The Fling

CJ sat down with Kevin Kerl. Kevin is the CEO of SelectOne, a professional recruiting firm headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The conversation began with Kevin sharing his experience living and working in Boston during the bombing at the marathon, and how that was the only experience he remembers that remotely resembles the pandemic we're all experiencing now. Kevin and CJ also discussed his experience growing companies, the importance of change and how to innovate during during adverse times. We also discussed how remote work will continue to proliferate and his recommendations for any businesses thinking about hiring new employees now.

https://blog.thegistcontent.com/kevin-kerl-and-innovation-change-remote-work-hiring

CJ sat down with longtime friend and former college roommate and teammate Chris Ekimoff. Chris is a forensic accountant based in Washington, D.C. Chris specializes in investigating things like tax fraud and ponzi schemes. He does a lot of work with attorneys and frequently is asked to stand witness in court cases. In addition to his work, Chris has a strong presence on social media and recently started a podcast. Enjoy!

https://blog.thegistcontent.com/chris-ekimoff-and-accounting-courtroom-testimonies-and-content

Kevin Heffernan is a co-founder and managing director at Rise Collaborative, a news and entertainment platform that covers culture and lifestyle in Buffalo, Rochester and Western New York at large. Kevin and his team is also putting on the Queen City Quarantine Concert on Saturday April 25 at 7:00 p.m. The concert will feature local musical and entertainment acts to raise money for charities in Buffalo. Kevin and CJ discussed his background, the mission of Rise Collaborative and the upcoming concert. Enjoy!

https://blog.thegistcontent.com/kevin-heffernan-rise-collaborative-and-the-queen-city-quarantine-concert

Joe Peluso is the Marketing Coordinator at Complete Payroll. He's also a colleague and a close friend. Joe and CJ work together pretty closely and took a break from the day-to-day to chop it up about how they're during amid the current state of affairs. Their conversation over a drink ranged from house projects and self-fulfillment to music and creativity.

https://blog.thegistcontent.com/joe-peluso-house-projects-creativity-music-and-self-fulfillment

Brian Grunert is the founder and partner at White Bicycle, a branding and design studio based in Buffalo, New York. Brian is an incredibly thoughtful and articulate person, who also happens to be a talented designer and successful business owner. We started chopping it up about how we're adjusting to the COVID-19 world both personally and professionally. That quickly shifted to us speculating about the lasting changes this current situation will make to our culture. And from there, we touched on marketing, politics, American exceptionalism, advocacy and why we think it's good that a couple of jokers from Buffalo record an unplanned and unscripted conversation and share it for public consumption. Enjoy.

https://blog.thegistcontent.com/brian-grunert-business-evolution-politics-american-exceptionalism

Jason Jurewicz is the Principal at Brand Landers, a Buffalo-based company that specializes in video production and creative strategy. Having spent time as a musician, in door-to-door sales and in various production roles on large, high-budget movie sets, Jason's diverse background brings a fresh perspective on all things marketing and video strategy. We end up having a lot of fun discussing how we're handling working from home with small children, speculating about the future of content production and offering ideas for how people (and businesses) can get started creating video with limited money and resources.

https://blog.thegistcontent.com/chatting-with-jason-jurewicz-about-video-creativity