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If you truly want to solve a problem, solve the pain that it causes. When the pain is being felt by the executive at Facebook, then you know it's a problem that others face too. As the CIO of Facebook, Tim Campos was tasked with solving the pain the team was experiencing through the management of calendars, productivity, and the dreaded meeting. Tim took the lessons to build Woven. Woven is helping individuals and companies take back their calendars and start spending time on what matters most to them.In today's episode, we chat about productivity, technology and community, the culture driving Facebook, rethinking time, problem-solving, and much more.LinksWoven: https://woven.comBook RecommendationDeep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted WorldLink: https://amzn.to/34FeCdx About Tim CamposAs the former Chief Information Officer at Facebook, Tim Campos doubledoverall productivity to $1.8 million per employee - making it the mostproductive company in the world. Now, as CEO of Woven, he's taking t

What does it take to be the best in everything you do? Natalie Coughlin has broken records in the world of swimming and set a high bar for other Olympians. Not only was she the first woman to swim the 100m backstroke in under 1 minute, but she is one of the few Olympians to win back to back Olympic Gold in the same event. Now Natalie is blazing a new path with her cooking book and her new wine brand answering the question, 'What do you do after you retire from competitive sports?' In today's show, we chat with Natalie about her professional swimming career, starting a winery, crafting her first cookbook, balancing life and staying focused, motherhood, and her return to swimming in the ISL.LinksWebsite: https://nataliecoughlin.com/Gaderian Wines: https://www.gaderianwines.comBook: https://nataliecoughlin.tumblr.com/cookbookAbout Natalie CoughlinNatalie is most known for her athletic successes after earning 12 Olympic medals for USA Swimming. Throughout her professional athletic career, Natalie has maintain

There are certain industries that have a 'legacy' going back hundreds of years. The barbershop is one of those industries. There is a certain expectation of makes up the typical barbershop and in many ways, it has defined an expectation from pop culture. What happens when you rethink the status quo and create a new model or picture of what could be a new model for the barbershop?This is what Steve and Sarah Bolinder have done. And it all started with an idea and sketches...and a gentle push from Sarah for Steve to go into the unknown and create a new picture of the perfect barbershop. This has led to success beyond what they could imagine. This has reimagined the model for their customers, employees, and themselves. Not only has their own barbershop flourished, but others now seek them out to start their own 'Chop Barbershops' through franchises. In today's show, we talk about rethinking established industries, turning dreams into businesses, overcoming the pains of growth, and creating a vision that

Innovation takes risks. Often you have to see what others are missing. The opportunities that are being overlooked. Guy Horrocks and his companies have led the way to create new solutions to unknown possibilities. Guy co-founded the world’s first iPhone app company Polar Bear Farm to build iPhone Apps before there was even an App Store. Today he is leading the way on what is possible on managing your privacy in a digitally connected world. Throughout the episode, Guy and I chat about technology, innovation, the world of Startups, Entrepreneurship, and more.LinksSolve: https://www.solve.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/GuyHorrocksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/guyhorrocks/About Guy HorrocksGuy Horrocks is the co-founder of Solve, a data infrastructure startup based in New York and New Zealand. Solve is a hybrid of SaaS and open source, where we will deploy the entire data infrastructure into the customer’s owned environment. This means a company owns both the data, as well as the underlying source co

What does it take to hear the voice of God? That is a question that has been debated and interpreted in a variety of ways. Some in Christian circles believe that spiritual gifts are dead and only alive thousands of years ago. Others see God reawakening the church to all types of spiritual gifts including the prophetic. How is the prophetic different than a fortune-teller? In today's show, we sat down with Shawn Bolz to answer these questions and also give you some insights on how you can hear the voice of God in your own life. We also chat about his two new books: Through the Eyes of Love: Encouraging Others Through Prophetic Revelation, Breakthrough: Prophecies, Prayers & Declarations.LinksWebsite: https://bolzministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjNEG8Va9dX3y1G81Myav6AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShawnBolzInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnbolz/About Shawn BolzShawn is an author, a TV host (see him on season four of Dreams & Mysteries on Daystar!) spiritual adv

Many of us are searing for 'happiness', but what causes us to be happy? How do we find joy? As we move from Thanksgiving into Christmas, it is easy to get trapped in the busyness of life. So many things to do, but never enough time. Maybe instead of trying, doing, and owning more; we should be looking at how we can find generosity in life? Generosity is birthed from a place of giving. Many of us think about giving as a financial decision, but giving and generosity can be more than just donating more money. In today's episode, we sat down with Brad Formsma and chat about generosity. He shares his story of how he learned how to give and why he is creating the 'I Like Giving' movement. Links to Bradhttps://www.ilikegiving.comhttps://www.bradformsma.comhttps://www.youtube.com/user/ILikeGivingAbout Brad FormsmaBrad Formsma is the author of the best-selling book "I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life" and “Everyday Generosity: Becoming a Generous Family in a Selfie World.” He is the Foun

In today's episode, we look at 'The Fir-Tree' by Hans Christian Andersen. This special Thanksgiving episode is all about remembering what matters and enjoying life around us as we dream big and chase our ideas. So sit back, and enjoy this very special Thanksgiving episode!

