The Hot Mic @ Arch DevOps
229 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAre you a business owner with a story to share? Let's face it: building a dream from the ground up isn't easy. But it is easy to think that it's all sunshine and rainbows. This podcast, The Hot Mic @ Arch DevOps, talks about peoples' stories about how they got started, what their dream is all about, what they're passionate about, but also the challenges and struggles they face as they create something out of nothing.
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Episodes
Molly Rauzi - What Makes a Rockstar Leader?
April 29, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBThe average person thinks they're an above average driver. The same is true for the average leader. But what does really awesome leadership really look like? What's the telltale sign that someone's a true leader, versus someone just wearing the title? Find out in today's episode. Molly Rauzi has a lot of experience with building organizational culture, and leading leaders to lead. While that may sound a little wonky, one of the true marks of leadership is producing other leaders. She doe...
Amber Christian - Creating Something Outta Nothing
April 28, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB"What is it about being in technology for so many years that prepared you to become a startup entrepreneur?" Great question. We answer it here. Amber and I talked about the crazy minds that entrepreneurs have that drives them to create something out of nothing. When you see a problem that nobody else seems to have noticed... sometimes you just gotta do the thing. You can't not. Find out more about her journey in building Wonderly Software Solutions from the ground up. Company: https://...
Avy-Loren Cohen - The Data of Bad Decisions
April 27, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBOn this episode, I got with Avy-Loren to talk about a topic that's probably near and dear to all of us, including business owners: Failing. We all do it. It happens. But where some people differ is what to do about it! If you treat it like a personal bonk, and beat yourself up, you're wasting a huge opportunity. See, the more you fail, the more you learn, and if you treat failures as just data, you'll be way ahead in no time. Find out more about Avy-Loren at www.avylorencohen.com where you...
Jerry Abiog - Data and the Human Condition
April 24, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MBWhat an awesome episode with Jerry Abiog, Founder of Standard Insights. We talk about how even with the data right in front of us, we can still choose to favor emotion over empirical evidence. It leads to us talking about our respective lessons learned with how we failed and could've made some different decisions. Especially in the climate of when this episode was recorded, there's all kinds of data sitting right in front of us that we can choose to act on, or choose to ignore. Maybe to ou...
Lorica and Amelia Fritzius - Fritz in the Hot Seat
April 23, 2020 18:27 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBGot an interesting episode for you all today. As you might know, my wife Charlotte and homeschool, and were doing it before coronavirus made it cool lol. The most recent assignment our oldest two girls, Lorica and Amelia had, was to come up with a set of interview questions for someone. Well I saw it and said, "Hey you girls want to turn this into a podcast?" and they said, "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" because they were excited. Of course I'm biased but there were great que...
Mark Morris - The Ghost(writer) in the Machine
April 23, 2020 16:59 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MB"I don't believe in Writer's Block." Dang son, bringing the heat!! But you know what... he's right. Talking with Mark Morris, founder of Mark Morris Creative, we got the chance to dispel some myths about what really stops people from writing that book they've been meaning to write. Often times it's just getting your fingers on the keyboard and plunking things out. Yes it takes diligence and time but eventually, you'll realize, lol, it's done! Mark brings experience from a career in theater...
Henry Schneider - On Business Performance
April 23, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBHenry and I have known each other for awhile, and both of us come from a software quality background. Overall, businesses can have a metric for quality that goes well outside of testing. What are those metrics? How do you know if your business is actually performing well? Fortunately, Henry's built a business of just that question. Expect to come away with some ideas for improving your business, and a couple chuckles lol. Find out more about Henry's by finding his LinkedIn at https://www...
Stuart Lordan - Corporate Refugee Talkin' Homeschooling, Leadership and Job Satisfaction
April 22, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBHellbent on reaching a six figure salary, Stuart came to a point where he asked, "what next?" When he had an opportunity to become a Senior Vice President, he had to take a hard look at his career. Was this what he actually wanted? Have you run into this wall too? Find out more in this podcast about the struggles he and his wife tackled together. If you're a budding entrepreneur or you're married to one, this episode is for you! Stuart's also got a podcast! Check him out at executiveju...
David Somerfleck - Is Passion Enough for Entrepreneurship?
April 21, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBGot the chance to talk with the most chill dude in this podcast today. David Somerfleck, founder of dms.blue shares how passion may not be enough to build a business. Jumping into a space with no previous experience could be a huge detriment to you. Knowing specifically want you want out of it is key. This is a variety podcast where we just unplugged for about 40 minutes, but we absolutely enjoyed our time together. This guy knows a lot about business, marketing and being goal oriented. Pl...
