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Sailfaster: The Podcast For Racing SailorsScott Nixon talks TP52s, the ORC Worlds, and the relentless commitment to learningThis week, Scott Nixon came back to Sailfaster to chat about his winning run on TP52 "Fox" at the 2024 ORC World Championships. Scott shares what it took to prepare for this event over four years, from nailing down teamwork and boat handling to bouncing back after losing wind instruments mid-race. We got into the nitty-gritty of sailing at the top level—how technology and instincts work together, why the TP52 class rules are always evolving, why you should focus on weaknesses, and why constant learning (and relearning!) is the secret to staying competitive. Scott’s got some fantastic tips to up...2024-12-2338 min
More than RoommatesEpisode 105 - Mutual Respect in Marriage (feat. Kyler & Britt Nixon from Love Your First Year) In this episode of More Than Roommates, Gabrielle and Scott interview Kyler and Britt Nixon about mutual respect in marriage. The Nixons primarily work with young couples, but this message is relevant for every couple. The Nixons provide practical ways to provide mutual respect in your marriage. Scriptures:Ephesians 5:33Ecclesiastes 4:12Romans 12:10MT 7:12Resources:Follow Love Your First Year on Instagram!Website – Love Your First YearOnline Course - Love Your First YearBlog Post - The 5...2024-11-1938 min
Bullhorns and BullseyesEpisode 37: Turning Customers Into Fans, with Scott Howland of the Detroit LionsWith the return of football season nearly upon us, Tom and Curtis are thrilled to welcome Scott Howland, Senior Manager of CRM and Marketing Research at the Detroit Lions, to the show! They discuss how the Lions brand made a shift from customer acquisition to customer retention and loyalty, as well as the importance of understanding a fan base and tailoring the fan experience. Scott shares insights on data-gathering initiatives, including surveys and focus groups, to understand fan profiles and preferences. They also touch on the impact of rebranding and the excitement surrounding the upcoming football season.
2024-08-2735 minBullhorns and BullseyesEpisode 30: Budgeting for a Website, with Scott DaiggerCurtis and Tom are pleased to welcome Scott Daigger, Founder of Buddy Web Design & Development, to the podcast to address a much-debated and oft-considered dilemma: What should the budget be for my new website? Scott walks us and the listener through his recommended process for identifying the appropriate budget (and the appropriate development partners) for any size website, from DIY to premium enterprise level. For an in-depth explanation of the concepts covered in this episode, check out Scott's handy guide: "Five Things to Consider When Creating Your Website Budget."
Takeways:
Determining a budget range is...2024-06-2535 min
Sailfaster: The Podcast For Racing SailorsStarting, rounding, winging....Scott Nixon of Quantum SailsThis week I was able to grab time with Quantum’s Scott Nixon in between his many racing and sail design commitments. It was a fascinating discussion that included thoughts on starting, mark rounding and the tactical advantages of wing-on-wing. I knew Scott would be interesting to have on the pod not just because of his stellar racing pedigree, but also because he is directly involved in testing, design, and development of Quantum’s One Design sail programs, where he is Global Offshore One Design Director. Scott has sailed with Quantum customers to win championships at the World, Gold Cup, Eu...2024-04-2343 min
The Rainmaking PodcastTRP 176: Adding Value Beyond the Billable Hour With Jay Harrington and Tom NixonIn this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love speaks with Jay Harrington and Tom Nixon, co-hosts of The Thought Leadership Project Podcast, about the crucial topic of adding value beyond the billable hour. Jay and Tom, both experts in the legal industry, share strategies for professionals looking to deepen client relationships and sustain long-term business growth. They emphasize that success in professional services goes beyond delivering billable work; it’s about building trust, understanding clients’ evolving needs, and providing consistent value over time. By proactively engaging with clients, learning their businesses, and becoming indispensable advisors, professionals can ensu...2023-12-0730 min
Stay OutstandingWhat Success Looks Like with Barbara NixonIn this episode of the podcast Gavin is joined by success and leadership coach Barbara Nixon to talk about what she does and her journey to get where she is today.You can donate to Gavin’s JustGiving page for The Ocean Cleanup by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3DRZefO Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to The Ocean Cleanup, so it's the most efficient way to give - saving time and cutting costs for the charity. KEY TAKEAWAYS I gave been in the...2023-10-2733 min
Spaced Out RadioAug. 2/23 - The Nixon-Gleason UFO with Paul Blake SmithAuthor Paul Blake Smith is the author of 'The Nixon-Gleason Alien Encounter: An Investigation into Nixon's Secret Airbase Meetings to View Extraterrestrials. Did Richard Nixon in his Presidency introduce Jackie Gleason to real UFOs and Aliens?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spaced-out-radio--1657874/support.2023-08-032h 53
Roughnecks Podcast#141 - Scott Kovesdy - Desert Fox GolfScott Kovesdy is the co-founder of Desert Fox Golf. Before starting up Desert Fox he graduated from Penn State University with a degree in electrical engineering. He then went on to work for intel for 23 years while getting his masters in business administration through Arizona State University. Now Scott, along with Eric Fox, work side by side to bring unique and convenient accessories for your golf game.
