Harriet Edleson is author of 12 Ways to Retire on Less: Planning an Affordable Future and regular contributor to Market Watch and the Washington Post. Hear her sage advice on how to stay laser focused on your goals even through difficult times. Learn more: https://howtoretireonless.com/By Kristin Francis

Organization and planning to get you to the next level. Rene Rodriguez is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, leadership advisor, and transformational speaker coach. Rene argues the secret to the tremendous success and growth of the businesses lies within Maddy's acumen for organization and planning. Hear their practical tips to help you achiev…

A leader's success is often dependent upon the competence and diligence of a support team. ln this revealing episode, we look behind the curtain and meet Tali Schulman who manages the numerous different businesses as part of the Kristin Francis team. Kristin candidly shares her weaknesses as the entrepreneur, while Tali offers advice on how to 'man…

Learn how to the get the results you desire by using your most powerful tool– your voice. In this episode, voice coach Tracy Goodwin teaches how to captivate an audience by unmasking and unleasing our true authentic voice. Learn more: https://captivatetheroom.com/By Kristin Francis

What's the secret to success? Giving back to your community, says the owner of Saydam Properties Group, Sheena Burton Saydam. In this episode Sheena talks about duty and service as core values in both her personal and professional life. It's paid off- she's one of the top agents in the Washington metropolitan region that includes the District of Co…

Meet the Jeff Bezos of real estate technology, Michael Penny. For years Michael has been committed to providing his clients with open, real-time market data to make informed decisions. Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions in people's lives. Michael has helped create data-driven innovations which have transformed the way we search…

Scott Johnson transformed himself from a self-proclaimed child delinquent and bad boy to now the Founder and President of Sage Management. Hear how Scott navigated the obstacles and challenges, including childhood cancer, on his way to become a successful entrepreneur.By Kristin Francis

Michael Juliano is an immigrant who, through grit and determination and a couple nails in his legs (literally), grew the successful firm Juliano Design Build. We hear how he stumbled into success by making difficult decisions to chart his own path, instead of working towards someone else's dream. Through Michael's story we learn the value of course…

Chris Mathieu is a SAG/AFTRA actor, improviser, and singer-songwriter from Springfield, Virginia, living in Los Angeles. In 2016, he won 'Best Actor' at the 2016 HP Masters of Short Film Contest at the Cannes Film Festival for the short film 'The Driver,' written and directed by Austin and Meredith Bragg. He has been involved in multiple film, tele…

Justin Meccia describes his trials and tribulations of striving after mountain peaks, both figuratively and literally. He is a real estate agent in northwest Montana and recently founded the Montana Camp to develop industry leaders. Through his stories we learn the importance of overcoming set backs and finding creative solutions to achieve our dre…

Growing up, Lorelei's childhood was all about survival. She grew up neglected, surrounded by addiction and food insecurity. Yet, she was able to overcome her circumstances to become a successful corporate executive at the Fortune 50 company Cargill. Through the difficulties, she learned to identify and embrace the values at her core- those forged t…

Jodi comes from a family where her mother owned her own business and for 50 years she watched her mother always putting the client first. Always taking care of people and having a servant's heart was core in her family's values and in business. When her nephew was diagnosed with cancer Jodi quit her job and relocated to take care of him. And years …

Join Kristin Francis in conversations about authenticity with guests who accidentally stumbled into success. Together we'll laugh about the successes, in spite of mistakes, and the hall of shame collections along the way.By Kristin Francis

Kristin Brindley paid her way through college selling knives and in the process sharpened her sales and marketing skills. Her entrepreneurial journey is rooted in a drive and determination to simply 'figure things out' through the challenges and unknowns. Her grit paid off. Now she runs several marketing and advertising companies with an aim at add…

After nearly two years, we're hanging up the podcast equipment. A huge thanks to everyone for listening! Merry Christmas! ------- Contact Chris on Twitter: @cpenned Contact Scott on Twitter: @scschulman

Chris: Delayed Text Shortcut Airtable Stores delayed text messages in an Airtable database and then automatically sends them out each day Scott: Nighttime Shortcut Shuffles a nighttime playlist for Scott's kids and opens their nightlight app ------- Follow us on Twitter: @technistrypod Follow us on Facebook: @technistrypod…

