The Small Moves Podcast

In this episode of the Small Moves Podcast, Jason discusses the strategy his family has used to cut down on the information overload coming from all the “experts” in personal finance. A strategy called Just In Time Learning, and how it cuts back and lets you focus on things that matter.

Thanks for listening!

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason interviews Nikko Navarro, a Facebook Ads Specialist based in New York City. Also a member of the US Navy Reserves, He is fascinated with giving himself challenges and creating systems

Jason and Nikko talk about Nikko’s career journey as a Facebook Ads specialist, while serving as a Navy Sailor. They discuss the productivity routines that Nikko established called the 4AM Challenge, while also giving insightful pointers to follow for people who wants to start to make a routine.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[02:22]       Nikko’s career and professional background, owning his own social media marketing agency focusing on Facebook advertising

[03:51]       When did Nikko make his way into Facebook Advertising? How long has he been doing Facebook ads? The Facebook Ware-Off Effect, Was Facebook Advertising part of a career transition for Nikko when he first stumbled on to it? Or was that something Nikko decided that he will experiment?

[13:48]       Nikko’s experimental phase in August, his Facebook ads journey, his ads specialist work that lasted for only 5 days, how Nikko tweaked his morning routine to be more productive.

[41:58]       What Nikko’s 4AM Challenge is all about, how he structured that routine strategically, working on routines that are out of the normal tribe, his family’s reaction when he enlisted to the Navy, the power of social media and the opportunities it brings to people.

[1:06:58]       Nikko’s pointers for people to want to start a routine for change.

[1:11:27]       What purchase has Nikko made in recent memory of $100 or less that had the most dramatic impact in some areas of his life?

“I shall, in due time, be a Poet.”

–  Ada Lovelace (my second daughter’s namesake)

In this episode of the Small Moves Podcast, I explore a new format for the show where now we will releasing the longer form interviews that you are used to every Tuesday. Starting today, on Fridays, I will be releasing a new format where I do not have any guests on the show and I simply dive deep into a product, service, or strategy that I’ve either experimented with or have learned about as it applies to the five areas if life that I like to hit on here at Small Moves. Those being Health, Personal Finance, Income, Relationships, and Personal Interests.

The interviews I’ve been having, albeit AMAZING, have not been hitting all these areas with balance, so I’ll be using the Friday shows to provide regular returns to each of these topics in a condensed, tactical way.

To be honest, I was super nervous putting this show out as it’s my first time releasing a show without a guest and the total focus was on me.  Self-conscious, anyone?!?!?!?!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this show. We delve into a service called Once A Month Meals.  It’s a program my wife and I got into about 6 months ago and it has been a GODSEND! Listen to hear the details. One of my previous guests, George Bryant of the Civilized Caveman Cooking, was interviewed in Episode 9 of the show and his recipes are available through this service as well.  We’ve tried them.  They are crazy amazing!

Thanks for listening and baring with me through the new format.  Let me know what you think on Twitter or Facebook.

I really appreciate you.

In this episode, Jason has a year-end recap conversation with his wife, Carrie. Carrie was the very first “guest” on the Small Moves Podcast on September 5th. They talk about the things that you can expect from the Small Moves Podcast in the coming year.

This is not the normal interview based show that you are used to. It is more of an update for you on how the show is going, what to expect from it in the future, and a general update on the small moves that Jason and Carrie have been working on themselves. If you really only like the traditional interview based shows you’ve come to expect, feel free to skip this one.

We wish you all a wonderful and healthy 2018! I appreciate you! Thanks for listening.

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason interviews Sue Woodard, whom he met way back 2003 in an event called Sales Mastery when he was in the mortgage industry. Sue was one of the event’s presenter, for she is a mortgage industry veteran.

Sue Woodard has been in the mortgage industry more than twenty five years, getting her start as a processor, enjoying years as a top originator, and ultimately serving the industry as the President & CEO of a technology vendor. Among the industry’s most recognizable public figures, Sue is now a highly sought-after speaker, writer and consultant.

Jason and Sue talk about her journey as a single mom and while being a national mortgage sales trainer, and traveling speaker. She also shares how she was able to build efficiencies into her life, where she was able to do what she loves while raising her daughter as a single parent. She also shares how the power of delegation and getting other people’s help for her to leverage and focus on other important of aspects of her career and family life.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[05:44]       Sue’s personal and career background, her mortgage industry experience, being the CEO of a mortgage tech company, what “Sue-battical” means, helping the homeless in Minnesota through Vantage Production.

[15:07]      How Sue was able to manage her career and family life with her busy schedule? Her defining moment to make a change with regards to family management, her clarifying moments that made her decide to do something about her family time, impact of being a single parent  to her career, power of delegation, importance of hiring someone to do chores for her.

[29:40]      Process Sue goes through in hiring an assistant, how she delegates office work and home chores, how she patronizes the concept of time blocking, her personal “Board of Directors”, how she found them, and their role to her life personally and professionally.

[1:02:45]      More of Sue’s advice about balance of the seasons of your life, power great mind setting, impact of gratitude and engagement.

[1:06:24]      What was the thing or resource that Sue purchased under $100 that has the most dramatic impact on some or all areas of her life?

In this episode of the Small Moves Podcast, Jason interviews Kristie Reeves. She is an actress, producer, and documentarian from Los Angeles. She was born in a small town outside of Frankfurt, Germany. She moved to Vancouver, where she took up musical theatre, then on to L.A.!

Kristie and Jason dive into the details of her documentary series, The Children of the Rainbow, and discuss the traits and amazing accomplishments of the Rainbow Children.