Serena Sabala - Transformation from the Top Down
April 20, 2020 13:45 - 22 minutes - 21 MBWhen I first met Serena I was excited to learn how her company, Whole Shift Wellness tackles the looming problems of founders burning the candle at both ends and not taking care of themselves. It's an epidemic problem with no easy fix. After today's episode I learned: her mission is a lot bigger than that. Leaders who take that leap toward transforming themselves will transform their companies as a side effect. The example that they set will set the precedent for everybody working under th...
Emma Ferrick - Automation Super Mom
April 13, 2020 16:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBEmma is a business owner. And she has a full time job. And she's also a mom. "How the heck," you might ask, "is that possible?" Well it has a lot to do with time management, discipline, and laser-like efficiency on where your energy is spent. Fortunately for her, her business is all about building processes for her clients and helping them be efficient too, so it's not a far stretch. If you're a single mom wondering if starting a business is possible for you, you should give this a listen....
Travis Wright - on Lessons Learned Through Failure
April 06, 2020 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBOn this episode of The Hot Mic @ Arch DevOps I talk with Travis Wright, Director of Growth for 3Gimbals about the importance of not letting failure define you. Travis has a great story about how he goofed up in front of a 4-star general, and what he did about it. Spoiler alert: it didn't ruin him. And mistakes don't have to ruin you either. Meet Travis on LinkedIn by going to www.linkedin.com/in/travis-wright, and find out more about his book at makingnewmistakes.carrd.co Enjoy the listen...
Molly Rauzi - Leadership, Culture and Using Tech to Drive Employee Engagement
April 01, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBToday's episode with Molly Rauzi, Managing Director and CIO of Gagen MacDonald, shared with me some awesome info she's learned in her stellar career that made me wish I'd met her FIVE YEARS AGO. Holy moly the things I could've applied. Well we got here as fast as we could and I'm glad to get to know her. In this episode we talked a lot about the psychology behind what it means to actually lead (not manage or boss around) a team, what happens if you have a Hero(tm) on the team, and ways to ...
Russell Nohelty - on Building an Audience of Fans
March 30, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBOn today's episode, I didn't know where the conversation with Russell Nohelty, Founder of The Complete Creative was going to lead, but when we touched on the topic of audience building then WOO! we ran down that trail. Lots of good learning today. If you've ever wondered how to build and attract the right kind of people who could become buyers later, the approaches that you'll hear in this conversation will definitely lead you in the right direction. I know I learned a lot. After listenin...
Trey Willis - on Change During Chaos of Coronavirus
March 26, 2020 18:53 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBEverybody's been affected by the conoravirus outbreak, and businesses around the world are struggling to figure out how to work remotely while still keeping the revenue coming in. Trey Willis is the CTO of CTSI Global, and is a fellow St. Louisan. In today's episode he talks about how they thought ahead of time about how to standardize technology and platforms so that everybody had a unified communication experience, so that they COULD work from home, and then the whole world got a chance ...
Rebecca Wormleighton - Co-Founder of Zendelity
March 23, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBIt takes a special kind of mind to look around at what everybody considers "normal" and seeing an opportunity to solve a problem. Rebecca is the co-founder of Zendelity, which is a platform that helps with compliance, risk and preventing problems when things aren't done properly. There's a great example where she lives, in the Great White North of Canada, where snow is the norm, and her company helps with the challenges surrounding slip-and-fall injuries. Entering a market can be difficult...
Julian Hayes II - The Art of Fitness and Life
March 16, 2020 16:24 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBI met Julian recently and was really excited about his business. Many people think that sleep, diet, hormones, genetics and exercise are separate things that we all need to be mindful of, but I was today years old when I learned they're all tied together. His business, The Art of Fitness and Life, helps people get a handle on the unique blend of these areas so they have a custom approach to taking care of themselves. In life there are no silver bullets, no magic beans and no easy fix. But Ju...
Chaz Horn - What Drives Your "Why"?
March 07, 2020 01:05 - 22 minutes - 8.83 MBAs a former client of Chaz's, I got the chance to thank him hard for his work in my life and career. His drive to fulfill his Why is what makes him awesome at coaching people to become awesome at sales and building a business. Hear his story about how he started off homeless and became the mentoring powerhouse he is today. Learn more about Chaz and the Mastery of B2B course by following him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaz-horn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters....
Sara Causey - Embrace the Splat
March 05, 2020 18:50 - 29 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode, Sara Causey, Founder of Causey Consulting, have an animated discussion about life after failing in building a startup. She's since gone on to start a successful niche firm of coaching recruiters to be successful themselves. Lots of lessons learned and wisdom to share. Finding out how to eliminate fear and self doubt, seeking to serve and living life with an open hand has led to a lightness she never felt the first time around. Find out more about her at causeyconsultingl...
