions when we heard T.R. Reid and it's a great book. I highly recommend it, but he went around and experienced healthcare in different countries.  That's sort of what we do at WCPT. We go and we talk to the Netherlands of how did they stand up their registry? How did the UK be frontline in primary care, how did Australia get this great expertise in sports and orthopedics and manual therapy? And so what can we do to really leverage that global community to improve care back in the US as well.  WCPT is just like APTA, it’s an organization. And so we have a responsibility as a member. It's interesting, WCPT doesn't have members that are individual physical therapists. Their membership is the organizations that comprise the countries. Justin Moore:                13:49                And so we are one of about over a little over a hundred member organizations at WCPT and we, you know, we take that responsibility very seriously and always are looking for opportunities to contribute to their objectives and especially when they're aligned with our objectives. Karen Litzy:                                           I’m looking forward to going to Geneva. I can't wait. I think it's going to be awesome and I'm actually going to be staying with some international PTs. So one from Canada and one from Ireland. I go to a lot of international conferences. It has really changed the way that I practice, it has changed my outlook on the profession as a whole. And what you find when you talk to therapists from different countries, we're not all that different. The way we practice, the challenges that we all have in these different countries are very similar. And I found that to be very eye opening. Justin Moore:                                        As a physical therapist who's gone into association management, I've gotten huge value from some of my colleagues of other physio therapy associations. Justin Moore:                14:46                So Cris Massis at the Australian physiotherapy association, he's just been a great role model. Someone to learn from. And it's nice because it's safe. You know, we're not competitors. He's got his lane. I got my lane and he's been a great resource. Mike Brennan, who was at the Canadian Association a few years ago has been a great reference and resource and I've just been able to observe a lot of these international CEOs and how they conduct their business. And it's been a great learning opportunity for me as well, a little different clinic than the practitioners. Karen Litzy:                   15:20                The parallels are there and the APTA, we’re as clinicians trying to learn from each other and as heads of organizations you're trying to learn from each other. Justin Moore:                                        It's one of the strongest things is the opportunity to interact with those other CEOs. Karen Litzy:                                           So before we finish up, what were your biggest takeaways from the morning here at Graham sessions? Justin Moore:                                        Well, I thought my biggest takeaway, or I don't know if it’s a takeaway or my biggest observation is a lot of thought provoking conversations are already starting. And this concept, and we're going to face this all the time, this concept of what is next in healthcare reform that was started by a T.R. Reid’s presentation, but also what does that mean for physical therapy and where do we need to change our lens? Where do we need to change our focus and how do we need to adapt to be part of the solution, not part of the problem was a key theme. There's a lot of brains in that room, and so I'm looking forward to how they process over the next several hours and come up with solutions. It's easy to point at the problems, but the solutions are always more complex. Karen Litzy:                   16:29                So thank you so much for coming on.       Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram  and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest!  Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!  

According to the United States Department of Commerce; only about 30% of family businesses survive into the second generation, 12% are still viable into the third generation, and only about 3% of all family businesses operate into the fourth generation or beyond. My interview this week is with Justin White CEO of K&D Landscaping out of Watsonville, CA. His parents started the business in 1986 Now: Siblings  Justin (CEO), Shane (COO), and Kelsie (VP Marketing) are  in the business. With the 2nd generation at the helm the business has grown from $1.5m in 2011 to over $5m today, with a 2030 goal of being $30m with 300 employees.   In this episode we cover: [01:20] The time Justin was thinking about quitting his family business [04:23] What Justin focused on during the transition to becoming the leader of the business. [07:25] How to balance control and leeway, in a family business, when transitioning between two generations {08:45] The impact of a leader’s demeanor and attitude the company. [09:34] Why he came into the family business in the first place, and how he fell in love with landscaping. [11:22] His (non-financial) motivations for being an entrepreneur. [12:31] How to make the mindset shift from building projects to building people [13:44] How Justin gained the respect of the old school workers [14:34] Staying patient while working in the field for four or five years [16:09] How Justin’s dad tested him with a challenging project [18:11] Justin’s Big Hairy Audacious Goal [19:31] How Justin aims to accomplish the goal through a focus on recruiting, positioning, and developing great people [21:40] How to handle working with siblings in a family business: Balance each other’s strengths, get on the same page and present a united front, get a mediator if you need one [25:21] Three words of advice for the second-generation family business owners: Be patient Find Mentors and be humble Set Goals [27:46] Justin’s vision for his 30-year legacy An family of companies that give the everyday guy a chance to be in charge An outdoor facility/space for kids and families This episode is brought to you by the Bullet Proof Succession Assessment What Will Be Your Legacy? Are you ready to step away from your business? Or are you stuck indefinitely? Which statement describes you best? I'm secure. My hard work will pay off. My plan is solid; things are looking good. I'm challenged. I need to keep working in order to achieve my goals.  I'm nervous. What if I have to work until I'm 70? I'm scared. All my hard work might go to waste.  I'm sinking. My business is a ball and chain.  Take this FREE assessment. In just 5 minutes, find out if you should be confident or worried about your company's future. https://www.ericanderton.com/five   Links: K&D Landscaping Web Site Landscape Management Article on Generational Transition Justin White Free Succession Assessment

