Best Eight Bit Studios Podcasts (2024)

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S3 - EP4: The Mission Economy 31:41

4y ago31:41

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18 Coffees (https://18coffees.com/) is building the backbone of the mission economy through consulting, content, and community. Caleb Gardner joins us from his walk-in closet to discuss how his team is helping pair creatives and business leaders with clients to provide mission-driven companies a stronger strategic footing. Caleb’s career has spanne…

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S3 - EP3: Cognitive vs Affective Empathy 29:53

4+ y ago29:53

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Joining us from Cyprus, Dr Theano Kalavana is an author and professional development and leadership coach. She discusses the differences between cognitive and affective empathy and how they apply to leadership and team communication. To learn more about Dr Kalavana check out her website at http://mindthreading.com.…

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S3 - EP2: Creating An Empathetic Brand 35:06

4+ y ago35:06

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Author of The Empathy Edge and Founder at Red Slice, Maria Ross join us to talk about her 3-year journey in researching the data behind making empathy actionable. "If we want to create a more empathetic world, why not start in the place where we spend the bulk of our time: our work.” She talks about how to build an empathetic brand, leadership, cul…

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S3 - EP1: Empathy - Interpersonal, Organizational, End-User 30:34

4+ y ago30:34

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"Organizations that champion empathy will be the leaders in every category". We kick off season 3 of Bytes Over Bagels introducing this season's theme: Empathy. Don Bora, John Ostler, and Steve Polacek join us from Eight Bit Studios to discuss how their 10-year journey in the website and mobile consulting space went from why they started: to create…

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S2 - EP18: Making transportation smarter, safer and more useful 21:20

4+ y ago21:20

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Who knew driving data could be so useful? Gary Hallgren shares how Arity is changing the insurance game with data. Right out of college, Gary's been in transportation, starting at the DOT of Minneapolis. Join us to hear how he's now helping Arity improve driving for all of us.By Eight Bit Studios, LLC

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S2 - EP17: Anonymity and honest opinions 31:09

5y ago31:09

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Kaben Clauson, Founder of True Public, slid right into entrepreneurship wanting to find a better way for companies to get real, accurate data. As he points out, there had to be a better way to get authentic data from a population. Join us as he shares his insights and tells us how he learned to build a power surveying tool.…

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S2 - EP16: Percent Pledge: Making Giving Easy 27:21

5y ago27:21

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Joel Pollick, Founder of Percent Pledge, shares how a simple phone call with his father turned into a solution that makes donating to charity fool-proof. Join us as we talk about how he researched the market before he even drafted a solution, how he learned as he went, and how Percent Pledge has evolved to meet user needs.…

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(LIVE 2 of 2) Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis 38:12

5y ago38:12

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Coming to you live from the Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis event in downtown Chicago hosted at WeWork on September 25th, 2019. In this 2-part series, you’ll get to hear from some impressive Chicago companies in the cannabis space and from Cresco Lab’s Entrepreneur in Residence, Zach Marburger. Part 1: Fireside chat with Za…

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(LIVE 1 of 2) Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis 39:49

5y ago39:49

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Coming to you live from the Chicago Inno State of Innovation: The Future of Cannabis event in downtown Chicago hosted at WeWork on September 25th, 2019. In this 2-part series, you’ll get to hear from some impressive Chicago companies in the cannabis space and from Cresco Lab’s Entrepreneur in Residence, Zach Marburger. Part 1: Fireside chat with Za…

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S2 - EP14: Transformational Tech Training 30:02

5y ago30:02

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20 years ago, i.c.stars formed to transform individuals and communities through a program that combined hard skills training with a broader perspective on community impact. The program gives under-served individuals the necessary skills and habits to find success in the tech field. The program continues today with their “bigger than you” sense of a…

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S2 - EP13: Chamberlain: Opening Doors to Innovation 25:30

5y ago25:30

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Jeff Meredith, President and COO of Chamberlain, jumped from a standard IT field and into garage doors with a clear focus: smart access solutions that provide convenience and security for a seamless, uninterrupted life. Chamberlain has spent the past few years identifying common pain points when it comes to the most common entryway we have: our gar…

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S2 - EP12: Closing the Gender Gap in Tech 24:14

5y ago24:14

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By Eight Bit Studios, LLC

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S2 - EP11: The growth of Chicago Tech into a key player 25:46

5y ago25:46

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Scott’s seen firsthand how the state of Chicago tech scene grew from a niche area to a key player. Join us as he explains why east and west coast investors are now putting their money into Chicago companies, what Mayor Lightfoot can to do to ensure the tech scene continues to thrive, and how you can get involved. Bonus footage: Scott shares the cos…

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S2 - EP10: LIVE from Whiskey Acres: AgriTech 25:46

