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#FuturePRoof podcast: Socially Mobile update With Stephen and Sarah Waddington Socially Mobile is a not for profit public relations school that aims to help practitioners achieve their earning potential. It is applying an executive education model to help address socio-economic diversity within the industry. The project expects to launch its first cohort of students in October. The learning design is complete and content production underway. We're looking for support sharing the story of Socially Mobile with industry networks, candidate recruitment, and assessment and marketing. We're grateful to the growing Socially Mobile community but especially donors, sponsors and teachers. Our sponsors include Astute.Work, CoverageBook, Curzon PR, Don't Cry Wolf, Porter Novelli, Story Comms and Wadds Inc. For further information please visit sociallymobile.org.uk www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

#FuturePRoof podcast: Socially Mobile launch With Stephen and Sarah Waddington In this latest edition of the #FuturePRoof podcast we discuss: Big news as Sarah is awarded a CBE for services to public relations and the voluntary sectors in the Queen's Birthday Honours. The launch of Socially Mobile – we'd love your support and will shortly be recruiting assessors – please watch this space and get involved. Research from the National Centre for Universities and Business and the University of Cambridge shows the pandemic has caused a hiatus in R&D and innovation. The findings are a matter for concern considering the necessary role of innovation and R&D as the UK moves to strengthen its position as a global science superpower, as set out in the 2021 Queen's Speech. The lockdown boom for agency startups following publication of the latest Wadds Inc. report. The federal government in Nigeria has banned Twitter. It has serious implications for democracy and public discourse. The Brandwatch Customer Loyalty Report published in conjunction with GWI is worth a look for retailers wanting to know which issues they should be focusing on in 2021. Ethics – the good, bad and the ugly of recent corporate behaviour. www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

#FuturePRoof: Rethink and reconnect With Stephen and Sarah Waddington The Conservatives had a good local election last week however Labour seems more disconnected than ever. Meanwhile the SNP has extended its lead in Scotland and is demanding a second vote on independence. Actor, director and writer Noel Clarke was awarded the prize for outstanding British contribution to cinema by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Two weeks earlier BAFTA was informed about the existence of several allegations of verbal abuse, bullying and sexual harassment. Income for the top 150 agencies was down 4.3% to £1.36 billion in 2020 compared to £1.42 billion in 2019, according to PRWeek. However more than 50 agencies launched during the COVID-19 pandemic between January 2020 to March 2021. The PRCA UK National Conference: Communications and influence in the post-pandemic erais planned as an in-person event on 8 July. The CIPR (19 May) and PRFest (14-18 June) have also announced conferences on sustainability. Both are virtual. ESG is both a label and an organising principle that represents everything about people and the planet. A new report by Stephen and Dr Jon White, published by Vuelio, explores the role of PR in supporting planning, horizon scanning, metrics and reporting. David Gallagher and John O’Brien’s book Truth Be Told is Stephen’s recommendation of the month. Sarah’s shout out is for Rich Leigh and the team at RadioActive who have organised meetups in London and Manchester on 1 and 22 July respectively. www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

In this Lean-In episode Chris sits down to talk with Stephen and Ana, the founders and designers of Antihaste, a clothing label with a message about slowing down our fast paced lives. With Stephen having grown up in regional QLD and Ana having grown up in Spain their journey to, first of all meeting each other, and then starting a business together is a fascinating listen. You can check out Antihaste here: Instagram: @antihaste Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antihasteclothing Website: https://www.antihaste.com.au/

#FuturePRoof podcast: can I go back to the office yet? With Stephen and Sarah Waddington When is a PR disaster not a PR disaster? – Ryanair on UK government support for airlines, Allen vs Farrow, and Gordon Beattie’s resignation Royal protocol – statements from both Buckingham Palace and Meghan Markle are an extraordinary breach of traditional protocol Future of the office - we should listen to the voice of the future workforce as we make plans for the future Blowing smoke - British American Tobacco’s use of influencers and emerging forms of media raises ethical issues for the marketing and public relations professions Budget highlights – corporation tax ladder rising from 19% to 25% in 2023, levelling up agenda, furlough extended, and VAT freeze for the hospitality and tourism Leader Like Me Conference - learn from these industry experts who will share stories, strategies and their own learnings on 23 March WaddsCon – up next on 26 March: search listening, the PR post COVID-19, qualitative research using bots, and PR’s opportunity to win back SEO budgets www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

#FuturePRoof podcast: An end of year thank you letter With Stephen and Sarah Waddington ·       Communicators:  Marcus Rashford, Burger King, and Unilever’s Alan Jope ·       Media: BBC’s Hugh Pym, Sky’s Kay Burley, Manchester Evening News’ Jennifer Williams and editorial teams at CNN, The New York Times and Tortoise ·       Writing we’ve admired: Marina Hyde, Nafisa Ali Shafiq, Katrina Marshall, and Sharon O’Dea ·       Communities of change: Elizabeth Bananuka’s BME PR Pros, and Priya Bates and Advita Patel’s A Leader Like Me ·       Membership organisations: CBI, NHS Providers, CIPR and PRCA ·       Ones to watch: Shayoni Lynn’s Lynn PR, Kristian Hogard’s Simply Thought, Paul Stollery and Darryl Sparey’s Hard Numbers, and Nik Govier’s Blurred ·       Best books: Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, and Scott Galloway’s Algebra of Happiness and Post Corona ·       Reasons to be optimistic: vaccine, community and altruism, ESG agenda and the opportunity for a green recovery www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

With Stephen & Luke we discuss: What's happening in the market right now Josh Phegan's BluePrint Planning between now and the end of the Year Salesforce and CRM's Solicitors Numbers to Track Much much more in our Sunday weekly learning slot.

Genestealer Cult Vs Dark Angels Live Debate   On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,   Joe Coles, Jack Downing and Myself (Stephen Box) continue to talk all things secondaries in Warhammer 40k. This time round Jack and Joe go head to head with Dark Angels and Genestealer Cult. Taking it in turns to guess what the other is taking as secondary's, then talking through the game plan on the mission "Overrun". With Stephen mediating the debate we will work out a winner. Who will it be?   This is not just about picking secondary objectives at the table, but which ones to consider in the list building step of the game. Showing the importance of not just knowing what you will take but, also knowing what your opponent will take against your list as well as.   If you want to keep on top of Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition competitive play, then check out this podcast.   Want to take your game to the next level?    Want to learn even more? Sign up for the Vanguard Tactics Academy and learn to win in the right way.   Sign up at the Vanguard Tactics website. This podcast is brought to you by Vanguard Tactics and the Vanguard Tactics Academy. The only Warhammer 40k online coaching course. The VT Academy takes you through everything you need to know about 40k, from how to write the optimal army list for your faction, to advance tactics on the tabletop and our step by step process to prepare for you a tournament. The VT Academy will not only help you will more games, get more from your models but help you feel confident and comfortable every time you get to the table. Download Jack and Joe's army lists on our blog page.   Want to Collaborate Looking to advertise, become a sponsor or collaborate If you would like to collaborate with Stephen or VT please email: Stephen Box @ VanguardTactics .com   Thank You We hope you enjoyed this show, and if you did, please subscribe and turn on notifications. 

