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Out of the Hourglass

Nolan Consulting Group

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Out of the Hourglass, presented by Nolan Consulting Group, is here to help Small Business Owners and Contractors alike visualize their goals, develop their team & build sustainable growth. You'll hear from our panel of NCG Coaches on a variety of topics, guest speakers from top industry resources, Business Owners sharing best practices and a focus on strategies across sales, marketing, business planning, human resources and more. We're here to take you "out of the hourglass" and reach YOUR S ...
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We are honored to have the brilliant Kathryn Hunter on the show this week. The award winning actor has played both Lear and Richard III on stage and gives an extraordinary performance as the three witches in Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'. Ms Hunter talks to Christina about working with Francis Ford Coppola in his upcoming film 'Megalopolis',…
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The Netflix hit series 'Baby Reindeer' is based on Scottish comedian Richard Gadd harrowing experience being stalked by an obsessed woman as well as the trauma of sexual assault. Candice Frederick (Senior Culture Reporter @ Huffpost) joins Christina to unpack the series, process their reactions to it, talk about the important and complex issues it …
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Whether it be a tough conversation you need to have with an employee or need to de-escalate an issue or job gone awry with a customer, we are unlocking the tools to better prepare ourselves for the dynamic of crucial conversations. With a passion for this topic, NCG Sr. Business Coach Colin is here to share key points from “Crucial Conversations: T…
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Ryan McQuade (Executive editor AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina for a deep dive into Luca Guadagnino's latest film 'Challengers'. Join us as we talk about the dazzling performances by Zendaya, Mike Faist & Josh O'Connor, the score, the spectacular tennis scenes, and the electric love triangle at its center. Ryan McQuade on X @ryanmcquade77 Learn mo…
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We're changing things up today on Out of the Hourglass! We're sharing an excerpt from our Keynote presentation at the Grand Summit Conference last month in Savannah. The conference theme was "Build Your Inner Citadel." A citadel is a fortress or castle - built for war, bulletproof. Now consider your organization the same way - how can you make it b…
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We have reached the finale of one of the best TV shows of the season! We're thrilled to have director Hiromi Kamata ('Let the Right One In', 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters') join us to talk about 'Shōgun' & her incredible episode 'Ladies of the Willow World'. Ms. Kamata and Christina talk about the power of the women of 'Shōgun', why she showed the a…
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We are joined today by Brittany Murphy, the Marketing Manager at Bloom Consulting and a Marketing Strategist who has years of experience working in not only the Trades space but also other small businesses. One of Brittany’s missions is to help Small Businesses use their marketing dollars most effectively, especially in the digital space of SEO and…
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Variety's Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay joins Christina to discuss the huge, buzzy Hollywood titles that are hitting theaters this summer! 'The Fall Guy', 'Challengers', 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', 'Kinds of Kindness', 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die, 'Inside Out 2'', 'Twisters', 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', just to name a few. They also talk about 'Joke…
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Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina to discuss one of 2024s most anticipated, and possibly divisive, films Alex Garland's 'Civil War'. The first trailer left us with a lot of questions and certain expectations but the film turned out to be something else completely. Christina and Ryan discuss the film, the discourse, Alex Garland, the in…
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Today we are talking about Family Business dynamics and to do that we've brought on Brian Nolan our Managing Partner here at NCG and Senior Business Coach This is an important topic, and while most people know that here at Nolan Consulting, we are a family business, but we also work with a lot of companies that employ family members - whether it's …
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“In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profit. People come first. Unless you have a good team, you cannot do much with the other two.” - Lee Iacocca This quote sums up the reason behind today’s episode! NCG Business Coach Jim Bradley joins us on the podcast to talk about a chapter in the Management …
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NPR's TV critic & media analyst Eric Deggans joins Christina to talk about how the 2024 US election cycle is reflected in our popular culture. On the return of Jon Stewart. How are the late night talk shows meeting this political moment? What issues are TV creators exploring in shows like True Detective & Fargo as well as in the documentary series …
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This week we are talking about Advanced Financials, also the topic of an upcoming virtual Workshop that we're hosting in April! We asked Andrew Amrhein, Sr. Business Coach, Director of Finance here at NCG and the Primary Facilitator of this Workshop to join us to learn about the content of the program, who it's intended for and why it's so importan…
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Actor, author, icon! Molly Ringwald joins Christina for a wide ranging conversation about her role as Joanne Carson in Ryan Murphy's critically acclaimed series 'Feud: Capote vs The Swans', her iconic and seminal films with John Hughes and her complicated feelings about them, her Swedish roots and so much more. Listen now! Learn more about your ad …
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We are honored to welcome writer/director Sofia Coppola to the the show. In this exclusive conversation we talk about adapting and approaching Priscilla Presley's unique story. Why and how this story resonated with Coppola at this moment in her career & life. How she can see Priscilla from several perspectives, her mother's generation and from the …
