Hello Blink Show
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Welcome to the practical podcast for technical people who want to start their own company. From founding to building your business, we’re here to help.
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Why Your Business Needs a Bank with Saira Rahman
June 08, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHarris and Shawn interview business banker, Saira Rahman. Saira shares her insights in how she advises her clients, why financial management is important, and what a bank can do for your business—legally.
12: Why Your Business Needs a Bank with Saira Rahman
June 08, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHarris and Shawn interview business banker, Saira Rahman. Saira shares her insights in how she advises her clients, why financial management is important, and what a bank can do for your business—legally.
Episode 12: Why Your Business Needs a Bank with Saira Rahman
June 08, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, Harris and Shawn interview business banker, Saira Rahman. Saira shares her insights in how she advises her clients at Alpine Bank. Specifically, Saira discusses broader topics including why financial management is important and what a bank can do for your business legally. One Powerful Quotation: * 17:50: “As you grow, you’re going to want to branch out and have multiple relationships depending on what you need…It all depends on what your niche is a...
11: Building and Growing a Software Service Business with Michael Dominick
May 25, 2020 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBHarris and Shawn interview programming expert, Michael Dominick. Mike shares how he operates his business, The Mad Botter, an automation development company focused on making distributed teams and remote work more efficient.
Building and Growing a Software Service Business with Michael Dominick
May 25, 2020 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBHarris and Shawn interview programming expert, Michael Dominick. Mike shares how he operates his business, The Mad Botter, an automation development company focused on making distributed teams and remote work more efficient.
Episode 11: Building and Growing a Software Service Business
May 25, 2020 06:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBIn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, Harris and Shawn interview engineering and programming expert, Michael Dominick. Mike shares his insights on how he operates his business, The Mad Botter, an automation development company focused on making distributed teams and remote work more efficient. Specifically, Mike discusses his service platform for data analysis. Harris and Shawn talk about his success and ask questions ranging from business development experience to inbound marketing strate...
Episode 11: Building and Growing a Software Service Business with Michael Dominick
May 25, 2020 06:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBIn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, Harris and Shawn interview engineering and programming expert, Michael Dominick. Mike shares his insights on how he operates his business, The Mad Botter, an automation development company focused on making distributed teams and remote work more efficient. Specifically, Mike discusses his service platform for data analysis. Harris and Shawn talk about his success and ask questions ranging from business development experience to inbound marketing strate...
10: Time Management and Staying Focused Throughout the Work Day
May 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBHarris and Shawn share tips and techniques on staying focused and productive throughout the day. Working from home can offer a great deal of flexibility, but it comes with the added responsibility of managing your own time.
Episode 10: Time Management and Staying Focused Throughout the Work Day
May 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, Harris and Shawn share tips and techniques on staying focused and productive throughout the day. Working from home can offer a great deal of flexibility, but it comes with the added responsibility of managing your own time. Finding motivation can be a tough challenge when family, chores, and social media vie for your attention. Specifically, Harris discusses the importance of food and exercise over other time management techniques and Shawn weighs in r...
Time Management and Staying Focused Throughout the Work Day
May 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBHarris and Shawn share tips and techniques on staying focused and productive throughout the day. Working from home can offer a great deal of flexibility, but it comes with the added responsibility of managing your own time.
Legal Q&A with Mark Tyson
May 11, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBHarris and Shawn interview legal expert and attorney, Mark Tyson. Mark shares his knowledge and how he advises his clients into incorporating their business while minimizing liability.
9: Legal Q&A with Mark Tyson
May 11, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBHarris and Shawn interview legal expert and attorney, Mark Tyson. Mark shares his knowledge and how he advises his clients into incorporating their business while minimizing liability.
Episode 9: Legal Q&A with Mark Tyson
May 11, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBIn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, Harris and Shawn interview legal expert and attorney, Mark Tyson. Mark shares his knowledge and how he advises his clients into incorporating their business while minimizing liability. Specifically, Mark discusses how he helps entrepreneurs and creators as Shawn and Harris weigh in on the importance of legal counseling. The two give their insights as well as ask questions from listeners on recommended steps. One Powerful Quotation: * 26:29 — Mark: “W...
Episode 8: Making the Spiro Wave with Joel Murphy
April 27, 2020 12:30 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBThis week, on the Hello Blink Show, hosts Shawn Hymel and Harris Kenny welcome Joel Murphy to the show. This episode focuses on Joel’s work on the Spiro Wave "bridge" ventilator system that can be widely used in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and how designers/small business owners can contribute to their network. Note that this episode was recorded about 2 weeks ago. As such, some of the information may not be up to date. Specifically, the Spiro Wave device is not necessarliy completely open...
8: Making the Spiro Wave with Joel Murphy
April 27, 2020 12:30 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBShawn Hymel and Harris Kenny welcome Joel Murphy to discuss his work on the Spiro Wave "bridge" ventilator system in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus: How designers/small business owners can contribute to their network.
Making the Spiro Wave with Joel Murphy
April 27, 2020 12:30 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBShawn Hymel and Harris Kenny welcome Joel Murphy to discuss his work on the Spiro Wave "bridge" ventilator system in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus: How designers/small business owners can contribute to their network.
7: Early Sales and Partnerships
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBOn this episode, Shawn and Harris tackle gaining early sales and landing partnerships.
Episode 7: Early Sales and Partnerships
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBOn this episode, Shawn and Harris tackle gaining early sales and landing partnerships. One Powerful Quotation: * 1:01:30: “When you’re looking for early customers, you probably don’t have a ton of leverage. You are probably gonna be more open to… changing some features or adding some features… If you’re getting started and you don’t have that leverage in the beginning, and if you really are very focused on bringing money in the door and getting started, that’s probably gonna happen in some f...
