• Angie Taylor - Physical Therapist to Self Employed and she's hiring!
    Jul 27 2020

    0:00 Intro
    0:24 Welcome
    0:39 Angela Introduces herself
    1:24 Angela talks about how her Insurance License went from side hustle to a full-time focus
    1:56 What led you to this line of work?
    2:12 Angela talks about what her company offers
    2:38 Angela talks about how she got into the insurance and financial preparedness business
    3:28 Angela talks about how she started to focus on this side hustle and turn it into something more long-lasting
    3:55 What happens when someone comes to you, but you cannot provide them that service directly?
    4:33 I offer them options
    5:30 After giving them options, I connect them with our financial team to do a no-cost evaluation.
    6:04 How does someone take this path? And what type of person is built for this kind of work?
    7:13 Angela talks about the temperament of a person who would be successful with this role
    7:43 How do you go about finding clients today?
    7:52 Starting with the people closest to me and vie social media
    8:11 Social Media is my primary channel for education
    8:53 This makes it sound very low pressure
    8:56 It's more organic. I had more trouble getting an 85-year-old woman to do knee bends
    9:30 An example of how she helped a family do more with their money
    10:05 People don't really know what they have in their benefits.
    10:53 What do you find is missing the most out of people's benefits?
    11:27 People have insurance, but do you have income protection for your loved ones?
    11:56 You want to have enough
    12:30 Let's make sure you have something you own
    12:49 Expand on the idea of "something you own."
    13:00 Angela explains group policies and how it's different from what she offers
    13:59 I talk about my experience a bit
    14:30 You don't have to stop with what your company gives you
    14:45 Talk about what that means for people
    14:56 Find out what the recommended insurance policy is based on your salary
    16:05 Yea, but what should I expect to pay for this?
    16:55 It's not just the cost, but it's also about your budget
    18:44 We start to talk about investing
    19:20 What are some investment ideas that you think are important?
    20:53 What about people who are longer in their career and now having to make these kinds of choices?
    22:44 What's next for Angela, What's your roadmap?
    23:05 I want to grow and train others to do this
    24:08 Is Angela hiring???
    24:15 We ARE!!
    25:14 So what does someone need to get started?
    25:27 The financial impact to get launched….
    25:55 Time investment is …..
    26:13 You're talking to people while training and can even earn bonuses!
    26:56 What does Angela do when she's not saving families from a financial crisis?
    27:54 What's the last thing Angela bought on Amazon.com?
    28:20 How do people find Angela?
    28:44 Get ahold of Angela, Give her a CALL!!!
    29:04 Closing

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  • Cooper Kearns - From Fired to Hired and Life as a Recruiter!
    Jul 14 2020

    0:00 Intro
    0:23 Welcome, Cooper Kearns!
    0:48 Cooper Kearns introduces herself
    1:38 You got Rehired!
    2:19 How did you cope with the layoff when it initially happened?
    4:07 What were some strategies you employed or planned to use during your layoff?
    6:35 Value of Posting that your open to new opportunities
    7:00 What does the company you work for do? Who do they staff?
    7:42 How is the marketing / creative industry surviving during this covid job crunch?
    8:15 Digital Marketing and Digital Advertising have seen steady opportunities!
    8:55 What are some things you look for in people trying to get a job in the digital marketing and digital advertising world?
    9:12 Certifications are beneficial for the digital space
    9:58 What's the hot certification right now?
    10:47 Is there a cost associated with those certifications you mention?
    11:20 Anyone can pass a test, what can people do beyond getting a certification to help drive their marketability and show proficiency?
    12:37 Showing metrics is a good driver and shows comprehension
    13:08 Portfolios are key but make it clean, up-to-date, and match your resume.
    13:55 Any cool tools that people are using to showcase their work?
    14:50 What's something you would like them to stop doing?
    16:27 Are you direct placement or contract to hire?
    16:45 Contract to hire route can be a faster path to a job.
    17:20 Contract to hire is a little scary to some people
    17:39 I flipped a job from Contract to hire to full time during the interview process
    19:00 I've seen similar situations where people converted a contract to hire offer to a full-time offer.
    19:18 Do adding all the statistics in my resume have value? Should I be including them?
    21:37 Frustration with companies passing because resumes are missing data
    22:07 What is the right size for a resume nowadays?
    24:48 How important are those items at the bottom of your resume, the clubs, references, extra activities, etc.
    28:35 Is there a format for your resume which can make it pop? 
    29:31 What is the most important part of someone's resume?
    29:55 Experience and consistent professional format, of course!
    30:40 Attention to detail goes a long way.
    32:21 What are some pointers you can provide to people for those first-round interviews?
    34:19 Come prepared with questions at the end!
    35:35 What question do you wish candidates would ask more?
    36:12 What's a question you wish they would stop asking?
    37:06 what was the last thing Cooper bought off Amazon
    38:01 How does someone get a hold of Cooper Kearns?

