Feisworld Podcast

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This episode is not sponsored by Ground Up PDX - just two friends chatting again after 13 years.

In this interview with Carolyn Cesario, co-founder of Ground Up PDX, we delve into the inspiring journey of building a mission-driven company that empowers women in transition. Founded in 2016 alongside co-founder Julie Sullivan, Ground Up PDX creates gourmet nut butters while providing a transformative job training program for women overcoming homelessness. Carolyn shares insights into the unique flavors developed, such as Coconut Cardamom and Lavender Honey, and how the company has successfully expanded from local farmers' markets to major retailers like Whole Foods and Target. The conversation highlights the importance of collaboration with local nonprofits and influencers to amplify their impact and reach a wider audience.

Links and resources mentioned in this show:

REDF: https://redf.org/

Alli Ball and the Retail Ready course: https://www.alliball.com/retailready

I can't think of a better person to share this conversation with me than Tripti G. Chandorkar. I was blessed to have her as a colleague 17 years ago working in consulting. Our shared experiences bound us, and we are again creating something we both love for Xiang Li Art.

In this conversation, we explore the beginning of working together on Xiang Li Art, building up the Etsy store filled with a variety of merch, and running art exhibitions (solo and group shows) at some of the most recognized museums in the state of MA and nationwide, such as Harvard Museums, Worcester Art Museum, and a local boutique event venue named JMAC.

Through Xiang Li Art, we celebrate women (including the 3 of us) and women in Chinese history, namely the 200+ empressed paintings all using watercolor on silk by Xiang Li over 12 years (2012 - present).

I once wondered if anyone would care, and if Xiang Li's art can truly speak to people who aren't as familiar with Chinese history. Together with Tripti, we discovered the shared experiences and interests with so many women, families, and friends we met along the way.

Thank you for listening to any part of the conversation. I hope you'll share your learnings and reflections with us.

Turn your videos into live streams with Restream https://www.feisworld.com/go/restream My guest today is Ian Nagy, co-founder of VidTao.com Ian believes the key to growing your business to an 8 or even 9-figure is about diversifying your traffic (and your revenue). He co-created VidTao, a free software for tracking top-performing YouTube Ads, now with over 100,000 users on the app today. We'll cover: How to find & track ad performance in their market (it’s the best database of YouTube ads running right now) How to quickly script and create high-performing YouTube ads (without any fancy equipment) How to launch, optimize & scale high-performing YouTube ad campaigns Moreover, I want to understand how Ian became an entrepreneur in the first place, his success stories but also projects that didn't work out in the past. This podcast is brought to you by Feisworld. We partner with businesses like yours to develop a balanced content strategy that improves ROI and conversion. Learn more: https://www.feisworld.com/full-stack-content-strategy

Nancy Goebel is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Digital Workplace Group -- the world's leading membership forum for digital workplace leaders and their teams along with a highly-respected provider of boutique benchmarking and consulting services.

• What it's like to be the CEO of Digital Workplace Group (DWG)
• Nancy's journey inside DWG in the past 17 years, and how she grew into her current role as a CEO
• How Nancy manages to run two popular podcasts. What she finds easy vs. interesting vs. challenging about podcasting 

• Since podcasting at a corporate level is part of a bigger content marketing initiative, how did DWG go about strategizing such an effort? 
• Where else has DWG experimented with content creation and marketing?
• How does Nancy balance her work as a CEO and content creator?
• On the top of grief
• Women's role at work and at home, and how that continues to change rapidly. Nancy's word of wisdom for Gen Z and young millennial women at work

A number of years ago after watching the Netflix series, "Daughters of Destiny", I decided to interview the COO of Shanti Bhavan, Ajit George.

Years later, I was sitting down for dinner with my dear friend Tripti Chandorkar and found out she had been a sponsor for the Shanti Bhavan project for years. Through sponsorship, Tripti is able to sponsor a child at the school which helps pay for every aspect of a child’s schooling, including housing, food, and medical care.

Learn more about Shanti Bhavan's sponsorship program: https://www.shantibhavanchildren.org/sponsorship/

It's a privilege to sit in this conversation and listen to their stories as a COO and a sponsor. They were able to learn so much from each other's experiences too.

Together we hope you enjoy this episode, share with a friend and learn more about this incredible organization.

