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In this episode, host Phil Treadwell travels to Ohio to sit with Mark Perkins, CEO of Pivot Realty. Mark and Phil discuss the mindset and habits that drive success, emphasizing personal responsibility, discipline, and eliminating excuses. They explore how AI enhances efficiency for top performers while entitlement and inaction keep others stuck. Taking consistent action compounds over time, leading to extraordinary results, while simplifying tasks and focusing on daily execution create momentum. Success isn't about talent or luck—it's about mindset, discipline, and showing up. Those who commit to doing the work will always come out ahead. 00:21 A Special Episode 04:35 Get Rid of the Excuses 08:45 Attitude or Actions? 12:10 Are You Going To or Not? 17:00 What the Uncommon Have in Common 26:20 Feelings are Feedback 30:18 Worth It 36:45 Do It as if You Own the Business 41:45 It's a Sense of Entitlement 47:30 The Opposite is Responsibility 51:40 The Word that Belonged to 2024 55:50 AI = Replacing Professionals? 59:55 Ordinary with a Little Extra 01:03:00 Owning vs. Renting 01:12:40 The Philosophy of Phil 01:16:10 Urgency Combined with Pace of Work 01:20:20 Listen and Contemplate Listen to Mark's Podcast: The Necessary Entrepreneur Connect with Mark: LinkedIn | Instagram REGISTER FOR THE FREE M1 ACADEMY MASTERMIND GROUP If you are enjoying the MME podcast, please take a second and LEAVE US A REVIEW. And JOIN the M1A Text Community: 214-225-5696
“You got the chops. You need to settle in your shoes.”You're an ambitious leader. You've put in the work. You've built the skills. You have the experience.But do you still freeze in meetings? Stress about forgetting what to say? Wake up anxious before big leadership moments with your peers or the board?In this episode, we'll dive into what it takes to settle into your shoes—so you don't just know you're qualified, you FEEL it. You OWN it. You'll learn mindset shifts, energetic principles, and spiritual insights to step into your authority with confidence and ease.Get ready to LEAD with calm, clarity, and connection—sharing your story, vision, and business updates effortlessly.
You Own the Shopping Center—You Make the Rules. As a shopping center owner, you have the authority to decide who leases space in your property. In this episode, I share a real-life experience with a tenant prospect who misrepresented their business and how I handled it. I discuss the importance of verifying tenants, visiting their existing locations, and standing firm against pressure from brokers or prospects trying to push a deal that doesn't align with your vision. Key highlights: Why you must visit a tenant's other locations before signing a lease How to handle brokers who try to pressure you into a deal The importance of lease clauses to protect your center Why you can say no to tenants that don't fit your vision No one can force you into a bad deal. You control your shopping center. Don't miss out on future episodes filled with more expert insights and practical advice. Subscribe to my channel now and be ready on owning a shopping center. #CommercialRealEstateInvesting #BethAzor #RealEstatePodcast
“You got the chops. You need to settle in your shoes.”You're an ambitious leader. You've put in the work. You've built the skills. You have the experience.But do you still freeze in meetings? Stress about forgetting what to say? Wake up anxious before big leadership moments with your peers or the board?In this episode, we'll dive into what it takes to settle into your shoes—so you don't just know you're qualified, you FEEL it. You OWN it. You'll learn mindset shifts, energetic principles, and spiritual insights to step into your authority with confidence and ease.Get ready to LEAD with calm, clarity, and connection—sharing your story, vision, and business updates effortlessly.
How much real estate do you own? A fascinating way to look at one of The Big Three…. The post How Much Real Estate do You Own…in the 4th Dimension? first appeared on Alchemy For Life.
f you're a social media influencer or content creator, you might have a strong or growing presence on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and/or TikTok. However, have you ever thought about how those platforms could be taken away from you at a moment's notice? Whether the platform has a glitch, shuts down your account, or you have a scammer take over your account... you're ultimately not in control of those platforms. You don't own them. But what CAN you own? A blog! I'm a huge fan of ensuring you have your own blog as a content creator so that you have a hub that YOU OWN. Here's why I've fallen back in love with my blog over the last couple of years, and how YOU can start one and fall in love with it too! Get the show notes for this episode here: https://thesixfigurecreator.com/?p=81482
Welcome to another episode of the You Own the Experience Podcast, where your hosts, LJ and Rob, bring their unique blend of humor and expertise to the complex staffing world. This week, we're thrilled to welcome Danny Ashraf, the staffing savant from Monster, to unpack the critical topic of job and candidate data accuracy. Key Discussion Points: Why your data's quality is the linchpin for AI (including ML & GPT technologies), automation, and insightful reporting. The direct impact of your job descriptions on attracting quality candidates – and how "lazy" listings can lead to lackluster results. Expert insights on data enhancement with actionable tips and innovative tools, featuring Kyloe's Data Tools, to ensure your records remain optimal. Exclusive Insights: Danny shares his seasoned perspective on staffing strategies, shedding light on how the right data practices can transform your recruitment outcomes from crafting compelling job descriptions to leveraging the latest tech. Thank you to Leap Consulting Solutions for sponsoring this insightful journey into data-driven recruitment success. You can tune in now to revolutionize how you attract top talent. Remember to elevate your hiring game by subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Plus, for the latest buzz and bonus content, follow us at www.yoepodcast.com.
Welcome back to Intellicast! On today's episode, Brian Lamar and Producer Brian dig into some of the recent news from around the market research industry. The episode kicks off with some commentary about how fall has really set in over the last week or so. Then Brian Lamar starts to provide some updates on upcoming conference dates. He talks about not only the ones left on the schedule for 2023 but many that have been announced for 2024 as well. Brian then gets into the upcoming Cincinnati WIRe event where EMI's own Mary Draper will be speaking on a panel with Mike Herrel and Rudy Bublitz about artificial intelligence, diversity, and more at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati. After the conference discussion, the guys jump into some market research news. First up is the news of the new Delete Act in California that strengthens CCPA regulations. The guys wonder how this will impact companies and people who are based outside California but work with businesses/people who are. In the next story is a big one for those of us in the sample industry. Research Defender was acquired by Rep Data. Brian and Brian discuss the acquisition, and how it will enhance the competitive landscape around data quality. We also want to send our congratulations again to friends of the podcast Vignesh and the entire Research Defender team. In the next story, the guys discuss another data quality-related story, this time the new initiative, Colab, from Verve and Basis research. It takes a different approach to data quality that the guys hadn't seen before. Brian is encouraged and hopes it is successful. Producer Brian plays devil's advocate and asks how they could account for someone using the new voice chat function of ChatGPT to game their validation methods. The guys switched back to data privacy news with a story about the new federal legislation being proposed called You Own the Data Act. The proposed legislation would prohibit a lot of data collection, use, and storage by a number of insights companies and organizations, as well as requiring several common consumer data privacy rights. The guys talk about Howard's response to the legislation, as well as give their own perspective on it. In the last couple of news stories, the guys touch on the winners of the MRX Podcast of the Year award, as well as the winners of the Female Founders Award. In the last segment of the podcast, they guys discuss a recent Greenbook article titled, Why the Sampling Ecosystem Sets Up Honest Participants for Failure, from Karine Pepin of 2CV. The article talks about how EPC is a cause of fraud in the industry, and for honest participants to fail when taking surveys. You can read the article here: https://www.greenbook.org/insights/why-the-sampling-ecosystem-sets-up-honest-participants-for-failure Thanks for listening! Watch our most recent webinar, Dangers to Trackers in the Age of Aggregation, on-demand here: https:/us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4916911556997/WN_NhLDtUJRQdC5v7awO_BTAw#/registration Download our new whitepaper, Strategic Sample Blending: The Premier Methodology for Tracking Studies! You can download your free copy here: https://emi-rs.com/strategic-sample-blending-the-premier-sample-methodology-for-tracking-studies/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tulsa siblings Caleb, Hannah, Cody and Jacob make up the country band, Voth (VOE-TH). Their debut single "I choose Us" (2018) and their self-titled EP (2020) made waves in the country music world by hitting major playlists on Spotify. Since then they've opened up for acts like Walker Hayes, Priscilla Block and have signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. We sat down with Caleb, Hannah and Cody to talk about their journey to Nashville and how they feel about their new album "Memories of You" which drops on September 14th...... After you listen to the podcast go download their new singles "92 Bronco" and "You Own it" available everywhere you get your music.
In this episode, Kortney Harmon joins Rob Mann and Lauren Jones on the You Own the Experience podcast. In this week's episode, LJ and Rob welcome Kortney Harmon of Crelate to the podcast.The trio discusses continuing this month's conversation on building a platform from the training & development lens.Kortney's quote can best sum up the conversation:"As a staffing and recruiting industry principal, I've seen firsthand the impact of investing in technology and training. It's not just about attracting and retaining top talent; it's about creating a positive work environment and achieving better outcomes."The training trio also talks about:
If you liked what you heard you can listen here: http://beyondchurch.org.au/youtubesubscriptionThe Next You1 Corinthians 11:1 TPT “I want you to pattern your lives after me, just as I pattern mine after Christ.”How to Grow The Next YouIDENTIFYwe have to have our eyes open to ANYONE who might be a potential leader.....How do we look at people?…as people to be led or as potential leaders?How do we look at ourselves? LEADERS who lead people or leaders who lead LEADERS?INSPIRESpeak Inspirationally: Prophecy, speak life, speak encouragement, speak destiny and purpose and future, speak hope, speak faithLive Inspirationally (model inspirationally)Say yes to opportunities that make you uncomfortable, take a risk, try new things, go to new places. You have to see yourself as a LEADER in your WHOLE life...this is the YES we say when we step into leading in church life…INVITEThis is actually your big risk, not theirs - Andrew and Bec Story...Reasons we often don't make the BIG ask:territorial + insecure (if we are always making a place we will always have a place)How To Be A Next You (How to be the best follower)IDENTIFY (A Leader)Do not wait to be identified by a leader - Identify a leader!If you have access to great people close by - make it work.If you aren't face to face with someone, at least once a month, who is asking you the hard questions…you are STUCK, simple as that.INSPIRE (Your Leader)Be honest, be vulnerable, be faithful, be spiritual, be trusting.Say yes to opportunities that make you uncomfortable, take a risk, try new things, go to new places.INVITE (Yourself)Ask for someone to lead you and then YOU OWN the responsibility of that relationship. And KEEP inviting yourself into / lean into it!
YOU OWN and have access to the largest "TV" network ever, and you're not aware of it STILL! Let's discuss. And by the way, the end of this podcast ends with a simple ask, below is more on that. My cell = 859-743-2408 https://americasbestrestaurants.live/reviewus https://www.facebook.com/americasbestrestaurants And don't forget to check out abru.online/deals to find out how you could get massive help marketing your restaurant and building a brand that lasts. Plus, be sure to check out ABR and me on the links below and subscribe everywhere :) www.americasbestrestaurants.com www.mattplapp.com
Have you started an email list yet? An email list is a collection of names and email addresses who have given you permission to send updates and marketing materials through an email service provider (which we'll talk about later). Email lists are a completely different ballgame than Instagram or Facebook, but in a very good way. For one thing, YOU OWN your email list. You do not own Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. In this episode, you will learn: why you should have an email list RIGHT NOW tips on deciding an email service provider best practices for creating a lead magnet ways to share your lead magnet to others nurturing your email list Resources and Links Convertkit Affiliate Link Flodesk Link Submit a question for the CTP Q&A! Let's connect! TPT Store: The Southern Teach Website: thesouthernteach.com/designs Instagram: @thesouthernteach.designs Facebook: The Southern Teach Design and Branding Blog: The Southern Teach Blog
Lauren Jones, CEO and Founder of Leap Consulting and Co-Host of You Own the Experience podcast, joins Kortney Harmon to discuss her expertise as a tech stack expert, business operations guru, and industry trailblazer. In this episode, Lauren and Kortney talk about:Emphasizing the mindful use of technology in the talent industryHow Lauren helps businesses align their future aspirations with technologyThe importance of establishing a well-defined process before implementing technologyLauren speaks about her experience advocating for and elevating women in businessHow to stay ahead in the staffing industry through continuously embracing digital transformation and selecting purpose-built solutions for your tech stackTo purchase Lauren's book, please click here.
In our first Staffing Snacks episode of 2023, LJ and Rob sit down with the incomparable Adam Conrad, CXO at Great Recruiters. Adam was excited to share the 'why' behind Great Recruiters Top Rated Award. We also talk a lot about the power of getting feedback on your recruiters, salespeople, and operations folks and the impact it has on your business. You can check out the full list of winners here --> Top Rated H2 2022 The verticals recognized are below: Healthcare IT/ Engineering Executive Search Commercial Professional Please remember to rate & review the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And share it on whatever social channels you use. Staffing Snacks are our short & impactful episodes of the You Own the Experience Podcast where we cover trending topics or celebrate the wins in the industry.
Welcome to 2023 and the new and improved You Own the Experience Podcast or YOE Podcast, as Lauren and Rob often to it. Let's kick off the year with our predictions and must DOs for Recruitment Marketing. This year we sat down with 2 YOE veterans, Jeff Staats of Haley Marketing, & Jeff Pelliccio of Allied Insight. Our new panelist is a Staffing Industry Veteran, Lesly Cardec of Clearedge Marketing. The Quintet focused on the following: Ensure your basics are working; think website, email, social media, and reputation management. Automation does not make you modern, especially if your workflows, CRM data, and content strategy are not defined. Focusing on ROI which means possibly removing technology. Everyone also thinks you must teach your sales folks to sell again. The last 2-3 years have been flush on jobs; they may be out of practice. Rob recommends checking out John Barrows, Morgan Ingram, & Keenan on Linkedin. This episode is brought to you by Kyloe Partners & Leap Consulting Solutions. The complete list of recommendations & predictions is in our newsletter. You can subscribe at www.yoepodcast.com We are also launching exclusive content for newsletter subscribers, starting with Lauren's iconic Building a Tech Stack workshop on January 25th. Remember to rate, review, & share the episode wherever you tune and let us know what you think of the new logo and branding.
The New Wave Podcast: Daily Conversations On Web3.0, Business, Psychology, Psychedelics & More. A Show For People Seeking Spiritual, Psychological And Financial Sovereignty. Hosted By Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Entrepreneur Daniel DiPiazza.This Wednesday's podcast episode is an in-depth look at the different models / levels of income generation you can develop during the course of your career. This information is CRITICAL for anybody who wants to become 100% financially free. We go from the levels of employee, to self-employed, to business-owner and to investor. What are the pros and cons of each level? The ideas in this episode are highly influenced by Robert Kiyosaki and Naval Ravikant. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ⌛Timestamps⌛ (00:55) Introduction to the 5 Levels of Income & the Cashflow Quadrant (02:35) Level 1: employee. Your income is at the mercy of your employer. (06:38) Level 2: Self-employed. You own your clients, your income stream (10:29) Level 3: Entrepreneurship. You OWN the money-generation system. You no longer need to trade time for money. (13:57) Level 4: You own the capital. This is the INVESTOR level.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Today's guest is Brian LaBovick. Brian started his legal career in the prosecutor's office and has since gone on to start his own firm (along with several other businesses and non-profit organizations) which has grown to 15 lawyers and 80 employees. One of the reasons why I had to have him on the show, is because he hasn't forgotten how he made the progress from working out of the backseat of his car, so to speak, to where he is now. And he shares freely his advice and his experiences. I think you're going to get a real insight into how somebody plowed his successes back into the business and what that allowed him to leverage things over the course of years, and really, really develop something special. In this episode, Neil and Brian discuss: How Brian built up his firm to 15 lawyers and 80 support staff. Where to get started with your law firm marketing. Challenges to staffing and marketing. Processes and systems for a well-functioning law firm. Key Takeaways: You can't be hesitant to spend money to make money. Without marketing, you will not likely be around as a law firm for very long. Building up your marketing takes time, and you will not be spending the same amount of money as a larger firm from day one. Don't try and bring people onto your team who do not fit your culture. Hire slow and well, and fire fast when someone doesn't fit. There will be a lot of “nos” before you get your “yeses”. Don't lose hope and just keep going. "You are the best investment that you're ever going to find. No stock is going to be better than you. Invest in you and your business model. That's what makes your dream come true." — Brian LaBovick Get in touch with Brian LaBovick: Website: https://www.brianlabovick.com/ (https://www.brianlabovick.com/) Website: https://www.labovick.com/ (https://www.labovick.com/) Phone: 866-LaBovick Book: https://www.brianlabovick.com/the-book (https://www.brianlabovick.com/the-book) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaBovick (https://www.youtube.com/c/LaBovick) Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaBovickLaw (https://twitter.com/LaBovickLaw) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Florida.Lawyers/ (https://www.facebook.com/Florida.Lawyers/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-labovick-40032a9/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-labovick-40032a9/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/labovicklawgroup/ (https://www.instagram.com/labovicklawgroup/) Thank you to our sponsors! Ruby Receptionist - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ (http://ruby.com/) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle-tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at...
Today, my guest is Wendy Witt. Wendy is an attorney, starting another new law firm in the estate planning area, but she's also well known as a law business practice development coach. There are a couple of amazing things that Wendy does in terms of the branding of her coaching practice, and the leveling of services that she offers. I think it's really interesting and is not, frankly, done by a lot of coaches. This makes her unique and really accessible to solo and small firm practitioners, particularly those that don't have a big budget to hire a coach. Listen in for some great takeaways! In this episode, Neil and Wendy discuss: Adapting and changing within the practice of law. Transitioning from big law to a solo practice. Building a business that supports the life you dream of. Understanding your driving forces. Key Takeaways: Everything is a business, even helping people and practicing law. Business is a skill set that can be learned, and should be learned, by solo and small firm owners. There are so many resources, for free, out there for solo and small firm attorneys. You need to be willing to take the advice and change the sails to create the life that you want. How you get to your goal may not look like how someone else is getting to their goal. Everyone is different in their wants, strengths, and choices. "Not only is the business strategy essential, but the mindset is also essential. It affects absolutely everything you do, the choices you make, the way you look at the world, how you interact with clients and your team, and so forth." — Wendy Witt Get in touch with Wendy Witt: Website: https://www.milliondollarattorney.com/ (https://www.milliondollarattorney.com/) Email: wendy@milliondollarattorney.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MillionDollarAttorney/ (https://www.facebook.com/MillionDollarAttorney/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendywitt/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendywitt/) Thank you to our sponsors! Ruby Receptionist - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ (http://ruby.com/) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at http://www.netprofitcfo.com/ (www.netprofitcfo.com). Get in touch with Neil: Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/ (https://thelawentrepreneur.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur (https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl (https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/) If you've enjoyed the podcast, http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1086406592 (please head to Apple...
This is a classic re-run of my episode with Geoff Woods. Geoff Woods was the host of a very popular podcast called The Mentee, and he has now moved on to be the host of a new podcast called The ONE Thing, which has been extremely successful. Geoff was my first business coach who helped me develop not only my law practice but this podcast as well. He is the vice president of The ONE Thing, a company created by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, the authors of the book of the same title. There is a wealth of resources available related to the book, and I hope you will take advantage of them. Resources: Learn more: http://www.the1thing.com (www.the1thing.com) Podcast: http://www.the1thing.com/podcasts (www.the1thing.com/podcasts) Book: http://www.the1thing.com/shop/the-one-thing (www.the1thing.com/shop/the-one-thing) Thank you to our sponsors! http://callruby.com/lawentrepreneur (Ruby Receptionist) - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ (http://ruby.com/) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at http://www.netprofitcfo.com (www.netprofitcfo.com). Get in touch with Neil: Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/ (https://thelawentrepreneur.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur (https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl (https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/) If you've enjoyed the podcast, http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1086406592 (please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating & review for the show)! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also http://www.thelawentrepreneur.com/ (head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com) for more information on the podcast and my legal services. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production byhttps://www.turnkeypodcast.com/ ( Turnkey Podcast Productions.) You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
We know that yacht rock perfectly straddles the equator between the 70s and 80s (1976-1984), but does it define either decade? This week's challenge, which we invite listeners to partake in, is this: Name three songs that define the 70s. Name three songs that define the 80s. Tune in to hear the guys' selections, and see if you agree or diverge. Was there any overlap between their total of 12 songs? Lightning Round: Does It Float Your Boat? Buried Treasures Off the Map References and Related: John's Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist Tom's Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist Yacht or Nyacht? The Official Yachtski Scale Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main Intro/outro music: You Own it All to Love, (Finis Henderson cover) by Page99 Find and Follow: The Mainland: YachtRockPodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/yachtrockpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZBG_7u5LO5Px94fzyO7ig Anchors Aweigh: https://anchor.fm/yachtrockpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yachtrockpodcast/support
This is a classic re-run of my episode with Molly McGrath. Molly McGrath is the CEO and founder of Hiring & Empowering Solutions, a company that takes a very unique approach to answering two of the most critical questions that I hear most frequently from solo and small firm practitioners: How do I go about hiring staff and how do I train my staff to best support my organization? Molly has a unique take on outsourcing that I think will be invaluable to solo and small firm attorneys who want to stay focused on what they do best – like practicing law – but also want their business to run smoothly and efficiently. Resources: Learn more at http://hiringandempowering.com (hiringandempowering.com) The Team Empowerment Academy: http://theteamempowermentacademy.com/innercircle (theteamempowermentacademy.com/innercircle) Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hire-and-empower-with-molly-mcgrath/id1460184599 (Hiring and Empowering Solutions Podcast) LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/molly-hall (linkedin.com/in/molly-hall) Thank you to our sponsors! http://callruby.com/lawentrepreneur (Ruby Receptionist) - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ (http://ruby.com/) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at http://www.netprofitcfo.com (www.netprofitcfo.com). Get in touch with Neil: Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/ (https://thelawentrepreneur.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur (https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl (https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/) If you've enjoyed the podcast, http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1086406592 (please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating & review for the show)! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also http://www.thelawentrepreneur.com/ (head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com) for more information on the podcast and my legal services. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production byhttps://www.turnkeypodcast.com/ ( Turnkey Podcast Productions.) You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Today, my guest is Jonathan Rosenfeld. Jonathan is the principal owner and creator of his law firm, a personal injury law firm outside of Chicago. In our conversation today, we'll talk a lot about the nuances of a personal injury practice, particularly in light of the fact that post-pandemic, many law firms are becoming more virtualized, and work is being done more in a remote fashion. We also look at this way of doing business in the personal injury space and if it lends itself to that type of workflow or not. Listen in to another great conversation! In this episode, Neil and Jonathan discuss: The evolution of personal injury law firms with the increase in remote work. Flexible work options and hiring successful employees. Increasing efficiency and decreasing human error through automation and systems. Appropriately conveying information to clients and juries. Key Takeaways: The commute is a waste of time for most people. If your employees have more flexibility in where and when they work, they will happily get their work done regardless of where and when they are working. Case intake has increasingly moved out of the 9 to 5 timeframe as people submit inquiries online or even call outside of standard office hours. Over time, the type of cases you see will help you to develop your systems, automations, and how the resources in your office will be divided. Prepare, prepare, prepare. The preparation for trial begins with how the work is handled from the beginning of the case. "Without systems, there are a lot of opportunities in this business for errors. These are errors, which not only affect your business but, ultimately, they can affect the client's case and it's really hard to undo that type of damage." — Jonathan Rosenfeld Get in touch with Jonathan Rosenfeld: Website: https://www.rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com/ (https://www.rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com/) Website: https://camplejeuneusa.com/ (https://camplejeuneusa.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rosenfeld.Injury.Lawyers (https://www.facebook.com/Rosenfeld.Injury.Lawyers) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rosenfeldinjurylaw (https://www.youtube.com/user/rosenfeldinjurylaw) Thank you to our sponsors! Ruby Receptionist - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ (http://ruby.com/) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle-tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at http://www.netprofitcfo.com (www.netprofitcfo.com). Get in touch with Neil: Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/ (https://thelawentrepreneur.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur (https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl...
