Professional Humans

Over the last 4 months, we have purged most of our belongings and moved into a much smaller apartment, and it has been a very rewarding endeavor - but very difficult and exhausting. In this episode, we share some of the work we did to get to a more minimalist lifestyle, and some of the things we did to get ourselves into the mindset of living more simply - like traveling with only a few things in a weekender bag.

Related Links:

http://www.theminimalists.com/p019/ - The Minimalists Podcast - Mental Clutter episode

https://medium.com/the-minimalist/memory-overload-adc5a71a0947#.owoiaugtd - Memory Overload (by Elli, on Medium)

https://medium.com/the-minimalist - The Minimalist on Medium

http://amzn.to/23zYDWM - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We teamed up with the MPLS MadWomen to spark a conversation and dig into the ingrained, gender-specific perceptions about “strength” and “weakness” and how they show up in the workplace. We have hauled these biases around with us long enough, and we thought it was time to take a look at them in a new way and maybe start to lighten up from the burden they bring.

Guests include Alison Beattie of Target & MPLS MadWomen, Erinn Farrell of space150, and Chad Gillard of GoKart Labs & Midwest Pantry. This conversation was facilitated by Professional Humans Elli Rader and Josh Berg, and recorded live at the River Room at the Aster Cafe on April 25, 2016.

Related Links:

http://www.mplsmadwomen.com/ - MPLS MadWomen

http://astercafe.com/ - Aster Cafe

http://www.space150.com/ - space150

https://gokartlabs.com/ - GoKart Labs

http://www.midwestpantry.com/ - Midwest Pantry

http://brenebrown.com/ - Brene Brown

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

This is episode two of two that we did about finding your dream job. Last week we talked with entrepreneur Tamara Dennison, who found her dream job by starting a company. This week we talk with Kat Duncan, Managing Partner at CLICK Talent, about how and when to best use a recruiter.

Related Links:

https://www.quintcareers.com/15-recruiter-tips/ - 15 Recruiter Tips

http://clicktalent.net/ - CLICK Talent

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynduncan - Kat Duncan on Linked In

We chatted with the founder of Atomic Collaborative, Tamara Dennison, about how she created her dream job by starting her own company.

This is part 1 of a 2 part series exploring how to find your dream job. Next week, we'll chat with Kat Duncan of CLICK Talent about how to get yourself to the right company.

Related Links: 

http://www.atomiccollaborative.com/ - Atomic Collaborative

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaradennison - Tamara on LinkedIn

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We talked with Zack Naylor, founder of Aurelius, about how to incorporate better user-centered design into our every day lives, and also did a little exploration into whether it's better to ride a roller coaster frontward or backward.

Related Links:

http://www.zacknaylor.com/ - Zack Naylor dot com

https://twitter.com/zacknaylor - Zack on Twitter

https://aureliuslab.com/ - Aurelius

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/clay-christensens-milkshake-marketing - Jobs to be Done / Milkshake Marketing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design - User Centered Design

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We had a conversation about Self Organizing teams with DangerJosh's boss, Brad Walter of Code42.  Brad has a great story about how he instinctively learned to run his team in a way that enabled them to be self-organized.

Related Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradprime - Brad on LinkedIn

http://www.code42.com/ - Code42

https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/the-role-of-leaders-on-a-self-organizing-team - The Role of Leaders on a Self Organizing Team

http://www.estherderby.com/2011/07/misconceptions-about-self-organizing-teams-2.html - Misconceptions About Self Organizing Teams

http://blogs.agilefaqs.com/2014/10/29/self-organised-vs-self-managed-vs-self-directed-whats-the-difference/ - Agile FAQs

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html - What Google Learned From its Quest to Build the Perfect Team

http://amzn.to/238zMeq - Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life & Business

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

GUEST: Aly Wallberg

We hung out with our friend Aly to talk about some tips and tricks she has up her sleeve to improve your public speaking adventures. This was also our first official "soft pants" episode.

Related Links:

https://twitter.com/AlyWallberg - Aly on Twitter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alywallberg - Aly on LinkedIN

http://www.ignitempls.org/ - Ignite Minneapolis

https://twitter.com/stptweetup - St. Paul Tweetup

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

GUEST: Pilar Gerasimo

We chatted with Pilar about the pending arrival of spring, and how to balance that fever of wanting to get outside and play with needing to stay productive at work. Doesn't that sound like NO FUN? But Pilar has some great ideas and information to help us through it.

Related Links:

http://pilargerasimo.com/ - Pilar's Website

http://revolutionaryact.com/app/ - 101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy (the app)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultradian_rhythm - Ultradian Rhythm

http://whole30.com/ - The Whole30 Program's Website

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

Matty is a talented entrepreneur, and we chatted with him for quite a while about negotiating skills, buying businesses, real estate, working with vendors and other business owners, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

"The good news is that real time is mental. It exists between your ears. You create it. Anything you create, you can manage."  - Entrepreneur Magazine

In this episode, we brainstorm and share ideas about how to manage your calendar more proactively as a communication tool, rather than a bot that controls your life. We would love to hear input from listeners who have tips and tricks that help us all master our calendars.

Related Links:

http://99u.com/articles/7288/respect-yourself-and-take-back-control-of-your-calendar - Respect Yourself and Take Back Control of Your Calendar(99u)

https://www.easilydo.com/blog/9-ways-take-control-calendar/ - 9 Ways to Take Control of Your Calendar

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553 - How to Manage Time With 10 Tips That Work (Entrepreneur Magazine)

http://www.creativitypost.com/create/work_smarter_not_harder_21_time_management_tips_to_hack_productivity - Work Smarter, Not Harder

http://devour.com/ - Devour Videos

https://calendar.sunrise.am/ - Sunrise Calendar App