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Today on Out of the Hourglass we are talking about Big Rock Charters and WHY they matter! NCG Business Coach, Jay Rogers, is our guest for this conversation and it’s his very first appearance on the podcast! We often talk about Big Rocks on our channel but we want to hit on the Charter itself - a tool that works you through the big rock plan, ident…
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"Oppy Oppy"! After Ryan McQuade's (AwardsWatch.com) stirring appreciation speech last week we had to have him back on to talk about Oppenheimer's magic night at the Oscars. Plus the best speeches, highlights, disappointments and surprises of the 96th Oscar ceremony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Kathryn Freeman, Director of Operations & Sr. Business Coach here at Nolan Consulting Group joins on today’s episode of Out of the Hourglass to continue the discussion on a topic we’ve been chatting about recently - bringing focus on the Trades Career. We’ve talked to Classet and Bring back the Trades on prior episodes and now we want to give focus…
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There are so many fascinating, passionate & chilling marriages explored at the movies this year. Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Priscilla, Oppenheimer, The Zone of Interest, May December, to name a few! Ryan McQuade (Executive Editor @ AwardsWatch.com) joins us to dissect one of this years' big themes and discuss the state of matrimony at the…
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The brilliant sound designer Johnnie Burn talks to Christina about his research & emotional process creating the sounds of Auschwitz for Jonathan Glazer's powerful holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. They also discuss his work with Yorgos Lanthimos on 'Poor Things', creating alien sounds for Jordan Peele on 'Nope' and much more. Learn more about …
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Award winning composer/producer Ludwig Göransson joins Christina to break down his journey scoring 'Oppenheimer', his process, influences and close collaboration with director Christopher Nolan. Photo credits: Courtesy of Ludwig Göransson Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Today we have the pleasure of welcoming a fourth generation family-owned business to our episode of Out of the Hourglass. George Williams Sr., George Williams Jr., and Nick Williams from the AG Williams Painting Company are here to talk about the dynamics that exist in the generational transition of a Business. With different perspectives and roles…
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We are excited to welcome Chuck Winkles to today’s episode of Out of the Hourglass! Chuck is a Sales Coach at Nolan Consulting Group and the former President of New Life Companies in Santa Maria, CA. With over 45 years of experience, Chuck has grown passionate about the role of Sales in a Business and the significance in investing in your sales pro…
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Christina talks to Andrew Haigh about his very personal journey writing and directing his beautiful film 'All of Us Strangers'. As well as conversations with actors Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal & Claire Foy on their characters, love, loneliness, accidental cruelty and more. Listen now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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We made it through the night country & everyone is talking about that finale! Christina talked to breakout star Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') about Issa López 'True Detective: Night Country', his characters' almost biblical arc, working with Jodie Foster, his thoughts on Nic Pizzolatto's remarks, the incredible finale, the best fan theories and much…
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Conal Mulreany of Nolan Painting joins us on today’s episode sharing an interesting perspective in this seasonal time with leads are slow, operations needs work and sales reps are hunting! Formerly in the role of Field Supervisor for 30+ years, Conal is now a Sales Rep with a $2.5M Sales Goal for 2024 and is no stranger to the hustle to make sure t…
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When Robert and Trude Steen's son Mats passed away at age 25 from a degenerative muscular disease they grieved over what they thought had been an isolated and lonely life but what they found out would change everything. Mats, a gamer known as 'Ibelin' in World of Warcraft, had despite his physical disabilities formed strong friendships, fallen in l…
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Sydney Bates, Project Manager at Nolan Consulting Group, is back to bring us into the world of Working Genius! Over the last several months, Sydney has facilitated several Working Genius team debriefs, helping different teams across a variety of organizations understand the needed differences and dynamics within their companies. We also get to hear…
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Structure can promote freedom - and Kevin Nolan is here to vouch for that statement! Back to share highlights from his recent publication, Organizational Muscle, Kevin breaks down the importance behind structure in a business, highlighting the role of meetings in promoting communication and collaboration. It is this discipline of structure, and abi…
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Critics Thelma Adams (The Wrap, Variety, AARP), Candice Frederick (Senior Culture Reporter @ Huffpost) and Christina pick their 10 most anticipated movies of 2024! Follow on X: Candice Frederick @ReelTalker Thelma Adams @thelmadams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts
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We are excited to welcome Steve Turner, Founder of Bring Back the Trades, A not-for-profit organization helping to fund scholarships and build connections for trade school students. An entrepreneur himself, Steve is all too familiar with the challenges of recruiting skilled laborers and the importance of giving young people access to trade educatio…