#FuturePRoof podcast: new books in the works With Stephen and Sarah Waddington In the latest edition of the #FuturePRoof podcast we discuss: Agencies and communication teams continue to navigate a challenging environment, but their work has never been more valued The UK’s reputation internationally is under scrutiny because of Brexit negotiations Demos finds society more divided than ever before, and no sign of leadership to bring together polarised factions Kellogg’s, the manufacturer of Pringles, and Rio Tinto are two companies under scrutiny because of corporate and social responsibility issues Sarah has two new #FuturePRoof books in the works: a special BAME edition and an exploration of how NHS communicators responded to COVID-19 Upcoming events: the PRCA Annual Conference and CommsHero week The latest #FuturePRoof survey aims to explore how the PR industry continues to be impacted by COVID-19. Please share your views www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/  

With Stephen on vacation this week, our podcast producer Jay Martin stepped up to join Michael to dive into what it means to truly hope. In a time of much despair and hopelessness, they discuss the concepts of true Christian hope, the counterfeits and oppositions we encounter, and what it means in the story of Abraham when "In hope, he believed against hope." We hope this episode helps you realize that no matter what, you can trust in the Father's goodness! Special Guest: Jay Martin.

#FuturePRoof podcast: tackling the PR industry’s lack of diversity and organisational racism With Stephen and Sarah Waddington In the latest edition of the #FuturePRoof podcast we discuss: Cultural grief following the tragic and unlawful death of George Floyd in the US and how organisations should respond, with reference to Katrina Marshall’s thoughtful article for #FuturePRoof, published on #BlackoutTuesday  Why the white community needs to educate itself about the #BlackLivesMatter movement and practical steps we can all take, with thanks to guidance from BME PR Pros founder Elizabeth Bananuka The good - and mainly bad - of recent brand responses and the need for actions over words Some news about the launch of Stephen’s new professional advisory firm – gun for hire! A reminder about the latest events and support out there including PRFest www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

#FuturePRoof podcast: do your best, keep calm, wash your hands, and carry on With Stephen and Sarah Waddington In the latest edition of the #FuturePRoof podcast we discuss: It’s been a long week as COVID-19 impacts the UK The challenge of shifting a workforce to virtual working How to manage uncertainty, leadership and practical steps to take Job security and finding PR and marketing work Dealing with disinformation: social media and messaging The crisis response starts in the community www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

 #FuturePRoof podcast: #bekind With Stephen and Sarah Waddington In the latest edition of the #FuturePRoof podcast we discuss: Press and social media regulation following the Caroline Flack story. It’s an issue that Paul Sutton covers in the latest edition of Digital Download Not your cup of tea? Where is the limit for brand banter? LNER and Yorkshire Tea take different approaches to customer service and promotion Noisy news cycle: Boris baby has bumped big news stories down the agenda including floods, Coronavirus and high profile political resignations Coronavirus: clarity, consistency and honesty are critical to allaying public fear and restricting the spread. The Department of Health and Social Care, NHS and WHO provide exemplars Diary dates: PRCA Schools outreach programme, inaugural #FuturePRoof conference with PRCA and the IoD, and PRFest www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/

In this episode of the New Normal Project podcast we replay a previous episode which featured Dr Alan Desmond (broadcast originally as episode 51). Dr Alan Desmond is a gastroenterologist from the UK and is an expert on the gut, the microbiome, gut health, gut disorders like inflammatory bowel disease and bowel cancer, and optimal nutrition. Originally from County Cork, Ireland, Alan completed medical and specialty training in Cork, Dublin and Oxford and is now a Consultant Gastroenterologist in Devon in the South-West of England. With Stephen and David Flynn, of The Happy Pear, he created the Happy Gut course, a 6 week online course designed to help people eat well for their gut health. You can find Alan on Instagram at @dr.alandesmond. Alan and I recorded this conversation in February 2019 when he was in Australia to speak at the Doctors For Nutrition conference. In it we covered Alan’s path to becoming a doctor; the microbiome, what it is and the effect of pre and probiotics; diseases such as bowel cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and coeliac disease; his 5 tips for improving your gut health; the importance of increasing fibre and decreasing processed food intake; how antibiotics can affect our guts; how eating a wholefood plant-based diet is likely to reduce colon cancer risk more than having screening tests; the beneficial role of a whole food plant-based diet in inflammatory bowel disease; and the 3 dietary questions he asks his patients. Please enjoy this replay episode with Alan Desmond.   Live well, feel well, do well.   Andrew Davies   --------------------   About the New Normal Project podcast: The podcast is aimed to inspire and empower you to live your most plant-based, body-moving and mind-focused lifestyle, by hearing scientific evidence, experience-based information and real-life stories in the areas of the healthy lifestyle pillars such as nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, sleep, connection and purpose. You’ll hopefully glean insights to help you to consider making choices about your daily habits so you become more healthy, fulfilled and conscious. Although I’m a doctor this is not medical advice, as I don’t know your personal circumstances or your health conditions. Please see this as information for you to consider, and then to read more about, so you can discuss it with your doctor.   --------------------   Links related to Alan Desmond Dr Alan Desmond Dr Alan Desmond’s clinic website Dr Alan Desmond on Instagram: @dr.alandesmond   Links to people and resources (in order of mentioning) Happy Pear Doctors For Nutrition Doctors For Nutrition Conference Cancer Research UK Prof Fergus Shanahan Prof Eamonn Quigley Australasian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Gastroenterological Society of Australia British Society of Gastroenterology American Gut Project NHS Eat Well Guide EAT Lancet Blue Zones Food Guidelines Happy Gut course Happy Gut Guide Dr Denis Burkitt Article “Evolving role of diet in the pathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease” in Gut journal Rich Roll Nathan Pritikin Dr Dean Ornish Dr Caldwell Esselstyn   Links related to New Normal Project podcast New Normal Project podcast (NNP #22) with The Happy Pear New Normal Project podcast (NNP #51) with Alan Desmond New Normal Project podcast (NNP #64) with Jeff Lester New Normal Project podcast (NNP #65) with Andy Ramage New Normal Project podcast (NNP #66) with Neal Barnard New Normal Project podcast (NNP #67) with John Orchard New Normal Project podcast New Normal Project website New Normal Project on Facebook New Normal Project on Instagram: @newnormalproject New Normal Project on Twitter: @newnormalproj Email Andrew Davies Andrew Davies on Instagram: @andrewdavies66 Andrew Davies on Twitter: @andrewdavies66 Andrew Davies on Facebook Subscribe to the New Normal Project newsletter Audio Producer Chris Burke Burke Sound & Media

