Bizzics
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Bizzics founder, Small Business coach and advocate Chip Higgins is joined by scientist Marcus Mendenhall to explore the relevance and applicability of scientific terms used routinely in business and organizational settings. Many valuable lessons are learned by parsing through scientific definitions of phenomena such as momentum, friction, inertia, and leverage, then wading into organizational dynamics to compare. If physical laws do equally apply to organizational settings, great opportunities await business owners who are willing to abide by them. Along the way, meet interesting and successful business owners who have relevant experiences both in business and in their personal lives.
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Beer, Smoke, and Bowling Pins: A Real Momentum Story Part 1
February 05, 2020 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBBizzics founder Chip Higgins explores the nuances of momentum in a non-business setting by interviewing Trey Holt, a local business owner with a moving story about pursuing a perfect game of bowling. As Trey shares his story, we hear applied physics lessons of speed, direction, friction, and the zero-sum game of momentum. We also get an inside look at a local bowling culture that no longer exists. Trey's accounts are riveting with action and colorful characters, and also inspiring as he p...
Beer, Smoke, and Bowling Pins: A Real Momentum Story Part 2
February 05, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBBizzics founder Chip Higgins explores the nuances of momentum in a non-business setting by interviewing Trey Holt, a local business owner with a moving story about pursuing a perfect game of bowling. As Trey shares his story, we hear applied physics lessons of speed, direction, friction, and the zero-sum game of momentum. We also get an inside look at a local bowling culture that no longer exists. Trey's accounts are riveting with action and colorful characters, and also inspiring as he p...
Isaac Newton Takes The Boardroom, Part Two
November 13, 2019 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBBizzics founder and Small Business advocate Chip Higgins and scientist Marcus Mendenhall of the National Institute of Science and Technology explore other physical principles affecting momentum and how these principles might appear in business and organizational settings. Enjoy this lively "give and take" with many accessible and memorable examples offered by Marcus Mendenhall, then come to your own conclusions for your business or organization.
Isaac Newton Takes The Boardroom, Part One
November 13, 2019 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBBizzics founder and Small Business advocate Chip Higgins and scientist Marcus Mendenhall of the National Institute of Standards and Technology begin a journey together to mesh the worlds of business and science, beginning with the physical principle of momentum, a much-desired state of any business, team, or organization. Marcus defines key terms, provides clear, simple examples, and together Chip and Marcus explore just how far the principles can be taken in a business setting.
Introducing the Bizzics Podcast
October 30, 2019 22:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MBBizzics founder Chip Higgins lays out the very foundations of the Bizzics platform intended to help Small Business owners build strong, growing, and profitable businesses. Maybe, just maybe, the best business lessons are found in the natural realm, and corporate bafflegab obscures rather than clarifies those lessons.