Tyler Christensen - The Effects of Exercise on Education
March 05, 2020 14:53 - 27 minutes - 10.8 MBAlthough Tyler's got a lot of irons in the fire with teaching, sports recruiting and scouting, book writing and a bunch of other things, his most recent passion is prepping for a TED talk abut the effects of exercise on education. It's more widespread than that though, and the research he's done has found some incredible things that can affect almost everybody for good. I personally hope his findings go viral. Listen to this episode to find out why. If you'd like to learn more about Tyler,...
Harrison Baron - The Right Kinda Hustle
March 04, 2020 22:06 - 26 minutes - 10.2 MBHarrison and I talk about what it takes to get a business up to where it's "exploding" (in a good way). In just two years, he's taken it from ground zero to a revenue-producing machine. "It's all about three things," he says, "Time, energy and money." You might not have a bunch of all three but you can use what you can to get the effects you need. Talking about time management, massive action and the good kind of hustle that creates results, not busy-ness. Find Harrison at baronmediagroup....
Taylor Trusty - The Hard Road of Entrepreneurship
March 04, 2020 21:53 - 30 minutes - 12 MBWe always see the Instagram-style posts about entrepreneur life, hustle porn and constantly winning. But you know what? Real entrepreneurship is nothing like that. In this episode, Taylor and I talk about the struggles that go into building a great business, and how NOT talking about the struggles ends up being a detriment to current and future business creators. Come ready to learn some great insights about how to walk this hard road with the right kind of support. Taylor Trusty is a mult...
James Avery of Adzerk - The future of advertising
March 03, 2020 00:24 - 23 minutes - 9.32 MBHoly moly I had no idea that advertising, 3rd party cookies and a bunch of other things are going to drastically change over the next couple years. Originally I had some questions for James Avery, Founder of Adzerk, but that got thrown out the window in like the first couple minutes. If you're curious what the future of advertising looks like, and what it means for you, you gotta listen to this episode. Check out Adzerk at adzerk.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify....
Chris Gerding - Disrupting Learning Foreign Languages with Boomalang
February 27, 2020 02:40 - 26 minutes - 10.3 MBChris Gerding, founder of Boomalang, shares his story with me about how this whole Chatroulette-style platform for matching students of foreign languages with speakers of it so they can get a lot more practice. The successes, challenges and struggles of running a now 5-year business are covered in this lightning talk styled episode of The Hot Mic @ Arch DevOps. Find out more at boomalang.co --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/archdevops/support
Eric Axelrod and the Cloud Data Summit
February 25, 2020 23:43 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MBI didn't realize we're sitting on the cusp of something that could disrupt hiring, transportation and how companies hire talent. Eric Axelrod, founder of Cloud Data Summit, talks about how this online collaboration platform could be bigger and faster than AI. Much as everybody is talking about new technologies, keeping people connected as effectively as if they were in the same room together may have a huge impact. This podcast should leave you saying, "What a time to be alive!" and in fact ...
Yocheved Belsky and Michael Fritzius - Technology and Education
February 18, 2020 21:21 - 23 minutes - 9.22 MBYocheved and I had a great discussion about how technology and education work (and DON'T work). With Yocheved's background in education she talks about why the system is broken, what could be done about it, and the urgent need to move away from how we teach everybody--not just children--in this day and age. The world is ripe for disruption and this episode may give you some ideas. Find Yocheved on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yochevedcsg/ --- Support this podcast: https://pod...
Talkin' Metrics with Luca Ingianni
October 22, 2019 13:43 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBI met Luca through a mutual friend awhile back and found that he's got some amazing insights on metrics--what to measure, thought process behind why we measure, and how to make sure people don't game the numbers. After some back-and-forth with scheduling, we finally dropped this podcast for you. This is one of the most enlightening podcasts I've been a part of, because so much of this applies to both hardware and software engineering. Expect to learn some key concepts regarding metrics, an...
The Simple Thank-You to Supercharge Company Culture
August 14, 2019 11:53 - 3 minutes - 3.72 MB"I could get used to your kindness. It's not found around here." That's so sad Alexa play Despacito. Someone told me that when I thanked them for putting in some effort without being asked, to provide some really useful info. It really did make me sad. If a company has a culture where people don't thank each other much, you can be sure there's not nearly as much productivity. Listen now to hear about the power of a simple Thank You and how it can be applied at your company. --- S...
On Job Hopping
July 26, 2019 22:16 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MBAre you afraid to look for your next job for fear of being labelled as a Job Hopper? You're not alone. In this pilot episode of [NAME GOES HERE], let's talk about how to flip the script, focusing less on preventing failure, and instead focusing on increasing success. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/archdevops/support