5y ago25:46

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Travel out with us to Whiskey Acres in DeKalb, IL, where we did a live episode recording with leaders in Agricultural Tech at the AGTech Nexus conference. Philippe de Laperouse shares what he sees is the direction of robotics in farming. CEO of RowBot, Kent Cavender-Bares, discusses how technology can increase the versatility of crops in a single f…

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S2 - E9: Tech pioneering the fast casual food space 25:28

5y ago25:28

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By Eight Bit Studios, LLC

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S2 - EP8: Using Data in the Mental Health field 18:50

5y ago18:50

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Today's episode is brought to you by Eight Bit Studios, an award winning mobile app design and development located in CHicago.By Eight Bit Studios, LLC

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S2 - EP7: Amazon for Family Entertainment 24:15

5y ago24:15

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By Eight Bit Studios, LLC

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S2 - EP6: Selfies are the New Autograph 34:19

5y ago34:19

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Co-founder and CEO Steven Galanis shares how he turned the idea of personalized shoutouts into Cameo, a site where thousands of celebrities make themselves available for these more human interactions with their fans. Named by Time Magazine as one of "50 Genius Companies of 2018" , Cameo is a marketplace where fans can book personalized video shouto…

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S2 - E5: Code Platoon for Veterans 19:51

5+ y ago19:51

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Rod Levy, Executive Director of Code Platoon joins the Bytes Over Bagels crew to discuss the dev bootcamp he founded for veterans and military spouses. Listen in to learn how Call of Duty shaped the future of Code Platoon, and how the program develops skills that these veterans and spouses already have to drive success in the software development f…

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S2 - EP4: A More Human VR Experience 19:17

5+ y ago19:17

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Aaron Sawyer from Redline VR discusses how he is stretching VR technology to enhance everyday interactions, create new engagement opportunities, and extend our ability to connect to each other. Tune into this episode about how VR is no longer just about games, but a more human-centered experience. Today's episode is brought to you by Eight Bit Stud…

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S2 - EP 3: Future of HR Tech 29:30

5+ y ago29:30

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Leaders in the field of People Operations join us as we explore how the realm of Human Resources has evolved to rise to the needs of new generations, to leverage new technology, and to keep the field innovative. Kelli Koschmann, VP of Talent at Sitter City, shares her popular process for improving company culture through effective feedback tools an…

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S2 - EP 2: Diversity and Inclusion 34:11

6y ago34:11

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We cover diversity and inclusion with interviews from, Bhatki Patel, 3D Artist at Facebook who did work on Marvel’s Black Panther among others, and Amanda Lannert, CEO at Jellyvision here in Chicago. In the latest segment of “Marry Mary” we continue to guide Mary’s life journey to find true love. Rockstar 3d designer and animator Bhatki Patel, offe…

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S2 - EP 1: Back to the Bytes 23:31

6+ y ago23:31

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Premiering in 2013, Bytes Over Bagels quickly became a favorite weekly podcast for the Chicago Tech scene. Debuting February 20th and broadcasting for 40 straight weeks, the group interviewed some of Chicago Tech's most coveted personalities and opened the doors for many in the blossoming start-up industry. Season 2.0 will bring some tasty surprise…

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Episode 171 — FINALE SHOW — Closing the Safety Pin “ter to TOR” — Graduation, Celebration, and Connection — featuring Esteb, Dubel, Kelly, Flannery, Jones, Waters, BJ, EPOC Underground, and Gold

10+ y ago

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While some may remember it as the episode that holds the World's Record for the LONGEST Chiropractic Podcast EVER Recorded (7 hours, 41 minutes, and 52 seconds), for others the Finale Episode of Spinal Column Radio memorializes a TRANSFORMATION — a transformation they have witnessed in themselves when it comes to chiropracTIC. Because of the conten…

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Spine Bites 028 — Final Time — BJ Palmer Comedy Bits on Spinal Column Radio (part 3)

10+ y ago

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“Bite-sized nuggets of chiropractic goodness!” A final compilation of BJ Palmer on Spinal Column Radio – niche comedy at its finest – Download the audio version of this Spine Bite by right clicking (control-click for Mac) More BJ Palmer available on BJ TV at SpinalColumnRadio.com/BJTVBy Dr. Thomas R. Lamar, your podcast chiropractor

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Episode 170 — ChiropracTIC History Saga Episode; Mission Possible ChiroFEST 2013; and Sottile and Gorman Interviewed Together

10+ y ago

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It's the Spinal Column Radio "Saga Episode." Join Dr. Lamar and Logan for their last "regular" show as they "clear the countertop" to make way for the upcoming Finale Show. On this episode they step you back into chiropracTIC's past with a boatload of exciting chiropractic history, and then step you forward into its future with ChiroFEST 2013's Mis…

