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The Trailer Behind The Metal ShoppeRory EmployayWe get roasted on the interwebs, rename Alex to Rory Employay, discover the iPod, and blast some killer tunes. Just another day at The Metal Shoppe! Mentioned in this episode:Igor and the Master promote SeanGeekPodcast
2025-10-061h 05
SeanGeek and FastFret PodcastEpisode 469 – Metal Shoppe 6 – Punchlines and AbstinenceWe play metal and nothing but Metal. And today, it’s Saturday and no one else is there at the Shoppe. So Sean and Rory Employay discuss how to use a punchline, eating planets and drinking beer and vodka, Jean-Guy, ankle grinders, powdered water, abstinence month, Jean Chretien, and more.The Unleashing of Ancient Black Magick – Orob Ab Chao from the album Dark Mirror of MagickDie With a Beer In Your Hand – Tankard from the album Beast of BourbonUnreliable Narrator – Free Salamander Exhibit from the album UndestroyedVodka – Korpiklaani from the a...
2023-12-111h 49
SeanGeek and FastFret PodcastEpisode 464 – Be Good To Yourself and Thank the People Around YouSeanorama is here this week to offer a heads up on his mental health, talk about his fallen comrade Shane, and offer some advice in a screwed up world. He also takes this moment to thank the people that have kept him going through all the crap. Big shoutouts to Ronald George Moore from the Manitoba Moneyshot Podcast and Stefan Richards from Padre’s Palace, Corey from Geekspin, T’Carp from High Frequency Kicks. Also want to offer big shouts out to my co-hosts FastFret, Karen Bee, Rory Employay, and of course CoreyGeek himself. Thanks to Corey Morr...
2023-11-0627 min
SeanGeek and FastFret PodcastEpisode 447 – Metal Shoppe 4 - Rory EmployayWe get in trouble on the interwebs, we rename temp Alex to Rory Employay, and we also discover the Ipod. Oh, yeah, and we also play some kick-butt tunes!Hello California - Austrian Death Machine from Total BrutalGet To the Chopper - Austrian Death Machine from Total BrutalWear These Scars of Testimony - Goatwhore from Haunting CurseFall of Lucifer - Trouble from Psalm 9 Barbarian – Electric Wizard from DopethroneIncubus - Electric Hellfire Club from Kiss The GoatBlade Runner - Beast In Bl...
2023-07-101h 04
Financial Independence Europe Podcast067 – Is being happy as an employee possible | Kristina from EmployayHello and welcome to another episode of the Financial Independence Europe Podcast! Today we talk with Kristina Mayer-Walcker: she works for a leading Digital Bank and is also the host of Employay - a podcast about leadership, employee satisfaction and company culture. Today we talk about how people can be more satisfied and happy in the workplace, how to improve happiness and how to find out when it's time to move on to somewhere else. This episode is packed with a lot of actionable advice and personal stories. Hope you enjoy it!We also talk about:...
2019-09-2456 min
emploYAY#15 | Wolfgang Wopperer-Beholz - The future of work and its impact on societyWolfgang discusses the different meanings, purposes and perspectives on work, describes how those have changed over time and how work has become part of our identity.
We talk about the disruption of ecosystems and why business models need to change and why sustainable & eco-friendly approaches are needed RIGHT NOW and we need to get over consumerism.
He reminds us that we, as a society, have now the possibility to define how we want to live & work and that we need to take an active approach in order to shape the future of our planet.
We talk the pros and cons...
2019-07-0658 min
emploYAY#14 | Jannike Stöhr - 30 jobs in 1 year (career, inspiration, new work)Have you ever wondered how it would be like to try out every job you have in mind? Jannike Stöhr, professional job tester, author, speaker and coach, has tested 30 jobs in only one year.
She shares her very fascinating personal story, how she started and realised this project and, as a result, found the most important thing for herself.
