In this unique episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason invites Dr. Shannon Irvine, founder of Mosaic Vision, a non-profit that serves AIDS orphans in rural Uganda Africa. It aims to restore the lives of AIDS orphans.

Jason and Dr. Shannon talks about her business background, her non-profit venture in Uganda and her passion to mentor and teach people to hardwire their success mindset through brain training and master their thoughts, habits, emotions, and schedules to live the life and business that honors God and their priorities.

Jason also asks Dr. Shannon about the struggles of running a non-profit organization, the financial aspects that comes with it and the current status of the AIDS patient and orphans when it comes to support and medical aspects for them to live a productive, normal and functional lives.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[06:36] Shannon’s business background and her struggles maintaining work-life harmony

[11:04] Shannon’s passion project Uganda Mosaic Vision and Child headed homes’ holistic sponsorship

[20:07] Coffee Seeding project with the orphans that makes them mini entrepreneurs

[22:23] Daniel and Dorcus’ story, the birth of Mosaic Vision and Shannon meeting the community leaders in Uganda

[29:30] AIDS medication in Uganda compared to other parts of the world and how it affect AIDS orphans

[36:28] Mosaic Vision’s nutrition program that helps the AIDS orphans to prevent a slew of other illness that they can conceive

[43:20] Epic Success Academy, productivity and hard wiring success mindset

[47:36] Shannon’s under $100 resources that bring huge wave of impact that helped her in her business journey

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason gets the chance to chat with Jo Hoffberg; A Professional Lindy Hop instructor who teachers around the world.

Jason and Jo discuss how she was able to create a business doing what she loved, and being able to take it anywhere around the world (being ‘home free,’ as she puts it).

In addition, they’ll discuss how different cultures perceive the arts, and how these countries treat it according to their perception. You can find Jo at her personal site here, or you can connect with her and her dance partner, Kevin, and learn to dance here. You can also go meet them a Swing Break Mexico this coming February 2018!

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[10:43] How did Jo pull off moving around in her career?

[20:47] Why did Jo choose Lindy Hop over other dance styles?

[30:55] What other sports did Jo end up doing leading up to Lindy Hop?

[1:07:07] How does French culture differ the greatest with the USA regarding the arts?

[1:11:35] How did Jo go about creating a business based on her passion without facing burnout?

In this episode of the Small Moves Podcast, Jason gets the chance to chat with Devon Rowland, a Professional Photographer with experience in Infant, Wedding, and Dance Photography.

In this episode, we unpack the story of a typical college graduate. With not much of an idea of what she was going to do with her life, Devon ended up stumbling into something she inherently enjoyed; Transforming it into an avenue for a lifelong career.

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HIGHLIGHTS

[17:01] What was Devon’s original plan before transitioning to Photography?

[24:58] How has portrait photography and swing dance photography both helped Devon grow valuable experience in her career?

[39:59] Should a new photographer begin on a cell phone or a used DSLR camera?

[53:00] What are some ways that Devon performs ‘creativity exercises?’

[59:32] How can you help stop being your own worst critic?

Twitter: @DevonR_Photo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DevonRowlandPhotography

Website: http://www.devonrowland.com/

 

 

In this episode of the Small Moves Podcast, Jason invites Laura Jack, a Grief Counselor – to talk about strategies to deal with seasonal grief, and how to help individuals working through a life transition.

Laura and Jason dissect different stages of grief in their lives, and how they were able to overcome it. In addition, this episode explores how to communicate with others who are suffering grief, and several methods to help a grieving friend if need be. This episode may be a hard pill to swallow for some, but is an incredibly important conversation to pay attention to going into this holiday season. Check out Laura’s book, The Compassion Code.

Here is the video from Jock Willick, that I referred to during the episode, that I feel conveys a great message to vets, and anyone else experiencing a rough transition in their lives.  Please watch!

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[8:52] What moved Laura to write her first book

[18:41] What should people keep in mind during this time of year?

[37:55] What is the formal definition of grief? How do you know you’re grieving?

[41:20] What can someone experiencing grief do to help protect themselves from amplifying their grief?

[49:45] How can someone help support a friend experiencing grief?

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, we interviewed Jason Skinner – a Business Consultant and CPA based in Australia. Jason is the host of The Business Made Easy Podcast.

Jason brings a unique approach to Business Development and Consulting work, which emphasizes the importance of knowing your “why” behind business. In addition, Jason helps flesh out how he helps grow businesses by making small, incremental changes in key areas of business. Enjoy and take notes – there are plenty of actionable nuggets of advice that will allow you to take your business from ‘good’ to ‘great!’ He also provides a free download of his 5 Step Business Growth Calculator for you to implement in your own business.

Jason’s $100 Question: Adobe Spark, a product to create graphic social media material quick and easy. (Jason here… I downloaded this as soon as I finished interviewing Jason, the other Jason. The second Jason… WHATEVER! The one with the accent!  Anyway, it’s amazing and I’ve used it to create everything I’ve put out since then. Highly recommend!)

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[7:32] What’s a common problem among CPAs and the relationship with their clients?

[14:41] What does Jason do for clients that is unique to his firm?

[20:36] Jason’s process for improving businesses outcomes by 63%

[44:03] How would you approach Jason’s business development process from scratch?

[47:52] How does Jason help business owners discover their “why” behind running the business?