Desert Fox's Links:
Instagram: @desertfoxgolf
TikTok: @desertfoxgolf
Twitter: @desertfoxgolf
Facebook: Desert Fox Golf
LinkedIn: Desert Fox Golf ...2023-01-1658 min
Studio B PodcastStudio B Presents: HomeMade in Alberta w/ Guest Andrea NixonHomeMade in Alberta - Putting the spotlight on Alberta's rising Country stars and their songs!Featured: Edmonton's Andrea NixonGuest: Andrea NixonSong(s) Featured: 'Earthquake'2022-08-1627 min
The Big IssuesEpisode 21- The Presidency of Richard NixonRichard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States and this episode will be looking at the pre-political career of Nixon then looking at his time as congressman, senator, Vice President and then his run in 1960 for president and then 1968 campaign and then his time as President during the War in Vietnam and his visit to China and the Soviet Union and his domestic agenda from medicare and social security expansion to trying to fix healthcare and then looking at the 1972 landslide and then watergate. 2022-06-121h 44
The Rainmaking PodcastTRP 54: How to Simply Your Approach to Marketing with Tom NixonIn this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love speaks with Tom Nixon, co-founder of the Thought Leader Collaborative, about how professionals can simplify their marketing strategy to build authority and win business. Tom shares his “one plus one” approach: focus on a single social media platform—ideally LinkedIn for most professionals—and pair it with a consistent email strategy. By reducing complexity and eliminating ineffective tactics, professionals can concentrate on delivering valuable content to a clearly defined audience.Tom emphasizes the importance of identifying your ideal client, creating content that answers their most pressing questions, and deli...2021-06-1727 minRoughnecks Podcast#35 - Caleb Scott - Fold or Fight?Caleb Scott joins the show for this week's episode of the Roughnecks Podcast. Caleb Scott is a student-athlete at Wilmington College. He plays baseball for the Quakers and is a long-time friend of mine. Caleb and I catch up and discuss adversity in the world of sports and how it can translate to life.2021-05-1745 minRoughnecks Podcast#17 - Trevor Scott - Complacency Kills ProgressEpisode 17 features a personal inspiration of mine, Trevor Scott. Trevor is an entrepreneur who has opened not one but two gyms (Elite1Fitness and Apex Fitness Center) along with a healthy food company (Simply Fit). He talks about his inspirations and some of the work he has done. He gives life advice to go along with his business advice. This is a great conversation with Trevor Scott! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Check out his websites:
Elite1Fitness
Apex Fitness Center
Follow them on Instagram:
@elite1hoops
@theapexfitnesscenter
@simplyfitohio
@xbitesjerky2021-01-1137 min
Adventures in DevOpsDevOps 036: An Overview of MicroK8s, Charmed K8s, and Other Ubuntu Infrastructure Tools with Alex ChalkiasThe panelists talk to Alex Chalkias, a product manager at Ubuntu, about tools and services Ubuntu has developed for managing containers, Kubernetes, telco workflows, live updating, and much more!PanelistsNell Shamrell-HarringtonScott NixonGuestAlex ChalkiasSponsorsGravitational Teleport: SSH Properly!CacheFly "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! LinksMicroK8sCharmedk8sCephCrush AlgortithmCrush Algorithm MapsJujuCharmed OSMLivepatchPicksNell Shamrell-Harrington:Powells BooksScott Nixon:YouTube PremiumAlex Chalkias:asciinemaDon't Make Me ThinkThe Last DanceSpecial Guest: Alex Chalkias. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2020-05-2651 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 035: Rapid Infrastructure Automation with AWS CDKPanelist Scott Nixon, DevOps Automation Engineer at Stelligent, leads the Nell and Tyler in a discussion about AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). They discuss the evolution of Infrastructure-as-Code on AWS from using the SDKs, CloudFormation, and now CDK.PanelistsNell Shamrell-HarringtonScott NixonTyler BirdSponsorsGravitational Teleport: SSH Properly!CacheFly "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! LinksAWS Cloud Development KitSparkleFormationGitHub cloudtools/troposhpereGitHub iann0036/former2GitHub SCRT-HQ/VaporShellIntroduction to AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)MiserbotPicksNell Shamrell-Harrington:QCODE The Left Right GameDUSTScott Nixon:Space NutsAstronomy CastStar TalkTyler Bird:CloudcraftThe Long Ear...2020-05-1929 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 034: Digital Darwinism - How Digital Transformation is Evolving Business with Joe GarberJavaScript Remote Conf 2020May 13th to 15th - register now!Join panelists Nell Shamrell-Harrington, Scott Nixon, Tyler Bird, and special guest Joe Garber to discuss what a digital transformation is, how it’s different from company to company, where to start your transformation and what to do when it gets hard, as well as how organizations across industries are harnessing AI/ML to power their transformations. Also hear us discuss why a digital transformation is never “done” and why that is a good thing!PanelistsNell