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EP 40: Shift-Gi-gi-goo 26:31

11y ago26:31

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Today's interview is with Eddie Lou, CEO and Co-Founder, Shiftgig. Shiftgig is the (yeah we italicized "the") online community for the service and hospitality industries. Eddie started out slanging burgers at a Jack-in-the-Box, so he knows about workin' the shifts. He and his co-founder wanted to create a proactive platform for potential employees …

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EP 39: Wowzzzerrrs 36:29

11y ago36:29

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Today's interview is with Andrew Howard, Co-Founder and Sara Trice, Lead Developer, Wowzers. Wowzers is a complete cloud-based solution for 3-8th grade math studies. The Wowzers platform gives teachers a platform to help them curate learning for a student and spend less time grading papers and creating worksheets. The platform provides students wit…

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EP 38: O to the C-A 39:50

11y ago39:50

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Perk up Chicago Start-ups, tuck in your shirts, today we interview Jason Heltzer, General Partner, OCA Ventures. OCA is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and traditional venture capital investments...primarily investing in technology companies.

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Episode 169 — BJ Palmer Epigrams

11y ago

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BJ Palmer, the Developer of ChiropracTIC, is known for many things — one of which is the seemingly countless inspirational and THOT-provoking epigrams he scribed on the walls of the Palmer School of Chiropractic. In addition to impacting and encouraging all who read them, these quotes, in many ways described him... and worked to define him. Join Dr…

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EP 37: One eyed, one horned, flying purple plunger sharer 35:54

11y ago35:54

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This week's featured interview is with Greg Jaros, Founder and Gint Rudis, Co-Founder of Spare to Share, a hyper local-sharing platform on web and mobile for things you own or things you need. When they say "hyper local" sharing they mean building a sharing community in your condo building or office building to allow you to share and borrow things …

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EP 36: Let's go ride a bike 33:51

11y ago33:51

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This week's featured interview is with Michael Anthony Salvatore, Owner Heritage Bicycles. Mike knows bikes - he's been building them for years in NYC and now at his shop here in Chicago. He also knows a thing or two about tech and building a Lifestyle Brand. The latter has provided him with a platform to dominate across numerous streams of media i…

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EP 35: What can (Chris) Brown do for you? 37:41

11y ago37:41

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This week's featured interview is with Chris Brown, Group Vice President of Mobile at Orbitz Worldwide. Chris shares intriguing stats on mobile adoption for booking travel and Orbitz's mobile growth over the last 3 years. Chris led his team to build Apple's editor's choice app allowing users to book a flight in as little as 3 minutes and travel pac…

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Episode 168 — Dr. Joseph Strauss, Dr. Eric Plasker, and Station WHO

11y ago

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Dr. Thomas Lamar is talking about Old Time Radio again! Join him as he steps back in time to tune in chiropractic-radio-past to talk about the "other" radio station BJ Palmer is known for: Station WHO. Plus he empties the Fall 2012 New Beginnings Interview Vault to share two great interviews. In the number one slot: Dr. Eric Plasker, author of the …

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EP 34: Double Your Pleasure Double Your Fun 38:19

11y ago38:19

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This week's featured interview is with the Divvy duo, Elliot Greenberger, Deputy General Manager at Divvy, and Scott Kubly, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation. If you haven't seen Divvy bikes somewhere around the city in your peripherals...you are a hermit...and probably need to get out of the house, in general. Divvy is the newest …

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EP 33: If you're fat and you know it Retrofit 41:36

11y ago41:36

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This week's featured interview is with Chicago's very own, Jeff Hyman, CEO of Retrofit. Retrofit is a web-based weight loss program that combines wearables (think Fitbit), wireless scales and regular skype calls with your personal registered dietitian, exercise physiologist and behavior coach. Jeff himself, has been around the block, worth $51 mill…

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EP 32: Shop until ya drop 34:26

11y ago34:26

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This week's featured interview is with Tracey Wiedmeyer, CTO and Co-Founder of InContext Solutions. InContext Solutions creates simulated shopping experiences for manufacturers and brands to test their product and retail experiences in a virtual 3D environment. Its like a video game but its not. Challenges for users testing package recognition and …

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EP 31: Waiting is the hardest part 42:06

11y ago42:06

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This week's featured interview is with Shrada Agarwal, Chief Strategy Officer, Co-Founder and Head of Media at Context Media. Context Media is a booming bootstrapped biz that delivers relative and engaging waiting room video content based on specific medical conditions.