Today, my guest is Taylor Darcy. Taylor is a business attorney and small firm practitioner out of San Diego, California, who has been a longtime listener of the podcast here. I am delighted to have Taylor on the program. Today, we're going to spend quite a bit of time talking about his journey, but maybe more to the point, Taylor is one of the biggest advocates and users of YouTube videos, particularly live YouTube video sessions, to market and promote his law firm and set it apart from others in the San Diego area. We get into the weeds about YouTube marketing, and YouTube content development. So I hope that's important, useful information that you can turn around and using your practice. In this episode, Neil and Taylor discuss: Creating a brand approach in naming your law firm. Marrying planning and action for your business success. Carrying prior experiences and careers into your law practice. Creative marketing that provides value. Key Takeaways: Hope and prayer is not a strategy for business. While it can be what you do as well, you must plan and do it in order to succeed in your business. Often the executives are no smarter than you are, they took a chance where you did not and took action where you sat back. Efficiencies, automation, and client experience can set you apart and make you competitive as a small or solo law firm. YouTube is the second most searched search engine in the world. It takes less time than you think and provides a largely untapped market that most lawyers do not venture into. "If you're providing good and meaningful content, people don't care if you say ‘um'. People recognize that you're a human being, and a lot of them are too afraid to do it themselves. They're not going to judge you. Honestly, anybody that's going to give you a hard time over your mistakes aren't somebody that you're going to want to work with anybody anyway." — Taylor Darcy Get in touch with Taylor Darcy: Website: https://thinklegalpc.com/ (https://thinklegalpc.com/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThinkLegalPC (https://www.youtube.com/c/ThinkLegalPC) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylordarcyesq/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylordarcyesq/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinklegalpc/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinklegalpc/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinklegalpc/ (https://www.instagram.com/thinklegalpc/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinklegalpc (https://twitter.com/thinklegalpc) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinklegalpc (https://www.facebook.com/thinklegalpc) Thank you to our sponsors! Ruby Receptionist - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ (http://ruby.com/) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle-tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will...
My guest today is David Neagel. He is a business consultant who doesn't focus exclusively on legal clients but has a great many of them. We spend a fair amount of time talking about how the legal realm of business fits in with a general overall schema of how a business operates in this country and around the world. We drill down a little bit on some of the unique perspectives that he has from his background, and how the life he has lived has led him to lifelong learning and developing his skills as a business consultant. It's a fascinating journey with a great story and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. In this episode, Neil and David discuss: Changing your attitude to change your life. David's journey from high school dropout to successful coach. Differences in mindsets from childhood. Creating and understanding your vision for your business. Key Takeaways: The library is a space of learning and growth for free. You can read anything and apply what you learn and change your life. Without taking actionable steps on what you learn, you will not see the progress you are hoping to achieve. If you were raised in a middle-class family and want to be an entrepreneur, you must change your mindset around business and money. Not everyone wants to play the same role in their own businesses - there are distinct roles and, if you work with a coach, they need to understand what it is you do want to do. "One of the most mature, courageous things any person in business can do is to admit where they're not good, where they have no interest in becoming good, and learning how to find somebody that is way better than they are to do that specific piece." — David Neagle Get in touch with David Neagle: Website: https://davidneagle.com/ (https://davidneagle.com/) Show: https://successfulmindpodcast.com/ (https://successfulmindpodcast.com/) Thank you to our sponsors! Ruby Receptionist - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ (http://ruby.com/) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automation you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle-tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at http://www.netprofitcfo.com (www.netprofitcfo.com). Get in touch with Neil: Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/ (https://thelawentrepreneur.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur (https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl (https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/) If you've enjoyed the podcast, http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1086406592 (please head to Apple Podcasts & leave a rating & review for the show)! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to...
On this episode of You Own the Experience, we throw it back to the first time Rob & Lauren pod together. In April 2020, Lauren had just started Leap Consulting and Rob had just launched the You Own the Experience Podcast. The dynamic duo discusses the mindful implementation of technology and some strategies to get it started and sustain your digital transformation journey. Lauren discusses the three pillars of Leap Consulting for staffing agencies: creating efficiencies in their current tech stack, developing a new tech stack with an architectural roadmap, and adoption. In this episode, you'll also hear about: A deeper dive into the three pillars of Lead Consulting Solutions The value of field-level buy-in when choosing the right tech stack The common pitfalls when implementing staffing technology The future of staffing technology This episode is brought to you by Leap Consulting Solutions & Kyloe Partners. Please remember to rate, review and share the episode wherever you tune in.
Today, my guest is Brian Beckcom. Brian runs a law firm out of Houston, Texas, which is a very successful personal injury law firm that has been growing for the past 20+ years and has had some really interesting cases. We talk a lot about how you go from the initial small law firm and how you take it to that next level with multiple attorneys, lots of staff, and a well-run business that allows you the opportunity to, as he says, spend as much time away from the office as he does inside the office. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. In this episode, Neil and Brian discuss: Brian's journey to building his own personal injury practice. The quantum steps from starting a practice to a thriving business. Productivity, efficiency, and having the right people in the right seats. Ways to write a book (and make it fast and easy!). Key Takeaways: Insurance companies pay millions to stop people from suing others so they don't have to pay, but they are the first to sue for any slight. Build your firm understanding what you want your life to be like. Build your firm around that. If you want to grow your firm without going insane, you must have the right people around you, in the right seats, and doing the right job. If you've been writing a blog, sending newsletters, or making videos for your business for years, you've already got the content for a book, it just needs to be repurposed and reformatted. "Don't think necessarily about what you want your business to look like, think about what you want your life to look like and then the business fits into that piece." — Brian Beckcom Get in touch with Brian Beckcom: Website: https://www.brianbeckcom.org/ (https://www.brianbeckcom.org/) Website: https://www.vbattorneys.com/ (https://www.vbattorneys.com/) Podcast: https://www.brianbeckcom.org/tag/podcast-episodes (https://www.brianbeckcom.org/tag/podcast-episodes) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VBAttorneys (https://www.youtube.com/c/VBAttorneys) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbeckcom/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbeckcom/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianbeckcomlawyer/ (https://www.instagram.com/brianbeckcomlawyer/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBeckcom (https://twitter.com/BrianBeckcom) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vbattorneys (https://www.facebook.com/vbattorneys) Thank you to our sponsors! Ruby Receptionist - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to https://www.ruby.com/ (www.ruby.com) or call 844.311.7829 Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle-tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at http://www.netprofitcfo.com (www.netprofitcfo.com). Get in touch with Neil: Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/
Today my guest is Kirk Tarman. Kirk is a criminal defense attorney in Southern California, and we have a great conversation about his journey. He's spent the better part of nearly 25 years being a criminal defense attorney and a solo practitioner, occasionally with some staff members, but currently a true solo practitioner with some support staff. We cover all the bases and the unique aspects of what it means to be a criminal defense attorney. I hope you find some value in this and enjoy the conversation. In this episode, Neil and Kirk discuss: Running a solo criminal defense practice. The power of negotiation. Why organization is so important in running your law firm. Being familiar with technology and courtrooms. Key Takeaways: Every person and every story is different and deserves to have context and understand the unique characteristics of their case. Everyone deserves representation. Life is complicated and full of gray areas. No matter where you go, where you are known in a community, you will be the top-of-mind lawyer if people get to know who you are. Utilize the technology available to you to make your argument more persuasive. "The only way to deal with the stress, the true way, is to prepare, work hard, and know, at the end of the day, no matter what happens, that you've done a really good job, and you've done everything that could be done." — Kirk Tarman Get in touch with Kirk Tarman: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kirktarman (https://twitter.com/kirktarman) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirktarmanlaw/ (https://www.facebook.com/kirktarmanlaw/) Website: https://www.tarmanlaw.com/ (https://www.tarmanlaw.com/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirk-tarman-105aa377/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirk-tarman-105aa377/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirk_tarman_law/ (https://www.instagram.com/kirk_tarman_law/) Thank you to our sponsors! http://callruby.com/lawentrepreneur (Ruby Receptionist) - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time - to learn more, go to http://callruby.com/lawentrepreneur (callruby.com) or call 844.895.7829 The Net Profit CFO - Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won't confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at http://www.netprofitcfo.com (www.netprofitcfo.com). Legal Funnels - You're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and you feel like you're doing everything yourself because you lack the systems, procedures, and automations you need for your law firm to run without you... We will set up automated systems and hire the best virtual assistants for your law firm to run completely without you! Within 6 weeks inside of our battle tested and results-based implementation program, you will pack your calendar with high-quality meetings from qualified clients for your law firm. You will outpace your direct competitors in your legal market with a reliable, consistent, and predictable system that will bring you clients 24/7 around the clock. And... You OWN the entire system yourself! Go to http://www.legalfunnel.com/ (www.legalfunnel.com) and see what lots of other attorneys have to say about this program. Get in touch with Neil: Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/ (https://thelawentrepreneur.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur (https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl (https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/) If you've enjoyed the podcast, http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1086406592 (please head to Apple...
In this episode of the You Own the Experience Podcast, we are sharing a live panel discussion Rob had last year with 3 community marketing experts. Community is one of 2022's corporate buzzwords of the year so we wanted to define what it means, provide resources to learn more, & provide tips and tricks from our panel. The panel discusses: Finding your wolf pack how to sustain a community platforms and tools to build your community on This episode is brought to you by Leap Consulting Solutions and Kyloe Partners Books referenced: David Spinks and his SPACES model are defined in his book The Business of Belonging. Reid Hoffman's Master of Scale Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast wherever you tune in from.
The New Wave Podcast: Daily Conversations On Web3.0, Business, Psychology, Psychedelics & More. A Show For People Seeking Spiritual, Psychological And Financial Sovereignty. Hosted By Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Entrepreneur Daniel DiPiazza. This Monday's podcast episode is an in-depth look at the different models / levels of income generation you can develop during the course of your career. This information is CRITICAL for anybody who wants to become 100% financially free. The ideas in this episode are highly influenced by Robert Kiyosaki and Naval Ravikant. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
In this episode of the You Own the Experience Podcast, Rob and Lauren share their conversation with Nina Eigerman, SVP of Alliances & Business Development, aka The fairy godmother of the Bullhorn Ecosystem, from February 2022. We held off recording and publishing the episode to let the acquisition of Able of Bullhorn & the launch of Bullhorn Ventures, an investment fund to invest in technology partners in the Bullhorn Ecosystem, happen before this release. Nina and the dynamic duo discuss all things Bullhorn, including recent acquisitions, new ideas around recruiting and recruiting tech & some people's general thoughts on business strategy. The trio also chat about: Connected Recruiting & digital marketing is a core competency (externally & internally) Mergers and Acquisitions & Bullhorn Ventures Bullhorn's recent acquisitions are Able, Cube19, Sirenum, & Herefish ( now Bullhorn Automation) Bullhorn's updated Customer Success initiative We also chat about our favorite type of people, programmatic problem solvers that care about positively impacting people's lives. This episode is brought to you by Leap Consulting Solutions & Kyloe Partners. Please remember to rate, review and follow the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Lauren and Rob sit down to discuss what is on their minds in May 2022. The dynamic duo discusses what customers are thinking about to improve their business and empower growth. The Duo also discuss: Optimization and ways to help your team think about improving the candidate or customer experience Reporting and the importance of good data in ATS for both reporting and automation Adoption Bullhorn Engage Boston is live and in person and the team is fired up This episode is brought to you by Leap Consulting Solutions & Kyloe Partners. If you have 3 or more team members attending Engage, you can use code ENG20%OFF to receive a discount. Check out the episode to learn more and please remember to rate & review the podcast wherever you listen.
Are you an entrepreneur who wants to scale your business without all the stress and hassle? In this episode, Steve Rozenberg discusses how to protect your portfolio and achieve long-term success, as well as how to find a good real estate partner who can help you grow. He also talks about if you're not able to scale your business, it's not a business. It's a hobby. So make sure you have the right people in place and focus on monetization, focus on product, and focus on sales. After that, you can worry about the rest of the business stuff! [00:01 - 06:41] If You Own One Rental Property, You Own a Business How Steve became a commercial real estate coach and influencer Steve learned that his safe and secure career was nowhere near as safe and secure as he thought How people don't understand the goal of owning an apartment complex To make money and have it sold to someone else for a higher value [06:42 - 15:05] Own Your Job, Not Your Business The keys to understanding your customer's buying process Start with monetization Systemize your business so that repetitive tasks are done perfectly and efficiently, and outsource any necessary tasks to help grow your business If you are the bottleneck of your business, work to remove yourself from that position so that your business can grow How freedom can be lackluster if it's not used to create purpose Tips to avoid feeling overwhelmed [13:42 - 20:59] Gain Your Freedom with Virtual Assistants Steve talks about how he and his team had to unite their definition of their goals Why you should create processes and procedures and outsource to virtual assistants The importance of communication and accountability between you and your VA's The benefits of outsourcing and why it will gain back your freedom [21:00 - 21:47] Closing Segment Reach out to Steve! Links Below Final Words Tweetable Quotes “So they think they want freedom… Let me just say I think that's **** because you can sell all of your *** tomorrow. Go live in your car, and you can have all the freedom you want. But what you won't have is the memory that you want. So we're not buying freedom. We're actually buying the memories that freedom is giving us.” - Steve Rozenberg “You can have the best product in the world. But if you don't understand how to not only get the money, but to get the right money from the right target of grading your clients… You need to understand that common thread of what is their problem and how does your product solve their problem.” - Steve Rozenberg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Steve Rozenberg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-rozenberg-20593553 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steven.rozenberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rozenbergsteve Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCck4Ww77C6IoZQDPne9fHgQ Webiste: https://steverozenberg.com Connect with me: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns. Facebook LinkedIn Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in! Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Steve Rozenberg 00:00 So they think they want freedom, right? You hear all the time, like, why do you want this? I want freedom to live my life? Well you know what? Because you could sell all of your *** tomorrow, and go live in your car and you can have all the freedom you want, right? But you know, what you won't have is you won't have the memory that you want. So we're not buying freedom, we're actually buying the memories that that freedom is giving us. Intro 00:23 Welcome to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big. Sam Wilson 00:34 Steve Rosenberg is an international commercial airline pilot, who after the tragedies of 911, was forced to realize that his safe and secure career was nowhere near as safe and secure as he thought it would be. He chose commercial real estate, and he's been able since then, to control his own destiny. Steve, welcome to the show. Steve Rozenberg 00:51 Hey, thanks for having me, man. Appreciate it. Sam Wilson 00:52 Hey, the pleasure is mine. Three questions I ask every guest to come to the show in 90 seconds or less. Where did you start. Where are you now? And how did you get there? Steve Rozenberg 00:59 I started my real estate path on the day after two days after 911 When I got my furlough notice from an airline. And that was where I started. Where I am now is I am a coach and an influencer working with businesses and real estate people. I was showing them how to grow and scale their business to run without them. And how I got there is the last 20 years in between of a lot of fucking mistakes, a lot of hard work and a lot of listening to smarter people than myself to learn how to scale and grow a business. Sam Wilson 01:29 Got it, man, that's awesome. And maybe I miss interpreted this in your bio there. Do you actively invest in commercial real estate or no? Steve Rozenberg 01:37 I do. Yeah. Sam Wilson 01:37 Okay, cool. All right. I thought that was the case. It was like, wait, I think I added that part in your bio on my own ad lib. Hey, that's fantastic. You are currently still a pilot with United Airlines. And you fly around the world all the time. Steve Rozenberg 01:50 Yep. Yeah, I fly a Boeing 777. Actually, as we speak. Right now I'm in Maui, Hawaii, on a layover. And so I get to travel the world, I get to do what I want to do. I don't have to worry about money, I don't have to worry about anything except doing what I want to do when I want to do it. Because I built in scale the business that basically can take care of me for the rest of my life. Sam Wilson 02:09 What business have you built in scale that is your primary driver of revenue? Steve Rozenberg 02:14 So my initial business that I built, scaled, and eventually sold to venture capital was a property management company out of Texas. We were the fastest growing management company at the time sold that to venture capital did that whole thing with stock options and all that stuff. That was kind of the thing that got me accelerated to the next level of my life. So the next level of my life now is I show people how to do what I did, because I show... The way that we built our business was we built it on the fundamentals of what I've been trained for the past 30 years, which is an airline pilot. So understanding how systems structure procedures, checklists, to make a business truly run without you, so that you don't have to be involved. Steve Rozenberg 02:58 And when I say business, look, if you own one rental property, you own a business, you just may not know it, if you own an apartment, syndication, whatever it is, that is a business. And if you don't have a business plan, you don't have a structure, you don't have a model, you will fail, that business will run you into the ground, or you will die with that business on your back, and you will not have the life you wanted. Because you chose not to do the work on the forefront to be successful. So you know, fail to plan, plan to fail, all that stuff you hear but the reality is, is I have learned that you have got the devils in the details and how you do the little things is how you do everything, especially in business, I'm sure as you know. Sam Wilson 03:35 Absolutely. And we see so much of that in the you know, the mom and pop operators. Yeah, I mean, yeah. And that's quite honestly, where a lot of value is created. For those of us coming in with a more sophisticated approach. You go… Steve Rozenberg 03:50 Well, here's an example, right? You buy an apartment complex, what is that you're basically buying a business that is not being run correctly. And you feel that you can come in and run it correctly. It's the same, for all intents purposes, it's the same four walls in a roof. It's the business model running inside the four walls of the roof. Now you could take it make a lot of money, sell that same business to someone else, and they run it into the ground. So when you look at how people get so caught up in the actual strategy, meaning the house, the apartment, the syndication, whatever it is, but they don't realize they don't take the time to focus on building the business around it for a successful exit and a successful outcome. And that's where people fail. Sam Wilson 04:30 Where do you start with people when they come to you and say, Hey, Steve, I need your help. I don't even know where to start. What's the first thing you look at? Steve Rozenberg 04:38 First, I want to know what the hell did you do and how bad is the situation because people don't come for help because they want to help they come for help because they've totally screwed something up. And they go, I need you. I need you to save me is what they're saying. You know, people don't do what they want to do. They do what they have to do. So when they're at that position, they have to do something. So my first question to anybody is I want to know, where does this go? What is the goal of this? Steve Rozenberg 05:04 Now, here's the thing, a lot of times people don't understand the goal, a goal has to be something that is a date and time that has a result. For example, you may say, like, I want to sell this deal for, you know, 25x of what I bought it for, based on these derivatives of NOI cap rate everything else, right? Or if it's a business, it doesn't matter, I want to know, what does that look like to you? And can you clearly define that to me? Then what I do is everyone they work with, I will leave, have them stay out of the room. And I will ask each one of them, you tell me, what does this look like? What is the goal of what we're doing? Everybody has a different answer. So I'm like, this is your problem, you guys are all going in different directions. Nobody knows what you, the leader are trying to impart upon your team. So you have bad leadership, you know, there's no bad team members, there's bad leaders. And so if you look at people that are bad leaders, they don't, they're not leaders, they're managers. And people mistake that. And so my first question when I work with people is I want to know, Steve Rozenberg 06:03 There's three things to make a successful business three things. And if you're watching this, I would suggest you write this down. The first thing is monetization. So monetization is the sales and marketing, this is getting the frickin money, right? You can have the best product in the world. But if you don't understand how to not only get the money, but to get the right money from the right target of grading your clients A through D, firing the D's, keeping the C's and understanding the common thread between A's and B's, and I won't go into the detail, but understanding that common thread of what is their problem? And how does your product solve their problem? And that's the marketing message to the A's and B's because that's who you're going after. So that's monetization, then you got to figure out how do you get recurring revenue from your A's and B clients? And more importantly, they hang around like minded people? How do you create a referral system to get your A's and B's to refer people to you, because that brings down what's called your client acquisition costs. Right? So the first thing is monetization, and becoming that go to brand like that in the spa industry. You think of Jacuzzi in the tissue industry, you think of Kleenex, in your industry, who do they think of are you that go to brand. So that's the first thing. The second thing is the systematization and the admin of your business. So what I mean by that is, you know, a business is made up of repetition tasks done over and over again to perfection. And the definition of a business is a commercial, profitable enterprise that runs without you, and it has a sale date on it. So if you break down that sentence, commercial, profitable, enterprise is monetization. It running without you part is the systematization of your business, and having a sale date, I'll explain about that in a minute. So let's talk about the systematization of your business. First thing you have to do when you own a business is you've got to systemize it, then you automate it, and then you outsource it right now, that could be outsourcing to a company and employee or virtual assistant, whatever. If you have to be there involved in your business every day, well, you don't own a business, you own a job, right? And so you have to understand, are you the bottleneck, there's so many people, I'm sure as you do, so many people I've talked to that I work with, and I'm talking to them, and I tell them, You know what you are the problem. You are the reason this business is not growing, because you have ego and pride. And you think you're more important than the business. And the reality is, is when you're a leader and you're the leader of the business, you have to be selfless. And a lot of people who run a business syndications apartments, they want to pound their chest and say how proud they are. And it's their deal and get out of their way. That's ego. That's pride. That's the success inhibitor. So the last part of that sentence is the third thing you need, which is the scalability and scalability of your business. Meaning, what is the sale date of that business. And when I say that, if somebody cannot give me a specific date, like February 1 2023, I am selling this deal. If you can't do that, then that goes into Sunday calendar, which is the busiest day on the calendar because it never happens. So the reason you have to have that is you have to have a finite date and work everything backwards from that sale date. And the scalability side is could I sit in any role in your business in your operation structure, sit down at a desk, open up their systems manual, read the manual, pull out the checklist Operations Guide, do that job without ever having to talk to you? Because if not, how do I do this in multiple cities? So when we built our business, we scaled in multiple cities, and 60% of our company was outsourced to Mexico with virtual assistants. So we had to master and understand how do you outsource that role, so that we could grow exponentially by having a command center that we could go into any city and so I tell people could you go into Tulsa, Dallas, Denver and exactly imprint your business model without having to talk to anyone that's a far fetched I get, I get that's pie in the sky. But if you don't even have a semblance of that you are never going to grow to scale your company, which means it will run you into the ground. That's the reality. It's not a company, it's a job. Steve Rozenberg 10:06 And the problem a lot of times is many people go into real estate, right? So a lot of times, I'll ask people, you asked me the first question, and I'll ask people, why are you doing this? And they will go on maybe a five minute rants of them telling me what they don't want in life. I don't want to be told what to do. I don't want to have a nine to five. I don't want this. I don't want that. And I'll sit there. I'll listen. And when they're done, I'll you know, you don't. And they're like, yeah, like, Okay, my question was, what do you want? You just went through a whole story of what you don't want. That wasn't what I asked you. Right? Tell me what you want. And so what happens is, they'll tell me, I don't know. Like, the really, I'm like, think about this, what do you want? So they think they want freedom, right? You hear all the time? Like, why do you want this? I want freedom to live my life? Well, you don't let me just say, I think that's ***. Because you could sell all of your *** tomorrow, go live in your car, and you can have all the freedom you want, right? But you know, what you won't have is you won't have the memory that you want. So we're not buying freedom, we're actually buying the memories that that freedom is giving us. Let's say I buy multifamily. I'm making a *** of money. And I go, I have the freedom. But what am I going to do? Well, I want to go have dinner in Greece with my wife on the Mediterranean. Now, that's the memory I want to create. Right? The Freedom does, you could go do that. But you may not like the results, you know, maybe you're flying and coach, whatever. So I tell people do not focus on the freedom, you're cutting yourself shy of that focus on the memory because look, at the end of the day, I can't take back last week, if it was a good memory or a bad memory, all I can do is have it in my mind. So when I sold my business, yeah, I made a *** of money, seven figures. That was great. But it didn't change the memory of it. And there's nothing I could do. I can buy more cool memories, but there's nothing else I could do. I have all the freedom I want. And once you have that freedom, and I tell people this and it's like it's hard to explain it to people that don't have it. But I tell them, once you have that freedom, it's very lackluster. Having the freedom to do what you want. If you're aimlessly walking around doing nothing, there's no purpose. So create memories. So that was my long story. Sam Wilson 12:08 No, I love it. Man. That was a good sermon right there. That was good stuff. I love that because it is pointless. I mean, you know, there's no perpetual novelties. And so when you don't have any reason, it's like, it's why retirees work at Walmart, you know? Exactly. You know, come on, welcome to Walmart, because otherwise, I made a bunch of money, and I don't have to do anything. And now I'm bored to tears. So and that doesn't sound like any fun. Is it challenging for you when you sit down next to your co pilot? And I mean, you guys are operating in just completely different universes. You got a guy that's probably on a career track work in the airlines. That's all he knows. I mean, how do those conversations shake out in the cockpit? I'm just curious. Steve Rozenberg 12:49 Yeah, it's interesting for me, because, you know, I love flying. I love what I do. But I also know it's a job. And it can be taken away at any moment. And I'm aware of that, and I don't really give a ***, right. I love what I do. But I'm okay if that happens, because I'm fine. So when I hear people talking about, oh, the union and this now, don't get me wrong, as airline pilots, you can make anywhere between, you know, 250 to $500,000 a year living a good life, right? I mean, it's not small amount of money. So it's not like these guys are paupers. They're not unintelligent people. But you know, what they are, is their employees, their employees by nature. And so what happens is, it's hard for me any employee that is living out of fear of them taking away from you, it's always hard to have that conversation. Because as a business owner, I kind of understand sometimes when the airline makes a decision and does something from a business owner perspective. Now, as a union employee, I may be like, yeah, that's ***. But as an owner, I go kind of get it. So to answer your question, I do something that's a little bit different. And I'm a published author. So some people have actually read my books that know me from the airline, and some would just kind of awkward. But what's interesting is I do a lot of compartmentalizing in my life. And I'm not saying this is the right thing or wrong thing to do. But what I do is, if I am talking to someone about flying, I keep it in that box. If I'm talking to someone about real estate, I keep it in that box. And if I'm talking to someone about the gym, I keep that in that box. I don't cross over like people flying don't really give a *** about me working out and people working out really don't care about real estate. I don't cross those over. Because I don't think a lot of times when we're starting to get into this world of real estate, we want to shout from the rooftops. We want to tell everybody, not everybody cares, or even wants to see us do good, right? Because it's a self reflection on us. If all of a sudden if you're like, Hey, man, I'm killing it in real estate. And we started together. I'm gonna go like, "Aw man, I should have done that one. And I like I'm so lazy." Where if you fail, I go see, I told you, you shouldn't have done it. You should get a job like we have. So instead of fighting that fight of the perpetual employee, I just don't say anything. I listen to them and they talk Yep, whatever. And I just do my deal. That's just me. Sam Wilson 14:54 That's interesting. I mean, again it because it's a lot less stressful. I was just curious if those conversations ever run full or like... Steve Rozenberg 15:02 look, I'm sure like when you go see family, and they're like, What do you do again? How do you, you know, try to explain it like, oh, that you know, is it legal? Is it immoral? It? But you know, but you have to have that conversation. Otherwise, I just don't say anything. I'm like, "I just do real estate." Sam Wilson 15:16 Bingo. Yeah, I get that question all the time. Like, you run a like, even for my own siblings, you do a podcast? Yeah. What is that? Yeah. You do the daily real estate? That's interesting. Steve Rozenberg 15:27 And then move on. Yeah, like, whatever, like, whatever. Sam Wilson 15:29 I don't know what that means. But cool, man. So what are some of the things you know, after you get through that initial question? You know, drilling down and getting systems and manuals put together is a laborious task. Is there any way around it? Steve Rozenberg 15:44 No, there's really not, you know, you can template stuff. But the reality is, is, you know, when I first learned about this, we had a guy, I'll tell you, we had a guy come into our office, and we were just we had growing pains. And we had a lot of challenges in our company. And this guy came in and again, he said, tell us what you do. So we told him and had everyone leave the room and did one at a time. And we all had different answers. And he's like, this is your problem. So this guy for two years was in our business, structuring and systematizing, our company. Now, in the Property Management realm, typically every business has anywhere between 8 and 11 systems and processes and procedures that they function with all the time. Every business, it's about 18. In property management, it's about 19. So there's several more because you have almost three clients, you have a tenant, you have an owner, and you have a contractor, and there has to be processes for everybody. And look, nobody likes us in the management company. We're like the Trashman of the industry. They call you to fire you or yell at you. That's the only thing right? So all we can do is have processes and procedures. And that's why we were able to once we did this, we are able to outsource to virtual assistants very effectively, because we knew what we were doing. And we knew. Steve Rozenberg 16:54 So one of the things I do, I'll give you to answer your question. When I first started coaching people, one of the first things that I have them do and people watching is a great tool for you is I have them do a time study. It's a two week time study. And so there's three parts to this. So again, you want to see how much food you're eating, write down your food, you want to see where your money's going write down your ledger's, you want to see where your time is going to a time study. So what I have them do is from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed, we track every single minute of the day, I don't give a *** what they're doing email, social media driving, don't care. So they have to track it. Okay, that's the first part. Second part of this equation is they have to totalize up driving two and a half hours on the phone for our social media one hour, I don't care. That's not the reason I want them to do it. But we have to block it. The last part is they give me an executive summary, telling me how do you think your day went today? Tell me I think your day one. And after one week of you doing this, and every night, they have to send it to me. So they have to sit and I explained to them, the day you don't send it is the day you will never hear from me again. And yes, you've already paid. So I can't make you want this, you have to want this. I'm not here to be your friend. I'm here to make you successful. So you want this done, we're going to do this, but you're gonna do it on my terms. So that's just my deal. I've got too many people that want my time. And if they don't, then that's fine. So once they do this within week, number one, they will actually come back to me and be like, I know what I'm doing wrong. Week number two is fixing it. So the problem is if I said, Hey, Sam, stop doing all the stupid *** like, you don't need to this, you wouldn't be like, Oh, no, I don't do those things. But when you actually write it down, and it's coming from you, and you have to tell me how your day went, night and day difference. So then what we do is we take those things, and we say, okay, week number two is what are the low level low enjoyment tasks that you're doing that are minimum wage activities? Yep, we start basically separating the egg yolk and the egg white. And then we go, okay, these are things that we can look at outsourcing to virtual assistants. So now we need to create systems on how to do those things. And we start Systemising this for the VA's. And that is how we start systematizing their life in their business. Steve Rozenberg 19:01 I've got a personal virtual assistant, she actually probably just want to book this call. But she runs my life. She runs my calendar, she runs my flight she runs I mean, you name it, a lot of people think of when they think of a VA they think of just business, right? So wrong way to look at this is an extension of you, everything you do. And so the more that, you know, look, think of it this way, if you get a virtual assistant, right, and I had a company that actually placed them, we got so good at this. But think about this, if I get a VA I'm gaining back 40 hours of my life every single week. How much more productive Could you be? Because here's something that people don't realize, one five minute phone call, one call that is equal to 23 minutes of lost time. So you get 10 calls a day, that's 230 minutes on average of lost productivity when you go oh, man, I don't know what I did today. I was just putting out fires that's living a reactive life and live in a reactive business. Right. So what if you never had to take those calls and you could focus on high income activities. And now you go you know But I don't need to take these calls that's handled. So again, that's how we ran our company. And that's how we were able to scale, which is one of the reasons we got acquired is because they're like, how are you guys doing this. And so we show them what we did and how we did it. Now, we took my knowledge of being a pilot with systems and checklists and procedures. And we basically use that of leverage and scalability to grow our company, which it was the best way. So I kind of took you through a path there. But that's kind of the best way to do it. In my opinion, Sam Wilson 20:27 Steve, I've enjoyed this man, I love the energy you bring to it. It's your full on. And that speaks to me. So thanks for taking the time to come on today. How fun it is to be an airline pilot, why you love what you're doing, how you've protected and insulated your portfolio so that you really don't care if they fire you, but you get to go out and fly and have fun. And yet at the same time, your ability to scale and build systems and help people all around the world. I think it's absolutely fascinating. So thank you for doing that. If our listeners want to get in touch with you or learn more about you what is the best way to do that, Steve Rozenberg 20:59 so they can follow me up on my website, Steve rosenberg.com. They can follow me on all the social media channels, Instagram, @Rosenbergsteve, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, all those but I'm very accessible. happy to chat, happy to answer questions. I do coaching. I do masterminds. I speak all over the world. People have a question, feel free to call me and I'll be happy to help Sam Wilson 21:20 Steve. Thanks again, man. Appreciate it. Thanks, brother. Take care. Sam Wilson 21:23 Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast if you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple podcast, Spotify, Google podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen, if you can do that for us. That would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank higher on those directories. So appreciate you listening and thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.
