Nerv with Ryan Williams
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 175 ratingsNerv is a community to explore nervous system regulation.
I am Ryan Williams. My life is divided into two life spans: Before learning about Nervous System Regulation, and After Nervous System Regulation.
I am a mycologist, breathwork teacher, and fungal storyteller. I'm certified as a Breathwork teacher, Yoga Nidra teacher, and meditation instructor. You may be familiar with my first book, "The Influencer Economy," and podcast of a similar name. After working in social media for Disney, Machinima, and many tech startups to help spread their stories, I now use my skills to further my mission: helping others learn helping others learn to heal themselves.
Have you been feeling stressed out with work, over-exhausted from the seemingly never-ending pandemic, or seeking a new way to treat your coffee compulsion?
The Nerv podcast will help you discover more about nervous system regulation. I welcome conversations with mycologists, comedians, authors, meditation teachers, athletes, abolitionists, artists, musicians, and writers. Nervous System Regulation is a tool for your tool kit, that can help you to deal with the challenges of life. It is both invigorating and relaxing. If you are curious about the type of impact Nervous System Regulation can have on burnout, stress, and upgrading your nervous system - then give this podcast a listen. We will be talking about what makes us Nerv Regulators.
10% of all podcast revenue supports mutual aid groups for Black, brown, indigenous, and LBTQ communities.
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22 Minute Breathwork for Beginners | Breathwork with Ryan Williams
February 02, 2023 20:30 - 24 minutes - 44.3 MBHi, I am Ryan Williams. My life is divided into two life spans: Before Breathwork (BB), and After Breathwork (AB). Join the FREE Breathwork with Ryan email community Support Breathwork with Ryan on Patreon for BONUS episodes Have you been feeling stressed out with family, over-exhausted from the never-ending pandemic, or seeking a way to treat your insomnia? If you are curious about the type of impact Breathwork can have on burnout, stress, and emotional exhaustion Breathwork teaches u...
Introducing Breathwork with Ryan Williams
January 04, 2023 01:46 - 2 minutes - 4.09 MBHi, I am Ryan Williams. My life is divided into two life spans: Before Breathwork (BB), and After Breathwork (AB). Join the Breathwork with Ryan email community I am a writer, Breathworker, teacher, social media marketer, and podcast host. I am a certified as a Breathwork teacher, Yoga Nidra teacher, and meditation instructor. You may be familiar with my first book, "The Influencer Economy," and podcast of a similar name. After working in stand-up comedy, social media for Disney, Mach...
Unf*cked with Ryan J. Williams Trailer
December 31, 2019 06:06 - 3 minutes - 6.59 MBUnf*cked with Ryan J. Williams is a podcast to help your your life, your business, and your soul get unf*cked. Tune into and heal your work/life balance, go deeper in your relationships, and increase your productivity with the author of The Influencer Economy, former stand-comedian, and international business speaker, Ryan J. Williams. The podcast is coming in 2020! Sign-up for emails about how to get unf*cked on Ryan J. Williams Influencer Economy website: https://www.influencereconomy.co...
Paul Jarvis On Happiness in Business & Running A Company Of One
January 31, 2019 00:56 - 31 minutes - 58.2 MBPaul Jarvis is the author of Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business. What is the key to success in business was to work for yourself, book your own work hours, while becoming profitable at the same time? If you want to listen to our archives, click here! Paul is a software designer, author, online course developer, and even worked with Shaquille O'Neal to develop one of Shaq's first websites. he's worked for himself for 20 years. He doesn't work 80 hour weeks ...
Playing the Long Game in Life with a Bold Vision (Chapter 1 of the Influencer Economy)
December 05, 2018 03:34 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBWant to listen to a FREE chapter of my book: How to launch your idea, share it with the world, and thrive in the digital age: In The Influencer Economy? I'm excited to announce that my book is now available on Audible, click here to check it out! You can also buy it on Amazon, click here. To celebrate I'm giving you a free chapter during this episode. We will outline the bold vision of the book, and the platform that got me to this point. I want to thank you the listener for all the sup...
