Access To Anyone with Michael Roderick

Michael Roderick

Access to Anyone is the podcast that explores how you can get to know anyone you want to in business and in life using everything from the latest technology to the most time tested principles.

  1. 08/17/2023

    Simplifying and Enhancing Corporate Systems With David Jenyns

    David Jenyns is an entrepreneur, business leader, and Founder of SYSTEMology. The business offers a cloud-based solution that creates, shares, and optimizes business processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs).  In his early twenties, David sold the Melbourne Cricket Ground and has since expanded into franchising retail clothing stores and digital agencies. He is also the host of Business Processes Simplified Podcast, where he interviews leading guests in the industry and dives into depth on his own process. In this episode… Every business is built on processes, and countless software systems and services are created to make them better. However, many of them fail to fundamentally change anything within the corporation. The same old processes continue to be hurdles, and often make matters more complicated. So how do you simplify systems in a tangible way? David Jenyns has devoted much of his career to this question. As an entrepreneur, he has felt the same pain points as other leaders and has applied himself to solving the issue. His latest business seeks to simplify and refine the mundane processes that slow down progress. This is how his approach works in action. In this episode of Access To Anyone, Michael Roderick interviews David Jenyns, the Founder of SYSTEMology, to discuss his insights on simplifying systems. They touch on the misconceptions surrounding systematization, which tools actually lead to improvement, and staying ahead of the curve.

    37 min
  2. 08/10/2023

    The Five Emotions and How They Affect Us With Rahti Gorfien

    Rahti Gorfien is a coach and creative who works with artists, business professionals, and even college students with ADHD. Her background as a writer, actor, and standup comic helps her connect and strategize with other creatives. With her experience and thorough education, she has condensed much of her advice into her book: The Five Emotions That Stop Success in Coaches, Clients, and Creatives: Overcoming Personal Obstacles of the Mind. In this episode… Although many people are reluctant to admit it, emotions are the most powerful entity in our lives. They can serve as a great motivator, a great obstacle and everything in between. For many, it can be difficult to understand and regulate these emotions. When properly channeled, they can serve as the key to long-term success.  Rahti Gorfien has experienced struggles and triumphs as she pursued her career. As a creative, she has a particular focus on others who are looking to succeed in such a competitive space. She has compiled her insights and education into a book that covers five key emotions that have tremendous control over our lives. So how does it all work? In this episode of Access To Anyone, Michael Roderick converses with Rahti Gorfien about her book and what people need to know about the five emotions. She breaks down the five emotions, how they relate to us, and how to work through them in a healthy way. They also discuss her background and how she found her calling to do what she does now.

    37 min
  3. 08/03/2023

    Understanding How Stress Affects Performance in Business with Elle Ingalls

    Elle Ingalls is an experienced coach and speaker, and works closely with professionals, business owners, executives, and students on how to improve and de-stress. She is a highly-trained violinist who uses her stress response techniques from her performances to influence her coaching.  Elle has been speaking and training for over twenty years and was recently added to the Vistage roster. Before her focus on coaching, she spent her career marketing and directing multiple orchestras and music centers. In this episode… The majority of people are ruled by stress, whether or not they would admit it. Much of modern society runs on tight rules and systems, especially in business. Those who thrive in the corporate world have to overcome incredible amounts of stress and adversity to get where they are. However, the effects of that stress can run deeper than many first realize. Elle Ingalls is a high-performance coach who pushes past well-worn advice and directs her focus on the fight/flight response. There are myriad biological factors that can both hinder and enhance performance if understood correctly. So what does this look like practically? In this episode of Access To Anyone, Michael Roderick sits down with Elle Ingalls to talk about stress and how it relates to professionals. They talk about the biological response, how to regulate it, and how it tangibly leads to greater overall performance. They also talk about Elle's own life and how she learned these lessons for herself.

    31 min
  4. 07/06/2023

    From the Archives: How Suzanne Kingsbury Uses Her Talents To Inspire a New Generation of Writers

    For over 20 years, Suzanne Kingsbury, author and Founder of Gateless Writing, has been a tour de force in the literary and publishing industry. Her literary arts organization, Gateless Writing, is a mentoring program that gives her full autonomy to work with emerging writers, including women, people of color, and disenfranchised voices. Gateless writing offers writing retreats, one-on-one intensive training, and leadership training. Suzanne's work, along with some of her writers, has been featured in Ms., O, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, the L.A. Times, and more. In this episode… As a creative, feeling successful often comes from monetary rewards and publications on a grand scale. But what happens when that success unexpectedly comes to a halt? Do you retreat? Or do you continue to fight? For Suzanne Kingsbury, a creative writer and published author, giving up was not an option. However, desperation played a huge factor in her entrepreneurial endeavor. So what was the driving force behind her current success, which has been thriving for over 18 years? This week, we return to a popular episode of Access to Anyone, where host Michael Roderick sits down with Suzanne Kingsbury, author and the Founder of Gateless Writing, to discuss her literary arts organization. Suzanne talks about the origin of Gateless Writing, her methodology of teaching and charging for services, the lack of support creatives face, and more.

    47 min
5
out of 5
15 Ratings

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Access to Anyone is the podcast that explores how you can get to know anyone you want to in business and in life using everything from the latest technology to the most time tested principles.