Lounging with LannaLee

After a delicous homemade meal, John and Lanna chat about how they met (at the Stonecoast Writers’ Conference), magic pants, and who has magic in his pants. John explains how he deals with his ADHD. They talk about John’s homesteading, music, and creativity seminiar. John recommends a couple of books. And he answers 10 questions.

John is a Creative Cognitist, a title given him by one of his creative partners. A proud ADHD adult, he has many creative pursuits, all of which are supported by his career as an Information Security Consultant/Systems Engineer. He believes that creativity is inherent to being alive, and prefers to talk about people involved in creativity rather than “creative people”. He has worked as a cook and chef, and loves working with food, especially locally produced. He is a writer of essays, short-story and poetry, currently working on a book about the human shadow, and pursuing an English degree at USM. He is a musician who studied jazz vocal in another college life, and plays the flute and drums. John has also worked as a professional coach, trainer and organizational developer, working with individuals and organizations to overcome challenges and improve. His curiosity and drive to connect dots keeps him always looking for new endeavors. His latest endeavor is a seminar entitled: Creativity and All That Jazz, during which a live jazz quartet is used to model the 5 core principals of successful organizations. A book on this seminar is also in the works.

A Little Book on the Human Shadow

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John and Lanna Lounge on his couch and talk about living in Maine and podcasting. John talks about his wildly popular podcast EntrepreneurOnFire.com, and how his stint in the army propelled him toward success. Lanna admits she has podcaster envy. John’s advice: focus. And he answers 10 questions.

John Lee Dumas is the founder of EntrepreneurOnFire.com, a daily podcast that interviews todays most inspiring and successful Entrepreneurs. The mission of EntrepreneurOnFire is to help millions, and John has started down that path, with over 100,000 downloads a month and a #1 ranking in iTunes New and Noteworthy.

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A short fiction writer and novelist trapped in a journalist’s body, Jeff Bouley has made a living since the early 1990s as an editor/writer for a variety of trade and association magazines, mostly in the healthcare, pharmaceutical or environmental realms. Jeff also…oh, hell, why is Jeff writing about himself in the third person? I’ve also been blogging as Deacon Blue since around 2007/2008, spouting off on spiritual, social and political topics or generally venting about life, and also started there an epic science fiction story that eventually stalled and is still on hiatus. I’m also an undercover erotic fiction writer with a pretty large (if non-paying) readership across the world, and since I can’t go attaching that identity and the blogs that go with it to my real name (since most of it is kinky), I also started up a blog in 2010 to showcase mostly non-sexy fiction, Tales of the Whethermen (a “realistic” superhero-themed world) under my real name. As for other miscellany, I have a wife I love who is trying to save the world (her small part of it at least) while blogging, parenting and trying to enjoy life; a grown son and young daughter who make me proud in very different ways; a love of good craft/microbeer beers and inexpensive red wine; an ability to make some of the best damn chocolate chip cookies around; and a strong appreciation for quality (and sometimes not-so-quality) science fiction, fantasy and horror.

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In a hotel room in Portland’s Old Port, Elijah and Lanna talk about the Science of Business, football and social experiments. Elijah talks about his time at a Pro Wrestling Training School and Lanna suggests a staged match at the next conference he speaks at. Lanna loses her train while Elijah explains business in a way a performer can understand it: Business Improv. Lanna asks if Elijah is performing a social experiment on her. Elijah tells how he went from a Book guy to a college football (and Ohio State Univerisity) enthusiast. And he answers 10 questions.

In the span of 12 months Elijah went from knowing nothing about apps to completing over 100 mobile, social, and web application projects for clients spread over 5 continents. Elijah then started a podcast discussing the world of building a successful mobile app, which netted over 2500 subscribers in its first 5 episodes, and is downloaded in over 52 countries.

Elijah is the Co-Founder of Fandura, Inc., a mobile development firm in Atlanta, GA, runs WhoMakesApps.com, an online educational magazine for developers and non-coders alike, and hosts The Business of Apps Podcast, an hour-long show featuring some of the best minds in Application Development, along with tough, in-depth reviews of mobile, social, web apps, and games.

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In a busy hallway at the Portland Regency Hotel, Amy and Lanna Nerd out about success, being your own boss, family life, and life lessons. Amy tells Lanna about her days of working with Tony Robbins. Lanna explains the Underpants Gnomes to Amy and tells people to be quiet. Have you ever considered a mentorship program? Amy talks about her experiences in Mastermind groups and using coaches and mentors. And she answers 10 questions.