Shamrell-HarringtonTyler BirdScott NixonGuestJoe GarberSponsorsGravitational Teleport: SSH Properly!CacheFly "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Develop...2020-05-1249 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 032: Where Does Security Fit In a DevOps World with Jeffrey GromanJavaScript Remote Conf 2020May 13th to 15th - register now!Jeffrey Groman is a CyberSecurity expert. He joins the panel to answer our questions and lead a discussion on the basics of security as it applied to DevOps. We start out with a discussion on breaking down silos and making security everyone's job.PanelistsNell Shamrell-HarringtonTyler BirdScott NixonCharles Max WoodGuestJeffrey GromanSponsorsEducative.io | Click here for 10% discountCacheFly "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! LinksGhost in the WiresAmazon S3 FeaturesBlock Public AccessOWASPEquifax Officially Has No ExcuseMageCartsonatypeSansPicksNell Shamrell-Harrington:Con...2020-04-2858 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 030: 15 Years of Ubuntu with Martin WimpressJavaScript Remote Conf 2020May 14th to 15th - register now!Adventures in DevOps' guest, Martin Wimpress, is the engineering director for Ubuntu Desktop, Snapcraft and Developer Advocacy at Canonical the company behind Ubuntu. He speaks about Ubuntu, the OS for most public cloud workloads as well as the emerging categories of smart gateways, self-driving cars and advanced robots.PanelistsNell Shamrell-HarringtonCharles Max WoodScott NixonTyler BirdGuestMartin WimpressSponsorsEducative.io | Click here for 10% discountGremlin | Chaos Engineering PlatformCacheFly_______ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! ______________________________________LinkssnapcraftUbuntuCanonicalUbuntu MateMost Popular Operating Systems...2020-04-1459 min
Why in the WorldEpisode #4 - Dr. Scott Graves - COVID-19 From Fear & Powerlessness to Empowerment & LoveIn this episode I chat with my life-long friend, Dr. Scott Graves to discuss action, hope, empowerment, and love in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that currently has us all huddled up in a much more isolated way than we are typically used to. We explore how to care for ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually in such an unprecedented time. Dr. Scott is an acupuncture physician and holds a master's in counseling and theology. He is the founder of Triune Wellness Center in Orlando, FL and is the creator of the online course entitled Total Gut Transformation (www...2020-03-2449 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 026: Implementing Event-driven Microservices with Nikhil BarthwalNikhil Barthwal works at Google on Serverless products on Google Cloud Platform. He joins the panel to talk about Implementing Event Driven Microservices. He starts with defining what Microservices are and motivations to move from Monolithic to Microservices. He then dives into distributed data in Microservices and problems associated with it. He goes into details of using Domain Driven Design for partitioning data and solutions to keep data consistent & querying scattered data.PanelistNell Shamrell-HarringtonCharles Max WoodScott NixonGuestsNikhil BarthwalSponsorsUpCloud | Use promo code: "devchat" for $25 offGremlin | Chaos Engineering PlatformCacheFly_______ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood...2020-03-1728 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 022: Debugging Multi-Layer or Multi-Node Applications with Or WeisOr Weis is the CEO of Rookout. He walks us through the problems of tracking bugs through multiple layers, services, and nodes. He talks about how to aggregate, sort through, and intelligently use the information provided from each of your infrastructure nodes to find problems in your applications. This is the cure for logging FOMO.PanelistNell Shamrell-HarringtonCharles Max WoodScott NixonGuestsOr WeisSponsorsCacheFly_______ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! ______________________________________LinksAnodotPicksNell Shamrell-Harrington:Team of TeamsAlaska AirlinesScott Nixon:The Future of Humanity, Malcolm Gladwell - WGS 2018Charles Max...2020-02-1855 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 019: DevOps Next Generation with Lance AlbertsonIn this episode of Adventures in DevOps the panel interviews Lance Albertson. Lance Albertson works for the Oregon State Open Source Lab. The lab is a program at the Oregon State University that provides the infrastructure to open source projects. The program works with graduate students who walk away with valuable hands-on experience in DevOps. Lance starts by explaining how they choose graduate students and what their experience looks like working for the lab. Lance explains what they provide for the open source projects they support. He says they provide anything within reason and gives examples of some of the pr...2020-01-0752 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 017: Improving User Experience by Logging with Grant SchofieldIn this episode Adventures in DevOps, the panel interviews Grant Schofield. Grant is Director of Infrastructure at Humio. He being by discussing the