We chat with Justin Riordan of the Spade And Archer Design Agency about why they offer guaranteed home staging through a commission structure rather than the conventional upfront flat rate. You'll learn: 1) Why aligning the stager and the seller's interests works well for both parties. 2) Justin's approach to understanding the buyers for each house. 3) The biggest challenge home stagers face. 4) Why the seller isn't Justin's ultimate client - the buyer is. 5) Common seller and agent mistakes in the staging process. 6) What Justin wishes his clients knew before he walked in the door. 7) How agents can help facilitate successful staging experiences for their clients. 8) How Justin markets Spade And Archer. Links mentioned: Marco Polo TinyScanner Parent Vue Parking Kitty   

Our special encore guest today is Justin Copie. Justin is the CEO of Innovative Solutions and is leading a bold move forward — instilling growth in employees and inspiring change well beyond the four walls of Innovative. Yes…the 80 people working at Innovative don’t work for him — he works for them. As CEO and leader, Justin provides safety and direction, safety in voicing opinions, trying new things, failing, and direction in where to go on the path to success. Now…you may remember Justin and the wisdom he shared during Episode 584 of Onward Nation. If you haven’t listened to, studied, and applied all he shared during his previous interview…I highly encourage you to add Episode 584 to your list of vital priorities. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How Justin, as CEO, works for his employees, rather than the other way around, and what he does to create a positive working environment Principles for success Justin follows himself and teaches to his employees The way Justin navigated the most challenging professional experience of his career, and what the results have been so far Where Justin gets his courage and inspiration from to make bold moves in business Justin’s unique philosophy on business and ways he has improved his business and his employees’ productivity based on this philosophy Takeaways Justin got from Zappos Culture Camp and why he decided to attend in the first place Ways that Justin mixes employee satisfaction with productivity to benefit both employees and customers A story about the passing of Justin’s friend’s father that illustrates what Justin believes to be true success What Justin means when he says fear is like a muscle and how understanding this premise can make you a great business owner Secrets behind recruiting and retaining quality talent for your business, and what sets A players apart from others Why Justin allows startups to share his company’s office for free Strategies to help you get past your plateau and on to the next level in your business Ways to contact Justin: Website: http://www.innovativesol.com/ Twitter: @InnovativeSol LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovative-solutions/

SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 5 (Justin Herman)In this episode, we sat down with veteran Jr. High Pastor, podcaster, and speaker, Justin Herman. Justin talked about his popular podcast, Controlled Chaos; his upcoming book by the same name; as well as staying healthy in youth ministry.VISIT THE FULL POST HERE: https://www.htdt.org/podcast/justinhermanWHAT’S IN THIS EPISODE?00:34 – Introduction of Justin Herman00:49 – Youth Ministry Shout Out (John Simmons)1:25 – Welcome Justin; Justin’s personal background4:25 – Background of Controlled Chaos podcast9:15 – Controlled Chaos youth worker resource10:20 – Kurt Johnston & Justin Herman co-author, Controlled Chaos book13:25 – Opportunity to win a free Controlled Chaos book autographed by Kurt & Justin13:32 – Justin makes a church/ministry transition & talks about how to do it well/not well17:50 – What Justin would do if he won the Power Ball lottery21:00 – Making changes – hard or not hard?23:48 – The connection between Jr High and High School youth pastors29:43 – Maintaining balance isn’t good, it’s actually bad33:55 – What will Justin share as a speaker at Multi Summit conference?34:38 – HTDT Podcast sponsors35:52 – Lighting Round questions40:35 – Getting connected with Justin & Controlled Chaos41:43 – Speaking at Youth Specialties Conference in Nov.42:53 – Final thoughts from Brent & Lauren43:28 – Future episodes44:17 – HTDT Podcast sponsors44:29 - CreditsHOW TO CONTACT Justin Herman & Controlled Chaos:Blog: Controlledchaos.funSocial media: @heyjustinherminInstagram: Controlled Chaos PodcastRESOURCES MENTIONEDCentral Christian College of the BibleCIY – Christ In YouthControlled Chaos book releaseYouth Specialties – National Youth Workers Conference

