"PICKING BRAINS" podcast Jonas Urbonas
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Every person has a story. My aim is to find insightful, inspirational and impactful people and pick their brains so we can learn and adopt their knowledge in our lives.
Guests are mostly from the business and creative fields.
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EP.9 - Patrick Ward on the power of words, LinkedIn and personal branding
Patrick Ward is a copywriter, writing for publications such as Forbes, Ad Age and Business Inside. He's also the creator of a popular movement #WordsWithWard, which focuses on educating people on the true power of both written and spoken word and not only that, he's a LinkedIn influencer and LinkedIn Local LA co-host. We talk about what made Patrick take the leap of quitting his job, leaving everything in Australia and moving the US, the ups and downs, how good copywriting can impact your business, personal branding, LinkedIn and so much more.
You don't want to miss this.
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"Taking the leap is less risky than not doing so." - Patrick Ward
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#PickingBrainsPodcast #LinkedIn #Forbes
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickjamesward/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paddyjward
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EP.8 - Eric 'DidsLive' Didier on LinkedIn, storytelling, entrepreneurship and gaming
Eric 'DidsLive' Didier is a videographer, photographer, storyteller, public speaker, gamer, streamer, influencer and co-founder of one of the fastest growing companies in Milwaukee Urban Misfit Ventures.
We talk about his journey to this point, what it takes to quit your job and start a business, how to scale, combining your passions with your work, finding yourself, what it takes to become an influencer and so much more.
This is definitely worth a listen. Enjoy the interview!
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"Everyone has a story, and everyone has value, it's just a matter of telling that to the world" - Eric Didier
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#PickingBrainsPodcast #DidsLive #entrepreneurship #esports #LinkedIn
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Website: https://www.didslive.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/didslive/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/didslive
Twitter: https://twitter.com/didslive
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/didslive/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCUj0Ot01LiTYjhOJwSWYg
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Website: https://urbanmisfitventures.com/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseofmisfits
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EP.7 - Thomas Despin on money, happiness and finding your purpose
Thomas Despin is the founder and CEO of Reconnect, a luxury retreat developed on a private island in Indonesia called Buka Buka in an effort for people to reconnect with nature and as a result - themselves and get away from their busy and stressful lifestyles.
He's also founded 'Hustlers Villa' which connects entrepreneurs and digital nomads in an effort to create a community of people that want to actively collaborate, live on their own terms and give back to the world.
Finally, he cycled all around the world before moving to Bali where he went from being homeless to building a successful e-commerce business in which he managed to go from 0 to almost a million dollars in sales in just under a year.
We talk about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, tough lessons learned along the way, whether money actually does bring happiness and much much more.
Enjoy the interview!
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"The ability to change plans and adapt is crucial to being a successful entrepreneur" - Thomas Despin
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#PickingBrainsPodcast #entrepreneurship #dropshipping
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EP.6 - Stephen A. Crystal on staying relevant, esports and entrepreneurship
In this episode of #PickingBrains I'm picking the brains of a successful entrepreneur, advisor and investor - Stephen A. Crystal.
Stephen has been involved in the casino, gambling and gaming industry for 30 years now, built and invested in multiple successful businesses and is not looking to stop.
We talk about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, what he looks for when investing in other companies and how he is looking to embrace the emergence of #esports in the betting world.
Enjoy the interview!
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"When pay someone's pay-cheque, you then know what it's like to be an entrepreneur" - Stephen A. Crystal
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#entrepreneurship
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephenACrystal
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenalancrystal/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenacrystalesq/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sac1109/
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EP.5 - Quentin "Q" Allums on being a misfit, entrepreneurship and esports
In this episode of #PickingBrains I'm picking the brains of a LinkedIn influencer, storyteller, content creator, TEDx Speaker and CEO of Urban Misfit Ventures - Quentin Allums.
We talk about what it takes to build a personal brand, what are the challenges of founding and running one of the fastest growing startups in Milwaukee, the future of esports and much more.
Hope you enjoy the #podcast!
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"As entrepreneurs, that's what we do. We figure things out, we solve problems and learn along the way. Just go do it." - #justQ -
#LinkedIn #esports #entrepreneurship
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qallums
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tagjustQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tagjustq/
URBAN MISFIT VENTURES ►
Website: https://urbanmisfitventures.com/
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EP.4 - Tim Hyde on social media, happiness and solopreneurship
In this episode I'm picking the brains of the founder of a full service marketing agency TWH media - Tim Hyde.
At the age of only 23, Tim is already an award-winning marketer, public speaker and brand consultant focusing on viral marketing and product growth. He has worked in companies such as TheLADbible and Social Chain helping them achieve massive growth and social engagement, including creating the top most engaged live stream by a brand ever, accumulating 2.4million comments in 2 hours! He has advised and spoken in front of the likes of UFC, ASICS, Eurosport, Apple Music, Unicef and MyProtein.
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"I took it on the chin, learned from it and landed on my feet." - Tim Hyde
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-hyde-817aaa101/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/timwillhyde
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