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Apologies. This episode is audio only. Apple Pod exclusive in part due to the cameras failing shortly in to recording. Also you may find some audio distortion with this episode that was picked up by mics creating some cross talk, reverb.


Ep #68 - Exclusive Minds - Back to ramblings, Atlantic City dearth, Demise of malls, Coffee, Amazon Love/Hate, closing RANTS!

On this episode :

• (0:00) Pod Intro

• (0:25) Happy Easter! (Recorded on Easter Day)

• (1:01) Atlantic City - What happened!
- Casino malaise
- Pier One a once thriving high end mall is DEAD

• (8:17) The demise of malls today
- Perhaps the exceptions, King of Prussia and Mall of America

• (11:30) Arc'Teryx Store
- GoreTex

• (13:00) Cowboy Jacks and Caribou Coffee, rook doesn't get out much, lol

• (14:30) Dave's 1st Business Travel Trip
- Delayed
- Carry on bag size issues
- Rental Challenges
- Pointes Chaser
- Turbulence
- Remember this is his first trip

• (27:30) Coffee Crazy Joe & Amazon
- Bean Grinder and Cold Brew
- Amazon delivers... SAME DAY!

• (33:20) Hey, have you seen the value of your EV lately???
- Rivian and Amazon not teaming further??
- EV resell values TANK!!!
- Tesla styling leaves Joe questioning
- Lucid and Fisker about to go broke

• (42:50) Recession coming
- Commerical Building vs DataCenter vs Warehouse

• (46:40) Notebook sessions - Rook and friends creative "trip"
- Creation, Video and editing
- HUGE file transfers over the internet vs SSD. SanDisk Pro Blade gets discussed

• (53:10) We try and go topic Rapid Fire to close it out but it goes off the rail in spots. RANTS incoming
- Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson (Predictions and thoughts)
- Sam Bankman heads to prison for 25yrs
- Topic that shall remain nameless
- Ye and Adidas "not selling well??, Jewish support and logo change - RANT #1
- Baltimore bridge collapse
- Diddy
- Boeing CEO and Gulfstream gets FAA approval on G700 and Joe's order is in... LOL
- Chipotle VENT! - RANT #2

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Ep #67 - Exclusive Minds - Impressions Expo Atlantic City Recap, Behind the scenes EXM full effect, Stahl Heat Press, how things get done

On this episode :

• (0:00) Pod Intro

• (0:28) Ep67, Happy we continue to make it happen

• (1:26) Impressions Atlantic City - Clothing Print Industry Trade Show
- Thoughts from our first attended Trade Show (in the clothing space)

• (3:45) Bringing Production in house - Better Control and flexibility

• (5:54) Ways you can apply graphics to clothes
- Embroidery
- Screen print
- DTF / Heat Transfer/Press
- Heat transfer skeptics starting to rethink this

• (9:24) Inventory Control benefits. Real time inventory

• (11:30) Creative options - Hats and Patches

• (12:22) Cost of the Hardware
- No single machine does it all. One for shirts, one for hats
- Embroidery

• (17:11) Screen Printing

• (17:55) Heat Transfer
- Less Expensive
- Quality Debate

• (19:03) Stahl's products recommend by the vendors
- Shirt and Hat press machines
- We get to test out and make a Hat and T real time

• (21:48) Still on the fence

• (22:50) DFT Large print less "attractive" than small graphics which are excellent

• (25:27) Business Benefits

• (27:25) Mark up on clothes

• (28:50) Kayne makes $20 work

• (31:31) look at clothing blanks - Impression 2024 Atlantic City
- Opens up creative options
- Blanks vs true Clothing Design and the HUGE gap between
- Expanded options including bags, totes, socks, and more

• (36:37) GoreTex - No blanks and why

• (39:26) Cobranding a no go zone short of collaborations

• (43:29) Costs

• (45:49) Where does Exclusive Minds want to put our focus moving forward

• (47:38) Camera dies and closing thoughts

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Ep #66 - Exclusive Minds - Still here, AppleVision, Crypto, Super Bowl, our favorite Yeezy and more

On this episode :

• (0:00) Intro

• (0:28) We are not dead! The Pod is back.

• (1:06) Apple Vision Pro - No-Go!
- $4,400 of NOWAY... Is Apple crazy?
- 15 day return was a win for social media but lame move
- Is it just a consumption toy? Can you actually create on it?
- What is the ultimate use case? and if Joe cant justify the latest Apple technology there is a problem.

• (16:30)) Crypto rebounds in the market and on the Pod. Why?
- Mutual Funds and ETF brings stability?

• (22:49)) AI Talk

• (25:30) Super Bowl
- 1st half sucked, 2nd half was epic. Tale of two halves

• (29:24) Super Bowl Ads, what a waste
- Do any of these have ROI
- Dunkin the winner??