A Painfully Honest Field Guide to Launching a Business
November 15, 2018 22:46 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBRand Fishkin, the founder and former CEO of Moz, tells the secrets and tricks about how traditional Silicon Valley "wisdom" leads far too many companies to struggle. Did you know only 5% of startup businesses make it? 95% of startups fail, lose money, and never succeed. But if you read any book about Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs will glamorize the highs and ignore the lows. I hate the word hustle and grind, and it's refreshing to see people like Rand tell the truth about how startups ...
Collaborating with Cultural Icons and Tomorrow's Leaders with Roman Tsunder
October 09, 2018 19:59 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBRoman Tsunder is the CEO and Founder of the membership communities of WORLDZ and PTTOW! He wants his company to save the world. He thinks you should include that mission into your business too. In this episode he tells an epic story about how he booked the Dalai Lama at one of the first PTTOW! events. Listen to our podcast archives with guests like Seth Godin, Brian Koppelman and Troy Carter: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Roman brings together influential minds and brands in the wor...
Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise and Thrive with Dorie Clark
June 13, 2018 00:05 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBDorie Clark, a successful entrepreneur and author, has done it all. And in Entrepreneurial You she provides a blueprint for professional independence, with insights and advice on building your brand, monetizing your expertise, and extending your reach and impact online. Her site: https://dorieclark.com/ Sign-up for our FREE email newsletter for 99 actions to grow influence for your business and life: http://www.influencereconomy.com/
Seth Godin on How to Do Work That Matters (Best of)
June 05, 2018 00:23 - 45 minutes - 42 MBSeth Godin is a best-selling author of books like Linchpin, The Dip, and Tribes. You can find his work here: https://seths.blog/ The Influencer Economy hosted by Ryan Williams includes rare interviews with best-selling authors, Oscar nominated filmmakers, and business leaders in the new economy. For a free download of 99 Actions to Grow Your Influence. Click here: http://influencereconomy.com/
How to Build a Thriving Community 117 | David Spinks
May 02, 2018 17:36 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBDavid Spinks delivers a master class on how to build amazing, loyal, and collaborative communities. I get a lot of questions from listeners asking "do I build a community first, and then a product," or "do I build a product and then find a community." David votes for community first, and we dive deep into that. Listen to all our archives with authors like Seth Godin, Dan Ariely, Brad Feld, YouTubers like Franchesca Ramsey or Freddie Wong: http://www.influencereconomy.com The 4 steps in com...
From Quitting Your 9-5 in Front of 10,000 people to Helping Others Make Millions | 116 | Nicole Walters
April 04, 2018 22:23 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBNicole Walters calls herself a "hot mess." She once quit her high power insurance job via a livestream, with 10,000 people watching. She now helps others "monetize thyselves" and has some epic stories to share. Influencer Economy: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ryan-williams-storytelling/ Nicole Walters: http://www.nicolewalters.tv/
Noah Kagan How to Influence, Grow and Thrive with Sumo.com Founder / 115
March 05, 2018 23:59 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBNoah Kagan is the anti-guru guru. He has a wealth of marketing and business advice, as founder of Sumo.com. Noah Kagan shares how he has deal with depression, what it take to build a winning team, and how to thrive in a high pressured environments. Listen to all 100 episodes of our Influencer podcast: http://www.influencereconomy.com/
Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong with Eric Barker
January 23, 2018 19:37 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBEric Barker (@bakadesuyo) is the best-selling author of Barking up the Wrong Tree: Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. Eric is like a myth busters for conventional wisdom and science. Influencer Economy Quick Hits: How your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength How Navy SEALs find grit and self-talk their way to success How our negative qualities can be used to help us succeed The 4 pillars of work life balance How 2...
