Breaking Walls

In Episode 18 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with comic book artist and freelance illustrator Mike Freiheit for a conversation about using crowd-funding to finance creative endeavors. Mike has successfully funded two separate kickstarter campaigns, which has helped him publish Vol 1 & 2 of "Monkey Chef," a comic book centered around Mike's experience as a monkey chef in South Africa.

Highlights

• How going to college in NYC shaped Mike

• Why it's difficult to find work as an illustrator in today's job market

• How Mike came to experience life as a monkey chef in South Africa

• Details on his experience

• Why he decided to publish a comic book series on his adventures

• The importance of being vulnerable and why Mike views vulnerability as a strength

• Thoughts on how to approach people to ask them for money

• Important tips to use when creating a crowd-funding campaign

• What's next for Mike

Mike's website: http://www.mikefreiheit.com

Mike's site store: http://www.mikefreiheit.com/store/

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In a shortened episode 17 of Breaking Walls, we introduce this month's duel topics: Independence and Revolution.

Stay tuned for more interviews over the course of this month!

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In a shortened episode 17 of Breaking Walls, we introduce this month's duel topics: Independence and Revolution.

Stay tuned for more interviews over the course of this month!

Follow The WallBreakers on soundcloud: @TheWallBreakers

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In a shortened episode 17 of Breaking Walls, we introduce this month's duel topics: Independence and Revolution.

Stay tuned for more interviews over the course of this month!

Follow The WallBreakers on soundcloud: @TheWallBreakers

Subscribe to Breaking Walls on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wallbreakers/id924086880?mt=2

In a shortened episode 17 of Breaking Walls, we introduce this month's duel topics: Independence and Revolution.

Stay tuned for more interviews over the course of this month!

Follow The WallBreakers on soundcloud: @TheWallBreakers

Subscribe to Breaking Walls on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wallbreakers/id924086880?mt=2

In Episode 16 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with Dolphin Micro CEO Eric Scott for a chat about his experiences running his own business. Eric’s insights were self-aware, balanced, ambitious, and empathetic. It’s a fantastic interview!

Highlights

• How to develop ways to get over the fear of being risk adverse.

• What is a B.A.T.N.A.? - Best Alternative to a negotiated agreement

• How to give yourself as many options as possible in life... Its not as hard as we may think

• Ways to stretch your dollar as far as possible when you are going through a period of unemployment

• In order to succeed you have to be willing to fail. Why?

• What Eric did while he was living on a beach in San Diego for 4 months

• How Eric formed Dolphin Micro while on both a sailing trip and a road trip

• Why running a successful business is never about the money

• Why you can't see yourself as the star of the show with a supporting cast if you ever want to effectively lead people

• Where the fine line between boredom and failure exists

• Why you can't run a business without empathy

• The reason that sometimes you have to stick things out for a while even when they are not fun

• Great advice from Robert August's father Blackie August

• Its not "where's the money?" It's "where's the passion, the challenge, the interest"

• The reasons you need to be both arrogant and humble in order to run a business

• The monumental importance of patience

To read some of Eric’s insights on Quora, go to Quora.com and search for “Eric Scott”

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In Episode 16 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with Dolphin Micro CEO Eric Scott for a chat about his experiences running his own business. Eric’s insights were self-aware, balanced, ambitious, and empathetic. It’s a fantastic interview!

Highlights

• How to develop ways to get over the fear of being risk adverse.

• What is a B.A.T.N.A.? - Best Alternative to a negotiated agreement

• How to give yourself as many options as possible in life... Its not as hard as we may think

• Ways to stretch your dollar as far as possible when you are going through a period of unemployment

• In order to succeed you have to be willing to fail. Why?

• What Eric did while he was living on a beach in San Diego for 4 months

• How Eric formed Dolphin Micro while on both a sailing trip and a road trip

• Why running a successful business is never about the money

• Why you can't see yourself as the star of the show with a supporting cast if you ever want to effectively lead people

• Where the fine line between boredom and failure exists

• Why you can't run a business without empathy

• The reason that sometimes you have to stick things out for a while even when they are not fun

• Great advice from Robert August's father Blackie August

• Its not "where's the money?" It's "where's the passion, the challenge, the interest"

• The reasons you need to be both arrogant and humble in order to run a business

• The monumental importance of patience

To read some of Eric’s insights on Quora, go to Quora.com and search for “Eric Scott”

Follow The WallBreakers on soundcloud: www.Soundcloud.com/TheWallBreakers

Subscribe to Breaking Walls on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wallbreakers/id924086880?mt=2

In Episode 16 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with Dolphin Micro CEO Eric Scott for a chat about his experiences running his own business. Eric’s insights were self-aware, balanced, ambitious, and empathetic. It’s a fantastic interview!

Highlights

• How to develop ways to get over the fear of being risk adverse.

• What is a B.A.T.N.A.? - Best Alternative to a negotiated agreement

• How to give yourself as many options as possible in life... Its not as hard as we may think

• Ways to stretch your dollar as far as possible when you are going through a period of unemployment

• In order to succeed you have to be willing to fail. Why?

• What Eric did while he was living on a beach in San Diego for 4 months

• How Eric formed Dolphin Micro while on both a sailing trip and a road trip

• Why running a successful business is never about the money

• Why you can't see yourself as the star of the show with a supporting cast if you ever want to effectively lead people

• Where the fine line between boredom and failure exists

• Why you can't run a business without empathy

• The reason that sometimes you have to stick things out for a while even when they are not fun

• Great advice from Robert August's father Blackie August

• Its not "where's the money?" It's "where's the passion, the challenge, the interest"

• The reasons you need to be both arrogant and humble in order to run a business

• The monumental importance of patience

To read some of Eric’s insights on Quora, go to Quora.com and search for “Eric Scott”

Follow The WallBreakers on soundcloud: www.Soundcloud.com/TheWallBreakers

Subscribe to Breaking Walls on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wallbreakers/id924086880?mt=2

In Episode 16 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with Dolphin Micro CEO Eric Scott for a chat about his experiences running his own business. Eric’s insights were self-aware, balanced, ambitious, and empathetic. It’s a fantastic interview!

Highlights

• How to develop ways to get over the fear of being risk adverse.

• What is a B.A.T.N.A.? - Best Alternative to a negotiated agreement

• How to give yourself as many options as possible in life... Its not as hard as we may think

• Ways to stretch your dollar as far as possible when you are going through a period of unemployment

• In order to succeed you have to be willing to fail. Why?

• What Eric did while he was living on a beach in San Diego for 4 months

• How Eric formed Dolphin Micro while on both a sailing trip and a road trip

• Why running a successful business is never about the money

• Why you can't see yourself as the star of the show with a supporting cast if you ever want to effectively lead people

• Where the fine line between boredom and failure exists

• Why you can't run a business without empathy

• The reason that sometimes you have to stick things out for a while even when they are not fun

• Great advice from Robert August's father Blackie August

• Its not "where's the money?" It's "where's the passion, the challenge, the interest"

• The reasons you need to be both arrogant and humble in order to run a business

• The monumental importance of patience

To read some of Eric’s insights on Quora, go to Quora.com and search for “Eric Scott”

Follow The WallBreakers on soundcloud: www.Soundcloud.com/TheWallBreakers

Subscribe to Breaking Walls on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wallbreakers/id924086880?mt=2

In Episode 15 of Breaking Walls we tell a story of the most important moment in Baseball and Brooklyn history. Here's a hint, it happened after World War II, but before the Korean War. Can you guess what it is?

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Special thanks to Jacqueline Schwab for our closing song this episode.