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Alex Rubinchik oversees Marketing and Business Development at Philadelphia-based ServiceWhale. Prior to moving to Philadelphia, Alex received his first degree in Political Science, History and Philosophy from Hebrew University and his MBA from Brandeis University. Alex’s interests and hobbies are as diverse as his travels. When he isn’t discovering new solutions and opportunities for ServiceWhale, an online marketplace that provides instant on-demand quotes for big-ticket home improvement projects, he enjoys teaching yoga, spinning vinyl, and exploring unplugging practices. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/alex-rubinchik-unplugged/ What You Will Learn In This Episode Why the biggest enemy in your life is your internal dialogue. How technology and information misleads us and derails our mindset. The philosophy behind a healthy state of mind that has existed for over 2,000 years. Practical steps you can take to achieve peace and serenity. Activities that will help your health, education and social health

Fabian Geyrhalter is the Founder and Principal of FINIEN, a Los-Angeles based consultancy specialized in turning ventures into brands. Fabian has been published internationally by the likes of The Washington Post, Graphis and The Huffington Post and he has written about branding for publications including Mashable and Entrepreneur and is a columnist for Inc. His consultancy has worked on branding projects for startups like Jukin, Survios, Bandito Brothers and Vimmia to large companies like Evolution Juice, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and W Hotels. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/fabian-geyrhalter-unplugged/ What You Will Learn In This Episode Why it's a good thing that we are constantly "ON" about business. How to work harder with less stress. A process that will allow you to filter through the thoughts in your head, reduce your anxiety and get clear on the most important actions you need to take. Why your stress levels increase when your mind and body are out of balance. How to determine

James Studdart is a full stack .NET developer, solutions architect and team leader based in the UK. He has experience in a wide range of markets from tropical fish and domestic services to international freight to the holiday industry, to name a few. James does a lot of commuting and fills that time with podcasts as much as possible. When he’s not working he keeps and breeds tropical fish. James is on the committee for the British Cichlid Association and is the chairman of North Wales Aquarists Society. When he’s not doing anything fishy he is also an active member of the Shock Team 6 airsoft team at Shock and Awe Airsoft in North Wales. James also has a young family, twin boys who recently turned one. James Studdart doesn’t know the meaning of downtime and being unplugged. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/james-studdart-unplugged/ What You Will Learn in This Episode The difference between airsoft and paintball. How to get started playing airsoft milsim. The weapons and gear airsoft players use. "War"

Boom Shikha is a serial entrepreneur, wanderluster, online-business owner, yogi, author, and avid meditator. She's interested in helping you find your life purpose, and get to your Level 10 life. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/boom-shikha-unplugged/ What You Will Learn in This Episode How to achieve "Level 10" in every aspect of your life without sacrificing the things and people you love. How to get more brilliant ideas that will move your business and life forward. How to calm your "monkey mind" through meditation and become focused. The easiest way to get started with meditation without being intimidated.

This is Part 7 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business.   What You Will Learn In This Episode Why money is not a long-term motivator for many people. What happens to us emotionally when the lust / newlywed phase is over in your business. How the customers you serve will determine whether this is a job or a calling. How to identify your "soulmate business." When is the right time to make a pivot in your business and why I'm excited about the pivot I'm making.   Next Steps The next step you need to take is to complete the homework assignment for Module 7 in the follow-along email course. Click here to request access to the course materials and homework.   Anxiety? If you struggle with anxiety in your career, your business or in life, I can help. I've learn how to silence the inner voice that tells me I'm no good and channel my inner champion. Click here to learn how to deal with the anxiety that is troubling your career, your business and your personal life.

Anthony Delgado is a full stack developer and technology hero at websignia, a digital strategy and innovation agency. websignia has worked with a wide variety of different companies including sports, media, entertainment, healthcare, government agencies and non-profits. Anthony has been an explorer of the digital space for over a decade. From developing front end user interfaces, to creating advanced backend applications, Anthony's passion is using software to help change the way people interact with the world around them. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/anthony-delgado-unplugged/ What You Will Learn In This Episode Why Chad is a software guy not a hardware guy. How Anthony hacked the airwaves to broadcast Sega Genesis games over the television broadcast channels. Why you should do extracurriculars in the tech industry. How to get your boss to pay for conferences. What San Francisco is like from an outsider's perspective.