10 Ways to Have Better Conversations with Celeste Headlee (Episode 114)
December 19, 2017 05:17 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBCeleste Headlee (@CelesteHeadlee) is a best-selling author & her TED Talks have been viewed over 10 Million times. We talk about how to: Master the art and science of conversation Become a better active listener How simple questions give us complex answers Avoid using email to communicate Use small talk to make us happier Find Celeste Headlee at her website: http://www.celesteheadlee.com/
113: Rockstar Turned Tech Investor D.A. Wallach on Career Pivots, Social Media Music, & Biotech
September 12, 2017 22:58 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBImagine that you're fresh out of college, touring with your rock band, and you meet Puff Daddy at backstage at your show. Sounds surreal, right? Well that what is what happened to D.A. Wallach. After graduating from Harvard, he toured the country with his rock band Chester French. And the likes of Puff Daddy showed up at his shows. Years later, D.A. has become a bio tech investor. He's pivoted his career many times. Chester French was a rock band like the Beatles, with a sensbility and...
112: Noah Kagan Working Through Depression and Becoming More Productive
August 16, 2017 21:06 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBNoah Kagan (@NoahKagan) was employee #30 at Facebook and employee #4 at Mint.com, and the founder of Sumo.com and AppSumo. He's a superstar in the world of tech and entrepreneurship. He also hosts the podcast Noah Kagan Presents. He's done a lot in his life, and you'd think everything was rosy with his career. Based on his resume, you'd think that it's all been rainbows and unicorns for Noah. But you're wrong. But like me, Noah has experienced bouts of depression in his life. We'r...
111: Court Coursey on Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur
July 26, 2017 04:18 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBCourt Coursey and I spoke during the week of the Milken Conference in Los Angeles, an event that brings around some the biggest name in corporate giving from around the world. Amazingly $20 Trillion dollars in wealth represented at the conference. Almost 1/4 of the world's wealth was at the conference. Court calls these types of conferences "aggregators" where you can book 6 months of meetings into one week. He held 54 meetings in a 4 day period. SIGN-UP for our EMAIL list for a FREE I...
110: Building a Brand That People Will Love with Dorie Clark
May 16, 2017 00:10 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBAll of us have ideas. But how do we turn our idea into a brand that people will love? That's a question I get asked often and this week branding expert Dorie Clark shares her tips and secrets on how to stand out in the modern economy. In episode 110 of the podcast, we'll find out how to build a brand that people will love. We'll answer questions like: How do we make our ideas pop and take off? What makes a brand that people love: How do we find influencers to champion our ideas on ...
109: Adam Grant on Giving With Purpose to Thrive in the New Economy (BEST OF)
April 07, 2017 03:38 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBMy guest this week is Adam Grant, the author of the New York Times' best selling book: "Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success." Adam is a professor at Wharton, and their highest rated teacher ever. His research around giving and taking has revolutionized how people can achieve business success. Listen to hear more about how "giving" actually helps everyone achieve more success in the long run. Signup for a free e-book on "how to launch your idea, collaborate with influe...
Conquering Depression and Overcoming OCD in business and life with Brad Feld
March 22, 2017 00:02 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBBrad Feld has had dark moments as an entrepreneur. He lives fast paced life as an entrepreneur and startup investor. Hailing from Boulder, Colorado, Brad has struggled with depression throughout his life. This episode he and I get real on the struggle that we go through when we're depressed. It's a truthful and honest chat into the world of depression and obsessive compulsive disorder OCD. How common is the issue of depression in the world of entrepreneurs? Well, it's more common than you ...
107: The Real Truth on the Startup Dream & Negotiating for Equity (Coaching Session)
March 17, 2017 20:37 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBI love the excitement behind startups, and how driven invested individuals can become. I also understand the failures involved in working for a startup. I lived it all - Whether it's negotiating hard for equity, understanding that 90% of startups fail and dealing with the stresses of startup work. This week I answer audience feedback questions, based on failures that I have had at startups. I want you to learn how to negotiate and win at a startup. I have been burned by startups before. W...