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  • Brent Baldwin - Brand Marketing, Emotional Marketing, Ford vs Zappos
    Jul 1 2020

    Resources:

    SimpliSafe 

    I Said This You Heard This 


    Brent Baldwin Show Notes

    0:00 Welcome & Introduction

    0:50 Brent Baldwin Introduces himself

    1:00 Brent explains what a brand marketer is

    1:40 Focus group moderator?!

    2:09 Talks about transitioning from a focus group moderator to Brand Marketer.

    2:35 Kids fitness trackers and targeting with gamification

    3:00 Joined Cartoon Network

    3:50 What happened after CartoonNetwork

    4:00 Brent talks about working with Anna, Elsa, Mickey & Donald

    4:23 The Fab 5 and Frozen cause disruption

    4:50 Disney on Ice with Frozen & being a 5 star Dad

    5:30 Reflects on How Cartoon network would compete with Netflix, Hulu, etc.

    6:30 Why do we cut the ends off the ham?

    7:11 What was the biggest challenge of transforming the Fab 5 into Frozen on Ice?

    7:55 Kids singing Frozen songs inspire the click

    8:33 Disney Brand standards cause them to rethink things

    9:40 Interviewing Anna, "How heavy is your cape?"

    10:33 We love the bubble wands

    10:40 How do you justify $40 for a giant flashlight

    11:08 Your career grows up. Brent talks about the Harlem Globetrotters

    11:40 Short pit stop working for a toy company

    12:10 Having experience in the kid and toy space really benefitted the Globetrotters.

    12:45 Globetrotters pivot towards family

    14:15 Repositioning the brand and putting a family image and spin on it.

    15:00 Reminiscing on seeing the globe trotters with his dad at the old Omni in Atlanta

    15:50 The recurring theme of heart/emotion of things

    16:15 Brent talks about an anti-bullying campaign that solidified his focus

    16:50 Getting 1 million people to speak up against bullying

    17:12 Chasing the metrics

    17:38 The letter that changed everything

    18:57 Emotion is what sets us apart

    19:30 Emotional Capital and the startup world

    20:00 Building a community first

    20:27 What are some predictions you have about moving toward emotional marketing

    21:08 Not selling on blue, red, green

    21:45 SimpliSafe gets it

    22:45 Organizations are going to really go this route

    23:11 "We want brands who stand for something."

    23:34 Subaru stand for giving back, they get it

    24:00 Others don't get it, and they fall flat

    24:36 Smaller companies making more effort than Nike

    25:39 Brands are going to invest in emotional marketing I hope they do it with purpose

    25:47 I don't even know what Ford's purpose is, but I know Zappos's purpose!

    26:30 Resumes speckled with achievements but no heart.

    27:15 How can we take emotional brand marketing and parlay that into our job searches?

    27:34 Be vulnerable, transparent and honest

    27:46 Resumes based in truth

    28:16 Being Values-Based and talking about myself in a different way

    29:06 Talking about the EQ I get from projects

    31:11 Burger king is not the right fit for me.

    31:32 I created a persona to go with my resume

    31:40 Winning the pinewood derby

    32:00 Interviewing people at 7-11 at 4 am

    32:15 What I eat, what tv I watch, what I shop

    33:25 I geek out on personality tests

    34:00 I follow a company of people on LinkedIn who are in an industry I have no need for

    34:56 Brent tosses me a lead to Mary Kay

    35:12 Brent geeks our on personality tests and temperaments

    36:00 I'm a green married to a yellow with red and yellow daughters

    36:24 Brent drops a plug to I Said this, You heard that

    36:45 I talk about a goal for the podcast

    37:11 What's next? Furloughed to unemployed.