growth of logging and logging tools. Grant explains the business value of logging and analytics. He shares some real-life examples of how longing helped gain insight into the user experience. The panel wonders how Humio takes the data gathered in the logs and separate out specifics of user experience. Grant explains that by aggregating all data in one place Humio uses the logs, tracing and other metrics to draw conclusions about user experience. He shares some of t...2019-12-1051 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 016: Kubernetes as Infrastructure Abstraction with Oleg ChunikinIn this episode of Adventures in DevOps the panel interviews Oleg Chuninkin, CTO of Kublr. Oleg starts by explains what Kublr is all about and how he got the idea of using Kubernetes as an infrastructure abstraction. He and the Kublr team were trying to decide the most productive way to think of Kubernetes. Oleg advocates for using Kubernetes locally and shares how you can then orchestrate your architecture so you can see what it will do in productions. Charles breaks down a few of the ideas Oleg shares. Oleg explains how the portability of Kubernetes can be used and sh...2019-11-2646 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 015: Shiplane with John EppersonThis episode of Adventures in DevOps is joined by John Epperson. John is a developer and has worked in DevOps for his whole career spanning about 12 years. He is also the author of Shiplane. John made Shiplane after working with Docker for a while and getting fed up with some features not being as he wanted them to be. The panelists begin the discussion with going over John’s talk “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”, where he covers three camps of developers namely pioneers, settlers, and townsfolk and the panelists go into detail about these camps. They also talk a...2019-11-0550 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 014: Continuous Delivery With Julian FahrerJulian Fahrer is a software engineer with a systems administration and operations background. He currently works at Hover and is helping them move towards continuous delivery. Nell opens up the discussion by asking Julian to explain what continuous integration and continuous delivery are. He shares that continuous integration revolves around having testing and automation around the code being pushed to ensure that it works and conforms to standards. Continuous delivery feeds off of the concept of continuous integration and is the ability to deploy to any environment at any point in time. Chuck puts these ideas together by saying that c...2019-10-221h 01Studio B PodcastStudio B. Episode 3 - I Do It For The Money w/ guest Andrea NixonWe're talking finances and bugdeting with Andrea Nixon. She is a stunning singer-songwriter, teacher, mother and a part of the Board of Directors with the Association of Alberta Country Music. She specifically joined the ACMA Board of Directors to guide and mentor emerging independent artists on finances. It's a scary topic and we don't make it look like unicorns and butterflies, but we are here to help you understand how to finance your career successfully and with less stress!*****A ll about the money - like the amounts and numbers involved and the costs of your career! 2019-10-1649 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 012: Containerizing an ApplicationOn this episode of Adventures in DevOps the panelists talk about how to containerize an app in a container using services such as Docker or Kubernetes. Charles mentions that he is wanting to host a Ruby on Rails application and Scott has experience with web deployments in Python and Django. They share that regardless of the languages and technologies used, the principles behind deploying a containerized application are the same.The next topic covered by the DevOps panelists is how to create containerized instances using Docker. The discussion centers on creating the container instances on a network and best practices...2019-10-0846 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 011: Let's Talk AgileIn this episode of the Adventures in DevOps podcast, the panelists talk about Agile. Nell starts the discussion by mentioning that Agile came out of the Scrum movement and gives a brief history of how it started. She reads out the Agile Manifesto, and Scott explains what it is. They agree that “move faster slowly” can be considered as a motto of Agile. Scott talks about the testing aspect of it from a philosophical perspective, and Nell chimes in with comparison to how things were being done in the past versus now.They discuss the 12 principles behind the Agile manifesto. One...2019-09-2440 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 009: Learning DevOpsEpisode SummaryIn this episode of the Adventures in DevOps podcast, the panelists talk about getting started with DevOps and learning its principles and technologies. Lee and Scott mention that they share a similar journey, initially starting as system administrators and working their way into DevOps. Nell says that she was a Ruby and .NET developer before learning cloud technologies such as Heroku, Chef, and Docker.To someone