Entrepreneurs are Overrated, Become a 10% Entrepreneur w/ Patrick McGinnis
March 08, 2017 00:03 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBPatrick McGinnis, author of the 10% Entrepreneur asks the question: "Do you want to live your startup dream?" Patrick wrote the playbook on how to live your startup dream without quitting your day job. Entrepreneurship is overrated. In this episode Patrick teaches you how to invest just 10% of your time and resources, to become an entrepreneur you can keep a stable day job. And that is how the modern day startup founder finds a winning formula. If you want a FREE Influencer Economy Collabo...
How YouTube Literally Saved Her Life with YouTube Beauty Blogger Serein Wu (part II)
February 24, 2017 21:33 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBSerein Wu is YouTube beauty vlogger who is helping to reinvent beauty norms in an every growing industry of online beauty. Listen to Part I of this episode to learn about her career. She is also a courageous person who shares her own experiences with depression to heal her and others. And YouTube literally saved her life. In this episode Serein talks in depth about how she overcame depression and the techniques and methods she used to do so. More importantly she had a YouTube community ra...
Authenticity, Beauty and Reinventing the YouTube Beauty Industry with Serein Wu (part 1)
February 13, 2017 18:47 - 34 minutes - 32 MBSerein Wu is YouTube beauty vlogger who is helping to reinvent beauty norms in an every growing industry of online beauty. She writes, edits and stars in videos for millions to watch that are about beauty, fashion, depression and whatever is on her mind. Some episodes she will try on make-up products, giving product demos. In other episodes she will talk about trends in fashion to give her viewers a cool discount or deal recommendation, overall she wants her audience to feel their best. S...
Teaching Online Courses to Grow Rich with Danny Iny of MIrasee
February 02, 2017 23:32 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBDanny Iny is the leader of the new movement of creating online courses. He has built a million dollar business helping others to create their own courses. In his book Teach and Grow Rich, he outlines how to create, market and sell your first online course. Danny Iny is also the founder of Mirasee, host of the Business Reimagined podcast, best-selling author of multiple books including Engagement from Scratch!, The Audience Revolution, and Teach and Grow Rich, and creator of the acclaimed A...
Snapchat MasterClass on Using Snapchat for Business with Kate Talbot Author of "Oh Snap! You Can Use Snapchat for Business"
January 17, 2017 18:56 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBKate Talbot is a social media expert, digital marketing consultant, and content creator who has been involved with online networking since its very early days. She has worked as a social media manager for both Kiva and Virgin America and has consulted with many other businesses and organizations regarding their social media presence and digital marketing strategies. Most recently, Kate is the author of Oh Snap! You Can Use Snapchat for Business, a bestselling guide to using Snapchat as a m...
How to Overcome Depression, Anxiety and Negative Thoughts in 5 Steps
December 14, 2016 07:15 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBMany of us have been depressed, know someone depressed, or will become depressed at some point during our life. There has long been a stigma around depression which prevents us from having an honest conversation on the topic. In the early 2000's, after college, I was clinically depressed. It was the lowest point in my life. It took a lot of hard work to survive it, but I am better for that work I put in back then. This episode is a big milestone for me. Rather than just talking about how ...
Payoff & The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations w/ Dan Ariely
November 30, 2016 07:14 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBDan Ariely is the James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He's also a best-selling New York Times author. Dan does research in behavioral economics and "tires to describe it in plain language." Dan gave a TED Talk in October 20 called “What Makes Us Feel Good About Our Work?" and ultimately turned his talk into his new book Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes our Motivation. Dan survived a horrific burn as a younger man, and he realized during h...
