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- 103: Walk and Talk with Mick White of the 100 Year ManifestoIn the most Minnesotan podcast ever recorded, Mick White joins Tim Bornholdt for a walk and talk along St. Paul's riverbanks on a snowy, below-zero December day.
The crunch of snow underfoot and gusts of wind coming off the water have nothing on the warmth radiating from Mick's personal journey that led to his creation of the 100 Year Manifesto.
He shares how his framework for being helps people live with more intentionality, why we should only be competing against our best selves, and how his six year old has a Rolodex envious of most entrepreneurs.
**SHOW LINKS**
100 Year Manifesto | https://www.100yearmanifesto.com/
Mick White on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/100yearmanifesto/
Mick White on Twitter | https://twitter.com/MickWhite7
Learn more about Tim's Walk and Talks | https://jmg.mn/blog/walk-and-talk-walk-away-from-coffee-meetings
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
59 min - 102: All-In-One Web Apps with Tom Spaniol of ZenLord Pro
Some of the best innovations are born out of frustration, which was the case for the founders of the property management software company, ZenLord Pro.
CEO Tom Spaniol chats with Tim Bornholdt about running a software company without a technical background, building a web app over a mobile app, wanting others in his space to succeed, and how the most important meetings can happen on a pontoon boat.
**SHOW LINKS**
ZenLord Pro website | https://www.zenlordpro.com/
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Email us! | [email protected]
49 min - 101: Educator-First Technology with Paul Johansen of Edmentum
Education technology should be intuitive and easy to use, and Edmentum's Chief Technology Officer, Paul Johansen, joins the show to share how they're working to save educators time, not take more of it.
Paul chats with Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group about how emerging technologies are being implemented in education (and the privacy concerns that go along with it), how feedback and stakeholder buy in fuel innovation, and the challenges and benefits of dispersed technical teams.
**SHOW LINKS**
Edmentum website | https://www.edmentum.com/
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Let's connect | [email protected]
53 min - 100: The Team Behind Constant Variables
Meet the people and business behind Constant Variables as the mic gets flipped on show host, Tim Bornholdt.
**SHOW LINKS**
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Connect with Jenny Karkowski on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennykark/
Connect with Jordan Daoust on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-daoust-b55a53b5/
Send a guest recommendation for Constant Variables | [email protected]
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app | https://jmg.mn
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
48 min - 99: Mixing Business with Podcasts with Ryan Estes of Kitcaster
Wherever entrepreneurs are in their journey, podcasts can take them further, whether as a guest or a host. Ryan Estes, co-founder of Kitcaster, joins Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group to chat about why podcasting is the Trojan horse of marketing for startups, how audience quality over quantity results in conversions, and why everyone should sit down with a couple friends, grab a bottle of wine, and start a podcast.
**SHOW LINKS**
Kitcaster.com | https://kitcaster.com/
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS or Android developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
56 min - 98: Uncovering Bias in Algorithms with Eri O'Diah of SIID Technologies
With increasing awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion, there's a greater need to improve conversations on difficult topics.
Eri O'Diah joins the show to talk about how her involvement with the Superbowl in Minnesota led to her creation of the "Grammarly of bias". She shares how her company, SIID Technologies, is harnessing the intuitive power of machine learning to build tools that facilitate better understanding of all groups and how privacy and health concerns correlate with training an effective model.
**Show Links**
SIID Technologies | https://siid.ai/
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Let's connect | [email protected]
59 min - 97: Empowering Underestimated Innovators with Nick Tietz of ILT Academy
Not everything needs to be big to be big. ILT Academy Founder, Nick Tietz, is proving that with the impact his startup program is having on underserved markets.
Nick joins the show to chat about building up communities of underestimated entrepreneurs, embracing failure as a way to learn, and getting deliverables to customers early and often at the lowest fidelity possible.
**Show Links**
ILT Academy | https://iltacademy.io/
Nick Tietz on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-tietz/
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Let's chat! | [email protected]
55 min - 96: Advocating for Junior Developers with Joe Karlsson of SingleStore
The job market for mid-to-senior level software engineers is booming, so where does that leave developers who are just getting started?
Software engineer turned developer advocate, Joe Karlsson of SingleStore, chats with Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group about why it's challenging to land that first job after bootcamp, where junior developers have the most value, and what others in the industry can do to support juniors.
**Show Links**
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes and transcript | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Email us | [email protected]
JoeKarlsson.com | https://www.joekarlsson.com/
Joe Karlsson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/JoeKarlsson1
Joe Karlsson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joekarlsson/
58 min - 95: Easier Software Integrations with Michael Zuercher of Prismatic
Getting data to talk is harder than it should be. That's why Michael Zuercher co-founded Prismatic, a complete embedded iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) solution for B2B software teams.
Michael joins the show to chat about why software companies should use an iPaaS provider over building an integration internally, what he's taken away from growing a startup during a pandemic, why rewriting code is often better than starting from scratch, and what makes acquisitions work.
**Show Links**
Things You Should Never Do by Joel Spolsky | https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/
Prismatic Website | https://prismatic.io/
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Full show notes and transcript | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
52 min - 94: Startup Mentality, API Management, and Corporate Apps with Eric Caron of Caribou Coffee
If there's a record for the most analogies used in a podcast, this one might break it. Eric Caron, Senior Director of Digital Experience at Caribou Coffee, and Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group use their analogy-making skills to break down how startup mentality works in corporate settings, why non-technical people should care about APIs, and how there's value, not shame, in retiring legacy apps.
**Show Links**
CIO Review Article "Is Your App Sparking Joy?" | https://www.cioreview.com/cxoinsight/is-your-app-sparking-joy-nid-28566-cid-19.html
Eric Caron on Twitter | https://twitter.com/ecaron
Email Eric Caron | [email protected]
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS or Android developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
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About Constant Variables
From the publisher's feed
Constant Variables takes a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build and grow digital products. Focused on helping non-technical people become more comfortable with the nerdy jargon related to mobile software development, we break down technical topics to make them less complex and more accessible, because as Steve Jobs said, "Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use."
From project managers charged with managing a digital project, to app-based startups looking to scale, to organizations tackling digital transformation initiatives, we share our insights and regularly interview individuals who have "been there, done that" to leverage their expertise and learn from their mistakes.