Often when choosing a planner, you have to take a leap of faith. Take it from Chris Russell, who was an aspiring business owner when he enlisted Justin Bennett’s help with planning approximately 10 years ago. In this episode, Justin and Chris speak candidly about their advisor-client relationship and how they’ve inspired each other. Here’s what you will learn about in this episode: What Justin and his team learned from working with a new business owner. Chris’ experience with expanding his consulting business into the digital world. How Chris makes the most of family time despite having a unique schedule. Chris and his wife’s vision for the Caitlin Elizabeth Russell Foundation. And much more. Tune in now and learn how a long-time client has benefitted from having a paradigm-shifting planner on his side. Bennett Financial Group - Website | Bennett Financial Group Facebook Page | Checkmate Strategies | Caitlin Elizabeth Russell Foundation 2018-67037Expiration 9/2020

This week's guest is Justin Kenney. Justin, who works for the state of Vermont, explained how he and his team leverage continuous improvement at the government level. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn: Justin's background (2:15) The quote that inspires Justin (4:28) The first six months of their journey (8:12) What happened to the original facilitators (15:12) What the improvements look like now (15:49) How many have been trained (16:55) What's unique about their approach (17:23) State involvement (20:30) An example of an improvement Justin is proud of (25:02) Their work with the DMV (34:15) The other challenges they're facing (38:02) Justin's advice (40:59) What Justin would do differently (43:45) What Justin is most proud of (45:31) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Justin on LinkedIn Vermont's Approach to CI Presentation PIVOT Executive Order PIVOT Governor's Strategic Goals PIVOT Results and Plans  Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a subscriber all new episodes will be downloaded to your iTunes account and smartphone. The easiest way for iPhone users to listen to the show is via the free, and incredible, Podcast app. You can download it here. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the Gemba Academy podcast on iTunes. You can also subscribe via Stitcher which is definitely Android friendly. What Do You Think? How else can Lean and/or Six Sigma be used to improve the government?

Are you an ecommerce business owner who’s managing your own Facebook ads? Do you want a breakdown of the best tactics to implement right now that’ll help you create and run ads that convert? Then this episode is for you. Dive deep into Facebook Ads with Justin Marshall, from Ad Hoc Media. He talks about specific targeting strategies, optimization tactics for each part of the sales funnel, how to scale and ramp up your ads, and where he’s seeing surprising success (hint: it’s not with the typical CTA button ads). Episode Highlights:   4:35 How Facebook advertising has changed and the ad type that’s out-performing traditional ads. 6:25 The resources that Justin uses to keep up with ongoing Facebook ad changes. 8:13 Automated Rules: What they are and how you can better use them in your Facebook campaigns. 10:45 Why thinking like the algorithm can improve your ads performance. 11:25 How having a higher average order value can improve ad testing and overall success. 14:31 What Justin looks for in a brand before helping them successfully scale with Facebook ads. 18:36 How to properly structure audience overlap, and why you shouldn’t be so concerned about your ads competing with each other. 25:33 The counterintuitive objective structure that is actually working. 29:16 How boosting organic posts has actually helped deliver a 10x return for some clients. 31:39 Have your ads started to flop? Justin’s method for overcoming this and getting ads to correctly scale. 36:38 The difference between Broad Match and general broad audiences and how they are both helping find new customers for brands. 39:34 The most common mistakes you’re likely making with managing your ads.   Links and Resources: Jon Loomer - PHC Facebook Blueprint MuteSix - Spend $10k A Day Podcast Facebook Ads Manager/Power Editor Users (Unofficial) Group Reveal Bot Smartly.io Justin Marshall AdHocMedia.co Justin At Adhocmedia.co Twitter.com/JBenMarshall

