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The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring James Hill - Episode 29This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features James Hill, a Canadian based master of the ukulele.James has won the hearts and minds of millions of viewers worldwide with his viral video clips showcasing the diversity of what is possible playing one of the world's humblest and least expensive of all music instruments.From traditional to contemporary music, in solo and ensemble formats, James continues to make a professional living centered around the ukuleleThis conversation covers a wide range of topics including self-education, 'noodling', improvisation, performance, the composition process, the history o...2025-04-171h 26
The Perks In PavingBrian Hayes CEO at Central Florida Parking Lot Maintenance | Perks in Paving | Episode 40Welcome back to another episode of Perks in Paving! Today’s episode is extra special as we sit down with Brian Hayes, President of Central Florida Parking Lot Maintenance, and his teammate Jacob. Brian shares his journey from heavy equipment operator to running one of Florida’s most trusted parking lot maintenance companies. We dive into: ✅ What separates great contractors from the rest. ✅ The biggest challenges in running a paving business. ✅ How weather, communication, and crazy client moments shape the industry. ✅ Exciting news about Brian’s...2025-04-0734 min
The All Things Nintendo PodcastAnimal Crossing New Horizons Anniversary, Xenoblade Chronicles X w/ Hayes MadsenThis week on All Things Nintendo, Inverse's Hayes Madsen joins the show to share his love of Xenoblade Chronicles X. We also celebrate the fifth anniversary of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and talk about our favorite Wii U games that have made the leap to Switch.If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram/Threads @BrianPShea. You can follow Hayes on Bluesky @solfleet.A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Nin...2025-03-211h 18The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Travis Toy - Episode 28This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features Travis Toy, a professional pedal steel guitarist based in Nashville USA.Travis has played pedal steel professionally since prior to moving to Nashville in 1999. He is currently the touring steel guitarist for one of America's top country music stars, Luke Bryan, an award winning artist who has sold more than 75 million records.A veteran of the recording studio scene, Travis has also created one of the most comprehensive online resources for learning to play the complicated instrument that is the pedal steel guitar.During the c...2025-03-061h 32The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Tomoko Omura - Episode 27Episode 27 of The Music Mind Podcast features Tomoko Omura, a professional violinist and composer based in New York city.Tomoko was voted the #1 Rising Star on jazz violin in the 2021 Down Beat Magazine critics poll in addition to having the #1 Jazz Album on Bandcamp in the same year.A veteran of the New York jazz scene for more than 20 years, Tomoko has a fascinating story to tell of living the life of a professional musician in the jazz capital of the world.Originally from Japan, Tomoko made the decision early in her life...2025-02-061h 18The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Graham Jesse - Episode 26Episode 26 of The Music Mind Podcast features Graham Jesse as my special guest. A professional multi-instrumentalist focusing primarily on saxophones and flutes, Graham has more than 40 years full-time industry experience at the highest level based out of Sydney, Australia. As an educator, producer, recording and performing artist, composer and arranger, Graham has had significant professional experience working with top shelf musicians across a career that remains active today.This podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including equipment choices, the importance of music education, arranging for large ensembles and fundamentals for instrumental success.2025-01-091h 36
The Conscious Action Podcast by Brian BernemanEpisode 203 with Shaté Hayes - Following Your Path & Sharing Your StoryOn this episode Brian Berneman talks with Shaté Hayes about following one's path.Shaté shares the story of her journey, starting as a professional dancer and dance educator, and then transitioning to a corporate career and now working in workforce development to help others find purpose and joy in their work. She discusses the courage it took to pursue her passion for dance despite her family's initial hesitation.The importance of finding alignment and purpose:Shaté and Brian discuss the importance of finding work that is aligned with one's values and inn...2024-12-1042 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Clive Lendich - Episode 25Episode 25 of The Music Mind Podcast features Clive Lendich as my special guest. A professional guitarist and producer with more than 45 years full-time industry experience, Clive has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of Sydney, Australia. Having traveled the world touring with major acts such as Neil Sedaka and the Manhattan Transfer Clive has worked with top class musicians in many styles including on national TV supporting the likes of Bryan Ferry and Glenn Frey of The Eagles fame.These days, with a Masters Degree in Recording Arts, Clive balances his w...2024-12-051h 31The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Liam Ward - Episode 24Episode 24 of The Music Mind Podcast features Liam Ward as my special guest. A professional blues harmonica player, performer, composer, recording artist, vocalist and music educator with more than 15 years full-time industry experience, Liam has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of London in the UK. Having traveled the world with his harmonica Liam has toured across the UK and Europe performing also in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia.As an official Hohner (Germany) harmonica artist, Liam joins an elite group of players that have been endorsed by the world's m...2024-11-141h 15The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Michael Fix - Episode 23Episode 23 of The Music Mind Podcast features Michael Fix as my special guest. A professional guitarist, performer, composer, producer and music educator with more than 40 years full-time industry experience, Michael has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based initially out of Sydney, but now days residing in Brisbane, Australia. This podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including dealing with stage fright, the composing process, developing the one man band approach to solo acoustic guitar playing, creating music for licencing via production sound libraries and on a commission basis. The process Michael uses to ge...2024-10-251h 41