Welcome back to another episode of Feisworld! In this episode titled "Florin Rotar," we have a very special guest joining us today. Florin Rotar, the Chief AI Officer (CAIO) for Avanade, is here to share his insights on the transformative power of AI and how it is shaping the future of organizations. Florin's extensive experience and global perspective make him a sought-after leader in the field, and he has been recognized as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Ten CTOs to Watch in 2023. From attending prestigious events with industry giants like Microsoft to driving Avanade's own AI-first transformation, Florin's journey is vibrant and dynamic. Join us as we delve into the world of AI leadership and discover how responsible AI can be a valuable career opportunity. So without further ado, let's get started with our conversation with Florin Rotar.

00:00:00 Please meet Microsoft Envision event keynote speaker, Florin Rotar, Chief AI officer, Avanade.

00:03:41 Technology to people: using AI for good.

00:07:24 AI first: Transforming organizations and industries.

00:10:18 Obsession with what rather than why and how.

00:13:46 AI maturity crucial, human control essential. Overestimated power causes problems, but most employers not replacing jobs with AI.

00:17:36 Importance of responsible AI and lifelong learning.

00:19:47 AI copilot: Unlearn old habits, upskill, write better.

00:24:19 AI-powered Copilot empowers team members effectively.

00:29:14 Good training available from Microsoft and others.

00:31:46 Seek learning from others, attend events, exchange knowledge.

Enjoy the show!

Danny Gregory (@sketchbookskool) is the internationally best-selling author of a dozen books on art and creativity. He is the founder of Sketchbook Skool with tens of thousands of students worldwide. Danny has shown zillions of people how to ignite their inner artists, embrace their creativity and tell the stories of their lives. Danny is the founder of Sketchbook Skool, an online art school designed to bring artists back to their creativity. Taught by the world’s best illustrators, artists, and educators, Sketchbook Skool encourages its global community of over 50,000 students to draw in a sketchbook, regardless of skill level. Danny has been writing online since 2003, first on his blog and now in a weekly newsletter. More than 230,000 subscribers tune into his weekly video essays on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sketchbookskool Subscribe to Danny's weekly newsletter: https://www.dannygregory.com/ Check out Sketchbook Skool: https://sketchbookskool.com/ ================ This livestream is brought to you by all of us here at Feisworld, a full-stack content marketing agency. Learn more & start a conversation: https://www.feisworld.com/full-stack-content-strategy

Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He’s an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by simplifying their message. Ben is former co-founder and managing partner at Digital Natives Group, an award-winning agency that worked with the NFL, I Love NY, Comcast NBCUniversal, Hachette Book Group, The Nature Conservancy, and other major clients. Currently, Ben teaches digital marketing at Baruch College in New York City and consults with a range of thought leaders, venture-backed startups, and other brands.

• Book: https://www.benguttmann.com/simply-put-book
• Newsletter: https://www.benguttmann.com/newsletter
• Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benguttmann/

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Kirupa has spent most of his life trying to simplify app development by helping build a variety of tools, platforms, frameworks, and products - many of which you may have heard of. It is only fitting that he is continuing to follow that passion as a Product Manager at Google, leading an effort to reinvent how apps are built. In parallel, Kirupa is a popular content creator who has been blogging and recording videos about web development topics since 1998 with a few best-selling tech books and some totally sweet bios (written in 3rd person, of course) sprinkled along the way! Connect with Kirupa: Blog: https://www.kirupa.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kirupa Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/kirupa

Sean McDonald is the Content Programme Director at BoardPro, a Board Management Software & Board Portal. Prior to joining BoardPro, Sean founded Sales System, as well as MOBIT Messaging and Marketing Automation (which was acquired by Engage Media LLC in 2018). What I find most interesting about Sean's approach to marketing and sales is choosing to build a content-based business that does not rely on ads and direct sales alone. Sean organizes and hosts weekly webinars at BoardPro (https://www.boardpro.com/resource-centre/webinars) that invites engaging conversation with industry experts, providing strategies and tactics for people in the industry. The consistency and quality of these webinars really help BoardPro stand out from the crowd, and is also what connected us. We are going to unveil exactly how Sean goes about creating a content strategy that works! This conversation is not just for tech and software companies, but any business that wishes to learn how to get started in creating a content-based marketing and sales strategy. Learn more about PodIntelligence to create keyword-driven clips from your long-form videos, podcasts and webinars: https://www.podintelligence.com/ Other software Sean uses regularly - HubSpot: https://hubspot.sjv.io/c/2232749/1001264/12893

Michael Bungay Stanier did it a gain! His new book "How to Work with (Almost) Anyone" (released on June 27, 2023) has already been blurbed by authors such as Brené Brown, Seth Godin, and senior people from organizations such as Lego, Deloitte, and Microsoft. Check out his new book: https://amzn.to/44ro6YY This book is going save relationships, careers, and organizations, and this conversation is going to apply to just about anyone. Join me and the bestselling author and teacher, Michael Bungay Stanier for a live, interactive conversation.

