Episodes

  • Episode 169: Dave Maxfield

    Episode 169: Dave Maxfield
    Jan 6 2021
    Sam is joined by Dave Maxfield, a consumer protection attorney in Columbia, SC to discuss how he applies lessons from other businesses to his own law firm. The discuss revenue, average unit values, throughput rates, cycle time, the concept of the block, Trello, and productivity. This is a fascinating discussion of how to do business better! Topics Discussed: Thinking Differently About Revenue How to Structure Getting Paid in a New Way Developing Your Own Formula for Understanding Profit Average Unit Values of Production Throughput Rate Cycle Time (Where We Get Killed) Why Do Things Get Blocked? A Lot of Things Get Caught at the End
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    45 mins
  • Episode 168: Matthew Klippenstein

    Episode 168: Matthew Klippenstein
    Jan 5 2021
    Matthew Klippenstein is an Engineer écrivain (technical writing, not PR) in the electric vehicle and clean energy space from British Columbia. Sam discusses demographics, religiosity in pandemics, the boom in clean energy, and the concept of ClimateTech with Matthew this week. Special Guest: Matthew Klippenstein.
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    59 mins
  • Episode 167: Thomas Whitley

    Episode 167: Thomas Whitley
    Dec 16 2020
    Thomas Whitley is the Chief of Staff for Mayor John Dailey's office in Tallahassee, Florida. In this episode, we discuss what Tallahassee is doing to help citizens and small businesses deal with the economic impacts of Covid as well as marketing efforts that the Mayor's Office is undertaking to get the word out about those efforts.
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    35 mins
  • Episode 166: Specialized Marketing and Morning Light with Merianna

    Episode 166: Specialized Marketing and Morning Light with Merianna
    Dec 14 2020
    Today I'm thinking about specialized marketing. As a case study, we look at Morning Light. This is a new book of poetry (or a devotional) from The Rev. Merianna Neely Harrelson looking to address a variety of audiences looking for a similar value proposition. Let's think about how each of our marketing efforts impact what we're trying to accomplish and how well we're actually doing what needs to be done. Special Guest: Merianna Neely Harrelson.
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    20 mins
  • Episode 165: Jonah 3:10-4:11

    Episode 165: Jonah 3:10-4:11
    Sep 18 2020
    We'll get back to Genesis, but here's a test recording I did when we were reading through Jonah for Thinking Religion. Here are some quick thoughts on Jonah's final encounter with God after Nineveh proves to be a little more receptive than first thought... Text available here: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=176000971
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    5 mins
  • Episode 164: Genesis 5: Before The Flood

    Episode 164: Genesis 5: Before The Flood
    Sep 17 2020
    Another creation story, how we get from Adam to Noah, and Sumerian King List (with a little Dylan)
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    14 mins
  • Episode 163: Genesis 4:17-26: Lamech and Seth and Polygamy From the Start

    Episode 163: Genesis 4:17-26: Lamech and Seth and Polygamy From the Start
    Sep 16 2020
    SC voting stuff, iOS 14 is out, I'm making steaks tonight, and we get into the origins of civilizations with ... polyamory. Lamech and Seth.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 162: Genesis 4:1-16: Cain and Abel

    Episode 162: Genesis 4:1-16: Cain and Abel
    Sep 15 2020
    Today, we go over salmon recipes, Documentary Hypothesis, J's and G's in German, our new farming unit at homeschool with the 4 year old, and the tragic story of Cain and Abel and the Mark of Cain. Where did Cain's wife come from?? Listen and let's find out.
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    22 mins