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- [69] Stephen Woolfolk, Founder at THE YUNIVERSEStephen Woolfolk is a father, partner, founder, and CEO of THE YUNIVERSE and is based out of Pheonix, AZ.THE YUNIVERSE: https://www.theyuniverse.earth/Contact THE YUNIVERSE: [email protected]YUNIVERSE Insta: https://www.instagram.com/intotheyuni...Email us: [email protected]Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-teaChapters:00:00 - Intro1:48 - What is the YUNIVERSE?3:25 - Wellness and meditation discussion7:40 - Tea discussion and how did Stephen get into the business?11:15 - How do you know something is "off" and how do you fix it?14:45 - How did Stephen get into mindfulness and how is he so chill?19:00 - Differences between DC/Maryland/Virginia and Pheonix21:15 - Entrepreneurship discussion. Why did the edible water bottle company fail?26:50 - How did Stephen get into working for himself? His journey as a pharmaceutical sales rep to working on his own33:00 - What do you want to do with your time?34:15 - "Vibrations" discussion39:14 - Story of first customer and first little wins45:30 - Closing thoughts48 min
- [68] Matteo Vlasic, Co-founder of Know Your Vote Initiative (KYVI.io)Matteo is a co-founder of KYVI, a platform for candidates and elected officials. He is based out of Pheonix, AZ.http://kyvi.io/Matteo's email: [email protected]Matteo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-vlasic-743a14a/Email us: [email protected]Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-teaChapters:00:00 - Intro01:14 - Background and AZ hackathon discussion6:38 - What is the Know Your Vote Initiative and how did Matteo get involved?11:40 - How is KYVI different from other platforms?17:15 - What is the funding model?19:25 - The importance of local elections26:00 - How is the tech being built?32:00 - How do you properly represent the official's positions? Discussions on making it easier for elected officials to be held accountable.40:00 - Sorting and recommendation discussion42:45 - UX discussion and building a core feature set47:45 - How does Jon vote? And idea for getting people to be informed about elections53:40 - Discussion on software and recommendations and progressive design1:00:00 - MVP discussion. Would be awesome just to be able to look up a candidate easily1:03:24 - How can people reach out? Closing thoughts1 hr 7 min
- [66] Breeja Larson, Olympic Gold Medalist and Mindset Coach
Breeja is a former competitive swimmer from Mesa, AZ. She won gold in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4x100 meter medley relay. She currently works as a mindset coach and a real estate agent.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
1:45 - Breeja is an avid listener!
2:30 - Ignorant confidence
8:20 - Sports psychology discussion
11:20 - Failure and pain discussion. Is "the grind" the only way to achieve success?
18:00 - Breeja finds role models in many people around her, even younger people
19:50 - How did Breeja get into mindset coaching/mentoring? And how she partner with Airbnb during the pandemic?
27:40 - Discussing transferable skill sets. Emotional intelligence!
29:30 - Academics come first! And on advocating for herself
35:05 - Titans of Investing! What is it?
39:00 - Ex-fiancé story
40:55 - Hugh's experience with swimming and academics. And announcing that he's married.
44:45 - Competition discussion. Commercial fame, sponsors, etc.
52:25 - Mental health discussion. Being honest with yourself and how to maintain a healthy headspace.
56:00 - Do you find yourself being really competitive in random situations?
58:00 - Parting words of wisdom. "Learn how to be your best friend" and how to reach out to her!