The Influencers Dinner with Jon Levy (Part 2)
November 15, 2016 06:36 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBHelping people without expecting anything in return is the best business model for life. And today's guest, Jon Levy, practices that mantra. He has a new book out called,The 2am Principle. LISTEN TO EPISODE 97 for Part 1 with Jon Levy. Jon Levy (@JonLevyTLB) is behavioral scientist studying influence and adventure. If you enjoy this episode, please leave an iTunes review! It really helps Ryno Lab get discovered by new listeners. Click here to leave a Ryno Lab iTunes review In this Ryn...
98: The Science of Adventure and the 2 A.M. Principle with Jon Levy
November 07, 2016 05:47 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBJon Levy (@JonLevyTLB) is behavioral scientist studying influence and adventure. His is the author of The 2 AM Principle: Discover the Science of Adventure. Jon was in Spain running with the Pamplona bulls, his back had just been trampled by a bull, and he was woozy waiting in a hospital for a nurse to attend to him. He wondered to himself, "What was I thinking?" But this is what Jon Levy does, he gets himself into interesting situations. Jon grew-up a self-proclaimed nerd, but the older h...
97: Dealing with Haters and Rejection with Max Joseph (Part 2)
October 19, 2016 04:58 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBMax Joseph is a filmmaker, director, and the co-host of Catfish, which has just completed its fifth season on MTV. This is Part 2 of my interview with Max Joseph. Go back to episode 95 to hear the first installment of our chat Max got his start in online video but has also worked extensively on documentaries and feature films. He is the creator of the powerful and beautiful promotional videos Make It Count (for the Nike FuelBand and starring Casey Neistadt) and Follow the Frog (for the R...
96: Finding Your Next Amazing Job and Pivoting Your Career with Jenny Blake
September 12, 2016 18:28 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBJenny Blake is an author, career and business strategist and speaker who helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, and find the careers they love. After leaving what many consider to be a dream job at Google, she helps people find meaning and focus in finding their next job. In other words, she helps people pivot their careers. Visit our Influencer Economy Website for my information on the book and podcast: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Sign-up for our email list and I w...
95: MasterClass on YouTube & Online Viral Video Creation with Max Joseph
August 30, 2016 04:18 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBMax Joseph is a filmmaker, director, and the co-host of Catfish, which has just completed its fifth season on MTV. Max got his start in online video but has also worked extensively on documentaries and feature films. He is the creator of the powerful and beautiful promotional videos Make It Count (for the Nike FuelBand and starring Casey Neistadt) and Follow the Frog (for the Rainforest Alliance) and he also directed the 2015 feature film We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron. Max grew u...
94: Unmistakable Creative and Why Only Is Better Than Best with Srinivas Rao
August 16, 2016 21:09 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBSrinivas Rao likes to surf and in the early 2000's he was at a crossroads in his life. As a recent business school grad, he could conform to the rest of society and get on a hamster wheel of a career, doing what he had been programmed to do for his entire life. Or he could surf, play in the ocean and ultimately learn how to become an unmistakable creative person, picking and charting his own path for success. He chose the latter and talks about it today. Srinivas Rao is an influencer in th...
World-Changing Ideas, the Future of Technology and The Inevitable with Kevin Kelly
July 13, 2016 04:31 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBKevin Kelly is a blogger, author, editor, student of technology and future systems, and self-proclaimed "packager of ideas". He is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and has written for the New York Times, Economist, Science, Time, the Wall Street Journal, and other national and international publications. Kevin's current focus is the future of technology and its cultural and psychological effects. He predicts that the world as we know it, including human thought and behavior,...
Getting Your Hands Dirty and Solving Hard Problems with Brent Bushnell of Two Bit Circus
June 30, 2016 18:12 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBBrent Bushnell is the co-founder and CEO of Two Bit Circus, an educational entertainment company that provides a wide range of high-tech and hands-on experiences. The company's goal is not only to entertain but, more importantly, to inspire participants to become involved in engineering, computing, inventing, the arts, and other creative pursuits. Brent is himself an engineer and an entrepreneur who has founded a number of tech endeavors, including Doppelgames, a mobile game company; Anti-Ag...
