The Website Leader Podcast

People found new routines during the pandemic, and in-person meetups took to Zoom and the virtual space. Apple Vision Pro’s product is a monument of sorts to this change. It seems like we are moving ever closer to mostly virtual reality. However, in-person meetups and conferences are starting to spring back into action, like Carolina Code Conference.

Barry Jones has been the owner of Brightball since 2008. He works with businesses as a fractional CTO. As a fractional CTO, Barry helps businesses build successful software developer teams, software, and processes. Barry also runs the Carolina Code Conference, a community-driven “polyglot” conference set to take place in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC.

In this episode, Barry talks with Kevin about Carolina Code Conference and how he is working to bring Greenville's tech community back together on August 19, 2023.

You can check out Carolina Code Conference at carolina.codes.

Jonathan has been leading and speaking professionally for more than 15 years. From delivering keynotes to conducting workshops and corporate training to presenting at a TEDx event, he has the privilege of teaching audiences all over the US and abroad. He is a certified leadership coach through GiANT Worldwide and is currently completing a master coaching program out of London, England studying Predictive Leadership Behaviors. He is also releasing a book soon!  

You can see more of Jonathan’s work at thejonathanrparker.com

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Will Stewart is an Emmy Award winning Director and the founder and CEO of 9/8 Central, a video production and social media marketing company based in Greenville, SC. Will’s mission is to produce video marketing content that not only looks good but also gets results. While Will has worked with some of the biggest brands to create national TV campaigns and won awards for his work, his greatest passion is businesses in his hometown grow and succeed.  

You can see more of Will’s work at 98c.org

Work is a lot of life. So it’s worth spending time discovering if the work you’re currently doing is the work that makes you most satisfied. In this episode, Robert Roskam shares his process for engaging with job satisfaction questions from team-building and personal perspectives.

Robert Roskam is a highly experienced developer and leader. With over 10 years of experience, he has worked with high-profile companies like Pantheon.

https://blog.robertroskam.com/p/are-you-satisfied-with-your-job

Remote Benefits

• Better focus opportunities and fewer interruptions or distractions.
• NO commute, dealing with rush hour traffic and crazy drivers. Start the day and end the day with less stress and anxiety around the commute.
• Tells the team you trust them to do what they know to do well. 

Office Benefits

• Easier to connect with teammates face-to-face.
• Collaboration tends to be more accessible.
• Culture is easier to execute in person vs. remotely.

1. Why? What is your idea and what is your plan? Have an objective and know when you are reaching that objective.
2. How does it align with your business objectives and goals?
3. How are you going to record and produce the show? Build your own studio out or rent a built-out studio?
4. Record your episodes in bulk.
5. Research the proper equipment - software and hardware.
6. What is your editing solution? 
7. Do you need a soundtrack and ads or promotions in any episodes?
8. How will you distribute your episodes?

The Four Principles for your Home Page:

1. Be more clear in your messaging (the words).
2. Cause fewer questions in the minds of your visitors.
3. Have a single call to action.
4. Save your visitors' time.

Bootstrapping a company. It requires the right ingredients at the right time and in the right quantity. It takes focus, intention, and attention to detail. In other words, business is a lot like coffee.

Marco Suarez is the co-founder and Head of Customer Experience at Methodical Coffee. Methodical Coffee is known locally in Greenville, SC, for its exceptional coffee, customer service, and experience. Marco’s background is in graphic design and product design. He has worked for various top tech companies you have probably heard of, like InVision, MailChimp, and Etsy. He has consulted for Facebook, Grab, Toast, BridgeWater, and many notable companies.

In this episode, Marco talks about bootstrapping Methodical Coffee and how he turned his coffee shop business idea into a huge hit in Greenville SC.

Kevin Dees and Jeff Carver discuss making the best software choices for your business. Should you use managed out-of-the-box software like Shopify or Squarespace? Or, should you build and manage your own fully custom software?

Justin Hall is a wonderfully talented gentleman who I have known since the very early days of Robojuice where we operated out of the same CoWork space in Greenville, SC. Justin is a humble, kind, gentle soul who cares deeply about his craft, family, and his teammates. Justin never seems to be in a hurry or anxious but is calm and focused.

Justin is the Chief Brand Officer at Pathwright where he spends most of his time drawing, talking, and playing with pixels. Justin leads campaigns, visual design, and team feelings. He loves typography, illustration, making pizza, tinkering with cars, skateboarding, and being a Dad to two kids and a bakery. He also supports his wife’s business Bossy Bakers.

You see more of Justin’s work at pathwright.com and BossyBakers.com