A conversation and exploration with creativity author and expert Natalie Nixon on the topics of human creativity, AI automation, your role and potential in both. Meet Natalie Nixon: Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon is the creativity whisperer to the C-Suite. Marketing guru Seth Godin has said that she “can help you get unstuck and unlock the work you were born to do.” Natalie is the author of the award-winning book The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work. She has been ranked among the top 50 keynote speakers in the world by Real Leaders, valued for her accessible expertise on creativity, the future of work and innovation. As CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC she advises leaders on transformation- by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value.

Connect with Natalie on social media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd/

Facebook: @natwnixon
Instagram: @natwnixon
Twitter: @natwnixon Our multistreaming today is enabled by Restream. You can get started for free (no credit card needed) and claim your $10 credit by visiting https://restream.grsm.io/feiwu3936

Jeffrey Shaw is often described as an authority and advocate for self-employed business owners, valued for his actionable and “in the trenches” approach to achieving business and life success. Why shouldn’t he be? How many people can say they’ve never worked for anyone else? Selling eggs door-to-door at 14 years old led to a lifetime of self-employment. In his twenties, he built a portrait photography business and became one of the most sought-after portrait photographers for affluent families in the U.S. for more than three decades. His portraits have been on the Oprah Show, CBS News, featured in People and O Magazine and hang at Harvard University. Today, Jeffrey is the author of LINGO and The Self-Employed Life, host of The Self-Employed Life podcast with nearly two-million downloads, and founder of the Self-Employed Business Institute. His TEDx Talk is featured on TED.com, he’s a LinkedIn Learning instructor, contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and speaks at association events, entrepreneurial groups, and conferences. Connect with Jeff everywhere: https://jeffreyshaw.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyshawauthor/ https://www.instagram.com/jeffreyshaw/ https://twitter.com/jeffreyshaw1 https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyShawAuthor https://www.youtube.com/jeffreyshawauthor Our livestream app of choice is Restream - get started livestreaming for FREE (no credit card needed) and claim your $10 credit: https://restream.grsm.io/feiwu3936

Champions of Magic is coming to Worcester, MA for a one-day-only show. The tickets are almost sold out, try your luck here: https://thehanovertheatre.org/event/champions-of-magic/ On today's livestream (pre-recorded just the day before), we are talking to Alex McAleer, the Mind Reader of the show. Alex McAleer possesses the uncanny ability to apparently tap into his audiences' minds and read their thoughts at will. Drawing on a mixture of expertise in psychology, unique mentalism techniques, and masterful analysis of audience members, Alex combines contemporary mind reading with sharp wit and a flair for showmanship.

Peleg Top is an artist, a speaker, and a Creative High Growth mentor. At 23, he founded Top Design, a premier branding and design agency in Los Angeles specializing in entertainment and cause-related work. He authored several design books and was a sought out speaker at creative conferences around the world. After two successful decades, he sold his agency and transitioned to a new vocation as a business mentor and a spiritual director. Peleg is the creator of the “100 Days of Creative High Growth” program- a soul awakening course that guides people on a powerful path of rediscovering their creative free spirit and expressing their authentic voice. https://www.pelegtop.com/creativehighgrowth Connect with Peleg: Email: Hello@PelegTop.com Web: PelegTop.com LinkedIn: in/PelegTop We use Restream for livestreaming. You can do it for FREE (no credit card needed) and claim your $10 credit: https://restream.grsm.io/feiwu3936

Justin Awad is a 20-year-old premed student and social media influencer. He's on a mission to bring smiles to people’s faces while entertaining and educating them in his unique ways

Check out his clothing brand: https://www.bonfire.com/store/yesco/?fbclid=PAAaZLtDTav2iUJilQLE3fcCnfT66HD9PxBJmEXP-va9pbOgkRbpDHN9Bj7g8