Dads on Duty17. The Importance Of Teamwork When Parenting Ft. Dan HayesIn this heartfelt and insightful conversation, Dan Hayes, a father and business owner, opens up about the challenges and rewards of balancing work and family life. He shares his journey of parenting, reflecting on the importance of being present for his kids, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. Dan emphasizes how embracing both the highs and lows of fatherhood helps to shape meaningful memories. He also touches on the role of fitness in his life, using it as a tool to stay healthy and be a positive role model for his children. Throughout the co...2024-10-1843 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Jamie Rigg - Episode 22Episode 22 of The Music Mind Podcast features Jamie Rigg as my special guest. A professional pianist, musical director, performer, composer, producer and music educator with more than 50 years full-time industry experience, Jamie has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of Sydney, Australia. For 18 years Jamie traveled the world as pianist and musical director for the late, great Ricky May, a New Zealand born award winning singer and entertainer who climbed the heights of the music business within Australia and abroad.Jamie has been musical director for all of the major television n...2024-10-021h 42The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast - Collaborations Vol 2 - Episode 21In this episode the collaboration videos by host and guest are featured from episodes 12 through 20 of The Music Mind Podcast series.Featured artists throughout these collaboration videos include:-Brian Hayes - soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, pedal steel guitar, slide dobro and acoustic guitarJohn Snell - trumpet and flugel hornRalph Pyl - trumpetGordon Rytmeister - drumsEmily Gelineau - violinAlan Kaplan - tromboneRex Goh - acoustic guitarPeter Northcote - electric guitarLouise Anton - vocals and pianoDarryn F...2024-09-3043 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Darryn Farrugia - Episode 20Episode 20 of The Music Mind Podcast features Australian drumming legend Darryn Farrugia. A life long professional musician, composer, music educator and recording artist, Darryn is based out of Melbourne Australia having toured and lived internationally. He has played on countless recording sessions with major artists, is a regular live performer and importantly held down the drum chair for close to a decade on one of Australia's longest running and most successful television variety shows, Heh Heh It's Saturday.The podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including performing on national television, music composition, what l...2024-08-291h 25
Value Driven Data Science: Boost your impact. Earn what you’re worth. Rewrite your career algorithm.Episode 44: Designing Data Products People Actually Want to UseAs a data scientist, there’s nothing worse than devoting months of your time to building a data product that appears to meet your stakeholders’ every need, only to find it never gets used. It’s depressing, demotivating and can be devastating for your career.But as the old saying goes, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink”. Or can you?In this episode, Brian T O’Neill joins Dr Genevieve Hayes to discuss how you can apply the best techniques from software product management and UI/UX design to crea...2024-08-2849 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Louise Anton - Episode 19My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is Louise Anton, a professional vocalist, pianist, performer, composer, music educator and recording artist. Louise is currently based in Perth Australia having spent much of her career in Sydney. She has played on countless recording sessions including jingles and album recordings, live and television performances, including hosting television shows.Louise has performed internationally and at major venues across Australia including a solo performance center stage at the Sydney Opera House opening for the Dionne Warwick.The conversation covers a wide variety of t...2024-07-241h 32
The Practice of BusinessEpisode 12: Culture of Accountability Part 2, Effective DelegationEarly in my management career, I had a simplistic, traditional understanding of delegation. I would assign a task, describe the outcome I expected, and turn my team members loose, This approach often led to inconsistent results, leaving me hesitant to delegate more. Over time, my inability to delegate effectively reduced the trust I had in my team, reduced their trust in me, and ultimately impacted my quality of life as I took on more responsibilities and directly involved myself in more projects. Then, I heard a story that completely changed my understanding of effective d...2024-05-2325 min
Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with MoralityBrian J. Morra—Netflix/BBC Consultant & Decorated Intelligence Officer Discusses Able Archers SeriesBrian has spent his career in intelligence and national security beginning with his time as a decorated Air Force Intelligence officer and through his many years as a senior executive in the aerospace and defense industry. Brian was encouraged to write the story of The Able Archers by many friends who convinced him that his unique, personal insight could bring the story to life of how humanity narrowly avoided extinction in the fall of 1983. His writing is based on first-hand experience and the stories of the many intriguing people he’s encountered over the years.