Dodging Death is back for 2020! In this episode: Stephen is at sea so Ryan, Josh and Producer Paul feature in an all new lineup for Dodging Death! Stephen's absence of course means a lack of travel story filler so Ryan attempts to plug the gap with tales of his ill fated attempts to fit in with the locals on a Liverpool European away in Salzburg and how he brought in the New Year while standing outside a big Next in Edinburgh. The year also started with some sad news after legendary medium Derek Acorah passed away which leads the team to ponder the current whereabouts of spirit guide, Sam. With Stephen on a few long haul cruises in the near future the team need more travel based anecdotes which leads Ryan to host this week's feature based around the cost of potential obscure trips in a game he calls, 'Ryscannner!'

This week, our boyfriend Dylan gave your nice hosts a prompt to create "a narrative game where the story is told backwards." This one is a slow burn but it really cooks by the end! With Stephen still away, Dale LaCroix (she of Evil Games Club and your nice social media manager) re-enters in the clubhouse to help create this week's game. But Dale didn't just join your nice hosts for this week's jam, she also took the resulting game and made improvements once the recording stopped! Not only that, but she's going to keep working on it. It will be at Glitch's December Play/Test event if you want to play the latest version! Our original rules are presented below, and Dale's "first revised edition" is presented below that... Rules ORIGINAL Rules STEP ONE: Start with the END Scenario We randomly selected by rolling a six-sided die, for the six END SCENARIOS: Death Getting off a plane A big hug / reunion The end of a wedding Getting on a plane Falling off a cliff Also pick a character card from the deck - draw and discard until you get one - or roll a 20 sided die and table in step 2 STEP TWO: Each Player picks a “card” and adds a detail about the card information that they picked. The FIRST ROUND will be picked from a separate pile of END SCENARIO DETAILS: Wine stain Explosion Sight bruise to the upper arm Knife Spilled Milk Bloody nose Broken Sunglasses Frostbite Somebody is wearing sweatpants An orange To mimic a card draw this use the following table: (Roll a 6-sided die, then a 20-sided die) A participant Shopkeeper Cleric Magician Bride Captain Peasant/Passenger/Guest Bartender Detective Chef Child (for 11-20, duplicate 1-10) A setting Forest Mall/ Market Tavern School Meadow Ship Bridge Office Home Castle (for 11-20, duplicate 1-10) An action or event  Robbery Fight Crash Bees! Heart Attack Lunchtime Childish Insult Ankle Sprain Caught in Traffic Overslept or Fall Asleep (for 11-20, duplicate 1-10) An item  Pen Cable Knife Oven Communication Device (Letter, Phone) Mushroom Boot Cat Book Sock Flute Arrow (for 13 - 20, more cats, I guess?) ROLL AGAIN A participant (use list from 1) STEP THREE: Together the group makes up a story about how each item goes together in this scene to lead up to the established story STEP FOUR: Repeat for each previous “scene”. Each Scene will take place at some earlier point in time, it may be minutes, hours, days or months earlier. You decide what fits your story best. STEP FIVE: The fifth round is your inciting incident, the event that kicked off your story. SCORING: We haven’t figured this out, we discussed awarding points based on if random events happened during the story, such as: Scoring Events: Bloody Nose Weather Event Somebody Tripped Somebody got dumped Somebody cries The Devil shows up Someone left to go to the bathroom There was kissing Or awarding points with a judge or game master….   UPDATED Rules by Dale "Re-ravel: A backwards storytelling game" (working title) Introduction Have you ever heard the phrase, a camel is a horse designed by a committee? It’s a proverb about the faults of having too many designers in a room, causing a final poor design. The goal to this game is to write a story with your friends, but to protect against the story trailing off, like so many comedy sketches, your editor came up with the perfect ending, start with the ending! And it turns out there are only so many endings in human playbook. Each Game is made out of 5 Rounds or Acts, each moving backward in time. Three cards from the main deck are selected as goal cards. These can be used in your story at any time. Using each card is worth 1 million points for the team. If an editor note card selected as a goal card, this should be discarded to the bottom of the main deck. The last round, representing the first part of your story, will be the inciditng incident. Goal Create a coherent story while using each of the three elements from the goal cards with your writing commitee Round 1: The End Round Each Player draws a card. For this round only, if you get a Editor’s note, redraw One at a time. each player reveals their card, and creates one detail or fact about the item or character that they drew, and places the card near the ‘End Card.’ This fact should not relate to anything already placed on the board. The order of players does not matter Examples: Character Card - the Cleric - the cleric has a fancy hat Item Card - Wine Stain - the wine stain is on somebody’s white shirt Item Card - An Orange - The orange is part of basket of fake fruit Together the players craft a scene in which all the elements are used, and results in the ending within the setting. At any time the players may pul in the elements on the goal cards Rounds 2-4: The Middle Rounds Each Player draws a card. Each player reveals their card Adds a detail about thier card (as in round one) unless it is a ‘Editor’s Note’ Card Places the card near the next face down Plot Card If a Editor’s Note Card is drawn, follow the directions on the card. When all the elements of the story, the Plot Card is then revealed. The players then craft the scene. They must use all the elements that were revealed this round. They may use any elements that were revealed in the previous round (ie later in the story). They may use any of the elements from the goal cards at any time. The scene should connect and make story-scene with the other scenes that have been crafted. Round 5: The Final Round, ie the beginning of the Story Each Player draws a card. Each player reveals their card Adds a detail about thier card (as in round one) unless it is a ‘Editor’s Note’ Card Places the card near the next face down Plot Card If a Editor’s Note Card is drawn, follow the directions on the card - Unless it is a Epilouge card  or other card that places this out of order - please redraw When all the elements of the story, the Plot Card is then revealed. The players craft the first scene. They must use all the elements that were revealed this round. They may use any elements that were revealed in the previous round (ie later in the story). They may use any elements of the goal cards at any time. The scene should connect and make story-scene with the other scenes that have been crafted AND this should somehow start the story (the inciting incident) - How does this plot point kick off the rest of the story. END of GAME: Optional: Retell the story in the forwards direction Award your Committee the following points: 1 million points for each goal element used in the story 100 points if your story made any sense. 500 bonus points if you had a really difficult element you had to fit into your story. Prompt "a narrative game where the story is told backwards." Game type Tabletop game Player count 2-4 Setup Deal the following: One ‘Setting’ card - Face Up (Place this on top of the Setting deck) Three Main Deck Cards - Face Up - These will be the Goal Cards - if there are any ‘Editor Note’ cards  - place these at the bottom of the main deck and redeal so that there are three total main deck cards representing the ‘Goal Cards’ One ‘the End’ card - Face Up (Place this on top of the Setting deck) Four ‘Plot’ Cards dealt face down. One will be revealed each round 2-5 Materials End Cards: 7 possible endings to your story Setting Cards: Places the story could take place Plot Cards: Events that might take place in your story Main Deck: This is made up of several different types of cards: Character Cards - Describes the occupation or description of people who will be in your story Noun Cards - Describes items that will be in your story Editor Notes - Special instructions from your editor, this might include directions such as this next scene takes place in a different setting, or that someone in your story is not who you think they are.