• (32:02) Shop Local is hard
- Starbucks vs local
- High costs regardless. Crazy world

• (38:45) Yeezy is back!
- Everything is $20 or is it F U
- Cut the middle man out and can still make bank are very reasonable prices
- New Album and still seems to have industry friends

• (45:02) COD Legal Woes - Gaming Talk
- Lack of Anti-Cheat. Is AI the solution?
- Joe is back playing WoW and it seems 20yrs is hard to let go of
- Elden RIng DLC in June

• (59:56) Podcasting is hard!

• (1:00:23)) Arc'teryx vs GoreWear
- Toss REI in and showcase the perceived value of brand

• (1:04:27) Joe Rogan is back on Apple Podcast and Joe's Rant/Love

• (45:20) White Label Coffee and knowing your lane

• (1:09:45) Closing shots!

• (49:45) Kick vs Twitch

• (55:00) Closing and an EXM Giveaway is coming. email team@exmnds.com with Subject giveaway for entry.

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds
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Ep #65 - Exclusive Minds - Interview with Raafi Rivero, filmmaker, photographer, creative and founder of unarmed.co

On this episode :

• (0:00) Intro

• (0:27) Welcome. (Video available but far from perfect. Disclosures: Small edit to remove a brief pause. No content was affected. Cameras had several shutdowns so the second half of the video pod has some challenges with audio/video sync. It's close but not perfect. Bear with us. One day we may have the gear and/or the skill to do it right...)

• (1:20) Guest Introduction: Raafi Rivero, filmmaker, photographer, creative and founder of unarmed.co

We are going to intentionally skip chapter times for this interview and let it flow and build in full. We encourage you to listen to the entirety.

Raafi shares his story from his youth in DC to the successful and accomplished creative he is today. The conversation ends with a true emotional discussion on his passion art project, unarmed.co, and the hopes for a better world.

Raafi can be found at:
https://raafirivero.com
https://unarmed.co

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Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including #32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds
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Ep #64 - Exclusive Minds - Goals, Journaling, EXM Updates, Brands, Top Podcasts critique, and more

On this episode :

• (0:00) Intro

• (0:27) Welcome and yet again Audio Only Podcast this episode. Video equipment challenges

• (3:54 Rook gets COVID for the 43rd time or something

• (8:19) Goals. Worthwhile? and a look towards 2024
- Journaling. Apple vs Day One

• (15:29) Crypto moving up and a collective yawn

• (19:13) Life categories and balance

• (20:21) EXM Outdoors and the influence from Arc'Teryx

• (23:00 "High end" Brands and the sheer number and variety

• (25:30) Peloton, the brand, and the strength of a fanatical base to draw from
- Do we really need our favorite brands to spin political?

• (29:28) Brands with no activity and the Tiffany's experience

• (33:50) Top Podcast Lists of 2023 - Apple and Spotify - Questions
- Do you recognize or listen to any of these?
- Apple vs Spotify and the demographics served

• (41:50) Prime is on a roll
- Mahommes endorsement
- The big legacy brands have been stale for decades and at risk. Now being exposed

• (43:30) Brick and Mortar Stores

• (45:20) White Label Coffee and knowing your lane

• (47:10) What do you listen to in the car?

• (49:45) Kick vs Twitch

• (55:00) Closing and an EXM Giveaway is coming. email team@exmnds.com with Subject giveaway for entry.

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds
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Ep #63 - Exclusive Minds - Guest Episode w. Dan and Corey (Scuzz), Social, Cars, College, and more

On this episode :

• (0:29) Intro with our guests Dan and Corey (Scuzz) who returns from Episode 49
- College Talk and the value of
- Interviews and does College come up?

• (5:40) Guest Intro - Dan
- Car Guy / Model A to the 60's and the lost art of the manual shift
- Hobby vs Career

• (12:35) Corey (Scuzz) Returns
- Job Interview and a great answer to a question / Take note for those interviewing, this one is solid
- Collaboration and Team

• (18:04) Social Media Talk
- TikTok to X, but no Threads - Go figure
- Apple News makes an appearance
- X has lost something but certainly not active users
- Value of X. What was the benefit to Musk's other companies?
- Community Notes and the value vs. pulling down content

• (29:52) Corey (Squzz), Music and Social
- An interesting organic marketing hit / Russia Ukraine War and the Z effect

• (33:49) Social Media Rhythm
- Cadence for posting and viewing
- Dan shocks by saying he never posts, Privacy
- Internet forums for specific topics/interests

• (39:40) Social Life Comparisons

• (41:47) Exclusive Minds Update
- Clothes are at the printer

• (42:55) Power of Social Media sharing

• (45:12) Movie Talk
- Flower to Kill
- Marvel blah to DC

• (52:50) Corey (Squzz) Music and new gear
- Marcus shoutout and thanks

• (55:17) Closing and Cars (note we need to add Coffee to this :) )
- Tesla buying / Hummer, and no not the EV

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds
or you can always pick up your EXMNDS clothing @ www.exclusiveminds.shop or www.exclusiveminds.store

Don't wear the uniform of the masses - Be Different!! Get your Exclusive Minds wear @ exmnds.com