Adventures In Businessing

Introduction What gets you pumped? Does the sound of our theme song get you in the mood to talk about business? Apparently, Jeremy, Rob, and Kevin can’t be counted on to do the podcast without hearing the theme music. Much to James’ chagrin, Rob and Jeremy give everyone a taste of the acapella version of the intro made famous in the Jamesisode. Do the hosts have a plan for this episode? Is there a concrete topic? Will they stop congratulating themselves on recording for two whole weeks in a row? Let’s find out in the next section! The Show Nope. There’s not a topic. It’s more of the free-wheelin’, off-the-cuff antics that you should have come to expect from this podcast. Some talking points: Saturday Drive had an awesome Christmas Party. Rob is being tricked into joining the Saturday Drive team. Kevin is dominating the Saturday Drive fantasy football league. What do the hosts’ businesses do during the slow month of December? Tips & Tricks Kevin’s tip is to not be a fan of the University of Tennessee Foo

Introduction This show kicks off with the hosts discussing the merits of different podcast schedules. They then have an internal discussion about when and where to record. Believe me, this makes for extremely riveting audio. It’s like the Serial podcast without all the interesting content. After they sort out how frequently they record, they discuss Giving Tuesday and discover that they are all old and have no idea where new trends come from. Jeremy then discusses how easy it is to get him to buy things with email marketing, as well as the fact that he bought a Peloton cycling bike. He doesn’t mention whether or not he is paying for the monthly subscription to ride a bike, but he also doesn’t give out an affiliate code, which is unexpected. The Show I’m not gonna lie. This is a weird one. There really doesn’t appear to be a single topic; the hosts just sort of ramble about several different things, so I’m just going to give you a bullet list. Black Friday sales James don’t do ‘em. Email Marketing Jeremy

Introduction Hello dear reader. It’s been a while. When the boys at Adventures in Businessing asked me to come back and do show notes, I initially resisted. Since AIB stopped recording a few months ago, I’ve been working on an emu farm up state. It’s been really peaceful. Contrary to popular belief, the emu is a very serene creature. Since you are reading this prose, obviously I decided to come back. What drew me away from my zen emus? Unfortunately I was just a volunteer on the emu farm. And there weren’t technically any emus. And by volunteer I mean squatter. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with some local authorities and the owner of the farm. I’ve been able to do a lot of soul searching in the past few months, and I’ve turned over a new leaf. I’m no longer the cynical, snarky notes writer that you’ve come to know and love. Hopefully you can learn to love the new, more centered me. Well, that’s enough about me for a bit. Cue the Thin Lizzy; the boys are back in town. The Show There isn’t really a top

Introduction I was going to start the notes for this episode off with a joke about Jeremy not being on the show, but let’s face it, that’s the normal at this point. The real joke would be if Jeremy actually showed up to record one week. James has done us all a massive favour and kept the original intro, rather than switching to Rob and Kevin’s acapella version. James also has been torturing his son by putting ointment in his eyes for the past week or so. The Show The hosts open the show discussing the recent Bonlife experiment with going cashless. Lots of people that have never been to the coffee shop have lots of negative opinions. Rob wants to know how Bonlife plans to handle negative feedback, and James reiterates the experimental nature of business. Do you like America’s Got Talent? Because James does. His love of the show is actually a bit concerning. In order to introduce today’s main topic about business in ethics, James gets into some AGT conspiracy theories. (AGT is how real fans refer to the show) I

Introduction When the James is away, the rest of the hosts of AIB will play. In a very strange turn of events, James is the only host missing from this episode. That’s right, there’s a Jeremy, but not a James. In his absence, the hosts decide to create a Jamesisode, or an episode dedicated to James. What follows is a bit weird and unconventional. Especially the intro. The Show To kick off the Jamesisode, Rob asks the hosts what they did with James this week. Jeremy’s been in Dubai, so he didn’t do anything with James. Kevin continued to fire James from working on their new Ninja Shop project. Rob asks everyone how they met James. Jeremy talks about how he came to the church that James was pastoring at the local movie theatre. His family visited, and he thought James was great. Kevin met James at a different church where James was the assistant pastor. They got to know each other, became best friends, and tried starting lots of different businesses. Rob tells a story about how he met James at Bonlife, the loca

Introduction It might come as a shock to you, dear listener, but Jeremy of Jeremy Moore presents Jeremy Moore’s Adventures in Businessing with Jeremy Moore is on vacation. Again. The remaining hosts spend the opening of the episode commenting on Jeremy’s apparent mid-life crisis. He sold his business, bought a Tesla, and is taking a trip around the world without his family. I mean, it does sound like a mid-life crisis. Rob, Kevin, and James have a good laugh at Jeremy’s expense, but to be fair, he could have rebutted had he not been on his Rumschpringe. The Show In this episode, the hosts, minus Jeremy, discuss how to handle competitors. Rob regales us with the tail of two competitors: one he has loved, and one he has hated. Or, more correctly, one tolerates him with a modicum of professionalism, while the other is openly hostile, going as far as to warn possible clients not to use his services. He suggests that you should always deal with competition in a professional manner, and proves how professional he h