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EP 30: Na na na na na na na na....Craig gurl!! 43:02

11y ago43:02

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Craig Ulliott, CTO, Co-Founder and Head of Product at Belly, the World's best and most entertaining loyalty program (or "experiential rewards" in Craig's words). Belly basically rewards you for being a good customer, but the way you go about getting these rewards is anything but the old tired punchcard. Craig talks us through the grinding long hour…

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Episode 167 — Dr. Dan Yachter, Dr. Miles Bodzin, and the Seattle College of Chiropractic — from the Tree House

11y ago

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Join Dr. Thomas Lamar and Audio Engineer Logan as they podcast from the tree tops in this special Spinal Column Radio Tree House Episode! First they enlist the cohost help of neighboring-town-chiropracTOR, and SCR Listener, Dr. Nathan Wall — who as a fresh grad out of of Palmer Davenport is making his mark and DEFINING BETTER in Silverdale, Washing…

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EP 29: Cherry, Cherry Baby! 48:32

11y ago48:32

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Tom Sosnoff is Founder of TastyTrade. Tastytrade is a live, video-based Financial "Network" (like CNN Money but not at all - these guys actually can help you invest). Five days a week Tom and his entourage host a number of different Finance and Investor shows, including Bootstrapping in America, which has featured a number of Chicago Tech Startups.…

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EP 28: Bhatt, what I really want to say is... 37:01

11y ago37:01

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Ravi Bhatt is Co-Founder and CEO of Branchfire. Branchfire is responsible for a little used (only a million+ users) iPad App called iAnnotate. iAnnotate allows you to read, markup and share documents on the go. Its used widely in education but also adopted by Hollywood for reading and editing scripts among actors, pro sports teams sharing out playb…

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EP 27: Dropping logs and writing blogs 33:21

11y ago33:21

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Andy Crestodina is Web Strategist and Co-Founder of Orbit Media. Orbit Media is a wildly successful Web Design and Web marketing firm in Chicago, working with local legends like Lou Malnati's, Vienna Beef and heading up the NATO Summit 2012 web efforts. Besides running a company, and being one of the pimpin'est content marketers around,…

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EP 26: The wonderful wizard of John 47:41

11y ago47:41

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John Roa, Founder and CEO, AKTA. AKTA is one of Chicago's premier Experience Design Shops. John Roa has had his hands in a number of digital projects since he was 17 and brings a real honest perspective on failure and why this new wave of "entrepreneurial education" is a waste of your time.

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EP 25: A nun and a priest 32:47

11y ago32:47

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David Vinca is Founder, eSpark Learning and Luke Shepard, CTO. eSpark Learning is harnessing the power of educational 3rd party apps to build a platform for customized learning experiences in the classroom. Alongside him in this interview is Luke Shepard, a past Facebook Developer, and an iterative machine (they push every single frickin day).…

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Episode 166 — Dr. James Chestnut, Dr. Bruce Lipton, and D.D. Palmer’s Sweet Home

11y ago

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Join Dr. Thomas Lamar for a "Bee"-Rated Episode with A-Rated Content as he podcasts hive-side! Headlining this sweet as honey episode are TWO amazing powerhouses for chiropracTIC: The Eat Well, Move Well, and Think Well chiropracTOR, Dr. James Chestnut; and the Epigenetic Dr. Bruce Lipton! Plus travel back in time as Lamar chats with Dr. Myron Brow…

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EP 24: Parkers, prepare for glory 33:31

11y ago33:31

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Mark Lawrence, Co-Founder at Spot Hero. Mark spins the tale of how he grew SpotHero early on to 10,000 users, with a horrific 42 step form to reserve a parking space. Since then its been fame and glory for Mark's team, crushing it in major markets across the country. How did he and his blue tshirt posse do it?…

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EP 23: Too legit it fits 39:40

11y ago39:40

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Brian Spaly, Founder and CEO, at Trunk Club. Brian talks about fundraising and ground-up growth of both Trunk Club, and Bonobos, his new men's clothing line and online retail shop. Other bits include Brian's take on staffing 130 employees in-house, managing a 35,000 subscriber base and the resurrection of Hammer Pants.…

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EP 22: Back to school, back to school 37:51

11y ago37:51

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Mike McGee is Co-Founder at The Starter League. Mike talks about the Starter League's new 9-month program and partnering with CPS to educate the teachers how to teach code in their classroom. What's the Starter League? Seriously? It's where students and professionals from all over the world come to learn how to code, design, and ship web apps.…

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Episode 165 — New Zealand College of Chiropractic President Dr. Phil McMaster and a Panel Interview with 3 Chiropractic College Board of Regents/Trustees Members From 3 Different Schools

11y ago

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As an episode with an "Educational Flair," Dr. Thomas Lamar brings to the Spinal Column Radio microphones a panel interview with a group of chiropracTORS that have the unique task of governing chiropractic educational institutions: the Board of Regents/Trustees. Join Lamar as he sits down to learn more with 3 different board members from 3 differen…

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