with a programming background wanting to get into DevOps, Lee highly recommends three books - The Practice of System and Network Administration, The Practice of Cloud System Administration: DevOps and SRE Practices for...2019-09-1047 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 008: Disaster RecoverySponsorsiPhreaks - Devchat.tvThe Dev Rev - Devchat.tvReact Round Up - Devchat.tvCacheFly PanelNell Shamrell-HarringtonScott NixonEpisode SummaryComing to you live this time from the studio is a brand new episode of the Adventures in DevOps podcast! Regular panelists Nell Shamrell-Harrington, Principal Engineer at Chef Software, and Scott Nixon, Principal Consultant at Cloud Mechanics, discuss one of the most significant aspects of any given software environment - disaster recovery, what is it and what to do when the unimaginable happens.They start the show by explaining that disaster recovery can be considered as a subset of business continuity planning. They s...2019-09-0347 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 007: Monitoring in a Technical EnvironmentSponsorsCacheFlyPanelNell Shamrell-HarringtonScott NixonEpisode SummaryIn this episode of the Adventures in DevOps podcast, panelists Nell Shamrell-Harrington and Scott Nixon talk about monitoring in the software world. They start the discussion by talking about the difference between monitoring and alerting. They discuss how logging comes into picture in monitoring, two main types of logs - structured and unstructured, log management in the DevOps environment, information storage, parsing logs and log aggregation. They list two major kinds of monitoring software - pull and push. Nell explains what they mean and how they work, and Scott gives examples of each including syslog, healthcheck, etc...2019-08-2753 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 003: The Tool Chain Crisis with Priyanka SharmaPanelCharles Max WoodLee WhalenScott NixonJoined by Special Guest: Priyanka SharmaSummaryPriyanka Sharma gives an intro to the tool chain crisis; the panel shares their perspective on the crisis and where they see this problem. The panel considers how to solve this problem and Priyanka outlines a solution. She gives examples of how to start the data modeling process she believes will help solve this crisis along with suggesting guard rails for developers. The panel discusses this solution and considers how this will work in startups and smaller companies compared to well-established companies with their own tooling. Priyanka shares how to overcome...2019-08-061h 19Adventures in DevOpsDevOps 004: Blameless culture and Reliability with Ashar RizqiPanelCharles Max WoodScott NixonLee WhalenJoined by Special Guest: Ashar RizqiSummaryAshar Rizqi, co-founder and CEO of Blameless, Inc., shares his approach to taking an unreliable system and making it reliable. The panel discusses the importance of maintaining a blameless culture. Ashar explains what an error budget is and principles to use when creating an error budget. The panel considers the benefits of using an error budget. What to measure and how to measure for reliability are considered and the panel discusses how to manage the data received. Ashar explains the importance of cultures and how this affects reliability. The panel asks...2019-08-061h 06Adventures in DevOpsDevOps 002: Castigated by ContainersPanelNell Shamrel-HarringtonLee WaylinScott NixonEpisode Summary The panelists introduce themselves. Nell is a principal engineer at Chef, Lee runs the DevOps consulting team Fuzzy Logic Systems, and Scott runs Cloud Mechanics consulting. The topic of today’s podcast is containers. They begin by defining what a container is, with each sharing their own definition. Containers aren’t really new, they’re just a hot topic because companies like Docker made them easier to use and has brought them into the mainstream. The panelists agree that containers are not for storing data, only for running applications, but that data can be mounted to a c...2019-08-0647 minAdventures in DevOpsDevOps 001: What is DevOps?PanelNell Shamrell-HarringtonLee WhalenScott NixonEpisode SummaryWelcome to the first episode of the Adventures in DevOps podcast! The panelists Nell Shamrell-Harrington - Principal Engineer at Chef Software, Lee Whalen - Principal Engineer and President at Fuzzy Logic Tech, and Scott Nixon - Founder at Cloud Mechanics, kickstart the show by introducing themselves and their work. They begin the discussion by attempting to answer the fundamental question - What really is DevOps? They discuss at length the intersection of DevOps with cloud native computing. They talk about what it means to implement the DevOps way of working, what factors does it...2019-08-0639 min
Nixon Now PodcastScott Huesing on the Battle of RamadiOn this edition of the Nixon Now Podcast, we’re in studio on President Nixon's 106th birthday with Scott Huesing, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and author of one of the most noted personal troop memoirs of the Second Iraq War, "Echo in Ramadi: The First Hand Story of U.S. Marines in Iraq’s Deadliest City." He discusses his career in the Marine Corps, and the historic battle.