Introduction Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Rob is not on this episode of AIB. Through some misalignment of the stars, Jeremy is actually present, however, and so the show must go on. Rob’s absence must have flustered the group, because they skipped the witty banter about what happened in their week that usually opens an episode. I guess you’ll have to just skip to the next section and miss my snarky remarks about their introduction. The Show Today our hosts discuss what it takes to create wow experiences for customers. Maybe they should have started with something like, “How to create wow experiences for podcast listeners,” because they definitely haven’t figured that one out yet. Without Rob’s dulcet tones elucidating the audience with a story, James, Jeremy, and Kevin get the point rather quickly. I don’t know how to feel about the lack of Rob-story. The thought that I actually missed them on this episode makes me think that I’m suffering from some kind of Stockholm syndrome. If you’re out t

Introduction Rob’s story about nearly killing a child in his care dominates the intro discussion. Apparently, one of his son’s friends was hanging out at Rob’s house, which he’s dubbed the “cool house,” when he nearly slit his wrist. Rob tells the harrowing tail of driving the young man to the hospital. If you have children, please be wary about sending them to Rob’s house to visit. He leaves old machinery and sharp objects strewn about his house. The Show It’s Jeremy’s turn to drive, and so he decides to push the car off the cliff with Rob, James, and Kevin inside. As is usual with this podcast, the car plummets off the cliff and onto the jagged rocks of reality. On the way down, the hosts discuss how to test if a business idea is a good one, or just indigestion. Unfortunately, they didn’t ask that same question when they decided to start this podcast. James says that a good way to test ideas is to ask how many times it comes up in conversation and his own thought process. Creating things for your own busine

Introduction Rob and the guys have been busy cleaning house and merging businesses. Kevin gets a little crazy with the English language. Apparently he likes to verb his nouns. The Show This episode the hosts discuss mergers and acquisitions. I’ll just cut right to it; Jeremy is going to be joining Kevin and James at their company. They just dropped that on the listening audience and Rob at the same time. Kevin and James discuss acquring Ninja Forms plugins from collaborating developers as well as other software products within the WordPress space. Jeremy talks about purchasing coffee businesses and merging those with a software company, which makes perfect sense. Our Recommendations Jeremy recommends that you watch Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown episode about Houston, Texas. Normally, I’d make a joke here at Jeremy’s expense, but this is a very good episode of a very good show. If I asked right now what you know about Houston, you’d probably mention NASA or the Rockets basketball team or the Texans football

Introduction I’m afraid I’m going to have a hard time finding good goof material this episode; the topic is philanthropy and how to ingrain that into your business. James and Kevin have been busy with an eCommerce plugin that they acquired recently. Rob has been having an awesome summer, because he’s Rob.Jeremy has been doing nothing but vacation, and he has another vacation coming up soon. The Show In this episode, the hosts discuss how you can build philanthropy into your business. Rob gives an example of how the Alderman Group is going to be donating their time to local nonprofits based upon recommendations from their current clients. Rob claims all the credit for this awesome campaign which he’s dubbed Tag: You’re It!. James and Kevin talk a little bit about how they need to be better at giving as a business, although they do give their time and some money within the WordPress community. Jeremy talks about how BonLife makes decisions about which local charities to support with their resources. TL;DR - Don

Introduction James takes the helm again as the hosts dive into how they react to various changes within their respective industries. Time is divided between BR and AR, which of course means Before Rob and After Rob. If you’re in the 10%, you know what I mean. Rob’s been sending out lots of proposals, so if you’re looking for a podcast-happy significant other, send Rob a message. Kevin and James have been working on a new product/service that they hope to launch soon. As usual, Jeremy is not in town. He’s currently in an RV driving across the country on vacation. When he gets back in town, he’ll be around for a few days before going on another vacation. The Show Rob talks about Facebook Ad issues that his team faced recently. A big client had a lot of eggs in the Facebook Ad basket and was recently told that their ads could no longer run. The client represented a large portion of the business’s income, and so Rob and his team had to find solutions. Once again proving how evil Facebook is and how much better of

Introduction Well folks, it’s been a good run. 18 Episodes isn’t too shabby. Someone done decided to let Kevin drive this thing, and to be honest, it’s a bit of a train wreck. No offence to Kevin; I’m sure he did the best he could. Sorry, not sorry. For someone who floated naming the show after himself, Jeremy has been conspicuously absent for several episodes. Can anyone confirm that he’s actually alive? And when do the hosts start looking for a replacement? I mean, I know a snarky, humorous show notes writer that could be convinced to be on the show for the right amount of money. Get with my agent. The Show In this episode, the hosts discuss hiring your first employee. When do you know it’s the right time to hire? How do you find qualified people? The hosts suggest that the time to hire is when you find that you don’t have time to do things that energise you. James calls these areas in which you have the most impact your “super powers.” Once you are doing more admin work or other stuff that’s outside your s