    37:26 Owning that this sucks

    38:06 Brent gives us a scoop on his new company Nyoo (pronounced like New)

    38:56 Flipping the agency model on its head and focusing on startups.

    39:30 It's a model where you pay for only what you need.

    39:42 Freelancers listen up!

    43:30 Struggles of starting something new!

    43:43 Take that CNBC!

    43:50 If I break two dollars in referral fee's I'll buy brent coffee!

    44:33 What was the last thing Brent bought on Amazon?

    45:36 Brent talk about burning his house down

    45:57 We talk about my closet

    46:08 Closing

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  • Brian Oblinger - He lives, breaths and loves community.
    Jun 18 2020

    Brian Oblinger Show Notes
    0:35 We talk about making connections (it's how we met!)
    0:58 Brian Oblinger Introduces himself
    2:10 Talk about your Podcast "In Before The Lock"
    2:15 History behind the name
    2:55 How the podcast got started
    4:44 Are you more focused on the business side of the community?
    5:40 Talk about the area you've helped around business's and community
    6:10 Talks about consulting for a community vendor platform
    6:45 Worked for Ultrix and built a community team and practice
    7:30 Roles Brian's interested in
    9:07 Brian talks about falling "ass-backward into this"
    9:42 Got involved as a superuser in the PlayStation community
    10:15 Works for free!
    10:30 Got hired and started his career
    11:17 History of building community and how it's helped
    12:00 Talk about community as a way to deliver value to customers
    12:40 Talks about community as improving customer experience
    13:20 What kind of challenges do you see companies wanting to get into the community?
    15:05 Community as a sales channel vs. a fan base
    15:15 Community as a servant mentality
    16:40 Using social media as a community
    17:00 Different mindset with these channels
    18:30 Should companies approach the community as a multi-prong, or do they focus on a specific area?
    19:20 Companies focus on support first, but there is so much more fruit
    21:15 I love the lego community
    21:28 What are some communities you admire?
    21:50 Your shot by National Geographic
    22:05 Lots of electric car communities, more passion-based
    22:18 Spotify and music lovers
    22:30 There is a community for everybody
    23:18 With slack anyone can create a community
    23:40 Synchronous chat vs. asynchronous chat
    24:30 Where would you focus if you could fix any community today
    24:40 Facebook, and I'm not afraid to say that.
    25:13 There is a real opportunity to get it right and accelerate  the great stuff they have started
    25:50 One day at Facebook, What would you change?
    27:35 What are you doing to improve yourself?
    28:00 Focusing in on people
    28:36 The podcast of course
    29:11 What advice would you give to someone listening to this now
    29:30 General advice - "don't let it weigh you down."
    31:10 How has the job search been going in this Covid-19 world?
    31:32 Linked in is the best tool
    31:50 Talking to people
    33:45 What advice do you have for someone to utilize their current connections and grow more?
    37:05 What / How do you recommend someone makes that cold connection
    41:33 Brian issues a challenge to you, the listeners!
    42:00 Brian talks about the power of recommendations
    44:13 What are some fun things you do? How do you keep your sanity?
    44:30 Lots of dog walks
    45:53 Brian invites us to CO!
    46:06 What was the last thing Brian bought on Amazon?
    46:38 Closing

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    48 mins
  • Jimmy J Tran - FIRE Advocate, Entrepreneur, Civic Leadership, Real Estate Investor
    Jun 10 2020

    Resources Mentioned:

    • Rich Dad Poor Dad
    • Million Next Door

    Show Notes:
    0:41 Jimmy J Tran Introduces himself
    1:13 Jimmy talks about his LinkedIn Article "I Got laid off and I'm done sugar coating it!"
    1:40 Jimmy talk about his Vietnamese roots
    2:!5 Jimmy talks about his education
    3:04 Jimmy talks about his early career in Strategy Consulting
    4:50 Jimmy talks about Graduate School and moving to an in-house consulting role
    4:42 Jimmy talks about getting laid off on April 30th
    5:30 Jimmy talks about the significance of the date he got laid off in history
    6:20 We talk about "doing more" and how that looks for Jimmy
    9:30 Jimmy talks about how doing more has led to a pre-existing Plan-B
    10:12 Financial Independence and the FIRE movement
    15:40 Let's talk about the journey to reinvent yourself
    18:15 Opening his first broker account at 16 years old
    19:20 Following his dad around as he buys foreclosures
    22:00 Talking about mentorship and people who have inspired Jimmy
    23:30 It's Not just big icons, but also the people who are around me
    24:10 How would you guide and advise someone just starting to go down the FIRE path?
    25:55 Compounding interest is the 8th wonder of the world
    28:08 Talking about the lack of financial education in the US Education system
    29:21 Does anyone out there have financial literacy figured out?
    31:14 What's next for Jimmy? What are your next steps?
    31:32 Highest and Best Use for my time and family life
    32:33 Investing and growing his investment company Oaklawn Investments LLC
    33:13 Starting a small business via franchise license for Code Ninja
    34:03 Civic Involvement is also a big driver
    34:28 A key observation Jimmy make around FIRE opportunities
    35:38 Talking about the risk of entrepreneurship or going out and trying something new.
    36:08 Don't put all your eggs in one basket
    36:55 What was the last thing Jimmy bought on Amazon?
    37:23 Getting a hold of Jimmy
    38:18 Closing

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    39 mins
  • Let's Talk Recruiting with Brian Smith
    May 28 2020

    Brian Smith Show Notes

    0:53 Brian Smith Intro.
    1:02 Brian talks about his role as an Internal Recruiter with Slalom Consulting.
    2:38 Talk about what led you to become an internal recruiter.
    3:54 How do you find people?
    5:23 How do you get internal referrals from Slalom Employees?
    6:02 What would turn you off of a LinkedIn profile?
    6:52 Brian talks about what he likes to see on LinkedIn Profiles.
    7:43 What can someone do to make their Profile more attractive to an internal recruiter?
    9:00 Brian talks about networking and the value of working your network
    11:39 What are some good tips for people who sit down for that first conversation?
    13:30 How has COVID-19 changed the industry for you?
    15:58 Are you finding more candidates are from the unemployed /furlough world or have jobs and looking to make a move?
    17:02 What advice do you have for job seekers?
    18:27 We poke Fun at Slalom's website job listings.
    19:38 We talk about recruiters representing you and how important your relationship is with recruiters.
    23:28 How much of what we tell recruiters are used for the next steps for the recruiters? How can we ensure a recruiter is selling us best?
    26:55 What's one question you wish candidates would ask more?
    28:52 What a question you wish candidates would stop asking?
    30:47 What's the last thing you ordered off of Amazon?
    31:34 How to get a hold of Brian Smith.
    32:12 Closing.

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    33 mins
  • Meet Olga Triplett
    May 19 2020

    Olga is a seasoned veteran of the Hospitality industry having first cut her teeth working the front desk at an Atlanta IHG property. She later worked her way up and was overseeing a portfolio of 200 properties and owners across the West Coast and South West. There is a lot more to learn so take a listen and get to know Olga Triplett!

    1:26 - Talk about your past work history and what you're hoping for.
    2:50 - What did you enjoy about the two different roles you had with IHG?
    4:46 - Olga talks about her most recent Analyst role with IHG.
    6:25 - What's one of the most challenging things you were faced within those roles?
    8:42 - What's next for Olga?
    9:46 - How are you growing yourself or preparing yourself?
    13:54 - What advice would you give someone who is in your situation and listening to this?
    14:48 - Have you had any interviews yet?
    16:00 - Talk about some companies you admire.
    17:36 - I talk about getting jobs in a different market (state).
    18:01 - What are some fun things or hobbies that you enjoy?
    18:53 - What's a cool fact about Olga Triplett?
    19:20 - Olga speaks Romanian!
    19:41 - The Last Question "What was the last thing you bought off amazon?"
    20:44 - How do we get a hold of Olga?
    21:18 - Closing and thanks for being on the show!

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    22 mins
  • Fired Before Christmas - The Introduction
    May 7 2020

    In this episode, you'll get to know why I'm doing this and a little bit about my own downsizing experience. I'll talk about where I came up with the name, and some of the goals I have going forward.

    For feedback or question regarding this episode, please email host@firedbeforechristmas.com
    Check out the site at https://FiredBeforeChristmas.com
    Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/firedbeforexmas

    If you want to connect with the host on LinkedIn, you can find him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericryanjones

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    5 mins