Scott: Jotform What is it? Online form builder Helpful features: Free for basic use They have a non-profit pricing (50% off) Pre-built templates and easy-to-make custom templates Easy to duplicate and repurpose forms Connects to PayPal for accepting payments How Scott uses it: Summer staff applications, references, and contracts Registrations for c…

Scott: Whiteboards Photo of Scott’s Whiteboard Chris: Time Tracking Reasons to track time: Shows you where you’re spending your time (and proportion of time) Helps you say “no” to things Helps you get a better idea of how much time things take you Tips for time tracking: Helps you realize why you feel overwhelmed or if you need to give yourself a k…

Chris: Bluetooth FM Transmitter Set up My particular one is cheap, just $18 (link here) Plug it into your cigarette lighter It connects to your FM radio (find a blank radio station and sync the transmitter to it) Any audio that plays over your phone can now play over your car speakers Advantages You can listen to music, podcasts, etc. without needi…

Scott: Multiple Calendars Example Calendars: Church Family (anything entire family does together) Personal Spouse Work Camps Meetings Shared Calendars (Technistry, Master Camp Schedule, etc.) Helpful Tips: Use color-coding to visually separate events on your calendar Include margin in your daily schedule Share everything with your spouse (but still…

Chris: Settings to adjust for iOS Significant locations: Keeps track of specific locations you frequent that may help maps, calendar, photos, and more (and Apple can’t read it) Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Significant Locations At the bottom you can clear your significant locations At the top you can turn off significa…

Scott: Podcasts Recommendations Grace Fellowship Church: Pastor Brad Bigney, author of Gospel Treason Palmetto Baptist Church: Pastors Jason Ormiston and Bill Eismann Sermons from Faithpoint Longmont: Pastors Torrey Jaspers, Kip Dolan, and Jared Gunderson (find the URL link on their website for their podcast feed) Creating Disney Magic: Podcast on …

Chris — Markdown Markdown is a plain-text writing language. History: John Gruber of Daring Fireball created it in 2004 Markdown to Presentation: Deckset Syntax for Markdown Example shortcut for markdown to rich text (image here, Note: I’m running the iOS beta so it may look a bit different to you). Consider also making a shortcut to take rich text …

Chris: ESV Shortcut (iOS) You need the free Shortcuts App. You need an API key from ESV.org (which you can get for free here. Save your ESV API in a file called ESVapi.txt inside /Shortcuts/Logins/ in your iCloud Drive (you’ll need to create the “Logins” folder manually). ESV Advanced Shortcut: select between a variety of reading and formatting opt…

Scott: Tags in Things Action words for tags: email, execute, call, plan Tags allow you to group similar actions (e.g., making all your phone calls at one time) Chris: iOS Shortcuts Generate Wifi QRcode (by Matthew Cassinelli) Copy web text to Markdown (by Federico of MacStories) Speed up videos in Safari (by Federico of MacStories) Send Gifs with S…

Chris: Doodle Create polls (time or text) to help you schedule meetings Many options: title, optional dates for meeting, notes, location Additional settings: yes/no/maybe, hide participant names, how many votes/person You can text or email polls Others can respond with the dates that work for them and leave you a personal commentScott: Apple Watch …

Scott: 1Password Don't use the same password for everything 1Password generates passwords for you On a Mac, command + \ opens auto fills your username and password iOS integrates really well with 1Password (Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Autofill Passwords) Chris: Prayer Mate You can create lists, shared public prayer lists, and groups of prayer…

Chris: Verses App Learn more at Versesapp.com Helps you memorize the Bible, catechisms, or creeds Memorize with 5–6 different games Scott: YouVersion Bible Learn more at youversion.com You can highlight passages with a variety of colors Share community notes with friends Create wallpapers with verses Use shorter plans or year-long plans Distraction…

Scott: Bear Writing AppChris: Stock photos unsplash.com thestocks.im: photos, colors, icons, videos, mockups, fonts Worship backgrounds: www.cmgcreate.com-------Follow us on Twitter: @technistrypodFollow us on Facebook: @technistrypod

Chris: Delay Send Emails Options for delay send email clients/services: Boomerang for Gmail Microsoft Outlook Spark Airmail Apple Mail client plugin options for Mac: Mailbutler , Mail Act On (I believe requires Mail to be running to send) Scott: Apple Mail tags ------- Follow us on Twitter: @technistrypod Follow us on Facebook: @technistrypod…