Brian grew up in Virginia an...2024-05-0545 minThe Practice of BusinessEpisode 11: Creating a Culture of Accountability, Part 1In the last episode, I encouraged leaders to move away from the traditional “I’m the boss”, “top-down” leadership style. I received many responses, all echoing a similar theme: “I’d love to follow that model, but how do I get my team to do the things that need to be done, and do them consistently well, without micromanaging them?” The answer is to create a Culture of Accountability, where team members hold themselves and their teammates accountable.Today’s episode is the first in a three-part series describing the process for creating this culture of account...2024-04-2330 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Peter Northcote - Episode 18My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is Peter Northcote, a professional guitar player of some 50 years career experience based in Sydney Australia. Peter is in all probability the most recorded guitarist in Australian music history. He has toured and performed with some of this country's biggest music acts including Darryl Braithwaite, Dragon, Jenny Morris, Margaret Urlich, Richard Clapton, John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes. He has also performed with international acts such as The Monkees and Tom Jones.Having lived the life of a top session musician in Sydney doing at t...2024-04-181h 33The Practice of BusinessEpisode 10: The Paradox of Alpha LeadershipIn 1970, biologist David Mech published a book describing research into the behavior of wolves. In particular, the book described the structure of the wolf pack, where the lead wolf, or Alpha, takes and maintains its leadership through dominance and aggression. Mech’s book would have an impact beyond biology, as his description of Alpha behavior became synonymous with the predominant style of management seen in the corporate world. I've developed leaders throughout my corporate career and leadership coaching is a significant focus of my consulting business. None of the leaders I’ve worked with want to be a...2024-04-0429 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Rex Goh - Episode 17My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is Rex Goh, a professional guitar player of some 50 years career experience based in Sydney Australia. Rex has played on countless major recordings including number one hits and albums by artists such as Air Supply and Savage Garden.He has played internationally at major venues like the iconic Madison Square Gardens in New York City and performed live on national TV in Australia supporting artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Tommy Emmanuel and John Farnham.The conversation covers a wide variety of topics i...2024-03-211h 34The Practice of BusinessEpisode 9: A Man, a Puppy, and a Pair of Sunglasses: Lessons in Customer LoyaltyRepeat business is not the same as loyalty. Think about how many companies you do business with regularly. Where you get your morning coffee, the place you stop to get gas, your go-to grocery store, the vendors you work with in your business… They’re convenient. They may offer you “rewards” points, membership discounts, apps/tools/software, etc. You’re a satisfied customer. But are you loyal? What if a competitor arrived offering more convenience, lower prices, more products, more rewards points, a slicker app? Now think about the companies that have truly earned your loyalty. Are they common...2024-03-1934 minThe Practice of BusinessEpisode 8: Motivating Teams for High Performance“How do I get my team to be more accountable, take more initiative, share more feedback, invest in their own growth, etc.?” Increasing motivation isn’t the only answer to these questions, but the answers all build off of and flow from having a highly motivated team.Dwight Eisenhower defined leadership as “the art of getting people to WANT to do what must be done.” Ok. But as a leader, how do you create or develop that “want” among your team members? In this episode of the Practice of Business podcast, we’ll explore the leade...2024-03-0531 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Alan Kaplan - Episode 16My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is a professional trombone player and long time Los Angeles based studio musician Alan Kaplan. Alan has played on over 1000 movie soundtracks, countless television productions, live performances and recordings with some of the biggest names in the music industry. He toured with the famous Buddy Rich Big Band and with the Harry James Band for several years. Buddy Rich and Harry James are regarded as genuine legends in the history of jazz and virtuoso talents on their respective instruments being drums and trumpet.Alan al...2024-02-221h 20The Practice of BusinessEpisode 7: A Modern Process for Consistently Hiring Exceptional Team Members“Great people are hard to find.” I hear this statement almost daily from clients and colleagues. Most leaders feel it’s harder than ever to attract and identify great people to join their team. But is this true?During my (*ahem*) decades of management experience I’ve been through the hiring process more times than I can count, and in my