Check out his content on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/justinawad1/?hl=en

https://www.tiktok.com/@justin_awad?lang=en

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCSAebv3ld9GZwHC4SpD-1Wg

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Rosemary Ravinal is a public speaker and executive speaker coach who overcame decades of stuttering and now uses her disfluency as a metaphor for habits and mindsets that get in the way of people fulfilling their fullest potential when they speak. Rosemary is a former international media executive and broadcaster on a mission to “Slay the dragons of bad communication” and promote clear, concise, and honest communication that lifts the human spirit and unites people everywhere. This session is for anyone who fears public speaking or creating content for a small or big audience. If you happen to be a bilingual creator, we'll address specific challenges for your needs. Find and connect with Rosemary: Website: https://rosemaryravinal.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemaryravinal Faceobok: https://www.facebook.com/rravinal Instagram: @rosemaryspeaks Twitter: @rosemaryRspeaks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rosemaryravinal Wonder how we went live on multiple social channels today? Check out Restream: https://restream.grsm.io/feiwu3936

Meet Brigit Esselmont, Best-Selling Author of Everyday Tarot, Intuitive Entrepreneur, and Founder of Biddy Tarot - the #1 Online Tarot Education Source.   

Brigit started Biddy Tarot when she was still a teenager. For more than 20 years, she's been reading Tarot and helped millions of people all around the world create personal and intuitive connection with the Tarot cards, through courses, books and a thriving online community.  Together we are on a mission to bring Tarot into the mainstream, as a modern, intuitive tool for purpose-driven people such as digital content creators.   

If you are a creator who's feeling lonely, stuck, even burned out, this livestream will be your best companion to uncover new ways to connect to yourself and your creative work.   

Learn more about Biddy Tarot: https://www.biddytarot.com/  

Getting started with Tarot: https://www.biddytarot.com/learn-tarot/ 

Chris Voss is an American businessman, author, and academic. Voss is a former FBI hostage negotiator, the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, and co-author of the book Never Split the Difference, and The Full Fee Agent.

In this livestream, we'll be discussing Chris' latest project The Full Fee Agent (released in November 2022 and available wherever books are sold), as well as Tactical Empathy & skillful negotiation for digital content creators. 

If you are a YouTuber, podcaster, content creator who's looking to grow your brand and your business, this is going to be an invaluable master class delivered live by Chris. Don't miss this opportunity! 

Get The Full Fee Agent: https://amzn.to/3XSYOAH

Get Never Split the Difference (a must read for anyone!) https://amzn.to/3gYKSVe

Learn more about Chris' company the Black Swan Group: https://www.blackswanltd.com/

Today I'm joined by Cristina, Head of Marketing & Partnerships, and Shub, Head of Training and Development at Alcott Global. Alcott Global's mission is to connect & upgrades Supply Chain ecosystem by finding the right talent through executive search, developing talent through learning solutions. They have several leading #podcasts in supply chain and a thriving community. 

With all the changes that are happening in the world especially in supply chain, Alcott has adapted and grown tremendously. They are makers, movers and content creators.    

#supplychain #podcast #creators #alcottglobal  

Learn more: 

Website: https://www.alcottglobal.com/ 

Academy: https://academy.alcottglobal.com/catalog 

Supplify: https://getsupplify.com/  

Reach out and connect with Alcott Global on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alcottglobal 

Kevin Monroe envisions our world touched and transformed by gratitude — by the power of gratitude, the experience and expression of gratitude.  He believes gratitude experienced is better than gratitude explained. And that gratitude is best experienced in community.  To that end, he creates environments, hosts encounters, and curates experiences allowing people to explore, express, and experience gratitude.  

His most recent gratitude innovation is the I’M GRATEFUL FOR YOU Movement that is transforming workplaces, communities, and congregations around the world.  

• Links: https://www.kevindmonroe.com/ 
• https://www.imgratefulforyou.co/ 
• https://grateful.app/ 
• https://gratitudelockscreens.com/ 
• https://www.kevindmonroe.com/the-gratitude-exchange

Dear all, this is a rare opportunity for my producer German and I to share what we've learned as collaborators and a small production team in the past 6 years of running Feisworld - first as a podcast, then a documentary on Amazon Prime, a monetized YouTube channel, an online academy and much more.   We are here to answer long-waited questions as well! Please drop us a comment. We love to hear from creative entrepreneurs!

Finally we are here to talk about PodIntelligence (PI): https://www.podintelligence.com/  

For a limited time only, you get a FREE episode for processing (up to 60 mins) - submit yours here: https://www.podintelligence.com/free  

PI uses AI to help create micro-content (from your own audios and videos) that drives macro impact. In plain English, we help turn your audios and videos into word clouds and dozens of sharable content to triple your reach!  Don't just hear from me! 