1 hr 1 min - [67] Dr Monica Lee-Masi, Safe Drinking Water ResearcherMonica is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Environmental Health & Engineering and a recent Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health PhD graduate. Her research revolves around drinking water safety and reuse. Outside of the day job, she hosts great parties and watches lots of movies and hangs out with her husband.Monica's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-lee-092Email us: [email protected]Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-teaChapters:00:00 - Intro02:00 - Monica is married and has a new last name03:31 - Research background and ambitions to be a baker5:45 - Brita filter?7:50 - PhD thesis summary12:00 - Post-doc research13:30 - Why did Monica choose this research?15:30 - PFOS background and explanation19:36 - Are post-docs allowed to take on additional consulting assignments?22:00 - Monica is a MTP listener! Previous guest Anne is her wedding photographer25:00 - Interest in movies!28:30 - What is the movie that Monica wishes more people watched?31:00 - Everything Everywhere All At Once36:00 - Beef on Netflix and talking about Asian people in movies43:00 - Christian tropes. Reflections on community, missions trip, etc.49:15 - Reflections on East Coast living. Baltimore life!52:00 - Desired character traits. Being more decisive and more kind53:45 - Misters can spread pathogens and safe drinking water58:00 - Words of wisdom! Keep listening to the podcast and be kind1 hr 1 min
- [65] Scott Schwartz, CEO of jeeny.com
Scott is a super talented frontend developer and the co-founder at Jeeny. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two Samoyeds and has been Jon's friend since November 2016.
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Jeeny: jeeny.com
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
1:35 - How did Scott get into coding? Building websites as a kid, to working in private equity, and beyond.
3:00 - What is ERP and WMS? How did Scott get into the business?
5:00 - The recent feature set (headless product) at jeeny
7:28 - The origin of the jeeny.com domain
8:40 - What Scott wished he knew before starting!
11:45 - "Make time for the people in your life"
13:00 - How did you arrive at the "headless" feature set for jeeny?
15:40 - Scott's sales pitch for jeeny to our 14 to 15 listeners!
17:20 - Samoyeds discussion and why Scott doesn't use a robot vacuum cleaner. And Pickleball discussion. And small talk.
24:10 - Love discussion
29:40 - Does Scott still play his Oculus? Video game discussion
34:55 - More love discussion
36:05 - Scott's generic wisdom - "Never give up, unless it gets hard"
38:40 - Moon Tea Conference recap
40:00 - Closing!
42 min - [64] Hans Kim, Occupational Therapist and Podcast Host
Hans is an Occupational Therapist living in Los Angeles and Jon's childhood friend. He also hosts a podcast, "Sharing is Caring", where he interviews members of his church and discusses faith and spirituality.
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Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 1:15 - What is an Occupational Therapist? 3:00 - How did Hans get into OT? 6:30 - Acute rehab discussion and discussion about different OT routes 9:56 - What kind of people tend to thrive in therapy? MINDSET!! 11:08 - Why did Hans start a podcast? What's it about? 15:08 - What is Hans gonna do when he runs out of guests? And more podcast discussion 18:00 - What makes Hans tick? 20:00 - Spiritual / Faith discussion 23:15 - What would 20 year old Hans think of 30 year old Hans? 25:20 - Career and burnout discussion 33:00 - What if a patient wants to die? 34:30 - Parting thoughts - take care of yourself!
39 min - [63] Collyn Chan, Urban Planner and Climate Change FighterCollyn Chan is an urban planner, researcher, photographer, struggling millennial working on implementing material and meaningful changes for the communities she lives in. Currently, Collyn is a Senior Project Manager at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, developing waterfront and industrial sites for the burgeoning offshore wind industry. Collyn has worn many hats as an urban planner, from renewable energy, to climate relocation, to last mile transportation planning. The common thread is her theory of change - catalyzing climate infrastructure projects to invest in more connected and just communities. Collyn hold a BSc. In Global Resource Systems from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in City Planning from MIT.Collyn's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/collync/Email us: [email protected]Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-teaChapters:00:00 - Intro2:14 - Is Collyn Canadian?3:50 - Urban planning and working at the NYCEDC (New York City Economic Development Corporation6:00 - Collyn reflects on her journey and why she wanted to go to grad school11:15 - The Offshore Wind Initiative at NYC and on fighting climate change14:00 - What's Collyn's "WHY"?17:00 - Offshore wind energy discussion19:00 - Question about working in climate as a full-time job - is it hard to be optimistic?23:00 - What wakes you up in the morning, other than coffee?24:17 - Cool projects and how policy shapes development28:35 - 5 year goals and what is Collyn personally aiming for?32:45 - Truck and freeways discussion and how the Marine Highway as a second to last mile solution38:05 - is 15 minute grocery delivery is destroying the city?41:50 - Congestion pricing discussion44:30 - Parting thoughts48 min
