Hacks and Hobbies - Passion to Profit Stories
522 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWelcome to "Hacks and Hobbies - Passion to Profit Stories," a space where we delve deep into the captivating journeys of passionate creators transforming their beloved hobbies into lucrative ventures. Hosted by Junaid Ahmed, our conversations are more than surface-level; we unravel the intricate paths and strategies that have propelled our guests to success.
Discover actionable insights, practical tips, and success roadmaps while gaining valuable wisdom from a diverse array of entrepreneurs, artisans, entertainers, athletes, and visionaries from around the globe. Join us on this journey.
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E166 - Parenting or Flooding? A Chat with Graham and Callie
December 20, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBIn this episode, I visit with Graham and Callie, we had planned to talk about Parenting but it turned into talking about Flooding, And technically speaking parenting is a bit like flooding too. Enjoy this chat as Graham, Callie and I delve into some of the issues that heavy rain can cause. Who says global warming isn't real. The fact that we have so much rain is a direct correlation to such effects. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Ancho...
E165 - Michael Gililland - NotAverage podcast co-host
December 19, 2018 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode, I got to chat with the fantastic Michael Gililland. He's the co-founder of the Not Average Media. I met him via LinkedIn through a few mutual connections. We spoke a while back and it was such an awesome conversation that I decided to bring him on the podcast. He's a down to earth individual that I really enjoyed talking with. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. You can head over to his podcast site http://www.donotaverage.com to hear Michael speak to his amaz...
E164 - The Rainy Day Episode
December 18, 2018 04:01 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBOn a rainy Saturday, we go out in the rain, get a massage and talk about the importance of Bike fitting for my son's road bike. ------Sponsorship------ This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you're interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ------Connect Here!------ You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook L...
E163 - December Beekeeping update
December 11, 2018 15:37 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBIn this episode, I talk about the essential tasks reserved for winter beekeeping — the different things you can do to make sure that your beehives over-winter effectively and you have a healthy hive at the beginning of spring. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— ...
E162 - Goals, Milestones, Tools and Services.
December 10, 2018 23:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this episode, I'm just going to go over some of the things coming up this end of the year 2018. It is December 2018, and in a few weeks, we'll have a brand new year and brand new plans. Now I had put out a question a couple of weeks ago. And I was like, I'm planning for 2019. Is it too late? And people were like, no, it's never too late, and some of them are like, I'm already planning for the second quarter of 2019. I was like, wow, that's amazing. See, I've never planned too far ahead, a...
E161 - Ozzie Coto - Machine Whisperer, Cognitive Presence - Part 2
December 08, 2018 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThis is the part 2 of the Ozzie Coto Interview. I get to speak with Ozzie Coto a machine whisperer as well as an amazing people person. We talk about life, leadership, existence and so many amazing topics that I had to break this interview into two parts. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networ...
E160 - Ozzie Coto - Machine Whisperer, Cognitive Presence - Part1
December 08, 2018 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode, I get to speak with Ozzie Coto a machine whisperer as well as an amazing people person. We talk about life, leadership, existence and so many amazing topics that I had to break this interview into two parts. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— Y...
E159 - Updates and Upcoming Interviews for you!
December 07, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 6.44 MBJust a quick update on what's been going on with Hacks and Hobbies. Thank you very much for your support and assistance! Check out the interviews with Vadym and Ozzie in the next couple of days. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on...
E158 - Vadym Guliuk Photographer Extraordinaire, experience the creative art
December 07, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode, I get to talk with Vadym Guliuk. His mission has been to Satisfy the World with the best still and motion images. You can reach him via his website: https://www.vadymguliuk.com ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on ...
E158 - Vadym Guliuk - How to become a Photographer Extraordinaire and experience the creative art
December 07, 2018 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode, I get to talk with Vadym Guliuk. His mission has been to Satisfy the World with the best still and motion images. You can reach him via his website: https://www.vadymguliuk.com ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on ...
E157 - Video Productions Tools and Apps
November 26, 2018 23:28 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode I talk about video production tools apps and other important tool that you can use to maximize your smart phone potential. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/...
E156 - Family time, FCPX Workflow Extensions, FreeNAS lessons and a request.
November 19, 2018 16:53 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this episode, I chat about frequency of the episodes. Final Cut Pro's brand new Workflow Extensions which enable third party tools integration, and lessons learned from FreeNAS setup. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these p...
