Hacks & Hobbies

Welcome to another Monday Breakdown. Last week we got to hear from Mark Metry - How to become an evolved version of yourself. Kris Macchiarola - How to create a humanized company and leaders. Holli Shan - How to talk with other beings Bonnie Marie William - How to follow your dreams and become a superhero! This Week we’ll be talking with a dynamic TEDx speaker, an illustrator and author with natural talents, a developer turned entrepreneur and a life coach starting a brand new movement. How to hack procrastination into a productivity hack. Check out the episode for a short summary which is based on this article by Justin Pot from Zapier: https://www.fastcompany.com/90375631/i-turned-my-procrastination-habit-into-a-productivity-hack ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: h

In this episode, I get to speak with Bonnie Marie Williams. She's a voice actor at vo superhero. She is the ultimate superhero, and voiceover superhero. And she's got an amazing journey that we're about to learn about. She's got a bachelor's degrees in theatre arts and acting concentration, and she's into a lot of cool things that I wish I had the opportunity to get into. Our Guest Bonnie Marie Williams Twitter: https://twitter.com/vo_superhero Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vosuperhero/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vosuperhero/ Hacks to take Away When somebody telling you that you are not good enough is one of the biggest motivators if you can turn it into that. Sometimes you just need to see that it can be done. And then after that, it's like everything just picked up like I hit bottom but bounced back. It's been going well ever since. Everything takes longer than you think it will, you're not going to be an overnight success. Raised with superheroes and comic books, and als

In this episode, I get to speak with a TEDx speaker, Holli Shan. I had the opportunity to attend TEDx Ashburn my first attendance ever to such an event. It was also the very first TEDx in Ashburn with a growing community of speakers their first-ever and she was one of the first speakers to speak about her passion and what she's been doing with her life. She comes from a background of animal communication and has experienced with human communication, which she then translated to just, you know, basically, she's an animal whisperer. And listening to her story. And during her journey, I was just totally blown away. Our Guest Holli Shan LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hollishan Website: compassionspeaks.com  (Company Website) Twitter: HolliShan Hacks to take Away She became an animal communicator because she wasn't completely understanding her own pets. Gravitated towards animals more so than other people. When someone is able to solve their own problem and also has that passion for this thing that

In this episode, we get to speak with Kris Macc. She's a speaker, author and consultant, with an upcoming book coming out hashtag no approval needed. She helps corporations and companies be better emotionally equipped to deal with or have a good way of a balance with employees and having that emotion because a lot of the times companies feel like they are robotic. They're just looking for that bottom line. So Kris here helps those companies be emotionally intelligent companies and leaders, so they can run companies that are humanized.  Kris Macc can be reached on her website: https://krismacc-author.com ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/

In this episode, we get to speak with Mark Metry host of humans 2.0 podcast, his podcast has been featured on Forbes, Huffington Posts, Inc, and listed in the top 20 and growing podcasts for 2019 on the NASDAQ. And I've had the privilege of connecting with him back in 2018. September, have been following his journey and engaging with him on LinkedIn and Facebook. And this dude is the genuine deal, man. He's got it. I love it. And I'm so happy and excited to bring him onto the podcast.  Our Guest Mark Metry LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mark-metry Website: markmetry.com  (Personal Website) , markmetry.com/humans-2-0-podcast  (Podcast) Twitter: VUDreamOfficial Hacks to take Away With the usage of technology and the different advancements, we have the capacity to expand our minds and evolve in ways that are only captured in dreams and movies. When you gain more energy, that enables you to experience life on many different other dimensions that then enable your mind to give you the possi

Welcome back to another Monday breakdown, it's week #27 and we’re heading towards the end of the year. Summer has started off pretty good. But I have no idea where all of these rains are coming from. I mean seriously questioning the seasons right now.  We had a jam packed week of some really awesome conversations with our guests on the podcast starting with Ashely Ann Jones on Tuesday as she walks us through how to use social media to grow your business. Rob Pearson talks about how to market, build and work on your business, Tom Malloy details and gives us a low down on how to approach and close investors for your film, with having raised over 25 million and an author of BankRoll, he knows whats up. Then Lila Smith gives us a sneak peak into her journey and how to say things better with ways to craft an accurate message for your audience. This week is full of some of the biggest names in podcast and voiceover, with experts that can communicate with our pets and an inspiring author and speaker telling us how y