The also discuss how to take small steps toward creating a film production. From bootstrapping an indie film to how to find the right messengers to publicize your project to reach a large audience, and get it submitted to film festivals.

Kristie is passionate about the mission of her docu-series, as well as helping upstarts to launch their own content.

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason interviews Gail McAbee, a published author who (interestingly) lives in a 200-year old log cabin. The two met because of their mutual friend John Kirsch, who connected the two.

You can find all her work at her web site here and on her Amazon Author Page.

Gail McAbee is a published author in South Carolina. In her few nanoseconds of spare time, she enjoys reading, collecting books, gardening and learning about British history, and hybrid genre.

Jason explores Gail’s writing journey and her passion for reading. Gail also shares the journey she went through to be able to become a published author. In addition, Gail shares her insights on how reading and studying can help build a writing career.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[03:11] Gail’s personal and career backstory

[06:42] her journey as a published author, tedious industry standards and rejections she had to go through for her books to be published, difference between traditional publishing and hybrid publishing, her writing niche, her writing process, her love for reading, what is her bookshelf looks like, her favorite books, her love for British history, Jason’s fascination of Mark Twain’s works

[30:56] the first publishing house that trusted her, what self-publishing means, and author’s struggles with copyright ownership

[59:53] essential guide for non-writers to start writing, essence of journaling, and why beta readers are important

[01:06:28] What was a recent purchase of $100 or less that made the most dramatic impact on Gail’s life?

 

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason interviewed Glenn Clark, whom Baltimore sports fans have turned to for their dose of real-time sports actions for almost a decade. 

Jason dives into Glenn’s career journey, and how opportunities came to Glenn’s way when he got fired from his work, and how he found his storytelling passion through sports. Glenn shares his pragmatic approach to analysis of the Ravens, Orioles, Terps games.  And how he is able to craft and find inspiration from player’s backstories for his feature articles.

Glenn Clark is best known for spending six years at WNST, where he once got Joe Flacco to proclaim himself to be the best quarterback in the NFL. As Clark says, “you ask a dumb question, you get a historic, timeless answer. Tried and true.” 

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[06:39] Glenn’s career journey as a sports commentator, what is it about with Play by Play that he enjoys the most and is different for him

[25:21] Difference between Traditional and non-traditional media, the era of disconnect, and the definition of ‘mainstream’

[34:45] Glenn’s storytelling style of being a sports commentator, what he enjoys most about the job, how he finds interests on the backstory of the players, how he writes his articles, his advice to people who wants to find that “thing”  that they would love doing.

[01:00:48] Opportunities that came along after he got fired, taking chances on things he loves and interests him, how he constantly looks for places to dip his toes and try, extending his horizon and going out of his comfort zone

[01:16:28] What purchase had Glenn made under $100 that has the most dramatic impact on his life?

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason and Shmuel Septimus did a simultaneous episode interviewing each other. The two met inside Pat Flynn’s podcasting group.

Shmuel Septimus is working as a nursing home administrator in Massachusetts. He is the host of Love your 9 to 5, a podcast that helps corporate people to begin appreciating the work that they do every single day.

Jason and Shmuel deep dive into their respective business and professional backstories and their podcast channels. They also tackle the power of delegation and giving responsibility to subordinates in terms of management, finding your wants and how to achieve them.  and the stories of people who successfully thrive in the corporate jobs.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[07:01]       Shmuel’s personal and career background, his “Love your 9 to 5” podcast, and him joining his first corporate job at 30

[17:44]       Jason’s career and business background, his “The Small Moves Podcast”, his non-profit organization volunteer works, his transition from corporate to entrepreneur, being a podcast evangelist and a moving to an RV

[31:17]       Productivity, corporate culture, Tim Ferris ‘4-Hour Work Week’ takeaways, Kevin Kruse ‘15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time’ takeaways,

[39:56]       the power of delegation and giving responsibility to your people, aligning vision and evaluating what you want and strategizing how to meet them, stories of people who successfully thrive in their corporate jobs

[52:17]        what was the purchase or resource that he purchased a $100 or less that made a significant impact on Shmuel’s business and personal life?

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason interviews Clinton Jiggetts, a member of a social league football where Jason was a part way back 10 years ago. He is a personal Crossfit trainer while working in a full-time job at a national staffing agency. He is also an entrepreneur with multiple businesses including an apparel line and real estates.

Jason and Clinton talk about Clinton’s business journey being a real estate investor, a certified CrossFit Trainer, and an apparel company owner. They talk about how Clinton was able to merge his passion into his business ventures and how his weight loss transformation opened a career opportunity for him in the CrossFit industry.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[04:36]       Clinton’s career background, his fitness, and real estate businesses

[07:30]       what was it like working with a business partner, in terms of risk, management and delineation of responsibility

 [19:08]      Clinton’s weight loss journey that made him become a certified CrossFit trainer

 [29:07]          what made him decide to put up an apparel line, how he learned everything from scratch

[35:32]           Clinton’s side-hustle advice and the thought process of an entrepreneur

 [47:50]           Advice for people who wants to venture in with their passion and how they can monetize it

[53:38]            Best Fit Apparel’s  business growth journey from 2014 up to date, from driving traffic to conversion, Guerilla marketing and joining CrossFit events

[1:04:26]         How long was his ‘runway’ when he left his day job and transitioned to being an entrepreneur

[1:06:26]         what was the thing or resource that he purchased under $100 that has made an impact on his business and personal life?

 

Links from the show:

Clinton’s Favorite Book: How Successful People Think, by John Maxwell

$100 Question: Zubie in car Wifi

You can find Clinton here:

Twitter: @QuickJiggs

Instagram: QuickJiggs

Email: [email protected]