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After 20 years of successful traditional marketing my guest Mary Barnett launched a mobile campaign that drove 93,000 new customers to her client Kawasaki's dealerships countrywide and hasn't looked back since. …after her Kawasaki success in 2009 she dropped everything she knew and went all in on mobile marketing. Known today as “Mobile Mary” in the industry of marketing and social media management she uses her expertise to help business owners and restaurants use social media to grow a database that they OWN. Through learning how to reach their best customers offline, giving them what they want instantly and on-demand to increase sales and brand loyalty Mary's current clients are seeing quantum business growth. If you are ready to take your business to the next quantum revenue expansion with an email list of both potential and current clients YOU OWN then you will not want to miss out on this week's episode. Listen in as we talk about all things from motherhood, health, successes and failures and the business expansion we are all seeking. Ursula's Takeaways: Intro (00:00) How It All Started (8:33) Text Marketing (14:15) Don't Challenge Me (18:52) Get Back To Business (22:20) Stuff Happens ( 26:15) Helping Companies Grow (33:57) Another Brilliant Idea (38:36) About Mary Barnett Mary Barnett also known also known as ”Mobile Mary” in the industry, is a text marketing and social media expert…and her company “another Brilliant Idea, Inc helps business owners and restaurants use social media to grow a database that they OWN so they can reach their best customers offline, giving them what they want instantly and on-demand to increase sales and brand loyalty. Connect with Mary Website: https://anotherbrilliantidea.com/mobilemary-speaks (https://anotherbrilliantidea.com/mobilemary-speaks) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMobileMary/ (https://www.facebook.com/TheMobileMary/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.barnett1 (https://www.facebook.com/mary.barnett1) Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMobileMary (https://twitter.com/TheMobileMary) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilemary/ (https://www.instagram.com/mobilemary/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybarnett1/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybarnett1/) FREE GIFT: Mobile Marketing Mastery - https://anotherbrilliantidea.com/ (https://anotherbrilliantidea.com/) About Ursula Mentjes Ursula Mentjes is an award-winning Entrepreneur and Sales Expert. She will transform the way you think about selling so you can reach your revenue goals with less anxiety and less effort! Ursula specializes in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and other performance modalities to help clients double and triple their sales fast. Honing her skills at an international technical training company, where she began her career in her early twenties, Ursula increased sales by 90% in just one year. Just 5 years later, when the company's annual revenue was in the tens of millions, Ursula advanced to the position of President at just 27. Sales guru Brian Tracy endorsed her first book, Selling with Intention, saying, “This powerful, practical book shows you how to connect with customers by fully understanding the sales process from the inside out. It really works!” Ursula is also the author of One Great Goal, Selling with Synchronicity and The Belief Zone, which received the Beverly Hills President's Choice award. Her Podcast, Double Your Sales NOW, is available on iTunes, iHeartRadio and other outlets. Ursula also serves as Past Statewide Chairperson of the NAWBO-CA Education Fund and Past President of NAWBO-CA. She is the recipient of the SBA's Women in Business Champion and a recipient of the Willow Tree's Extraordinary Example and Extraordinary Entrepreneur Awards, the NAWBO-IE ANITA Award, chosen as PDP's Extraordinary Speaker, PDP's Business Woman of the Year, the Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards Finalist and the...
#IIDM #Digital #Marketing Hi there. My name is Luca Bredeveldt from the International Institute of Digital Marketing. Today, I would like to talk about 6 of the top benefits of email marketing. So let's get into it: Number 1: Creating targeted content Email marketing allows you to segment customers based on their preferences, such as, if they prefer one type of product to another. This allows you to create more personalized content tailored to a particular audience or individual. Number 2. Surveys and feedback. Surveys are a great way to determine customer preferences. They are also a fantastic way to receive feedback, as surveys of this nature are often interactive and engaging for the recipient. Number 3. Sales and ROI. Email marketing has an ROI of 4200%. Because you're engaging with an audience that is already interested in your products, customers are more likely to make purchases from email. And because email is usually so targeted, you can really hone in on encouraging customers to make a purchase. It's also a great way to follow up on leads or nurture existing leads. Okay. Number 4. Stay Top of Mind Email is a top communication channel, with 99% of consumers checking their email on a daily basis and 82% of customers saying they open emails from companies. With such a wide reach, sending regular emails at an adequate frequency is likely to keep you top of mind. Number 5. You Own your list Something that separates email from other social media platforms is the fact that you actually own your email list. Any social media account is vulnerable to being deactivated, while with email, your customer list is owned by you. And finally, number 6. Unique analytics. A function that is unique to many email marketing services is A/B testing. Essentially, A/B testing allows you to send two versions of a similar email to two different groups of customers, then assess the success of each email group by analyzing metrics. If the only difference was, for example, the subject line of each email, then the email with the higher open rate was more successful. You can run tests on subject lines, content, images, and frequency. So there we have it. An email has some unique characteristics that every marketer should utilize. It's one of the oldest forms of digital marketing and it's here to stay. For more information visit our website www.iidm.world Globally Recognized #Digital #Marketing Certifications: https://thedigitalmarketinginstitute.org/ INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF #DIGITAL #MARKETING ™ Learning Leaf: https://thedigitalmarketinginstitute.org/Learning-Leaf/ For Course Details: https://thedigitalmarketinginstitute.org/courses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MARKETING ™ is a certifying body founded in the USA by several long-standing marketers. We have years of experience in business, marketing, and more, and have put forth our combined experience to develop IIDM. Digital Marketing is something that's all around us, yet there has been no solid foundation for marketing in many, many years. In the news, there are blunders again and again by companies, failing some of the core aspects of modern marketing. Because of this, the need for a solid, stable foundation for marketing in the modern world is needed-- a foundation with the ability to be built upon and developed with time. #contentmarketing #digitalmarketing #digitalmarketing #marketing #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #business #marketingdigital #branding #seo #instagram #onlinemarketing #advertising #digital #entrepreneur #contentmarketing #marketingstrategy #digitalmarketingagency #marketingtips #follow #smallbusiness #design #bhfyp #webdesign #like #photography #graphicdesign #content #art #fashiondigitalmarketing #digitalmarketingagency #digitalmarketingsalary #whatisadigitalmarketing #digitalmarketingcompanies #digitalmarke --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iidmusa/message
[קישור לקובץ mp3] שלום וברוכים הבאים לפודקאסט מספר 425 [?To Early] של רברס עם פלטפורמה! היום ה-1 בנובמבר 2021, השעה היא פחות או יותר 2100 בערב ואנחנו נמצאים באולפן הביתי שלנו אשר בכרכור - אהלן אורי! הקדמה ארוכה . . .היום אנחנו מתכבדים לארח את שמעון - אהלן שמעון! - (שמעון) אהלן, כיף להיות פה, תודה רבה - (רן) איזה יופי שבאת וברוך הבא . . . - (שמעון) עשיתי את המסע מתל אביב, אני בטח לא היחיד פה שעולה לרגל . . . - (רן) בסוף עוד תקנה פה בית . . . (אורי) . . . והצטרפת ל-425 הרגלים . . .(רן) אז שמעון - ברוך הבא! שמעון מחברת Datree, והיום אנחנו הולכים לדבר בעיקר על Kubernetes ועל איך עושים רגולציה למפתחים, אבל תיכף נדבר על זה בצורה קצת יותר . . .(שמעון) זו מילה נוראית . . . (רן) בקטע טוב! . . . איך בעצם שומרים על Policy שפוי, ככה שה-Production שלנו לא יפול ויתרסק - כשאנחנו מדברים ספציפית על Kubernetes, אבל אולי גם נכליל את זה.ולפני שנצלול לנושא - נושא עמוק וטכני ומעניין - ספר לנו קצת עליך, שמעון:(שמעון) נעים מאוד, קוראים לי שמעון, אני בן 33 מתל אביבמה שנקרא “התקנתי את הלינוקס הראשון שלי” בגיל 12, ומאז התאהבתי ב-Open Source - אני זוכר, זה היה אז Red Hat 6 . . . לאחר מכן, פתחתי את החברה הראשונה שלי בגיל 15 - בתחום של Web Hosting ושרתי משחק [Game Servers]זה בתקופה שלפני ה-Cloud . . . .ו-Fast Forward: שירתתי בצבא, הייתי חוקר עבירות מחשבעבדתי אצל שי אגסי ב-Better Placeהייתי ב-Intel Security - מה שהיה Mcafee - אז יש לי קצת רקע ב-Securityולפני שפתחנו את Datree, הייתי ה-General Manager של חטיבת פיתוח התשתיות של Iron Source - היה מאוד מעניין לעשות Scale לחברה מ-30 עובדים ל-1,000 עובדים, עם תשתיות פיתוח ל-400 מתכנתים.ושם הרגשתי הרבה מאוד מה-Challeng-ים שאנחנו פותרים היום ב-Datree.(רן) אוקיי, אז אתה אומר שגדלתם מ-30 ל-400, פחות או יותר?(שמעון) מ-30 ל-1,000 - זה בכללי, עובדים; [מבחינת] מתכנתים הגענו ל-400, אני חושב.(רן) בסדר, אז 400 מפתחים עובדים כנראה על Cluster די גדול - ומישהו צריך לנהל את ה-Cluster הזה ולדאוג לזה שהוא יהיה “בריא” - וכנראה שיש כמה Cluster-ים כאלה. אולי לצערך או לשמחתך - זה היה התפקיד שלך, בין השאר . . . או שאתה ניהלת את הכוח שעשה את זה.(שמעון) כן . . . .שמע, אתה יודע - בחברה, לצורך העניין, כמו Iron Source, יש לך הכל: ECS ו-Fargate ו-Kubernetes ו-EC2 רגיל ו-Bare Metal באיזה Co-location . . . . יש הכל אז באמת מהבחינה הזאת, יצא לי לעבוד עם הרבה מאוד סוגים של תשתיות.אגב - גם AWS וגם GCP וגם Azure, כי אתה בסוף . . . היה לנו גם GitHub, גם GitLab וגם Bitbucket - לא כי רצינו, אלא כי אתה רוכש חברות ודברים נכנסים . . .(אורי) Iron Source גדלה הרבה מרכישות, ו . . .(שמעון) נכון - ואגב, זה היה אחד מה-Challenge-ים, שאין אחידות - הכל . . . אני לא אגיד “ג'ונגל”, אבל “רב-גוני” . . . .(אורי) אהה . . . (רן) ג'ונגל . . . ג'ונגל.(אורי) Iron Source, יאמר לזכותם, ואולי זה גם חלק מהיופי של לעשות רכישות ולתת לכולם להמשיך לרוץ קדימה . . . (שמעון) חד משמעית, זה היה מקום מדהים - מאוד מאוד שמחתי לעבוד שם והיו Challenge-ים מאוד מאוד מעניינים.ובאמת ככה יום אחד התעוררתי - ובלילה, אחד המתכנתים עשה טעות והכניס Misconfiguration שהגיעה ל-Production . . . זה קרה פה לכל המאזינים, כנראה - מ-Secrets שדלפו לאיזשהו GitHub Repo או Misconfiguration, בין אם זה Kubernetes או -EC2 או לא משנה במה אתם משתמשים - וזה הגיע ל-Production.וזה בסדר - אני כל הזמן עושה טעויות, אנשים טועים, אבל אחד ה-Challenge-ים הכי גדולים היה “אוקיי, סבבה - Fool me Once זה בסדר, Full me twice זה בעיה שלי . . .”איך אני אגרום עכשיו ל-400 מתכנתים לא לעשות את אותה הטעות שוב.(רן) אה, אין שום בעיה - שולחים אימייל! : “חבר'ה - בבקשה לא לעשות Misconfiguration!”(שמעון) אתה צוחק, אבל אני ראיתי הרבה ארגונים ששולחים מייל . . . “חברים, מעכשיו משתמשים בגירסא הזאת, מעכשיו משתמשים ב-Container-ים האלה”.מן הסתם, זה די מגוחך וזה לא עובד.ניסיתי כל מיני דברים . . . ניסיתי את ה-Email . . . אני מאוד פעיל בקהילותאני אחד מה-Co-Organizers של CNCF Tel Avivאני AWS Community Hero, אז אני מוביל את ה-Meetup הכי גדול בעולם של Amazon . . .יש לנו 8,000 אנשיםאמרתי בואו נעשה Meetup! עשינו Meetup, הסברתי על Secure Development ומה לעשות ואיך ולמה - אבל ברור שזה לא עובדזה חייב להיות in-flow ב-Development Process של המפתחים . . .(אורי) דרך אגב - יש מצב שאתה Community Hero בגלל שמישהו עשה טעות בקונפיגורציה, ודרך זה AWS נותנת לך את התארים . . .(שמעון) יכול להיות . . .(רן) הייתה פעם סדרה, אני לא יודע אם אתם זוכרים, בשם “גיבורים בעל כורחם” . . . אז הנה - דוגמא.(אורי) זה בהמשך ל-Darwin Awards . . . (רן) לא, “גיבורים בעל כורחם” הייתה סדרה אמיתית, בדרך כלל על חיילים שהגיעו לכל מיני מצבים מאוד קשים ואז נאלצו להראות את הגבורה שלהם - אז כמו שהם לא בחרו להיכנס לשם, גם אתה לא בחרת להיכנס לשם אבל יצאת בגבורה . . .(שמעון) כן, זה מה שקרה . . .אז באמת, אחרי 4 וחצי שנים נפלאות ומדהימות ב-Iron Source, יצאתי לדרך עם השותף של - אייר זילברמן - ופתחנו את Datree.מה שאנחנו עושים היום זה עוזרים למנוע מ-Misconfigurations להגיע ל-Production - בסביבת Kubernetesנכון, זו בעיה הרבה יותר רחבה מ-Kubernetes, וצריך אותה בכל מקום - אבל אין מה לעשות, אתה סטארטאפ ואתה צריך להתמקדאולי זה כבר לפרק אחר - עשינו שינוי מ-Top-Down ל-Bottom-Up, ל-Product-led Growth [אייר כבר עשה את הפרק הזה . . . ] - והיה לנו חשוב לעשות Flow מאוד ברור ומאוד פשוט - אתה מגיע לאתר והדבר הראשון ששאתה רואה מול הפנים שלך זה Copy-Paste של curl לטרמינל ואתה מתקין את ה-CLI . . .בשבוע שעבר חצינו את רף ה-5,000 Star-ים . . .(רן) מזל טוב! . . .(שמעון) תודה רבה, אנחנו באמת מאוד גאיםוככה יצאנו לדרך - כדי לעזור למתכנתים לעשות את הדבר הנכון.(רן) אוקיי, אז Kubernetes - למי שלא היה באיזור הזה בשנים האחרונות - Kubernetes זה Cluster Management, או Orchestrator יותר נכון. בעצם, אם יש לכן תוכנה שרצה בתוך Container - נניח Docker, לא ניהיה ספציפיים - ויש לכם אלפים כאלה, אז צריך משהו שינהל את אותם - שירים אותם, שיעשה להם Healing, שיפרוש אותם, שישים את הגרסאות הנכונות וכו' - ו-Kubernetes הוא זה שעושה את זה.עכשיו, למי שעדיין מכיר Kubernetes - כדאי שתכירו YAML או JSON - בעצם, Kubernetes פועל ע”י קבצים, קבצי-ענק לפעמים, של JSON-ים או YAML-ים שבאמצעותם אתם מקנפגים (Configure) - אתם אומרים “את ה-Product הזה תשים פה”, “את ה-Service הזה תשים שם” וכו'. ואז נשאלת השאלה- ?What could go wrong(שמעון) אז אני חושב שאולי באמת נדבר על המהפיכה שקרתה פה, כי אני חושב שזה משהו שהוא בקנה מידה של המצאת ה-VM, לטעמי.כי אנחנו חיינו גם - אז באנו ופתאום הגיעו ה-Cloud-ים ואז היה את ה-API של AWS ואת ה-API של GCP ואת ה-API של איזשהו Bare-Metal שאתה משתמש - וניהיה פה מגדל בבל.ואז קמו והקימו את ה-Cloud Native Foundation, את ה-CNCF, ואמרו: “חברים, בואו נעשה שכבה אחידה, שנוכל לדבר בינינו” - ותריץ את זה על Bare-Metal או AWS או GCP או Azure או איפה שתרצהאבל שתיהיה לנו שפה אחידה - כי זה לא הגיוני שאנחנו, בשביל לפתח מוצר, צריכים לתמוך בכל כך הרבה דברים.עכשיו, כשעשו את זה - זה כבר היה בתקופה שהיא יחסית מאוחרת, ויכלו לבוא ולהכיל את ה-Modern Practices בתוך זהאז למשל, בתוך Kubernetes אין UI שאתה יכול לעשות לו Launch Instance, פשוט אין דבר כזהאין שום כפתור שאפשר ללחוץ - יש רק קבצים, לצורך העניין YAML-ים, שלוקחים ועושים להם Apply - ובעצם שולחים אותם לשרת ואומרים “היי! הנה ה-Instructions set של מה שאני רוצה שיקרה!”.ואני חושב שזו מהפכה - כי זה מביא אותך לעולמות של GitOps, זה מביא אותך לעולמות שהכל מתועד, על כל שינוי שקורה אתה יכול לדעת מי שינה אותו ולמה שינה אותו ואיך להחליף אותווזה באמת שם לנו Even Playing Field מסויים - שלטעמי זה ממש הדור הבא . . . . לא רק לטעמי - ניתן לראות מה קורה בעולם.(רן) זה למעשה כלי שנותן לך לתאר את סביבת ה-Production שלך בצורה . . . כקונפיגורציה (Configuration), בצורה שהיא דיסקרפטיבית (Descriptive) - אתה לא צריך להריץ Script-ים כדי שיעבירו אותך למצב הזה, אלא אתה פשוט אומר “הנה, זה המצב - תעשה Apply, תכיל את זה” - וזה נשמע כמו פתרון מצויין, אבל עדיין יש לי תחושה שיש פה כמה צרות שמתחבאות פה בפנים . . .(אורי) יש תמיד את המתח הזה, בין האם אני עושה UI ומאחורי ה-UI אני יכול לשמור על . . . אני יכול להפעיל חוקים או למנוע אפשרויות מסויימות ב-UI - ואז זה שומר עלי; או שאני נותן לעשות את ה-Description באמת בקובץ ועל הקובץ הזה יש לי בעצם Audit של מי עשה ומה עשה ואני יכול לתחקר אחורה - אבל זה הכל שאלה של . . .(שמעון) Flexibility? . . .(אורי) . . . האם זה מניעה או האפשרות אחר כך לתעד . . . או Full Flexibility והיכולת לתחקר אחורה.(שמעון) Simplicity vs. Flexibility, אני קורא לזה . . .ובאמת, חד-משמעית, הלכו All-in על Flexibility - מה שמוריד את ה-Simplicity פשוט לאפס . . . ובדיוק מה שדיברנו פה - זה מביא להמון המון בעיות.אבל לפני שניכנס לבעיות ספציפיות ב-Kubernetes, אני חושב שגם מאוד חשוב לדבר על עוד Transition אחד שקרה - וזה שבהרבה ארגונים התחילו לשבור את החומה . . . אם לפני כמה שנים שברנו את החומה של של ה-QA ושל ה-Dev, אז היום שוברים את החומה של ה-Ops ושל ה-Devיש לנו את העולם של לפתח בצורה אג'יילית (Agile) ו-DevOps-ית - ובהרבה ארגונים הולכים או עשו “You built it - You run it - and you operate it” . . .“אני, ה-DevOps, לא אקום בארבע בבוקר כי אתם כתבם באגים - אתם תקומו בארבע בבוקר ואתם תסדרו את זה”עכשיו, מן הסתם יש לזה יתרונות, כי זה נותן לנו Speed of Delivery, אתה לא צריך לחכות לאף איש DevOps, אתה לא צריך להיות תלוי באף אחד, יש לך Full Ownershipמצד שני . . . (רן) זה נותן Accountability, שזה דבר מאוד חשוב . . . אתה אחראי: אתה עשית פאשלה, אז אתה גם אחראי לתקן אותה.(שמעון) חד-משמעית - אבל מצד שני . . . .(אורי) וואי, אתם מדברים מה-זה-2015 . . . (רן) כן, אנחנו רק משחזרים את ההיסטוריה . . .(שמעון) בדיוק, אנחנו קצת במסע בזמן (רן) . . . תיכף נגיע ל-2021 . . . (שמעון) . . . ומנגד, מן הסתם, וואלה - אולי אני ה- Java Payment Engineer הכי טוב שיש, אבל מה לי ול-Docker-ים? מה לי ול-Kubernetes? אני לא מומחה בדבר הזה, ופתאום אני נאלץ לבוא ולגעת בדברים האלה, שאני לא כל כך מבין בהם הרבה.וגם לא הגיוני לצפות עכשיו מכל מפתח Java - או לא יודע, כל מפתח בכלל - שיהיה Expert תשתיות של Kubernetes, זה פשוט לא . . .(אורי) או שלפחות יהיה מודע לתשתית . . . (שמעון) נכון.(רן) אוקיי, אז פה אנחנו מתחילים לראות את הבעיה, זה קצה הקרחון . . . בואו נצלול פנימה, נראה כמה קירות בקרחון הזה.(שמעון) אז בוא ניכנס יותר עמוק לעולם הבעיה ב-Kubernetes ואז נדבר על עולמות הפתרונות השונים.אז באמת קראנו מאות פוסט-מורטמים (Post-Mortem) של Outages ב-Kubernetes - ואני חייב להגיד שרוב הטעויות . . .ואגב גם ניתן לקרוא היום - למשל State of Security Report של Red Hat 2021, מראה שבאמת בכל הארגונים ה-Number 1 Concern זה Misconfigurations . . . .זה לא Security incidents ולא שיפרצו לי - זה שאנחנו נדפוק את עצמנו . . . בגדול, זה ה-Number 1 Challenge עכשיו . . .ומה שקורה זה קצת מה שדיברנו - בגלל ש-Kubernetes בנוי ל-Flexibility, אז אני יכול לעשות הכל - אבל אז אני אומר “טוב, אני אביא Container ואני אקח איזה Copy & Paste של איזה Template פשוט - ואני אריץ שם, לא יודע - RabbitMQ, וביחד עם ה-Service שלי ועוד איזשהו Redis ויריץ אותו . . .אמממה? שכחתי ש-RabbitMQ, ב-Default שלו, עושה Consume לכל ה-Memory שהוא יכול, כי הוא עושה לזה Queueing . . .ולא שמתי Memory-Limit בתוך ה-Kubernetes YAML שלי ל-Workload הזה.ועכשיו אני בבעיה, כי יש לי “Pod סורר”, שלקח עכשיו את כל ה-Memory של כל ה-Node - ועכשיו אני יכול לחוות Outage . . .עכשיו, אתה - כ”מפתח קלאסי”, נקרא לזה - אולי אתה לא חשוף לזהאולי אתה גם רגיל לעבוד בעולמות הוירטואליזציה (Virtualization) או ה-EC2, כשאתה יודע שכל דבר רץ על Instance ולכל דבר יש את ה-Boundaries שלואבל מה לעשות - פה לא . . . פה אתה יכול להריץ Kubernetes על ה-Bare-Metal אפילו, ופה ה-Docker יכול לרוץ Native . . .וזו רק דוגמא אחת - יכול להיות שלא שמתי Liveness Probe או Readiness Probe . . . והדוגמאות הן עוד מאוד ארוכות . . . (רן) עכשיו, בעיקרון הייתי יכול גם לפני זה לקחת RabbitMQ ולהתקין אותו בצורה לא נכונה . . . אבל זה היה קשה יותר. עכשיו זה ממש קל - זה להעתיק YAML ולשים אותו בפנים - וזה עובד. לפני זה הייתי צריך לעבוד קשה, ורוב הסיכויים שאם הייתי עובד קשה, אז גם הייתי מבין איך נכון לעשות את זה, ועולה מראש על הטעויות שלי.פה זה כל כך קל, שזה פשוט להעתיק YAML מ-Stack Overflow והנה - לכאורה זה עובד . . . עד אשר מגיעה השעה 3 בלילה - ואז זה מפסיק לעבוד . . . (שמעון) נכון . . . שמע, יש דברים כמו . . . דברים שקרו נגיד ל-Targetשמו CronJob וה-Restart Policy שלו, אופס . . . עשו טעות וראו שזה כל הזמן עושה Restartאממה - ה-Pod הזה, היה בו איזה Error - אז הופ! עשו Spin ל-4,500 Pod-ים עם ה-Cron הזה, שדפק להם את כל ה-Cluster.עכשיו, זו טעות קטנה, של “האם אני עושה Restart Always או Never או Kill” - אלו דברים מאוד מאוד פשוטים, לכאורה . . . .ופתאום אין לנו את ה-Guard Rails, שאולי היו לנו פעם עם ה-Ops - פתאום כל Developer שולח את זה ל-Cluster ו-טאק! אללה-באב-אללה, לך תדע מה יהיה . . .(רן) אז למעשה Kubernetes מצד אחד נתן . . . ייצר הזדמנות. עכשיו מאוד קל לפרוש דברים, מאוד קל לשבור את החומות בין Ops לבין Dev - אורי, עכשיו עברנו את 2015 אז אני מתנצל, אבל בנוסף . . . (אורי) התעוררתי . . .(רן) . . . אבל בנוסף, הוא גם נותן לנו, אולי, הזדמנות עכשיו גם לייצר רגולציה - מילה שאתה לא אוהב - או לייצר Safety, אוקיי? אבל בעצם, אם לפני זה כל אחד היה צריך לייצר את ה-Safety הזה בעצמו, ע”י Whatever-כל-מיני-כלבי-שמירה מסוגים שונים או כל מיני Script-ים כאלה שהיית כותב לעצמך, אז היום יש לך אפשרות לייצר את זה בצורה שמתאימה לכולם - זה קצת אולי מדבר עם ה-CNCF שעליו דיברת מקודם.אז מה עשה העולם, כשהוא ראה את הדברים האלה?(שמעון) שאלה מעולה . . . אז בעצם מה קרה? ניתן לראות שני סוגים של Approaches שנלקחו ע”י חברות - ה-Approach הראשון היה “טוב, זה קורה חברים, אין מה לעשות - מעכשיו כל שינוי ב-Kubernetes ב-YAML, ב-Helm Charts - מעכשיו ה-DevOps צריך לחתום על זה”, לעבור על זה . . .ואז במקום שה-DevOps יתעסקו ב-Customization, ב-Performance, בדברים שהם רוצים - הם נהיים מעיין “Human Debugger” ל-YAML, והם צריכים עכשיו - מסכנים, 20 DevOps-ים על 500 מפתחים - צריכים לעבור בראש, לעשות ביד Debugging ל-YAML-ים של מתכנתים . . .(רן) “ועדת DevOps” - הכי אוקסימורון שיש . . . “לך תעבור את הועדה” . . . (אורי) השאלה היא גם אם שליחה כזאת של קונפיגורצית Kubernetes קוראית כל הזמן? זה לא כמו כשמפתח שולח קוד . . . האם זה באמת קורה כל הזמן או שזה קורה לעיתים רחוקות ואז אולי זו לא בעיה . . . .(רן) למה שזה לא יקרה כל הזמן? אתה רוצה לשנות כמות זיכרון, אתה רוצה לשנות מספר Pod-ים, אתה כל הזמן . . .(שמעון) . . . אתה רוצה להריץ Service חדש, אולי מספר Service-ים . . .(אורי) בסדר, זה . . . כמה זה קורה עם המפתח? רוב העבודה שלו זה לפתח . . . אם פעם בכמה זמן הוא צריך לשנות את הקונפיגורציה (Configuration) של ה-Pod שלו אז בסדר . . . (שמעון) פה אני אקח אותך בחזרה ל-2015 . . . (אורי) אני רק אגיד - זה ברור שזה פחות . . . יש לו פחות עצמאות, אוקיי? אבל השאלה היא האם זה באמת קורה כל כך הרבה . . . (שמעון) שאלה טובה . . . האם זה קורה פחות מקוד רגיל? חד משמעית, אני בטוח.אבל אני אקח אותך שוב למסע בזמן ל-2015, נושא לעוס מכל כיוון - microServices vs. Monolith וכו' - אז כנראה שהאמת היא איפשהו באמצע.