In this episode, we get to chat with the fabulous Lila Smith, she started a brand new way of thinking and messaging platform called, say things better. For the first time ever she talks about her journey that’s not available on any other podcast. The story of Lila Smith as she goes from Theater to Coaching to developing a system that helps you say things better. So come back on Friday to check out Lila’s episode and learn to say things better. Our Guest Lila Smith LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lilasmith Website: instagram.com/lilalasagna/  (Personal Website) , saythingsbetter.com  (Company Website) Twitter: lilalasagna Hacks to take Away Collaborations are the milestones, the stepping stones to bigger and better things. The collective wisdom is sometimes easier to hear than the wisdom in our heads like you probably knew about stuff you could have been focusing on. But to hear a whole group of people reinforcing it. That's really powerful. Everything happens for a reason and the opportunitie

I get to speak with Tom Malloy. He's an actor, writer and producer. I had the opportunity to attend his workshop at the VIP film and TV summit here in Northern Virginia. And I learned a lot of amazing things about the movie business, especially from the production side of things. Tom has raised over 25 million dollars on indie films over the years and in this episode he talks about his experience into film making and his journey. He's the author to Bankroll the book. Our Guest Tom Malloy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActorTomMalloy Instagram: tommalloy Twitter: TommyMalloy Websites: trickcandle.com / imdb.com/name/nm0540176 / tommalloy.com / glasshousedistribution.com / tommalloycomedy.com Hacks to take Away If you're really committed, you should start taking those steps. And you know, making your own movie starting to play, sooner or later thaT you realize, Oh, crap, that's all I'm doing. And now you're 100% in the movie business. And that's a great feeling beautiful. Planning is always the

We get to talk with a good friend, Robert Pearson. I met Rob Pearson, back at work at web visible This was many, many years ago. And we stayed connected over the years. I noticed that he’s running an awesome company working on some of the concepts that I myself aspire to some day. We get to talk about marketing, building business, and the difference between working in the business vs on the business. You can get in touch with Rob over at Rareview.com. And through his social media: "80% of our lives should be giving back" Our Guest Rob Pearson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertpearson/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/pearson17 Twitter: https://twitter.com/robsreason Hacks to take Away Launched a company with his brothers called Tad to Ben, which was a full social network for tattoo enthusiasts. He was able to excel because he loves the work that he does. But the structure of the corporate world never really fit for. How I looked at innovation and how I looked at the things that motivated

We get to speak with Ashley Ann Jones. She's a professional speaker, a social media strategist, a business builder, an award-winning event designer, she has been using social media to grow her audience to grow her business. And to make an impact in the world. I got to meet her through LinkedIn. And I really liked what she was doing with social media strategy. Our Guest Ashley Ann Jones LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kingashleyann Websites: AshleyAnnsEvents.com  (Company Website) , ashleyannsevents.com/apps/blog  (Blog), bit.ly/KingAshleyAnn  (Products & Services) Hacks to take Away I earned a few hundred bucks while I'm still in college. But that's the first time the little light bulb went off inside of my brain that I could get paid to do something that I was just naturally good at, and that I actually enjoy. I was spending 40 $50,000 a month, which is relatively small when you think about advertising. But when you're just starting out, that's a lot of money. So I was doing all of th

Welcome back to another Monday breakdown, it's week #26 that means we have the same number of weeks left to go and we’re on top of the hump! I can absolutely believe half the year is over. Last week we got to speak with Jonathan Stark as talks about podcasting, how to use your brains to ditch the hourly mentality. Toni Bubb gives us an overview on how to life life to the fullest by loving yourself. Eric Didier shows us how to tell our stories through video and share it with the world. And on Friday Krista Mollion we get to learn about her journey as well as the intro to her new program “The Sassy Method” This Week we have some amazing people on the podcast, Ashley Ann Jones, Rob Pearson, Tom Malloy and Lila Smith. Thanks so much for listening to the Breakdown, Come back tomorrow to listen to Ashley Ann Jones and learn how to grow your audience with social media and grow your business. That's it for the Monday Breakdown. Please feel free to share and subscribe to the podcast. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hac