With Stephen away raising his new child and Bret settling back in Ontario, Stephan recruits game developer Sebastian Scaini (@sebastianscaini) to join him. We talk about the new Medevil Remake, ZeMind's newly released RTS Versus: Unfriendly Frenzy, Capybara Games Co-founder Nathan Vella leaving the studio and the new stealth RPG Shadowy Contracts. We also discuss the upcoming events in the game dev scene and what we've been playing!

With Stephen out sick, Shawn and Preston put it on cruise control and share a few Reddit stories, along with a couple tales from the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series of scary stories to tell in the dark. So sit back, turn the lights off, and enjoy some easy listening. Cheers and enjoy the show. Voicemail: 707.520.4263 - Email: pixelatedparanormal[at]gmail[dot]com

This week we have something SPECIAL! With Stephen on Vaca we were lucky enough to get Sanchez Fair to jump on.. We get into it DEEP in terms of what Paul is trying to convey within the book of Ephesians (specifically chapter 4:25-32). Tantalizing. Interesting. Rich.

Stephen Bourke is cofounder of the UK medicines-management and digital pharmacy app, Echo. Not wanting to be defined by his own medical condition, Stephen, a lifelong patient, embarked on a journey to build a solution that empowers patients and puts them in control of their medications, improving adherence rates and making life with a chronic condition much easier. Since its creation in 2016, Echo has gone on to scale nationally and has helped tens of thousands of people to stay well. With Stephen's firm belief in patient centred-design, along with his background in branding and a team comprised of alumni from Apple, Lyst, Hello Fresh and Badoo, they might have proved that you can, in fact, make a medicines app sexy. We chat design, disruption and digitising the UK health service. Notes: Stephen mentions The Spine, which, for those that don't know, supports the IT infrastructure for health and social care in England, joining together over 23,000 healthcare IT systems in 20,500 organisations. For more information and content, check out our website www.hs.ventures. You can follow us on Twitter @HSVenture, on Instagram @hs.ventures, on Linkedin at HS. and you can email us at info@hs.live You can get our host, Dr. James Somauroo, at www.jamessomauroo.com and you can follow him on Twitter @jamessomauroo, on Instagram @j_soms and on Linkedin at james-somauroo

With Stephen joining the enemy, Clay and Valair talk about the win against Loudoun and preview the match against Saint Louis.

