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The Queen of AutomationEpisode #39 Automation Without Purpose Is Just Chaos - A Real Talk with Mark BentcoverOn this episode of The Queen of Automation, I sat down with Mark Bentcover, Agile strategist, Lean systems expert, and the brain behind Creative Kraken. We had the kind of conversation that cuts through the noise and gets to the real stuff: how to actually make tech and systems work for you, not the other way around.Mark’s background is deep, IBM, Boeing, decades of program management, but what makes him brilliant is how he brings creative energy into operations. We talked about the myth of work-life balance, why most people are using tech bac...2025-04-0134 min
The PHILLIP ShowUnleashing Your Inner Creativity with Mark BentcoverJoin Mark Bentcover, host of "The Kraken Lab" podcast, on this #inspiring journey of embracing #authenticity and #entrepreneurship. Mark's story is a testament to the power of being yourself and chasing your dreams.
Discover the key to inspiring others while staying true to your unique path. Learn how adversity can be your greatest asset in entrepreneurship.
Mark's insights and practical advice will empower you to be you and inspire those around you. Tune in to The PHILLIP Show and embark on your path to #authentic entrepreneurship!
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The Get Kraken LabSeason 3 Ep 2: The Secret Of The Golden NuggetsIn this episode we have a conversation with Veronica Safoa Ozuwu.We talk about Ghana, golden nuggets, finding your inner gifts, and impacting the world simply by being an unabashed, unapologetic version of yourself.And of course we talk about dancing, singing, music, joy.Veronica is a mother, coach, philanthropist, and just an overall badass human.Come listen, come learn, and be inspired.We want to see you living your best life.Release your creative kraken!Do you want to learn more about releasing YOUR...2023-07-1145 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 3 Ep 1: Mindset and Flow: The NEW Dynamic DuoWhat does "independence" mean to you?It is no coincidence that this episode drop on Independence Day in the U.S.To me, ANY day of the year can be your independence day.When you recognize your innate talents, embrace them, develop them, and leverage them to create your dream life you will experience the ultimate independence.We all get caught up in circumstances but when you set you mind to a goal, develop your talents, and get into the flow... YOU... WILL... BE... UNSTOPPABLE!As with every season...2023-07-0448 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 11: A Well Rounded Life with Archie Roundtree Jr.Is your life balanced?Do you want it to be?Are you in touch with your creative soul?Come listen to our conversation with Archie Roundtree Jr. and see how you can strive for balance in your life and leverage your creative side to live a rich and fulfilled life.I double dog dare you to listen.Welcome to the last episode of Season 2!Do you want to learn more about releasing YOUR creative kraken? Check out markbentcover.com2023-06-2756 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 10: Structural Tension: The Way to the Path of Least ResistanceIn this me, myself, and I episode I talk about structural tension.The universe moves toward releasing tension. When we can leverage this foundational principle we can create great things in our life.Robert Fritz, author of The Path of Least Resistance, Creativity, and other books has taught thousands of people in all walks of life about this concept.I take his concepts and integrate with my theory of the Creative Kraken and show you how to exercise the power of your mind and the principles of the universe to create the future y...2023-06-2634 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 9: Put A Little Sparkle In Your LifeIn this episode we have a conversation with Sparkly Lindsay, a transformation recovery coach.We talk about the shame, blame, and guilt game many of us play with ourselves, friends, family, and life in general. This is a zero sum game and only when we release ourselves from the chains of this destructive cycle, embrace our creative energy, be completely present with our emotions, thoughts, and others can transform our lives to what they can be.Do you want to learn more about releasing YOUR creative kraken? Check out markbentcover.com2023-06-0647 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 8: Communicate Your Way To A Better LifeI've always said that we do not live our lives in a vacuum.That is, for every successful person there is a community around them that helped them get to where they are today.In this episode we talk with Dr. Tonia Phanor about knowing your purpose, getting excited about it and then communicating from that space.When you do this you are very powerful and can create whatever you want in your life.Come give us a listen.Do you want to learn more about releasing YOUR creative...2023-05-3047 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Episode 7: CREATE the life you want!Me, myself, and I unpack the lofty topics of:- faith with respect to science and religion;- the Two Slit Experiment;- the Law Of Attraction... all leading to you releasing your creative kraken in order to:Create a rich and fulfilled life for yourself...AND...A better world for everyone!Give us a listen you won't be disappointed.Do you want to learn more about releasing YOUR creative kraken? Check out markbentcover.com2023-05-2346 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Episode 6: Life is not a game... unless it isTo game or not to game.That is the question.Whether we spend our our life IRL or we spend our life online...Regardless, we all need to stay centered.Bently is a creative who has tech, musical, and gaming chops.He plays his instruments for fun and build community.He designs games because it his passion.And he uses his tech skills to help others.We speak about all of this including one of my favorite topics the weird correlation between being...2023-05-0948 min