 

In this episode of the Small Moves Podcast, Jason gets the chance to talk with John Dinkel, Former Publisher of Baltimore Business Journal, turned Strategic Business Development Consultant at Dinkel Business Development.

In summer of 2017, John realized that it just wasn’t for him, and wasn’t going to risk losing his financial future to a company outside of his own. Together, Jason and John discuss the long history of John’s position in the BBJ, and how his leadership role propelled him to faster success. In addition, hear about Journalism Ethics, John’s thought process behind evaluating risks, decision making, and the process that led him to become an entrepreneur despite a long career in the corporate world.

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[7:27] What was John’s biggest takeaways from leading the Baltimore Business Journal?

[24:33] How does a journalist combat the inevitable issues of story accuracy in the digital age?

[35:00] Why did John decide to leave his position and start his own company, despite a long history with Baltimore Business Journal?

[42:42] What does John’s day-to-day work like now as a new business owner?

[1:05:41] How John thinks through the process of changing careers or positions.

In this episode of The Small Moves Podcast, Jason gets the chance to talk with John Pastalow, Financial Adviser with Ameriprise Financial, and Partner at Shuck & Associates.

With the additional freedom and flexibility John has been afforded by being a franchisee through Ameriprise, John has been incredibly active in the philanthropy world, and has an interesting take on how to maximize the time and value he is able to bring to all of his endeavors. In addition, we’ll get the chance to learn what improvements the Nonprofit world can make and how ordinary people can begin to make a difference in their communities.

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Time Stamps:

[10:31] What working style makes John tick, and why he decided to get into franchising.

[16:17] Why John decided he did not want to become a pure-bred entrepreneur.

[18:30] Jason’s interpretation of ‘Work-Life Balance.’

[31:00] How John is able to integrate several areas of his life together.

[46:22] What is the biggest issue with the nonprofit world, and how can it be fixed?

Specific links discussed in the show:

The kids book John referred to in the interview:  How to be Rich

Our host for the interview location: The Center Club in Baltimore

Non-Profits that John is or has been involved with:

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women

Living Classrooms Foundation

Ortus Academy

Generosity Global

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Maryland

Maryland Food Bank

Sharp Dressed Man

Health Care For The Homeless

House of Ruth

 

 

From Pest Control, to Non-Profit Work, to Radio, to Real Estate Agent, to Sales Coach…

Bob has done it all. Jason gets to chat with Bob Kimball – a unique player in Maryland Real Estate.

Enjoy this hilarious and insightful conversation from a seasoned RE veteran who can’t have enough fun doing it.

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[11:30] Why did Bob get into Real Estate?

[29:17] How does Bob keep students engaged, even through a boring class?

[47:45] What is Bob’s mantra in life?

[52:43] What does Bob’s RE schedule look like throughout the week?

[1:00:00] How Bob approaches personal relationships (It’s not the ‘Golden Rule!’)

“It’s not say that what I’m doing [Real Estate] is the best, but rather what is best for you, and going back to your goals.” – Jacob Ayers

In this episode of Small Moves, Houston Real Estate Investor Jacob Ayers joins Jason to talk the basics of Real Estate Investing (REI) and simple, practical ways to get started. Jacob covers the biggest benefits of real estate investing, strategies to streamline the management process, deliberate investment strategies, and how to overcome the fear of the first deal. Jason and Jacob also exchange tactics that have helped them grow and expand their REI portfolio.

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[7:39] What was Jacob’s first Real Estate Deal?

[18:37] How Jason’s home insurance policy helps keep him from fixing broken water heaters

[25:47] One benefit of REI that most people forget about.

[31:05] What is Jacob’s REI End Game?

[46:30] How did Jacob choose his path in Real Estate?

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In this episode of the Small Moves Podcast, Jason invites Author Coach Azul Terronez to the show.

Azul helps authors who don’t know how to express their message in book form, allowing them to break down the effort one step at a time. Azul also gave a TEDx talk in Santo Domingo in 2016.  Check it out, it was powerful!

Azul’s rise to authorship and coaching came from several years of small, simple steps in the direction of his interest. Azul had formerly been a writing teacher in the public school system, who developed a reputation for doing things differently to achieve new and better results. This same quality marked him when becoming a principle of a failing middle school – using his unique ability of thinking differently to turn it around in under 2 years.

Azul’s major turning point came when he decided to ‘Leap into the Fire,’ doing whatever it took to get his book written. Azul signed up for an intimate, 20-person business coaching event with Pat Flynn & Chris Ducker without having a business. Instead, he took the opportunity to write his entire book in under 30 days (a massive undertaking by anyone’s standard!), something that allowed him to stand out during the event.

You can find Azul on Twitter, Facebook, and his coaching web site.

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Azul’s TEDx Talk

Chris Guillebeu – $100 Dollar Startup

Seth Hanes – Break Into The Scene

Boss Mom Podcast

Born to Write Podcast

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Highlights:

[6:40] How Azul was able to write his first book in 30 days

[15:36] Azul’s Thoughts on the Education System, what makes an excellent teacher,

and how to affect change in the education system

[32:18] At what point does Azul step in to help an author?

[43:32] At what point did Azul realize he had a business worth creating?

[50:53] How Azul is able to travel around the world

Thanks for listening to this episode of the Small Moves Podcast! I appreciate you and look forward to your feedback.

Best,

Jason