Interview by Jonathan Movroydis.
Photo: Scott Huesing joined the Nixon Now Podcast in studio at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, CA, January 9, 2019. (@PeteATurner)2019-01-1431 min
Scott's Short StoriesProbing Deeper On Everyday ProblemsI’m in this constant quest improve the way I make decisions. But every day
life it’s really difficult to find other people that are interested and
probing and digging deep on decision-making.2018-06-1100 min
Code 3 - The Firefighters PodcastBallistic Vests for Firefighters with Kane NixonOne of the unfortunate changes the fire service has seen in the last few years is a move toward equipping firefighters with ballistic vests and body armor. It’s a reality, though, and Kane Nixon tells us why his department issues them.2018-05-2811 minScott's Short StoriesWhat Is A Business Strategy?I read this book by Richard Rumelt called Good Strategy Bad Strategy and
it completely changed my ability to develop a strategy for our business.
https://www.slideshare.net/Michaelcmcdermott/a-rumelt-perpsective-on-good-strategy2018-05-2100 min
To Live and Law in LAScott O’Connell and the Art of LitigationAaron Brian, Shannon Egan, and Jade Turner-Bond sit down with NP Litigation Department Chair Scott O’Connell, who shares his thoughts on what makes litigators different from other lawyers, the most important skill a lawyer can have, and how young lawyers can be successful and fulfilled in their careers.2018-03-2118 minScott's Short StoriesThe Endless Placement Opportunities Grocery StoresEvery time I walk into a grocery store kind of fascinated by all the
signage and product placement that’s going on and the massive number of new
products.2017-12-1800 minScott's Short StoriesShallow And Deep WorkA brief update.2017-10-1100 min
Starting & SustainingScott Nixon - Co-founder of Happy Herbivore/Meal MentorScott and I discuss the hybrid nature of running a business where software merely facilitates a primarily offline interaction. How do you measure engagement? How do you know if the customer succeeds? He makes a great case for giving consumer-oriented software businesses another chance. Sure they have high-churn, but there's also many more consumers out there than businesses.Special Guest: Scott Nixon.Sponsored By:Starting & Sustaining: The second edition of Starting & Sustaining will be out in late 2017. Visit the site to get on the list and be the first to know as well as...2017-08-1352 minScott's Short StoriesOverwriting Memory On AccidentChanging my wife's password caused me to overwrite my memory2017-07-1400 minScott's Short Stories3 Days Of FastingI'm approximately 68 hours into a water fast and just kind of sharing what the first three days have been like.2017-07-1000 minScott's Short StoriesSimplicity vs. Complexity: How Complexity Is Stored KnowledgeStored knowledge is basically how you add things to a simple system over time, and the system is no longer simple.2017-06-2200 minScott's Short Stories38 Hours Without CaloriesI'm done fast before but I've never not eaten for over a day.2017-05-0200 minScott's Short StoriesHow I Use Index Card Notes for Quick ReferenceThe tip I share is about setting goals as a range such as lose 1-3 lbs. each week.2017-05-0200 minScott's Short StoriesGet Re-focused By Doing A Physical TaskI have found that getting up and doing a small task helps get me going. Especially when I'm stuck, bored, frustrated, or can't stay focused.2017-04-0100 minScott's Short StoriesBeing Adaptable With Productivity & Setting Your Top 3 GoalsI'm learning to be flexible with how I should frame my productivity system.2017-03-2300 minScott's Short StoriesFastingI've been fasting for the last 7 days, and it's really interesting how it changes your relationship to food.2017-03-1200 minScott's Short StoriesUsing Growth Models to Grow Our BusinessGet Outlook for iOS2017-03-0500 min
Nixon Now PodcastAndrew Scott Cooper on the U.S. Relationship with IranThe subject of the most recent addition to the Nixon Now podcast is a timely one. Since the fall of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979, Iran and the United States have not had diplomatic relations. Despite recent agreements made in the realm of nuclear proliferation, the diplomatic climate between the United States and Iran has remained murky and has only moved slowly in the positive direction of rapprochement.