E155 - Gratitude mindset and Legos
November 16, 2018 23:09 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this episode I talk about the power of gratitude, promoting an event for Afghanistan and Lego building blocks. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn...
E154 - Erol Ertumen, Entrepreneurship with Spouse and Kids
November 14, 2018 19:54 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this episode, I get to chat with my good friend Erol Ertumen of The LinkedIn MasterEEE group on Facebook, it has grown to include many entrepreneurs and professionals. I'm honored to be in this amazing and supportive group. We get to talk about the importance of having a balance between family life and your side-hustle and how you manage it going forward. With 3 kids in the background what unfolds, cannot be scripted! But don't worry the quality of the audio is superb and captures the ...
E154 - Erol Ertumen - How to win at Entrepreneurship with Spouse and Kids
November 14, 2018 19:54 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, I get to chat with my good friend Erol Ertumen of The LinkedIn MasterEEE group on Facebook, it has grown to include many entrepreneurs and professionals. I'm honored to be in this amazing and supportive group. We get to talk about the importance of having a balance between family life and your side-hustle and how you manage it going forward. With 3 kids in the background what unfolds, cannot be scripted! But don't worry the quality of the audio is superb and captures the ...
E153 - The Journey Is Essential To Reach Any Destination
November 12, 2018 16:19 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBIn this episode I talk about the importance of journey! Take a listen. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hacksandhobbies Ins...
E152 - Jon Meadows - Highend Headshot Photographer
November 09, 2018 02:03 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this episode we get to talk to Jon Meadows who is currently running a special give-away for Veterans and other professionals looking to get a professional headshot taken at the ValorPub in Washington DC on Monday, November 12th between 8:30am and 3:00pm. So go sign up for your free headshot at http://highendheadshots.com/veterans And then come back and listen to the story of how Jon Meadows became such an amazing Portrait and Headshot photographer as well as an Expression Coach. I've seen...
E151 - Chat with Ali Qazi, Engineer by Day, Musician by Night.
November 04, 2018 04:46 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn this episode I got to chat with my good friend Ali Qazi. He walks us through his journey of picking up a guitar and learning how to play.
E150 - Graham Hendrey Author of Principals for Leadership
November 03, 2018 15:54 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBIn this episode I get to chat with Graham Hendrey of ChatterBox and other podcasts. His popular podcast is Online Life Coaching which has been on-going for a few years.
E149 - The Versatility of a Network Attached Storage
October 25, 2018 17:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this episode I talk about my Network Attached Storage solution using FreeNAS as the base and customizing the system to meet my needs.
E148 - The Raw Update, Challenges, Commitments and Life in General
October 24, 2018 16:26 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBIn this episode, I'm gonna get a lot of things off my chest. It's been pretty crazy for the past few days. So one of the things I accepted last week was the 30 days Video Challenge, 30 days of videos on LinkedIn. And my focus is on creating content, all about how to use your smartphone for video production. And there was an episode a couple months ago on the podcast about some of the tips and tricks that I talked about at the LinkedIn local Nova event. So I wanted to talk about some of the f...
E147 - How to start your own podcast & podcast website
October 23, 2018 07:19 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode I have a short update about my day and then a howto on starting your own podcast using the Anchor.fm platform. The microphone selection, tips on getting the best sound quality from your podcast recordings, different ways to have podcast interviews. I also touch on one simple way that you can setup your own custom podcast website that links with your Anchor hosted podcast. A quick way to create more content from a single audio source file. You can always find me on hacksandh...
E146 - 30 Days of Videos Challenge Accepted!
October 19, 2018 13:28 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this episode I update you about my first day of video posting on LinkedIn and what's going on recently.
E145 - October Update, Challenges, Social Media
October 18, 2018 17:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this episode I talk about updates from October, challenge I've accepted to do 30 days of videos on LinkedIn and of course talk about the process here on the podcast. Hacks and Hobbies is also now on Twitter, Instagram, and a Facebook page. Check out the links: Twitter: @hacksandhobbies Instagram: @hacksandhobbies Facebook: fb.com/hacksandhobbies
E144 - Varoa Mites and their treatment options.
September 17, 2018 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this episode, I'll go over some of the way Varoa mites can be eliminated and treated for.
E143 - LA Edition, Traffic and the Interstate Systems explained.