If you've ever wanted to sell or purchase a SaaS business, listen to this Podcast because Nathan Singh has done both. He sold his own SaaS business in early 2017, only to turn around and buy a bigger SaaS business in December of the same year. He's a former NASA Scientist who out-negotiated a full price, all cash buyer to win the deal and close on a multi-million dollar SaaS website. In this interview Nathan shares how he approached his listing review, initial seller conference call, due diligence, navigating the SBA process and the transition after the sale. Nathan also shares why he feels SaaS businesses are the right fit for him, and what other types of website business models he looked at during his search. Episode Highlights: Learn how to make a buyer love you – and want to sell to only you. Interviews should be conversational, friendly and flow naturally. Nathan shares his SaaS due diligence process for this business. Seller was meticulous using Asana and Dropbox with SOPs and a streamlined process. How to navigate the SBA process and the team he worked with. What was it like to take over a remote team that was loyal to the owner. How he took over the business, worked for three weeks and then went on a three week vacation. SaaS Businesses produce recurring revenue without product working capital. Seller worked part-time and Nathan is planning full-time to expand and growth the business. Nathan purchased this SaaS business with an SBA Loan. Tax returns matching the P&L is great, but not always the case for solopreneurs. Keeping the sale confidential is critical until the APA is singed. https://youtu.be/yj_XkpWdRKs Transcription Mark: Hey Joe, how are you doing? Joe: Doing great today, how are you doing today Mark? Mark: I'm still under the weather. Joe: I had somebody tell me at the prosper show recently that they obviously enjoyed the podcast they came out to pay this compliment, but that he could tell we were in different parts of the country. I'm not sure how, I said “Did you watch” he said “No, I listened”. And he knows that we're in different parts of the country. So where are you in the world just so people understand? Mark: How in the world did he know that? Joe: I don't know. It's your funny accent I think. Mark: I'm up from Minnesota, although people think that Minnesotans have an accent, we do, but especially up north. Not as much in the city. I'm in the Twin Cities the Saint Paul side. If anybody's ever coming to the twin cities just drop me a wine and be happy to get together. Where are you? Joe: I'm just northern shell at North Carolina out in Morris zone North Carolina, and the more people I talk to, there's lots of sellers around here, lots of buyers around here and I've connected to just quite a few so anybody in this area, reach out. Mark: I thought down in North Carolina you guys supposed to have a bit of a twang accent, aren't you? Joe: No, not from here. [inaudible 0:01:47] from here. Everybody moves here because they're too darn cold up north. I grew up in Maine. We fled to the south back in 2006. Mark: Ah, ah. Whoever that was that knew we were in different parts of the country, I want to know how. That's pretty good. Joe: Not only did he know that, he came up to me to thank you and me personally for doing the Podcast, number one, and doing it with Norm Ferrar on SOP's because he got to connect with Norm, and it helped take his business to the next level, and he said it has made a huge difference in his business and his life. Mark: That's fantastic! Joe: Yeah! It's a feel good moment at that time. Mark: We got to be careful; our heads are going to get really big. Joe: I know, I know. Let's talk about somebody who doesn't have a big head but should, because he's a really impressive guy. That's Nathan Singh. He bought a multi-million dollar SaaS site for a million. He has also been a client. We sold his SaaS businesses before. You remember Nathan well, right? Mark: Absolutely! Joe: Well, Nathan is one of the nicest guys, very humble. Former NASA scientist, NASA engineer, and turned entrepreneur. We worked together first on the sale of his business last spring, and then he purchased a multi-million dollar SaaS site I've closed in the fourth quarter. And in review, we're sharing on this Podcast a lot of the things that he did right to make a great impression on the buyer, to out-negotiate all cash buyers to work with the SBA and lender to literally, quote, Nathan is one of my favorite clients of all times from the SBA lender, and the under writer as well. He instilled confidence in everyone all along the way that made him the choice to be the buyer that they approved him overlooking at other buyers as well, and he has just done a great job. Getting the business sold and then he talks a little bit about what he has done since purchasing the business including going on a three week vacation within three weeks of buying a multi-million SaaS business. Mark: Wow that's pretty brave! I don't think I could've done that. Joe: He had it planned, he took it and things went well, and they continue to go well. Mark: That's really good. So I'm excited to listen to Nathan. Nathan is generally, one of the nicest guys I've dealt with in 10 years, and I've dealt with a lot of nice people but he rises at the top of the list of one of the nicest guys. I'm excited to see him in the video, because I don't think I've ever met him in person. Also, more importantly, listen to what he has to say. Mark: Let's go to it! Joe: Hey Nathan welcome to Quiet Light Podcast! How are you today? Nathan: I'm doing well, thanks for having me. Joe: Excellent man! We haven't chatted for a while. I know you've been traveling so welcome back. Listen, we've talked about this briefly but the tradition on the Quiet Light Podcast is that we don't read scripts and do flowing introductions of our guests. We'd rather hear it straight from you so, for the folks that are listening today, can you share some background on yourself as an entrepreneur and where you come from? Nathan: Yes sure. So, before I was even an entrepreneur, I started off doing software engineering, and mostly high level stuff on requirements and project management. Work on department of defense for a couple of years and then moved on to their space operation. So while I was there, I really got the bug, for trying to start my own business that we knew we have an idea what I was going to do, but I just happen to run across somebody who was selling an app and basically started his app and it was a screenwriting program called Scripts Pro, brew that out for a couple of years and then it got acquired, and I was like “I want to do this again” so it just rings and repeat. After that I had an online ordering platform called Order Zen and had the same with that. At that time was actually easy to broker. So I brew that out till what I can do, and then we got that acquired, of course with a seller for that one. Pretty much after that, we became very tight, and I monitored your listings specifically, very closely, and then we came across the listing for Envira Gallery and that's kind of have [inaudible 0:05:57] Basically, that's pretty much the background that I had since industry extinct and that's why I [inaudible 0:06:02] it over to this senior entrepreneur acquisitions have been online businesses. Joe: I think you sort of lightly flew, touched over the fact that you were a NASA scientist. I mean, come on, that's a glowing thing to have in your resume. Let's not make that too light. It's an interesting transition from a scientist working at NASA to becoming an entrepreneur. I guess once you get the bugs, you will get the bugging, and you can't stop. So that's great. So I want to talk a little bit about the process that we went through, and you in particular, went through in buying Syed's business. Syed was a guest on the Podcast as well, as you know. In terms of how it works for you and what we looked at, can you, for the people that are out there looking at businesses and building portfolios of online businesses, can you talk a little bit about your vetting process and how you went about it? Then we'll jump into how you handled the call of Syed and the whole process right through the closing. Nathan: Yeah, absolutely. So the good thing, I mean I had some pretty good time between the time that I sold my last business and the time that I was working. So I got pretty acquainted to what was in the market, multiples they were going for, and the kind of business that sell out. So predominantly I was looking at SaaS businesses. I've been it in before. I love the fact that it was recurring revenue, there's no product I had to deal with, so I really zero in on that as my primary, well, it's more left open to great businesses that had good year over year return, and Syed just sort of filled all those checkmarks. They had great in over a year return, it was growing. In his case there was kind of a lower owner involvement which is great because that allows me to come in at full time and really push at the growth. So those were some of the main key characteristics. But one of the biggest ones, I know that you're familiar with this one. First question I'll ask you is, “Joe, is this taxable?” and I wanted to make sure that was it, because I wanted to leverage my money as much as possible. It may not be for everybody but we certainly list, so I've been trying to pursue SBA business and the loans for a while, [inaudible 0:08:04] And as you know that's not been easy for the last, however many years. But I would say within the last year too, I've seen more qualified banks and qualified SBA folks come in and be able to really take that sort of thing with ecommerce businesses and SaaS businesses, know what they're talking about, and present it to their credit department, and make it happen, and I actually solve with Stephen Speer, he's not even a competitor, he's a guest as well. Joe: That's right Stephen Speer from BankUnited, for those that haven't heard the Podcast, he was a guest. Very informative, as far as lenders go, I'd say Stephen is top notch, the best, and he's an entrepreneur, sort of, himself. Yes he's a lender with BankUnited but he works from home often, more often than not, and lives our lifestyle which is really unique, and he understands ecommerce and so he is underwriter, really important. So for those not familiar with the SBA, it's Small Business Administration. If you're buying a two million dollar business for instance, you don't have to have two million dollars. You can have 200,000 dollars and really leverage your money. But note, is Austin a ten year note which obviously works very well in terms of these online businesses. Let's jump to the first call that you had with Syed. Nathan, can you talk about your objective was on that first conference call would start? Nathan: Yeah, so the objective is pretty much similar as with most sellers, you try to get a feel for the seller and knowing the business with its seller personally. You're going to be working pretty close to this guy or girl. So, the main thing is, I want to understand what Syed does day to day, what is his outlook for the business, you know, kind of that more, the regular things that you'll for even if you're buying a house, and how the thing was maintained. So with Syed, it was really, we talked about this before. He knew early on that I was a gator so that kind of help me knock a little bit there too. Joe: What do you mean gator? What does that… Nathan: For the gator, so quarter gator not [inaudible 0:10:11] it's seminal, it's two different things.. Joe: Did you see the Podcast by the way? Nathan: I heard the Podcast with Syed. Joe: I put the hat on and I have a gator said hold up… There it is right there folks.. Nathan: But yeah, it was really bad to understand, you know, kind of gains and knots in the businesses. I was a buyer, one of the specific things you're looking for is, is there anything I'm missing that wasn't in the perspectives, in terms of, what is the seller doing that if I remove him from this equation, will I still be able to do this? Because that taught something that you will rarely see at perspectives and even on conversation. You're kind of feeling out for that but at the main time, at the main thing, what I would advise, anybody that's listening that's looking to buy a business, because I've been doing this for a while, in terms of talking to sellers, and back and forth, and I've been selling my own business. You don't want this to be a stringent interview where you're just running through all these questions, you want to be very conversational and let it flow. I've gotten a lot of good results by doing things that way. I think that was the main thing, is that we kept it friendly and conversational instead of, “I'm trying to figure out why you're selling this because I don't trust you.” It was just a totally different approach. Joe: I can tell you that, with the conversation that you had with Syed, he has told me that on that call he wasn't looking forward to it being over. He enjoyed the conversation and the things that you had in common like the gators, but more along the line of taking care of the customers, and taking care of your people or your staff first, and he really enjoyed it. Where some of the other conversations that other seller have, they can't wait until it's over. I had that experience with one of the people that called me when I had my business for sale back in 2010. He was rude, he was abrasive, and I did all I could to stay on the line and be polite, and just wanted the call to be over. Even if he made me a full press offer I would have a hard time selling him the business. So that makes a huge difference, I think when you ended the call with Syed, his thought was, “Man I really hope Nathan makes an offer, loves to do business with him, and the people that are using my services and products, and the staff that I have in place, will really enjoy working with Nathan and thrives with him as the leader of the business.” Is that kind of what you were shooting for or it's just natural that you did that? Nathan: You know I think it's a little bit of both, I've sold being on the opposite side and being on Syed's then while I was selling my business, I've come across different buyers and newer party's conversations, when you just talk to them, you're like, this is not the right fit. Even if this guy came with a complete cash offer or whatever it could be, this may not be the right fit. With Syed, I kind of guessing here, I think he was sort of looking, not so much about the deal or the money but he was looking for a right fit because he was worried about his folks that were, i mean these are all permanent employees with no contract, there's really in this business, five of them, and so he really cared about them and he really cared about the customers. A lot of it came from me just doing things that were customer centered, I've always run companies like that, I've run teams that way, and I just sort of mentioned that, I was like, I don't know who else your other buyers are, but this is the way I do things, so I don't know if that fits within your battle, it just happen to be that way, and then I heard later on that these were his core values, and those are my core values, and we just sort of mesh over that. Joe: Yeah, it was exciting factor in choosing you over the, technically, two other buyers. Let's talk about, jump forward to your due diligence process, what was your goal in due diligence, how did you approach it, and how long did it take? Nathan: You know, it's funny. I've done more due diligence in past businesses that was much smaller. I'll sort of elaborate it on line. So the initial due diligence I've coarsely didn't know, returns on profit and loss versus statements and all that good stuff, what you're supposed to do. I did not do as deep with due diligence solely because of the talks that me and Syed