Double Double

"As a small Business, you've got to think... what can I do that the bigger players cannot copy tomorrow... Not good enough having (one competitive advantage)... how can I combine them in a multiple way" Dr. George Redhead and I chat about his research on entrepreneurship, from the importance of it in rural communities, how it can revitalize these areas, how it can provide social change, and the im...

Betsy Small | Author of Before Before (a 2026 Nautilus Silver Award Winner), Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist | RPCV Sierra Leone 1984-87 I had the wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Betsy Small a fellow RPCV who served in Sierra Leone We Chat about her very non-linear career path after Uni, how this lead her to some awesome meaningful work in Sierra Leone where she worked in the agr...

About a year ago I started my blog and had my first interview with Dr. Lei Wei! It originally was on the bigdawgsgottaeat.blog site and YouTube because The Double Double Podcast didn't exist yet, so here is the audio podcast format! Hope you enjoy!! Thanks again for all of the support! --- I was fortunate enough to chat with Dr. Lei Wei (a microbiologist post doc researcher at the Marco Lab at UC...

Dr. Anthony Silard is an Author, Professor of Leadership the Director of the Center for Sustainable Leadership at Luiss Business School in Rome, Non-Profit Founder, RPCV Kenya We chat about is his challenging upbringing and how it lead to the work he does today. As well as breaking down the word passion, derived from the Latin word `Patire` which means "to suffer." Like a phoenix rising from the a...

"What Steroids are to bodybuilders. Artificial Intelligence is to companies and businesses." "...But we saw that clean athletes were still beating the "enhanced" athletes at the games?! So it's not all broken right? Can we still compete with AI at a clean ethical, non AI using human being? Is there hope?!" I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast! Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a co...

Have you ever walked into the gym, workplace, or your sport with a not so positive attitude? It kinda sucks and dragged along the day right? So I just chat about the importance of having a little pocket of positivity when the days, hobbies, or sport gets challenging. I speak briefly about wrestling legend Dan Gable and his almost perfect college wrestling career. It was perfect until the very last...

Mustard and cake?!?! Cool...now that I have your attention, I was fortunate enough to chat with Martin Hablesreiter is one half of the Austrian art duo "Honey & Bunny" who is also an architect, researcher, director, author, etc. Just overall creative human. We chat about many things, from growing up in Austria, studying architecture and design, working in Japan, researching and answering quest...

Everyone has a different experience and takeaways from their service out there, these are a few things I learned when I was out in Timor-Leste and Fiji! If you're interested in doing the Peace Corps, feel free to DM me via email or Instagram! Would be happy to chat! If you're interested in applying, check out the Peace Corps website below! https://www.peacecorps.gov Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Alber...

"How you do one thing is how you do everything" "Practice how you play" Both common sayings. I talk about an effort and how people see and appreciate the time and effort you put into something. Just because there is a lot of something, doesn't necessarily mean it is good. I use the SpongeBob vs King Neptune Cook off as a reference to AI (mass quantities of slop) and the master of the craft (slow i...

I talk about the buying philosophy of "Buy Nice or Buy Twice" " the Dollar $ a day per use, and "Cradle to Grave" Definitely consider the whole life cycle of a good, if you actually enjoy using it, repairing the goods, and keeping excess waste out of the environment. Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with all the love)? Or some Stickers? https://bigdawgsgotta...

Go outside & interact with the world! I talk about cities and how they are built, plus some of the social challenges that come along with them. Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with all the love)? Or some Stickers? https://bigdawgsgottaeat.shop All the love and all the power! -Albert --- Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.co...

Diving into the niche pushes the respective industry forward but still the coffee snobs and audiophiles should still be nice and welcoming to new comers! Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with all the love)? Or some Stickers? https://bigdawgsgottaeat.shop All the love and all the power! -Albert --- Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.ap...

Just because you know a lot about a certain topic doesn't mean everyone else knows about it... so share it with the world!! Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with all the love)? Or some Stickers? https://bigdawgsgottaeat.shop All the love and all the power! -Albert --- Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/double-doub...