Launch, Share and Thrive: Influencer Economy Book TALK
June 16, 2016 20:45 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThe Influencer Economy is a movement and book to help you to launch your idea, share it with the world and thrive in the digital age. What I realized early in the process of writing this book and creating my podcast, is that in order to thrive in the digital age, you don’t need to go to business school. You don’t need an Ivy League degree. You don’t need to know celebrities. And you don’t need to have a lot of money. You just need to learn the new rules of success from the emerging leaders ...
90: NFL All Pro Turned Startup Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, Keith Bulluck
June 06, 2016 03:51 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBKeith Bulluck (kbull53) is a retired NFL football player turned startup entrepreneur. Keith is a former NFL All Pro with the Tennessee Titans. He was drafted by the Titans 30th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft after attending Syracuse University. Keith was a leader on the defense for the Titans, leading the team in tackles for 5 seasons. He played his undergrad seasons at Syracuse and was their MVP his final seasons in 1999. After Keith retired he kept investing in himself and in 2014 he...
89: Book Annoucement! Influencer Economy: How to Launch, Share and Thrive in the Digital Age
May 23, 2016 19:18 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBWhen Ryan Williams began attending VidCon, Comic-Con, South by Southwest (SXSW), TechCrunch Disrupt and other tech and fan-geek conferences. he noticed two remarkable things: these events were celebrating geeks, technology, and modern social media; and no one was telling the stories of the awesome people embracing this new form of influence and the wildly successful businesses they were creating. ---If you can't tell by now, this is my official book description and media release. As always...
88: Seth Godin on Making a Ruckus, Being Bold & Knowing When to Quit
May 03, 2016 21:50 - 45 minutes - 42 MBSeth Godin is a marketer, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. He's one of my favorite public speakers and an inspiring figure in the marketing world. I have talked about him a lot on the podcast. Seth was founder and CEO of Yoyodyne, an interactive direct marketing company, which Yahoo! acquired in 1998. Seth worked as VP Direct Marketing at Yahoo until 2000, whcih is when his career pivoted in the direction of authoring books, public speaking and and blogging. -If you want to help Th...
87: Podcaster MasterClass w/ Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder
April 20, 2016 17:53 - 55 minutes - 51 MBHrishikesh Hirway is a musician, story-teller, and podcast host who hosts Song Exploder, a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, telling the story of how they were made. He has had inspiring and loved musicians such as U2, Björk, Postal Service and Spoon on the show. Hrishikesh is a podcast mastercraftsman and we talk in depth about his creative process and how he launched his idea to the world. We dive into how he created one of the most successful music podcas...
86: Vlogbrothers Backstory, Crafting Your Geek Vision, Just Starting Your Ideas with Hank Green
April 05, 2016 20:31 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBHank Green is one half the YouTube creators The Vlog Brothers, who he co-creates with his brother John Green. Hank is the entrepreneurial brother who has the leadership role on many of their co-ventures and has launched several of his own innovative charitable and education-based projects. But going back to 2006, when Hank and John Green first started to collaborate, YouTube was the dominant platform. And that’s where they first emerged as pioneers in the Influencer Economy. “It was 2007, Y...
85: Going Viral, Doing What You Love & Putting in the Work with Franchesca Ramsey
March 24, 2016 02:34 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBFranchesca Ramsey went viral. Her video Stuff White Girls Say to Black Girls (I addd a euphemism with Stuff) took off like a rocket ship. She was an early adopter of YouTube and created regular videos, but that one video really went viral. Imagine if your video was picked up by MSNBC, Mtv, the BBC. Even Anderson Cooper, who had a network show at the time, came knocking at her door for an interview. We all have choices about what to do when the work we love gets super-popular. Franchesca eve...