observation, great people have always been hard to find. They’re even harder to find if you’re not actively looking for them. Great/exceptional people have always been the minority. The traditional approach to hiring: po...2024-02-1546 minThe Practice of BusinessEpisode 6: Rage Against the Machines: Building a More Human-Centric Business in 2024It goes without saying that technology, particularly AI, has been advancing at an incredible rate. In aesthetics, AI-driven chatbots, apps, and other tech have been a hot topic of discussion at recent meetings. Proponents of this technology say it can streamline communication with your patients offering 24/7 availability, faster interaction, increased efficiency, and decreased staff time/cost. But should that be your goal?With 2024 underway, what is your business strategy/focus for the new year? Harvard professor Michael Porter (considered the guru of business strategy) teaches that the essence of any business strategy should be to build, grow...2024-01-3144 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Emily Gelineau - Episode 15My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is among other things a GRAMMY AWARD winner, a professional violinist, composer, arranger and performer from Perth Australia. Emily Gelineau has done so much in her first 25 years on the planet that her story should prove inspiring to all who have an interest in the performing arts and in living a successful creative life.A graduate from one of the most prestigious music universities in the world, Berklee College of Music in Boston USA, Emily has put her studies in violin performance and film c...2024-01-261h 19The Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Gordon Rytmeister - Episode 14My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is a professional drummer of more than 40 years experience based in Sydney Australia. Gordon Rytmeister has been a leading drummer working in a wide range of performance and recording situations including extended periods in the television bands on some of the highest profile shows on Australian national TV. Gordon has further toured nationally and internationally with top tier artists across a wide variety of styles from jazz to rock and pop.He has regularly appeared at the Sydney Opera House and is a former dr...2023-11-191h 40
Get Lean Eat CleanEpisode 298 - Interview with Carlee Hayes: Reach Your Health Potential by Utilizing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)This week I interviewed Carlee Hayes! Carlee is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and the Senior Nutrition Manager for Nutrisense, a company utilizing continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to build personalized diet and lifestyle plans. In this episode, we discuss how to utilize a CGM to optimize your health along with: - Tracking Postprandial Glucose - How Certain Foods affect Your Glycemic Variability - Importance of Muscle for Managing Blood Glucose - Meal Timing when Metabolizing Foodsand much, muc...2023-10-2047 min
The Franchise Hot Seat Podcast with Dr. John P. Hayes - Director, Titus Center for FranchisingFrom Few to 33 Auto Repair Shops: The Midas Franchise Success Story - With Brian BeersDESCRIPTION:In this video, you will learn: 1. The intriguing story of Brian Beers' journey in the franchising business, specifically with Midas, a renowned auto repair franchise. How did he and his brother transform a family business into a multi-million dollar empire? 2. How Brian and his brother managed to scale their business from just a few shops to a whopping 33 Midas auto repair shops in the Philadelphia and New Jersey regions. What strategies did they employ to achieve such impressive growth? 3. The unique approach Bri...2023-09-2549 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring Ralph Pyl - Episode 13My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is a professional trumpet player of more than 40 years experience based in Sydney Australia. Ralph Pyl has been a leading commercial trumpet player working in a wide range of performance and recording situations including extended periods in the television bands on some of the highest profile shows on Australian national TV. In this conversation Ralph discusses highly valuable topics including dealing with the pressures of live TV performance, battling the challenges of the instrument when it doesn't come naturally to you, his approach to re...2023-09-061h 30The Practice of BusinessEpisode 5: Culture is the foundation of team buildingDan Hurley is the head coach of the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team. When Hurley took over the program 5 years ago, UConn had a losing record. Today, they’re winners of the 2022-23 NCAA Division 1 National Championship. Dan Hurley's success follows a similar pattern; from high school, through lower tier college programs, and onto the highest level. He takes over an underperforming program; within a year they’re winning, and a few years later they’re elite. In a recent interview, he was asked about his process for consistently building winning teams. Where does he sta...2023-08-3037 min