A $20 food voucher goes a long way for customer sentiment when passages are delayed. Take notes airliners! Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with all the love)? Or some Stickers? https://bigdawgsgottaeat.shop All the love and all the power! -Albert --- Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/double-double/id1876683595 S...

Take that trip! Go on that adventure! You'll look back on the year or life and really cherish it! Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with all the love)? Or some Stickers? https://bigdawgsgottaeat.shop All the love and all the power! -Albert --- Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/double-double/id1876683595 Spotify: h...

Entrepreneurship is the way! Sell some honey or something! Check out We're All Gonna Die Movie by Freddie Wong! https://youtu.be/t6WQ3b6Dm2M?si=0Usk1hWLCP4O7Rsb Take care now! 🌼🐶🌼🐶 - Albert --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with all the love)? Or some Stickers? https://bigdawgsgottaeat.shop All the love and all the power! -Albert --- Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podc...

I talk about my experiences with the individualistic tendencies of western societies and the communal cultures of the some of the places I've visited like in the South Pacific, South America, Asia, etc. Looking back at the unique challenges like working together as a group in school or work projects. Coming from an individualistic western society, simple tasks like working together on a project is...

Culture & Integration are incredibly important to adapting and meeting the needs of other countries. Do the wrong move and your good intent could be viewed as disrespectful or rude. To reduce these cultural penalties, pay attention to the people, food, culture, other small businesses and the economy, as well as the citizens health and other aspects the place you'd like to open up shop. Take ca...

Marco Ramen, The God is rapper, NYC creative, and Chinatown legend. He has a aura that engulfs the entire room, and because of this I had to interview him. We chat about the Soundcloud era, Writing raps in English Class, learning new things, the social aspect of school. As well as uplifting talented kids who are shy to share their talents with the world, just doing things for the love of the game,...

The Top Analysts is a Financial Platform aimed at connecting novice and experienced investors. An easy to use platform where users can state why they think a company will perform well or why it won't. It is almost like a "town square" where people can talk about finance and stocks. I chat with Kahori Maki, the founder of Top Analysts and we chat about why she got into the finance world, the differ...

Episode 11 of Double Double! I talk with Ran Mei, A PhD candidate in Food Studies at NYU, studying spacial politics of food. Mei is also a trained architect who has worked abroad in Japan and China; as well as locally in Boston, and NYC! We talk about her Masters Thesis "Stir-fry Urbanism" which looks at the urban and spacial history of Boston through the lens of Chinese Restaurants. The early day...

Double Double Episode 10 I interview Young, The CEO of Jubilee Market in NYC. We talk about how he got into the grocery store business, working and supporting smaller food start ups, stocking their items, sustainability, The "5 Buck Cluck", dealing with negative feedback as an entrepreneur, transparency, and much more! Watch the full interview on YouTube. We recorded this in a grocery store with a...

Episode 9 I talk about how tech is a part of our everyday lives, using tech to connect and learn with other people and cultures, to live manually (write on paper, use a film or digi cam), use it as a tool. Like the Jidoka manufacturing process, Humans will always be apart of the equation, if we mend tech and creativity we make some really cool things! --- Want a copy of Bota Ira (I wrote it with a...

You're not lazy, your probably just need to take a nap! Siesta in Europe and South America Deskansa in Timor-Leste Vakacequ in Fijian 睡午觉 in China I talk about nap and rest culture abroad, how organizations can implement nap culture using Kotter's 8 step change plan, getting a different perspectives through cross training and seemingly unrelated activities. Like how an MMA athlete will cross tr...

Sports are heavily embedded in the culture of any country. In this episode of Double Double, I talk about Fijian rugby and how they are just born into the game and why they are so good at it. How sports are some of the best ways to make friends, either playing or watching them, and attending sporting events in person is something special. And a story of how we stopped class just to watch the Rugby...