“When you put in the effort to make something exceptional, the value you put in keeps compounding.” - Justin Mares In this episode of Nat Chat we have Justin Mares. Justin has had a wild journey through the entrepreneurship and marketing world since his sophomore year of college when he started a company to help incoming students find better roommates. After that shut down, he collaborated with Gabriel Weinberg to write the best selling book Traction, he ran growth for Exceptional Cloud Services which was acquired by Rackspace, he became a mentor for companies going through 500 startups, and he’s the founder of three businesses right now: Perfect Keto, Fomo, and Kettle and Fire, his main focus and where he spends most of his time. Justin was also my first mentor in the marketing world. He and I ended up chatting while I was a junior in college, I worked for him for a few months, and then we started Programming for Marketers together which was later acquired by General Assembly. We cover a wide range of topics, including: How Justin founded his bone broth company and other successful companies Justin speaking about the lucrative aspect of cryptocurrencies How Justin chooses mentors and how he chooses who to reach out to How Justin tests new companies for the potential of success Justin’s philosophy on taking the time to invest in your work for exponentially more profit Justin’s book recommendations and advice for college students and recent graduates Be sure to say hi to Justin after the episode on twitter @jwmares! Find Justin Online: Twitter His website Mentioned in the show: Bitcoin Ethereum Rackspace Cloud Fab 500 Startups Incubator Perfect Keto Fomo Kettle and Fire AlphaLab Value Compounds, Mediocrity Doesn’t (Justin’s article) Udemy AirBnB AA PayPal Books mentioned: Traction (Nat’s book lessons)                            The 4-Hour Workweek (Nat’s book lessons) Mastery (Nat’s book lessons) So Good They Can’t Ignore You (Nat’s book lessons) Deep Work (Nat’s book lessons) Peak (Nat’s book lessons) People mentioned: Gabriel Weinberg Scott Britton Cal Newport Malcolm Gladwell Robert Greene 1:20 - Intro to Justin and his experiences with cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and bitcoin. 6:37 - Justin speaking about starting his first company, his learning experiences during that time, and his experience working with Exceptional Cloud Services and Cloud Fab. 11:38 - Justin on writing the book Traction with Gabriel Weinberg. 14:22 - Some of the other projects Justin worked on during his time at Rackspace and some valuable lessons he learned. 23:58 - How Justin figured out how to start his bone broth company Kettle and Fire and make bone broth. 25:37 - Justin on buying the company Fomo and him speaking about starting the company Perfect Keto. 28:59 - Justin’s testing procedure for potential companies to start and some lessons he learned from tests that didn’t work. 33:03 - How Justin practiced coming up with new ideas and his philosophy on investing time and quality in companies for exponentially more profit. 35:58 - How Justin manages his time while dealing with all of his companies and some of his current side projects. 40:12 - What Justin’s college experience was like and how he found the motivation to pursue large projects. 46:02 - How Justin found most of his mentors, his experience with networking, and how he chose who to reach out to. 51:22 - Justin’s experience with his parents while pursuing non-traditional jobs. 55:03 - Justin and Nat on video games, the competitive aspect of them, and the potential transfer to real world skills and habits. 58:20 - Justin’s book recommendations to the students at the University of Pennsylvania. 1:01:07 - Some last pieces of advice for recent grads and college students from Justin. 1:02:38 - Wrap-up, where to find Justin online, and where you can reach out to him. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe at https://nateliason.com/podcast “You’re not going to make a lot of money long term, by churning out low quality work.”