did have, and just the reputation that Syed had. So his influence in the WordPress community, he has got a lot on the line. So I didn't really have to worry about him ripping you of and stuff like that. He was really worried about, they going to the right buyers, versus me worrying I've got the wrong seller and the wrong product and… Joe: But you still verified that financials that was to make sure… Nathan: Yeah, the basic stuff was all done but I didn't lose any sleep worrying if it's something was going to happen because, again, there's still background that you've parked over this. When you see that the tax returns are completely reflective with the P&L that got submitted and the perspectives, that right there gives me the warm fuzzy I need as I go forward. I don't have to kick and [inaudible 0:15:00] as much, trying to figure out where am I getting ripped off. You're going more with the mindset, okay the basis is there and everything else should just work flow and it did. But that was the main stuff, it's just making sure that everything wind up with ways that it was. Joe: You only note on the tax returns, for those buyers and sellers listening, Syed had a business partner, so often time with partners, the tax returns and the P&L's are very very clean. When you are a solo entrepreneur, your more things, personal things with the business, it can get a little bit messier. The SBA looks at the tax returns, first and foremost, they'll use the P&L's if it's halfway through the year, and three quarters went through the year, thanks for that nature. But the tax returns are first and foremost, and what they do, their valuations off of. So don't be completely afraid if you're a solo entrepreneur, that you cannot sell a business, then have it be, financed with an SBA loan because you absolutely can. With the lenders that we've worked with, they understand the add tax schedules and the personal benefits that anyone takes, and so do the underwriters within the group that we work with there. So, you didn't worry too much about the due diligence process, naturally, you verified the financials, you had several calls with Syed, and you went through the process with the SBA. Let's jump to that for just a moment, what was it like going through the SBA process and what did you had to do? Nathan: Yeah, the fun thing is that I had actually been through this process with previous businesses before, and so I've actually gone to that fun part of the business. We just had issues and pulled out. I was familiar going in. So first of all, kudos to Stephen, kudos to you, and kudos to Syed for just being an awesome team for making it all happen. That's probably why we had them work speedy close than what's usually expected. But you know, aside from that, I think having everything ready to go, I mean, Stephen was good about that, and pretty much gave me more or less the stuff that I needed in terms of, “These are things on the checklist, you should probably have this done because from my experience I know that it's more of that likely go through”. That helps, because a lot of times, there's always [inaudible 0:17:17] going on, a lot of times the buyer takes a long time to get stuff back. So we didn't really have that issue here. But you know, again, it really mattered. I've worked with SBA bankers before, and it really matters on who it is that you're dealing with. With Stephen's case, he just had everything down. He's done ecommerce, he's done SaaS businesses, there is no “Well how does this work or where is the? So tell me where the hard assets are in the business?” There was none of that. So that kind of straight lined the process really well for all of us. But I think just having that stuff done upfront, that's what helped us get really done at speedy line. Joe: You said that Stephen and myself and the underwriters all worked very well together and Syed and so on and so forth. I happen to have dinner with Stephen and the underwriter that worked on your business, they were both in Charlotte a couple of weeks ago, and they both talked about you being one of their favorite buyers. So for anybody listening, this stuff matters, Nathan brought a business, would that note to the seller, when somebody else made and all cash offer. The seller chose Nathan over that all cash offer at the same purchase price, because he liked Nathan and what he stood for. The SBA lender and the underwriter, both said that Nathan was one of their favorite buyers of all time which makes process easier. They're going to work harder for you when they like you. It's human nature, so really really important to understand that aspect of it. Let's jump now on to closing, training, and transition, and what's taking place since then. I think we closed just before Christmas. By the way it was probably from letter of intent to closing about 50 days which is fairly short for an SBA loan, and we had a full week of thanksgiving in there, so call it 45ish. What's transpired since you close, how was it going, what was training and transition like and so on and so forth? Nathan: Yeah, again, comparing it to the past businesses I've had and worked with the past sellers, it's been night and day. The great thing is that because of the level of business, you know that will add the seven figures, because Syed runs seven and eight figure business above, he's very meticulous. So the first thing he did was setup, you know when they found a project in a drop box to view list. With all other things that his team needed to do for me, everything I needed in there. So that made it a lot more extreme ride then. Again if you're selling your business and you're getting to that point, make sure you have something like that in place, because that's the other warm fuzz and that lets you know that “Okay it's stuff I'm not thinking about as a buyer, the seller informed about for me” and we kind of running through those checklist. So, you know, I would say the transition went pretty smooth, I mean not really that he cuts.. You know, I talked to the CTO, I talked to the CFO, we all had these one on one's where we talked about what they did, so I made sure that I knew exactly what each person role is because I was taking over a couple of people's roles… Joe: How did they feel by the way, the staff, with you coming in and taking over Syed's role? Were they excited? Were they scared? What was that like to tell them that news? Nathan: You know, I think that initially they were, like most transitions, they were maybe a little one sided, just because, there was a lot of grey areas up until the actual deal was inked. So they were a little one sided, they were a little confused about what was going to happen now, they are getting the impression at something else or did I keep the same things they've had. So from my end, it just took a little bit of, getting them all on, talking to them face to face and letting them know, “Listen, everything stays the same, I've liked the way that Syed have done business, I've planned to keep those same things in place, let me know if there's something you're customed to and that is done because those things have all been accounted for” and so I wanted to do it and make sure I went above and beyond what they were expecting what happened after this transition and just kind of talk them down on the fears of what naturally happens when there's a transition even in corporate out and serious stuff. We're good to go now and that's what kind of passed that. Joe: While we kept it confidential, we didn't want to let the staff know that the business was even for sale, until everything was finalized, inked, and really truly going through. That's something all sellers struggle with, when to tell the core people. In my case, when I sold mine, I think I waited until the asset purchase agreement was signed, because she was valuable to me and I wanted her to stick around for me and for the new owner of the business. So that's what we did here, and I know that Syed said you did a great job instilling confidence in the staff and making them feel comfortable. One of the attractive things about this business is it was one of many businesses for Syed so he wasn't working full time on it. How was the workload then for you, taking over the business? Are you working full time early on or you're finding yourself with more than full time? You're working less? What's that situation like? Nathan: Yes, I'll say initially, at first two weeks, just like any transitions, it was pretty much full time. But I had a pre-planned vacation that's about three weeks long, that I have to go to India. So for me, that was a big deal to make sure that I would be able to leave and just do the minor stuff in the background and have some question, to get things while I'm abroad. Joe: So just, you bought the business, we closed, and then you had two and a half weeks of being around and then you went to India for three weeks? Nathan: Correct. Yeah. Joe: And everything still ran smoothly. Nathan: And everything is still smooth. I mean, that was mentioned to me early on and that was again, that was a really attractive factor to know that. You know, I think you've mentioned that you could move and go to the Far East and come back. That's kind of what I did. So, it was good to come back and see that everything was still in place, that the team was, the team was phenomenal, that Syed did assemble. Each individual player plays a major part in what they do, and for that reason they're also very turnkey. That's a turnkey business, turnkey team. So, that's why when I saw where am I inserting myself, it was kind of learning the role to what's already being done. How can I improve, how can I make things better for them, and be the leadership that Syed has been able to provide and do his other businesses. Joe: Okay, so where do you see your workload now? You were working really busy, after just a couple of weeks you went away for three weeks… Nathan: I would say that corporate atmosphere, it's like still checking at 8:00 to 9:00, I'm out by 5:00 – 5:30 and I'm told, you know, the employees do the same thing. Let's not make this a full 12 or 14 hour a day, and I want to balance that, that work-like balance too. Because I came from that kind of environment and I know it pays good. I usually work the eight or seven hours, sometimes nine whatever it needed. Rather than that, at a certain time before my wife comes home or whatever, I'm usually done, closed out, and I'm trying not to think about it. Joe: Well, what are you working on? Syed didn't work in about a few hours a week on the business and now you're working 30-40. Are you fixing broken things or are you working on to projects and growth opportunities? Nathan: Now the great thing is he built a solid foundation so what I'm really doing is I'm working on the stuff that he wasn't able to do, which is the marketing advertising taking that further gain, the PPC's setup, optimizing on the SEO getting the right content writers in to put that detailed information that we really liked, that's been attracting the other folks and traffic. So it's been really centered around the business development, the marketing and advertising stuff, which has really been done, because again, he's got great and recurring revenue, we've got a great organic traffic through Google, so from that right now, it's the going above and beyond the PPC stuff. The stuff that he didn't have to give and didn't really have to focus on because the business is really self-sustained. Joe: Right, so you want to grow the business, you didn't buy it and just collect a check every month, you're trying to grow it so you're putting in more hours. Nathan: Aside from just the business development, it's also providing that the one on one with these folks. I mean again, these are not contracted. These are folks that have certain benefits and they've liked that type of attention and focus from a leadership. So that's what I'm enable to do, I'm enable to gear about the product road map, provide my input to that where we want to go, instead of just kind of them doing whatever, it's done and just see that the money reach the bank, it's not really that. Joe: As far as much, one thing we haven't touched on is where they work from. You've got five employees, are they all working from an office or they're all remote? Nathan: They are all remote, they have been doing that for many years, so again, I tried to focus and know what side has all of you been doing, since Syed has 40 plus employees, they've been doing this for years, and I think Syed began and has been doing it for 14 to 15 years. So I liked that idea, and I liked the fact that they're able to do this with milestones. I don't know, there's no… You know a lot of times, I would just set a meeting yesterday, but some other guy, they own a company here in Houston, and they were like, how do you keep track? I was like, I don't. There's a lot of trust involved, and there's milestones that are set, and as long as these milestones are being set, I don't care where they're working that 40 hours. Joe: What's your favorite software? What system are you using to communicate and track what they do and work with them? Are you using Slack or what are you focused on? For people that are running remote staff that are having trouble with it, what would you recommend? Nathan: Yeah for Slack it's been awesome. I'm pretty new to Slack, I used Skype on my last business. Slack is way better than that so I highly recommend that. We use Zoom, we do a lot of this, the face to face meetings. I think that matters a lot with the remote staff, was getting at Facetime, and again, letting them know you're just not an employee behind the computer that's just in another state. We're talking to each other, we're going to do once or twice a year meet ups. So we do team building activities, that's super important too. Yeah I would say that Slack, the Zoom, and also Asana. Those things are big key to really help with the project management and the milestones we've set, and Github as well for the developers. Joe: Okay, awesome. Alright Nathan because we're running out of time, how do you see the future of the business? What are you looking over that 12, 24, 36 months? You're going to hold to stay, you grow at 10%, you're going to grow 50%, what are you predicting? Nathan: Yeah, you know, I hate to throw a prediction at it right now, I'm happy if we're over the double digits, anywhere in the double digits will do triple digits in over a year growth, I'm a happy, happy camper. I think when possible again, got a great business, great team in place, and there's nothing but upsides so, I'm looking forward to it. Joe: We'll going to have to check in, in the future and see how it turned out. You have any last minute thoughts for multipliers and sellers? You've been in both shoes, you sold, you offer your services, business, you bought one, any last minute thoughts in terms of what they should do or focus on? Nathan: Yeah, I would say the huge takeaway from this and for me has been, you know, when you're doing these buyer and seller conversations, no matter what side you're on, keep it conversational. It's great to have your question beside, but don't run through it like a machine gun and keep it just robotic and mechanical. Because there's a huge human element here involved and this was a prime example that actually happened. Joe: That's great. Nathan, pleasure doing business with you twice now, I'm looking forward to hearing some great news, great success, with Envira Gallery and so on and so forth. I hope that really works out and maybe we can check in, in the future and do another Podcast update and let the folks know how you've been succeeding. Nathan: Yeah, I would love to. Joe: Awesome man, thanks for your time today. Nathan: Awesome, talk to you later Joe. Links: Nathan Singh – LinkedIn GitHub Stephen Speer @ Bank United for SBA Loans Asana – Making Teams Work