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Christina and Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) share their reactions to 2024 Golden Globe awards ceremony. Oppenheimers big night! The celebrities! The winners! The telecast! The jokes (or lack of:) & everything else. Listen now! X: @ryanmcquade77 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Happy New Year! We hope everybody had a wonderful holiday season and are ready to tackle the year ahead and the goals put in place. WE are ready to kick off our new season of Out of the Hourglass with Brian Nolan, Managing Partner here at Nolan Consulting Group to hear his perspective on 2024 and what’s to come, the THEME that he is leaning into fo…
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We are starting off 2024 with Emmys predictions! Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch TV editor, joins Christina to discuss, predict, agree & disagree. The 2023 Emmys ceremony airs January 15th 2024 (delayed from September due to the strikes). Succession! The Bear! Who will win? How have the strikes impacted the Emmys? and much more. Tune in and listen! Learn…
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Mike Shannon, Founder of Tri Fit Business Development and Sales Coach at Nolan Consulting Group is back on today’s episode of Out Of the Hourglass for a conversation focusing on the Sales Managers’ role in coaching successful sales teams, inspired by an article from OMG, The Ultimate Sales Coaching Guide – The Data Behind Sales Managers of Elite Te…
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Academy award winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren joins us to talk about his incredible work on Emerald Fennell's visually stunning film Saltburn. Sandgren guides us through the gothic, vampiric style of the cinematography, how ugly & beauty work in tandem, their fascinating visual decisions regarding several twists in the film, and how he used …
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Succession's final season has scored 27 Emmy nominations, 9 Golden Globe & 5 Critics Choice noms this awards season! Don't miss Pop Culture Confidential's complete collection of Succession interviews. Christina's conversations with some of the incredible talent from all 4 season. More than 6 hours of exclusive interviews. Enjoy! #awardsseason 1.Bri…
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Today we’re talking about team and team leader performance, and more specifically how the role of PFP, Pay for Performance, comes into play. Andrew Amrhein, Director of Finance and Sr. Business Coach, brought this topic to the podcast table after hearing this come up in his conversations with Summit Members in various discussions over the last seve…
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This week we are talking about Job Site Leadership, also the topic of an upcoming virtual Workshop that we're hosting in January! We asked Colin Nolan, Sr. Business Coach and Primary Facilitator of this Workshop to join us to learn about the content of the program, who it's intended for and why it's so important to get this role right. We want to m…
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Strikes are over, Oscar season is heating up and the gang is back to together for a massive Oscar nomination predictions show! It's such an incredible season of movies. Erik Anderson, Sophia Ciminello & Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com join Christina to banter, predict and discuss the year in film! x Erik Anderson @awards_watch Sophia Ciminello @sop…
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Singer-songwriter & four time Grammy winner Jason Isbell joins Christina for an exclusive & wide ranging conversation. They talk about his first major film role in Martin Scorsese's epic Killers of The Flower Moon, on sobriety, honesty in songwriting and in life & not staying silent about intolerance in the popular country music world or anywhere e…
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We have an awesome returning podcast guest this week, Chris Kiefer, Founder of Boolean, an Online Review Software and Automation Consulting, is here to discuss the incoming AI “technology wave” that is impacting businesses of all sizes and services. Automation of your organization’s workflow and no code tools are things that every business NEEDS to…
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Christina was honored to moderate a Face2Face interview with iconic actor/director/author Ethan Hawke at the Stockholm International Film Festival where Mr. Hawke was presented with their Achievement Award 2023 . The festival also screened 'Wildcat' directed by Hawke and starring Maya Hawke as American novelist Flannery O'Connor. Maya Hawke also jo…
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Recruiting and retention continue to be a topic of conversation in the world of small business, especially in the world of skilled trades. The team behind Classet, an educational and recruiting platform designed to connect potential talent with a career in the world of Skilled Trades, have taken on this challenge! Nick Jones, Co-Founder and Johnny …
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Sean Fennessey, the brilliant host of 'The Big Picture' podcast & head of content at The Ringer, joins Christina for a great discussion on "writers in crisis"! This character type has been a constant in Hollywood & this year is no exception, with examples like Andrew Haigh's 'All of Us Strangers', Justine Triet's 'Anatomy of a Fall', & Cord Jeffers…
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We are back with Kevin Nolan, CEO of Nolan Painting and Partner at Nolan Consulting Group to highlight another core chapter in his recent publication - Organizational Muscle - and conversation is all about the practice of planning! As we often say here, discipline is remembering what you want. So what do YOU want your business to achieve next year?…
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Brian Nolan, Managing Partner here at Nolan Consulting Group is back on the podcast and reminding us all that yes, Business is Messy, and that is okay. Inspired by his 20 years of Coaching, his own challenges and Ryan Holiday’s “The Obstacle is the Way” , Brian shares his approach to dealing with the problems that exist and highlights the key point…
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It’s budgeting season …. Are you in the planning kitchen yet? The Revenue Cookbook is a key puzzle piece in building your annual budget and NCG Coach Kathryn Freeman is back on the podcast to remind us why this piece of the Summit Workbook is a key to your planning success. This cookbook is a tool designed to help build your revenue goals for the y…
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