Innovation happens best in community, but community is hard to build. How can you build a community where people not only receive but also give? Aaron Price is a serial entrepreneur but he knew there was a better way to go on the journey of entrepreneurship. One that didn't feel isolated. He set out to gather a few people to go on the journey on entrepreneurship together. This was the birth of the NJ Tech Meetup. Since then the group has grown and Aaron started the Propelify Innovation Festival to bring innovators and entrepreneurs together to explore the journey together. In today's episode, we explore the ideas behind collaboration in innovation, the journey of entrepreneurship, starting movements, and much more.Helpful Linkshttps://www.njtc.orghttps://propelify.com

LeVar Burton has had a broad impact on the lives of many of us. Maybe you grew up watching him host Reading Rainbow or first saw him as Kunta Kinte Roots, but for many, they know him as Geordi La Forge of Star Trek: Next Generation. LeVar hosts two incredible podcasts: LeVar Burton Reads and his Stitcher Premium Bonus Series called ‘Stories with Friends.’ You should really check them out, they are wonderful shows.In today's episode, we discuss many topics ranging from religion to race, storytelling, imagination, the power of reading, education, and creating a better world. Linkshttp://www.levarburtonpodcast.comhttp://stitcherpremium.com/levarKey Conversation Topics (times shown as a minute marker below):Faith: 2:30Storytelling: 12:25Education: 17:46Imagination: 30:00LeVar Burton Reads: 32:12Race: 39:55Rapid Fire & Listener Questions: 37:37About LeVar BurtonLeVar Burton is an American actor, presenter, director, and author. He is best known for his role as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: Th

Identity and belief inform many of the decisions, conversations, and biases that define our lives. In today's episode, we talk with Buster Benson about cognitive bias, identity, belief, and productive disagreement. Linkshttps://busterbenson.comAbout Buster BensonBuster Benson is an entrepreneur and a former product leader at Amazon, Twitter, Slack, and Patreon. He's now editor of and writer for the “Better Humans” publication on Medium, creator of 750Words.com which brings private journaling to a safe place on the web, and developer of Fruitful Zone, an online platform facilitating healthy discourse. He is also the author of the Cognitive Bias cheat sheet with over one million reads.

Finding your dream, your purpose isn't typically a linear path. Ofter it wanders and builds until all the pieces fall into place. Today's guest knows that journey. From selling comedy tickets on the streets of NYC to being a motivational comedian on the stages of comedy clubs, Jenn Lederer is rethinking how comedy is used to bring people new perspectives. In the episode, we chat about the craft of comedy, the business of entertainment, finding your way when you don't know what to do, entrepreneurship, and more. Learn more about Jenn Lederer at https://www.jennlederer.comAbout Jenn LedererJenn Lederer is a Motivational Comedian, Producer, and Founder of Jenn Lederer Productions (JLP). Jenn’s signature brand of motivational comedy harnesses the power of laughter to help her audience laugh their way to a breakthrough. JLP produces visually dynamic and engaging digital content designed to capture the truth in every story, mission and brand message. Jenn is passionate about helping creative entrepreneurs culti

We are excited to launch Season 4 of jumbleThink. I this short episode we give you a sneak peek into a few of the exciting things we have planned for Season 4 of the show. We give you a few clips from upcoming interviews with LeVar Burton, Jenn Lederer, and Buster Benson. Along with a few updates on changes coming to the show!

It's been an incredible Season 3! To wrap up the season we have a very special episode.We kick off the interview by chatting with the founders of Paid Exposure (https://paidexposure.com) on the influencer economy and how micro-influencers can get start monetizing their platforms.Later in the episode, we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the season. We revisit our conversation with Deena Kastor, Walter Stein, Erwin McManus, and Zack Curry. Season Four of jumbleThink starts on Thursday!

