Feisworld Podcast

Jennifer Nycz is a researcher and teacher for the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University.  I've always been interested in linguistics and semiotics. With many questions unresolved when we began the recording, Jennifer helped answer an array of questions related to accent variation, dialect acquisition, phonetics, sociolinguistics, general linguistics. An ESL (English as a Second Langua...

This episode of part of a Mini Series called the Freelancer's Starter Kit.  Visit our blog for this episode to access additional tools and resources:  https://www.feisworld.com/freelance/health-insurance-for-freelancers ---------- Health insurance is often the number one concern for people who are considering freelancing on a full-time basis.  How much does health insurance cost? Where and how do...

Show notes, tools and resources: www.feisworld.com/blog/bisila-bokoko Bisila Bokoko is a Spanish-American businesswoman and entrepreneur. "There is not only one right way to succeed," she tells you, "simply to just go for it". Today, she has over 200,000 fans on Facebook and 75,000 unique visitors to her website each month. She has kids and travels around the world for her work. Can women have bot...

Jeff Grey , also known as Professor Grey, is a father, a record producer/studio engineer, podcaster, as well as human services/non-profit consultant. Our conversation travels through the most unexpected places.  Jeff and I met at The Podcast Garage in Brighton, MA during an event featuring guest speaker, Radio Diaries Founder and Executive Producer Joe Richman. Joe is a Peabody award-winning produ...

Jeff Grey , also known as Professor Grey, is a father, a record producer/studio engineer, podcaster, as well as human services/non-profit consultant. When Jeff Rogers recorded his Teenage Diary  back in 1998, when he referred to himself as a ‘halfrican.’ He had a black father and a white mother, and like many teenagers, he was trying to figure out who he was.  Nearly 20 years later, Jeff calls him...

Jonathan Lunde is a Streetworker at UTEC. What is UTEC ? Founded in 1999 and based in Lowell, "UTEC's mission and promise is to ignite and nurture the ambition of proven-risk youth to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success." UTEC was also highlighted in the National Institute of Justice's 2016 environmental scan  of agencies working with justice-involved young adults.  What is...

Today, we answer an import questions that's often overlooked: Are you a freelancer or an entrepreneur? (Or are you going to be a freelancer or an entrepreneur?) There are often confusions and misconceptions between the two terms, and they are even used or referenced interchangeably at times. 

Dear Feisworld Listeners,  Welcome to our new Mini Series called the 2017 Freelancer's Starter Kit!  When I introduce myself as a podcaster to new friends on and off of the show, the most frequently asked questions is, "Are you a full time podcaster?"  The answer is: No.  I am a freelancer. Specifically, I work as a digital marketer and project manager when I'm not recording for Feisworld. And I l...

Dr. Vicki Jackson is the Chief of Palliative Care at Mass General Hospital (MGH).  As a pioneers in palliative care who has over 15 years of experience in the field, Vicki completed her clinical training in Internal Medicine at the Cambridge hospital, Palliative Care at Dana-Farber, as well as her research training through the Harvard Medical School General Medicine Fellowship and the Harvard Univ...

Roman Tomanov (@ romantomanov ) was born in Moscow, Russia inside a circus family. His father was his coach. He began public performances at the age of 5.  After immigrating to the US (and resideing in Las Vegas at a young age), Roman has performed with the largest theatrical production company in the world, Cirque du Soleil . His most recent appearance is with KURIOS the Cabinet of Curiosities ....

This week on Feisworld, we are joined by a lovely young lady named Anny Laplante. Anny is a "flyer" currently performing with Circus 1903 in a breathtaking act called Russian Cradle Duo.  Russian Cradle Duo is a famously known circus act, where the aerialist being propelled is referred to as a "flyer" (that's Anny), while the one doing the tossing and catching is referred to as a "carrier" (or "ca...

David is currently touring in the US in a circus called Circus 1903,  a brand new show from the producers of The Illusionists and the puppeteers of War Horse . It's a fun celebration of the golden age of circus. Their most recent stop was in Boston, MA. (Feisworld HQ!) I fell in love with David's performance instantly. The audience was naturally and completely captivated by his words, his humor, a...