אבל בסוף אנחנו רואים, בארגונים שמשתמשים במערכות שלנו שאני יכול לדבר עליהם - עשרות ומאות של Service-ים . . .וגם אוהבים לעשות את ה-Separation of Concern - אומרים “אוקיי, יש לי משהו, אז במקום לדחוף אותו עכשיו לתוך אותו ה-Service ולהעמיס עליו עוד יותר - בוא נעשה Service נפרד!”אממה - בכל פעם שאתה עושה Service נפרד, יש לו קונפיגורציות משלו, דאטה משלו, אולי Databases משלו, אולי Cache-ים משלוואז ניהית לך פה “ערימה של Infrastructure” [על הדשא?], שאם פעם ב-Monolith היה לנו Monolith ענק עם שכבה דקה של Infrastructure - עכשיו יש לנו אפליקציה עם שכבה דקה של אפליקציה ומלא מלא Infrastructure מסביבה - כפול 500 כאלה . . .(רן) אני אעשה . . . דרך אגב, אורי - אני יכול לענות לך על השאלה של “עד כמה זה קורה?”: תקרא את ה-Post-Mortem-ים ותראה כמה זה קורה . . . קורה הרבה.(אורי) זה בסדר, אבל אתה יודע - תקרא את ה-Post-Mortem-ים של טעויות קוד . . . (רן) כן, אבל אתה יודע - אנחנו מנסים למצוא את היחס הנכון . . .אבל אנחנו רואים שזה קורה, זאת אומרת - זה קורה.(אורי) אני לא מתווכח עם זה שזה קורה - זה קורה, ויש תמיד את הצורך הזה בעצמאות, אבל חשוב לשים את ה . . .(שמעון) אני חושב שהשאלה, אורי, היא גם מה ה-Cost? - אם אני עשיתי עכשיו טעות והשתמשתי ב-Type הלא נכון או אני לא יודע מה יש בתוך הקוד שלי, לעומת אם אני עכשיו לא שמתי את ה-Memory Limit או את ה-Liveness Probe לא נכון, וזה יכול להשפיע לי על כל ה-Workload שלי ב-Clusterואולי זו הנקודה - להגיד מה ה-Blast Radius של טעות בקונפיגורציה של Kubernetes.(רן) אז פתרון אחד היה “וועדת ה-DevOps” הזו, שכולנו פסלנו . . . אוקיי, אילו עוד פתרונות?(שמעון) פתרון אחר זה הצד השני לחלוטין - זה “טוב, יאללה, אין מה לעשות, זה מה שיקרה” . . .(רן) “אכלתם אותה, חבר'ה . . . יש לכם Kubernetes, יש לכם YAML - תסתדרו”.(שמעון) נכון . . .(אורי) השאלה היא רק מי משלם את השיק . . .(שמעון) נכון - ואגב, אפרופו אתה אומר שיק, זה אחד ה-Use Case-ים באופן מעניין, כשאנחנו עוד מעט נגיע לדבר על הנושא של פוליסות, אבל לשים מעיין Cost Center - יש אנשים שמרימים מיליון דברים . . . וואלה, של מי זה? מה זה? מה זה עושה פה? מי ה-Owner? איזה צוות זה? מה קורה פה כאילו? [מי נתן את ההוראה?!](אורי) אני יכול להגיד שב-Outbrain, ברגע שנכנסנו ל-Kubernetes, הבנו שיש כמובן את העניין הזה של ה-Cost ופשוט פיתחנו Visibility לכל Cost - כל צוות יודע מה ה-Cost של ה-Service-ים שלו, כמה עולה לו כל Service, והם יכולים . . . פעם (Once) שאתה מודד את זה, את יכול לקחת Action.(שמעון) אבל השאלה היא איך אתה יודע שהמתכנת שהעלה את ה-Service הבא לא שכח לשים Label? . . .ואז המערכת שאוספת פשוט לא תצליח “לאסוף את ה-Owner” . . . .(אורי) אז במקום הזה, אנחנו בעצם בודדנו את המפתח מהתשתית ויש לו Pipeline שלם, והוא מבחינתו רואה “Service” . . .(רן) אז יש פה בעצם את פתרון מספר שלוש . . . דיברנו על שני פתרונות: אחד זה היה “וועדת DevOps” , שתיים זה “קחו אולר שוויצרי ותתחרעו עליו” - ושלוש זה לייצר אבסטרקציה: לא לחשוף להם את Kubernetes As-is, אלא ליצור שכבה שמפשטת את זה. [368 Kubernetes and Dyploma at outbrain](שמעון) בדיוק - ואגב, אני מאמין שבמובן מסויים, Datree איפשהו משחקת שם על ה-Abstraction Layer הזומילה שאני דווקא אוהב זה דווקא סוג של Guard Rails מסויימים - שוב פעם, במשחק שבין Flexibility ל-Simplicity.יש ארגונים שפשוט המפתח, בסופו של דבר, לא רואה שמאחורה זה Kubernetes YAML - הם עושים את ה”שמעון-YAML”, ויש להם שם ערכים מסויימים שחשופים אליהםזה Memory ו-CPU ו-Whatever-מה-שאני-רוצהאגב, יש כאלה שגם אם לא נתת את ה-YAML הפנימי שלנו - ה-Outbrain.yaml או ה-AppsFlyer.yaml - אז אתה לא יכול לעשות את ה-Deployment.ואז זה בעצם לקחו ופשוט . . . כי הרי יש אינסוף של פרמוטציות בקונפיגורציות (Permutations, Configurations) ב-Kubernetes, אז הלכו ועשו איזושהי Abstraction Layer על זה.(רן) אז במשרעת הזאת, שבין Flexibility ל-Simplicity, אז לקחו את זה לכיוון של Simplicity.(שמעון) נכון.(רן) וזה יכול לעבוד לחלק מהחברות, אבל כמו שאמרת יש לזה את החסרון של “אוקיי, לפעמים אתה רוצה לעשות משהו קצת אחר”.(שמעון) נכון(אורי) עכשיו, יש בעניין הזה שתי אפשרויות - אתה יכול לשים ממש אפליקציית ניהול מעל זה ולשים בפנים את כל ה”בדיקות נכונות” על ה-Input-ים שמגיעים מהאפליקציה, ויש פתרון של לבנות Compiler, אוקיי? . . . אתה עדיין יכול לשים Kubernetes YAML, אבל אני אריץ לך עליו . . . Debugger או . . .(שמעון) Linter אולי . . . (אורי) . . .שמפעיל את ה-Rules ש . . .(שמעון) יפה, בדיוק(רן) איזשהו מנוע . . . תיכף נגיע לזה, אני רואה שזה על קצה הלשון שלך - איזשהו מנוע-חוקים שאומר “זה בסדר - אבל זה לא בסדר”, אוקיי . . . “מותר לך להרים 50 Pod-ים, אסור לך להרים 51”“מותר לך להקצות 250Mb זכרון - אסור לך להקצות מילימטר יותר”אז איך עושים את זה?(שמעון) אז זה לוקח אותנו קדימה - דיברנו קצת על ה-Cloud Native Foundation, ויש שם הרבה פרויקטים, אני מאוד ממליץ.לאחד הפרויקטים קוראים Open Policy Agent (OPA) - הופה-היי . . . זה בעצם פרויקט שהוא, בבסיסו, ב-Core, זה Policy Agent, שאגב משתמשים בו להרבה Use-Case-יםיש חברות שמשתמשות בו בכלל ל-Authorization, כש-microService מדבר עם איזשהו microService אחרוכיש שם איזשהו User שרוצה לבצע פעולה, אז הוא פונה ל-Service ושואל אותו “האם שמעון יכול לעשות פעולת Delete - כן או לא?”ובעצם מפרידים את ה-Logic Layer של ה-Decision Making מהבחינה הזאת, לבין האפליקציה עצמה.(רן) וה-Scenario הזה לא קשור ל-Kubernetes?(שמעון) לא . . . אני נותן דוגמא אחת כדי שנבין את הזה . . .בגדול, ל-Open Policy Agent יש שתי צורות של הרצה שלו - או כ-HTTP Server שאתה פונה אליואו שאתה יכול להביא אותו כ-Library, שאתה פשוט מדבר איתו.עכשיו, ה-Interface של הדבר הזה הוא שפה דקלרטיבית (Declarative) שקוראים לה Rego, שהיא Inspired ע”י שפה בשם Datalogוה-Emphasis בשפה הזו הוא What you see is what you getזאת אומרת שאין שם איזה-שהם אובייקטים מטורפים או לולאות מטורפות או דברים דינאמיים . . .הפוך - מנסים כמה שיותר שיהיה דיסקריפטיבי (Descriptive) ו-Fair, אני אגיד שזו שפה לא-הכי-קלה שיש . . . היא מצד אחד . . . נכון, היא דיסקריפטיבית, אבל מצד שני זה קצת “מקשה על העין”.(רן) כן - ועכשיו צריך מישהו שישמור עליך מפני השפה הזאת, כי גם שם אתה יכול לעשות שגיאות . . .(שמעון) נכון . . . . אז בעצם זה לוקח אותנו למקום שאתה יכול לתת פוליסות - ולפוליסות האלה אפשר לפנות ולשאול האם אני יכול לבצע פעולה או לא לבצעהוא פשוט שואל אותי - “מה אתה אומר?”נותן לך Input של Data, נותן לך Input של Rule-ים - תבדוק לי ותגיד לי האם זה בסדר או לא בסדר.ואז, כדי להיכנס טיפה יותר עמוק, יש את Conftest ו-Gatekeeperכש-Conftest - כשמו כן הוא: Configuration Test שמבוסס על Open Policy Agentוהוא כבר נבנה ב-Use Case של לעשות בדיקות על Configuration Filesכשאחד ה-Configuration Files, מן הסתם, זה Kubernetes YAMLsואתה ממש יכול לרשום שם “תבדוק לי האם קיימים Label-ים, והאם יש Label מסוג Cost או Team? ואם לא - אז תיכשל!”ואז בעצם מה שעושים זה שבתהליך ה-CI/CD או כ-pre-commit Hook או מה שזה לא יהיה, אנחנו מריצים את הטסטים האלה.אז זה צד אחד, זה Conftestהצד השני זה Gatekeeper - כש-Gatekeeper זה אותו דבר, מריץ את ה-Rego Policies - אבל זה עובד כ-Admission Webhook Controller בתוך Kubernetes.קצת דומה למערכות הפעלה - System Callsבעצם, כשמתרחשת פעולה . . . .(רן) רגע, שנייה, בוא - אני אעצור אותך . . . יש פה הרבה מושגים ואני רוצה לפרוט אותם.אז קודם כל, ה-Conftest - זה משהו שאם אני מבין נכון ירוץ ב-CI או באיזשהו Pipeline שבו אתה . . .אוקיי - שינית קוד של Kubernetes, נגיד ששינית YAML או . . . אפילו אם יש לך איזשהו כלי, נגיד כמו מה שיש ב-Outbrain - אבל בסופו של דבר הוא שינה את הקונפיגורציה של Kubernetesקודם כל תריץ על זה Conftest - ואם הוא יגיד שזה בסדר אז תמשיך הלאהלצורך העניין - “תמיד חייב להיות Label של Cost”, שתדע לאיזו קבוצה זה שייך.ו-Admissions זה כבר סיפור אחר - זו חיה שכבר חיה בתוך Cluster של Kubernetes . . . [עמק החיות המוזרות?](שמעון) . . . כי אתה יכול לשאול אותי “שמעון - אבל מה אם יש לי בנדיטים? מה אם הם עושים kubectl - Apply בום-טראח לתוך ה-Cluster, ולא עובדים עם GitOps ולא עוברים בתוך ה-Pipeline?”אז לשם זה יש באמת את Gatekeeper, שאני לא יודע עד כמה אנחנו רוצים לחפור עמוק אבל זה שוב פעם כמו במערכות הפעלה, כשיש לך System Calls - אז זה לצורך העניין ככה ה-Antivirus עובד - יש איזשהו Executable שרוצה לרוץ, המערכת הפעלה קוראת ל-Antivirus ואומרת “אתה שומע, חביבי - זה בסדר? זה לא בסדר?”והוא הולך ומריץ בדיקה ואומר לו “בסדר” או “לא, תעשה לזה Block”.בדיוק אותו הדבר - רק על Kubernetes(רן) אוקיי, אז אפשר לחשוב על זה כמו על ה-Bouncer בכניסה למועדון לילה, שבא ומסתכל הטיפוסים - “אתה בסדר, אתה נכנס” או “אתה לא בסדר, אתה לא נכנס” - וגם זה על בסיס איזושהי Policy [יותר Profiling . . .]. גם זה, דרך אגב, OPA?(שמעון) כן, גם זה מבוסס OPA וגם זה מבוסס על פוליסות ב-Rego(רן) אוקיי, אז ההבדל המשמעותי זה ש-Conftest רץ בזמן, נקרא לזה “על יבש” - הוא רץ על הקונפיגורציה, אבל Gatekeeper רץ בזמן ה-Execution, ככה שגם אם ניסית לעקוף איכשהו את ה-Conftest אז הוא יעצור אותך בכניסה.(שמעון) מדויק(רן) אוקיי, ובאופן טיפוסי אתה רואה חברות משתמשות בשניהם, באיזשהו אופן? עם קונפיגורציה משותפת? אולי איזשהו שילוב של מה שאורי הזכיר מקודם, של אבסטרקציה מעל? מה קורה בשטח?(שמעון) אז מה שקורה בשטח זה דה-פאקטו היום ניהייה סטנדרט Across the board ה-Open Policy Agent ואני רואה הרבה חברות שמשתמשות ב-Conftest ו-Gatekeeperאבל איפה ה-Challenge?אז אתה אומר לי “שמעון, שכנעת אותי! שמעתי ברברסים, נשמע מדהים!”יאללה - הולך, נכנס, מוריד Conftest - אבל אז אתה מוצא את עצמך בוהה, מול מסך ריק - ואתה אומר : רגע, אבל אילו פוליסות אני אשים?” . . . .מה - אני אחכה ל-Outage הבא כדי לדעת אילו Policies לשים? זה אחד . . . ושתיים - אתה אומר “יש לי Git Repositories 500, אז מה - עכשיו אני אעשה 500 Commit-ים ל-Conftest הזה?”“ועכשיו אני רוצה לשנות Policy - אז מה, אני אעשה 500 Pull-Request-ים?”אז פתאום אתה אומר “רגע - אני צריך איזושהי דרך Central-יסטית לנהל את זה”ואז מה שקורה זה שהיום, בעיקר ארגונים, הולכים ובונים את ה-Layer הזה, של(א) להבין איזה חוקים לשיםו-(ב) של צורה לשלוט בזה . . . בצורה מבוזרת - ובונים את זה בעצמם.שזה גם מביא איזשהו Dashboard שמראה אילו Locations יש, מה בעצם קרה, מה רץ איפה ולמה . . .שאגב - זה בדיוק Datree . . . בנינו בדיוק את מה שהרבה חברות בונות - פשוט אנחנו נותנים את כ-Service.(רן) אז Datree . . . דרך אגב - מאיפה השם? עוד לא דיברנו על זה . . . אבל Datree זה ”כלי שבא ועוזר לך לנהל את ה-OPA שלך” [אחד ה-One-liners אם לא ה-] - זאת אומרת, יש לך פוליסה, אתה מבין בגדול מה אתה רוצה לעשות - אבל עכשיו לך תכיל את זה על 500 Repositories וכו' - וזה מה ש-Datree עושה.אז מאיפה השם?(שמעון) אז זה כמו Data-Tree . . . למפות, אתה יודע . . .בגדול, אנחנו Abstraction Layer מעל הדבר הזה - אתה עושה brew install datree ויש לך Datreeאתה לא צריך להתעסק עם שום “OPA-ות שמופות” . . .אין לך כלום מאחורה.ודבר ראשון מגיע לך, Built-in, שלושים חוקים, שהם, נקרא לזה “נכתבו בדם”מתוכם 21 מופעלים ב-Default ו-9 כבויים.ואתה יכול להריץ את זה על Helm Chart-ים שלך או על Kubernetes YAML-יםלאחר מכן, אתה יכול להיכנס ל-Dashboard שלנו ולהפעיל או לכבות כל Policy - ולהתחיל ליצור פוליסות שונות.כי אתה יכול לשאול אותי “שמעון! אז הדלקתי פה, שמתי Memory Limit 4Gb - ועכשיו באו אלי הצוות של ה-AI ואמרו לי ‘מה זה 4Gb? אני לא מתעורר ב-4Gb! תן לי 50Gb! . . . “רגע - צוות כזה צריך ככה וצוות כזה צריך ככה . . . אתה פתאום צריך הרבה חוקים והרבה פרמוטציות של הרבה Policies . . .זה פתאום מתחיל להסתעף . . .ואתה אומר “מה עם ה-Global Policies, שאני מכיל אותן לכל הארגון? אולי אני חייב Liveness ו-Readiness פה בכל Workload?”אבל עכשיו, הדברים שהם קונפיגורביליים (Configurable) ספציפית פר-Service - הם צריכים לדעת את ה-Context של ה-Service הספציפי.ובעצם, כאן אנחנו נכנסים - אנחנו נותנים לך, במקום אחד, לבוא ולהגדיר את הדברים האלהכמובן שאנחנו גם תומכים בלכתוב Custom Rulesאגב, אנחנו תומכים בלכתוב Custom Rules גם לא ב-OPA - כי דיברנו עם הרבה מהלקוחות שלנו והם אמרו “שמע, זה פשוט מסובך . . .כאילו, תן לי, אתה יודע, תן לי לעשות איזה YAML פשוט . . .”אז לקחנו את JSON Schema - זה RFC Specification, שיש לו מימושים ב-JSON-ים וב-YAML-ים שונים, ובעצם אתה יכול להגדיר חוקים בצורה פשוטה וקלה, ואנחנו מורידים ממך את כל העול הזה.(רן) איפה, לתפיסתך צריך לעבור הגבול - אם צריך לעבור גבול, לצורך העניין - בין ה-Operations לבין הפיתוח? ואני מצטער שאני חוזר ל-2015, אבל בואו נעשה את השאלה הזו רלוונטית . . .נגיד, לדוגמא - האם ה-Operations הם אלו שצריכים להיות אחראים על ה-Policies והפיתוח הם אלה שלוקחים את זה משם? האם ה-Operations הם אלו שצריכים להיות אחראים לא רק על ה-Policies אלה גם על ה-Cluster עצמו ועל כל מיני . . . ועל הגדרות גנריות, ולתת למפתחים רק כמה Call-Back-ים מסויימים, לצורך העניין “את מספר הפורט אתה תקבע, אני אקבע את כל השאר” או “את כמות הזכרון אתה תקבע, את כל השאר אני אקבע” . . . זאת אומרת - איפה לדעתך צריך באמת להיות הגבול בין תחום האחריות של צוות ה-Operations לבין צוות הפיתוח?(שמעון) שאלה מעולה - אני חושב שאני אתחיל בתשובה של “כמובן שזה תלוי . . .”, אני לא כזה מבוגר אבל אני קצת פחות ילד ויודע שהתשובה היא תמיד, מה שנקרא “זה תלוי” . . .אני יכול להגיד מה אני רואה בארגונים - אז דבר ראשון, אני רואה בבירור מובהק שכל ארגון, יש בו את ה-DevOps, יש בו סט אחד של פוליסות שהוא כאילו Company-wide Policiesשאומר “תשמע, בלי Health Checks ב-Container, בלי Liveness Probe, בלי Readiness Probe - חברים, אי אפשר”.“בלי Cost Center Label אני לא יכול” . . .“אני לא יכול” - וזה ברמות של, כאילו . . . ב-Iron Source היה לנו את “ה-Iron Hunter” שהיה הולך ומוצא כל Resource שלא היה מתוייג ופשוט הורג אותו . . . .אמרנו “חברים, הולך להיות פה Hunter - אנחנו מודיעים על זה מראש, יש לכם שלושה חודשים . . .”(רן) “אל תתפשו בלי . . . “(שמעון) לא, אמיתי - זה היה הורג Resource-ים . . . תקשיב, זה משוגע לחלוטין, אבל כאילו הגענו למצב שזה פשוט לא היה . . . לא הייתה ברירה.אז זה דבר ראשון.דבר שני - עכשיו אני מתחיל להיכנס פנימה, ואני חושב שזה גם דיבור שהוא מאוד כזה Cultural - האם יש לך צוות Cental-יסטי אחד וכל השאר מתכנתים? האם יש לך DevOps Ambassadors בתוך כל צוות, שיכולים לקחת את ה-Ownership הזה בשביל הצוות ולעבוד עם ה-DevOps?זה מתחיל להיות כאילו . . . זה מאוד נוגע ב-Culture של הארגון, וזה לא גרידא-טכנולוגי.(רן) מעולה, אוקיי . . .(אורי) אני רואה את זה . . . בכל דבר אתה יכול להגיד “בוא נעביר למפתח גם אחריות על KPI כזה ו-KPI אחר”, אתה יודע . . . מפתחים מאוד אוהבים את ה-Craftsmanship שיש להם, אוהבים את היעילות. אתה יכול להגיד . . . ויש כאלה שמניעים את ה-Business KPIs והם אוהבים את זה וסבבה.זו הרבה שאלה של איפה את שם Cost, אוקיי? ו-Cost אל מול Revenue - לפעמים שווה לי שמשהו יהיה יקר אבל הוא מזיז קדימה Business KPIs בצורה הרבה יותר גדולה.לפעמים צריך איזו “יד כללית” כזאת, שתסתכל על הכל ברמה קצת יותר . . . “אוקיי, יש לנו סוג של מומחיות בתשתית, יש לנו מומחיות של Cost Optimization בתשתית - תנו לנו לעזור לכם”.(שמעון) חד-משמעית . . . אני יודע גם שאתה נותן כאן הרבה את הדוגמאות של Cost, אני עבדתי גם בחברה שהיא Ad-Tech, אני מבין מאוד את העולם של ה-Cost.אני חושב שה-Ownership על ה-Cluster צריך להיות על ה-Bare-Metal של ה-Cluster, או נקרא לזה על הקונפיגורציות שלו - כן צריך להיות על ידי צוות מרכזי.והנושא הכמה-שיותר-אפליקטיבי צריך להיות בצד של המפתחים - ואז יש איזשהו “את האמת באמצע”.להגדיר בכמה אחוז CPU Memory זה עושה Scale-up לעוד Pod-ים? וואלה, זו גם שאלה אפליקטיבית . . .זו שאלה מאוד מאוד אפליקטבית, ולא משנה כמה תשתיות יגידו “לא, אתם מבזבזים פה Resource-ים!”יכול להיות שאם אני מרים אותו ב-90% CPU אז הוא “נחנק” ולא מצליח לעשות Serving ולא - אני צריך להרים עוד ב-70%.אז צריך להבין פה את ה-Balance משני הצדדיםאני כן מסכים, במובן מסויים, עם “היד הכללית המכוונת” - זה כמו שאולי לא צריך ללכת overboard על “You Own it, You Run it- ולכו תסתדרו לבד”, ואולי מהצד השני לא צריך לנעול הכל, ואתה עכשיו פה “Code Monkey”, מחליף מכפתור אדום לירוק.אבל אם . . . אני כן מאמין וכן חושב שזה היה שינוי ממש טוב שיש Ownership לצוותים אפליקטיביים - שהם קמים בלילה, שהם חושבים על “איך אני עושה לזה Scale, איך אני עושה לזה Load Balancing”, והם לא תקועים רק בחלל האפליקטיבי הזה שלהם.מה שאני שומע ממתכנתים זה שהם אומרים “תשמע, ה-Guard Rails האלה ממש עוזרים לי”כי אני יודע, תחשוב על זה משני הצדדים - ה-DevOps משקשקים כי הם אומרים “מכניסים פה שינויים לתשתית שהם לא יודעים מה הם עושים!” וה-Developers משקשקים כי הם אומרים “אני עושה פה שינויים וגם אני לא יודע בדיוק מה אני עושה” - ושני הצדדים כאילו רועדים בשתי הפינותודווקא לבוא ולתת כלים שאומרים “רגע, חברים - בואו, נעשה את הבדיקות, נעזור לכם, ניתן לכם איזשהם Guard Rails שיחזיקו לכם את היד משני הצדדים” יכולים להעלות את ה-Trust משני הכיוונים.(אורי) ואתה יודע - בדרך כלל, ה-Guard Rails השאלה מכסים 90-95% מהצרכים של ה-Developers, שנמצאים בתוך ה-Guard Rails.ויקרה, כן - פעם בכמה זמן, כשמישהו צריך זה . . . אז הוא ידבר עם איש DevOps שיפתח לו את מה שצריך - ולא קרה כלום.(שמעון) נכון . . .(רן) מה - הם מדברים?!(אורי) לפעמים . . . ב-Guard Rails.(רן) טוב, שמעון - היה מרתק. יש עוד נושאים שלא כיסינו שהיית רוצה לכסות לפני שאנחנו מסיימים?(שמעון) לא . . . אני חושב שעשינו כיסוי טוב.(רן) מעולה! מגייסים?(שמעון) כמובן! אנחנו מגייסים, גם למשרות טכניות בכל התפקידים וגם למשרות Go-to-Market.(רן) איך נראה ה-Stack הטכנולוגי שלכם? זאת אומרת, חוץ מ-Kubernetes שהזכרת, מה עוד קורה שם?(שמעון) אז ה-CLI ב-Go, ה-Backend שלנו זה TypeScript ו-Next.js, הכל על AWS בעיקר, יש גם קצת Azureיש Container-ים, הכל CI/CD ו-Deployment ל-Production אוטומטי.מאוד כיף! Building by Developers, for Developers - אבל For Real . . .כאילו - אנשים אשכרה באים להתראיין אצלנו וזה “אחי - לך ל-GitHub, לך תתקין את זה” . . . מבחינתי זה אחד הדברים שאותי, כאילו, מדליקים.(רן) ואתם בתל אביב . . . אי שם . . .(שמעון) כן . . .(אורי) לא נורא . . .(רן) שיהיה בהצלחה, תודה שבאת.(שמעון) איזה כיף - תודה רבה!(רן) להתראות האזנה נעימה ותודה רבה לעופר פורר על התמלול!
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Team:Coach Gary here. This is Episode 15 of the Brick and Block Podcast, “You Don't Own It!” It is a special, Masonry Marketing Minute Podcast—a special edition—some info that will help to protect your business—and you'll get the concept by just listening for about 5 minutes.All considered, In some respects, this might be one of the most important podcasts I've ever done. But, then again…all of my podcasts are important! So…dig in!We begin immediately, and by immediately, I mean once I remind you that you can find our website at BRICK AND BLOCK PODCAST DOT COM (repeat). I'm making a point this episode about websites that support your business, and I've got an excellent example of one: Masonry Contractor Special Website. You'll see it there. That's what you're looking for. It's bullet proof, BEAUTIFUL, cutting edge, DONE FOR YOU, and practically free! You'll love this one. Check it out. OKAY, TEAM. HANG ON, BUCKLE UP… LISTEN UP, AND PREPARE TO MOVE UP. And now…Episode 15, “You Don't Own It”. By Coach Gary MicheloniPODCAST EPISODE 15"You Don't Own It!"Coach Gary's Marketing Minutes Okay Team…After asking many contractors about their websites and how all of that is going, some tell me that they have a website, but it's on Facebook or Blog.com, and so forth. WRONG! I need to help your thinking, so tune in for the next couple of minutes, because you just have to hear what it is I'm about to say. And then…you check it against what you have currently, and decide if it is what you need. Here we go.MY Key Points1. When we mention the word, ‘website', we're talking about something that you OWN. For instance, if your business is Fred Smith Masonry, then you should own a domain name similar to that, such as SmithMasonry dot com, FredsMasonry dot com, Main Street Construction dot com, etc. You buy a domain name from GoDaddy, or wherever, for about $10 per year, and you are responsible for whatever goes onto it. You control it. You OWN it.2. If you are relying upon a Facebook business page, for instance, please realize that you don't control what you post, and you don't own the ‘website'—Facebook does. Nothing against Facebook, etc, so why is this important? You are relying upon the social media host, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, and so forth, to always be there to host your web page and allow it to be seen. And that includes the so-called-- FREE websites on sites like Google My Business, Home Advisor, Groupon, Yelp, etc.3. What could go wrong? Let's think about that. The social media host could go out of business, cease distribution, (remember MySpace, Google Plus, Vine, Meerkat, Friendster…and so on?) 4. Worse yet, the social media platform might not ALLOW your post if it conflicts with their personal viewpoint. Impossible, you say? How many news sites, broadcast news, and social media sites within the past year decided that the President of the U.S. was not allowed to post or speak on their platforms? And he certainly had way more followers and sway than any of us. 5. Years ago there was a famous singer who went by the name of “Prince”. Do you recall that there came a time where he could no longer perform under his name, and had to perform as “the artist formerly known as Prince”. He didn't own his name!6. Or…simply…what happens if your website comes from the webmaster and he decides to leave the country, or leave the planet…and leave…YOU…without the stuff you thought you had? I say all of that just to say this: Make sure you actually own your stuff. If it's appropriate, get it patented, copyrighted, trademarked, registered, incorporated, licensed…you name it. For example, I've been writing for Masonry Magazine 16 years now and I've copyrighted every one of the issues. It's just good business. PLEASE MAKE SURE: YOU DO OWN IT… AND YOU PROTECT IT. OKAY TEAM. THAT'S IT FOR TODAY. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US BY EMAIL: BrickAndBlockPodcast@gmail.com (SPELL OUT THE WORD “AND”: A. N. D.) Brick And BlockPodcast@gmail.comOUR WEBSITE AGAIN IS WWW.BRICKANDBLOCKPODCAST.COM Go there and check out my – ALMOST FREE – Masonry Contractor Special WebsiteHEY…BE SURE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST. IT'S IMPORTANT. WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US FOR THE NEXT EPISODE. NOW…FOR THE BRICK AND BLOCK PODCAST… THIS IS COACH GARY… THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!
In this week's episode of the You Own the Experience Podcast, our co-host Rob Mann sat down with Billy Davis, Director of implementation and customer success of Herefish by Bullhorn, for a Recruitment Automation Office Hour. The duo and former coworkers answer participants questions on automation, how automation affects marketing sales and operational strategy and why data quality is vital. This was a live session with participants writing in questions. So Rob and Billy will be addressing people who you will not actually hear. This week's episode is brought to you by Great Recruiters, Able and Leap Consulting Solutions. Please remember to rate, review and share the episode, and you can subscribe to all of our updates at www.ableteams.com/podcast.
In this weeks bonus episode, co-host Rob Mann sits down with fractional CMO, Ryan Kovach to discuss some key things for your marketing roadmap in 2021 and ongoing. The duo discuss: 1. Having Bigger Websites and why that doesn't mean writing more blogs 2. The future of search is Voice Search 3. Reviews & Testimonials are king 4. How massively important: SEO, Local SEO, & Google My Business are to your business Ryan and the RKCMO team are giving away a free Local SEO scorecard. To get your scorecard, you can reach out to Ryan on Linkedin or ping the team at RKCMO.com and mention the You Own the Experience Podcast Local SEO giveaway. This episode is brought to you by Able & Great Recruiters.