Joining the Nixon Now podcast to discuss the history of the U.S. relationship with Iran is historian and U.S.-Iranian expert Andrew Scott Cooper. Professor Cooper is a contributing columnist...2016-09-2225 minScott's Short StoriesRunning LA, NYCA brief update.2016-09-0600 minScott's Short StoriesWhat Should I Work On Next?I've recently been learning a lot about probabilistic decision making. Now I have to figure out how to apply that in our business towards making decisions. How do I know what is the most important thing to work on next?2016-09-0200 minScott's Short StoriesGetting Comfortable With Wasted Money When Delegation FailsSometimes you waste money trying to get shit done.2016-07-2600 minScott's Short StoriesTrying A New Approach To DevelopmentI'm finishing each step across three different purchase flows before preceding to the next step.2016-07-2000 minScott's Short StoriesJobs To Be Done vs. Customer PersonasBoth approaches have value in certain contexts, not just in product development. Customer personas has more value in marketing and Jobs To Be Done has more value in product development, but both approaches are useful in both functions and beyond.
Here's the talk that inspired my recent thoughts. https://blog.intercom.io/jobs-to-be-done-doubter-believer/2016-07-0400 minScott's Short StoriesSystemizing Our Personal And Business Life Like A Boss With Amazon EchoHow we systemize our life with Amazon Echo ordering.2016-06-2900 minScott's Short StoriesHow I Added A Customer Pre-Qualifying SurveyI've added a pre qualifying survey to our site to help our customers know which product is right for them. After we give them an answer we put a lead magnet in their path.2016-06-1800 minScott's Short StoriesShifting My Focus Towards Growth And Away From ToolsI've got better things to do than spend all day tinkering with webapps.2016-06-0600 minScott's Short StoriesMental Modeling - Part 3 SurveyingI talk about how I'm planning to survey new customers to increase activation.2016-05-2800 minScott's Short StoriesMental Modeling - Part 2More details about how I'm using Mental Modeling to plan out customer activation and retention strategies from Meal Mentor.2016-05-2700 minScott's Short StoriesMental Modeling - Part 1Mental Modeling was discussed in Smarter Faster Better by Charles Dugg http://citgrd.co/1THS4lF
A mental model is an explanation of someone's thought process about how something works in the real world. It is a representation of the surrounding world, the relationships between its various parts and a person's intuitive perception about his or her own acts and their consequences. Mental models can help shape behaviour and set an approach to solving problems (akin to a personal algorithm) and doing tasks. from Wikipedia2016-05-2600 minScott's Short StoriesMeal Mentors Simple SMS BotI've created a very simple SMS bot that allows our members to download their meal plans via text message.2016-05-0700 minScott's Short StoriesDonors Clicks Funding MilestonePlease visit http://www.donorsclicks.com/2016-04-0900 minScott's Short StoriesMicroconf Day 1 Morning RecapDiscussing Des's talk about feature bias. "Real dog fooding is eating every day."2016-04-0400 minScott's Short StoriesLaunching A New Subscription Add-on To Meal MentorWe feel like the best way to help our customers is to build a community that can support each other and not just rely on Lindsay to be there to help them.2016-04-0300 minScott's Short StoriesSampling Bias With SurveysMake sure your survey is representive of your customer base.2016-03-3100 minScott's Short StoriesUsing Google Trends To Analyze Your MarketCheck out Google Trends.2016-03-3000 minScott's Short StoriesIs This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?Don't go too many hours or days without reflecting on whether what you are doing is important.2016-03-2900 minScott's Short StoriesIs This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?Keep focused only on things that move important things forward.2016-03-2900 minScott's Short StoriesIs This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?A brief update.2016-03-2900 minScott's Short StoriesIs This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?Keep asking yourself this question.2016-03-2900 minScott's Short StoriesFocus On What Your Customers SayUse google keyword analysis to figure out the language your customers actually use to solve their problems.2016-03-2500 minScott's Short StoriesSuccess Is Not An Event!Whether in your life or in business success is rarely a specific moment.2016-03-2500 minScott's Short StoriesAsking For Help More OftenFor you are unsure about a problem you have ask someone for help. Even if they can't help you; maybe they know someone who can.2016-03-2300 minScott's Short StoriesSales Tax Is A Nightmare Of You're A Digital BusinessIf you sell bits, give away your physical products for free as a marketing and branding expense.2016-03-2100 minScott's Short StoriesStatus and MindsetIn this episode, I referenced Carol Dweck's book Mindset to talk about status and fixed vs growth mindsets.2016-03-2000 minScott's Short StoriesStatus: Earned vs. PurchasedThis is a response to my friend Natala's status episode. https://www.briefs.fm/the-front-porch/6
I think related to brands there are at least two types of status: earned and purchased status.
