Project M

The man, the myth, the legend - Bobby Saputra aka @supercoolben

Worked in tech all my life, never once made an episode about this topic.

The industry is indeed at a precarious place right now as lay-offs and economic uncertainty still loom over us and conspiracy theories of how we'll all be replaced by machines in the next few years are extremely prevalent.

Hence, super excited that I can have discussion about this topic today with two men that I really admire, Kevin Sutantyo and Ronald Ishak, who are experts in this space that can represent both the VC side and start-up founder side as well

Those of you who have been listening for awhile have probably already noticed - many of the things I say do come from a Christian point of view.

Sometimes its subtly hinted and sometimes its explicit, and although Project M is not an exclusively Christian podcast, I can't deny that its an important part of who I am, and I do believe its what makes alot of the values I champion here work. So today I have with me the pastor of my church CCC, Tezar Putra & CCC's Men's Ministry Director, Freddy Kurniawan, for an episode dedicated to talking about masculinity from the biblical Christian point of view and how Christianity can help with some of the confusions we may have right now about this topic.

Wow, can't believe I'm back here again after almost 2 years. I know alot of you haven't heard from me in a while and am wondering how I'm doing. I am not dead, nor have I been kidnapped. The last several months has just been a crazy emotional roller coaster that's been really tough on me mentally and I haven't been able to catch everyone up on what's happening, mainly because, if anything, its way too painful.

But today I decided this is a story worth telling and can bring about the positive impact I want Project M to be. So, hope you all enjoy this little recap of what's been going on in my life and what my thoughts are on it, and I pray that it can be a message of hope during these tough times.

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't made an episode in forever. The last few months have been a roller coaster ride for me, moving from Indonesia to Singapore to start an MBA program (more on that in a future episode maybe).

So the timing could not be more perfect for us today, for us to talk about rest. With me today is Jourdan Hussein, an executive life coach, and we discuss how we can find rest in this crazy hustle-culture world & how this ties to men specifically who are always expected to be the breadwinners of the household and to just "tough it out" regardless of our own physical and emotional capacity. This ones for all the overachievers out there - let's all learn to chill (bro) :) 

[EPISODE RECORDED IN INDONESIAN]

Di episode kali ini, Project M kedatangan tamu istimewa, Eko Yuli Irawan, seorang atlet angkat besi yang sudah mewakili Indonesia di berbagai kompetisi di seluruh dunia, yang akan bercerita tentang pengalaman nya sebagai seorang atlet dan pelajaran apa saja yang kita bisa ambil dari situ.

Seperti apakah mindset seorang pemenang? Dan pelajaran apa saja yang bisa kita dapatkan dari persiapan untuk kompetisi yang bisa diterapkan di kehidupan sehari-hari agar motivasi dan performa kita bisa maksimal? Ini adalah pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang akan kita telusuri hari ini. 

Mau denger perspektif dari Mas Eko? Dengerin episode nya yuk!

This week we have another solo episode where we (finally) talk about dating. Improvised, Unscripted with two Gin & Tonics to help me get through the recording session. 

This one's truly from the heart guys. Enjoy! 

This week we're going to be talking about mental health! "Boys don't cry" is a mantra many of us should be familiar with and its often been used to set unrealistic expectations for boys and men to never be able to show our emotions as its considered a sign of weakness. Joining me today is Lukas Limanjaya, one of the co-founders of Kalm, an online counseling platform here in Indonesia, who gives his thoughts on this topic. Tune in to hear our thoughts! 

Education plays a significant role in the growth of young children and our time in school really played a huge role in shaping us into the people we are today. Some people found their passion which later developed into a career, others maybe found their soulmate and married their highschool sweetheart while others like myself discovered our caffeine addictions which stayed with us throughout college, all the way until we started working :) 

In todays episode I have a chat with Mr. Eric Henry, my economics teacher from highschool, to talk about how education plays a role in shaping young boys to good men and how to best achieve this goal in an era where the system may not optimal for this endeavour and more and more boys showing poor performance in school compared to their female counterparts. 

Tune in to hear our thoughts!

Happy International Women's Day Everyone!

In honor of this special day, I'm inviting Abigail Limuria, founder of the Lalita Project, to have a conversation about gender equality & women empowerment and what the role of men could be in this (do we even have one? hmm).

This is an important topic for us men to know about and its often one that is unfortunately usually discussed contentiously. My hope from this episode is that we can help foster more healthy conversations on the subject that can ultimately help us achieve real progress where men and women can support each other in creating a better more harmonious world.

Tune in to listen to our conversation!