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Transition Drill195. After 33 Years as a Firefighter | Sacrifice the Physical Toll and Transition Struggle. Matt SimkinsThe best podcast for military veterans, police officers, firefighters, and first responders preparing for veteran transition and life after service. Helping you plan and implement strategies to prepare for your transition into civilian life. In episode 195 of the Transition Drill Podcast, retired firefighter-paramedic Matthew Simkins shares the winding path that led him to a 33-year career serving the community of Manhattan Beach, California. Growing up in the South Bay with deep family ties to the region, Matthew’s early life was marked by personal loss and uncertainty after the death of his father when he was just 14. Drifting through jo...2025-05-123h 52
Utah Golf RadioEp 1002: Live Show 12/7 - Allen Simkins Gets a Gold ClubWe celebrate Utah golf legend Allen Simkins' UGA Gold Club award on the live show on ESPN 700. Utah PGA horse beast Haley Sturgeon tells us about stretching her way to a 6th consecutive Women's Player of the Year award. Kurt Kragthorpe helps us unpack Stage 2 of the PGA TOUR Q School. And UGA's Colin Clawson tells us it may already be too late to get into Winterchamps next March. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 2024-12-081h 36
Utah Golf RadioAllen Simkins on winning the UGA Gold Club Award + moreUtah Golf Radio is your destination for all things golf in Utah. Paul Pugmire and Jan Brownstein get you inside the ropes with professionals and leaders from the golf world in Utah.2024-12-0712 min
Sounds of BlueSOB 465 - Features: Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, Eric Gale, Gene Harris, Horace Silver, Rodney Jones & Jack DeJohnetteArtist Song Album Label Notes- Bernard Herrmann & Rod Serling + Rod Serling Opening Monologue - Season One w/Bernard Herrmann's "Dream Theme" 40th Anniversary Twilight Zone - 1st Season - 1959 Silva Treasury - 4CD's- Charles Lloyd Sombrero Sam by Charles Lloyd w/Jack DeJohnette, Cecil McBee & Keith Jarrett Dream Weaver - 1966 - Arif Mardin & George Avakian Priduced Atlantic Records Jack DeJohnette - 82- Charles Lloyd Love In by Charles Lloyd w/Jack DeJohnette, Ron McClure & Keith Jarrett Love In - 1967 - Fillmore West Auditorium - George Avakian Produced Atlantic Records Jack DeJohnette - 82- Horace...2024-11-054h 06
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle#778 - Agencies vs. Products + What Happened in the Amazon Aggregator Space?This week’s episode is for the business finance and idea nerds.
We’re joined this week in a business breakdown session with Alexej Pikovsky of Alphawellbrands.com. Alexej raised 4MIL to build a CBD marketplace. They were forced to pivot and have currently acquired an Amazon FBA brand and started up a success agency in the process, the combined revenue of both is on track to be over 4MIL this year.
We’ll dig into the Peter Paul problem– how to choose where to focus your energy when you have multiple businesses?
We’ll al...2024-10-2452 minTropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle#772 “When is my LTV good enough?” + Founder Mode for Bootstrappers“Manager mode is so tempting…” Dan & Ian discuss Paul Graham’s most recent essay titled “Founder Mode”, and how lifestyle bootsrappers can harness the power of founder mode to grow their businesses.
They’ll also address a question they get asked all the time: “But when is my LTV good enough?” How to figure out your LTV to CAC ratio and more in this week’s episode.