Lauren is the founder of Leap Consulting Solutions and has been a leader, influencer, and innovator in the staffing industry for just over 23 years. Lauren's love and obsession for technology has helped shape her career and provided a stellar reputation as a tech stack expert, industry trailblazer, and business operations guru. Her focus on mindful and responsible usage of technology in the human capital industry is helping businesses align their future desires with the technologies of today all with a singular focus in mind - keep the process human. Lauren has been named Top 15 Staffing Professionals to watch in 2021, Power List of Top 200 Thought Influencers to watch in 2021. Lauren has been featured on almost every industry podcast from Settle Smarter, You Own the Experience Podcast (and is now Co-Host), Ivy Podcast, Staffing Hub, HR Lift Off, and more to share her passion for technology. Lauren has been the recipient of multiple staffing awards with the Staffing World ASA Care Award for service and participation in putting the brave men and women who have served our country back to work as a major highlight of her career. I am pumped and honored to have her join me. Lauren and I are going to discuss how technology is impacting the recruiting world and ways you can leverage it to accelerate growth. If you want to learn more about Lauren's journey and the latest & greatest technology for staffing and recruiting agencies then make sure to tune in now! Links: Website: https://leapconsultingsolutions.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goatleader/ ******************************************************************************** Website: https://donniegupton.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/donnieguptonmarketingcoach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donniegupton/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnie-gupton-77284512/
We just completed our first in-person conference in over 12 months. The theme was how to lead like Christ in the midst of uncertainty. Our keynote speakers were Kris Vallotton, Shae Bynes, Ford Taylor and Andy Mason. Here's a summary of learning... Day 1 - POSITIONED - testimony of the African Violet following the sun Voice | Vision | Volume You were born for this! Electricians don't complain about broken wires. Plumbers don't complain about broken pipes. Doctors don't complain about sick people. YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD... don't complain if it's dark... S H I N E ! Framework vs. Blueprint. The framework is the generic system or structure. The blueprint is specific to you. Don't copy other people's blueprint - you have to find that for yourself. Grace vs. Grind - See Shae Byne's book Grace Over Grind: How Grace will take your business where grinding can't. VPMOSA - Vision | Purpose | Mission | Objectives | Strategy | Action. Find out more in Ford Taylors book Relactional Leadership or checkout his on-demand training Day 2 - Hope that results in Action You’re dead – Christ lives in you - It is written. No more excuses. You can heal. You can heal. You can do miracles. These sign's follow them that believe... Host | Hear | Heal 6-Step apology from Ford Taylors book or training. This is what I did... I was wrong. I am sorry/apologize. Will you, or when you can, will you forgive me? I give you permission to hold me accountable to not do this again. Is there anything else I need to apologize for? Wisdom: Source vs. Resource. If I treat the resource as the source I may lose both. God is the Source. He chooses to give us what we need through people (or books or...). As you are listening or reading, ask Holy Spirit what He is saying specifically to you through this resource. Love looks like… Aware & Engaged. Who can you reach out to hear their story to grow in awareness of people different to you? Day 3: It's You - Own it! Host | Hear | Heal - businesses came in to the confernece and the attendees were activated to pray for them. The testimonies were life-changing! Love looks like… communication Marriage wisdom Culture: Head to Paper to People Follow the Voice If you want more, check out Authentic-Solutions.com or join us weekly via HeaveninBusiness.com/free-trial
Ready to learn how to make a full time income online the real way? Without wasting thousands on over-hyped guru courses? This video reveals the proven process plus shares the 100% free trainings you need! Miles Beckler has helped over 40,000 people start their own blogs and businesses online. This video summarizes everything covered in over 5 years of making videos online that teach internet marketing and how to make money online. You may want to copy down the text and links here in the description to your notepad, Notion, Evernote, etc... So you won't lose the links and so you can reference all of the free marketing trainings later. Here are the links that were shared and recommended in this video. First, the "how to choose your niche" video series... you can access this two part video series here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCgnh5pO9gQ&list=PL0sOKzn__yK1YUCrFk8wWta3l8PzxCO4n If you want to go through my 5-minute niche finder method, simply visit this blog post on my site where I teach that method: www.milesbeckler.com/find-your-niche/ Then you need to go through the full customer avatar workshop and complete all of the worksheets found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g2cu4hoksM&list=PL0sOKzn__yK0KRpf1nss5VkdW7IRH_AZO Whether you are new to making money online or whether you are a seasoned veteran, this video series will help you understand your audience and your customers better... So you can create better content and products for them. Most people overlook this step and it is one of the most important for making full time income online. The next step is to start your blog... A self-hosted blog that YOU OWN! This is not optional, you must retain 100% control over your content which is why you must have a blog of your own. My how to start a blog tutorial is here: www.milesbeckler.com/how-to-start-a-blog/ You can publish to YouTube or even to social, but they all have platform risk and to protect your income for the long term you have to be in control, so your own blog is a must. From here you need to learn and master keyword research. I've taught how to research great keywords your audience is looking for here: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=miles+beckler+keyword+research Or on my blog post that teaches how to do keyword research here: www.milesbeckler.com/find-low-competition-keywords-fast/ Then it is time to kick your content creation into motion... You need to get through the learning curve and get better at publishing content fast! I recommend a 90 day challenge and explain how this works in these videos here: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=miles+beckler+keyword+research At this point you should start building your email list. I cover how to start growing your email list with free landing pages and free autoresponder here: www.milesbeckler.com/best-free-autoresponder/ Creating a high converting landing page is the key to everything and I reveal my secrets to an opt in page that crushes it, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiu6HMiTo4c This brings up the question: What are you going to email your audience? That's all covered in this playlist with all of my free email marketing courses, trainings and strategies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxaX0bsbvho&list=PL0sOKzn__yK0VnVMgrmpZKAqAAAp0ynBm Then, you'll either need to create something to sell to your list or you will partner with a creator/company as an affiliate and offer their products that you love. Let's start with creating something to sell... This video shows how to create courses the easy way - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AEG7wJLh6U This video is a template for creating and selling your course online - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw6iZtqoUFQ These are POWERFUL for you building a full time income online... But they require you to be able to actually help people get results. The other option is affiliate marketing where you sell other peoples' stuff... All of the information you need to succeed with affiliate marketing once you have your blog and your email list is in this playlist here: ww.youtube.com/watch?v=yVQneGsDOlc&list=PL0sOKzn__yK1N9QS91pLZA-OCIc8d56xZ Wow, that's a lot... But it really does summarize everything you need to build a real business online that can generate a full time income for you and your family. If you have any questions, let me know in the comments! Miles Beckler
It's Monday again! That means a new episode of the Business Journey Podcast has dropped and today we're talking about all the things related to an email list! I'm a HUGE believer that, as photographers, we should be utilizing our email lists to book more clients. Email lists are the perfect way to grow and build your audience, as well as continuing to serve your current audience. Today, I'm sharing four reasons you should have an email list as a photographer. Before we jump into the why of an email list, I want to mention my favorite email software: Flodesk. In my opinion, it's the best one out there. It's beautiful, easy to use and kind of like the Canva of email systems! And, I even have a discount code for 50% off - for life! So definitely grab that and let's get started. Reason #1: You OWN your email list.You might have heard this before, but an email list is really the only list of clients and potential clients that you own. You don't own your social media followers - sorry to break it to you. If your Instagram or Facebook page disappeared tomorrow, your email list has ALL of the potential clients you've connected with - and that's yours. If you 100% rely on your social media accounts to book clients, you're putting all of your eggs into one basket - and that basket could easily break. Email is never going to disappear, let's be real. So having a way to communicate with clients, no matter what happens, is important. Reason #2: Being in their inbox keeps you fresh in their minds.I used to get frustrated with my email list. It seemed like I was sending things out, but people weren't always opening them. Someone finally reminded me that just because they don't always open it doesn't mean it's not doing something! By having your name show up regularly in their inbox, you're staying fresh in those people's minds. It reminds your potential clients that you're there when they're ready to book! Reason #3: It's the easiest way to nurture your audience.Email lists are really easy ways to create exclusive experiences for your client - maybe discounts, first booking access, things like that. I call my email list my VIP list because I WANT my clients to sign up and be ready to receive information for me. You can use your email list to send out monthly tips as well as remind them when it's time to book for your next mini session. I use my list to find models when I need model calls, send out recent blogs they might find helpful, and early booking access. But whatever it is, take the time to help them via email - show them that you care and that you're thinking of them. All of this goes into making your client experience even more elevated! Reason #4: Email lists are the fastest way to book your warm clients.Frankly, clients who sign up for your VIP list when they land on your website or book a session are READY to book you. So sending an email letting them know it's time to book will almost always result in sign ups. I know for me when I send out an email about new minis, within the hour, I've got 8-12 sign ups right away because people were waiting for it. They know me and trust me. They believe in my work and they're going to book a spot! Honestly, I could come up with a million more reasons that email lists are amazing for photographers, but these four reasons you should have an email list sum up my feelings pretty well! I truly believe email lists are necessary for all photographers. I hope that you feel more confident about tackling your email list now, too! Seriously, the power of emails is incredible and I want every business owner to take advantage of them. PS…. Don't forget the doors are open for https://rebeccaricephoto.com/behind-the-lens (Behind the Lens with Rebecca Rice) so you can get the inside scoop on all things family sessions and how to grow your business thanks to some amazing masterclasses each month! Topics We DiscussedWhich Platform to Use (2:40) #1: You OWN it! (4:16) #2:
What happens when you feel defeated. What happens when you try to get back up and defeat rears it's ugly head and knock you down. What happens when you are down and defeat keeps hitting you? You Own the journey and look defeat in the face. This episode touches on multiple topics from being an RN during the Covid Pandemic to Not knowing if you would even become nurse. Diana takes us through it all. Her inspiration and tenacity is one for the books. Signup for the Own It NewsletterBest Journaling App Ever Affiliate Links Daily Harvest $25 offSelf-Worth Playlist Want Personalized Advice from me? Where can you find Shani?TiktokInstagramWebsiteWant to work with Shani? Business inquiries only information@theshaniproject.comSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=VUGB3WB2R78TU)
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann is joined by Andre Mileti, the VP of Enterprise Solutions right here at Able.Here Mann and Mileti discuss a new type of threat the staffing industry is beginning to face: that of overreaching RPOs. Previously a rather siloed industry, market forces and the availability of technology have seen RPOs taking brave new steps, many of which are on turf previously owned by the staffing industry. Here we explore what this means for staffing, and how this invasion might be mitigated or stopped. Other topics covered include:The role that PEOs play in helping RPOs expand their offeringWhy RPO expansion can be a compelling prospect for large corporationsThe ethics of cheating at chess on a first date Check out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@ableteams.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry.This episode is brought to you by Able.
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann is joined by Lauren Jones, Founder of Leap Consulting Solutions, and Jack Copeland, CEO & Co-Founder of Staffing Future. As a pair of tech-focused minds whose talents have been directed at the staffing industry, there’s no better pair to tackle an all too ubiquitous yet all too confusing nine-letter phrase: tech stack.Here Mann, Jones, and Copeland take a birds-eye view of staffing tech stacks: where to begin, how they work, and the importance of integration. They discuss the common hesitancy that small staffing firms feel towards such technology, and why these feelings really need to be addressed now. The trio also chats about:The role of COVID in highlighting the importance of techThe process of creating your own tech stackThe benefits that you can expect from your investmentWhy watercraft serve as perfect metaphors for the staffing industryThis episode is brought to you by SIA.
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann is joined by Travis Arnold, co-founder of Herefish, a Bullhorn-integrated, staffing-specific automation tool. As a creative marketer, design-based thinker, and part-time developer, he’s the perfect person to make the mysterious subject of staffing automation more accessible.Here Mann and Arnold discuss the common fears that surround staffing automation, and offer clarity on what it is, what it does, and how it works, in order to dispel some of these reservations (using some particularly cute and accessible analogies while they do it.) The pair also discuss:How to overcome automation fearsThe importance of a holistic and consistent brandWhy meetings are (usually) a waste of timeWhy one page PDFs should go the way of the dinosaursCheck out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@ableteams.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry.This episode is brought to you by Staffing Hub.
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann is joined by Joshua Pines, co-founder of Sirenum, a Salesforce-integrated tool designed to streamline staff management. A business leader, strategist, and marketer with 20 years of tech experience, he’s as passionate as he is knowledgeable about candidate engagement and mobile accessibility.Here Mann and Pines discuss the importance of building your tech stack on a scalable, secure, and easily configurable platform, and how doing so makes the management of data so much easier. They explore how the ability to manipulate and move that data can make or break a modern staffing business. Other topics covered include:How to start building a high-performance and low maintenance tech stackThe top KPIs every staffing firm should be trackingThe importance of understanding the “attention economy”Check out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@ableteams.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry.This episode is brought to you by Staffing Referrals.
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann is joined by Maurice Fuller, Founder of StaffingTec, an organization that works hard to bring the brightest minds in staffing technology together through events and conferences. Unsurprisingly, this is a man whose finger is forever on the industry’s technological pulse.In some ways COVID has proven to be the accelerant that the industry needed to adopt transformative technologies. And in Fuller’s eyes, at this point in time two areas of innovation stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms of importance: automation and mobile.Here he and Mann discuss:The whys, whats, and hows of automation and mobileThe importance of data integrityWhat the industry might look like in a decade’s timeHow StaffingTec managed to pivot into digital during the pandemicCheck out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@ableteams.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry.This episode is brought to you by Able.
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann gazes into the staffing crystal ball with three staffing industry marketing experts – Kelli Schutrop, Director of Sales and Marketing at Parqa, Jeff Staats, Head of Marketing for Talent Launch, and Ryan Kovach, staffing CMO at large.At the start of this year, most staffing firms probably measured their long-term plans in years. Now, those same firms are measuring those same plans in weeks. The volatility that we’ve seen in 2020 has made many hesitant to predict what might happen in 2021. But not us.Here our experts offer their thoughts on strategy, technology, and marketing, while also discussing:Why your firm should be an early adopter of on-demand staffing The need for recruiters to be comfortable in front of a cameraHow Google is increasingly becoming a ‘pay to play’ marketing toolCheck out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@ableteams.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry.This episode is brought to you by Sense.
A few weeks ago in 912, we had a "You Own the Night." This is our student-led service. Students lead, teach, speak, play, and sing. Steven Slappey who is a Senior at Carrollton High School had an amazing message. Check it out!
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann talks with Priscilla Torres, HR Executive at Health Choice Network and general Human Resources Swiss army knife, with a business card covered with such titles as Adjunct Professor, Board Member, and Podcast Host.HR teams and staffing firms are the siblings that don’t always get along, but who are nonetheless family. No matter which side you’re on, building a healthy relationship is in your best interests and results in wins all round. But how exactly do you go developing such a symbiotic arrangement? Here Torres and Mann offer their perspectives, while also covering:Why recruiting needs to retain its humanityThe perks of being approachableWhy an organization needs to know itself before it knows what to look for in a recruiting partner.Check out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@ableteams.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry.This episode is brought to you by Crimcheck. Theme music by Hendrick Valera.Editing & Mastering by Joel North.
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann talks with David Folwell, President at Staffing Referrals and The Growth Co., and someone Rob calls the Dos Equis man of staffing: one of the most interesting people he knows.People don’t trust companies to talk about themselves. People trust people - particularly third parties that don’t have skin in the game. For anyone in staffing, referrals are arguably your most powerful tool, whether you’re talking about enhancing your brand or demonstrating marketing ROI. But how exactly should you be using them?In this episode you’ll also hear about:The differing roles of NPS scores and referrals in attracting candidatesHow automation can help staffing firms survive through COVID-enforced layoffsWhy using text in cold outreach still works… if you’re smart about itCheck out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@ableteams.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry.This episode is brought to you by Glider Music by Hendrick ValeraProduced by Joel North
In this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann talks with Andrew Rodger, CEO and founder of recMate, about the workflow and data challenges that every staffing firm faces, no matter its size. Data is the backbone of any company, and if you plan to grow -- and do so at a rapid speed -- you must have the right internal software and system automation to slingshot your success. But in staffing where the “candidate is queen,” how do you gather the right data, efficiently, without spooking them? Very carefully.In this episode, you’ll also hear about:How Rodger helped a staffing firm grow from zero to ninety employees in just 6 monthsWhy initial system set-up is mission-criticalThe importance of knowing your business goals in order to gather the right dataCheck out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@employstream.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry. This Episode is brought to you by CheckrTheme music by Hendrick ValeraEditing & Mastering by Joel North
Episode 11: Getting Comfortable with Technical Candidates with Alison Daley On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann talks with Alison Daley, founder at Recruiting Innovation, about how she leveraged her experiences in staffing and user experience research to overhaul how she communicates with technical candidates. Daley stumbled across the journey mapping tool while working in user experience research, and had a eureka moment, envisioning how the same tool could provide a framework to guide conversations with highly technical candidates. In this episode, you’ll also hear about: How the waterfall methodology helps improve conversations with both candidates and hiring managersWhy Daley recommends taking notes from candidate conversations in story formThe unconscious biases that, if not recognized, can limit a staffing professional working in the tech industry Check out the episode to hear more and check out next session of Ask Lauren with Mrs. Lauren Jones of Leap Consulting Solutions. Theme music by Hendrick ValeraEditing & Mastering by Joel North
On this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann talks with Matt Comber, Strategic Director at Volcanic, about how technology can transform how staffing and recruiting firms interact with their internal staff. Rather than acting as a replacement for people — the ever-present fear when discussing automation — technology can enhance a firm’s relationship with its staff and enable its employees to be more productive. Matt Comber’s “measure twice, cut once” mentality has put process first to take on one of the most difficult challenges when building the right tech stack: better utilizing your current resources, your team, for more important aspects of the business. In this episode, you’ll also hear about: How to utilize your teams untapped talentsWhy it’s better to examine process before considering technologyThe importance of setting the right benchmarks for your businessHow you can build a tech stack for the future Check out the episode to hear more. And don’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@employstream.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry. Theme music by Hendrick ValeraEditing & Mastering by Joel North
In this episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann talks with Pankaj Jindal about how engagement automation can supercharge your approach to staffing. Jindal is a Co-Founder at Sense, a full System of Engagement focused on improving results and productivity throughout the candidate lifecycle.Pankaj Jindal breaks down common myths about engagement automation — explaining how the right tools can increase personalization rather than decreasing it — and provides a litany of examples illustrating the vast cost- and time-saving capabilities of these tools.In this episode, you’ll also hear about:The power and potential within your own database — and how to more easily unlock this talentHow recruiters can get back two-thirds of their day into more revenue-generating activityWhat a system of engagement is and why it could be the future of staffingDon’t forget to submit your questions for our “Ask Lauren” segment via email to robert.mann@employstream.com. This is a segment of the podcast where Robert Mann asks Lauren Jones, Consultant & Advisor to the Staffing & Recruiting Industry, Tech Stack Expert, and HR Tech Super Nerd, fiery questions from listeners like you about the staffing industry. Check out the episode to hear more. Theme music by Hendrick ValeraEditing & Mastering by Joel North
On this episode of You Own the Experience, Robert Mann talks with 20+ year staffing veteran Ericka Hyson about the importance of developing an intentional approach to staffing. Hyson is president of WorkN, the mobile-first on-demand staffing platform, and former COO at Ettain Group. Ericka Hyson discusses how, by shifting from an opportunistic to an intentional mindset, she has been able to reduce friction in client relationships and challenge long-held assumptions about best business practices. In this episode, you’ll also hear about:How Hyson found inspiration in Southwest AirlinesThe principles she organized Ettain Group’s People Department withTips for successfully implementing new technologiesHow businesses can prepare for staffing after Covid-19
On this episode of You Own the Experience, Robert Mann interviews Brian Cunningham on how digital transformation can make or break recruiting agencies. Cunningham highlights the vital importance of leveraging technology to enable recruiters to do what they do best: talk.Cunningham draws on his experience as the Managing Director at Allen Recruiting, a consulting agency based in Ireland that has grown 30% in the last year thanks to its digital transformation. For years, his recruiters would spend most of their days leaving voicemails to candidates that weren't interested. This led to an unhappy and unproductive workforce.That's why Allen Recruiting decided to enhance their recruiting process. By adding technologies like Herefish and Calendly to their tech stack, recruiters could send automated emails to candidates and prioritize their own personal outreach to those that were more likely to engage.You'll also hear Cunningham discuss:Allen Recruiting's successful frameworkThe importance of data quality for successful automation in recruitingThe future of staffing and the remote-work cultureDigital transformation as a necessity in the age of COVID-19Check out the episode to hear more.Theme music by Hendrick ValeraEditing & Mastering by Joel North
If you practice your craft, you’ll be an unbelievable recruiter.On this episode of You Own the Experience, Robert Mann interviews staffing veteran of 25 years, Andy Moss on the importance of grit in mentally fit recruiters. Andy Moss is the founder of Mforce, a manufacturing and automotive staffing firm, and 3DIQ, an automation software for staffing firms known as the “recruiter’s secret weapon.”Andy and Robert first take a deep dive into the effects of COVID-19 for staffing firms and the industry’s technology solutions.In the episode, you’ll also hear about:How the antiquated and manual staffing process has failed the industryThe importance of changing and adapting for the next recruiter, the reason for creating 3DIQThe attributes of a mentally fit recruiterThe future of staffing in the age of COVID-19Check out the episode to hear more.
On this episode of You Own the Experience, Robert Mann interviews technology expert and staffing veteran, Lauren Jones, on the importance of Mindful Implementation of technology in the staffing world. Jones is the founder of Leap Consulting Solutions, supporting staffing agencies to maintain the human-to-human connection while improving their tech stacks.Lauren Jones discusses the three pillars of Leap for staffing agencies: creating efficiencies in their current tech stack, developing a new tech stack with an architectural roadmap and adoption.In this episode, you'll also hear about:A deeper dive into the three pillars of Lead Consulting SolutionsThe value of field-level buy-in when choosing the right tech stackThe common pitfalls when implementing staffing technologyThe future of staffing technologyCheck out the episode to hear more.
You can't ask someone for their business until you've earned the right to ask.That's the principle that Tim "Coach" Wellmaker and his team at eHire center their business on — and it's the revenue-driving principle that Coach discusses with Robert Mann on episode 4 of You Own the Experience. He lays out how to build a community engagement model that helps you make meaningful connections, which ultimately increase your revenue footprint.eHire has successfully used this model to grow their business and can directly trace well over $3 million of revenue to this foundation. They've even built these ideas into their recruiting by building rapport to earn the right to ask personal questions.With a few football metaphors sprinkled in, Coach explains how to operationalize this model by:Forging relationships over years of consistent service to and engagement within your communityBuilding a sense of service into your organizationTying your engagement model to KPIs, such as monthly performance by account repsCheck out the episode to hear more.
How did Ideal Personnel get over 250 reviews on Google, averaging 4.8 stars? On this week’s episode of You Own the Experience, Robert Mann interviews cofounders Rebecca Martinez and Justin Brandt about Ideal Personnel’s 10 year anniversary and their journey towards earning all those positive reviews.Ideal Personnel built their stellar reputation in part through their use of social media to develop relationships with both clients and candidates, their continued investment into their internal talent and their use of the latest staffing tech. The result — 3 out of 5 of Ideal Personnel's candidates come from referrals.In the episode, Robert, Rebecca and Justin discuss:The strategy behind and benefits of Ideal Personnel’s social media presenceWhy they became an early adopter of video conferencing software and how it can be used to maximum effectHow building great relationships has been a through-line in Ideal Personnel’s 10 year historyCheck out the episode to hear more.
Once you’ve done it and once you own 2 investment properties what do you do next? Book a Free Strategy Session 0:00 – Introduction1:49 – What Simon is doing long term with these properties2:33 – How he plans to build up equity in the properties3:53 – Simon has lots of choices5:25 – Are the hardest […] The post You Own 2 Investment Properties, What Next? appeared first on On Property.
On episode 2 of You Own the Experience, Adam Conrad — founder of Great Recruiters — talked with Robert Mann on the unfortunate public perception of the recruiting industry. “I always go back to [Googling] ‘recruiters are…,’ said Conrad, "and the top results are like ‘evil,’ ‘liar,’ ‘waste of time.’ There’s not a positive result out there.”During the episode, Conrad talked about:How candidates with a bad experience blame the company, but candidates with a good one credit their recruiter.Simple, actionable tips he practiced as a recruiter to ensure he was delivering that good experience.Why recruiters that only pay attention to the transactional elements of their jobs might not have one for long.Conrad had a lot to say about the future of the staffing industry. Listen to the episode to hear all about it.
On the first episode of the You Own the Experience podcast, Robert Mann talks about the artistry of the staffing industry with Aaron Grossman, CEO and founder of TalentLaunch. Grossman discusses why being a staffing professional requires a touch of artistry, how the procedural elements of the job get in the way and how the right technology can help along with the lessons he learned from his time as a young recruiter.In the episode, you’ll hear about:Why, ironically, it’s a mistake for businesses to pay too much attention to outcomesHow TalentLaunch reached an NPS (net promoter score) of 60 when the staffing industry as whole comes in at an NPS of 4TalentLaunch’s “Redwood tree” culture and tech stackNote: The interview with Aaron Grossman was completed on February 7th, 2020.
The PlayStation 5 controller is out and it looks like a clone trooper and sounds like it was named after some form of adult toy! But it does have haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and a built in microphone for some reason.More video game news:The Last of Us 2 Has Been Delayed IndefinitelyBunches of Xbox Series X Info Straight from Phil Spencer Sea of Thieves is Coming to Steam, Surprise! Get a Free Copy of Fallout 76 on Steam if You Own it On Bethesda.net Amazon Has Some Gaming News Mixer is Handing Out $100 Bills to Streamers Saints Row 3 is Getting a Remaster Colby: Yakuza 0, Donut County, Animal Crossing, Maybe other stuff… who knows?Cliff: Final Fantasy 15, Totally Accurate Delivery ServiceDylan: Animal CrossingQuestionsVinny: What games did you really want to like, and ended up not liking at all?Mister Polite: Some random would you rather q's. Would you rather have horrible long term memory or horrible short term? Would you rather never use a touch screen or never use a keyboard and mouse? Would you rather live on the beach or live in a cabin? Making a Murderer or Tiger King?IslandCookie: What Board game could you and your quarantine crew be actually sucked into and play to finish? Imagine something along the lines of Jumanji.Princess_Megan: What is your favorite food?Cheap/Free GamesEpic GamesSherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments: Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases.Game Pass XboxAlvastia Chronicles (ID@Xbox) – April 9Set out on an adventure in a retro-styled world in this RPG with over 100 companions! Two siblings Alan and Elmia start their journey to avenge their parents’ deaths as they fight to stem the tide of monsters flooding into the world and restore peace to Alvastia. Engage in heated turn-based battles with up to 13 party members. Weapon upgrades, a battle arena, and quests are only the beginning of what this Kemoc RPG has to offer!Journey to the Savage Planet – April 9Welcome to the Pioneer Program! In this upbeat and colorful first-person adventure game you play as the newest recruit to Kindred Aerospace, which proudly touts its rating as the 4th Best Interstellar Exploration Company. Dropped onto an uncharted planet with little equipment and no real plan, you must explore, catalog alien flora and fauna and determine if this planet is fit for human habitation. Onward to adventure! Good luck – and mind the goo!Game Pass PCOvercooked! 2 (ID@Xbox) – Available NowOvercooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons … it’s time to save the world (again!)Football Manager 2020 – Coming SoonEvery decision counts. With new features and polished game mechanics which reward long-term planning and progression like never before, empower managers to develop both your club’s culture and your youth team’s prospects, as well as your own unique managerial identity.Alvastia Chronicles (ID@Xbox) – Coming SoonEngage in heated turn-based battles, upgrade your weapons, fight in a battle arena, and embark on epic quests in this retro-styled JRPG. Guide siblings Alan and Elmia as they start their journey to avenge their parents’ deaths, fighting to stem the tide of monsters flooding into the world, and restore peace to Alvastia.Mistover (ID@Xbox) – Coming SoonA ”Mist-ical’ RPG with expeditions...