Early Sales and Partnerships
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBOn this episode, Shawn and Harris tackle gaining early sales and landing partnerships.
Dealing With the Coronavirus
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBShawn and Harris talk about the unfolding Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, how brands are responding, what it means for small business owners, and more.
6: Dealing With the Coronavirus
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBShawn and Harris talk about the unfolding Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, how brands are responding, what it means for small business owners, and more.
Episode 6: Dealing With the Coronavirus
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBWe hope this podcast is of value to the you as the situation unfolds. We wish all of our followers and listeners their health and safety at this time. Please reach out @ShawnHymel or @HarrisKenny if there is anything they can do for you. One Powerful Quotation: * 26:00 – “If you’re a business owner or you’re a CEO, I think this is an appropriate time to practice good interpersonal management with your people. I would say don’t try to panic people… But in the same sense, be honest. Be upfron...
Episode 5: Getting Your First Customers with Jonathan Georgino
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThis week, on the Hello Blink Show, hosts Shawn Hymel and Harris Kenny welcome special guest, Jonathan Georgino. Jonathan is a business owner and hardware engineer who focuses on working through distribution channels and closing multi-unit enterprise deals with his company, Binho. Listeners will hear from Jonathan about the steps he took to land his first deals, market to early customers, and build a quality product that delights users. One Powerful Quote: 23:02 – Jonathan: “I really recomm...
Getting Your First Customers with Jonathan Georgino
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBShawn and Harris welcome special guest Jonathan Georgino. Jonathan is a business owner and hardware engineer who focuses on working through distribution channels and closing multi-unit enterprise deals with his company, Binho.
5: Getting Your First Customers with Jonathan Georgino
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBShawn and Harris welcome special guest Jonathan Georgino. Jonathan is a business owner and hardware engineer who focuses on working through distribution channels and closing multi-unit enterprise deals with his company, Binho.
Engaging an Audience with Content Marketing
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBShawn and Harris talk about content marketing and how the right approach can help your business. They discuss their own experiences with creative marketing and how they go about finding their audience.
Episode 2: Starting a Fashion Brand with Kitty Yeung
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 60.6 MBOn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, hosts Shawn Hymel and Harris Kenny welcome friend and innovator, Kitty Yeung. Kitty has lead extensive positions as a research scientist, hardware engineer, and user experience designer at Intel and Microsoft. With her degrees in Applied Physics and Natural Sciences from Harvard and Cambridge University, Kitty is passionate about integrating technology, science, design, and art into her fashion brand, Art by Physicist. Listeners will enjoy hearing Kitt...
Episode 3: Engaging an Audience with Content Marketing
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBOn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, hosts Shawn Hymel and Harris Kenny talk about content marketing and how the right approach can help your business. They discuss their own experiences with creative marketing and how they go about finding their audience. Listeners will hear Shawn and Harris’s insights on servicing their clients and how to deliver valuable content. One Powerful Quote: "Make content that’s useful for people and they will continue to engage with you. Do it not to push ...
Episode 4: Understanding Developer Advocacy with Moheeb Zara
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBOn this episode of the Hello Blink Show, hosts Shawn Hymel and Harris Kenny welcome special guest, Moheeb Zara. Moheeb is a hacker, roboticist, installation artist, and software engineer. He currently works as a Senior Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services (AWS) where he enjoys crafting new projects and generating content for those interested in learning more about AWS. Listeners will hear from Moheeb as he talks about helping businesses leverage their marketing/content strategy. One Pow...
Starting a Fashion Brand with Kitty Yeung
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 60.8 MBShawn and Harris welcome Kitty Yeung. Kitty has lead extensive positions as a research scientist, hardware engineer, and user experience designer at Intel and Microsoft. She talks about her fashion and wearables brand Art by Physicist.
3: Engaging an Audience with Content Marketing
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBShawn and Harris talk about content marketing and how the right approach can help your business. They discuss their own experiences with creative marketing and how they go about finding their audience.
Understanding Developer Advocacy with Moheeb Zara
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBShawn and Harris welcome special guest, Moheeb Zara. Moheeb is a hacker, roboticist, installation artist, and software engineer. Listeners will hear from Moheeb as he talks about helping businesses leverage their marketing/content strategy.
2: Starting a Fashion Brand with Kitty Yeung
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 60.8 MBShawn and Harris welcome Kitty Yeung. Kitty has lead extensive positions as a research scientist, hardware engineer, and user experience designer at Intel and Microsoft. She talks about her fashion and wearables brand Art by Physicist.
4: Understanding Developer Advocacy with Moheeb Zara
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBShawn and Harris welcome special guest, Moheeb Zara. Moheeb is a hacker, roboticist, installation artist, and software engineer. Listeners will hear from Moheeb as he talks about helping businesses leverage their marketing/content strategy.
Starting Something New
February 14, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 75.6 MBShawn Hymel and Harris Kenny introduce listeners to the podcast and what key themes will be discussed. Learn more about our backgrounds, goals for the show, and what's in it for you.
Episode 1: Starting Something New
February 14, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBWelcome to the Hello Blink Show. This week, hosts Shawn Hymel and Harris Kenny introduce listeners to the podcast and what key themes will be discussed. Shawn Hymel is a technology marketing strategist and content creator specializing in technical content and product development for clients. Through content creation and in-person workshops, he is passionate in creating memorable experiences for his audiences. Harris Kenny is the principal of his own consulting group which focuses on providing...
1: Starting Something New
February 14, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 75.6 MBShawn Hymel and Harris Kenny introduce listeners to the podcast and what key themes will be discussed. Learn more about our backgrounds, goals for the show, and what's in it for you.