Gustavo Serafini is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Pure Audio Video ., a company that specializes in designing and integrating home cinemas, automation and security systems for luxury homes.  Gustavo and I met through altMBA ("alternative MBA"), founded by one of my favorite teachers, Seth Godin. Over the course of 4 weeks including nights and weekends, we connected with dozens of likeminded pe...

Based in Holland, Johnny B.A.N.G Reilly is a transient poet, a voiceover artist and a father.  Everyday, he works to find his natural vibrancy and vitality, and support others in finding their own. He's true to himself and to the people he connects with through his words.  This episode does contain strong and explicit language. Please plan accordingly if you are around children, at work - a headph...

Based in Holland, Johnny B.A.N.G Reilly is a transient poet, a voiceover artist and a father.  Everyday, he works to find his natural vibrancy and vitality, and support others in finding their own. He's true to himself and to the people he connects with through his words.  This episode does contain strong and explicit language. Please plan accordingly if you are around children, at work - a headph...

Show notes, tools and resources: www.feisworld.com/blog/freddie-laker Today, I'm joined by Freddie Laker who is a British-American entrepreneur and the founder of the tech startup Guide, and most recently Chameleon Collective and Code Orange. Prior to launching these companies, he launched the Internet service provider Laker.net and the digital agency iChameleon Group. He worked at SapientNitro (n...

David Schaffer is a world-class researcher in Computer Architecture. He received his Ph. D. from Stanford and then moved to Sweden with his family. He is currently a senior researcher in the Uppsala Architecture Research Team working among a group of curious minds from around the world. Recently, David started the Scalable Learning Project , a platform to "flip the classroom", making teaching and...

Adrienne Pitts is an award-winning photographer and creative director originally from sunny New Zealand. She has a deep and a'biding love for the beach, sunny days and blue skies. She's been working and living in London for the past 10 years, and happily traveled around the world. Adrienne considers herself very fortunate because she is doing what she loves for a living. In this very episode, we e...

Dr. BJ Miller  is a Palliative Care physician at the UCSF Medical Center. His Ted talk in 2015, What really matters at the end of life  was watched by nearly 5 million people worldwide. Death has never been a popular subject, why would so many people want to listen? "BJ Miller thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients" because we need embrace the subjecti...

In 2016, Dr Marianna Glusman co-authored a book with Dr. Marta Killner called I Love You Like Sunshine: How everyday play and bedtime stories grow love, connections and brainpower, a book for babies and parents. Dr. Glusman has been a pediatrician for 20 years, who also raised three beautiful children of her own. She has heard hundreds of parents joke about needing a parenting manual. The usual wo...

Welcome to PART 2 of our conversation ("course" may be a better description) for Online Marketing, Social Media and Passive Income.  Who is our guest Kim Jimenez? She is "a social media consultant with a ton of energy and a crazy passion for helping small businesses nurture relationships, gain more leads and attain real results with social media marketing."   Kim is an open book. She teaches you E...

Welcome to a two-part conversation ("course" may be a better description) for Online Marketing, Social Media and Passive Income.  Who is Kim Jimenez? She is "a social media consultant with a ton of energy and a crazy passion for helping small businesses nurture relationships, gain more leads and attain real results with social media marketing."     Show Notes (Part 1) [10:00] Where did you grow up...

Jesse Macht ( @ jessemachtmusic ) is a singer songwriter. His melodies are an abundance of stories overflowing with passion, vulnerability, empathy and honesty. In 2014, he released his sophomore album called Suitcase Heart after a scary health event and an unexpected breakup. In July 2016, Jesse successfully signed with Whattaguy Record and has been producing his junior album, to be released in S...

  Dan Cooper ( @ sirdanielcooper ) is an Experience Designer, Video Producer and Project Manager who loves working with brands and people. For 12 years, he worked as a Principal Performer in Blue Man Group , a world class entertainment company, touring in multiple cites on several continents. Because of Blue Man Group, Dan learned a lot about experience design, improvisation and persuasion which l...

Seven years ago today, on December 6th, 2009, my father passed away after two years of battling cancer. Seven years later, we reconnected in the most unexpected way.