Kris Reid Computer geek and SEO super star based in the Philippines and Cambodia. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/kris-reid-unplugged/ What You Will Learn in This Episode Why you should take extended time off for travel and where you should go. What happens to your mind and body when you make too many decisions. What the heck Ashtanga yoga is and how it can benefit you. How to live like a local, no matter where you go.

Career Hyperdrive Course: Day 7 The Career Hyperdrive Course is a free 7 day email and audio course for technical professionals to help launch your career into hyperspace. Each module in this course is designed to help you overcome a major barrier to your career growth. Here's what you're going to get out of the course. The motivation you need to overcome your biggest career obstacles and navigate asteroids. Productivity tips to help you crush it at work without killing your personal life (leaving more time at the cantina). Jedi mind tricks that will build your respect and influence across the organization without needing to move into a management track. A droid masterclass that’s going to guide you through the process of selecting the right technology for the right problem, every time. Social engineering hacks to break into the elite inner circles and get a seat at the Jedi Council. A strategy that will raise your value (and salary) within your organization and increase your reputation and negotiation power

The roles of the NPCs that will help push and pull the player characters into emotional reactions. This is the final episode of a multi-part podcast series on roleplaying games and Dungeons & Dragons. Part 1: 10 Business Lessons Learned in Roleplaying Games Part 2: Interview Players for Your D&D Campaign by Playing Board Games Part 3: Picking a Genre and System for your RPG Part 4: Developing an Epic D&D Campaign Story Part 5: Cultural Inspirations For Your D&D Homebrew More info on this campaign.

Fleshing out the First Campaign Arc This is Part 5 of a multi-part podcast series. Part 1: 10 Business Lessons Learned in Roleplaying Games Part 2: Interview Players for Your D&D Campaign by Playing Board Games Part 3: Picking a Genre and System for your RPG Part 4: Developing an Epic D&D Campaign Story More info on this campaign.   Campaign Notes All the notes for this campaign are for subscribers only. Use the signup box below.   Play this Campaign Info on how to play this campaign.

Building a D&D campaign is a lot like writing a series of books. First you have to start with the overall series goals before you dive into the details. In this episode we come up with a new campaign story that will play out like a 5 act play or 5 book series. This is Part 4 of a multi-part podcast series. Part 1: 10 Business Lessons Learned in Roleplaying Games Part 2: Interview Players for Your D&D Campaign by Playing Board Games Part 3: Picking a Genre and System for your RPG This episode show notes: http://hellotechpros.com/dnd-campaign-design-unplugged/ Key Takeaways Feel free to steal ideas Snowflake method Campaign Hook, one sentence elevator pitch to sell players location, goal, obstacles "Several primitive and diverse tribes have assembled their leaders and heros to determine how to pacify the primordial spirits which have been devastating the area." Campaign Hook, one paragraph "Across the all lands where the springs and tributaries feed into the mighty Nelgenzes River, the primordial s

After finding the right group of friends to play a role playing game, it's time to select the genre and system. So. Many. Options. This is part 3 of a multi-part series. Part 1 Part 2 Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/rpg-genre-system-unplugged/ RPG Genres High fantasy - lots of magic. Low fantasy - little to low magic. Modern action / adventure. Historical action. Horror. Sci-Fi. Super Heros.   Resources Mentioned Dungeons & Dragons board games Castle Ravenloft The Legend of Drizzt Wrath of Ashardalon Temple of Elemental Evil Lords of Waterdeep D&D roleplaying materials (5th edition) Starter Set Player's Handbook Dungeon Master's Guide Dungeon Master's Screen Monster Manual Curse of Strahd Princes of the Apocalypse Pathfinder materials Core Rulebook Bestiary 1 GameMastery Guide d20 Modern materials Core Rulebook Menace Manual Future Tech Critical Locations Apocalypse James Bond 007: Role Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service Spycraft 2.0 Indiana Jones RPG Game of Thrones / Song

