In this special Collaboration Podcast I sit down as the first ever guest of “Up Shift Creek Podcast” with the host Mark Redgrave. Mark is Business Transformation Consultant and focuses on the People and Teams structures in companies to help dri

Eric Ching - Career as a Lifeguard - Coolest job ever!

Feb 19th, 2024 1h 3m

In this Boardroom Session we meet Eric Ching, recently retired Marine Safety Officer and Captain of the Huntington Beach Lifeguards. When I was 17 years old and working in a lifeguard tower at the beach myself, I thought the Lifeguard Boat Oper

2024 Goal planning with Dave Rhoads

Dec 30th, 2023 1h 4m

Welcome to this annual tradition where my good buddy Dave Rhoads - CEO and founder of Blue Street Capital, and I share our plans and processes for the New Year Goal Planning. We go fast and hard here so you may want to listen with a pen and not

Dave Dyson – Eclipse Telecom – “Lessons I learned while working from my Van"

Oct 27th, 2023 58m 41s

Dave is one of my favorite humans period! I am so grateful for the opportunity to sit and pick his brain on the is podcast. Dave is a legend in the Channel business and has built a very successful business helping many enterprise clients better

Matt Vaught - Tattoo Artist & Social Media All Star

Aug 31st, 2023 47m 36s

Matt has built an incredibly successful business based on a passion for Art. 1.3 mill Followers on Social Media is unbelievable! His story is so inspirational and full of nuggets that everyone can connect to. We discuss Goals, Vision, and tak

Conversational AI – A special live OCTP panel event

May 17th, 2023 51m 13s

Welcome to a special live recording of a panel event that I hosted at our OCTP (Orange County Technology Professionals) networking happy hours. About once a quarter we have a live panel event to discuss some cool new tech, this event we went de

Danny Nichols - Operation OpenWater

May 2nd, 2023 1h 9m

Danny Nichols is a personal hero of mine for many reasons. First he is a selfless giver and runs one of the most impactful philanthropic organizations I know called Operation OpenWater serving the Veteran and First Responder communities. He is

2023 Goal Planning with Dave Rhoads & Mike Miller

Jan 3rd, 2023 1h 3m

This time of year as always we discuss Goal Planning and Vision Boards in the Boardroom Sessions Podcast, but my guest Dave Rhoads takes the mic this year. He flips the show on Mike and we get deep into personal development, process and routine

#37 Shane Shepherd - PhD of Finance, Professor of Finance and Economics at USC

Dec 19th, 2022 34m 56s

If you are like me you have been hearing a lot of doom and gloom on the economy. I wanted to ask the expert, my friend Shane Shepherd – PhD of Finance and USC Professor of Finance and Economics at USC what is the real story. Shane breaks it dow

#36 J.P. - Russell Surfboards

Jul 7th, 2022 1h 6m

In this session we meet my buddy JP owner of Russell Surfboards in Newport Beach. I have been a long time brand loyal shop rider for the Russell brand and am a bit of a fan. We dive into the origin story of an iconic Surf Shop in Newport Beach

#35 - Rick Dellar - Renaissance Man

Jun 9th, 2022 54m 59s

In this Boardroom Session we meet Rick Dellar a true renaissance man and one the Pioneers in the Channel Industry. A few words to describe him - Entrepreneur, Channel Industry pioneer, Real estate Developer, Winemaker, Art Collector, Philanthr

#34 Benjamin Gleitzman - CTO and co-founder of Replicant A.I

Feb 4th, 2022 51m 57s

In this BRS we meet Benjamin Gleitzman, CTO and co-founder of Replicant A.I. Replicant is at the front line of the Conversational A.I. space with a very exciting solution for the CX space. We discuss their Thinking Machine and it’s various use

2022 Goal Planning with Dave Rhoads

Jan 3rd, 2022 1h 13m

Welcome to the second annual Goal Planning session with Dave Rhoads, President and CEO of Blue Street Capital. We hope to inspire you and give some direction as to how we go about our goal setting for the New Year. Make it simple, stay inspired

#32 - John Poli – Healthcare Technology Expert

Oct 8th, 2021 43m 17s

John has held positions in Healthcare as the CIO & CEO. He has been an advisor at Gartner and currently an Industry Principal at RingCentral. We dive deep in to the changing landscape of Technology that the Healthcare industry is looking at to

#31 Tyler Altrup - Social Media and the Enterprise

Jun 7th, 2021 48m 1s

Why should the Enterprise care about Social Media? We dive into the many reasons why and how companies are using Social today. We meet with Tyler Altrup of Sprinklr, a Social Media Marketing and Engagement Platform that is helping change the wa

#30 - Duane Forrester – Search expert

Apr 12th, 2021 57m 7s

Duane is an expert in the field of Search having worked at Microsoft with Bing and now with Yext. We all search many times a day but do you really know how it works? We dive right in here. Duane’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dforrest

#29 Brent Totty - Volv

Mar 3rd, 2021 55m 55s

In this BRS Podcast we meet Brent Totty of Volv. Brent is building a Tech Start Up that uses AI to help Coaches, Trainers and Advisors build habits among their subscribers and followers using Text Messages. We have a very spirited conversation

#28 - Tyson McDowell

Jan 23rd, 2021 1h 7m

Tyson McDowell is a serial entrepreneur in the tech space, a programmer, Venture Capitalist, a TEDx speaker, and extremely knowledgeable in all things Artificial Intelligence. We get into it very quickly with enterprise applications for AI, th

#27 - 2021 - Goal Planning and Vision Boards

Jan 1st, 2021 1h 37m

In this special Boardroom Session we dive deep into 2021 Goal Planning and Vision Boards with two of my favorite people. We first meet with Dave Rhoads of Blue Street Capital and discuss Goal Planning and the strategies we employ. We also meet

#26 - Special A.I. Panel Discussion

Nov 26th, 2020 1h 27m

Join us for a special panel discussion on A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and the real world use cases. Our guests include: Andreea Bodnari – PhD form MIT and Product Lead at Google Cloud https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreeabodnari/ Brent C

#25 - Bill Burke

Jun 30th, 2020 1h 11m

Bill Burke is your classic overachiever and a super humble guy. Bill had a very successful career in Law and raised a family here in Orange County. At retiring at 60 he decided to knock a few things off his “to do list” including the 8 highest

#24 - Ken Lubin – ZRG Partners

May 29th, 2020 49m 23s

This guy is a real Hard Charger in all facets of life and I am excited to share our conversation. Ken is a Managing Partner at ZRG Partners, an executive search firm and lives outside of Boston. He also leads an highly public life where he runs

#23 - Ed Tyson – Executive Coach, Consultant and Author

Apr 30th, 2020 47m 38s

Meet Ed Tyson, Executive Coach, Consultant and Author. Ed runs an Executive Coaching business called PerSynergy Consulting and can often be found holding coaching sessions in his mobile Conference Room, a Sprinter Van decked out for this specif

#22 - Mid Quarantine Special

Apr 9th, 2020 1h 53m

A special Mid Quarantine podcast with some of my favorite people and mentors. They share their thoughts and advise on how to THRIVE during this collective pause in our lives. Some amazing content shared here and super excited for you to hear it

#21 - Susan Kenny – A Career of Service in Non Profit

Mar 18th, 2020 57m 34s

In this episode we meet my good friend Susan Kenny. Susan has spent the last 17 years working for some amazing and productive organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the Ronald McDonald Hose of OC and now CASA (Court App