In this week’s episode we remember Sesame Street, plus we go mystery shopping, and we recap the recent conservative party conference. With Stephen, Damian, Rob, & host Parker.

Date: September 18, 2016 Pastor: Buck Elsmore Sermon Title: The Tale of Two Sermons Scripture: Acts 2:14-47, 7:44-60 In this tale of two sermons, both Peter and Stephen's hearers were, “CUT TO THE HEART”. With Stephen’s sermon we are sure that the hearers resisted God’s Holy Spirit when they were “Cut to the Heart” because it says that they gnashed at him with their teeth. The Greek word used here in Acts 7:54 is, “Diapriō Kardia”; which means: To saw the heart asunder or into two pieces. To have the heart ripped apart with vexation. Unwillingness to change or repent. In Peter’s case we can gather that the hearers were prepared by the Holy Spirit to receive the sermon by when they said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” The Greek word used Acts 2:37 is, “Kä-tä-nü's-so-mī Kär-dē'-ä”; which means: A stinging pierce to the heart. To be remorseful with sorrow. i.e. “Willing to change when found wrong.” A sharp pain associated with anxiety or severe remorse of a broken heart. In this Tale of Two Sermons, we have two completely different types of hearts. 1) DIAPRIO KARDIA - A heart that is predetermined with no willingness to change. 2) KATANUSSOMI KARDIA - A heart with ears to hear and a willingness to change.