I think for most brands online you want earned status.2016-03-1800 minScott's Short StoriesDonate Your Clicks To High Poverty KidsJoin us in supporting high poverty public school children at http://www.donorsclicks.com/2016-03-1800 minScott's Short StoriesDelegate in Your Personal Life FirstToday, my wife and I have as many as 20 people helping us run our personal
lives and business. But the easiest things to delegate are in our personal
lives; not business.2016-03-1700 minScott's Short StoriesOutsourcing a Project for DonorChooseI used Upwork to go from idea to done in 3 hours.2016-03-1600 minScott's Short StoriesGiving More ComplimentsI know it hurts to give good compliments, but let's strengthen that muscle.2016-03-1100 minScott's Short StoriesBeing A Writer Makes You A Better ThinkerThis episode is a follow to the "You should read 5 Elements of Effective
Thinking" where I discuss how writer become better thinkers. Snickers
reference included.2016-03-0800 minScott's Short StoriesYou should read 5 Elements Of Effective ThinkingCan you explain what you believe with facts? Or do struggle to find the words?
Here's the book: http://citgrd.co/5-elements-thinking2016-03-0800 minScott's Short StoriesNon-Threatening Habit ChangesHere a little tip on making small habit changes from James Clear2016-03-0800 minScott's Short StoriesCharge More Stickers for #microconfYou can get one in person at #microconf. Otherwise you can get one
mailed to you at cost.
Charge More 'coin' stickers - https://www.stickermule.com/en/marketplace/10889-charge-more
Charge More "badge" stickers - https://www.stickermule.com/en/marketplace/10890-charge-more2016-03-0200 minScott's Short StoriesAutomating receipt processingI use a combination of Shoeboxed, Zapier, and Printopia to automate saving my receipts. If you just want to save receipts to a folder, then use Printopia's print to folder feature2016-02-2500 minScott's Short StoriesHow Crappy Yellow Legal Pads Saved My Note Taking HabitWith expensive Moleskine notebooks I never write anything in them, because it needed to be important. Yellow legal pads are cheap and disposable so I'll write anything in them. I take a lot more notes now.2016-02-2100 minScott's Short StoriesFaster Data Analysis with Excel Pivot TablesScott explains how using Excel pivot tables makes it so much easier to get
insights about your data. The TCV of our users with a grade of F is higher
then people with a C grade. So there's opportunity there!2016-02-2000 minScott's Short StoriesAllowing Customers to Self-Invite to Our ForumsMeal Mentor has seen about a 3% increase in forum member in about 2-3 weeks
of being able to self-invite themselves to the forums.2016-02-1900 minScott's Short StoriesGetting Deep Forums Activity Data from DiscourseI talk about the deep amount of user activity data that's available via discourse.2016-02-1700 minScott's Short StoriesUsing data to determine Customer SuccessIn this episode I explain how we are collecting more customer data and using statistical tools to determine customer success.2016-02-1700 minScott's Short StoriesMy System for Solving My "Entrepreneur" Identity CrisisI used Strength Finder 2.0 to help me figure out what my skills are. What
really stood out for me were the Achiever and Learner skills so I've set
myself on a path towards learning Business Statistics. So far it's been
crazy fun.
Here's the blog post I reference. http://citgrd.co/EntrepreneurIdentityCrisis2016-02-1600 minScott's Short StoriesIntroductionI'll be talking about starting a new business and growing current business
Meal Mentor. https://www.getmealplans.com/
Follow me on twitter @citadelgrad https://twitter.com/citadelgrad2016-02-1600 min
The Carthook ShowThe CartHook Show #11: Scott Nixon, Wizard of Paid AcquisitionWe all know how I think about software. I’m always saying that the more you focus on the software the less you focus on the customer, but my guest today brings some interesting points to the table that might change my mind – at least when it comes to re-targeting. Taking advantage of software like Perfect Audience or Facebook Re-Targeting Software can really bring about some positive growth. Scott Nixon, web-developer turned entrepreneur, has had success with many different small e-commerce businesses over the years, including Happy Herbivore and Meal Mentors. On today’s podcast he talks about how he mad...2015-10-2600 min
Rocketship.fmInterview: Scott Nixon of Happy Herbivore on Retargeting Tactics That Unlocked $40,000 in RevenueScott Nixon, Co-Founder and CTO of Happy Herbivore, talks about the incredible growth he and his wife have seen over the past few years. He dives deep into the strategies and benefits of retargeting, and shares some staggering numbers.***This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. 2014-09-1840 min