Today we talk about an E-commerce business that we bought, with the intention of giving you a real life look at the details and the process. We tell you what the net earnings were when we bought it, and what multiple of net earnings we bought it for. We compare the current worth of the business to what it was when we bought it, showing that so far we have created $800k in equity by increasing the value of the company, in addition to the earnings from the business. We talk about what we did to make that growth happen. Some of these things include investing in marketing, introducing new, easy up-sale products, and expanding our distribution. We conclude by talking about the advantages of buying and growing businesses, and how your breakthrough opportunity is within your grasp. -Background on E-commerce Business 1:22-Breakdown of the Math -- How Much The Company Has Grown 7:00-How To Make That Growth Happen 11:07-Finding Greater Fulfillment and Profit Through Owning Business 18:32“You could literally find a business for sale in the next month, and you could close on it two months after that. Three months from now, you could be out of the corporate thing that’s unfulfilling to you, in a business that YOU OWN, that I promise you, by definition, then becomes fulfilling, and you reap all the rewards.” 18:50
Have you been putting off starting or growing your email list my love? Having an email list is a pretty smart thing to do as a business owner. Social media is great and all, but it's essentially space you rent. Your email list? You OWN that. One of the questions I get asked most about growing an email list is “how do I make a lead magnet that converts”? On today's show I am sharing with you the RIGHT way to create a lead magnet that converts so you can be growing that list not with just any old people, with your IDEAL clients and customers. You see, I don't know if you know this about me, but my lead magnet magnetises MY people to me like crazy. Seriously, I knock several industry standards in this arena so far out of the park it's left the county (or state?). #humblebrag As ever, I'm happy to share with you what I've learned so that you can be laughing at those industry standard conversion rates too. Ready for this? Let's go to the show. Catch the show notes here: corijavid.com/podcast/leadmagnet Get the answers you've been looking for at the Template Shop: https://corijavid.com/shop Join us in the Limitless Mothers Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/limitlessmothers/
Do you think about what others are thinking about you? You're about to learn some TRUTHS that'll set you FREE...while adding incredible value to your life, and the lives of others. It’s an ongoing topic of discussion in my S.O.L. DATE SISTERHOOD, as well as with my coaching clients, and all the coaching I do. It’s the topic of worrying about what others think about YOU. You’re so concerned about what “THEY” are thinking about YOU…but is it possible that YOU’RE actually thinking that about YOURSELF (at some level?) Yes, it’s true! OWN IT, my dear! Stop trying to own everyone else’s opinions about you. Instead, OWN YOURS. What would that look like for you? What would your life look like for you to own your own opinion? The 4 Levels of OPINION OWNERSHIP Are… 1. No ownership. It’s like you’re homeless…and you feel helpless. You don’t own your opinion, nor do you own your responsibility. There’s no work. And I’ve got news for you…It doesn’t work! Everyone’s opinion of YOU is important. Or so it seems. 2. Renting. Think of it as leasing…or is it “pLEASING”… People pleasing. That’s right, you’re a genuine (although inauthentic) People Pleaser. You try to please everyone, while not really pleasing anyone…especially yourself. You also try to own everyone else’s opinion of YOU. You blame them for thinking about you in the way that they do, when honestly…YOU are the one who BELIEVES these things about you (at some level.) OWN IT, MY DEAR! 3. Own/Occupy. When you own your own business…and you’re not in others’ business. You finally own the fact that others’ opinions of you are none of your business, and you don’t make it your business. You can think of this as a new form of “entrepreneurialism.” 4. Own/Landlord. YOU’RE PAID FOR YOUR OPINION. You own your opinion of YOU. You don’t blame others’ opinions of you on them. You own your OWN opinions of YOU. Others’ opinions of you are not your business. Your opinion of you is your business. And now, others actually ask (or pay) for your opinion. You can think of this as the ultimate form of ENTREPRENEURIALISM. You care more about people, and what they care about, then caring about their opinion of YOU. You help them to believe in themselves by sharing the TRUTH with them. Imagine what this would look and feel like in your life… Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.) TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP: Where right now in your life are you worrying about what others are thinking, or saying, about you? How are YOU doing that to YOU? Own it. Make a commitment to YOU and owning your opinion of you. Whatever opinion you have of yourself, ask: “Is it true?” If so, keep it. If not, let it and YOU go… Set yourself free today, my dear. Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you. I’m going to be inviting listeners onto the program. If you have a story you'd like to share — a song to sing (but not a Poor Me Story) — send me an email at: drshannon@doctorshannon.com and put SHARE MY STORY in the subject line. If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: drshannon@doctorshannon.com AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there... Go to YOU BE THE WOMAN NOW to learn more about our next 4-Week YOU BE THE WOMAN Program. Apply today. And learn about an incredible opportunity for a select sacred group of 25 women who are ready and willing to RISE UP AND BE THE WOMAN. If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d be more than happy to schedule a Discovery Call with you to see if Healing Life Coaching is a good fit for you. Email me at drshannon@doctorshannon.com Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my new song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version. Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com) Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)
Fun fact: If Amanda wasn’t a lawyer then she would be a personal shopper for gift giving. Amanda is a Dallas business lawyer with a passion for elevating entrepreneurs and creatives. Her story and why she works with creatives is so inspiring. Follow Amanda’s IG because she constantly educates on law in her stories and posts and is always open to connecting to creatives! Throughout this episode, you will learn a lot of helpful knowledge as a creative in a business world so make sure to take notes! We can all learn more about the legal side of doing business. Show Notes: 00:20 Intro with Amanda: What she does and why. Amanda has been an attorney for 11 years. She also started her own firm based on ethics and lifestyle choice! 2:42 The 5 questions we always ask each guest. 9:05 Harlee asks, “You mentioned you work with creative business owners a lot so do you only do business law or do you practice other types of law, too?” Amanda goes on to explain what she practices and focuses on, such as contracts and bigger transactions with companies. 10:10 Amanda discusses the point in which a business owner should invest in a business lawyer or have a contract written up. The hands on experience and having an attorney who has your best interest is important, even when you’re starting in the beginning stages of an LLC. 11:50 What is a registered agent? Amanda breaks down what this is and you have to have one when you file for an entity (LLC, Corporation, Partnership, etc). 13:50 What is the meaning and importance of copyright and intellectual property? How does it work? Creatives – listen up! You OWN your work! 22:05 What does it mean if you are a sole proprietorship? 23:00 Why being in a partnership is or is not desirable vs LLC, Corp, or S Corp. Statutory guidelines and company agreements are KEY. 25:05 Amanda breaks down the liability protection between each entity. If you were to be sued then what happens to your assets? 27:20 Contracts: Many of us creatives can improve our contracts and it doesn’t have to be expensive to get a contract from an attorney! It’s worth it because you will use the contract countless times. Amanda explains how amazing a “pause clause” is when added into a contract – great if you’re working long-term with a client! She also discusses how much a contract can protect your time and services and give you clout when you need it with a client. 33:30 How to find and choose a lawyer in your area. 36:10 Amanda tells us the most difficult part of working with creatives (hint: creatives and being on time or working with deadlines don’t mix well). 38:10 Amanda talks about protecting her time and her lifestyle choices as a lawyer. “You should observe boundaries and take care of yourself…” We pitch in with our opinions on giving into “the grind” versus maintaining a healthy lifestyle. 42:12 Your “why” is important and Amanda explains hers! “Rage against the machine” moment is definitely included. Her mission relates very much to ethics and inclusivity. You can find Amanda here: https://www.instagram.com/amontgomerylawyer/ https://www.amontgomerylaw.com/instagram You can find Creative Banter Podcast here: Website - https://creativebanter.wixsite.com/podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/creativebanterpodcast/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/creativebanterpodcast/
While we’d all like to blame our problems on everyone and everything else, one thing we need to keep at the forefront of our mind is that it is OURSELVES who are often our own worst enemies. Ego hinders us at every turn. We feel that we are entitled to things or positions due to either our time invested or our “amazing abilities”. We spend a lot of time spending money we don’t have on things that we can’t afford to impress people we don’t even like. All for what? Some false sense of accomplishment. In order to live a genuine and fulfilling life, we’ve got to stop “playing the game” and start building our own empires. I’m not just talking about monetarily, either. As Ryan Holiday puts in his book, Ego is the Enemy, once you start being consciously aware of putting your own ego in check, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.” In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about what ego is, how it affects us, and I will give you some strategies you can put in place to help keep yourself in check. That way, you can remain focused on YOU OWN world-changing work that you hope to achieve. __ Firefighter Podcast Facebook Community IGNITEd Readers Book Club Dunning-Kruger Published Paper Additional Reading --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ignitedff/message
How do you handle stress? Take a moment and think about that. When something uncomfortable happens what is your go-to method for getting through it. You might have different degrees of stress with different coping mechanisms. Daily Stressors could be: Your work schedule Your kids’ schedule Financial obligations Health problems Where you live, what you drive Not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything you need or want to accomplish You could also have deep stressors that might take a different technique: Long term health issues Loss of a loved one Divorce Loss of a child Childhood trauma Relationship trauma Starting over No matter what your stressor is today, you own your reaction to it. You OWN your reactions. You might think about that statement and tell yourself that you aren’t in control and that outside influences are doing this to you. But the fact is, stress, trauma, death, and continued life is a fact and how you get through it will make all the difference. The challenging situations we face in life are often the ones that offer us the greatest opportunity for personal growth. Looking honestly at your situations, experiencing the emotions they bring up, and searching within yourself for the answers can bring positive outcomes that you can draw on in times of trouble. Here is a FREEZE FRAME exercise I like to use to channel energy in a positive direction. Freeze: Recognize the stressful feeling and Freeze-Frame it! Take a time-out. Focus: Make a sincere effort to shift your FOCUS away from your racing mind or disturbed emotions to the area around your heart. Pretend you’re breathing through your heart to help focus your energy in this area. You may place your hand on your heart if this helps. Keep your focus there for at least 10 SECONDS. Feeling: Recall a positive enjoyable feeling or time you’ve had in your life; FEEL the feelings again in your body, not just a mental thought about it. Ask: Using your intuition, common sense or sincerity, ASK your heart, “What would be a better way, a more efficient, desirable response to this situation, one that would minimize future stress? Listen: Pay attention, tune in, LISTEN and reflect on what your heart says in answer to your question. (This gives you access to your own internal solutions and common sense and puts your reactive emotions and mind in check.) Evaluate each stressor individually. When you lump them together, you can exaggerate the weight and importance of their presence in your life. Take them one by one and ask yourself some qualifying questions: Do I have the power to change this situation? Am I ultimately responsible for this situation? What could I have done or will do in the future to avoid this from happening again? Why am I allowing this to affect my day, month, or year? What can I do this minute to bring myself peace/joy/comfort? Challenge: Remember, stress and your reaction to it, is not an out of body experience. You are in charge and YOU will be the only one working through the steps to take control of the situation. Don’t assume busy is productive. In all things, strive for a healthy balance to beat stress! I know YOU can do it!
Joseph Broadmeadow - author of Choices You Make ‘em You Own ‘em: The Jerry Tillinghast Story. #WPRO A retired police officer, Joe Broadmeadow tells the story of Jerry Tillinghast. From the book blurb: "In his own words, Jerry Tillinghast speaks out about Vietnam, his reputation as a "feared mob enforcer." and the choices that led him into the life." https://www.authorjoebroadmeadow.com/
Joseph Broadmeadow - author of Choices You Make ‘em You Own ‘em: The Jerry Tillinghast Story. #WPRO A retired police officer, Joe Broadmeadow tells the story of Jerry Tillinghast. From the book blurb: "In his own words, Jerry Tillinghast speaks out about Vietnam, his reputation as a "feared mob enforcer." and the choices that led him into the life." https://www.authorjoebroadmeadow.com/
Self care doesn’t create self love. It comes out of self love. YOU create self care because YOU CARE. This is HOW... You OWN your self love. You’ll care for the things you really care about. You'll love the things you really love. “Eating well and exercise aren’t a guarantee of great health. They’re merely the expression of the great health that’s within you." 1. Own your self care from the INSIDE OUT. Stop “trying” to care for yourself from the outside in. Allow the CARE for you to care for YOU. Allow your SELF CARE to be the full expression of the CARE within your SELF. Are you expressing the incredible love and care that are on the inside of you? 2. Own your WHO, then from your “WHO”…DO. Experience your life. Date your day. 3. Own your NO by saying YES TO YOUR YES. Master the art of saying NO, which will allow you to own life…time. When you say YES TO YOUR YES, it'll allow you to own your YES. AND SAY YES TO LOVE. Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.) TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP: Spend some time connecting with your OWN heart and soul…OWNING YOUR SELF CARE. Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there... If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d be more than happy to schedule a Discovery Call with you to see if Healing Life Coaching is a good fit for you. Email me at drshannon@doctorshannon.com Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my new song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version. Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com) Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)
Especially when it comes to deep cultural change, the first step is owning the current state of play. You made it. You Own it. It’s your mess to fix. Make a statement. Say it loud! #transformations #corporateculture #management #ownership #accountability
It’s an ongoing topic of discussion in my S.O.L. DATE SISTERHOOD, as well as with my coaching clients, and all the coaching I do. It’s the topic of worrying about what others think about YOU. You’re so concerned about what “THEY” are thinking about YOU…but is it possible that YOU’RE actually thinking that about YOURSELF (at some level?) Yes, it’s true! OWN IT, my dear! Stop trying to own everyone else’s opinions about you. Instead, OWN YOURS. What would that look like for you? What would your life look like for you to own your own opinion? The 4 Levels of OPINION OWNERSHIP Are… 1. No ownership. It’s like you’re homeless…and you feel helpless. You don’t own your opinion, nor do you own your responsibility. There’s no work. And I’ve got news for you…It doesn’t work! Everyone’s opinion of YOU is important. Or so it seems. 2. Renting. Think of it as leasing…or is it “pLEASING”… People pleasing. That’s right, you’re a genuine (although inauthentic) People Pleaser. You try to please everyone, while not really pleasing anyone…especially yourself. You also try to own everyone else’s opinion of YOU. You blame them for thinking about you in the way that they do, when honestly…YOU are the one who BELIEVES these things about you (at some level.) OWN IT, MY DEAR! 3. Own/Occupy. When you own your own business…and you’re not in others’ business. You finally own the fact that others’ opinions of you are none of your business, and you don’t make it your business. You can think of this as a new form of “entrepreneurialism.” 4. Own/Landlord. YOU’RE PAID FOR YOUR OPINION. You own your opinion of YOU. You don’t blame others’ opinions of you on them. You own your OWN opinions of YOU. Others’ opinions of you are not your business. Your opinion of you is your business. And now, others actually ask (or pay) for your opinion. You can think of this as the ultimate form of ENTREPRENEURIALISM. You care more about people, and what they care about, then caring about their opinion of YOU. You help them to believe in themselves by sharing the TRUTH with them. Imagine what this would look and feel like in your life… Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.) TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP: Where right now in your life are you worrying about what others are thinking, or saying, about you? How are YOU doing that to YOU? Own it. Make a commitment to YOU and owning your opinion of you. Whatever opinion you have of yourself, ask: “Is it true?” If so, keep it. If not, let it and YOU go… Set yourself free today, my dear. Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you. Are you ready to share YOU and YOUR S.O.L. STORY? I’d LOVE to connect with you, and celebrate YOU and your S.O.L. Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you. By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my new song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version. Thank you for being here, and allowing me to Sip On Life with you. Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com) Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)
Panel: Charles Max Wood Dave Kimura Eric Berry In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks amongst themselves the topic: “When to Build, or When to Buy.” They discuss how time is limited, and whether it is worth their time to build their own app/software or to just purchase. They discuss the pros and cons of each. Check-out today’s episode for more details! Show Topics: 1:40 – Chuck: Anything that prompted choosing this topic? 2:13 – Dave: I am not a huge stickler of keeping tracks of things. With a new car, I wanted to start this off right. I wanted an app to show history of car. I wanted a simple view and wanted to take pictures of receipts. I didn’t find anything out there that I liked. Do I want to write a web application? 3:29 – Dave: I am going to write this app. There is a lot of the new technology, so I can keep up-to-date with real world technologies, with the act of storage. Keeping my skills sharp. Solving a real world need that I have. 4:06 – Panelist: Funny thing. That is a decision that has evolved with me. As a younger developer I would build everything that I could. I thought: “I have to own this,” I thought I have to have total control of this. This is for me. I try to buy everything that I can. There is only so much time in the day. Let’s point the question back to Dave. Are you more in the process of creation? 5:19: Dave: It fits to my needs. I don’t need something overly complicated. I think we often find situations where there is a justifiable case to build it then to buy it. If you buy it you have little control over the features and other things. What’s important to you is not important to others. So you will have to find a company that will meet your needs. You bring up an interesting topic and that’s data. 7:29 – Chuck: You are talking about the level of control. Eric this might sound familiar with sponsorship and so on. Eric said: Dude you are a developer. There is nothing out there that I need so I have to build it. I opt to trying to buy it if I can. 8:35 – Panelist: Yes, definitely. By focusing all of my attention on an application that won’t give me an ROI. Leave that other stuff to much smarter than me in that domain. 9:24: Panelist: I agree. If it is a core part of your business than, if you are buying, that might be a disadvantage. For example... I used a service called IMPROVLY. 12:00 – Chuck: it might not give you the control that you want, but if it can get you most of the way there then it will eventually move up in priority. 12:33 – Panelist: Look at utilities that support you, then that’s where MVPs can come into play. One limited, viable product. For example, the app tracker for my cars. I just wanted something simple. Some of the extra bells and whistles can come later. Something like code fund – there is a lot of expected features. There is so much business that goes into it. When I have time to build that stuff in then I will do that later. If it is too feature-rich then they will overwhelm themselves. They try to do everything today. Often that could lead to bad code, things not working properly. You save time by doing it right the first time. I think you have to really gauge what is your MVP? What can I do to make this functional? Then add in the features within the application. 15:19 – Panelist: When you decide to build – how much influence past products to drive your development. 15:38 – I say a ton, because then you are going to be reinventing the wheel. You OWN interpretation to things is fine. There is only so many ways to build something. See what people want and what they need. 16:15 – Panelist: It tends to muddy the developing waters a bit. I like to approach things not knowing what the competitors are doing. Then you aren’t constrained by past examples. I approach it as: How would I want to approach this by an individual so I am not blurred by competitors. 18:05 – Chuck: I build a feature I need and then ask myself: How do I put this together? What I need – I know what the outcomes need to be. At the end of the day I am looking for a model to provide what I need. In both of those cases. 18:44 – Panelist: Yes, having a good knowledge of the domain is good. It is more fun to build, right? 19:37 – Is it fun to build or is it to integrate? I like integrations better. 20:13 – Chuck: I have recently been integrating ZAPIER. 21:12 – Panelist: There are some things I will stay away from. I want to keep things with the specialists. If that means I am paying for the fees to use a third-party. 21:56 – Yes, 100%. You have to ask yourself: How lazy are you with X? 23:08 – If Twitter goes down then what? Have multiple options. You need to have other ways to authenticate in that area. So that means you have to be developing in... I think that will come down to your business needs. It will help the workflow, and help you make decisions If you are pinning yourself into a corner on time and resources. I think it’s sad that that has to be said. But look at other applications out there that are pinned into corners. People didn’t think of what they would need in the future. I am not saying that my products aren’t exempt form that. 25:52 – How do you qualify a good buy? This hits my criteria for the buy. 26:06 – If it’s providing a value. Not just this month but the following month – is this going to be worth the value. Mail hosting. This is worth it to me. There is so much hassle that goes into it. Then I have to maintain it. My business is hurting because I am focused somewhere else. I want to be able to answer emails from people. Focusing on the products that I am providing. Do I need to pay someone to support 27:35 – Panelist: The speed to integration and the speed to usage. It’s all about the pain. How much pain will there be to build one? Hire the laziest person possible. I pride myself being an extra lazy developer. I can I build the best thing in the least amount of time. Time with my brother in the past has shown me this. Perhaps the type of developer we are determines the answer to that question. I like to get code out the door more than create the code. What about you guys? 28:56 – Chuck: I like building it but I LOVE shipping it. 29:07 – I like creating it. Shipping part is the “I finished it.” Getting from nothing to something. Shipping is like the celebration for me. 29:32 – Digital Ocean Advertisement. 30:10 – It’s not to say that I don’t buy things, cause I do. The amount of software that I buy outweighs the ones I build. My time is limited. I do need control over the data. We were struggling a few years ago financially. I need a thumb drive and we fought on whether or not we could buy that. Finances are intimate details. If that information was stolen, so I built my own we application in my business to hold our finance data records. We wanted complete control over that. I saw that that it was a wise investment of my time. I had insecurities about that information leaked or stolen. Now we have too many thumb drives. 32:31 – I bought a thumb drive years ago for it and paid $50-60 for that. Which is insane. 32:55- Chuck: Build vs. Buy topic has been covered very well, so far. When you are building, which features to prioritize? Building features – which one to prioritize? 33:47 – It would be less impactful to your client base. You have sponsors and signing up for the show. The listeners could be returning guests. But your sponsors are coming on ALL the time. Feature rich platform for them. You want them to enjoy using your product. I think that would be the most important. Having something for your scheduling. It doesn’t have to be feature rich. But 34:43 – Chuck: I understand the trade-offs. Anything I can do to make the system automatic then that helps. Some people want some LIVE episodes. That leads the sponsorship into the content production stuff. Beyond telling Eric, my editor, where to put the ads within the episode. 36:52 – Panelist chimes in. 37:15 – They want the testimonial. The other end to that when we started off we got sponsors because we were novel. We were a different take on Ruby. The market has changed. Things change. Then it was okay well Ruby Rogues was a great way to meet developers. You can do conferences but you reach a lot of people in one week. Some of our sponsors early on - they past their ROI. Podcast market has changed. Some of this feedback has made me rethink things. The market has changed. People want to hear the personal touch and the personal message. They want to hear how these things are being run and how to fix the bugs. Just being aware of the needs and how the needs change. It is easy to get comfortable. Then it turns out jQuery doesn’t always cut the mustard anymore. But maybe it does? If you get comfortable then you will pay for it. 39:58 – So true. Like Code Fund. Blog Post: What is Keeping Me Up At Night? 41:11 – Chuck: Even their needs have changed. That feedback is crucial. It’s not just about keeping tabs on this stuff. Why are you loosing the publisher? Are you getting the feedback that you need. I am have gotten critiques from Eric and other people. Oh ok, let me change the packing to serve their needs. Kind of roll with the punches. If you aren’t talking back to your customers then there will be issues. 42:18 – Panelist: Side topic of how do you receive feedback? Some people there is a small minority that will bash you. They won’t give you constructive feedback. They are being a mean person. Having a good attitude is going to help with the feedback to make your product better. 43:15 – Chuck: Nobody wants to have that confrontation. 43:30 – I have grown to appreciate humanity. When you are asking them about: why did you leave? I see that they’ve read it 4-5 times but they didn’t hit reply. Am I doing this? Am I not doing this? 45:11 – Getting the opinions out there can help you if you can find the positive twist to even negative comments. 45:44 – How can this feedback make me a better person, podcaster or better in general? You can find that in the nastiest feedback that you may receive. 46:29 – But on the flipside – if you decide to buy – make the feedback constructive. Honestly 46:56 – I had a similar experience. Geekbot. I just bought it and I love it. They do daily standups on Geekbot. They kept skipping days. But they asked for me to try again, I di and I am glad that I did! 48:49 – Panelist: When you are talking about building your own software and you get that feedback it’s important not to be a person pleaser. If it doesn’t help ALL then it’s something you might NOT wan to build it. I t has to be globally beneficial. Do the right thing. I 50:49 – Chuck: Anything else? 51:01 – To UNSUBSCRIBE make them fill out a long form before you leave. One more kick to the groin. 51:17 – Chuck: Subject Line: Please Piss Me Off. How can we make this more effective? 51:40 – I send them weekly stats. I solicit through that e-mail. 52:00 – I think the point is that most people who buy software are HEARD and that they are a valuable customer. Their voice does matter. You want to solve their problems in a least expensive way. 52:36 – Chuck: Making it SUPER easy for them. 53:18 – Final thought about building: if someone has to leave your application, to do the task at hand, then your app is missing some core feature(s) that your users are wanting. 54:27 – Picks! 54:32 – Advertisement for Get a Coder Job! Links: Get a Coder Job Course Zapier Sponsors: Sentry Digital Ocean Get a Coder Job Course Picks: Dave Shapeoko Eric Geekbot Polymail Airbrake Charles My Ruby Story Podcasts Orlando - FinCon or Microsoft Ignite MeetUp Park City Meetup