"I wanted to have a career, a higher salary. I consumed a lot. And I didn’t find happiness in all of that. At least, it didn’t last for a long time.“
"Then I figured out that every decision I had m...
2019-06-0438 min
emploYAY#13 | Andreas Schanzenbach - From employee coaching to creating a better society (leadership)„We need to challenge the status quo“.
Andreas Schanzenbach, Co-Founder of Cromatics, takes us on a very inspiring journey and tells us how they regularly work with professional coaches to increase the quality of their work, but also to help their employees to grow on a personal level.
Very honestly, Andreas speaks about a time, when they understood their problems start at the top, within the leadership level. Once they have achieved great results with coaching work on the leader level, they started to bring coaching work to the rest of the company.
Employees are encouraged to work on private proj...
2019-04-2350 min
emploYAY#12 | The impact of female leadership on work environments (women, career, womenintech)During the female founders event by WLOUNGE, the panelists of the event answered the question “How will work change once we have more women in leadership positions”:
Nina Jetter (Investment manager at Project A), Jag Singh (Managing Director at Techstars), Cilia C. Kanellopoulos (Head of Social Innovation at Vodafone Institute), Katy Campbell (Head of Brand and Communication at APX), Mali Baum (CEO of WLOUNGE) and Karolina Attspodina (CIO of WLOUNGE) share their voices and their experience with us.
We talk about creating environments where
- we have more women at the table and it is more about the person and not...
2019-03-3029 min
emploYAY#11 | Katy Campbell - Mental health in the workplace (new work, diversity, career, job, HR)Katy Campbell, Head of Brand & Communications at APX, talks about mental health in the workplace. Katy tells very honestly her own, very inspiring story and explains how they make sure to support founders and their employees to address the topic very openly.
We will learn about the shocking statistics showing how many people are affected by mental health issues, especially related to their work environments.
In this episode, we will learn:
- how to take care of ourselves and the people around us
- about the power of self-reflection
- how we can increase productivity by bringing the right personalities...
2019-03-121h 01
emploYAY#10 | Ruben Gänsler - Transforming from Zombie into Captain America (leadership, agency, work)"We are the safe haven for burnt-out agency kids."
Ruben Gänsler, founder and product strategist at prototype.berlin, explains how has transformed from “Zombie into Captain America” by leaving his agency job and founding an own agency with a truly warm atmosphere, where people enjoy coming to work.
We will not only get great leadership advice but also tips on how to get your first clients once you start your own thing.
We will learn
- why structure and participation are crucial for employee satisfaction and that they are more than a marketing message
- how to make employees truly...
2019-02-2549 min
emploYAY#09 | Richard Brandt - Work lessons from Ghana (tech, africa, startup, innovation, women in tech)Get a different perspective on work: Richard Brandt, Founder of Codetrain in Ghana, Africa, shares insights about work in Ghana which is not only about yourself, but about the community and being beneficial to other people.
We can learn how Ghanaians are looking at problems from the very basic core without taking anything for granted, so they might detect lots of opportunities along the process which can be essential for driving innovation.
Richard explains how they make sure to train their students based on their individual strengths, why Ghana brings a lot of advantages and why it might become THE...
2019-02-041h 10
emploYAY#08 | Vera Snell - About human-centered work environments (leadership, culture, newwork, career)“If we start with the people and understand what’s going on in their head, in their hearts, that can be very powerful."
Vera Snell, Consultant at intraprenoer, speaks about how they help companies to define human-centered strategies, cultures and work approaches.
We'll learn how their own company is having a 6weeks sabbatical every year, what a “workation” is and why a 4 day workweek has improved the quality of their work.
Vera tells us how they’re trying to change how people think of themselves in companies, help teams to maximise their potential and rethink the understanding of leadership and why leader...
2018-12-171h 02
emploYAY#07 | Dorit Schindler - Find your own strengths (career, personal development, strengths, coaching)What would happen if we would use our strengths every day instead of investing so much time & effort into overcoming our development areas? You don’t know what your natural talents are?
