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    People First - All Else Follows

    You are in business. You are good at what you do. You feel safe, but keep wondering how long you have before what you do is automated, outsourced, off-shored, replaced or just made obsolete. It will happen. Nothing stands still. So neither should you. I worked in Silicon Valley for over 30 years. You succeed in that environment by continual transformation. Join the conversations to cut through the noise and understand how real people at work and play balance priorities every day to make a living and provide the best life possible for themselves and those around them all there while with an eye on the future. This podcast was launched in 2020. It was really catching on - and then .. well you know how life changes on a dime? Mine did. But we are back - a different URL, a revised cover and a real world example of 'continual transformation. Maybe I'll do an episode about it one day. The image featured on the cover art is by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash here: https://unsplash.com/@alinnnaaaa
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    Episodes (35)

    Why Don't We All Have Agents

    Why Don't We All Have Agents

    Interesting References From The Podcast

    The recording that appears in the middle of the podcast is by Johnny Rivers. You can listen to it all here.

    People First Links

    Podcast

    https://podcast.peoplefirst.business

    Newsletter

    https://newsletter.peoplefirst.business

    Blog

    https://peoplefirst.business

    Book

    https://peoplefirst.podia.com/slapped-on-a-page

    Ways To Support People First

    Beyond sharing what you read, see and hear far and wide, we have a single page that links to the various worlds where you can show your support through a number of different mechanisms.

    https://peoplefirst.podia.com/support

    Contextual John

    https://john.philpin.com/business

    Ramsey Avery - The Lord Of The Rings - The Rings Of Power

    Ramsey Avery - The Lord Of The Rings - The Rings Of Power

    More About Ramsey Avery

    People First Links

    Podcast

    https://podcast.peoplefirst.business

    Newsletter

    https://newsletter.peoplefirst.business

    Blog

    https://peoplefirst.business

    Book

    https://store.peoplefirst.business/slapped-the-book-summary

    Ways To Support People First

    Beyond sharing what you read, see and hear far and wide, we have a single page that links to the various worlds where you can show your support through a number of different mechanisms.

    https://store.peoplefirst.business/support

    Contextual John

    https://john.philpin.com/business

    Season Three Introduction

    Season Three Introduction

    Interesting References From The Podcast

    The recording that appears in the middle of the podcast is a Roger Waters track from the 1969 Pink Floyd album Unmagumma.

    People First Links

    Podcast

    https://podcast.peoplefirst.business

    Newsletter

    https://newsletter.peoplefirst.business

    Blog

    https://peoplefirst.business

    Book

    https://store.peoplefirst.business/slapped-the-book-summary

    Ways To Support People First

    Beyond sharing what you read, see and hear far and wide, we have a single page that links to the various worlds where you can show your support through a number of different mechanisms.

    https://store.peoplefirst.business/support

    Contextual John

    https://john.philpin.com/business

    John and Terry McDougall

    John and Shadeed Eleazer

    John and Sid Mohasseb

    John and Richard Deslonde and Cristina DiGiacomo

    Stuart Robbins and Sheila Warren

    Stuart Robbins and Scott Russell Sanders

    066 | And In A Dream Your Future Had A Voice

    066 | And In A Dream Your Future Had A Voice

    If you are into great music, the names of the people that Scott works with and just rattles off will fill your ears with delight. But this is not just a podcast about music.

    I particularly reached out to Scott, because I knew his story, know what he has done, how he has been true to himself his entire life, followed his passion, and became a success on his own terms. Scott’s story is a magical tale of following your passion. Of rejecting that which doesn’t sit well with you and sticking to your dreams.

    If that is not a relevant People First story, I don’t know what is.

    It works. It worked.

    Links To Scott's Work

    065 | You Can Hear, Hear Your Infectious Laugh

    065 | You Can Hear, Hear Your Infectious Laugh

    Frederick Van Johnson, owner, host and producer of This Week In Photo spends 40 minutes with John talking about his journey from Yahoo, through Apple and Adobe - before launching himself into the world of podcasting. 

    Frederick took over a small streaming MP3 file and transformed it into a media property that includes a podcast with 2,000 episodes (and counting), a youtube channel, a newsletter with tens of thousands of subscribers and a community of people all over the world that pay every month to be part of this phenomena.

    You can find TWIP here

    During the podcast, Frederick references a book called Pyscho Cybernetics, by Maxwell Maltz - you can find it here.

    And finally, if you want to hear Frederick's podcast where he interviewed me, well that was such a great podcast that it is now behind his paywall and only accessible with a subscription. But it is there! - at least I assume that is why it is no longer on Public Domain 😂!

    064 | We Should Stay In Touch

    064 | We Should Stay In Touch

    MR Rangaswami is a legend in his own lifetime.