Justin Krane (http://jkrane.com/) is our special guest on today’s episode of Traffic and Leads Podcast. He is a money strategist for business owners. We have him on today’s show because the #1 thing most people say when they are ready to start generating traffic and leads for their website is, “I can’t afford it!” Or, “How will I ever afford it?” We are going to ask Justin how we can make that possible in our lives since he knows everything about money. So, you will want to listen to this episode. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: * How Justin got started helping business owners with finances. * What is required to be shown to Justin when he helps clients. * The importance of hiring the right employees. * How you should use your time that employees/contractors save you for your benefit. * Why it’s important to track your investments and to make sure there is an ROI on it. * Should business owners consider hiring conractors through upwork and elance? * Should business owners consider hiring employees? * What Justin’s answer is to not having enough money for SEO, pay-per-click, facebook advertising, etc. * Why business owners don’t want to deal with numbers. * How to determine drivers that lead to the success of your business and your sales. * How to handle your business’ finances without being a numbers person. * The importance of looking at your numbers on a deeper level. * Why recurring revenue is the best thing ever for your business. * What Justin’s personal online marketing success looks like. * The strategy behind Justin’s new book, “Money, You Got this!” * Whether Justin has spent money on SEO or Facebook advertising for his business. * What Justin’s current approach in promoting his website is. * Which percentage of your sales you should invest in marketing.

Tara here.   :)  I’ve shared plenty of my innermost secrets on this podcast… and today, it’s Justin’s turn to put himself out there!  What Justin is going through is something many entrepreneurs and business owners go through…

Today’s show is with Justin Krane, a financial planner in California. When Justin decided to branch out in his business, it didn’t go as planned. In fact, it bombed. And that’s what he shares in this show. What we cover in this show: How Justin spent months building a product that gets people what they need, but nobody wants. Why he said that people understand they need to do many things but don’t want to face it. How he packaged the product in a way that wasn’t appealing to his market. Why packaging and framing your product makes the sale much easier. How he lost his excitement during the process to get the product finished and launched... and how that effected his approach. How a heavily regulated industry can crush your marketing message. The struggle of marketing in an industry where you can’t make promises, use testimonials, or any type of guarantee. What Justin means when he said people don’t want to make money decisions on their own. They want help and guidance. Why he said people want one 5 minute thing to do and then give them the next 5 minute thing to do. Justin’s drive to help people improve their financial literacy. How his client’s business is the engine that’s going to fund their personal goals. How people don’t understand what to do with the infromation they receive from their bookkeeper. Why and how business owners need to recognize high expenses with little ROI. Why a Business need cash. This seems obvious but it’s the reason you and your business are left hurting in times of need. The complicated cashflow dance that most businesses deal with? Why your businesses should shoot for at least 10-15% profit, and that is after the salary you pay yourself. How that means saying "No" to a lot of things. What Justin means when he says, "If you’re not getting a return on your investment, don’t do it. Enjoy the show. Financial Planner Misses Message To Market With New Product

Justin Gilchrist guest appears on the Young Wealth show today. He is an expert in buying online businesses and is also the co-founder of Centurica - a company that helps customers with website assessment and due diligence. He shares some important insider tips to Jason and his listeners about what you need to look for when purchasing an online business for the very first time.    Key Takeaways: 5:22 – For the most part, Justin wouldn't classify it as a business unless it's at least 1 year old.  8:00 – Justin looks carefully into how an online business generates traffic and where those searches come from directly. Good traffic should be spread out through organic, paid ads, and social media searches.  12:44 – Justin suggests different types of website businesses to his clients depending on the person and their technical background.  16:30 – Businesses sometimes do sketchy things with their revenue reporting and it's Justin's job to make sure you don't fall into a bad business purchase because of it.  20:00 – What Justin advises is to get all the necessary information together before you speak to his company. Does this website look too good to be true? Is it logical? Is the website consistent?  23:00 – Justin sometimes has to look for very, very technical problems that his clients might not know about. You have to check everything and to have the experience to know when something doesn't look right.  24:20 – Use leverage when it comes to buying a website. Most times you can change the terms of a deal to pay for a website slowly and overtime. This will prevent you from going out of pocket right away.    Mentioned In This Episode: www.youngwealth.com https://exitplan.co/digitally-wed   https://centurica.com/

Thing Ring, Do Your Thing! Wait... What?? Justin and John dive in to 2005's Fantastic Four. Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing all come to life on the big screen for the first time (well, not if you count that unreleased 90's version...) What do they think? Check it out. It's Clobberin' Time!!!www.cinemaheroes.comfacebook.com/smandsmpodcastTwitter: @CinemaHeroes