- [62] Annie Vonheim, Chief Juicer at Smart Pressed JuiceReferred to as a “sharp pistol of a woman” by Forbes, Annie Vonheim is the Chief Juicer at Smart Pressed Juice. With over 15 years of experience in the largest medical nutrition companies, she discovered that there is no medicine on earth more powerful than that of the humble green vegetable. With this knowledge, she created Smart Pressed Juice as a plant-forward system to help people get back on track and solve the problem of busy lives and unhealthy eating.Smart Pressed Juice: https://smartpressedjuice.com/Email us: [email protected]Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-teaChapters:00:00 - Intro4:15 - How did Annie get a scholarship to study in Singapore? + being a scuba diving instructor and first few jobs out of college10:00 - Diet tips11:20 - What is different about Smart Pressed Juice relative to other products?14:38 - Which blog post on the website performed really well?16:14 - Favorite fruit? And why diversity of plants is important20:00 - Andro-genesis explanation21:10 - Where does Annie want to take the business?23:10 - What does Annie enjoy and not enjoy about the business?25:40 - Insights and tips for other budding entrepreneurs29:10 - Tips for young ambitious and driven young people without experience33:00 - Work/life balance and shoutout to her team and stories about early business stories38:30 - Closing and words of wisdom (eat your veggies!)42 min
- [61] Russil Wvong, on Why Vancouver Needs More HousingRussil Wvong previously ran for city councilor in Vancouver, BC under Mayor Kennedy's Forward Together party. He is a software developer who writes about housing policy on his blog, Vancouver Needs More Housing.Russil's twitter: https://twitter.com/russilwvongRussil's blog: https://morehousing.substack.comChapters:00:00 - Intro01:50 - How did you end up running for city council?05:00 - Why was the election important for housing policy?9:04 - Arguments against building housing and responses18:50 - Sen̓áḵw development discussion!20:05 - Moonshot ideas22:40 - Vancouver plan27:00 - Gentrification and below-market housing discussion33:00 - Public housing discussion36:50 - Mixed use density with missing middle housing and decade of building38:45 - Jon talks about housing struggles in sf / nyc42:30 - Problems with US housing policy (30 year fixed mortgage and interest rate deduction)45:15- What's next for Russil after not winning a council seat?47:10 - Book recommendations on housing policy48:10 - Words of wisdom + parting thoughts (buy low cost index funds!)52 min
- [60] Tanner Thompson, Google Maps SWE and Walk/Bike/Transit AdvocateTanner is a software engineer at Google Maps and is an advocate for walkability and bikeability, and transit. He is a member of the Norwalk Bike/Walk Commission and currently lives in Norwalk, CT.Tanner's twitter: https://twitter.com/awholelottannerEmail us: [email protected]Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAq...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-teaChapters:00:00 - Intro01:17 - How did Tanner end up here? A fateful bike ride5:20 - Tanner's early suburb story with a bike trail nearby11:20 - On studying geography and math and eventually working at Google and being on bike twitter14:30 - Joining the Norwalk Bike/Walk Comission and starting to do advocacy work17:40 - How does one get involved? (It depends on the city)20:17 - Hugh is on the board of a Gilbert, AZ nonprofit and Tanner discusses about being excited about working on different problems24:50 - Jon's story about finding a bug and software discussion. How does Tanner think about problems?30:30 - On thinking at scale, both in software and civic advocacy36:45 - Tanner's love of bikes! And plan to build a shed41:00 - Car problems and the financial problems of cars45:30 - Minimum parking requirements and the sexy topic of land use policy49:30 - What would Tanner, as a benevolent dictator do, to improve housing density and walkability/bikeability?56:40 - Culdesac in Tempe AZ! Car free community1:04:40 - Tanner shoutout! Bike Twitter1 hr 8 min
About Moon Tea Podcast
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A podcast about craft, community, and the pursuit of a meaningful career. Hosted by Jon and Hugh.