Amy is the co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies and a Social Media Strategist for entrepreneurs and small businesses. With 12+ years marketing experience, Amy has worked with mega brands like Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, along with Tony Robbins International where she oversaw his content marketing team and collaborated on multiple online marketing campaigns. She currently creates online programs to teach entrepreneurs and small businesses how to leverage social media to gain greater exposure, attract quality leads and turn their fans and followers into loyal customers who are eager to do business with you again and again. You can find out more about her at http://www.amyporterfield.com.

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Breaking right into the first person here. What do I say about this episode?

Historically a Salon is a intellectual gathering where the hostess gathers a group of interesting people together to discuss politics, literature, art, music and other topics of the day. It would last over a long dinner which included several courses. These salons attracted the intellectual elite and were meant to educate and amuse their guests. I always loved the idea of a good salon. People wielded power in salons.

Each Lounging with LannaLee episode acts as if it were a mini-salon, with me and one or two guests. When I Lounged with Candace Karu I told her of my dream: to do a larger scale lounge. And to my great surprise and immense pleasure, she volunteer to host a dinner party at her house so we could do this. We chose our dream team (detailed below) and got to planning.

And here it is. A cacophony of awesome. Our theme was creativity, the life of the creative. Did we even answer all of the questions? I don’t know, but we had a blast.

We had some beatbox action, one of us dissed Chris Brogan, we laughed and joked. And talked about what is important in life. How we should follow the golden rule. How we should get rid of our fear. We laughed some more. I sang. Almost a whole song before I forgot the words. Most of us cursed at least once. There are many pictures (posted below, with slide shows). There is a video (posted on the LLL Facebook Page). And there is a bunch more audio, which is to come later. Only time for so much.

I would quote more, but some of it loses its meaning without the context. You know what I mean.

This was a glorious experiment that turned out better than I expected. We had so much fun, we are planning on doing it again. Should we? I am thinking that four times a year is good. What do you think?

Note: we had a problem with the sound. There are 3 occasions where there are short bouts of hissing. I apologize for any annoyances this might cause. It does go away.

…looking to cash a social media paycheck

I’m a busy, busy bitch.

Golden Rule your life and you can’t go wrong.

I tend to speak in hyperbole a lot.

My day is my work of art.

He’s sexting. Leave him alone.

I just wish my sexual peak lasted beyond 23.

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Chris Brogan photo by Lanna Lee Maheux

Is Chris Brogan mainstream? Join Chris and Lanna as they talk about comic books, podcasting, and how creative people don’t do anything. Chris turns the tables on Lanna and asks her a couple of things. Chris tells his birth story. And he answers 10 questions.

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Jeff Parsons photo by Lanna Lee Maheux

I’ve been a radio personality for almost 21 years, 16 of which have been with WJBQ Q97.9 in Portland. I’m a father of a six-year-old boy going on sixteen, a pinball player, video game player, sci-fi geek, computer nerd, poker player who never wins and I wish I could have been the next Bob Barker but instead they hired that pantload Drew Carey without even giving me a look. I also enjoy Necco wafers and dislike animals, two things very uncommon with humans.

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Next week: Chris Brogan

Lanna will be speaking at the Social Media Breakfast Maine on Friday, September 28th

Bee Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Bee and Lanna talk about criticism, literature, writing and education. Bee explains why she dropped out of college and went to beauty school. Spoiler: they talk about spoilers, and why they each surround themselves with people who are easy to entertain. Bee goes back to school and she tells Lanna how it feels to have writer’s block. And she answers 10 questions.

Dilettante? Raconteuse? Can a woman be a Renaissance Man? Music, teaching, photography, writing, baking, collecting, musing… opining. Fame has never come knocking but I never asked for it either. Half the time I feel like I’m just tripping over all the things I’m interested in and and the rest of the time I’m apologizing for being such a hermit-nerd. I think “interested” people find themselves surrounded by “interesting” people and opportunities… If I had a philosophy for life that may be it… Be Interested.

Amanda and Lanna talk about life in Maine, sending dogs to the farm, The Social Media Breakfast Maine, and how social media tools have changed the face of marketing. Does Amanda have a work/life Balance? Amanda talks about her nerdy roots. And she answers 10 questions.

Amanda O’Brien was raised on Peaks Island, Maine. She went on to the University of New Hampshire, did a little traveling and found herself moving back to Portland, Maine. Amanda is the VP of Marketing at Hall Internet Marketing, the organizer of Social Media Breakfast Maine, on the board for Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, the Tech Expert for WMTW and guest blogs for a variety of different businesses and products. She is an active person who enjoys running and spending time time with her husband and two dogs.