Join my developer and co-creator Adam Leffert (https://www.fullstackdeveloper.com), and our customer and friend Filip Fučić (Filip is pronounced exactly like Phillip).   

Filip is a pricing mentor, who teaches solopreneurs how to raise their fees for the value they already provide. He learned how to do this by making lots of mistakes in his own path, first as a startup founder (crashed), then as marketing manager in an IT firm with lots of international spinoffs, and finally as a budding solo consultant.  Content takes a solid part of his client acquisition, he's a buyer of Feisworld's YouTube toolkit, and got a kick out of using PodIntelligence along with Obsidian.  He's new branding is all about "Fearless Pricing" and his most relevant links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/FilipFucic

Christopher Littlefield is an International and TEDx Speaker specializing in Employee Appreciation, Recognition, and Workplace Culture, and the founder of Beyond Thank You. He has trained thousands of leaders, across six continents, on how to understand what their people want and need to be at their best. His clients include Accenture, Lebanese Postal Service, Boston Medical Center, Reserve Bank of Australia, Salesforce, the U.S. Army & Air Force, the United Nations, and more.  His work has been featured in New York, Mindful, and British Psychologies Magazines, and profiled in Harvard Business Review. Chris is a regular contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review and the author of the bestselling book, 75+Team Building Activities for Remote Teams.  

• Visit Chris' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoRz_CMNPzzExn0XNgCMsg  
• Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-littlefield/  
• Chris' website Beyond Thank You: https://beyondthankyou.com/

Lisa B Lewis is the Founder and Executive Director, Omnium Circus  Lisa began her career as a graduate of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. She has a BA from Brandeis University and earned a Master’s Degree in Clown/Circus History from NYU, co-founded the Super Scientific Circus, and spent many years working with the Big Apple Circus in multiple capacities.  Lisa’s passion for sharing the magic of the circus combined with her many years of experience inspired her to reimagine the art form of circus for 21st Century audiences as Omnium: A Bold New Circus. Sharing in the joy and excitement of the performing arts is an experience that should be available to everyone, regardless of background, race, gender or ability. Omnium makes that happen.”  

Learn more: https://www.omniumcircus.org  

Connect on Social: 

• Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/OmniumCircus.org 
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/omniumcircus 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2fgom2J_5GxGuSsc2sokew/featured

Few students graduate from college knowing what they want to do with their lives. If you are struggling with choosing a career path, or linking your chosen major to a potential field, Allison Cheston is a seasoned career advisor who has been helping young adults to identify their strengths and interests, and find internships and early jobs that are valuable and meaningful to them. 

Allison is joining me today in answering some of the frequently asked questions related to exploring careers in your 20s. 

Check out Allison's brand new course "The Ultimate Course for Getting a Job in Your 20’s": https://allisoncheston.podia.com/course

Connect with Allison directly: https://www.allisoncheston.com/

A free-flowing conversation with beloved davidji, one of my few very favorite meditation teachers for the past decade.

davidji has dedicated his life to teaching people to connect to the stillness and silence that rests within to help them heal their heart, find their voice, & step into their power. Known as the Velvet Voice of Stillness, he’s recorded over 1300 meditations & is the author of 3 global best-selling books. He created the Meditation Academy to certify teachers & transform people into Rockstar meditators. davidji is a certified Vedic Master, a registered yoga teacher & a certified Ayurvedic healer.

Start meditation with davidji for free on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/davidji

Melissa LeEllen is an American Actress, Entertainer, Podcast Host, Motivational Speaker, and Comic Book Creator/Author of the Deadly Crimson Series! LeEllen is known for her inspirational post on her social media to inspire the world daily. She wants to show the world that hard work pays off and to keep reaching for your dreams. LeEllen talks a lot about manifestation, being your best self and leading from your heart. One of her most talked about accomplishments would be her appearance on Discovery Channel's, Naked and Afraid. She withstood 21 days in the Panamanian Jungle with down pouring rain, a negative partner and being completely alone to face the jungle. After this accomplishment, she said to herself: "If I can do this, I can do anything I put my mind to!" Now, she hosts a Podcast called Reimagine Success with her husband, Jesse Biondi. The podcast is meant to change your view on success and celebrate your journey along the way. "Everyone is different because your journey is unique and we have to stop 'keeping up with Joneses'." Jesse is a professional singer/songwriter and together they own their own marketing/pr/media business called Creative Global Entertainment.

This is a video episode you can watch on Spotify and listen everywhere else :)

Some much needed reflections and lessons learned from my 20s and early 30s.