In this episode, we get to speak with Krista Mollion, she's an avid learner like myself, an entrepreneur, a LinkedIn Localhost, and a top truth teller. She's worked in a program and product management capacity for many years and is launching a brand new mindset initiative called "The Sassy Method." I met her through the social media platforms and got to get to know a little bit about her prowess. She's here to spread positivity one smile at a time. She can be reached on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristamollion/ or her website: http://yourproductceo.com   ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/support

In this episode, we get to speak with Eric Didier, he brought his expertise of video creation from Youtube and Twitch to LinkedIn and inspired an entire generation into telling their stories through passion on video. I was introduced to Eric through LinkedIn videos, and I was utterly blown away. I reached out, connected, and watched Eric grow his audience and influence with videos. This led to him forming a production house with Quentin Allams and other seasoned video and content creators.  He can be reached via LinkedIn: Eric Didier   ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/support

Toni Bubb, she's a professional lover of life, a creative innovator, visionary and a fantastic all-around individual. Through her videos and mindset, I was inspired by her compassion. She's an advocate for human sustainability in the workplace, meaning she's on a global mission to reduce job-related stress and shift workplace culture with God, self-transformation, and FUN! Toni can be found on linkedin engaging with other professional lovers of life:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonibubb/   ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/support

He wrote a fantastic book: called "Hourly Billing is Nuts" back in 2016. And he's got a great podcast called ditching hourly. I absolutely love what he's talking about, I felt that same pain, living in a world where you are masked as an hourly employee, rather than using your mind to do the job that you brought in to do, instead, you are counted in as a worker using your hands. Ever since listening to the podcast, this mindset has stuck with me. So check out the podcast on Tuesday and learn how to use your mind and ditch the hourly mentality. You can connect with Jonathan Stark on his website: https://jonathanstark.com and check out Jonathan Podcast at https://ditchinghourly.com ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbiesL LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://an

Welcome back to another Monday breakdown, it's week #25 that means we have 27 more weeks to go in 2019. We're so close to the middle of the year! I still can't believe half the year is almost over. We've celebrated the longest day of the year on Friday, June 21. But if you live in Washington DC, the latest sunsets will start on the day after the solstice the 22nd.  The longest day also brings an essential question to light "What is the Stonehenge" Que the song from Stonehenge by Ylvis. It is a marvelous prehistoric monument built with Huge stones weighing over several tons.  There we have it the longest day of the year, so many more days and weeks to go. Lets recap on who you got to listen to last week on the podcast: Shelley Allen told us about how to organize our thoughts before we start to write our book. Quentin Allams discussed the dedication of our life's story to build our brand awareness. Falguni Katira gave us tips on how she helps gain confidence when going back to work after spending time

In this episode I get to talk to my good friend Andrew caters isn't, is terrible. And I met him back in Colorado. He was he was doing this short film short TV series called the anomaly. And I got to do some behind the scenes videos. And he since then we just went different directions. He's in LA now and I'm in Virginia. But I still kept in connection with him. And I was like, hey, I want to bring him to the podcast because he's into the film industry. And I love moviemaking and filmmaking, photography, and being one of them. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobb

Today, our guest is Falguni Katira. She is a brand, or a purpose based marketer. I met her through many social media. And we've got a really awesome human connection. We've got really cool stories between us and wanted to bring her on to the party caste and hurt, you know, listen to her story she's been doing. She's doing some awesome things in the community. And I was like, this is something that we love, enabling normal humans, everybody into helping each other. And she's got an awesome story. So we'll do any thanks so much for coming on to the podcast. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Tw

In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with Quentin alums. I met Quentin are connected with him through LinkedIn, and have been following his journey. He is an amazing, amazing influencer, a content creator, a just an overall awesome human being. He is also the CEO and co founder of urban misfit adventures, he spent a lot of time building the company and interviewing some amazing minds on the planet. And he also has a amazing new podcast, well, rebranded podcast strange on purpose. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandh

Starting off Tuesday with Shelley Allen, I met her through Erol’s LinkedIn MasterEEE Facebook group and she’s helped me edit a few chapters for some of the books that I was part of. She’s been kind and generous in making my chapters sound natural and grammatically correct. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Instagram: instagram.com/hacksandhobbies Twitter: twitter.com/hacksandhobbies or through our website: hacksandhobbies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hacksandhobbies/support