Scott's PowerPoint Tips: Use the same sized fonts Center you text horizontally and vertically Keep a master slide file for songs Transition song slides a second early Use spellcheck several times Chris's Keyboard Shortcut Suggestions: Take a few moments to learn keyboard shortcuts of your most used apps. Here's a few to get you going. Web browser s…

Scott's Games Jackbox Party Pack Chris's Google Tips fontpair.co (some great typeface pairings) Set your default styling in Google docs (photo): Format > Paragraph Styles > Options > Save as my default styles Twitter: @technistrypod

We're back! Scott and Chris talk about what's been happening since last June and discuss plans for season 2! Follow us on Twitter: @technistrypod

We've decided to take a brief break for the summer and come back with season 2 in the fall. Have ideas for the coming season? Send us a message! We'd love to hear from you! https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned…

We discuss two basic solutions for ministry websites: - À la carte solution: Wordpress- All-in-one solutions: Squarespace, Wix, Faithlife SitesWith most of these, you don't have to type a single line of code! Tune in to join the discussion. If you have questions or comments, contact us on social media!https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://…

Chris lectures (maybe too strong of a word) Scott on why he should backup his data in AT LEAST 45 places (maybe a bit of an exaggeration). Scott does make actual steps toward being more responsible.https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned…

Meetings are inevitable. You'll either plan them well and avoid problems, or you'll make them incredibly boring and feel like a waste of time for dozens of people. Scott and Grant talk about some ways to make your meetings enjoyable and productive for your staff.http://www.toolbox.camphttp://www.twitter.com/toolboxradioscott@campgrace.orggrant@hpca…

Chris talks to Scott about his methods of journaling primarily using the app Day One for Mac and iOS.https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned

Summer is right around the corner! In this episode, Scott and Grant discuss how to get through this crazy time with as little stress as possible.http://www.toolbox.camphttp://www.twitter.com/toolboxradioscott@campgrace.orggrant@hpcamp.org

The long-anticipated listener questions episode is here! Thanks to all who sent in questions for us. We're going to be discussing several of these in much more detail in future episodes.https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned…

In this episode, Scott and Grant discuss the different benefits and methods of building your summer staff team during staff training, weekends, and work projects. http://www.teamworkandteamplay.comhttp://www.toolbox.camphttp://www.twitter.com/toolboxradioscott@campgrace.orggrant@hpcamp.org

Scott and Chris talk about how they use their iPhones as Bibles, notebooks, and more before, during, and after church.https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned

In this episode, Scott and Grant talk about the ways that you can and should prioritize your relationship with God especially during the very busy summer months. http://www.toolbox.camphttp://www.twitter.com/toolboxradioscott@campgrace.orggrant@hpcamp.org

Scott and Chris talk about some of their favorite settings and tweaks in the stock iOS Settings app. They thought this would go 20 minutes. It went 45. No one was surprised.https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned…

Scott and Grant talk about the different strategies they have for recruiting new summer staff and keeping your current summer staff for years to come.http://www.toolbox.camphttp://www.twitter.com/toolboxradioscott@campgrace.orggrant@hpcamp.org

Scott and Chris get into some general advice for how to purchase a new computer and also dive into figuring out what all of those tech specs actually mean.https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned

In this episode, Scott and Grant discuss how they try to serve their families while working at camp, especially during the busy summer months.http://www.toolbox.campscott@campgrace.orggrant@hpcamp.org

Scott and Chris discuss different health apps they use and strategies for getting healthier with your phone and smartwatch.https://www.facebook.com/technistrypod/https://twitter.com/TechnistryPodhttps://twitter.com/SCSchulmanhttps://twitter.com/CPenned

Scott talks about his brief but magical encounter with a HomePod, and both Scott and Chris try to find a way to convince their wives that this is a need that warrants a purchase.twitter.com/TechnistryPod twitter.com/scschulman twitter.com/cpenned

In this episode, Chris discusses his favorite Mac utilities.twitter.com/TechnistryPod twitter.com/scschulman twitter.com/cpenned Amphetamine: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12Rocket: matthewpalmer.net/rocket/Unsplash Wallpapers: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unsplash-wallpapers/id1284863847?mt=12Magnet: https://itunes.…