We are back baby!!!

Jacob Sinex is our guest on this show. Jacob is the Managing Director of Bluetree's Analytics team. He's a go-to guy when it comes to informatics, bicycles, and jokes. We have a wide-ranging conversation from informatics to personal finance. We dive deep on how to become a consultant and how to embark on a career with data. We talk about building remote teams, how work is intertwined with our identities. We get a great hot tip - youneedabudget.com and we teleport to Bloomington, Indiana for the Little 500 Bike Race. 

Quiet a ride, enjoy!

Today on the show, we have the venerable Jeremy Bakken. Jeremy holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, healthcare IT, and data professional, Wisconsin native and renaissance man. Recorded at the end of September 2020, we talk about Jeremy's temporary move to Melbourne, Australia, and the two-week quarantine he and his wife Becky had to endure. We discuss Melbourne's pretty strict quarantine, soapmaking, pressure cooking Rogan Josh. We get Jeremy's top kitchen gadget recommendations; we get a ton of advice on life, including coffee making and personal growth. We touch on healthcare data and why social media companies are so far ahead of hospitals when it comes to data supremacy. We travel to Johannesburg and get a meaningful hot tip on the fear of transformation. 

Special crocheting guest - Kathleen Wise of @rusticascluck :) 

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We are joined by Brent Watkins, a data guy, whiskey enthusiast, and New Orleans native. We go through Brent's origin story, his family's Oyster farming business, his IT career, and his passion for Whiskey. We learn how Whiskey is made, what peated means, and some spirits to try to explore this fascinating world. Brent is smart. How did he get smart? We find out together - hint - reading and curiosity were vital. We get hot tips for working in a virtual world, travel to Tokyo and Toronto, and get the inside scoop on New Orleans. Also, I made Brent laugh a lot, and that was fun.

Enjoy and tell a friend!

We are joined by Dan Scott, a Neuroscience PhD, and researcher out of Texas. Per usual, we cover Dan's origin story:  growing up in New York, college in Ohio, and graduate school in the City that never sleeps. We cover a wide range of topics, mostly in science: the brain and how little we understand of it,  machine-brain interface, AI, and whether we live in a simulation. We talk about diabetes, our gut biome, and fun music stuff - like how will music venues survive this pandemic? We go through at least three amazing 'Would you rather?"s. We get great hot new band music tips and we teleport to a gorgeous creek in the middle of summer. To quote Dan, he brings a scientific rigor to everything he works on, making this an awesome episode with a ton of laughs. 

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We are joined by Matt Rosier. Matt is a builder and world-traveler extraordinaire. We talk about him growing up Mormon, working a farm in Missouri. We hear lots of travel stories, from Thailand to the Great Barrier Reef. Pavel's regular meditation pitch, best weather months in San Diego, how Matt learned his craft, we teleport to a cool place in Indonesia and get a mighty fine hot sauce tip.  

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We are joined by Olya Losina. Owner and founder of Prima Materia Institute in San Diego. We talk about Olya's artistic family dynasty, her journey from Moscow to San Diego, lawless Russia of the 1990s, and what Russians still think of Americans today. We learn about Olya's art teaching style - she thinks it's for everyone and even I can be a brilliant artist. We talk about my new instant classic children's fairytale, 'The Adventures of Pavel the Lil' Potato', I just might have to illustrate it myself. We travel to Tbilisi, Georgia and Olya recommends her 'desert island' book. Finally, we share tips on art investing, buying fresh from the easel, and encourage all to be kind. 

Check out Olya's free monthly class - Introduction to Drawing for Beginners, every First Saturday of the Month at 12 pm PST on Zoom. Sign up here!

Help a family in need with some lasagna love here! 

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We are joined by Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford trained Physician turned digital healthcare entrepreneur. She's a co-founder of Levels Health, a startup focusing on maximizing diet and exercise through continuous blood glucose monitoring. 

We talk about Casey's origin story, medicine as pattern recognition, health economics,  her road from surgery to digital health. 

We focus on the latest research in metabolic health, like this Cell paper. We discuss optimal metabolic health, the various factors that play into an individual's glycemic response: the gut microbiome, stress, genetics, and exercise. 

We both recommend Sam Harris and his WakingUp app for meditation. Casey has a great hot tip for us and recommends some amazing Portland waterfalls. 

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We are joined by Adam Unger. We talk about his baseball career including playing for the Yankees, becoming a lawyer, and pursuing his dream of singing opera. We talk about the importance of the right coaches. Mindfullnes and motivation. And we learn to treat our lives as one big fun experiment. Oh and we also sing a bit.   

Find Adam at https://www.baritoneadamunger.com/  

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We are joined by Aaron Stoler, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Stockton University. Check out his series 'Streaming with Stoler' on Facebook. We talk about changing ourselves and the world for the better. We talk about booze, botanicals and brewing. We touch on absinthe and banana beer. How to train our minds to jump to the positive vs. the negative. We get a super IPA hot tip and teleport to the French catacombs. All in all, a great listen. Enjoy!

We are joined by Caleb Campbell. Caleb is a Senior VP of Culture and Development at Bluetree. We talk about his unique background, growing up with missionary parents in Taiwan and Ukraine. Caleb speaks Chinese and Russian, we get to enjoy some of his Russian rap in the episode as well. We go deep into what company culture is, how remote companies can build culture, the challenges leaders face building virtual companies. Caleb shares specific tactics for remote companies. We talk about Michael Jordan, basketball in Europe in the ’90s, the stock market and retirement. 

Great episode with a great guest, enjoy!