September 14, 2018 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBThis is a special episode recorded on location in LA. I talk about the traffic problem, the creation of the freeway systems as well the why behind it. Among other off-topic items.
E142 - End of Summer Hive Inspection
September 13, 2018 16:00 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBIn this episode I talk about the Hive Inspection post summer, getting ready for fall and winter.
E141 - Bee Maladies
September 12, 2018 15:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this Episode I go back to talking about bees and some of the diseases they face, from Varoa Mites, to CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder). I go in detail about the Varoa mites and how they take hold in a bee hive.
E140 - Weekend Recap
September 10, 2018 17:33 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBI talk about the weekend recap. Talking about the importance of communication and community.
E139 - Recap to last week, den activities
September 08, 2018 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBRecap to last weeks happenings plus den activities.
E138 - A terrible tragedy
September 06, 2018 13:38 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBA terrible tragedy has the fallen oak and this is my take on the matter and connection
E137 - Recounting the LinkedInLocal Video Tips Experience
August 31, 2018 19:49 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBI got the chance to speak in front of a captive audience, who listened to me give them tips about making good video on their smartphones for business and leisure.
E135 - Anchor App Bugs, Book Recommendations, Crushing It.
August 30, 2018 21:06 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBI talk about some of the issues Anchor iPad app is having, which is messing up my recording/editing process. Had to switch to Ferrite app on the iPad to record the segments, edit/clean them and then import to the Anchor App to publish. I hope they update the app so this issue goes away :)
E136 - Depression, Death. And human existence
August 30, 2018 20:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBIn this episode I talk about depression, condolences to delete Senator John McCain. And importance of death
E133 - August 29 Apiary Update.
August 29, 2018 21:19 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBApiary update and plans for tomorrow.
E134 - Anchor updates, Gratitude.
August 29, 2018 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBIn this episode, I talk about some of the great updates Anchor has enabled in the latest version of their App. Power of Stories and Gratitude.
E132 - Motion simulators and the Journey
August 28, 2018 22:03 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode I talk about motion simulators the journey getting success and power of repetition
E131 - First day of school, pilots, Tim & Drew
August 28, 2018 13:35 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBI talk about the first day of school, getting into yet another hobby/project/hack. The importance of Pilots and the amazing Tim Ferriss interviews the CEO of Dropbox Drew Houston.
E130 - Monday madness
August 27, 2018 04:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode I give a breakdown of what all I have plan for the week along with some milestones I hit last year but missed this time around. And goal to train for the upcoming Seagull century.
E129 - Leveraging Smartphone for Video
August 26, 2018 17:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode I continue to talk about how you can leverage your smartphone for video production.
E128 - The Importance of Tools
August 24, 2018 16:16 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode I talk about the importance of tools, having an actionable game plan for creating your content no matter the platform.
E127 - 2nd Recap - Success Achievement Conference
August 23, 2018 13:27 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIt’s been barely 24 hours since my experience at the National Achievement Conference and this my recap of what I’ve been able to retain.
E126 - Post Tony Robbins event
August 23, 2018 02:50 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBWow, just wow. Attending Tony Robbins live in person can easily be equated to being at a concert. But having attended the event I'm absolutely ecstatic.
E125 - Tony Robbins & Gary Vee
August 22, 2018 11:35 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBExcited to see them in person
E124 - Alexandria Update and Other Hobbies
August 20, 2018 13:36 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBIn this episode I talk about the updates on Alexandria hive and introduce you to my other hobbies.
E123 - Thoughts on Hacking
August 17, 2018 13:22 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode I talk about the lesser known topic of this podcast.
E120 - Apiary Update June
August 15, 2018 15:48 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBLatest episode of Hacks & Hobbies
E122 - Hacks, Listener Support, Smart Home
August 09, 2018 22:39 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBI talk about a few hacks, a visit to my very last 100 mile ride at Seagull Century. I also go into a bit of a detail about my journey in building my SmartHome using HomeKit.
E121 - Apiary Update
August 09, 2018 21:28 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBI talk about the state of the apiary with the two hives and how well they're doing.
E119 - Back on the Roadbike
July 10, 2018 10:46 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBI got back on my road bike after a long time, 8-months. I rode with my team with a total of 18 teammates!This is a one of a kind episode, recorded on the road. I talk about the etiquettes of riding in a group.