So you want to start a roleplaying game? First, you need to find a group. Test out combinations of players by playing board games before starting a campaign. This is part 1 in a multi-part series. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/rpg-starter-unplugged/ Other Podcast Episodes HTP-147 10 Business Lessons Learned in Roleplaying Games HTP-21 What Star Wars RPGs can teach you about facilitating meetings with Robert Mitchell HTP-126 Hosting Remote Tabletop games with Roll20 with Nolan T. Jones   Games Pandemic Board Game (original board game - cooperative) On the Brink expansion In the Lab expansion State of Emergency expansion Pandemic Contagion (stand alone spin-off game) Pandemic The Cure (stand alone dice-based game) Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (cooperative) Castle Ravenloft Board Game Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game Lord of Waterdeep (competitive) Scoundrels of Skullport Expansion Settlers of Catan

I think I might have learned more about business while playing RPGs than I have from studying business. Here are my Top 10. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/rpg-business-lessons-unplugged/ Key Takeaways Confidence Leadership Facilitation Cooperation Negotiation Diversity Being a part of something bigger than ourselves Teamwork Sharing resources Overcoming adversity

Steven Judd is a 23 year IT professional who has done individual consulting, worked for 20 person start-ups, Dot-Com growth companies, and Fortune 100 enterprises. He has implemented from zero to hero installations, as well as bleeding edge video delivery solutions, but is currently focused on application automation and procedural standardization.   Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/steven-judd-unplugged/

Todd Conklin is a 32 year veteran of the oil and gas business. He manages a family oil & gas company in Texas as well as his own oil and gas production. Currently he is the Chief Geologist for Unit Petroleum. Todd is also starting a podcast and mastermind called The Significant Mentor in which he interviews accomplished people about the mentors in their life. He discovers what makes people tick and the back story to their success. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/todd-conklin-unplugged/ Sponsors Minio Cloud Storage - Built in Go for developers and devops.

Nolan T. Jones is the co-creator of the "virtual tabletop" Roll20-- the most popular platform for tabletop roleplaying games online. He doubles as a recovering comic book writer. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/nolan-jones-unplugged/ Sponsors Minio Cloud Storage Be a guest on Hello Tech Pros  

Born and raised in Chicago, Steven Shalowitz conceived the idea for "The One Way Ticket Show" podcast while producing and hosting a radio show in Singapore. He explores with his high profile guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket - no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary, or state of mind. An exhibited photographer with a penchant for travel to rogue nations, Steven’s adventures have taken him from North Korea to Libya, Iran to Burundi, and Syria to Burkina Faso. Steven earned his B.A. in Chinese Language & Literature from Washington University in St. Louis, and his M.A. in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/steven-shalowitz-unplugged/ Sponsors Minio Cloud Storage. Written in Go and supported by a passionate community of developers.  

Bruce Langford has been a presenter and writer in the field of Bullying Prevention for over a decade and that has led him to the field of mindfulness. He is now a Mindfulness Coach and Podcast host of Mindfulness Mode Podcast. Bruce is adamant that the world will be a better place as more people begin to embrace the practice of mindfulness. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/bruce-langford-unplugged/ Sponsors Minio Cloud Storage - Store photos, videos, VMs containers, log files or any blob of data as objects.

Oded Israeli is a father of 3 adorable kids and the co-founder and CEO of O'Daddy. Oded has 18 years of experience in the high tech industry, specifically in e-commerce and mobile internet. Prior to co-founding O'Daddy, Oded was VP Marketing at Visualead, the 1st Israeli startup to secure an investment from Alibaba Group. Before that, Oded managed multiple digital commerce and mobile payments platforms as Director of Product Management and Marketing at Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX). Earlier, Oded was Chief of Staff for Amdocs’ CEO and Director of Business Development for digital services. Oded also practiced law as a high-tech attorney, founded a web development company, and advised Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Oded holds LL.B. and LL.M. degrees (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from INSEAD in Singapore and France. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/oded-israeli-unplugged/