84: Battling Depression and Fighting Through Dark Times and Anxiety as a Creative Person w/ Rand Fishkin
March 17, 2016 19:24 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBRand Fishkin was depressed and anxious for around a year. He had trouble sleeping and got trapped in the loop of "regretting decisions from the past." He felt sunk and felt that nothing useful was coming from his business, Moz. Meanwhile the company was a $20 Million revenue business at the time, and has grown even more since 2013 when he was fighting through his dark period. Rand speaks regularly about Moz and is an expert in online marketing. At the time, Rand was giving talks about ma...
83: Finding the Funny, Delivering Jokes and Adding Humor to Your Public Speaking with David Nihill
March 08, 2016 21:17 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBDavid Nihill like many people, was terrified of public speaking. But unlike most people, to conquer his fear of speaking in front of groups, David spent a year studying and performing stand-up. After performing at The Improv, The Comedy Store, & Cobb's he realized that anyone can be funny when giving a talk. Yes, that means even you, or someone that thinks they aren't funny. He also learned that even people who hated public speaking like himself, could also become a great public speaker whil...
82: Seizing Opportunity, Anticipating the Future & Disrupt You with Jay Samit
January 26, 2016 23:11 - 43 minutes - 20 MBJay Samit (@JaySamit) is an entrepreneur and the author of the bestselling book Disrupt You! Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation. The modern world is changing is at a fast rate and we all have to adapt. We are all one click away on our mobile phones from reaching 6 billion people. And your job will be disrupted at some point in your life, no matter where you are in your career. You have to adapt. Jay believes that you need to fin...
81: Netflix's Making a Murderer TV & Media Show with Jen Yamato of The Daily Beast
January 19, 2016 21:24 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBNetflix's Making a Murderer is a show that I have been obsessed about. Like many, including our guest Jen Yamato, I binged on the Netflix show during the holiday break. This emergency podcast on Making a Murderer I speak with Jen Yamato, who has written about Making A Murderer, interviewed Steven Avery's lawyer Dean Strange and is an expert on the show Jen writes for the Daily Beast and is a former editor/reporter at Deadline Hollywood, Movieline, and Rotten Tomatoes. Listen to all the Sto...
Ep 80: Giving to Your Community, Meeting Fans In Real Life (IRL) & Cultivating Expertise with Veronica Belmont
January 05, 2016 21:02 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBVeronica Belmont is a renaissance woman who does it all. She's like the Jay-Z for the tech world, a true hyphenate. She's a producer/host/present for all things digital and television. Since 2006, she has worked on projects for Gizmodo, CNET, Discovery Digital, Sony Play Station, the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary pre-show. I have attended SXSW for years and met Veronica this past year in Austin, TX. She was hosting a meetup for Sword and Laser her genre fiction podcast with Tom Merritt. In th...
Ep 79: Finding Your Voice, Breaking Bad Habits & Thriving with Derek Sivers
December 22, 2015 21:28 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBDerek Sivers is writer, entrepreneur, programmer, musician, and student. He lived in NYC as a musician before creating and founding CD Baby in 1998. CD Baby eventually went onto be a leading seller of independent music online and he sold the company ten years later, in 2008 for $22 Million. And what did he do? He gave the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. The Influencer Economy Archives --> Sign-up for our email list and I'll send you a free "how to start a podcast" tip sh...
Ep. 78: Creativity Mastered & Kicking Yourself in the Butt to Harness Talent with Paul Jarvis
December 16, 2015 20:55 - 54 minutes - 25 MBPaul Jarvis is a writer, podcast host, author of multiple best-selling books, creator of online courses that have made hundreds of thousands of dollars and a master of empowering people to kick themselves in the butt to harness their creativity. Paul calls himself a freelancer evangelist. In the 1990's he launched a freelance web design business that has survived several economic downturns. He's worked with companies like Microsoft, Yahoo and MTV, plus entrepreneurs with massive digital em...