The Practice of BusinessEpisode 4: Building your Sustainable Competitive AdvantageCompetitive advantage is not about having more revenue, patients, social media followers, or locations than other practices. That’s comparison. Your patients will determine your competitive advantage. How do you get patients to consistently choose you over alternative practices? Once treated, will they continue to choose you? Will they send their friends to you? Forever? This is the second in my series focused on helping your business succeed and thrive in uncertain times. To stay on course during periods of change and disruption, you’ll need a clear strategy to serve...2023-08-1034 minThe Practice of BusinessEpisode 3: Build a Thriving Business in Uncertain Times: Embrace the TUNA“Are we headed for a recession, or are we already in one?” “Is this a summer lull or the end of the post-Covid surge in aesthetic treatments?” “How will AI impact my practice?” “What’s next?!”Dealing with uncertainty is one of the biggest challenges a business leader must face. So, how do you get better at predicting when conditions will improve or worsen, how patient preferences will evolve, what will be the next big thing…? Simple answer: you don’t. TUNA = Turbulent, Uncertain, Novel, Ambiguous. This acronym was first used in the 80’s to help military and gov...2023-07-2742 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast featuring John Snell - Episode 12My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is a life long student of the trumpet, a qualified lawyer, and a current co-owner of one of the most famous custom brass instrument mouthpiece making businesses in the world based in Los Angeles, USA.John Snell has hosted the acclaimed Other Side of the Bell trumpet podcast for over 10 years during which time he has interviewed some of the most iconic and legendary trumpet players in the history of the instrument. In this conversation John discusses highly valuable topics including dealing with stage f...2023-07-201h 38The Practice of BusinessEpisode 2: Growing Your Business Requires You to Grow as a LeaderLeadership is THE most important skill for any business owner to develop. Think of any successful organization, sports team, or business and they all share great leadership in common. At its heart, every business is a team, so growing the performance and capabilities of the team requires growing the performance and capabilities of the leaders. Leadership is not only the key to business success but also critical to achieving personal success: maintaining sanity and balance in your life. The importance of leadership may seem obvious, considering the daily examples of inspiring leadership quotes posted on s...2023-06-2851 minThe Practice of BusinessEpisode 1: Defining SuccessHow do you define success, for yourself and your business? For most business owners the answer is usually a number, a financial metric, or some other data point. Becoming more successful means more revenue, more patients, more staff, more procedures, more locations… More. Bigger. But what if more/bigger came with a corresponding increase in demands and pressure on you as the leader? If growing your business by 50% also meant 50% more of your time, energy, effort, and responsibility, would that be considered successful? At what point does the math no longer work?Many doctors I mee...2023-06-1424 minThe Music Mind PodcastThe Music Mind Podcast - Collaborations Vol 1 - Episode 11In this episode of The Music Mind Podcast we take a look back at the first 10 episodes and in particular at the music collaborations between the host and the guests from each episode that make this podcast unique.Featured artists throughout the episode include:-Brian Hayes - sopranino and tenor saxophones, concert and alto flutes, dobro, pedal steel and 6 string bass guitarMike Hayes - electric and nylon string guitarsJim Manley - trumpetAndrew Oh - concert flute and Roland Aerophone EWIRoger McLachlan - electric bassRobin A...2023-05-2555 min
Don’t Break the Bank: Run IT, Change ITFlipping the script with Brian HayesIn this episode, we flip the script on our show and put Brian Hayes, Senior Director, Financial Services Industry Vertical at VMWare in the guest seat. We discuss the digital transformation of the financial services industry. Brian highlights the need for financial institutions to embrace digital transformation, adopt agile methodologies, and cultivate a culture of innovation to stay competitive in the rapidly changing industry.Hayes emphasizes the importance of understanding customers' needs and preferences, using emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain to create personalized, relevant experiences. Brian also acknowledges the challenges of balancing innovation...2023-04-261h 01
Brian's Run PodOlympic Triathlete Stuart Hayes interview.Send us a textToday we are going to do another interview but with a professional athlete. Let me introduce you to Olympian Triathlete Stuart Hayes. I knew Stuart when I was working as gym instructor in the late nineties. Bullet Points of Key Topics:Let start at the beginning. How did you get into your sport?Was sport a large of your education at school?Did you start off doing one discipline then progress?Had you always been a good runner?What do you fee...2023-03-2640 min