Life doesn't always give you lemons. Sometimes you have to overcome the impossible situations of life. In today's episode, we chat with Matt Sweetwood who has just done that. Throughout his life, he has chosen to rise above the obstacles that would hold many from reaching the dreams and ideas they were created to live. Matt has had to navigate the complexities of family, business, and reinvention only to swing big and achieve success over and over again. Now he shares insights on how we can all choose to live the unexpected life and live our dreams.About Matt SweetwoodMatt Sweetwood is the CEO of Luxnow. He is also a successful serial entrepreneur, business consultant, award-winning marketer, social media influencer, personal branding expert, and photography instructor. Matt was the U.S. CEO of beBee, Inc., a professional social network that helps people build successful personal brands. He served as President of Unique Photo®, NJ’s premiere camera store for 28 years. Nationally known in the photography

Everyone is creating content. There are vloggers, podcasters, bloggers, social media influencers, and authors creating content every day. They are saturating platforms with a unique point of view, stories, and sometimes not so great content. With the ease of creating content you can get your story and passion stories told, but how do you stand out when there is so much noise? Today's guest Zachary Slingsby is helping individuals and brands create better videos and video ads. The kind of content that goes 'viral' and is shared around the world. In this episode, he shares how you can find the right message for your audience and start standing out with both ads and everyday posts. We also dive deep into the craft of storytelling.About Zachary SlingsbyZachary Slingsby is the founder and creative director of Human Factor Media, a New York-based creative production agency that believes brands should make videos people actually want to watch. Zack’s background is not in digital or film but in creative and te

The art of sales often feels mysterious. Why do some people seem to close every lead? How do some people seem to have the magic touch clients just flock to them? In today's episode, we chat with Charles Muhlbauer about the world of sales. He shares how many of us don't really know how to use the discovery call to qualify our leads and build the right relationships. Charles and his team help individuals and businesses craft their sales process allowing them to build a better business not only for themselves but also for their customers.About Charles MuhlbauerCharles has been a top sales performer in the tech industry, breaking multiple sales records over the last 7 years. During that time, his passion for helping his teammates sell even better drove him to start SalesShare, sharing best practices he found to be most effective. As part of his experience, he has found that the discovery call is the best time to create the most urgency with one’s prospect. He decided it was worth specializing in this area, a

How do we find real justice? What is the difference between legally right and morally right? In today's episode, we chat with Cory Zajdel about his journey into fighting for the little guy to find real justice. We also talk about his unusual journey into law, the art of learning, big business vs consumers, and more. Today's episode was recorded live at Podcast Row hosted by Standup NY. Helpful LinksCory Zajdel: suethem.comPodcast Row: podcast-row.com​About Cory ZajdelCory L. Zajdel serves as the principal attorney at Z Law, LLC and specializes in complex litigation representing individuals and groups of individuals in class actions and mass actions in state courts and in arbitration against businesses harming consumers. Since Cory opened Z Law, LLC in 2009, he has represented more than 2,500,000 consumers and recovered more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in judgments and settlements. Cory has appeared before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of consumers that were accusing a nati

In life it is easy to get locked into a routine and buy into the 'status quo', but what happens when you choose to move past the chosen path and into the unknown. Kirat Anand has lived that journey. He left a job that many would die to have to create a new path in the world of fashion. He has run the whole cycle of this startup from foundation, to growth, to exit through the sale of his business. Now he is on another new journey to start something new. In today's episode,​ we dive into the journey of the unknown path and recreating his life through the businesses he creates.Kirat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kiratsanandAbout Kirat AnandKirat Anand is the founder and CEO of KAS New York, a B2B lifestyle womenswear brand, prior to selling the business he led a team of 200+ employees, coordinating multiple offices in different countries, and oversaw various departments which included – GTM strategy, customer acquisition, product innovation + design, digital marketing, business development, supply chain m

Many people dream of one day having their own farm. But how do you go from no farm to home farm to commercial farm? Brandon Youst set out to answer that question for himself and is now helping others find their own path to building their farm. In today's episode, Brandon shares his story of moving from the world of finance and into building his own farm. Then he shares how others can do it too.LinksUrban Farm Academy: https://urbanfarmacademy.comCraven Local Food Market: https://cravenlocalfoodmarket.comBootstrap Farming: https://www.bootstrapfarmer.comAbout Brandon YoustBrandon Youst is an entrepreneur and founder of Craven Local Food Market, Bootstrap Farmer and the Urban Farm Academy. He is also the author of the book, The Bootstrap Farmer Guide to Farming the Future, which discusses the process of recreating your life by getting into food and agriculture.Since leaving corporate finance 4 years ago, Brandon's mission has been to localize the national food supply through the proliferation of hyperlocal

Many people believe that you should find the 'one' thing you are meant to do. But what happens when you marry two ideas or dreams to make one new one? That is what Elizabeth Lewis has done with her company Brand, Style & Bloom! She is taking her passion for fashion and branding and turning it into something new. Elizabeth Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Brand, Style & Bloom! by Elizabeth Danielle. Through personal branding and personal styling, she helps people to reveal the best versions of themselves to reach their goals in life. She was raised in Atlanta, GA and has always had a passion for fashion. At the age of 4, She made shoes out of construction paper and walked around the house in them! Knowing that she eventually wanted to help others achieve their styling goals, she completed a personal styling certification with the Los Angeles-based School of Style.She also has a passion for branding, having worked as brand manager at Colgate-Palmolive Company for five years managing top brands such