The Get Kraken LabS2 Ep 5: What's It All Aboud? My chat with ChadWhat a creative lawyer?Is that allowed?It's is not only allowed but required.For those not completely familiar with all things lawyerin' in the States or Canada much is founded on case law.With case law and most court proceedings it's all about making connections between the original statutes, historical decisions (precedence and case law), and forming an argument for the current legal circumstance/situation.Sure it sounds analytical as all get out but you need to make connections to help your client or case. Connections are not a...2023-05-0258 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 4: They Call Me Mr. Sims!Ever wonder what the price is for not releasing your creative kraken?Most people view "price" as a bad thing.It is not; it is simply a statement of the value ($s, power, attention, fame, ) you can accrue based on actions you take.This show is all about informing your actions by releasing your creative kraken, embracing your passions and dreams, and leveraging your talents.AND... not all of our talents are created equal. Some we are good at, we love them, and we have great fun and passion. 2023-04-2550 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 3: Keep it weird - From Left Brain to RightThis week we discuss living within our passions, our purpose with Devin James Stinson. He went from being an auditor/accountant to a marketing role.He is continually learning how to synthesize emotions into advertising.He took his attention to detail as an accountant and applies them to his new role in marketing in order hone his craft to tell Brand Stories for his company's clients.We had fun so come laught with us, come be inspired in the moment, come learn with us.Do you want to learn more about r...2023-04-1849 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 2: Video is Kin.. Er... Queen!Sri Mahabir is my guest on this episode.She has built a business around short form videos and live blogs on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and elsewhere.She does for herself and she helps her clients get their vision clear and determine how video and live shows can help them.Other than that she is a mom, a friend, and a general force to be reckoned with.Come her drop some wisdom around how to use the creative process to live a rich and fulfilled life.Do you want to...2023-04-1151 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 2 Ep 1: A Path To A Rich And Fulfilled LifeSeason 1 is over.Thank you all for downloading those episodes.This season we will focus on using the release of your creative kraken to live a rich and fulfilled life.I will use the first episode of each season to focus the follow three months of interviews. Learn that failure is a reality of life and that success is not the absence of failure but our choice and act to move on from failure.We are all like the phoenix and achieve success (and a rich and fulfilled life ) by rising f...2023-04-0441 min
The Get Kraken LabS1 Ep 11 Swimming In A Sea Of CreativityZoe Weston is a woman of many talents. She is healer who specializes on women in their child bearing years with postpartum recovery.She works with people to organize their space for both health (energy and spiritual) as well as flow (conducive to what you will use and do in that space).She also leads a book club which starts in April so look for that.You can see all of her wares at zoeweston.com but I recommend you give this episode a listen and hear how she accesses her c...2023-03-2855 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 1 Ep 10: Just Call Me T: The Unstoppable Train of CreativityIn this episode we discuss the topic of flow in more depth than in other episodes.My guest is Tannasia Gonzalez (aka T) a friend, an inspiration, and a force to reckoned with.Every time I speak with T she always up to something new (while maintaining the drive behind her previous efforts). Her main focus is leveraging small data to improve the healthcare administration space.However, she also a writer, a playwright, a mother, a wife, and a creative dynamo.We talk about how she gets into the flow of t...2023-03-2154 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 1 Ep 9: Keep Looking ForwardIn this episode we speak with my friend and supporter Wayne Gabriel. You never know what's going to happen when you start a conversation with him (AND I was not disappointed here).Wayne has played pro hockey, been a bass player in many rock bands, and then found his way into the world of information technology and program management.He is a father of 4 and supporter of many.We look back at the past to see our way to the future and pull in how the creative process (and releasing your Creative K...2023-03-141h 00
The Get Kraken LabSeason 1 Ep 8: No zzzz's to be had with the Big Z!Episode 8 was very impactful for me.Zineb Layachi is one of the most fun and inspirational humans I have ever had the pleasure in meeting.I was so engaged in this conversation that I failed to notice some kinks the audio quality. After much contemplation I have decided to release the episode as is (rather than rerecord of "fix in post" 2023-03-0759 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 1 Ep 7: UnTLock The Beast WithinIn episode 7 I had the pleasure of speaking with Travis Lachner.Some of you may know him from his MySpace musician days (just kidding; although he is a good song writer) but more of you know him as the leader of his company Beast Node and the community for creatives Beast Club.We explore his life experience with the creative process from hockey to music to marketing to producing to... Who knows what's next for his life?Come listen and get motivated to release your creative kraken!Do you want to l...2023-02-2851 min