    Best known for founding The Sandhill Group in 1997, which was one of the earliest angel investment firms in Silicon Valley - he actually launched his Silicon Valley career in 1982 working with Tech luminaries such as Larry Ellison, Tom Siebel and Marc Benioff at Oracle before moving on to become CMO of Bahn.

    I will put links into the show notes so that you can read more about MR and even contact him if you are that entrepreneur ready for the big break. As you will hear, that is what makes MR special. He meets with people. Supports people. Helps people.

    More recently M.R. founded the SHG Foundation, a million-dollar nonprofit funding a variety of social entrepreneurship organizations around the world, including Agastya, Black Girls Code, and Room to Read and not satisfied with his own foundation, he is also a board member of the Kaliash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, The Nudge Foundation, and the WISH Foundation.

    We were delighted when MR made some time on his calendar to catch up with his long time friend and occasional host of this podcast … Stuart Robbins.

    Links To MR

    Sandhill Group

    Personal Site

    LinkedIN

    In The News

    Silicon Valley-based Indian-American entrepreneur delivers keynote speech at naturalization ceremony

    063 | Livin' Under Your Marshall Law

    063 | Livin' Under Your Marshall Law

    We are delighted that Lee made the time to talk with Stuart, because it is clear that he is a very busy man … and it looks like he is about to get busier.

    Lee and his wife Peggy will receive the Richard W. Pogue Award for Excellence in Community Leadership and Engagement at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s ’Rock the Foundation 1’ on February 13th - having clearly demonstrated their leadership in business politics, law and community service.

    Follow The Event Here : Rock The Foundation 2021

    During his tenure at Cleveland-Marshall, the college has had the nation’s second-highest increase in national rankings all whilst creating innovative leadership education programs, strengthening community and alumni ties, and increasing commitment to justice reform.

    060 | I Want Solid Gold Toilet Bowls In My House

    060 | I Want Solid Gold Toilet Bowls In My House

    Brilliant conversation with my new friend Steve Brown. If you have half the fun listening that I did - you are in for an experience!

    But Best Of All .... 

    Buy His Book, The Golden Toilet

    About Steve Brown 

    Steve has a passion for inspiring and empowering the entrepreneurs who power the American economy. He is the founder of ROI Online, a HubSpot platinum agency partner and the first StoryBrand certified agency. Steve and his team at ROI Online have worked with hundreds of clients, from solo entrepreneurs to Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies, to grow their business by implementing a holistic business growth system.

    058 | Give The Globe Another Spin. Are You In Berlin?

    058 | Give The Globe Another Spin. Are You In Berlin?

    Tim's Web Site : https://www.contentadvisory.net/

    Tim On Twitter : https://twitter.com/tim\_walters

    Tim On LinkedIN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwalters71/

    Tim's EMail : tim@contentadvisory.net

    "People often ask how I began as a professor (of philosophy!) and ended up as a business analyst and advisor. But in fact, little has changed over nearly 30 years. I find a topic that both a) interests me and b) is insufficiently appreciated or understood by others. Then I research and analyze it carefully, comprehend it as well as I can, and seek to teach others about it. The only difference is that it used to be via seminars and academic articles, now it is keynote presentations, white papers, and podcasts."

    ~Tim Walters.

    Founder of Zero Theory (no web site - but we talk about it on the podcast - why not write to Tim and ask him more.

    057 | I Got My Philosophy (It Keeps My Feet On The Ground)

    056 | I Never Knew I Was A Techno Fan

    056 | I Never Knew I Was A Techno Fan

    ... except she did. Forever!

    Cristina DiGiacomo is a philosopher. A philosopher that feels that is so important, that we need to bring it into the workplace and life. FAST! 

    But here's the thing ... this podcast isn't even about Philosophy - that's the next episode. No, this one is a personal story that I think is one of the most 'People Firsty' stories I have heard in a while. No more to be said - what aren't you listening already?

    If you want to learn more about Cristina - connect with her even, start with LinkedIN

    You can learn more about Cristina here.

    You can read more about what she means by 'Industrial Philosophy' here on Medium in an interview she did with Steven Gambardella.

    Or why not just cut to the chase, buy her book and read it. It's available here. It's called 'Wise Up! At Work' .. I can think of a few buyers!

     

     

     

    055 | I Don't Know Why They Say Grown Men Don't Cry

    055 | I Don't Know Why They Say Grown Men Don't Cry

    Conquering the Boundaries of Friendship: Making and Maintaining Meaningful Male Relationships

    ... was written by today's guest Mark Roman and published a little over a year ago.

    This is part two of my conversation with Mark and that book is what we talked about.

    Fascinating. If his next book is half as good as this one - he will have a best seller on his hands!

    What we talked about in this part of put conversation was so powerful that it had to be its own episode.

    You can find part one of our conversation here and you can find Mark on LinkedIn at:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/markroman