With Stephen away hunting iMacs, Federico and Myke discuss Apple's earnings report for Q2 2016.

With Stephen away hunting iMacs, Federico and Myke discuss Apple's earnings report for Q2 2016.

This week we saw Glen Keane (the master animator behind Ariel from "The Little Mermaid") draw in Virtual Reality, and then Batman et al beat up sea creatures (including Ariel) in the new Batmetal animated music video. We finally get to see what "Wabbit," Bugs Bunny's new series, will look like and learn about a Spongebob Squarepants musical and a possible Avengers-style teamup movie of your favorite 90s NickToons. These next two episodes are a little special, and not just because they precede our 100th episode LIVE show! With Stephen traveling this week, two episodes were recorded in one session. The split between them is a cliffhanger of epic proportions (I may be overselling that)! Enjoy and leave the evening of Sunday, September 27 open to join us for our 100th episode, LIVE! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (3:06)   Conversation over the current "Anomalisa" festival buzz (8:58)   Glen Keane draws in VR (23:31)   BATMETAL returns (30:42)   David Bowie, John Legend, TI, And Aerosmith Are Writing The SpongeBob Squarepants Musical (37:12)   Wabbit trailer (46:05)   90s NickToons to Make a Comeback in Crossover Movie ... and? Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)And please Rate/Review us on iTunes & Rate/Review on Stitcher while you're at it (=

With Stephen in New York the boys discuss Samsung's big event and the likely Galaxy Note 5, plus Optus taking your calls via WiFi, iPhone rumours heat up as the next one draws near, The battery pack for your car, the Volvo XC90 and Buddy the dog collar... and... yep , Stephen's minute reviews

With Stephen and Rob taking on this episode alone with only their wits to guide them, stumble they do into a discussion about how and when to charge for your animated content thanks to a Vanity Fair interview of Don Hertzfeldt. We also field a question at the end about whether a listener should go into Freelance, move to a different city for a salary job or both. It's an all your-stories episode this week so strap in for the shoutouts and name drops! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (13:42)   Dreamworks tapped Jason Reitman to write/direct adaptation of "The Adventures of Beekle" (15:58)   Anime Studio 11 streamlines production for various types of animation (18:13)   Oscar Nominee Don Hertzfeldt interview on Vanity Fair (59:54)   "Kung Fury" (1:07:06)   Charter Communications acquiring Time Warner Cable in $78.7 billion deal (1:09:58)   Trailer for Blender’s New Open Source Film ‘Cosmos Laundromat’ (1:14:03)   Patrick Osborne ("Paperman") and Aardman Join Google’s Spotlight Series (1:17:36)   WIA (Women in Animation) getting spotlight at Annecy (1:24:02)   King and Country Creates Main Title Sequence For History’s ‘Texas Rising’ (1:27:07)   Warner Bros. & DC Entertainment Launch New Global Sites (1:28:27)   Audience Question: "For nostalgic purposes, what animated show would you each like to see have a second run on air or on the web?" ~Ronald Estid Chaparro (1:29:49)   Audience Question: "...I find animation jobs very hard to find locally and I'm constantly feeling torn between starting my own freelance work online or moving to where the work is and trying to get into the industry... Does anyone else struggle with this? Advice on personal skills sets for both? Pros and Cons for relocating? Do some people do both (industry and freelance)?" ~Kristen Loader Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)And please Rate/Review us on iTunes & Rate/Review on Stitcher while you're at it (=

With Stephen and Vaughn out, there's nothing stopping Neal and Adam from talking about Destiny all show! Except we also talk about Hearthstone: Blackrock Mountain, P.T., Danganronpa 2, Nintendo Direct news and more! This week's cast: Adam Arinder Neal Bonham Music Credit: Outro -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX9OryVpmJk RSS Feed: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:61611947/sounds.rss April 3, 2015

With Stephen and Neal out, friend of the show Nick Seghers fills in to discuss his feelings on completing Pokemon Omega Ruby and breaking down more of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with Vaughn. Adam tests his morals in Papers, Please and talks more Hearthstone expansion with Nick. We discuss our favorite all-time favorite game song as well as a new addition coming to Minecraft. Also, don't forget to send us your Game of the Year at speakpipe.com/GamewareExpress! This week's cast: Adam Arinder Vaughn Venters Nick Seghers Music Credits: Break 1 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18pEFQb3EM Break 2 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUd_Ogczk Outro -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LYB7iLZNWE RSS Feed: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:61611947/sounds.rss December 19, 2014