The Get Kraken LabS1 Ep 6: Sometime you gotta go through a little hell to get to heavenIt is my hope that the listener identify and be inspired by each and every guest on The Get Kraken Lab podcast. In this episode we have a conversation with Jack W. Gregory a man who went through a little (or a lot depending on your perspective) hell to get to heaven.He speaks of his struggles with dyslexia, abuse, addiction, crime, and health throughout his life to discover his passion to protect others who are going through what he went through.He does so through the creative process (writing, film, speaking) and through God.2023-02-211h 01
The Get Kraken LabSeason 1 Ep 5: Power Up Your Creativity (Guest: Charlie Powers)As we continue our journey to help everyone their Creative Kraken we discuss all things creative with Charlie Powers.Charlie works with animation, gaming, painting and other artistic endeavors.He and our partnering on an animation/music project that should hit airwaves by end of March. Come listen to his journey through the creative process finding unique ways to express himself through his art, his game designs, and his life.And remember, when we are in the act of creating we are in touch with our heart and soul and in the flow. Li...2023-02-1455 min
The Get Kraken LabEpisode 4 - Sam Mitchell: Autism Rocks and RollsIn this we talk with Sam Mitchell.Sam is the curator of the Autism Rocks and Rolls podcast as well as the corporation.He does public speaking on autism championing the effort to remove the stigmatism many people have around people with autism be it out of ignorance, prejudice, or inexperience.Sam loves pro wrestling among other things and through his efforts has had the opportunity to meet some of his heroes as well as becoming one for others.Come listen as we speak of the creative process and telling your...2023-02-0737 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 1 Episode 3: Don't Forget to RAQ the boat Raquel Borras is the the Founder of RAQVISION powered by XXO Connect! RAQVISION is THE youth 17 and under safe social network for our future Creators, Innovators, Disruptors, Changemakers and Educators to project their voice and protect their reality. Built for Connection. Live interactive Masterclasses with incredible humans. She started her own YouTube Channel called 'Raq the Boat' where she has candid conversations with kids of all ages! The goal is to empower these kids and have them walk away feeling special, worthy, seen and most importantly...........heard!❤️Want to be a guest on our show? e...2023-01-3148 min
The Get Kraken LabSeason 1 Episode 2: Auditing, AI, and Creativity with Rob BerryToday's episode features Rob Berry helps auditors communicate better through questions. In this episode we will be discussing Auditing, AI, and Creativity.Rob spent the bulk of my career as an auditor where his primary job was to ask questions and evaluate processes. He's helped companies save millions by simply asking critical questions.WHO HE SERVES: ➊ Auditors needing soft skills training➋ Individuals wanting to make better decisions by asking the right questions➌ Organizations needing a kickbutt keynote speaker➍ Businesses needing help with internal controlsContact Rob:📧 rob@thatauditguy.com🌐 w...2023-01-2451 min
The Get Kraken LabFind your Creative Kraken Season 1 Episode 1Join Mark Bentcover the host to The Get Kraken Lab Podcast. In this first episode Mark defines what the Creative Kraken is, and how to lean into it. Mark Bentcover also discussed DMA and the technologies for creative thinking that was created by Robert Fritz.“Whatever walk of life…or occupation.. there is in each of us a Creative Kraken”- Mark Bentcover“When we release our Creative Kraken and we are in the process of creating that is when we are most alive”- Mark BentcoverInterested in being a guest on th...2023-01-1730 min
The Get Kraken LabThe Get Kraken Lab Podcast TrailerWe are officially 4 days away from release our very first episode. Are you ready to release your Creative Kraken?Do you want to learn more about releasing YOUR creative kraken? Check out markbentcover.com2023-01-1500 minThe Get Kraken LabThe Get Kraken Lab Podcast Coming SoonWhat is The Get Kraken Lab Podcast show all about? Listen now.Do you want to learn more about releasing YOUR creative kraken? Check out markbentcover.com2022-12-2600 min
The Corporate QuittersThe most talented man I know - Mark BentcoverMark Bentcover, the most talented man I know. Yep. You heard it right. He can do almost any and every thing. A music artist, movie star and author. Is there anything he can't do? Currently he is teaching others how to become a successful author.In this episode we talk about a lot, including:The man with many degrees 00:01:30The worst move ever 00:02:32Just shoot me if this happens 00:11:42Mark's two biggest movie roles 00:19:04The key to being an interesting writer 00:34:18The Trojan Horse secret...2021-07-0649 min
The Hempy HourThe Hempy Hour Episode 10 : Living Your Passion with Mark Bentcover a.k.a Marky BHempy 10th Episode!
Tonight the Hemp Sisters riff with Program & Product Manager, Writer, Music & Video Producer and one helluva a guy, Mark Bentcover a.k.a Marky B.
Mark's is dedicated to helping you get your message to the world! He is a lover of words and passionate about helping individuals, groups and organizations find their voice and express it either through a skillful stroke of a pen, depression of the key, breathing life into a phrase, a song, a blog, ad, video, movie, etc...
"LIVING YOUR...2021-04-2851 min