Community Feasthouse – Spiels and Convos

+ Breaker Pod Dispatch +

Another curious cameo, this time with Bob “the hammer“ Mackin, renegade reporter covering politics around Vancouver/BC, as well as international affairs in the Pacific rim and the Olympics (when they are happening).

In the dispatch, I give some riffs about life in Japan, a few nuggets of wisdom about daveo50 (including the importance of DIY skills and kindness), wish Bob Mackin a happy 50th of his own (August 8th) plus share the show with punk rock politician champion Joe Keithley (DOA) and Burnaby mayor Mike Hurley who share some rock against racism.

What a glorious combination! Fire it up and hang out with us for a bit.

The Breaker News podcast at: TuneIn and/or Apple Podcasts.

Or: 

https://thebreaker.news/podcast-download/10266/podcast-146.m4a

theBreaker.news Podcast: Socially distant birthday fun

For the week of Aug. 9, 2020.

Join theBreaker.news Podcast host Bob Mackin for a special birthdays edition.

He turned the big 5-0 on Aug. 8 and shares some socially distant and virtual birthday cheer with Vancouver Island political commentator Laila Yuile (who shares the same birthdate) and Dave Olson, the former Hootsuite vice-president now living in Japan (and celebrating his milestone on Aug. 16). Also, hear what was going on in B.C.’s capital 50 years ago this weekend.

Plus an interview with Burnaby Coun. Joe Keithley, who recorded a new version of one of his legendary DOA songs, “You Won’t Stand Alone,” with Mayor Mike Hurley. The anthem rocks against hate and racism.

Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines and commentaries on British Columbia Day.

Dave shares “What to do on day one of any new start-up project” – whether for business, nonprofit profit, campaign or revolution including: naming / branding, media kit and various descriptions, and building culture, excitement and a posse – all without spending much money – are covered in part 1 of a fast-paced *master class* workshop by Dave Olson from May 2013.

Download: Starting Your Story – Social Marketing Kung-fu 1 – workshop / spiel (1:07:02, 98.7MB, .mp3)

Community Feasthouse podcast feed – All manner of discourse from media interviews to various lectures and presentations. Topics include social web fu, creative culture, podcast making, DIY publishing, community cultivating, art making and related adventures.

* Some notes and lists came from attendees (i think, i mean i don’t *really* recall…)

Decide who you are – name, description, NOT mission statement – what your company and product names? Are they easy to say and spell? If not, refresh.

Bonus: Make an auto-magic media feed to amplify coverage / e.g. Recipe: Social BM > RSS >  HS > Twitter etc. as used with: @hootwatch @endlessgoodness @truenorthmedia

Community Feasthouse podcast feed – All manner of discourse from media interviews to various lectures and presentations. Topics include social web fu, creative culture, podcast making, DIY publishing, community cultivating, art making and related adventures.

Artifacts from Social Marketing Kung-fu – workshop / spiel Notes and riffs from original “Social Marketing Kung-fu” series at Bootup Garage, Vancouver, 2011

Notes and riffs from original “Social Marketing Kung-fu” series at Bootup Garage, Vancouver, 2011

One late evening, i was happy and sad to rally up with dozens of global renegades to pay tribute to a fallen spreader of mirth and kindness. “Queer Ninja” was a early days, cannabis inspired podcaster with an infectious laugh, oddly-pro banter flow and ridiculous sense of humour and a huge heart. I never met QN in real life but spent so much time listening and exchanging messages including a few audio dispatches:

Including: Message to Queer Ninja from Uncle Weed and Dopefiend 

Stick this dispatch in your ears for laughs and musings and tender sentiments. #pioneers #dopetribe #podcast

Apr 19, 2020

To celebrate the international stoner’s holiday and the life of the Dopefiend.co.uk Network’s beloved Queerninja, the Dopefiend gathers together a who’s who of our little community, from The Toker, BB, Tirikite Toker and Hudsonrulez to the Psychedelic Salon’s Lorenzo Hagerty, and Son of Gonzo, the Bagginsis and Syconot to KMO, Uncle Weed, Esse B and the Gremlin of Ganja, not to mention Sancho, Cody and Nexxus, Teenage Pie, Mrs Mole and Scoobysnakks. Never before have so many DopeTribers been gathered together in one virtual room to discuss their history, shared adventures, and what Queerninja meant to them all.

More Queer Ninja greetings: 

“Message to the Highlands!” Dopefiend & Uncle Weed to Queer Ninja

Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle On! #54

Purple Kush testing episode reaches new err … highs

In 2016, I presented a “Lunch and Learn” to the staff of Giftbit (formerly Kiind) about social marketing, culture building, community sparking, and start-up life – also managing events and improving copywriting and oh yeah, media relations.

In brief, I wrote out a batch of topics on paper cards, tossed them on the table and invited the assembled folks to choose. As such, the talk is spontaneous, fast-paced and offers a load of practical advice, interspersed with anecdotes from companies at which i toiled including Hootsuite, Elastic Path, Raincity Studios and various others endeavours.

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/feasthouse/feasthouse-start-up-storytime-giftbit.mp3

Bring your own sushi for: Start-up Storytime at Giftbit Lunch and Learn (192k mp3, 1:23:13, 119MB)

Topics: 

Notes:

A staff member recorded the talk, edited out some bits and glued it together, plus created this wonderful graphic art piece of me in action.

I am no longer an employee of Hootsuite and this talk was done as “me” not as “me from Hootsuite” and does not reflect official company point-of-view etc. Govern yourself accordingly.

I am on advisory board of Giftbit and own some shares. Was also compensated with sushi for the talk.

Also: yes, there are “cuss words”, several.

PS Some of the clips exist on Giftbit’s Soundcloud channel, specifically:

Of yeah, Giftbit is:

Giftbit is reimagining digital gift cards.

Our platform and infrastructure makes digital gift cards more cost effective, simple, and smart.

As a B2B marketplace for selling, sending, and purchasing digital gift cards, we deliver fully-branded, trackable digital gift cards that allow you to send incentives and rewards by email or by a unique link to a recipient. For all gift cards that go unclaimed, funds are returned to your account.

From time to time, I visit various classes associated with B.C.’s Simon Fraser University’s fine publishing program under the stewardship of Suzanne Norman. This time around, the class was something about personal publicity and brand building. As such, I share anecdotes gleaned from Hootsuite and dozens of other personal social and community projects from over the years of activism, media outreach and marketing.

https://daveostory.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/feasthouse/creative-personal-social-promotion-sfu.mp3

Head to class for: Creative Social Publicity and Promotion at SFU (1:56:08, 84MB, .mp3)

More: Roundup of artifacts from Creative Social Publicity and Promotion at SFU