Dorit Schindler, certified StrengthsFinder coach and Head of HR at Zalando, will give us an introduction into the Clifton StrengthsFinder concept and how it can help you, to get to know yourself better and focus on things we’re naturally good at.
We’ll take a very pragmatic approach and show how to analyse your own, individual profile what you can learn about yourself and how it can help y...
2018-11-2757 min
emploYAY#06 | Pedro Oliveira - How to find your job fit (career, job search, purpose, new work)Pedro Oliveira, co-founder of landing.jobs, will speak about their “YourFit” model: A concept that helps understand if your current job really fits to your needs and requirements towards jobs & work.
In this episode, we will learn
- how the YourFit calculator can help you to identify potential gaps between your current job and your needs
- what patterns and areas you should observe more closely in order to make career decisions
- what key trade offs you should make when planning your career or looking for a new job
- why the human touch is important, also in remote work...
2018-11-1456 min
emploYAY#05 | Katharina Hahn - New Work - State of Mind (new work, career, agile, women in tech)In our latest episode, Katharina Hahn, New Work Advisor at Blackboat, tells us how the company works, that advices other companies how to work.
Katharina takes us on a journey into her daily New Work routine and explains why strict rules are crucial to work autonomously, in the most flexible manner and ultimate freedom.
We will learn
- how they try to free companies from 90s IT & mindsets when it comes to working processes
- why new work is more than introducing a kicker table or rolling out some cloud tools
- how to stay focussed in a nutshell
...
2018-10-2457 min
emploYAY#04 | Matthes Dohmeyer - How to find your next job "match" by swiping right (job search, career)“The magic happens in the human connection”
“How can we remove the stomach pain when looking for a job?”
“How can we put a smile on people’s faces while looking new career opportunities?”
Matthes, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Truffls, tells us how their job app helps matching superb talent with perfect jobs.
We talk about the importance of human interactions and how they want to speed up the application process to get to that point as fast as possible.
What can we learn from casual dating when looking for a job?
Do we observe the same patterns of male and femal...
2018-10-0956 min
emploYAY#03 | Paul Berg (Founder of GoodJobs) How to find good jobs and meaningful work (career, job search)In our latest episode with Paul Berg, Co-Founder of GoodJobs, we talk about their mission to connect people with purpose and how their platform wants to inspire people to find more meaning in their daily work.
Paul tells us about his journey, how he was unhappy in his job, because he was missing a purpose and created his own job with a purpose by providing meaningful jobs for other people.
We discuss what defines a “good job” and “good companies”, why not all other jobs are “bad” jobs and why individual connections at work are important.
Learn more about new work environ...
2018-09-1958 min
emploYAY#02 | Luis José Borges - How to shape a meaningful career with purpose (mentorship, innovation)In this episode, I talked to and learned a lot from Luis José Borges, Innovation Manager at Zalando. Luis explains how mentorship helped him to shape his career and how he became a mentor himself to support startups in Africa.
We will talk about why it’s not about luck in life, but about being prepared, why for him there is no line between work & life and why it’s important to constantly learn in all directions.
Luis describes 5 dimensions which are crucial for companies to drive innovation and how he organizes your life to fulfill his goals. This episode is pa...
2018-09-041h 01
emploYAY#01 | Dev Aujla - 50 Ways To Get A Job (job search, career creation and finding new work)50 Ways To Get A Job.
Interview with Dev Aujla, author of the book "50 Ways to Get a Job: An unconventional guide to finding work in your terms" and the online tool 50waystogetajob.com.
In this episode, Dev tells us how he wants to help people to find jobs that make money, do good and give that sense of purpose.
In our conversation, we will talk about why we need new ways to approach job search, which ones Dev’s book and tool have to offer and about people’s expectations and the “TED talk syndrome” while looking for a job.
Dev will...
2018-08-2624 min