Doctor Christopher Jones is Orthopedic Surgeon and Associate Medical Director of Perioperative and Procedural Care Operations and Outside Medical at Kaiser Permanentee. Talking with Chris provided a great opportunity - Chris has experience and stories to share about cultivating collaboration as a leader of major business initiative for his company. We talk about that, along with the value of admitting out loud that you need help and possibly the most heartwarming long-dormant connection story I have ever heard.
MCH 35 RYan Ozawa - Networks on an Island
Ryan Ozawa is a native Hawaiian, journalist, technologist, , community builder and owner of the @hawaii handle on multiple social networks.
We discussed the similarities and differences between an island network and an online network, how is network helped him spin up an organization to build respirators during COVID, and the best question he has been asked at a networking event.
MCH 34 Michelle Hoover - Networks of First Gen Professionals
Michelle Hoover is the principle at Baem Leadership.
Michelle is an expert in First Generation Professionals and we spoke about the intersection of FGP's and social networks - the challenges and opportunities they have in mentoring, connecting at work and advancing in their careers.
MCH 33 Bryce Castillo
Bryce Castillo is "technically in charge of media stuff" for Bizarre Magic INC. In that role he works on YouTube shows and audio podcasts including The Modern Rogue, Scam Nation, and Great Night.
Bryce's ambiguity about his title is connected to working and collaborating in a small organization. That context shapes most of our conversation: WE discuss The merit of knowing the people you are working with and the upside of being together a long time, The Power of making space - sometimes literally - for collaboration and the challenges of balancing solo work and collaborative outcomes in content creation.
MCH 32 Season 5 Intro
Kicking off season 5 - a combination of collaboration and traditional network focused work.
MCH 31 Dean Taylor, MD
Today I am talking to Doctor Dean Taylor, Professor of Surgery in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of the Duke Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Team Physician for Duke Athletics and Chair of the Feagin Leadership Program. Dean and I discuss collaboration in the operating room, how collaboration in medicine is strengthened by patient centeredness and how his experiences as a West Point cadet shape his collaboration.
MCH 30 Charisia Catalani
Today I am talking with Caricia Catalani, a designer in the public health field, about collaboration in design. Caricia shared how human centered design is collaboration with the ultimate audience of your design, the challenges that happen in distributed design, and a practice to overcome collaboration challenges.
MCH 29 Jim LaPage
Jim LaPage is a content creator and member of the Spike Feeders, a Magic the Gathering YouTube page. Magic the Gathering is a collectible card game and Jim and I we spent a lot of our time today talking about a concept in Magic called "Rule Zero" where players discuss how the group will play the game. I am exploring Rule Zero as a metaphor for ground rules in collaborative groups and we talk about how collaboration and competition co-exist in the game of Magic. Don't worry if you don't know about Magic, Jim does a great job of explaining the game. We also spend some time talking about the collaboration required in creating content while playing a game and how the Spikefeeders handle that process.
MCH 28 Matt Williamson
Matt Williamson is the a serial entrepreneur who has founded or been an early stage employee at three different companies. Matt and I discussed co-ownership of homes as collaboration, the challenges it creates and how his company Plum makes co-owning a home easier. He also shared his most desired trait in a co-collaborator as a serial entrepreneur and the role collaboration takes in starting a successful business.
MCH 27 Dani Fernandez
Dani Fernandez is an actress and writer, her writing credits include shows on Netflix, and HBO Max as well as a comics for DC comics.
We talk about how different levels of responsibility shapes how she experiences collaboration, the benefits of being collaborative when you are in a tightly-knit industry, and her experience writing a story about Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy for DC comics
MCH 26 Alexander Sheldon
Alex Sheldon is the Lead Character Designer and a founding member of the Wallis Studio Ensemble.
We discuss how being an introvert effects collaboration, how collaborating with the audience influences immersive theater and how a script provides a blueprint to collaborate.
MCH 25 Jason Inman
Jason Inman, writer and podcaster, co-Host of Geek History Lesson, author of multiple comics and the book "Super Soldiers" a book about super heroes and villains who are veterans.
Jason and I spoke about his collaborations on the early days of YouTube, a tactic he uses to see if people are ready to collaborate and how when you are creating something, your first fan has to be you.
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MCH 22 Anthony Veneziale
Anthony Veneziale is the Tony Award winning co-founder of Freestyle Love Supreme and the CEO of FLS+, a corporate education company that brings play and improvisation and musicality to organizations.
Anthony and I talked about how to fail collaboratively, the brain science behind FLS+ work and some education design principles.
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MCH 21 Ashley Victoria Robinson
Ashley Victoria Robinson is an actress, comic book author and podcaster. Co-Host of Geek History Lesson, Ashley's comic Jupiter Jet has been nominated for the Ringo Award.
Ashley and I spoke about the difference between collaboration and just working together for her, how higher stakes effect collaboration and I help her realize a whole bunch of mentoring relationships she didn't consider before.
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MCH 20 Sanyin Siang Remastered
We revisit my 2019 interview with Sanyin Siang, the Executive Director of the Coach K Center of Leadership and Ethics (COLE) at Duke University.
Since the interview, Sanyin has been honored as the top Executive Coach in the world two times over.
In our interview, we talk about how she grew the COLE through a collaborative process and how Sanyin thinks of collaboration as a way to help others grow.
MCH 19 Brian Brushwood Remastered
Season 4 begins with a revisit of my 2017 interview with Brian Brushwood. With this season’s emphasis on collaboration, I wantto point your attention to some part’s of Brian’s story:
The transition from a one man show to a serial collaborator
Brian’s ambition for how he fits into his production team.
Season 4 in production!
So it’s been a minute. And I am very conscious of having announced a season and then only having one episode, but Season 4 is here and I have a producer, multiple episodes in the can already and a sane life right now.
Season 4 focuses on collaboration as the Networked Connection that enables us to be our best selves. Enjoy!
MCH 18 Jennie Josephson
Jennie Josephson is the co-founder and an Executive Producer at Infinite Gains Studios. She helps people make excellent audio content, and has worked with Daily Tech News Show, Brave, Not Perfect, Talking Feds among others.
Jennie and I spoke about her experience founding a networked company, running a purpose-driven organization and how she built her personal board of advisors.
Chapter 3!
In an effort to feel sane and produce quality shows, I am invoking a seasonal model. Welcome to Mandatory Cocktail Hour, chapter 3. This chapter will focus on my cutting room floor - a bunch of interviews that I thought were lost but I am salvaging for parts.
Chapter 3 will kick off in December, but for now, here’s the episode explaining and introducing it.
Episode 17 - Tom Merritt
This has beenout for a while, but I did not put it up. Here it is!
Tom Merrit is a podcaster extraordinaire. He currently hosts several shows including a Daily Tech News Show, Current Geek, Cord Killers, Let’s Talk About Star Wars and It’s A Thing.
Tom was one of the first podcasters as a host on the host of CNET’s Buzz Out Loud. We spoke about his experince in the early stages of this field and the relationships he built along the way. We specifically addressed the qualities of the relationships that have lasted throughout the years.