Panel: Charles Max Wood Dave Kimura Eric Berry In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks amongst themselves the topic: “When to Build, or When to Buy.” They discuss how time is limited, and whether it is worth their time to build their own app/software or to just purchase. They discuss the pros and cons of each. Check-out today’s episode for more details! Show Topics: 1:40 – Chuck: Anything that prompted choosing this topic? 2:13 – Dave: I am not a huge stickler of keeping tracks of things. With a new car, I wanted to start this off right. I wanted an app to show history of car. I wanted a simple view and wanted to take pictures of receipts. I didn’t find anything out there that I liked. Do I want to write a web application? 3:29 – Dave: I am going to write this app. There is a lot of the new technology, so I can keep up-to-date with real world technologies, with the act of storage. Keeping my skills sharp. Solving a real world need that I have. 4:06 – Panelist: Funny thing. That is a decision that has evolved with me. As a younger developer I would build everything that I could. I thought: “I have to own this,” I thought I have to have total control of this. This is for me. I try to buy everything that I can. There is only so much time in the day. Let’s point the question back to Dave. Are you more in the process of creation? 5:19: Dave: It fits to my needs. I don’t need something overly complicated. I think we often find situations where there is a justifiable case to build it then to buy it. If you buy it you have little control over the features and other things. What’s important to you is not important to others. So you will have to find a company that will meet your needs. You bring up an interesting topic and that’s data. 7:29 – Chuck: You are talking about the level of control. Eric this might sound familiar with sponsorship and so on. Eric said: Dude you are a developer. There is nothing out there that I need so I have to build it. I opt to trying to buy it if I can. 8:35 – Panelist: Yes, definitely. By focusing all of my attention on an application that won’t give me an ROI. Leave that other stuff to much smarter than me in that domain. 9:24: Panelist: I agree. If it is a core part of your business than, if you are buying, that might be a disadvantage. For example... I used a service called IMPROVLY. 12:00 – Chuck: it might not give you the control that you want, but if it can get you most of the way there then it will eventually move up in priority. 12:33 – Panelist: Look at utilities that support you, then that’s where MVPs can come into play. One limited, viable product. For example, the app tracker for my cars. I just wanted something simple. Some of the extra bells and whistles can come later. Something like code fund – there is a lot of expected features. There is so much business that goes into it. When I have time to build that stuff in then I will do that later. If it is too feature-rich then they will overwhelm themselves. They try to do everything today. Often that could lead to bad code, things not working properly. You save time by doing it right the first time. I think you have to really gauge what is your MVP? What can I do to make this functional? Then add in the features within the application. 15:19 – Panelist: When you decide to build – how much influence past products to drive your development. 15:38 – I say a ton, because then you are going to be reinventing the wheel. You OWN interpretation to things is fine. There is only so many ways to build something. See what people want and what they need. 16:15 – Panelist: It tends to muddy the developing waters a bit. I like to approach things not knowing what the competitors are doing. Then you aren’t constrained by past examples. I approach it as: How would I want to approach this by an individual so I am not blurred by competitors. 18:05 – Chuck: I build a feature I need and then ask myself: How do I put this together? What I need – I know what the outcomes need to be. At the end of the day I am looking for a model to provide what I need. In both of those cases. 18:44 – Panelist: Yes, having a good knowledge of the domain is good. It is more fun to build, right? 19:37 – Is it fun to build or is it to integrate? I like integrations better. 20:13 – Chuck: I have recently been integrating ZAPIER. 21:12 – Panelist: There are some things I will stay away from. I want to keep things with the specialists. If that means I am paying for the fees to use a third-party. 21:56 – Yes, 100%. You have to ask yourself: How lazy are you with X? 23:08 – If Twitter goes down then what? Have multiple options. You need to have other ways to authenticate in that area. So that means you have to be developing in... I think that will come down to your business needs. It will help the workflow, and help you make decisions If you are pinning yourself into a corner on time and resources. I think it’s sad that that has to be said. But look at other applications out there that are pinned into corners. People didn’t think of what they would need in the future. I am not saying that my products aren’t exempt form that. 25:52 – How do you qualify a good buy? This hits my criteria for the buy. 26:06 – If it’s providing a value. Not just this month but the following month – is this going to be worth the value. Mail hosting. This is worth it to me. There is so much hassle that goes into it. Then I have to maintain it. My business is hurting because I am focused somewhere else. I want to be able to answer emails from people. Focusing on the products that I am providing. Do I need to pay someone to support 27:35 – Panelist: The speed to integration and the speed to usage. It’s all about the pain. How much pain will there be to build one? Hire the laziest person possible. I pride myself being an extra lazy developer. I can I build the best thing in the least amount of time. Time with my brother in the past has shown me this. Perhaps the type of developer we are determines the answer to that question. I like to get code out the door more than create the code. What about you guys? 28:56 – Chuck: I like building it but I LOVE shipping it. 29:07 – I like creating it. Shipping part is the “I finished it.” Getting from nothing to something. Shipping is like the celebration for me. 29:32 – Digital Ocean Advertisement. 30:10 – It’s not to say that I don’t buy things, cause I do. The amount of software that I buy outweighs the ones I build. My time is limited. I do need control over the data. We were struggling a few years ago financially. I need a thumb drive and we fought on whether or not we could buy that. Finances are intimate details. If that information was stolen, so I built my own we application in my business to hold our finance data records. We wanted complete control over that. I saw that that it was a wise investment of my time. I had insecurities about that information leaked or stolen. Now we have too many thumb drives. 32:31 – I bought a thumb drive years ago for it and paid $50-60 for that. Which is insane. 32:55- Chuck: Build vs. Buy topic has been covered very well, so far. When you are building, which features to prioritize? Building features – which one to prioritize? 33:47 – It would be less impactful to your client base. You have sponsors and signing up for the show. The listeners could be returning guests. But your sponsors are coming on ALL the time. Feature rich platform for them. You want them to enjoy using your product. I think that would be the most important. Having something for your scheduling. It doesn’t have to be feature rich. But 34:43 – Chuck: I understand the trade-offs. Anything I can do to make the system automatic then that helps. Some people want some LIVE episodes. That leads the sponsorship into the content production stuff. Beyond telling Eric, my editor, where to put the ads within the episode. 36:52 – Panelist chimes in. 37:15 – They want the testimonial. The other end to that when we started off we got sponsors because we were novel. We were a different take on Ruby. The market has changed. Things change. Then it was okay well Ruby Rogues was a great way to meet developers. You can do conferences but you reach a lot of people in one week. Some of our sponsors early on - they past their ROI. Podcast market has changed. Some of this feedback has made me rethink things. The market has changed. People want to hear the personal touch and the personal message. They want to hear how these things are being run and how to fix the bugs. Just being aware of the needs and how the needs change. It is easy to get comfortable. Then it turns out jQuery doesn’t always cut the mustard anymore. But maybe it does? If you get comfortable then you will pay for it. 39:58 – So true. Like Code Fund. Blog Post: What is Keeping Me Up At Night? 41:11 – Chuck: Even their needs have changed. That feedback is crucial. It’s not just about keeping tabs on this stuff. Why are you loosing the publisher? Are you getting the feedback that you need. I am have gotten critiques from Eric and other people. Oh ok, let me change the packing to serve their needs. Kind of roll with the punches. If you aren’t talking back to your customers then there will be issues. 42:18 – Panelist: Side topic of how do you receive feedback? Some people there is a small minority that will bash you. They won’t give you constructive feedback. They are being a mean person. Having a good attitude is going to help with the feedback to make your product better. 43:15 – Chuck: Nobody wants to have that confrontation. 43:30 – I have grown to appreciate humanity. When you are asking them about: why did you leave? I see that they’ve read it 4-5 times but they didn’t hit reply. Am I doing this? Am I not doing this? 45:11 – Getting the opinions out there can help you if you can find the positive twist to even negative comments. 45:44 – How can this feedback make me a better person, podcaster or better in general? You can find that in the nastiest feedback that you may receive. 46:29 – But on the flipside – if you decide to buy – make the feedback constructive. Honestly 46:56 – I had a similar experience. Geekbot. I just bought it and I love it. They do daily standups on Geekbot. They kept skipping days. But they asked for me to try again, I di and I am glad that I did! 48:49 – Panelist: When you are talking about building your own software and you get that feedback it’s important not to be a person pleaser. If it doesn’t help ALL then it’s something you might NOT wan to build it. I t has to be globally beneficial. Do the right thing. I 50:49 – Chuck: Anything else? 51:01 – To UNSUBSCRIBE make them fill out a long form before you leave. One more kick to the groin. 51:17 – Chuck: Subject Line: Please Piss Me Off. How can we make this more effective? 51:40 – I send them weekly stats. I solicit through that e-mail. 52:00 – I think the point is that most people who buy software are HEARD and that they are a valuable customer. Their voice does matter. You want to solve their problems in a least expensive way. 52:36 – Chuck: Making it SUPER easy for them. 53:18 – Final thought about building: if someone has to leave your application, to do the task at hand, then your app is missing some core feature(s) that your users are wanting. 54:27 – Picks! 54:32 – Advertisement for Get a Coder Job! Links: Get a Coder Job Course Zapier Sponsors: Sentry Digital Ocean Get a Coder Job Course Picks: Dave Shapeoko Eric Geekbot Polymail Airbrake Charles My Ruby Story Podcasts Orlando - FinCon or Microsoft Ignite MeetUp Park City Meetup
Panel: Charles Max Wood Dave Kimura Eric Berry In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks amongst themselves the topic: “When to Build, or When to Buy.” They discuss how time is limited, and whether it is worth their time to build their own app/software or to just purchase. They discuss the pros and cons of each. Check-out today’s episode for more details! Show Topics: 1:40 – Chuck: Anything that prompted choosing this topic? 2:13 – Dave: I am not a huge stickler of keeping tracks of things. With a new car, I wanted to start this off right. I wanted an app to show history of car. I wanted a simple view and wanted to take pictures of receipts. I didn’t find anything out there that I liked. Do I want to write a web application? 3:29 – Dave: I am going to write this app. There is a lot of the new technology, so I can keep up-to-date with real world technologies, with the act of storage. Keeping my skills sharp. Solving a real world need that I have. 4:06 – Panelist: Funny thing. That is a decision that has evolved with me. As a younger developer I would build everything that I could. I thought: “I have to own this,” I thought I have to have total control of this. This is for me. I try to buy everything that I can. There is only so much time in the day. Let’s point the question back to Dave. Are you more in the process of creation? 5:19: Dave: It fits to my needs. I don’t need something overly complicated. I think we often find situations where there is a justifiable case to build it then to buy it. If you buy it you have little control over the features and other things. What’s important to you is not important to others. So you will have to find a company that will meet your needs. You bring up an interesting topic and that’s data. 7:29 – Chuck: You are talking about the level of control. Eric this might sound familiar with sponsorship and so on. Eric said: Dude you are a developer. There is nothing out there that I need so I have to build it. I opt to trying to buy it if I can. 8:35 – Panelist: Yes, definitely. By focusing all of my attention on an application that won’t give me an ROI. Leave that other stuff to much smarter than me in that domain. 9:24: Panelist: I agree. If it is a core part of your business than, if you are buying, that might be a disadvantage. For example... I used a service called IMPROVLY. 12:00 – Chuck: it might not give you the control that you want, but if it can get you most of the way there then it will eventually move up in priority. 12:33 – Panelist: Look at utilities that support you, then that’s where MVPs can come into play. One limited, viable product. For example, the app tracker for my cars. I just wanted something simple. Some of the extra bells and whistles can come later. Something like code fund – there is a lot of expected features. There is so much business that goes into it. When I have time to build that stuff in then I will do that later. If it is too feature-rich then they will overwhelm themselves. They try to do everything today. Often that could lead to bad code, things not working properly. You save time by doing it right the first time. I think you have to really gauge what is your MVP? What can I do to make this functional? Then add in the features within the application. 15:19 – Panelist: When you decide to build – how much influence past products to drive your development. 15:38 – I say a ton, because then you are going to be reinventing the wheel. You OWN interpretation to things is fine. There is only so many ways to build something. See what people want and what they need. 16:15 – Panelist: It tends to muddy the developing waters a bit. I like to approach things not knowing what the competitors are doing. Then you aren’t constrained by past examples. I approach it as: How would I want to approach this by an individual so I am not blurred by competitors. 18:05 – Chuck: I build a feature I need and then ask myself: How do I put this together? What I need – I know what the outcomes need to be. At the end of the day I am looking for a model to provide what I need. In both of those cases. 18:44 – Panelist: Yes, having a good knowledge of the domain is good. It is more fun to build, right? 19:37 – Is it fun to build or is it to integrate? I like integrations better. 20:13 – Chuck: I have recently been integrating ZAPIER. 21:12 – Panelist: There are some things I will stay away from. I want to keep things with the specialists. If that means I am paying for the fees to use a third-party. 21:56 – Yes, 100%. You have to ask yourself: How lazy are you with X? 23:08 – If Twitter goes down then what? Have multiple options. You need to have other ways to authenticate in that area. So that means you have to be developing in... I think that will come down to your business needs. It will help the workflow, and help you make decisions If you are pinning yourself into a corner on time and resources. I think it’s sad that that has to be said. But look at other applications out there that are pinned into corners. People didn’t think of what they would need in the future. I am not saying that my products aren’t exempt form that. 25:52 – How do you qualify a good buy? This hits my criteria for the buy. 26:06 – If it’s providing a value. Not just this month but the following month – is this going to be worth the value. Mail hosting. This is worth it to me. There is so much hassle that goes into it. Then I have to maintain it. My business is hurting because I am focused somewhere else. I want to be able to answer emails from people. Focusing on the products that I am providing. Do I need to pay someone to support 27:35 – Panelist: The speed to integration and the speed to usage. It’s all about the pain. How much pain will there be to build one? Hire the laziest person possible. I pride myself being an extra lazy developer. I can I build the best thing in the least amount of time. Time with my brother in the past has shown me this. Perhaps the type of developer we are determines the answer to that question. I like to get code out the door more than create the code. What about you guys? 28:56 – Chuck: I like building it but I LOVE shipping it. 29:07 – I like creating it. Shipping part is the “I finished it.” Getting from nothing to something. Shipping is like the celebration for me. 29:32 – Digital Ocean Advertisement. 30:10 – It’s not to say that I don’t buy things, cause I do. The amount of software that I buy outweighs the ones I build. My time is limited. I do need control over the data. We were struggling a few years ago financially. I need a thumb drive and we fought on whether or not we could buy that. Finances are intimate details. If that information was stolen, so I built my own we application in my business to hold our finance data records. We wanted complete control over that. I saw that that it was a wise investment of my time. I had insecurities about that information leaked or stolen. Now we have too many thumb drives. 32:31 – I bought a thumb drive years ago for it and paid $50-60 for that. Which is insane. 32:55- Chuck: Build vs. Buy topic has been covered very well, so far. When you are building, which features to prioritize? Building features – which one to prioritize? 33:47 – It would be less impactful to your client base. You have sponsors and signing up for the show. The listeners could be returning guests. But your sponsors are coming on ALL the time. Feature rich platform for them. You want them to enjoy using your product. I think that would be the most important. Having something for your scheduling. It doesn’t have to be feature rich. But 34:43 – Chuck: I understand the trade-offs. Anything I can do to make the system automatic then that helps. Some people want some LIVE episodes. That leads the sponsorship into the content production stuff. Beyond telling Eric, my editor, where to put the ads within the episode. 36:52 – Panelist chimes in. 37:15 – They want the testimonial. The other end to that when we started off we got sponsors because we were novel. We were a different take on Ruby. The market has changed. Things change. Then it was okay well Ruby Rogues was a great way to meet developers. You can do conferences but you reach a lot of people in one week. Some of our sponsors early on - they past their ROI. Podcast market has changed. Some of this feedback has made me rethink things. The market has changed. People want to hear the personal touch and the personal message. They want to hear how these things are being run and how to fix the bugs. Just being aware of the needs and how the needs change. It is easy to get comfortable. Then it turns out jQuery doesn’t always cut the mustard anymore. But maybe it does? If you get comfortable then you will pay for it. 39:58 – So true. Like Code Fund. Blog Post: What is Keeping Me Up At Night? 41:11 – Chuck: Even their needs have changed. That feedback is crucial. It’s not just about keeping tabs on this stuff. Why are you loosing the publisher? Are you getting the feedback that you need. I am have gotten critiques from Eric and other people. Oh ok, let me change the packing to serve their needs. Kind of roll with the punches. If you aren’t talking back to your customers then there will be issues. 42:18 – Panelist: Side topic of how do you receive feedback? Some people there is a small minority that will bash you. They won’t give you constructive feedback. They are being a mean person. Having a good attitude is going to help with the feedback to make your product better. 43:15 – Chuck: Nobody wants to have that confrontation. 43:30 – I have grown to appreciate humanity. When you are asking them about: why did you leave? I see that they’ve read it 4-5 times but they didn’t hit reply. Am I doing this? Am I not doing this? 45:11 – Getting the opinions out there can help you if you can find the positive twist to even negative comments. 45:44 – How can this feedback make me a better person, podcaster or better in general? You can find that in the nastiest feedback that you may receive. 46:29 – But on the flipside – if you decide to buy – make the feedback constructive. Honestly 46:56 – I had a similar experience. Geekbot. I just bought it and I love it. They do daily standups on Geekbot. They kept skipping days. But they asked for me to try again, I di and I am glad that I did! 48:49 – Panelist: When you are talking about building your own software and you get that feedback it’s important not to be a person pleaser. If it doesn’t help ALL then it’s something you might NOT wan to build it. I t has to be globally beneficial. Do the right thing. I 50:49 – Chuck: Anything else? 51:01 – To UNSUBSCRIBE make them fill out a long form before you leave. One more kick to the groin. 51:17 – Chuck: Subject Line: Please Piss Me Off. How can we make this more effective? 51:40 – I send them weekly stats. I solicit through that e-mail. 52:00 – I think the point is that most people who buy software are HEARD and that they are a valuable customer. Their voice does matter. You want to solve their problems in a least expensive way. 52:36 – Chuck: Making it SUPER easy for them. 53:18 – Final thought about building: if someone has to leave your application, to do the task at hand, then your app is missing some core feature(s) that your users are wanting. 54:27 – Picks! 54:32 – Advertisement for Get a Coder Job! Links: Get a Coder Job Course Zapier Sponsors: Sentry Digital Ocean Get a Coder Job Course Picks: Dave Shapeoko Eric Geekbot Polymail Airbrake Charles My Ruby Story Podcasts Orlando - FinCon or Microsoft Ignite MeetUp Park City Meetup
Do you like having an audience? Do you want them to keep coming back, episode after episode? Then why are you constantly telling them you don’t have time for them? Rant warning! Time reference is one of my biggest pet peeves. I hate it when radio hosts and DJs reference time (or the lack of it) and I especially hate it when podcasters references it (it’s not like you have to get out before the newscast or commercial break! You OWN your clock!!). Tell me if you’ve heard this or said this before. “Well, that’s all the time we have.” Or, how about, “We’re out of time.” Really? Are you really out of time? What more is there to talk about if only we had more time? Or, are you just too lazy to find a better way to gracefully exit the interview? If you’ve listened to even one minute of my podcast then you know that I’m all about the listener. Everything you do as a podcaster should be with the listener in mind. So, think about it. What message are you sending to a listener when you cut things off ‘for time’? Here’s what your listener thinks you’re saying, “I, prominent and super-important podcast host, have no more time to give my listener than this prescribed time despite the fact that the guest has so much more to offer. I have to end things because sticking to time is more important than giving my listener all of the goodies.” Or, perhaps even worse, “I don’t know how to management time or my guest and now I have to short change my listener…” Oh, you didn’t think you were saying that? You are. Good news. In this episode of Just the Tip, I help you understand why you’re running out of time in the first place. And, I give you a few easy to use tools that will help you manage your time better, get out of an interview more gracefully (without referencing time), and stop sending unintended messages to your audience that they don’t matter to you. Sound good? Great - hit play. Do it now. I don’t have all day here… Speaking of time. If you’d like more of it to work on making your podcast the absolute best it can be - why not let me take editing off your to-do list. I love editing and would be happy to take care of that for you. Imagine what you could do to promote and perfect your podcast if you had those hours you currently spend editing back. Click here to learn more about my editing services. Or, if you’re wasting your precious time waffling about your podcast let me help. I’m a tell it like it is podcast performance coach! Take 15 minutes to chat with me about what you’re struggling with. Book your free 15-minute discovery call here.
Do you think about what others are thinking about you? You're about to learn some TRUTHS that'll set you FREE...while adding incredible value to your life, and the lives of others. It’s an ongoing topic of discussion in my S.O.L. DATE SISTERHOOD, as well as with my coaching clients, and all the coaching I do. It’s the topic of worrying about what others think about YOU. You’re so concerned about what “THEY” are thinking about YOU…but is it possible that YOU’RE actually thinking that about YOURSELF (at some level?) Yes, it’s true! OWN IT, my dear! Stop trying to own everyone else’s opinions about you. Instead, OWN YOURS. What would that look like for you? What would your life look like for you to own your own opinion? The 4 Levels of OPINION OWNERSHIP Are… 1. No ownership. It’s like you’re homeless…and you feel helpless. You don’t own your opinion, nor do you own your responsibility. There’s no work. And I’ve got news for you…It doesn’t work! Everyone’s opinion of YOU is important. Or so it seems. 2. Renting. Think of it as leasing…or is it “pLEASING”… People pleasing. That’s right, you’re a genuine (although inauthentic) People Pleaser. You try to please everyone, while not really pleasing anyone…especially yourself. You also try to own everyone else’s opinion of YOU. You blame them for thinking about you in the way that they do, when honestly…YOU are the one who BELIEVES these things about you (at some level.) OWN IT, MY DEAR! 3. Own/Occupy. When you own your own business…and you’re not in others’ business. You finally own the fact that others’ opinions of you are none of your business, and you don’t make it your business. You can think of this as a new form of “entrepreneurialism.” 4. Own/Landlord. YOU’RE PAID FOR YOUR OPINION. You own your opinion of YOU. You don’t blame others’ opinions of you on them. You own your OWN opinions of YOU. Others’ opinions of you are not your business. Your opinion of you is your business. And now, others actually ask (or pay) for your opinion. You can think of this as the ultimate form of ENTREPRENEURIALISM. You care more about people, and what they care about, then caring about their opinion of YOU. You help them to believe in themselves by sharing the TRUTH with them. Imagine what this would look and feel like in your life… Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.) TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP: Where right now in your life are you worrying about what others are thinking, or saying, about you? How are YOU doing that to YOU? Own it. Make a commitment to YOU and owning your opinion of you. Whatever opinion you have of yourself, ask: “Is it true?” If so, keep it. If not, let it and YOU go… Set yourself free today, my dear. Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you. Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com) Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)
A lot has transpired since I last recorded the podcast from my closet studio over a week ago, including some time in a wheelchair...YEP! I’m so happy to be back home — happy and healthy! Wow…it’s been a series of life lessons. One being, there’s no place like home. Today we’re going to redefine what HOME really means. Remember these 4 things about your H.O.M.E.... H: Heart - It’s where you love and live from. What do you desire? What do you love? What are you committed to? What’s in your heart? What do you stand on as a foundation from within your heart? If the “temple’s” not happy and healthy, your life won’t be either. O: Ownership - It’s where you live and do life from…consistently. You OWN it. Whether you rent or own, you must have an ownership mentality when it comes to your home and your life. M: Mom - Think of “Mom” as the nurturer, and the care-giver of your heart and soul…HOME. It’s where (how) you care for yourself and others. E: Extraordinary - It’s where you ground yourself in what matters most. It’s the ordinary done and experienced in an extraordinary manner. It’s the real deal. It's where we take the ordinary, and experience it in a very extraordinary way. We can only do this from a place of grounding, truth, and being centered in our H.O.M.E. When defining your HOME, think of these things. Home is where the heart is. Your heart is where your H.O.M.E. is. Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.) TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP: Define HOME for yourself. What does it mean to you? How much do you love, appreciate, and care for it? Please take at least ONE ACTION today to let your heart (HOME) know how much you love, appreciate, and care for it. Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you. Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com) Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)
Hey there, Andy here. What I really want to talk is something that's really difficult for a lot of owners and directors in the search business wherever they maybe located - they'd be in Australia or USA. The big problem I see over and over again is this: We get directors and owners come to us and they've got this problem saying "Andy, I want to be using this automation that I see your clients use." or "I wanna be a leader in the market place" or "I wanna double the revenue" or "I wanna get to my first 6-figure month". Here's a fact: You are the point of success but you're also the point of failure in the business. And quite often YOU'RE DOING TOO MUCH. In this episode, I shared 3 points that I have identified and observed.. and also SOLVED with clients: 1. YOU OWN the business. 2. Recognizing the two types of Recruitment Agency nowadays. 3. You should be OPERATING in your GENIUS Where do you want your business to be in 90 days, in 12 months? When you identify your role as a business owner... that's when the scale happens. Speak soon, Andy Whitehead
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