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This week’s episode brought to you by Remote First R...2024-09-1229 minTropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle#749 Do Things That Don’t ScaleIn this episode, Ian and Dan discuss the concept of doing things that don't scale, inspired by Paul Graham's influential article 'Do Things That Don't Scale.' They explore the idea of taking risks and gambling in entrepreneurship, and how it relates to increasing one's locus of control. The conversation covers various strategies for founders, including recruiting users manually, building something fragile, delighting users, focusing on experience, and niche marketing. In this conversation, Ian and Dan discuss Paul Graham's article 'Do Things That Don't Scale' and explore the principal themes and takeaways. They cover topics such as the idea...2024-04-0447 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaRobin and Wendy’s Wet Weekends: The Complete Series 1-4: A BBC Radio Comedy by Kay Stonham, Simon GreenhallPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679074 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Robin and Wendy’s Wet Weekends: The Complete Series 1-4: A BBC Radio Comedy Author: Kay Stonham, Simon Greenhall Narrator: Sharon Horgan, Martin Trenaman, Brian Capron, Simon Greenham, Kay Stonham, Phil Cornwell, Amelia Bullmore, Debra Stephenson, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 3, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio comedy about two model-village obsessives and their friends and neighbours 'Wonderfully nerdish... a dash of Ayckbourn tinged with Mike Leigh, only loopier' Financial Times Childless couple Robin and Wendy have de...2023-08-0305 min
Oh! What a lovely podcastThe Contemporary Image of the Junior British OfficerWhat did it take to be a good junior officer in the First World War? This month, Chris, Angus and Jessica speak to Charles Fair about the development of junior officer training in the war. Along the way we discuss the significance of the Territorial Force, which schools had officer training corps and the definition of a 'temporary gentleman'. References Blackadder Goes Forth (1983) Charles Fair, Marjorie's War: Four Families in the Great War 1914-1918 (2012) Charles Fair, 'From OTC to OCB: The Professionalisation of the Selection and Training of Junior Temporary Officers During the Gr...2022-04-0158 min
The Tech Leader's ToolboxHow Leaders Deal with Social Media FameSocial media can have amazing benefits and disastrous consequences for an organization or a team. It's a huge challenge for leaders that aside from a few brief paragraphs of policy most have never addressed. How do you handle the individual team member that commits grievous offenses on social media, even if on their own time? In this episode (#56) of The Tech Leader's Toolbox podcast, Paul Simkins talks about some of the questions you need to asking when you are faced with handling the employee who wanted their 15 minutes of social media fame.Plus...2021-02-1524 minThe Tech Leader's ToolboxHow Leaders Learn to Let It GoThe toughest thing for the entrepreneurial tech leader is when the business grows to where they can't be involved in everything. It's a transition many struggles to make.Take heart! In this episode of the podcast, Paul Simkins talks about a simple to apply rule that helps you delegate more effectively and let go to get growth.Plus, a great recipe for Cowboy Soup. And if you have a favorite outdoor cooking recipe you would like to share, send it to paul@BoldlyLead.com. If we put...2021-02-0818 min
Total Movie RecallTMR 056 – House Party This week on Total Movie Recall, two white guys talk about hip hop culture in a totally convincing way when they put on their mustard-colored overalls to go to the House Party. Steve, a sentient walking issue of Pitchfork, schools Ryan on the infinite subgenres of hip hop while Ryan, to no one’s surprise, gets a little weepy at touching father-son relationships. House Party (1990) d. Reginald Hudlin Starring: Christopher Reid Robin Harris Christopher Martin Martin Lawrence Tisha Campbell-Martin A.J. Johnson George Clinton...2021-02-011h 20The Tech Leader's ToolboxHow Leaders Achieve Clarity in a Foggy WorldLike driving a car through a heavy fog, the road ahead can elude us. In this episode (#54) of The Tech Leader's Toolbox podcast, Paul Simkins talks about four things you can do to attain and maintain greater clarity. Plus, a great recipe for Grilled Brisket and Cheese Sandwich. And if you have a favorite outdoor cooking recipe you would like to share, send it to paul@BoldlyLead.com. If we put it in an episode we'll let you know and give you credit for it on the show.2021-02-0117 minThe Tech Leader's ToolboxMastering the Tech Leadership WalkLeadership from your butt just doesn’t work! The most effective leaders do more than just fill a seat in an office. If you want people to be following you, you need to be going somewhere. You need to be walking. Yet your walk also has to be productive and effective; there is an art to it. In this episode, Paul Simkins talks about the keys to making the most of your leadership walk. Plus, a great recipe for Ozark Winter Chili from The Geezer’s Cookbook. And if you...2021-01-2522 min
The Tech Leader's ToolboxHow to Avoid Being on the Bad Employer List with Jon HymanSometimes it is tricky to navigate the landscape of being an employer. Yet many times it is the obvious things that trip us up the most. Ohio Employment Lawyer Jon Hyman joins the Toolbox today to talk about why he is known as the "Master of Workplace Schadenfreude". He also shares some ways to avoid making his Worst Employer list on his blog!Plus, Jon shares his recipe for Smoked Sausage and Peppers! He also brags on his pellet smoker from Grilla Grills...2021-01-1856 min
The Tech Leader's ToolboxPandemic Perseverance by Pangolin with Wiliam Benner and Justin PerryWhen things go south, the values-driven organization finds a new direction. Pangolin Laser Systems was faced with taking a bit hit during the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Shows and product orders were being canceled. In this episode, Pangolin CEO William Benner and Chief Operating Officer Justin Perry talk with Paul Simkins about how they found ways to be resilient and productive while preparing themselves for the post-COVID economy.Plus, Justin shares his recipe for a North Carolina-style BBQ Brisket on his Kamado Grill...2021-01-1150 min